Battle Bolts is now 30% off! It will stay this way until the end of Steam Summer Sale.
To welcome all the new comers in the game, we will be hosting a community multiplayer event tonight. Starting at 17:00 UTC, there will be multiple game lobbies hosted so you will have easy time finding online games. You can join the party inside Croteam's official discord server. Hope to see you there!
Battle Bolts Race Night and Giveaway
Hey Soldiers! We have something special prepared for you:
This Friday at 17:00 UTC we will be hosting another one of our Community multiplayer events, but this time its a Race Night!. We’ve decided to raise the stakes and add a little competitive factor to this event. Take a screenshot of your victory on the “Race” game mode during the event and post it in the Battle Bolts channel over at Croteam’s Discord server!
Every win screenshot you share wins you 1 entry for the giveaway which we will be doing an hour after the event has started. However the maximum amount of entries you can gain is 3.
The list of games that you will be able to win:
New tanks and game mode! Patch notes v1.03g
Hey guys!
This Battle Bolts update comes with a brand new game mode called "Racing", as well as 2 brand new tanks, the long anticipated return to lobby option and some balance changes!
We plan to keep improving the racing game mode based on the community feedback, as well as general game balance. All feedback is welcome!
Two new tanks!
Medusa Tank -Front weapon ability “Split Shot” On impact deals 3 damage and splits into 2 cannonballs each dealing 1 damage on impact
-Side weapon ability “Bounce Grenade” Grenade that bounces 2 additional times with diminished effects
Ranger tank -Front weapon ability “Heavy Cannon Ball“ Deals 3 damage and knocks targets back 1 tile
-Side weapon ability “Nuke” Grenade with massive explosion radius
Balance changes
Banshee -Front special damage reduced from 4 to 3, pull is still present
-Side special will now try to pull diagonal targets to middle tile.Middle tile damage reduced from 4 to 2. Does not explode above open pits
Volt
-Front special now deals 3 damage to initial and any chained targets. Chain radius is still 2 tiles around impact.
Bullseye -Front special now deals 3 damage to all pierced targets
AI Improvements
-Less Predicatable
-Decreased difficulty
-Dash is now reliably executed and incorporated into overall strategy
New Race Mode
-Players can now race in this new fun mode. Goal is to end turn on a tile highlighted in player color. All other mechanics apply
-Added 3 race arenas (SHIFTY LANES, CROSSROADS and DRIVE-THRU)
Game improvements
-Improvements to network stability and bug fixes
-Players will now see each other’s usernames when in the same lobby
-Players return to lobby after match has ended
Community Event - Battle Bolts Fight Night #2
Greetings to all tank enthusiasts!
We would like to thank everyone who joined us on our first community event last week. Also we want to announce our second multiplayer event that will happen this Thursday (May 30th 17:00 UTC). This means you can actively search and host lobbies at that hour and not worry about not being able to find players! If you wish to join the discord party, do so on the Croteam discord server, where we expect Damjan Mravunac himself to join the fun!
Battle Bolts out of Early Access - and Fight Night Events!
Greetings, soldiers!
We are pleased to announce that Battle Bolts is out of Early Access!
This version of the game comes with all sorts of upgrades to the pre-EA game, including a shinier HUD, lots more maps to play on and most importantly, an online multiplayer mode where you can play with (and against) real friends (and foes!) from all over the world!
Since the game is best enjoyed in multiplayer against real opponents, we are going to host a series of online community events - and you are invited to come along! Our first event will be happening today: May 25th, 2019 at 5:00 PM / 17:00 UTC.
The events will take place in Croteam's official Discord server. Be sure you join the server, and stay to chill with us and other players!
After all, there is no better place to bond with your fellow comrades than the battlefield!
Battle Bolts is live!
:hi: all,
welcome to Battle Bolts Early Access. First of all, if you're reading this, thank you for showing your interest in the game and to all those who decide to buy the game, thank you for your support.
And our Battle Bolts development in this past week was just as an old Latin saying: Per aspera ad astra. When we thought we were ready for Steam, something went wrong with the build and it was declined by Steam. It took us a few days to get it all sorted, but we still missed original release date, March 25. Luckily, we managed to wrap everything up pretty fast so release was postponed only till today, March 28.
Enter Battle Bolts. It's a video game with a board game aesthetics, which might look simple at first, but takes some time to master. The basic premise is to fight against your friends in an 8x8 arena, full of stuff that can either help you or set you back. The trick is to program not one but several (in this iteration: 4) commands ahead, and hope you are better at predicting your opponents than they are at predicting you. All commands execute at the same time (mostly), and Battle Bolts soon becomes a game of cat and mouse. Except both have four moves to plan ahead.
The game went through several iterations and was showcased at both local and international gaming shows. Seeing how much fun people had with it, we decided to show and share one of those earlier versions here and gather your thoughts. It's still a bit rough around the edges and we still have to implement multiplayer, which won't take long, but it's already playable and, hopefully, fun. :)
For the best experience, grab 3 friends, 4 controllers and 4 beers (if you are of legal age to buy beer, of course). You can play against bots, but mind that AI leaves a lot to be desired, so real people are your best option!
We hope you will enjoy the game and if you have any ideas and suggestions, please post them on our forums so we can gather useful and constructive feedback.
The battle awaits, soldier! :lunar2019piginablanket:
Battle Bolts release news
Hey guys,
sadly, we’ll have to postpone Battle Bolts release for some time (but not too long!). and we apologize for this. We had some technical problems and made some decisions that took a bit longer than expected to implement, and before we can hit that “publish” button, there’s still some coding and fixing left to do.
It’s really important for us to give you stable and fun game to play and once we enter Early Access, we are counting on your feedback to help us polish Battle Bolts to perfection!
