Blaston Patch: Italian & Traditional Chinese localization added!
Blaston is now available on Pico! With the release, we've also updated the version on Steam to accomodate this with the changelist found below.
Patch Notes
Game Updates
Added Traditional Chinese and Italian as supported languages.
Bug Fixes
Fixed the Fatale grenade skin being impossible to equip.
Fixed the Buy Item button not being clickable after a purchase fails.
Localization Updates
Added missing translations for messages showing when making purchases for all languages
Added missing translations for the Code of Conduct screen and Blocking/Muting tutorial board in Ozo Lounge for all languages, instead of showing nothing.
Fixed error messages on the Display Name keyboard only appearing as rectangles for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Korean.
Fixed the Friendly Duel header only appearing as rectangles for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Korean.
Fixed underlined headers showing partial text instead of underlines for Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Korean.
Fixed the voice chat setting being referred to “Mostrar Avatar" in Korean instead of "마이크”
Please make sure to update the game when it's started to ensure that you can properly play Blaston.
Thank you for your continous support, and we hope you look forward to competing in Season 2 of the Blaston VR Master League!
Sign-ups for Season 2 are currently live, so if you haven't already, make an account on their page and register here!
- The Blaston Team
Blaston: Free-To-Play Patch is now live!
Hello everyone! Today we have released a patch for Blaston to address some issues introduced in version 2.0 of the game.
These mainly focus on critical issues found where players were unable to see their equipped avatar skins in the Ozo Lounge as well as text not being displayed properly for players playing Blaston in Italian & Traditional Chinese.
In version 2.0 we had hoped to add more localization options for players, but unfortunately we ran into issues when adding Italian and Traditional Chinese to the game. For the time being these options will become unavailable, and we hope to be able to add them into the game in a future update.
Bug Fixes
Avatar skins are now properly displayed when entering the Ozo Lounge.
Updated and fixed several text errors in weapon and attachment descriptions.
Disabled broken unsupported languages: Italian & Traditional Chinese.
For players on standalone Quest 1, unfortunately it seems like the game is having trouble running the game with all the new content added in. We’re currently investigating this issue to see what we can do to solve the problem.
If you’re running the game on Quest 1, we recommend you restart the headset, and avoid entering the Ozo Lounge for now. You should still be able to play duels normally while we investigate this further. For Quest 1 players on Steam, you should still be able to play the game as per usual.
The Blaston: Free To Play Update is now LIVE!
Blaston is now a Free-To-Play game! Welcome to the Free-To-Play Update, we have a lot of things that we included in the game which brings the version number to 2.0! We hope you’re as excited as we are about what’s ahead for the game. Read the highlights below, or check out the patch notes list further down for a quicker overview.
Blaston is now Free-To-Play!
On Steam and Meta Quest, Blaston is now a free to play title. This means that you no longer need to purchase the game to get in on the action. Let your friends know and start playing today!
Golden Gratitude Reward
We’re incredibly thankful for everyone that has supported Blaston so far, it’s you who have allowed us to get to this point and have kept the game alive. As a thank you for believing in us, and purchasing the game before it went free to play - you will all recieve the Golden Gratitude Reward. This includes the Golden Gratitude skin for Clamos & the Viper Ellipse, as well as a x1 Wall of Blasts (1160 Blasts) for free! Explore the new store and pick out something special with your new chunk of change. This skin pack will first be available for our veteran supporters, and will be available at a later point in the store for everyone else.
Blaston is coming to Pico!
Blaston is not only going free to play on Steam and Meta Quest, as the game will be available on Pico 3 & 4 devices starting early 2023. We’re currently finishing up the final pieces, but soon you’ll all be able to join the action from 3 VR platforms!
New Legendary Skin Set: Dynasty
The Dynasty Bots guard VIPs within the Premium version of the Paracosm. Made for high impact and high performance to take any and all threats down. You can now find the Dynasty skin for both the Octo Agent, and the Wildcat.
New Legendary Podium: Bliss
Show your true allegiance to the game with this newly animated podium which sports the “NEVER. STAY. STILL.” slogan!
New Avatar & Weapon Skins:
Aside from the legendary skins, we have a ton of skins for both avatars and weapons. You’ll be able to find them in the newly remodeled store in the main menu. Enjoy!
New Attachments: Majestic, Supermajestic, Majestic Nade, Avalanche Nade, Swarm, Tundra, Nova Nade, Lance Rapide
We’ve added 3 attachments each for 8 more weapons in this update including all of the enercage weapons, but also the special weapons Swarm & Tundra as well as the Nova Nade and Lance Rapide. We’re hoping to bring back enercages into the mix and reintroduce the area denial tools for you to use.
New Movement System:
We’ve completely reworked the movement system (Inverse Kinematics) for the avatars in the game to be more realistic and follow your natural body movements. For advanced users of Blaston this means that you’ll now have to move as you would in real life to dodge and avoid incoming projectiles. Our main reasonings for this huge change is to continue to promote movement in the game, lessen any confusion as to why you got hit and also avoid having players doing unnatural movements that could lead to injuries. This will take some time for veteran players to get used to, but we hope you look forward to using the new system.
New Features in the Blaston Spectator:
The free to use Blaston Spectator has now been updated to 2.0 with a few new additions to optimize use for continued tournament use. We’ve tweaked the in-game UI, added localization to the client, a camera speed option along with a freecam mode. To fully capture some cinematic shots you can now also toggle the UI in-game with the “U” button.
Game Updates:
Blaston is now Free-To-Play on Meta Quest & Steam.
Remodeled the Store in the Main Menu.
Remodeled the Customization screen in the Main Menu.
Avalanche Nade Attachment 1: Fewer but faster projectiles
Avalanche Nade Attachment 2: Less projectiles with a tighter spread.
Avalanche Nade Attachment 3: Delayed fire on projectiles with larger spread.
Lance Rapide Attachment 1: Increased damage per second with a reduced duration.
Lance Rapide Attachment 2: Increased collision but heavily reduced player damage.
Lance Rapide Attachment 3: 4 shots with increased damage per second but reduced duration
Majestic Attachment 1: Decreases projectile size and duration, but increases speed and damage.
Majestic Attachment 2: Decreases reload time, and duration, but increases damage.
Majestic Attachment 3: Less ammo, but splits the projectile.
Majestic Nade Attachment 1: Less duration and damage, but splits the projectile.
Majestic Nade Attachment 2: Enercage travels further but with reduced damage per second.
Majestic Nade Attachment 3: Continuously moves and more damage.
Nova Nade Attachment 1: Increased projectile speed, but less damage.
Nova Nade Attachment 2: Less damage, but splits the projectile.
Nova Nade Attachment 3: Higher player damage, but less speed and health.
Super Majestic Attachment 1: Enercage now floats up after being fired.
Super Majestic Attachment 2: Higher damage, but less duration.
Super Majestic Attachment 3: Enercage now drops down after being fired.
Swarm Attachment 1: Nodes pause duration decreased, with less damage.
Swarm Attachment 2: Distance before pausing node decreased, with less spread.
Swarm Attachment 3: Node health increased, with decreased projectile speed and spread.
Tundra Attachment 1: Increased projectile speed, with reduced damage.
Tundra Attachment 2: Decreased cooldown and blinding duration, but increased damage.
Tundra Attachment 3: Split projectiles with reduced ammo and reduced damage.
Ranked Changes:
Players above the Platinum rank have now had their rank reset to Platinum.
Other Updates:
Adjusted the single player campaign to be easier for new players to take on.
Added a social contract for when entering the Ozo Lounge the first time. Remember that you can block and mute someone if someone misbehaves which will remove them from your social area.
Adjusted the menu position when accessing the tools loadout to be more to the left, allowing players to more easily practice ellipse weapons from the left.
Prices of legendary items have been adjusted.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue where the Hurricane Attachment 1 would display incorrect player damage numbers.
Blaston Spectator:
Added localization support.
Added localization option in settings.
Added a camera speed option in settings.
Added a freecam mode option in settings.
Added a UI toggle accessed with “U”.
Optimized In-Game UI.
Thank you for supporting Blaston to allow us to get to this point!
Keep in mind that if you’d like to suggest something for the game, we have the Blaston suggestion board specifically for this! While we can’t promise any changes, posting here helps us understand what the community would like to see in Blaston.
Of course, if you’d like to meet and discuss the game with us and others, then you can also join the Blaston Reddit and the Blaston Discord!
To keep yourself updated on the game, we suggest you also follow us on Twitter & Facebook!
If you're interested in competing in Blaston you can follow our official partner VRML on Twitter & Twitch.
The next Blaston update is just around the corner, and will be released on December 15th right after the Resolution Games Showcase which you'll be able to watch live on YouTube!
To prepare all players for the incoming update, we've shared some details in our devlogs to give you some insights as to what's ahead!
In Devlog #3 we took a look at some of the upcoming Weapon Attachments:
In Devlog #4 we showed of some of the incoming quality of life improvements:
There's more to come though, so make sure to not miss out on the Resolution Showcase, where we will be announcing and revealing the full extent of the next Blaston update!
- The Blaston team
Resolution Games Showcase on Dec 15!
More Games, More Updates, More Resolution: Resolution Games Showcase Coming December 15 – save the date! On Thursday, December 15 at 9 am PST/12 pm EST/18:00 CET we're hosting our first-ever Resolution Games Showcase on YouTube and Facebook Live.
Tune in to learn more about the next Blaston update and other major game announcements, updates and surprises.
It's time to get ready for the next Blaston update, which releases on December 15th! In the coming weeks we'll release more news and information surrounding it, so make sure to follow us on social media to get the latest information!
In case you missed the roadmap we released a few weeks back, here are some of the areas we're focusing on in the next update.
New attachments
Weapon balancing
Store improvements
More content & skins
Overall we're aiming to make this the most accessible version of Blaston yet, so we hope you're hyped for what's to come!
Blaston Championship 2022 Summary
At the Blaston Championship Finals on November 5-6, we saw the best of the best in the North American and European region compete to claim the title as the champion of their region. The broadcast is now available on our YouTube in case you missed it!
At the BC2022 Finals, we also revealed that VRML will be returning to Blaston early next year! So get ready for more competitions in Blaston coming in early 2023. If you haven't you can check out VRML on their homepage.
- The Blaston Team
Watch the Blaston Championship Finals!
The Blaston Championship Finals are played out on November 5-6 and features the top 12 players from 2 regions fighting for their share of a $10,000 prize pool!
Blaston Championship - Give us your feedback and receive 50 blasts as a reward!
Did you participate or watch Phases 1 & 2 of the Blaston Championship? Today we're asking for your feedback on the event so far, with 50 blasts as a reward for those who complete the form!
TODAY is Blaston's 2nd year anniversary after the original launch! To celebrate this, we're giving away 4 Steam keys AND 4 Meta Quest keys to the game in our Discord community server!
Join it to have the chance to get a key, and if you already have the game - you can give it to your friend! https://discord.gg/blaston
We also made a video looking back at how we got to where we are today, check it out!
Thank you for continuing to play & support the game and we hope you stick around for the future updates of it as well!
Hello everyone, with the end of September, Phase 1 of the Blaston Championship has been concluded.
Players in the North American & European region battled it out in Ranked, Challenges and Community Tournaments to gather points for the leaderboards, and the final results are now in.
Here are the players who have qualified for the Blaston Championship 2022 Finals so far!
These players were not alone in competing for the top spots. Here are the Top 50 spots for both regions.
BC2022 - Phase 2 Last Chance Qualifier Registrations
However, the story is not over! To all players who didn't qualify to the finals, you still have one more chance to make it to the big show by playing in the Last Chance Qualifiers, organized by VRML. Sign-up on the links below:
