First of all a cordial welcome to all new the people that joined recently ːp2cubeː
Many things have happened in the last 2 weeks and our Steam sale was a success:
We unlocked a whopping 6 stretch goals
Our Discord server grew by 1500 people
276 new Steam reviews (90% positive)
We were placed #3 top selling in the Early Access category
We answered several thousand emails & comments resulting from our marketing efforts
All that gives us the confidence that the final game will be a major success if we stay on course together with our awesome community ːwinter2019coolyulː
Now to the update!
Since we were mostly busy with marketing efforts and replying to messages the amount of changes is moderate but we are still excited to give you access to a new arena called "Embershard Factories"!
ADDED
Arena: Embershard Factory
CHANGED
Gameplay: Zoom speed increased
Gameplay: Bots attack more naturally
Gameplay: Reduced volume of hit register sound
Drone Editor: Improved drone loading times in matches (currently just Test Flight)
Drone Editor: Online Test Flight tier limit reduced from 5 to 4
Drone Editor: Weapon fire direction when camera is pointing in a different angle
Drone Editor: Block colors being rendered black in Test Flight
Drone Editor: Test Flight match results were taken into account
Update 0.2 - Custom drones in multiplayer
You can now take your custom drones into online test flight! To do this, go to the Drone Editor, load your drone and click "Test Flight".
Also, the game is on sale for 84% off -- tell your friends!
NEW
Drone Editor: Test Flight online mode
Drone Editor: Test Flight screenshot mode (press Shift+P during Test Flight)
IMPROVED
Drone Editor: 3rd person camera setup
FIXED
Drone Editor: various bugs
Click here to check our roadmap in case you've missed it.
Update 0.1.98
To ease the wait for custom drones in multiplayer there is a new arena in the mix. Also make use of the new screenshot mode in the drone editor - go ahead and spam the Community Hub with your awesome builds!
Click here to check our roadmap in case you've missed it.
NEW
Arena: Octave Redux
Drone Editor: Screenshot mode
FIXED
Drone Editor: various bugs
P.S: Big sale on September 29th - 84% off - tell everyone!
Update 0.1.96 - One step closer to custom drones in multiplayer
One step closer towards custom drones in multiplayer... Battle against bots with your own creations!
Did we mention that we need your help? Spread the word wherever you can! Tell your friends! Wishlist DRONE! With your help, the major Steam discount (September 29th), and our own marketing efforts, we want to spike our player base! Every player counts! Seriously. Tell everybody!(even your mama)
NEW
Drone Editor: Weapons are now functional in Test Flight
Drone Editor: Drone examples updated
Drone Editor: Spawn bots in Test Flight
Graphics: God rays
IMPROVED
Graphics: Shadows
Graphics: Post FX
FIXED
Various bugs (mostly Test Flight related)
Giant discount with long-awaited big updates
On September 29th a Steam sale will begin with an extreme discount of 84% which means you can grab the full game at €3.99 or just below $5 USD.
Combined with the biggest marketing blast possible, the sale will help grow our player base, increase popularity/visibility, and will help get more funding so we're able to work fulltime, progress faster and reach more stretch goals.
To make things even better, we're attempting to start the sale with a BIG UPDATE, including custom drones (made by you, in the Drone Editor) in multiplayer.
Now that the game has a lot more content compared to over a year ago, we're going to limit the demo which means this unique opportunity is even more special for players who wish to grab the full game. A unique opportunity that most likely will never happen again.
Be sure to tell all your friends about this one-time opportunity to hop onto the train for cheap!
Roadmap
As most of you know, when we are quiet big stuff is coming... and we have been too quiet ;)
We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT to make TOMORROW so definitely stay tuned and check our channels!
In the meantime, to clarify the immediate next steps, our short-term roadmap looks as follows (ETA 1-2 weeks):
Editor-built drones will be able to battle against bots in test flight
More components will be functional (power generators, batteries, etc)
Soon after that:
ENVIRONMENTS - SPACE (reached stretch-goal)
MOAR WEAPONS (reached stretch-goal)
Then:
Editor-built drones will be usable in multiplayer
Progression system
Independently of these timeframes, new, more dynamic arenas will roll out as well. Pssst! BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW. Don't forget. See ya :D
Update 0.1.84 - Drone Editor Test Flights
No more waiting: it's time to test your builds and see how they fly! Be sure to check out the newly included example drones (they can be loaded from the drone editor menu in the top right).
NEW
Arena: Frozen Point
Drone Editor: Test flights with arena selection (weapons in test flight are disabled for now)
Drone Editor: 13 drone examples ready to fly
Drone Editor: Color & pattern picker
Drone Editor: Build validation
Drone Editor: Build statistics
Drone Editor: Ability to reposition drones in the editor
Drone Editor: Scale reference
Drone Editor: Initial balancing of components
Drone Editor: 4 new components
Drone Editor: Weapon trajectory indicators
Drone Editor: Moving component range colliders
IMPROVED
Drone Editor: GUI
FIXED
Drone Editor bugs
Minor graphics issues
Update 0.1.83
With this update we add a new arena and a couple of fixes. We are also excited to announce that we reached our 2nd stretch goal: "MOAR WEAPONS!!!" Check the crowdfunding page for details!
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NEW
New Arena: Excavation
FIXED
Screen-space reflections glitches
Screen-space shadows glitches
Work on the Drone Editor is progressing well. We are almost ready to release the next iteration for testing. Stay tuned! ;)
Work in Progress
Update 0.1.82
Greetings Operators!
You may have noticed that even though there was a lack of announcements, many updates were made (34 to be precise!), so here's what's new since the last announcement!
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NEW
Arena: Echo Outpost
Arena: Illumina Seven
Arena: Cavity Five
Bullet holes and decals
Bots in multiplayer
Soundtrack: Spheres by Vellocx (also available on your rewards page)
Kill-cam
Customizable hud
Missile indicators
IMPROVED
Drone physics
Drones don't always explode immediately when destroyed
Drone flags in multiplayer
Health packs heal over time instead of instantly
Sticky bombs have team colors
Graphics and performance
Arena borders act as solid walls instead of "sponges"
Team colors: you're always blue and enemies are always red
Current target and leading aim indicators are orange
Drone headlight
Upgraded to the latest Unity3d LTS release
FIXED
Everything that wasn't working
See you in-game, on the Steam Community Hub, and on our Discord! ;)
P.S: If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review!
About what's coming
Hello Operators! We've been working relentlessly since the last update and we are glad to announce that we are almost ready to release the next one.
This is a very big update with loads of important bug fixes (say goodbye to floating missiles), various improvements (say hello to better graphics and smoother gameplay) as well as some new things such as a new arena... and bots in multiplayer! Shortly after this update we will begin marketing so the player count will improve as well. Custom drones in multiplayer (and progression, of course) will be the next big thing.
In between this and the next big update there will be some cool features coming such as lobbies + matchmaking and what we call "the testing branch" (similar to a PTR/test server). Of course, there will also be further polishing and bug fixing. Some new content too. More details will be made available as we get closer to the release of each update.
Thank you all for your support and patience, we wouldn't be here today without you :) WE CAN!!!
