A bit of a smaller update this time around brings another Endless mode to play and compete in, a Flamethrower to heat up the cold mines and the ability to change the player's starting health. Sprinkle with some bug fixes and you're good to go!
New
Singleplayer mode: Endless 2
Primary weapon: Flamethrower
Game setting: Player Health (50-250)
Fixes
Molotov and urethane throws often fail when hitting walls
Endless: Enemy fireball hits mines
Endless: Saved quick slots remain when playing again
Endless: Enemies venture into lava on some occasions
Endless: Can place bombs on top of enemy spawn locations
Able to connect to a private game with no IP
ver. 0.1.8.4 - Training Day
We finally have an actual tutorial for the game! This is nothing too exciting for existing players but hopefully new players feel more welcome now. To make up for existing players we've added a friggin' chainsaw! We've also put in "old school controls" for those 2 fanatics who wished to experience the clunky 90 degree movements again. Last but not least we tried to de-uglify the game ever so slightly. Don't worry, it's still plenty ugly but it's the inside that counts, right? Right?
New
Single Player mode: Tutorial
Primary Weapon: Chainsaw
Game setting: Old School Controls
Changes
Ice will not break when wearing Ice Cleats
Unlimited lives in Sandbox mode
Urethane and Plastic Explosives graphic is not so square on outer edges
Effects improved for fire, radioactive and poison
Added message explaining objective at the start of CTB round
Fixes
Enemies target dead clones
Endless mode: Clone, duck and mole continued to move when paused
Inventory does not refresh (e.g. clips full) when respawned
Map does not reveal in team modes after the round ends
Leaderboard is not showing after round 1 when playing alone
Jackhammer animation does not show when on water
ver. 0.1.8.3 - Size Matters
A popular request since the early days has been having a smaller arena to play in. The standard play area can seem big for the action hungry players or when it's just you and a couple of friends. Fear not as you now have the option to play in a smaller map, ideally suited for 4 players or less but by all means go crazy with more if it's chaos you're after! All current multiplayer modes support the small map size.
A couple of other tasks that have been sitting on my to-do list for a long time have been completed as well. Ice can now break so be careful out there! Fluctuating Market game option on the other hand enables variable Shop prices - Better stock up on those discount Nukes!
Finally there's been a few changes on the Endless mode. Turns out the end-game was pretty much broken and you could go on forever with a certain setup. Thanks to "Teams Medic" who was pushing me to try harder and harder for that leaderboard top spot. I suicided at 43min but have since deleted that score. I'll keep tweaking this mode until we find a nice sweet spot - something that is challenging but fair. Note that leaderboard scores are likely to reset before reaching v1.0.
New
Smaller map size available
Ice can break on winter map
New game setting: Fluctuating Market (Shop prices can go up or down each round)
Leaderboards page
Changes
Turret and Bazooka shots will fly over mines
Removed auto-ready functionality as this caused more confusion than helped
Game settings are better grouped now
Endless mode: Additional spawn location
Endless mode: Spawn locations can be disabled for a short time
Endless mode: New enemy type
Endless mode: Exploding enemy explodes on contact with bombs and steel blocks
Endless mode: Base location randomly closer to the middle of the map
Fixes
Fireball enemy was not aiming correctly for all targets
Molotov sometimes goofed (fingers crossed this one is finally fixed!)
Bullets sometimes end up inside ground (another long time issue, hoping finally fixed as well!)
ver. 0.1.8.2 - Hotfix: Lonely At The Top
I made a small blunder with the previous update regarding the Steam Leaderboards but it should be working as expected now. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Fixes
Steam Leaderboards not working for Endless game mode
Enemy is shooting player when in Shop (Endless game mode)
ver. 0.1.8.1 - All By Myself
I wasn't sure if there would ever be single player content for this game but I'm glad I decided to do it. As a result we now have the first single player game mode called "Endless". As the name might suggest you fight/defend againts an endless stream of enemies until you are overtaken. There's no winning in this mode but you can reign supreme in the global leaderboards! If you'd like more single player content in Gun Bombers please let your voice be heard.
Additionally we have a new bomb that will make you say holey-mole-y and some guidance to all you wannabe hosts out there!
New
Game mode (Single Player): "Endless" with Steam leaderboards
Secondary Weapon: Mole
Link to a port forwarding guide when hosting a game (under server settings)
Changes
Inventory dropdown menus do not appear automatically on weapon group change (Space)
Default name for new players is their Steam name instead of "John Doe"
Fixes
Blood does not appear on base floors
ver. 0.1.8.0 - All Your Base Are Belong To Us
It's been a while since the last update but that's just because we've been working on bringing you tons of goodies! We have a new way to play in Capture The Base (CTB) where teams will try and take the victory flag to the other team's base for big bonus points. In addition we have a new UI in the Shop to manage your hotkeys, Taser to shock your oppononent with, Sawed-off Shotgun for deadly close encounters and a couple of new special items that can give you that extra edge.
New
Game mode: Capture The Base for team games
Quick Slots (Hotkeys) can be managed in Shop
Primary Weapon: Taser
Primary Weapon: Sawed-off (Shotgun)
New item from Bones: Force Field
New item from Bones: Wind Fury
Force Ready (Host only) is available in New Game lobby
Weapons have descriptions in Shop (when hovering over)
Player starting point is better known
Changes
Steel Blocks can be collected but it'll take a while
Gold from kills is divided between team members
Plastic Explosives explode a tad quicker
Shotgun cost from $1200 to $1500
Uzi cost from $1600 to $1500
Pistol's fire rate is faster
Hidden expanding lava no longer available in Sandless mode
Fixes
Bullets go over Steel Block if standing right next to it
Current round doesn't always match when joining an ongoing game
Picking up gold in team mode sometimes crashes the game
ver. 0.1.7.9 - It's Getting Hot In Here
This time around we have a new Lava themed map that should keep you on your toes. We also added random Poison Gas barrels to all maps for some extra sweating. Additionally Steel Blocks are more versatile and game balance has new tweaks.
New
Map type: Lava
Map item: Poison Gas barrels
Map gold generation is proportional to the number of players
Players that join a game late (after 2 rounds) will receive an extra $2000 to their starting funds
Minimum funds for each starting round is $500 so you're never totally broke
Changes
Steel Blocks stop Cross Bombs
Clones are a bit more self-protective against harmful elements (fire, radiation etc.)
Host can Restart the game from anywhere
Leaderboard shows scores for players that left the game
Bridges and Steel Blocks may be placed faster
Plastic Explosive mass destroys Plastic Explosive barrels on contact
Fixes
Picking up a loot crate destroys that player's other loot crates for everyone else
Copy-pasting long text does strange things to the text fields
When a player detonates bombs his Land Mines also explode for other players
Can pick up Rocks even though they have been disabled from the game
ver. 0.1.7.8 - All For One And One For All
TDM is here! All the existing game modes are now available to be played in teams (Blue vs. Red). Same rules apply but you ultimately win or lose as a team. To celebrate we have also increased maximum players to 10.
In other news the Clone has seen a much needed makeover, Steel Blocks are more in your way, there's more balance with loot drops and last but not least you can throw your inventory away!
New
Team Classic, Team Peekaboo and Team Naked game modes
Ability to drop current Primary or Secondary weapon as loot (Z and X as default keys)
Top players are likely to drop better loot and vice versa for Bottom players
Changes
Clone 2.0
Support for 10 players
Steel Blocks can't be picked up anymore
Mines are visible to yourself and your team members
Mines are visible to everyone at the end of the round
Landmine cost changed from $100 to $150
Reduced Player knockback effect
ver. 0.1.7.7 - You Shall Pass
The network port that Gun Bombers uses (55555) has been causing issues with some people as their ISP has restricted access to ports beyond a certain range. For these and other people that wish to have a custom port you may now do so. The new default port has also been changed to 1350.
New
Define your custom network port in Settings
Shop displays the number of people ready to play
Changes
Default port changed from 55555 to 1350 for better compatibility
ver. 0.1.7.6 - Hotfix: Dude, Where's My Uzi?
Turns out there was a pretty serious bug in the latest version due to the new loadout code; If someone joined a game in progress all the players would lose their weapons. Woops!
Fixes
Players lose all weapons if someone joins a game in progress
