We're proud to announce an Open Beta weekend for Hoverloop. The open beta weekend will run from 3:00 PM CEST on August 31 to 3:00 PM CEST on September 1st. During this time anyone is free to download and play the game from Steam. Players can pit their drone-piloting skills against each other for clicks and glory for the duration of the beta.
Players are invited to share their feedback or to report potential bugs during the Open Beta weekend via the Steam Community Hub or Hoverloop's Discord.
As a reward, all the participants will receive exclusive items to customize their drones:
A Beta Tester Hat
A Beta Tester Trail
A Beta Tester Dogtag
Together with the Online Beta, we'll also have a new Update available with the following changes:
Private Online lobbies for Multiplayer
Two brand new announcers
Revamped Mine map
Tweaks to guns and abilities
Movement has been tightened both on the ground and in mid-air
Hitscan replaces projectiles in some weapons
Improved bot AI
Updated Tutorial
Players can now select a custom dog tag in the garage
Top Player's dog tag is visible on in-game billboards
We hope to see you all online next weekend! If you have any questions, shoot!
On Friday, 9th of August 2019, we'll organise our first-ever online multiplayer test.
It's set to start at 3:30PM CEST.
If you want to join, be sure to let us know!
Join our Discord Community for more info:
Https://Discord.io/Hoverloop
New Gameplay Trailer!
FLAUNT YOUR FAVORITE GUNS, POWERS AND HATS IN A VIRTUAL DRONE ARENA
https://youtu.be/7NYK87QNTdQ
The trailer takes a peek at the variety of decorations, guns, and powers available to the player to trick out their personalized vehicle. In addition to the weapons scattered around the map, players can equip a signature ability like the laser wheel or firebreath that are featured prominently. Additionally, a multitude of hats, hover particles, and emotes let the player strut their stuff in the match and the winner’s circle.
Hoverloop is a multiplayer arena shooter that features customizable hover drones in high-speed combat. Players take their mechanized gladiators into a battle for glory across a multitude of maps and gametypes including modes like Deathmatch and wave-based PvE matches. Both the drones’ abilities and appearance can be personalized to their owner’s preferences. Powerful abilities like death rays, invulnerable shields and teleportation let you pick your playstyle.
Working on a... Healgun?
We started working on a brand new gun to add into the Hoverloop arsenal, only it will not be present in all of the modes...
We'll post an update/announcement later on when we have more details to show but for now, just know that we have a gun coming that will do more than just diss out damage.
We did decide on a name, however! World, say hello to "RE:VIVE"!
You can see a rotating model of it here:
https://twitter.com/HoverloopNAC/status/1149020119038857217
Suggest new features and cosmetics to be added to the game
Report bugs
Be among the first to see new content
Use the Voice Chat to talk to your team-mates
Enter frequent GiveAways
Discord.io/Hoverloop
Hoverloop Gets A MAJOR Update
Time to enter the arena, combatants. Hoverloop is getting some brand new stuff for you to put to the test. Fire up those drones and hover your way to victory!
Get ready to explore the additional features we added to the Early Access build. But first, check out our awesome new trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oXKhe9msqg
Today’s new update offers a slew of enhancements and new content including a brand-new combat arena set inside an undersea mine and a new Team Deathmatch mode.
The fresh tutorial will help you learn the ropes in your high-speed hover drone while an AI upgrade for computer-controlled opponents will push you to your limits.
You'll be able to express yourself even more because we added a bundle of new drone skins, hats, trails and emotes to taunt your poor opponents with.
We also made some changes to the UI and added in stuff based on your feedback. Touch up your drone, refine your skills and become the champion of the arena!
*NOTE: The online mode is still not available as we’re currently working on it. It will be part of the final game at launch in Fall 2019, along with more new modes. Until then, you can invite your friends and family over for some sweet, sweet split-screen action!
"A little louder!"
As always, we rely on your feedback so feel free to give us a shout if you would like to see certain changes or if you have any ideas on how to improve the game. We're all ears!
Here’s the list of the new update content:
New level: Mine
New game mode: Team Deathmatch
Added Canned chat - Allows the user to send up to 16 different predefined messages.
Added Oil Trails below the drone when you are damaged as well as particle effect
New drones and customizations
Tutorial game mode where you can learn all things Hoverloop
Polished AI that uses special abilities and random customizations
AI difficulty levels can now be set via the Host Match UI
Visual outlines to enhance readability in gameplay
“Death” UI indicator for teammates in Team Deathmatch that indicates location, as well as time till respawn
3D Banner showing the best three players inside of the levels
Pre- and Post-Match lineups - Post-Match showing the winning player’s emotes
All new custom-made sound effects for UI and Gameplay
Improved loading screen with generic and gamemode relevant hints and description
A cheering crowd that reacts to gameplay (audio)
Cameras that follow the player’s actions (visually, like a sportsmatch)
Haptic controller feedback for collisions
Completely revamped level Metropolis
Patch 0.2.0 | 18.03.2019
NEW DEMO - OFFLINE ONLY: SPLITSCREEN / AI
ADDITIONS
- [ADDED] Completely redesigned gameplay, artstyle and interface
- [ADDED] Mouse support in the UI
Big changes coming to Hoverloop
Hoverloop will become free to play, charging only for cosmetic changes and season pass content.
Free to play We have made the decision to adapt Hoverloop from a premium to a free to play game. This decision was made to ensure a larger community and player base at release. Players will be able to make use of our dedicated servers for matchmaking or create their own custom matches on private servers. You will be able to play with or without AI.
We oppose the idea of “pay to win”, so rest assured that we will never sell items that give paying players an advantage in the game. Money spent in the store can only be used on cosmetic items or to unlock season pass content.
Early Access buyers + Kickstarter backers compensation Continuing work on Hoverloop would have never been possible without the support of our Kickstarter backers or our Early Access adopters. To thank them, we’d like to offer compensation in the form of a free season pass ($9.99) and a Loops pack (value TBD). (rolling out as soon as these are available)
Demo on Steam Early Access available soon! A free demo will be made available on the Steam Early Access Page. To start, we’ll focus on an offline mode, including split-screen and AI players but we’ll continue with online tests at a later date. - Feel free to provide feedback along the way.
Customizations There will be a wide range of customizations available:
Drones (Common drones + Legendary drones with different unlockable levels/skins)
Materials for your common drones (Chrome, camouflage, wood,...)
Hats
Trails
Emotes
Ability skins
How does the season pass work? After a set period of time, a season pass will come out, ending the previous season. Content from the previous season can no longer be obtained if it wasn’t unlocked.
The new season will reset everyone’s level to 1 with 0 subscribers. (though an all-time count will be kept). Whenever a player gains a level in a season, they’ll unlock cool items (customizations), there will be a free season pass (silver) and a paid one (gold). Having the paid season pass gives you access to way cooler customizations and makes leveling of the pass go faster. At any point in the season, you can buy the current season pass, making you unlock all the levels you have leveled until that point. (both free and paid)
How do you level the season pass? While playing matches, you can earn viewers through a range of actions:
Scoring kills/double/triple kills
Performing tricks in the air while scoring a kill
Doing an Emote after (leaving you vulnerable for a while)
Having great accuracy.
In short: by making your play the most entertaining to watch for the viewers. At the end of the match, the viewer count translates into new subscribers. These subscribers count to new level unlocks in your season pass. The more subscribers, the higher your level!
More information following soon!
DISCLAIMER: Everything described above is subject to change.
Early Access Change
We have just swapped the previous build with a closed offline only build including a new movement+aiming system.
This is only temporary. Big news to come in the New Year!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Not A Company joins the Cronos Interactive family and will work on bringing you a competitive and exhilarating multiplayer experience with Hoverloop.
