20220828 One of a kind gamers! We felt like we had gotten NRG to a place where it was time to try to begin marketing it, so we did. It was doing okay but we began to feel like if we did one more pass to refresh visuals and just refine the overall experience a bit more, it might go a long way. So, we’re back! We plan to drop about another month into the process to polish things up one more time before really letting this thing out to see what it can do. If it gets a decent response, we’re going to stay committed to it to introduce all the extra features we have planned but if just a handful of people love it, we’re going to move on to the next game we’ve already begun developing which we hope really knocks your socks off! We’ll see what fate holds.
20220626 One of a kind gamers! Wow, that’s quite a list in the completed section, isn’t it? That’s the beauty of not having to implement a new major element! We had the opportunity to go through and touch up on a lot of things that were overdue. We’re still narrowing in on a good ranked match structure but we feel like we’re getting a lot closer! The podium is a little more exciting and menu bots can now hover and slide, which should make it look less repetitive. Most of what we’ve got in the “Next” section should get knocked out next week too, so expect another big one! Most of it will be just increased functionality and not much fluff but welcomed changes nonetheless. Let us know what you think of the tweaks!
20220619 One of a kind gamers! Another week, another theme. It’s almost definitely the last theme we’ll produce before leaving early access but the Beach theme is now available in the NRG store for purchase! We had thoughts of just doing a tiny island in the middle of the sea originally but ended up wanting something a bit more substantial in the end. We hope you like how it looks! Aside from that, we don’t have a ton left to do on the list that you can see. Some more customization items, a redesign of the player listing… We’re getting close! There are quite a few things we’d still love to do if this thing has much potential, like team games and a few other modes but we need to see how people respond first. We’ll see what happens!
Completed Themes: Beach
Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Botrekkies Player listing redesign
20220612 One of a kind gamers! There’s something that we always strive for while making games and that is to provide short, medium and long-term gratification from playing them. Cool looking effects can make the seconds fly by, the thrill of winning a game can make you lose track of minutes, but what can make hours and even days drift away? Ranked matches! Watching that little number next to your name grow as you win. Plus, getting grouped with others around your skill level should help keep battles competitive while you try to keep getting better. We’re still working out the details and trying to make it as balanced as possible but it should be pretty tight by the end of next week. Hope to see you climbing the ranks!
20220529 One of a kind gamers! Although we’re not quite sure it’ll stick, we’ve temporarily increased the weekly, daily and hourly bonus chip amounts to see how it goes. They’re probably wayyy higher than they should be so get some games in while the gettin’ is good! What will you spend all your new chips on? How about some shutter shades! New to the store, the eyewear section should be getting filled out over the next week or two with a few more options. Hopefully you find something you like! We’re going to get started on the ranked mode next week but we’re not sure if it’ll be done by the next update. We’ll have it to you as soon as we can!
20220522 One of a kind gamers! Thanks for your patience while we took a couple weeks off. To show our appreciation, we return with a gift! The new forest theme will be ready for release on Monday of next week, so get your hiking boots on. It’s a big change of tone from the factory and cloud world and we feel like it’s got a great balance, so we hope you enjoy! Making all these themes is making us hungry… For more themes… So it’s very likely we’re going to go for the beach theme as well before too long. We’ll see if that falls before or after the eyewear inclusion but either way there’s a lot to look forward to!
Completed
Themes: Forest
Next
Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, DCs, Botrekkies
Themes: Beach
Ranked matches
Thanks! -Mac
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20220501 One of a kind gamers! You want some goals to strive for? Well, now you’ve got them! Achievements for pretty much anything we could think of have been implemented to Steam and they’re waiting for you to go out and get them. Any ideas for more that we could add? We’re all ears! Besides that, we finally cleaned up shots and the network to where gameplay is smoother and more reliable than ever. It was a tough month of improvement but we got there! The forest theme is also coming along nicely and should only take about another week of work but we’ve going to take a week or two off for the first time since we started development on this, so just a heads-up that there won’t be an update until we get back. Until then, thanks for your patience!
20220424 One of a kind gamers! Even though we were prepared to get a little too wrapped up in making the perfect looking clouds, we didn’t expect it to take as long as it did to make something we liked. Are they perfect? Up to you to decide! We like them a lot and it was a struggle to find a good balance between “””real””” and cartoony. We definitely fell a little more on the cartoony side but hopefully you’re a fan! What’s next? It’s back to the forest! We started the forest theme a couple months ago before prioritizing some other things but now that we’re caught up on most things, we can get back to it!
20220417 One of a kind gamers! What’s better than taking down 1 zombot? Taking down a bunch at once and getting a sweet bonus for it! We’ve wrapped up the new combo system and it’s ready for you to see how many floaty bois you can eliminate with a single shot. The multipliers get up to some crazy numbers but getting 10 at once is quite the challenge! The stage size is also a little bigger which should allow for a little more room in large PVP lobbies. The new cloud theme is on the horizon! It’s looking very likely that it’ll be out sometime next week so keep your eyes in the sky!
20220410 One of a kind gamers! You know how sometimes you don’t realize how much you missed something until you see it again and it hits you how awesome it was? We finally got reflections back and they look better than ever! It was just kind of a toss-in thing but holy jeez does it make a huge difference. Hopefully you can check it out soon and let us know what you think! Things are also coming along very quickly for the cloud theme! We thought at first it’d be pretty simple, like, how complicated can clouds be? Well, when you’re passionate about detail, you look for any possibility to add little touches that might make average clouds turn into a fantastical world. We should have it out within a week for you to enjoy!
