Hey setbackers! Here's a minor midweek patch with some new content and changes.
NEW
2 new maps
Added look axis invert settings
New 200k hat cosmetic
CHANGES
Extended gamemode wait time (will hopefully fix an issue where players join the game too late and become spectators)
Make gravlifts last for 2 minutes (and not the rest of the game)
Bomb Tag gamemode will now appear more often Safe Zone
Setback is here to conquer Next Fest!
šWeāre happy to announce that Setback is participating in Steam Next Festš
Setback is a free-to-play first-person arena shooter where players wield weapons infused with time-altering technology. These weapons replace death with āsetbackingā, where a player is rewinded back through time. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumable items while competing in movement-oriented game modes across several arenas.
"The shooter where you can't die"
Setback is still in development and has only been playable during playtests...until now! Setback will be available to play all week long through the Setback Demo from Oct. 3rd-10th. Queue up with your friends and join us in some Setback mayhem
We will be hosting a special gameplay stream where you can interact with the team behind Setback along with a variety of other live stream events!
Setback has had some major updates introduced in preperation for Next Fest. Join our Discord and let us know what needs improvement and what we got just right!
See you in the Arena š®
Next Fest Full Devlog: Play, Customize, & Progress Together
Setback All Week Long
šSetback is participating in Steam Next Fest from Oct.3rd- Oct. 10thš
For the first time Setback will be playable for an entire week. We've heard the feedback from our fantastic playtesters and the team has been hard at work integrating your feedback along with a host of other updates in time for Next Fest.
If you've participated in our playtests before, get ready for a whole new experience š®
Highlights
Customizable Human Characters
Returning Game Mode: Safe Zone
Leaderboards
Squads: Queue With Your Friends
Requeue: Instantly Join A New Game of Setback After Elimination
Progression System
Bots
New Maps
New Cosmetics
Humanity Arrives
It may surprise you to learn that Setback was never intended to be a game about robots. While the robots will always hold a special place in our hearts, it's high time for humanity to make its entrance into the world of Setback.
Make it personal by customizing your Setback athlete. Setback now has human character models with customizable gender, skin color, and cosmetics!
Returning Game Mode: Safe Zone
Safe Zone is returning as a playable game mode alongside Bomb Tag. In Safe zone you must fight against other players to stay withing designate green safe zones while a timer slowly ticks down. When the timer reaches zero, anyone outside of the safe zone is eliminated.
Leaderboards
Setback now has leaderboards. No more claiming you're the best Setbacker around, you can finally prove it!
Requeue: Join A New Game of Setback After Elimination
As fun as it is to sit back for a minute and watch a match unfold, we recognize that sometimes you just want to jump right into a new game. After being eliminated you can now immediately jump into a new game of Setback.
Squads: Queue With Your Friends
The ability to queue up and play with your friends has been a long requested feature. We're happy to announce that you can finally invite up to 8 of your friends through steam to join you in Setback.
When in a squad only the party leader will be able to start the queue. If you are eliminated early in a match, you can either spectate until the beginning of the new round or leave the squad and requeue alone.
Progression System
It's important to us that players are properly rewarded for their playtime and growing skill. With that in mind we have integrated a progresssion system. After each match, you are granted cash based on your playtime and placement in the match. Besides bragging about how rich you are, this cash can be used to buy cosmetics (clothes and emotes) in the main menu.
Bots
We love are Setback robots (Setbots as we call them) and with the introduction of Humanity we didn't want them to fade into history. Our Setbots are now used as bots that will fill the missing amount of players during matches. The Setbots aren't used to their new role yet and as such they aren't the smartest robots out there. We will continue to fine tune them as Setback develops.
New Maps
We will have a variety of rotating maps during Steam Next Fest. Some new, some updated. Play Setback to try them out for yourself and leave your feedback in our Discord!
New Cosmetics
Use your hard earned Setbucks to purchase a wide variety of cosmetics. Need a new tophat? How about some stylish shoes? Deck out your Setback athlete and style on your opponents.
Help us improve Setback
This week will be our best opportunity yet to gather feedback on Setback. Head over to our Discord and let us know what were doing right and what you think needs to be improved or implemented.
Setback is here to conquer Next Fest!
Weāre happy to announce that Setback is participating in Steam Next Fest š
Setback is a free-to-play first-person arena shooter where players wield weapons infused with time-altering technology. These weapons replace death with āsetbackingā, where a player is rewinded back through time. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumable items while competing in movement-oriented game modes across several arenas.
"The shooter where you can't die"
Setback is still in development and has only been playable during playtests...until now! Setback will be available to play all week long through the Setback Demo from Oct. 3rd-10th.
We will be hosting a special gameplay stream on Oct 4th 6PM PDT where you can interact with the team behind Setback! We'll also host unique live streams throughout Steam Next Fest. Here's a teaser of the events to come:
Special Live Stream Events:
Interviews with our Developers
Panel discussions with Nordic Game Studios
Q&A Gameplay
Behind the scenes development of Setback
Make sure to set a reminder on the right hand side of this post so you can tune in! Join the Setback Discord for live stream event times and to stay updated throughout Steam Next Fest. See you in the arena soon š
Next Fest Full Devlog: Play, Customize, & Progress Together
Setback All Week Long
šSetback is participating in Steam Next Fest from Oct.3rd-Oct. 10thš
For the first time Setback will be playable for an entire week. We've heard the feedback from our fantastic playtesters and the team has been hard at work integrating your feedback along with a host of other updates in time for Next Fest.
If you've participated in our playtests before, get ready for a whole new experience š®
Highlights
Customizable Human Characters
Returning Game Mode: Safe Zone
Leaderboards
Squads: Queue With Your Friends
Requeue: Join A New Game of Setback After Elimination
Progression System
Bots
New Maps
New Cosmetics
Humanity Arrives
It may surprise you to learn that Setback was never intended to be a game about robots. While the robots will always hold a special place in our hearts, it's high time for humanity to make its entrance into the world of Setback.
Make it personal by customizing your Setback athlete. Setback now has human character models with customizable gender, skin color, and cosmetics!
Returning Game Mode: Safe Zone
Safe Zone is returning as a playable game mode alongside Bomb Tag. In Safe zone you must fight against other players to stay withing designate green safe zones while a timer slowly ticks down. When the timer reaches zero, anyone outside of the safe zone is eliminated.
Leaderboards
Setback now has leaderboards. No more claiming you're the best Setbacker around, you can finally prove it!
Requeue: Join A New Game of Setback After Elimination
As fun as it is to sit back for a minute and watch a match unfold, we recognize that sometimes you just want to jump right into a new game. After being eliminated you can now immediately jump into a new game of Setback.
Squads: Queue With Your Friends
The ability to queue up and play with your friends has been a long requested feature. We're happy to announce that you can finally invite up to 8 of your friends through steam to join you in Setback.
When in a squad only the party leader will be able to start the queue. If you are eliminated early in a match, you can either spectate until the beginning of the new round or leave the squad and requeue alone.
Progression System
It's important to us that players are properly rewarded for their playtime and growing skill. With that in mind we have integrated a progresssion system. After each match, you are granted cash based on your playtime and placement in the match. Besides bragging about how rich you are, this cash can be used to buy cosmetics (clothes and emotes) in the main menu.
Bots
We love are Setback robots (Setbots as we call them) and with the introduction of Humanity we didn't want them to fade into history. Our Setbots are now used as bots that will fill the missing amount of players during matches. The Setbots aren't used to their new role yet and as such they aren't the smartest robots out there. We will continue to fine tune them as Setback develops.
New Maps
We will have a variety of rotating maps during Steam Next Fest. Some new, some updated. Play Setback to try them out for yourself and leave your feedback in our Discord!
New Cosmetics
Use your hard earned Setbucks to purchase a wide variety of cosmetics. Need a new tophat? How about some stylish shoes? Deck out your Setback athlete and style on your opponents.
Help us improve Setback
This week will be our best opportunity yet to gather feedback on Setback. Head over to our Discord and let us know what were doing right and what you think needs to be improved or implemented.
August Playtest Full Devlog: Portals, Climbing, New items
Public Playtest!
Friday, Friday, Friday!
On Friday, August 12 at 19:00 (CEST) Setback returns with a new public playtest.
Follow us on Twitter and join our Discord to stay up to date.
New Movement Mechanic: Ledge Climbing
Movement is the most important aspect of Setback, so naturally we are constantly looking at ways to improve this mechanic. Our latest update is ledge climbing!
Portals
Why did we add portals, of all things?
"Because some guy in my friend group started up a discussion on the physics of moving portals, so I immediately implemented portals into Setback to test it out. You're welcome." -Oliver
New Items: EMP & Bubble Shield
The Bubble Shield is a defensive item that blocks incoming damage. The shield can block a total of 100 damage, but it also slowly drains over time.
The EMP drains your enemies' ammo and items, giving you the advantage by leaving the opposition helpless.
Looking forward to play with you all on Friday!
August Playtest Full Devlog: Portals, Climbing, New items
Public Playtest!
Friday, Friday, Friday!
On Friday, August 12 at 19:00 (CEST) Setback returns with a new public playtest.
Follow us on Twitter and join our Discord to stay up to date.
New Movement Mechanic: Ledge Climbing
Movement is the most important aspect of Setback, so naturally we are constantly looking at ways to improve this mechanic. Our latest update is ledge climbing!
Portals
Why did we add portals, of all things?
"Because some guy in my friend group started up a discussion on the physics of moving portals, so I immediately implemented portals into Setback to test it out. You're welcome." -Oliver
New Items: EMP & Bubble Shield
The Bubble Shield is a defensive item that blocks incoming damage. The shield can block a total of 100 damage, but it also slowly drains over time.
The EMP drains your enemies' ammo and items, giving you the advantage by leaving the opposition helpless.
Looking forward to play with you all on Friday!
The Setback August Playtest is Right Around the Corner!
Weāre back! Join us Friday, August 12 19:00 (CEST) to try all our new updates and game along side our developers!
Updates include:
Ledge climbing
Customizable key bindings
New (returning) game mode: Safe zone
Portals
Two (2) new items
Revamped Discord Server
And much more
The full devlog will release in the coming days. Join our Discord to stay up to date, get involved in Setbackās development, and engage with fellow Setbackers! Donāt forget to follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter for more insight into Setbackās progress.
The Setback August Playtest is Right Around the Corner
Weāre back! Join us Friday, August 12 19:00 (CEST) to try all our new updates and game along side our developers!
Updates include:
Ledge climbing
Customizable key bindings
New (returning) game mode: Safe zone
Portals
Two (2) new items
Revamped Discord Server
And much more
The full devlog will release in the coming days. Join our Discord to stay up to date, get involved in Setbackās development, and engage with fellow Setbackers! Donāt forget to follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter for more insight into Setbackās progress.
Summer Playtest Full Devlog
To prepare you for the upcoming Playtest this Friday (July 1. 7:30pm CEST) we've written up a full devlog about what has changed since last time. Read it here, on our main steam page.
Follow us on Twitter and join our Discord to stay up to date.
