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StratoBash

ROMBIE is on Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/745090/ROMBIE/

This is the spiritual successor to 5089 -- a futuristic, limitless open-world action RPG. Official trailer & more on the page above.

ROMBIE Update & Screenshot


Development on 5089's spiritual successor, a modern upcoming open-world action RPG, is coming right along. Private testing is underway, and you can follow & apply yourself @ http://www.phr00t.com/

Far into the future, robots roam, scavenging for parts & what's left of the economy to survive. A signal designed to monitor civilization's stability has gone missing for years... triggering the Recovery Elite, you, to activate...

Testers wanted for ROMBIE!
Want to play & help the spiritual successor to 5089, ROMBIE? Check this out: https://www.facebook.com/phr00ts.software/photos/a.567366503315933.1073741826.307134109339175/1613048122081094/

StratoBash v1.5 Update
StratoBash has been updated! SteamVR has been updated to the latest build, Unity engine updated (latest v5.6) & a new argument to invert the Y mouselook has been added. Add "--invertlook" (without quotes, note double dash) to the arguments to use Y mouselook inversion.

This update is now available for everyone.

ROMBIE Screenshot Revealed
The first PreAlpha ROMBIE screenshot, with some details, can be seen here:

https://www.facebook.com/phr00ts.software/photos/a.567366503315933.1073741826.307134109339175/1560559310663309/

Please "Like" the page for further updates, promotions & more!

ROMBIE Design Teaser
Want to know how ROMBIE, the spiritual successor to 5089, is shaping up? I'm revealing a few details here:

https://www.facebook.com/phr00ts.software/photos/a.567366503315933.1073741826.307134109339175/1533292750056632/?type=3&theater

For example, items will not be lost on death! Only broken & repairable. Read more with the link above & please "Like" the page to keep up to date on development!

- Phr00t

Announcing ROMBIE! 5089's Spiritual Successor
ROMBIE will be a modern, open-world, futuristic action RPG. It will support the HTC Vive & SteamVR, too! I will be posting updates & more soon on my Facebook page -- so please stay tuned!



https://www.facebook.com/phr00ts.software/photos/a.567366503315933.1073741826.307134109339175/1492325827486658/?type=3&permPage=1

Added Modding Information
You can mod & add to StratoBash! Check out the instructions here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/615550/discussions/0/1333474229082781877/

You can add terrain parts & rewrite the word puzzles. Enjoy!

StratoBash & the Next "5089"
StratoBash is a product from my ultimate goal of creating a spiritual successor to 5089, but ended up being its own completely different game.

Driven by my desire to always work on something unique, I had plans for an action RPG without guns. Instead of killing, you'd knock your enemies off platforms. A cool idea, no doubt -- I got started prototyping.

The original plan started with an "open world" nature, with islands connected to each other via portals. Islands spread out in all directions. However, during early playtesting, players wanted more direction. Up was determined to be the most intuitive, but at the cost of the world being open. Further playtesting showed the bashing & item mechanics were fun, but deviated too far from 5089's core to be considered a spiritual successor.

4089 awkwardly straddled being unique & fitting into the series. Wanting to improve expectations, StratoBash became its own game, completely separate from 5089. This provided flexibility to still deliver on the unique & fun mechanics without ties.

Now, what about that 5089 spiritual successor? I've got a name and a solid, yet unrealized idea. It has to be unique enough to pique interest, but hit a core mechanic 5089 players crave: procedural generation, open world, action RPG, robots, player customization, first person... stay tuned for updates!

Wait, what about StratoBash? Don't worry, it will be fully supported! Bug fixes, tweaks... StratoBash will be maintained as needed. It still is a fun game, with unique mechanics I'd love for you to try, priced to provide value.

Thank you for your support!

- Phr00t
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