NEW:

- Mega launcher has been introduced.

Note: TX-1 Mega Launcher does 10,331 damage but fires two shots, dealing a total of 20,662 per volley.

Note 2: The second volley of shots will fire between 0.5 to 0.8 seconds after the first, with the spacing between each shot of the second volley being randomized.

FIXES/CHANGES:

- Platoon system coded from scratch. Current major platoon issues should now be resolved.

- Improvements to the stability of social services

- Plasma damage reduced by 10% at all tiers

- Fixed a bug where T3 SMG did not display the correct level of detail

- Fixed an issue with T9 and T10 track collision

- Fixed an issue where Mega Electroplates were not using the correct Mass

- Fixed an issue which caused your robot to randomly get nudged when placing cubes

- Fixed T10 plasma cannon robot ranking (It was far lower than it should have been) [New]

NEW:

- Mega launcher has been introduced.

Note: TX-1 Mega Launcher does 10,331 damage but fires two shots, dealing a total of 20,662 per volley.

Note 2: The second volley of shots will fire between 0.5 to 0.8 seconds after the first, with the spacing between each shot of the second volley being randomized.

FIXES/CHANGES:

- Platoon system coded from scratch. Current major platoon issues should now be resolved.

- Improvements to the stability of social services

- Plasma damage reduced by 10% at all tiers

- Fixed a bug where T3 SMG did not display the correct level of detail

- Fixed an issue with T9 and T10 track collision

- Fixed an issue where Mega Electroplates were not using the correct Mass

- Fixed an issue which caused your robot to randomly get nudged when placing cubes

- Fixed T10 plasma cannon robot ranking (It was far lower than it should have been) [New]

Robocraft will be entering maintenance mode at around 11:30am UTC.

The purpose of the maintenance is to apply a new minor update.

The maintenance should take roughly one hour, however it may take longer if we come across any complications.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the AMA on Tuesday!

Below is a compilation of Mark’s responses (with all the repeated questions/answers removed)

Mid-battle Robot Switching | Pre-Battle SCU Switching | “Reset” ability isn’t final | Map Pings | Overwolf + Nvidia API Competition | Curse Voice | More info on “The Pit” | Anti-Gunbrella | Mark’s expectations of the SMG
Warp Fix | Anti-Gunbrella multi-point damage distribution | Laddering | Megabot minimum requirements | No side mount plasmas | Use Gamepedia for small mechanical tips | Electroplate shapes | Garage no-clip camera | Collision physics | Ranked play and Elo | TX-1 Plasma | Post-battle communication
Mega Movement | Megabot minimum requirements | Catch-up mechanisms | The Pit RP gains | Server stability | Working Hours | Demographic
Megabots in the new Gamemode | TX-1 Plasma | 15k CPU Megabots | Stealth | More info on “The Hub” | Self-Destructing
Current Bug Fixing | What else we’re working on | Timeline on next update | Suggestions / bug reports | Jam
New Maps | Undo button | Max Speed | Centre of Mass
Rough clan concept | Clan Vs Clan
T10 Tech Point Dumping
Why the focus on competitive
Map-based hazards | Map Selection
More Complex Parts (joints, pivots etc..)
Tesla Vs Protonium Crystals
Max players in The Pit / The Hub
Anti-Spawn Camping
Lore within the game
Blueprints
General rail questions
Platooning with a Megabot
Self-Destructing to respawn in new game mode
Alternative platforms
Strafting
Hue

Thanks to everyone who took part in the AMA on Tuesday!

Below is a compilation of Mark’s responses (with all the repeated questions/answers removed)

Mid-battle Robot Switching | Pre-Battle SCU Switching | “Reset” ability isn’t final | Map Pings | Overwolf + Nvidia API Competition | Curse Voice | More info on “The Pit” | Anti-Gunbrella | Mark’s expectations of the SMG
Warp Fix | Anti-Gunbrella multi-point damage distribution | Laddering | Megabot minimum requirements | No side mount plasmas | Use Gamepedia for small mechanical tips | Electroplate shapes | Garage no-clip camera | Collision physics | Ranked play and Elo | TX-1 Plasma | Post-battle communication
Mega Movement | Megabot minimum requirements | Catch-up mechanisms | The Pit RP gains | Server stability | Working Hours | Demographic
Megabots in the new Gamemode | TX-1 Plasma | 15k CPU Megabots | Stealth | More info on “The Hub” | Self-Destructing
Current Bug Fixing | What else we’re working on | Timeline on next update | Suggestions / bug reports | Jam
New Maps | Undo button | Max Speed | Centre of Mass
Rough clan concept | Clan Vs Clan
T10 Tech Point Dumping
Why the focus on competitive
Map-based hazards | Map Selection
More Complex Parts (joints, pivots etc..)
Tesla Vs Protonium Crystals
Max players in The Pit / The Hub
Anti-Spawn Camping
Lore within the game
Blueprints
General rail questions
Platooning with a Megabot
Self-Destructing to respawn in new game mode
Alternative platforms
Strafting
Hue

Over the coming months we will be implementing many new systems which will pave the way for a whole new, deeper and overall more enjoyable Robocraft!

As a part of this, we announced a lot of the changes over the last week within our forums and opened up discussion in the form of threads and a Reddit AMA.

We received a huge amount of feedback which we’ve actively used, having made changes to the original designs, so now we’d like to make the full announcement!

Keep in mind that this isn’t your typical update announcement. It’s simply a look into the future. We’re looking at several weeks before the first game mode update.

Below is just the basics of the changes. Read here then here to see the detailed update info!

Protonium Crystals

The goal of the new game mode is to destroy the Protonium Crystals surrounding your enemy team’s base!



Fusion Shield

Each base is surrounded by a Fusion Shield which protects and aids players!



Fusion Towers

By capturing all the Fusion Towers, the enemy team’s Fusion Shield will deactivate!



Overclocking and Supercomputers

Dealing damage, getting kills, healing etc.. will give you overclock levels which make you more powerful and can be used to gain new abilities based on which Supercomputer you chose to sit in your pilot seat!



To The Future!

We hope you are looking forward to this as much as we are! The entire Robocraft landscape is going to change for the better and we’ll have you with us to see it happen!



Note:

This game mode will exist along side the current game modes, which will be renamed ‘Classic robocraft’!

Over the coming months we will be implementing many new systems which will pave the way for a whole new, deeper and overall more enjoyable Robocraft!

As a part of this, we announced a lot of the changes over the last week within our forums and opened up discussion in the form of threads and a Reddit AMA.

We received a huge amount of feedback which we’ve actively used, having made changes to the original designs, so now we’d like to make the full announcement!

Keep in mind that this isn’t your typical update announcement. It’s simply a look into the future. We’re looking at several weeks before the first game mode update.

Below is just the basics of the changes. Read here then here to see the detailed update info!

Protonium Crystals

The goal of the new game mode is to destroy the Protonium Crystals surrounding your enemy team’s base!



Fusion Shield

Each base is surrounded by a Fusion Shield which protects and aids players!



Fusion Towers

By capturing all the Fusion Towers, the enemy team’s Fusion Shield will deactivate!



Overclocking and Supercomputers

Dealing damage, getting kills, healing etc.. will give you overclock levels which make you more powerful and can be used to gain new abilities based on which Supercomputer you chose to sit in your pilot seat!



To The Future!

We hope you are looking forward to this as much as we are! The entire Robocraft landscape is going to change for the better and we’ll have you with us to see it happen!



Note:

This game mode will exist along side the current game modes, which will be renamed ‘Classic robocraft’!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Robocraft/comments/2zd5k3/we_are_robocraft_game_director_mark_simmons_and/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Robocraft/comments/2zd5k3/we_are_robocraft_game_director_mark_simmons_and/

Reddit AMA #2! The Great Design Discussion!

Hi All! We will be hosting an AMA tomorrow (Tuesday 17th) at 5pm UTC on Reddit (www.reddit.com/r/robocraft)

Unfortunately the forums can be very difficult to keep track of when there’s a lot of questions that need to be asked and discussed, so we’re going to take advantage of Reddit’s system. It’ll help us see the questions with the most sought after answers, and help us keep track of what’s already been said.

You can also create a Reddit account without an email address so everyone and anyone with an internet connection can take part!

The main focus of the AMA will be the new gameplay mode which will make its way into Robocraft over the coming months.

More info on those gameplay changes can be found here:

http://robocraftgame.com/huge-meta-changes-are-coming/

http://robocraftgame.com/new-meta-update/