You should notice Clone Drone in the Danger Zone updating on your computer. This is completely normal and not preparation for us to download your brain into a Drone.
We Fixed some bugs!
Thank you for all your reports! You have really helped us make the game better. If you find more, let us know on Discord or via bugs@doborog.com.
This isn’t the full list because we have fixed a lot of things but the most important changes are:
Single Player Speech variety: We now play more than the first 8 variants. There will be more variety for things like getting a clone.
Last Bot Standing Laser no longer snaps up at the end of firing
Co-op Invisible enemies: This should no longer happen. Let us know if it still happens to you! Spidertron should now burn when falling in lava!
Lots of crash bugs.
The new social area will show you what we’re doing
On the main menu you can now see more detailed news about the game and all of the Tiktoks that we release! In the top right we will keep you updated on new things happening in the game. That might be a new update, a competition or workshop level highlight! In the bottom right is every place on the internet you can find us. Want a random tiktok? It’s there! A cool shirt with a clone face on? Check the bottom right! Need to contact us? The list of social media will let you do that however is easiest!
More info on rules, bans and warnings
The multiplayer Last Bot Standing mode now has official rules to help everyone understand the conduct we expect for a fair and fun multiplayer battle.
On the other hand, if you get timed out or banned (which we hope you won’t), there will be a pop up telling you exactly why and for how long!
We’re going to announce a full release date soon so stay tuned. We’re waiting on the consoles to review the game and some final preparations before we can tell you when Chapter 5 will arrive. But don’t worry, we will be taking care of the game after it’s launched with bug fixes and community content!
Until later, merry robot smashing! Josh, Community Manager
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Small additional update!
We fixed a few more bugs in a little hotfix (0.19.2.6) today! :D
Co-op Challenge Invites no longer have strangers dumped in them!
Beating chapter 5 on insane is an upcoming achievement that we surfaced too soon. Removed it from the list for now!
We invited you all to create levels inspired by winter and Christmas. Some incredible community members took that challenge and built amazing things, each with their own style.
They are all really fun and creative which is why I think you should go to this link and download them ALL!
Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who sent us their levels! Tell us which ones are your favourites and leave nice comments on their workshop pages.
We hope you’ve enjoyed your festive human holidays! Huge news from The Danger Zone:
We got a new shiny trailer for the game in which you can see new scenes from the upcoming chapter 5 and we can confirm: work on chapter 5 is going well and it should land in early 2021!
What? That’s not news-esque enough for you? Oh, ok. Then… While we have teased it a few times we can officially confirm:
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone will officially land on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on that same day chapter 5 hits Steam! We even got the game running on consoles already here and can’t wait to show you more.
Are you excited to slash, maim, crush, stab, pierce, burn and send more robots flying in new modes and on new platforms? Because we sure are!
See you soon for more human brain harvesting awesome news and Clone Drone updates!
📞💙 Want to join the bot revolution and see awesome community content? Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/wbARCdrNGg
We've just put out a hotfix patch that should fix the Business Bot glitch people have been seeing!
What did the issue look like?
When using the Business Bot skin in multiplayer:
- You would be set on lava/lasered when you shouldn't be - Arrows or sword swings wouldn't land - It might feel like the game was unplayably laggy due to hits not registering
A workaround was to use a skin other than the business bot, but that is no longer necessary! You can now return to being your best business self in multiplayer.
Let us know support@doborog.com if you still have issues with the Business Bot skin!
Thanks for everyone who has helped reporting this bug both to our email and on the Doborog Discord https://discord.com/invite/VY7zEw2chm - it really helps us out and we appreciate it!
It is the cold time of year so we are announcing TWO festive celebration events!
#1 - Long Live Santa Multiplayer Weekend!
Who will be the last remaining Santa? Let’s find out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/763410/Long_Live_Santa/ Our FREE GAME, Long Live Santa is the perfect way to enjoy Christmas with friends. The Doborog Community Managers will be in the Doborog Discord server from 5pm GMT / 12pm EST on Saturday the 26th (the day after Christmas) to play Long Live Santa and Last Bot Standing!
If you’ve been waiting all year to get a big game of Long Live Santa together, that is the perfect weekend to do it!
#2 - Winter Themed Level Competition!
It’s a competition! With PRIZES!
Rules:
You must submit a NEW Level
It must be a Challenge Level (so that we can play it by itself)
It can be related to Winter, Christmas, Hanukkah or any other festival that you want!
Only submit levels you have made yourself
Send your Steam Workshop links to josh@doborog.com or post them in the Doborog Discord #Community-Content channel!
The level should be a Challenge so we can easily play it. Add levels to a challenge by uploading them in this menu: Don’t worry if you’ve never made a level before, you can still win a prize. There will be an overall winner but there will also be awards for Funniest, Best Theme, Most Dangerous and others!
Submissions end on Saturday 16th of January 2021 so you have lots of time to build. Winners will be announced on the Saturday 23rd.
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- Teaming is not allowed on anypublic server (teaming on private servers is still fine!)
- From now on, possible consequences for teaming include: temporary/permanent bans, win count resets
- Reporting can be done via the in-game reporting, sending a Discord DM to Carissa or Josh, or emailing us at support@doborog.com. If you see it, let us know!
There have been a lot of reports of teaming in public Last Bot Standing matches, and we have decided to officially say: teaming is banned on any public servers. Reminder that teaming in private servers is still allowed, as long as all players in the private server agree to it!
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Teaming is when two or more players join the same match, and agree to avoid targeting each other for any length of time (examples: the entire game, until the final area, until a certain number of players remain, etc.). Sometimes (but not always), players who are teaming will fight other players together. Teaming can happen to give these players upgrades and wins, and is unfair to everyone joining the game solo.
Any situation where players attempt to give a win to a specific person is considered teaming, regardless of how many players are involved or what public server they're on. It's against the rules to team in any public servers even if all players in that LBS match agree to team.
--- Some examples of teaming ------- - Talking to other players--sometimes in-game (using emotes or other methods), or more often, outside the game (using voice chat, messages on Discord/Steam, etc.)--to create alliances or work together on some larger goal. (As a warning: going forward, using teaming as a method of combating someone else’s teaming may put you at risk. We do try to take into account players’s motivations when handing out consequences, but it is not always possible to do so 100% accurately)
--- Some examples of not teaming ------- - Coincidentally all targeting the same person for a limited amount of time because they're the biggest threat (reasons for this include: they have the highest skill level, they have a really powerful upgrade (like giant mode), etc.)
- Running away from/not fighting someone because they're scary and you want to live lol
*Note that these examples are only a couple of common scenarios, and don’t include all possible scenarios. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We know it can be discouraging as a new player to see how skilled our veteran players are, and how high their wincounts are because of that. We’ve seen teaming used as a means of improving a new player’s experience. While we are still banning teaming in public servers, we see the need for more support for new players, and we’re currently doing some research into that. (As always, we strongly welcome community ideas and feedback!)
For our players who found the team gameplay aspect of teaming fun (especially our organized clans!), we’d love for you to reach out and let us know how we can support you in other ways. Things like organized private server teaming battles can be a lot of fun!
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There won't be any action taken against people who have used teaming before now because it wasn't an official rule. After this point however, we will begin investigating any teaming reports we receive. If, after investigation by our team, someone is determined to be teaming, consequences will be applied (including temporary/permanent bans and win count resets).
If you see anyone you suspect of teaming, please use the in-game report system and reach out to us (DM community managers Carissa or Josh via Discord, or email us at support@doborog.com).
We want to win the Labour of Love Steam Award for Clone Drone!
Erik and the Doborog Team have been updating the game regularly ever since it came out in Early Access and now it's time to share that passion with the world!
Not tried the game yet? During the Autumn Sale CDITDZ is 30% off! Slice bots in single player or join the community online in multiplayer. If you're stuck for someone to play with, join the discord! There are a lot of friendly faces there who love multiplayer or just chatting.
The Doborog Games team has been upgraded with two new Community Managers!
Would you like to duel them?
Carissa makes her own tiny games for fun including Pixel and voxel art, code and occasionally music. She really enjoys playing board games! All her friends know her for dabbing but she swears she hardly ever does it. She is tasked with making the Clone Drone community a wholesome place to hang out with other Clone Drone fans. Whether you're sharing a level you made or reporting a bug, she'll be there to listen! Her favourite bot is SpiderTron 5000 because of how aggressively tall it is. She's a bit short so it's immersive having something tower over her!
Josh has loved Clone Drone since it was first uploaded to Itch.io and has many years of robot slicing under his belt. You may know him from GamingFTL, his youtube and twitch channels where he where he plays Clone Drone and many other games. His experience streaming, editing videos and watching cute animals on twitter will be put to good use as we make TikToks, Tweets and share new updates. He enjoys painting Warhammer miniatures and playing Tabletop RPGs with his friends. His favourite robot is the Player Clone Drone because he thinks the head looks like it's got massive eyebrows, which in his opinion are the most powerful feature of anyone's face!
Welcome them by joining our new discord and challenging them to a duel! Friday at 6pm GMT / 1pm US Eastern / 10am US Pacific
Join the new Doborog Discord here: https://discord.gg/VY7zEw2chm If you've joined the other Clone Drone fan discords already, Carissa and Josh will be in there too to chat!
We wish them all the best and hope you enjoy the community they're building together!
Clone Drone is being featured in the Steam Fighting Sale. We are celebrating this by live streaming the game for 3 hours starting at 5pm GMT / 12pm EST on Saturday 14th!
Josh will be playing the Battle Royale, Duels and some single player so if you'd like to battle against one of the team, make sure you join us!