Looking to adorn your bedroom with a poster of your favorite skeleton trio, LEFTI, RIGHTI, and MIDI? Or maybe you're looking to update your wardrobe with a shirt that just screams "ph'nglui mglw'nafh kawaii Ln'eta R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"?

Well we've got your back! Check out the store with the link below! And don't worry if you don't see something that strikes your fancy. There'll be more to come soon...

🎯 [Storage] It is now possible to bulk-move items between the storage and the inventory.
🎯 [Storage] Filters that make it possible to bulk-move different items to different storage tabs have been added.
🎯 [Storage] The available space in the storage has been significantly increased.
🎯 [Continuum Transmuter] The number of recipes that remain to be discovered is now presented in the UI.
🎯 [UI] Added a UI indicator when skills are toggled.
🎯 [Drones] Drones can now stray further away from their summoner.
🎯 [Balancing] Hull of Fighter Hangar drones has been increased by 2x.
🎯 [Balancing] Hull of Frigate Hangar drones has been increased by 1.5x.
🎯 [Bugfix] Fixed an error related to the latest skill tree changes.
🎯 [Bugfix] Fixed a bug related to Drone Hull % bonuses.

This game should not be taken seriously. It's just for having fun with a few friends :)

The Age of Empires IV Public Update Preview build has now been updated to more closely align with what will be officially released in the Spring update. To coincide with this update, the Age IV PUP has been extended through the weekend to March 28th at 10am PT (17:00 UTC). View the release notes here.

We are excited to announce more details regarding our Public Update Preview (PUP) on Steam for Age of Empires IV—launching today, March 10th! Owners of Age of Empires IV on Steam now have access to many of the exciting changes we have planned for the Season One Update through Friday, March 18th.

PUP sessions will not only present a sneak peek to owners of the game but also provide an opportunity for passionate players to step up, give feedback, and help us identify potential issues ahead of our major updates. Builds will generally contain new features, content, or bug fixes and will provide a preview of what’s coming to the game in the weeks leading up to a major update.

Among the future content available during this PUP is a first look at mods! Join in if you’d like to experience some of the mods we’ve created in-house and plan to launch with Season One, including:

• Royal Rumble (Game Mode) - Based on the classic Age of Empires II game mode “Regicide.”
• Dire Wolves (Tuning Pack) - The Wolves are hungry and out for blood! All Wolves have increased damage, hit points, and size.
• and many others that demonstrate a sampling of upcoming mod functionality!

In addition to a number of official mods, you’ll also be able to try out other exciting changes and quality life improvements like:

• Global Build Queue
• Hotkey improvements
• MegaRandom
• ...and much more!

Read up on all of the exciting content and changes by viewing the Release Notes here. You will need to be logged in with a Steam account that owns Age of Empires IV to view. This is located in the same forum where you will leave any feedback or report bugs during this Public Update Preview session.

Starting now, owners on Steam can access the Age IV PUP by following the instructions below:

1. Navigate to your Steam library and right click on Age of Empires IV
2. Select “Properties...” at the bottom of the menu
3. Select the “BETAS” tab on the left
4. In the “Select the beta...” dropdown menu, select “future_live”
5. The build will begin downloading—once complete, you are ready to play!

Please note that replays in the PUP build are not compatible with the retail version. Players in the PUP version will only be able to match with those also on the PUP build. To revert back to retail, simply change your beta branch (step 4 above) back to “None.”

Join us - we’re excited to hear what you think!

Event Period: 03/10/2022 18:00 (PST) – 03/14/2022 18:59 (PDT)

“Without mushrooms there is no glory, there is nothing, there is no love, nothing makes sense!”

Senpai! Spring is right around the corner--isn't that exciting, yo?! It kinda makes me wish I could smell, y'know?

When you purchase a Premium Decal at the Mushroom Club, you’ll have a chance of obtaining one of twenty possible Premium Decals! Please check the lineup at the Mushroom Club to see which Premium Decals are featured.

NOTE:

• Momoko’s MushFest only applies to Stews purchased using Death Metals
  
• For more details, please view the lineup at the Mushroom Club during the event period
  
• Event duration and content may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances

Welcome Travelers to day two of the Sensational, 9 day, Extended Hype Week, Patch Extravaganza… *TM! The Depths of Eterra update brings with it a number of new Uniques, unlocking a range of brand new build opportunities to carve your way through the enemies of Eterra. Whether you are an elusive sniper, vengeful tank, commander of spirits and souls, or just finding your promised path in Eterra for the first time, we have something new for you here.

For our more experienced theory crafters out there, we are excited to see what you do when a single idol has the power to change your entire build. Check out a few examples below (we’ve held a couple back for you to find on your own) of the types of items you can get your hands on in the Depths of Eterra Update!
















This concludes day two of the Sensational, 9 day, Extended Hype Week, Patch Exhibition*TM. Maybe have an idea for a new build or two with these? Make sure to check back in tomorrow for our post on the first of the two new dungeons being added in 0.8.5 Depths of Eterra - Soulfire Bastion!

March 9th- Depths of Eterra update Announcement
March 10th - New Uniques
March 11th - Dungeon - Soulfire Bastion
March 12th - Catalyst Rework
March 13th - New Unique Models
March 13th - New Wraith Models
March 14th - New Armor Set Models
March 15th - Arena Champions
March 16th - Dungeon - The Lightless Arbor
March 17th - Patch Notes & Video Overview
March 18th - Depths of Eterra Launch Day!

As many have noticed, it has been many months since the last pre-alpha release, and nearly a year since the last stable release. To begin, I will attempt address some common questions about this release, and the status of Mindustry in general.


Up until this point, all (pre-classic) Mindustry updates have been incremental additions or changes to existing content. Everything I've made has been designed to fit in with existing blocks on the Serpulo planet campaign.

In v7, this is no longer the case - I am adding an completely new planet - Erekir - with its own unique set of blocks, environment tiles, units, turrets, transportation, etc. Aside from certain items, everything is different - there is no re-used content from Serpulo, not even walls or conveyors.

This is a little bit like making the entire game over again. When it is complete, it will be the biggest single content update in Mindustry history. To give you an idea of the content volume, there are currently 70+ new build-able blocks that have been added when compared to the last pre-alpha, with more than 130 new blocks added total - and I'm still far from done.

In addition, I am making significant changes to many various mechanics (again) - the campaign, unit control, and logic, for instance. Keep reading for more information on these topics.

With all of these factors combined, this update will take much longer than normal to complete. Please be patient.


I really don't know. While I already have a fair bit of content complete, I would estimate that it's only half done, if even that. Many mechanics are still in the "prototype"/"brainstorming" phase.

All I can say is, don't expect it anytime soon.


As mentioned above, I'm still early in the process of implementing content/mechanics for Erekir - it is not ready for testing, and will likely not be for a while to come. I would like to have the entire campaign complete before I even release an alpha build.

In short: Again, I don't know.


Below are some sneak peeks at content I've been working on. This is by no means a comprehensive list. Keep in mind that these units can (and have) changed significantly over the course of development - the final version may be radically different, or removed entirely!

Note: Many of these GIFs are taken from the #dev-previews channel on the Mindustry Discord. Consider following that channel for more frequent updates.



The T1 core, and its corresponding core unit. This unit can repair blocks, but does not have any offensive capability.



Shielded walker unit. Only blocks projectiles from the front. Very much WIP - weapons and legs will likely undergo significant changes prior to release.



Small insect-like unit. No special abilities. Demonstrates a new unit animation system.



Hovercraft. Missiles are technically units that can be targeted, and will follow the player's cursor.



Yes, I'm finally introducing tanks. This further demonstrates the capabilities of the new unit animation system.


A smaller tank variant.


As mentioned earlier, Erekir will have a completely different set of blocks from Serpulo. The production/crafting tree is still a work-in-progress, so I will not be showing it here, but here's what some of the distribution systems look like at the moment:


Ducts transporting items to Duct Routers. These routers only accept from one direction, and can double as sorters when an item is selected.



Duct overflow gates. Only accept from one direction.



Duct bridges. No linking or weaving allowed; output only in one direction.



Duct unloaders. Only input and output in one direction.



Beam "drills", connected with new orthogonal power nodes. Note that, while there are still certain ores on the ground in Erekir, beams are the primary way of gathering resources.



As many of you may know, unit control in Mindustry is terrible. As of the latest available version, there are four ways of controlling units, all of them with significant flaws:

1. Manual control: This is the obvious and most common way of controlling units; while effective, it only allows for controlling exactly one unit. Furthermore, once the unit ceases to be controlled, it resumes its normal AI, making this method useless for moving groups of units anywhere.
   
2. Formations: An unfinished, unwieldy and broken system. Not only do units constantly get stuck on terrain when in formation, but they can frequently bump into the main unit. Formations are also lost on commander death, subject to numerous unit type limitations, and feel extremely laggy even on low-ping servers.
   
3. Command Centers: Unwieldy, complicated, lacking precision. While they are effective to some degree in performing basic tasks like grouping together units, they are very imprecise (global control), tedious to manage (require building a block), and painfully limited (are unable to order units to attack specific targets).
   
4. Logic: A cursed creation. While technically the most powerful unit control method, it is orders of magnitude more complex than anything else in the game. Commanding units with logic either requires copy-pasting schematics you don't understand, or spending hours learning a bespoke programming language with very sparse documentation. Neither of these are acceptable. Even beyond the complexity, logic unit control is incredibly clunky, un-intuitive, and subject to limitations (like lack of proper pathfinding). Players should not need to know how to program to play this game properly.

Something had to be done. Thus, I have made the following changes:

• Formations have been removed completely.
  
• Command centers have been removed.
  
• No logic blocks are available on Erekir. EDIT: Based on feedback, I will definitely be keeping it on Serpulo.
  
• A new RTS-like unit control system has been introduced.

I've been hinting at adding them for a while, but after experimenting with the mechanics, I am confident that RTS controls are the best way forward.

Here's how this looks in-game, so far:



Now, I know that this raises numerous questions, such as:

• How will this affect PvP?
  
• Will units have sub-commands ("fire at will", "patrol"), like some other RTS games do?
  
• Will builder/repair/miner units be controllable as well, and if so, how?
  
• How will build assistance work without formations?
  
• Does this mean that fog of war will be introduced as well?
  
• How does the player switch between building with their unit, and commanding?

I will not be answering these questions, as I don't have a good answer to most of them - and even if I did, my answers could change over the course of development. All I will say is that, at the moment, I am trying to keep things as simple as possible. In my testing, even the current bare-bones RTS control system is worlds better than anything the game had previously.


This is a relatively minor feature I've been developing for use in campaign maps. Essentially, they are processors for scripting maps. These can only be placed or interacted with in the editor, and are for map-makers only.

World processors can currently do the following things; I may add more functionality as necessary:

• Spawn units.
  
• Set blocks.
  
• Get blocks/buildings at any location.
  
• Create explosions.
  
• Show the player notifications or mission objectives.
  
• Pan and zoom the camera, for cutscenes.
  
• Sense any block info without linking to it.
  
• Set a limited amount of game rules, such as lighting, build speed and waves.

World processors are meant to be placed in a corner of the map; while they are blocks with teams, they cannot be accessed, shot, broken or hovered outside of the editor. Note that they are simply logic processors with special instructions - this is not a new language or scripting system.

Below is a simple demonstration of a "cutscene" implemented with a world processor. Note that the trigger is a button for simplicity, but in most cases, you would have the trigger be something else out of the player's direct control.



Some examples of what can be done with world processors:

• Display a special objective for the player, e.g. "destroy building X", sense when the block is destroyed, and perform actions based on that event.
  
• Spawn custom waves in any location based on time, or any other variables.
  
• Activate enemy base functionality only when the player has achieved a certain objective, like surviving X amount of waves.
  
• Day-night cycles in custom maps.
  
• "Defense" objectives wherein the player core is destroyed if they fail to prevent a different block from being destroyed.

In addition to all of the above, I've also been working on improving the modding API, fixing inconsistencies, and adding more features for modders to utilize. Unfortunately, this also comes with the downside of breaking the overwhelming majority of older mods - after discussing this with the community, I've come to the conclusion that this is the only way forward.

Here are some examples of changes I've made so far - everything is still subject to change. If you're not a modder, feel free to skip this section.


Turrets, units, and weapons now support animation parts. These can rotate or move individually depending on their progress value, which is usually the weapon warmup or reload.

Close-up of the tank shooting animation:


Code (minus the blades, which are defined in a loop):



Weapons and turrets have long suffered from an inconsistent feature set and API. I've attempted to improve the situation by implementing a unified system for bullet patterns and shooting behavior.

This means:

• Turrets and units can now have an arbitrary amount of bullet barrels.
  
• Units now support duo-like double-shot patterns.
  
• Swarmer and Cyclone turrets now correctly have 3 true barrels instead of randomly spewing bullets everywhere.
  
• Java/JS mods can easily define complex bullet patterns for their turrets without creating subclasses of Turret or Weapon.

As an example, here's what the new Swarmer bullet pattern looks like:

'shoot' is a field of each Weapon and Turret that defines its bullet pattern. This defines a 3-barrel shot pattern.


Result:


It is also possible to chain together shot patterns, to make things like this (demonstration only!):


Bullets can be created with custom movement callbacks. This pattern, for example, creates two bullets that move in a helix:



The block consumption system has been rewritten to allow for:

• Multi-liquid consumption
  
• Multiple consumers of the same type, e.g. two ConsumeItems
  
• Filter/efficiency consumption that does not depend on specific block type

Most old generator classes - SingleTypeGenerator, BurnerGenerator, ItemLiquidGenerator and DecayGenerator - have been replaced with a single class, ConsumeGenerator. As an example, here's what the new definition for the combustion generator looks like:




The DrawBlock system has been expanded to support more block types, including generators, pumps and turrets.

This means that it is no longer necessary to extend these classes for custom drawing behavior. All drawing-specific GenericCrafter subclasses (Smelter, Cultivator, ...) have been removed. In addition, all DrawBlock subclasses have been made modular.

For example, this is how a smelter draw implementation can be defined on a GenericCrafter (or generator):

Bonjour my fellow artists!🥖🍷



Today I wanted to share a little easter egg with you! Which I guess maybe prevents it from being an easter egg🥚? Anyways, it'll be our secret egg🥚✨!





Meet MS Karashi, Harry's trusty fishing boat⛵️. He and his daughter Gabrielle used to often go out on fishing trips. Though not so much lately as Gabrielle has gotten older.



Now what's the easter egg you ask?! Karashi is actually the name of our marketing wizard Miya's cat🐈! This feline floofball has contributed so much in our work-from-home meetings. Though there is a bit of a language barrier as no one in the office speaks the Meowish language (^_^;)




//Mattias

P.S. We have a 🐹┊pettable-pets channel on our server! Join us and let's talk pets and art!

Fixes
* Zombies spawn correctly
* Rifle ammo changed in boxes
* Environmentfixes

-Changed Rock Model
-fixed tree hitbox
-fixed texture warp
-fixed spawn under map (temporary solution)
-fixed animation freeze
-fixed inventory pause