todays update to 1.0.7 bring:
- enabled resizing of window, without going fullscreen
- the UI focus circle in the tutorial automatically disappears now after 7 seconds
- fixed bugs in the training, where the game would sometimes not start and end correctly

Good news everybody! ASTEROID FIGHT is released to 1.0 on April 10th!
Early Access helped us a lot with identifying bugs, building requested features, letting the community decide on which new items should be implemented, growing a small community, optimizing infrastructure, holding tournaments and playing lots of matches. Thank you all for your support!

1.0 is finally bringing a lot of features and changes since we originally started into Early Access:

• ASTEROID FIGHT will be released as Free to Play! Multiplayer games live from participation and therefore we wanted to lower the bar for new players to get involved. To cover the server costs we are introducing an ingame upgrade shop for convenience features. Convenience features can be purchased with REFINED MINERALS + COSA (COins rewarded for Special Activities). REFINED MINERALS can be purchased with real money or COSA. COSA can be earned through different activities like winning or losing ranked matches. We wanted to reward participation, so you don't need to spend real money to get the convinience features - with COSA you can earn them through playing as well. All players already owning ASTEROID FIGHT will get enough INVENTORY SLOTS for their arsenal as well as PRESET SLOTS.
  
• performance improvements
  
• better match making, so ASTEROID FIGHT is ready for a bigger amount of players
  
• UI improvements
  
• player skins
  
• new special abilities
  
• an exclusive ingame soundtrack made by Matteo Schiavinato

To celebrate the upcoming release, we are doing a special offer starting today!

• We are giving a discount of 90% on ASTEROID FIGHT! Starting right now, ASTEROID FIGHT will be available for only 1,19$!
  
• All new players purchasing the game before the switch to F2P will get REFINED MINERALS worth 4$!

Today we release a new special ability item: the RESOURCE LINK!
-> Connected asteroids & share their ressources instantly.

This item really changes the gameplay possibilities. It's a "builder-item" that lets you focus on setting up your production as fast as possible. Dont't forget to pick this one up together with your "Zelos Ray"!



Also the next item voting is now live! Come over to our discord and vote for one of the following items! --> discord.asteroidfight.com

Today we release another new special ability item: the SHOCKWAVE!
-> Generate a shockwave that throws units away, resulting in collision damage.

Also the next item voting is now live! Come over to our discord and vote for one of the following items! --> discord.asteroidfight.com

With today's update we release a new special ability item: the FLEET COMMANDER!

Release a drone cluster, that attacks the enemy. Drones follow your hero's target autonomously.

Check it out! ːsteamhappyː

In celebration of the launch, a special time-limited dark skin for the Scout will be available in-game! This hull skin will only be available during the first week - so make sure to grab it before it’s too late!

With the EA release today we are moving to version 0.9.28. These are the news and updates we want to share with you alongside this important step for ASTEROID FIGHT:


Servers are up and running! Servers in the USA, Europe, Asia and Russia are ready for you!



Every map demands another strategy and has a unique emphasis on one of the game mechanics:

• The ARENA
  3 lanes, 3 energy nodes. The center of the map is a constantly contested spot. This is the classic map with lots of asteroids and strategic possibilities. Thin passages from the center to the outer regions only let through small units.
  
• The CANYON
  One lane, where you build up pressure while you’re pushing the front more and more to your opponent! The map reminds of tower defense. Warp highly recommended! :)
  
• The CHAMBERS
  4 x 4 + 1 center chamber = 17 chambers that you can occupy. The master of the chambers will dominate the map! Tic Tac Toe with asteroids!
  
• The VESTIBULE
  Fast-paced, open map for in between matches. Don’t blink or you might lose this one! ;)

Assemble your commander with the unique items earned from previous battles! Here you can save presets. When entering a ranked match, you can chose between your presets so you can fight with the most suitable commander in terms of team composition and map!




Every ship hull comes with different attributes:

• The SCOUT
  Medium agile and medium strong commander. Good allrounder!
  
• The EXPLORER
  Very fast and agile - but weak - ship!
  
• The HEAVY
  Slow, but strong unit with additional energy!

• Cloak
  Make yourself invisible for a limited amount of time.
  
• EMP
  The EMP stuns units in its range.
  
• Homing Missile
  Strong, controllable missile.
  
• Proximity Mine
  The proximity mine will detect and explode (with a short delay) when enemies come into the detection range.
  
• Railgun
  Highly energized rail beam that damages all units in the beam.
  
• Repair Droid
  Repairs your ship on activation.
  
• Time Bender
  Bends the time so affected entities in the effect radius will experience a distorted time. Depending on the item values, the time bender will slow down or speed up the time.
  
• Utility Fog
  Small nanobots that repair your ship and ships in your surrounding.
  
• Warp
  Instant warp the hero to another position.
  
• Zelos Rays
  Improves worker efficiency by +20% (lvl0) in your surrounding.
  
• Mod
  Modifies different values of your ship.
  
• Plasma Cannon
  Highly energized particles to heat up your enemies.
  
• Rockets
  Six deadly rockets are launched per batch.
  
• … a lot more to come during EA!!

Play custom online matches with or against bots and your friends! You can even turn on and off various game mechanics like communication power, DMG boost, creeps or even the presence of commander ships at all so you can turn the game into a traditional RTS game! :)


Watch other players play a match in TV mode or control where you want to focus your attention on your own! Perfect for streamers! ;)


One major goal during Early Access is to get lots of new features, items, maps & play modes into the game! It`s very important to us to get the community involved in the process. As a first step into EA we want to know what you want us to bring into the game next! The voting will take place on http://discord.asteroidfight.com. It is up to you to choose an item out of these five:





We (Klaus & Peter from Katta Games) do hope you enjoy Asteroid Fight as much as we do! See you in-game!

FREE DEMO - AVAILABLE NOW!

Only one day ahead of the Early Access release, we are releasing the official FREE DEMO for ASTEROID FIGHT!

The Demo is limited to only 10 collectible items through winning training matches, and does not come with online functionality and commander persistence. In the Demo you can play the tutorial and training matches with bots.

Check out the FREE DEMO NOW, and spread the word! Make sure to show the Demo to your buddies, so you can team up with them tomorrow! There are only 24 hours of training left till the servers are online!

Hello Everyone!

Today we're thrilled to announce our Early Access launch date!

Thanks everyone for your support, the feedback and participation via twitter, facebook, discord and at the beta test-events!


We are looking forward to some awesome new items, maps & features during early access, and are eager to share it with you!

See you All ingame on September 28th!

WE INVITE YOU ALL TO THE NEXT TEST EVENT:
August 24th, 6PM CEST (24.8. 04:00PM GMT/UTC)

in your local time: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=august+24th+18:00+CEST+in+local+time

Grab your key one hour before the test starts!
-> http://discord.asteroidfight.com

COME AND JOIN US!

NEWS:
- Bots
- Better matchmaking
- New map design
- Lots of bugfixes and improvements

NEXT TEST EVENT IS TODAY!
August 9th, 4:00PM GMT/UTC

Grab your beta key 1 hour before the event on our discord!
-> https://discord.gg/5r9EBGR

in your local time: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=august+9th+18:00+CEST+in+local+time



JOIN US!