Hey everyone! The Holiday Sale is upon us, so it's time to enjoy some great discounts on Awesomenauts and additional content!

On top of the game being 80% off until January 2nd, we've discounted all announcers and almost all skins by 50%, and both the Starstorm and Overdrive expansions by 35!

If you haven't upgraded to the Starstorm and Overdrive expansions, now would be a great time to do so!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/256500/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/425540/
For all the cool announcers and skins that are included in this sale, please visit the in-game store!

Hey everyone! The Holiday Sale is upon us, so it's time to enjoy some great discounts on Awesomenauts and additional content!

On top of the game being 80% off until January 2nd, we've discounted all announcers and almost all skins by 50%, and both the Starstorm and Overdrive expansions by 35!

If you haven't upgraded to the Starstorm and Overdrive expansions, now would be a great time to do so!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/256500/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/425540/
For all the cool announcers and skins that are included in this sale, please visit the in-game store!

We just released Awesomenauts 3.4.2, including some much-needed tweaks to Max Focus and a couple of important improvements to Spectator Mode! Full patch notes are below:

General
-Configure Controls menu, when opened from within a match, now correctly handles keyboard/controller navigation.
-Tutorial, fixed that the blocked turret did not require dynamite to be destroyed.
-Custom Games now remember your last chosen bot difficulty, instead of always defaulting to the same AI as is used online. This should improve the difficulty curve for beginners, as their bot matches will now stay on low difficulty bots until they change this themselves.

SlowWolf announcer
-Fixed that lines for Legendary and Awesome were swapped.
-Removed the SlowWolf announcer from the Shop menu, since it can’t be bought.
-Fixed that players who unlocked the SlowWolf announcer during a 3.4 beta did not have it in the live game.
-Changed Slow Wolf to SlowWolf in achievements and in-game menus

Spectator mode
-Fixed that in replays destroyed turrets would not reappear on the minimap when going back in time to before their destruction.
-Added an option to hide the party interface and invites without hiding the entire replays HUD, making the screen more suitable for casting and commentary videos. To hide the party interface, press F1 once while in a replay. Pressing F1 twice will hide everything, like before.
-If you’re following a character who teleports a great distance (like on Starstorm), the camera now immediately jumps to the new position.
-If you’re following a character who dies, the character will now be remembered and the camera will go back to that character once he returns to the match. Also fixed this for replay-to-video.
-Fixed that camera would twitch when timeskipping while following a character who is at the far edges of the level.
-Fixed that really old replays always showed Sorona with arena walls (as if it were a Team Deathmatch match).
-Fixed that the square that shows the camera position on the minimap in replays was pixely and partially disappeared when it became small.
-Fixed that the cursor was visible in videos made with the replay-to-video function.
-Fixed that in the killcam, if the killer died shortly after making a kill himself, the camera would jump to the droppod area for a few seconds.
-Fixed that autocam would sometimes try to follow a character who's respawning or in the droppod

Froggy G
-Clock Necklace, fixed that the heal over time would not trigger while FroggyG was affected by damage over time.

Gnaw
-Sped up the weedling spawn animation for Gnaw's skins to correspond with the faster weedling spawn mechanic.

Ix
-Fixed that Ix did not have recommended builds in the shop.

Lonestar
-Hyper Bull, fixed that cocoon would make it drop down instead of stay in the air.

Max Focus
Max turned out stronger than expected and so we see some inevitable nerfs coming to him. Mainly Slow-Mo’s potential has been toned down and two problematic upgrades have been tackled. Especially Pete Jennirks is a difficult one to balance and is slated for replacement in the next patch. Scene Illumination was found to be often difficult to land and therefore unreliable damage. To mitigate that issue, the duration has been reduced but the dps has been increased, making sure every bullet that hits is more meaningful and you are not locked in while the enemy often has already fled. Finally, some fixes and a price buff for an underused upgrade.
-Scene Illumination, base damage increased from 45 to 50 per shot (450 to 500 dps).
-Scene Illumination, base duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
-Slow-Mo shot, base time slow reduced from 70% to 65%.
-From pond to podium: Nate Frogg exposed, price reduced from 165 to 135 solar per stage.
-Hairy King from Hairy King's Life, size increase reduced from 20% to 15%.
-Hairy King from Hairy King's Life, price increased from 125 to 175 solar.
-Pete Jennirks from Galactic News, projectile slow down reduced from 30% to 20%.
-Pete Jennirks from Galactic News, price increased from 190 to 240 solar.
-Slow-Mo shot, can no longer be reflected.
-Addresses of the Stars!, fixed that you could deactivate the double damage charge by trying to use Flood Light during a skill.
-Fixed that pain sounds did not trigger when Max received damage.
-Fixed that Max Focus did not have recommended builds in the shop.

We just released Awesomenauts 3.4.2, including some much-needed tweaks to Max Focus and a couple of important improvements to Spectator Mode! Full patch notes are below:

General
-Configure Controls menu, when opened from within a match, now correctly handles keyboard/controller navigation.
-Tutorial, fixed that the blocked turret did not require dynamite to be destroyed.
-Custom Games now remember your last chosen bot difficulty, instead of always defaulting to the same AI as is used online. This should improve the difficulty curve for beginners, as their bot matches will now stay on low difficulty bots until they change this themselves.

SlowWolf announcer
-Fixed that lines for Legendary and Awesome were swapped.
-Removed the SlowWolf announcer from the Shop menu, since it can’t be bought.
-Fixed that players who unlocked the SlowWolf announcer during a 3.4 beta did not have it in the live game.
-Changed Slow Wolf to SlowWolf in achievements and in-game menus

Spectator mode
-Fixed that in replays destroyed turrets would not reappear on the minimap when going back in time to before their destruction.
-Added an option to hide the party interface and invites without hiding the entire replays HUD, making the screen more suitable for casting and commentary videos. To hide the party interface, press F1 once while in a replay. Pressing F1 twice will hide everything, like before.
-If you’re following a character who teleports a great distance (like on Starstorm), the camera now immediately jumps to the new position.
-If you’re following a character who dies, the character will now be remembered and the camera will go back to that character once he returns to the match. Also fixed this for replay-to-video.
-Fixed that camera would twitch when timeskipping while following a character who is at the far edges of the level.
-Fixed that really old replays always showed Sorona with arena walls (as if it were a Team Deathmatch match).
-Fixed that the square that shows the camera position on the minimap in replays was pixely and partially disappeared when it became small.
-Fixed that the cursor was visible in videos made with the replay-to-video function.
-Fixed that in the killcam, if the killer died shortly after making a kill himself, the camera would jump to the droppod area for a few seconds.
-Fixed that autocam would sometimes try to follow a character who's respawning or in the droppod

Froggy G
-Clock Necklace, fixed that the heal over time would not trigger while FroggyG was affected by damage over time.

Gnaw
-Sped up the weedling spawn animation for Gnaw's skins to correspond with the faster weedling spawn mechanic.

Ix
-Fixed that Ix did not have recommended builds in the shop.

Lonestar
-Hyper Bull, fixed that cocoon would make it drop down instead of stay in the air.

Max Focus
Max turned out stronger than expected and so we see some inevitable nerfs coming to him. Mainly Slow-Mo’s potential has been toned down and two problematic upgrades have been tackled. Especially Pete Jennirks is a difficult one to balance and is slated for replacement in the next patch. Scene Illumination was found to be often difficult to land and therefore unreliable damage. To mitigate that issue, the duration has been reduced but the dps has been increased, making sure every bullet that hits is more meaningful and you are not locked in while the enemy often has already fled. Finally, some fixes and a price buff for an underused upgrade.
-Scene Illumination, base damage increased from 45 to 50 per shot (450 to 500 dps).
-Scene Illumination, base duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
-Slow-Mo shot, base time slow reduced from 70% to 65%.
-From pond to podium: Nate Frogg exposed, price reduced from 165 to 135 solar per stage.
-Hairy King from Hairy King's Life, size increase reduced from 20% to 15%.
-Hairy King from Hairy King's Life, price increased from 125 to 175 solar.
-Pete Jennirks from Galactic News, projectile slow down reduced from 30% to 20%.
-Pete Jennirks from Galactic News, price increased from 190 to 240 solar.
-Slow-Mo shot, can no longer be reflected.
-Addresses of the Stars!, fixed that you could deactivate the double damage charge by trying to use Flood Light during a skill.
-Fixed that pain sounds did not trigger when Max received damage.
-Fixed that Max Focus did not have recommended builds in the shop.

We just released Awesomenauts 3.4: Prime Time on Steam! This update is another big step forward for Awesomenauts and follows on the heels of the massive Rise of Galactron update that we released last month. Update 3.4 brings the long-awaited Spectator Mode, a new Overdrive ‘Naut, a visual rework for Clunk, and extensive balance changes!

For the full patch notes, head over to http://www.awesomenauts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2440

Max Focus has been covering the war between the Ones and the Zeroes for a long time, and developed a real taste for destruction. After reporting on so much glorious destruction and many explosion, Max decided it was time to start making the news himself and joined the Awesomenauts.

Max Focus is the latest Awesomenaut to join the Overdrive line-up! This nimble flier is able to deal an impressive amount of damage to opponents straight ahead of him with his Scene Illumination skill and can launch a time-slowing orb with Slow-Mo Shot!

Max Focus is now available in Awesomenauts on Steam as part of the Overdrive expansion, which is currently 35% off on Steam. If you already own the Overdrive expansion, Max Focus will already be unlocked when you launch the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/425540/
Alongside Max Focus, we’re also releasing a horrific costume! Malicious Max is now available! This skin comes with a fully customized voice set!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/557001

A live spectator mode is now available! Watch your friends play live, catch replays from their best matches, and watch the featured matches throughout the day!

The new spectator mode gives you a completely new way to enjoy Awesomenauts by giving you access to a whole range of content to enjoy. Want to watch some of best players throw down while you’re waiting for your next round of matchmaking? Now you can!

To spectate live matches, click ‘Watch’ in the main menu!

You can’t kill the metal, but you can make it lot shinier! And we did just that! Clunk has received a visual overhaul, and has been completely reworked from the ground up with new art, new animations, and new effects. Our friends at Sonic Picnic have even updated his character theme to be EVEN MORE metal.

Here’s his new character theme!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDeiweabE0
Can’t get enough? Need more metal? Here’s his reworked killing spree!
https://youtu.be/GYHQw3t__so
As a final note, if you backed our Awesomenauts: Starstorm Crowdfunding campaign, you will receive a message in the next few days with a link to where you can download the Art Book! You should receive this message before the weekend starts, so don't fret if you haven't received it yet!

We just released Awesomenauts 3.4: Prime Time on Steam! This update is another big step forward for Awesomenauts and follows on the heels of the massive Rise of Galactron update that we released last month. Update 3.4 brings the long-awaited Spectator Mode, a new Overdrive ‘Naut, a visual rework for Clunk, and extensive balance changes!

For the full patch notes, head over to http://www.awesomenauts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2440

Max Focus has been covering the war between the Ones and the Zeroes for a long time, and developed a real taste for destruction. After reporting on so much glorious destruction and many explosion, Max decided it was time to start making the news himself and joined the Awesomenauts.

Max Focus is the latest Awesomenaut to join the Overdrive line-up! This nimble flier is able to deal an impressive amount of damage to opponents straight ahead of him with his Scene Illumination skill and can launch a time-slowing orb with Slow-Mo Shot!

Max Focus is now available in Awesomenauts on Steam as part of the Overdrive expansion, which is currently 35% off on Steam. If you already own the Overdrive expansion, Max Focus will already be unlocked when you launch the game.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/425540/
Alongside Max Focus, we’re also releasing a horrific costume! Malicious Max is now available! This skin comes with a fully customized voice set!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/557001

A live spectator mode is now available! Watch your friends play live, catch replays from their best matches, and watch the featured matches throughout the day!

The new spectator mode gives you a completely new way to enjoy Awesomenauts by giving you access to a whole range of content to enjoy. Want to watch some of best players throw down while you’re waiting for your next round of matchmaking? Now you can!

To spectate live matches, click ‘Watch’ in the main menu!

You can’t kill the metal, but you can make it lot shinier! And we did just that! Clunk has received a visual overhaul, and has been completely reworked from the ground up with new art, new animations, and new effects. Our friends at Sonic Picnic have even updated his character theme to be EVEN MORE metal.

Here’s his new character theme!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDeiweabE0
Can’t get enough? Need more metal? Here’s his reworked killing spree!
https://youtu.be/GYHQw3t__so
As a final note, if you backed our Awesomenauts: Starstorm Crowdfunding campaign, you will receive a message in the next few days with a link to where you can download the Art Book! You should receive this message before the weekend starts, so don't fret if you haven't received it yet!

Clunk is receiving a visual overhaul in Awesomenauts 3.4: Prime Time this Wednesday, and we couldn't ignore his character theme! Our friends at Sonic Picnic expanded on the original track and made it a much longer, much more metal theme!

Check out the theme below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDeiweabE0
This new track will be available in Awesomenauts starting December 14th, when update 3.4: Prime Time goes live! Tune in to the Streamisho on Wednesday (17:00 CET, 11AM ET, 8AM PT) over at Twitch.tv/RonimoGames and join the celebrations!

Clunk is receiving a visual overhaul in Awesomenauts 3.4: Prime Time this Wednesday, and we couldn't ignore his character theme! Our friends at Sonic Picnic expanded on the original track and made it a much longer, much more metal theme!

Check out the theme below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDeiweabE0
This new track will be available in Awesomenauts starting December 14th, when update 3.4: Prime Time goes live! Tune in to the Streamisho on Wednesday (17:00 CET, 11AM ET, 8AM PT) over at Twitch.tv/RonimoGames and join the celebrations!

The ALWB Winter came to a close this weekend, and Buttonpin Collectors took down Team Hue in the Grand Finals! Congratulations to Niki, Ubi, and Body Hunter PT on their well-deserved victory!

Many thanks to all the players who participated in the event, and to the team that made the ALWB happen! The ALWB Winter Season turned into an amazing spectacle with great shows, and we're very proud to have such a great community-created event happen for Awesomenauts.

Didn't catch the ALWB Winter Extravaganza show last weekend? Catch the VOD on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/ronimogames/v/105632721

The ALWB Winter came to a close this weekend, and Buttonpin Collectors took down Team Hue in the Grand Finals! Congratulations to Niki, Ubi, and Body Hunter PT on their well-deserved victory!

Many thanks to all the players who participated in the event, and to the team that made the ALWB happen! The ALWB Winter Season turned into an amazing spectacle with great shows, and we're very proud to have such a great community-created event happen for Awesomenauts.

Didn't catch the ALWB Winter Extravaganza show last weekend? Catch the VOD on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/ronimogames/v/105632721