Hi everyone, As many of you will have heard by now, Freejam has ceased production on Robocraft 2 and the studio is closing down. Robocraft 1 and Cardlife are currently being delisted from the Steam store and the servers for both of these games will be shutting down over the course of this week. We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the massive communities as well as our Admins and Moderators that have been with us over the past decade. From RC1 veterans to those who joined us on this journey in later projects, it's your passion that has been such a fundamental driving force for us. From all of us at Freejam, thank you so much for joining us.

[ 2025-01-20 11:08:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Go to the Robocraft Steam Page and CLICK the big Green Playtest Button to sign up!
DONE IT?! Good! Were running a closed Playtest which starts TOMORROW! This is an exciting chance to play a version of the game before it opens up to everyone else! Well be inviting players to the Playtest regularly, so make sure you check your emails as Steam will notify you when youve been selected! For those who get access to the Playtest tomorrow, you can: Share footage and images with other players anywhere! Be it via our Discord, tiktok or posting to our X account. if you haven't done so already, go and sign up for the playtest now! Robocraft 2 Team

[ 2024-06-06 16:34:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Attention Robocrafters, The time has come to enlist in the Vanguard Testing program. We need pilots to sit in the 'seat of progress' and play early content and features in Robocraft 2 during the early stages of development.
Much like how your buttocks can shape the leathery mould of this seat over time, so too can your involvement in the Vanguard Testing Program shape the development of Robocraft 2. Apply now We will contact successful applicants when the game is ready to be tested by players. Good luck!

[ 2024-03-13 17:44:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Whilst a number of the team are working towards the first playable version of the rebuild, our artists have been continuing their efforts in recreating OG Robocraft blocks to bring them to 2024 standards! Check out the T1 and T2 lasers below:

[ 2024-02-12 16:07:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Check out the T1 and T2 wheels coming to Robocraft Rebuild.

[ 2024-02-06 15:37:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

When the Early Access version of Robocraft 2 launched on Steam we received thousands of reviews, reactions and comments from fans of Robocraft. Whilst some players liked the new direction we had taken the game in, many many more expected and wanted something much closer to a modern version of the original game. We took some time. We did some soul-searching. We reread every single review, word by word, considering again all the feedback we had received about the game from all of our social channels. We also looked at the stats. After all of that, we made the very tough decision to rebuild the game, from the ground up, to be much closer to a modern version of the original game. This time though, we want to build the foundations that can support a bigger game (in time) with lots of varied gameplay options, particularly introducing engaging and varied solo and co-op online PVE on top of the team PVP elements.

Robocraft 2.1 Features

We wanted to give some more information on what features will be present in Robocraft 2.1:

Building Systems

• The core building system will stay true to OG but with modern graphics, animation, sound effects and polish - a key aim will be to make the building feel polished and satisfying.
• We will have Tiered blocks back and each tier will look visually different so we wont be forced to colour them to indicate tier, instead allowing users to be able to use the colours they wish for cosmetic purposes.
• Colour mode will let you choose from a full RBG spectrum (16 million colours) and will utilize the 6-colour palette system we created for Robocraft 2, though we will upgrade this to allow players to create their own custom palettes where they can apply as they wish.
• Functional blocks like Wheels and Weapons will utilize the familiar systems from OG where internal wiring is automated for rapid building and iteration.
• Well be making sure that where you position the parts and how you stack them will affect the performance characteristics of your robocraft, so although building new robocraft and iterating will be fairly quick the choices you make will always make a difference (e.g. old-wings not new-wings).
• All staple QoL features will exist such as Mirror mode, Undo, Redo, Shifting, CoM indicator, etc.
• There will be a unified CPU limit (no separate Weapon CPU) and a cosmetic CPU limit for cosmetics.
• Robot Rank and Tiers will return, with the familiar Tier meter coming back in the HUD.
• All HUD UI will feel familiar to the original games but will be polished to meet modern graphical quality standards and expected layouts.
• The Build Bay will be rebuilt with beautiful graphics and we will make the consoles and screens that appear within the bay functional and interactive.
• Overall, our building systems will aim to engage players in the Build Drive Fight loop, with new players able to build their own working robocraft and get into online gameplay within a relatively short period of time and for them to learn quickly and intuitively how to iterate and evolve their designs through each cycle of the loop.
• There will be a back door in the build bay, which will be closed, but one day we hope to open it up and let you walk around as Cray out into a new larger mothership (called The Vanguard) and meet other players akin to a character hub.
• Not everything will be the same as OG. Some things worked really well in OG and some other things could have been better so we will always aim to improve those areas that can be improved upon.

Transitions to Gameplay

• We want to ensure that transitions into and out of Test Mode are as near instantaneous and smooth as possible to support a fast and satisfying iteration loop when testing robocraft designs.
• We want to focus on short queue times and short loading into online gameplay, keeping you connected to servers you have chosen to play on, so after a round of gameplay or an iteration of your robocraft you can hop back in quickly with minimal loading or waiting.
• We hope that all this can help to make the Build Drive Fight iteration loop fun, satisfying and engaging.

The Server Technology

• We will use the Robocraft 2 server technology as a base, but by moving to the OG building system we can simulate your (less physically complex) robocraft both on your client and the server. This allows us to give you low latency responsiveness for driving and aiming regardless of your ping to the server. Simulating both on the client (your robocraft) and server (everything) will allow the server to remain authoritative on the overall game state ensuring it is extremely difficult to hack and helping with fairness in PVP gameplay.
• The OG building system allows us to get more out of our new Robocraft 2 server tech which can allow us to have more units in battle (e.g. for larger teams in Elimination). The OG building system should be more friendly on the client FPS side too (better FPS for you all).
• One of the most exciting things we can look to exploit for the first time properly in a Robocraft game is AI on the servers. We can use this to help onboard players in PVP as they progress through the lower Tiers (with higher Tiers featuring more experienced human players).
• Probably the most exciting element is the way we can use AI to introduce solo PVE and co-op PVE gameplay to Robocraft for the first time.

Online Gameplay

• We would like to introduce a World Map [bringing to life for the first time an interactive version of the large screen that always existed in the OG Build Bay]. This world map will allow you to choose which planet to play on and where on the planet to deploy to and these choices will determine what type of gameplay you will get.
• Some locations on the World Map can be unlocked as players progress helping to onboard new players and provide other layers of progression.
• PVP game modes will of course exist, also accessed via the World Map. Game modes like Elimination (with OG team sizes), Battle Arena, Deathmatch, The Pit, and new modes can all potentially exist.
• To focus players on specific modes and planets to ensure both shorter queue times and improved matchmaking in all PVP game modes we can hold events on specific planet locations at specific times for greater rewards.
• Tiered locations on the planets can provide a range of PVE mission types to overcome, with tough enemies with unique AI behaviours.
• When you are out in the PVE parts of the world you will encounter other players who are also doing missions and fighting PVE in those same spaces so it can feel a bit like an MMO.
• Some locations can offer difficult Party-only PVE missions which only top-level players working effectively together may be able to overcome.
• This PVE gameplay also allows us to explore adding lore and story into the game.
• The use of AI can potentially provide new ways for Boss Fights and Megabots to make a return in some way, both as enemy combatants and in gameplay where you can play in those larger forms.

Progression

• We would add layers of progression systems, some of which are more focused on the PVE side of the game (where some PVE-focused progression bonuses are removed for some PVP modes to ensure fair matches).
• The Build Bay will start smaller than in OG and users will be able to upgrade it to make it larger by playing the game.
• The CPU limit will also be able to be upgraded.
• The Tech Tree will be re-introduced akin to OG to unlock the blue-print to craft parts in the Block Forge. Players will earn XP, level up and acquire TP to progress on the Tech Tree.
• Resources (such as Robits) gathered from PVE and PVP gameplay can be used to craft individual blocks with higher Tiers offering greater resources and higher-tiered parts having a greater resource requirement to forge.
• We plan to look at adding more progression elements to allow players to become more powerful beyond T10 in PVE gameplay, possibly being required to attempt the toughest Party-only missions.

Cube Manipulator

The Cube Manipulator was used to place blocks in the build bay. Weve been working on improving the visual quality of this weapon for Robocraft 2.1. Check out a work-in-progress render below:
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[ 2024-01-30 12:12:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Earlier this week, we announced that we would be rebuilding Robocraft 2 from the ground up with modern graphics and technology, with a building system familiar to players of Robocraft from 2014 - 2015. Weve been working on an experimental prototype where were just exploring ways of making placing and deleting blocks feel fluid and satisfying with animation and sound.
This is not an early version of the rebuild or anything like that, it is a simple internal prototype exploring how to make placing and deleting blocks feel satisfying that we thought wed share with you so you could try it: BlockAnimPrototype Download

[ 2024-01-26 10:47:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, As promised, here is some more information on the image of the Tier 1 cube we posted on socials earlier this week:
Given the feedback we have received from so many fans of Robocraft and the response the current version Robocraft 2 has received on its initial early access launch, we have decided to rebuild Robocraft 2 from the ground up to be much closer to OG (from the 2014-2015 era) with modern graphics and technology and with a greater variety of PVE and PVP gameplay for players to choose from which we will add over time. We have put together this FAQ which will answer some of the questions players will have and we will monitor spaces where robocraft is being discussed and will add to the FAQ over time. ROBOCRAFT 2 REBUILD FAQ

[ 2024-01-22 12:43:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3 Additionally, Robocraft 2 is now available via Steam Early Access and you can download it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/ Community Balance Patch Notes Below:

[ 2023-11-15 12:52:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! The servers are now back up and running. Thank you for being patient as we adressed the issues! Original post Hello Robocrafters! We were made aware of server issues for Robocraft and are currently investigating the issues now and hope to resolve them soon. Thank you for your patience, Stay tuned for further updates and information.

[ 2023-10-30 11:08:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Cray, the unstoppable robot warrior and Mars ultimate Protonium hunter is an unstoppable SCU that has been a part of the Robocraft universe since 2015! Now, due to an assembly error, Crays thick robotic outer shell was accidentally replaced with a cuddly exterior and the manufacturing size was set to Cuddly
Act now to claim your limited edition Cray Plush! Because once our engineers fix the assembly error in the next two weeks you will not have a chance to procure one of these ultra rare Crays! Visit this page now: https://www.makeship.com/products/cray-plush Here are some pre-approved scenarios where your cuddly cray can be used

• Snuggle buddy
• Dog chew toy
• Ambient decoration
• Theatre productions
• Your plus one for social events
• Car pooling
• Paperweight
• Taunting those who do not have their own Cray plush
• Door stop
• Ally in any upcoming battles*
• Family portraits

*The Cray plush is not equipped to fight in battle They are too soft and cuddly!

[ 2023-10-05 14:41:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! An update to Robocraft has launched which brings back a couple of cosmetic items that were previously part of the first season of Robo Pass. Were also giving away 7 days of premium and have some other exciting news to share! Firework Vapour trail Imagine this: you're in the heart of the action, and with just a click, you're zooming up and down the map at breakneck speed, leaving behind an awe-inspiring trail of fireworks that light up the battlefield like the Fourth of July! This cosmetic vapour trail is now available in the item shop!
Firework T5 Seeker This T5 seeker cosmetic shoots out a beautiful trail before erupting into an epic colourful explosion! Your enemies might even thank you for making their last moments an extraordinary spectacle of light!
These items have been added to the item shop rotation right now! Weve also got a code for 7 days premium which you can redeem using the code below: ROBOCRAYMIUM A character from Robocraft is going to be making their debut appearance as a plush! Cray, Mars ultimate protonium hunter is available to purchase from Makeship for the next 30 days.
Visit this link to purchase your very own cuddly Cray. https://www.makeship.com/products/cray-plush Additionally, Robocraft 2 launches its Demo on Steam later today so make sure to add it to your wishlist so that you can be reminded when the game is available to download! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/

[ 2023-09-28 13:25:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We're currently working on Robocraft 2 and wanted to provide you all with a short update on a few things. Firstly, we're planning to invite thousands of playtesters to try out the game in a playtest that will be live throughout the entirety of this weekend. These invites are sent out randomly by Steam, but you will receive an email if you are successful. You can register for the playtest from the Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/ Invites will start going out on Friday and throughout the weekend. The servers will be active from 16:00 UTC on Friday 25th of August to 12:00 UTC Monday 28th of August Additionally, we wanted to share the latest Robo Herald for Robocraft 2:
Here are a few short gifs recorded over the last few weeks for Robocraft 2

[ 2023-08-23 14:51:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3






Robocraft Twitter Robocraft Facebook Page

Add Robocraft 2 to your wishlist

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/

[ 2023-07-12 11:37:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We will be entering maintenance on 12/07 at 09:00 UTC to deploy the latest community balance patch. This is expected to last up to 2 hours. We'll share details on the changes in a post tomorrow. Robocraft Twitter Robocraft Facebook Page Add Robocraft 2 to your wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/

[ 2023-07-11 09:27:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3

[ 2023-05-10 12:03:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Robocraft will be entering maintenance on 10/05 at 10:00 AM UTC to address ongoing issues with the CRF and to apply the latest community balance patch. this is expected to last up to 2 hours

[ 2023-05-09 11:18:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Ten years ago, on March 7th 2013, Robocrafts first-ever playable build launched! It was a huge milestone as Freejams first-ever game! We are humbled that there have been over 16 million players during that time that have built robots, driven them into battle and fought against other players online. Thank you, from everyone at Freejam.
The art above was created by Sonia, one of our artists at Freejam! To celebrate we have a code which will provide you with 10 days of premium and 500 cosmetic credits. How to use the code

• Open up Robocraft
• Press escape while in the main men
• Select Enter code
• Enter the following code:

ROBOCRAFT10

This code will expire in 30 days and can only be used once per account We also have released some cubes on the item shop that can be purchased with CC
Retro Cubes were first introduced as part of Robo Pass Season 2 around 4 years ago. They are now available to purchase from the item shop using CC and are priced at 500 for a bundle of four cubes. Additionally, the team is now working on Robocraft 2 and we have begun accepting requests to join Robocraft 2s first Steam Playtest. Head over to the Steam page and click Request access to join. Well have more details in the future. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2 Build! Drive! Fight! Freejam

[ 2023-03-07 16:16:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Over the last few months weve been working on a sequel to Robocraft. You can add it to your wishlist via the link below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/ Check out this trailer which was created from some very early online closed alpha battle tests with the community. [previewyoutube=pYPAdXWFZ4o;full][/previewyoutube] Build, Drive, Fight will continue to be our mantra for Robocraft 2. Youll construct robots out of blocks, bring them into battle and then fight online against other players. Youll earn Robits for each battle which can be spent in-game. We will be introducing a number of changes like getting out of your robot, the ability to stretch and scale blocks, and changing robots mid-battle. We also have plans to provide new and interesting ways to build your robots ranging from physics-based joints like axles, hinges, servos and pistons. But youll also be able to create tank tracks using a modular system. We have an example of it working in this concept video: [previewyoutube=3VtTSwAe7BA;full][/previewyoutube] Below is the core list of features in Robocraft 2 that were not in the original Robocraft

• Block-by-block destruction - Deal damage to the blocks of each robot to destroy their connections! Robots break block by block and this affects the structural integrity of a machine and ultimately its performance in battle.
• Switch robots mid-game - If your tactic in battle is not working, head to your switch plate and select a new robot.
• Get out of the robot - Leave the robot and hop into a teammate's spare seat. Control multi-manned machines and in the future, larger Mega-bot-like creations which could be found on the map!
• On-foot combat - While out of the robot you are equipped with the Quantum Machine gun, great to use against other pilots
• Server-side physics - Every smash, collision and projectile is handled server-side. Machines can even lift and push each other. Weight really matters! Accelerate a heavy robot into a light robot and itll tear it apart in a satisfying explosion of blocks!
• Stretch and scale - Blocks can be stretched into various shapes across the grid to create unique shapes for your robot.
• Material painting - Paint each block with a different material which affects weight, strength, friction and bounciness.
• A huge selection of new shapes not seen in Robocraft before - Including plates, pipes, cones, and posts which offer unrivalled robot design and functionality.
• New joint parts like axles, servos, pistons and hinges - Create interesting mechanical designs like robots that crush other players with deadly pincers, or a machine that is capable of launching itself into the air to quickly travel across a map.
• Robust logic and sensor blocks - Use a variety of logic chips to create a plethora of engineering functions which can create very unique robot mechanisms.
• Wiring system - Wire up the pilot seat to control various parts of your machine. Combine logic and sensor blocks for complex robot functions. Auto-wiring makes the building accessible for all!
• Tweakable stats - Each part of your robot can be tweaked, including max/min angle and extension. You can even tweak the fire delay of your weapons to change weapon fire rates from a single shotgun-style blast from all guns to a coordinated sequence of guns for a constant fire rate.

The features above are already developed. But we have a ton of other quality-of-life improvements and features that are coming in the future, detailed in this developer roadmap
We are planning to share news quite frequently on the development of Robocraft 2 over on our Steam Page as well as on our socials. Please make sure to add Roocraft 2 to your Steam Wishlist to stay up to date. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Robocraft_2/] Add Robocraft 2 to your wishlist Twitter Discord

[ 2023-02-03 13:53:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 19.01.2023 We are now out of maintenance. Thank you for your patience Original post: Hello Robocrafters, Robocraft will be entering maintenance today (19/01) at 14:00 UTC for essential server maintenance. This is expected to last up to 2 hours

[ 2023-01-19 11:23:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3

[ 2022-12-20 11:06:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft will be entering maintenance on Tuesday 20/12/2022 at 10am UTC to deploy the latest community balance patch and perform server maintenance. This is expected to last up to 2 hours.

[ 2022-12-19 16:13:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 05.10.2022 We have released a hotfix with the following changes:

ORIGINAL POST:

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3



Build, Drive, Fight!

[ 2022-10-04 13:02:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Robocraft will be entering maintenance on 04/10 at 11am BST for server maintenance and to deploy the latest community balance patch. This is expected to last up to 2 hours.

[ 2022-10-03 13:34:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3

[ 2022-08-25 10:44:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

]We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3

[ 2022-07-13 10:01:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft will enter maintenance tomorrow on the 13th of July 2022 at about 10:00AM BST. It will last approximately up to two hours. This will implement a community balance patch and well share more details tomorrow via a separate announcement which will detail the specific changes made in this update. Stay tuned! In other news we recently shared some footage of PVP combat for our upcoming free-to-play title, Techblox. Check it out below:
If you'd like to support that game's development, do add it to your wishlist via the link below. We are nearly at 20,000 wishlists and would like to thank everyone who has shown their support so far. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Techblox/

[ 2022-07-12 14:45:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We wanted to let you know that the Steam Page for Techblox is now live! This is a game that we have been developing for a little over a year and we believe that a lot of Robocraft players will be interested in it.
Like Robocraft, it will be free to play, so please add it to your wishlist to be notified when it will be available to download: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Techblox/ Techblox is a new free to play vehicle and machine build-em-up where players can build powerful weaponized creations and compete against others online in PVP vehicular combat. There are also other game modes like racing and special events like football so there will be an assortment of different reasons to build, be it for combat, racing or even art! Check out the latest trailer below: [previewyoutube=QusRYK18n5Q;full][/previewyoutube] Building in Techblox will feel pretty familiar to Robocrafters as players construct their machine within a garage bay. All of the machines are built from blocks.
The main differences in building with Techblox are joints, logic and the wiring. This allows creators to construct a machine with custom logic to create something truly unique. Perhaps they will want to create a machine that flips other creations, a giant hammer that swings down to deal damage or even rotating platforms. These parts offer an insane level of customisation and we are adding more parts throughout development. When playing in a PVP combat game mode, damage and destruction is caused not only by weapons, but by collisions of any sort. If you drive into a truck at 200 miles per hour, your machine is definitely going to feel it and parts of it will satisfyingly fly off!
If your machine is damaged too much, it may begin to affect its performance. Wheels will fall off, engine components will no longer be attached, entire logic systems will lose their wiring! You must protect the integrity of your own machine, while trying to destroy your opponents.
Techblox will also be our first ever game to utilise server side physics. This means collisions with other machines should feel truly accurate and reduces any odd client to client physics issues when playing online. It will also allow us to develop new types of weapons and gameplay modes that are only possible with server side physics. One of the other core features of Techblox is the ability to leave your machine. This means that players can create some really interesting machines that can be operated by multiple people at once. One player will be in full control of the steering, whilst another will man a turret and fire at opponents! We are looking to have up to 60 players on a single server with further optimisations.
We have a lot of plans for the future of Techblox and we hope that youll join us. Visit the Steam page and add it to your wishlist and youll be notified when the game is available to download. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1991140/Techblox/ Twitter Discord

[ 2022-05-24 08:33:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3




Build, Drive, Fight!

[ 2022-05-04 11:46:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Robocraft will be entering maintenance at 11:00 AM UTC+1 on 04.05.2022 to deploy a new balance patch. This is expected to last up to 2 hours.

[ 2022-05-03 11:00:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3







Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2022-01-27 17:14:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Robocraft will be entering maintenance at 15:00 UTC on 27.01.2022 to deploy a new balance patch. This is expected to last up to 2 hours. Stay tuned for more info including patch notes. Thank you for your patience.

[ 2022-01-26 15:27:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We have made some changes server side to resolve an issue where players were unable to connect to our servers. We expect that some players will be able to play right now, whilst others may need to wait just a little while longer as the servers will take some time to update. We expect that all players will be able to play by 19:00 GMT tonight. Thank you for your patience as we resolve these issues.

[ 2022-01-16 13:32:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We are aware that the Robocraft servers have been down, leaving players unable to log on. We are working hard to address these issues. We will share more information when it becomes available. Thank you for your patience.

[ 2022-01-15 18:48:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 25.11.2021 The values on the plasma and rail fire rates in the last balance patch were incorrect, we will be entering maintenance tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM UTC to address this. Original post: We have just updated Robocraft to implement a number of suggestions that have been made by a community from the Robocraft Balance Patches Discord. These suggestions were discussed in detail within that discord and if youd like to join the discussions, you can join it here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3 Changes have been made to Chassis, Weapons and modules. The full details can be found below:








In addition to the balance changes, Robocraft Premium For Life is now 50% Off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ Build, Drive, Fight The Robocraft Team

[ 2021-11-25 12:27:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! As you may have noticed, custom avatars were removed and players have been unable to upload replacement avatars. This is definitely not intentional and was caused by an issue with our CDN provider. We have been attempting to retrieve these avatars, however weve been informed that they have been deleted and it is unlikely that they can be recovered. We understand that this is frustrating for players and we have taken some steps to ensure that this does not happen again. We have addressed the issue and players are now able to upload their own custom avatars. However, we understand that there have been players who purchased a period of premium specifically to change their custom avatar. To those players affected we are providing a special code that can be during the next six months which will let you redeem seven days of premium so you have the time to re-upload your avatar. Please redeem the code below to activate your seven days of Premium 7DAYSPREMIUM Steps on redeeming the Code

• Open the pause menu with ESC
• Click on the ENTER CODE button
• Type the code 7DAYSPREMIUM and click CONFIRM

Wed like to thank everyone for their patience during this time. Now get back onto the battlefield! Build, Drive, Fight Robocraft team

[ 2021-09-01 14:33:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Robocraft is entering maintenance today. This will start at 11:00 BST. We forsee it to last no longer than one hour but will update you all if it should take longer than this. Stay tuned for further news Thank you for your patience Robocraft Team

[ 2021-09-01 09:29:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

We have restored the Robocraft servers! It has been a tough week, weve been doing our best to restore all of the backup data for 13,230,547 accounts. All data has been restored up to March 9th 2021 00:01 UTC. This includes Robots, currency, garages, avatars, experience etc. Whilst we shared that the cause of this outage was a serious issue with the servers provided by OVHcloud. We never explained exactly what had happened. Many players did their own digging and found that this was the result of a fire in OVHclouds data centre in Strasbourg. Here is an image of the data centre taken by Xavier Gareau (@Xgarreau)
This affected dozens of other titles that were using OVHcloud and millions of websites. Thankfully no one was injured in the fire. In response we have opened new servers for Robocraft and they are NOW LIVE! You can log in right now and play the game. Those who do log in to Robocraft between now and the 22nd of April 2021 will be able to use a code to redeem the following items

• 10 days of Premium
• 500 Cosmetic Credits

To redeem these items follow these instructions While in game, press the escape key and select enter code. Input the code below to redeem the items we mentioned above This code needs to be in ALL CAPS! ROBOCRAFT Wed like to thank everyone for all of their patience as we worked on restoring the backup data and launching new Robocraft servers. The game is now live and we encourage you all to Build, Drive and Fight! Freejam Games Note: There may be some server downtime to address issues as we become aware of them. We are very close to 100%, but there may be a few issues that we have not come across during internal testing. Additionally If you see any irregularities with your account, please do contact us at https://support.freejamgames.com/hc/en-us

[ 2021-03-18 13:09:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Please read the annoucnement below regarding the current Robocraft server outage.
Text version Hello Robocrafters, The team is making great progress on bringing the servers for Robocraft back up and running. Internally, we are now able to log into our accounts in game and are able to see all of our robots, currency, friends etc. We can also load into single player and multiplayer games. Were still in the process of internally testing the servers and working through issues as they arise, but once we have more news we will update you as soon as it becomes available. Thanks for your patience. Freejam Games

[ 2021-03-17 11:30:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone. We have the database up and running with the data from the back up. Today, our awesome server engineer will be reconnecting our Freejam dashboard. This means that internally we'll be able to see and query user accounts. This will be a great step forward in proving things are on the way to normality and the return of the Robocraft servers, which we are still expecting to return next week. Thank you for all of your patience during this time. We will try to update you tomorrow if there has been any further developments. Freejam Games

[ 2021-03-13 10:32:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters, We wanted to update you daily on our progress on bringing the servers back online. Please read the information below:
Text version: Hello Robocrafters, After an issue with our data server (provided by OVH), the team is still looking to restore the backup data for Robocraft, but we wanted to provide you with an update on our progress. We have setup a new database server at a new data centre and it is now slowly being re-populated with the data from our backup. We have several other servers to set up too and were hoping to restore playability during next week. Once again, thank you for your patience. Well continue to update you with more information as it becomes available Freejam Games

[ 2021-03-12 10:56:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Important update on the current server issues we are experiencing. Please read:
Below is the announcement in text, in case the image above is not legible: Hello Robocrafters, Yesterday, the data centre we use (OVH) had a severe issue that has resulted in our game servers going offline. We wanted to provide you with an update on our progress towards getting the servers back up again for all of you. Over the last 24 hours we have prioritised reclaiming the back up data for players. This includes information like garages, robots, purchases, robits, levels etc. We have now secured the back up for this data and are now working towards restoring it along with new servers so that you can play online again. We normally back up our data each day, however as the servers went down during the middle of our back up we unfortunately will have to use a previous days complete back up which is from 00:01 UTC on the 9th of March 2021. This will mean anyone who played past March 9th 2021 00:01 UTC will have lost the progress they made during that time once the servers are back up and running. Thank you very much for your patience during this time. We will continue to share more news as soon as we have further information. Freejam Games

[ 2021-03-11 15:38:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, We are aware that the Robocraft servers have been down and are working hard to address the issues that have arisen. We will share more information when it becomes available. Thankyou for your patience.

[ 2021-03-11 10:04:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everybody. Today we have launched a new update which includes several balance changes. The details below:

[ 2021-01-27 14:28:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, A new community balance update has just been made live with the help from the 'Robocraft Balance Patches Discord' server. If you would like to contribute to the discussion, you can join the server here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3 Thank you for everyone involved! The members of the community even created an infographic that details the changes generaly in terms of buffs and nerfs.:
Here is the full list of balance changes. I've also included the changes in text form underneath the images below. Let us know if you prefer the tables or the text form!

Changes in text form

Chassis

Cubes

Medium

• Health increased from 1,725 to 1,800

Light

• Health increased from 992.4 to 1,250
• Mass increased from 0.3 to 0.8

Heavy

• Health reduced from 2,801 to 2,800
• Mass reduced from 100 to 50

Compact

• Health increased from 4,312 to 4,500

Helium

• Health increased from 6,237 to 7,500

Rods

Rod

• Health increased from 5,175 to 5,400

Short

• Health increased from 3,450 to 3,600

Long

• Health increased from 8,625 to 9,000

Arc

• Health increased from 5,175 to 5,400

Arc Short

• Health increased from 3,450 to 3,600

Diagonal 2D

• Health increased from 6,900 to 7,200

Diagonal 2D Short

• Health increased from 3,450 to 3,600

Diagonal 3D

• Health increased from 8,625 to 9,000

Plus

• Health increased from 8,625 to 9,000

Frame

• Health increased from 13,800 to 14,400

Cross

• Health increased from 8,625 to 9,000

Struts

Strut

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Short

• Health increased from 13,200 to 14,400

Long

• Health increased from 33,000 to 36,000

Arc

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Arc Short

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Slice

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Slice Short

• Health increased from 17,600 to 19,200

Ramp

• Health increased from 26,400 to 28,800

Ramp Short

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Diagonal 2D

• Health increased from 26,400 to 28,800

Diagonal 2D Short

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Diagonal 3D L/R

• Health increased from 33,000 to 36,000

Diagonal 3D L/R Short

• Health increased from 12,300 to 19,200

Plus

• Health increased from 19,800 to 21,600

Skewed Plus

• Health increased from 59,400 to 64,800

Cross

• Health increased from 59,400 to 64,800

Electroshields

T2 A

• Health reduced from 48,400 to 46,200

T2 B

• Health reduced from 52,800 to 50,400

T2 C

• Health reduced from 61,600 to 58,800

T3 A
• Health reduced from 70,400 to 67,200
T3 B
• Health reduced from 79,200 to 75,600
T3 C
• Health reduced from 88,000 to 84,000
T4 A
• Health reduced from 96,800 to 92,400
T4 B
• Health reduced from 105,600 to 100,800
T4 C
• Health reduced from 114,400 to 109,200
T5 A
• Health reduced from 123,200 to 117,600
T5 B
• Health reduced from 266,500 to 234,000
T5 C
• Health reduced from 266,500 to 234,000

Movement


One notable change across the majority of movement parts is the increase to the heavy machine mass cap. These changes mean robots can be much heavier before receiving agility penalties and will be spread out more evenly. Individual movement part thresholds will be listed below.

Wheels


All Wheels
• Base speed reduced from 231.5 to 230
T0
• Health increased from 17,370 to 17,500
T1
• Health increased from 34,740 to 36,000
T2
• Health increased from 52,110 to 55,500
T3
• Health increased from 69,480 to 76,000
T4
• Health increased from 86,850 to 97,500
T5
• Health increased from 173,700 to 200,000
• Additional speed boost increased from 8% to 10%
• Steering Speed for heavy vehicles increased by 50%
• Time to Max Acceleration for heavy vehicles reduced by 33%

Tank Tracks


All Tracks
• Base speed reduced from 195.8 to 180
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 1,000%
T1
• Health reduced from 120,087 to 117,000
• Mass reduced from 2,340 to 2,250
T2
• Health reduced from 133,430 to 132,500
• Mass reduced from 2,600 to 2,500
T3
• Health increased from 146,773 to 148,500
• Mass reduced from 2,860 to 2,750
T4
• Health increased from 160,116 to 165,000
• Mass reduced from 3,120 to 3,000
T5
• Health increased from 333,575 to 350,000
• Mass reduced from 6,500 to 6,250
Skis
• Health increased from 45,475 to 65,000
• Top speed increased from 366 to 400

Mech Legs


All Legs
• Base speed increased from 163 to 170
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 1,300%
T0
• Health increased from 112,900 to 115,000
• Mass increased from 1,500 to 2,000
T1
• Health increased from 139,996 to 146,320
• Mass increased from 1,860 to 2,480
T2
• Health increased from 171,269 to 179,080
• Mass increased from 2,550 to 2,960
T3
• Health increased from 203,897 to 213,280
• Mass increased from 2,970 to 3,440
T4
• Health increased from 237,880 to 248,920
• Mass increased from 3,380 to 3,920
T5
• Health increased from 509,179 to 533,000
• Mass increased from 7,070 to 8,200

Sprinter Legs


All Legs
• Base speed reduced from 216 to 200
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 600%.
T3
• Health reduced from 72,345 to 70,000
• Mass increased from 1,437.5 to 1,750
T4
• Health increased from 141,796 to 176,400
• Mass increased from 2,817 to 3,430

Insect Legs


All Legs
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 860%
T3
• Health increased from 91,766 to 95,200
• CPU reduced from 40 to 34
• Mass reduced from 120 to 102
• Robot Ranking reduced from 4,000 to 3,400
T4
• Health increased from 100,943 to 123,200

Hovers


All Hovers
• Base speed increased from 190 to 200
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 860%
T0
• Health increased from 15,000 to 16,000
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,304 to 1,400
T1
• Health increased from 16,500 to 18,700
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,434 to 1,600
T2
• Health increased from 18,000 to 21,600
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,564 to 1,800
T3
• Health increased from 19,500 to 24,700
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,728 to 2,000
T4
• Health increased from 21,000 to 28,000
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,825 to 2,200
T5
• Health increased from 99,750 to 150,000
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 6,256.8 to 8,000

Rotors


All Rotors
• Base speed increased from 171 to 180
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 1,000%
T2
• Health reduced from 37,500 to 36,000
• Optimum Carry Mass reduced from 2,850 to 2,800
T3
• Health increased from 60,469 to 67,500
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 4,499.2 to 5,600
T4
• Health increased from 84,375 to 108,000
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 5,875.8 to 11,200

Wings


All Wings
• Base speed reduced from 260 to 240
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 400%
T2
• Health reduced from 17,754 to 16,500
• Optimum Carry Mass reduced from 2,122.3 to 2,000
T3
• Health increased from 19,368 to 21,600
• Optimum Carry Mass reduced from 3,368.3 to 3,500
T4
• Health increased from 23,080 to 27,300
• Optimum Carry Mass reduced from 5457.4 to 5,000
T5
• Health increased from 27,115 to 33,600
• Optimum Carry Mass reduced from 7,276.5 to 6,500

Rudders


All Rudders
• Base speed reduced from 260.5 to 240
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 500%
T2
• Health reduced from 14,250 to 12,350
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 397.8 to 500
T3
• Health increased from 15,750 to 16,800
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 717.4 to 1,000
T4
• Health increased from 18,975 to 21,850
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,038.7 to 1,500
T5
• Health increased from 22,500 to 27,500
• Optimum Carry Mass increased from 1,360 to 2,000

Thrusters


All Thrusters
• Base speed increased from 180 to 240
• Heavy machine mass threshold increased by 176%
T1
• Health reduced from 7,500 to 6,000
• Additional speed boost reduced from 0.53% to 0.50%
T2
• Health reduced from 9,000 to 8,400
• Additional speed boost reduced from 0.84% to 0.60%
T3
• Health increased from 10,500 to 11,200
• Additional speed boost increased from 1.47% to 1.75%
T4
• Health increased from 12,000 to 14,400
• Additional speed boost increased from 2.02% to 2.25%
T5
• Health increased from 13,500 to 18,000
• Additional speed boost reduced from 3.02% to 3.00%

Propellers


T3 Propeller
• Mass increased from 150 to 250
T4 Propeller
• Mass increased from 300 to 500

Weapons




Lasers


T0
• Base damage increased from 5,442 to 5,634
• Rank 10 damage increased from 7,618 to 7,887
• Energy use decreased from 130 to 121.5
T1
• Base damage increased from 7,689 to 8,053
• Rank 10 damage increased from 10,380 to 10,871
• Energy use decreased from 173 to 162.5
T2
• Base damage increased from 11,222 to 11,924
• Rank 10 damage increased from 14,588 to 15,500
• Energy use decreased from 237 to 225
T3
• Base damage increased from 14,969 to 16,222
• Rank 10 damage increased from 18,711 to 20,277
• Energy use decreased from 297 to 286
T4
• Base damage increased from 19,030 to 21,263
• Rank 10 damage increased from 22,836 to 25,515
• Energy use decreased from 354 to 350
T5
• Base damage increased from 22,431 to 24,667
• Rank 10 damage increased from 26,917 to 29,600
• Shots per second increased from 6.67 to 6.90

Plasma


T0
• Base damage increased from 12,750 to 28,947
• Rank 10 damage increased from 17,849 to 40,24
• Energy use increased from 405 to 921
• Shots per second reduced from 20 -> 4.76
• Blast radius reduced from 24 to 20
T1
• Base damage increased from 16,600 to 37,686
• Rank 10 damage increased from 22,410 to 50,876
• Energy use increased from 486 to 1,106
• Shots per second reduced from 16.67 to 4
• Blast radius reduced from 26 to 21
T2
• Base damage increased from 24,030 to 54,800
• Rank 10 damage increased from 31,238 to 71,238
• Energy use increased from 653 to 1,486
• Shots per second reduced from 12.5 to 2.94
• Blast radius reduced from 26 to 22
T3
• Base damage increased from 35,880 to 81,000
• Rank 10 damage increased from 44,850 to 101,250
• Energy use increased from 890 to 2,025
• Shots per second reduced from 9.09 to 2.17
• Blast radius reduced from 28 to 23
T4
• Base damage increased from 52,965 to 124,660
• Rank 10 damage increased from 63,558 to 149,592
• Energy use increased from 1,213 to 2,760
• Shots per second reduced from 6.67 to 1.6
• Blast radius reduced from 28 to 24
T5
• Base damage increased from 73,204 to 166,667
• Rank 10 damage increased from 87,844 to 200,000
• Energy use increased from 1,620 to 3,687
• Shots per second reduced from 5 to 1.
• Blast radius reduced from 30 to 25

Rail


T1
• Base damage increased from 61,184 to 64,100
• Rank 10 damage increased from 82,598 to 86,535
• Shots per second reduced from 2 to 1.52
• Accuracy recovery time reduced from 0.5s to 0.46s
T2
• Base damage decreased from 80,242 to 79,510
• Rank 10 damage decreased from 104,314 to 103,362
• Shots per second reduced from 1.71 to 1.33
• Accuracy recovery time reduced from 0.58s to 0.55s
T3
• Base damage decreased from 103,063 to 102,235
• Rank 10 damage decreased from 128,828 to 127,793
• Shots per second reduced from 1.5 to 1.16
• Accuracy recovery time reduced from 0.6667s to 0.665s
T4
• Base damage decreased from 139,825 to 131,600
• Rank 10 damage decreased from 167,790 to 157,920
• Shots per second reduced from 1.33 to 1
• Accuracy recovery time increased from 0.75s to 0.8s
T5
• Base damage decreased from 216,668 to 208,334
• Rank 10 damage decreased from 260,001 to 250,000
• Shots per second reduced from 1 to 0.67
• Accuracy recovery time increased from 1s to 1.3s
• Energy use increased from 5,000 to 5,208

Nano


T2
• Energy use increased from 95 to 105
T3
• Energy use increased from 138 to 147.42
• Shots per second reduced from 15.38 to 15.15

Tesla


T2
• Energy use reduced from 187 to 182
• Mass reduced from 36 to 32
T3
• Base damage reduced from 46,788 to 42,900
• Rank 10 damage reduced from 58,485 to 53,625
• Energy use increased from 325 to 332
• Shots per second reduced from 10 to 9.62
T4
• Energy use reduced from 700 to 675

Seeker


T3
• Energy use reduced from 237 to 200
T4
• Base damage increased from 58,781 to 64,284
• Rank 10 damage increased from 70,537 to 77,140
• Shots per second reduced from 3.33 to 2.58
T5
• Shots per second reduced from 2.5 to 2.42

Flak


T4
• Energy use reduced from 600 to 570
• Base Stack damage reduced from 5,747.5 to 3,967
• Rank 10 Stack damage reduced from 6,897 to 4,760
• Single gun fire rate reduced from 2.5 to 3.76
T5
• Health increased from 300,000 to 330,000

Chaingun


T4
• Health increased from 173,250 to 181,500
• Shots per second increased from 16.67 to 18.52
• Single gun fire rate increased from 8.33 to 12.51
T5
• Health increased from 366,844 to 373,750

Ion


T4
• Health increased from 145,000 to 159,500
• Energy use decreased from 1,875 to 1,800
• Single gun fire rate reduced from 0.76 to 1.15
T5
• Health increased from 245,000 to 254,800

Mortar


T5
• Base damage reduced from 228,838 to 225,000
• Rank 10 damage reduced from 274,605 to 270,000
• Energy use decreased from 3,078 to 3,000
• Blast radius reduced from 50 to 40

Modules


Windowmaker
• Health increased from 82,500 to 130,000
EMP
• Cooldown reduced from 35s to 30s
Blink
• Cooldown reduced from 30.5s to 25s
• CPU cost reduced from 255 to 200
• Health increased from 210,375 to 165,000
• Mass reduced from 765 to 600
• Robot Ranking reduced from 25,500 to 20,000
Miscellaneous
• Tihonium Canyon removed from Elimination due to AI bug
• Elimination team size reduced to 8v8
• Quest Robit rewards increased from 35,000 to 50,000
• Quest EXP rewards increased from 70,000 to 100,000
• T3 Max Robot Ranking increased from 65,652 to 90,000

[ 2021-01-18 11:48:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft Premium for Life is 50% off between the 21st September and 28th September.

[ 2020-09-23 16:09:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, we'll be in maintenance for 1 hour tomorrow(26th Aug) at 11am (UTC +1)

[ 2020-08-25 16:01:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft Premium for Life is 50% off between 27th July and 2nd August

[ 2020-07-28 10:50:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

All Robocraft DLC will be at a 50% discount from June 25th to July 7th as part of the Steam Summer Sale. With the Premium for Life Pack you can get extra colors for your robot, and give your account a personal flair by uploading your own Avatar, as well as doubling the amount of experience and Robits you receive from battles and quests. https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ The High Flyers Bundle offers 30 days of Premium, 3,000 Cosmetic Credits and access to a variety of aerial cosmetic parts. https://store.steampowered.com/app/490330/Robocraft__High_Flyers_Bundle/ The Speed Bundle offers 7 days of Premium, 500 Cosmetic Credits and some more cosmetic parts. https://store.steampowered.com/app/513430/Robocraft__Speed_Bundle/

[ 2020-06-25 17:26:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

These changes were decided on by working closely with the great community members from the 'Robocraft Balance Patches Discord' server. If you would like to help contribute to these changes, you can join the server here: https://discord.gg/qDRmyB3 Again, thank you so much to the community members for taking 133 days to discuss the various balance changes that have amounted to this balance pass.

Chassis Parts

Movement Parts

Wings and Rudders

Mech and Sprinter Legs

Other Movement Parts

Weapon Parts

Laser

Plasma

Rail

Nano and Tesla

Other Weapon Parts

Modules

Other Changes

[ 2020-06-23 11:00:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters. we'll be going into maintenance at 11:00am(BST) for 2 hours to perform some vital server maintenance as well as put some balance changes live.

[ 2020-06-22 09:32:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters, i'd like to share the new that there will be a competition ran by the community. Registrations will be open until the 21st of June. Teams should have 5-10 members. The Game scedule will be published once registration ends, with the aim for the league start in July. The best 3 teams will earn a cosmetic badge ingame. If intrested, please join through this server link. Server link: https://discord.gg/U7NSV9x

[ 2020-06-12 15:47:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Starting today (9th March 2020 5:00pm GMT) until 15th March 2020 5:00pm GMT, were running a discount across Freejam Products. Gamecraft will be at a 25% discount, along-side one of our biggest updates. We have a series of Dev Blogs which each mention a different feature of this update and you can read the latest one here: https://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791464559041/announcements/detail/1694981324150246172 Cardlife will be half price, a big 50% discount. Hand-draw your own character, tools and building pieces in this innovative science-fantasy creative survival game. Robocraft - Premium for Life will also have a 50% discount. Get extra colors for your robot, and give your account a personal flair by uploading your own Avatar, as well as doubling the amount of experience you receive from matches and quests.

[ 2020-03-09 17:00:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters, we've put out a new client which fixes a bug causing robots to be unable to move in single player.

[ 2020-02-06 10:18:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Weve teamed up with a bunch of fantastic, highly creative developers to bring you the Steam Builder Games Sale!
Youll find massive discounts across a whole host of great games, all focused around building, that were sure youll love as much as we do. With a couple of our own titles included of course! The sale will run from January 11, 2020 @ 9:55am PST to January 18, 2020 @ 10:05am PST so be sure to check it out and pick up some amazing games to unleash your creativity. Gamecraft is 50% off during the sale https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078000/Gamecraft/ Robocraft Lifetime Premium and all DLC bundles are also 50% off https://store.steampowered.com/app/301520/Robocraft/

[ 2020-01-10 16:59:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters, This winter season we will be hosting a Double XP and Robits event. From now until January the 6th 2020 you can double your experience and robits. We've also made a balance change to the Rails T1 Damage: 80878 -> 68746 Energy Cost: 2500 -> 2375 T2 Damage: 98851 -> 84023 Energy Cost: 2750 -> 2612.5 T3 Damage: 125000 -> 106250 Energy Cost: 3250 -> 3087.5 T4 Damage: 175000 -> 148750 Energy Cost: 4000 -> 3800 T5 Damage: 275000 -> 233750 Energy Cost: 6000 -> 5700

[ 2019-12-19 11:22:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

We will be entering maintenance tomorrow at 11am(GMT). We'll be putting Live a double XP and Robits Event that will last until the 6th of January. We'll also put live a balance change to the Rail.

[ 2019-12-18 11:21:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

First, let us say a huge thank you to everyone in the RobocraftX community for some of the incredible games youve built with the very limited set of components weve given you so far. Your creativity and ingenuity has amazed us. With this announcement well be covering a whole suite of new upcoming features that are designed to give you Creators the parts you need to begin to turn your creations into compelling pieces of content, and to enable you to self publish them for others to download. Well also be announcing a change to the name of the game and an announcement about pricing. First up, we'll give you the lowdown on the suite of cool game creator features were adding:

Pilot Seat, Passenger Seat and Control Panel

The Pilot Seat, Passenger Seat and Control Panel are parts that you can put on any creation. You can put seats anywhere, even on ceilings and walls.
Leo can use/sit in the seat by left clicking when the crosshair is over it (i.e. this is how you use things in RCX). As long as you have a line of sight to a seat you can get in it. When in a seat you push E to exit the seat again. When in a seat you are seat belted to the creation/vehicle so you move where it moves. The seats come with special cameras too. When in first person, if your seat goes upside down, then you see the world upside down. The Pilot Seat and Control Panel have two different 3rd person cameras. The Pilot Seats camera works like classic Robocraft so you can view vehicles with the Alt+MouseWheel controlling zoom distance. The Control Panel will always keep character in view, so if an object gets in the way it will move forwards closer to the character. These different behaviours are useful in different scenarios. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl1syecFVDs Pilot Seats and Control Panels allow you to assign keyboard and mouse input actions to functional parts that are connected to them (via conductivity and signal channels). You can configure Motors and Servos (and anything else) to respond to the players input when in a seat. Its pretty easy to rig up cars, cranes, etc. using them, but its also possible to rig up some incredibly creative controllable contraptions using the same system. The seat even sends a signal when you are simply sat in it, so you can make cockpits close and doors open automatically when someone sits in the seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1BXXyNP7Jk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ_sT6nCZ1M

Text Block

The Text block is a scalable block that can be scaled from 1x1 to any size. When you place it in the world a UI pops up allowing you to input text on it. Using rich text tags you can set variable font size, colour, italic, and bold. You can mount the Text Block on anything, static things, walls, and moving things like vehicles. You can also give each Text Block a unique ID. Using the command console you can issue a command that can update the text on any Text Block in the world at run time. Read on to find out how the Script Block can be used to trigger console commands to change text whenever you need in your games.

Triggers

Were adding Object and Character Triggers too. Triggers are microchips that you put on your creations and then scale to define a trigger volume. Trigger volumes can be overlapped which youll find very useful for complex creations. Triggers are visible when building games, but not when playing games, so your players wont see them when they play your games. There are multiple trigger types, OnEnter sends a pulse signal on anything connected (via conductivity) each time something enters it. OnExit is similar but sends the signal when something exits it. The OnStay trigger sends a continuous signal when anything is inside it. You can rig up movement parts like Motors or triggerable parts like Script Blocks to the triggers to create various gameplay behaviours such as: Using these triggers you can:

• Make lifts rise automatically when a character is stood on it
• Trigger a script command to change the gravity when a vehicle drives into an are
• Make a vehicle automatically steer when it gets near objects (its possible to attach triggers to moving things too)

Script Block

The Script Block is akin to the Command Block in Minecraft, but it works with all the wonderful physics in RCX. A Script Block placed on the same conductivity cluster as any signal sender can respond to it and trigger console commands. This means you can do stuff like:

• Teleport the player when someone enters a trigger volume
• Update the text on a Text Block when someone gets into a pilot seat
• Change the gravity when someone pulls a lever

As you can see, the RCX build system is really going to step up a gear with the addition of the Pilot Seats, Triggers and the Text and Script Blocks.

Saving Multiple Creations

Were adding a proper save game system. At any time youll be able to save the game and you can have as many save files as you like.
When you save the game youll get a Screenshot Taker so you can save a cool thumbnail image, you can give it a Title and Description.
You can edit, delete, and update any of your saved games at any time via the new My Games screen.

Publishing to Workshop

Were also integratring RCX with Steam Workshop. Youll be able to click a Publish button from in game and your game will automatically upload to Steam Workshop. If your game is already published on Workshop youll be able to update it at any time in the same way.
Once published itll be available for everyone in the community to play. From in game you can add a screenshot, title and description and if you want your games to really stand out you can use all the Steam Workshop functionality to add your own custom photoshopped click bait thumbnail, screenshots, youtube videos etc. Users can give you votes on your content using Valves Workshop voting system but they can do it from in game. Players will be able to Sort content by Newest, Most Popular and other common sorting methods like that. Users can Follow creators and can Subscribe to your game so they automatically get updates when you make them. They can Favourite games also to create a short list of favourites that can be revisited at any time. Users can comment in Workshop on your games and you can respond to feedback you receive.

End Game Command

Game creators will be able to trigger custom end game screens. You can trigger them whenever you want; say when someone falls off the side of a platform or if a puzzle is solved incorrectly. You can also trigger the end game screen when the player succeeds and congratulate them with custom text content and styling. For the first time youll be able to make proper games which players can Win and Lose. The End Game screen will have options to Retry and Quit. The EndGame console command will be triggered via the Script Block. Of course in the future well add Counter Blocks, Timer Blocks, Logic Blocks etc, so youll be able to do proper logic in your games.

Physics changes

Weve been working hard on the core physics. This work will never really stop as well always seek to improve this element. Weve done some work to make joints more rigid which we will release with Experiment 09. Weve also done some work to improve collisions between objects. Weve reworked the Servos and Pistons to prevent them glitching through things so much. All of these changes have altered the behaviour of some of the existing games and well be working hard at Freejam to fix them for you and re-introduce them, or if you decide to fix them yourselves and upgrade them with these new features above (such as Pilot Seat) well focus on integrating your update as quickly as we can until the self publishing options are live.

Materials & Colouring

Were aiming to add more materials too and the ability to paint colours on all of them. Materials like Carbon Fibre, Wood, Ice, Brick, Tile, and others we have planned will come online.

Timing

Were aiming to have this all done by Halloween, its a lot to do so weve got our work cut out but that gives you an idea of whats in store very soon.

Multiplayer beta

Were also hoping to release around the same time a beta branch which will include the very earliest version of the multiplayer engine. Youll need to use console commands to connect to friends and we expect youll find bugs and issues at this early stage but were keen to release a beta branch this time (something we never did in Robocraft Classic) so that we can let you play with new features and feedback on them early.

Name change

Weve been feeling that the name RobocraftX isnt really properly communicating what the game is. Whilst we hope to bring destruction, weapons and team multiplayer into the product, the aim is to add these as features you game creators can use to make awesome games for the RCX community. RobocraftX is way more than just a Robot building game, its a full Game Creator where you will be able to build full working multiplayer games with logic, narrative, characters etc. and all with blocks. For this reason, on October 17th, along with the release of Experiment 10 well be changing the name to Gamecraft. Heres a work in progress new logo:

Price

Finally we want to discuss price. We had originally thought the game would be free-to-play, but we have struggled to design the free-to-play business model to work well with grinding / buying blocks. We feel the product will work so much better if its a simple pay-up-front Premium model with a fair price point that starts very low and escalated as the product gets better. Our plan is to shift the game over to $5 Premium (i.e. pay up front) on October 17th along with the brand name change.

This next bit is important:

ANYONE WHO ALREADY HAS A COPY OF THE GAME WILL KEEP THEIR COPY, FOR FREE, FOREVER. ANYONE WHO DOWNLOADS THE GAME BETWEEN NOW AND THE 17th WILL ALSO KEEP THEIR COPY, FOR FREE, FOREVER. SO - TELL YOUR FRIENDS OR ANYONE YOU THINK MAY BE INTERESTED TO OWN THE GAME IN FUTURE, THAT RIGHT NOW IS THE LOWEST PRICE THE GAME WILL EVER BE (i.e. FREE!) AND TO GET IT NOW. Well be posting repeated posts in the coming weeks about the name and price change so nobody misses the opportunity to get the game for free whilst it is free. NB: Along with this change well remove the limits on block counts in the Inventory.

[ 2019-09-27 11:21:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters, thanks for your feedback and collaboration on getting this community balance update together.

General Changes

• Unflattened the Energy consumption of weapons to make them like they were in the boost-era days. This has meant some damage values and fire rates needed to be tweaked also, these will be listed below.
• Gamemode rotation is now every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes
• Tweaked the matchmaking to be faster so battles start sooner.
• Mars and GJ 1214b Gravity set to be the same as Earth.
• Changed the Score to XP/Robits conversion to be more rewarding on better plays and more punishing on worse plays.
• Cost of Bay upgrades has been reduced by 10% (Except Mega Bay upgrade which has the same price).
• Tweaked the selection of AI robots to choose higher CPU builds.

General Balance Changes

• Removed in-air inaccuracy from Lasers
• Removed Movement inaccuracy from Lasers and Rails (No weapons have movement inaccuracy now)
• All weapons are now 25% Lighter
• Compact Cube Mass changed from 3 to 2.5
• Heavy Cubes have a 10% increase in health.
• Helium has a 10% increase in health.
• Helium has a 20% Increase in Lift.

Movement Balance Changes

• Wheels - No changes
• Tank Tracks - Increase tank health by 10%
• Mech Legs - No changes
• Sprinter Legs - Increase Sprinter health by 5%
• Insect Legs - Increase Insect health by 10%
• Skis - No changes
• Hovers - No changes
• Rotors - No changes
• Wings - No changes
• Rudders - Rudder Speed now the same as their wing counter parts.
• Thrusters - No changes
• Propellers - No changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Lasers

• Scales from 210 - 451 Energy per shot
• Scales from 8,640 - 23,612 Damage per shot
• Scales from 16 - 6.67 Shots per second

Plasma

• Scales from 500 - 1,620 Energy per shot
• Scales from 15,000 - 73,204 Damage per shot
• Scales from 20 - 5 shots per second (with optimal weapon count)
• Explosion radius scales from 4 to 6.5

Rail

• Scales from 2,500 - 6,000 Energy per shot
• Scales from 80,878 - 275,000 Damage per shot
• Scales from 2 - 1 Shots per second
• Projectile speed increased

Nano

• T2 uses 0 energy, T3 - T4 uses 125-200 energy per shot
• Scales from 4,500- 12,481 Heals per shot
• Scales from 20 - 13.33 Shots per second
• Projectile speed increased by just under 15%
• Projectile range increased by just over 40%

Tesla

• T2 uses 0 Energy, T3 - T4 uses 350-700 Energy per shot
• Scales from 20,00 - 99,551 Damage per shot
• Scales from 20 - 5.99 shots per second

Seeker

• T3 uses 244 Energy per shot, T4 - T5 uses 1,450 - 1,900 Energy per shot
• Scales from 3.33 to 2.50 Shots per second

Aeroflak

• Scales from 600-817 Energy per shot
• T4 & T5 Scales from 5 - 4 Shots per second

Chaingun

• Scales from 2,250 - 2,450 Energy per shot
• Scales from 16.67 - 14 Shots per second
• Increase both tier health by 5%

Ion

• Scales from 1,850 - 2,650 Energy per shot
• Scales from 210,000 - 312,165 Damage per shot
• Scales from 1.33 - 1.11 Shots per second

Mortar

• No changes

To see the results of the survey I asked, click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFvjgKg9ioHQzgt9xBN7ljOcETvKTi8MC6xaMRZj6NgraJrQ/viewanalytics Thanks again for your feedback.

[ 2019-09-25 10:12:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We are now out of maintenance and loading times should be back to normal! Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2019-07-05 14:54:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We will be entering maintenance Today (5th of July) at 15:00PM UTC+1 to address the issues with longer loading times. This is expected to last up to 1 hour. Thank you for your patience. Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2019-07-05 13:26:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We are now out of maintenance! We had 121 votes in the community balance feedback poll, which resulted in the following changes being made:

Weapons

Laser

• No changes

Plasma

• Damage [10% Reduction]
• Shots per Second decreased [Was 6.6 shots now 5]

Rail

• Damage [5% Increase]
• Movement inaccuracy reduced

Nano

• Healing [5% Increase]
• Projectile Speed [25% Increase]
• Energy per shot [9% Reduction]

Aeroflak

• Damage per shot [10% Increase]
• Projectile Speed [20% Increase]
• Damage per stack [5% Reduction]

Seeker

• Damage [10% Decrease]
• Energy per Shot [10% Decrease]

Ion

• Damage [5% Increase]
• Shots per second decreased [Was 1.02 shots now 1.11]

Chaingun

• No changes

Mortar

• Damage [10% Reduction]

Tesla

• Health [10% Increase]
• Damage [5% Increase]
• Shots per second increased [Was 5.7 now 6]
• Energy per shot [8% Reduction]

Movement

Wheel

• Health [5% Increase]
• Agility increased

Tank Track

• Health [10% Increase]
• Top Speed [2.5% Increase]
• Agility increased

Mech Legs

• Health [7.5% Increase]
• Agility for Heavy Vehicles increased

Sprinter Legs

• Health [Increase 5%]
• Top Speed [Increase 5%]
• Agility increased
• Jump Height [10% Increase]

Insect Legs

• Health [Increase 5%]
• Top Speed [Increase 5%]
• Agility increased
• Jump Height [10% Increase]

Skis

• Health [10% Increase]
• Top Speed [5% Increase]

Hovers

• Agility increased
• Optimum carry mass [10% Increase]

Rotors

• Agility for Heavy Vehicles reduced

Wings

• Agility for Heavy Vehicles increased

Rudders

• Optimum carry mass [10% Increase]
• Agility for Heavy Vehicles increased

Thruster

• Top Speed [15% Increase]
• Spin-up Time [20% Reduction]

Propellers

• No changes

Cubes

Medium Cubes, Compact Cubes, Helium, Rods, Struts

• No changes

Light Cubes

• Health [5% Increase]

Heavy Cubes

• Health [10% Increase]

Electroplates

• Health [10% Increase]

Modules

Energy Module, Disc Shield Module, Ghost Module & EMP Module

• No changes

Blink Module

• Range [13.7% Increase]

Windowmaker Module

• Reveal Duration [7.5 second Increase]
• Cooldown [5 second reduction]

The full results can be viewed via the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_JIDYM9ja-aZ06CR5RSd8Bxv_rIjGMyO0yzkK_FmZsc/edit Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2019-07-04 11:53:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

[UPDATE]

Maintenance will now take place on Thursday the 4th July 2019 at 10:30AM UTC+1. Apologies for any confusion and inconvenience caused.

[Original message]

Hello Robocrafters, We will be entering maintenance on the 3rd of July 2019 at 10:30AM UTC+1. This is for essential server maintenance and is expected to last up to 2 hours, but may be extended if we encounter problems. We will also be deploying the latest round of balance changes based on the recent community feedback form. Thank you for your patience. Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2019-07-02 11:49:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! RobocraftX development is coming along nicely and Experiment 03 has just been released! This Experiment introduces; Levers, which allow motorised parts to be controlled manually, conductive blocks, more cube shapes, new materials with different properties such as bouncy Rubber and Slippery Oily cubes and a host of visual improvements and bug fixes.
Head over to the secret store page to learn more by following the link below. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078000/RobocraftX/

[ 2019-06-26 14:26:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters, We are now out of Maintenance! This maintenance resolved an issue that prevented players from uploading custom avatars for their profile and clan. Thanks for your patience! Build, Drive, Fight

[ 2019-06-21 10:03:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters, We are now out of Maintenance! The following two issues should now be fixed.

• Altimeter when equipped does not show correct HUD or update the numbers on the display.
• Text chat feature is not working

Thanks for your patience! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-06-14 09:25:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We will be entering maintenance on the 14th of June 2019 at 10:00AM UTC+1. This will last approximately one hour. We are intending to address the following issues

• Altimeter when equipped does not show correct HUD or update the numbers on the display.
• Text chat feature is not working (We may need more time to address this issue)

Thank you for your patience and stay tuned for further info. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-06-13 15:44:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We are now out of maintenance! Players who experienced several error messages while playing should now be able to play the game correctly. Thank you for your patience during this maintenance! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-06-12 15:55:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are entering emergency maintenance now to address some errors a number of players are having. We hope that this will not take very long and will update you of any further news. Stay tuned.

[ 2019-06-12 15:36:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Robocraft is now out of maintenance. This was to address an issue where players who had a high MMR were only being matched against AI opponents. Now players with a High MMR rating are more likely to be placed against human opponents! Build, Drive, Fight!

[ 2019-06-03 10:15:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We first mentioned Robocraft X a little while ago! The project has been evolving quite steadily and we are now at a stage where we want to invite more players to try out this new game that a team at Freejam are working on.

What is RobocraftX

Robocraft X is being built from scratch with new technology which provides incredible powerful physics simulation. We're able to create axles, hinges rotating platforms, levers and more with this technology and we're just at the very start of our development journey. RobocraftX is designed as a sandbox physics game with competitive and co-operative elements. Players can construct incredible machines and eventually create entire game modes which others can download and play. The vision is to give players more creative power and freedom by giving them the same tools developers use to create game modes. The latest prototype (we call them Experiments!) introduces a few new features during this early development stage. First up is our character Leo, who constructs machines and will pilot vehicles once we implement control rigs like a pilot seat.
We are going to be adding more parts over time, but for now we have a few foundations to create interesting and unique machines including tyres, axles, motors and hinges!

At this very early stage, we're experimenting with various parts and physics simulation and have been able to build some fun, interesting and even odd machines from these early parts.

And the community have built some truly remarkable vehicles including one that automatically corrects its steering to drive up a mountains highest incline. RobocraftX will be free-to-play. But you can download the prototype now by visiting the secret steam page from the link below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078000/RobocraftX/ We are really early in development for Robocraft X but if you want to join us on our development journey, please do download the prototype! The Robocraft X Team

[ 2019-05-31 13:25:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update

We are now out of maintenance. Players are now able to deal damage to other robots in 10 vs 10 Elimination mode. Thanks for your patience!

Original post

Hello Robocrafters, We are deploying a fix for an issue that appeared recently where players could no longer damage each other in elimination. We will enter maintenance at 14:00 UTC+1 and will last no longer than 30 minutes. Thank you for your patience. Build, Drive, Fight, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-29 11:35:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

We will be entering maintenance at 12:30 UTC+1 to revert the Event system changes after debugging the no damage issue. We are still working on this issue, but please let us know if you experience any issues and send your Output logs to us!

[ 2019-05-28 11:30:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters! We are now entering maintenance to force the elimination game mode for a short while so that we can try to debug issues where during a match, players are unable to damage each other. Please let us know if you experience any issues. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-28 09:38:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Robocraft is now out of maintenance! The update included the following fixes.

• Players will no longer wait three minutes to join a game if another player disconnects BEFORE the match loads
• Fixed a bug where changes to your emotigram loadout would not be saved -

Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-23 10:14:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, We will be entering maintenance tomorrow on the 23rd of May 2019 UTC+1 for approximately one hour. The update will contain the following fixes

• Players will no longer wait three minutes to join a game if another player disconnects BEFORE the match loads
• Fixed a bug where changes to your emotigram loadout would not be saved - or something along those lines

Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-22 15:27:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! We are now out of maintenance! The update includes the following additions and fixes.

Additions

• In Test mode, players will be able to select gravity conditions to test their robots before battle

Fixes

• Voice over on BA will now play the correct dialogue
• Robots with zero weapon load outs will no longer be given an error message telling them that they have a full load out.

We were intending to fix another issue (Players will no longer wait three minutes to join a game if another player disconnects BEFORE the match loads) but need just a little more time to address this. We will communicate when this issue has been resolved and a hot fix is scheduled. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-22 09:53:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are entering maintenance today at 10:00AM UTC+1 to deploy a fix to several bugs. This will last no longer than one hour

[ 2019-05-22 08:55:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We are planning to enter maintenance on the 22nd or the 23rd of May 2019 at 10:00AM UTC+1 for one hour to address the below issues.

Additions

• In Test mode, players will be able to select gravity conditions to test their robots before battle

Fixes

• Players will no longer wait three minutes to join a game if another player disconnects BEFORE the match loads
• Voice over on BA will now play the correct dialogue
• Robots with zero weapon load outs will no longer be given an error message telling them that they have a full load out.

We will update this post at the end of the day to confirm whether the maintenance period will happen tomorrow morning or the day after. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-21 10:23:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We hope that you have been enjoying the most recent update! Today we have launched a hot fix which introduces the new visibility conditions to the game. You can read more about this particular feature from the post below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1629651860413160490 Alongside this addition, we are also making one more change. We will be removing Gliese Lake from the map rotation for BA. We noticed that one of the teams was able to attack the other team from the safety of their own base, and this causes some further issues to balancing, giving one team an unfair advantage over the other team. However, Gliese Lake will still be present in the map rotation for Team Death Match and Elimination. Thank you everyone who has been playing the game, we hope you enjoy the new visibility conditions! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-17 10:04:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters We have now released the latest update Plan, Adapt, Eliminate to Robocraft! This update contains the following core highlights

• Event system added
• Gravity added to each of the three planets
• Elimination game mode added with 10 vs 10
• Weapon balance changes

We did come across a few issues with our visibility condition for the event system. This meant that the fog was not behaving as expected. Certain parts could still be visible through even the thickest fog and lock on weapons were still able to target players through the fog. We were considering delaying this update once more to fix these issues. However as we had already delayed this build once and understand there is a lot of demand to play Elimination, we have decided to force our event system to always select Clear skies for all maps for now. At 10:00Am UTC+1 on 17th of May 2019 we will be entering maintenance to implement a hot fix for the visibility conditions. This will last for approximately one hour Additionally, we are aware that players are experiencing some server issues, the team responsible for the server are still working on these issues. Id like to thank everyone who has reported the problems officially, sent output logs and screenshots. We really do hope that this can be resolved soon.

Event System

Youll be told of the current map, game mode and its conditions BEFORE you even choose to join a game. This means you can select an appropriate robot for the situation. The event viewer will display the following conditions

• Map Name
• Game Mode
• Gravity
• Visibility conditions (Currently set to clear at all times)
• Auto healing active or disabled
• Air density

The event system will refresh every hour at random so you have enough time to make adjustments to your robots or select one robot from your garage that will work with the current event conditions.

Elimination Returns!

A highly requested game mode returns to Robocraft! When Elimination is selected from the event system, this game mode will come with a few other conditions which are not available in any other game mode.

• The team size will increase to ten
• Auto healing will be disabled
• There will be no respawns

We will be keeping an eye on the performance of this game mode over the coming days. This includes any performance drops or even if there are more active players while this game mode is active. We know a lot of you have been really looking forward to playing this game mode and I hope you all enjoy it! Alongside these updates are a round of balance changes based upon community feedback. The full list of changes are below:

Weapons

NANO

• Increased Healing per Shot by 5% (BUFF)
• Decreased Energy per Shot by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Projectile Speed by 10% (BUFF)

AEROFLAK

• Decreased Damage per Stack by 2.5% (NERF)
• SEEKER (T4 & T5)
• Increased Projectile Range by 5% (BUFF)

TESLA

The Mass changes from the previous Feedback Form will be implemented in this patch.

• T2 - 48 32
• T3 - 60 40
• T4 - 72 48

MOVEMENT

WHEEL

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)

TANK

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)

MECH

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility for Heavy bots (BUFF)
• Increased Jump Height (BUFF)

SPRINTER

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)
• Increased Jump Height (BUFF)

INSECT

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)
• Increased Jump Height (BUFF)

The Mass changes from the previous Feedback Form will be implemented in this patch.

• T3 - 160 120
• T4 - 176 132

SKI

• Increased Health by 5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)

The Mass changes from the previous Feedback Form will be implemented in this patch. 22.5 12.5

HOVER

• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)
• Increased Optimum Carry Mass by 7.5% (BUFF)

ROTOR

• Decreased Light bot Agility (NERF)
• Increased Heavy bot Agility (BUFF)

WING

• Increased Health by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)

RUDDER

• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Increased Agility (BUFF)
• Increased Optimum Carry Mass by 2.5% (BUFF)

THRUSTER

• Increased Top Speed by 2.5% (BUFF)
• Decreased Spin-up Time (BUFF)

The Mass changes from the previous Feedback Form will be implemented in this patch.

• T1 - 10 7.5
• T2 - 12 9
• T3 - 14 10.5
• T4 - 16 12
• T5 18 13.5

CUBES & MODULES

Helium

• Increased Helium Health by 5% (BUFF)

The Lift changes from the previous Feedback Form will be implemented in this patch. 350 367.5

Light Cube

• Increased Cube Health by 5% (BUFF)

Heavy Cube

• Increased Cube Health by 5% (BUFF)

Blink Module

• Decreased Blink Cooldown by 10% (BUFF)
• Increased Blink Range by 10% (BUFF)

Ghost Module

• Decreased Ghost Cost by 10% (BUFF)

EMP Module

• Decreased EMP Cooldown by 10% (BUFF)

Window Maker Module

• Decreased Window Cooldown by 10% (BUFF)
• Increased Window Duration by 2.5 seconds (BUFF)

Additions

• Event system added
• Elimination Mode added to event system rotation

Matchmaking

• Party MMR calculations updated to avoid high level parties gettign matched against low level players
• Better team balancing by trying to balance MMR/Tier better across both teams where possible

AI

• Ai support player spotting
• AI will no longer 'disconnect' when a player leaves

General

• Improved load times when editing, selecting and creating robots
• Balance changes to weapons and parts
• Localisation adjustments (thanks to our Mods!)

Fixes

• Fixed an error when trying to upgrade a max CPU bay
• Cosmetics in robopass screen are now labelled as cosmetic instead of cube
• clicking 'Get robits' in the insufficient funds dialogue will no longer cause an issue.
• Robopass progress screen no longer appears at the end of custom games.

Thank you everyone for your patience for this update, we will be working to resolve the issues with the visibility condition over the coming days. So please stay tuned for further info. In the meantime, load up Robocraft and Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-16 15:07:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We revealed the new Event System last week which adds a new map rotation system which lets players know exactly what map and game mode they will be entering before they even select a robot. You can read more about that system from the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1628525322510368490 Today we wanted to reveal a new factor which will also be included in the rotation and will affect the type of weapons that you would bring into battle. There are in total three variations that will affect map rotation and the first of which is:

Visibility

Earth, Mars and GL1214b will each have factors which will affect their visibility.

• On Earth, your visibility will be affected by a wave of fog lingering over the power plant!
• While on Mars, nature itself will hurl the very ground around the map with aggressive sand storms!
• And on the freezing planet of GL1214b, your vision will be obscured by the falling snow!

Here is an example of very poor visibility on the planet GL1214b
As previously shared, the Event System will rotate game maps and game modes every few hours. The Event System will also select a level of visibility for each map and youll be alerted before you select a robot and enter the battle. We expect that visibility will now have an impact on the type of weapons youll bring into a game. During good visibility, long range rail guns will be a force to be reckoned with. But during very poor visibility, a high speed tesla robot attacking from the fog will be a formidable opponent! The visibility will also affect usernames and the distance at which an AI robot will be able to spot you! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-14 15:09:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters, We will be entering maintenance on 10th of May 2019 at 10:00AM UTC+1 to issue a temporary fix to the "error loading item shop bundle" error. This should last no longer than one hour. All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-09 15:54:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Last week we revealed the Event system, designed to make building matter more by providing players with information on the map and game mode BEFORE entering a battle. Today we wanted to reveal two additional parameters which will be at play for each of the three planets currently available in Robocraft.

Air density

We will be adjusting the density of the atmosphere for each of the planets, This will adjust the flight ceiling. Both Earth and GL1214b will see their air density remain much the same but Mars will be affected by these changes Mars lower than normal air density will mean that aircraft will fly at a lower height than on any other planet. This will mean that those using aircraft as their primary robot will need to be cautious as they wont be able to fly quite so high on Mars, making them a bigger target for all players. In addition to air density changes we will also be making adjustments to each planets gravity.

Gravity

Each planet will have its own gravity which will impact a few core factors when designing your robot.

• Jump height
• Falling acceleration
• Optimum carry mass

Planet Earth is unaffected by these changes so any robots built up to this point will operate as expected on Planet Earth. Below is a comparison gif to show the impact gravity has across each of the three planets when using a heavy mech walker
On Mars, Gravity will be reduced and this means that youll even be able to attach more to your robot before their carry mass is maxed out. But be careful, while playing on GL1214b, Gravity will be increased and will mean that it is in your best interest to design an efficient robot which is not impacted by the increased gravity of the planet.

One more condition to reveal

The Air density and Gravity are locked to a planets atmosphere. But there will be one more condition which will change the battlefield. We'll reveal more news on that soon! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-09 10:07:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone, Robocraft is now out of maintenance! This was to implement a temporary fix for an issue with our server and databases. This should remove some error messages which would allow players to continue to play the game while we continue to work on a true fix for this issue. Thank you for your patience as we try to address these issues. We will continue to update you with further news. As we continue to fix these issues. Please let us know if the issues you have experienced over the last few days have been resolved. Our team is still working on the server and will continue to address any issues that arise. We are currently looking at our systems to compensate players who were affected by server issues during the weekend and will reveal more news on that soon. All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-08 14:29:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Over the weekend we received a number of reports from players who are experiencing issues with connecting to the Robocraft server. There were several variants of messages that have popped up and we have been working over the weekend to try and find the cause and solution to these issues. Unfortunately we still need a bit more time to fully eliminate these issues and thank everyone for their patience so far We are sorry about this and are doing our very best to get you back to building, driving and fighting as soon as possible. I will update this announcement as I receive further news. All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-07 15:24:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Yesterday we shared some news regarding our next update title 'Plan, Adapt, Eliminate'. Unfortunately we will need to spend just a little more time to address several issues that were discovered during our tests. We now anticipate that the update will release on the week starting May 13th. As we get closer to that date, we will confirm a concrete date. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience. All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-03 15:25:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Today, were revealing a new system that will help increase the optimisation of matchmaking and allow players to make impactful build decisions BEFORE they enter a match. We call it, the Event system So what is the event system? We do have a list of our objectives below:

• Make building matter More
• Increase Matchmaking Quality
• Decrease queue times
• Fewer team spots taken by AI
• More varied gameplay and map conditions
• Make Building Matter More

This is done by introducing a new map and game mode rotation system whereby only one map, game mode and set of conditions is active at a time

Plan

The event system will allow you to see what map, game mode and conditions are currently active. This will refresh every few hours and will allow you to plan your next step

Adapt

You may need to adjust your playstyle and robot selection when considering the map, game mode and current conditions. Perhaps a long range weapon is not feasible due to the current conditions? Maybe there will be times when a short range weapon will be much more useful, but can lead to incredible chaos. Adapt your robot to compete efficiently.

Eliminate

You've checked the event viewer, you've selected your robot, now you need to launch into battle! That last point is even more apt as we are bringing back a highly requested game mode, Elimination! Elimination will be placed into the new game mode rotation on the 9th of May. This is a highly requested game mode from many players and we are looking forward to seeing you try out the Elimination game mode If you are not familiar with Elimination mode, each team will start with a number of players. If any person is destroyed, they will be eliminated from the game and will be unable to respawn. The last team with at least one robot still standing will win.... However you can also try to capture the enemy's Base to win the game. When Elimination has been selected by the Event system, there will be a few changes from other game modes.

Auto healing is disabled in Elimination

We have heard that players have requested the removal of auto heal. While Elimination is active, Auto heal will be disabled. So you're going to want to make sure your team has at least one healer to keep your team in the battle!

Team sizes increase to ten per team in Elimination

Each team will now start with 10 robots! We will be keeping an eye on feedback and performance during Elimination. There is a chance that this team size may be reduced if it causes significant issues for players, but we will keep you posted. And finally, a couple of maps will be added into the map rotation

Returning to Helion Crater

We will be adding Helion Crater to the map rotation! This was the first map ever created for Robocraft when we launched and we hope veterans and new players will enjoy its return to map rotation.

Gliese Lake!

The frozen map of Gliese Lake will be added to the map rotation too! The Event System, elimination mode and the two returning maps will be a part of the next update due May the 9th. We will also share more details next week regarding the 'conditions' that the Event System will select for each event. Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-05-02 16:31:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, A team at Freejam are currently working on a series of playable prototypes titled Robocraft Experiments. We plan to release our first playable experiment very soon. If you want to find out more and become an Experimenter, please follow us on Reddit and Twitter from the links below: Reddit and Wiki Twitter

[ 2019-04-30 10:32:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We will be entering maintenance at 11:00AM UTC+1 today and will last about 30 minutes. This update will be changing the way that the matchmaking rating for parties is calculated, so they tend to get matched against slightly tougher opponents than currently. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-29 09:11:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! As you may know, we temporarily increased team sizes over last weekend as an experiment. We hope that many of you had a lot of fun and felt it would be interesting to share some of our observations with you based on this event. We saw a lot of positive comments regarding the increased team sizes, it seemed like many of our most vocal players really enjoyed the event, however there was a call out for increased map size and better optimisation. Our internal analytics also shed a bunch of light on this experiment.

• Load times increased when entering a match.
• Frame Rates for players were significantly affected.
• Queue times were longer.
• More AI bots filled team spaces.

In addition, we noticed another concerning piece of info, new players were less likely to continue playing Robocraft during the 8 vs 8 event We do feel that this might have been affected by the decrease in performance during this event, but nevertheless it is a very important factor in our decisions too. Technically, we feel that 8 vs 8 did not perform up to standards. We may run further experiments in the future to gauge interest in features and see how technically feasible they are. On this occasion, we ran into a few issues, but we would like to thank everyone who played over the weekend! We may run further experiments in the future, but the team is currently working on the next event, please stay tuned as well be sharing some news very very soon! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-23 10:20:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We will be entering maintenance at 11:00AM UTC+1 later today. This will be to remove the increased team size event that ran over the weekend. This maintenance should last no longer than 20 minutes. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-23 09:04:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Earlier this week we shared details that we will be temporarily increasing team size from 5 to 8! We received a large number of comments from players to make this happen and has been received positively from many players thus far!

Why are we doing this?

A vocal number of you had commented on increasing team size and we wanted to open this up to a wider number of players. We will be watching what players do, how many AI are placed into games and how many of you come to play Robocraft during this limited time event! If you want to see the team sizes increase, make sure you play this weekend and let us know what you think via social media and our forums. Team Deathmatch has had a slight increase in kills required for victory due to the increase in team size. A team must now destroy 25 robots to win! Do consider that there may be an increase to queue times and a possibility of more AI in games. Well be keeping track of these via our own tools throughout the weekend. 8 vs 8 ends on the 22nd of April, so go play it now! In addition, we have also made some balance changes based on community feedback, see the details below:

WEAPONS

LASER

• No Changes

PLASMA

• 5% Decrease (NERF) in Damage per Shot

RAIL

• No Changes

NANO

• 5% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy per Shot
• 5% Increase (BUFF) In Projectile Speed

AEROFLAK

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Damage per Shot
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Damage per Stack
• 5% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy per Shot
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Projectile Speed

SEEKER

• 5% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy per Shot for T3 Seeker

ION

• 10% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy per Shot

CHAINGUN

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Damage per Shot
• Increase (BUFF) shot per second by 1

MORTAR

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Damage per Shot
• 5% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy per Shot

TESLA

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Damage per Hit

MOVEMENT

WHEELS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• 5% Increase (BUFF) In Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) in Agility for Light Vehicles

TANK TRACKS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• Increase (BUFF) In Agility for all Vehicles

MECH LEGS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• Decrease (NERF) in Single leg Movement speed from 75% to 50%

SPRINTER LEGS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) In Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) in Agility for Light Vehicles
• Increase (BUFF) Jump Height for all Vehicles
• Decrease (NERF) in Single leg Movement speed from 75% to 50%

INSECT LEGS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) In Agility for Light Vehicles
• Increase (BUFF) Jump Height for Light Vehicles

SKI

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• 5% Increase (BUFF) In Top Speed

HOVERS

• Increase (BUFF) Agility for all vehicles
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Carry Mass

ROTORS

• 5% Decrease (NERF) In Top Speed
• Decrease (NERF) Agility for all Vehicles
• 5% Decrease (NERF) in Carry Mass

WINGS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) Agility for all vehicles
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Carry Mass

RUDDER

• Increase (BUFF) Agility for all vehicles
• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Carry Mass

THRUSTER

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) Agility for all vehicles (Spin-Up Time Reduced)

PROPELLER

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Top Speed
• Increase (BUFF) Agility for all vehicles (Spin-Up Time Reduced)

ADDITIONAL CHANGES

HEAVY CUBE

• 5% Increase (BUFF) In Health

ELECTROSHIELDS

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Health

BLINK MODULE

• 10% Increase (BUFF) In Range

GHOST MODULE

• 10% Decrease (BUFF) in Energy Consumption

EMP MODULE

• 5% Increase (BUFF) in Deploy Range

WINDOWMAKER MODULE

• 10 second Decrease (BUFF) In Cooldown Time
• 2.5 Second Increase (BUFF) in Duration

Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-18 09:23:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Season 3 of the community hosted Robocraft World Cup is nearly upon us! Slap your countries flag on your robot and queue up to engage in a competitive brawl to become the best! Join their discord to register as a player. discord.gg/U7NSV9x Once youve joined the discord read the rules, check if a team of your nationality exists and, if so, contact the captain of said team. If there is no team of your nationality but you want to play anyway, you can search for players of your nationality in the recruitment channel, if you have enough players you can create a new team.
Best of luck to everyone who enters! Freejam are still finalising the details of prizes for this event, but the Discord server will contain more news when it becomes available.

8 vs 8 event coming soon

The 8 vs 8 limited time event will launch in just a couple of days! For more info, read the announcement from the link below! https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/3294855378038878088 Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-16 16:25:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Last week we ran a poll regarding reducing the max party size in response to players being concerned with 5 man teams being pitted against smaller team sizes. There were several plans we had in mind but ultimately we had an overwhelming feedback to keep max party size to 5. However, something else came from this poll while reading comments...
So were going to run a short experiment Over the easter weekend between the 18th and 22nd of April. All game modes will have their team size increased from 5 to 8!

8 v 8!

Starting from the 18th of April, all game modes in Robocraft will be 8 v 8 until the 22nd of April.
It is important to note some of the cons of bigger team sizes; we believe it may lead to longer queue times, looser matchmaking and perhaps more AI in games. Of course, were going to be keeping a very close eye on feedback from players during this period and will decide whether or not we should make the increase to team size permanent. Well be sharing some more exciting news very soon... Let us know what you think of this experiment and we'll see you on the battlefield on the 18th of April 2019! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-15 15:06:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Earlier today we entered maintenance for about 30 minutes. This resulted in just a couple of changes. We have adjusted lobby config settings to reduce the number of games with multiple robot tiers in them. Our second change is adding an item to the item shop. But we should go into a little more detail as to why we've added this item! Yesterday the first ever image of a black hole was shared with the world, taken from the event horizon telescope ! We offer our congratulations to everyone involved in this momentous achievement!
Photograph: EHT Collaboration To celebrate we are releasing both the black hole spawn and the black hole death animations on the item shop These will be available in the item shop until 21st of April, after then there will a random chance that they will appear on the item shop. Josh is giddy with excitement in seeing more players using this awesome effect.
I'm aware some players may be wondering why these items have been added to item shop when they were previously unlockable via RoboPass Plus, I wanted to reveal some further info. We did not promise exclusivity on the items included within RoboPass Plus. We did inform players that they would make a monetary saving if they purchased Robopass, in the case of Robopass Season 1, we calculated the items value at $100 combined. The black hole death effect is currently valued at around $8.99 while Robopass Plus season 1 cost players just $9.99. Purchasing all of the cosmetics individually over time is possible, but can cost a significant amount and you will have to wait for them to arrive on the item shop. To confirm, RoboPass Plus items will slowly roll out to the item shop, some purchasable via Cosmic Credits, others via Robits. But you'll make a greater saving purchasing RoboPass Plus during the seasonal period. We'll have further news on future Robocraft features very soon. Stay tuned for more info. Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris Note: I did not include information regarding the fact that Black Hole items will be available as a featured item on the Item shop until the 21st of April. After this period, these items will appear randomly on the item shop.

[ 2019-04-11 14:30:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone, Robocraft has left maintenance! The new build includes the following bug fixes.

• All completed daily quests are now replaced each day.
• Three daily quests are given to new users on login, rather than one.
• Fixed missing sprites in inventory for Radar Jammers.
• Emotigrams now appear in Pit custom games.
• Users can no longer purchase RoboPass Plus multiple times.
• Fixed an issue that caused emotigram audio to be offset.
• Tapping V will now play the default emotigram, holding V will now open the emotigram wheel.
• Clan player list now displays correctly if opened while in lobby queue.
• Fixed missing localisation on the season 2 holoflag.

Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-02 09:23:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone, Robocraft will enter maintenance at 10:00 AM UTC+1 on the 2nd of April 2019 for one hour. This is to prepare a hotfix which will include the following bug fixes.

• All completed daily quests are now replaced each day.
• Three daily quests are given to new users on login, rather than one.
• Fixed missing sprites in inventory for Radar Jammers.
• Emotigrams now appear in Pit custom games.
• Users can no longer purchase RoboPass Plus multiple times.
• Fixed an issue that caused emotigram audio to be offset.
• Tapping V will now play the default emotigram, holding V will now open the emotigram wheel.
• Clan player list now displays correctly if opened while in lobby queue.
• Fixed missing localisation on the season 2 holoflag.

Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-04-01 15:45:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! RoboPass Season 2 is now live! Progress through 30 Grades to unlock awesome cosmetic items. This season is very much focused on several parts which have been present in Robocraft before, including the bunny pilot seat, jammers, radars and retro cubes! Theres just one more item to reveal

The Retro Mothership

Some veterans may remember this mothership bay from 2014! We have brought it back as an unlockable bay skin and edit area. Here is the classic old bay skin.
And here is the classic retro edit area
Over the past week weve revealed a bunch of unlockable cosmetic items here are just a few highlights:

Emotigrams

We also announced an entirely brand new feature, the emotigrams, which provides a different way to communicate with team mates and the enemy.
RoboPass will last three months and end on July the 1st at 11:00 UTC+0. This should give players plenty of time to progress through all the grades before RoboPass season 2 ends

RoboPass

This version of RoboPass is free for all players. They will be able to progress as standard through all grades but will only be able to unlock the following items for free.

• Retro Cube
• Bunny Holoflag
• Cartoon Boom Explosion Death
• Season 2 Holoflag
• Heart Emotigram
• 225,000 Robits
• LOL Emotigram
• Loot Crate Spawn

At any time, players of RoboPass will be able to purchase RoboPass Plus and their progress through the grades will be transferred to unlock any items they would have done up to their current grade

RoboPass plus

Available for $9.99 (or $4.99 for Premium For Life owners), RoboPass Plus owners will earn EXP to progress through all grades, they will unlock the items listed above from the free version and an additional number of cosmetics listed below:

• Easter Egg Spawn
• 22,500 Robits
• Retro Edge Cube
• Chicken Face Emotigram
• Retro Corner Cube
• Easter Egg Holoflag
• Retro Inner Cube
• Jammer Part Bundle
• 100,000 Robits
• Flower Vapour Trail
• 150 Cosmic Credits
• Spring Rod Part
• Bunny Pilot Seat
• 175,000 Robits
• Spring Rod Part (Short)
• 225 Cosmic Credits
• Radar Part Bundle
• Reciever Part Bundle
• Retro mothership Bay Skin
• 300,000 Robits
• Warp Out Explosion Death
• 300 Cosmic Credit Bundle
• Warp In Spawn
• Face Palm Emotigram
• Egg launcher (Mortar)
• Flipper part Bundle
• 400 Cosmic Credit
• Nuclear Explosion Death

Premium For Life Owners

Premium For Life owners will receive 50% off RoboPass plus and will also progress through grades at double the speed due to their double EXP perk. Find out more about Premium For Life from the following link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ Best of luck progressing through all the grades and unlocking all of these cosmetic items! This build also contains some significant changes to weapon and movement part balancing so well be very interested in seeing what you think of these changes too! See you on the battlefield Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

RoboPass Season 2 Patch Notes

Additions/Changes

• Added Strut Diagonal 3d L/R short variants
• RoboPass Season 2
• Emotigrams
• EAC update

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused the weapon upgrade prompts to appear on max power weapons
• Skis now turn correctly
• Fixed an issue where swapping to another screen while weapon power/rank bar is animating, youll be stuck with visual effects looping
• Copying a robot into a bay that requires an upgrade will set both bays to the same CPU limit
• Fixed an issue where players were not receiving Robits when users play with their CRF robot
• Fixed an issue where if you receive a rate this robot dialogue after battle, the loadout slots in the info panel will be incorrect.
• Clans can no longer have Chinese or Russian characters.
• You can no longer select weapons in the robot info panel while in edit mode
• Improvements to handling when reversing with tank tracks
• Neon cube no longer appears in the tutorial inventory

Balance changes We've made a bunch of changes in regards to balance. Most of the changes have been done to weapon and movement parts based upon the community feedback polls we've been running. Other changes have been made to make it easier to experiment with F=MA using light and heavy cubes by bringing their tier down to match that of medium cubes. This mean your light robot won't be forced into higher tiers anymore. As well as all of this, we've made changes to increase the TTK (Time to Kill) which has addressed two requests from the community provided to us in the additional feedback section; Increase TTK and Give cubes more health." Read the full balance pass notes by visiting the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1827805804457687417

[ 2019-03-28 11:44:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Today were revealing a brand new feature to Robocraft. Emotigrams!

What are Emotigrams?!

They are a digital transmission which is conveyed via methods of iconography. When they say A picture tells a thousand words were pretty sure they were talking specifically about Emotigram technology. Emotigrams can be used in battle to communicate with fellow teammates and even the enemy. They could be used to show your love of another players robot
Or they can be used to comment on another players shortcomings!
Several of these emotigrams are unlockable via RoboPass Plus and a couple will be available immediately as standard for all players.

How do we use the Emotigrams?

Emotigrams can be selected by clicking your avatar and selecting Emotigrams from the drop down window. This will open the Emotigram window where you'll be able to select up to six Emotigrams to use in battle.
Once in game hold V and you'll be bring up the Emotigram wheel. Hovering over one of these and letting go of V will then play that Emotigram.
The thumbs up and thumbs down Emotigrams will be automatically added to the Emotigram wheel of all players in tomorrows build. Other Emotigrams will be unlocked via RoboPass Season 2.

Planned maintenence

At 10:00AM UTC on 28th of March 2019, there will be scheduled maintenance to prepare Robocraft for the incoming update. This will last approximately two hours and a full patch note list will be released once the build has gone live.

RoboPass launches at around 12:00 UTC 28th March 2019!

We are very much looking forward to seeing you create awesome new robots with the new cosmetic items and trying out the new balance changes which we revealed yesterday. You can read more about these balance changes by clicking the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1827805804457687417 Tomorrow we'll reveal our last cosmetic item part of RoboPass season 2. We'll see you then! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-27 17:54:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy Easter! Sure, were nearly four weeks early, but if you ever went into a supermarket from early February youre bound to find a ton of Easter Eggs taking up important shelf space! Easter will take place in the middle of RoboPass Season 2 and there are several items which can be unlocked within RoboPass including an epic new weapon skin.
Some say the Easter bunny travels through the star system powered by the smiles of all the children on planet earth. Thats baloney, he travels with the star system on a basket of eggs powered by Biofuel.
Bunny Pilot Seat The Easter Bunny takes his seat in the battle. Dont let his rotund exterior or his buck teeth fool you. He is a terrifying force of nature with an overwhelming urge to eliminate anything that is not cute and fluffy. Watch out! Bunny holoflag One of our probes travelled across the entire galaxy to locate any sign of life, when they came back they found only one image... A flag planted firmly on the surface of a planet which we believe is unable to sustain organic life.
Were not sure how many planets the Easter Bunny has claimed in his galactic journey across space, but we know we dont want to be on the receiving end of this ancient beings conquest through our star system. Make sure to equip this flag on Easter Sunday to avoid their wrath! Bringing an egg to a gunfight The Easter Bunny has designed a mortar that they have named the Egg launcher. This large scale weapon launches hefty decorative eggs designed to annihilate the opposition. We have stolen this technology and started to implement it into our own weapons.
Once the Mortar shell hits its target the surrounding area will spawn some rather beautiful flowers!
But dont let this fool you, we have reason to believe that this weapon is in fact an ancient terraforming weapon which alters the properties of an entire planet. In this case the results last but a few seconds, but we suspect that the Easter bunny is constructing a much larger scale device to terraform the planets that he has already claimed. All of these items will be a part of RoboPass which launches on 28th of March 2018. Unlock all of these items and swear allegiance to the fluffy one before Easter Sunday on the 21st of April.

Balance Changes

Part of RoboPass Season 2's update will include a selection of balance changes. Read below for more details

Additions

• Strut Diagonal 3D Left Short part
• Strut Diagonal 3D Right Short part
• You can find these parts in the Tech Tree

General Changes

• Light,and Heavy Cubes are all being set to Tier 1 to match the Medium cube Tier. (Originally Light [Tier 4], and Heavy [Tier 3]. Compact Cubes will remain Tier 5.) We are doing this to let players experiment with light, medium and heavy tiers (and the impact this has on agility) from the start of the game.
• All Modules will be set to Tier 3. (Originally all modules were Tier 5).
• In order to better position the heavy and light cubes with the change in tier, the tech tree has been updated
• Robot Ranking Re-adjusted to allow for better CPU restrictions per Tier.
• Rebalance of Challenges(Previously known as Campaigns)

Mass changes

• The Mass of the Compact Cubes will be increased from 0.666 KG/CPU to 1 KG/CPU
• The Mass for all Modules will be set to 3 KG/CPU
• The Mass for all Electroshields will be set to 1 KG/CPU

Cube health changes

• Light Cube health will be increased from 675 to 750
• Medium Cube Health will be increased from 1350 to 1500
• Heavy Cube Health will be increased from 1620 to 2000
• Compact cube health will be increased from 3000 to 3750 (1000 HP/CPU to 1250 HP/CPU)
• Helium health changed from 2025 to 4500 (337.5 HP/CPU to 750 HP/CPU)

Movement part health changes

• Mech legs will have 2000 HP/CPU
• Tank Track will have 2000 HP/CPU
• Wheels will have 1500 HP/CPU
• Skis will have 1500 HP/CPU
• Insect Legs will have 1500 HP/CPU
• Rotors will have 1250 HP/CPU
• Sprinter Legs will have 1250 HP/CPU
• Propellers will have 1250 HP/CPU
• Hover Blades will have 750 HP/CPU
• Wings and Rudders will have 750 HP/CPU
• Thrusters will have 750 HP/CPU

Other health changes

Module Health will increase from 202.5 HP/CPU to 750 HP/CPU Electroshields health will be set to 2000 HP/CPU Strut weight will change from 5 KG/CPU to 10 KG/CPU Strut health will change from 1856 HP/CPU to 2000 HP/CPU Weapon health will be set to 1000 HP/CPU for all weapons.

Movement part CPU changes

• T2 Wheel and T2 Steering Wheel CPU changed from 35 to 30
• T3 Wheel and T3 Steering Wheel CPU changed from 50 to 40
• T4 Wheel And T4 Steering Wheel CPU changed from 70 to 50
• T2 Tank Track CPU changed from 65 to 50
• T3 Tank Track CPU changed from 85 to 55
• T4 Tank Track CPU changed from 105 to 60

Weapon Balance changes

• Single gun fire-rates for T3 Seeker, T4 Seeker, T4 Aeroflak and T4 Chaingun set to 2x slower instead of 1.5x slower.
• T3 Seeker Range decreased by 10%

In addition we have also made several balance changes based on our feedback forms.

Weapon Feedback

Laser: No Change Plasma: No Change Rail: Decrease Damage per shot by 5%, Increase Energy Consumption by 10%, Increase Time between shots by 0.1 seconds Nano: Increase Healing per shot by 5%, Decrease Energy Consumption by 5% Aeroflak: Decrease Energy Consumption by 10% Seeker: No Change Ion: No Change Chaingun: Increase Damage per shot by 5%, Increase shots per second to 13 from 12, Reduce spin up time by 5%, Decrease Accuracy Spread by 5% Mortar: No Change Tesla: Decrease Mass/CPU from 4 to 3, Decrease time between shots from 0.2 to 0.175

Movement Feedback

Wheel: Increase top speed by 5%, Increase Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles Tank Tracks: Increase Top Speed by 3%, Increase Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles Mech Legs: No Changes Sprinter Legs: No Changes Insects Legs: Decrease Mass per CPU from 5 to 4, Increase Top Speed by 5%, Increase Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles, Increase Jump height for Light and Heavy Vehicles Skis: Decrease Mass per CPU from 1 to 0.9, Increase Top Speed by 5%, No Increase in Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles as Skis dont have agility component. Hovers: Increase Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles, Increase Optimum Carry Mass by 5%, Increase Hover Height for Light Vehicles by 10% Rotors: Decrease Agility for Light Vehicles Wings and Rudders: Increase Top Speed by 5%, Increase Agility for Light and Heavy Vehicles, Increase Optimum Carry Mass by 5% Thrusters: Increase Top Speed by 5% Propellers: No Changes Below is the data we received from these feedback forms.Click the images for a larger version of this data


RoboPass will launch in just two days, tomorrow we'll reveal a new feature which will contain several new cosmetics. Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-26 18:19:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters!

Blasts from the past!

We revealed a few announcements ago that we will be bringing back a few items in cosmetic form to Robocraft. Today is the day that we share further info!

Alignment Rectifier

The Alignment Rectifier is today's first part making a cosmetic return to Robocraft. Initially, these were implemented into Robocraft and would be used to flip your vehicle. However these were removed as we adjusted how players are able to flip their vehicle back into an upright position.

Jammers

No, we have not placed tiny miniature 3d recreations of the freejam team as a cosmetic part. The radar jammers were initially in the game to cause your blip on enemy radars to disappear.

Radar Receiver

This spherical device allowed you to see enemies on your team mates radar within the receivers range. This meant that in order to get a good understanding of conflict on the battlefield, a radar receiver was useful to provide you with the location of the enemy. Various updates to our radar and map system have rendered this device unnecessary.

Enemy radar

The enemy radar pointed towards the nearest in-range enemy whilst also providing the location of nearby surrounding enemies on the mini map. This item did make it much harder to be ambushed by the enemy team but changes to the mini map system have made this device unnecessary.

Retro Cubes

And finally, Retro cubes are returning in cosmetic form in Robopass! We did tease them very briefly in yesterdays Spring rod post, but seems like no one noticed them! These cubes take on the material of cubes which many veterans may remember.. We hope that this brings back some nostalgia to those who are still playing today!
There are just a few more days until RoboPass season 2 launches! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-25 17:58:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Today were revealing a new cosmetic item called the Spring Rods. Coming in three flavours, these parts will bounce your robot* into battle

They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!

The spring rods were developed at a research facility to assist with impact force. Using teleportation technology to transport robots into battle is an expensive process. The plan was simple, launch robots from one planet to another and use spring rods to reduce the impact damage from the planets gravity. The project was not successful and spring rods were rebranded to become a cosmetic item. Spring Rods come in three sizes; large, not so large and not very large at all.
The Spring Rods will be an unlockable item once RoboPass arrives on the 28th of March! Tomorrow well reveal more cosmetic items! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris *Spring Rods are a purely cosmetic item and thus no actual bouncing will occur, pilots expecting to see increased elevation by installing these parts will be significantly disappointed.

[ 2019-03-24 19:30:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Sometimes you gotta ride fast, or face being destroyed by a volley of projectiles! Earlier today we revealed a new death effect which will be coming to RoboPass. All robots run on electricity, until another form of power can be found. Sometimes their power cores can be a little unstable though. Which can result in this happening -
Don't panic though! The explosion is (relatively) small, and the amount of radiation released is harmless... to robots. Our second death effect which we revealed earlier today is related to the warp in spawn effect we revealed yesterday. The Warp out death effect transports your robot the very second before it is ultimately destroyed!
Similar technology to the Short-Range Warp, the Emergency Reclamation Warp system was designed when robits were still extremely precious after the collapse of major production infrastructure during the battle of Mars. Since robits were so valuable, use of inexpensive disposable beacon drones was common to salvage robots before they were completely destroyed, to minimize loss of resources and allow robots to be repaired instead of replaced. Where does your robot go? Damned if we know On a side note, Javier, if you are reading this, let us know youre safe, your parents wont stop calling the office. Our final Death effect brings a sense of humour to all of the destruction you see on the battlefield.
Surely this comical display of robotic ruin will brighten anyone's day. Equip this death effect when youre feeling rather chipper! And finally, to those of you who are so skilled that you are genuinely concerned that you will never get to experience your own destruction effects, may I present to you a new vapour trail
In a world filled with mechanical mayhem and colossal carnage, the Flower vapour trail is a breath of fresh air! Thats it for todays cosmetic reveal, tomorrow well be sharing further cosmetic items for our RoboPass which launches on the 28th of March 2019 Until then; Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-23 18:33:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Keeping in line with RoboPass tradition (Can it be classified as a tradition on the second occasion?) we are first revealing the new spawn effects which are part of Robopass. Earlier today we revealed the Warp in spawn effect.
An early prototype of the modern E14-designed deployment warp, which transports large objects by directed energy beam; early designs had much longer range, but targetting required the use of local warp beacons to calibrate the warp properly and prevent robots from warping into solid objects and being instantly crushed. This spawn effect is inspired from a classic earth film where a robot travels back in time to eliminate an organic being. The sequel is our favorite though, as another version of this robot travels back in time, finds the organic beings child and through the power of love breaks all robotic protocols to initiate the dangerous thumbs up maneuver. Truly a classic. Next. Were happy to announce the return of Loot Crates!
Just kidding! We dug up one of the old unloved crates we buried behind the office when we scrapped them last year. We then converted it into a transporter device which will deliver your robots into battle in style!
There is just one more spawn effect to unlock which well reveal in just a few days! It is part of a pack so it felt wrong to separate them! RoboPass Season 2 launches on 28th of March 2019. Tomorrow well reveal another cosmetic type! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris Note from ReelBigKris on Youtube premiere: Earlier today we revealed the Warp In effect via YouTube as a live premiere. While we did mention this would have just one item to reveal, maybe it was a bit too extravagant. Players expected much more! While well still be revealing short new videos at 17:00 several days throughout the next week they will NOT be revealed via YouTube premiere. Sorry to those that were expecting more, it was an experiment and on this occasion it did not work. Any Youtube live premieres planned for the future will be significantly much more substantial!

[ 2019-03-22 17:58:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Were pleased to announce that RoboPass Season 2 is nearly upon us. In fact Season 2 will go live in just seven days! There will be thirty items to unlock, some of which will be part of a new upcoming feature. All items in RoboPass will be purely cosmetic. Veterans may recognise some of the items which will be making a return in cosmetic form. Season 2 will cost $9.99 but Premium For Life owners will receive a 50% discount while also progressing twice as fast through all grades. Tomorrow well be revealing the very first cosmetic item at 17:00 UTC via Youtube premiere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeWPgKZT1E&feature=youtu.be A blog post following shortly after at 18:00 UTC will provide further details. Stay tuned, but until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-21 17:57:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone, A new hotfix has just been made to address some issues and fix bugs. Full details are below:

Changes

• Rebalance Robot Ranking of Parts
• RR per CPU for T4 parts changed from 500 to 1,000
• RR per CPU for T5 parts changed from 2,500 to 10,000
• Upper boundary for T4 robots changed from 875,000 to 1,750,000
• T5 robots begin at a RR of 1,750,001
• Weapon Upgrade banner now stays on screen slightly longer to make it easier to read
• New weapon stats after an upgrade are highlighted green until you swap weapon to help make it clearer
• Player 'Rank Up' banner now has AFX and lasts a bit longer
• Slight tweaks to enemy spawn counts in T3 campaign to improve framerate
• Strut Short Diagonal 2D now has 60kg Mass and Strut Diagonal 2D has 90kg Mass
• Improved visual messaging in the Robot Info Panel for weapons that can be upgraded

Additions

• Rank/Power icons added to their bars in the Robot Info Panel to provide clearer messaging
• New Visual effects on the weapon Rank/Power bars

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the camera when opening the Body Builder with a Bay Skin equipped
• Fixed issues with the Battle Loading screen in 21:9 resolutions
• Fixed a sizing issue with the power exp label
• Weapons screen now uses the selected quality settings.
• Fixed an issue where Bronze Rank Steam achievement was not being awarded
• Swapping screen during the 'weapon upgraded' banner animation no longer causes it to get stuck
• Challenge badge award screen no longer uses a poorly scaled badge
• Fixed lighting on Weapons screen
• Fixed an issue where languages were not being updated when you change language in game
• Idle weapon upgrade animation no longer plays when you open the weapons screen after the first time
• Fixed an issue where after upgrading a bay in edit mode, any changes to the loadout will not be saved/displayed correctly

Amendment to some changes which were not included in last weeks patch notes

We realised that the patch notes didn;t include all of the changes from the Rise up the ranks update. Specifically changes to weapon mass. Weapon mass has now been normalised. All weapons now have a mass of 4KG per CPU. As an example a T0 laser is 40Kg and a T5 laser is 1000KG. This was to address inconsistencies in the weapon masses across the board. There are just a few more hours left for our weapon and movement balance feedback. Not only are we reading comments based on the questions, but were also reading comments placed in the additional section. If there is something you want heard, make sure to submit your responses now! Weapon balance Feedback Movement balance feedback Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-15 12:38:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone, At 10:00AM UTC on 15th of March, Robocraft will enter scheduled maintenance for one hour. This is to prepare the game for a bug fixing update. Patch notes will follow once maintenance has completed All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-14 15:41:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! A massive update has just gone live to Robocraft! The team have been working on a new feature which will provide greater progression across all weapon types! That feature is called Weapon Ranking!

Weapon Ranking

Any time you deal damage with a weapon or heal with nano's you will be earning XP for that weapon. Earn enough XP and you'll be able to upgrade that guns power with the help of Crays giant robot claw!
There are currently thirty weapons to upgrade, each of which have ten levels to progress though. You can read more about the weapon upgrade system by clicking the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1821048502382338610

Leaderboards

The global and regional leader boards will track player ratings and weapon ratings. You can participate as an individual, or you and your friends can rise to the top as part of a clan. Read more about the leader boards by clicking the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1776011874558230316 Try out the latest update now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/301520/Robocraft/

Manual Display name Change!

In addition we have also given players the chance to change their name manually! You can log into your account and change your name by clicking the link below: Change my Display name You will however be unable to change your name if you have received a warning or a mute in the past. In these cases, you must contact support.

Update notes

Additions:

• Allow Player name changes in account settings (website)
• Weapon upgrades
• Leaderboards
• AI Support for Nano, Chainguns & Rotors
• 6th Birthday Holoflag added to the Item Store for 0 Robits

Changes

Daily Quest balancing - All daily quests now offer double the Robits and EXP for both Premium and standard users

Parties are no longer required to use the same Tier of robot

Loadout slots reduced from 5 to 3. Existing robots with 5 weapon loadout slots will stay in your garage but can not be used until the loadout slots are reduced to 3.

Improvements to load times

Balance changes based on community feedback

Agility changes for Wheels, Tank Tracks, insect legs and wings

Achievements for Earn x rank in any Tier are now based on Player Rank

Slowed down the rate at which players level up. Bug Fixes

• Fixed a visual issue with Tesla in the voting screen.
• Fixed a bug that caused Sprinter leg/Rotor combinations to travel at unintended speeds
• Fixed a bug that caused the tutorial bot to fall over
• Fixed a bug that occasionally caused the player to be locked to the paint gun in edit mode when switching between the guns
• Party members are no longer kicked out of the lobby if the leader changes their Robot tier

Weapon Balancing

We received a ton of feedback from players for weapon balancing and have implemented balance changes for many of the weapons. below are a list of changes for each weapon part Laser

• Decreased damage by 5%
• Reduced energy consumption by 5%

Plasma

• Decreased damage by 10%
• Reduced energy consumption by 10%
• Increased time between shots by 0.05%
• Increased explosion radius by 5%

Rail

• Increased damage by 5%
• Increased Energy consumption by 10%
• Increased time between shots by 0.1
• Increased projectile speed by 10%
• Decreased movement inaccuracy by 5%

Nano

• Reduced energy consumption by 10%

Aeroflak

• Decreased energy consumption by 15%

Seeker

• Decreased damage by 10%
• Increased projectile range by 5%

Ion

• Increased damage per shot by 2.5%

Chaingun

• No changes to the chaingun

Mortar

• Increased projectile range by 5%

Movement balance feedback We have also actioned some movement balance improvements which have been gathered by the community after our F=MA update. Wheels

• Increased health by 5%

Tanks

• Increased health by 10%

Mechs

• Increased health by 7.5%
• Decreased top speed by 10%
• Increase mass by 10%
• Increased agility for heavy mechs

Sprinters

• Increase health by 5%
• Increase to speed by 10%
• Increased agility for heavy and light sprinters

Insect Legs

• Increase health by 5%

Skis

• Mass set to 1 per CPU instead of 0.5 per CPU

Hovers

• Increased agility for light and heavy hovers

Rotors

• Increased health by 7.5%
• Decreased top speed by 10%
• Decreased speed boost by 10%
• Decreased agility for Heavy and light rotors

Aerofoils

• Increase health by 5%
• Increase top speed by 5%

Thrusters

• Increase top speed by 10%
• Increase speed boost by 5%
• Decreased agility for light thrusters

Propellers

• Increased top speed by 10%

In addition to the changes above, the following Mass per CPUs will apply to these parts

• Wheels - 20kg per CPU (Current)
• Tank Tracks - 40kg per CPU (Only the lowest track current has this value)
• Mech Legs - 30kg per CPU (Current)
• Sprinter Legs - 25kg per CPU (0.5kg/CPU increase)
• Insect Legs - 5kg per CPU (Increase from 0.37kg/cpu)
• Ski - 1KG per CPU (Increase from 0.5kg/cpu)
• Hover - 5kg per CPU ( Only the Mega Hover currently has this value)
• Rotor - 5kg per CPU (Increase from 0.36kg/cpu on average per part)
• Wing - 1kg per CPU (Increase from 0.43kg/cpu on average per part)
• Rudder - 1kg per CPU (Increase from 0.32kg/cpu on average per part)
• Thruster - 1kg per CPU (Increase from 0.465kg/cpu on average per part)
• Propeller - 3kg per CPU (Current)

We hope that you enjoy the new update! Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-07 12:37:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Robocrafters! A major update launches tomorrow! This is the first major update to Robocraft in 2019 and we plan to create even bigger and better updates as we progress throughout the rest of the year! Below are the core highlights for this update: 1) Weapon upgrading 2) Leaderboards 3) AI Support Nano 4) AI Support Rotors 5) AI Support Chaingun 6) Maximum Loadouts reduced from 5-3 7) Player can change their own name manually (On Account settings on Website) 8) Agility changes for Aerofoils 9) Agility changes for Tank tracks 10) Agility changes for Insect Legs 11) Agility Changes for Wheels 12) Improved loading speed when logging in and when returning to garage. 13) Balances changes based on community feedback As we revealed earlier in the week, Weapon upgrading will use Robits which you earn at the end of matches. Play Robocraft now, and begin earning Robits! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-06 16:29:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Last week we revealed that players will be able to level up their weapons with Crays giant robotic claw! Today we wanted to reveal more information on how you upgrade weapons.
As you deal damage (or heal) in matches, your gun will earn XP. Lets say you have a robot equipped with lasers and nanos. If you spend all of your time dealing damage with lasers, the XP you earn in game will be given exclusively to that weapon. If you ONLY used nanos, then you would only receive experience for your nano weapon.
However, if you deal damage and heal at the same time, the amount of XP that youll earn will be split between the two respective on much damage or healing you caused with each weapon. So if you spent a lot of time dealing damage and only a little time healing, then youll gain a significant amount of XP for the damage dealing weapon compared to the healing based weapon.

Level up!

Once you have filled the XP bar for a weapon, youll be able to spend Robits to level up that weapon! There are ten levels to progress through for over 30 weapons which means there are 300 opportunities to level up your arsenal! The weapons level will be shown in your inventory.
But you will upgrade your weapons from the weapons tab on the home screen.
But what happens once you level up a weapon? They will increase in firepower. Here are the stats of a level 1 Tier 0 laser
And here are the stats for a level 5 Tier 0 laser
It will take a significant amount of time to level up a weapon completely and well reveal how all of these these new changes will affect Matchmaking very soon! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-04 14:04:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Earlier this week we revealed the full image of the next new feature were working on. This featured Cray and a giant robot claw looming over a laser.
And today we wanted to reveal just a little more information on this image.
We shared this image in yesterdays tease. That blast from the robot arm is used to level up weapons! There are ten levels in total for each weapon. Progressing through each level will increase your weapon ranking and will play a factor into the matchmaking process (but more on that later) On March 7th you'll be able to upgrade 30 weapons, each with ten levels of progression. We'll reveal a little more info on the weapon level system on Monday! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-03-01 10:16:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! In one of our last updates we revealed that we were planning to introduce leaderboards into the next major build on March 7th! We already revealed weapon ratings but today were going to talk about player ratings and clan ratings Player Ratings Player ratings will be used to factor in a players diversity across all weapon types. Should a player solo one single weapon, they will see a significantly lower player rating than another who has mastered several weapons. Clan Ratings Clan ratings can be split across weapon and player rating. The clans rating is based on the sum of the ranking criteria for all players. So if a clan has several inactive players this will likely bring their overall rank down. Leaderboard scopes It is going to be a tough road to the top of a leaderboard. It may seem a very tough goal to reach, but there will be several ways to encourage competitiveness among friends and regionally! Global And Regional While there can only be one global person at the top of the leaderboards, there will also be several regional leaderboards:

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Europe
• North America
• Oceana
• South America

Friends If youve added a player in game as a friend (we cant read from your Steam friends list) youll also be able to filter the leaderboards to ONLY show your friends progress. So even if you may be unable to compete with those in the global top tier, you can enjoy competing with friends for bragging rights! Website Not only will you be able to view the leaderboards in game, but youll also be able to view it on the Robocraft website! Itll have the same functionality as its in game counterpart! Were looking forward to seeing more competitiveness in Robocraft! Let us know what you think of these leaderboard systems! Tomorrow we'll share more info on the giant claw that Cray has been working on.
Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-28 15:26:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Earlier today I lured the server team away from their desks and managed to get a little more info on the new system they are working on for the next update.
This image is still very much work in progress*

Leader boards!

Thats right, looks like were going to be tracking core data to celebrate the top players and clans in Robocraft. The leaderboards will track two core factors in game. Player Rank and Weapon Rank. Today we wanted to talk a little bit more about one of those core factors in the leaderboard system

Weapon Rank Explained:

Weapons will now have their own individual matchmaking rating. This means that the more you use a weapon and win battles, the higher your weapon rank will increase. There will be 5 main ranks to progress through starting from Bronze and moving through Silver, Gold, Diamond and ultimately Protonium. Each main rank will have 5 sub ranks to progress through before you are able to rank up to the next main rank. This means in total there will be 24 opportunities to rank up across each weapon. Putting this into greater perspective, there will be over 30 weapons which will have their own weapon rank and this means there will be at least 750 sub ranks for you to progress through!

How Does Winning And Losing Affect My Weapon Rank?

The amount of weapon ranking points that you will earn or lose is dependant on that weapons current weapon rank. To start it will be easy to climb through the ranks, but over time it will be tougher to increase your weapon rank. Below are the points youll earn for winning and losing for each rank.
To show the epic sacel of this weapon progression ranking, in order to reach maximum rank for ALL weapons in game you would need to play over 4,000 games and never lose a single match.

Be the best

With this new Weapon ranking system we are hoping to see players refine their skills and talents to become the best with their favorite weapon! But were also hoping the allure of ranking up other types of weapons will provide players with a greater reason to try other weapon types. These systems will play a larger role in matchmaking and we plan to provide a greater skill level match among all players Tomorrow well share details on the player rank system and clan rankings. Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris *The leader board will not exclusively track the accomplishments of the user 'very very very very long name'... The final leader board will represent all players, regardless of the length of their name

[ 2019-02-27 13:33:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! A little while ago we made some changes to the physics of several movement parts. We are still gathering core feedback from these changes. On March 7th, further adjustments to movement parts will be made to factor in F=MA. Those parts include

• Tank treads
• Wheels
• Insect legs
• Aerofoils

Read our last announcement on F=MA to find out more about the changes that were making to movement parts: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/2656465070669305294

More news tomorrow

One of the rooms where we keep our server team was unlocked and unattended we managed to snag this photo!
Tomorrow we plan to lure the server team away from their desks to get images with greater fidelity. Stay tuned! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-26 14:16:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Over the past week weve been teasing you with a few images of our upcoming feature planned to go live on the 7th of March. We promised that today well place something on that particularly empty platform.
At the end of this week well reveal what Cray and his giant robot claw are going to be doing to this little laser! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-25 15:23:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters, Over the last few days we have teased a few zoomed in images which alludes to a new feature launching on March 7th The first image we shared were two crays at a control panel.
This sparked some comments about rotating platforms, mini bot builders, a bonding table and suggestions that Cray was trying to look busy with his tablet! The following day we then shared another zoomed in image!
This led to players alluding to a few other ideas including a mega nano, bot switching, and the ability to build tiny support bots And finally, today we share the whole picture zoomed out completely!
This is a new area that can be accessed within Robocraft that will launch on March 7th. This is still currently in the concept stage so a few things may change up to its public release. Do you think the platform is a bit empty right now? Well sort that out on Monday! Until then; Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-22 12:01:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Our next big update is planned for March the 7th! With it will come a few new additions. Some of which will provide new content for all players to achieve, more uses for Robits and of course more movement parts being introduced to the new Physics overhaul.

Further Agility overhauls

The following parts will be overhauled to make way for the F=MA physics system we have made available to previous parts.

• Wheels
• Tanks
• Insect Legs
• Aerofoils

Over the next week well be sharing more details on how each of these parts will be affected! Yesterday we teased that Cray is working on a new feature. But that was just part of a much bigger picture! Heres another section from the same image.
Tomorrow well be revealing the whole picture Until then; Build, Drive Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-21 15:13:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We will be launching our next major update to Robocraft on March 7th* and more info will be revealed in the coming days. Everyone is hard at work including Cray who is overseeing the next new feature to Robocraft! Can you guess what hes working on?
Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris *This is an estimated date and may be impacted should we come across any issues during the development period Of course, if we dont hit that date, blame Josh!

[ 2019-02-20 15:19:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We are now out of maintenance. We have addressed the following bugs in this update:

Fixes

• Robots at 10,000CPU with extra cosmetic CPU can now be downloaded from the factory into a new bay without bringing up an error.
• Copying a robot that exactly fits in a bay into another bay of the same size will no longer show a cost to perform this action.
• Fixed a bug that could trigger an error if the confirm button of the Bay Upgrade screen was clicked multiple times
• Fixed visual issues with EMP effects
• The tutorial can now be skipped.
• Single leg builds can now be controlled without needing to force a respawn.

Let us know if you experience any issues! Additionally, we are taking your feedback for Weapon balance and Movement physics after last week's major overhauled physics update. Do follow the links below to provide feedback now! Weapons: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenmdDdz9HwbKY82tQzoj4dMucqTT-FnSm5bUbY5NFMpQuwjQ/viewform Movement: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzh1DW4SqrTHdayqO_PEzgjx3SEqpKTIcbNeME0hXwovhHww/viewform Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-20 11:00:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We will be issuing out a hot fix on February 20th at 10:00AM UTC which will address several bugs. This maintenance period should last just one hour. Thank you for your patience! Patch notes for this update will be made live once the update is live. Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-19 15:26:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! The big physics agility update is now live! Josh and Chris live streamed a developer build last night, showing off the changes to the agility system, the CPU progression system and revealed the NEW flying AI robots. We uploaded that video to our YouTube channel where you can watch it on demand! https://youtu.be/JeNdlJxoL3g

MAJOR PHYSICS OVERHAUL

This massive update includes big changes to the way robots feel. Gifs, screenshots and text dont do it justice, you HAVE to play it in order to really experience the types of changes that F=ma has on all existing and new robots! So what are you waiting for?! Play it now, install the game if you havent done so already and then let us know how the new robots FEEL when controlling them. For those of you who arent able to access a PC to play Robocraft RIGHT NOW, read on for further details on the changes in this major update.

AGILITY OVERHAUL

Heavy robots feel heavier, lighter robots are much more nimble. Robots will also rotate at different speeds to factor in these new changes, meaning if you have created a completely fearsome robot with Weapons attached to one side, you should be even more cautious of being flanked if you haven't factored in your rotation speed! We expect players will create new strategies, playstyles and even builds to consider for this major change to movement. Sprinter Legs have also had a particularly nice adjustment made to them which removes the delay in movement after landing from a jump. They are now more agile than ever before, and will be able to jump in and out of battle quickly.
The movement parts that have received the F=ma physics overhaul include

• Sprinters
• Mechs
• Hovers
• Rotors
• Thrusters
• Propellers

Other movement parts are already being worked on and will release very soon! Let us know what you think of these new changes after spending some time with them.

CPU Progression

Another system that we introduced last week was CPU progression. This system gives new players a greater sense of progression and adds greater value to Robits.. We understand that building massive robots from scratch can be pretty intimidating, so new players will start with a garage bay of 750CPU. From there they will spend Robits to upgrade their bay at a reasonable pace, while learning more about the building systems. Theres a lot of complexity during the later tiers of Robocraft and it can be quite challenging for new players. Of course, as we see new players interacting with these changes, we will adjust to improve everyone's play experience. Players who have already created various garage bays will not have to worry about these changes for any robots that were attached to a bay BEFORE this update went live. Your robots garage bays are automatically upgraded to store your robot without spending additional CPU. however when purchasing any new garage bays, you will need to upgrade them via Robits.
There will be other forms of usage for Robits which will affect ALL players. We understand many veterans have amassed a massive number of Robits and have also MAXED out all their garage bays, so the CPU progression system won't affect you. BUT the next feature we will implement will give everyone a reason to use Robits

New Starter bots!

In order to provide players with robots that meet the 750CPU limit, we have had to create a few new starter robots for players. Check them out below!

Adjusted Body Builder Templates

The Body builder templates have been adjusted so that they are well below 750CPU AND still allow you to place movement parts and weapons onto the robot.

AI have taken to the skies!

The AI robots have obtained their pilots license and are now able to use robots installed with wings and rudders! As seen in last night dev stream, they are tenacious!

Cosmetic Credits are now Cosmic Credits

We have rebranded Cosmetic credits into Cosmic credits, youll still be able to purchase Cosmetic items with these credits and theyll continue to function as originally intended. However they will have the added functionality to exchange them for Robits as we make Robits more valuable.

Weapon Balance Feedback Changes

Around 1,000 players were involved in our last big weapon balance feedback form! Wed like to thank everyone who took the time to answer a few questions and even submit a couple of suggestions on how you feel we should improve Robocraft. We are currently talking internally about some of the most requested features and will update you once we have more concrete plans. This update included a variety of weapon changes based on community feedback and we wanted to share the results so that you know why we are making certain changes. Of course, balancing is an ongoing development as we continue to improve Robocraft. So a few days from now well be opening up the weapon balance feedback thread once more. Below are the results from the feedback form and on the furthest right hand side is a column of changes were making.


In addition, below is a list of changes in text form in case it is difficult to read the images above: Laser

• Decrease Damage by 5%
• Decrease Energy consumption by 5%

Plasma

• Decreased Damage by 15%
• Reduced Energy consumption by 10%
• Increased time between shots by 0.025
• Increased explosion radius by 5%

Rail

• Increased damage per shot by 10%
• Increased energy consumption by 10%
• Increased time between shots by 0.25
• Decreased movement inacuracy by 5%

Nano

• Increased healing per shot by 5%
• Decreased energy consumption by 5.25%

Aeroflak

• Increased damage by 5%
• Decreased energy consumption by 10%

Seeker

• Decreased damage by 5%
• Decreased energy consumption by 5%
• Increased projectile range by 5%

Ion

• Increased damage per shot by 2.5%
• Decreased energy consumption by 5%
• Decreased time between shots by 2.5%

Chaingun

• No changes

Mortar

• Increased damage by 2.5%
• Increased projectile range by 5%

Tesla

• Increased health by 5%

We hope that you enjoy these changes, well wait a few days until we open up the official feedback thread again. Additionally, if you do use the feedback thread, know that the additional suggestions (which arent related to weapon balance) are also being looked into! We are doing our very best to create a game for our players, and seeing this data and the most requested features in this form when there are hundreds of thousands of players every month is really useful. If you and your friends who play Robocraft didnt send any feedback for the last form, Make sure you do it next time and well have even more data to work with!

RoboPass Ends on February 18th

Our first season of RoboPass ends this Monday on February 18th! Players were able to progress through 30 grades to unlock cosmetic items and cosmetic credits. Some of these items included a firework seeker, new spawn and death animations and Neon cubes! Those who progressed through the free version of Robopass unlocked several items, but those who purchased RoboPass plus unlocked additional items at the cost of $9.99 (or $4.99 for owners of Lifetime premium) If you have played the free version of RoboPass, you can purchase RoboPass plus to unlock all items up to your current grade! These items in total (including CC) would be worth around $100 if purchased individually. Well reveal more news on Season 2 of RoboPass soon!

Live Stream later today at 17:00 UTC

Later today Josh and Chris will stream Robocraft once more, playing the latest MAJOR agility physics update against other players! The stream will be broadcasted directly on the Steam Page, on Twitch and on Youtube! Steam Link: (https://store.steampowered.com/app/301520/Robocraft/) Twitch Link: (https://www.twitch.tv/freejam) Youtube Link: (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt4-QGbiUuO9a5ketAuf3xg)

UPDATE IS NOW LIVE! GO PLAY IT

What are you doing reading this still!? Go play Robocraft right now and experience the MAJOR changes to agility that we have been working on! If you still need more reading material, patch notes will be posted below, but in order to really understand the new changes we have made, you NEED to play it! Patch notes are below, but seriously, go play Robocraft right after reading them! Features:

• Agility Physics for Sprinters, Mechs, Hovers, Rotors, Thrusters and Propellers
• New Garage Bays now have a 750 CPU limit and can be upgraded using Robits
• Changed Starter Robots and Body Builder parts to fit within the 750 CPU limit
• Rebalanced Tier brackets to give an effective CPU limit for each tier
• Weapon balance changes based on player survey feedback
• The AI can now use flying robots with Wings and Rudders
• Reverted intro video trailer
• Extra Robits can now be bought in the Store using CC
• CC renamed from Cosmetic Credits to Cosmic Credits

Improvements:

• Mortar VFX improved
• Single gun fire rate for Plasma didn't match the stats shown on the weapon info tooltip
• Neon cubes no longer have a darker border
• Clicking 'back to the game' after a successful purchase in a non-Steam client now closes the store instead of going to another thank-you page
• Further Improvements to lobby queue time accuracy

Balance

• The base speed of the rotor has been increased from 160 MPH to 200 MPH

Bugs:

• Weapon inaccuracy is lost after pausing in single player
• CoM orb now displays when entering edit mode if it is enabled in the settings menu.
• Centre of Mass orb is no longer visible on the home screen
• Fixed a bug that caused weapons to stop firing if one of them ended up pointing into the terrain while the others were valid
• Fixed an issue with players who were forced to quit due to a daily quest error (if you experienced this issue before, please let us know if this has resolved the issue)
• Fixed an issue where certain users end up unable to accept or send party invites due to bad redis data
• AI robots with Tesla can no longer deal damage to their own reactor
• Fixed a bug that caused the 'sideways driving' checkbox setting to be visually incorrect in certain situations
• Rail crosshair no longer pulsates when idle
• The camera is now centred on the Supernova if you are shooting and moving your camera as the match ends

Known issues:

• Players are unable to use the Skip Tutorial button
• Single leg builds will not work properly until they respawn.

See you in game! Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-14 11:32:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

We will be having a scheduled maintenance from 10am to deploy the Agility and CPU Upgrade build, we expect the maintenance to last about 2hrs Read more about the planned update here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1760248640397529922

[ 2019-02-13 18:26:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! The BIG physics update will go live tomorrow! But this evening Chris and Josh are going to be streaming a new build of Robocraft today and tomorrow! Today theyll be building new robots in preparation for the big agility update. And tomorrow theyll be using the robots they built to play online against other players! Make sure to check out the streams at 17:00 UTC directly on the front page of Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/301520/Robocraft/ Tomorrow marks the release of our overhauled agility system! Along with it will come various bug fixes and weapon balance adjustments based on feedback from the community. Were very much looking forward to seeing exactly what you think of our new F=ma system and would love to hear your feedback once you experience it. Tomorrow the update will include the following features:

• Weapon Balance changes based on survey feedback
• Rebalancing Tier brackets
• Updated Steam starter robots
• Updated Steam Body Builder robots to all be under 750CPU
• Convert Cosmetic Credits into Cosmic Credits
• Sprinter & Mech Legs Agility Movement
• Thrusters & Propellers Agility Movement
• Hovers Agility Movement
• Rotors Agility Movement
• Upgrading bays via Robits
• Robits now purchasable from the item shop
• AI can now use Aerofoil movement parts in BA and TDM

Year of The Pig Chinese New Year!

We ran a year of the pig artbot competition to line up with the Lunar New Year! There have been some truly awesome entries and wed like to thank everyone who has taken the time to build some incredible robots. The grand winner of 500CC is Manana81 with his robot THE GENEROUS PIG 2019
This incredible pig & Dragon combo is not only visually beautiful to look at but is also combat ready. The teslas provide this robot with a dangerous bite and the pig is wielding a bowl filled with healing goodness!

Runner Ups:

We also have four runner ups BR4Y4NGAM3R with his robot Pig Lunar
This blue piggy bot is an elegant answer to the question what if pigs had wheels?. Charming and was one of the favorites of a few members from the Freejam team Kronoswms Okkoto was inspired by the film Princess Mononoke (if you haven't seen it, you should!). This bot does an incredible job of creating a spiky fur and an incredible level of detail in comparison to its film counterpart.
Kura3000 entered three robots into this competition. For fairness we included just one of his piggy bots into the draw. That Pig was aptly named Year of the pig which uses neon cubes to create a great vibrant background and platform for one of the happiest pigs you ever did saw!
Hoelderlins Festival Pig encapsulates the Lunar New year perfectly! Bright red chinese lanterns and adorable little hoofed feet complete this pigs red attire.
Blue_Diamond_2017 created a Megapig called laser pig. We are particularly fond of its giant curly tail!

Honorable mentions:

The first honorable mention is from Pun_Shinamon, unfortunately they were just one day late to enter the Artbot competition so their entry didn't count. But as a result of this, in the future all Artbot competitions will run for two weeks so that we can give players much more time to enter.

InsaneLiving shared his pig based version of Ghidora, an iconic villain from the Godzilla films
Thank you to everyone who entered this art bot competition, If you want to see all of the entries, You can still view the entries by clicking this hashtag #RCLunarNewYear See you tomorrow when the BIG physics update launches! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-13 15:15:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Welcome to February the 6ths Dev Jam! This week we share details on movement physics overhauls, CPU progression system and remind you about this weeks Artbot Challenge

Making Building Matter More!

A major physics overhaul factoring in F=MA (and inertia!) will launch next week. Robots which are large and bulky will not be as nimble as a much smaller and lighter robot. While it is very difficult to describe how this feels in words, we know that you will feel the difference once these changes are live. We can't wait to see what you think of this major update as robots should feel much more satisfying to control. The first selection of movement parts that will benefit from the agility and physics overhaul will be:

• Rotors
• Thrusters/ Propellers
• Hovers
• Mech legs/ Sprinter Legs

Other movement types will be be adjusted to factor in the F=MA system over the next few updates. Each movement part is being adjusted individually to improve the overall feel of movement in Robocraft and make building matter more!

CPU Limits

To provide a refined building experience and to help new players settle into Robocraft we have reduced the initial CPU limit for garage bays. We have chosen to do this for the following reasons: Reduce the size and complexity of robots for new players. Give players a sense of incremental progression. Provide a long term use for Robits. In addition we are going to be changing the robot ranking scores and limits so lower tiers effectively have lower CPU limits. This ensures a robot at the CPU limit for a new bay will still be effective in Tier 1 and gradually raises the size and complexity of robots that players can build as they progress.

Individual CPU Limits for bays

Each garage bay will have its own CPU limit and will start at 750CPU. However, each bay can be upgraded individually up to a maximum of 2,000 CPU. In order to increase the CPU it will cost a number of Robits. Each upgrade will increase the CPU limit of each bay by a small amount
The Robits cost per upgrade from this gif are not representative of the final values and may be subject to change

Megabots

Once a bay reaches the normal CPU limit of 2,000, you can upgrade it once more to turn it into a Max CPU bay. Once you have done this, the bay can not be upgraded any further and youll be able to build robots in it to a CPU limit of 10,000. Please note, that even if you upgrade a bay to Max CPU it doesnt mean that everything you build in that bay needs to be a Megabot.

Downloading Robots from the Factory under the new CPU progression system

We will be updating the factory to provide more information on the amount of CPU you will be expected to have in a bay before you download a robot from the factory. If you have a bay that only has 1,000 CPU, youll be unable to download a 1,500 CPU robot until you upgrade your bay to fit the 1,500 CPU requirement of the bot that youd like to download.

Starter Bots

We have adjusted the starter bots and the modularized body builder so that they fall below the 750CPU limit for new players.

Current bay CPU Conversion

We will be converting all current T1 - T5 active bays into a 2000 CPU bay. However if you have a Megabot in a garage bay, that bay will be converted into a Max CPU bay.

Making Robits meaningful

The CPU progression is just one upgradeable feature that players will be able to spend their Robits on. Over the coming weeks well be sharing more details on new types of uses for Robits.

Cosmetic Credits Turning Into Cosmic Credits

During the next update we will be renaming cosmetic credits for all accounts into Cosmic Credits. While players will still be able to purchase cosmetic items with this form of currency, were also going to be allowing players to purchase Robits with Cosmetic Credits.

Lunar New Year - Pig Themed Robot

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Robocraft Premium For Life is on sale at 30% off! We are also running an Artbot competition To celebrate the dawning of the year of the pig which will end on the 12th of February. Five robocrafters will receive 100 CC each and one lucky Robocrafter will win 500CC! For more details on how to enter, please visit the competition announcement below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1756870026710119858 The competition closes on february 12th, winners will be chosen at random on the 14th of February Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-07 17:38:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! To celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Pig! We wanted to run a fun art bot competition for players. We've been focusing a lot of our time over the last several weeks to balance the game to make combat more fun but this week we want to see your incredible robotic creations. The prizes for this competition include:

• 1 grand prize of 500 CC
• 5 runner up prizes of 100 CC

In order to enter this competition you must create an amazing piggy based robot and share a screenshot of it on Twitter. There are a few rules that you must follow to validate your entry.

Year of the Pig Rules

• Create an awe inspiring pig robot
• Take a screenshot of your pig robot
• Post the screenshot on twitter and include your display name, the robot name and the following Hashtag # RCLunarNewYear
• The tweet must also include the following Bitly link: (http://bit.ly/RCLunarNewYear)

Competition ends on the 11th of February and winners will be announced on the 13th of February. So you have all of this weekend to create a pig themed robot. We'll be looking for creativity, originality and even battle readiness! If you can create a great pig that can prove itself in battle we'd even love to see a video of that! Good luck Robocrafters, we can't wait to see what you create!

Lifetime Premium now 30% off

Additionally Lifetime premium is now 30% off in Steam's Lunar new Year Sale. Click the link below to purchase. https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ Tomorrow we will release a new Dev Jam! So until then; Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-06 14:13:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! We have completed our planned maintenance and Robocraft is now up and running. We have been updating our database infrastructure. Players may experience some issues over the next few days. Do let us know if you see anything odd! Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-02-04 11:28:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone, Welcome to the January monthly recap! A special announcement post which details the last month of happenings in bitesize chunks! If a particular topic interests you further you can read more about it by clicking the relevant links.

January 9th & 10th - Balance Update

We issued a new balance update based upon early player feedback which contains changes to various weapons. At the same time, a community feedback thread had been pinned to the top of Steam forums and website forums to gain valuable data direct from players.

January 17th - F=ma Progress update

We revealed the first work in progress gifs showing the new F=ma changes were looking to release in an upcoming update. The first movement part we had shown which had these changes implemented were rotors.

Of course, more parts will receive these agility changes so stay tuned for further updates!

January 24th - Community Balance Update Live

Based on a couple of community feedback threads we had created several weeks ago, we began to roll out our findings in a brand new update! The data we had received was very valuable and allowed us to release the first Community Balance Update. We are hoping to continue to create interesting polls and feedback forms to allow us to greatly refine the core game experience. Alongside this community balances update we included a variety of quality of life improvements and bug fixes. Our current community balance feedback survey has over 300 players sharing their thoughts on Robocraft

January 28th - Premium For Life Sale

While not an official announcement, It is still worth mentioning! The Premium For Life membership for Robocraft is now on sale at 30% off. It contains the following benefits:

• Grants all paint colours for use in the Editor
• Doubles the amount of experience and robits earned from matches
• Upload your own personal avatar picture
• Additional Cosmetic CPU

https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ In addition, Premium For Life also grants a 50% discount to RoboPass Season 1, which will be ending on February 18th.

The Protonium Campaign Challenge

While not directly linked to January, we are announcing the winners for the Protonium challenge competition today! Well be crediting the following players 5,000 CC each for successfully completing Protonium Difficulty and sharing their video on Twitter

• Rafyfou
• -Lumen-
• Dued
• Coob2003
• BONEs_BROKER
• The-Alien
• Nefilm
• Venturinblue
• Vectron2
• Nakkaryo-n
• LordForce
• Serg_04
• JJson400
• Chan Tzi
• Iwaken225
• Dustybin
• Hosi
• Drake1001
• Sharkaporyum
• TheReD40
• VintageGriffin
• Gabriel317
• Ben-Skywalker
• PathForger
• DehSpy

February

RoboPass ends on the 18th of February, so make sure that you have unlocked all of the grades by then to unlock awesome cosmetic items. To purchase these items individually will cost over $100 but of course playing through RoboPass to unlock these items will cost just $9.99 (Or $4.99 for Premium For life owners). Additionally below is just a tease of our workload for the month of February:

• Physics adjustments to movement parts.
• Provide more value to Robits for new players and veterans.
• Flying AI bots and other AI changes
• Work towards RoboPass Season 2

Additionally, the Lunar New Year is next week. Itll be the year of the pig. If youre looking for a cool new artbot to build this weekend, maybe consider building a pig! Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-31 14:52:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Yesterday we released an update to Robocraft which contained several changes to weapon balancing. Do try out the latest build and experience the changes for yourself. There were a variety of buffs to several weapons, and a nerf to the Plasma.
Read the full announcement by clicking here We feel that we got some really valuable information from players when we asked for feedback and wed like to continue to have this sort of interaction with our community when approaching certain topics such as balancing. A new survey has been created which allows us to collate the data much more easily than our last feedback survey thread. It contains a selection of multiple choice questions as well as a few areas where you can submit feedback not linked directly to Weapon balancing. Based on overall consensus and our own internal analytics well be able to make some good decisions that will help improve the overall quality of Robocrafts weapon balancing and core game experiences. A google account is required to fill out the form below: Feedback Form We thank everyone in advance for taking the time to fill out this form, it will be very useful and we cant wait to get some really amazing feedback from you all. Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-25 16:53:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We have a pretty substantial update today which includes weapon balance changes based upon data we have received from our latest community feedback thread. There are also a ton of bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

New Trailer

A community group known as Robocrew have created an incredible brand new trailer for Robocraft. This trailer will appear in game when you launch Robocraft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYCwFvUuOh8

Weapon Balance Pass

A couple of weeks ago we asked you all to provide us with some information which would allow us to help with weapon balancing. Thank you to everyone who provided us feedback, weve acted upon them and are happy with the new balance changes but would love to hear your feedback. Well be running another community balance survey in the future. But first, lets detail the core changes we made to weapons Lasers There were no solid agreements on changes that need to be made to the Laser in regards to nerfs/buffs and due this this, no balance changes will be made to the Lasers at this time. Plasma Overall consensus was that plasma should receive a damage nerf. We have decided to reduce the damage output of the Plasma by 5%. Rails This weapon seemed to be in a relatively good place at this current moment in time. The least contested change was related to accuracy whilst moving. Players wanted the time to regain accuracy after coming to a stand-still to regain faster. So instead of 1.5 seconds to regain accuracy after moving, it has been reduced to 0.75 seconds. Nanos One of the most debated topics from our weapon balance thread was that Nanos needed a significant buff. We have chosen to give nanos a 10% buff in healing rate and a 5% reduction in energy cost. Flak After looking into the flak damage values we discovered that there was a bug which was causing the in-air damage from the flak to be registered incorrectly. This bug is now fixed and means that the Flak will now deal greater damage to in-air targets. Seekers We didn't want to make any drastic changes to seekers as were still receiving feedback on the range changes we made since our last update. We are hoping to gather more feedback for this weapon again in combination to the other changes made during todays update. Ion After discussing this weapon internally, we believed that the Ion would feel more balanced once Plasma has received a nerf. The nerf to the Plasma in this update should address this. Chaingun Feedback had shown that players wanted an increase in damage and an increased fire rate. Based on this, we are increasing the shots per second from 10 to 12 and increasing damage per shot by 5%. Mortar Players reported that the Mortar consumed far too much energy. We have chosen to reduce energy consumption by 10%, this will increase the shots launched in 1 energy bar from 5 to 6 Tesla The tesla will have three major adjustments in this balance pass. Firstly, they have increased damage by 5%, reduced energy cost by 5% and finally an increase in hits per second from 4 to 5. We felt that the community feedback that we received a few weeks ago really was incredibly useful and we are planning to do it again very soon In fact, well be posting a new feedback balance thread in time for the weekend. We have made a ton of changes in this update to weapons, so please do spend some time playing the latest update so you can get a good understanding of the core changes and how they affect the gameplay. Tomorrow well be creating another feedback thread post in the form of a survey to make compiling the data even easier.

Voting Screen Particle Effects

As an extra little bit of polish weve added some visual particle effects to the voting screen. Clicking the Best Played and Best Looking buttons will activate them.
Based on the number of votes for Best Played and Best Looking, another particle effect will appear behind the card.
Patch notes of the changes and fixes are included below: Changes

• New Robocraft Trailer added to intro
• Balance Pass based on community feedback
• Added a new label under the crosshair to better indicate how/when to flip your robot"
• Provided better information to show players how to use the picker tool.
• Voting cards become interact-able faster
• Neon cube has updated saturation
• The camera now has a zoom out to better display the new spawn effects
• Visual update to rail projectiles

Fixes

• After an error during the infinitisation update we noticed that speed boosts were not reduced after stating that they were. Weve now reduced Speed Boost across the board by 20%
• Flak explosion damage is now correctly calculated for air based robots
• T5 Flak now contains the correct damage per stack info in the tooltip
• Purchasing Robopass Plus during the battle summary flow will update the RoboPass screen correctly
• Fairy lights now highlight invalid placements of cubes if the lights were placed first.
• Fairy lights now keep their hitbox after leaving test mode
• All Plasma tiers now trigger robot shake
• Effects now play during the voting screen once a robot reaches 3/6 votes for best looking robot
• No longer able to move during the first spawn animation in Test/ Play vs AI, while the camera is moving
• Party widget now displays correctly when queuing for battle and while in build mode
• Average queue time while in lobby is now more accurate
• Voting buttons on the end-of-battle screen now have the correct icons displayed
• T5 Laser muzzle flash locations are now correct
• Neon cubes that are disconnected will now display in the correct shade of red
• T4/T5 seekers now award the correct credit for the Ive Got Tone. The Seeker/LOML are now merged into this achievement. Also removed "Not the Bees" achievement and added "Lob it" achievement for Mortar kills
• AI robots equipped with rails will no longer attempt to shoot at other robots through walls
• Player list HUD in Battle Arena now correctly shows respawn times next to players rather than kill count
• Sorting by CPU in the Robot Factory will now display search results across all tiers
• AI kills are now appearing in the kill feed during Play vs AI matches
• Pausing during the campaign countdown will no longer cause the UI to be stuck for the rest of the round
• AI will no longer shoot at the last place a robot was destroyed until it respawns
• Fixed an issue where labels that show the queue status of your party were not working correctly.
• Mortar explosions on the boundary shields no longer create an odd square effect
• Player lists in the top corners now sort by highest kills in TDM
• Fixed an issue where Nano and LOML will lose lock on functionality if you have placed multiple tiers of the same type of weapon, and one of them is shot off
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes leave users stuck after battle"
• Fixed overflowing texts on some dialogue windows
• Fixed an issue where users that created their account during Early Access but did not receive their pilot seat rewards
• Fixed an issue where the PLAY button in the top bar will not highlight when looking at the custom game screen
• Fixed an issue where player lists would have too much spacing in lower resolutions until the list is refreshed
• Rail and Laser projectiles are no longer invisible when firing over certain distances

Known issues:

There may be a chance that some players will experience an issue with their Steam Achievements. If you see anything odd happen, do contact Steam support. Thank you everyone for your feedback and continued support. We hope you enjoy this update. Build, Drive, Fight ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-24 12:07:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! Tomorrow well be pushing out a new update to Robocraft which features balancing changes suggested by YOU! Yes, YOU! Providing your responded to one of our community feedback threads on the official forum or within the Steam forums. These feedback threads were very useful and Id like to thank everyone who took the time to send over comments on each weapon type with details on energy usage, fire rate, damage output and varying other factors. The changes weve made in response to this feedback will go live tomorrow at around midday UTC. Well also have a new trailer, a plethora of bug fixes and some quality of life improvements coming in tomorrows update.
To prepare Robocraft for these new changes we will need to enter maintenance at 10:00am UTC. The maintenance period will last approximately two hours. Ill be around to read feedback once the update goes live tomorrow. But until then! Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-23 16:24:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We hope that youve been enjoying RoboPass over the winter holidays. We have just one more month until our first season ends on the 18th of February 2019. So there is still time to unlock the new cosmetic items!

Weapon Balance Feedback

Last week I asked for your feedback and thoughts to aid us in locating what weapons were in need of a nerf or a buff. While the post is currently locked you can read through the feedback in the post below: Weapon balance Feedback Thread The data we received from this post has shown some areas where the community have come to a general consensus regarding certain weapon types. We will work with this data to implement decisions based directly from player feedback. Id like to thank everyone who participated in providing feedback, it was very useful and I intend to create similar posts in the future to provide the team with better data which they can react to.

Physics! F = ma

You may remember that a few months ago we discussed a plan to improve the physics within Robocraft to make building matter more. We mentioned Newtons second law of motion F = ma to help provide some insight into the type of changes we wanted to make. In summary, we want large, chunky robots to have some real weight to them and become a sturdy opponent with increased armour. While smaller robots can dart in and out of battle quickly at the cost of much lower armour. As mentioned in one of our previous updates, this is going to take a lot of work to roll out across all movement parts. We are working on one movement type at a time, with the aim to release all of them together in our next major update. The Rotors will have 4 variables that will adjust the agility of robot which are affected by the type of parts you place on your robot. Light robots will see the following changes:

• Faster change in direction
• Faster strafing
• Faster turn speed (this also responds to turning on the spot to face your camera)
• Faster acceleration when moving forwards or backwards.

Switching directions quickly is better achieved with lighter robots. We anticipate that this will be a major update which will make robot building matter more. We will need to make changes to the mass for various parts. Combined with weapon balancing we have our work cut out for ourselves as we balance weapon damage, movement and acceleration. The current live build of Robocraft does not contain any of these adjustments. To show you the sort of behaviour you could expect from heavy and light robots weve created a few gifs. Please note that in order to show these changes weve had to adjust the weight parameters of a single robot build. So while the two robots in these gifs look similar, their weight is the only thing that has been adjusted. First up, heres how the upcoming changes will affect turn speed
Here are the differences between a heavy and light robot accelerating forwards and backwards
Heavy Robots wont be able to strafe as fast as lighter robots, but theyll also be much slower in changing direction as seen from the strafing gif below
Giving lighter robots the ability to change direction very quickly also affects how fast they can switch between increasing and decreasing altitude too
We believe that the changes made will make each robot feel more unique in maneuverability and increase the quality of core game feel. Thanks for reading, if you have any feedback on any of the info in this post, do let us know! Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris

Early Feedback Response From The Community

Hi everyone, I wanted to append some info which is based on early responses to this announcement. Some players expressed concerns over inertia from the gifs that were shown, we do have a system that calculates inertia based on mass. The current work in progress gifs are the two extremes of light and heavy. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you all think of these new physics changes once they go live. Thank you everyone for the initial feedback, continue to share more comments and I'll do my best to respond where possible.

[ 2019-01-17 18:24:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! We have just left maintenance and the latest weapon balance changes are now live.

FLAK

Projectile Speed: 260 -> 500 Energy Cost: 1500 -> 1250 Cooldown between shots: 0.5 -> 0.25

T4 & T5 SEEKER

range: 226 -> 150

ION

energy cost: 4000 -> 3250 Range: 50 -> 75 Base inaccuracy: 7 -> 5 These changes are not directly linked to our weapon balance feedback thread. I have yet to collate the data input here so please make sure to continue posting feedback in this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/301520/discussions/2/1744482869755567871/ it is likely this thread will be locked down at some point later today, so do provide any feedback when you can. A great deal of you have given us some awesome feedback and I'll be collating the info to send to the team very soon. All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-10 10:35:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! The first balance update is now live! It includes some nerfs, some buffs and weapon accuracy changes.

Laser Weapon Changes

Tier 0 - 10,260 Damage Tier 1 - 14,364 Tier 2 - 18,468 Tier 3 - 22,572 Tier 4 - 24,480 Tier 5 - 26,163

Plasma Weapon Changes

Tier 0 - 48,510 Tier 1 - 62,370 Tier 2 - 76,230 Tier 3 - 90,090 Tier 4 - 103,950 Tier 5 - 117,810

Rail Weapon Changes

Tier 1 - 70,200 Tier 2 - 85,800 Tier 3 - 101,400 Tier 4 - 117,000 Tier 5 - 132,600

Nano Weapon Changes

Tier 2 - 6,458 Tier 3 - 7,896 Tier 4 - 9,335

Aeroflak Weapon Changes

Tier 4 - 15,750 Tier 5 - 22,050

Seeker Weapon Changes

Tier 3 - 7,088 Tier 4 - 76,388 Tier 5 - 103,950

Ion Weapon Changes

Tier 4 - 210,000 Tier 5 - 282,975

Chaingun Weapon Changes

Tier 4 - 8,663 Tier 5 - 12,863 Mortar Weapon Changes Tier 5 - 236,250

Tesla Weapon Changes

Tier 2 - 54,600 Tier 3 - 68,250 Tier 4 - 81,900 Do try out the latest build and once you've had a few games, get in touch with us and let us know your feedback. We've created a pinned post in the Steam forums where you can give feedback to weapon balance changes. https://steamcommunity.com/app/301520/discussions/2/1744482869755567871/ We'll be sharing more juicy content in the coming weeks, but until then, Build, Drive, Fight! All the best, ReelBigKris

[ 2019-01-09 10:05:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Below are the patch notes after the maintenance today 21/12/2018 - AI enemies Health Boost reduced in Challenge mode. - AI enemies Damage Boost reduced in Challenge mode. BALANCE CHANGES (applies to all game modes): Important: Please remember these values can change based on your feedback and our own data we collect. T4 Laser - Damage reduced to 27200 T5 Laser - Damage reduced to 29070 T2 Nano - Healing increased to 6150 T3 Nano - Healing increased to 7520 T4 Nano - Healing increased to 8890 T4 Aeroflak - Energy cost reduced to 1500 T5 Aeroflak - Energy cost reduced to 1500 T4 Ion - Damage increased to 200000 T5 Mortar - Energy cost reduced to 3600

[ 2018-12-21 11:20:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

The game will be offline on December 21, 2018 at 9:00am (UTC) to update the game and we expect this to take up to 30 minutes. Please be aware if we hit any issues it may take longer. Thank you

[ 2018-12-20 16:24:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! RoboPass has officially launched! Make sure to hop in to Robocraft right now to begin unlocking new cosmetics as part of this major update.
RoboPass is available in two flavours, RoboPass Free and RoboPass Plus. check out the GIF below to see the full content unlockable from grade 1 to 30!
Those with the free version of RoboPass will unlock the bottom row, Whilst players who purchase RoboPass Plus will unlock items from both rows! RoboPass Plus will cost just $9.99, or your local price! Owners of Premium For Life will be given a 50% discount and will also progress through the grades much faster due to earning double EXP

New Christmas Challenge

One of the changes we made during this update is to change the naming of Campaigns to Challenges. We felt that this better represented the current game play. In addition we've also created a brand new challenge called "Sleigh Ride" where you'll face waves of Christmas themed robots on a Christmas themed map previously seen at the end of 2016.

New HoloFlags

Weve created several new holoflags for players to unlock. To celebrate our very first season of RoboPass there will also be a very special season 1 HoloFlag which will unlock at grade 11!
The Season 1 HoloFlag will be available for the free version of RoboPass and RoboPass Plus.

Previously revealed content

Over the last week we've been sharing news every single day, for those who missed these here are just a few of the new pieces of content which will be available with RoboPass:

Go Play RoboPass Season 1 now!

So without any further ado, The RoboPass update is live right now! It will be available to purchase in game for $9.99. Premium For Life players will receive a 50% discount! So go play it, give us your feedback!

Robocraft Update: #1.13-2665

Below are the full patch notes for the RoboPass Update; to find out more information about some of the new features and content, please read the accompanying post here.

NEW:

• RoboPass Season 1 is live! Earn XP to unlock free cosmetics, or buy RoboPass Plus to get lots of extra rewards from this Season. Premium For Life players get 50% off RoboPass Plus!
• Boost removal and associated weapon rebalance. Full details here.
• New Christmas Challenge Sleigh Ride available to play at all difficulty levels!
• New flaming exhaust blower and flaming exhaust stacks cosmetic cubes obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Death & Spawn Effects! Unlocked effects can be set in the Customize screen for each robot in your mothership.
• New Present spawn and Firework death effect obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Black hole spawn and Black Hole death effect obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Royale Lander spawn and Feather death effect obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Christmas Present (Large and Small variants) obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Neon Cubes obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Fairy Light cosmetic item obtainable via RoboPass.
• New T5 Seeker variant: Firework Launcher obtainable via RoboPass. Please note: This requires the unlocking of the T5 Seeker Launcher on the tech tree to use.
• New Holoflags: Snowflake, Candy Cane, Santa Cray, 2019, & RoboPass Season 1 obtainable via RoboPass.
• New Vapor Trails: Snowflake and Firework obtainable via RoboPass.
• New native real money store. A cleaner and clearer user interface for making in-game purchases.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS & CHANGES:

• Obtaining multiple Tech Points in a single battle (via gaining more than one level) will now only display one screen.
• Players below level 76 in Tiers 1 & 2 playing in Bronze or Silver ranks will be match-made in a different lobby to improve new user experience.
• Item shop now has notification badge on top-bar UI when new items are available for purchase.
• Added Quick Purchase buttons to currency UI to make it clear where to add more Cosmetic Credits and Premium.
• Updated pricing of real-money items to make local currency exchange rates more consistent.
• Item shop improvements.

BUG FIXES:

• Tesla blades properly animate to open when active.
• Windowmaker Module no longer highlights team mates when activated.
• Ghost Module effect no longer removed when another robot in battle is destroyed.
• 2000 CPU robots with additional cosmetics now display as T5, not TM in mothership UI. This also addressed an issue that prevented users queueing as a party if one members robot was considered TM due to cosmetic parts.
• Chaingun fire rate at 0 energy fixed to work as intended.
• Fixed T3 Cross Strut connection point issue.
• Robots downloaded from CRF are no longer given keyboard controls by default.
• Go to Tech Tree button now correctly opens Tech Tree UI.
• ESC now closes the language selection screen on login UI without throwing an error.
• If the party leader changes robot within the same Tier as the rest of the party, party members will no longer be kicked from queue.
• Windows firewall popup no longer triggers on first connection to multiplayer match.
• AI Players now show loadout correctly in pre-battle UI summary screen.
• Protonium core shimmer VFX properly disappears after protonium core is damaged but not destroyed.
• Custom avatars no longer removed for users without active Premium when dismissing the avatar selection dialogue with ESC key or Cancel.
• Premium bonus now correctly messaged as +100% not +25%. This awarded 100% bonus to Premium users correctly but messaged the premium bonus incorrectly.
• Item shop purchase confirmation text now correctly swapped with post-purchase thank you text.
• Brawl daily quest will not be drawn while Brawl mode is set to inactive as it cannot be achieved.
• Fixed issue where the Hover/Rotor daily quest Hover Over could not be completed.
• Custom Game UI now correctly renders on 4:3 resolutions.
• Glass Cube Health and Mass details now correct on tooltip UI
• Missing audio effect for when rolling over UI elements in Campaign details fixed.
• Fixed problem where users who haven't logged in for a long time would have their robots disappear from the CRF until their next login.
• Campaign restrictions now accurate across tiers. Previously there were exceptions where a part may have been permitted within the rules as written but excluded due to tier restrictions.
• Top 100 Holoflag missing texture fixed.
• Addressed edge case where a user with a pending completed quest confirmation pop-up would be stuck on a blurry screen when logging in.
• Addressed rare account corruption issue that prevented users from logging in.

As always... Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Comms Manager

[ 2018-12-18 14:06:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We are just one more day away until RoboPass launches! Today we wanted to reveal another Cosmetic item. The T5 Firework Seeker!
The T5 Firework Seeker is based on the T5 Seeker but has a much more festive skin equipped with pre-lit fireworks which are used as projectiles! These projectiles also explode into a colourful firework display!

Balance Changes

Last week we shared some details on the balance changes that were coming to Robocraft in combination with RoboPass. Based on feedback from the community, the Seeker, Chaingun and Mortar have had their health reduced just a little bit. so the health per CPU is consistent for all weapons. Once this update goes live. We will follow the data very closely to see how players respond to these changes. Based on feedback we will change the numbers. Of course, once you play the latest update, do let us know your thoughts!

Planned Maintenance

To prepare the game for RoboPass and our other changes we will need to go into maintenance beginning from 10:00AM GMT and will last approximately three hours. Tomorrow well reveal the very last piece of content that will arrive as part of the RoboPass update as well as a full ChangeLog. Until then, Build, Drive Fight! ReelBigKris - Comms Manager

[ 2018-12-17 18:57:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! It is but two days until RoboPass launches! Some of you may have been pretty eagle eyed during our first content tease drop for Robocraft! During the Spawn announcement, we shared an image of the customisation window.
You may have noticed an additional tab called Destruction Effects. These are special effects that play when your robot is destroyed by enemy players. There are three Destruction effects available to unlock in Robo Pass. The first is the feather destruction effect. This effect is available to unlock for players for the free RoboPass and RoboPass Plus.
The second destruction effect is the firework!
And the final destruction effect which is the very last grade for RoboPass Plus is the Black Hole destruction effect
Not only do these effects look great, but each of them will play a sound effect when used! RoboPass Season 1 will release on the 18th of December 2018! We know youre going to have a lot of fun with the content planned for this major seasonal update. But there is still more content to share. So until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Comms Manager

[ 2018-12-16 15:19:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

RoboPass Season 1 will arrive in just a few days and weve already revealed a number of cosmetic unlocks Today were revealing another new type of cosmetic! https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1723087600601888693 In todays post we wanted to share with you a new cosmetic piece which will behave just a little differently compared to previous types of cosmetic items. The Exhaust Blower
Once youve placed the the Exhaust Blower, your robot will look awesome. But once your robot starts moving, the Exhaust Blower will begin to function! The flame effect that plays from the exhaust blower will only emit once you press the W key. This is the very first cosmetic item in Robocraft which will react to a button press from the player. In the future wed love to give players even more actions which are performed with a button press. Let us know what you think of this type of cosmetic item which react to button presses! In just a few days all of our players will be able to experience the first ever RoboPass! Stay tuned to tomorrow's new content reveal. Until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Comms Manager

[ 2018-12-15 10:35:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We are a few days away from the launch of our first ever RoboPass, currently set to go live on December 18th 2018! RoboPass is a seasonal event where players can unlock new cosmetic items during the two month active period; RoboPass Season 1 will end February 18th 2019. You can read more about what RoboPass is exactly by following the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1723087600601888693 Theres a ton of content coming with it that weve already announced which includes:

Brand New Spawn Effects

Players will be able to choose how they enter the fight with three awesome spawn effects.

New Cosmetic Item

The fairy lights were revealed as a new type of cosmetic item.

Present Cosmetics

Available in large and small!

Neon Cubes

Making their first appearance in Robocraft, these neon cubes debuted in Robocraft Infinity on the Xbox One.
And today we are revealing another pair of cosmetic items:

New Vapour Trails

Vapour trails allow players to set an effect which will follow their robots movements. As part of RoboPass season 1, there will be a couple of new trails which youll be able to place on your robot. The first one is the snowflake vapour trail.
Our second vapour trail effect is the firework vapour trail!
RoboPass is scheduled to go live on the 18th of December, but we still have more content to reveal! Check back tomorrow for more info! Until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Comms Manager

[ 2018-12-14 16:32:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear Robocraft Community, For those of you who follow us on Twitter, you would have seen our announcements for our upcoming RoboPass feature that will be released alongside the Boosts removal update. Weve announced tons of new cosmetics that will make their way into the game through this RoboPass which will be released next week. A couple of you have inquired about the balance of the parts with this update, so this DevJam hopes to answer some of those questions.

Time to Kill

The community asked us to remove the Boosts, and so we are removing them with this RoboPass release. Removing Boosts brings with it a huge change to the TTK (Time To Kill), so in order to compensate for this, weve had to make some changes to the DPS (Damage Per Second) of the weapons. These change are reflected in the table below.

More like 2014

With such a big change to the balance of the game, we felt it would be a good idea to also make some adjustments to the weapons stats, to make them feel similar to how they were in the early Robocraft days. When Loot Crates were introduced, weapons were balanced so that a T0 Laser could be as effective as a T5 Laser, as robots were not split by Tiers any Tier of Laser could be used on your robot. They were balanced to be fairly equal when it came to DPS, however, after RoboPass T5 Lasers will be more powerful than T4 Lasers and this pattern will be true for all weapons. NB: The cooldown (time between shots) and Energy cost per shot have been normalised across weapon Tiers. This makes the firing rate the same for any Tier of that weapon, with Damage per shot, CPU Cost and Health being key differences as you go up the Tiers. [table] [tr] [th]Type[/th] [th]Tier[/th] [th]CPU Cost[/th] [th]Max Fire Rate[/th] [th]Energy Cost[/th] [th]Damage[/th] [th]Health[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]11,400[/td] [td]10,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]14[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]15,960[/td] [td]14,140[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]20,520[/td] [td]18,540[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]22[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]25,080[/td] [td]23,760[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]29,640[/td] [td]29,120[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Laser[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]250[/td] [td]6.67[/td] [td]500[/td] [td]29640[/td] [td]300000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]14[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]46,200[/td] [td]14,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]59,400[/td] [td]18,180[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]22[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]72,600[/td] [td]22,660[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]85,800[/td] [td]28,080[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]99,000[/td] [td]33,600[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Plasma[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]112,200[/td] [td]360,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Rail[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]1.33[/td] [td]2750[/td] [td]70,200[/td] [td]18,180[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Rail[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]22[/td] [td]1.33[/td] [td]2750[/td] [td]85,800[/td] [td]22,660[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Rail[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]1.33[/td] [td]2750[/td] [td]101,400[/td] [td]28,080[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Rail[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]30[/td] [td]1.33[/td] [td]2750[/td] [td]117,000[/td] [td]33,600[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Rail[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]260[/td] [td]1.33[/td] [td]2750[/td] [td]132,600[/td] [td]312,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Nano[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]5,130[/td] [td]18,540[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Nano[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]22[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]6,270[/td] [td]23,760[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Nano[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]7,410[/td] [td]29,120[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Aeroflak[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]150[/td] [td]2.0[/td] [td]1750[/td] [td]15,000[/td] [td]168,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Aeroflak[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]2.0[/td] [td]1750[/td] [td]21,000[/td] [td]360,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Seeker[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]100[/td] [td]13.33[/td] [td]300[/td] [td]6,750[/td] [td]130,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Seeker[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]140[/td] [td]2.5[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]72,750[/td] [td]196,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Seeker[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]275[/td] [td]2.5[/td] [td]2000[/td] [td]99,000[/td] [td]412,500[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Ion[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]145[/td] [td]1.0[/td] [td]4000[/td] [td]174,000[/td] [td]162,400[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Ion[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]245[/td] [td]1.0[/td] [td]4000[/td] [td]269,500[/td] [td]294,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Chaingun[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]165[/td] [td]10.0[/td] [td]1750[/td] [td]8,250[/td] [td]231,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Chaingun[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]325[/td] [td]10.0[/td] [td]1750[/td] [td]12,250[/td] [td]487,500[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Mortar[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]290[/td] [td]0.87[/td] [td]4500[/td] [td]225,000[/td] [td]435,000[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Tesla[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]16[/td] [td]4.0[/td] [td]1250[/td] [td]52,000[/td] [td]16,480[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Tesla[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]4.0[/td] [td]1250[/td] [td]65,000[/td] [td]21,600[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Tesla[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]24[/td] [td]4.0[/td] [td]1250[/td] [td]78,000[/td] [td]26,880[/td] [/tr] [/table]

Important Notes

• Cooldown (time between shots) and Energy per shot is the same for each tier of weapon
• Damage and health increase the higher the tier of the weapon
• CPU values of parts are not changing
• TTK(Time To Kill) is going to decrease due to the boost removal
• 20% reduction in speed boost
• Movement part health is getting a 10% increase
• Health and Damage boost are removed
• Laser projectile speeds at low Tier have been increased, so now they are slower as you progress to Tier 5 (meaning a higher skill with Lasers is required at higher Tiers)

Thanks for reading! BlameJosh \_()_/

[ 2018-12-14 11:44:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello RoboCrafters! Today we wanted to reveal a few new cosmetic pieces that will light up your robot. These new pieces of content will arrive on the 17th of December with the first season of RoboPass. Our first reveal today is a brand new type of cosmetic item which has two connection points. Youll be able to create some beautiful patterns for your robots: The fairy lights
Weve decorated a robot with these new lights to show you just how it will look in game.
Additionally, for those who want to do something creative with the lights, the lights blink based on a BPM of 100! So its technically possible to match up a song to these lights. To partner up with the fairy lights is another cosmetic item which is the present.
Available in both large and small, combined with the fairy lights you can create some beautiful festive robots! Here is a Santa Sleigh packed to the brim with the new present cosmetics.


Our last cosmetic reveal for today may be familiar to those of you who played Robocraft Infinity on Xbox One. Previously an Xbox One exclusive, the neon cubes will very soon be placeable in Robocraft.
These new cosmetic items will join the already announced spawning effects that were revealed yesterday as part of the RoboPass update. There will be more announced tomorrow! Until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Communications manager

[ 2018-12-13 12:37:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

The RoboPass is coming! It is just the start of our growing efforts to provide players with content much more frequently. Read more about the details of the RoboPass by checking out the announcement below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1723087600601888693 Starting today we plan to reveal new info on RoboPass every day up to its launch on the 17th of December Today we wanted to reveal three new spawn effects for your robots. The first of which will be familiar to many: the drop pod spawn!
The second spawn effect is the black hole which we revealed last week!
And finally, because were steadily approaching the holidays, the third spawn effect that players will be able to unlock is the present spawn.
You can have a different spawn effect for every robot in your garage via this customisation window:
Stay tuned for more updates as well be sharing more info between now and RoboPass release Until then, Build, Drive, Fight! ReelBigKris - Communications Manager

[ 2018-12-12 13:06:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters, We have some great news about a major update coming before Christmas - ROBOPASS! Many in the community have been asking us to give more information on this so in response, here is some more detail on RoboPass. For a while now weve had a lot of requests from players who have unlocked everything in game, they want something to play for. RoboPass is designed to give everyone 2 months of new content to earn by playing and earning exp. Heres how RoboPass works:

• RoboPass is a new screen added to the game
• Whenever you return to the Mothership after battle your progress on RoboPass will be updated
• RoboPass has 30 Grades, Grades are a bit like Levels but these are specific to RoboPass (Grades are earned at different rate to Player Levels)
• You earn Grades by gaining XP
• To get all 30 Grades will take around ~60 hours of play (based on average XP earning rate)
• To get everything you must earn all 30 grades within the 2 months that RoboPass will be running
• There are 2 x Rows of content, the bottom row is for players who are playing for free, so even if you do not own RoboPass Plus you can still unlock new content by earning the Grades
• The Top Row is called RoboPass Plus and ensures you unlock tons of extra content* on top of what is available for free
• Even if you don't own RoboPass Plus, your progress throughout the grades will be saved, so at any point in during the RoboPass period you will be able to buy RoboPass Plus and retrospectively unlock all the items for Grades you have previously earned
• The best content* is on the RoboPass Plus row but there is some cool content* on the top (free) row also
• Premium users progress through RoboPass 2x faster than those without Premium
• Premium for Life! Users will get a 50% discount on RoboPass Plus**
• RoboPass contains a total of $100 worth of new content*
• RoboPass Plus is $9.99 (so you get $100 content for $9.99)
• Premium for Life! Users get RoboPass Plus for $4.99 (so $100 content for $4.99)

When we removed Loot Crates from the game and moved to the Infinity system we committed to monetising Robocraft in a different way, a super fair cosmetic only way. For us this meant we needed to add cosmetic items that users would want to buy whilst retaining perks for Premium users and extra perks for Premium for Life! users. We will be sharing more details on the unlockable content* up until the release of RoboPass on 17th of December. *The items in RoboPass are 100% Cosmetic plus some CC and some Robits, they are not needed to win in battle and cannot improve your Robots performance **RoboPass has been designed to run for a single 2 month season. We will see how successful it is and at the end of the season and decide if we will continue to do more Season Passes or if we will switch to another way of adding content and monetising if its unpopular.

[ 2018-12-11 15:02:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

[ 2018-12-10 16:52:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Robocrafters! We have some pretty big news to share very shortly but first you may be wondering who on earth has hijacked the Robocraft announcements section. Im ReelBigKris, the new community manager on Robocraft. Ive been within the games Industry for around 16 years working across retail, content creation, publishing and development. Its an honor to be a part of the studio and Ill do my very best to help the team hear the communities voice to improve the game further. Last week we revealed that well be removing boosts from Robocraft to address some balancing issues, you can read the full details of this announcement by clicking the link below: https://steamcommunity.com/games/301520/announcements/detail/1721961065876589295 We were planning to launch these changes this week, however we are going to hold these back to release with RoboPass! A major update coming before Christmas. Here's one of the custom spawn effects that will be part of RoboPass:
Do stay tuned for next week as well have some more news to share. Until then... Build, Drive, Fight! Reel Big Kris - Communications Manager

[ 2018-12-07 17:34:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters! Earlier in the week we challenged you to create some new starter Robots for us as we felt the current roster of Robots that new players receive when they first create a Robocraft account were fun to look at but not that great in a battle scenario. What we really wanted was Robots that were both FUN and FUNctional. So the challenge was set! You accepted the challenge as we were inundated with some really cool and crazy looking Robots. You can see all the submissions by searching for "SB01" in the Factory. We were only looking for five and these will be added to the game on Monday, December 3rd, replacing the current starter Robots. So, without further ado and in no particular order, here are the five our judging panel selected:
SB01 Robot by Addrion
SB01 ARMORED CRAY by Smilemachine
SB01 T-34 by FacuSQ
SB01 Blue Falcon by Accorlei
SB01 Vanguard by Meme_Turtle Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone that participated in the competition. If you enjoyed this and would like us to do more of them, please let us know in the comments below. Also, do you have a favourite? Again, let us know in the comments. To see all submitted Robots, simply search for "SB01" in the Factory in-game. Planned Maintenance:
In order for us to add these to Robocraft, we will need to take the game offline for a brief period in order to update the game. We will have maintenance at 10:00 (UTC) on Monday, December 3rd for a period of two hours. We don't expect the game to be offline that long, but just in case we hit any snags when deploying the update. Thanks and happy gaming!

[ 2018-11-30 12:07:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear Robocraft Community, First off, thank you to everyone that recently re-joined the community and all newcomers since we released the Infinity update. Were really pleased that, on the whole, you liked the new direction. We have something really special lined up for Christmas; another really huge update with loads of new content and some awesome new features. We will release details about it in a week or so, so keep an eye on the blog for more info on that. Many of you in the community have given us feedback since the Infinity Update and we have been gathering this feedback and wanted to let you know of some plans.

Boosts be gone!

Boosts are a game mechanic in Robocraft; they are a set of percentages that are applied to a Robot's health, speed, and damage when building. Some new players don't find the Boost system as intuitive as we'd like and a majority of the community seem to want us to remove the Boosts, as they encourage min/max build behavior such as 'block spamming' and so we have decided that next week we will release an update with both Damage and Health Boosts removed. Speed Boost will remain (under the hood only) as adding more Thrusters will still make you go faster. The Boosts HUD will be removed from the game as it will no longer be needed. We will also rebalance both weapon damage and Nano healing to compensate for the removal of Boosts; we'll let you know in advance as to what these changes will be.

CPU Progression

Something wed like to introduce in future but havent yet planned in is CPU progression akin to previous versions of Robocraft. Heres how it might work:

• New players will start with a max CPU of 750
• Players earn 25 CPU each time they Level Up
• Players reach the max CPU of 2000 by Level 50
• Tier 1 will have a CPU cap of 1000, so any Robot larger than that will be Tier 2
• Tier 2 will have a cap of 1250, Tier 3, 1500 and Tier 4 1750
• The CPU caps are there to prevent new users having to fight Robots much bigger than they can build themselves and to provide a level playing field for competitive play

Please give us your thoughts and feedback on this.

Physics and Long Term Diversity

CPU progression will provide some diversity with each Tier feeling quite different to the next, with Robots getting bigger as you go up the Tiers; but wed love to provide more diversity in future by adding some more realistic physics into the game. Heres the idea: F=ma F = ma, Newton's famous second law of motion denotes that heavy things accelerate and decelerate more slowly, which reduces their ability to change direction. Wed like to inject some more realistic physics into the game by making Mass (and the way you distribute that mass) much more important. Weapons and hardware tend to be heavy too, so Robots packing a bigger punch will tend to be less agile. Robots packing lots of health will be less agile also. Smaller, lighter, more nimble Robots may emerge, unable to defend a point but be very good in many other roles. Essentially we want to push diversity by making physics matter more in your builds. Adding this comes at a cost though - time and resource. This work will take a long time so were mentioning this early on to get an understanding from you in the community as to how important to Robocraft you think this is. Based on your feedback, we can put more devs on it if it's something that you feel is more important than more game modes for example. Please jump on the forums, on our social media spaces (Facebook / Twitter) if you like (or hate) this idea and then well get an idea of how much dev time we should spend making it happen versus doing other things. Thanks for listening!

[ 2018-11-29 16:56:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 17:13 (UTC): We're out of maintenance. Thanks! PSA: We will be entering a short period of maintenance at 17:00 (UTC) to hotfix the game. We expect this to take up to 30 minutes. Apologies for the short notice. Thanks for your patience while we update the game.

[ 2018-11-28 16:33:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you're a regular visitor to the Robocraft Hub here on Steam, you will have seen that with the recent Infinity Update, we updated the Robocraft branding too; replacing the old orange branding with a cooler looking blue hue and exciting new key art. One thing we didn't do though was update the game screenshots on the Steam page. With the art team currently focused on creating awesome new things that are coming to Robocraft soon, we don't have the bandwidth to capture new screenshots. So, we thought we'd call on you, our wonderful and incredibly creative community to assist in updating our assets. Simply upload your best Robocraft screenshots to Steam; we'll pick our favourites and use them to promote the game right here on the Steam Store. In recognition for your hard work, we're also going to add the Robocrafter's name to any of the images we select.
What are we looking for? Here are a few bullets to give you an idea as to the kind of screenshots we're looking for.

• Exciting battle scenes with lots of action
• Examples of Robots being built in Edit Mode
• Robots in Garage Bays
• Custom Mothership bays being used

TOP TIP: Turn the in-game HUD off/on by pressing the "=/+" key

Submission Criteria: There are a few 'rules' that you must adhere to or your images may not be selected.

• Uploaded screenshots must be 1920 x 1080 in dimension
• No photoshopping permitted
• Game graphics settings must be 'Fantastic' - there's no point in capturing images if they aren't the best they can be

There's no set deadline, so keep the cool screenshots coming and we'll regularly dip in and update the Store Page with ones we like. You can check out the most recent screenshots that have been uploaded here. Don't forget to hit the thumbs-up on any screenshots you love. How to submit your screenshots If you're unsure how to upload screenshots to Steam, check out this handy guide. What about the trailer? Now I know there will be some of you saying "What about the trailer? That needs updating too!" You're right it does and it has been. The amazing RoboCrew Community worked on a new version of the trailer that completely blew us away. We were so impressed with their work that we asked them if we could adopt it as our official one; they said yes! We'll be adding the new trailer to the game in a future update and we will be using it here on Steam, the official Robocraft website and on our YouTube channel - so keep an eye out for that.

[ 2018-11-28 14:17:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, It's been ages since we hosted a Robocraft Artbot competition and there are many of you out there in the community who love a design-based challenge. So, how do you fancy designing some new Starter Robots for Robocraft? These are the Robots that new players receive when creating a new account. We know that the current starter Robots look like they're fun to play, but they're not as competitive as some of the opponents they go up against. What's the point in having a cool looking Robot if it gets destroyed within seconds? So we want to update them with some community-created Robots? We're looking for five fabulous looking Robots that also play well in battle - this competition is about putting the FUN in Function. If you to participate in the competition, you haven't got long as the competition ends at 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday, November 28th. So get busy building and uploading your creations to the Factory!

RULES:

• Design a Robot that you believe new players coming to Robocraft would have fun with in battle
• The Robots must have form AND function - we want lovely looking Robots that can withstand a barrage of plasma or a well-placed rail
• Diversity - we want a range of different movement and weapon types - we're not looking for 5 mech or 5 wheeled vehicles
• Starter parts only - Robots with only T0 and T1 parts will be accepted (so no cosmetics or special parts)
• Tier 1 only - Submitted Robots should fit within the Tier 1 band
• Robots must be uploaded to the Factory in-game
• The names of the uploaded Robots must start with "SB01" - so we can filter the search results quickly and find all submissions
• All robots must be uploaded by 23:59 (UTC) on Wednesday 28th November 2018
• Winners will be announced on social media after the competition has closed

PRIZES:

• We will pick 5 winners
• The winning Robots will be added to Robocraft as Starter Robots for new players
• We will add the creator's name to the Robot (we reserve the right to chose a different name if required)

[ 2018-11-27 15:09:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which failed to display the inventory of some base and cosmetic parts even though they were unlocked on the Tech Tree
• T2 Laser health has been corrected to 15,795
• Pilot Seat description has been updated
• Corrected text on some flag descriptions
• Corrected energy consumption tooltip information on T3 (110) and T4 (175) Nano Weapons
• Gold chaingun tooltip has been updated to match the base part variant

OTHER CHANGES:

• Filtering by Tier in the Factory will now display Robots uploaded prior to the Infinity Update

[ 2018-11-26 11:34:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 10:00 (UTC) on Monday, November 26th for a period of one hour in order to hotfix the latest update. Please be aware that although the maintenance is expected to take up to one hour, if we hit any issues it may take longer. Thank you for your patience while we update the game. The patch notes for the hotfix will be published during the downtime.

[ 2018-11-25 15:21:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 09:58 (UTC): We are out of maintenance! Happy gaming all Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 09:30 (UTC) on Friday, November 23rd to apply a hotfix to the game. Please be aware that although the maintenance is expected to take up to one hour, if we hit any issues, it may take longer. Thank you for your patience while we update the game.

[ 2018-11-22 17:25:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Grab a deep discount on Lifetime Premium in our Autumn Sale. For a limited time, the price of Lifetime Premium has fall(en) by 30%. https://store.steampowered.com/app/570960/Robocraft__Premium_for_Life_Pack/ Why buy Lifetime Premium at a discounted rate?

• Doubles the amount of experience (XP) earned from matches
• Allows all paint colours for use in the Editor than the standard colours
• Additional Cosmetic CPU
• Upload your own personal avatar picture

Sale prices: Lifetime Premium - WAS: 31.99 / $44.99 / 37.99 Lifetime Premium - NOW: 22.40 / $31.49 / 26.59 The sale prices in your countrys currency can be found on the Robocraft Steam Store page or via the in-game shop. Remember, this will end at 17:00PM (UTC) on Tuesday 27th November. Dont miss out!

[ 2018-11-21 18:44:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

BUG FIXES:

• Mortar placement fixed - they can no longer be placed on the side or below a Robot
• Fixed some incorrect/missing text strings
• T5 Lasers and variants now have the correct health
• In-air Rail weapon crosshair accuracy corrected
• Fixed an issue with 21:9 aspect ratio displays not seeing the 'continue' button on the battle summary screen
• Cosmetic wing/rudder parts weight now match their base part
• Fixed a bug which caused the clan list to be cut short if it was opened while in the lobby queue
• Bubble Blower render limit decreased in-battle to prevent possible lag/clash exploiting by players

OTHER CHANGES:

• Updated the images on all bundles in the Item Shop to show all parts in the bundle
• New robots uploaded to the CRF will now be available for 24 months instead of 6 months

BALANCE CHANGES:

• T4 Chaingun energy consumption is now 2,350 per second from 1,882.5
• T4 Chaingun cooldown between shots is now 0.1 from 0.08333
• T5 Chaingun energy consumption is now 2450 per second from 1882.5
• T5 Chaingun cooldown between shots is now0.085 from 0.07142

[ 2018-11-16 11:05:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 10:00 (UTC) on Friday, November 16th for a period of two hours in order to hotfix the latest update. Please be aware that although the maintenance is expected to take up to two hours, if we hit any issues it may take longer. Thank you for your patience while we update the game. The patch notes for the hotfix will be published during the downtime.

[ 2018-11-15 17:43:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Play the all-new Infinity Update!

• Infinity Cube System - once you unlock a part on the Tech Tree or purchase a cosmetic, you can use it as many times as you like
• Tiers have returned to Robocraft
• New Tier 3 and Tier 4 Campaigns
• New Custom mothership skins (purchasable from the Item Shop when in rotation)
• More colors for all players - Premium players have 32 colors; free players have 10
• New Ops room Tab
• New Quickplay system - opt in or out of TDM and Battle Arena game modes
• New Item Shop for cosmetic items and custom mothership skins
• New Robot Ranking system tied to Tiers
• Infinity Factory (CRF)
• New Strut parts added to the game
• New weapon projectile effects
• New weapon projectile hit effects
• Edit mode HUD updated to display shortcut commands
• Robot voting system at the end of the battle
• New 'incomplete parts' system that alerts a player when they only have the left version of something so they are less confused when using the mirror function in edit mode
• HUD can be turned off in mothership and edit mode with = button
• New Feedback/Support/FAQ buttons
• Improvements to matchmaking - players now matched by Robot Tier

Read the full patch notes here Please note: As previously mentioned, the Infinity Update is Robocrafts single biggest update. As such, players should expect some issues. By working with us and reporting issues and bugs through our support system, we can fix them as quickly as possible. You can report issues by contacting our support team at: support.freejamgames.com

[ 2018-11-14 20:11:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE 5: We're sorry for the radio silence. The team are hard at work on fixing tech tree/missing parts issues. We don't have an ETA on when the game will be back online. It'll be back up ASAP and not before. Thanks for hanging in there. UPDATE 4: The game is currently in maintenance mode to address some new issues. Please bear with us as devs are fixing the problem ASAP. We apologize for the inconvenience. UPDATE 3: Hey Robocrafters, thank you for your continued patience and support while we address the launch blocker. We're testing a new build and if all goes well, Steam players will be able to login in about an hour. Sorry for the downtime, but as you will have seen from the patch notes, this is a major update for Robocraft and sometimes issues don't show their heads until we test in a live environment. Thanks again for your support and dedication to the game. We will keep you updated. UPDATE 2: Due to an issue with custom Avatars which is preventing the game from working, we are unable to exit maintenance at this time. In order to investigate and fix the issue, we need to extend maintenance by a further two hours. We sincerely apologise for this delay. UPDATE: Due to unforeseen issues when deploying the update, we have extended maintenance by one hour. We apologise for this inconvenience and delay. Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 09:00 (UTC) on Wednesday, November 14th for a period of four hours in order to add the Infinity Update to the game. Please be aware that although the maintenance is expected to take up to four hours, if we hit any issues it may take longer. Thank you for your patience while we update the game. Read our recent announcement post that details some of the exciting things coming to Robocraft with this update.

[ 2018-11-13 19:13:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Below are the full patch notes for the Infinity Update; to find out more information about some of the new features and content, please read the accompanying post here.

NEW:

• Infinity Cube System - once you unlock a part on the Tech Tree or purchase a cosmetic, you can use it as many times as you like
• Tiers return to Robocraft
• New Tier 3 and Tier 4 Campaigns
• New Custom mothership skins (purchasable from the Item Shop when in rotation)
• More colors for all players - Premium players have 32 colors; free players have 10
• New Ops room Tab containing the Tech Tree, Daily Quests and Tier overview screen (to see your Tier progress)
• New Quickplay system - opt in or out of TDM and Battle Arena game modes
• New Item Shop for cosmetic items and custom mothership skins
• New Robot Ranking system tied to the new Tiers
• Infinity Factory (CRF) - If you have the parts unlocked you can download Robots freely
• New Strut parts added to the game
• New Tech tree layout to accommodate changes and new parts
• Tech Point unlock costs reworked in line with item part Tier placement
• All Tier 0 and Tier 1 parts unlocked on the Tech Tree for new players. Existing players can unlock them at zero Tech Point cost
• New weapon projectile effects
• New weapon projectile hit effects
• Edit mode HUD updated to display shortcut commands
• Robot voting system at the end of battle - vote on the best robot from the top 5 scorers
• New 'incomplete parts' system that alerts a player when they only have the left version of something so they are less confused when using the mirror function in edit mode
• HUD can be turned off in mothership and edit mode with = button
• Feedback/Support/FAQ buttons in the Home screen
• Players matchmade by Robot Tier eg. Tier 3 Robots matched against Tier 3 Robots
• All party members must play with the same Robot Tier
• New Play menu layout
• New loading screens for Home/Test
• New battle loading screen
• New Lobby screen while waiting for battle
• New Login screen layout

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS & CHANGES:

• All players now have improved bay visuals
• The game checks a Robot has functional cubes (movement + weapons) before allowing it to enter battle
• Updated settings screen with tabs for Visual/Audio etc.
• Profanity filter enabled for all players and can no longer be switched off
• Players existing League Rank converted to new Tier 5 Rank
• Updated the Altimeter and Speedometer models to remove any units from the texture (ft/m & mph/kph)
• Updated old orange Robocraft branding to new blue Robocraft branding
• Updated the branding across the official Robocraft website, forums and social spaces
• Updated the minimum specification requirements on Steam Store
• Electroplates have been reorganised so there are three per Tier (T2, T3, T4 and T5)
• General lighting improvements on a number of maps
• Controls can be edited via the Pause Menu when in battle
• Settings can be edited via the Pause Menu when in battle
• Improved visual fades between game screens
• In-game user-interface now supports dynamic scaling to support higher monitor resolutions
• Improvements to the battle kill feed above the mini-map to make it easier to read
• Tooltips added to a number of buttons in-game to assist new players
• Improvements to Factory search filters (part of a series of planned improvements)
• Updated in-game buttons to 'Save and Test' and 'Save and Exit' to make it clearer for players when saving a Robot in edit mode
• General improvements to menu layouts in the game
• Building Gun model in Edit mode no longer displays selected cube quantity
• Paint Gun model updated in Edit mode to accommodate additional colors
• XP is earned more appropriately to the infinity unlocking system
• Forge and Recycle functionality removed as it is no longer required with players having infinite inventory
• League Arena mode removed - both TDM and BA game modes are now competitive and contribute to your Tier ranking. Players cannot drop rank any lower than their highest rank badge in each tier i.e. if you reach silver, you will never drop below silver but you can fluctuate between silver and gold
• General improvements to Campaign Mode
• Award Golden variants of the legendary weapon and movement parts to players who have 25+ of their regular version in their inventory prior to the Infinity Update
• Main menu screen improvements including a split screen showing the player's Robot on the right-hand side
• Windows XP no longer supported
• Hurt Locker achievement changed to Win a Campaign

BUG FIXES:

• The Gold Laser, Top 100 Holoflag, Gold Silver and Bronze badges are now displayed right at the bottom of the player's inventory rather than being grouped together
• Fixed a bug which caused jagged shading on the Cardboard Ion particle effects
• Campaign localisations further updated
• Fixed some missing localised language text in Campaign mode
• Fixed a bug which caused the wrong error message to appear when attempting to enter a Campaign with a zero CPU Robot bay
• Fixed a bug which caused the wrong voice-over to play at the start of a Campaign
• Fixed a bug which caused the music to clip in Test Mode
• Cardboard ION and Wheel parts now darken when damaged in-battle
• Fixed an issue with 'click focus' on the custom avatar image select pop-up
• Fixed a bug which sometimes caused AI weapons to fire through solid objects
• Fixed a collision issue on the Carbon 6 variant of T5 Plasma weapon

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Robots that are uploaded by new players' will not appear in search results when filtering by username
• Chat channel tags ([Clan] etc.) may overflow onto another line if they are long enough
• On the Battle Summary screen the get premium button displays even if you have premium
• The get Premium button on the Battle Summary screen will not open the Store
• Factory downloaded robots are defaulting to Keyboard Controls

With today's update, an issue came to light that affects some players. Any player that copied their Robots prior to dismantling the original and recycling ALL of the parts before the Infinity Update may have broken Robots in their bays due to part data not being found. Unfortunately, it isn't possible to recover this data and fix any broken Robots. We apologise unreservedly for this error and for any time lost in building/rebuilding Robots. We will ensure that steps are in place to ensure issues like this do not happen again.

[ 2018-11-13 19:13:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're very excited to announce that the Infinity Update will be released this Wednesday, November 14th. The Infinity Update is the culmination of many months of hard work from the development team and brings with it a number of changes and gameplay improvements to Robocraft including:

• Infinite Cubes and parts
• Tiers
• New Item Shop
• New Campaigns and Campaign Mode Improvements
• Custom Mothership Skins
• Additional paint colors for all playersl
• Visual FX improvements
• In-Battle improvements
• Play Menu improvements
• Factory improvements
• New Struts!!

The Infinity Update is scheduled for release on Wednesday and is Robocrafts single biggest update. As such, players should expect some issues on launch day. By working with us and reporting issues and bugs through our support system, we can fix them as quickly as possible. Please note that we will take the game offline at 09:00 (UTC) on 14/11/18 to update the game. Maintenance is expected to take up to four hours but could be extended if we come across any complications. The full patch notes will be published tomorrow. Recycling information: With the infinitisation of Robocraft there will be no Recycle or Forge functionality in the game; once you unlock a part on the Tech Tree or purchase a special part from the Item Shop you will receive an infinite amount of them. If you wish to maximise your Robit and Cosmetic Credit balances, please recycle any unwanted parts prior to the update as any owned or unlocked parts will be infinitised with the update. Dont forget that if you have 25 of each legendary movement part and weapon (Not C6 or other Cosmetic variants) in your inventory when the Infinity Update launches, you will receive an infinite amount of special golden variants.Read the full announcement post here. Why the Infinity Update? As developers we want to be able to deliver more cool content and fabulous features to you faster, but as were currently split between three very different versions of Robocraft (RC Steam/Launcher, RC Infinity on Xbox One and the F2P Robocraft Infinity in China (co-developed with Tencent)) its incredibly difficult for a small indie to deliver on that. So with the Infinity Update, we will be bringing all the good stuff from the Chinese version to the Steam version. This parity between the versions will allow us to deliver more new features, improvements, bug fixes and content faster. Thanks as always for your continued patience and support.

[ 2018-11-12 17:42:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Alongside the infinitisation and graphical overhaul that's coming to Robocraft with the planned Infinity Update, the team have also given Campaign Mode some love, with new Campaigns to play, game modes and improvements.
Tiered Campaigns Campaigns have been tweaked so they're specific to a Tier. This means that alongside any other Campaign restrictions that are in place, your Robot must fit within a required Tier. Previous cube restrictions in both Target Practice and Mask Raid Campaigns have been lifted. New Game Modes The Infinity Update will introduce two new game modes to Campaign - Survival and Blitz.

• Survival - As the name suggests, you need to survive an ever-increasing horde of enemies until the timer hits zero.
• Blitz - This is a variation on the existing Elimination mode; only this time you have to destroy all the enemies within a time limit.

Two New Campaigns We've created two new Campaigns for the Infinity Update for you to master; a T3 Survival mode Campaign called Food Fight and a T4 Blitz mode Campaign called Dino Dash. See the Campaign details are below.

Other Improvements to Campaign Mode We'll be adding a number of improvements to Campaign Mode; check out the list below:

• Campaign Mode now supports multiple Robot types in a single wave
• Continuous spawning in a wave now supported
• The current Target Practice Campaign will be changed to a T1 Campaign where only T1 Robots are permitted to enter. Other restrictions have been lifted for this Campaign
• The Mask Raid Campaign will become a T2 Robot only Campaign. Other Campaign restrictions have been lifted
• Enemy robots now spawn in after the wave start countdown has ended
• In Campaigns where there is only one Boss, their health bar will be clearly displayed on-screen (see screenshot below)

Why the Infinity Update? As developers we want to be able to deliver more cool content and fabulous features to you faster, but as were currently split between three very different versions of Robocraft (RC Steam/Launcher, RC Infinity on Xbox One and the F2P Robocraft Infinity in China (co-developed with Tencent)) its incredibly difficult for a small indie to deliver on that. So with the Infinity Update, we will be bringing all the good stuff from the Chinese version to the Steam version. This parity between the versions will allow us to deliver more new features, improvements, bug fixes and content faster. The Infinity Update is scheduled for release in November and is Robocraft's single biggest update. As such, players should expect some issues on launch day. By working with us and reporting issues and bugs through our support system, we can fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks as always for your continued patience and support.

[ 2018-11-10 17:55:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, We're continuing our look at the new content coming to Robocraft this month in the planned Infinity Update; today we're going to take a peek behind the curtains and talk a bit about the new Item Shop and why not everything is free in a free-to-play game like Robocraft. But before we get into the fine details of the new Item Shop, we want to talk a little bit about revenue. Free-to-play games aren't free-to-make Games, like books and movies, are entertainment; to many, they're distractions from the real world. To us, they're our livelihoods; they're our chosen career. Some people choose a profession in medicine, we choose to make games. This won't be a surprise to many of you, but making games costs money; and more often than not, multiplayer online games that are run as a service (like Robocraft) cost considerably more to make and maintain than say a single-player 8-bit inspired game created by one talented person in their bedroom. Keeping the lights on Robocraft is developed by a team of incredibly talented and hard-working individuals whom all need to be paid for their hard work - they, like many of you, have families to feed and bills to pay. So how do we keep the Robocraft lights on when it is free-to-play? With your support; through the purchase of Premium, Cosmetic Credits, and in the past, crates. We're not going to sugar-coat this, or cover anything up; crates in Robocraft kept the lights on, and without crates in the game prior to them being removed, there's a very good chance that you wouldn't be reading this now. We're not "money hungry" or "greedy devs" as some have stated; we're keeping the game powered and alive. But things change, and your feedback regarding crates in the game combined with the attitude shift towards them in the industry resulted in them being removed back in the early part of 2018. While the removal of crates from the game was the right thing to do, it hit us hard in terms of money coming in. When one well dries up, you need to look at sourcing water from other streams to keep the hydro-powered generator running that powers Robocraft's lights. The Item Shop With the Infinity Update, we're looking to source water from a new stream - the Item Shop.
We're not shying away from the fact that the Robocraft Item Shop looks similar in both form and function to the shop in the incredibly popular game Fortnite. Let's be honest here, they completely nailed it and it's incredibly hard not to be inspired by it. So we're adopting a similar model; with time-based, limited availability items that are rotated on a regular basis. The Item Shop is split into two areas:

• FEATURED - with items being rotated every 7 days
• DAILY - with items being rotated every 24 hours

We want the Item Shop to be the first place you visit when you boot up Robocraft; as some items are only there for 24 hours, you'll want to see what's there before they get swapped out. Don't worry though, as if you miss out on an item, it'll return in a later rotation. In the Item Shop you'll be able to purchase not only cosmetic parts, flags and skins, but also you'll be able to purchase items such as Mothership Skins and a whole host of other exciting things with which to make your Robocraft unique to you. Our art team are hard at work on a number of awesome items that you'll be able to purchase from the Item Shop including special seasonal goods that will only be available for a short period of time once a year. Remember, once you purchase something from the Item Shop, you'll have an Infinite Number to play with. Please note that the prices in the above image are NOT FINAL and subject to change. Robits and Cosmetic Credits As you will see in the screenshot above, some items can be purchased with Cosmetic Credits, some with Robits, and some with Robits or Cosmetic Credits. We want to make it clear that there will always be something in the Item Shop that can be purchased with Robits on any given day. We're keen to bring you more promotional sales throughout the year and so you will find on occasions that some items are offered at a discounted price for a period of time. Cosmetic Credit bundles can be purchased via the Store button in-game. We're also looking at ways of making the purchase of cosmetics and CC more intuitive and less 'clicky, clicky, linky, linky'. Boost your Balance With all parts becoming infinite, the Infinity Update will remove the recycle functionality as it will no longer be needed. So if you want to boost your Robits or Cosmetic Credits balance, we do recommend you recycle your inventory before the update to maximise your Robocraft Bank Balance. If you have five Pirate Flags, recycle four of them. Got 30 Steering Wheel Monster? Recycle five of them to take advantage of the special golden gun initiative. Why the Infinity Update? As developers we want to be able to deliver more cool content and fabulous features to you faster, but as were currently split between three very different versions of Robocraft (RC Steam/Launcher, RC Infinity on Xbox One and the F2P Robocraft Infinity in China (co-developed with Tencent)) its incredibly difficult for a small indie to deliver on that. So with the Infinity Update, we will be bringing all the good stuff from the Chinese version to the Steam version. This parity between the versions will allow us to deliver more new features, improvements, bug fixes and content faster. The Infinity Update is scheduled for release in November and is Robocraft's single biggest update. As such, players should expect some issues on launch day. By working with us and reporting issues and bugs through our support system, we can fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks as always for your continued patience and support.

[ 2018-11-09 14:39:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you've been following our Infinity Update announcements, you'll know that we're bringing back Tiers to Robocraft. Be sure to check out our recent forum post on this exciting news if you haven't read it yet. To accommodate Tiers, we need to update other parts of Robocraft which are either directly or indirectly impacted by their reintroduction. One part of the game that is indirectly affected by Tiers is the Community Robot Factory (or Factory as referenced in-game), and so with the Infinity Update, we will be introducing some changes to the Factory. Please be aware that this is the first pass for the Factory and it will be improved further still. We'll be completely honest; we ran out of time! It just wasn't possible to get all the improvements in for the Infinity Update. New Factory The updated Factory will still be the place to upload and download Robots that have been created and shared by the community; it will just look somewhat different to what it does currently.
The new Factory will look just like the image above; you can see that Robit earnings are still displayed in the top left, and Search is still on the right-hand side of the screen. What has moved is the filter button. Please note that this is a temporary move, all filter options will return to the left side in a future update.
For the Infinity Update, we've streamlined the number of available filters; adding in tiers and limiting categories to movement and weapon type. As already mentioned, this is the first pass at the Factory; the art team is already working on improving the Factory. Here's a work-in-progress screenshot of what you can expect in a future update.
As you can see, a lot more filter options will be added later; so please bear with us during this transitionary period. Other visual changes you'll notice are that if you have selected "show locked bots" in the filter options, unavailable Robots will appear greyed-out in the results. Available Robots are highlighted blue; while the currently selected Robot will be highlighted in white. Important information about Tier filters Please note that any Robot uploaded before Infinity Update will not have Robot Ranking data embedded. This means that while the Tier will be correctly displayed and your Robots will appear in the CRF when NOT filtering by Tier; when filtering by Tier they will not appear. We do recommend that you re-upload your Robots to the Factory once the Infinity Update releases if you want to get on the filtered Tier results. It's the perfect opportunity for your Robots to potentially fly to the top of the Factory market if they appear in the filter by Tier search results on release day. Robit Rewards If players upload Robots to the Factory, they'll earn Robits every time a downloaded Robot is played in battle. The maximum amount that can be earned is 15,000 Robits per Robot download. So, if your Robot is downloaded 100 times and each person that downloaded it completed 10 battles with it, you would earn 1,500,000 Robits! But what will you spend the Robits on if there's no forge and all parts are infinite? Cosmetics! With the Infinity Update, we'll be launching a new Item Shop where you'll be able to spend your Robits on cool cosmetics. We'll be talking about the Item Shop in detail tomorrow, but rest assured, we've planned for lots of awesome items that you'll be able to spend your Robits on. Why the Infinity Update? As developers we want to be able to deliver more cool content and fabulous features to you faster, but as were currently split between three very different versions of Robocraft (RC Steam/Launcher, RC Infinity on Xbox One and the F2P Robocraft Infinity in China (co-developed with Tencent)) its incredibly difficult for a small indie to deliver on that. So with the Infinity Update, we will be bringing all the good stuff from the Chinese version to the Steam version. This parity between the versions will allow us to deliver more new features, improvements, bug fixes and content faster. The Infinity Update is scheduled for release in November and is Robocraft's single biggest update. As such, players should expect some issues on launch day. By working with us and reporting issues and bugs through our support system, we can fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks as always for your continued patience and support.

[ 2018-11-08 14:06:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Today in our continued look at the forthcoming Infinity Update for Robocraft, we're going to dive into the new and improved "PLAY" menu, and talk a bit about Quick Play. Along with all the new features and content we're adding to Robocraft with the Infinity Update, we are also giving the main menu and UI an overhaul, and introducing a new "Quick Play" option. As you can see from the screenshot below, the play menu is now split into three areas; "Multiplayer", "Single Player" and "Custom Play".
Multiplayer For many of you, you just want to battle other Robots and are happy to play either Team Deathmatch or Battle Arena modes. Currently, you have to queue for either and take a chance that others are queueing up for the same game mode. As queuing up for a different game mode to others could lead to increased wait time to start a game, we're going to reduce queue times by giving you the option to jump into a random game mode. By default, the game will pick a game mode (currently TDM or BA) and you'll join other players in the same Robot Tier. The chosen Tier you'll be playing is displayed above the word "multiplayer" and this is based on the selected Robot. As you can see from the screenshot above, the Gladiator is a Tier 1 Robot. If there's a particular game mode you don't want to play, you can opt-out of it by clicking on the cog icon in the multiplayer select box. It's worth mentioning again that both Team Deathmatch and Battle Arena are 'ranked' game modes, and playing these will allow you to progress through the Tier Ranks. Read our recent Tiers announcement post for more information.
Where's Elimination? You'll notice from the above screenshot that only Battle Arena and Team Deathmatch are available in Multiplayer mode; we know many of you will be wondering where Elimination is. Initially, only BA and TDM will be available in quick play; we are looking to add Elimination in the future, and we'll let you know more as and when we confirm the details. So stay tuned as they say! Single Player Single player is where you'll find Campaigns, Play Vs AI, and the game's Tutorial. We will have a new campaign ready for the Infinity Update, and we'll reveal what that is later in the week.
Custom Play Clicking on Custom Play will take you to Custom Games and the BRAWL game modes. To finish, and we apologise for repeating ourselves, but the Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft; the Infinity Update is more than just a new "PLAY" menu. Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch; it's simply not possible for us as a small dev team to have crossed all the "t"s and dotted all the "i"s and thought of everything when coding everything. But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues through support, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks for your continued support for Robocraft and for your patience when things don't always go to plan.

[ 2018-11-07 14:55:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey all, If youve been following our Twitter or Facebook channels, our Steam page, or visited the Robocraft forums in the past week, youll have no doubt seen our daily Infinity Update announcements and reveals. If youve missed any of the announcements, heres what weve revealed to-date:

• The Great Golden Gun Exchange Programme
• The Infinity Cube System
• Tiers are Returning
• Custom Mothership Skins
• More Colors for all
• Visual FX Improvements
• In-Battle Improvements

Follow the links above to get the low-down on these features. Weve still more to announce, and well continue to do so daily right up until the release of the Infinity Update. As you can see just from the features mentioned above, and without talking about the content weve yet to reveal, the Infinity Update is shaping up to be the biggest single update in Robocrafts life. It really is a MASSIVE undertaking for our small, incredibly dedicated and hard-working team of coders, artists, QA, and production. All this new content needs to be added to the existing legacy code, which has been modified, changed and updated throughout Robocrafts life. Hannah and Ben in the QA team are currently blasting their way through the test plans, raising issues with the coders who then have to work through thousands of lines of code to fix the reported issues without breaking more things along the way as fixing one bug can raise an underlying issue that also needs to be resolved too. While the team are doing their best to fix all the issues prior to the Infinity Update launching, well be completely honest with you and state that there will in all likelihood be Day One issues. Despite our best efforts and working overtime, we honestly dont think well have covered off every eventuality in-order to deliver an issue-free update. So, we will need you to bear with us while we fix any bugs that come up on launch day. But by working with us and reporting any bugs and issues through our support system, well be able to assign them to the right team member and fix them ASAP. We know, as gamers ourselves, that it can be incredibly frustrating when a game is updated and something is broken for you, but just telling us the update is broken fix it! on Facebook doesnt help us fix the issue. By using the support systems we have in place, were hoping youll be able to explain what the issue is, and provide additional evidence in the form of output logs, screenshots, or even videos. Anything you can provide that will help us fix the issue is always greatly appreciated. To finish, the Infinity Update is a new and exciting phase in the life of Robocraft and one we hope you enjoy. Remember, your feedback is very important to us, but please, keep it civil, constructive and dont resort to threats and abuse when communicating with us - were only human after all. Thanks for being awesome.

[ 2018-11-06 18:03:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Today we wanted to let you know about some very important Quality of Life improvements coming to Robocraft with the Infinity Update - specifically, in-battle QoL. Battle-ready Robots There's nothing more annoying to both you and your teammates when you enter battle with a Robot that isn't battle-ready. So, with the Infinity Update we will be running a background 'battle-ready check' prior to a player queuing up for battle. If your Robot doesn't have Movement Parts and/or Weapons attached, then you'll be presented with a little pop-up and you won't be able to queue.
In-battle Settings One of the many QoL requests from our players is the ability to access the game's main settings and control/keyboard mapping options in-battle. We're pleased to announce that both of these will be accessible in-battle when the Infinity Update launches this month.
In-battle UI Improvements Finally, the observant of you may have already spotted this in our earlier reveals, but the in-battle UI is also getting a fresh lick of paint. We've made a number of improvements to the in-game UI and you'll see these in the screenshot below. Among these improvements is that players will now see the correct team colors on the kill-feed located above the mini-map.
As you can probably imagine, the Infinity Update is shaping up to be the biggest single update we've ever released for Robocraft. As such, there will be issues with it when we launch it later this month. The team are working incredibly hard on fixing the bugs and issues associated with the update, but it simply isn't possible for us to spot every single issue and so we're going to need your help. Once the update is live and you see something unexpected or broken, please do let us know so we can fix it as quickly as possible. Happy gaming!

[ 2018-11-05 17:22:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

As the development team take a well-earned break for the weekend, the Infinity Update reveals continue with gusto! We promise to keep this one short and sweet; we'll let the visuals do all the talking. As part of the Infinity Update, we're also updating the version of Unity (the development engine we use for creating Robocraft). This newer version of Unity brings with it a lot of cool new features, fixed some bugs caused by legacy systems that have been overhauled and has allowed us to give some of the visual effects (VFX) some love. Here's a couple of short video clips taken from a development build (and so are to be considered work in progress). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0L12N7bykc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRAE-n-C9Xk All of these lovely things do come at a cost though as we will no longer be able to support Windows XP when the Infinity Update is released later in November. Important information about the Infinity Update The Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft; it's more than just the introduction of the Infinity Cube system. Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch; it's simply not possible for us as a small dev team to have crossed all the "t"s and dotted all the "i"s and thought of everything when producing the update. But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues through our support team, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks for being awesome!

[ 2018-11-04 13:20:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robocrafters, As we continue on our journey to release the Infinity Update, we're sharing with you some of the new features and content you'll be able to enjoy when the update lands later this month. One of the most requested features from our community of awesome artbot builders is more colors; as many of you felt that the current palette was quite limiting. This can be especially so for those who don't have premium. So we've rooted through Bob Ross' box of acrylics and selected some lovely shades that we're bringing to Robocraft. When the Infinity Update is released, Premium players will have an increased 32 color palette (up from 16) and free players will have 10 paint colors unlocked (up from 4). Check out the screenshot below of the new and improved color palettes. We're really excited to see how you use the new colors and so be sure to share your creations with us on our social channels and upload them to the Factory for others to view, download and enjoy in battle.
To finish, and I know we've already mentioned this in the previous posts, but the Infinity Update is blooming massive; we're adding so much content to the game that despite our best efforts, there will in all likelihood be day-one issues. But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks as always you awesome Robocrafters.

[ 2018-11-03 12:25:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi, Continuing with our look at all the new features and content coming to Robocraft with the Infinity Update later in November, today we can reveal that mothership bay changes aren't just for Hallowfest. No siree! You'll soon be able to change them whenever you want. With the Infinity Update, we are adding custom mothership skins! Purchased via the new Item Shop with Cosmetic Credits, the custom mothership skins are applied to Robots via the 'configure' button (which is also getting a bit of a makeover) on the main game screen. This means that your different Robots can have different mothership and garage bay skins.
So, what skins are going to be available? Take a look at these beauts!


Three skins will be available initially, and the art team have promised more will be added in the future. When you apply a custom skin, it not only updates the garage bay, it changes the edit mode view too. They're like Star Trek Holodecks made real (real in Robocraft).
New Standard Mothership bay Alongside the new custom mothership bay, we will be switching all players, both free and premium, to a new fresh-looking mothership bay that can be seen in the screenshot below.
Important information about the Infinity Update The Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft; it's more than just the introduction of the Infinity Cube system. Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch; it's simply not possible for us as a small dev team to have crossed all the "t"s and dotted all the "i"s and thought of everything when producing the update. But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues through our support team, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Thanks for being awesome!

[ 2018-11-02 16:22:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, In the run-up to the Infinity Update that we plan to ship to you later this month, we're going to be revealing more about all the new content coming to your favourite Robo-building game. So far we've talked about how you can get some super-sweet golden guns and what the Infinity Cube system is. In this post we're going to cover Tiers, explaining what they are, how they'll work, and what changes they'll bring to the game. We'll also be sharing some screenshots of the amazing work the art-team have produced to highlight this new feature. I know we've already mentioned this in the previous posts, but the Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft. Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch. But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. 5 Tiers Those of you who've been playing Robocraft since the early days will no doubt be familiar with the concept of Tiers as they were in the game back when it was still in Early Access. As part of the development of the game, they were later removed. After listening to your feedback and investigating alternatives, we are going to bring them back. As Robocraft has changed a lot since they were originally in the game, we couldn't simply add them back as they were. Instead, we went back to the drawing board and have worked them in from the ground-up. Robocraft will soon have five standard Tiers used for matchmaking and an additional one for Megabots. A Robot's Tier placement is solely dependant on the parts used to construct the Robot; this is known as the "Robot Ranking". Any Robots built above 2,000 CPU will automatically be placed in the Megabot Tier, regardless of the robots Robot Ranking. Robot Ranking Every part in the game including cubes, weapons, modules and cosmetics will be given a Robot Ranking stat; you'll be able to see a part's ranking stat by hovering over it in your inventory. When constructing/editing a Robot, you'll see both the Robot's current Tier as well as a running Robot Ranking total. Adding more parts or changing parts for ones with a higher ranking stat will increase the ranking stat. Removing parts or changing them for parts with a lower ranking stat will decrease your Robot's ranking. Once a Robot ranking moves above or below a threshold, the Robot will change up/down a Tier. This system allows you to fine-tune your Robot to fit a desired Tier.
You may have already spotted this in the screenshot we released yesterday; with the introduction of Tiers, each Robot part will also be renamed to follow the previous Tier naming convention: eg. a Laser Wasp will become a T0 Laser, and a Laser Leviathan will become a T5 Laser etc. Please note that placing a T5 Laser on a Robot may not make the Robot a Tier 5 Robot, a Robot's Tier placement is calculated by the Robot Ranking. Changes to Matchmaking With the introduction of the Tiers, we no longer be matching players queuing for battle by MMR; players will be matched by the Tier of their Robot. Keeping both the MMR and Tier as a form of matchmaking would greatly increase the queue times for battle and so by removing one form of matchmaking, queue times will be improved. New players will not initially be able to play in any Tier other than Tier 1. However, as they level up and unlock new parts on the Tech Tree and start building new Robots they will be able to play in other Tiers. If you're playing with friends in a party, you will need to ensure you're all picking Robots with the same Tier. The Party widget and UI will clearly display what Tier each Party member is in and it will be clearly displayed in-game that this is the case. Tier Rank Progression One of the biggest game changers coming with Tiers is the introduction of a new form of game progression, Tier Ranking. Unlike the previous Tier system, the new Tiers will also have a Rank progression system, similar to current League but there will be one for each Tier. In each Tier you will be able to progress from Bronze through to Protonium by winning more games of TDM or Battle Arena (excluding custom games, BRAWLs or single-player games) than you lose. As you move through the ranks, your progression bar will increase and decrease based on your wins and losses in battles. However, unlike the current League, in the new Tier system, once you acquire a whole Rank (eg. Tier 4 Gold) you will lock it in, so if you decide you want to mess around in T4 for a bit you wont ever lose that Gold rank. Also the progression system will be different at each Rank and each Tier. This means it will be easier to get from Bronze to Silver than it is to get from Diamond to Protonium, and easier to get to Protonium in Tier 1 than it is in Tier 5. As you progress through the Tier ranks you'll be able to view your progress on the Tier Ranking screen via the "OPS ROOM" (more on this below).
We should point out that with the introduction of this new Tier-based progression system, we will be retiring the current one as the two are not compatible.The Old League badges will be unobtainable when Tiers have been added, but will remain in the game and be useable by players who have already unlocked them. All current League rankings will be transferred to the Tier 5 ranking. Ops Room To finish today's post, a number of you out there were intrigued to know what was hidden behind the Ops Room screen that was teased in yesterday's post. Well, we can reveal that the Ops Room is where you'll find the Tech Tree, Daily Quests and your Tier Rank. The Ops Room will grow as we add more content and features required to run your Robocraft mothership.
Again, we want to stipulate that the sheer scale of the Infinity Update will bring with it unforeseen issues and bugs but together we can stamp them out! Thanks as always for your continued support and feedback for Robocraft, it is very much appreciated.

[ 2018-11-01 16:19:32 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey all, Yesterday we told you all about our plans for the "Great Golden Gun Programme" that will reward those of you who've built up an inventory of legendary weapons and movement parts with unlimited golden variants when we release the Infinity Update later in November. In this post we're going to explain/re-cap a bit more about one of the biggest changes coming to Robocraft - infinite parts; explaining what it means and how it will affect you. Before we do, I just want to clarify a couple of points raised in relation to yesterday's Golden Gun forum post as there was some confusion as to what parts are included and if parts on robots were counted.

• Only the parts listed on the forum post (see here) are included in the programme. Legendary modules, blocks or Carbon 6/Cosmetic skins are not included
• Players must own at least 25 of an included legendary part either in their inventory or on any of their robots in order to qualify for the golden variant
• Players having an excess of one part cannot request a golden variant of another
• We have no plans to make the golden variants available to Robocraft PC players outside of this promotion at this time.
• If you don't currently have enough inventory to meet the minimum requirements, you've a couple of weeks before the update lands and so there's still some time to forge the parts. If you're low on Robits, consider recycling unwanted parts as these will become redundant when the Infinity Update is released. Remember premium offers triple the recycle rate and it's available to purchase in the in-game store.

Now the Infinity Cube system Infinite Cubes = Infinite Options Currently in Robocraft, once you unlock an item on the Tech Tree, you're gifted a few of them so you can start using them on your robots; these can quickly be used up on a single Robot and you have to forge more. But what happens if you don't have enough Robits to forge more? Well, you currently need to earn more Robits, recycle unwanted parts or remove a part from another Robot. All of these are not ideal if you want to finish a robot for battle and add unnecessary grind into the game. While we understand some players like the grind, others don't and would prefer not to have build limitations placed upon them. We want players to have the freedom to build what they want, when they want, and with the parts they've unlocked on the Tech Tree; which is why we're saying goodbye to both the forge and recycle features and making all cubes, parts and cosmetics unlimited. Once you've unlocked a part on the Tech Tree or purchased a cosmetic with CC (Cosmetic Credits) you'll have an unlimited amount to use as and when you want without ever having to worry about inventory. Talking of inventory, here's what the new Inventory screen will look like.
Player Inventories When we release the Infinity Update (currently scheduled for Mid-November), all player accounts will be upgraded to the Infinite cubes system. Any parts a player has unlocked on the Tech Tree or any special cosmetic parts they own will be Infinitised! This means you'll have unlimited quantities of that part. Whether you have 1 Top Laser Wasp or 1,000, once the Infinity Update has been released, you'll have unlimited Top Laser Wasps. Even if you have zero Top Laser Wasps in your inventory, as long as it has been unlocked on the Tech Tree, it will be Infinitised. Boost your Robits balance As already mentioned, the Infinity Update will remove the recycle functionality, it will no longer be needed as everyone will have unlimited parts. So if you want to boost your Robits or Cosmetic Credits balance, we do recommend you recycle your inventory before the update to maximise your Robocraft Bank Balance. So, if you have five Pirate Flags, recycle 4 of them. Got 30 Steering Wheel Monster? Recycle five of them to take advantage of the special golden gun initiative. Pro-Tip: Premium will give you triple the Robits when recycling standard (non-cosmetic) parts. Spending Robits post-Infinity Update Currently, players use Robits to forge new parts; with the removal of the Forge, it would make Robits redundant as there would be nothing to spend them on. So, we're going to give you things to spend them on - cosmetics! As previously mentioned in an earlier dev jam, we're going to make some cosmetic parts forgeable with Robits. Some will still remain CC-exclusive, but rest-assured, there will be things to spend your hard-earned Robits on. Important information about the Infinity Update The Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft; it's more than just the introduction of the Infinity Cube system. There are so many new and exciting features and content being added to the game including Tiers, Quick Play, visual improvements, new Item Shop, CRF changes, and some new parts too. All of these and more we will be talking about in the run-up to the Infinity Update release! Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch; it's simply not possible for us as a small dev team to have crossed all the "t"s and dotted all the "i"s and thought of everything when coding all the great stuff that's coming! But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues through the correct channels, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Even though we don't have a confirmed release date yet, we're looking at dates that fall in the early part of the week so we can fix any game-breaking issues before the end of the week. Again, once we've nailed down the release date, we'll let you know. Thanks for your continued support for Robocraft and for your patience when things don't always go to plan.

[ 2018-10-31 17:08:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey all, It's time to announce the details of the "Great Golden Gun Exchange Programme". When we announced our plans to "Infinitise" Robocraft, we revealed that we would be rewarding players who owned a number of legendary parts with sparkly golden variants that would be automatically added to player accounts upon the release of the Infinity Update. At the time, we were unsure as to how many copies of a legendary part you would need in order to get the golden variant and we stated that once this had been confirmed, we'd let you know. So, how many parts do you need to get a golden variant? 25 (or more)! If you have at least 25 of a Legendary movement or weapon part listed below prior to the Infinity Update, you'll receive a golden variant once the update is live. Legendary Movement Parts:

• Steering Wheel Monster
• Wheel Monster
• Mech Leg Titan
• Hover Blade Hurricane

Legendary Weapons:

• Laser Leviathan
• Plasma Goliathon
• Rail Impaler
• LOML Viper
• Ion Distorter
• Chain Shredder
• Gyro Mortar

Want all the golden variants? Ensure you have at least 25 of each part before the Infinity Update goes live. Our current plan is to launch the Infinity Update mid-November (subject to change). Important information about the Infinity Update The Infinity Update is without question the biggest single update we've ever planned for Robocraft; it's more than just the introduction of the Infinity Cube system. There are so many new and exciting features and content being added to the game including Tiers, Quick Play, visual improvements, new Item Shop, CRF changes, and some new parts too. All of these and more we will be talking about in the run-up to the Infinity Update release! Due to the sheer size/scope of the update we want to make it absolutely clear that there will in all likelihood be issues and bugs associated with the launch; it's simply not possible for us as a small dev team to have crossed all the "t"s and dotted all the "i"s and thought of everything when coding all the great stuff that's coming! But, by working with us to raise any game-breaking / glaringly obvious issues through the correct channels, we'll be able to fix them as quickly as possible. Even though we don't have a confirmed release date yet, we're looking at dates that fall in the early part of the week so we can fix any game-breaking issues before the end of the week. Again, once we've nailed down the release date, we'll let you know. Thanks for your continued support for Robocraft and for your patience when things don't always go to plan. :)

[ 2018-10-30 16:47:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Deep Discount on Lifetime Premium in our Halloween Sale

This Halloween were slash(er)ing 30% off Lifetime Premium!!! A no-brainer of a deal for all you ghouls and zombies! This discount is now live until 17:00 (UTC) November 1st when purchasing it through Steam or in-game via Xsolla. Why buy Lifetime Premium at a discounted rate? - Doubles the amount of experience (XP) earned from matches - Allows all paint colours for use in the Editor than the standard four colours - Additional Cosmetic CPU - Upload your own personal avatar picture Sale prices: - Lifetime Premium: WAS: 31.99 / $44.99 / 37.99 - Lifetime Premium: NOW: 22.39 / $31.49 / 26.59 The sale prices in your country's currency can be found on the Robocraft Steam Store page or via the in-game shop. Remember, this will end at 17:00PM (UTC) on Thursday 1st November. Don't miss out!

[ 2018-10-29 17:21:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 09:30 AM (UTC+1) for up to 1 hour on Friday October 26th for maintenance. Thank you for your patience while we update Robocraft.

[ 2018-10-25 11:27:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 09:00 AM (UTC+1) for up to four hours on Tuesday October 23rd for essential server infrastructure maintenance. With the team 100% focussed on delivering the forthcoming Infinity Update, we need to ensure that our server infrastructure and back-end systems are ready to support it. This four hour maintenance allows us to make any changes that are required. We apologise for this extended downtime and we thank you for your patience and support while we lay the foundations for the future of Robocraft.

[ 2018-10-19 12:01:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

Hallowfest 5 event:

• Time-limited Trick or Treat Campaign with exclusive night map
• Updated build-mode Mothership bay
• Maps updated with spooky pumpkins
• Promotional code for FREE cosmetic parts (code found in-game)
• Spooky sounds and music for Trick or Treat Campaign

OTHER CHANGES:

• All cosmetic parts now display a base health of 1
• Respawn shield bubble now works in Campaign mode excluding initial wave start respawn
• Spawn shield timer reduced from 10 seconds to five in Team Deathmatch and Campaign (respawns only) modes
• AI-controlled bots in Single Player vs AI mode can now use a wider range of weapons
• Restricted some parts that were unintentionally permitted in the Target
• Practice and Mask Raid Campaigns

BALANCE CHANGES:

The following spooky parts will receive a health boost for the duration of the Hallowfest 5 event. These boosts affect all game modes.

• Scary Mask base health increased to 1,620
• Spider Insect Legs base health increased to 74,250
• Vampire Bat Wing base health increased to 25,988
• Vampire Bat Rudder base health increased to 18,985
• Bat Wing base health increased to 21,938
• Bat Rudder base health increased to 15,525

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused some Robots with a low centre of mass to spawn underground in Campaign mode
• Fixed a bug which prevented voice-overs from playing in multiplayer games

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Team Deathmatch intro voice over plays at the start of any Campaign game played

[ 2018-10-18 09:31:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hallowfest 5 will bring with it a time-limited Trick or Treat Campaign complete with exclusive night map, a special promotional code that will unlock a number of scary cosmetic parts, an updated Mothership with animated haunted portraits of some of the developers, terrifying pumpkins scattered across the different maps and much, much more.
Trick or Treat Campaign: Darkness has fallen across the land in the special time-limited Campaign, Trick or Treat. Battle five waves of ghastly robotic beasties across the darkened landscape of Hell Crater; complete with haunting sound effects and music. The Trick or Treat Campaign will require players to build Robots that utilise specific spooky cosmetic parts.
FREE spooky parts for all players: To participate in the Trick or Treat Campaign, you will need to build a robot that uses Spider Insect Legs or Bat Wings and Rudders. We know that these parts can only be forged using Cosmetic Credits and so everyone is going to get a stack of them for FREE when redeeming a promotional code in-game. The code will only be valid until 23:59 (UTC) on November 4th so youll need to use it before then if you want the free parts. The code will be revealed in-game once the update is live. When using the code, players will receive:

• 1x Complete Scary Mask
• 6x Spider Insect Legs
• 4x Vampire Bat Wings
• 4x Vampire Bat Rudders
• 4x Bat Wings
• 4x Bat Rudders

Please note that the spooky parts are cosmetic variants of existing base parts and players must have the base part unlocked in the Tech Tree and have available inventory in order to use the cosmetic variant. Health boost for spooky parts: The spooky parts will receive a health boost for the duration of the event. These boosts affect all game modes.

• Scary Mask base health increased to 1,620
• Spider Insect Legs base health increased to 74,250
• Vampire Bat Wing base health increased to 25,988
• Vampire Bat Rudder base health increased to 18,985
• Bat Wing base health increased to 21,938
• Bat Rudder base health increased to 15,525

In addition to all the above, we will also be decorating the Build Mode Mothership with some suitably shocking decorations including spiders, pumpkins, terrifying messages and animated portraits. We have also sprinkled some pumpkins across all the maps in the game. The Hallowfest 5 event will run through to Monday November 5th when it will leave orbit for another year. Maintenance for this update will start at 10:00 (UTC+1) and is expected to last up to four hours. The reason for this extended downtime is that essential server-side maintenance needs to be carried out at the same time. Please note that the server-side maintenance may cause issues once we bring the game back online and players start logging in and further maintenance may be required. Unfortunately, theres no way to stress-test the maintenance without an influx of players. Happy haunting all!

[ 2018-10-17 16:00:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that well be taking the game offline from 10:00 AM (UTC+1) on Friday October 12th so we can apply a hotfix to the game. Please note that maintenance is expected to take up to one hour but could go on longer if we hit any issues when deploying the build. The hotfix will address the following: GAMEPLAY: - Additional Campaign Mode language localisations added - Team Victory banner updated to state Wave Complete in Campaign Mode - Updated the Victory and Defeat banners in TDM and Battle Arena/LA game modes BUG FIXES: - Languages in Campaign mode now update correctly when changing language in the game client - Fixed a bug which made the game unplayable if a Campaign mode image failed to load - Fixed a bug which caused the animation and sound between Campaign Waves to be out of sync Thanks for your continued patience and support while we update the game.

[ 2018-10-11 16:26:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Last week, in the run-up to Campaign Mode First Draft launching, we released a couple of videos showing our community manager LeftofNever attempting to defeat a wave of killer bees in a few different Robots that were constructed very quickly with the sole intention of showing just how difficult Protonium level is in the new Campaign Mode. If you missed his gallant efforts, check out the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQRj5LAOU0&t=65s Some of you out there were quick to pour scorn on our battle-weary CM for his apparent lack of gaming prowess when faced with 20 very angry bees and proclaimed that you could beat them without breaking into a sweat. So we want you to prove it! Show us a video of you beating any or all of the new campaigns on the hardest difficulty setting (Protonium). We have 50 x 5,000 Cosmetic Credit bundles to give away and if you want to win one of them, simply share a video of yourself completing any Campaign game on Protonium Difficulty. We will then pick 50 videos at random, and their creators will each win 5,000 Cosmetic Credits. Now, in order to validate your entry and to prove to us that you did indeed beat Campaign Mode on the hardest difficulty, you will need to capture your victory in video form, upload it to the Internet and share it with us on our Twitter page. You can use any video upload service but the video must be set to public and be viewable by anyone. You can if you want stream your efforts and share with us the recording afterwards. Remember also to include your Robocraft username in your Tweet so we can add the CC to the correct account! Also, we don't want to see just the victory; we want to see the whole journey. This means you'll need to record video of yourself selecting the Robot and progressing through the Campaign Mode game from Wave 1 through to beating the Boss in Wave 5. It must be a single cut, with no sneaky edits. Good luck!

[ 2018-10-11 14:54:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Campaign Mode (First-Draft) - an exciting new single-player experience for
• Robocraft. Take on waves of Robots across five difficulty levels - will you defeat the Megabot final bosses?
• AI Robots in Campaign mode use a wider range of weapons:
• Laser
• Rail
• Plasma
• PSK/LOML (do not lock on but will fire)
• Ion
• Tesla
• Flak
• Mortar
• Chaingun

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused some Robots equipped with hovers to be flipped when spawning
• Lock-on weapons now display the correct text
• Robot momentum no longer carries over upon respawn
• AI Plasma splash damage now works as intended
• AI can no longer see and shoot players using an active Ghost Module

[ 2018-10-11 11:35:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today, October 11th 2018, we released the first iteration of our new Campaign Mode for Robocraft. This early work-in-progress first-draft of Campaign has been added to Robocraft so we can get your valuable feedback on the new mode; allowing us to make the right design and development decisions that are important to you, our valued community of Robocrafters. Campaign Mode is an exciting (currently) single-player game mode where you take-on waves of Robots before taking on a final Boss Robot. In todays update, we added 3 different campaign games for you to play; each offering a different set of game rules and Robots to fight against. We will add more campaign games in the future, with a special time-limited campaign coming next Thursday! Youll need to keep an eye on our social spaces to find out more about that from Monday. Our plan is to update and iterate on Campaign mode based on your feedback which you can leave over on the official feedback thread on the forums.

[ 2018-10-11 11:33:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Added promotional cardboard cubes and parts that will automatically unlock when Robocraft players purchase CardLife on Steam when it launches on October 9th. For more information on these exclusive parts, please read the blog post.

BALANCE CHANGES:

• In readiness for the new Campaign Mode launching on October 11th, XP earned in Play vs AI mode has been reduced. For more information on the new Campaign Mode, please read the blog post.

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which prevented player display names from showing in friends and clans lists.

[ 2018-10-03 11:21:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, We’ll be taking the game offline from 10:00 AM (UTC+1) on Wednesday October 3rd so we can add the new cardboard cubes and parts to Robocraft. These cubes will be available to any Robocraft player that purchases our new game CardLife on Steam. To find out more about these cubes, read our recent blog post. Please note that maintenance is expected to take up to one hour but could go on longer if we hit any issues when deploying the build. The update will also fix the known issue with player names not displaying correctly in both friends and clans lists. Thanks for your continued patience and support while we update the game.

[ 2018-10-02 15:29:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, It is with great excitement to reveal that on October 11th, we’ll be releasing an early, first-draft version of the new Campaigns mode for you play. It’s incredibly important to us that we make Campaigns mode the best it can be for you and for that we will need your constructive feedback on the new mode. So, instead of spending valuable development time second-guessing what we think you’d like, we’re going to release it early. This version will be feature incomplete, will probably have a few bugs and is in no way representative of the final version, but we wanted to get it out to you early in order for you to give us your feedback and input on the development direction of Campaigns. With your constructive feedback on the new mode, we’ll be able to ensure that the Campaign development team’s focus is on the things that matter to you in Campaigns. The first draft version will only have two or three campaigns available to you and the AI in those campaigns won’t be as intelligent as the final version; so do bear that in mind when decimating the waves of Robots intent on your destruction on the battlefield. Also, please be aware that there may be some placeholder artwork; which we will update throughout development. Basically, anything and everything could change; again, it’s entirely down to your feedback. Leading up to release on the 11th, we’ll be revealing more about Campaigns on our social channels so please ensure you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook if you want the news as we announce it. To finish, here’s a first-look at where Campaigns mode will sit within the play menu.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook if you want the news as we announce it.

[ 2018-10-01 15:32:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Here at Freejam we specialize in creating positive gaming experiences through user-generated content (UGC). We’ve been doing that with Robocraft since 2013 and in just over a week’s time we’ll be releasing our next UGC game on Steam built entirely around cardboard - CardLife. To celebrate this milestone event and to thank those of you that choose to support us through the purchase of our games, we’ve collaborated with the CardLife team to bring some of their cardboard aesthetics to Robocraft. What is CardLife? Created by a dedicated and incredibly talented team here at Freejam Games, CardLife is an online science fantasy survival game made entirely of cardboard. Play by yourself or with others as you explore a fully editable cardboard world. Mine for resources, fight fantastical creatures and bring your imagination to life as you draw everything you craft. It’s coming to Steam Early Access on October 9th. If you haven’t already done so, you can add it to your wishlist over on Steam. Check out the trailer for the game below. https://youtu.be/4UOXMTcD9u4 How to claim your free cosmetics: These new cosmetic parts are super-exclusive and can only be obtained by purchasing CardLife on Steam. When you purchase CardLife, the cosmetic parts will automatically appear in your Robocraft account when you next login through Steam. If you have multiple Robocraft accounts, please ensure that you login to your main Steam-linked account as the parts will be bound to the first account that it logs and parts are non-transferable. As these parts are cosmetic variants of existing Robocraft parts, you must have those parts unlocked first, or you won’t be able to use them on your robots; they’ll remain locked until you unlock the vanilla part on the Tech Tree. Here’s what you’ll get:

• 10,000 cardboard Medium Cubes
• 10,000 cardboard Medium Edge Cubes
• 2x cardboard Wheel Geoterrain
• 2x cardboard Steering Wheel Geoterrain
• 1x cardboard Ion Distorter

You can then forge as many of the cosmetic parts as you wish; these will cost the same amount of Robits as the regular vanilla parts. They can be recycled; you’ll receive the same amount of Robits as the regular non-cardboard parts. Finally, it’s worth noting that if you’re a CardLife founder, you’ll be able to transfer your ownership of the game across to Steam as soon as it launches. The CardLife team will go through the process on how to do this via email, so be sure to keep an eye on your inboxes. CardLife is launched on Steam Early Access on October 9th

[ 2018-09-28 18:00:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, As you know, last week’s new login system update didn’t go as well as we’d originally planned and hoped. Your incredibly valuable feedback on the update was key to us improving the player experience and reverting some of the changes we made. Last week we rolled out a hotfix that removed the automatic login for Steam users and reintroduced the login dialogue box, allowing Steam players to login manually. There was still some additional work to be done in the display name department, and today’s update fixed the remaining issues players had with the update. Here’s what we fixed:

• The #suffix has been removed from player names and so player names are unique once more
• Signing in with Steam will no longer dynamically change your display name in-game
• All players whose original Robocraft display name was dynamically changed to their Steam name or SteamUserXX, their original Robocraft display name has returned*
• Players that registered after the new login system update but before this hotfix went live will be asked to choose a display name when logging in for the first time
• All new Steam players will see a dialog box asking them to pick a display name when logging in for the first time.

*Please note that this does not apply to those players that contacted support to request their display name be different from their original Robocraft username; those players will see their new name sans-suffix. Known issue: If a player has ticked “remember me” at login since the introduction of the new login system, they will see an error upon logging in and so will need to re-enter their username without the #suffix or registered email address. Thanks as always for your continued patience and support while we fixed those issues.

[ 2018-09-27 11:26:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, Please note that we’ll be taking the game offline from 09:00 AM (UTC+1) on Thursday 27th September so we can fix the remaining issues with player display names in Robocraft. Please note that maintenance is expected to take up to three hours but could go on longer if we hit any issues when deploying the build. The update will address/fix the following issues: - The #suffix has been removed from player names and so player names will become unique once more - Signing in with Steam will no longer dynamically change your display name in-game - All players whose original Robocraft display name was dynamically changed to their Steam name or SteamUserXX name will have their display name reverted back to their display name. Please note that this does not apply to those that contacted support to request their display name be different from their original Robocraft username; those players will see their new name sans-suffix - Players that registered after the new login system update but before this hotfix goes live will be asked to choose a display name when logging in after the hotfix is live After this hotfix is live, all new Steam players will see a dialog box asking them to pick a display name when logging in for the first time. Known issue: If a player has ticked “remember me” at login since the introduction of the new login system, they will see an error upon logging in and so will need to re-enter their username without the #suffix or registered email address.

[ 2018-09-26 16:29:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear Robocraft Community, Here’s another Dev Jam to keep you up to date on everything that the Robocraft team is working on at the moment and to give you some exciting news about a new work-in-progress feature we hope to release on Steam in the next few weeks. Firstly I want to take the chance to let you know that we haven’t stopped working on all the things we said we’d do before, namely:

• The Big Robocraft Infinity upgrade - This is well on it’s way with several of the programmers working hard to do all the work necessary to make the upgrade possible
• Tiers - This is already complete and live in the China version of Robocraft Infinity currently in Closed Beta via Tencent’s WeGame platform, so as soon as we complete the Infinity Upgrade, Tiers will be included with it when it is launched
• Login and Display Names - We’re working hard to allow all users to have the Display name they had prior to the launch of the new login system and removing the four digit suffix from names displayed in-game

So, now to discuss something new...

Campaigns

We've prototyped a Single Player Campaign system to see if it was fun. We kept it simple so we could get something together quickly so it works a bit like this:

• You have 5 ‘lives’
• You start the campaign and a ‘wave’ of enemies spawns in
• There are anything from 1 to 20 Robots in a wave
• All the Robots in a wave are the same design and we built that Robot for our tests
• AI controls the enemies (a bit like the AI in Single Player TDM at the moment)
• Once you kill all the enemies in a wave you get a new wave of different enemy Robots
• When you kill 4 waves the 5th wave is a boss megabot
• There are 5 difficulty levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond and Protonium
• You don't need to complete a lower level before attempting to beat a higher one - you can jump straight into Protonium if you so wish.
• In Gold you get just 3 lives, in Diamond you get 2 and in Protonium you get just 1 life
• The different difficulty levels apply different Health Boost and Damage Boost values to the waves as well, so in Protonium enemy Robots are super buffed (like the buff that’s applied to you when everyone on your team has left the battle in BA and you’ve got to win against 5 solo), whereas in Bronze it’s like vanilla Robocraft balance
• Each Campaign can have ‘restrictions’ a bit like BRAWL, so perhaps you have to build a Robot with less than 750 CPU to Campaign A and build a Robot with only Thrusters and Lasers to enter Campaign B, and a Tier 1 Robot in Campaign C etc.
• The HUD shows how many enemies are left in the wave and how many lives you have left
• You get XP and Robit rewards for playing this game mode
• You also get to see the highest ‘wave’ you’ve reached in each difficulty level as the Campaign screen shows this
• Beating Bronze is easy if you have played a lot of Robocraft but we’d like to balance Protonium so even vets have a tough time getting it complete

When we played it though ourselves we thought it was pretty fun and that you might like to play it, so we have cleaned up the code a bit and added some UI and we’re hoping to release it on Steam in the next few weeks. It’s very early days so I hope you forgive it being a bit basic but thought you’d like to get your hands on it anyway. Especially we wanted to see if it’s something you would enjoy and wanted to get your feedback on how it could be improved. Here’s a work in progress screenshot of the Campaign Selection Screen:
Here’s a work in progress screenshot of the Campaign Briefing Screen:
Beyond the initial release we’re already working on a few quick improvements. Supporting a few different styles of Campaign like ‘Survival’ and ‘Timed Elimination’ and supporting multiple Robot types in a single wave and more weapons supported by the AI. We’re even adding a ‘Wave intro animation’ which allows you to see the enemies that will appear in the wave and will allow them to have some dialogue too so we can make the campaign have a bit of ‘flavour’ making them funny and light hearted. Here’s a work in progress GIF of the ‘wave intro’ animation:

UGC Campaigns - The exciting part!

We’ve been thinking that if when released you seem to like it and want us to keep working on it more, we could look at upgrading the whole system to allow you, our fabulous Robocrafters, to make and share their own campaigns. We’d love you to be able to create sets of Robots, upload them, configure the campaigns, balance them, name them, set the dialogue for the Robots that appear in the weave intro screen, and share them in a CRF style store where other users can play them, rate them, etc etc. If you really like the campaigns we can keep adding to it, supporting more functionality and co-op campaigns etc. Anyway, please let us know your thoughts on the idea. Happy gaming! Team Freejam

[ 2018-09-21 15:36:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, If you've been active in the game recently, you'll no doubt be aware that yesterday (September 17th), we rolled out a new website, forums and login system for Robocraft. While the launch of the new website and forums went without a hitch, the same couldn't be said for the new Robocraft login system. Unfortunately, the update was beset with issues relating to the new way we displayed player names and the automatic login of players loading the game via Steam. We sincerely apologise for the obvious inconvenience and annoyance this caused many of our players who found themselves with unwelcome numbers after their usernames, incorrect usernames and the inability to choose which account to login to via Steam. So, what are we going to do? We've listened to your feedback and wanted to let you know that we will revert some of the changes made yesterday. These will be rolled out in steps in the coming days to ensure a smooth and hopefully issue-free delivery.

• Remove the #hashcode from the end of player names in-game
• Bring back the old login system, allowing Steam users to choose which account they want to login to
• New players logging in via Steam will now get to choose a unique username at the point of playing for the first time
• Make usernames unique once more (no more multiple ToastyMike accounts)
• Any usernames that are currently incorrect will be reverted to their original name. Any players whose display name can't be reverted can request a change by contacting support
• Fix the current issue with usernames displaying incorrectly in both Friends and Clan lists
• Fix a bug which is causing the number 2 to appear at the end of player names

The team are currently hard at work coding up the changes as it isn't possible to just revert everything back to pre-update status. We expect the changes to start coming out in the next few days. Once again, we're really sorry for the issues caused by the latest update; rest assured we will be putting processes in place to ensure this doesn't happen in the future. Thanks for your continued support and patience while we resolve these issues. Team Freejam.

[ 2018-09-18 17:09:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, We've been busy bees here, working on updating Robocraft with a new login system, website and forums. All the hard work has now been completed and you can once again login to the game, visit the lovely new website to manage your game account online and post on the forums. What's changed? We've updated our systems and you can now login to Robocraft using your in-game username, registered email address, or automatically through Steam. It's also possible for us to change player display names. So if you've found yourself locked out of your account due to an inappropriate username (remember Robocraft is a 10+ game), then you can request a new display name via support. Player names in-game will now display a unique identifier in the form of a four character hashcode (eg. ToastyMike#2341). This does mean that usernames will no longer be unique, but the hashcode assigned to the username will be. Alongside the new login system, you'll find a new Robocraft website and a feature-rich vBulletin website for you to use. Please note that while we migrate users to the new system, some players may experience longer-than-usual loading times while connecting to the game's servers. Also, players logging in via Steam may notice an additional number after their username and before the #XXXX; this is a temporary character and will be automatically removed once migration has been completed and they login once more. Important information for Steam users: When we announced the changes last month, we did state that Mac and Linux users would only be able to login automatically their Steam ID as the Robocraft launcher is Windows OS only. This, it turns out, caused a few unforeseen issues with some Mac, Linux and PC players wishing to login into an un-linked Robocraft account. So, in order to accommodate those players, we've got a little work-around so you can bypass the auto-login through Steam and input your account username/password instead. By default the Robocraft client launched through Steam will automatically log that player in to their Steam account regardless of operating system. If you want to access your old standalone Robocraft account then you will have to do the following:

• Download the "LauncherLogin" file from here: http://patch.robocraftgame.com/LauncherLogin
• If the file downloaded is named `LauncherLogin.dms` , rename it to `LauncherLogin`
• In the Steam Client, right-click on the Robocraft game name in your library list and select "Properties"
• Click on the "Local Files" tab and select "Browse Local Files"
• Move the "LauncherLogin" file into this folder

If you wish to login automatically through Steam, simply delete or rename the "LauncherLogin" file. Repeat the above steps if you wish to disable auto-login once more. Also, as part of the update, the following changes were made to the game:

• The Score to XP ratio in Play vs AI Mode has been updated to match all Multiplayer modes

[ 2018-09-17 15:09:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, We want to give you advance notice that on Monday, September 17th, from 09:00 (UTC+1) Robocraft will be offline for a period of four hours. The reason for this extended maintenance is so that we can deploy the new Robocraft login system and launch the new website and forums. Click here to find out more about the Robocraft Login System We apologise for the extended period of maintenance, but it is essential to ensure a smooth deployment of the new system and website. We expect the maintenance to take up to four hours, but it could be extended if we hit any snags. Maintenance could also be less than four hours if the update goes swimmingly well without issues. Thanks for your continued support and patience during this time.

[ 2018-09-14 13:24:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's time to don your favorite overalls and open the toolbox as building Robots in Robocraft has just got a lot more advanced. Today's update solely focuses on giving you more parts to build with; unlocking the potential to fine-tune your creations for maximum impact on the battlefield. With 24 new Cubes as well as the introduction of six new Rods, there never has been a better time to build the Robot of your dreams and take control of the battle! All the new parts are now live and can be unlocked via the Tech Tree in-game. Click here to read the patch notes

[ 2018-09-13 11:45:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• 12x Light Cube:
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 3 Tech Points per Cube type
  • Rarity: Epic
  • CPU Load: 1 pFLOP
  • Base Health: 675
  • Health Boost: 0.06%
  • Mass: 0.3kg
• 12x Heavy Cube:
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points per Cube type
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 1pFLOP
  • Base Health: 1620
  • Health Boost: 0.06%
  • Mass: 100kg

6x New Rods:

• Rod Short
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 2 pFlops
  • Base Health: 2700
  • Mass: 2.0kg
• Rod Arc Short
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 2 pFlops
  • Base Health: 2700
  • Mass: 2.0kg
• Rod Diagonal 2D Short
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 2 pFlops
  • Base Health: 2700
  • Mass: 2.0kg
• Rod Plus
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 5 pFlops
  • Base Health: 6750
  • Mass: 5.0kg
• Rod Cross
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 5 pFlops
  • Base Health: 6750
  • Mass: 5.0kg
• Rod Frame
  • Tech Point unlock cost: 2 Tech Points
  • Rarity: Rare
  • CPU Load: 8 pFlops
  • Base Health: 10800
  • Mass: 8.0kg

OTHER CHANGES:

• Tech Tree adjustments to accommodate new Rods and Cubes:
• All Health Cubes have been renamed to Medium Cubes
• All Light Cubes have been renamed to Compact Cubes
• Compact Cube Tech Point cost increased from 1Tech Point to 5 Tech Points per cube
• Compact Cube forge cost increased from 120 Robits to 500 Robits
• Compact Cube recycle cost increased from 24 Robits to 125 Robits (Premium players will receive 3x this amount)
• Compact Cube rarity increased from Uncommon to Legendary
• Updated the Tech Point cost on some parts that had incorrect Tech Point values:
  • Tank Track Elephant now cost 2 Tech Points
  • Tank Track Mammoth now cost 3 Tech Points
  • Electroshield D (Both) now cost 1 Tech Point
  • Electroshield G (Both) now cost 1 Tech Point
• Rod Short renamed to Rod
• Strut Short renamed to Strut

[ 2018-09-13 11:43:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters! Producer Phil here with another Dev Jam to talk about the upcoming additions to Robocraft. In our next update we’ll be releasing new rods for you guys to craft with and new classes of cubes to further hone your robots towards the style of play you most enjoy. We originally planned for cubes and rods to launch alongside the tiers update but as the work is almost done we wanted to get it to you early! Don’t worry, we’re still hard at work to bring you all the improvements we promised in the previous Infinitisation Dev Jam as well as a new single-player mode (we'll reveal more on that soon™), but as you can imagine, overhauling the game while we integrate new features is no small task so please be patient as our expert team of jammers continue to improve Robocraft.

New Cubes!

As discussed in a previous Dev Jam we want to add a new cube system to allow more strategic building of robots. We already have a Light cube and a normal (Health) cube which each serve a different purpose but form a duality rather than a spectrum of approaches when designing and building a competitive fighting machine. Our new cube system will be more intuitive, as well as a powerful addition for those of you who love to get the most out of your robots; the cube system will have 4 types:

• Light Cubes
• Medium Cubes - existing Health Cubes will be renamed to Medium Cubes
• Heavy Cubes
• Compact Cubes - existing Light Cubes will be renamed to Compact Cubes

Light Cubes: The new version of Light Cubes are designed for flying attack craft and aerial dogfighters. They will be the same CPU as Medium Cubes but will be lighter and with less health. Builders will be able to build featherweight flyers and nimble duelists but the trade-off will be that they need to make themselves smaller targets and/or nimble pilots to mitigate the increased likelihood of structural damage in battle. Medium Cubes: Health Cubes will be renamed to Medium Cubes and have the same stats. They are middle-of-the-road cubes likely to be seen on starter bots (as they come automatically unlocked on the tech tree), art bots (due to their untextured nature lending themselves to clean pixel art) and jack-of-all-trades robots that need to balance speed with damage resistance in battle. Heavy Cubes: Heavy Cubes are a brand new addition to the Tech Tree. They will be the counterpoint to the Light Cubes and are designed for heavy tanks, point contesters, gunbeds, assault mechs, and megabots. They will be the same CPU as the Light and Medium Cubes but have higher higher health with the tradeoff of increased weight. The more direct builders amongst you that want an unsubtle robot that thrives in the heat of battle will want to upgrade your existing robots to Heavy Cubes. Compact Cubes: As already detailed, existing Light Cubes will be renamed to Compact Cubes.

New Rods!

In addition to the new Cubes system we’ve also created a set of Rods to open up even more building options. The more astute builders amongst you will spot some downsized versions of existing favourites, the 1x5 now has a 1x2 version, the 3x3 curve now has a 2x2 curve variant, and so on. We didn’t just make mini versions of existing Rods though; we're also introducing a new crossbar Rod too. Please note, the current Rod Short will be renamed to Rod to make sizing easier.
In the very near future we’ll also be bringing you Strut variants to further bolster your expanding roster of building parts. How do you get the new parts? When we release the new parts, they'll be added to the Tech Tree and you'll need to unlock some of them with Tech Points.

• Medium Cubes will remain as the default cube that's unlocked for everyone.
• Heavy Cubes will be added to the Tech Tree and cost 2 Tech Points each to unlock.
• Light Cubes will be moved further down the unlock path and unless you already have them unlocked require heavy cubes to be unlocked first. They will cost 3 Tech Points each to unlock.
• The Rods will cost 1 Tech Point for each variant.

How do you get Tech Points? You will receive one Tech Point each time you level up in Robocraft. If you currently have everything unlocked on the Tech Tree, you won't receive any additional Tech Points for levelling up UNTIL the new parts have been added to the game.

[ 2018-09-03 16:18:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, There's no Dev Jam this week, instead we wanted to let you know about some very important changes coming soon™ to your Robocraft account, the Robocraft website and forum. So think of this blog post as a Public Service Announcement (PSA) rather than a Dev Jam.

New Unified Authentication System

As developers we're always thinking ahead and looking at the different ways we can make the playing experience across our current and future games better. One of the ways we can do this is to have a 'Unified Authentication' system in place. Unified Auth offers many benefits including the ability for players to login with a single account across multiple games rather than having to register each time we release a new game. Another benefit, one that's been requested for a while, is the ability to change your in-game name. Currently it's not possible to change a player's username once it has been created and so if a player creates an account with a username that isn't permitted, we need to suspend access to that account. With Unified Auth, we will be able to change a player's display name without breaking their account! Players will be able to request a change to their display name by contacting support and we will change player names on a case by case basis. In order to accommodate the new Unified Auth system, we need to make some changes to how player names are displayed. We will be adding a unique ID at the end of player names in the form of a four number hash eg. #7474. Anyone who has a battle.net account will already be familiar with this system. Unified Auth means that usernames will no longer be unique; so there may be many "toastymike" usernames but there will only be one "toastymike#2341" or "toastymike#5735".
New display name in-chat   In-game, usernames will now be displayed as [username]#ID eg. toastymike#2341 and you'll need to ensure you enter the full player username + ID when directly communicating with players via the in-game chat or inviting them to a clan or party in-game. Important changes to game login: Currently you can load into Robocraft a number of different ways:

• Robocraft Launcher with your username & password
• Through Steam with your username & password
• Through Steam with your Steam ID (by clicking on the sign in with Steam button)

With Unified Auth, this will be changing to:

• Robocraft Launcher with your account email address & password
• Through Steam with your Steam ID

Don't worry if you can't remember your registered email address, you'll still be able to login to the game using your legacy username in the short term. You'll also be able to view your registered email address by logging into your account via the new Robocraft website. Steam users with both an email/password and a Steam ID linked to their account wishing to login with their email/password will need to use the official Robocraft Launcher (Windows only). Steam Linking will be removed when Unified Auth launches. New players coming to Robocraft via Steam will be able to login to their Robocraft player account and link an email address via the new Robocraft website. This will then allow them to update their account details and manage email subscriptions.

New Website

There's no denying the fact that the Robocraft, website is looking a bit tired and somewhat dated now. Robocraft is five years old and while the game has been improved and updated during this time, the website hasn't. So we're going to give it some love as part of our continued drive to improve the player experience both in and out of the game. We've got a gorgeous new website for you that is in-keeping with the other Freejam Games websites, Robocraft Infinity and CardLife. The new website will still have all the latest Robocraft news and info so should remain your first port of call for Robocraft-related info. You'll also be able to access your Robocraft player account through the website and access the new forums. Currently, if you want to update your registered account email you need to contact our support team. With the new Unified Auth system, we're putting the power to update your registered email and password in your hands! You'll soon be able to do this via your account page accessible via the new Robocraft website. You can also subscribe/unsubscribe to any of our newsletters from there too.

New Forum

Just like the website, the Robocraft forums are looking a bit old now and so with the Unified Auth changes and new website we felt it was the perfect time to update the forums too. The new forums will be powered by vBulletin which allows us to add some cool community features that aren't available with the current system. The new forums won't have as many sub-categories as the existing one as we'll be retiring a few of the less-frequented sub-categories. What about the old forums? It isn't possible for us to merge the two forums together but don't worry, we're not deleting the old ones. For now, you'll still be able to view the posts and link to them, but you won't be able to post new threads or comment on existing ones.

Coming Soon™

So when can you expect these changes? Well, if all testing goes to plan and there are no project-breaking bugs that prevent us from launching, we hope to make the changes within the next two weeks (as of 23rd August). We will let you know a definite date/time once we're happy with everything.

[ 2018-08-23 15:01:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, it’s Hannah here! The whole team is hard at work implementing Tiers currently, so for this week’s Dev Jam we thought we’d do a spotlight on our Art Team. We’re currently made up of three artists: myself, Wu, and James. Each of us sat down and wrote a little bit about what it’s like working at a small indie developer, our backgrounds, how we got into the industry, and why we do what we do. Lets begin with me first of all.

 

Hannah: Lead Artist

I’ve been at Freejam for over 2 and a half years now, and I literally get to do my dream job. I’ve always loved video games, they’ve been my biggest passion since I was a tiny child watching my Dad play Dungeon Keeper 2; so when I found out that making video games was actually a job that you can do, I pored over University courses to find the one that fit me best. After 3 years on a Game Art Design course, I started at Freejam, it was my first job in the Industry. I didn’t really know what to expect when I started here but it turns out I was pleasantly surprised; Freejam has a really nice vibe.
My specialisation is 3D Environment and Prop Art. The Lock-On Missile Launcher was the first piece of content I generated for Robocraft, and is still my favourite. The standard software I use is Maya for modelling, Photoshop for texturing, and Unity as our engine. However since we’re a small art team, I’ve also created large and small scale marketing assets, UI sprites, and also been involved in various design decisions. As Lead Artist, I’m involved in all the artistic decisions made in the game as well as actually getting to do fun art (and the inevitable bug fixing that comes along with it). I’m also involved in planning meetings, reviewing my fellow artists’ work and co-coordinating with our Producers to figure out their schedules and workload. There really aren’t enough hours in the day…
Working in a small art team means you have to be a Jill of all trades; like me, you’ll likely be involved in all different art disciplines so it helps to have some understanding of each one, even if you have a speciality. One of the best pieces of advice I can give to an aspiring Artist, especially if you’re looking to work for a small scale indie, is nail your art fundamentals - composition, colour theory, anatomy, material definition, understanding of design principles, etc. They all transfer into every piece of work you do, whether that’s you generating a cool new weapon, putting together an environment, or designing a new UI screen. As an Artist, allow yourself to be inspired by your favourite games, movies, and other media! The artists who made them put in a huge amount of time and effort and also likely looked at reams and reams of real world reference to ground that cool thing they designed in reality; engine blocks, 1950’s bumper cars, the inside of a nuclear reactor, brutalist architecture, sports cars, natural rock formations, drones, etc. These are just a teeny tiny selection of things I’ve been inspired by while working at Freejam. One of the best things about working on Robocraft is the creative freedom we’re given. We’re given a goal e.g. give the players better feedback during battle, and as artists we can set out to achieve that goal in any way we see fit. The recent Weapon Feedback update was a massive collaborative effort between the Art Team, the Coders we had assigned to support us, and Designers’ input. It was a really fun challenge, being able to sit down to play the game together and see what a difference our ideas made to the pace and feel of battling was really rewarding.

 

James: VFX Artist

I've been developing games since I was 9 years old when my dad taught me BASIC. I started designing and coding games in my spare time outside of school and eventually spent most of my lunchtimes developing games in the school IT rooms and doodling game designs on scraps of paper between classes. I wanted to go into gameplay programming, so I applied to universities to do programming and got into a Computer Science course, where I learned how to code properly. Unfortunately, Computer Science wasn't the kind of practical course I was looking for and I left after 2 years to work out what I wanted to do. Eventually I ended up deciding to go into cinema special effects, but after a year I remembered that my real love was games and I last-minute transferred directly into the second year of a Games Art course and learnt 3D art, shader programming, and modern graphics technology. I graduated in 2017 and later applied for a job at Freejam as a Visual Effects Artist. While I'm primarily a VFX Artist, my background is in Technical Art, which involves programming material shaders, post-process and camera image effects, scripting, rigging character models and getting all the technical parts of a games art working, basically bridging the gap between art and code. At FreeJam I've worked on many effects, but my favourite thing to work on was the Tech Point screen where I coded the materials and surface lighting, created the visual effects, and created the animation for the tech points.
Working in a small indie team is amazing because we have a tight-knit community of developers and this means everyone has to cover a wide skill set. It's nice to have such a variety of challenges and no two days are ever the same. Keeping on top of many different art and code disciplines is important so that I can understand problems that come from both sides and communicate well between them.

 

Wu: UI Artist

At Freejam, I create new game UI for Robocraft including menus, buttons, and HUD. Recently I worked on the Weapon Feedback update and the upcoming Infinity update, which contains UI improvements for the entire game.
I have background knowledge in various area such as Architecture, 3D Art, Graphic Design, & VR. Previously, I worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer supporting independent businesses. Working for a small indie developer is busy but nice. I enjoy collaborating with other artists and designers in the team to achieve a better user experience for players. It also allows me to explore freely and come up with ideas that will improve the visuals of Robocraft. Robocraft has been out for 5 years and it’s still constantly evolving. Much of the existing UI might be accepted by current Robocraft players but I always have new ideas to improve the user’s experience, making it cleaner, clearer, and more enjoyable. I believe art in Robocraft should always remain progressive in order to attract new players and keep the community alive.
My main advice for working in the game industry is don’t restrict your art style because you are good at it. Be versatile and gain knowledge of different things. It helps a lot if you have knowledge of other art disciplines or even code/design; it will greatly improve the outcome of the collaboration with your colleagues. Thanks for reading guys, we’ll keep you updated on what’s happening at Freejam! Have fun <3 Hannah

[ 2018-08-16 15:47:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Robcrafters! Now the game has been hotfixed and maintenance is over, please find the patch notes below. BUG FIXES:

• Light cube mass set to 2 kg.
• Vampire rudder mass set to 7.6 kg and Bat rudder mass set to 8.8 kg.
• Bat wing mass set to 11.7 kg.
• Rail gun ‘in-air’ accuracy decreased when robot is not touching the ground.
• Energy text in the cross-hair removed.

[ 2018-08-14 10:11:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Improved weapon feedback systems - click here to find out more about these new features
• Audio Improvements including new laser sounds and dynamic sound mixing

OTHER CHANGES:

• Improvements to CRF sorting algorithm to favour more recently uploaded Robots from active players
• Changes to Game Mode order on play menu
• [NEW PLAYER LEVEL XP - For players with a low level, we have reduced the experience required to level-up.

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which made it possible to move under the map when blinking through the enemy base shield
• Fixed an audio bug on Propellers, Hovers, Rotors and Thrusters
• Fixed a bug which prevented some hotkeys from working on the Tech Tree and Quests screens
• Fixed a bug which allowed some buttons to be pressed whilst the pause menu was displayed
• Fixed a bug which permitted players to unfairly gain XP in edit mode
• Fixed a bug which caused the cosmetic seats to be displaced in some game modes
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to get stuck on a screen when attempting to purchase Premium via the Battle Summary screen at the end of a League match
• Fixed a visual bug with the Gold Developer Supporter Flag trail

[ 2018-08-10 11:01:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, We’re keen to continue to share with you what it is we’re working on in Robocraft. Recently we released a Dev Jam explaining Tiers, If you didn’t catch that one, you can read about it here. With the majority of the team focussed on the Tiers update (planned to release with the Infinity changes), we’ve carved out some time to add a few quality of life changes. The most obvious thing was to get the improved fighting experience which is in the PC version of Robocraft Infinity into the Steam version of Robocraft. In this Dev Jam we're going to focus on all the cool stuff the art, audio and indeed code teams are doing to make firing weapons and engaging in Robot fisticuffs feel awesome.

ROBOT RECOIL AND CAMERA FEEDBACK SYSTEMS

We took a hard look at what made an arena shooter feel really immersive and cool. The first and most obvious thing that we have, but could improve substantially, was the visual feedback relayed through the camera. Currently we have some feedback to the player that they are in the midst of a fight, firing weapons and taking hits, but we wanted to really drill home that you’re firing futuristic military-grade weaponry in the midst of interplanetary conflict and do so in a way that quickly read as meaningful feedback without being intrusive to the battle experience. So, we added a “Robot Recoil” system and a new “Camera Feedback” system to give us loads of control over how you ‘feel’ the weapons when they fire and when you take damage. Each weapon has been given a unique recoil action to really make it feel satisfying to fire; watch your mech strain against the force of unleashing barrages of plasma, feel the lull after a massive railshot as the weapon works to load another devastating round into the breach or revel in the vibrations generated by the chain shredder pumping out damage at a monumental rate. BTW, you will have the option to disable camera feedback effects if you don’t like them, but rest assured we’ve kept camera movement to a minimum, focusing on only subtle polished movements with the majority of feedback coming from audio, SFX, Robot movement/recoil and other UI feedback. Additionally, in the heat of battle, it's important to know who's shooting at you and from where, quickly. Having the robot get visually impacted while being shot helps you work out your bearings faster than ever; being hit will move the robot based on the direction of the incoming shot, letting you know where the damage is coming from. The scale of the visual impact is based partly on damage taken, meaning if you receive a huge hit (perhaps from a top tier rail or plasma) you’ll not only see large chunks of your robot missing, but it will lurch as if it took a huge hit, much more so than if you were being peppered by small laser fire.
It’s worth noting that we apply this force in a purely visual manner, so don't worry about your carefully-tuned drone getting blown off course by a stray laser! In future we plan to make the red vignette at the edges of the screen be directional to improve the feedback for where damage is coming from.

AUDIO IMPROVEMENTS

With all these visual improvements designed to make battle as immersive as possible we had to have our maestro Simone take some time to improve the audio too. Here are a few audio clips of the new improved sound effects for Laser and Plasma fire. https://soundcloud.com/robocraftgame/robocraft-enemy-plasma-audio https://soundcloud.com/robocraftgame/robocraft-player-lasers-audio https://soundcloud.com/robocraftgame/robocraft-laser-enemy-audio Not only has he improved on the audio samples for a number of weapons, Simone is currently integrating the Resonance Audio plugin into Robocraft. This incredible spatialization engine from Google simulates how sound waves interact with human ears and their environment. In Robocraft this means that you'll be able to detect where you are being attacked from without even seeing the enemy - it's a real game changer. For example, if an enemy fires a Plasma volley and you're close to it, the audio you hear will be different to an attack from a greater distance or if the enemy is to your left or right. Paired with the audio rework on the samples, everything will sound less noisy and much more detailed. If you're interested in finding out a bit more about the Resonance Audio plugin, check out this short video presentation; while not related directly to Robocraft, it will give you an idea as to its potential in the game. https://youtu.be/IYdx9cnHN8I

REGULAR HITS AND CRITICAL HITS

While we were working on making your favourite weapon really feel like it should, we also wanted to make some other visual improvements to reinforce what is going on while you’re playing. While we clearly show health bars and have some visual feedback, we could communicate a lot better what is happening when you attack or or heal someone. We decided that having the damage inflicted appear in numerical form would really convey that it’s you hitting and damaging your target and our crosshair improvements will further reinforce your shots connecting with an enemy hull. More traditional games with humanoid models have a simple rule that is generally applied: A headshot is a critical hit and deals bonus damage. This allows for a refinement of skill and allows the great players to separate themselves even further from the good players. Considering this we realised that we have the same principle in Robocraft: destroying vulnerable cubes to sever large chunks of robots results in a much larger net DPS than targeting individual cubes.
We quickly established a simple visual language: White is a hit, red is a critical hit. We then wanted to make it clear when you landed a hit; in the maelstrom of battle it’s not always clear when you’re landing damage on the enemy and when it is your teammates. To this end we added numbers that will come off the enemy robots that indicate damage you are doing. If you score a “crit” (defined as doing more than 2x the damage the weapon is normally capable of) then the text will turn red. For most veteran players this will reinforce old practices but we also hope it will subtly teach new players that aiming for joints to destroy more cubes with less parts is at the core of a good robocrafters strategy.
Nanos have been a firm part of the hybrid or medic build for a long time but we have always had one issue we never properly resolved: Am I wasting nano on healing someone who is fully repaired or do they still need healing in some way? With the new numerical damage system nanos will generate green numbers when you heal an ally telling you how much you are healing them for. Numbers will stop being generated when the affected player has been healed to full health so you can save your energy or turn your attention to another wounded ally much quicker. Thanks again for taking the time to read through the Dev Jam; we’ll have another for you soon.. Happy Gaming! Freejam

[ 2018-08-06 18:01:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you follow us on Twitter, you'll have no doubt seen that we recently gave you the opportunity to vote on what the next BRAWL should be. Over the course of a week, we published a number of polls, giving you different BRAWL settings/rules to vote on. The results of those polls determined that you wanted a 10 v 10 Elimination with a max CPU of 1,500 and auto-heal off. So, that's what we've done and you can play it now as it's live in the game! BRAWL Rules: - Game mode: Elimination - Team sizes: 10 v 10 - Maps: Random - Auto-heal: Off - Max CPU: 1,500 - Parts/Weapons: All permitted - First win bonus: 2x XP We'll be doing another BRAWL vote soon over on our Facebook page; follow us there if you want to participate and chose the next BRAWL rules.

[ 2018-08-03 10:51:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, As you'll know, if you read last week's Dev Jam, we're keen to share with you with more frequency what it is we're working on in Robocraft. Last week we released a Dev Jam explaining how we’re planning to upgrade the Steam version to Robocraft Infinity. If you didn’t catch that one, you can read about it here. With the Tech Tree now live in Robocraft, our focus has now shifted on to the Tiers system. As we’re currently adding Tiers to the PC version of Robocraft Infinity, which will come to the Steam version when we upgrade it to the Infinity version, we wanted to give some more detail on how Tiers will work.

Tiers

If you've been playing Robocraft for a while, you may already be familiar with the concept of Tiers as they were in Robocraft back when the game was still in Early Access. Although we removed them as part of the continual development of the game, many of you in the community felt that was a mistake and so we have decided to bring them back. But rather than just bringing them back as they were, we've woven them into some of the cool features we have added since their original removal; such as additional game modes, League Ranking and things like that. Here is a breakdown of how Tiers will work:

5 Tiers

• There will be 5 standard Tiers plus one for Megabots (T1-5 and TM)
• Each Robot part will have a Robot Ranking and this will be displayed as a stat in the Inventory screen
• Each Robot part will also be renamed to follow the previous Tier naming convention: eg. a Laser Wasp will become a T1 Laser, and a Laser Leviathan will become a T5 Laser*
• All Robots will be placed in a Tier; this will be based on the total sum of the Robot Rankings of all the parts used on that Robot
• As you build a Robot, it's Robot Ranking and Tier will be clearly shown, so you’ll be able to easily optimize your Robot for each Tier
• Any Robots built above 2,000 CPU will be regarded as Megabots and will be placed in the Megabot Tier
• When you enter battle you will be match-made with other Robots of the same Tier
• New players will not initially be able to play in any Tier other than Tier 1
• By unlocking new parts on the Tech Tree and building Robots with them, players will be able to progress through the Tiers from T1 to T5
• Each Tier will have an XP bonus; with the higher Tiers providing more XP than lower Tiers
• Players will need to design Robots that are optimal for each Tier by paying careful attention to the Robot Ranking
• The Tier of any Robots in your Garage and those on the CRF will be clearly displayed in their thumbnail image
• We will also add a Tier filter to the CRF to make it easier to find Robots for a given Tier
• All players in a Party will need to ensure their Robots are the same Tier before entering a battle
• The Party widget and UI will clearly display what Tier each Party member is in and we will message this so that players understand this is the case
• The Battle Loading Screen will be updated to show the Tier of every Robot in battle so that users can see that the game is fairly match-made by Tier

Check out the work-in-progress screenshot below which highlights some of the details mentioned above (and a few other things too).

Tier Rank Progression

• Unlike the previous Tier system, the new Tiers will also have a Rank progression system similar to current League but there will be one for each Tier
• In each Tier you will be able to progress from Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond to Protonium by winning more battles than losing via the MMR system that is in League (aka like an ELO system)
• Unlike the current League, in the new Tier system, once you acquire a whole Rank (eg. Tier 4 Gold) you will ‘lock it in’, so if you decide you want to mess around in T4 for a bit you won’t ever lose that Gold rank
• In between each Rank you will still gain and lose MMR as you win and lose battles so you will need to win more than you lose to lock in that next rank
• The MMR system will be different at each Rank and each Tier so that it is easier to get from Bronze to Silver than it is to get from Diamond to Protonium, and easier to get to Protonium in T1 than it is in T5
• A new Tier Rankings screen will be added so you can see your progress in each Tier at any time
• A new Tier progression screen will be shown at the end of each battle to show your progress in the ranking of each Tier

Multiple Game Modes, One Button

• In order to allow for Tiers to come back we are moving Battle Arena and Team Deathmatch to a single ‘Battle’ button
• We will also be bringing back Elimination permanently (this will be 8 vs. 8)
• When players queue for battle, a game mode will be chosen at random, so you will get a different mode and/or map each time you enter battle
• This system has been designed for a number of benefits:
• More players in the same queue that will allow us to matchmake fairly by Tier
• Keep the queue times down
• It allows us to add more game mode variants in future
• There will be a settings option for game modes that allow you to ‘opt out’ of game modes you do not like. Please note that opting out of some game modes may result in longer queue times; so it will be down to player preference

We hope to have all of this done in the Infinity version of Robocraft within the next 3 weeks; after which we will plan to bring this all over to Steam as the next step. Thanks again for taking the time to read through the Dev Jam; we'll have another for you next week. Happy Gaming! Freejam *Since some weapons like Lasers have more than 5 sizes, we will be making some of the less distinct sizes obsolete to keep things clean and have just 1 per Tier max. For example the Laser Hornet will be deprecated and any Hornets on Robots will be replaced with Wasps so they remain semi-intact

[ 2018-07-26 12:02:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

In this small update, we've made a few improvements to how XP is earned in Robocraft.

• Earn XP in build mode - In order to reward those players who prefer to spend time building robots rather than battling, players will now earn XP when they build their own robots. The Building XP system simply allows players to level up while they are in build mode, generating an amount of level experience as if they were in Battle. As long as you’re actively building, and not just sitting in the edit mode, you’ll earn XP.

• Removal of Mastery System - With the addition of XP for building, the old Mastery System has been removed from the game. Players whose Robots are downloaded from the CRF and used in battles by other players will still be rewarded with Robits - this functionality has not been removed. When a Robot is downloaded from the CRF and used in battle, the creator will receive 1,500 Robits per battle for up to ten battles. This means that for every download the creator can receive up to 15,000 Robits (1,500 x 10).

• Changes to XP earned in battle - We've been listening to your community feedback and many of you have let it be known that you're leveling up too quickly. Prior to the update, XP earned was directly proportional to score. This meant veteran or more experienced players with low-level secondary accounts were leveling up too quickly at the start. With this update we have introduced a non-linear relationship between score and XP to ensure that levels are gained at a more even pace for all players.*

*Please note that as XP has a direct relationship to Robits earned after battle, the XP changes will affect Robits earned too. This does NOT mean that better players will earn less Robits than others - all players will continue to be rewarded for their performance. As usual, we will listen to your feedback for this update and may make changes to improve the gameplay experience.

[ 2018-07-25 10:08:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there Robocrafters, It's been a while since we've done a Dev Jam and a few of you out there in our community have asked us to do more of them so you've a greater insight into what's going on here in terms of Robocraft's on-going development. We really want you to join us on the development journey and so we're going to try to do Dev Jam blogs more frequently. This Dev Jam will focus on our plans to upgrade the Steam/Launcher version of Robocraft to Robocraft Infinity. We will have another Dev Jam for you next week that will give more details on Tiers (No More Crates Phase 3) and other new features coming soon™.

Robocraft Infinity coming to Robocraft with Tiers

Many of you in the community have been frustrated with the speed at which we’ve been releasing new features, content, and community-suggested improvements to Robocraft. There are some big differences between the newer Infinity version of Robocraft and the older Robocraft that makes bringing the new features and improvements we make to Infinity to Robocraft incredibly difficult and time-consuming. So, in order to speed up the process of giving you lots of awesome new stuff for Robocraft, we've made the decision to upgrade the original Robocraft to Robocraft Infinity as a totally free update which will allow us to bring 100% of all the exciting things we are doing in Infinity to all of the community on Robocraft. Our goal is to get you the upgrade sometime in the next 6-8 weeks and we'll let you know when a more concrete date is set. So, what are we going to bring to Robocraft? Here's a break down of the awesome features and content you'll be getting for free in Robocraft:

• Infinity Inventory system - unlock a part on the Tech Tree and then use it an Infinite number of times, no need to Forge parts anymore
• Infinity CRF - download as many Robots as you like as long as you have the parts unlocked, with rewards going to the builder based on when users play with those downloaded Robots (even if they edit/tweak them after download)
• Infinity Duplication system - duplicate and tweak your Robots an infinite number of times, create 10 of the same Robot with different paint jobs and loadouts if you wish, tweak designs to your heart's content without sinking parts from your Inventory
• A new Item Shop - spend your hard-earned Robits to unlock Cosmetics for free, i.e. those cosmetics that would otherwise be ‘CC only’ will be available for Robits also, so nothing in the game will be behind a paywall, everything will be available for free
• Tiers - this is being implemented in Infinity now so will come straight to Steam with this upgrade
• More paint colours - 8 for free, 32 for Premium
• Cosmetic Garage and Building bays - configurable for each Robot allowing you to have Earth, Mars or Ice planet as backdrops whilst building and when viewing your Robots in the Garage (available via Item shop for both CC and Robits)
• New Main Menu and UI - an overhauled Main Menu and UI with an improved flow, look, and better handling of different resolutions including those higher than 1920x1080 up to 5k
• Improved CRF sorting algorithm - focusing on bringing Robots from active players that are ‘new’ and ‘trending’ and ‘most popular’ to the top of the searches
• New improved weapons crosshairs
• Massive improvements to Weapon Feedback and Fighting - improved Special Effects, improved Audio Technology, Improved Audio Effects, many changes to the HUD to give you much better feedback for how much damage you’re doing, how much you’re taking, and where the damage is coming from
• Improved graphics, better lighting
• Controls can be edited via the Settings screen even when in battle
• Battle-ready Robot Check - Robocraft checks the user has functional cubes on the Robot and warns before they enter battle
• Building hints, help users learn the advanced controls and can be hidden in Settings menu
• Kill feed is colored when in battle mode so it’s easier to read
• End of battle Robot voting screen
• Popup tooltips on many of the buttons and options in the Main Menu
• Improved network technology for improved reliability and connection to the Robocraft servers and backend
• New Unity version for improved performance and stability

It’s worth noting that there are some data differences between Infinity and original Robocraft which we will not bring across as we want to avoid breaking everyone's Robots:

• CPU values will remain the same as current Steam version
• Max CPU will remain the same as current Steam version

Community Concerns

Some veteran players in the community have some concerns regarding the Infinity system; these are:

• “I had to grind for my parts but new users would get an Infinite number of them, this isn’t fair”
• “I like grinding for parts, it gives me motivation to play battles”

Having listened to these concerns, we will be doing a few things focusing on the veteran players in the game:

• We will release exclusive golden variants of all Legendary functional base parts (excluding C6 and cosmetic variants). Every player who owns more than X number of a Legendary part (either loose in their Inventory or on current Robots) will receive an exclusive Golden version of that same part
• We haven’t decided how many of X part you will need to get the golden variant but we will reveal the number and give you plenty of time prior to releasing the Infinity upgrade so you can make sure you don’t miss out
• The golden variants will be exclusive to those who played before the Infinity upgrade and will come with golden special effects
• We will be releasing a new Item Shop where users can buy Cosmetic parts that are normally real money only with Robits also
• We will be adding a number of new goals for players to chase. These have been specifically designed to challenge our veteran players with long term goals.
• We’ve expanded on the old Tiers system to add depth to it
• We’re adding a new Career system that gives prestige and rewards to those who have invested a lot of time into Robocraft

Thanks for taking the time to read the Dev Jam and for your continued support for Robocraft. We will have another Dev Jam for you next week that will delve a bit deeper into some of the things outlined above. Happy gaming! Freejam

[ 2018-07-19 09:52:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Based on player feedback, we've greatly improved the level progression for new players from level 1 through to level 375

[ 2018-07-11 12:45:27 CET ] [ Original post ]

In this hotfix we've added a new feature that will reward players with a number of pre-forged parts when they unlock them on the Tech Tree. The table below is a breakdown of what a player will receive when they unlock a part on the Tech Tree.
This will allow players to start building cool Robots without the need to forge a part first. The number of parts awarded to a player will depend on the rarity/type of the part unlocked on the Tech Tree. This change applies to all accounts with parts on the Tech Tree still locked and has been added as a stop-gap while we continue to bring the infinity cube system over to Robocraft. Alongside this addition we've added some new starter robots (Mecha Ranger, Deadly Dino, Gladiator and Warthog), opened up the Tank Track Warthog and the Front Laser Wasp on the Tech Tree as well as increased the starting inventory for new players:

• 10,000 x each basic building cube (no change)
• 10 x Mech Leg Spartan (+6)
• 10 x Tank Track Warthog (+10)
• 20 x Front Facing Laser Wasp (+20)
• 20 x Top Laser Wasp (+10)

[ 2018-07-10 14:49:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

BALANCE CHANGES:

• As in TDM and Battle Arena game modes, we've introduced level banding in League Arena mode. The banding has been added to ensure better matchmaking and improved gameplay experience across all player levels.
• We've lowered the XP required for level 1 players to earn their first Tech Point taking them up to level 2
• Update (04/07/18): We've increased the speed at which new players level up from level 1 through to level 10.

[ 2018-07-03 11:41:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:

• Updates to network connectivity code that we hope will reduce player disconnections
• Improvements to the in-game camera environment handling and view distance

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused some Mac player's games to crash when using certain resolutions
• Fixed a bug which was preventing some players from reconnecting to games

[ 2018-06-29 09:58:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

GAMEPLAY CHANGES: Update 16:20 (BST)

• Play vs AI + Team Deathmatch modes - Reduced the number of kills required to win from 25 to 15
• Battle Arena + League Arena modes - Reduced the game time from 13 minutes to 11
• Platoon size difference is no longer factored in Battle Arena and Team Deathmatch modes
• Improvements to matchmaking banding to further reduce queue times
• Player level banding is no longer applied in League Arena mode - matchmaking in this mode is based on player MMR only

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Matchmaking Improvements - New players entering the game feel that they are matched unfairly with existing players and so we have introduced some new level brackets for PvP game modes. We will monitor the level brackets to ensure both matchmaking and queue times are acceptable and change if necessary.

Please note that MMR will still factor in matchmaking.

• Easier AI - We've found that 'Play vs AI' mode is particularly hard for some new players using the default Starter Robot and so we've adjusted the difficulty level to make it easier and more fun for new players.

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed the Plasma Devastator and C6 Variant tooltip for consistency

[ 2018-06-26 12:08:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Deep Discounts on DLC in the Steam Summer Sale

Fancy saving some dosh on a selection of Robocraft DLC including Lifetime Premium? Well, from now until July 5th, you can save 25% on selected Robocraft DLC when purchasing it through Steam. You can choose from either the high-octane Speed Bundle with its vehicle-themed cosmetic parts plus 500 Cosmetic Credits and 7 days premium, the high-flying High Flyers Bundle that includes 30 days premium, 3,000 Cosmetic Credits, a complete Eagle Mask cosmetic and more. In addition to these two fantastic bundles, we've knocked 25% off Lifetime Premium when purchasing through the Steam store. You'll find the sale prices below.

Sale prices:

• Speed Bundle: WAS: £8.99 / $11.99 / €11.99 – NOW: £6.74 / $8.99 / €8.99
• High Flyers Bundle: WAS: £26.99 / $34.99 / €31.99 – NOW: £20.24 / $26.24 / €23.99
• Lifetime Premium: WAS: £31.99 / $44.99 / €37.99 NOW: £23.99 / $33.74 / €28.49

For sale prices in your country's currency, please visit the Steam Store page. These discounts are live now and will end at 18:00 (BST) on Thursday July 5th

[ 2018-06-21 17:12:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Plasma projectile speed increased from 96 to 144
• Healing score reduced slightly

BUG FIXES:

• Plasma tooltip energy consumption corrected
• Players who have unlocked everything on the Tech Tree will no longer see the Tech Point awarded animation when leveling up
• Players with Lifetime Premium will no longer see the 'buy premium' button on the battle summary screen
• Fixed a bug which failed to display some screen resolution options on the settings screen
• Fixed a bug which caused the Tech Tree top bar to disappear when deleting a copied robot
• Fixed the hover-off state on the 'Go To Tech Tree' and 'Buy Premium' buttons
• Pressing ENTER on the Level Up and battle summary screens will now close those screens
• Fixed a bug that caused the Tesla SFX to continue playing even if the weapon or your Robot was destroyed

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Some players may experience flipped robots when re-spawning. If you are affected by this issue in-game, please press F to rectify.

[ 2018-06-21 10:12:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today, June 19th 2018, we released Phase 2 in our series of planned updates to add new content and progression into Robocraft, and remove all loot crates from the game. This major update sees the welcome return of the Tech Tree to Robocraft, a new battle rewards system, improved Robot Factory, and the removal of ALL crates from the game. Alongside these big changes to your favourite Robot building and battling game we have made levelling-up quicker, improved scoring in battle, tweaked the balance on some parts, and fixed a few bugs too.

The full patch notes can be found here

[ 2018-06-19 11:09:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Tech Tree - a new progression path for players in Robocraft. Unlocking parts with Tech Points, earned through levelling up, grants players access to parts that can then be forged and placed on Robots. For more information on the Tech Tree, read our FAQ.
• Tech Points - Tech Points are used to unlock parts on the Tech Tree. Players will receive 1x Tech Point for each level up to and including level 343 as this is the amount of Tech Points required to unlock everything on the Tech Tree.
• Robit rewards for battle - Players will now receive Robit rewards for completing battles; this is proportional to their performance in battle. Perform well and you'll receive more Robits.
• All salvage reward crates have now been removed from Robocraft. Players will no longer see, receive or are able to purchase any Salvage Reward crates in Robocraft. These have been replaced by Robit rewards for battle performance, Tech Points and Daily Quests.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Faster player levelling - In order to reduce player grind, we have increased the speed at which players up to level 375 level up. Depending on XP earned in battle, players level 1-10 will earn a level-up every 1-2 games. For players up to level 375, and depending on XP earned in battle, you’ll level-up every 3 games. For players above level 375 and above, you’ll level-up every 10 games. Again, these numbers are dependent on XP earned in battle.
• Changes to the starter inventory for new players - A basic inventory of Robot Mech Leg Spartans and Laser Wasp Weapons are awarded to new players to enable them to start building quickly.
• Community Robot Factory (CRF) improvements - 'All Robots' regardless of parts unlocked on the Tech Tree will now be seen by all players on the CRF. Robots that a player can use, as they have the required parts unlocked on the Tech Tree, are differentiated by colour from those that cannot be used. Players can also chose to hide Robots that cannot use via a checkbox on the left-side of the CRF screen.This checkbox is turned on by default; uncheck it to see all Robots.
• 1024 x 768 minimum resolution supported - Players at 800 x 600 resolution can still play at this resolution, but may experience a reduction in game quality.
• Performance improvements to Earth maps containing trees

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Scoring - The following changes have been made to the scoring system:
  • Healing score increased by 50%
  • Mining point capture score increased by 50%
  • Score in Play vs AI mode reduced by 30%
  • Scores in Battle Arena, League Arena, Team Deathmatch and Elimination modes increased by 30%
• Thrusters - Thrusters have had their speed boost amounts reworked to bring the larger versions back in line.
  • Lynx : 0.5% down from 0.55%
  • Panther: 1% down from 1.009%
  • Leopard: 1.75% (No change.)
  • Puma: 2.4% down from 3%
  • Cheetah: 3.6% down from 5%
• Gyro Mortar - Energy consumption increased by 25%
• Plasma - Plasma has had a slight rework to bring it closer to the way classic volley Plasma worked. All tiers of plasma now have the same energy cost and fire rate with varying damage values. This excludes the Mega Plasma which has higher damage and energy cost.
  • Projectile speed reduced by 50%
  • Fire rate increased by 75%
  • Energy Consumption increased slightly
• Nanos - As well as an increase to the score they give when using them, Nanos are also receiving a slight buff:
  • Binder - projectile speed increased from 66 up to 68
  • Mender - Projectile speed increased from 66 up to 68 and energy consumption reduced by 5%
  • Constructor - Projectile speed increased from 66 up to 68 and energy consumption reduced by 5%

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which prevented Plasma and Gyro Mortar weapon projectile splash from dealing damage to reactor crystals
• Fixed a bug which caused audio playback issues on the control remapping menu
• The muzzle flash on the Laser Leviathan Carbon 6 has been realigned
• Fixed a line of missing cubes on the back portion of Body Builder 'Breacher' chassis
• Corrected the Russian translation of the [MOD] tag in-game
• Corrected the order of the Forge and Recycle buttons in build mode
• If you change your resolution via the settings menu in game, the mouse-over colliders on the top-navigation bar will no longer be offset, making it easier to click
• Renamed the hotkey label for buying Cosmetic Credits
• Fixed a bug which caused the 'Clan Play' Quest to throw an error if you finished a match while you are not in a clan, but in a party
• Fixed a bug that did not remove you from a Custom Game if you closed the game client

HOTFIX #1

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from re-spawning if destroyed in battle
• Re-balanced scoring and player progression as players were leveling up faster than intended

[ 2018-06-19 11:07:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you've been following Robocraft's development recently, you'll be aware that we're removing Salvage Crates from the game, introducing loads of cool new features and re-imagining some fan favourites too. In our next update, Phase 2, we will be removing the last remnants of Salvage Crates from the game, adding Robit rewards for battle performance, Tech Points and a Tech Tree with which to spend them on. Many of you have asked how the Tech Tree will work, so here's a short FAQ to give you an insight.

What is the Tech Tree?

The Tech Tree is a new progression path for players in Robocraft. Unlocking parts with Tech Points grants you access to those parts that you'll then need to forge in order to put them on your Robots.
The Tech Tree

What are Tech Points?

Tech Points are used to unlock parts on the Tech Tree and you'll earn one Tech Point whenever you level-up.
The maximum number of Tech Points you can earn is 342 as this is the maximum number required to unlock all the parts on the Tech Tree. Once you've unlocked everything, you will no longer receive Tech Points when you level up. Please note that if you've unlocked everything and we add new parts to the Tech Tree, you'll start earning Tech Points until you've enough to once again unlock everything and at that point, you'll stop earning them.

How many Tech Points do parts cost?

Depending on their rarity, parts require a different amount of Tech Points to unlock

• Uncommon Parts - 1 Tech Point to unlock
• Rare Parts - 2 Tech Points to unlock
• Epic Parts - 3 Tech Points to unlock
• Legendary Parts - 5 Tech points to unlock

I'm an existing player with parts in my inventory will I lose them?

No, any parts you have currently in your inventory or on your Robots will be automatically unlocked when we roll out the update. Any parts you don't have will be locked on the tech tree, and you'll need to unlock them to be able to forge them. Any parts you haven't unlocked will not be displayed on the Forge, Inventory, or Recycle screens.

Can I reset my account to lock the Tech Tree as I want to experience the unlock progression?

No, I'm afraid we don't offer account resets; if you want to experience the Tech Tree and the new progression, you will need to dismantle all your Robots and recycle all your inventory before the update launches. If you don't want to do that, you can create a new account and start from scratch.

I'm level 300 and have some parts unlocked in my inventory, will I get my missing Tech Points?

Yes! For example, if you're level 300 and you have parts unlocked which total up to 200 Tech Points, you'll have 100 Tech Points on your account when you first login after the update. If you're level 400 and you've unlocked 100 Tech Points worth of parts prior to the update, you'll have 242 Tech Points on your account when you login after the update. This will allow you to unlock any remaining parts on the Tech Tree.

I have Tech Points to spend, can I unlock anything on the Tech Tree?

No, you can only unlock parts that are adjacent to any other part that has already been unlocked (see image below). We believe this form of progression is fairer and doesn't give players instant access to the rarest items. The Tech Tree will tell you which parts can be unlocked and which ones cannot.

How is player levelling going to work with the Tech Tree?

With the Tech Tree update we will be increasing the speed at which players up to level 375 level up as we want you all to enjoy all of the parts without a massive grind. Depending on XP earned in battle, players level 1-10 will earn a level-up every 1-2 games. For players up to level 375, and depending on XP earned in battle, you'll level-up every 3 games. For players above level 375 and above, you'll level-up every 10 games. Again, these numbers are dependant on XP earned in battle.

How can I speed up progress?

There are a number of different ways you can speed up your level progression:

• Building and playing your own Robots in battle will give you more XP than downloading one from the Factory as they start at Mastery level 10 (Factory downloaded Robots start at level 1)
• Playing League will reward you with bonus XP
• Playing games in a party with friends will give you an XP bonus
• Purchasing premium will give you 2x XP
• BRAWLs will sometimes give additional XP when winning your first battle

I have a Carbon 6 Laser Leviathan but not a Laser Leviathan, will I lose access to the C6 variant as I don't have the regular version?

No, for existing players we will automatically unlock the required 'parent part' so you can continue using the cosmetic version.

Does the Tech Tree impact the Factory?

In a small way it does yes; and so we're making a few improvements to the Factory:

• You'll be able to see all Robots once more
• You can filter out Robots that contain parts you haven't unlocked on the Tech Tree
• You can view but not download Robots that contain parts you haven't unlocked on the Tech Tree

[ 2018-06-15 10:55:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Our latest BRAWL, Hellion Crater CARnage is now live in Robocraft. Ten cars will enter battle but only one will be victorious in this brutal futuristic road battle BRAWL. Will you be the ultimate road warrior and take the crown? The new BRAWL is a wheels and Tesla only game mode which makes great use of the Body Builder tool. Check out the CRF for the "Brawl CARnage Bot" Robot if you want to jump straight into a game with a pre-built Robot.

NEW:

• BRAWL: Hellion Crater CARnage
• BRAWL Rules:
  • Game Mode: The Pit
  • Map: Hellion Crater
  • Players: 10
  • Special Rules:
  • Max CPU 1,100
  • Permitted Movement: Wheel Discoverer Only
  • Permitted Weapons: Tesla Slicer Only
  • First Win Bonus: 3x XP and 3x Protonium Crates

• T-Rex Cosmetic Mask added to the game. For more information on how to obtain this legendary mask, click here.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Updated EAC (Easy Anti Cheat)

[ 2018-03-23 13:49:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• BRAWL: Hellion Crater CARnage
• BRAWL Rules:
  • Game Mode: The Pit
  • Map: Hellion Crater
  • Players: 10
  • Special Rules:
  • Max CPU 1,100
  • Permitted Movement: Wheel Discoverer Only
  • Permitted Weapons: Tesla Slicer Only
  • First Win Bonus: 3x XP and 3x Protonium Crates

• T-Rex Cosmetic Mask added to the game. For more information on how to obtain this legendary mask, click here.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Updated EAC (Easy Anti Cheat)

[ 2018-03-23 13:47:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Get Your Robocraft Robot In Robocraft Royale

When the Robocraft Royale team set about creating their game, one of the things they wanted from the get-go was a close relationship with Robocraft and it's amazing Robot creating community. The goal is to have a way of Robocraft players getting their Robot's into Royale. As you'll know if you've been following RR's development journey it's still very early days for the game and while there isn't a magic "export my Robot to Royale" button, we are making improvements to the CRF which will allow you to participate in these collaborative competitions easier. We'll reveal more on what those CRF improvements are soon™. While we work on the improvements, it's time to rollout a good old artbot competition where you could see your winning Robot featured in Robocraft Royale. Want to know how you can do this? Simply follow the brief (and read the rules) below.

The Brief:

The brief for this competition is simple, we want to see your crazy prehistoric-themed Robots; ones that you think would be fun to play in Robocraft Royale. You can build anything you want: a nimble velociraptor, squawking dodo, a terrifying flying pteranodon or a diplodocus the back of a pickup truck. It doesn't have to be dinosaurs either - it could be a car inspired by your favourite prehistoric cartoon series or people from the neolithic era. The crazier and sillier, the better; we want players to laugh out loud when they discover your Robots on the Robocraft Royale map. For this competition, we're not not picking 5 winners and an overall winner; instead we're going to pick our favourite ones and we'll add them to Robocraft Royale in a future update. So, if we love 500 of your Robots, we will add 500 of them to the game (not at once mind you). So, read the rules, create a robot, upload it to the CRF and ensure the name starts with RR01 - it's that simple!

The Prizes:

Every Robot that we pick will be added to Robocraft Royale in a future update and the creator will be credited by name on the Robot's stats pop-up. In addition to having their prize-winning creaton added to Robocraft Royale, the creator of a winning robot will win one of the exclusive T-Rex Cosmetic Masks for use in Robocraft. These masks are super-special as they can only be obtained by purchasing Robocraft Royale on Steam (it's out on Monday March 26th). https://sketchfab.com/models/6fe41e91b8eb41a49a5ad689fcb2ee05

Robot Building Rules:

Robocraft Royale does have some specific building requirements which must be adhered to if you want to see your prehistoric creation in the game. Please ensure that your submission is built within the following requirements:

• No Robots under 500 CPU
• Robot CPU 500 - 999 Uncommon and Rare movement parts only
• Robot CPU 1000 - 1499 Rare and Epic movement parts only
• Robot CPU 1500 - 2000 Epic and Legendary movement parts only
• Avoid weird combos that might cause controls conflict eg. Hovers should not be combined with Mechlegs
• No more than two movement types per robot eg. Hovers and Thrusters
• A maximum of 3 weapon or module types permitted on a Robot
• The 1st weapon slot should be the Robot's primary weapon
• The 2nd weapon slot should be the Robot's secondary weapon or Module
• The 3rd weapon slot should be a Module only (if needed)
• 4 maximum of a single weapon type per Robot eg. 4 Laser Blasters
• Cosmetic parts are permitted
• Damage boost is not in RR and carry masses have been increased so there is no need to over engineer your bots with thrusters or copter blades etc

Permitted Weapons:

• Tesla Ripper
• Laser Blaster
• Laser Disintegrator
• Laser Leviathan
• Plasma Bombarder
• Plasma Devastator
• Plasma Goliathon
• Rail Decimator
• Rail Erazer
• Rail Impaler
• Aeroflak Sentinel
• Aeroflak Guardian
• Ion Destabilizer
• Ion Distorter
• Gyro Mortar
• Proto-seeker
• LOML Stinger
• LOML Viper
• Chain Splitter
• Chain Shredder

General Competition Rules:

• Follow the brief
• Submissions must be your own work
• You can submit as many Robots as you like, however will only be eligible to win one T-Rex Mask if multiple Robots of your are picked to appear in Robocraft Royale
• Competition period: Thursday March 22nd - 16:00 (UTC) - Saturday March 31st 23:59 (UTC+1)
• Entrants must design a Robot based on the given theme during the competition period
• The judges decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into over why one Robot was picked over another
• Entrants must upload their robots to the CRF
• Your robots must meet the requirements of the Robot Building Rules
• The term RR01 must be included at the beginning of the robot title when uploaded to the CRF
• The Robot must have a name in addition to the term RR01
• By entering the competition you grant Freejam permission to use your design in future promotional activity.
• The Royale team also reserve the right to modify your robot to help it fit better into the game. But you'll still be credited.
• HAVE FUN! (this is the most important rule)

[ 2018-03-22 16:44:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you watched our recent Robostream, you will have no doubt seen our little tease in the form of some dinosaur head concept art. If you didn't see the stream, here's the art that we revealed.
So, what's that all about? The image above was the first draft of some concepts for a new cosmetic mask that we wanted to add to Robocraft celebrating the release of Robocraft Royale on Steam. Now it's time to reveal the mask in all of its glory. https://sketchfab.com/models/6fe41e91b8eb41a49a5ad689fcb2ee05 This new cosmetic mask is super-exclusive and can only be obtained by purchasing Robocraft Royale on Steam (which is released on Monday March 26th). When you purchase Robocraft Royale, the mask parts will automatically appear in your Robocraft account on your next login through Steam. If you have multiple Robocraft accounts, please ensure that you login to your main Steam-linked account as the mask will be bound to the first account that it logs and masks are non-transferable. With this mask, we've made it a lot easier to construct on a robot. If you rotate the model preview and view behind the neck, you will see the 6 connection points: top left/right, middle left/right and bottom left/right. These correspond to the top, middle and bottom sections of the mask. Top tip: Put your headphones on and listen to the awesome Taunt that accompanies the mask (you will need to reload the page if you didn't hear it the first time). Here are those all-important stats:

• Part Name: T-Rex Mask
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Legendary
• Cosmetic CPU: 6 pFlops (1 per part)
• Forgeable: No
• Recyclable: No
• Found in crates: No
• How to obtain: Through the purchase of Robocraft Royale on Steam

Special thanks to Sketchfab for their incredibly nifty 3D model plug-in tech.

[ 2018-03-20 17:49:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft has just turned five years old and we’re celebrating the occasion with a (belated) birthday party livestream. Guess what? You’re all invited! Join us on Twitch from 16:00 (UTC) on Thursday, March 15th for some food, fun, frolics and freebies - we may even play some Robocraft (we will). We’ll be handing out some exclusive codes for free premium time and cosmetic bundles - so tune in or you’ll miss out! As it's our fifth birthday, we'll be giving out FIVE lifetime premium codes instead of the usual 1-day premium codes. The mayhem starts at 16:00

Click here to go directly to the stream!

Click here to see exactly how long until the stream starts!

[ 2018-03-12 16:44:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Those of you that have been with us for sometime will know that today in 2013, Robocraft was born unto the world. That means that today we’re celebrating our fifth birthday! We want to thank everyone that has supported the game and continues to do so - we really wouldn't be here today without you guys so thanks! As a special gift for you all, we've created a strictly time-limited 5th Birthday Holoflag that you can get in-game and add to your Robots. The Holoflag is only available via the code below and cannot be forged or uploaded to the CRF. You can if you wish, recycle it, but once it has left your account, that’s it; there’s no getting it back. In addition to gifting 2 of the lovely Holoflags above, the code will give players one day of free Premium time.

Click here to find out how to redeem codes in Robocraft

The code can only be used once per player account and is valid until 23:59 UTC on Sunday, March 18th. In addition to adding the new flag to the game, we've added some other bits too. You can read the full patch notes here.

[ 2018-03-07 13:00:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Body Builder Artbot competition winners added to the game - The following robot bodies have Been added:
  • Mantis by WurmpleWarrior
  • Scientist by Cipher7
  • Submarine by Sarr_Cat
  • Train by SaveTheWhales
  • Breacher by Cipher7
• Special 5th birthday celebration flag - To celebrate Robocraft's fifth birthday on March 7th 2018, we added a special flag to the game. The flag can only be obtained by redeeming a special promo code that will be announced by Freejam.
• Updated login screen to promote the League Arena Competition.

BALANCE CHANGES:

• ION Distorter single gun fire rate now 1 per second

OTHER CHANGES:

• Game Battle Timer now set to 13 minutes in Battle Arena and League Arena game modes
• Tweaked MMR banding for players at higher levels when playing League Arena Mode - players will be more closely matched in battle. Please note that this may increase queue times for battle.
• Updated EAC (Easy Anti Cheat) - Please note that this requires Linux users to update their OS to Ubuntu 16.04 as a minimum

[ 2018-03-07 12:04:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Gun for Glory

Think you're a great Robocraft player? Can you make it to Protonium League alongside the best of them? Want to prove it and win an exclusive weapon in the process? As part of our 5th birthday celebrations (we turn 5 on March 7th), we're going to be hosting a Solo League competition that will run from Thursday March 1st, through to March 29 and to participate all you need to do is play Robocraft's League Arena game mode during the competition period. League Arena is Robocraft's competitive game mode where players win/lose MMR based on their performance in battle. Get into the top 100 in League Arena and you'll win some sweeeet prizes.

Prizes:

So what can you win? Well, place anywhere in the top ten and you'll win a couple of these bad boys. A unique golden Laser Leviathan Weapon that you can use in-battle. Come first, second or third and you'll receive four of them. https://sketchfab.com/models/c025f1bdd2c94bb09635474d58b33e37/ We also have some nice updated League Arena badges (for the top 3 players) and a special competition Flag which everyone in the top 100 will receive two of.
New League Badges
League Flag Design A full breakdown of prizes is below. 1st Place:

• 1x Golden League Badge (new design)
• 4x Golden Laser Leviathan Weapons
• 2x Sprinter Leg Hermes Carbon 6 Legs
• 2x Top Laser Disintegrator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Laser Leviathan Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Devastator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Goliathon Carbon 6 Weapons

2nd Place:

• 1x Silver League Badge (new design)
• 4x Golden Laser Leviathan Weapons
• 2x Sprinter Leg Hermes Carbon 6 Legs
• 2x Top Laser Disintegrator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Laser Leviathan Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Devastator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Goliathon Carbon 6 Weapons

3rd Place:

• 1x Bronze League Badge (new design)
• 4x Golden Laser Leviathan Weapons
• 2x Sprinter Leg Hermes Carbon 6 Legs
• 2x Top Laser Disintegrator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Laser Leviathan Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Devastator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Goliathon Carbon 6 Weapons

Place 4-10:

• 2x Golden Laser Leviathan Weapons
• 2x Sprinter Leg Hermes Carbon 6 Legs
• 2x Top Laser Disintegrator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Laser Leviathan Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Devastator Carbon 6 Weapons
• 2x Plasma Goliathon Carbon 6 Weapons

Everyone in the top 100:

• 2x Exclusive top 100 League Arena Flags

All prizes will be added to player accounts after the competition has closed.

Changes to League Arena:

For the purpose of the competition we'll be making some changes to League Arena:

• Disabled platoons/parties - this is a strictly solo competition
• Team Sizes increased to 6-a-side
• All players MMR reset to 0 at the start of the competition
• Reduced the MMR 'K-factor' making it more difficult to reach the higher echelons of League

After the competition, we will reset it back to its usual 5v5 and parties permitted.

Rules:

To ensure the competition is as fair as possible, we have a few rules that do need to be adhered to. Anyone found breaking these rules may forfeit their right to participate in the competition.

• Competition runs from: 12:00 (UTC) March 01, 2018 - 10:00 (UTC) March 29, 2018
• No alt accounts to increase chances of winning prizes - play with a single account only
• No griefing, throwing games or going AFK intentionally
• No intentionally disconnecting from game
• Be nice, play fair, and don't be a salty sailor
• Have fun!

A big shout out to UNITGX48 for the awesome image used in the promotional artwork.

[ 2018-02-27 14:31:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Improved networking code designed to reduce player disconnections in battle
• RC Winter Games BRAWL - In celebration of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the E14 have decided to host their own Winter Games:
  • BRAWL rules:
    • Game Mode: The Pit
    • Permitted Movement type: Skis, Wheels, Hover, Tank Tracks and all three leg types
    • Maps: Gliese Lake, Spitzer Dam, Ophiuchus Valley

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Mortar minimum world firing angle introduced. We’ve also made some additional changes to the Mortar:
• Projectile Speed Increased
• Projectile Range increased

OTHER CHANGES:

• XP for building A/B test removed - Having reviewed the analytical data for this test, we have opted not to add this feature to Robocraft at this time. Accounts that previously had the feature will no longer have it.
• AFK timer reduced from 3 minutes to 90 seconds
• Removed avatar images over player names in all battles

BUG FIXES:

• Mech Leg Talos mass corrected

[ 2018-02-22 11:43:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

With reconnect coming soon™, we have laid down the foundations for it being added to the game with our latest update. The ‘Preconnect Update’ includes improved networking code that, we hope, will reduce the number of disconnections players experience in Robocraft. We have tested the code thoroughly internally and have seen improvements, but we won’t know for sure until we release it into the wild. In addition to the network code improvements, we’re be celebrating the Winter Olympics with a special BRAWL, and we have made some changes and improvements to the Mortar weapon.

Click here to read the full patch notes for this update

[ 2018-02-21 16:39:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

xin nian kuai le*

Tomorrow many of our players will be celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year. Centuries old and steeped in tradition with many myths and legends surrounding it, Chinese New Year is an important festival; in fact it is one of the World's most celebrated. We're celebrating the Year of the Dog with a weekend full of bonus XP in Robocraft. Play anytime between Friday 16th February 12:00 (UTC) and Monday 19th February at 12:00 (UTC) and you'll earn double XP. This means everyone will level up quicker and so will receive their level up Protonium rewards crates quicker too. It also means that clan members will receive more Robits at the end of the current season. So, if you're short of Robits, join a clan and get playing over the weekend. If you’re a Premium player your double XP will be doubled again!! That’s a whole lotta XP coming your way. *(pronounced "sheen neean kwai luh") Happy New Year

[ 2018-02-15 14:22:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today is a special day in the calendar; it's the day when we celebrate the 3rd century Roman saint Valentine by showering our loved ones with flowers, chocolates and other such gifts. While we can't bestow upon you flowers and chocolates in the real world, we can show our appreciation and love for you with a promo code for some lovely things to put on your robots. So how about a couple of legendary cosmetics?
Using the code below will get you 2x Bubble Blower and 2x Balloon cosmetic parts.

VALENTINES2018

This promo code is case sensitive will be valid until 23:59 (UTC) on February 18th 2018. If you don’t use it before it expires, you’ll miss out on the gift. For instructions on how to redeem codes in Robocraft, please click here. We don't say it enough, but we really do love you guys for your passion, commitment and continued support for Robocraft. We really wouldn't be here without you.

[ 2018-02-14 10:24:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey there! LeftofNever, Robocraft's Community Manager here with the latest Dev Jam and a pretty darn important Dev Jam it is too as it's all about the long-awaited reconnect feature that's been 'soon™' for such a long time. We wanted to use this Dev Jam to give you an insight into how reconnect is going to work, what we're doing to reduce disconnections and also why it's taken so long to implement.

Why players disconnect

First off, why do players disconnect from Robocraft? It's all about the data… As you know, Robocraft is an online multiplayer battle brawler with Robots made from blocks and parts. Robocraft sends a lot of data back and forth between our servers and you whenever you play. The Robots you build are stored on our servers and delivered to you (the clients) when you play games, get Robots from the CRF (Community Robot Factory), or edit them. Each block is data, every colour is data, where each block is placed and what cube is next to it is data and how much damage each block and part has taken is data. There's also other data being sent back and forth such as all the social side (chat, avatars) and most importantly in battle where your position, your teammates position, your enemies position and all the cube data contained on all the robots needs to be sent back and forth continually to ensure a great end-user experience. This data needs to remain in-sync with the servers and all the game clients in the battle and when a game client can't send/receive data to ensure a smooth game, then a disconnection can happen.
Disconnections don't happen to everyone; some players never disconnect, some only occasionally, and some almost all the time. A player who never disconnects can still be affected by a disconnect as it can mean a battle being lost. Robocraft needs a constant internet connection to play; if you've got spotty wifi or you're playing using your mobile phone's 4G signal for example, then you may experience disconnections. Your location in the world or distance from our servers can also contribute to disconnections as data needs to travel back and forth at high speeds between everyone in battle. Also, we need to ensure our netcode (a blanket term used to describe networking in online games) is water-tight and working as well as it can be.

Reconnecting players

So, what are we doing about getting players back into battle if they disconnect? We promised some time ago that we'd add a reconnect button into the game and that's what we're doing. If a player gets disconnected in battle, they'll be given the option to reconnect or leave the battle.
Leaving the battle or failing to select an option before the battle ends will result in an early leaver penalty. If you attempt to reconnect to a battle that has ended, you will see a different pop-up. If you fail to rejoin a battle before it has ended then you will not receive any rewards associated with the battle.
One of the most asked questions regarding reconnect is "Why has it taken so long? Surely you can just add a button?" Unfortunately it isn't as simple as adding a button and writing a bit of code that added players back into their last game. Reconnect has required an almost complete rewrite of the existing networking/battle code and you need the right type of coder for the job. They're a bit like chefs in a way; you wouldn't put a pastry chef in charge of the meat course. Add to that unforeseen issues and bugs along the way and development time gets longer and longer. But the end is in sight; reconnect is nearly here.

Reducing player disconnects

Putting reconnect into Robocraft isn't the end of the story; we're also working on making improvements to the game's netcode to reduce the number of disconnects players experience. Ed on the Robocraft Royale team and Alex on the Robocraft Infinity team have been investigating and testing some new network code for their games and if the test results are positive, we'll be adding it to Robocraft. Our goal is to implement the new network code prior to adding reconnect.

When is reconnect coming?

Soon™ ;) … very soon. We're in the final testing phase and once all the bugs associated with reconnect have been squished and the new network code applied (if the initial tests are positive), we'll get reconnect out to you. Thanks for reading! As usual, we welcome your feedback.

[ 2018-02-08 11:50:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

It's the first Robostream of 2018 and joining Robocraft's Community Manager LeftofNever on this week's edition will be our new designer _CluLy_ (aka Scott) who will be taking us through the latest update to the game, answering some of your questions and playing a few games of the new BRAWL too. He'll be taking us through some building basics too. So, if you've ever wanted to know how to build a 'railer robot', you'll want to tune in to the stream. As usual, we will also be giving away a few one-day premium codes. We'll be livestreaming on Twitch and YouTube from 16:00 (UTC) on Friday 02/02/2018 Please note that we have a new Twitch URL so please make sure you update your bookmarks and don't forget to hit the follow button.

The fun starts at 16:00 JOIN US!

[ 2018-02-02 12:40:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Big Battle Arena BRAWL
  • Rules: Standard Battle Arena Rules
  • Game Mode: Battle Arena
  • Players: 20 (10 v 10)
  • Map: Gliese Lake
  • CPU Limit: 2000 CPU per robot

• XP for Building A/B test - Our new Building XP system allows players to level up while they are building robots. As long as you’re actively building, and not just sitting in the edit mode, you’ll earn XP. We want to ensure that the feature works as expected outside of studio and so we're going to be rolling it out to a portion of new players in what's known as an A/B test. If all goes well with the test, we'll roll it out to everyone. You can find out more about XP for building and the A/B test by reading our recent Dev Jam.

BALANCE CHANGES:

• All Nano projectile ranges increased by 10%
• Nano Mender energy consumption reduced by 20%
• Nano Constructor energy consumption reduced by 20%
• All Tesla weapons base health increased by 12.5%
• Gyro Mortar base health reduced by 12.5%
• Sprinter Leg base speed reduced from 180 mph to 170 mph
• Thruster Lynx Force increased by 10%
• Thruster Panther Force increased by 10%

OTHER CHANGES:

• Improvements to Insect Legs - We have made changes to Insect Leg parts that make them a lot more stable. They now flip less frequently and work smoothly with copters and flyers. There was an issue before where an insect would flip out of control if it had rotors attached and it tried to land on the ground. This has now been fixed in such a way where the insect leg mechanic does not take effect until the legs are touching the ground (before they would take effect a short distance off the ground).*

*note: If this doesn't make sense when reading, blame Josh, he wrote the explanation. ¯(ツ)/¯

[ 2018-02-01 11:39:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today, February 1st, we changed out the current 15 v 15 Total Elimination BRAWL for a bigger Battle Arena BRAWL that we imaginatively titled the "Big Battle Arena BRAWL". We doubled up on team sizes to really ramp up the battle action and excitement. More players on the battlefield means more enemies to watch out for and more teammates to assist in winning the war - it's EPIC! In addition to the new BRAWL, we made some balance changes and rolled out some improvements to Insect Legs.

Read the full patch notes here

[ 2018-01-31 16:36:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone, _ClulY_ (aka Scott) here with my first Dev Jam since joining the Robocraft team late last year. For those that don't know me or know of me, I was a long-time player and member of the Robocraft community prior to joining the dark side (game development). So, what do I do here at Freejam? I lead the 'Silence of the Jams' team on original Robocraft, and it's my job (along with the rest of the team) to make Robocraft the best darn "built it, drive it, fight it" game on the market.

Rewards in Robocraft

Before we get into the 'how' of the Dev Jam, I first wanted to give you a bit of background on the 'why'. Why are we releasing a new feature? It won't be a surprise to know that Robocraft attracts different types of players. There are those that like to solely battle, some like the social aspect of teaming up with their mates, some like to spend a bit of time building and a bit of time in battle. There are those that don't like to battle at all; instead preferring to spend hours creating amazing artbots or battle-ready robots for their friends and others to play with via the CRF (Community Robot Factory).
[House For Sale by Prometheus_Robotics] Robocraft rewards you for your battle efforts and it rewards you when others download your robot creations from the CRF and play them in battle. But what about those that just like to build? What do they get for building? Currently zero. And that's something we want to address.

Rewarding the Builders

In short, what we want to do is reward players with XP when they build. The new Building XP system simply allows players to level up while they are in build mode, generating an amount of level experience as if they were in Battle. As long as you're actively building, and not just sitting in the edit mode, you'll earn XP. Your player level and XP will be represented by a new level meter located in the top-left of the screen (as shown in the image below).
The more time you spend building, the more XP you'll earn. If you level up while you're building, you'll be notified and a level up reward crate will be waiting for you when you return to the garage screen.

Testing the new feature

Before we roll this out to everyone, we're going to be running an A/B test; something we often do as a way of learning more about how our players interact with the game. We want to ensure that the new feature is stable, working as expected and not negatively impacting our KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) such as retention and monetisation. What we're going to do is give 50% of the new players the new feature and the other 50% will not see it. We'll then run this for a few days and compare the data between the two sample sizes. We will of course share our findings with you whether good or bad. Thanks for reading and remember, we always welcome your feedback.

[ 2018-01-24 17:10:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

PSA: We will be entering a short period of maintenance at 10:15 (UTC) to address on-going server issues. Thanks for your patience and support.

[ 2018-01-12 09:55:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Total Elimination BRAWL
• BRAWL Rules:
  • Game Mode: Elimination
  • Players: 15v15
  • Autoheal: Off
  • Map: Vanguard's End

BALANCE CHANGES:

• All Mech Legs have had their speed increased from 145 mph to 155 mph.
• Wings and Rudders have had their Speed Boost percentages significantly reduced.
• Lynx and Panther Thrusters have had a slight Speed Boost increase.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Gravity has been buffed by 45%
• Removed Christmas Craft II event

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed an issue with missing audio in the tutorial cut-scene

[ 2018-01-11 12:06:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

We've taken down the Hellion Crater Christmas tree, packed away all the festive baubles and xmas presents for another year and will be swapped out the BRAWL. Our latest Total Elimination Update brings with it a new BRAWL that's even bigger than our Christmas Craft II BRAWL with 15 players a side battling for domination on Vanguard's End. We've also be made a few balance changes; all of which can be found below.

NEW:

• Total Elimination BRAWL
• BRAWL Rules:
  • Game Mode: Elimination
  • Players: 15v15
  • Autoheal: Off
  • Map: Vanguard's End

BALANCE CHANGES:

• All Mech Legs have had their speed increased from 145 mph to 155 mph.
• Wings and Rudders have had their Speed Boost percentages significantly reduced.
• Lynx and Panther Thrusters have had a slight Speed Boost increase.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Gravity has been buffed by 45%
• Removed Christmas Craft II event

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed an issue with missing audio in the tutorial cut-scene

[ 2018-01-10 16:01:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Big savings on our most popular bundles and Premium plans

Looking for some end-of-year digital discounts on your favourite Robot building PC game? You are? Great! You’ve come to the right place. From now until Thursday January 4th at 10:00 (UTC) you can save 20% on selected Premium packages and Salvage Crate bundles from the Robocraft in-game store! In addition to that, we’ve also discounted all of our Steam bundles by 20% too! That includes the tasty Premium for Life pack! Please note that the Steam promotion will start at 18:00 (UTC) on 21/12/2017. What’s really great about the Steam bundles is that you can gift ‘em. That’s right! Know someone that’s also a fan of Robocraft, or you want to give your folks a wishlist of things you’d like? Give the gift of Robocraft this Holiday Season. What do these discounts look like? Please note that the prices below are shown in GBP/USD/Euro; please check your Xsolla or Steam Store for the correct pricing in your country. Steam Bundles:

• Speed Bundle: WAS: £8.99 / $11.99 / €11.99 – NOW: £7.19 / $9.59 / €9.59
• High Flyers Bundle: WAS: £26.99 / $34.99 / €31.99 – NOW: £21.59 / $27.99 / €25.59
• Spooky Bundle: WAS: £14.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 – NOW: £11.99 / $15.99 / €15.99
• Premium For Life: WAS: £32.99 / $49.99 / €44.99 NOW: £26.40 / $40.00 / €36.00

Premium Membership:

• 7 Days of Premium: WAS: £5.39 / $5.99 / €5.99 – NOW: £4.32 / $4.80 / €4.80
• 30 Days of Premium: WAS: £9.99 / $10.99 / €9.99 – NOW: £8.00/ $8.80 / €8.00
• 90 Days of Premium: WAS: £25.99 / $28.99 / €26.99 – NOW: £20.80 / $23.20 / €21.60
• Premium for Life: WAS: £32.99 / $49.99 / €44.99 NOW: £26.40 / $40.00 / €36.00

Salvage Crate Bundles:

• 25 Protonium Crates: WAS: £7.99 / $9.99 / €9.99 – NOW: £6.40 / $8.00 / €8.00
• 65 Protonium Crates: WAS: £18.99 / $24.99 / €22.99 – NOW: £15.20 / $20.00 / €18.40
• 140 Protonium Crates + 2x Dev Supporter Holoflags: WAS: £37.99 / $49.99 / €46.99 – NOW: £30.40 / $40.00 / €37.60
• 300 Protonium Crates + 2x Dev Supporter Holoflags: WAS: £76.99 / $99.99 / €92.99 – NOW: £61.60 / $80.00 / €74.40

It’s also worth mentioning that if you purchase any of the Protonium Crate bundles above you’re guaranteed at least one ‘legendary’ item.

[ 2017-12-21 18:10:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug that permitted players to fly outside the boundaries of the BRAWL map
• Fixed a bug which caused player's mouse sensitivity settings to reset when exiting test mode

[ 2017-12-19 15:38:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

We will be taking the servers offline at 14:45 (UTC) to apply a hotfix to the latest Christmas Craft II Update.

The maintenance is expected to take up to 1 hour, but could go on longer if we come across any complications.

[ 2017-12-19 14:14:21 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

• Christmas BRAWL
• Game Mode: Elimination (10v10 / no re-spawn upon death)
• Map: Christmas Hellion Crater
• Permitted movement types: all parts
• Permitted weapons: all weapons
• Festive Music in BRAWL

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Speed Boost Changes - We’ve made changes to the Speed Boost percentages some parts give. The reworked values can be found in the chart below

• Thrusters and Propellers - Larger thrusters have had a massive increase to the speed boost they now offer, as have propellers. This is to make building with them more fun and make them more viable for all robots.
• Wheels - Wheels have had their base speeds reduced, however, their speed boost percentage now scales up towards larger versions. Previously there was very little reason to use larger wheels over the easier to hide smaller versions.
• Wings - Wings have had their base speed reduced, however, their boost percentage now scales up towards larger versions.

"Planes will now be a lot faster, but (current) Drones are now slower too; I’m sure the Drone guys will adapt quite quickly however." - Cluly.

• Rotor Blades - Rotor blades have had their base speed and speed boost percentages reduced slightly. Rotors are currently very strong in the meta, this will help tone them down a little without reworking them or apply large nerfs. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the strength of these parts over the coming weeks however.
• Skis - Skis have had their base speed increased. Blame Josh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
• Auto Healing - Auto heal duration increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.

OTHER CHANGES:

• Low-quality Ghost Module shader tweaked to be as close as possible to the high quality one
• Improved interpolation of other player's Robots to reduce 'jittery' visuals when other players move

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused players to see an error message when they placed a propellor on their Robot and then entered a game mode
• Fixed a bug which caused the end animation on the Disc Shield Module not to play
• Fixed a bug which caused server problems for some players when destroying base crystals in Battle Arena mode
• Fixed a bug which caused the chat window to close whenever a player changed chat channel
• Fixed a bug which caused some players to experience overlapping Robots in garage bays when purchasing Steam Bundles

[ 2017-12-19 10:49:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Christmas has come to Robocraft with the return of the festive BRAWL, Christmas Craft II. Our Christmas-themed in-game event takes place on Hellion Crater complete with giant Christmas tree, seasonal snow and presents-a-plenty dotted around the map. Many of you have asked for a bigger Elimination mode BRAWL and so we've upped the sides to 10 v 10! In addition to the festive BRAWL we've made some balance changes and fixed some bugs too; all of which can be found here

[ 2017-12-18 17:31:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

If you opened your Robocraft Advent calendar on Saturday 16th December, you will have no doubt seen the awesome new Bubble Blower cosmetic that we snuck behind the door. This fun new cosmetic will automatically send a flurry of popping bubbles into the air when placed on your Robot. These super-exclusive cosmetics won't be put into reward crates until sometime in 2018 and so if you want to get them early, you have until 23:59 (UTC) on December 25th to redeem the advent calendar code. https://sketchfab.com/models/7e4e0f540f6c4388a2b610a936885150 Here are those all-important stats.

• Part Name: Bubble Blower
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Legendary
• CPU Load: 3 pFlops
• Forgeable: No
• Drop Quantity: Single
• Notes: This item is exclusive to the Advent Calendar and will not be found in crates until sometime in 2018

Special thanks to Sketchfab for their incredibly nifty 3D model plug-in tech.

[ 2017-12-18 12:01:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're incredibly proud to once again support the awesome Yogscast Jingle Jam Humble Bundle. The Humble Bundle is a great way for you to support some worthy charities while grabbing some top digital content and games for just a few $$. Pay $35 (about £26.20) and you'll get access to $847 of awesome stuff including the Robocraft Jingle Jam pack which contains the following items:

• 2x Yogscast Flags
• 3 Days of Premium
• 12 Protonium Crates
• 1x Complete Honeydew Cosmetic Mask

Last year the Yogscast Jingle Jam raised over $2.6 million for charity and they've already blown past this amount with over $4.2 million in donations to date. So, you know what to do; go get a great Robocraft bundle, some other awesome games and support some super brilliant charities.

Get the Robocraft Jingle Jam Pack in the Yogscast Jingle Jam Humble Bundle

[ 2017-12-14 17:16:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

So, the holidays roll around once again and what better way to celebrate, (and avoid the family), than to spend your time arranging coloured cubes in an artistic fashion to a set theme, better known to us, as the Christmas Artbot contest? We’ve got 5 categories again this season and we want to see your best. There are no movment part restrictions this time but I will give bonus points for creative uses of the new eyes, (or any other cosmetics that may or may not be given away throughout the next week). We’ll pick our favourite five (along with two runners-up for each category) and award some prizes. The week afterwards we’ll hold a public vote and let you guys pick, from the top 5, an overall ‘best in show’ Robot and make that a ‘Featured Robot’ in the CRF.

The Brief:

Design a festive-themed robot based on one of the following five categories:  

• Santa’s Other Ride - What does Santa drive when he’s not delivering presents or his Sleigh has broken down?
• Holiday Elves - Santa’s little helpers, wood elves or Members of the Thalmor it’s up to you, as long as they are wrapped in tinsel or have a Santa hat.
• Santa Claus / Mrs Santa Claus - A classic, bonuses for creativity.
• Alternative Holiday celebrations (Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa etc) - This is a fairly open theme, just leave out the big red fat man.
• Festive Animals - The classic Polar bear and penguins or do you prefer a Dog with antlers? The holiday season is for every species, show us how the echidna celebrate!

  Each robot uploaded must include the term ‘DB18’ at the start of the title, and the Robot description must include the category number eg: Cat 1, Cat 2 etc. In addition, this time we’re doing something a little different. All submissions must also have a Robot showcase uploaded to Youtube. This showcase should be between 15 and 30 seconds long per robot, and should show a 360° view of your robot. The robot will not be judged on the quality of the video. All videos should be called “DB18 Artbot Christmas 2017 “Name_of_Robot””. You should put the Category number in the description. We recommend OBS to record your footage as it’s free and easy to use but feel free to use and software you like. Here’s a link - https://obsproject.com/ If you need some help recording footage for the competition here’s a great tutorial for OBS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQqRKsHI0oA

The Prizes:

Five winners will be chosen;  each will receive one week of premium membership or 25 Protonium crates if the winner has lifetime premium. In addition to this, each will receive a mystery cosmetic to be revealed soon. The overall winner’s robot will become a ‘Featured Robot’ in the CRF (Community Robot Factory). Please note that failure to include both the DB18 term and the Category number in your submission will result in it being excluded.

The Rules:

• Follow the brief
• Submissions must be your own work
• You can submit as many Robots as you like, however will only be eligible to win one prize
• Competition period: Monday 11th December 2017 - 23:59 (UTC) Sunday 17th December 2017
• Entrants must design a Robot based on the given theme during the competition period
• The judges decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into over why one Robot was picked over another
• Entrants must upload their robots to the CRF and a have a video showcase.
• The term DB18 must be included at the beginning of the robot title when uploaded to the CRF
• The term "DB18 Artbot Christmas 2017" must be included at the beginning of the Video title when uploaded to Youtube.
• The submission category must be included in the Robot description.
• By entering the competition you grant Freejam permission to use your design in future promotional activity.
• HAVE FUN! (this is the most important rule)

Special thanks to E__tech and knapp_daneben for use of their robot designs in the above image. You can find them both on the CRF as featured robots.

[ 2017-12-11 13:02:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

On Tuesday December 12th at 9:00 (UTC) we will enter maintenance to roll out some additional tweaks, changes and bug fixes Robocraft. Check out the patch notes below to see what's coming.

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Blink Module:
  • Blink range increased from 60 to 70
  • Cooldown decreased from 50 seconds to 45 seconds
• Sprinter Leg Agility increased by 50%
• The Sun was too bright on some maps so we've reduced the brightness/glare

OTHER CHANGES:

• The drop-rate for all cosmetic parts in reward crates has been increased by x5
• Additional logging data recorded for outputlog.txt to assist with resolving user issues more effectively
• Robot Info text more readable at higher resolutions (already in-game)
• Improvements to the CRF Filter user-interface - making it more readable for 1920x1080 resolution
• Improved visibility of the 'report robot' button in the CRF (community robot factory)
• A warning sound will now play in the edit mode when a player's Robot exceeds 2,000 CPU
• General optimization to the VFX/particle system in-game

BUG FIXES:

• The bottom half of the buttons in the garage (EDIT / TEST / COPY etc) now work as expected
• Fixed a bug which caused a player to lose all input control when downloading a Robot from the CRF with no movement parts, constructing it and then entering Test Mode
• Fixed a bug which prevented outputlog.txt files from generating on some player accounts
• Fixed a spawn point placement bug which resulted in some players spawning outside their shield in Battle Arena mode
• Fixed a bug which resulted in some 2,000 CPU Robots being incorrectly loaded as Megabots when players used Cosmetic CPU
• Fixed a bug which resulted in collision inconsistencies between the Hover Blade Tempest and the Electroshield D

[ 2017-12-08 17:39:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

We recently rolled out some balance changes to Robocraft; you'll find these below. We wanted to give you the weekend to try them out and give us your feedback. We may make additional balance tweaks next week based on this feedback.

BALANCE CHANGES:

Mid Range Robot Viability 1350-1750 - We’ve raised the damage boost curve to make mid range Robots more viable, damage will drop off more sharply at higher CPU levels.
Hovers - Increased turning speed for all Hovers Modules:

• Disc Shield Module:
  • Range 25 - Down from 50.
  • Shield Duration 7.5 seconds - Down from 10 seconds
  • CPU Cost: 205 - Down from 225
• Blink:
  • Range 60 - Down from 80
  • Cooldown 50 Seconds - Down from 60
  • CPU 255 - Down from 285
• Power Module:
  • Cooldown 30 Seconds - Down from 60
  • Power restored 50% - Down from 100%
  • CPU 150 - Down from 165
• EMP Module:
  • CPU 175 - Down From 195
• Ghost Module:
  • CPU 230 - Down from 255
• Tesla Nova & Ripper:
  • -7.5% Energy Consumption.

Changes to Battle Arena Game Mode - We have made some changes to improve game pace.

• Game time reduced from 15 minutes to 12 minutes
• Domination Mechanic now ends games in 1 minute and not 3 minutes
• Protonite Cores will now appear at 4 and 8 minutes remaining

[ 2017-12-01 11:28:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

The season of goodwill and festive cheer is almost upon us and to celebrate we've created a Robocraft Advent Calendar just for you. From today December 1st, and every day up to and including Christmas Day we'll be opening a new door on the advent calendar. Behind each door will be an exclusive promo code that will unlock some goodies in Robocraft. We will be opening the doors at 10:00 (UTC) each day and you'll need to visit the Robocraftgame.com website after this time to get the latest gift for that day. Each promo code will only be valid until 12:00 (UTC) the following day, and if you don't use it before it expires, you'll miss out on the gift. What's behind the first door? Head on over to the Robocraftgame.com website to find out

[ 2017-11-30 14:36:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which made it possible to place weapons inside cubes
• Fixed a bug which made it possible to exploit the speed and acceleration cap
• Fixed a bug which made it possible to place parts inside other parts
• Fixed a bug which which incorrectly set the default resolution when running the game for the first time

[ 2017-11-24 11:00:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fancy saving a few $$, ££ or €€ (other local currencies are available) on some sweet Robocraft in-game goodies? From now until Wednesday November 29th at 10:00 (UTC) you can save 25% on ALL our Premium packages and Salvage Crates bundles on the in-game store. On top of that, we’ve discounted a couple of Steam bundles by 25% too! What do these discounts look like? Please note that the prices below are shown in GBP/USD/Euro. The sale is global and isn't limited to just these currencies so please check your Xsolla or Steam Store for the correct pricing in your country.

Steam Bundles:

• Speed Bundle – WAS: £8.99 / $11.99 / €11.99 – NOW: £6.74 / $8.99 / €8.99
• High Flyers Bundle – WAS: £26.99 / $34.99 / €31.99 – NOW: £20.24 / $26.24 / €23.99

Premium Membership:

• 1 Day – WAS: £0.99 / $1.19 / €1.19 – NOW: £0.75 / $0.90 / €0.90
• 3 Day – WAS: £2.59 / $2.99 / €2.99 – NOW: £1.95 / $2.25 / €2.25
• 7 Day – WAS: £5.39 / $5.99 / €5.99 – NOW: £4.05 / $4.50 / €4.50
• 30 Day – WAS: £9.99 / $10.99 / €9.99 – NOW: £7.50 / $8.25 / €7.50
• 90 Day – WAS: £25.99 / $28.99 / €26.99 – NOW: £19.50 / $21.75 / €20.25
• Lifetime – WAS: £32.99 / $49.99 / €44.99 – NOW: £24.75 / $37.50 / €33.75

Protonium Crate Bundles:

• 12 Protonium Crates – WAS: £3.99 / $4.99 / €4.99 – NOW: £3.00 / $3.75 / €3.75
• 25 Protonium Crates – WAS: £7.99 / $9.99 / €9.99 – NOW: £6.00 / $7.50 / €6.75
• 65 Protonium Crates – WAS: £18.99 / $24.99 / €22.99 – NOW: £14.25 / $18.75 / €17.25
• 140 Protonium Crates – WAS: £37.99 / $49.99 / €46.99 – NOW: £28.50 / $37.50 / €35.25
• 300 Protonium Crates – WAS: £76.99 / $99.99 / €92.99 – NOW: £57.75 / $75.00 / €69.75

It’s also worth mentioning that if you purchase any of the Protonium Crate bundles (excluding the 12 crate bundle) you’re guaranteed at least one legendary item.

[ 2017-11-23 11:11:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

When we announced the Body Builder tool, many of you were quick to ask if it would be possible to add/upload your own custom bodies to the tool and share them with the rest of the community. While this isn't currently possible in the game, Mark, Robocraft's director, did want to see what sort of things you could create given the opportunity. So, here it is, our first Design A Body Competition. In short, we want to see your Robot chassis and the best ones will be added to the game. For this competition we're going to have two different categories and you can submit entries to either or both. The two categories are:

• Category 1: Design Front & Rear chassis for an existing movement 'Class'
• Category 2: Create a completely new movement 'Class' (this will require a minimum of 4 complete chassis to be submitted)

For the second category, we're going to allow collaborations so work with your friends and come up with some fantastic new robot classes. This competition, while similar to our regular artbot competitions, does have some specific requirements and strict rules that must be adhered to or your submission could be invalid. Each category has specific guidelines so please make sure you read and understand the competition rules and building guidelines before submitting your chassis to the competition.

Building Guidelines - Category 1

In this category we want to see your chassis designs for any existing Body Builder Class - Tank, Car, Mech or Hover. Your chassis MUST use only health cubes (the free ones) and include the block formations in the template examples below. This must be in the middle of the chassis as this is where we split it. This will allow us to easily slice your winning chassis in two and add it to the Body Builder tool.
You don't need to add weapons or movement parts to the chassis, just be aware to ensure that they're built to accommodate them. As a size guide, the following movement parts should be considered:

• Car - Discoverer Wheels
• Mech - Mech Leg Centaur
• Tank - Tank Track Warthog
• Hover - Hover Blade Squall

Colors:

• For simplicity, please use only 3 of the four basic colors (excluding white)

Uploading your Chassis:

• All completed chassis should be uploaded to the CRF (community robot factory)
• Your chassis name should begin with the term BB01 and then a short name (such as hotrod / blimp / charger )
• Your chassis description must include the existing class your chassis is for ie. Car, Mech, Tank or Hover

Building Guidelines - Category 2

For this category we want you to come up with a completely new class of Robot Chassis - this could be whatever you like; something futuristic such as spaceships or more down to earth like animals - it's completely up to you. However, please consider that not everyone has all the parts and so try and create Chassis that can be used with low-tier movement parts. The new Class you're creating for must, as a minimum, have four complete Chassis submitted and all of them must use the same block formations at the 'slice' point. This will allow players to mix and match the front and back parts seamlessly in the Body Builder tool. Because this category requires a lot more work from you, we are permitting collaborative submissions. Work with your friends on creating chassis for a new class and individually upload them to the CRF. Any collaborative builds must be flagged as such in the description field when uploading your chassis to the CRF. Your chassis MUST use only health cubes (the free ones) and include the block formations in the template examples below in either the front or rear portion of your chassis. This will allow us to easily slice your winning chassis in two and add it to the Body Builder tool. Colors:

• For simplicity, please use only 3 of the four basic colors (excluding white)

Uploading your Chassis:

• All completed chassis should be uploaded to the CRF (community robot factory)
• Your chassis name should begin with the term BB01 and then a short name (such as hotrod / blimp / charger )
• Your chassis description must include the NEW class your chassis is for eg. Animals, Insects, Spaceships
• If you are collaborating, ensure that you and your friends are using the same class name and that you mention that your submission is a collaborative one
• You must upload, at a minimum, four chassis per new class - Failure to upload four Chassis per new category could result in all submission being invalid.

Prizes:

For this competition, we'll be picking our favorite chassis for both categories and will add them to the game in a future update. All winners will be announced on the Robocraftgame.com website.

Rules:

• Follow the building guidelines for the category you're submitting Chassis to
• Individual submissions must be your own work
• Collaborative submissions are permitted for category 2
• Only submissions with basic health cubes are permitted
• Competition period: Monday 20th November 2017 – 23:59 (UTC+1) Sunday 26th November 2017
• The judges decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into over why one chassis was picked over another
• Entrants must upload their chassis to the CRF
• The term BB01 must be included at the beginning of the chassis title when uploaded to the CRF
• By entering the competition you grant Freejam permission to use your design in future promotional activity.
• HAVE FUN! (this is the most important rule)

[ 2017-11-20 11:59:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused some players to get stuck in a loading loop when using the Body Builder tool and quickly switching between chassis parts

[ 2017-11-17 16:39:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Building Better Bodies

We've rolled out the latest Robocraft update titled Body Builder. This update brings with it a new and exciting way for inexperienced Robot builders to make a range of Robot bodies that are both functional and beautiful within a matter of seconds. For those with more building experience we've added the much-requested Undo functionality to edit mode. As well as those two amazing features, we've got some gorgeous new cosmetic parts and Elimination is back in BRAWL mode. We've made some balance changes and squished a few bugs too.

Click here to read the full patch notes

[ 2017-11-16 11:53:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW:

Body Builder Tool The Body Builder tool has been designed to give players who are maybe not yet comfortable with building in Robocraft the power to create nice looking Robot chassis quickly with just a few clicks of the mouse.
The Body Builder interface is very easy to use:

• Select a Robot class (car, mech, tank or hover)
• Select a front body (multiple selections available)
• Select a back body (multiple selections available)
• Select color scheme
• Create your robot body

For more information on the Body Builder tool, check out Sergii's recent Dev Jam. Undo in Edit

• Pressing the player-assigned* Undo hotkey while in Edit Mode will undo the last action:
  • Robot part being placed
  • Robot part being removed
  • Robot part colour being changed
  • Robot being moved (up, down, left or right)
  • Undoing a mirrored action will undo one action at a time. I.e placing 2 cubes in mirror mode will undo one, and then the other
• Undo history starts from the moment of entry into Edit Mode
• Up to 2000 Undo actions permitted per 'save session'. Save sessions refresh when the user leaves the garage bay
• New on-screen hint for Undo

To activate the Undo functionality, existing players will need to assign a hotkey. This can be done through the controls settings which can be accessed by pressing the Esc (escape) key on the main game screen.
New cosmetic eyes Three new cosmetics based on Human, Cyborg and Feline eyes have been added to Robocraft. These new cosmetics can be used to add real character and charm to your Robots as they'll animate too. https://sketchfab.com/models/02ffad6f37e141c4b749fddfc6f22e71 Here are the all-important details on the cosmetic eyes:

• Part Name: Cat Eyeball
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Epic
• Forgeable: No
• Drop Quantity: Single
• CPU: 3
• Notes: Left and right variants

 

• Part Name: Vigilant (Human) Eyeball
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Rare
• Forgeable: No
• Drop Quantity: Single
• CPU: 3
• Notes: Left and right variants

 

• Part Name: Cyborg Eyeball
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Legendary
• Forgeable: No
• Drop Quantity: Pairs
• CPU: 3
• Notes: This part can be rotated to make either a left or right eye

Elimination BRAWL Many of you have asked for Elimination to be brought back so we're doing just that, bringing it back as a BRAWL. If you're new to the game mode, there are two ways to win Elimination, either kill all of the enemies or capture the enemy base and there's no respawn either!

OTHER CHANGES:

• Changes to Robot carousel to accommodate the new Body Builder tool

• Players will now see a “NEW ROBOT” icon at the far right of the carousel on the main game screen. Pressing the “NEW ROBOT” icon will open a new menu.

• Common building cubes are now free to forge. In order for us to accommodate the Body Builder tool, the following cubes will have a zero forge and recycle cost. These parts will no longer drop in crates and players will receive common Robit rewards instead.
  • Health Cube
  • Health Edge
  • Health Corner
  • Health Inner
  • Health Edge Round
  • Health Corner Round
  • Healthy Inner Round
  • Health Edge Slope
  • Health Corner Slope
  • Health Inner Slope
  • Health Cone
  • Health Pyramid
• Changes to new player account inventory items. To enable new players to use the Body Builder tool if they wish, they will receive the following inventory items when they first login to the game:
  • Top Laser Wasp x10
  • Plasma Pulser x10
  • Rail Piercer x10
  • Steering Wheel Discoverer x10
  • Tank Track Warthog x10
  • Mech Leg Centaur x10
  • Hover Blade Squall x10
  • All common building blocks x10,000 of each part
• Revert changes made for Hallowfest event:
  • Remove splash screen
  • Remove Hallowfest Flak Cannon
  • Remove Halloween Music & SFX
  • Remove Pumpkin Crates
  • Reverted Halloween mothership
  • Reset legendary item drop-rates
  • Remove pumpkins from maps and replace with rocks
  • Reset drop-rate for Spider Leg, Scary Mask, Bat Wings/Rudders and Spike cosmetic parts
• Default key bindings changed to accommodate the Undo functionality in Edit Mode:
  • Manage Loadout is now L
  • League Arena is now N
• Robots built in bays that have previously contained a Robot downloaded from the CRF can no longer be uploaded to the CRF
• Based on Steam's guidance regarding pricing, we have made some small reductions to prices on all Steam Bundles (including Lifetime Premium purchased through Steam) in the following currencies:
  • Indonesian Rupah (IDR)
  • Malaysian Ringit (MYR)
  • Philippine PESO (PHP)
  • Singapore Dollar (SGD)
  • Thai Baht (THB)
  • Korean Won (KRW)
  • Indian Rupee (INR)
  • Chilean Peso (CLP)
  • Peruvian Peso (PEN)
  • Colombian Peso (COP)
  • South African Rand (ZAR)
  • Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
  • Taiwanese Dollar (TWD)
  • Saudi-Arabian Riyal(SAR)
  • Emirati Dirham (AED)
  • Commenwealth of Independent States (CIS- USD)

Please note that these prices are now live. To view the current pricing, please check the Robocraft Steam page in your country.

BALANCE CHANGES:

• All Electroplates and Struts have had their health increased by 12.5%
• All Electroplates have had their mass reduced by 50%
• All Hovers have had their "pure" carrying capacity increased by 25% ("pure" means "excluding the carrying capacity meant to lift their own mass")
• Thruster Force has been increased by 10%
• Thruster health has been increased by 20%
• Both Chain weapons have had their spin-up time reduced from 3 to 2 seconds

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed a bug which caused Insect legs and Mech Legs not to animate when viewed from a fair distance
• Removed the white box from all weapon rotational degree yellow lines
• Updated icons for Spike Pin, Spike Claw and Spike Dagger cosmetics
• Fixed a bug which caused the HUD to vanish in battle when pressing = in chat
• Fixed case sensitivity with the /partyinvite command
• Fixed a bug which caused some robots with hovers on multiple vertical layers to get stuck to the ground
• Fixed a bug which caused some sound effects to play when logging in or entering/returning from game modes even if you mute all audio channels
• Fixed a focus bug with the Xsolla payment screen when using the Robocraft Client
• Corrected the colour of the 'fluid' in each Nano canister to green when in test mode
• Corrected the colour of invite pop-up in Custom Game invitations
• Fixed a bug which caused an "unable to load bot" error when dismantling a Robot that you have copied

[ 2017-11-16 11:41:40 CET ] [ Original post ]

They're blinking marvel-eye-ous!

Keep your eyes peeled when opening crates from Thursday November 16th as we're adding some beautiful new cosmetics into Robocraft that will bring your robots to life. With this week's forthcoming Body Builder update, we're going to add three different types of globular organ to Robocraft based on human, cyborg and feline eyes. These new cosmetics can be used to add real character and charm to your Robots with their animations. Check out the awesome Sketchfab model of the new parts below. https://sketchfab.com/models/02ffad6f37e141c4b749fddfc6f22e71 Here are the all-important details on the cosmetic eyes:

• Part Name: Cat Eye
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Rare
• Forgable: No
• Notes: Left and right variants

 

• Part Name: Human Eye
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Rare
• Forgable: No
• Notes: Left and right variants

 

• Part Name: Cyborg Eye
• Part Type: Cosmetic
• Rarity: Legendary
• Forgable: No
• Notes: This part can be rotated to make either a left or right eye

Special thanks to Sketchfab for their incredibly nifty 3D model plug-in tech.

[ 2017-11-15 12:48:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

In a recent artbot competition to celebrate our annual Hallowfest event we tasked you with creating some scary Halloween-themed Robots. We were inundated with all manner of weird and wonderful creations which made picking the winners for this competition particularly hard. But pick winners we did and below you'll find our favourite five from each category alongside the winner for that category. The overall competition winner is revealed at the very bottom. Congratulations to all the category winners and thank you to everyone that took time to create a Robot for the competition.

Category 1 - Up to 750 CPU

• DB17 Skeleton Chariot by Insanes
• DB17 Cackaling Skull by grimex1236
• DB17 Master Hand by Vincentio
• DB17 Good Luck Kitty by JSUInsane
• DB17 LITTLE REAPER by djieff

WINNER: DB17 LITTLE REAPER by djieff

Category 2 - 751 – 1,000 CPU

• DB17 Mr. Beelzebub by Sheep_wielder
• DB17 ghost girl by leon.z.andersson
• DB17 Spider's Web by Meep805
• DB17 gaint spider by spaceshadow26
• DB17 Grimm Boglin by milt69466

WINNER: DB17 Mr. Beelzebub by Sheep_wielder

Category 3 - 1,001 – 1,500 CPU

• DB17 Headless Reaper by ArtyomAlekseyevich
• DB17 Bone by Yimo1120
• DB17 Vampire Biker by Nogard
• DB17 - Lycanthrope by Bluhman
• DB17_Jack Skellington by tina.ronnestam

WINNER: DB17 Vampire Biker by Nogard

Category 4 - 1,501 – 2,000 CPU

• DB17 Spooky Pumpking by Arwesblackburn
• DB17 The Spook Train by Darkdron270
• DB17 Noisy hat witch by hideka
• DB17 Friday the 13th by Modigliani
• DB17 PumpkinRidingTrex by RoboAratt

WINNER: DB17 Friday the 13th by Modigliani

Category 5 - 2,001 and above CPU

• DB17 slime swamp by dasher_to_levels
• DB17 RealisticSkeleton by ZombieJesus666
• DB17 Halloween Theater by cyt_3568
• DB17 ={APOCALYPSE}= by Phantom454545
• DB17 The Reaper by Gromek999

WINNER: DB17 ={APOCALYPSE}= by Phantom454545

Overall Winner

OVERALL WINNER: DB17 Friday the 13th by Modigliani

[ 2017-11-13 15:41:24 CET ] [ Original post ]