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Tomorrow, June 1st, we're putting the pedal to the metal with our latest 'Wheely Big' Update (you can blame our community manager LeftofNever for the update name). We've stripped the wheels back to their hubs and given them a much-needed re-work both in terms of how they perform and how they look. You can read more about the changes to wheels in our recent Dev Jam, but rest assured they are VERY FAST, VERY STABLE and VERY FUN! In addition to the new and improved wheels, tomorrow's update will bring with it a new mini-LOML called the Stinger, and a new BRAWL, which is the first in a series of building challenge BRAWLs. But that's not all as we're introducing a number of balance changes to existing parts, introducing a player buff for uneven teams and squashing some bugs too. All the info you need is below. It 'wheely' is a big update!

NEW:

Wheels re-work - We've taken wheels back to the drawing board and re-engineered them for 2017… They're faster, more stable, come in different sizes and can be camera controlled too.

One of the first things you’ll notice about the new wheels is the size. Previously you had 5 small wheels and then the Mega wheel called ‘Wheel Monster’ in-game, so we’ve resized them so you get a fairly even increment in size as you go up the range from the smallest to the largest (see image below). Since resizing wheels will break some Robots, we’ll be stripping the wheels off your Robots and putting them back in your inventory so you can replace them and tweak your wheeled Robots as necessary. This does not apply to the Wheel Monster as there is no change to their size.

Here's the all-important data for the new improved wheels:

Camera controls for wheels added
New weapon - LOML Stinger*
- Classification: Epic
- CPU: 140 pFlops
- Health: 54,754
- Damage per hit: 52,426
- Mass: 560kg
- Energy Consumption: 2013 per shot
- Single Gun Fire Rate: 1.33 per second
- Max Fire Rate: 3.33 per second
- Max Fire Rate Count: 4 guns
- Blast Radius: 12.5 meters
- Forge Cost: 35,000

https://sketchfab.com/models/7a4f89ea581d4cbaaac67694e8dcc9f7/ Special thanks to Sketchfab for their incredibly nifty 3D model plug-in tech.

Buff to minority teams due to player disconnection/leave - In BA, League and TDM, whenever a team is in a minority, this team's Robots will receive a buff. The buff is applied to Damage, Healing (Nanos only), Health and Shield amount (Electroplates and Mech Legs only). The magnitude of the buff depends on player counts in teams:

Robots that have the buff will display an icon near their avatar, showing they’re buffed
If teams sizes become equal while a buff is active, the buff will be removed
New voiceovers for player buff system

Please note that we're still working on a reconnect button and back-fill functionality; these things are complex and 'team buffing' was a quicker feature to add as we already had the code written.

New Builder Challenge 1 BRAWL:
- Game Mode: TDM
- Team size: 5v5
- Restrictions: No chassis or glass cubes permitted
- 1st Win Reward: Double XP and an extra crate

BALANCE CHANGES:

Insect/Wolf Legs:
- Speed increased by 59%
- Jump height doubled
- Health increased by 43%
- Carry mass increased slightly
Mech Legs:
- Speed increased by 21%
- Health and Shields increased by 18%
Sprinter Legs:
- Sprinter Leg Perseus speed increased by 17%
- Sprinter Leg Hermes speed increased by 6.5%
Tank Tracks:
- Speed increased by 22%
Skis:
- Health increased by 43%

With this update we have also corrected the thumbnail data for many parts as this was showing the incorrect information. For example, Insect Legs had wrong Carry Mass, and Sprinter Legs had wrong jump height (both were much higher than actual).

OTHER CHANGES:

Removed all-player kickback from game lobby if a player fails to connect
In-game camera optimisations for smoother visuals
Player name now displayed as a tooltip on the Custom Games teams widget
Added Red/Blue projectile color variants for Chain Shredder and Chain Splitter weapons
Update to Roboshield/EAC to safeguard players against potential exploits
Chinese, Russian and Japanese language corrections
Existing Legendary tier LOML renamed to LOML Viper

BUG FIXES:

Corrected the headers on both the "inventory has been updated" and "Some cubes are obsolete" dialogue boxes
Fixed a bug which caused errors with the widget if a player was removed from a custom game party
Fixed a bug which caused pending friends to appear on the party invitation dropdown
Fixed a bug which caused the Robits image in crates not to appear in the correct position
Fixed a bug which caused the + icon to appear in the Custom Games player dropdown list to appear next to players that were already in a party
The 'Drag & Drop' label and icon no longer appear for all players in a Custom Game other than the Custom Game creator
Fixed a bug which allowed the 'camera tilt' setting to be ticked when keyboard controls was selected on all non-English language clients
Fixed a bug which failed to remove a clan avatar from a player's profile when they left a clan
Fixed a visual bug which caused the '!' ping icon to be greyed out if you pinged behind an obstacle
Fixed a visual bug which didn't render the Rocket Launcher shadows solid

*Please note all these stats are accurate at time of writing, we reserve the right to change these pending further internal tests.

[ 2017-05-31 17:15:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Robocraft

Freejam Developer

Freejam Publisher

2017-08-24 Release

Action Indie RPG Simulation F2P MMO Tags

Game News Posts: 661

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (118198 reviews)

http://robocraftgame.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Robocraft Depot LNX [1.15 G]

Available DLCs:

Robocraft - High Flyers Bundle
Robocraft - Speed Bundle
Robocraft - Spooky Bundle
Robocraft - Premium For Life Pack

Build insane robot battle vehicles that drive, hover, walk and fly! Add weapons from the future and jump in the driving seat as you take your bot into battle against other players in this competitive free-to-win action game.

BUILD - A futuristic robot battle vehicle from cubes, add wheels, thrusters, wings, legs, tank tracks, rail cannons and plasma launchers
DRIVE - Jump into the pilot seat of your robot and drive it into battle in jet cars, tanks, flying warships, helicopters, drones; anything your imagination desires.
FIGHT - Battle online in massively multiplayer mayhem against players from all over the world on dedicated servers.

- Over 200 cubes and components to collect and combine to make a million different Robot designs
- Be part of a constantly changing metagame with new weapons, components and functionality added every month
- Watch as your enemy's robot breaks apart cube by cube as you destroy them with powerful weaponry
- Invite friends and chat in-game
- Form Platoons and battle on the same team with your friends
- Save your robots in the garage to the cloud and share them with other players via the in-game Robot Factory.
- Free-to-win, everything required to get to the very top of the tree in Robocraft can be gained for free

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04
Processor: Intel Dual Core or better with SSE2 support or equivalent AMD familyMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Shader Model 3.0 Compatible GPUNetwork: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 2 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Min resolution 1024x768

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