There's a new high score on the global leaderboard, and get ready, because this one's a whopper! Check this stuff out!
The hours of dedication required to reach this score are mind-boggling to me. Hats off to "Twisted_W gamehag.com/r/6318283" I am truly impressed. Can we have a new champion? Will this be the highest score ever? It's hard to tell, but things are getting pretty intense here at Rocket Blasters.

I fixed a small issue that caused the game to start while still in the main menu, if you pressed any keys. Now it should only start when you click on Start Game...

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What's your high score in Rocket Blasters? I think I have been formally bested at my own game ... secretly I've always wanted this. For my game to find players who would eventually out-manuver my own abilities as its developer ... it's a kind of mark of acheivement, I think.
But if there is one, there must be others. Who will take on the challenge? Who will become the next Rocket Blaster?

The game has been updated. The destructo beam did not seem to be working, so I was able to resolve that. However, it made me realize that the destructo beam was not available until a very late stage, because otherwise players would have noticed. I have moved up the upgrades in general, so you should be able to find more unique upgrades earlier in the game.
The Destructo Beam in Action

Faster Shooting

For some reason the Destructo Beam does not seem to be working. This is strange, as I know it used to work just fine. I will be looking at possible causes as soon as possible. Stay tuned for an update.

Rocket Blasters is now available in the Schmidt Workshops Super-Fantastic MegaBundle! Now you can get all the Schmidt Workshops games for one ridiculously low price. If you already own one or more of the games, fear not, you don't need to purchase any duplicates.
Check it out, share it with friends, tell EVERYONE.

Rocket Blasters has somehow survived the "Snark Tank" on the Cynical Brit's YouTube channel! With one thumbs up from Genna! https://youtu.be/F9q1e9VrZBU?t=11m50s

Rocket Blasters has somehow survived the "Snark Tank" on the Cynical Brit's YouTube channel! With one thumbs up from Genna! https://youtu.be/F9q1e9VrZBU?t=11m50s

I have a working build of Rocket Blaster ready for Linux users. There may be a few bugs, but if anyone is interested in trying it, you can go to Properties>BETAS and opt in to the Beta version, if you're using a Linux machine.
After getting some feedback from testers, I will be making this availabel in the default build, and putting it up on the store.

I have a working build of Rocket Blaster ready for Linux users. There may be a few bugs, but if anyone is interested in trying it, you can go to Properties>BETAS and opt in to the Beta version, if you're using a Linux machine.
After getting some feedback from testers, I will be making this availabel in the default build, and putting it up on the store.

A few other issues have been addressed.

WASD Controls

• New players will have the option of using WASD or Arrow keys by default
• If you have already played the game, you can still assign these keys manually under Options > Controls
• Or just hit the "Reset" button on the Controls menu, to revert to the default controls

Overlapping Menu Issue

• Hitting Escape while in the Options menu caused the menu to stay there while the game resumed
• Escape will now pause or resume the game, and remove any open menus in the process
• Escape has also been disabled during the start up screen

Connecting to Steam

• When the game starts it tries to connect to Steam
• You can skip this by pressing "Enter"
• If you do not connect to Steam, you will not get achievements or join the global leaderboards

Taskbar Icon

• I updated the game to have a unique icon in your taskbar

A few other issues have been addressed.

WASD Controls

• New players will have the option of using WASD or Arrow keys by default
• If you have already played the game, you can still assign these keys manually under Options > Controls
• Or just hit the "Reset" button on the Controls menu, to revert to the default controls

Overlapping Menu Issue

• Hitting Escape while in the Options menu caused the menu to stay there while the game resumed
• Escape will now pause or resume the game, and remove any open menus in the process
• Escape has also been disabled during the start up screen

Connecting to Steam

• When the game starts it tries to connect to Steam
• You can skip this by pressing "Enter"
• If you do not connect to Steam, you will not get achievements or join the global leaderboards

Taskbar Icon

• I updated the game to have a unique icon in your taskbar

A couple issues were pointed out by a kind curator who reviewed the game.

Icon

• The game should now have a unique icon when installed.
• If you are still getting the default GameMaker icon after the update, try following these steps (if you care) https://neosmart.net/wiki/clear-icons-cache/

Name Entry

• The game will now store your name, and does not require that you re-type it after each session.
• Also, if you mistype your name, backspace will clear the string and allow you to type it correctly.

Controls

• The game allows you to rebind keys for controlling the rocket, shooting and more.
• I had included this feature in the earlier release, but had failed to test it after adding controller support. The controller script was causing an error, and did not allow you to rebind keys.
• Click Options>Controls to assign new keys to control the game.
• The game does have partial controller support, it should allow you to fly and shoot. But you will need the mouse and keyboard to use the menus.

A couple issues were pointed out by a kind curator who reviewed the game.

Icon

• The game should now have a unique icon when installed.
• If you are still getting the default GameMaker icon after the update, try following these steps (if you care) https://neosmart.net/wiki/clear-icons-cache/

Name Entry

• The game will now store your name, and does not require that you re-type it after each session.
• Also, if you mistype your name, backspace will clear the string and allow you to type it correctly.

Controls

• The game allows you to rebind keys for controlling the rocket, shooting and more.
• I had included this feature in the earlier release, but had failed to test it after adding controller support. The controller script was causing an error, and did not allow you to rebind keys.
• Click Options>Controls to assign new keys to control the game.
• The game does have partial controller support, it should allow you to fly and shoot. But you will need the mouse and keyboard to use the menus.

Gameplay

Enemies

Upgrades

Artwork

• OS: Ubunto 14.04
• Processor: 300 MHz Pentium or BetterMemory: 256 MB RAM
• Memory: 256 MB RAM
• Graphics: 1024x768 resolution 32-bit True Color - DirectX 9 Compatible
• Storage: 25 MB available space

• OS: Ubunto 14.04
• Processor: AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor or BetterMemory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVidia G-Force GTX 770
• Storage: 25 MB available space