Robocraft - Rise of the Walkers news

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Robocraft - Rise of the Walkers

Content Update v0.7!

Robocraft's biggest content update yet, featuring robotic-legs, the nano disruptor and the new game mode "Boss-battles"!

Full Update Notes:
Walker Legs

• New ‘Movement’ cube type featuring from T7-T10
• Legs can climb sheer cliffs, crouch [SHIFT] and jump [SPACE]
• Legs stake into ground so can hold you upside down
• When jumping from a cliff face, legs will aim to self-right during the fall - like a cat - so you land on your feet
• When overburdened, Walker Legs have a slower top speed, have a lower ride height, and do not jump as high
• More legs can be used to increase weight bearing capacity
• You can combine legs with all other Movement cube types, e.g. Aerofoils and Walker Legs to create flying Walkers

Nano-Disruptor

• New ‘Weapon Class’ featuring in the ‘Hardware’ category
• A very short range but very powerful laser targeted beam of nano-disruption
• As with other weapon classes, you cannot combine it with other weapon types
• Can both damage enemies and heal allies
• Cannot be used to heal self, only team-mates
• Maximum 6 can fire at once
• DPS and HPS are ‘stacked’ with more weapons (max 6)
• Holding down [LMB] fires all beams at single location towards target crosshair
• Holding down [RMB] auto-targets nearest target to weapon
• Up to 6 targets can be auto-targetted at once
• Laser sight triggers disruption-beam when enemy is in range
• DPS of 6x Nano’s is 80% of DPS of 6x SMG’s at the same Tier
• HPS of 6x Nano’s is 25% DPS of 6x SMG’s at same Tier
• Nano beam is perfectly accurate, and has no inaccuracy when moving or firing

Boss Battles

• New Game Mode unlocked from Tier 7
• Selected via the Battle Dialogue, or by pushing [B then N]
• You can play as the Boss alone, or in a Boss Platoon with friends (max 4)
• Bosses must defend a single base capture site in the middle of the map
• Bosses play vs. 20 x Lower/Mid Tier Robots
• Boss Team and Enemy Team are matched by Robot Rank but with Platoons and numbers taken into account to improve balancing
• Robocloud will improve the balance over time by watching the outcome of boss battles
• Boss Battles are rationed and limited with a cool-down timer so we can control the frequency of boss battles with low / mid tier users
• Each user can enter a boss battle around once every 30 minutes
• Queue times for boss battles may be longer than usual due to popularity of the new game mode
• Low / Mid Tier users will not face consecutive boss battles
• New ‘Handicap Bonus’ ensures that low tiers get great rewards in boss battles, even if they are one-shot killed by a lucky shot from a boss
• Rewards for the bosses are high also as ‘Kills’ and ‘Assist’ totals will be high
• You cannot enter a boss battle during the ‘Ranked Match’ phase

Free Repairs Forever

• Unpopular repair mechanic has gone, repairs are now always free
• So now it’s impossible to get a ‘net loss’ in battle
• RP rewards have been lowered to account for the removal of the repairs, but with the aim of increasing overall average RP earning rates across all Tiers
• It’s simple, if you do nothing, you get nothing, if you do a lot, you get a lot - except in v.low Tiers (1-4) where you always get a little something
• When fighting against bosses, you automatically get 75% of the base reward, just for being in battle

Premium Bonus Bonus

• Premium Bonus has changed radically
• Everyone - regardless of if they have Premium or not - now gets 5% extra RP for every Premium User in battle (no matter what team they are on)
• Everyone in battle gets the bonus, regardless of what team they are on
• So 5 Premium users in battle gets everyone 25% extra RP
• Premium Bonus has also been DOUBLED for Premium Users to 100% (as opposed to 50%) on both RP and TP

Handicap Bonus

• A new bonus awarded when you are in a battle vs. Tiers that are higher than you
• The bonus takes the different between the top tier in battle and the top tier in your Platoon and uses it to multiply your earnings in battle
• e.g. if you’re a T1 Platooning with a T10, you will not get a Handicap bonus as the bonus uses the top tier of your ‘Platoon’
• At low Tiers you earn RP even for getting damaged, so this ensures you earn a decent reward even for getting killed in a boss battle
• If you kill the boss, get an assist, or do some damage, you are up for a tidy sum

Other Changes

• Battle Shortcuts have changed, now you have to push two buttons
  • Practice Mode = [B]then [P]
  • Battle Mode = [B]then [B](i.e. [B]twice)
  • Boss Mode = [B]then [N]
• New Voice Acting recorded for the ‘Spotting’
• New ‘Walker’ and ‘Medic’ classes added to spotting
• Spot ‘weapon class’ icons have changed
  • Hexagon = SMG
  • Circle = Plasma Launcher
  • Triangle = Rail Cannon
  • Cross = Nano Disruptor
  • Prism = Scout (i.e. no weapon)
• Plasma Range limited to clipping plane - so you cannot be shot by something you cannot see
• More ‘Hints’ added at the bottom of the Battle Start screen
• Login Screen changed
• Anti-hack server detection improved
• Alignment Rectifier improved so it flips you more reliably when on side and in general
• Control Screen updated to reflect new controls
• Added in new ‘Dev Announcement’ system allowing us to communicate when we’re working on servers etc. in real time

Bug Fixes

• BUG FIX: Mars map boundaries wrong on HUD map #2
• BUG FIX: Wheels go stretchy when Robot tips on side or upside down
• BUG FIX: Color code broken on Flood Detect warning
• BUG FIX: Robot Name banner flickers badly when you’re trying to place it on your Robot
• BUG FIX: Rail Cannons reload instantly when one is shot off
• BUG FIX: Made a change to prevent Robots falling through the floor in Mars #3
• BUG FIX: T8 Electroplate not blocking damage properly
• BUG FIX: Less false positives on anti-hack server detection stuff
• BUG FIX: Fixed a bug preventing users entering battle in a Platoon
• BUG FIX: ‘Spotting’ often ‘missed’ when trying to spot targets that are close or mid distance
• BUG FIX: Random shadows showing up in FAST GFX mode
• BUG FIX: Collision on Robot Banner cube tweaked to fix a placement bug
• BUG FIX: ‘Hand grab’ mouse cursor sometimes missing in Tech Tree on Mac
• BUG FIX: Mac version crashing sometimes when placing certain cube types
• BUG FIX: Sometimes Robot not saved properly after making changes and going into battle
• BUG FIX: Fixed a graphical bug that let some users believe that they got free premium simply by changing the date on their PC
• BUG FIX: Fixed a crash in the Platoons when a user leaves a platoon when you are still in battle
• BUG FIX: Anti-aliasing fixed in deferred rendering modes when in the Mothership
• BUG FIX: Fixed a rare bug that occured when purchasing a Robot from the Roboshop
• BUG FIX: Fixed Base ‘beam’ rendering so you can see it in the distance at all times
• BUG FIX: Some descriptions of the cubes had bugs reported by users on the forums, these have been addressed, thanks for the help on that! (and all your bug reports)