What changed in Awesomenauts in 2015

Healthpacks are now less effective in restoring health.

The rubberbanding effect in the XP system has been increased.

Rubberbanding in the XP system has been increased.

General healthpack effectiveness has been reduced.

The upcoming Awesomenauts: Overdrive Expansion has been announced, featuring new content.

The upcoming Awesomenauts: Overdrive Expansion has been announced, featuring new content and gameplay changes.

Leveling and the XP system have been added to Awesomenauts.

A new skin for the Sentry character will be available.

A new skin for the Sentry character will be available.

A new announcer with a Rockstar theme will be included.

Two new pieces of DLC have been added to the game.

The long-awaited XP System will be introduced in this update.

Two new pieces of DLC have been added to the game.

Awesomenauts 2.13 introduces a new leveling and XP system.

A new announcer with a Rockstar theme will be included.

The long-awaited XP System will be introduced in the update.

Zippy Starburst will provide commentary for battles in Awesomenauts.

Introducing Zippy Starburst as a new announcer for Awesomenauts, featuring his unique commentary.

Various balance changes implemented in the new beta update.

Numerous balance changes have been implemented in this update.

A change has been made to the rubber-banding mechanic affecting the XP system.

Modification to the rubber-banding mechanic for the XP system.

Ix the Interloper by Conorbebe is the winner of Design-Your-Naut 2 and will be added to the game soon.

Ix the Interloper, designed by Conorbebe, will be added to the Awesomenauts cast soon, featuring a unique ability to swap places with another 'Naut.

The 2.13 Beta introduces a new XP system available for all players.

The new XP system is now live in the 2.13 Beta.

Teams will gain XP from defeating enemy turrets, Awesomenauts, or droids/critters, leading to health and damage increases.

Stalling and overly defensive play will be less effective; comebacks are more likely but require a proactive playstyle.

A new XP (experience points) system will be added, changing the flow of battle and improving character progression.

The upcoming beta for version 2.13 will be open for everyone to help find bugs and balance issues.

A new XP (experience points) system will be added, changing the flow of battle and character improvement.

The upcoming beta for the XP system will be open for everyone to help find bugs and balance issues.

The new system encourages a more proactive playstyle and diverse item builds.

Stalling and overly defensive play will be less effective due to the new XP system.

Ksenia, a hairdresser-turned-assassin, will be available to all players on September 2nd.

A large number of tweaks and changes have been made to existing characters.

A large number of tweaks and changes to existing characters.

Pre-alpha version of the new Starstorm map is available for Private / Custom Games and Practice Sessions.

Ksenia, a hairdresser-turned-assassin, is a new stealthy melee character joining the game.

A glorious new skin for Rocco has been added.

Ksenia has joined the Awesomenauts and is available for free to all players.

Ksenia is now available for free to all players.

Ksenia has two available costumes: Cosmic Captain Ksenia and Dragon Huntress Ksenia.

A glorious new skin for Rocco has been added.

A pre-alpha version of the new Starstorm map is available for use in Private / Custom Games and Practice Sessions.

Ksenia has two available costumes: Cosmic Captain Ksenia and Dragon Huntress Ksenia.

Only players who own the Starstorm expansion can host games on the new map.

Patch 2.12 allows everyone to play a pre-alpha version of the upcoming Starstorm map.

Only players who own the Starstorm expansion will be able to host games on the new map.

A pre-alpha version of the upcoming Starstorm map will be available for all players with the 2.12 patch.

A new skin, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, will be available when Patch 2.12 hits.

A new skin, Dragon Huntress Ksenia, will be available when Patch 2.12 hits.

Fixed issue where Genji’s moon nectar would not spawn the correct amount of nectar health orbs.

Increased SWCA Coin split arrow speed by 30%.

Fixed issue where exploding gnome would not immediately explode against an enemy turret.

Derpl’s nuke will now remain still when colliding with floor or ceiling and bounce when colliding with a wall.

Fixed issue where exploding gnome would not immediately explode against an enemy turret.

Fixed an issue where Genji’s cocoon would not be visible on Rocco.

Reduced visual size of SWCA Coin split arrows by 30% (collision remains the same).

Fixed an issue where Defused Hawk Bomb cooldown reduction would not always apply.

Fixed issue where Genji’s moon nectar would not spawn the correct amount of nectar health orbs.

Fixed an issue where Endless Quiver cooldown reduction would not always apply.

Fixed link to forums in the bottom left banner in the main menu.

Reverted Froggy’s bot back to the old one due to better performance.

Fixed some overlapping texts in the character select screen.

Reduced visual size of SWCA Coin split arrows by 30%.

Reverted change where grenades without the bounce upgrade would fall straight down instead of bouncing.

Fixed issue where Voltar’s healbot attack would not be applied when healbot expires.

Fixed issue where Sentry’s decoy would not be left behind when teleporting.

Fixed that Rocco’s health unintentionally was 1300 instead of 1250.

Fixed link to forums in the bottom left banner in the main menu.

Fixed issue where Black Hole Sun explosion animation was not always played.

Fixed an issue where replays would not store the items bought.

Changed Derpl’s nuke behaviour to remain still when colliding with floor or ceiling and bounce when colliding with a wall.

Fixed Rocco’s health unintentionally being 1300 instead of 1250.

Increased SWCA Coin split arrow speed by 30%.

Reduced SWCA Coin split arrows range from 10 to 8.

Reduced Rocketpack Rapid Arrows range increase from 20% per stage to 15% per stage.

Fixed an issue where Genji’s cocoon would not be visible on Rocco.

Fixed issue where it was not possible to start Explode while Biting.

Reverted change where grenades without the bounce upgrade would fall straight down instead of bouncing.

SWCA Coin split arrows now correctly gain 50% of Spurs damage increase, instead of 100%.

Reduced Rapid Arrows base range from 10 to 9.

Reverted Froggy’s bot back to the old one due to better performance.

Fixed an issue where Defused Hawk Bomb cooldown reduction would not always apply.

Reduced SWCA Coin split arrows range from 10 to 8.

Fixed that replay-to-video conversion would restart endlessly unless you pressed escape.

Reduced Rocketpack Rapid Arrows range increase from 20% per stage to 15% per stage.

Fixed issue where Black Hole Sun explosion animation was not always played.

Fixed issue where Voltar’s healbot attack would not be applied when healbot expires.

SWCA Coin split arrows now correctly gain 50% of Spurs damage increase, instead of 100%.

Fixed issue where it was not possible to start Explode while Biting.

Fixed an issue where Endless Quiver cooldown reduction would not always apply.

Fixed some overlapping texts in the character select screen.

Fixed issue where Sentry’s decoy would not be left behind when teleporting.

Fixed an issue where replays would not store the items bought.

Reduced Rapid Arrows base range from 10 to 9.

Fixed that replay-to-video conversion would restart endlessly unless you pressed escape.

Various bug fixes and improvements included in the patch.

Added a new skin for Skree: Sun Wukong Skree.

Introduced two new skins for characters.

Added an all new free character Rocco.

A series of balance tweaks, especially for Lonestar and Voltar.

Various bug fixes and improvements implemented.

Significant balance adjustments made to Lonestar and Voltar.

Added a new skin for Rocco: Shinobi Rocco.

Added a new free character, Rocco.

Significant upgrades have been made to the Sorona map.

Players can now replay their matches as videos.

Players can now view kill-cam replays.

Various minor fixes have been applied.

Players can now record their gameplay as video.

A new kill-cam replay feature has been introduced.

Three brand new DLC items are now available.

Significant visual and gameplay upgrades to the Sorona map.

Various minor fixes have been made.

Three brand new DLC items are now available.

A new skin for Gnaw with epic features is coming in Patch 2.10.

A new skin for Gnaw with epic features is coming in Patch 2.10.

A brand new announcer is coming to Awesomenauts on Steam in Patch 2.10: 'From the Scrolls of Xi Pang'.

Introduces a killcam feature that allows players to watch a shortened version of a replay, showing only kills and tower destructions.

Players can now export their replays directly as video.

A brand new announcer is coming to Awesomenauts on Steam in Patch 2.10: 'From the Scrolls of Xi Pang'.

Introduces a killcam feature that shows a shortened version of replays, highlighting only kills and tower destructions.

Players can export their replays directly as video.

Voltar is getting a mechanics makeover in patch 2.10.

Voltar is getting a mechanics makeover in patch 2.10.

New pathways added to make gameplay more open and unpredictable.

Distance between forward turrets shortened to ensure droids reach them more often, making it harder to stop pushes.

The distance between the forward turrets will be shortened to allow droids to reach them more often.

Sorona will get a rework with new pathways for more open and unpredictable gameplay.

A workaround has been provided for Mac users unable to launch the game after patch 2.9.4.

A workaround has been provided for Mac users unable to launch the game after patch 2.9.4.

Health and ability adjustments to Coco.

Fixed issues with teleporting onto healthpacks and getting stuck.

Fixed bullet collision inconsistencies with Skree Totem.

Happy thoughts now increases the max healing of healing wave (heal 25 per stage).

Dummies lifesteal 12.5 per hit.

Reduced prices for various abilities and items.

Happy thoughts now increases the max healing of healing wave (heal 25 per stage).

Weedlings base health increased from 400 to 450.

Health increased from 1500 to 1550.

Changes to lifesteal, damage, and abilities to enhance playstyle.

Black hole sun gravitational pull increased by 10%.

Weedlings attackspeed increased from 66.7 to 74.1.

Energy pulse’s amplify damage effect won’t increase anymore with more charges, now a flat amount (10%).

Drip and spit projectiles collision boxes increased to fit their graphics better.

Herring snack badge healing reduced from 60 to 40.

Hammer of frost collision size reduced by 10%.

Blackhole sun minimum and maximum damage increased by 50.

Resolved issues with character selection menu and animations.

Health reduced from 550 to 400, including those from Genji and Raelynn.

Weedlings base health increased from 400 to 450.

Caterpillar King Statue collision box of the returning healing shot is now consistent with other projectiles.

Energy pulse’s amplify damage effect is now a flat amount (10%).

Reduced prices for several of Derpl's abilities.

Ice cubes slow duration increased from 2s to 2.5s.

Fixed bullet collision inconsistencies with Skree Totem.

Nibbs is a dragon warrior from the Starstorm DLC with unique abilities.

Timerifts no longer affect other timerifts.

Tornado now deals half damage per tick (83 damage) but ticks twice as fast.

Fixed that humming droids created by The last pieridae transformae sometimes spawned way below the cocooned sawblade droid.

Fertilizer effect replaced to increase weedling lifetime by 100% when fertilized by acid spit.

Clover of honour now also works on turrets.

Weedlings now live for a limited time (30 seconds).

Exclusive skin for Roboscoop, available through giveaways.

Dummies will now automatically attack.

Resolved issues with global chat and control schemes.

Black hole sun gravitational pull increased by 10%.

Grenaide pour homme stun duration increased from 0.2s to 0.4s.

Battle Nibbs skin for Graygrowl, includes a fully customized voice set.

Euphoric thoughts now increases the healing of healing wave when fully charged (70 extra healing).

New versions of community-created bots added for various characters.

Clover of honour now also works on turrets.

Wraithlord Scoop takes to the airwaves as a new announcer.

Feather ball effect replaced; now increases weedling healing by 10%.

Ice cubes slow duration increased from 2s to 2.5s.

Euphoric thoughts now increases the healing of healing wave when fully charged (70 extra healing).

Hammer of frost collision size reduced by 10%.

Custom Games Settings are now available for all players.

Bug detector gravitational pull reduced from 35% to 25%.

Spiked tongue piercing damage reduced by 10%.

Black hole sun stored damage will now decay after 10 seconds.

Fixed a bug where Halberd of justice healed for double the amount.

Spit can now fertilize and heal weedlings for 20% of max hitpoints.

Health increased from 1500 to 1550.

Sniper toothbrush movement speed increased from 25% to 30%.

Nibbs is a dragon warrior from the Starstorm DLC with unique abilities.

Exclusive skin for Roboscoop, available through giveaways.

Weedlings damage increased from 70 to 75.

Spiked tongue piercing damage reduced by 10%.

Agressive AI chip replaced with French baguette which increases movement in stealth when a wounded enemy is near.

Death lens damage reduced from 150 to 125 per stage.

Spit can now fertilize and heal weedlings for 20% of max hitpoints.

Drip and spit projectiles collision boxes increased to fit their graphics better.

Adjustments to Ayla's abilities to enhance playstyle without nerfing or buffing.

Bug detector gravitational pull reduced from 35% to 25%.

Morning star piercing damage reduced by 10%.

Caterpillar King Statue collision box of the returning healing shot is now consistent with other projectiles.

Bag of seeds effect replaced; now increases damage of weedlings by 50% when fertilized by acid spit.

Hammerpants will now receive the effect from ice cubes.

Multiple fixes related to menu navigation and UI elements.

Chicken in lunchbox, amplify damage increase won’t increase anymore with more charges, now a flat amount (+5% per stage).

Anchor hook stun duration decreased from 0.2s to 0.1s.

Blackhole sun minimum and maximum damage increased by 50.

Tornado now deals half damage per tick (83 damage) but ticks twice as fast.

Herring snack badge healing reduced from 60 to 40.

Anchor hook is now a lot more stable and a whole bunch of issues with it should now be fixed.

Double rpg price increased from 170 to 190.

Fertilizer effect replaced; now increases weedling life time by 100% when fertilized by acid spit.

Dummies will now automatically attack.

Chicken in lunchbox amplify damage increase is now a flat amount (+5% per stage).

Removed language-specific rooms and added automatic joining of General Chat.

Sniper toothbrush movement speed increased from 25% to 30%.

Anchor hook is now a lot more stable and a whole bunch of issues with it should now be fixed.

Tornado damage increased from 75 to 83.

Cooldown when anchor is destroyed increased from 10s to 15s.

Bag of seeds effect replaced to increase damage of weedlings by 50% when fertilized by acid spit.

Wheelbarrow with ammo price reduced from 210 to 180 per stage.

Double rpg price increased from 170 to 190.

Battle Nibbs skin for Graygrowl, includes a fully customized voice set.

Character names in stats screen are now sorted alphabetically.

Grenaide pour homme stun duration increased from 0.2s to 0.4s.

Feather ball effect replaced to increase weedling healing by 10%.

Weedlings damage increased from 70 to 75.

Removed due to poor performance and low win rate.

Health reduced from 550 to 400 and shield removed.

Wheelbarrow with ammo price reduced from 210 to 180 per stage.

Weedlings attackspeed increased from 66.7 to 74.1.

Tornado damage increased from 75 to 83.

Morning star piercing damage reduced by 10%.

Timerifts no longer affect other timerifts.

Herring snack badge price increased from 160 to 175.

Cooldown when anchor is destroyed increased from 10s to 15s.

Hungry sword now lifesteals a flat amount of 25 health per hit.

Custom game modes Randomnauts and Team Deathmatch available to all players.

Removed Vinnie & Spike bot due to performance issues.

Herring snack badge price increased from 160 to 175.

Coco's health reduced and various ability adjustments made.

Anchor hook stun duration decreased from 0.2s to 0.1s.

Paid DLC featuring Wraithlord Scoop as an announcer.

Hungry sword now lifesteals a flat amount of 25 health per hit.

Aggressive AI chip replaced with French baguette which increases movement in stealth when a wounded enemy is near.

New sound effects implemented in the menu.

Fixed a bug where Halberd of justice healed for double the amount.

Hammerpants will now receive the effect from ice cubes.

Fixed that humming droids created by The last pieridae transformae sometimes spawned way below the cocooned sawblade droid.

Weedlings now live for a limited time (30 seconds).

Black hole sun stored damage will now decay after 10 seconds.

Death lens damage reduced from 150 to 125 per stage.