What changed in Robocraft in 2019

Double your experience and robits from now until January 6th, 2020.

Damage reduced from 275000 to 233750, Energy Cost reduced from 6000 to 5700.

Damage reduced from 125000 to 106250, Energy Cost reduced from 3250 to 3087.5.

Damage reduced from 175000 to 148750, Energy Cost reduced from 4000 to 3800.

Damage reduced from 80878 to 68746, Energy Cost reduced from 2500 to 2375.

Damage reduced from 98851 to 84023, Energy Cost reduced from 2750 to 2612.5.

Transitioning to a $5 Premium model on October 17th, with free copies for existing players.

The game will be renamed from RobocraftX to Gamecraft on October 17th.

A block that allows players to execute console commands based on signals.

Upcoming beta branch for early multiplayer engine testing.

Integration with Steam Workshop for easy publishing and updating of games.

New parts that allow players to control vehicles and creations, with unique camera functionalities.

Microchips that define trigger volumes for various gameplay behaviors.

Ability for game creators to trigger custom end game screens.

A scalable block for displaying customizable text in the game world.

Introduction of a save game system allowing multiple save files and thumbnails.

Improvements to core physics, including joint rigidity and collision handling.

New materials and painting options for creations.

Insect health increased by 10%.

Conversion now more rewarding for better plays and more punishing for worse plays.

Selection of AI robots now favors higher CPU builds.

Energy per shot scales from 2,250 - 2,450, health increased by 5%.

No weapons now have movement inaccuracy.

Gravity on Mars and GJ 1214b set to be the same as Earth.

Sprinter health increased by 5%.

Energy per shot scales from 600-817.

Adjusted energy consumption to reflect boost-era values, affecting damage and fire rates.

Compact Cube mass changed from 3 to 2.5.

Heavy Cubes have a 10% increase in health.

Healing scales from 4,500 - 12,481, energy usage varies.

Energy per shot scales from 2,500 - 6,000, damage from 80,878 - 275,000.

Energy per shot scales from 1,850 - 2,650, damage from 210,000 - 312,165.

Damage scales from 20,000 - 99,551, energy usage varies.

Energy per shot varies by tier, with changes to shots per second.

Cost of Bay upgrades reduced by 10%, except for Mega Bay upgrade.

Rudder speed now matches their wing counterparts.

Gamemode rotation now occurs every 30 minutes instead of every 60 minutes.

Energy per shot scales from 210 - 451, damage from 8,640 - 23,612.

Matchmaking has been tweaked for faster battle starts.

Tank health increased by 10%.

No changes made to Mortar.

Energy per shot scales from 500 - 1,620, damage from 15,000 - 73,204.

Helium has a 10% increase in health and a 20% increase in lift.

Health increased.

Health increased.

Optimum carry mass and Agility for Heavy Vehicles increased.

Health increased and Agility for Heavy Vehicles improved.

Damage per shot, Projectile Speed, and Damage per stack adjusted.

Agility for Heavy Vehicles increased.

Top Speed and Spin-up Time adjusted.

Damage and Shots per Second decreased.

Health, Top Speed, Agility, and Jump Height increased.

Health increased and Agility improved.

Health and Top Speed increased.

Health, Damage, Shots per second increased, and Energy per shot adjusted.

Health, Top Speed, Agility, and Jump Height increased.

Health increased.

Range increased.

Damage and Energy per Shot decreased.

Changes to Healing, Projectile Speed, and Energy per shot.

Health, Top Speed, and Agility increased.

Agility for Heavy Vehicles reduced.

Damage increased and Shots per second decreased.

Agility increased and Optimum carry mass adjusted.

Reveal Duration and Cooldown adjusted.

Damage increased and Movement inaccuracy reduced.

Conductive blocks introduced in the game.

A host of visual improvements have been made.

Introduction of bouncy Rubber and Slippery Oily cubes.

A number of bug fixes have been implemented.

Additional cube shapes have been added to the game.

Levers allow motorised parts to be controlled manually.

Resolved an issue that prevented players from uploading custom avatars for their profile and clan.

Resolved an issue that prevented players from uploading custom avatars for their profile and clan.

Altimeter when equipped does not show correct HUD or update the numbers on the display.

Text chat feature is not working and may require more time to address.

Resolved an issue that prevented players from uploading custom avatars for their profile and clan.

Players can now use new foundational parts including tyres, axles, motors, and hinges to create unique machines.

Robocraft X is designed as a sandbox physics game with competitive and co-operative elements, allowing for creative machine construction.

The character Leo has been introduced, who constructs machines and will pilot vehicles once control rigs are implemented.

The prototype of Robocraft X is now available for free download, inviting players to experience the early development stage.

Players can now deal damage to other robots in 10 vs 10 Elimination mode after recent issues.

Scheduled maintenance to address issues where players are unable to damage each other during matches.

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

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

Voice over on BA will now play the correct dialogue.

Robots with zero weapon load outs will no longer receive an error message indicating a full load out.

Players can select gravity conditions to test their robots before battle.

Players will no longer wait three minutes to join a game if another player disconnects before the match loads.

New visibility conditions have been introduced to the game.

Gliese Lake removed from the map rotation for Battle Arena due to balance issues.

Improved load times when editing, selecting, and creating robots.

Increased health, top speed, and agility for various movement parts.

Decreased damage per stack by 2.5% and increased projectile range by 5%.

Robopass progress screen no longer appears at the end of custom games.

Various weapons have been adjusted based on community feedback.

Party MMR calculations updated for better matchmaking and team balancing.

Mass changes for T2, T3, and T4 have been implemented.

Cosmetics in the robopass screen are now correctly labeled as cosmetic instead of cube.

The team is working on resolving server issues affecting players.

Increased health for Helium, Light Cube, and Heavy Cube; various module cooldowns decreased.

Increased healing per shot by 5%, decreased energy per shot by 5%, and increased projectile speed by 10%.

An error when trying to upgrade a max CPU bay has been fixed.

A new event system that displays current map, game mode, gravity, visibility conditions, auto healing status, and air density.

Clicking 'Get robits' in the insufficient funds dialogue will no longer cause an issue.

A new 10 vs 10 Elimination game mode has been introduced.

AI now supports player spotting.

Visibility will affect how far AI robots can spot players.

Visibility conditions will influence the effectiveness of different weapon types in battles.

Fog on Earth, sand storms on Mars, and snow on GL1214b will impact visibility during battles.

New visibility factors added to map rotation affecting gameplay and weapon selection.

Gravity will be reduced on Mars, allowing for higher carry mass on robots.

Scheduled maintenance to address the 'error loading item shop bundle' issue.

Mars will have lower air density, affecting aircraft flight height.

Each planet will have unique gravity affecting jump height, falling acceleration, and carry mass.

GL1214b will have increased gravity, requiring efficient robot designs.

The team is working on server issues and plans to compensate players affected by these issues.

Implemented a temporary fix to address server and database issues, reducing error messages for players.

The frozen map Gliese Lake will be added to the map rotation.

The highly requested Elimination game mode will be added to the new game mode rotation.

Team sizes will increase to ten players per team in Elimination mode.

Helion Crater, the first map ever created for Robocraft, will return to the map rotation.

A new system to optimize matchmaking and allow players to make impactful build decisions before entering a match.

Auto healing will be disabled during Elimination mode, requiring teams to have at least one healer.

Changes the way that the matchmaking rating for parties is calculated to match them against slightly tougher opponents.

Load times increased and frame rates were significantly affected during the 8 vs 8 event.

More AI bots filled team spaces during the 8 vs 8 event.

Reverting team sizes back to 5 vs 5 after experimenting with 8 vs 8 due to performance issues.

New players were less likely to continue playing during the 8 vs 8 event, possibly due to performance issues.

Queue times were longer during the 8 vs 8 event.

Team size increased from 5 to 8 for a limited time event.

5% increase in damage per shot, damage per stack, and projectile speed; 5% decrease in energy per shot.

Increase in agility and 5% increase in carry mass for Rudder.

All game modes will have their team size increased from 5 to 8 from April 18th to April 22nd.

5% increase in damage per shot and 5% decrease in energy per shot.

5% increase in top speed and agility for Thruster.

5% decrease in damage per shot for Plasma weapon.

5% increase in health for Electroshields.

5% increase in top speed, agility, and jump height; decrease in single leg movement speed from 75% to 50%.

Increased kills required for victory from 20 to 25 due to team size increase.

10% increase in range for Blink Module.

5% increase in deploy range for EMP Module.

10 second decrease in cooldown time and 2.5 second increase in duration for Windowmaker Module.

Increase in agility and 5% increase in carry mass for Hovers.

5% increase in top speed and agility for Propeller.

5% increase in health for Heavy Cube.

10% decrease in energy per shot for Ion weapon.

5% increase in health, top speed, agility, and carry mass for Wings.

5% decrease in energy per shot and 5% increase in projectile speed.

5% increase in health but decrease in single leg movement speed from 75% to 50%.

10% decrease in energy consumption for Ghost Module.

5% increase in health and top speed for Ski.

5% increase in damage per shot and increase in shots per second by 1.

5% increase in health and damage per hit for Tesla weapon.

5% increase in health and top speed for Wheels.

5% increase in health and agility for Tank Tracks.

5% decrease in top speed, agility, and carry mass for Rotors.

5% decrease in energy per shot for T3 Seeker.

5% increase in health, top speed, agility, and jump height for Insect Legs.

An 8 vs 8 limited time event will launch in just a couple of days.

Players can now sign up for Season 3 of the community hosted Robocraft World Cup.

New black hole spawn and death animations available in the item shop until April 21st.

Reduced the number of games with multiple robot tiers in them.

Clan player list now displays correctly if opened while in lobby queue.

Emotigrams now appear in Pit custom games.

Fixed missing localisation on the season 2 holoflag.

Tapping V will now play the default emotigram, holding V will now open the emotigram wheel.

Fixed missing sprites in inventory for Radar Jammers.

Fixed an issue that caused emotigram audio to be offset.

Users can no longer purchase RoboPass Plus multiple times.

All completed daily quests are now replaced each day.

Three daily quests are given to new users on login, rather than one.

Emotigrams now appear in Pit custom games.

Users can no longer purchase RoboPass Plus multiple times.

Fixed missing sprites in inventory for Radar Jammers.

Fixed missing localisation on the season 2 holoflag.

Clan player list now displays correctly if opened while in lobby queue.

Tapping V will now play the default emotigram, holding V will now open the emotigram wheel.

Three daily quests are given to new users on login, rather than one.

All completed daily quests are now replaced each day.

Fixed an issue that caused emotigram audio to be offset.

The Retro Mothership bay skin and edit area have been reintroduced as unlockable content.

Fixed a bug that caused the weapon upgrade prompts to appear on max power weapons.

A new feature allowing players to communicate using emotigrams.

Clans can no longer have Chinese or Russian characters in their names.

Fixed an issue where the loadout slots in the info panel would be incorrect after receiving a 'rate this robot' dialogue.

You can no longer select weapons in the robot info panel while in edit mode.

RoboPass Season 2 is now live, featuring 30 Grades to unlock cosmetic items.

Neon cube no longer appears in the tutorial inventory.

Significant changes to weapon and movement part balancing based on community feedback.

Fixed an issue where players were not receiving Robits when using their CRF robot.

Fixed an issue where swapping screens while the weapon power/rank bar animates causes visual effects to loop.

Copying a robot into a bay that requires an upgrade will set both bays to the same CPU limit.

Skis now turn correctly.

Improvements made to handling when reversing with tank tracks.

Players can select and use Emotigrams in battle using the Emotigram wheel.

New feature allowing players to communicate using Emotigrams in battle.

Several Emotigrams will be unlockable through RoboPass Plus.

RoboPass Season 2 launches on March 28, 2019.

Maintenance scheduled for March 28, 2019, to prepare for the update.

Radar jammers are returning as a cosmetic part.

The enemy radar is making a cosmetic return.

Retro cubes are returning in cosmetic form in Robopass.

The radar receiver is returning in cosmetic form.

The Alignment Rectifier is making a cosmetic return to Robocraft.

New cosmetic item called Spring Rods available in three sizes.

RoboPass Season 2 will be available starting March 28th.

Introducing new death effects including a small explosion effect and a warp out effect.

A humorous death effect that adds a light-hearted touch to destruction.

A new vapour trail cosmetic that adds a fresh aesthetic to robots.

A new warp out death effect that salvages robots before destruction.

Loot Crates have been reintroduced in a new form as a transporter device for robots.

RoboPass Season 2 is set to launch on March 28, 2019.

Announcement of another cosmetic type to be revealed in the coming days.

Introduction of the new Warp In spawn effect as part of RoboPass Season 2.

Adjusted RR per CPU for T4 and T5 parts and changed upper boundary for T4 robots.

Now has 90kg Mass.

No longer causes it to get stuck.

Now has 60kg Mass.

Changed from 875,000 to 1,750,000.

New weapon stats after an upgrade are highlighted green until you swap weapon.

After upgrading a bay in edit mode.

Changed from 2,500 to 10,000.

Now has AFX and lasts a bit longer.

No longer plays when opening the weapons screen after the first time.

Resolved issues in 21:9 resolutions.

When opening with a Bay Skin equipped.

Achievement was not being awarded.

Improved framerate.

Provides clearer messaging.

Languages were not being updated when changed in game.

All weapons now have a mass of 4KG per CPU.

No longer uses a poorly scaled badge.

Now stays on screen slightly longer to make it easier to read.

Changed from 500 to 1,000.

Resolved a visual bug in the voting screen.

The rate at which players level up has been decreased.

Players can now change their display name manually through account settings.

Fixed issue where party members were kicked if the leader changed robot tier.

All daily quests now offer double the Robits and EXP for all users.

Various balance changes made to multiple weapons based on community feedback.

Upcoming changes to tank treads, wheels, insect legs, and aerofoils to improve physics based on F=MA.

Global and regional leaderboards track player and weapon ratings.

Resolved an issue that caused the tutorial bot to fall.

Agility adjustments made for Wheels, Tank Tracks, Insect Legs, and Wings.

Earn XP for weapons by dealing damage or healing, allowing upgrades.

Corrected a bug that locked players to the paint gun in edit mode.

A special Holoflag item added to the item store for 0 Robits.

Health and speed adjustments made to various movement parts.

Corrected unintended speeds caused by a bug.

Loadout slots reduced from 5 to 3, existing robots with 5 slots remain in garage.

Improved loading speed when logging in and when returning to garage.

Players can now upgrade weapons using Robits earned at the end of matches.

Players can now change their own name manually in Account settings on the website.

Weapons earn XP based on damage dealt or healing done in matches, with XP split between weapons used.

Players will be able to level up their weapons using Cray’s giant robotic claw starting March 7th.

Weapon levels will be shown in the inventory, with visual stats for different weapon tiers.

Players can level up weapons using Robits after filling the XP bar, with ten levels available for over 30 weapons.

Progressing through weapon levels will play a factor into the matchmaking process.

Players will be able to upgrade 30 weapons, each with ten levels of progression starting March 7th.

Players can filter leaderboards to show only their friends' progress.

Leaderboards will include global and regional rankings for players.

Clan ratings are based on the sum of the ranking criteria for all players in a clan.

Leaderboards will be accessible on the Robocraft website with the same functionality as in-game.

Player ratings will factor in a player’s diversity across all weapon types.

Points earned or lost for weapon ranking will depend on the weapon's current rank, with a challenging progression system.

Weapons will have individual matchmaking ratings, with ranks from Bronze to Protonium and 24 opportunities to rank up per weapon.

New leaderboards will track Player Rank and Weapon Rank to celebrate top players and clans.

Wheels, Tanks, Insect Legs, and Aerofoils will be overhauled to align with the new F=MA physics system.

New movement parts will be introduced with the upcoming update.

Single leg builds can now be controlled without needing to force a respawn.

Fixed a bug that could trigger an error if the confirm button of the Bay Upgrade screen was clicked multiple times.

The tutorial can now be skipped.

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 visual issues with EMP effects.

Robots at 10,000CPU with extra cosmetic CPU can now be downloaded from the factory into a new bay without bringing up an error.

Base speed of the rotor increased from 160 MPH to 200 MPH.

AI robots with Tesla can no longer damage their own reactor.

Resolved issue where weapon inaccuracy was lost after pausing in single player.

New robots created to fit within the 750CPU limit for new players.

Major changes to robot movement dynamics, affecting how heavy and light robots handle.

Multiple UI bugs fixed, including issues with the Centre of Mass orb and crosshair pulsation.

Visual effects for Mortar have been enhanced.

Various weapon adjustments made following community feedback.

Scheduled maintenance to deploy the Agility and CPU Upgrade build.

First season of RoboPass concludes, offering various cosmetic rewards.

Clicking 'back to the game' after a purchase now closes the store instead of showing a thank-you page.

Rebranding of Cosmetic credits to Cosmic credits with added functionality.

New players start with a garage bay of 750CPU, allowing gradual upgrades using Robits.

Several weapons received buffs, while the Plasma weapon was nerfed.

Added visual particle effects to the voting screen for Best Played and Best Looking buttons.

Chaingun shots per second increased from 10 to 12 and damage per shot increased by 5%.

Effects now play during the voting screen once a robot reaches 3/6 votes for 'best looking robot'.

Party widget now displays correctly when queuing for battle and while in build mode.

Speed Boost across the board reduced by 20% after an error during the infinitisation update.

Fixed overflowing texts on some dialogue windows.

Time to regain accuracy after moving reduced from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds.

Sorting by CPU in the Robot Factory will now display search results across all tiers.

Voting cards become interactable faster.

Visual update to rail projectiles.

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.

A variety of bug fixes included in the update.

Average queue time while in lobby is now more accurate.

T5 Laser muzzle flash locations are now correct.

Nanos healing rate increased by 10% and energy cost reduced by 5%.

AI robots equipped with rails will no longer attempt to shoot at other robots through walls.

T4/T5 seekers now award the correct credit for the 'I've Got Tone' achievement.

Neon cubes that are disconnected will now display in the correct shade of red.

Player list HUD in Battle Arena now correctly shows respawn times next to players rather than kill count.

Flak explosion damage is now correctly calculated for air-based robots.

Fairy lights now keep their hitbox after leaving test mode.

No longer able to move during the first spawn animation in Test/Play vs AI, while the camera is moving.

Tesla damage increased by 5%, energy cost reduced by 5%, and hits per second increased from 4 to 5.

T5 Flak now contains the correct ‘damage per stack’ info in the tooltip.

Added a new label under the crosshair to better indicate how/when to flip your robot.

The camera now has a zoom out to better display the new spawn effects.

Balancing changes based on community feedback regarding energy usage, fire rate, and damage output.

Improvements aimed at enhancing user experience.

Fixed an issue where users that created their account during Early Access but did not receive their pilot seat rewards.

Fixed an issue where player lists would have too much spacing in lower resolutions until the list is refreshed.

Purchasing Robopass Plus during the battle summary flow will update the RoboPass screen correctly.

Pausing during the campaign countdown will no longer cause the UI to be stuck for the rest of the round.

Mortar energy consumption reduced by 10%, increasing shots launched per energy bar from 5 to 6.

Provided better information to show players how to use the picker tool.

Neon cube has updated saturation.

All Plasma tiers now trigger robot shake.

Fixed an issue where the PLAY button in the top bar will not highlight when looking at the custom game screen.

Player lists in the top corners now sort by highest kills in TDM.

Mortar explosions on the boundary shields no longer create an odd square effect.

Fixed an issue that could sometimes leave users stuck after battle.

Fairy lights now highlight invalid placements of cubes if the lights were placed first.

Plasma damage output reduced by 5%.

A new trailer created by the community group Robocrew will now appear when launching Robocraft.

Voting buttons on the end-of-battle screen now have the correct icons displayed.

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.

AI kills are now appearing in the kill feed during Play vs AI matches.

Rail and Laser projectiles are no longer invisible when firing over certain distances.

Enhancements to physics to make robot weight affect gameplay, with lighter robots having faster agility and heavier robots having increased armor.

Changes include faster direction changes, strafing, turn speed, and acceleration for light robots.

Heavy robots will have slower strafing and direction changes compared to lighter robots.

Adjustments to weapon types based on community feedback to nerf or buff specific weapons.

Range reduced from 226 to 150.

Projectile speed increased from 260 to 500, energy cost reduced from 1500 to 1250, cooldown between shots decreased from 0.5 to 0.25 seconds.

Energy cost decreased from 4000 to 3250, range increased from 50 to 75, base inaccuracy improved from 7 to 5.

Adjusted damage for Ion weapons across tiers 4 and 5.

Adjusted damage for Aeroflak weapons across tiers 4 and 5.

Adjusted damage for Plasma weapons across all tiers.

Adjusted damage for Tesla weapons across tiers 2 to 4.

Adjusted damage for Mortar weapons at tier 5.

Adjusted damage for Rail weapons across all tiers.

Adjusted damage for Nano weapons across tiers 2 to 4.

Adjusted damage for Laser weapons across all tiers.

Adjusted damage for Seeker weapons across tiers 3 to 5.

Adjusted damage for Chaingun weapons across tiers 4 and 5.