Main Assembly News

Hello inventors!

We've been working hard to address a lot of feedback and are making the new build available to the community, addressing issues listed a little further down. Please share any feedback via Discord and we'll aim to release to the main branch by late August.

How to access the build:
If this sounds like something for you, this is how you switch to the Experimental branch. In Steam right-click on the game and then select Properties:



Then go to the Betas tab and select experimental from the dropdown:



The builds we put on this branch will not have been QA tested, so it will possibly more unstable and have more bugs, but it will be more exciting!

How to report issues:
To report any issues, pls let us know via Discord

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[h2]Bot Building:[/h2]
Center of Mass display is more accurate
Painting mode double click to fill now works more reliably
Can now extrude short distances
Improvements to moving panels
Decals get visually removed upon deletion
Non-drive Motors braking is no longer binary
Drive Motor braking register values under 0.1

[h2]Driving:[/h2]
Screen goes grey at world bounds, even when inside a Bot. Previously only worked when in the
drone.
Camera part activation only applies to triggering docking stations in multiplayer
Damage distortions clears on reprint
Smart Sensor now tracks space boxes and the return zone
Respawning a bot with a Gyroscope Sensor gives expected results


[h2]World Building:[/h2]
All Racing Activities have been replaced with WB Races
Selection of more than ~100 objects now possible
Multi-selection performs better
Target Object can now be triggered by ranged weapons
Scoreboard remembers its state

[h2]Misc:[/h2]
Connection Issues will no longer throw you into the Main Menu if you're in Single Player or the
Host of a game
Chat window does not interfere when building/programming
Gamepad joystick is now invertible
Workshop Bots show their name instead of a file path
Increased shadow resolution in higher graphic settings
Removed a Drone Cosmetic from the Progression table that did not exist
Non-standard input keys shown as a blank key inside the game
World Build key is now rebindable
Drone move up/down keys are now rebindable
Xbox A-button no longer opens the chat
Can use arrow keys to move caret in chat


We hope you are enjoying the game so far, we are really enjoying seeing all your creations!

You can also keep up with Main Assembly's development on all these channels:

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[h3]Inventors, creative minds of the future! Main Assembly, has today left Steam Early Access - and has officially launched! Hooray![/h3]



Featuring a comprehensive array of freeform building tools, players can now construct an even more significant number of intricate machines and robots thanks to a brand new update launched alongside the game’s full release.



The Final Frontier content introduces players to zero gravity, with a new sandbox map that includes a space station, a new space-based challenge level, the ability to add rocket engines and lasers to creations, and cosmetics so the in-game drone can cosplay as **an** astronaut. I mean, what more could you possibly ask for?!



As our Inventors; our wonderfully creative community know: Main Assembly has continually expanded during its Early Access phase, adding aquatic systems, environments, and Bot Brawls (a new game mode for players to battle against each other and their creations through online multiplayer) to the game over the last few months, regularly providing more activities for players.

Houston, we have a trailer:

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Main Assembly key features:

• Freeform building: Construct any robot or contraption imaginable and customise them with numerous cosmetic parts
  
• Solo & multiplayer sandbox gameplay: Work individually to collect 156 stars in 24 single-player challenges or compete against each other in online multiplayer activities. Share inventions over Steam Workshop, and enjoy endless gameplay possibilities
  
• Powerful visual programming: Harness the power of *Main Assembly’s* visual programming language to set up unique controls for creations, and even automate them with various types of sensors
  
• Advanced physics: Experience aerodynamics and robot destruction; fly, drift, and destroy your creations
  

You’re the designer, engineer and architect - if you can imagine it you can create it! Construct robots of any shape or size from eight-legged spider bots to eerie UFO contraptions. When you’ve completed your masterpiece, craft the ultimate race course, battle your bots in an arena - or fly them through space, all whilst completing a vast array of objectives! Imagination is more important than knowledge. Alone or with fellow inventors, envision your design then make it a reality.



Thank you for your support thus far, Inventors — and welcome, new creative minds! We're happy to see you here, and we can't wait to see the madness that your conjure up!



Main Assembly 1.0 is OUT NOW on Steam. Grab it today!

[h3]Hey folks! *waves at the screen*[/h3]



We hope everyone had a good end to the year -despite the current situation - and that all of you got off to a solid, creative start in the new year! 2021 will help you push your imagination to its limits, not just your bots!

Everyone is back from their vacation, fully rested and eager to get back into the groove of eliminating nasty, unwelcome bugs. Die bugs, DIE.



We're less than a week away from releasing the full version of Main Assembly! As fun as it has been working on the game; we are delighted to finally ship it.

We are very proud of the game we have made and also very thankful for the support we have received from the community. Speaking of our community, some have already started building spaceships for the upcoming release. How cool is that! We see you, crafting your ships for the stars! Great stuff, carry on :)



Our curiosity about what types of space-ships you will build and how they will tackle the challenges is immense; we have had a blast playing around with them, and we hope that you will too!

We also hope that people who have played through the game will try out the challenges again with all the new and cool parts they've unlocked. We can recommend that because it's so much fun!



Don't forget - 26th of January is the release of v1.0 of Main Assembly! Who's excited about SPACE?! Reply with 'yeet' if you are.

Thank you for all the support so far! Stay safe and stay building!





Jump into the Main Assembly Discord NOW and join in the fun!


You can also keep up with Main Assembly's development on all these channels:
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[h3]Main Assembly will be unleashed into the wild of a plethora of creative minds, as the game launches on January 26th 2021![/h3]

Version 1.0 will be live on release -- alongside the new SPACE Update! That's right, Inventors. We were always going to outgrow this world eventually, now it's time to look up to what's possible out there. Now it's time to create things we could only dream of! Now it's time for Interstellar inventions!



On Main Assembly's launch, you'll be able to conjure up creations that can fly & travel through space, whilst completing a vast array of objectives in zero gravity!



If there are grey little men out there somewhere, those extra-terrestrials will most certainly be impressed and confounded by your creative lockers. We know what you're capable of; it's time to show the universe!



We're providing an exclusive look at Main Assembly's launch & SPACE Update via kAN; a fantastic creator who loves to share his Main Assembly creations & adventures with his creative community! Take a look over on kAN's YouTube channel:

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That's all from us, for now. We're off to strategize, and plan our ships and rockets for the skies above! Dream big.



See you next week for our weekly Dev Log :)

And most importantly -- see you on January 26th!

We hope everyone is getting into the Holiday spirit! As much as we love working on Main Assembly, we do need our vacation; we are looking forward to ending this week in a smashing way!

It's been a peculiar year, many fantastic creations from Inventors like yourselves have helped keep the spirits up! We hope to see even more fantastic inventions in 2021 :).

[h3]Let's get to it, shall we?
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We are continuing our work of sweeping, fine-tuning the game and improving it. This time, we were reminded of how challenging the gauntlet trial can be! Ooft.



We have something super special for you this week! We got Zero-G in and working! Take a look AT. THAT! Very, very good.



We are having so much fun with this, even at this early stage! Creating spaceships with lasers! PEW! PEW! Maybe aliens will try out Main Assembly one day. I'm sure the extraterrestrials would make fantastic bots :D



Just imagine the possibilities! Tell your friends! Tell the alie---shhh! Ooops. We're definitely alone we promise ;) Or are we...? [pensive music]



We have also added another explosive of using on aeroplanes and submarines. But this is Main Assembly and, let's be honest, we never know what you are going to come up with. Haha.



Speaking of that, something that just totally blew our minds with the detail level - is this week's spotlight. How did you even create that? Wow! Please make sure to download this one from the workshop and take a look: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2311914609

[h2] Community Spotlight: Bot Of The Week! [/h2]

The Mercedes W11 F1 - by Kakkamurtuma! Fantastic work, absolutely marvellous effort.



Too good for just one-gif!



Oh yeah, before we leave you for a while! We have been putting in the work, and we now know what we will have in the next content update! So we have updated our roadmap!

[h3]Roadmap[/h3]


We've got lasers, we've got plasma, we've got explosives, we've got zero-g, we've got a server browser, and we've got decals! WE HAVE IT ALL!

I guess this time; it's also going to be our most significant update yet, again. We love a fat update.




[h3]Thank you so much for all your support so far! See you after the holidays! Take care, and stay safe![/h3]


The next dev-log will be sometime in January!

Did you think we will leave you without some holiday engaging content? I don't think so! We have updated the game with a lot of fixes and a Christmas theme! Also, we are running a holiday mini-competition in our Discord. Create a Christmas themed bot and have a chance to win a game from our Publisher Team17!



[h2]CHRISTMAS COMPETITION TIME!! [/h2]



Right folks, it's time for a quick festive competition.

The rules are simple: Create a festive/Christmasy bot -- and our devs will decide who's is the best Christmas bot? Got it? Brilliant.

PRIZE: A Team17 game of YOUR CHOICE. That's right, we'll give the winner a steam key from Team17's vast library of titles :D

RULES:

Post your festive creations into #Competition_06 in our official Discord by Tuesday 22nd December, 5PM GMT -- link to our discord is below!

That's it! Good luck! :D

Jump into the Main Assembly Discord NOW and join in the fun!


You can also keep up with Main Assembly's development on all these channels:
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