Main Assembly News

Hey Inventors!

Thank you to absolutely everyone for taking part in the Main Assembly Open Beta, we were thrilled to get everyone's hands on the game. There were some absolutely incredible builds made by the community and we're sure there will be even more on the launch.

If you have a build you loved in the beta, it should carry over to live if you keep the files, but to be sure you can find your beta builds in this folder: %LOCALAPPDATA%\RoboBuild\Saved\bots

We'd also like to thank everyone that submitted bug reports, feedback and ultimately helped us to improve the game!

Keep your eyes peeled for more opportunities to play the game before launch. Plus if you want to be notified on Steam you can wishlist the game for it's Early Access launch on June 11th here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1078920/Main_Assembly/

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Hey Inventors!

Welcome to our 5th developer log and the start of a new weekly tradition!



We want to give you as much information as possible, with insights into what's coming and a back stage pass to the development team! Some weeks we may focus on one mechanic of the game, another we may have big new features and sometimes just what we are currently up to. Whatever shape they end up in we hope these logs will give you food for thought and lots of exciting content!

Without further... droning on! Let's get into everything new this week!



Join Senior Programmer Roger Mattsson for a short beginners guide to bot programming. If you are struggling to make your creations move, this is the place to start! Part one of two is available here:

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We will be giving some more advanced tips in the part two of this guide coming in a few weeks



Thank you everyone for taking part in our open beta, there have been some truly incredible creations made so far! We also hope everyone's enjoyed their time and is looking forward to the Steam Early Access launch (June 11th 2020).

The open beta will officially close on the 4th of May 2020 at 5PM BST (GMT+1). There's still time to finish your build, try out some of the mind boggling creations so far in the Steam Workshop or play for the first time! Also, if you have a build you want to carry over, be sure to keep your beta files safe so that you can re-upload them in the early access.



Keep your eyes out on our news for other potential chances to get your hands on Main Assembly before our launch!





We've created a Main Assembly Reddit for people to share their creations, talk about development and help each other out.

Eventually, we'll be looking for keen community members to take over the mod reigns, as Reddit is a community ran platform! Please let us know if you are an especially dedicated inventor that would like to help grow the community. You can find the subreddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MainAssembly/



To add to the new weekly traditions, here's our bot pick this week to spotlight created by you the community. This is the SCARAB 8X8 Competition created by Deranger



We were impressed by the clever building and programming that went into this bot to make it able to climb rough terrain.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2077462932

Thank you all for reading the first regular installment in what will become many! You can leave this developer log knowing that you were there for the start of something new!

We hope you're excited for next week where we'll be exploring the intricacies of welding!

You can wishlist Main Assembly here:

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Here are our Top 10 Community Bot creations so far in the Main Assembly Open Beta!

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Thank you everyone for creating such amazing machines so far! Join the open beta yourself now to have the chance to get some of your creations featured, or try out these creations for yourself: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243740/Main_Assembly_Beta/

Here's a list of the machines and links to download them from the Steam Workshop:

10. F-107 ULTRA SABER by HB Stratos https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2047710463
9. Lotus Climax 24 remake by Gutike https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2046932127
8. Train by Sentin Elliott https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2044850150
7. V-22 Osprey by Archadius https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2042192040
6. Dirt Driver Blue by Silverlotus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2041224792
5. Jordan 191 formula one racing car by Valkijd2 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2037675354
4. dune_shredder2 by Ph..Phteven https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2037132758
3. Babar's BIG Cargo Plane by Babar https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2008866914
2. Heinkel He 51 by Krautregen https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2005826064
1. Walkertest 02 by Takuro0131 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1998419673

We can't wait to see what else can be created by our talented community!

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Hey everyone,

To deliver the best possible experience for players, we've taken the decision to delay the early access release of Main Assembly until June 11th

We're extending the beta to the end of April so players can continue to enjoy the game in the meantime.

Thank you to everyone who has already played the open beta, especially those that have given us valuable feedback and shared their incredible creations.

Join now for free here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243740/Main_Assembly_Beta/

We look forward to everyone getting their hands on the full game.

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Thanks to everyone who took part in our closed betas! We’ve absolutely loved seeing all your Main Assembly creations, so we’ve constructed a limited time open beta! So, get assembling!🤖​

Get your hands on the beta here!

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Check out the changelist below!

* All levels have received many tweaks and bug fixes.

    - Reworked lots of objectives in the maps

* More races added in Tundra, including Air races!

* Aerodynamics bug fixes and improvements. Is now more stable at high velocities and the curve of plates makes a difference.

* Added new gizmos to several parts that can be used to set properties so you don't have to do it through the programming menu

    - Gizmos can be cycled through with "T" while having the part selected if the part has multiple properties (more gimzo properties will be added in the future)

* Helper meshes have been added for lots of crafting operations. You will now see how far you have moved/extruded something.

* Removed driving 3 for now. Is being reworked completely

* Added center of mass gizmo, can be enabled through the bot radial menu.

* Changed the categories for programming nodes a bit.

* Can now connect two chassis elements by selecting them and then clicking on the gizmo that appears.

* Lots of optimization

* Lots of bug fixes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1243740/Main_Assembly_Beta/