RoboSquare News

Hey everyone! Lets get right to the new stuff...

[h3]Quarters![/h3]
Last time you heard from us we added a decent amount of content, but here is something a little bit different, a new currency! Quarters!

With Quarters comes a new premium way to purchase cosmetics alongside the original scrap currency. To gain access to the new coins all you have to do is open up RoboSquare and login with Pocketful of Quarters (POQ) in the top right corner.


Quarters are a cross-game currency, meaning if you no longer want to spend them in RoboSquare there will be other games in which you can use the same coins to buy cool items. This new addition is made possible by the lovely creators over at POQ.
More about pocketful of quarters here: POQ website


[h3]Community Updates[/h3]
On top of the new currency, we wanted to get a bit more involved with the players in order to help guide RoboSquare into the future. To do this properly we not only added an optional in-game survey that will award you free scrap, but have also created a custom-built discord bot that allows you and others to submit new ideas and features. It will also allow you to see the global feature leaderboards which will dictate the next steps for our development. Here are a few new commands available in our Discord today!


If you have not already, join our discord to keep up with all updates and news from devs or create a new party with a few others! Giveaways and competitions for thousands of scrap are always running on the discord, so don't be afraid to check them out: Click here to join!

Thank you to all that have supported RoboSquare, we hope to see you in one of our matches!



Fizzostia Team 🤖

It has been a long month but we are finally ready to bring you a new iteration of RoboSquare. In this update, we are introducing several new mechanics to extend the gameplay and make it more enjoyable.
As always we are open for feedback and urge you to send us a message on discord if you see any weird behavior or would like to suggest a change.

[h3]Ghost Rush Gamemode[/h3]
Three sumo maps can now be played in ghost rush mode! Survive for three minutes while respawning ghosts run towards you from all directions. It is said that only the select few can survive the full length of the timer.


[h3]Merge Items to Increase Rarity[/h3]
If you have a stack of items lying around, then you are in luck! RoboSquare now has 4 tiers of item rarities for most items that are available through the in-game shop. Three items of one rarity level can be combined to make a single increased rarity item. Pump up your bot from normal to bronze to silver to gold and finally to ruby level to be the best looking on the battlefield.


[h3]Three New Customization Sets[/h3]
Adding thousands of new combination possibilities are three new sets. Two of which were proposed by the discord community through a competition that earned them hundreds of scrap! Check them out and upgrade their rarity to see all set possibilities.


[h3]Place Marker[/h3]
Out with the old and in with the new! The stars system has now been replaced with an exact place marker for the end screen in sumo and race game modes. We are also showing the race position and amount of sumo players left in the top right corner while the match is running.


[h3]New Invite Options[/h3]
Now you can generate an invite code or link to get others to join your lobby. There is no limitation of needing to be friends on Steam. Additionally, the host can prevent anyone else from sending out lobby invites.



For anyone interested in the full list of changes and bug fixes here is our official change log!

Very soon we will be directly interacting with the discord community on the features to include in the next update. If you'd like to put in your vote join our server by following the below link.


Fizzostia Team 🤖

[h2]1.5x EXTRA SCRAP![/h2]

Just wanted to let you all know that this weekend there is currently 1.5x extra scrap given when you complete any daily or weekly challenge! This is a great opportunity to get those race wins in to finish up the challenges!

Have any suggestions, questions, or want to vibe with the community? Join the discord here;
https://discord.gg/GHjYxWF

Thanks everyone! and happy RoboSquare'ing? (sounds lame but good enough for me)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1427760/view/5311434706123308286

Here it is the 2.1 release! We worked hard to incorporate as much changes and quick fixes as possible after your amazing feedback on the release version of the game! in this update we worked on improving the stability and functionality of existing features as well as implementing another sumo map.

[h3]TnT Run Sumo Map[/h3]
This new sumo map consists of three layers of breaking hexagons that players fight to control. If you fall off don't worry there's probably another layer of flor


[h3]Improved Boss of the Hill Gamemode[/h3]
Boss of the Hill mode was optimized for faster gameplay. Normal players now respawn when they fall off and it is much harder to maintain control of the hill as the boss.


[h3]Challenges Redesign[/h3]
We redesigned our backend for handling challenges. Now they are much more reliable and there's now support for custom scrap boosters for special occasions. For now enjoy a 1.5x boost in rewards for challenges every weekend!


[h3]Private Matches[/h3]
If you would like to sharpen your skills without killing your K/D or play with only your party now you can with private games! Simply choose the gamemode and map that you want to play in and enjoy a room all to yourselves.


For anyone interested in the full list of changes and bug fixes here is our official change log!

Tell us all about the changes you want to see and get sneak peaks for upcoming changes on our discord!


Fizzostia Team 🤖

Hey, good looking!

We are pleased to announce we are releasing RoboSquares biggest update, V2.0. With it come some big changes including, a new jump mechanic with improved bot controls. A huge UI rework, making the game feel more professional. New maps and game modes are included in the rotation now. Finally a bunch of new customization, shop, and scrap improvements as well!

If you are excited to join the community you can join our discord here, where you can drop all your ideas, suggestions, bug reports, and giveaways!
https://discord.gg/GHjYxWF

Also, here is the trailer so you can quickly see what RoboSquare looks like now!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Full Change List Below;

[h2]Additions[/h2]
-Added hint text for when a player is stuck for a long time, explains how to flip over the bot
-Added speed trails when the player exceeds the hyper mode speed
-Added Vignette intensity increase when a player reaches the hyper mode speed
-Added a new "Orange Flow" customization set.
-Added a new map for race mode, this will be the first map for a maps rework update.
-Added new collision mechanics to add some skillful gameplay. This includes when entering hyper mode speed, collisions should have blue particles indicating a harder hit. This will throw the other bot up harder. Also to add to that, there is also a new mechanic that if you supersede the other bots speed (i.e. you at hyper speed while somebody is sitting still) you will be temporarily slowed in place, causing only the other bot to go flying, allowing hits to be more precise, and adding a level of the judgment of other bots speeds in comparison to yours to decide if you want the collision or not.
-Image of the item purchased now appears in the purchase successful screen.
-Boss of the hill game mode added
-Better end game screen to show how much scrap you have earned.
-Added button links in the main menu for better access to our discord, twitch, and leaderboards.
-New player death animation and sound. Allows you to be more aware of when others are dying and where
-Added the mars rover bot customization pack (animated topper! coooooool)
-Added camera shake showing how hard you hit a bot.
-More settings, like quality control for lower end pc
-Added a good amount of steam achievements for players to earn
-Added anti speed hack scripts, first of many anti-cheats


[h2]Changes[/h2]
-HUGE UI Overhaul, including looks, and functionality improvements.
-Added fun and unique achievements for players to try getting
-Changed skid marks trails to smoke particles when the bot's wheels are sliding
-Increased gravity from -11u/s to -15u/s to feel more realistic
-Gave the player more acceleration from a standstill, and overall more driving strength (faster)
-Increased Air-roll strength to help players stuck on their side flip easier, and to also allow for quicker air movements since there is less air time due to higher gravity.
-Made small changes to how finding new matches works. Tried making it more seamless
-Map changes for the background/skybox/surrounding buildings.
-Once again added more code to make the driving of the bot feel better. Hopefully, this helps, if not let us know your feelings about this and what you think it should play/drive in our discord!
-Temporarily removing the crane map to be remade.
-Changed some physics materials of the bots to make them less bouncy, so continuous bouncing, toward the edge of the map happens less often
-Increased size of the gap jump map, other little tweaks, and fixes with it also
made forcefield DLC not so dark when equipped
-Added jump mechanic, Shift is now the brake button, and space jumps
-Bot brakes now also affect air roll brakes, helping stop you from rotating in the air.


[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
-Timed challenges were buggy, no longer the case
-In-game item store automatically refreshes when the timer for new items expires
-Original race map had platforms that were not falling, they fall now, good luck
-It is now almost impossible to flip when the bot blade touches the ground (much more enjoyable rides)

and a bunch of other little changes not worth mentioning...


Thanks for everybody who helped us through the early access stage of the game, if you owned and played the game during the early access stage, you will now have a new "Early Access" customization set in your inventory to show off your support of the game!

On top of this all, happy New Year! We hope you had a great year, and here's to a better year moving forward!

See you all around!