Awesomenauts News

[h3][/h3][p]We have launched an Awesomenauts game update 5.0.1a which includes the following:
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• [p]Improved performance[/p]
• [p]Implemented a fix for invisible characters[/p]
• [p]Removed unused 'unlocks' tab in character armory pages[/p]
• [p]Fix special skin unlocks that were not working properly (Creeper Clunk and Augmented Ayla)[/p]

[p]Nominations for the Steam Awards are live, and we would love your nomination for the Labor of Love category![/p][p][/p][p]This year, Atari has worked tirelessly to bring Awesomenauts back, and after an extensive testing period with the help of our dedicated community, we successfully executed our re-launch, transitioning the title back to a premium product allowing players to once again duke it out online, now with all characters unlocked, including Overdrive and Starstorm expansions, and a brand new moderating system. We hope players have been enjoying getting back into the fray with their favorite Nauts! [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for your patience and support in getting Awesomenauts to a sustainable state. It’s been quite a journey but we think the outcome was worth the effort and we remain committed to the community and this game’s long-term success.[/p][p][/p][p]If you enjoyed all of these new updates, please consider nominating us for the Labor of Love category![/p][p][/p][p]We appreciate your support![/p]

[p]With the recent update, we had to make some changes to the game that made some achievements unattainable. As a result, the following achievements will be removed from the game:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Rings for the Sky 1-10[/p]
• [p]Master of the Universe![/p]
• [p]Awesomenauts, roll out![/p]
• [p]Welcome back![/p]

[p][/p][p]Access to the SlowWolf Announcer in game was tied to the “Welcome back!" achievement, but the removal of this achievement has been offset by making the announcer available to everyone. [/p][p]
Removing the unattainable achievements allows players to reach the 100% achievement rate.[/p][p]
Thank you for your patience as we continue to bring Awesomenauts to the most sustainable version possible. [/p][p][/p]

After an extensive testing period in Beta Branch with the help of our dedicated players, we are moving the new version of Awesomenauts to the main branch. All players who already own Awesomenauts on Steam can update to the new version for free and new players can purchase the game for $19.99. The paid Starstorm and Overdrive expansions are now included in the base game, all of the content and character skins that were previously pulled offline are back, and in-game chat has been re-enabled.

To ensure that Awesomenauts is an enjoyable and welcoming experience we will be monitoring reports of inappropriate behaviour. Moderation will follow a three strike rule: the first strike will result in a one week timeout, second strike will result in a one month timeout, and the third strike will be a permanent ban. Our standards of player behavior are aligned with Steam’s Rules and Guidelines.

Accounts that were reported in the past few months will be timed out, accounts that were reported multiple times will be banned.

To report player behavior please continue to use the ticket system in the Atari Club Discord server.

Thank you for your patience and support in getting Awesomenauts to a sustainable state. It’s been quite a journey but we think the outcome was worth the effort and we remain committed to the community and this game’s long-term success.

See you in the game nauts!

[p]We have exciting news: we are taking a big step towards reintroducing content and improving the playing experience in Awesomenauts.[/p][p][/p][p]Awesomenauts will be returning to its roots as a premium title. We have pushed the new, premium version to the Beta Branch (premium-beta) for community testing and introduced a purchase price of $19.99 for new players on Steam. The testing period is expected to last about a month, after which the premium build will be pushed to the Main Branch.[/p][p][/p][p]We have been able to add all of the content and character skins that were pulled offline back into the game, including the paid Starstorm and Overdrive expansions which are now included in the base game for all players. We are also working on a back-office moderation tool that will allow us to police negative behavior that users report. That tool will be released with the update later this month. Until then, we have disabled in-game chat.[/p][p][/p][p]We encourage you to play the version we have just loaded into the Beta Branch and give us feedback in the Discord channel.[/p][p]
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