Robot Trivia Funtime News

Robot Trivia Funtime has left the early access programme and moved into normal release.

Six months ago we released Robot Trivia Funtime as an early access title. Since then, we've continued adding core content and also released a Linux version and a demo version. It's been a fun process, but it's time to graduate.

[h2]Releasing Robot Trivia Funtime[/h2]

We feel the early access process has reached its conclusion and that it is time to move forward and continuing developing Robot Trivia Funtime as a full release.



Since first going public, we've fixed bugs, added customisation and cosmetics, added AI bots, improved on the question editor, updated the graphics and interface and participated in the Made in NZ event in October. We also released three question packs on the Workshop, debuted our Linux client, and released and maintained a cross-platform demo for players to try.

We will continue to add features and develop Robot Trivia Funtime, but we're beyond needing early access status.

[h2]Retiring the Demo[/h2]

We released our demo at the end of May and updated it over the last few months with new features. It made to let players freely participate during our early access period.

We've enjoyed reaching new players this way, but as we revealed a little under two weeks ago, we are now retiring the demo to focus our resources fully on the main clients for Windows and Linux.

[h2]What's Next[/h2]

We're continuing work on Robot Trivia Funtime and we've got some new content planned, so keep an eye out for future updates!

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!

The demo version of Robot Trivia Funtime is due to conclude, with an aim to retire it in November. We're letting everyone know in advance to give people a chance to download and try it in the meantime.

[h3]Concluding the Demo[/h3]
The demo version was released in May and intended to promote the Early Access phase of Robot Trivia Funtime and build a dialogue with curious players. We've been excited at the amount of downloads of the demo and some of the videos people have created of it.

We're planning to graduate Robot Trivia Funtime from Early Access soon, and want to dedicate our small resources on the full Windows and Linux versions of the game, to make the game the best it can be. For now, there's still plenty of time to enjoy the demo.

[h3]Some Neat Videos[/h3]
Speaking of videos, Robot Trivia Funtime looks great in shorts and reels. We've made a couple of trivia videos using gameplay footage. You can watch them on the Silcion Kiwi YouTube page:

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Robot Trivia Funtime is celebrating Made in NZ 2024 with a discount! We're super happy to be included in this years event alongside other games made in New Zealand.

Robot Trivia Funtime will be discounted at 15% off for a short time. We've also got a 33% discount on Woodrow the Old Piano, our spooky little piano which is perfect for Halloween. You can grab both in the Silicon Kiwi Bundle if you want to support our work.

See here for the complete Made in NZ 2024 event. Thanks for reading!

[h2]An Update to the Free Demo[/h2]

The free demo of Robot Trivia Funtime has been updated to reflect the features of the latest full version. This means that all of the recent patches and engine upgrades are now in the demo, as well as the added GUI features and even the cosmetic system. To decorate your robot, simply click on them on the main menu.

As an added bonus, we've doubled the question packs to now include "Film and TV" and "Music". All of the default question packs are bundled in the full version. The full version also features multiplayer mode, configuring question packs, and Workshop features.

Thanks for trying the demo! That's all for now. See ya!

[h2]Some new features and changes[/h2]

There are a few important changes in this update.

First, some new GUI features have been added. When you start a new round, you now get to see the order of each player (or bot) so you can work out who is standing at which podium. Similarly, there is now a halo around your character. This makes it easy to identify where your robot is if you are playing without cosmetics. There's also some other neat changes, like an exclamation mark that appears above your robot if you run out of time, and some confetti at the end of the round.

Secondly, the game now uses an updated version of Unity. This will help maintain compatibility and security, which is always important.

Thirdly, some important fixes have been made, especially to the Workshop uploader, but also some corrections to text in the question packs and changes to the Midnight Glitter chamber which was looking too spooky in comparison to the rest of the visuals.

[h3]Quick list[/h3]

• Added intro screen player list
  
• Added player selection halo
  
• Added confetti to the win screen, cute!
  
• Added exclamation mark effect when no answer is submitted in time
  
• Updated to newer Unity engine version
  
• Updated some default question packs to fix some errors
  
• Changed Midnight Glitter chamber to better fit the game
  
• Fixed glitch that could cause the Workshop uploader to jam if exported packs were deleted
  

[h3]What's next?[/h3]
It's been a quiet couple of months on our end but work has continued on Robot Trivia Funtime. With much of the game in place now, we're considering moving out of Early Access soon into full release, and simply treating new features as nice-to-have updates.

The Robot Trivia Funtime demo has had a lot of attention and it's been fun to see the odd stream and video here and there. We're going to update the demo next and bring it up to speed with the current version and give it access to some extra question packs.

That's all for now. See ya!