Heavy Metal Machines News

In partnership with ESL Play, Metal League 5 is an online Heavy Metal Machines tournament that starts on Saturday, August 10th and players from all around the world can compete for a total prize pool of US$5,000. To participate, the interested team simply has to enter the Metal League queue, with no entry fees, within the game on the day and time of the tournament.

• All levels can join anytime during the qualifiers, from anywhere.
  
• No entry fees.
  
• Every Saturday a REAL chance to go to the finals!

The qualifiers happen every Saturday, and anyone can join, including new teams, who, thanks to a smart scoring system, can reach the title even as the championship has already started. At the end of the six Saturdays of competition, the top eight teams will qualify for the finals, which will be played on September 21, in matches best of 3. The champion will take the prize of US$2,000, the runner-up will receive US$1,500, the third US$1,000 and the fourth US$500.

Heavy Metal Machines players that are not yet part of a team can join our official Discord channel to find a team.

From now on, HMM can also be played with gamepads, including Xbox 360, Xbox One and PS4, and there is also the in-game Ranked Mode. Learn more about the Ranked Mode here.

The Metal League is arriving on the North American server this August and we are excited to see who’s going to win. But, before that, there’s a long road to go between the offseason and the Qualifiers. For this reason, we prepared a lot of opportunities for you to assemble your team and get ready for the competition.

Check out our esports community calendar for this offseason:

North America

For NA players, the offseason started early. They already got some free agents tournaments, and they will have more events on the weeks to come.

July 13th – Streaming Custom Matches

On this day, players will be encouraged to join Dailight in custom matches streamed on our social media channels. The point here is to let all NA players playing together with a reward just for participating.

When? July 13th
Where? twitch.com/heavymetalmachines
Prizes? 2000 Fame just for joining


July 20th – Unrestricted FA Tournament #2

The second edition of Unrestricted is made for players who want to compete, but don’t have their own team yet. Great opportunity to meet good players and team up.

When? July 20th
Where? Registrations
Prizes?
1st place – HMM T-Shirt
2nd place – VFX
3rd place – 2000 Fame


July 27th – Metal League Warming Up

The Metal League NA is coming, and with this tournament, the NA teams will have their first opportunity to compete together. Can you imagine a better way to get ready than playing with your team on the host server?

When? July 27th
Where? Registrations
Prizes?
1st place – Metal Pass Premium
2nd place – Heavy Metal model
3rd place – Spray



European players will also have their own tournaments for this offseason. Until the Metal League NA opening stage, the community tournaments will be made for all European players. After that, we will have the return of tournaments per country. Check out our schedule until then:


July 13th – FA Tournament EU #2

The first tournament will be a free-agent tournament offering the opportunity of getting the last 4 pilots released on the game. Who’s ready to play with Vulture?

When? July 13th
Where? Registrations here (remember to join the tournament’s Discord)
Prizes?
1st place – Vulture + Peacemaker + Stargazer + Icebringer
2nd place – Vulture
3rd place – 2000 Fame


July 20th – FA Tournament EU #3

Another free-agent tournament one week later, so you will keep training and improving your skills. Now, the big prize is one of our super desired t-shirts!

When? July 20th
Where? Registrations here (remember to join the tournament’s Discord)
Prizes?
1st place – HMM T-Shirt
2nd place – VFX
3rd place – 2000 Fame


July 27th – Metal League Warming Up

We saw in the Metal League EU all the power of the European teams. But can they repeat the same performance on North America’s edition? This pre-made teams tournament is the perfect opportunity for you to assemble your team and compete against your future opponents!

When? July 29th
Where? Registrations here (remember to join the tournament’s Discord)
Prizes?
1st place – Metal Pass Premium
2nd place – Heavy Metal model
3rd place – Spray



The Metal League SA has just ended, but the South American teams will have more opportunities to compete and keep playing for cash prizes. With the new season coming, it’s time for them to show what they are capable of and who would win in a neutral-ping server against the Europeans.

July 13th – Rock Academy #1

Starting with the classic free-agent tournament Rock Academy, players will be able to compete for a kit with the last released pilots!

When? July 13th
Where? Registrations
Prizes?
1st place – Vulture + Peacemaker + Stargazer + Icebringer
2nd place – Vulture
3rd place – 2000 Fame


July 20th – Rock Academy #2

The second Rock Academy will happen on July 20th, and it’s an excellent opportunity for those who want to get an HMM t-shirt.

When? July 20th
Where? Registrations
Prizes?
1st place – HMM T-Shirt
2nd place – VFX
3rd place – 2000 Fame


July 27th – Metal Road #1

Are the teams ready? Time to compete with your crew and fight for a Metal Pass Premium while warming up for the Metal League!

When? July 27th
Where? Registrations
Prizes?
1st place – Metal Pass Premium
2nd place – Heavy Metal model
3rd place – Spray



You asked for it, you will get it! One weekend before the beginning of the Metal League NA, players from all communities will meet on the NA server to feel the taste of a global tournament and get a chance to become legendary. The winning team will get an exclusive in-game spray with the team logo and customized HMM jerseys with team logo and nickname. Will this be a preview of the Metal League NA champions?

When? August 3rd
Where? Registrations soon
Who? Pre-made teams from EU, NA, and SA
Prizes?
1st place – In-game spray with team logo + customized HMM jersey
2nd place – Kit with all pilots or 5000 Fame
3rd place – 2000 Fame

Are you ready for all this action? Take notes of this schedule and keep training for the Metal League NA!

Vulture, the first biker of Metal City, has arrived! Watch now this amazing video presented by Stingray, and learn how to use all weapons of the new pilot! 🏍🗡

Then, share it with your friends and challenge them on the arenas!

https://youtu.be/71Hj1piULt4

A new patch is now live with some important fixes:


Players who already own the game soundtrack received four new songs of the Rockaway Beach season.

• Main menu: Scuba Diving Magma
  
• Season theme 1: Shark Attack
  
• Season theme 2: Summer Salty Trouble
  
• Vulture's theme

• Several items that were missing since the maintenance on July 10 were re-added to the store.

• Fixed a bug that made Herald's wheels not touch the ground.

• Fixed a bug on three skin models that weren't responding to weapon 3 cooldown effect.

Hello, Metal Gladiators

A new patch has been released today with all new contents from season 5.

• New theme song on the main menu and matches, to get on the season’s mood.
  
• Two new thematic songs were added to the matches during this season.
  
• The skin models category is now displayed on the Metal Pass interface.
  
• The game engine moved to a new version, Unity 2017. With this version, the game is now compatible only with DirectX 11, which enhances general performance greatly and also allows us to develop contents with newer technologies, such as the weapons from Vulture.

Season 5 has begun, and a batch of fresh items is available. Check this out:
https://youtu.be/METtD4iFfdI
Season 5 highlights

• New Pilot: Vulture
  
• New item category: Emotes
  
• Metal God Arena will feature Rockaway Beach theme during the season.
  
• Total of 60 levels with rewards
  
• New missions
  
• New Heavy Metal skin models for Stingray and Stargazer
  
• New Metal Legend skin model for Wildfire
  
• New Rockstar skin models for Peacemaker and Artificer
  
• Lots of new Sprays
  
• New thematic Visual Effects for the matches
  
• New Avatar Portraits

The Season 5 brings an exclusive DLC that includes the new Heavy Metal skin model for Clunker.

Metal Pass Premium + 20 Levels + Special Skin Model
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114590/HMM_Metal_Pass_Premium_Season_5__20_Levels

Metal Pass Premium + 20 Levels
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114590/HMM_Metal_Pass_Premium_Season_5__20_Levels

Vulture is an Interceptor, and he is a master hunter with mechanics that allow him to achieve great numbers of damage dealt.
https://youtu.be/71Hj1piULt4
General information

• Function: Interceptor
  
• Health Points: 550

Weapons information

• Weapon 1 - Mark of the Hunt
  Launches a blade that attaches to enemies or to locations it drops on. Deals 75 damage on enemies reached. Blades that drop in the arena work as traps and attach themselves to enemies who touch them. Each blade has 7 seconds life-time.
  
  Has up to 3 charges without a cooldown. The blades return to Vulture when "Blade Rip" is activated. This weapon has no cooldown.
  
• Weapon 2 - Blade Rip
  All the blades launched are activated to return to Vulture. On enemies that have blades attached to them, deals 25 damage per blade.
  
  Blades returning to Vulture that pass through enemies deals 50 damage.
  
• Weapon 3 - Soul Ravage
  Jumps forward, allowing Vulture to pass through enemies. Consumes the marks on enemies marked by the "Mark of the Hunt". Each mark deals 35 base damage and an additional 15 for each mark.
  
  This weapon has 6 seconds cooldown. If you damage enemies with marks, weapon 3 cooldown is reduced by 50%, and if you kill any marked enemies with it, the cooldown is reduced by 100%.
  
• Special Weapon - Thrill of the Hunt
  After 1 second, launches 5 blades around him, dealing 75 damage per blade on each enemy hit. Launches 1 additional blade for each kill made by Vulture, up to 30 blades.
  

A new item category has been added to the game. Up to 5 different emotes can be equipped on the inventory.


By pressing the D key, the radial menu will appear - move the mouse cursor over the emote you want to activate.
Spoiler alert: maybe we can use this menu for other features :D

This is a very good way to show your feelings to your team - and taunt your enemies (why not?).


Dirt Devil’s special weapon had its visual effects updated, and now the sand worm will rise from the depths to crush all enemies. The art team had been working on this for a while and we’re very happy to finally add it to the game on its best form.

The damage and other specifications of this weapon didn’t change.



The price of two characters have been reduced. It’s time to complete your collection!

• Icebringer - from 10.000 Fame/620 Cash to 8.000 Fame/585 Cash
  
• Stargazer - from 10.000 Fame/620 Cash to 8.000 Fame/585 Cash

Pilot

• Vulture
  Price: 10.000 Fame or 620 Cash
  

Heavy Metal Model

• Clunker - Life Buoys
  Price: 1.450 Cash
  

Emotes

• Angry Fire
  Price: 200 Cash
  
• Curse Word
  Price: 200 Cash
  

Start Line Effect

• Eat Dirt
  Price: 300 Cash
  

Sprays

• Vulture
  
• Vulture Hands
  
• Vulture Guitar
  
• Vulture Blade
  Price: 60 Cash each
  

Vulture Skin Models

• Playing with Knives - Progression Level 3
  
• Edge of the Night - Progression Level 5
  
• Blade Master - Progression Level 10
  

• Fixed a bug where some pilots didn’t activate their speeches when pushed back by enemy weapons.
  
• Fixed a bug that made bots release the bomb when a player press and hold space key, regardless of the player's position on the map.
  
• Fixed a bug on the Kill Effect “Winged Spirit”, that was appearing inverted on the enemy team.
  
• Fixed an animation bug on some Full Metal Judge models’ suspension.
  
• Fixed a bug on Killer J.’s weapon 1 effect that was way too similar to its special weapon.
  
• Fixed the description text from Killer J. “Little Pope J.” model.
  
• Fixed a bug on Killer J. “Little Pope J.” model purchase screen, that was displaying another model.

Vulture

• Weapon 3 description is referring to the character as “him” and not “Vulture”.
  
• When using the Special Weapon while standing/passing over Rampage, the blade damage will be applied, but Rampage won’t receive the marks accordingly.
  
• Weapon 1 animation does not appear when using it for the first time in a round.
  
• Sometimes Vulture can get through Windrider’s weapon 2 effect.
  
• When Vulture is moving on its own axis, the engine sound is the same used when the machine is not moving at all.
  
• Using weapon 1 on a wall and using weapon 2 right after may cause - in rare occasions - the next blade used to stay on the ground in front of Vulture.
  
• Using weapon 2 to retrieve applied blades reset the mark timer even if the enemy is immune (i.e. Little Monster’s weapon 2 and Windrider’s special weapon).
  
• Using special weapon very close to barriers (such as Icebringer’s rear ice) will cause damage on that enemy.
  
• In some rare occasions, when there are two Vultures on the same match, enemies may respawn with blade marks. This is a visual bug.
  
• In some rare occasions, Vulture’s marks get stuck on enemies until the next hit they take.