Clone Drone in the Danger Zone News

Do you like to consume content in a rich variety of human language?? Now it is possible!

We just added 8 wonderful human languages:



For most of them we have translated all of the UI and added subtitles. For French and German we have also installed voice translators in all the robots!

To celebrate our new communication capabilities we made a brand new gameplay trailer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szuv_8YGwLY

Let us know if we missed your language or if you have feedback on the translations!

Hello human!

We did not expect to be writing a news post today, but then the game started crashing on startup for EVERY PLAYER.

We just put out a hotfix that makes it not do that.



In other news, the translated version of the game will launch on Friday the 14th!

Some of the new features and bug fixes made their way into this hotfix. Enjoy the overhauled Upgrade UI, and the rest of it will launch on Friday. :)

Let us know if you experience any issues with the new update!

Hello!

It has come to our attention that humans speak more than one language!?

To help you understand the fine nuances of how your robot body will disintegrate in the arena, we have decided to translate our communications.

And we want your feedback!

So far we have translated:

• All of the UI
  
• Story Mode Chapter 1.
  

Since we normally only speak in binary, we need some human opinions on whether things sound right!

You can try the translated version of the game by enabling the experimental branch:
http://clonedroneinthedangerzone.com/experimental

If you see something odd, please deliver your feedback using this handy form:
https://forms.gle/NPz1jVuBh5kKwW5H7

To start with we're going to translate everything into the following languages:

• English
  
• French
  
• Italian
  
• German
  
• Spanish (Spain)
  
• Spanish (Latin America)
  
• Simplified Chinese
  
• Russian
  
• Brazilian Portugese
  

Did we miss your favorite language? Let us know.

Once we've gathered some initial feedback, we'll move ahead with translating the large amount of excellent commentary in the game. For most languages the game will only support subtitles for the spoken words.

Until then, please try Chapter 1 in your human language and use the feedback form to let us know of any issues!

A new build is now live that fixes a variety of bugs!

Some highlights include:

• Private Last Bot Standing and Private Duel games now work again!
  
• The "Power Overwhelming" Achievement was not always awarded when you got the last upgrade.
  
• The "I think it's dead now!" Achievement is no longer awarded for using the hammer normally.
  
• Spider-trons definitely die from lava!
  
• More info added for players who can't play multiplayer due to Steam connection issues.
  
• A lot of crashes should no longer happen.
  
• A lot of Server Disconnected bugs should no longer happen.
  

Achievement progress is no longer counted on Workshop maps.
We saw some levels pop up that pretty much gave you achievements for doing nothing, which goes against the spirit of Achieving things.


Thanks to everyone for reporting bugs. :)
If you encounter a bug or a crash, emailing [email protected] is a great way to let us know about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qluG68Xtovo
It's here!

Update 16 adds the following awesome things:

• Achievements!
• Emotes!
• Skins!
• Co-op Challenges!
• A variety of Co-op focused improvements!

Let's break it down!



We've added 43 new achievements!
They are a mix of delightful small things like kicking a kickbot, to major accomplishments like defeating Story Mode on Insane Difficulty.

Each new achievement unlocks either a robot Skin or an Emote, letting you enhance your multiplayer presence in delightful ways.



You can see a list of all achievements here: https://steamcommunity.com/stats/597170/achievements



Ever since we added multiplayer we've received requests for being able to communicate with your fellow players. Emotes is the answer.

With a default set letting you say Hello, Goodbye, Where is the Water? etc you can let your fellow humans know you see them right away.

The real fun begins once you unlock the ones hidden behind the new Achievements. Flap your arms like a bird, or dance delightfully across the arena floor on your way to victory.





No, not human skins! Why would you THINK THAT??

Unlock a variety of cool robot models that you can customize by selecting your favorite color. By the power of voxel technology, all the game's robots are given new life along with a new color scheme.





Now you have even more ways to co-operate with your fellow humans. Tackle one of the game's many Challenges together!



We've also added a brand new Co-op exclusive challenge in the form of the One Weapon Challenge, where each human must specialize in only one weapon.



In addition to all of the above we've added:

• More upgrades bots for co-op matches!
  
• An AFK timer that automatically teleports slow moving players to the elevator.
  
• Quick Join buttons that check all game modes to quickly find a match where players are needed.
  
• Overhauled the settings menu to finally use tabs.
  
• All swords now glow with the favorite color of your robot!
  
• Improved spear collisions at close distances.
  
• Increased the cost of Spear and Shield in Last Bot Standing to 2 points each.
  
• Removed public matchmaking from Duels. With a finite amount of players and the addition of co-op challenges we decided it was time to remove it in order to emphasize the other game modes. Private Duels still work.
  

This was a massive update, and we want to thank everyone who played the beta and gave feedback and support along the way!

Do you have thoughts on the new features and changes? Let us know in the comments! :D