EndCycle VS News

[h2]The year is almost over so what better way to close it off than with our last VOC-Pass entries! The VOC-Pass was our gift to our loyal fans and something of a challenge to Gal and myself - we promised you 2 updates and at least 4 new VOCs per month, and I'm proud to say that we've achieved just that!

With EndCycle VS 2.3 we've released 4 updates, 2 new Styles and 9 exciting new VOCs since the beginning of the Pass back in October! Try to top that Santa![/h2]

2.3 is our farewell update to the VOC Pass but we'll of course still update EndCycle VS regularly especially after our December tournament! We made sure to make this the best update yet so you'll have a lot to play with before our next update drops!

Let's get to it 🎄

[h2]VOCS[/h2]

[h3]🍿 SNACKER 🍿[/h3]



Who doesn't love a good turret?
With this devious addition to your arsenal you'll spawn a SNACKER-object which keeps firing until its HP run out!



Here's a fun idea for ya:

Flip the SNACKER to give yourself several HP boosts!
This stacks really well with Fins new ability "Hyperactive"!



🧲 [h3]MAGNADE [/h3]🧲



Is your opponent playing too many objects for your taste?
Make them your enemies downfall with MAGNADE!
Magnade gives your opponent the MAGNET ailment which attracts all objects around them!



Pro tip:

Use Magnade to give misplaced cubes a second chance at glory!



[h2]STYLES[/h2]

[h3]🧲MAGNET🧲[/h3]

This Style grants the targeted entity the "MAGNET" ailment!
Use this to your advantage - take your turret on the go for instance!



[h3]👊REPEL👊
[/h3]

This Style grants the targeted entity the "REPEL" ailment!
Push away unwanted entities and objects!
"SENPAI" now grants you this ailment automatically!



[h2]CHARAKTERS[/h2]

Several charakters have received new abilities and/or have gotten their abilities revised!
This will make for some interactions during our next tournament on December 11th

[h3]YVEN[/h3]

Yvens ultra is now much easier to land!
His shards now attach themselves to himself instead of the entity he hits!
This makes it much easier to put the desired effect on his Ultra-VOC!



Additionally we gave him the "Overheal" ability so stacking up green shards really pays off now!
Wait a second... Overheal? Isn't that Fins ability?

[h3]FIN[/h3]

Fin has evolved as a fighter!
Our favorite healing specialist learned a new ability which compliments his already fanastic tanky build:
HYPERACTIVE!



With this new ability every time Fin get's healed by a VOC he receives a short speed boost!
So far so good! Wait that reminds me...

[h3]SOFA SOGOOD[/h3]

Sofas backstabbing ability had to go.
How often were you able to attck your enemies from the back anyway?
We replaced with something better!
RISER let's the popular furniture Noise float above any potential ground-floor danger!



After using a VOC Sofa will gain the "Float" ailment for a couple of seconds!

[h2]CHANGELOG[/h2]

Here is the entire Changelog with all the juicy details you can expect from this update!

+ Added Magnet and Repel status ailments
+ Magnet: Pulls in objects towards entity for a short period of time!
+ Repel: Pushes away objects from entity for a short period of time!
* Countering now only makes you invincible towards the entity that triggered the counter
* Spectating in lobbies is now the default setting and can only be turned off by lobby host
* Adjusted UI in online lobby screens
* Characters:
* Tankitty: Ultra VOC decreased stun duration
* Fin: Added "Hyperactive" skill! Speeds you up when healing!
* Sofa Sogood: Changed skill from Backstab to "Riser"!
* Makes user float shortly after using a VOC!
* Yven:
+ Added Overheal skill to Yven
* Reworked Ultra VOC and Crystal Shard granting skill
* Shards are now granted on Yven after using an attack
* Spawned Crystal now grants different effects based on shards currently on Yven
* VOCs:
+ Lv3 Snacker: Spawns popcorn machine which keeps firing at enemy!
* Lv2 ElecNade -> Magnade: Throws magnetizing and stunning grenade!
* Lv4 Cybarrier: Reduced duration 6s -> 5s
* Lv2 Virus: Poison duration 8s -> 6s
* Lv1 Senpai: Now grants Repel effect
* Lv3 MineCake, Lv1 SpikeTrap now do not affect floating entities
- Removed Lv3 AdvanceRush
* Style:
* Lv0 Counter: Changed some interactions
* Lv4 Counter-Cybarrier: Increases duration not hits
* Lv3 Counter-PanelGrab: Takes over 3 panels in front
* Lv4 Counter-AreaGrab: Takes over a row and a panel in front
* Lv4 Counter-Neutralize: Neutralizes over a row and a panel
* Lv0 Treasure: Counter attacks now automatically trigger once treasure activates the VOC

[h2]TOURNAMENT[/h2]

With all the VOC-Pass updates having been released it is time to prove your mastery over all the new VOCs and abilities!

OUR DECEMBER TOURNAMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 11th 7PM CET!

You can sign up for free here.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season everyone and we'll see each other at the tournament!
Love,
Daniel and Gal - 12B3 Games

Hello everyone!

We have some awesome news for you all!



It's been a long time coming, but EndCycle VS is on sale again!

This time you can grab the game for 30% cheaper than normally!
Hours of thrilling multiplayer action with thousands of attacks, a huge roguelike story mode, multiple singleplayer modes, await you in EndCycle VS!



EndCycle VS 2.3 update is now live on Beta!

We update the game with new content bi-weekly and you can already test our upcoming version!

Grab a bucket of popcorn and switch your game branch: This is one of the biggest beta updates we've put out so far!


Here is the changelog for EndCycle VS 2.3:
+ Added Magnet and Repel status ailments
+ Magnet: Pulls in objects towards entity for a short period of time!
+ Repel: Pushes away objects from entity for a short period of time!
* Countering now only makes you invincible towards the attack that triggered the counter
* Spectating in lobbies is now the default setting and can only be turned off by lobby host
* Adjusted UI in online lobby screens

[h2]Characters:[/h2]
* Tankitty: Ultra VOC decreased stun duration
* Sofa Sogood: Changed skill from Backstab to "Riser"!
* Makes user float shortly after using a VOC!
* Yven:
+ Added Overheal skill to Yven
* Reworked Ultra VOC and Crystal Shard granting skill
* Shards are now granted on Yven after using an attack
* Spawned Crystal now grants different effects based on shards currently on Yven

[h2]VOCs:[/h2]
+ Lv3 Snacker: Spawns popcorn machine which keeps firing at enemy!
* Lv2 ElecNade -> Magnade: Throws magnetizing and stunning grenade!
* Lv4 Cybarrier: Reduced duration 6s -> 5s
* Lv2 Virus: Poison duration 8s -> 6s
* Lv1 Senpai: Now grants Repel effect
- Removed Lv3 AdvanceRush

[h2]Styles:[/h2]
* Lv0 Counter: Changed some interactions
* Lv4 Counter-Cybarrier: Increases duration not hits
* Lv3 Counter-PanelGrab: Takes over 3 panels in front
* Lv4 Counter-AreaGrab: Takes over a row and a panel in front
* Lv4 Counter-Neutralize: Neutralizes over a row and a panel
* Lv0 Treasure: Counter attacks now automatically trigger once treasure activates the VOC


Looking forward to how you all will use these new features when the branch hits stable!
Gal Axis & Daniel Dorner - 12B3 Games

Can you feel it?
That grey depressing sky?
The air too cold for your fall outfit but too warm for your winter drip?
Isles filled with christmas treats nobody is in the mood for?
Yes... we're deep into November.



[h2]VOCS[/h2]

[h3]Kali[/h3]



Inspired by the Hindu goddess of the same name this VOC will keep anyone from healing themselves!
As soon as she detects someones HP going up she'll hunt them down - take away all of their healed HP and deal some extra damage to boot!



Kali always moves vertically towards its target first before honing in horizontally!
You can use this to your advantage!



Here's a fun trick:

Apply a "FLIP" Style on Kali to prepare a back-up heal support in case you get hurt!



[h3]Sandstorm[/h3]



Trap your enemies in a swirling vortex of sweet sweet grainy sand.
It's coarse, rough, irritating, and gets everywhere: SANDSTORM!



Sandstorm is an ideal combo starter for close combat combatants as it is a passive DPS (damage per second) move.




Check this out:

Apply a "PULL" Style to your Sandstorm! This way your enemy will have a harder time escaping the storm AND you can use two Sandstorms at once in order to peel your enemies HP away!

[h3]Sandshot[/h3]



Goodbye Sandhole and hello Sandshot!
Bring some beach vibes to this grey season with this brand-new sand projectile!

Combined with Sandstorm your enemies better prepare a counter or else they'll have a hard time escaping your fury!



[h3]Tuger 2.0[/h3]



A visual upgrade to Tuger has arrived 🐯
Rawr!

[h2]New Menu UI[/h2]



Check it out! Now you can access all your favorite modes in a heartbeat!



[h2]Tutorials[/h2]



We've re-vamped all tutorials and the entire first-player experience!
Now newcomers will have an easier time than ever to get into the deep combat of EndCycle VS!

And that's it for this update but check in on our EndCycle VS 2.3 announcement stream this Sunday!
7PM CET over on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/12b3games

See ya soon!
-Daniel and Gal

[h2]Hi everyone,

yesterday we held our monthly EndCycle VS tournament and I'm pleased to say that we have a newcomer amongst the ranks of Voxel Champs!

[h2]It's the author behind the most extensive EndCycle VS guide currently out there: Cyper Alexsi! [/h2][/h2]

[h3]Long live the Voxel Champ 🏆

With his Noise packs he dominated the tournament - losing for the first time only at the finales.[/h3]

Here are the thrilling final moments of the tournament. LDDestroyer played a tricky Yven but Cyper switched packs in the finale only showing of his resilient Fossil Fuel in the final matches:



[h2]You can view the entire tournament here:[/h2]

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[h2]
Here is the entire tournament in bracket form:[/h2]



[h2]And here you can view the winning packs![/h2]

[h3]First up of course CyperAleksis packs which caused the debut of Fossil Fuel as well as Tankitty in an EndCycle VS finale![/h3]



[h3]Second place LDDestroyer proves that Yven can be an almost unstoppable force with his Ultra VOC.[/h3]



[h3]Third place Luca is also a well-deserved newcomer on the EndCycle VS podium![/h3]



This tournament saw new strategies left and right and we're proud of all the ways you guys were able to integrate the new VOCs into your packs!

[h2]Further Announcements:
[/h2]

The next tournament will take place on December 11th!

In the coming days EndCycle VS 2.2 releases on stable and this Sunday we're already going to give you a look at EndCycle VS 2.3! As always we're streaming on our Twitch Channel

See you guys soon!
- Gal and Daniel

The spooky season might be over but that doesn't mean we can't have an after-party!

[h2]NEW VOCS[/h2]

Another two weeks have passed so let's show you our two newest VOCs:

TUGGER 🐯 and SENPAI 🌸

Tugger is a Lv3 Effect VOC that allows you to grab enemies - even if they're around the corner!



With the LV1 Protect VOC Senpai you can push anyone that comes near you away with ease!



You can combine these two VOCs for some excellent combos!



ShotCorn received an upgrade after your feedback! Its kernels now drop on the enemy's current panel 🍿!



[h2]New Opening[/h2]

Additionally we've added an intro sequence to the game which get's us properly pumped everytime we boot EndCycle VS!

You can watch it here:

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[h2]New Mode: Tournament[/h2]

With the new tournament mode our next tournament is sure to be the best one yet!

Quickly enter matches with the perfect tournament settings!

Make sure to sign-up for our November tournament (which will take place on the 13th at 7PM CET) here: https://challonge.com/endcyclevsnovembertournament

Please let us know what you think about our newest update over on our Discord

And look forward to our stream this Sunday over on our Twitch channel where we will reveal further new entries into the VOC Pass as well as some very exciting surprises!

Hear you all soon!
-Daniel and Gal