EndCycle VS News

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Finally after 9 exciting years and a wonderful Early Access period we are ready to announce that the full version of EndCycle VS will be released on 20th April 2022![/h2]

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To celebrate our launch-reveal we have a special dev-stream going on right now on our Steam page, with both developers playing through all our modes and answering all your questions!

[h2]Upcoming Content[/h2]
Here is what you can expect upon full release:

• Rollback Netcode!
  We are currently implementing Rollback Netcode to ensure that every player across the world can enjoy our online multiplayer to its fullest!
  
  
• New character!
  A mysterious new character enters the roster. Whose side will they join... Azure Shield or Crimson Force? Stay tuned for more information very soon!
  
  
• New campaign!
  A new campaign will let you explore the present, past and future of the EndCycle VS universe.
  
  
• New VOCs
  We have a couple of nifty new abilities ready for you that will truly spice up the meta!
  
  
• New Adventure Mode scenarios and bosses!
  We're adding friendly as well as dangerous new scenarios to the adventure mode making every single one of your runs even more unique! New boss-fights await you as well!
  
  
• More character Interactions!
  We're adding special character dialogues to many scenarios like 1v1 Battle-Start and Battle-Win taunts!
  
  
• Graphical Improvements!
  New animations, a new starting screen more beautiful dialogue boxes... EndCycle VS has never looked better.
  
  
• Polished Fonts!
  Enjoy full clarity with these great-looking fonts that support not only English but...!
  
  
• New Ultra VOCs
  Every single Ultra VOC has been re-evaluated by us. Get ready for brand new and improved Ultra VOCs that will finishing the fight even more satisfying!
  
  
• Improved UI-work
• Improved Modding Features and Tutorials
• Server Relay Netcode to play your mods online!
• And many more surprises!

[h2]GIVEAWAY!!! Win a copy of the game![/h2]
We're giving away 5 copies of EndCycle VS to anyone that subscribes to our Newsletter before the 5th of March!

Subscribe to the Newsletter under this link and enter the change to win one of 5 copies of EndCycle VS upon launch: https://bit.ly/Bi_Cycle

We are very excited to share this news with you and can't wait to see you all online!

[h3]To all of you that have supported EndCycle VS during it's Early Access period:[/h3]
Thank you for your support!
We currently have two projects in the works specifically for you!

As you all know we are currently working on a HUGE update for you all.

This update will include new VOCs, Adventure Mode events, and heavy balancing work on all fronts!

And the second project is our soundtrack which will be available on all streaming platforms starting at launch! Anyone that has purchased EndCycle VS in the past will receive the entire OST for free as a high-quality digital download!

Thank you everyone!
Hear you soon!
- Daniel and Gal

We have decided that it is time for the EndCycle VS Early Access phase to officially end! This means the next chapter in EndCycle VS development is starting right now as we begin work ahead of full release!

We would like to thank everyone who bought EndCycle VS and has supported us so far.
During Early Access, your feedback has been invaluable.

Over the last few years, EndCycle VS has grown so much and we honestly believe it is mainly thanks to you guys.

Whether you’ve joined our tournaments or created awesome mods, you've always made us proud of the game we are making and the community we are building.

This was EndCycle VS only 3 years ago:



And this is the same game today:



What a glow up.

But there’s still plenty of work we’ve got to do before EndCycle VS launches and so much more we want to add. That’s where this phase comes into play.

In order to properly prepare the game for its full release, we need to temporarily stop selling the game to new players until launch day.

This means that until the day of our full release, EndCycle VS will not be purchasable by people who don't already own it.

If you already own the game there is no need to worry! You can still play EndCycle VS with all its features intact! And you will of course have access to all the new things we'll add on launch.

As thanks for your loyalty over the years, we will give everybody who has bought a copy of EndCycle VS a special reward on launch day, so stay tuned!

Regarding you, the community, we will still continue to interact, chat and play with you.
Our weekly streams will remain intact and we are going to keep our modding jams and tournaments going!
Keep an eye on our Twitter for news on our latest events.

We promised you that 2022 would be our biggest year yet and this is the first step towards that.

There will be lots of exciting EndCycle VS news in the upcoming months.

Subscribe to our NEW official bi-weekly Newsletter (the Bi-Cycle) to always stay up-to-date here.
All subscribers will have the opportunity to win copies of the game upon launch, so sign up today for a chance to win free access to EndCycle VS!

If you’ve got any questions about this and want to ask us, you can do so by heading over to our Discord server here.

And once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our passion project. We CAN’T WAIT to show you all the things we are going to add until our official launch… and beyond.

Love,
Gal and Daniel - 12B3 Games

Happy Holidays everyone!

We've been quite busy over the last few months, working on this update which kept increasing in size until well... it became the biggest update we've ever released (yet again lol).

With this update we're making it easier than ever for YOU to create your own unique EndCycle experiences. Put whatever characters and sprites into the game that YOU want to see, create your own characters using our new and nifty tutorials and share them with your friends!

Now all of this is easier than ever with "Copy+Paste", "Undo+Redo", "SAVE ALL", "TEST", "PREVIEW" features that make the new Toolbox the best it's ever been!



On the story-front we've added a completely new campaign!
"Crimson Force" follows the story of the final days of Cress, Rozu,Spark and the Crimson Punks as the Crimson Force we've known and loved up until now.



Many new gameplay elements await you and the canonical end of the EndCycle VS storyline.
Yet we have one final campaign in line for you...

There are also TOO MANY other major and minor changes to detail here so here is the entire changelog!

+ MAJOR TOOLBOX UPDATE!
+ Added 2 Toolbox tutorials with more to come!
+ Let Fin teach you how to add your own Animations to the game!
+ Or learn how you can create your own custom character to play with!

+ A lot of elements now have a preview for visualizing content!
+ "Test" button allows you to try out many of your creations!
+ Copy / Paste enables easy replication of data between elements!
+ Undo / Redo lets you correct mistakes or peek into the past!
+ Added simple Particle Editor
+ Breadcrumbs let you view objects within the current tab (Press the "@" button)
+ Improved entity AI editor
+ Added Spawn conditions to entities in battle scenarios
+ Added warning when trying to close the game without unsaved changes
* Reworked toolbox designs
* Improved battle editing visuals and added entity dragging
* Overhauled battlefield editing to paint with LMB and drag with RMB

+ New Campaign: Crimson Force
+ Featuring 3 new Battle Runs
+ New story revelations, the prelude to the game's climax!

+ Completely revamped Campaign battles
+ Adjusted difficulty curve
+ Rewrote many cutscene dialogues

+ New VOC UI for an easier overview of your attacks



+ Overhauled Adventure Mode
+ Balanced enemy encounters and bosses
+ Shortened paths between events for faster travel
+ combined Data Fragment and Upgrade events
+ Quickened reward / spawning animations for less waiting time



* Improved starting tutorial
* Onslaught and Adventure mode enemies now don't use healing items anymore
* Optimized mods to load in a fraction of the time they used to
- Android: Due to design constraints, battles are now forced to landscape mode

Thank you for supporting us over the years, EndCycle VS is entering it's finish line in 2022 but we have so so much yet in stores for you. See you next year!

Hello friends!

This Sunday we want to give you some small and some big updates on the current state of EndCycle VS.
We will show off several big updates to the Revo system and give you an overview on what you can expect for EndCycle VS in the coming weeks.

Though this will be an information-heavy stream you can still challenge Gal for a match or two!

Come join us this Sunday 7PM CEST on Twitch!
Follow us here to never miss a stream.

All the best
-Daniel

Hello friends!

We are back after working on this update for 3 weeks instead of 2.
It's a little experiment of ours, which allows us to experiment a bit more between updates.
Tell us how we did!

This updates major focus is the Toolbox!
We made it a lot more user friendly and changed the design so it'll become much easier to read.
The best part? Drag & Drop integration. That is a huge deal believe us or not.
Now if you mess up the sequencing of an AI you can easily rearange it in seconds!

Also Fin is now part of the Toolbox helping out players by explaining all the parts of the Toolbox one by one.



We hope this'll make the Toolbox a lot more fun to use and we can't wait to see what you'll create with it.

Oh and we've also rebalanced a bunch of Vocs and added 3 new ones we deemed necessary.

Here is the complete changelog:

+ Added an outline to your character when your Ultra VOC is ready
* Taking over Panels in battle runs now makes them 'semi-colored'
* These panels can be accessed by all entities
* Semi-colored panels grant ultra fast cooldowns for your party
* Entering an enemy's semi-colored panel stops your cooldown
* Gave Bella's colors a resprite
+ MAJOR REBALANCING AND NEW VOCS!
+ Lv1 PanelFist: Hits and cracks a panel in front or changes it based on style!
+ Lv1 X-Flame: Fire shot that spreads extra damage in an X
+ Lv2 Frostag: Tags an enemy in front and drops a frost bomb after a bit!
* Lv0 BuildMove -> MOC BuildMove
* MOC GreenPiece: Charge 0.7 seconds -> 0.5 seconds
* Lv1 IceSpear: Decreased casting delay
* Lv1 Eject: Power 50 -> 70, Crush 10% -> 14%
* Lv1 HotMagic: Crush 10% -> 12%
* Lv1 AntiSword: No more damage penalty, Power 50 -> 110, Crush 10% -> 12%
* Lv1 AttackForm: Duration 5 seconds -> 7 seconds
* Lv1 SpeedForm: Duration 5 seconds -> 7 seconds
* Lv1 MagicSnip: Power 70 -> 90, Crush 6% -> 15%
* Lv1 Yoink: Crush 10% -> 16%
* Lv1 IceCrawl: Power 70 -> 110
* Lv1 Droplets: Spawns 2 droplets, Freeze 1.8 seconds -> 2.2 seconds
* Lv2 CannonGrab: Power 75 -> 125, Crush 7% -> 16%
* Lv2 Dualeaf: Power 100 -> 130
* Lv2 Crusher: Crush 30% -> 28%
* Lv2 EjectAll: Power 100 -> 150, Crush 15% -> 21%
* Lv3 Plantrap: 5 Hits -> 6 Hits
* Lv3 FrontFlare: Power 50 -> 140, Crush 30% -> 26%
* Lv4 Barrier: Duration 8 seconds -> 6 seconds
* Lv4 HeatStorm: Power 200 -> 180, Crush 30% -> 26%
* All counter VOCs: Extended counter time window
- Removed some very situational and weak VOCs:
- Lv1 PanelCrack
- Lv1 BuildGrass
- Lv1 BuildIce
- Lv1 BuildMetal
- Lv1 ChargeFlame
- Removed Charge style to improve battle flow

+ MAJOR TOOLBOX UPDATE!
+ All Lists are now tabs with drag-and-drop functionality!
+ Improved colors make navigating complex data easier!
+ Some elements are now displayed beside each other!
+ Fin aids you by giving you helpful tooltips!
+ Almost every element has some documentation!
* Improved toolbox navigation and scrolling behavior
- Removed Patchwork Metas and unified them with patchworks


That's IT. A huge update surely worth the extra wait.
Please tell us what you think of it in our Discord (click here)

See you soon!
Gal and Daniel