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Reinforcements Are On The Way!

Hold onto your tophats folks!

It seems like the upcoming update will not only transform mining but combat as well!

That's because we decided to dig deeper with the drone tech and also bring you...

[h2]Turret Drones[/h2]

Another type of drone that will help you TURN THE TIDE in combat.

They will:
  • increase your firepower
  • help you out of sticky situations
  • harass COGs and enemy ships on your behalf


Just use your bracer (or map) to call them and the drillship will send them over like an underground torpedo!



'How many types are there?' I hear you asking.

Good question, the answer is a lot! You get to choose the type by feeding one of your guns into the drone's module, which will then produce the drone.

Got a spare rocket launcher? BOOM! Rocket Launcher Turret Drone!



[h2]Update when?[/h2]

Most of the heavy lifting is done and we're getting closer to the finish line, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can release this update. We're eyeing late February or at the very latest, early March.

But worry not! We have one more ace up our sleeve for this update in the meantime.

Stay tuned.

PS: Had a ton of fun reading through all your theories under the previous posts! Here are some of the folks who correctly predicted the turret drones:

"This will turn the tide lads"















Pssst Volcanoids is 30% off right now during the Steam Base Builder Fest if you haven't taken the drillship for a spin yet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/951440/Volcanoids/

Once upon a time...

Before we wrap up for the holidays

I just wanted to make one more post to thank everyone who played Volcanoids, participated in events, or even just followed the development this year! We truly appreciate you all!

Got some EPIC updates coming next year that I'm already excited about!

THANK YOU for 2022! See you in 23!!

- Rich



PS: Volcanoids is now 30% off during the Steam Winter sale!

Behold The AUTOMINER

As much fun as posting teasers and reading your speculations is, I'd say it's time we balance it out by finally revealing something again!

So as a lot of you masterfully figured out from the teasers, the upcoming update is going to revolutionize mining by introducing...

[h3]Mining Drones[/h3]

These bad boys will let you automate mining in the later stages of the game. That way, you will be able to focus on the things that are actually important instead of stumbling around with your pickaxe, looking for some coal.



Just select which resource you need using the module and they'll be on their way!



Once they finish mining, they'll return and deposit the ore in the ship's inventory. After that, if there's more ore nearby, they will head out again until there's none to be mined or until you stop them.

Now, will this new tech stop at mining, or will it be used for something else as well?

[h3]To be continued...[/h3]