Abstractanks

Devlog

• Version 1.0.8
  December 13, 2020 by ltjax

  Another small bug-fix release: Fixed display being much too dark on some GPUs because color conversion not being enabled properly. Fixed some corner-cases with the path-finding when targeting points c... Continue reading
• Version 1.0.6
  December 06, 2020 by ltjax

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  I bit late, but here's the change-list to yesterdays update: Improved performance with many units, especially on horde. Can start horde in higher waves and with more units. Assault: Fixed "Decorated"... Continue reading
• Version 1.0
  November 12, 2020 by ltjax

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  The big day is finally here: Version 1.0. It took me nearly a decade to get this far, so this really marks a very special point in history for me. The big new feature this release is the campaign. I t... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.45.0
  April 04, 2020 by ltjax

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  While most of my work goes into building new missions, turning the training category into a campaign, I have also not been idle for the rest of the game, and over times, quite a few new changes accumu... Continue reading

  
• Patch 0.44.4 Release Notes
  February 13, 2020 by ltjax

  Hello all, this is just a small patch release, fixing another troubling (albeit technically interesting) crash. There are a few other small changes, however. Fixed crash while hosting a game on the in... Continue reading
• Fixed network games
  January 27, 2020 by ltjax

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  So it appears the net-code for trees was always broken, and maps with trees could not properly be played in a networked multiplayer game. That included horde, but also the newer free-for-all maps, inc... Continue reading
• Commerce!
  January 17, 2020 by ltjax

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  Today's update brings major additions to the economy system. The orbs introduced in the last patch are now available in multiplayer matches and quick-match too, providing a steady source of $$$. That,... Continue reading

  
• Orbs
  January 10, 2020 by ltjax

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  The major new gameplay feature this time are "orbs". They are left behind when your own units die and can be collected by your own units when they have not been fighting for a while. Once collected, t... Continue reading

  
• The Level-Update
  December 07, 2019 by ltjax

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  I am using an innovate/refine cycle for evolving this game, and this update is definitely on the innovation side, rivaling this summer's split-screen update in scope. Added Level-Ups . These are based... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.41.0 - A long list
  September 08, 2019 by ltjax

  I finally released a new update yesterday that marks a nice personal milestone for me: the resolution of my internal issue list and of all the TODOs and FIXMEs in the code. If you are a developer of s... Continue reading
• So many options..
  June 25, 2019 by ltjax

  New patch for version 0.40.0 just went live. This is mostly a bug-fix release, but it also adds a few performance critical options that should make the game run much better on weaker machines Added op... Continue reading
• Splitscreen Update
  June 09, 2019 by ltjax

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  #gamepad, #split-screen, #balancing

  This might be the most significant update yet! First and foremost, it enables local multiplayer via splitscreen but there's a huge batch of other major changes based on recent feedback as well. Enable... Continue reading

  
• Quality of life (0.38.2)
  February 16, 2019 by ltjax

  Another small-improvements patch: New button graphics Improved coloring for selection predictions Fixed switcher wheel for touch controls Working on-screen-keyboard for steam-controller Removed logo f... Continue reading

  
• Critical bugfixes (0.38.1)
  February 15, 2019 by ltjax

  This is a bugfix only version: - Fixed the game often crashing after playing a single round - Fixed the game not starting on Mac due to a wrong .dylib path in the executable - Fixed the game sometimes... Continue reading
• All Input Devices Cooperate
  February 13, 2019 by ltjax

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  #horde, #touch-controls, #steam-controller, #coop

  Coop! I am pretty happy with horde overall and I wanted to be able to play it with friends. Well now I can, and you can too, because horde mode is now available for 1-3 cooperating players. It works p... Continue reading
• The Infestation Spreads
  December 16, 2018 by ltjax

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  #horde

  This update brings major changes to the horde mode, a revamped mini-map and improved formation support. Horde mode changes While the horde mode "experiment" turned out to be quite the fun game mode, i... Continue reading

  
• The Tower/Power-UPdate
  November 09, 2018 by ltjax

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  #game feel, #juicing, #towers, #power-ups

  You might have noticed that I switched gears a bit with my update frequency. This does not mean that I am slowing down - quite the opposite: I want to release bigger and more impactful updates. This i... Continue reading

  
• Small bugfix update
  July 28, 2018 by ltjax

  Just a small bugfix update this time. It mainly fixes some rendering issues with decals, e.g. from explosions and power-ups. The game now also explicitly asks whether to enable online services, which... Continue reading
• Release 0.24.0 - Big update!
  July 21, 2018 by ltjax

  This time around, I did some player testing and incorporated the feedback I got from that. This most noticeable changes are: Score on every map Show the reasons for the score changes Power-ups have co... Continue reading
• In-game Leaderboards
  July 03, 2018 by ltjax

  So, new version again! Finally added the in-game leaderboards for the horde mode. Those were active before, but only visible on abstractanks.com. Now you can view your rank right after you finish a ma... Continue reading
• Touchy touchy!
  June 29, 2018 by ltjax#touch-controls

  This new release enables touch controls , meant to be used with convertible laptops that double as a tablet. The controls are still experimental, but quite usable in my opinion. Here's a small breakdo... Continue reading
• More tutorials!
  June 12, 2018 by ltjax

  Just added two more tutorials. While they are all not finalized yet, I think they show all of the core game mechanics now, at least if played as I intended. If you find a way to beat them without usin... Continue reading
• Tutorials!
  June 08, 2018 by ltjax

  So, this took a while, but it's also a rather big update. I finally added some tutorials. Each tutorial map is centered around one or two core mechanics and pretty much plays like a little puzzle. Not... Continue reading
• Quite the changelist..
  May 26, 2018 by ltjax#juicing, #data privacy, #bugfix

  So this took a bit longer. Was not able to get out a release last week, since I was away on a music festival. But here it is. The changes are: Using power-ups shows up as an additional visual marker... Continue reading
• More oomph!
  May 06, 2018 by ltjax#horde, #game-feel, #juicing

  So I did a bit more game feel optimization this week. I started redoing the sounds. I added some placeholders for some things that did not have a sound at all - but should have one! I will get rid of... Continue reading

  
• UI Improvements
  May 01, 2018 by ltjax#UI, #horde, #game feel

  Hello everyone. So this weekend I had been working on improving the UI, mainly with respect on game feel and juicing - there were no game mechanic changes in this release. The most visible change for... Continue reading

  
• A release slipped past
  April 27, 2018 by ltjax#hot-fix, #horde

  So as you might have noticed, uploaded a small patch release at the beginning of the week without writing a devlog. Shame on me. Truth is it was pretty late when I got done with the release and I simp... Continue reading
• The horde grows stronger
  April 22, 2018 by ltjax#horde

  This week's update comes with a lot of balancing tweaks to the new horde mode. There's now a score that acts as a side-objective to just surviving. Both the wave number and the score are shown in disc... Continue reading
• Horde mode
  April 15, 2018 by ltjax#horde, #discord, #bugfix

  Hello everyone. So after thinking about it for I while, I have finally added the first playable version of the horde mode : fight against an endless horde of units clashing against your defenses. Enem... Continue reading
• Map editor released - Version 0.24.0
  April 06, 2018 by ltjax

  I finally uploaded a new version containing my map editor this morning. This marks quite a big milestone for me, as that was quite a struggle to get working across all three platforms. It was also in... Continue reading

  
• No release this week
  March 24, 2018 by ltjax

  Hello everyone. There's no release coming this week. I did fix at least one bug (upgrade state not being transmitted over network) and improve the UI a little, but the big thing I was hoping to do nex... Continue reading
• Oops - Version 0.23.0
  March 17, 2018 by ltjax

  So I screwed up, and due to an error in the packaging process, the new map I promised in the last update wasn't actually in there. Sorry! I have identified the root of the problem and put a safeguard... Continue reading
• New Map! Version 0.22.0
  March 13, 2018 by ltjax

  Hello. Yesterday evening, I uploaded version 0.22.0. Most of the changes I made to the code are under the covers for the upcoming ranking system. However, I've also added a new map called Platforms ... Continue reading
• Got featured! Version 0.21.4
  March 06, 2018 by ltjax

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  Hey everyone! It seems abstractanks got featured by Dad's Gaming Addiction and Gaming on Linux . Very cool, thanks for that, guys! The author of the latter actually reached out to me about the linux i... Continue reading
• Version 0.21.3
  March 04, 2018 by ltjax

  Hello everyone - I'm back from my vacation, so now work on abstractanks continues. Here's another bugfix release. This one fixes all known important multiplayer bugs! Fixed problem connecting to LAN s... Continue reading
• Version 0.21.2
  February 12, 2018 by ltjax

  Another bugfix release! This one fixes online multiplayer for linux and mac. For windows, I'm not moving to a folder based installation, which should get rid of the anti-virus warnings that people wer... Continue reading
• NAT penetration working
  February 11, 2018 by ltjax

  Another bug fix release, but a pretty important one. This one fixes NAT punch through, which enables people behind routers to play together, i.e. basically everyone. There are still some major bugs re... Continue reading
• Version 0.21.0 released
  February 10, 2018 by ltjax

  This release marks my move to a more automated deployment process. One effect is that new versions will no longer have the versions on the download name - you can now see them the "itch way" by clicki... Continue reading
• Critical Bugfix
  February 07, 2018 by ltjax

  I just uploaded version 0.20.1 with a critical bugfix. It fixed a problem that prevented the game from starting up on a fresh install. More changes later this week!... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.20.0 released
  February 04, 2018 by ltjax

  Second release this weekend! It's mostly a bug-fix release, hence the short cycle. The changes are: Fixed a bug where the game would not react to a player disconnecting Fixed multiple announcements pl... Continue reading
• Version 0.19.0 released
  February 02, 2018 by ltjax

  Hey everyone! I just uploaded version 0.19.0. Here are the changes: - Fixed two bugs with control rebinding - thanks to Gadgetroch for reporting those! - Added a new two player map called "The arc" -... Continue reading
• New version: 0.18.0
  January 27, 2018 by ltjax

  I just added the new version 0.18.0 which enables proper online play via NAT punch through techniques. This makes it possible for players behind routers, which is almost everyone, to connect to each o... Continue reading
• Beta release!
  January 21, 2018 by ltjax

  Hey guys! I've finally re-released abstractanks and I'm pleased to announce that it is now in beta state. The game has been in the making for a good 6 years now - being improved steadily with only a f... Continue reading