- Moving on - 1 March 2023
20230301 One of a kind gamers! It’s been a great couple weeks since launch! We’ve really enjoyed all the new players we’ve seen come to check out our game and we hope we were able to give you something fun to do. That being said, the number of new players is falling off quickly and we didn’t really make anything on in-game purchases, so it’s time to dream another dream! Unless we see another surge of players or sales take a major turn, all the additional features and items we wanted to add to NRG likely won’t make it. Sad? Don’t be! We feel there’s already a lot to enjoy with this game and we’ll continue to keep the servers up for online play as long as there’s any traffic there. We’re still here to fix any bugs you report through Steam or on our Discord server but otherwise, we’ll be working on our next project that we’re really excited for! Completed Refine energy level and shot charg…
- An update about updates - 18 February 2023
20230217 One of a kind gamers! So, we know it doesn’t look like it from the lack of written updates but NRG has been updated pretty much every day since we released it a little over a week ago! Not everything has been a massive change but there’s been a mix of quality of life tweaks and gameplay adjustments like the incredibly controversial relocation of canisters to drop onto platforms most of the time instead of randomly. We had someone suggest making movement quicker so the most recent update raised agility. Thank you all so much for your feedback to help us make this game as good as it can be, keep it up! Expect many more refinements and a few more additions over the coming weeks. Completed Tons of bug fixes and gameplay refinement Own shots don’t break finishers anymore Canisters fall onto platforms most of the time instead of random distribution Shots don’t roll as much on the gro…
- High score challenge for extra chips! - 13 February 2023
What's up, one of a kind gamers? Thought we'd drop a little challenge for y'all given the launch has been going so well! How about... Next person to get 575+ on the Targets leaderboard gets 75,000 chips Next person to get 15,000+ on the Zombots leaderboard gets 75,000 chips The same person can get both for a total of 150,000 🙂 Winners will get in-game, steam and Discord recognition! Let the games begin! - Mac
- 4th day after launch! Making new eyewear! Play with the devs! Free extra chips! - 12 February 2023
- 3rd day after launch! Play with the devs! Free extra chips!! - 11 February 2023
- NRG out now and Free to Play | Devs live! - 9 February 2023
Today's the big day!! NRG has launched on Steam free to play now Grab a friend for some PVP, CO-OP or just play solo FREE CHIPS ALL WEEK! 1k free chips for every match you play this week just because we love ya - Mac
- Launch 1k bonus chips per match! - 8 February 2023
20230208 One of a kind gamers! After a lot more fine-tuning and a lot less updates, we’ve finally fully released NRG! There are plenty of good nostalgic feelings about this thing and we’re pretty happy about it. Now it’s time to see what you think! To celebrate the occasion, we’re giving out 1k bonus chips each online match. Hopefully that’s enough to show you how much we appreciate you giving us a shot! Have a great day and let us know what you think in a review, on our Discord server, off a tall mountain or whatever! Completed A lot of stuff Next We’ll see :) Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- NRG out now and Free to Play | Devs live! - 8 February 2023
Today's the big day!! NRG has launched on Steam free to play now Grab a friend for some PVP, CO-OP or just play solo FREE CHIPS ALL WEEK! 1k free chips for every match you play this week just because we love ya - Mac
- Refreshed and prepped - 16 October 2022
20221016 One of a kind gamers! It took a little longer than expected but we finally got all the updates we had planned implemented. There’s quite a bit of refinement needed across the board but nothing that should take more than the next week. That being the case, we’re excited to say that leaving early access is in the very near future! After we clean things up, we’ll need to refresh a lot of the promotional material and once that’s done we’re going to run some ads to get the player count up for a week or so. If that increase in player count goes smoothly, we’ll be confident we can fully release this thing Hopefully you’ll be around to celebrate with us! Completed Copy/paste outfits PVP scoring changes All themes refreshed Post processing VFX refresh UI overhaul Next Refinement Full release Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- 5,000 players! - 25 September 2022
20220925 One of a kind gamers! We couldn’t be happier to announce that 5,000 people have played NRG! Even typing that feels surreal and we’re so grateful to whoever’s reading this that they were a part of the journey. We hope there are many, many more players to come and that the upcoming changes serve as a huge welcoming present! All signs point to pretty much everything in the “Next” category below being ready by next week’s update so keep your eyes peeled. As always, we love hearing your feedback on Steam, our Discord server or any social media you prefer! Let us know how you think anything could look or perform better and we’ll do everything we can to get it done. Completed Movement tightening Next Copy/paste outfits PVP scoring changes All themes refreshed Post processing VFX refresh UI overhaul Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- Did you miss us? - 28 August 2022
20220828 One of a kind gamers! We felt like we had gotten NRG to a place where it was time to try to begin marketing it, so we did. It was doing okay but we began to feel like if we did one more pass to refresh visuals and just refine the overall experience a bit more, it might go a long way. So, we’re back! We plan to drop about another month into the process to polish things up one more time before really letting this thing out to see what it can do. If it gets a decent response, we’re going to stay committed to it to introduce all the extra features we have planned but if just a handful of people love it, we’re going to move on to the next game we’ve already begun developing which we hope really knocks your socks off! We’ll see what fate holds. Completed Chillaxin’ Next Platforming tightening Scoreboard reshaping Cloud theme refresh Factory theme refresh Forest theme refresh Beach th…
- That’s a-spicy update - 26 June 2022
20220626 One of a kind gamers! Wow, that’s quite a list in the completed section, isn’t it? That’s the beauty of not having to implement a new major element! We had the opportunity to go through and touch up on a lot of things that were overdue. We’re still narrowing in on a good ranked match structure but we feel like we’re getting a lot closer! The podium is a little more exciting and menu bots can now hover and slide, which should make it look less repetitive. Most of what we’ve got in the “Next” section should get knocked out next week too, so expect another big one! Most of it will be just increased functionality and not much fluff but welcomed changes nonetheless. Let us know what you think of the tweaks! Completed Ranked play ranks more ranky Podium streamers and smoke Beach sfx and ambient updated, sand poofs Menu autobots now hover and slide Edge of screen color flash when low…
- Some of a beach - 19 June 2022
20220619 One of a kind gamers! Another week, another theme. It’s almost definitely the last theme we’ll produce before leaving early access but the Beach theme is now available in the NRG store for purchase! We had thoughts of just doing a tiny island in the middle of the sea originally but ended up wanting something a bit more substantial in the end. We hope you like how it looks! Aside from that, we don’t have a ton left to do on the list that you can see. Some more customization items, a redesign of the player listing… We’re getting close! There are quite a few things we’d still love to do if this thing has much potential, like team games and a few other modes but we need to see how people respond first. We’ll see what happens! Completed Themes: Beach Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Botrekkies Player listing redesign Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- Ability quantified - 12 June 2022
20220612 One of a kind gamers! There’s something that we always strive for while making games and that is to provide short, medium and long-term gratification from playing them. Cool looking effects can make the seconds fly by, the thrill of winning a game can make you lose track of minutes, but what can make hours and even days drift away? Ranked matches! Watching that little number next to your name grow as you win. Plus, getting grouped with others around your skill level should help keep battles competitive while you try to keep getting better. We’re still working out the details and trying to make it as balanced as possible but it should be pretty tight by the end of next week. Hope to see you climbing the ranks! Completed Ranked matches Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Botrekkies Themes: Beach Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- Blocking the sun, making it rain - 29 May 2022
20220529 One of a kind gamers! Although we’re not quite sure it’ll stick, we’ve temporarily increased the weekly, daily and hourly bonus chip amounts to see how it goes. They’re probably wayyy higher than they should be so get some games in while the gettin’ is good! What will you spend all your new chips on? How about some shutter shades! New to the store, the eyewear section should be getting filled out over the next week or two with a few more options. Hopefully you find something you like! We’re going to get started on the ranked mode next week but we’re not sure if it’ll be done by the next update. We’ll have it to you as soon as we can! Completed Customize: DCs Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0,, Botrekkies Ranked matches Themes: Beach Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- A walk amongst the trees - 22 May 2022
20220522 One of a kind gamers! Thanks for your patience while we took a couple weeks off. To show our appreciation, we return with a gift! The new forest theme will be ready for release on Monday of next week, so get your hiking boots on. It’s a big change of tone from the factory and cloud world and we feel like it’s got a great balance, so we hope you enjoy! Making all these themes is making us hungry… For more themes… So it’s very likely we’re going to go for the beach theme as well before too long. We’ll see if that falls before or after the eyewear inclusion but either way there’s a lot to look forward to! Completed Themes: Forest Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, DCs, Botrekkies Themes: Beach Ranked matches Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access https://discord.gg/BRqw8Ka
- Achievement break - 1 May 2022
20220501 One of a kind gamers! You want some goals to strive for? Well, now you’ve got them! Achievements for pretty much anything we could think of have been implemented to Steam and they’re waiting for you to go out and get them. Any ideas for more that we could add? We’re all ears! Besides that, we finally cleaned up shots and the network to where gameplay is smoother and more reliable than ever. It was a tough month of improvement but we got there! The forest theme is also coming along nicely and should only take about another week of work but we’ve going to take a week or two off for the first time since we started development on this, so just a heads-up that there won’t be an update until we get back. Until then, thanks for your patience! Completed Achievements Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Don’t Care, Forgeolas Themes: Forest, Beach Ranked matches Weapon types? Thanks! -Mac Co…
- Partly cloudy with a chance of awesome - 24 April 2022
20220424 One of a kind gamers! Even though we were prepared to get a little too wrapped up in making the perfect looking clouds, we didn’t expect it to take as long as it did to make something we liked. Are they perfect? Up to you to decide! We like them a lot and it was a struggle to find a good balance between “””real””” and cartoony. We definitely fell a little more on the cartoony side but hopefully you’re a fan! What’s next? It’s back to the forest! We started the forest theme a couple months ago before prioritizing some other things but now that we’re caught up on most things, we can get back to it! Completed Theme: Clouds Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Don’t Care, Forgeolas Themes: Forest, Beach Achievements Ranked matches Weapon types? Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- C-c-c-c-combo system! - 17 April 2022
20220417 One of a kind gamers! What’s better than taking down 1 zombot? Taking down a bunch at once and getting a sweet bonus for it! We’ve wrapped up the new combo system and it’s ready for you to see how many floaty bois you can eliminate with a single shot. The multipliers get up to some crazy numbers but getting 10 at once is quite the challenge! The stage size is also a little bigger which should allow for a little more room in large PVP lobbies. The new cloud theme is on the horizon! It’s looking very likely that it’ll be out sometime next week so keep your eyes in the sky! Completed Zombots combo system Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Don’t Care, Forgeolas Themes: Clouds, Forest, Beach Ranked matches Achievements Weapon types? Thanks! -Mac Community and dev access Discord
- Oooooo… So shiny - 10 April 2022
20220410 One of a kind gamers! You know how sometimes you don’t realize how much you missed something until you see it again and it hits you how awesome it was? We finally got reflections back and they look better than ever! It was just kind of a toss-in thing but holy jeez does it make a huge difference. Hopefully you can check it out soon and let us know what you think! Things are also coming along very quickly for the cloud theme! We thought at first it’d be pretty simple, like, how complicated can clouds be? Well, when you’re passionate about detail, you look for any possibility to add little touches that might make average clouds turn into a fantastical world. We should have it out within a week for you to enjoy! Completed Customize: Fuggs Better lighting Next Customize: Capris, 3D, 4.0, Don’t Care, Forgeolas Themes: Clouds, Forest, Beach Ranked matches Achievements Weapon types? T…
