- Experimental Unlocked Branch - 2 December 2021
Hi everyone! Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of Junk Jack release on Steam platform, so we decided that, although unfinished (it's really a lot harder than thought), we're going to give everyone access to an unlocked branch of the game which allows original game data to be modified, and preliminary mods to be added. Since this build is totally unsafe and wrong modifications to game data could break your saves please take care to backup your worlds and players before experimenting with it! You will have access to two specific features; Original JSON Modifying original json game data directly contained in game folder, which are located in YourSteamLibraryFolder/SteamApps/common/Junk Jack/data/json folder. You will see a bunch of text files which can be modified to affect how the world is generated, what drops and when, mobs and such. Mind that custom.json is still hardcoded into the g…
- Junk Jack v3.3 stability fixes + Win7 compatibility - 4 May 2020
Hi everyone! In the last months we've been working hard to port the game to Nintendo Switch by improving a lot of small user experience issues. At the same time a lot of small untracked and unnoticed issues have been fixed. All these cumulative fixes are all bundled in the 3.3 version which is available on the beta branch of the game, the password to access it is "hellototheworld"! This version is fixing loot table issuer for uber bosses, some unrecognized GPU cards which didn't work with the game, A LOT of crashes (especially when playing with controller). There is also a hidden modding infrastructure that will be expanded in the future to finally allow user mods! IMPORTANT: This beta version shouls restore compatibility with Windows 7 by using a different version of xinput library, which was giving issues to many users. Please let us know if that's the case! If the beta version doesn'…
- Junk Jack v3.2.5 with Controller support is out! - 10 July 2019
Hello everyone! We're glad to tell you that controller support has finally been implemented into Junk Jack! Support is for Xinput controllers on Windows and it covers everything in the game, from start menu to any dialog or UI element (excluding text input)! Since the game has really many different views and subviews, it's possible that some things are still missing, please feel free to report issues in our forum or on Discord! Many choices has been made to keep controller gameplay as smooth as possible, you could like or dislike some but meny things can be tweaked in Options->Controls to suit your needs! If you want to provide some feedback or ideas about improving controls just let us know, this is just a preliminary implementation which could be tweaked at any time! CHANGELOG controller support on Windows added Controls subcategory in options fixed broken Curtains decoration fixed is…
- Junk Jack v3.2.1 is out! - 27 March 2019
Hello everyone! Sorry for the prolonged silence but we're undergoing some internal rearrangement so we took it long! This is a bugfix/QoL update which fixes a lot of bugs, balances the gameplay experience, improves things here and there and prepares some ground for future changes, here is the full changelog: Chest Interface now is twice as big for better organization Health regen from equip now triggers after 5 second without taking damage from monsters Implemented item sets bonuses : this features allows to give specific bonuses(and effects) when a specific set of items is equipped Created a set for each Uber boss equip drop, now the single equip pieces give less light value, equipping the full set gives the full light value Added tooltip symbols reference(accessed by Help pane, F1, then F2) Added light value to tooltips of armor pieces Added tooltips to some unclear potions Some mobs…
- Junk Jack 3.2 Pet Hunt Update is out! - 18 June 2018
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.2 Pet Hunt Update! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F24544555%2Fe3c3c6f691d89309fd9b29e3dc55ac49536506f9.jpg This patch adds 75 fancy rare pocket pets in all worlds which can be captured, hunt ‘em all! We’ve also added the Junk Machine, used to recycle your crafts and get new items and rare loot. Plus there are now new breedable chihuahua and hamster pets, many new features and cool items to discover, an habanero plant used to craft habanero bombs and soup, craftable concussion bombs and new rare cards used to craft pocket uber mob pets are included too. Plus many more cool things to discover and small tweaks! Happy mining (and hunting!) New features Added 75 Rare fancy pets on all planets, hunt ‘em all! New craftable sharpening stones, use them to repair your tools! New hamster cage New hamster pets, capture and breed them! Added br…
- Junk Jack 3.1.5 Christmas Update is out! - 21 December 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1.5 Christmas Update! Hello miners, it's almost Christmas and time for the Steam Winter Sale! To celebrate we're discounting Junk Jack and releasing a themed update which makes Terra Christmas themed with presents all over the surface which contain unique loot! Capture and breed the new reindeers, fight Christmas themed zombies and skeletons and find the new Pocket Santa pet! We also added rare fossils on all planets which can be combined to form unique creations by assembling their pieces! Last but not least we fixed many reported bugs. Check out the changelog below! Terra is now christmas themed zombies and skeletons are now Christmas themed added presents on Terra surface which contain many cool treasures! new Pocket Santa pet! new discoverable fossils have been added on all planets! new breedable reindeers! new craftable reindeer stable! fixed wrong offset on…
- Junk Jack 3.1.5 Christmas Update is out! - 21 December 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1.5 Christmas Update! Hello miners, it's almost Christmas and time for the Steam Winter Sale! To celebrate we're discounting Junk Jack and releasing a themed update which makes Terra Christmas themed with presents all over the surface which contain unique loot! Capture and breed the new reindeers, fight Christmas themed zombies and skeletons and find the new Pocket Santa pet! We also added rare fossils on all planets which can be combined to form unique creations by assembling their pieces! Last but not least we fixed many reported bugs. Check out the changelog below! Terra is now christmas themed zombies and skeletons are now Christmas themed added presents on Terra surface which contain many cool treasures! new Pocket Santa pet! new discoverable fossils have been added on all planets! new breedable reindeers! new craftable reindeer stable! fixed wrong offset on…
- Junk Jack 3.1.2 Update is out! - 16 June 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1.2! This update gives the game a new coat of paint with many tweaks,new craftable items, huge monsters, weapons, ancient craftable pick-shovels, revamped graphics and lots of features and refinements to improve the game balance and polish. Check out the changelog below! new network advertiser to find games over local network! new Android pocket pet to celebrate the Android release of Junk Jack! more than 40 mobs have been redrawn from scratch! 12 new entirely revamped and much bigger golems! 12 new wearable golem heads new unique antique shards have been added on each planet use the new antique shards to craft 12 new powerful pickshovels! new craftable glass showcase new craftable glass shelf new craftable flower supports new craftable golem pets new utility crates added on all worlds! added rotting pocket pig and sheep pets many balance tweaks to weapon damages…
- Junk Jack 3.1.2 Update is out! - 16 June 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1.2! This update gives the game a new coat of paint with many tweaks,new craftable items, huge monsters, weapons, ancient craftable pick-shovels, revamped graphics and lots of features and refinements to improve the game balance and polish. Check out the changelog below! new network advertiser to find games over local network! new Android pocket pet to celebrate the Android release of Junk Jack! more than 40 mobs have been redrawn from scratch! 12 new entirely revamped and much bigger golems! 12 new wearable golem heads new unique antique shards have been added on each planet use the new antique shards to craft 12 new powerful pickshovels! new craftable glass showcase new craftable glass shelf new craftable flower supports new craftable golem pets new utility crates added on all worlds! added rotting pocket pig and sheep pets many balance tweaks to weapon damages…
- Junk Jack 3.1 Uber Mobs Update is out! - 29 March 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1! This patch adds Uber Mobs, powerful monsters that can be summoned by destroying Altars in each world. Defeat them and gather unique powerful equip and weapon sets! We have also improved combat hit detection, added new treasures such as weapons, pocket pets, new essence swords and revamped trinkets! Worlds are more varied now with new rare biomes with chests and everything has also been fine tuned once again. You will also find Totem pieces in all the planets which can be assembled to form a huge totem tower! Many other features and fixes have been added too. Check out the changelog below! The image shows some of the full armor sets and weapons obtainable by killing Uber Mobs! Remember to generate new worlds or you won't find Altars. combat hit detection has been improved! revamped swing and hit sounds experimental: now you will be able use portals in multiplaye…
- Junk Jack 3.1 Uber Mobs Update is out! - 29 March 2017
Welcome to Junk Jack 3.1! This patch adds Uber Mobs, powerful monsters that can be summoned by destroying Altars in each world. Defeat them and gather unique powerful equip and weapon sets! We have also improved combat hit detection, added new treasures such as weapons, pocket pets, new essence swords and revamped trinkets! Worlds are more varied now with new rare biomes with chests and everything has also been fine tuned once again. You will also find Totem pieces in all the planets which can be assembled to form a huge totem tower! Many other features and fixes have been added too. Check out the changelog below! The image shows some of the full armor sets and weapons obtainable by killing Uber Mobs! Remember to generate new worlds or you won't find Altars. combat hit detection has been improved! revamped swing and hit sounds experimental: now you will be able use portals in multiplaye…
- Uber Mobs are coming! - 1 March 2017
Here’s a sneak peek of what we’re working on: Uber Mobs! Each planet will feature a unique Uber Mob which can be summoned by destroying its altair. These mobs are harder to kill and will drop unique rewards such as equip pieces, weapons, tools, rare materials and unique pets. We’re also working on totems! You will be able to collect cool looking totem pieces from each planets and assemble them as a trophy for your adventures. The upcoming update will also feature new ground biomes from the nearest planets, new collectable pets, some loot/ores rebalance and other tweaks! That’s all for now!
- Uber Mobs are coming! - 1 March 2017
Here’s a sneak peek of what we’re working on: Uber Mobs! Each planet will feature a unique Uber Mob which can be summoned by destroying its altair. These mobs are harder to kill and will drop unique rewards such as equip pieces, weapons, tools, rare materials and unique pets. We’re also working on totems! You will be able to collect cool looking totem pieces from each planets and assemble them as a trophy for your adventures. The upcoming update will also feature new ground biomes from the nearest planets, new collectable pets, some loot/ores rebalance and other tweaks! That’s all for now!
- Junk Jack has been released on Steam! - 1 December 2016
Hello everyone! We proudly announce that Junk Jack has been released on Steam! Thanks everyone for the support during these months in Early Access, that helped us to improve the game in every aspect and reach that much desired goal. This is not the end but just a major step towards the development of our dream sandbox game, stay tuned and have fun playing Junk Jack with your friends!
- Junk Jack has been released on Steam! - 1 December 2016
Hello everyone! We proudly announce that Junk Jack has been released on Steam! Thanks everyone for the support during these months in Early Access, that helped us to improve the game in every aspect and reach that much desired goal. This is not the end but just a major step towards the development of our dream sandbox game, stay tuned and have fun playing Junk Jack with your friends!
- Junk Jack 3.0 Update is out! - 14 October 2016
Hello! Today we're releasing a big content patch which adds more than 250 treasures to be discovered, we call it the treasure hunt season! We also added a new end game planet named Tor which can be reached from Mykon, with lots of new monsters, equip pieces, treasures and blocks. Planets have been tweaked and should be more varied and fun to explore, we redrawn a lot of mobs and made many balance tweaks and bug fixes. We're quite satisfied with the progress made to the game and we think the game is mature enough to be released in full form on Steam, so please let us know what you think of this patch! After the release we'll continue with the updates, to improve Junk Jack even more. Happy treasure hunting! ENHANCEMENTS treasure hunt season is now open! We added more than 250 unique rare treasures in chests. Happy hunting! new planet reachable from Mykon: Tor! Make sure to generate a new…
- Junk Jack 3.0 Update is out! - 14 October 2016
Hello! Today we're releasing a big content patch which adds more than 250 treasures to be discovered, we call it the treasure hunt season! We also added a new end game planet named Tor which can be reached from Mykon, with lots of new monsters, equip pieces, treasures and blocks. Planets have been tweaked and should be more varied and fun to explore, we redrawn a lot of mobs and made many balance tweaks and bug fixes. We're quite satisfied with the progress made to the game and we think the game is mature enough to be released in full form on Steam, so please let us know what you think of this patch! After the release we'll continue with the updates, to improve Junk Jack even more. Happy treasure hunting! ENHANCEMENTS treasure hunt season is now open! We added more than 250 unique rare treasures in chests. Happy hunting! new planet reachable from Mykon: Tor! Make sure to generate a new…
- Junk Jack 2.9.1.6 is out! - 6 July 2016
Hello everyone! Today we're releasing a new patch which includes Linus/SteamOS support! This version is still experimental, so if you are using this os please report any bug you find. We also added new actuator blocks! Pistons, advanced pressure pads and retractable blocks combined with wiring will let you create complex machines which interact with the world. We'd love to see your creations with these new mechanisms. Last but not least we added new crossbow weapons, explosive arrows, improved spears among with many reported bug fixes/balance tweaks. We hope you enjoy this new version. Have fun! ENHANCEMENTS experimental Linux/SteamOS version! If you have this os installed please provide us some feedback! added a new actuator: piston block! It's able to push players, mobs and items by extending and also behaves as a bridge or one-way door according to rotation added a new actuator: adva…
- Junk Jack 2.9.1.6 is out! - 6 July 2016
Hello everyone! Today we're releasing a new patch which includes Linus/SteamOS support! This version is still experimental, so if you are using this os please report any bug you find. We also added new actuator blocks! Pistons, advanced pressure pads and retractable blocks combined with wiring will let you create complex machines which interact with the world. We'd love to see your creations with these new mechanisms. Last but not least we added new crossbow weapons, explosive arrows, improved spears among with many reported bug fixes/balance tweaks. We hope you enjoy this new version. Have fun! ENHANCEMENTS experimental Linux/SteamOS version! If you have this os installed please provide us some feedback! added a new actuator: piston block! It's able to push players, mobs and items by extending and also behaves as a bridge or one-way door according to rotation added a new actuator: adva…
- Junk Jack 2.9.1.5 is out! - 2 June 2016
Hello miners, it's patch day! This version adds new procedural mobs, a scalable viewport option, new potions, new spear and bow mechanics, treasures drop rate tweaks and many more features and fixes. The new spear weapons mechanic is experimental and the whole spear graphical approach will be tweaked in the future, we're thinking about increasing their length to make them able to reach more distant positions while making them less effective for short range combat. The new procedural mob generation is experimental too, we tested it with slimes to understand the potentiality of generating different flavour of mobs by composing parts, we'll extend this feature whenever possible to other creatures if it satisfies us and especially you! The Linux version is under heavy development and we're in a good state so hopefully we'll soon release it! Have fun playing! ENHANCEMENTS Added an option to…
