Hey everyone,
It’s been a while since our last update, so we wanted to share some exciting development news with you!
🔥 New Game Mode: Mini Nuke
We’ve been working hard on a brand-new gameplay mode called Mini Nuke. The core game type is now complete, and the AI is fully functional—but it’s still a bit buggy. We’re actively refining things and plan to release it to a larger group soon.
Before the full release, we’ll likely make it available on a pre-launch beta branch. If you’re interested in helping test it, this will be your chance to jump in early and share your feedback!
🧨 How It Works
In the first version of Mini Nuke, each team will have one deploy site.
- When the match begins, a nuke spawns in the center of the map with a visible indicator icon.
- A player can pick up the nuke by walking over it. The nuke is stored in their mech, and their indicator changes to show they’re carrying it.
- Their name and distance indicator remain red or green, so teammates and enemies can still identify them at a glance.
- The player carrying the nuke will also see a HUD icon above their weapons display indicating the nuke is equipped.
- A new deploy indicator will appear, pointing to the enemy’s deploy pad.
💣 Deploying & Disarming the Nuke
- Walk over the enemy deploy pad with the nuke to arm it.
- A detonation countdown will appear at the top of everyone's HUD.
- Your team must defend the nuke, while the enemy team tries to disarm it.
To disarm the nuke:
- Walk onto the deploy site and stand still.
- A "Disarm" message will appear below the countdown.
- Stay on the pad until both messages disappear — this means the nuke has been disarmed and picked up by your team.
- Now you can carry the nuke and attempt a deployment at the enemy base.
If the nuke carrier is destroyed, the nuke is dropped and can be picked up by anyone.
🎯 Win Conditions
You can win the match in one of two ways:
- Successfully deploy the nuke at the enemy base, triggering a nuclear explosion.
- Eliminate the entire enemy team.
To emphasize the objective, the default number of respawns is now set to 3.
🤖 Play Solo or Online
This mode is fully playable in:
- Instant Action vs. AI
- Multiplayer vs. players or a mix of players and AI
📣 Beta Branch & Feedback
We’ll post another announcement when Mini Nuke hits the beta branch. We’d love to hear your thoughts — on the mode itself, on balance, and especially on the AI, which now has a lot of new functionality to support this gameplay.
Thanks for your continued support! We’re excited to get this mode into your hands soon.
— X10 Game Studios