This is a mega-blog full of exciting announcements, bug fixes, and our thinking about premium skins. But first, a message straight from our cold, robot hearts:
We’ve never been more excited about the future of Danger Zone! Thank you for supporting the Ride or Die update. New updates are in development for next year, including new multiplayer modes, a 10th Anniversary celebration, and community competitions! You’ve shown up for us, again and again over the past nine years, and we’re so grateful.
The Ride or Die update launched Danger Zone into the future, but there were some bumps in the road. Here’s what's in the latest update:
12 Free New Weapon Skins! A dozen new ways to obliterate your opponents! Many people pointed out that there were no weapon models you could equip without Clonebux. A bad vibe, now corrected with 12 glorious weapons. Free for all players!
Removed the 6000 Clonebux purchase option. Many people saw it and felt the large amount was a dubious ask. We agreed and removed it!
Bug Fixes
Added a picture of the full skin when you’re buying it, to clarify you’re getting the whole skin. (Not just the head, body or legs.)
No longer possible to kick or jetpack and then get on a Rip Rider, keeping you in a kicking stance!
Fixed a variety of crashes.
Fixed customization UI having text overlapping where it shouldn’t and incorrect icons.
We’re still working on hunting down the rest of the stragglers. Let us know if you see any more!
There have been some questions about how to get the new premium skins.
The way you get the new skins is with Clonebux, our currency you purchase in-game. After buying Clonebux in a pack, you can spend them to style your Human with Bot and Weapon skins! You cannot earn Clonebux in game, but keep a look out for community competitions where you can win them.
For a while now, we have faced a difficult choice. The LBS lobbies have been sparsely populated. Sales aren’t what they used to be. Do we leave Danger Zone as finished and move on to other games? Or do we find a way to continue breathing life into it?
With the Ride or Die update, we chose the latter!
Thanks to your support, we’re committing to future free updates for Danger Zone! If things continue going the way they have been this week, we should be able to keep Danger Zone alive and kick-botting for a long time. The Ride or Die update was just the start of the free content we’re now planning to make.
Our goal with premium cosmetics is to create an optional way for our biggest fans to support the game, fueling ongoing updates, and widening the ways in which people can express themselves (by looking like delightful mecha-horses).
Understandably, not everybody loved this change. We have all played microtransaction fueled games that SUCK. Our vision was to add this in a way that does NOT SUCK, and in fact, is quite fun and awesome.
Our Rules for Premium Cosmetics:
Clonebux will always be optional and only for cosmetics. No pay to win! We hate that, too!
Core updates to Danger Zone will always be free.
No irritating upsell patterns: BUY THIS STARTER PACK!!!!! LIMITED TIME ONLY. No.
Skins will be fairly priced without the need to buy more than what you want.
Clonebux will be used to support continued development of Danger Zone and more Doborog games.
Thanks to the success of this update, we can now look ahead to 2026. Here’s what we’re building for next year…
New Multiplayer Game Modes! We’ll be developing new ways to play Clone Drone with your friends… and meet new friends to destroy! Join us live on Twitch as we build them next year.
10th Anniversary Update! To celebrate a decade of human versus robot combat, we’re planning a big new update! Will we finally see the long anticipated release of this sawblade dog?
Endless Mode Expansion! There are enemies that only exist in challenges and not in Endless Mode. We’re planning a refresh of Endless Mode with new levels and enemies like Zombie-Bots and Rip Riders.
New Community Competitions! Part of what we love about this community is how creative you all are! Level editors, artists and memesters will all have their time to shine with prizes for winners.
More Free Cosmetics! Along with premium skins, we’ll also release more free ones next year.
We’re excited for the future of Danger Zone. We hope you’ll join us in the many updates to come!
Have fun in the Danger Zone,
The Doborog Team