We’re excited to mix it up this summer with new levels, new skins, and new tools. The Night Mode update is all about adding more variety to multiplayer. Launch back into the Clone Drone lobby with a brand new skin to take on new Team Battle levels.
These updates are available NOW on Steam and will come to Xbox, Switch, PlayStation and Epic Stores very soon.
Commentatron: I have an urgent announcement. The humans have been given free skins.
Analysis-Bot: That is not an “urgent” announcement. We give humans free things all the time, like hammers and brain surgeries.
Commentatron: All the humans have been given free skins that look like us.
Analysis-Bot: They are allowing rotted flesh piles to inhabit a body that looks like ME??
Analysis-Bot: I hate to ask, but did they give my skin… legs?
Commentatron: Does this answer your question?
Analysis-Bot: Hurry! Throw me into the trash compactor!!
When we launched Team Battles last year, we heard y’all when you said you wanted more levels. So we got to work on three levels with a very different feel from the standard arena, where you’ll travel to a completely different settings. It’s like summer vacation, only without the sunscreen, since your skin is a thick metal.
Desert - Your team must ascend a tall industrial structure surrounded by ancient pyramids to reach the Hill.
Lava Islands - The floor is literally lava. To claim the Hill, your team will have to clear molten hot rivers.
Deep Space - You and your teammates got launched into space. Use jump pads to leap through lunar rings, then conquer the Hill.
Supporter Packs are optional cosmetics that don’t affect gameplay, but do help us keep the Danger Zone up-and-running. (Robot combat arenas are futuristic, but their server bills need to be paid today.)
As our fearless leader Erik discussed last blog, we’re no longer selling Clonebux. We’re transitioning to Supporter Packs for skins. That said, your Clonebux still work in-game, now and forever. Players with Clonebux can use them to buy Supporter Packs or individual skins.
We bundled all the premium skins we released last year into two new Supporter Packs. Horse Power is a battalion of stallions featuring Horse Bot and Cowboy Bot. Fast Lane includes such rough riders as Fighter Pilot Bot and Mech Pilot Bot. Both packs contain a wide selection of weapons to equip for arena combat.
In the process of making these new trailers for the Supporter Packs, we needed to be able to show off the skins! That’s why we added new tools to the Level Editor that you can use, too:
Skin Override - Swap any enemy to wear any skin in the game, including their weapon.
Weapon Model Object - For when you just want to decorate or display a sword.
Sword Hit Particles - Extra little sparks VFX at a small scale for animating weapon clashes.
The very first version of Clone Drone in the Danger Zone was released on Itch.io in 2016. We did some highly sophisticated math on our fingers and figured out that Clone Drone is turning 10 years old this year!
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’re creating a new anniversary challenge that’ll be a blast to the past, a Supporter Pack featuring warriors from across the galaxy, and if all goes according to plan, incredible new mech. It’s our birthday, but you get the presents? Unfair!
Clonebux purchasing has been disabled. You will retain any purchased Clonebux and skins.
Achievements: "Analyse This!" and "Team Commentatron" have been added to unlock the Commentatron Bot and Analysis-Bot Bot skins.
Achievements: "Upgrade with Friends", "Hill Killer", "Get Outta Here" and "Care to Dance exe?" have been added and will unlock new emotes.
DLC: Night Mode, Fast Lane and Horse Power Supporter Packs are available!
New dialog added for getting a new clone
Level Editor: Character Skin Override
Level Editor: Weapon Model Object
Level Editor: Sword Hit Particles
Rebalanced the Rip Rider speed, it's a little slower now
You are now immune to damage 3s after you spawn in multiplayer
Bug fix: Player list doesn't change to dead colours for Team Battles
Bug fix: Torso would sometimes not fall off
Bug fix: Fixed enemies and players being able to survive in lava if they're armored
Bug fix: Removed hair from dev stream notifications
Bug fix: Weapons shouldn't fall through the floor anymore
Bug fix: Mounting rideable items shouldn't freeze your game anymore
Bug fix: Fixed many of our most common crashes