WOC Update Log

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@sirbots I really enjoyed your game! I tried a round and it’s awesome! It brought back nostalgia of gun games I used to play when I was little. I played a round of “Conquest” and I have to say, you are an awesome project maker. Conquest kinda reminds me of Points and Capture the Flag gamemodes in Pixel Gun 3D. The bots are awesome, and I’m suprised at how well they work. I can kinda sneak up behind them and shoot them but a lot of times they do kill me. I noticed 3 bugs though, you can leave the map a tiny bit beyond the map walls:

I feel like the maps could use more collision detection for at least stuff like bushes and walls so you can’t go through them.

there’s also a spelling mistake (“Defualt” should be “Default”), and the Interceptor and Anchor role buttons kind of are on the “Squadmate 3” button.

The game has nice music, and the loading screen with loading tips is just icing on the cake.
You’ve made a pretty nice game. I like it!

[SirBots]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail Thx! I don’t have the collision stop you from moving as the AI would break if it’s applied to them. So, to keep things fair, it only applies to bullets. I might add a way to stop ppl from going off the map. (Also, for more chaotic battles, you can change the player count in the main menu.)

[TAO]

@sirbots You could do what I did and set an “if” statement to a certain position and teleport them back to the border if they cross it.

Edit: If there are different map sizes you could make many border lines for each map

[SirBots]

Made a quick change to 4.6:

• Removed 4 battle songs, and replaced 3 of them. Enjoy!

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@sirbots I kinda liked the last music (from 4.5), I hope the changes aren’t too different

[SirBots]

@jeffreyrb03-gmail Just some more adrenaline pumping songs.

[SirBots]

4.6 and 4.7 are released!

4.8 Patch notes tomorrow.

[SirBots]

Update 4.8 - General Update

Release date: March 15

What’s New:

UI

• Fixed the location of the Special Cooldown Timer
• Re-positioned the Locations of certain buttons in the Class Selection screen, and reduced the size of some of those re-positioned buttons.

Mechanics

• Added Airstrikes
  • Occurs periodically, dropping up to 8 explosives in the designated drop zone.
  • Occurs less in Realistic Battles

Maps

• Players now take damage if they move off the map.

Weapon Classes

Combat Medic

• Reduced the firing sound volume

Bug Fixes

• There are no bug fixes this update

[TAO]

@sirbots said in WOC Update Log:

Added Airstrikes

Is this disableable

[SirBots]

@the_true_odst No, its not. If it calls for, I can nerf it in later updates. Why?

[TAO]

@sirbots If it’s not controllable, it might be annoying to randomly die because of an airstrike

[SirBots]

@the_true_odst You have about 10 seconds to leave the drop zone before the bombs drop. Damage wise, they do about 15-35 damage per second as a placeholder.

[SirBots]

Update 5.0a - General and Mechanic Rework Update

Release Date: April 4th, 2025, 4:00 PM CDT

What’s New:

AI

• Removed & rewrote the targeting system for the AI
  • The AI will now prioritize the closest enemy to them, but will occasionally shoot other enemies if there are multiple of them in the detection range. Enemy AI will shoot the player in a similar manner if the aforementioned enemy has other targets in their detection range.
• The AI will now shoot in random locations with a full 360 degree shooting angle, instead of a 180 degree in the direction they are facing.

UI

• Fixed multiple spelling issues.

Known Bugs

• If the player is on the German team, they could not reload their gun

The main focus of this update is to improve the targeting behavior of the AI.

Now, the AI can attack other clones directly, often the closest one to them, at any time. The range at which they track their target is much longer than the detection range of the player. Also, if they don’t have an instant target, and they are near the center of the map, they will then fire into the B point. The closer the bot is to the B point, the closer an enemy needs to be for the aforementioned bot to track and shoot at the enemy. The tracking is not fluid. THEY WILL INSTANTLY TURN WHEN SWITCHING TARGETS OR UPDATING THEIR AIM IN CLOSE-QUARTERS COMBAT WITH OTHER BOTS! Do not say that this has to be fixed. I cannot fix this. However, they will point towards their target coordinates fluidly, and will aim fluidly over long ranges.

Lastly, some spelling issues were resolved.

The next update will focus on bug fixes and balance patches from long term battle analysis data.

[SirBots]

Patch notes have been updated! Give them a look as some major things might have changed.

[SirBots]

Update 5.5 - Balance Patch and Minor Contend Update

Release Date: April 10, 2025 @ 4:30 PM CDT

What’s new:

Weapon Classes
The Following weapon classes have received statistical changes:

Interceptor

• Increased the movement speed boost by approximately 15%

Combat Medic

• Reduced the angle at which bullets are fired from the point where they originate from the player by approximately 8% and tightened the dispersion.
• Increased volume reduction when the player is dead in non-Realistic Battles by 5%

Specials

Punchdown

• Reduced the cooldown of the special by approx. 5 seconds

Big Bubbler

• Increased shield size by approx. 4%
  • The appearance of the bubble when taking damage will be scaled accordingly with the size increase.

Gamemodes
The following gamemodes have received changes to their mechanics:

Frontlines

• Achieving kills will now award points to the player’s team, and will take away points for losing members as so.
  • When compared to Conquest battles, kills only give 2 points, not 3. 1 point will still be deducted for losing a teammate on either team.

Operations

• In Operations, capture points will now become contested.
  • This makes it so that Operations is the only non-Realistic mode to have contestable capture points.

Other Changes

• Replaced 1 main menu soundtrack.
• Increased the quality of one main menu soundtrack.
• Replaced 1 soundtrack to play during battles.

Bug Fixes

• In non-Realistic Battles, fixed a bug that caused a player’s special to enter the negatives if the special cooldown counter hit 0 while the player was still dead, and would continue to do so when re-spawning unless used the same time as re-spawning.
• Fixed a bug causing the AI to not point at the player provided the player was closer than other targets.

This update is focused on making changes to the statistics of certain weapons, game modes, bug fixes, and atmosphere changes.

[SirBots]

Thanks so much for over 800 views of my game!

[SirBots]

5.5 is out!

Also, patch notes for an upcoming major content update, with improved organisation!

Update 6.0 - Danger From Above - Major Content Update

Release Date: April 15, 2024

Note, those who have made remixes of the game will now be greatly outdated upon release. It is best to backpack and/or import changed sprites and replace the old ones.

Bug fixes that don’t affect major parts or components of the game will be put into a separate section. Those that do will be under the appropriate category as if it was an actual change to a mechanic

What’s New!

AI

• Fixed a bug which caused the AI to not point at the player, but would still shoot at them when they were in the appropriate range
• Fixed a bug which caused the Combat Medic to not be factored in to player counts in Realistic battles, resulting in Realistic Battles ending early due to Combat Medics being unaccounted for in the counter. (Enemy team only)

Airstrikes

• Added Airstrikes
  • These were supposed to release in 5.0, but was pushed back due to more work being needed for proper balancing.
• In Non-Realistic Battles, Airstrikes will appear infrequently. You will know if an area is being attacked by a yellow circle. If the circle is spotted, you have exactly 10 seconds to leave the drop zone before you take damage. Up to 8 bombs can drop in the zone.
  • In Realistic Battles, these appear less often, but up to 10 can drop.

Maps

The Following maps have received changes:

Arrogone Forest

• Changed the arrangement of trees near the C point

Weapon Classes

The following weapon classes have received specification changes:

Assualt

• Reduced the angle at which bullets can point when fired from the player’s position by approx. 3% and tightened the dispersion
• Increased damage by approx. 8% (32 to 33 damage)

Anchor

• Reduced the angle at which bullets can point when fired from the player’s position by approx. 13% and tightened the dispersion

Interceptor

• Reduced the angle at which bullets can point when fired from the player’s position by approx. 9% and tightened the dispersion
• Increased damage by approx. 18% (21 to 24).

Combat Medic

• Reduced the angle at which bullets can point when fired from the player’s position by approx. 11% and tightened the dispersion
• Increased the interval between bullets fired by approx. 6% and reduced the rate of fire.

UI

• Changed the appearance of the Home Screen when loading the game to a new background which will serve as the promotional art for the update

Other Changes

• Removed the delay that occurred when the music for a match ending and the Results Screen music played.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug which, in Non-Realisitc Battles, capture points would cause large amounts of game lag and severe FPS drops when bots from both teams and the player were all on the same capture point
• Fixed a bug where, if timed just right, the player could instantly enter a match while transitioning from the home screen to the Main Menu before the Main Menu became visible on screen, and the same when entering the Main Menu from the Match Results screen.

Developer Notes

This update is to add a new mechanic, perform balance changes, change the appearance of maps, and make some key bug fixes

The game’s AI is felt to be one of the major driving forces of making this game entertaining. A good game needs good AI to keep it fun. With the updated targeting system implemented in 4.8, it had some bugs which, frankly, were challenging to fix. This update is to fix 2 issues which caused incorrect counting with a weapon class, and to fix a targeting issue.

The focus of this update is the new Airstrikes. These are to make the game slightly more harder, and gives the player something else to worry about. Given that everyone in Realistic Battles has one life, the rate at which Airstrikes appear in Realistic Battles has been cut by 75%, but is more dangerous as a trade-off.

Lastly some important bug fixes were made.

The next update will be focused on adjusting the targeting system of the AI

[SirBots]

Update 6.1 - Bug fix and Balance Patch Update:
Release Date: TBA

What’s new:

Airstrikes

• Reduced the size of the bombs by approx. 10%
  • Because of this change, the rate at which bombs shrink before exploding is reduced.
• Increased explosion size by approx. 15%
• Bombs now instantly disappear if the come into contact with building walls or roofs, and will not explode.
• Reduced the strike area size for bombs to drop in by approx. 8%, and reduced the radius for which bombs can drop within the circle.
• The words Airstrike zone have been removed.

UI

• The player counter can no longer be pulled up when in not playing in Realistic Battles.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where players killed by Airstrikes would not adjust the player counter in Realistic Battles.
• Fixed a bug which caused Airstrikes to still occur even when a match was not in progress
• Fixed a bug where the player would get kills from defeated enemy players with airstrikes.

Developer Notes

This update is targeted at balancing certain mechanics, primarily the recently added Airstrikes

Upon preforming battle trials with Airstrikes the day upon release, they were, surprisingly, modestly balanced. The current effect Airstrikes are wanted to attain is to help pick off enemies in large lobbies, albeit not kill players in large amounts, not having the airstrikes almost always not kill any players, and giving players a fair chance to dodge the bombs.

A bug that was noticed, and deemed unfixable, was that each bomb could still damage players before it even explodes. Since they were massive when initially spawned, their size was reduced, and to keep them visible, also reduced the rate at which they shrink. These bombs still explode at the same timings as before.

Furthermore:

To make the bombs more likely to kill at least one player, an explosion size increase was also made.

To further limit the area of effect, and tighten bomb concentration, the area at which bombs can fall has been reduced.

The words indicating what it is have been removed due to possible color conflicts.

To keep with realism, bombs will now disappear and not explode if they are touching a wall or roof, so players can utilize buildings as cover.

[SirBots]

Additional changes to game version 6.1:

• Made so that roofs were still visible in spectator mode and when inside buildings. You can still see inside of them.
  • This is so that the bombs can actually detect if they are touching a roof.
• The AI will actually shoot into the B point when they get close. They can also attack enemies which are closer to them than the B point.

[SirBots]

Update 7.0 - More Classy Classes Update - Major Content Update

Release date: TBA

What’s New:

Classes

The following weapon classes have been added:

Infantry

The Infantry is a heavyweight variant of the Assault class, trading its excellent close-quarter combat performance and magazine size for excellent damage and accuracy, whilst maintaining some of it’s great versatility. When it calls for, toss those grenades at unsuspecting enemies while hiding in your Big Bubbler as you reload your weapon.

Statistics

• Weapon: M1 Garand
  • Magazine size: 8
  • Reload time: 1.95 seconds
  • Rate of fire: 4 rounds per second
  • Damage: 39
• Sub-weapon: Grenade
• Special: Big Bubbler

Apothecary

A guerrilla warrior turned medicine expert, this is also a variant of the Medic class, more so designed to play a complete supportive role unlike the other 2 medic classes. While it’s weapon might not be the best choice for combat, it does pack a huge punch per bullet, and its poison gas should help with large armies. When your team begins to show signs of severe injury, your General’s Vitamins should boost their health regeneration.

Statistics

• Weapon: OT-38 Revolver
  • Magazine size: 5
  • Reload time: 2.2 seconds
  • Rate of fire: 2 rounds a second
  • Damage: 41
• Sub-weapon: Poison Gas
• Special Weapon: General Vitamins

The following classes have received changes to their statistics:

Interceptor

• Increased the general movement speed by approx. 3%
  • The AI will have a 3% increase to movement speed when not actively positioning to shoot.

Marksman

• Reduced the time it takes to reload the main weapon by approx. 5% (5.7 from 6 seconds)

Sub-Weapons

The following sub-weapons have received statistical changes:

MedBubble

• Increased the radius at which allies can regenerate health by approx. 8% and increased the bubble size.

Grenade

• Increased the speed at which the grenade travels by roughly 15% of its initial amount.
• Added an explosion sound for when the grenade explodes

Poison Gas

• Increased the speed at which the Poison Gas canister travels by roughly 15% of its initial amount

Maps

• Added a new map: Port Morsby

AI

• For the Enemy AI, removed large amounts of useless or unneeded code to reduce sprite size and improve FPS rates
• For the Friends AI, removed large amounts of useless or unneeded code to reduce sprite size and improve FPS rates.

UI

• Changed the picture of the main menu’s background to serve as promotional art for the update

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug which caused airstrike bombs to only not explode when spawning on a roof, instead of disappearing like intended
• Fixed a bug which caused the AI to glitch when having a certain number of enemies nearby whilst being near the player and the B point
• Fixed a bug which caused the results screen to appear when a defeat was issued while the defeat chime played at the end of a match

Dev notes are to be released upon update release. This is the games final update for work with the sequel begins.