Awesomenauts | Patch 2.8

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FAQ
What is Awesomenauts?
Awesomenauts is a 2d moba game developed by Ronimo and Sonic Picnic.
How many people play it?
It is semi-popular, you get in games very quickly.
Is there a lot of good players?
Yes, but you match up with players in your league, the good players are in the top leagues.
How many classes are there?
16 normal characters and 4 in the Starstorm DLC.
Gameplay
Not every class is the same, they have different roles to play, and if you don't play them correctly, you put your team on stake.
You have to level up to get items in the shop.
To get health/solar you can kill solar bosses or creeps for an extra bit of those.
Blocklanders
Forum Name: Xhozer
Steam Name: Xhozer
Main 'Naut: Penny Fox not because i'm a furry
Favorite Map: AI Station 404

Forum Name: Emgiell
Steam Name: Fastlex
Main 'Naut: Vinnie and Spike
Favorite Map: Sorona

Forum Name: ZombieDude
Steam Name: zombiedude
Main 'Naut: Voltar because im really bad at being aggressive
Favorite Map: AI Station 205

Forum Name: F1sh
Steam Name: F1sh
Main 'Naut: Ayla
Favorite Map: Doesn't matter

steam name: solitaire
steam ID: tudoreleuu
main 'nauts: derpl for unbelievable tanking and player murdering, ayla for player harassment
fav map: the one with the antigrav

Steam Name: Spade
Steam ID: http://steamcommunity.com/id/spadeofallspades/
Main 'Naut: Leon, Froggy G, Skolldir, Clunk, Penny
Favorite Map: Ribbit, Auglgfdiofgdlgfdon

Steam Name: Landmineman4000 the one with the smiling man
Steam ID: Landmineman4000
Main 'Naut: I'm still looking around alot even though i'm already in league 5, heck i used to be L3 at some point
Favorite Map: The AI Station with the flame throwers

Steam Name: Dmanic
Steam ID: cooldawson
Main 'Naut: Yuri
Favorite Map: Sand worm one

orum Name: Kyro
Steam Name: kyro
Main 'Naut: Admiral Swaggins
Favorite Map: Sorona
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Patch Notes

General
-Beta now also available on Mac and Linux
-Gnaw, Raelynn and Ayla are now available right from the start and don’t have to be unlocked any more (only relevant to new players or players who had not unlocked them yet).
-Due to some backend changes the order of items in the utility row is mixed for some characters that have Solar Krab Burgers (Voltar, Ayla, Gnaw)
-The bot for Genji has been removed from the game. Its win percentage was well below that of other bots so getting him in your team was too big of a disadvantage. If the community can create a better Genji bot he might be brought back later on.
-Fixed a freeze issue some users were experiencing during startup and game quit

Global Chat
-Fixed issue where you couldn’t join a game through anyone but the host
-Added /help, /users and /blockedusers commands
-Pressing Up/Down arrows while chat is enabled now cycles through the last 15 messages sent or erased with ESC
-Enabled ‘steam profile’ and ‘block’ actions from the popups when user is no longer in the room
-Add ‘unblock’ action for blocked members
-Display report popup when blocking users
-Enabled only one chat room for beta
-Show number of users in the current room
-Pasting non-ANSI characters now works in chat
-Chat rooms are now joined only when chat is activated, removing some of the member join/leave message spam
-Lowered maximum number of users in the room where join/leave messages are shown from 20 to 10
-Steam friend names now have a different colour than non-friends
-Duplicate usernames now show the last four numbers of their SteamID as an additional identifier

AI modding Tools
Added settings to allow bots to aim more like a human to the ActionAimStickAtTarget block.

Zork’s Barrier (still named Wraithstone btw due to bug)
-Now has 2 stages
-Price reduced from 155 to 110 Solar per stage

Wraithstone/Zork’s Barrier
From the feedback we got we found out that some players prefer Wraithstone (+heal from critters) and some others prefer the shield. We tried to fit the items to the classes who would have most use out of each.
Wraithstone: Froggy G, Leon, Penny, Ted, Vinnie & Spike
Zork’s Barrier: Clunk, Coco, Derpl, Genji, Lonestar, Scoop, Sentry, Skølldir, Skree, Swiggins, Voltar

Raelynn
-T-800 Drone now dies 5 seconds after Raelynn dies

Swiggins
-While recalling his anchor, Swiggins is no longer stunned (he can’t use skills while recalling, but he can move)

Ted
-While using Stimpack, Ted is no longer stunned (he can’t use skills while using Stimpack, but he can move)

Voltar
-Hyperdrive second stage now works again

Yuri
-Wraith stone replaced with solar krab burgers





Patch 2.8 BETA 1
28-11-2014

This beta is PC only. Unfortunately we ran into a bunch of problems with the Mac and Linux versions. We will open the beta on Mac and Linux as soon as we have resolved those issues.

NEW language: Russian
In this beta most texts have been translated, but some are still in the works (mostly for a couple of specific characters). You can easily see which have not been translated yet, since those show up as standard English texts. Please report any issues you see in the texts that are already in Russian in this topic.

NEW: Global chat
Looking for a Deathmatch custom game, discussing the newest trending tactics, speculating about items in Voltar’s Vault, it’s all possible in-game with Patch 2.8! With various chat rooms such as General Chat, Gnaw’s Spam Bukkit and Looking For Game to help you find the right people to talk to about whatever you want! The upcoming patch will bring the first version of the Global Chat system, with updates and changes coming in the future.

NEW: added more bots made by the community
If you encounter any issues with these, please report them in their respective topics!
-Derpl by TheMesp
-Penny Fox by Flawlesshair
-Raelynn by Veanko (The previous Raelynn bot has been replaced by this new, better one. A fix for the irritating perfect aiming she currently has will also come during the beta but is not in this version yet.)
-Scoop by Nailcliper
-Sentry by Ignotis
-Skølldir by HarryButchers and hurleybird
-Yuri by Ignotis

NEW features
-Naut icons visible on the minimap, know exactly who’s where at a glance.
-Healthbar and name are now hidden from enemy players in hide areas
-The scoreboard now shows a timer for players that are dead. This timer does not include the droppod time.
-Added option for auto camera in replays to follow only one team instead of both teams (accessible by clicking the autocam button again)

Colourblind improvements
-There is now a colourblind functionality setting that will turn healthbars red and blue. Neutral creeps will retain their original green colour when this setting is turned on.
-Changed DoT (now purple) and Damaged (now off-white) colours on the healthbar to be better compatible with newly implemented colourblind functionality

General improvements
-Fixed that things like grenades and anchor collided with the sides of glass platforms
-Fixed that damage increase icon (sword) was still visible when in stealth
-Added a visual countdown for the Eye of Aiguillon invisibility buff
-The Core’s damage state had a date with Nicola Tesla for a more shocking visual effect.
-Capped profile name in main menu to 16 characters
-Improved anti-aliasing on text for better readability, and making it less pixely
-Added a visual indicator on the HUD for the following skills with a secondary press interaction: Coco’s Ball Lightning, Raelynn’s Snipe, Derpl’s Nuke, Swiggins’ Anchor Drop, Sentry’s Black Hole Sun, Skree’s Saw blade.
-Improved the auto camera feature in replays to better choose the coolest moments (improvements around kills by droids, the start of the match and large amounts of damage).

Polished sound
-Lonestar’s gun has a new more awesome sound
-Added impact sounds for whenever someone is hit by anything. We already had pain sounds for hits but there is now also a sound that represents the hit itself. This sound differs with whether the character is a metal or flesh character.
-The SUSI announcer got some extra voice lines.

Polished attack graphics
-Skølldir’s earthquake now looks approximately 3.14 times cooler
-Froggy G’s Fish Gun impact and bullet graphic effects have been slightly improved
-Lonestar’s Blaster impact and bullet graphic effects have been slightly improved
-Lonestar’s Blaster bullet graphic now slightly scales bigger for each tier of Eagle Bullets and Crystal eagle bullets.
-Lonestar’s and Derpl’s rocket impact and bullet graphic effects have been slightly improved.
-Leon’s Sword attack now shows an impact graphic on enemies you hit.
-Voltar’s Healing wave charge-up graphic has been slightly improved
-Derpl’s Turret attack impact and bullet graphic effects have been slightly improved.
-Derpl’s Turret attack bullet graphic now slightly scales bigger for each tier of Hollow point bullets.
-Clunk’s Missiles bullet graphic effects have been slightly improved
-Added anti-aliasing to skill icons (in the skill dock at the bottom of the screen during gameplay) to make them look better on lower resolutions
-Added a small lightning spark to Ayla’s rage ability
-Improved teamcolour on Sentry’s shot and abilities.
-Added fidelity to the heal aura on Voltar’s healpod ability.
-Healpod visual has been scaled down.
-Sentry’s abilities and auto attack shots have improved teamcolour.
-Improved teamcolour on Ted’s Airstrike.
-Froggy’s Dash and Whirlwind have improved teamcolour.
-Coco’s Ball Lightning has improved visuals and teamcolour.

Wraith Stone
We realized the item we created to replace Solar Tree wasn’t used by many players. We are trying to find a useful yet balanced solution.
-Wraith Stones effect is replaced
-Wraith Stone now gives a passive damage absorbing shield of 5%

Ayla
-You can see the cooldown of Evil Eye while in rage

Clunk
-When you have the Salvo Value Pack and/or The Juggernaut “Fat Pete” and/or Missile Barrage items, your Missiles icon in the skilldock will now change with every type of missile.
-Fixed a bug where Explode damaged enemies when cocooned

Coco
-Coco’s Shock attack graphic now no longer snaps to 45 degree angles, but instead rotates freely like the actual gameplay effect itself. This only changes the visuals, the gameplay already had free-aiming.

Froggy G
-Fixed a bug where Froggy G would slide further than intended when trying to stop moving

Genji
-Fixed a bug where Genji would slide when trying to stop moving

Leon
-Enhanced Muscle Fibers was renamed to Sharp Edged Razor because Skølldir patented on this item name

Penny
-Fixed a bug where Penny would slide further than intended when trying to stop moving

Scoop
-Binding of Justice’s damage also gets cancelled when cocooned

Sentry
-Circuits of Time decoy’s now die 5 seconds after Sentry dies

Skølldir
-Bash now deals 75% damage against turrets
-Earthquake now functions more reliably

Skree
-Totem of Power, fixed an issue where the totem would spawn when hitting a wall
-Totem of Power, now drops less through glass platforms

Swiggins
-Swiggins no longer falls when starting Anchor hook
-Swiggins resets knockback when activating Anchor hook
-Improved the arc of Swiggins his Anchor Drop
-Reduced the base length of Anchor Drop’s chain by 15%
-Removed a stage of Aquarium Pump
-Aquarium Pump’s attack speed is increased from 10 to 15% per stage
-Aquarium Pump’s cost is increased from 135 to 160 solar per stage
-Energized Hook’s cost is reduced from 180 to 175 per stage
-Reduced the price of Pneumatic Spoon from 190 to 165 per stage
-Slighty increased Swiggins his jump height
-Improved the accuracy of Swiggins his Ink Shot
-Swiggins now has a 0.6 second delay when picking up his anchor (to punish people running around with their anchor on the ground)
-You can now see Anchor Hook’s cooldown while not having your Anchor
-Swiggins now has an animation when picking up his anchor

Ted Mc Pain
-Ted’s shotgun shell system was reverted to 2.6, it shows 1 number now.

Voltar
-Healwave minimum heal is reduced by 5
-Healwave maximum heal is increased by 5
-Happy thoughts, reduced healing from 20 to 17 per stage
-Euphoric thoughts, reduced healing from 80 to 70
-Decreased the size of Healbot’s heal/damage/knockback area
-Weaponised Hull’s description no longer displays it only damages Awesomenauts
-The solargain on healwave got changed, it now standardly is 1 per target
-Dreams of Greed, now increases the solargain from healing by 1 per target

AI Station 205
-Increased the amount of time between the fire areas by 33%
-Minimap now shows appropriate number of health-orbs and their location

[Emgiell]

Steam Name: Fastlex
Main 'Naut: Vinnie and Spike
Favorite Map: The one with the Sand worm

[ZombieDude]

Forum Name: ZombieDude
Steam Name: zombiedude
Main 'Naut: Voltar because im really bad at being aggressive
Favorite Map: AI Station 205

[Nymph]

Forum Name: F1sh
Steam Name: F1sh
Main 'Naut: Ayla
Favorite Map: Doesn't matter

[Xhozer]

i have no regets buying the cheerleader penny skin

[snot2]

Forum Name: snot2
Steam Name: snot
Main 'Naut: gg yes rae
Favorite Map: the one with the turrets

[Tudoreleu]

steam name: solitaire
steam ID: tudoreleuu
main 'nauts: derpl for unbelievable tanking and player murdering, ayla for player harassment
fav map: the one with the antigrav

[Xhozer]

got up to league 6, hope to get first prestige by monday

[cooldawson3]

Steam Name: Dmanic
Steam ID: cooldawson
Main 'Naut: Yuri
Favorite Map: Sand worm one

[Landmineman4000²]

Steam Name: Landmineman4000 the one with the smiling man
Steam ID: Landmineman4000
Main 'Naut: I'm still looking around alot even though i'm already in league 5, heck i used to be L3 at some point
Favorite Map: The AI Station with the flame throwers

I'm very happy to see this game finally having a thread, and may i suggest making a blockland team for Awesomenauts? My microphone's broken though so i'll have to fix that first

[Space Man]

Steam Name: Spade
Steam ID: http://steamcommunity.com/id/spadeofallspades/
Main 'Naut: Leon, Froggy G, Skolldir, Clunk, Penny
Favorite Map: Ribbit, Auglgfdiofgdlgfdon

i am a leader of my own team (Spade & His Incredible Team, former Techno Prisoners) and a member of the unbeaten team 99c, have about 2500 hrs played and currently #2 on leaderboards, aiming for #1 this season.

include these links in the OP:

http://nautsbuilder.com/
http://nautsrankings.com/index.php
http://awesomereps.net/

[Xhozer]

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[Landmineman4000²]

Steam Name: Spade
Steam ID: http://steamcommunity.com/id/spadeofallspades/
Main 'Naut: Leon, Froggy G, Skolldir, Clunk, Penny
Favorite Map: Ribbit, Auglgfdiofgdlgfdon

i am a leader of my own team (Spade & His Incredible Team, former Techno Prisoners) and a member of the unbeaten team 99c, have about 2500 hrs played and currently #2 on leaderboards, aiming for #1 this season.

include these links in the OP:

http://nautsbuilder.com/
http://nautsrankings.com/index.php
http://awesomereps.net/

Teach me your ways, i loving love Skolldir but i suck mountains of rooster at him
Goddamnit sorry about that

[Space Man]

heres an inspirational video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gjAfZGhFns