This is a fairly large update that makes a lot of changes to the look and gampelay.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

1. Three new player abilities - SIDESTEP (for squeezing through tight gaps), LEDGE CLIMB / VAULT (jump and grab a ledge to pull yourself up) and SWORD SWING (use the main fire button to swipe instead of having to rotate your character).
   
   
2. Nine new player animations, including recoils, dash, jump, laser sight aim, throw and anims for the new player abilities listed above.
   
   
3. The player's currently held weapons are now visible on the player model, lest you forget which weapons you are holding. These player model changes are integrated with all the new animations.
   
   
4. Most enemy bots now have additional animations and, in some cases, new abilities and enhanced A.I. For example, shotgun troops can now deliver a melee attack up close befor backing up for another gun blast.
   
   
5. Three new enemy types with animations. There is a larger, more powerful version of the flame trooper and two giant robot spiders of different sizes, speeds aand strength.
   
   
6. Drone Bot 2 has been completely redesigned and programmed. It can do flying attacks, but can also land and attack on foot. Animations added for these attack modes.
   
   
7. The Tank Turret and Tank Cannon bots have been redesigned. They're a little bigger, more detailed and now perform much smoother in the physics engine, meaning less jitter and the top sections don't fall loose from the main body any more.
   
   
8. Enhanced environmental graphics now include decorative elements such as steel pipes and other indutrial items, gold engravings on the marble walls in Bot Arena 2, web-like circuitry and PC cooling pipes in Bot Arena 4, loose bricks in stone wall arenas, better looking bouncepads etc. A lot of textures have been replaced with better versions, such as Bot Arena 8 having a textural makeover. Not all arenas have been updated with the new graphical elements yet. Around about half of them are due to be updated with the new features.

OTHER CHANGES / ENHANCEMENTS

1. Player controls image in menus updated to include the new player abilities.
   
   
2. Inflatable exploding balls now grow twice as big before exploding. They also collide with each other now, making them more useful for smothering enemies in tight spaces.
   
   
3. Arena randomization / generation improvements in Arena 1 and Bot Arena 5.
   
   
4. Low player health warnings appear a bit earlier.
   
   
5. Most player weapons are now disabled while the player is dashing (making it harder to dash into your own bullets and rockets)
   
   
6. All PvP matches now set player healths to 400 by default, regardless of difficulty settings. The increased health also makes PvP matches last longer.
   
   
7. Spawned player turrets now rotate slower, making it easier to aim a more precise shot.
   
   
8. Player spawned shield walls now have extra collision detection, making it less likely enemies can shoot through them by standing up close.
   
   
9. Player sword now inflict damage by causing small explosions on collision.
   
   
10. The new sidestep ability automatically zooms the camera in much closer to the player.
    
    
11. Trooper 5 (blue robot that can rocket boost over walls) now has a sound effect when using the rocket boost ability.
    
    
12. Trooper 2 (Shotgunner) now has its shotgun blasts disabled while dashing at player.
    
    
13. Trooper 1 remodelled to look more robotic and thin.
    
    
14. Trooper 2 (sword and grenade attacks) slightly remodelled and colour changed from pink to purple.
    
    
15. Fixed - Hoverboard gun not firing.
    
    
16. Fixed - Hoverboard moving through shield walls.
    
    
17. Fixed - player movement speed differing between the two major game modes

This isn't a complete list of all changes, so you may find a handful of other surprizes. Please give feedback on the discussion page to let me know what you think of the update and what you'd like to see added or changed next. And if you're enjoying the game leave a short review on the game's Store Page. Thanks.

Created a new laser sight targeting feature. At any point the player can, when not moving, press down the right stick to enter Aim Mode. This will activate a laser site and slow down player rotation and movement, allowing for more accurate targeting of opponents (while also putting themselves at risk due to moving less freely - so use this feature wisely). When in Aim mode the right stick can be used to rotate and aim without the player moving at all or the left stick can be used for the player to move with the laser sight on, but very slowly. Previously aiming at a distance was very difficult as both sticks moved the player in combination at all times. To exit aim mode either press the right thumb stick again or simply dash or jump (dashing has now been assigned to pressing down the left control stick). The updated controls can be viewed in the main menu and pause menu.

Yesterdays update of player controls had also introduced a small bug in which the player would move slightly slower left and down screen than to the right or up. This has been fixed.

Player movement speed, when not in Aim Mode, has been increased by around 25% to compensate for the increase in game difficulty resulting from yesterday's update. So the game is faster and more frenetic.

Turret Bots and Cannon Bots were having some physics engine difficulty. This has been smoothed out quite a bit and their rotation speed has been increased (making their attacks more frequent).

Wall penetrator weapon has received an update. It now shoots about 25% further. It has an improved particle effect along its trajectory. And crucially, player shields and shield walls now block and absorb wall penetrator bullets. If you're fighting an opponent using it, grab a shield pick up!

Laser sword damage has been increased for players and robots. It was too weak before, but is now worth grabbing in the thick of a fight.

Yesterday's update to the bot spawning system was generating too many hovering drone bots. This has been fixed.