Byte Builder Update

We released a massive update! There is now a map editor with Steam Workshop support, 5 custom levels made by us, and we're holding a competition to find the best map makers in the community! Plus the game is 75% off! Read on for details.

New Content: Custom Maps

• Jail Break : Break free from prison by corrupting other prisoners to your will and avoiding or deactivating security.
• Byte Command : A Missile Command style arcade map where you defend with your base with rays from approaching enemies.
• Gari’s Game : Play both sides of a battle and defeat a player of your choosing as quickly as possible.
• Byte Bound : A Bound or Frogger style map where you must avoid a series of hazards to reach the end.
• Grand Stand : Protect your base from waves of enemy attack and between rounds buy buildings and upgrades.

• Steam Workshop support : One-click subscription makes it easy to play and share community made map packs!

Map Editor

New Game Mechanics

• Player actions (Turret, Energy Reactor, Relay, etc…) can be assigned a cooldown, charges, and max charge count. Charges are refunded upon demolishing a building of that type.
• Retaliation Damage: When a building takes damage it can reflex a fraction of that damage back to the attacker.
• Mid-level action modifiers: Modify your buildings mid-level for wacky effects, powerups, and super abilities.

Editing

• Quick and Easy map creation tools!
• Fully Customizable player action bar and configurable building modifiers.
• Editor Actions: Mirror, cut, paste, undo, and more make level design easy!
• Programmable player AI actions, responses, and difficulty ramping.
• Player Action Recording and Playback
• Map Scripting: Enables map packs of equal or greater complexity to the main campaign. For a full list of features visit our Editor Guide.
• Persistent state across maps in a map pack enable cross-map choices and effects.

Buildings

• Blockade: New building  deals retaliation return damage to attackers.
• Shield: Now featuring hundreds of bubble placement configurations.
• Turret: Quad attack enables attacking multiple (up to 4) directions at once.
• Turret: Attack chaining to connected buildings
• Destroying or capturing a building can now provide resource bounty in custom maps

Constructions (non-destructible buildings)

• Relays (up to 8 relays in a network)
• Energy Reactor
• Nanite Fountain

Terrain

• Pits
• Walls

Tutorial Videos

We've recorded some tutorial videos to get you started with the editor.

Byte Builder Competition

Do you have what it takes to make an awesome Byte Lynx map pack? If so, then enter your map to our Byte Lynx Map Builder Competition for a chance to win prizes and prestige! The Competition runs for the month of September!