Update 2 Now Available! - Patch Notes

It's finally time! Update 2 of Autonomous Anarchy is now available!

We've been working on this update for over 5 months, and now we have something to show for it. Let's get into what it contains!

New Area

We've added the second area to the game, known as the Rainforest Redoubt. It consists of 10 levels set in a well fortified logging camp. As you progress, you will notice a distinct change of scenery from a bright grassy encampment to a dark forest teeming with plants and enemies alike. The weather also gets worse the further in you go, with rain and lightning strikes to avoid. While the rainforest consists of less levels than the Seaside Scrapyard, they are generally larger and more complicated, with the 9th level being the largest in the game so far.

New Enemies

There are a total of 5 new enemies to be found in the rainforest, not including the terrifying Rainforest Ransacker which serves as the end boss fight for the area. Among these enemies are furious lumberjack robots, long range snipers, and heavily armed war golems. Each new enemy presents a unique challenge, especially in the environments they occupy.

New Power Ups

Thankfully you can find bomb powerups scattered throughout the levels to combat your new adversaries. These can be found starting midway through the Seaside Scrapyard in three different varieties. The Electro Bombs will zap up to 10 nearby enemies dealing high damage even through walls, the Fire Bomb will incinerate anything in your line of sight, and the Stun Bomb will temporarily disable your enemies so you can run them over with your tank with ease. 

Balance Changes

We've made some changes to certain weapons so that they all feel unique enough and useful in some way:

• Green: Now shoots much faster but does less damage per shot. Overall slight reduction of damage, as it did by far the most. It still does the most damage of all weapons as it is the most inaccurate, but the disparity is lower.
• Blue: Now shoots double the amount of lasers per burst, but half as much damage per laser. Also, projectile speed is much higher and does not scale with the level of the weapon. Overall does a bit more damage, and is easier to hit at long range. 
• Pink: Projectile damage now scales with weapon level. Overall an increase to damage. The Pink does the least amount of damage to single targets, but is very effective against groups. Originally the area damage portion of the weapon had increased damage at higher levels, and now the projectile does as well, which should make it a little more useful against higher health enemies.

Other Changes

• More powerups: We have increased the amount of powerups hidden in each level, making it easier to get your weapons at max level, and easier to recover your levels when you die. Additionally, you now get a score bonus of +500 when you pick up a weapon powerup and already have it at max level.
• More continue options: We felt like 10 continues as a maximum was a little low, so we have given more options past this number, all the way up to infinity. This should give players more room to experiment and choose a difficulty that suits them.
• Boss health bars: When you fight the Seaside Scrapyard boss, now called the Disposal Duo, you can see how much health the current form has. We have also changed how the camera functions during the boss fight so you can see more of the action.
• Plenty of graphical effects and enhancements
• Slight improvements to the original rooms and tweaks to enemy attack patterns.
• Fixed a few glitches and likely added some new ones. Be sure to let us know if you find any!

Thanks for taking the time to read this update post. As always, we would love to hear any feedback you might have about the new update and the game as a whole. We will be releasing some info on what's next for the game in a few weeks time, so stay tuned to our Twitter for news on that.