BIONICLE Fighter v16.1

If you enjoy getting wrecked by boss fights, this just might be the update for you! Oh, and we got a new enemy type and a new weapon, too.

Download (Windows executable, 72.07 MB, packed in ZIP format)

Screenshots:

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News/bug fixes in version 16.0:
– New map: Kini-Nui and Mangaia combined.
– New boss fight: Makuta Teridax. Found in the Mangaia portion of the joint map.
– Boss fight with Rahkshi moved from Kini-Nui to joint map. Defeating them opens the way into Mangaia.
– Boss fight with Toa Mata moved from Ta-Koro to Kini-Nui.
– New Rahi enemy: Nui-Jaga. A few of them appear in Onu-Koro.
– Made bots use the new Plant Life secondary attack.

Updates in version 16.1:
– Toa Mata didn’t spawn properly on Kini Nui. They do now.
– Items will now spawn in the joint Kini Nui/Mangaia map.
– Fixed the gravity field preventing flying characters from exiting Mangaia, and also made it 100% certain to prevent fall damage.
– Added a column of light which lifts you out of Mangaia after the boss fight. Use it by pressing Up+Use, like you would on a teleporter.
– Fixed a few issues with the Makuta boss fight… and apparently introduced some new ones. Sorry about the mess.
– Added music for Makuta boss fight.
– New attempt at solving the Windows 8 crashes – the crashes are related to sound, so go to settings and turn on Win8 bug fix to eliminate certain troublesome sound effects for the time being.
– Nui-Jaga now spawn every 30-40 seconds in Onu-Koro.
– New weapon: Lava Launcher. Fires a stream of flames.

BIONICLE Fighter v15.0

This version doesn’t have anything major, but it does have a few new abilities for Toa. It also includes a temporary emergency fix for the crash issues some people have been having on Windows 8.

Download (Windows executable, 65.57 MB, packed in ZIP format)

Changes (15.0):
– Added Toa of Psionics secondary: Psionic Shield. Pushes away players and creatures, and bounces away solid objects such as rockets.
– Added Toa of Plant Life secondary: Entangle. Spruts three vines from the ground which grapples enemies and slows them down.
– Added Toa of Iron secondary: Saw Blade. Throws a spinning buzzsaw that deals extra damage to weapons and armor. Returns to the thrower like a boomerang.
– Added new style variations for Felnas (no spikes), Jutlin (pilot version), Kaukau (Faxon), Avohkii (drained version), Krahkaan (flipped), Miru (Lewa Phantoka).

Bug fixes and engine tweaks:
– Miru should no longer turn on and drain energy underwater.
– Added a button on the main menu which applies a Windows 8 hotfix. Removes Lightning Balls and multiple Exo-Pyro fireballs.
– Updated menu listings for Toa. (Also reacts to the Windows 8 fix button).
– Touched up the latest menu buttons so they have a proper color blend.

BIONICLE Fighter v14.0

BIONICLE Fighter version 14 is now available. Note: A small update was released. If you downloaded this as soon as it became available, you should re-download if you don’t have version “14b”.

Download (63.52 MB ZIP)

Screenshots

Changes (14.0):
– Added button for selecting game mode to the map screen.
– Added button for selecting random or fixed bot spawns, also on the map screen.
– Added pre-match display. Allows the user to view the map via the movement keys.
– Added basic surface light system and a button to turn it on/off.
– Added Psionic primary attack: Mind Wave. Homes in on enemies and lightly impairs movement.
– The Kanohi Avohkii (Light) can now create a blinding light burst at the user’s location.
– The Kanohi Krahkaan (Shadow) can now blind nearby enemies and block out light in dark areas.
– The Kanohi Ruru (Night Vision) can now be used to view everything in dark areas, though with a green tint.
– New map: Onu-Koro, the underground village. Features dark caves, mechanical lifts and a flooded mine section where items spawn.

Bug fixes and engine tweaks:
– Added new static light object; affected by light and shadow attacks. Toa of Light may absorb energy from static lights.
– Added a button for the “show scoreboard” key in Settings.
– Bots now display names above their heads.
– Fixed a bug where embers would sometimes fail to be destroyed after fading away.
– Fixed bug with Toa bots checking the armor array for their shield HP.
– Healthbars can now be seen by everyone. Other stats are still hidden.
– Kanohi Rode and the Psionic passive ability now faintly reveals people in the dark as well.
– Mangaia spawn points now place light stands on each side of themselves.
– Removed stun from Disk Launcher, added higher damage and longer cooldown.
– Spawn points now refill air.
– Updated Toa Mata boss trigger to use button input.

BIONICLE Fighter v13.0

That’s right, time for a new release again. The major features this around are new lightning abilities for both Toa and Rahkshi of the appropriate type, new and improved boss fights with enemy bot groups, and some AI fixes.

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Download (53.42 MB ZIP):

Changes (13.0):
– Made it possible to change the Rahkshi spine style in the menu. This setting is now saved in character files as well.
– Added new and improved primary Chain Lightning version to Rahkshi and Rahkshi staff.
– Added new secondary power to Rahkshi of Chain Lightning: Burst Bolt. Instantly hits a number of targets around the inital victim.
– Added HUD “hurt” border when the player takes damage.
– Added new Ball Lightning secondary attack for Toa of Lightning, replacing the Chain Lightning copy.
– Added new enemy group, found at Kini-Nui.
– Added new enemy fight, found in Mangaia.
– Added main menu credits roll.

Bug fixes and engine tweaks:
– Fixed Nui-Rama not losing their target when the target turns invisible.
– Healing orbs now add a third of their heal value in EP as well.
– Added sound effects to the Kanohi Kakama.
– Added unique sound effects to armor and Kanohi pickups.
– Made Rahkshi bots prefer to pick up and use their own staff type as their weapon.
– Prevented unimplemented, invisible armor types from spawning anymore.
– Toa bots now only activate their mask power if they have a certain supply of energy left.
– Attempted new fixes at bots getting stuck in walls and ceilings.
– Toa bots will absorb energy if they are below maximum and has no current target to fight.
– Bots will now use projectile weapons outside melee range, though they still prefer their powers over weapons.
– Fixed Rahkshi of Poison wasting their power at long range.
– Ported Toa Mata boss fight to the new boss control type; with healthbars, screen edge protection and gear swap prevention.
– Allowed Toa Mata to switch to Kanohi Miru if they fall off the platform, so long as they are not stunned and are wearing a mask.

BIONICLE Fighter 12.0

New version is out.

Download (47.54 MB)

New in this version:

– Added Toa of Air primary power: Wind. Pushes enemies away and refills 100 air per second underwater.
– Added Toa of Water secondary power: Tidal wave. Deals damage and pushes the target away.
– Toa of Earth primary reworked into Debris: Tosses a big chunk of dirt in an arc.
– Toa of Earth secondary added: Quake. Sends an energy pulse through the ground, which then erupts a moment afterwards.
– Damage numbers can now be displayed in order to tell how much damage an attack is doing.

Bug fixes and engine tweaks:

– Hau shield now stops throwing knives.
– Throwing knives no longer pass through Nui-Rama and their hives.
– Fixed Nui-Rama being almost immune to Tornado force.
– Fixes settings file checking the wrong path when loading.
– Made settings file carry the values for “Items take user’s color”.
– Added buttons in the settings menu for toggling damage numbers on/off.

BIONICLE Fighter 11.0

New version out.

Download (45.64 MB)

New in this version:

– Added Toa of Sonics primary power: Sound wave.
A simple projectile attack which deals some extra damage to armor.

– Added Toa of Sonics secondary power: Supersonic.
A quick wave of energy that passes through targets and ignores armor.

– Added Toa of Psionics Emanate ability: Telekinesis.
Lift dropped weapons and gain them as familiars for a limited time.

– Spawn points will now normalize temperature as well as refilling HP and EP.

Bug fixes and engine tweaks:

– Reworked item HP mechanics.
Taking damage now has less of an effect on equipped items.
Using a weapon normally will no longer cause it to break.

– Reduced Nuva Armor damage reduction from 50% to 35%.
– Armor now uses a dexterity penalty rather than costing a point to equip.

– Rebalanced Toa of Light primary attack.
Deal more damage and travel more quickly.
Some new particle effects have been added.
As a purely visual change, the attack now melts enemies rather than burning them as well.

– Disintegration beams have a chance of causing extra item damage rather than instantly destroying them.
– The Staff of Disintegration now has a proper sprite rather than being just a stick.

BIONICLE Fighter 10.0

This was out a month ago, but once again I failed to update this blog. Go me!

Version 10.0 screenshots (click to enlarge):

Changes (10.0):

– Added Felnas to the list of masks. Power not available yet.
– Updated Exo-Pyro with new flamethrower and fireball attacks.
– Added Teleportation secondary ability. Places a warp point that can later be warped back to.
– Added Throwing Knife. Throw distance depends on STR. Damage is 30 + up to 20 depending on STR.
– Added basic Kini-Nui map. Fancier backgrounds and some more level features t.b.a; as with other maps.

– Made Exo-Pyro fire rockets faster.
– If there are bots on the server, the Exo-Pyro now has increased health.
– Fixed bots flying too high: sadly returned to fall-off-cliff mode.
– Fixed items floating across the ground.
– Made Nui-Rama hives increase their spawn rates after the boss has been defeated, as they did before.
– Rebalanced Gravity to have less insane differences between high and low stat levels. Lowest value has been raised.
– Gravity now affects Exo-Toa rockets.
– Buffed Quick Healing rate at lower levels.

Download (44.1 MB ZIP)

For other small tidbits like sprite work in progress or WIP screenshots, check out the Dropbox gallery.

BIONICLE Fighter version 9.5

Update ready, download available.

Changes (9.5):
– Added Laser Vision primary power.
– Added Toa of Air emanate ability: Skylift. Shoots the user upwards.
– Added style variation for Kanohi Jutlin.
– Made Gravity burst projectiles rather than wave streams.
– Added a secret to Ta-Koro. Turning off player bots (but not other enemies!) on the map screen options is recommended.

– Temporarily made the ice map non-slippery due to faulty ice code.
– Fixed Black Lightning ignoring Hau protection.
– Fixed Black Lightning still firing when the user gets stunned during charge-up.
– Fixed orange Nui-Rama not showing a health bar.

BIONICLE Fighter v9.2

New version is out.

Changes:
– Bots can now use the Huna, Kakama, Pakari, Kiril, Jutlin and Avsa.
– Added new ice map: Frozen Base.
– Added Rahkshi of Gravity primary ability: Gravity Slam. A wave of energy that weighs the target down upon hit.
– Added Rahkshi of Gravity secondary ability: Black Hole. An “explosive” which creates a vortext that pulls players and objects into itself.
– Added Toa of Stone secondary ability: Fracture. Wherever this small energy ball strikes, stone spikes appear in sequence.
– Halved direct Fireball damage.
– Fixed the “swimming” state triggering in too shallow water.
– Flamethrower particles no longer penetrate their targets.
– Settings (sound and controls) are now automatically saved and loaded. Note: I have been told this does not work on every computer.

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BIONICLE Fighter v9.0

It is done. Brand-spanking-new trailer below, download link beneath that again. Enjoy. 🙂

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