4.0 has been out for just over a week and we already announced Update 4.1: Dawn of the Renegades on the Streamisho! You can read all the news covered below, or check it out on Youtube:
Update 4.1: Dawn of the Renegades went live in the Beta version of the game. Meet Commander Rocket, Qi’Tara, Dizzy, and Smiles! You can check the Beta out now and rock with the brand new character: Dizzy!
Check out the full announcement and the patch notes here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/204300/announcements/detail/1271551639292937239
Community news
Guide contest
We announced the winner of the Guide Contest, congratulations Diz Hydron with the ‘’Welcome to Awesomenauts! Everything you need to know to get started!’’ guide!
Find the guide here and read about all the useful tips and everything you need to know when you are trying out Awesomenauts for the first time. It might also have a lot of useful tips for players who’ve already got a bunch of matches under their belt though, so it’s basically a great read for everyone! Link to Steam workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918204085
The honorable mentions will be announced later this week or during next week’s Streamisho. Thank you all for participating! Having this information available on Steam helps new and existing players enormously!
New Level editor features
The level editor comes with new features in Update 4.1! You can now switch classes and skins in custom maps. It is even possible to play as a creep or droid if you want! Check out the short video here
Awesomenauts Rumble: June Gathers
The June Gathers tournament is now open for sign-ups. This casual tournament encourages players of every kind to join and get familiar with the competitive scene of Awesomenauts. More info on their website!
ALP: Rookie Royale
The Rookie Royale invites new players to join an Awesomenauts tournament. The team will be under supervision of a veteran, who will coach the players during the tournament. The sign-ups will start on the 3rd of June!
ALP: Awesomenauts Console Clash 3
The tournament will start this weekend on the 3rd of June and continue on the 4th of June with the finals. There is still time to sign up and join the clash!
Community highlight
Wabtfan made a new custom map called Galactron Construct 127. Team iris doors shut when enemies are near; no droids nor Awesomenauts may pass through during this. The Iris door remains open at all times after destruction of corresponding turret. Check out Galactron Construct 127