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MyRobot Development Part 84 - Steam and Kickstarter Work
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Steam WorkKickstarter Backer FulfillmentSteam WorkSo for all Kickstarter backers, a Steam Beta is meant to go live this week which is the beta before the game is complete and goes on sale on Steam. So a lot of backend and preparatory work h...
MyRobot Development Part 83 - Quality of Life Part 2 of 3
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Self Host Offline AI Text to SpeechRebindable ControlsSteam Workshop IntegrationSelf Host Offline AI Text to SpeechSo this one has been in the works for a while, and it's a big one. You can now host your own TTS AI models completely off...
MyRobot Development Part 82 - Quality of Life Part 1 of 3
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Quality of Life Improvements Part 1Preparing for VRQuality of Life Improvements Part 1So this goes hand in hand with the upcoming VR update. First, I need to make sure that the game feels good, is free of major bugs, and generally feels ver...
Happy New Year!
Development resumes next week due to all the holidays!
MyRobot - Winter Update (December 2025 Build)
DOWNLOAD BELOWWinter themed biome has been added as well as new items and characters to speak to. Changelist:Added tundra biomeAdded scarfAdded jetpackAdded snow clanAdded slippery ice mechanicsReworked player physicsReworked robot camera physicsLeft click while piggybacking now automatically comman...
MyRobot Development Part 81 - Preparing for Release!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Preparing for Ice Biome update release!Preparing for Ice Biome update release!So this update comes with:new clothing itemsnew wearable robot upgradesnew robot clannew questsnew tundra biomesome physics mobility improvementsseveral bugfixesm...
MyRobot Development Part 80 - Slippery Ice!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Slippery IceFinishing TundraSlippery IceI wanted to add slippery ice because I feel as it that would make the level design more interesting. It also introduces the mechanics for speeding up A LOT by just running on it in a single direction....
MyRobot Development Part 79 - Jetpack and Snowfights!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Snowball FightsJetpackSnowball FightsSnowball fights are a fun feature where robots will start throwing snowballs at each other if they are hit with a snowball. Snowballs trigger all sorts of hit animations and random movements so that they...
MyRobot Development Part 78 - Extreme Weather Mechanics!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Fun Biome FeaturesWeather HazardsFun Biome FeaturesSo I added 4 new animations for the desert and tundra biomes. I expect to add more but this feels much better now that robot's idle animations change depending on where they are.Additio...
MyRobot Development Part 77 - Starting Snow Biome
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Winter Biome PlanningWinter Biome PlanningSo because the game is starting to get real close to being finished, some work was finalized for older features of the game. Namely, the initial spawn base has been moved! That's right, you no l...
YouTube Premiere this Friday!
Shows off what's new and what's coming!
MyRobot - Multiple Robots Update (November 2025 Build)
DOWNLOAD BELOWMultiple Robot support has been added along with several NPCs and quest lines. Talk to them! Find them first! Fight them! Do silly stuff! Plus a bunch of new items and character customizations to find!Multiple Robots Update 11/4/25Added Multiple Robot controls (R to select your party)R...
Next Update Releases Tuesday!
In the meantime, Happy Halloween! Then we start on the next updates, VR and Winter Biome!Stay tuned! ๐๐๐
MyRobot Development Part 76 - Preparing For Release
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Clan BehaviorsPreparing For Release Next WeekClan BehaviorsSo now that we have multiple robots, I wanted to add a couple clans for the game. A clan is just a group of robots that hang out together in a certain location. You can talk to them...
MyRobot Development Part 75 - Fighting Behaviors
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Fighting BehaviorsKickstarter Backer Hall of FameFighting BehaviorsSo this was the last piece for the Multiple Robots update. The fighting mechanics:You can select multiple robots and choose Group Fight and they will all fight each other.Or...
MyRobot Development Part 74 - Crowd Interactions
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Automatic NPC to NPC InteractionsMap WorkAutomatic NPC to NPC interactionsSo the bottleneck for these kinds of interactions is actually the AI. By default, NPCs will not speak more than 3 chains of pure NPC chats to prevent them from talkin...
MyRobot Development Part 73 - Crowds of Robots!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Robot OptimizationsNew ControlsRobot OptimizationsOkay so the goal is to have as many robots on screen as possible (minimum of 10) with the best most acceptable framerate (minimum of 60). In came the initial benchmarks: they were TRASH. Sin...
MyRobot Development Part 72 - Starting Multiple Robots!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Preparing for Multiple RobotsIdentifying Feature ListPreparing For Multiple RobotsSo before I even start this month long incursion into multiple characters, I need to do some code refactoring and create tooling to easily test this new game ...
MyRobot - Beach Update (September 2025 Build)
DOWNLOAD BELOWBeach Biome is here as well as A BUNCH of new items and behaviors:Beach Update - 9/16/25Added princess carryingAdded shoulder carryingImproved robot water malfunction mechanicsRobot can now swim on water for a little bitAdded Beach BiomeAdded Military attention behaviors (Ten hut! Salu...
Slighty Delay by 1 Day for Release
YouTube showcase vid and the update drops tomorow!
MyRobot Development Part 71 - New Upgrades!
NEXT BIG UPDATE COMES OUT NEXT WEEK!Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Water Upgrades/ItemsReturn of the Texture GeneratorWater Upgrades/ItemsSo, the hoverboard can now be upgraded to surf on water. This is great for faster travel because you can maintain your top surf speed...
MyRobot Development Part 70 - Beach Clothing!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This weekBeach ClothingPhoto BehavioursBeach ClothingCan't have a beach update without beach clothing in a doll simulator. So I've made the following pieces (some were asked by the Kickstarter people):OnepieceBikini topBikini bottomCrop topAl...
MyRobot Development Part 69 - Beach Behaviours!
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Beach BehavioursBeach BiomeBeach BehavioursSo there are a few and they are all 90% complete:Suikawari: Watermelon smashing game where you have to blindfold the contestant and guide them with words to where the watermelon is where they will ...
MyRobot Development Part 68 - MORE BEHAVIOURS
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week. I got a lot done:Crawling & Self-RepairHandholdingCarryingCrawling & Self-Repair So crawling has been on the todo list for a while and I figured it was a good time to start it now since I needed to add behaviours for multiple robots. Why i...
MyRobot Development Part 67 - New Behaviours
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This weekDrill CommandsPolaroid CameraDrill Commands So this month it's nothing but adding behaviors. All upcoming behaviors were picked to work alongside a beach themed biome and the multiple robots update.First one is drill commands and will wo...
