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WE DID IT!🎆& Important Announcement
So yesterday when we launched the Kickstarter I said "Ok let's see how this goes but I'm gonna treat it as if it's not successful", so the development plan was just "let's just continue going with a February Release.But then I checked in the first hour and it was almost $...
🎊KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!🎊
REFUNDS AND KICKSTARTER!Our Kickstarter is live! Go check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sgthale/myrobotIn an effort to help the Kickstarter as much as possible, if you are a current member we are going to refund your current $5 or $9 tier!😋If the Kickstarter succeeds: We are droppi...
🤖Local AI Hosting Tutorial - MyRobot
This is for January 2025 Build and above, older builds do NOT work with this.🔠Local Text GenerationYou can generate text responses (Offline and FREE)locally without internet connection using any OpenAI-Standard web API front end (Kobold, Oobabooga, LLMStudio, etc.). See Setting up an LLM (Text Ge...
January Build Release
Download link below!WEW. This month was super busy with the addition of the Kickstarterwhich comes out this Saturday! If you are a $5/$9 member you will be fully refunded the month of the Kickstarter so you can help there instead! More details on this in another official post.JANUARY BUILD COMES WIT...
January Build Trailer
January build is complete! The trailer drops tomorrow and the build comes out on Wednesday. Things it includes:EmotionsLaughingPokingMap ScanKobold LLM gen supportSome new Clothing AccessoriesBug FixesImprovementsAnd more!Don't forget to [Follow the Kickstarter]which launches in about a week! We...
MyRobot Development Part 46
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:BoomboxLaughingBoomboxThe boombox is a very simple object with play/stop and 5 music buttons. The 5 buttons correspond to the 5 songs that this game will have (hopefully if the Kickstarter is successful!). Each song will also have its own s...
🎆KICKSTARTER!🎆
🎆🎆We are launching our Kickstarter SOON!🎆🎆We hope we can fund VR and a proper Steam Release!💣[CLICK HERE TO NOT MISS IT!]💣What does this mean for Patreon users? Read below:The month we launch the Kickstarter, we will refund all $5 and $9 tiersso that you guys can use those funds fo...
MyRobot Development Part 45
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:PokingEmotional BehaviorsPrompt AssistPokingThe new animation pipeline is awesome, I was able to make 16 new animations each with their own logic, tweaks, and facial animations, in ONE WEEK. And so the new poking behavior is a new system th...
MyRobot Development Part 44
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Mini MapEmotionsSession ImprovementsMini MapThe Mini Map will be used to navigate around the large map. It current displays nearby presents, iridium, fast travel points, and other robot heads (in case you lose yours somehow).It's a very...
December Build Release
(DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW)Yey! I did another huge pass on improvements and bugfixes. Read the changelog but the overview is: better controls (no mode middle mouse), bugfixes, and new processor upgrade mechanics! Oh and multiplayer messages so you can leave around messages for other users.The game is star...
MyRobot Development Part 43
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Upgrade Abilities ImplementationMultiplayer MessagesPreparing For ReleaseUpgrade Abilities ImplementationI hooked up the new upgrade system to the robot abilities. These serve as quality of life improvements and most will not be required fo...
MyRobot Development Part 42
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Robot Upgrade SystemSoftware ChangesRevisiting November UpdateRobot Upgrade SystemThis is adding another fun level of complexity to the robot. If you ever wanted to improve how fast the grapple hook reels in or maybe how fast it can run, su...
November Build Release
Link BelowChangelog in the link below as well. Ok so this update is pretty big. The map is now easily twice the size it was before and I cleaned out the entire backlog of bugs. There are a ton of new features including but not limited to:New menus for:GraphicsInputMicrophoneAI Voice ChangingMember S...
Server location
We are currently only hosting in the USA but we are looking into setting up a server in the EU. Where are YOU?
November Build Trailer
November build is complete! I added an entire new map zone with tons of fun stuff and secrets! Also I finished the entire backlog of bug reports.
MyRobot Development Part 41
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Pause MenuUI ImprovementsPrimitive Larva HusbandryBug Report Tool First ImpressionsPause MenuThis was badly needed. Previously everything was thrown into the Achievement Menu and that didn't make any sense. It was also ugly! But alas we...
MyRobot Development Part 40
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Ongoing Tremendous Project SuccessPlanning NovemberPause MenuOngoing Tremendous Project SuccessThis project doubled twice in the past 20 days! And the trajectory is PARABOLIC! Where is this project going? It's going towards "First M...
October Build Release
Link belowThis build feels very good. It's a lot more streamer friendly too! Framerate is WAY better, less bugs, the larvae don't lag, and map is slightly more organized, and graphics are better too! Also surfing is FUN.Make sure you try out the QuickSave (F5)/QuickLoad (F6) so you can unstu...
October Update drops Monday!
I've been doing TONS of bugfixes and optimizations along with some new features!Tune in for the premiere!
MyRobot Development Part 39
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:WE WENT VIRAL!Multi-language SupportBug Report ToolOptimizationsWE WENT VIRAL!WOO. This videoby an unknown user racked up 30k views which lead to my game receiving a brief spotlight! The Patreon received 100 new paid members and 250 free me...
MyRobot Development Part 38
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:HoverboardMisc FeaturesHoverboardThe hoverboard is super fun! As I said a while back, there are two pillars for the game design for MyRobot: exploration and character behaviours.The previous month was a character behaviour update, this mont...
MyRobot Development Part 37
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Camera Stability FixesBeginning SurfboardCamera Stability FixesFirst, the dummy character you see is a complete work in progress but I do want to represent you, the player, in a very simple way.Anyways, the first order of business with the ...
September Build Release
Character customization is now a third complete. Hair and facial properties were important. Next on the customization list is varying animations depending on the mood (sad/happy) and mood-based AI responses. This will be for another update later on.Update Premiere video:https://www.youtube.com/watch...
September Update drops tomorrow!
Tune in for the premiere!
MyRobot Development Part 36
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:PolishBugfixingPolishThis week I improved and did minor tweaks to the new behaviours and items for the Slice of Life update. This is because next week I am planning to release this update!One very useful new improvement was making the robot...
MyRobot Development Part 35
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Paint GunHair Comb and ScissorsPaint GunPaint gun is really cool. I wrote a shader that mimics having a liquid inside and applied some fake physics to make it look like the liquid moves whenever you move the can. This was achieved with som...
MyRobot Development Part 34
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Eyeball BehavioursCustomizable EyesEyeball BehavioursThe purpose of this update was to continue the Slice Of Life's robot customization part of the update. So for the robot to have customizable eyeballs, I wanted the ability to remove, ...
MyRobot Development Part 33
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Hair Stylist ScissorsNew Hair FeaturesWashing Machine Behaviour First LookHair Stylist ScissorsThe scissors are a very simple and easy to use tool that will allow you to become a hair stylist! By moving near any wig, the scissors will highl...
MyRobot Development Part 33 Delayed
No development post this weekend. Continuing regularly scheduled programming next week!
MyRobot Development Part 32
Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!This week:Hyper Realistic Finger GrabbingPhysics WoesHyper Realistic Finger GrabbingThis was needed because the robot was not able to actually wrap its fingers around objects. It merely added a joint to glue the hand and the grabbed object together. ...
