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Breakers Yard is Back with Multiplayer & Boss Fights!

There’s been a gap since the last update, but that’s because I undertook some huge projects:

- Multiplayer: Due to popular demand (and self-evident awesomeness) I’ve added 2-player co-op to Breakers Yard. It works best with controllers, but you can cuddle up with someone and share the keyboard too!

- DrillBoss: Every five levels you’re now have to take on the massive, dangerous, explosive DrillBoss. Good luck (you’ll need it)!

- New Music: There are new audio tracks pumping into your ears courtesy of Anthony Castiglia, send him some love on Twitter: @ACastigliaJr

As always send in your comments, suggestions, thoughts, feelings, hopes, dreams. Getting player feedback is the best!

Thanks for playing,
DD

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Breakers Yard Build 113: Options Menu!

The latest build of Breakers Yard now includes an options menu to adjust music and SFX! Seems pretty simple, but a fair amount of back-end work went into managing the audio along the way. For example, triple bombs used to be SUPER loud because the bomb sound effect would play three times simultaneously. More stuff to come, and I promise it’s even more exciting than audio levels!

Have fun,

P.S. Not in the beta? Sign up here!

Breakers Yard Build 112: Invisible Unity5 Update!

Well, almost invisible. Breakers Yard now runs in Unity5, and it runs well, although there are small differences with how the player moves. Don’t fret though, I will be tuning and adjusting player movement (and other stuff) in the future. Build 112 doesn’t have much in the way of crazy new features, but the Unity5 update will make for some great future progress.

Oh, but I did fix the menus so you can use a gamepad on them again!

Have fun!
DD

Breakers Yard Build 111: High Score Menu!

At long last, you can see the high scores for Breakers Yard without starting a new game and killing yourself. This is long overdue, and probably should be hosted on the web somewhere, but for now you can see the leaderboards a lot easier in-game.

This, along with the new “How To Play” menu and the upcoming “Options” menu, was a vehicle for overhauling the menu system, which is more of me doing myself a favor rather than you a favor, but hey, soon you’ll be able to toggle music and sound effects!

Other cool stuff:
Some other smaller improvements made it in too: The cars are not as tightly packed as they once were, so it’s easier to maneuver through the junkyard, and enemy flame projectiles will now make you catch fire.

Also, I fixed the secret character so that he doesn’t boot you out of fullscreen anymore. What secret character? Press ‘B’ for Brad! (Look out though, he doesn’t start with any perks!)

Have fun, and remember: A new build means new leaderboards!
DD

Breakers Yard Build 110: Darkness Falls!

Here’s what’s new in Build 110 of the Breakers Yard Beta! Not in the beta? Sign up here!

Darkness Falls!
In the latest build the storm clouds timer has been shortened, but when time does run out you’ll get a heads up: The whole level becomes shrouded in darkness!

Level Number UI!
By popular demand, the current level the player is on is now displayed in the UI.

Perpetual Compass Point!
The rope is tough to see in the mayhem of Breakers Yard. So now the rope will always have a bouncing compass point hovering over it. NOTE: This does not completely neuter the Compass Perk, since only with the perk will the compass follow the player around the level (as opposed to sticking with the rope).

Other Stuff!
Oil catches fire a LOT better, craters have been removed (they may come back), and some animations got fixed.

Have fun, and remember: A new build means new leaderboards!

Build 109: Oil Catches Fire!

Ahoy! Build 109 has awesome things inside! Not in the beta? Sign up here!

Oil hazards now catch fire!
If an oil patch (or your footprints) gets struck by lightning, hit by a bomb, touched by another flame, or run over by a person on fire (such as yourself) it will catch fire! This can lead to chain reactions, so look out!

Resolution fixes, really this time:
It’s time to get serious about resolutions. I have built a lot of support for a variety of widths into this build, but if you can see the clouds during normal play, or the first level is visible behind the title screen, please let me know (and include the “width” number that is displayed on the title screen).

Have fun, and remember: A new build means new leaderboards!

Build 108: Oil Slicks!

The latest build of Breakers Yard features a new environmental hazard: Oil Slicks! Scattered around the junkyard, you’ll see black, oily patches that make you lose traction. If you run into one you’ll also track oil around, making the rest of the level slippery too! Also features sweet oil particle effects.

Not in the beta? Sign up here!

Breakers Yard Build 107: Special Effects and Tweeks!

Ahoy! Build 107 is here with some schmancy new special effects. And if you didn’t see: Breakers Yard has been Greenlit! Thanks to everyone who voted, here’s what’s new this week:

Fancy dirt-holes that get left behind when robots are destroyed.
Small smoky explosions every time you put a robot out of its misery.
Sweet particle effects when on-fire.
You can’t shoot when on-fire, but you move way faster!
UI and resolution improvements

Stay tuned till next week for more!

Breakers Yard is Greenlit!

Holy what? Breakers Yard was Greenlit this week!

Thanks to everyone who voted, I can’t wait to start digging into this and start prepping for a release. When would that be? No idea, but stay tuned!

Breakers Yard Build 106: Catch Fire!

The latest build has an awesome player-friendly feature, let me know what you think. Not in the beta? Sign up here!

Catch Fire!
Do you often kill yourself with your own bombs or flames? This is a release for you! In Build 106 you still take damage when you get hit by these, but you will also catch fire for 10 seconds. Not only are you invincible, but you destroy everything you touch! *cue Starman music*

Resolution Tweeks!
Thank you all for your feedback on screen resolutions, I have added more tweaks to improve support. Still seeing clouds around the edges or the first level behind the title screen? Send me your resolution and what platform you’re on!

Thanks for playing, and don’t forget to vote on Greenlight!

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