Battle Shapers Broadcast!
Broadcast for the QC Games Celebration 2026.
Broadcast for the QC Games Celebration 2026.
Battle Shapers
Metric Empire · Kepler Ghost
- Released
- Dec 4, 2024
- Platforms
- Last updated
Updates & announcements
- Developer postOriginal post
Developer postConcept Art, Now Collectible!
Hey Shapers, Happy New Year! 🎉 To kick off the year, we thought it'd be fun to share some of Battle Shapers' concept art through the Steam Collectibles features, which feature trading cards, badges, emoticons, and backgrounds. We had come up with many different iterations of Ada
Original postHey Shapers,
Happy New Year! 🎉
To kick off the year, we thought it'd be fun to share some of Battle Shapers' concept art through the Steam Collectibles features, which feature trading cards, badges, emoticons, and backgrounds.
We had come up with many different iterations of Ada's suits, various enemies & Overlords, and entire biomes; some were super close to making into the game, while some others.. well, let's just not talk about the centipede with tentacles.
Anyway, this batch of Trading Cards showcases our early environment concepts including the elevator shaft between levels, the Hyperloop Station just outside the Hideout, and an aquaponics station we originally wanted in the Gravity Garden, among others.
🎴 Trading Cards:
Here's a preview of all 10 Trading Cards. You'll be able to access them through the Battle Shapers game page in your Steam Library.
🏅 Badges:
And here's a preview of all 6 badges, with the Omega foil badge featured in the center. The first badge is the Ada badge, followed by Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and finally Omega. This naming reflects Battle Shapers' end game Phantom Code difficulty system.
And because we could only make so many cards, here's a few more miscellaneous concepts to discover:
🏢 New Elysium:
Check out these beautifully detailed environments we made early on! You'll recognize some of these rooms from the game, whereas others served as references.
👾 Corrupted Gravity Garden:
We imagined a scenario in which various features in the Towers could be corrupted, including this majestic tree in the Gravity Garden.
🦾 Ada Ideations:
We've teased a few of these before, but here's a lineup of fully geared Ada's! We ended up going with a lighter Adamant Suit but a heavier-duty fist.
Does Ada have hair? 🤔
💣 The Firestarter:
What was originally a single-barrel grenade launcher quickly became the three-barreled wonder you know as the Firestarter. More is more, always.
🐝 Bee-based Baddie:
Shapers, meet the Mad Droner - the Madvatter's distant cousin. He's all buzziness and no play.
🏪 Mike's Mod Shop:
Huck was always a shopkeep, but we knew him as M1K3 before Hauly was introduced. M1K3 did not care for shoplifters.
Where do Hauly's shop items go when..? 🤷
☕ Meemo's Coffee Brew:
We never gave Meemo a coffee shop, but we did make a custom limited blend for our studio! Once you get past the smell of jet fuel, it tastes a bit chocolatey and nutty. Not bad, really.
Aaand that's it for now!
Our team's back and tirelessly tinkering away, so you'll hear from us again soon.
Happy collecting,
Metric Empire
Developer postMeet Your Shapers Bundle
Hey Shapers, We're back with another bundle to scratch your run-and-gun itch, this time with Meet Your Maker ! This Meet Your Shapers Bundle pairs two standout FPS games from our home in Montréal. Bundle Link: Meet Your Maker is a single-player & co-op shooter in which you pl
Original postHey Shapers,
We're back with another bundle to scratch your run-and-gun itch, this time with Meet Your Maker!
This Meet Your Shapers Bundle pairs two standout FPS games from our home in Montréal.
Bundle Link:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/64722/Meet_Your_Shapers/
Meet Your Maker is a single-player & co-op shooter in which you play as a Custodian and are tasked with raiding other real players' Outposts to steal their precious resources. In doing so, you gather materials to build deathtraps reinforcing your own Outpost. It's a nuanced game with devilish base building and trap-setting, interesting weapon combinations, and satisfying gameplay.
In sync with this partnership, Battle Shapers is on sale for 50% off until December 18th in celebration of our 1-year anniversary! 🥳
A huge thanks to the team at Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Stay cozy,
Metric Empire
Developer postUpdate v1.1.3 - Resonance Update
Hey Shapers, Here's a new update for you! In this Resonance Update, we're introducing new features and balances for everything from Overlords, bosses, abilities, weapons, mods, and those pesky Curse debuffs. Our goal with this update is to improve the early game experience for ne
Original postHey Shapers,
Here's a new update for you!
In this Resonance Update, we're introducing new features and balances for everything from Overlords, bosses, abilities, weapons, mods, and those pesky Curse debuffs. Our goal with this update is to improve the early game experience for new players, diversify player builds and weapon viability, and make adjustments benefiting the overall experience.
Much of this update stems from community feedback, so a huge thanks for everyone's thoughts and suggestions!
✨New Features:
Stacks of Player Curse can quickly become overwhelming, so here are a few ways to remove it, or use it to turn Ada into a glass cannon:
New consumable called the Purge Kit can be used to remove some curse stacks
New version of the Corrupted Vault now appears close to Huck and Hauly where you can purchase the Purge Kit with credits
New override reward floor hack that gives you a Purge Kit
New weapon mod can now appear on corrupted weapons that increase your damage based on the number of curse stacks you have
We've also made adjustments to the Strike Core, Charge Rate Mods, and Steam features:
Increased the damage of the Strike Core’s Overkill ability
Heavy Assault core enhancement now doubles the Overkill ability's damage, but will no longer double the number of charges of Hunter’s Mark
Added New Common and Uncommon Increase Charge Rate mods
Moved the Mod Extractor cipher to the shop in the first floor
Added support for Steam Rich Presence, which now displays players' active tower and access level, or indicate players are in the Daily Challenge mode
⚖️Balances:
Reduced the number of Grunts that spawn at once during Overlord encounters, limited to 3
Changed the number of major enemies that can spawn in Overlord encounters. The adjusted numbers are:
No major enemies in Tower 1, 1 major enemy in Tower 2, and 2 major enemies in Tower 3
Limited the types of major enemies that spawn in Overlord encounters:
Only Grinder, Juggernaut, Arbiter, or Mistmantle enemy types can spawn
This rule does not apply to VerOS
Overlords no longer retaliate during their encounters
Reduced the damage of Volt Colossus’ electric orbs
Reduced the health of Volt Colossus’ Spirit Bomb at Tower 1
Adjusted the Volt Colossus’ Spirit Bomb collision to make it easier to dodge
Reduced the damage of Strike Mantis’ laser attack
Reduced the damage of Wind Magistrate’s air blade attack
Sinister Invulnerability can no longer affect Arbiters
Added i-frames at the end of Volt Nova’s jump
Adjusted the distance at which the Occuli enemy types will retreat under cover
Made the Occuli’s projectile easier to avoid
Reduced the damage of VerOS’ breakout wall attack
Reduced the damage of Juggernaut captains and elites
🔫 Abilities & Weapons Balances:
Increased Bulwark’s size to offer more cover
Reduced cooldown of Crashing Syncwave from 18 to 12 seconds
Reduced Crashing Syncwave damage from 25 to 20
Increased Vibro grenade’s base chain range from 20m to 30m
Increased Sonic Boom’s damage for explosion 2 from 15 to 20 and for explosion 3 from 10 to 20
Reduced from 3 to 2 Vibro stacks each Sonic Boom explosion applies
Reduced the delay between Sonic Boom explosions to increase the chance to hit
Reduced Nanite Swarm damage from 10 to 8
Increased Shockfield damage from 6 to 10, stacks applied from 2 to 3 and duration from 8 to 10
Increased Infernal Stinger projectile per burst count from 6 to 9
Increase mag size of Infernal Stinger from 3 to 4
Reduced Infernal Stinger's charge time from 0.9 to 0.8 seconds
Increased fire rate of Sonic Lance from 1 to 3 and increased projectile speed
Increased Arc Flash rate of fire from 1.25 to 2 and increased projectile speed and lifetime
Increased Accelerator's perfect shot window
Reduced damage bonus from 100% to 75% for corrupted Accelerator
Increased reload time of corrupted Accelerator from 2.3 seconds to 3.5 seconds
Reduced Crescent Blade charge time from 1.8 to 1.1
Reduced corrupted Crescent Blade charge time from 1.8 to 1.4
Reduced Stormcaller’s charge time from 1.75 to 1.3
Reduced Havoc Hammer charge time from 1.25 to 1.1
Reduced Tectonic launcher reload time from 3.3 to 2.8
Increased Banisher's precision hit bonus damage from 25% to 35%
Reduced Vibro Kunai fire rate from 2.5 to 2.25
Reduced Corrupted Pulse rifle Mag size from 30 to 25
🌞Quality of Life:
Reduced the time required to skip cinematics
Added an option to skip the boss selection and boss intro cinematics
Added a button in the pause menu to restart the daily challenge
Remapped the controller input to recycle gears and modifiers to Left Stick Press
Made the tabs at the top of the player menu screen interactive
🪲Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue where enemy attacks would not have any curse application delay
Fixed an issue where the cursed variant of the Grinder would only attack with its right arm
Fixed an issue where Volt Nova would only bring you about a meter high
Fixed an issue where major enemies would not spawn during Overlord encounters in Tower 3
Fixed an issue where the damage of the explosions from the perk Obliterate (duo perk from Strike + Volt cores) was not scaling with the number of Hunter's Marks applied to the enemy
Fixed the Accelerator’s Perfect Shot window UI
Thank You!
Thank you for every one of your recommendations & bug reports, and inspiring content ideas.
Aaand that's it for now!
See you around,
Metric Empire
Developer postThe Steam Awards are here!
Hey Shapers, With our 1 year anniversary around the corner (2 years, if you count Early-Access!) we decided to give the Steam Awards a go! If you enjoyed our original soundtrack, it would mean a lot to us if you nominated Battle Shapers for Best Soundtrack by clicking in the chec
Original postHey Shapers,
With our 1 year anniversary around the corner (2 years, if you count Early-Access!) we decided to give the Steam Awards a go!
If you enjoyed our original soundtrack, it would mean a lot to us if you nominated Battle Shapers for Best Soundtrack by clicking in the checkbox above.
You can now also find the Battle Shapers soundtrack on all major streaming platforms.
Cheers!
Metric Empire- Developer post
Patch V1.1.2.1 - Unity Vulnerability
Hey Shapers, Early this morning, Unity informed its users of a security vulnerability that affects games built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later. They assured its users that “there is no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability nor has there been any impact on users or
Original postHey Shapers,
Early this morning, Unity informed its users of a security vulnerability that affects games built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later. They assured its users that “there is no evidence of any exploitation of the vulnerability nor has there been any impact on users or customers".
They released a patch for it and we have immediately applied it to the game.
⚠️ We encourage you to update Battle Shapers, along with other Unity games in your library as soon as possible.
You can find their official statement here: https://discussions.unity.com/t/unity-platform-protection-take-immediate-action-to-protect-your-games-and-apps/1688031
Thanks folks!
Metric Empire
Developer postRogue Shooters at 40-45% Off!
Hey Shapers, A head's up that both Battle Shapers and Deadlink are now 40% & 45% off respectively! If you already own either game, the Run. Gun. Reload Bundle will save you even more. Bundle Link: View game page If you're not familiar with Deadlink , it's a genre staple in wh
Original postHey Shapers, A head's up that both Battle Shapers and Deadlink are now 40% & 45% off respectively! If you already own either game, the Run. Gun. Reload Bundle will save you even more.
Bundle Link:
View game pageIf you're not familiar with Deadlink, it's a genre staple in which you pilot a high-powered combat shell and get sent on covert missions to dismantle mega-corporations in a cyberpunk universe. It's guaranteed to have your heart pounding with its intense gunplay, strategic roguelite upgrades, and exhilarating soundtrack.
We'll keep making bundles, so let us know if there's someone else we should partner with!
Cheers,
Metric Empire
Developer postRun. Gun. Reload. Bundle
Shapers! 🤖 We teamed up with Deadlink for your next neon-drenched dopamine rush. The Run. Gun. Reload Bundle brings together two standout titles from the FPS roguelite genre. Bundle Link: If you're not familiar with Deadlink , it's a genre staple in which you pilot a high-powere
Original postShapers! 🤖 We teamed up with Deadlink for your next neon-drenched dopamine rush.
The Run. Gun. Reload Bundle brings together two standout titles from the FPS roguelite genre.
Bundle Link:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/53787/Run_Gun_Reload/
If you're not familiar with Deadlink, it's a genre staple in which you pilot a high-powered combat shell and get sent on covert missions to dismantle mega-corporations in a cyberpunk universe. It's guaranteed to have your heart pounding with its intense gunplay, strategic roguelite upgrades, and exhilarating soundtrack.
To celebrate this partnership, Battle Shapers will be on sale for 40% off until May 29th.
Much respect to Deadlink's developers at Gruby Entertainment.
Cheers,
Metric EmpirePS: Comment below if you would like to see us grow this bundle - any favorites we should add?
Developer postUpdate v1.1.2 - Guardian Update
Hey Shapers, We hope you've been gaming well! We've got a medium-sized update for you today featuring Guardian Mode , in-game balancing, changelogs, and a few community requests & bug fixes. If you're free this Friday, we've also got another Shapers vs. Showdown with prizes t
Original postHey Shapers, We hope you've been gaming well!
We've got a medium-sized update for you today featuring Guardian Mode, in-game balancing, changelogs, and a few community requests & bug fixes.
If you're free this Friday, we've also got another Shapers vs. [Metric] Showdown with prizes to be won.Let's get into it.
🛡️ Guardian Mode:
By popular demand, Guardian Mode is a difficulty toggle designed to help players access the true ending of the game after defeating VerOs. This toggle option is located under the Gameplay Tab in the game's options menu.
When enabled, players will receive incremental damage reduction starting from regular runs to Phantom Code difficulty levels. The approximate breakdown is as follows:Baseline: 20% damage reduction
Alpha: 20% damage reduction
Beta: 30% damage reduction
Gamma: 40% damage reduction
Delta: 60% damage reduction
Omega: 60% damage reduction
⚖️ Balancing:
We've also introduced balances based on player feedback to reduce run duration and enemy health, along with a few others adjustments.
Reduced base health of all enemies by about 10%
Reduced grunt and grunt variants health scaling by 5%
Reduced quantity of grunts and variants spawning during combat encounters from 6 to 3
Increased duration between Strike Mantis' successive dash attacks in tower 3 encounters
Reduced quantity of missiles fired from 4 to 3 when fighting Strike Mantis in tower 2 or 3 encounters
Reduced missile speed by 20% when fighting Strike Mantis in tower 2 or 3 encounters
Reduced travel speed of Wind Magistrate's tornadoes by about 15%
Increased radius of the Volt Aura perk
🖥️ Changelogs:
The Daily Challenge's points scoring will now only reward players for retaining up to the 200 HP maximum. Under this change, players with 400 HP and 200 HP at the end of their run are both rewarded the same 400 points.
Daily Challenge - Capped max health points to the base max
Daily Challenge - Leaderboards now default to Global view
🪲 Community Requests & Bug Fixes:
Fixed persisting enemies & enemy effects when Overlord retaliation triggered during combat ending sequence
Fixed Puzzle Switch chest in Robotics Factory that remained locked after completing the switch challenge
Fixed connectivity bug preventing players from launching and playing the game offline
Fixed Robotics Hub trophy not appearing after all ciphers were discovered and decoded
Fixed Golden Ada trophy not appearing after defeating VerOS with all Phantom Code Fragments enabled, despite some players receiving corresponding achievement
Fixed Volt Colossus trophy that always loaded in gold by default
Fixed VFX bug in which the VFX for new trophies persisted after initial interaction
Fixed 'Quad Conquerer' achievement not being awarded when criteria was met
🥊 Next Shapers vs [Metric] Showdown
🔗Event Link
📅 Date: May 16
🎁 Battle Shapers Game Key + Goodies
🏆 Custom Discord Role + Bragging Rights
In the last showdown on April 25th, [Metric] Devs narrowly defeated the Shaper community with a top score of 1568, with only 12 points over InkAssassn's score!
They say third time's the charm and we can feel it in our bones - our reign is nearing its end.
As always, whoever holds the #1 position at the end of the day will be rewarded a Battle Shapers Key and sent a Battle Shapers package in the mail. We'll also award you the coveted "Top Daily Runner" role on our community Discord; an exclusive golden speed token fit for royalty.
And that's it for now!
See you around,
Metric Empire
Developer postPatch Notes V1.1.1
Shapers! ✨Over 720 of you battled your way through the Daily Challenge!✨ We've seen incredible reception over the last 2 weeks. Thank you for participating! With all this action and feedback around the Daily Challenge, it's only right we add a few features, share our Developers'
Original postShapers! ✨Over 720 of you battled your way through the Daily Challenge!✨ We've seen incredible reception over the last 2 weeks. Thank you for participating!
With all this action and feedback around the Daily Challenge, it's only right we add a few features, share our [Metric] Developers' tips and tricks on achieving a high score, and plan our next [Metric] vs. Shapers Showdown.
🆕 Daily Challenges - Takedowns:
ALL score marked enemies become exposed during takedowns.
A few players have asked for more predictable scoring when it comes to enemy takedowns. This new change means all score marked enemies (⭐) will go into exposed state when they die, making it both easier and faster to maximize combat scores. By eliminating a layer of luck or chance, this will better reward player awareness and decision-making.
🏆 Achievements:
Carpe Diem: Earn a total of 3000 points in Daily Challenges.
What's the point if there isn't something shiny to show for your success, am I right?
🤖 [Metric] Tips & Tricks:
While details will always vary between unique Daily Challenges, here's the general advice from our top-scoring [Metric] developers:
Get your health as high as possible for the end of the run. Perks that grant more max HP also grant more points (as long as you don't lose it 😏 )
Take down starred enemies. Marked enemies will enter an exposed state and you will score additional combat points if you manage to kill an enemy with a punch. Be careful not to let your ricocheting bullets or pulsing grenade effects accidentally kill your exposed enemies before you land that punch!
Replay the daily challenge. Having a good synergy within your build is key to getting a high score. Replay the challenge and reroll your choices to see all your options and figure out your best course of action.
Complete optional challenges. Optional challenges give you a lot of points and equipment that could be the deciding factor of a run.
🥊 Next Shapers vs [Metric] Showdown - Shapers 0️⃣ : [Metric] 1️⃣
🔗Event Link
📅 Date: April 25
🎁 Battle Shapers Game Key + Stickers
🏆 Custom Discord Role + Bragging Rights
Last Friday April 11, our [Metric] Devs triumphed against our Shaper community with a top score of 1492!
This glory will be short-lived, however, as our next Showdown is right around the corner.
As always, whoever holds the #1 position at the end of the day will be rewarded a Battle Shapers Key and sent a Battle Shapers package in the mail. We'll also award you the coveted "Top Daily Runner" role on our community Discord; an exclusive golden speed token fit for royalty.
Alright, that's all for now.
Thank you,
Forrest at Metric Empire
Developer postPatch Notes V1.1.0.1 Hotfix
Hey Shapers, We hope you're doing well! We're releasing a bug fix today for a few players that got stuck at the loading screen on game launch. If you encounter a similar issue after this release, please reach out to and we'll get it sorted right away. (✨) Community Requests &
Original postHey Shapers, We hope you're doing well!
We're releasing a bug fix today for a few players that got stuck at the loading screen on game launch. If you encounter a similar issue after this release, please reach out to and we'll get it sorted right away.(✨) Community Requests & Bug Reports
Bug Fixes:- The black screen infinite loading bug due to save game deprecation. (✨)
In the meantime, we're also tinkering away at improvements to the Daily Challenge that we'll share shortly.
You can also check out our Community Discord for contests and giveaways we'll be running periodically.
Thank you and take care,
Metric Empire
Developer postCommunity Update - Discounts, Contests, + more!🏃🏻♀️
Hey Shapers, 👋 Here's our latest community update! We’ve got a few updates, videos, and a Community vs. Developer contest to share. Let's dive in. 🔖 Discount + Bundle We were featured in the Daily Deal section on Sunday with our deepest discount ever at 40% off! This sale runs
Original postHey Shapers, 👋 Here's our latest community update! We’ve got a few updates, videos, and a Community vs. [Metric] Developer contest to share. Let's dive in.
🔖 Discount + Bundle
We were featured in the Daily Deal section on Sunday with our deepest discount ever at 40% off! This sale runs until April 13th.
You love roguelikes and we do too - that's why we partnered with Spell Disk to coordinate a bundle sale together! If you picked up both games this weekend, let us know what you think of this combo. We'd also love to hear who else you think we should partner with in the future.
Bundle Link:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/51934/Battle_Shapers_x_Spell_Disk/
Community 🆚 [Metric] Developers!
We know our Shaper community is good.. but are you good enough to beat our devs?
📅 Date: April 11
🎁 Battle Shapers Game Key + Stickers
🏆 Custom Discord Role + Bragging RightsNext Friday April 11, our [Metric] Devs will do their best to set the highest score on the Daily Challenge leaderboards. They'll ignore their workload and skip lunch just to keep you from the top.
Your job will be to dethrone our developers and show us that while we made the game, the Shaper community always takes the crown.
Whoever holds the #1 position at the end of the day will be rewarded a Battle Shapers Key and some sweet stickers in the mail. We'll also award you the coveted "Top Daily Runner" role on our community Discord; an exclusive golden speed token fit for royalty.
Tune in to our Community Discord to stay on top of it all.
📺 Video Content
The Backlogs
Watch on YouTube This week, we've partnered with The Backlogs to perform a challenge run of Battle Shapers with only starting equipment, meaning they had to defeat all three Overlords and VerOs using only what's available in the Hideout at the start of their run.
If you haven't seen it, tune in to watch them win the final Argument.
Automaton
Watch on YouTube If you're a fan of JP Gaming News, then you've heard of Automaton! We partnered with them for a narrated trailer for Battle Shapers. This is the closest we'll get to an anime crossover.. for now.
And if you're multilingual, you can also check out our Japanese creators spreading the word abroad:
Watch on YouTube KesoPotato
Watch on YouTube SoVault
Watch on YouTube Rush GreedZz
---And that's it for now! Please continue sharing your suggestions and feedback with us.
Thank you all so much for supporting Battle Shapers.
👋See you in New Elysium, Metric Empire
- Developer post
Daily Deal & Brand New Bundle!
Happy Weekend Shapers! 🙋♂️ We're dropping in to highlight two exciting bits of news: 1. You can pick up the game for 40% off today ! This is our highest discount yet, so if you've been on the fence, today is the day to head down to the Steam store so you don't miss out! 2. We h
Original postHappy Weekend Shapers! 🙋♂️
We're dropping in to highlight two exciting bits of news:
1. You can pick up the game for 40% off today! This is our highest discount yet, so if you've been on the fence, today is the day to head down to the Steam store so you don't miss out!
2. We have a brand new game bundle with the fine folks over at Sunpeak Games, and you can grab Spell Disk AND Battle Shapers at a discount together! 🙌 Plus, they are a daily deal as well, so the discount fun keeps on rolling. 🎢
We hope you're having a blast with the new daily challenge mode this weekend! Let us know what high score you manage to set below. 🏆🔽
👋 See you in New Elysium,
The team at Metric Empire
Developer postUpdate v1.1 - The Daily Challenge
Hello Shapers! 👋 A new update for Battle Shapers has arrived! Version 1.1 brings a brand new mode for Shapers: the Daily Challenge ! Designed to last about 10 minutes, this is a snack-sized feature where you race against fellow players to top the daily leaderboard in this time a
Original postHello Shapers! 👋
A new update for Battle Shapers has arrived! Version 1.1 brings a brand new mode for Shapers: the Daily Challenge! Designed to last about 10 minutes, this is a snack-sized feature where you race against fellow players to top the daily leaderboard in this time and point-based challenge. This feature is unlocked by defeating the first boss.Every day, there will be a new configuration of weapons, abilities, enemies, cores, and more to tinker with as you battle your way through the challenge. You’ll earn bonus points for taking down enemies, defeating the Overlord, keeping your health bar full, and of course, time remaining on the clock.
This new mode is perfect for new and experienced Shapers alike. Whether you’re looking for the highest score or to discover dozens of loadout configurations available, the Daily Challenge has something for you.
Don’t forget to join the Community Discord to compete with fellow players, talk strategy, debate which core is the best, and participate in future Daily Challenge contests & livestreams.
If you run into any bugs or have feedback on the update or the game, you can do so on our Discord as well!
A special shoutout to our Playtesters for v1.1! We had many champions vying to be the best, but these are our top three scorers from our community playtest:
🥇 1495 - @Zentafix
🥈 1428 - @InkAssassn
🥉 1341 - @Auseawesome
Now go out and see what scores you can set! If today’s challenge isn’t for you, tomorrow is always a whole new set of toys to tinker with.
Thank you again for being a wonderful community and supporting Battle Shapers. 💜
👋 See you in New Elysium,
Colin & the team at Metric Empire
Developer postCommunity Update - Spring Sale, v1.1 Playtest + more!
Hello, Shapers! 👋 Welcome to our latest community update! We’ve got updates to share and exciting news on the horizon, so without further ado… let’s dive in! 🌱 Spring Sale! As the snow melts here in Montréal and the days grow longer, only one thing comes to mind: Spring (Sale)!
Original postHello, Shapers! 👋
Welcome to our latest community update! We’ve got updates to share and exciting news on the horizon, so without further ado… let’s dive in!
🌱 Spring Sale!
As the snow melts here in Montréal and the days grow longer, only one thing comes to mind: Spring (Sale)! 🌱🌞 Once again, it is the annual Steam Spring Sale, and to celebrate the option of going outside again, our video game is on sale!
Battle Shapers is 35% off - if you’ve been on the fence, this might just be the thing to get you into New Elysium to face off against the Overlords. The sale only runs until March 20th - don’t miss out!
👷♂️ Community Playtest
Our latest community playtest is now live! Our testers are running through patch v1.1 and poking at our various additions and fixes.
We are taking late applicants for our playtest. If you want to join the fun, head to our community Discord! You could also win a Battle Shapers prize package and an exclusive role or two if you participate!
🎧 Beats to Fight Bots To... Part Two!
Watch on YouTube We are still uploading our full soundtrack to our YouTube channel! This week’s addition is our tune from Huck’s Haul - you can now bop these shop beats without having to battle your way through the towers.
Watch our YouTube and social channels for new tracks every week! You can also download the soundtrack from Steam here.
📺 v1.1 Developer Stream
If you want a peek at the upcoming v1.1 patch but can’t join our playtest, we’re planning to host a live stream on YouTube on March 21st 12pm PDT / 3pm EDT to showcase the latest update!
Join our community manager Colin (me!) and our Q&A lead Joao as they try to go fast 🏃♀️💨 [← this is Ada] and answer your questions on all things Battle Shapers.
That’s it for our latest community update! For those who can’t wait for the new patch, you won’t have to wait much longer for a release date… 👀
Thank you again for being a wonderful community and supporting Battle Shapers. 💜
👋 See you in New Elysium,
Colin & the team at Metric Empire
Developer postCommunity Update - Soundtrack, Playtests + more!
Hello, Shapers! Welcome to the first community update for Battle Shapers! 🎉 We're highlighting content from our community (and from me, the community manager!) to help you follow what's going on. In this edition, we've got our soundtrack in a fun new format, we've prepared a sho
Original postHello, Shapers!
Welcome to the first community update for Battle Shapers! 🎉 We're highlighting content from our community (and from me, the community manager!) to help you follow what's going on.
In this edition, we've got our soundtrack in a fun new format, we've prepared a short personality quiz for those who like to click buttons and learn about themselves, we've highlighted some recent creator videos, and we tease an upcoming playtest...
🎧 Beats to Fight Bots To
Watch on YouTube As a gift to our community & players, and to help bring these songs to a new audience, we'll be sharing a new song every week with an accompanying visualizer! These will live on our YouTube channel and our socials, so if you're looking for some "beats to smash bots to" or just some new tracks for your study playlist, we've got you covered! 📝🎵
While very little about Ada and our soundtrack is lo-fi, we took inspiration from that classic format for our visualizer and brought in Meemo and Hauly for the fun as well!
Here's a link to the playlist!
🎮 Playtest Sign-Up Info
We'll be hosting a new community playtest for our next patch soon, and you could be a part of it! 🙌
All sign-up & playtest information will be shared very soon in our Community Discord. Hop into our server, say hi, and grab the "@Game Updates" role so you don't miss out!
Our next playtest will have limited space and will give testers an early access look at our next patch, and we're cooking up a couple of neat things...
❓ What's your "core" personality?
Our players love to debate which "Core" is the best in the game - but which core is truly right for you? With this handy dandy quick quiz, you can find out which core you connect with... and learn a little about yourself.
(If you're a Discord member, keep an eye out for new roles that correspond to each core!)
📺 Watch these folks play Battle Shapers!
We've recently had various content creators & community members create videos, either checking out the game for the first time or rushing to set a Battle Shapers world record. Here are some highlights below, and if you would like to be featured in our next update, drop a link on the #video-streams channel in our community Discord!
Community Videos:
Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube Content Creators:
Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube That's it for the very first community update! We'll share these any time we have a round-up for community news. We're also hard at work on our next patch - info for that will be coming very soon!
Thank you again for being a wonderful community, and for supporting Battle Shapers. 💜
👋 See you in New Elysium,
Colin & the team at Metric Empire
Developer postPatch Notes V1.0.3 Hotfix
Hello Shapers! It’s your new community manager here, with your latest patch notes! First, a quick intro: my name is Colin, and you’ll see me around here, Discord, and our social media! I’m working on some neat community initiatives that you won’t want to miss. Hop into our Discor
Original postHello Shapers!
It’s your new community manager here, with your latest patch notes!
First, a quick intro: my name is Colin, and you’ll see me around here, Discord, and our social media! I’m working on some neat community initiatives that you won’t want to miss.
Hop into our Discord and follow us on socials so you don’t miss the fun.
Now, without further ado, your patch notes!
This is v.1.0.3, and it includes a variety of fixes, adjustments and some community-requested features, like an option to toggle off aim assist and support for ultrawide monitors.
(✨) Community Requests & Bug Reports
Bug Fixes:
- Fixing formatting and spelling issues in some dialog lines.
- Fixing collision issues in Storm Scraper Boss room & Combat rooms. (✨)
- Fixing an issue where the player can be locked in the Gravity Garden if failing the corrupted chest gameplay.(✨)
- Improving the hit detection for the Strike Core Overkill Refactor enhancement. (✨)
- Fixed an issue with the player maximum health not being saved correctly if the player resumes a run. (✨)
- Fixing an issue preventing turret abilities to apply energy type effects to enemies. (✨)
- Fixing an issue causing the player to be locked in the Shaper Hacks menu.
- Fixing an issue causing the player to be locked in the core enhancements pick up menu when they have collected all enhancements possible. (✨)
Quality of Life Changes:
- Added an option to turn off the aim assist. (✨)
- Improved support of Ultra wide screen resolutions. (✨)
- Improved rendering performance of the grinder traps.
If you run into any bugs or issues, have some feedback for the team, or just don’t want to miss out on all things Battle Shapers, be sure to join our (newly renovated) community Discord!
See you in New Elysium,
Metric Empire
Developer post👋 New Year, New Shapers
Hey Shapers, We hope you had a holiday season full of great games! Let's kick things off with a very warm welcome to all of our new Shapers! If you're just now joining us from the V1.0 launch, please know that we're really happy to have you with us. If you need anything, we have
Original postHey Shapers,
We hope you had a holiday season full of great games!
Let's kick things off with a very warm welcome to all of our new Shapers! If you're just now joining us from the V1.0 launch, please know that we're really happy to have you with us.
If you need anything, we have an active Community Discord where you can reach out to other players or our developer team directly.
We're really pleased with V1.0's launch, especially with the great feedback from both our early-access and new players (thank you). We made a hard push for optimizations and features in December and we're thrilled players have noticed the difference.
Alright, here's a quick update:
Things are back in full swing at Metric Empire.
In the coming weeks, we'll be releasing a patch with a number of bug fixes and quality of life improvements.
We're also collecting feedback on desired features right now and evaluating what's feasible. We have a few ideas but can't promise anything just yet. If you have any ideas, please feel free to drop them in the comments or discussion board!
Chat soon,
Metric Empire
Developer postPatch Notes V1.0.2.10092 Hotfix - Game Saves & Performance
Hello Shapers, Thank you for your support and reception of v1.0! We've heard your feedback and have decided to make it much more permissive for you to quit and resume your runs than how it was previously possible. As long as you don't die, you will now be able to quit the game at
Original postHello Shapers,
Thank you for your support and reception of v1.0!
We've heard your feedback and have decided to make it much more permissive for you to quit and resume your runs than how it was previously possible. As long as you don't die, you will now be able to quit the game at any point in the run and then resume it later from the start of the last floor you have reached, forfeiting any progress made on that specific floor instead of cancelling your run as a whole.
A minority of players reported having to restart their runs from the beginning due to crashes or softlock bugs, which we felt wasn't fair to them especially given how involving Battle Shapers runs are. This fix allows us to address the problem while we work on eliminating the bugs altogether.
This hotfix patch also includes a fix for the performance degradation that happened for some players as well as a specific crash we identified.
Changelog for build 1.0.2.10092
Gameplay Changes:
- Major save game rework; players can now leave a run at any point and without losing active run progress. If players quit during a floor or if the game crashes, they can resume the run from the most recent floor's starting point.
- Added new UI feedback for when players earn new Reroll Tokens.
- Added new UI feedback for when stacks of Curse are reduced.
- Added a Windowed display option.
Balancing Changes:
- Phantom Code difficulty further increases enemy damage but reduces the amount of HP gained.
- Weapon Mod that boosts damage while consuming credits now costs 5 credits per shot.
- A stack of Curse is now removed when defeating a boss.
- Lowered the HP of Volt Colossus' Gigavolt Bomb attack.
- Moved the Invulnerable Enemies Phantom Code Effect from Gamma to Delta difficulty level.
- Reworked the Battering Ram's spread to be a bit wider.
- Reworked the Corrupted Shock Rifle's base damage scaling; the weapon's damage increase no longer stacks outside of combat and is now capped relative to the weapon's magazine size.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Phantom Code bug when using the Hideout Teleporter.
- Fixed the Combat Buff's icons sometimes not being visible.
- Fixed an issue causing the Elite Voltrider attacks to not be used.
- Fixed a bug in which The Argument would disappear from your inventory when resuming a saved run.
- Fixed an issue causing Vatkins to not despawn at the end of a fight.
- Fixed minor localization issues.
- Fixed Performance Degradation when playing several time the Storm Scrapper in a session.
We're keeping a close eye on feedback, so feel free to share any bug reports, thoughts, or questions in our Steam Discussions or in the Community Discord.
Thank you,
Metric Empire- Developer post
Patch Notes V1.0.2 Hotfix
Hello Shapers, Here's another round of fixes coming to Battle Shapers before the weekend! Bug Fixes: Added an option to select an orange crosshair to improve contrast and visibility. Fixed the Overkill Refactor ability's interaction with Centurion and Juggernaut enemies' armor. F
Original postHello Shapers,
Here's another round of fixes coming to Battle Shapers before the weekend!
Bug Fixes:
- Added an option to select an orange crosshair to improve contrast and visibility.
- Fixed the Overkill Refactor ability's interaction with Centurion and Juggernaut enemies' armor.
- Fixed Corrupted Shock Rifle's projectiles not chaining to different enemies when chain effect mod is equipped.
- Fixed interaction between certain 'stickable' weapons like the Pulse Grenade, Wildfire, Splitshot Kunais, and Firehawk, and breakable objects like railings. Weapon effects will now remain where it meets collision and resolve (ex. explode), even after objects break and shatter when hit.
- Adjusted the Corrupted Shock Rifle's recoil, spread, and damage scaling both during and outside of combat.
- Fixed UI bug where weapon mods' lengthy tooltips would get cut off at certain resolutions.
- Fixed bug where dialogue wouldn't show when players triggered in-game dialogue (ex. Lore Pickup) and then immediately triggering a cinematic (ex. boss encounter).
- Fixed bug with Corrupted Wind Magistrate and Corrupted Strike Mantis appearing in the end credits.
- Improved text legibility of end credits roll scene.
We're keeping a close eye on feedback, so feel free to share any bug reports, thoughts, or questions in our Steam Discussions or in the Community Discord.
Have a great weekend,
Metric Empire
