Hover Junkers

Released: Apr 5, 2016
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 06:54 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

18 Oct 2018Developer post
Free Weekend to Celebrate Single Player
Greetings Junk Hunters, The Hover Junkers single player campaign, Junk Road, is fully available for you to download and run through. We'll be celebrating by running a free weekend to give everyone a chance to hop in and play as much as they want. After the weekend sale, we will b
16 Aug 2017Developer post
1.3 Junkroad Gameplay Teaser
We're approaching the finish line for our 1.3 Hover Junkers update, Junkroad. This update expands the game with a single-player campaign reminiscent of Oregon Trail. Here you can get a glimpse at what we have in store for you with some gameplay from the upcoming free expansion. L
16 Aug 2017Developer post
1.3 Junkroad Gameplay Teaser
We're approaching the finish line for our 1.3 Hover Junkers update, Junkroad. This update expands the game with a single-player campaign reminiscent of Oregon Trail. Here you can get a glimpse at what we have in store for you with some gameplay from the upcoming free expansion. L
22 Jun 2017Developer post
1.3 Junk Road Coming in 6-8 Weeks
Greetings everyone! Progress with update 1.3 Junk Road, the single player campaign, is coming along well. Our goal is to have everything ready to go within 6-8 weeks. Our next post will contain footage of single player for the first time. In the meantime, enjoy some new screensho
Greetings everyone! Progress with update 1.3 Junk Road, the single player campaign, is coming along well. Our goal is to have everything ready to go within 6-8 weeks. Our next post will contain footage of single player for the first time. In the meantime, enjoy some new screenshots below! We are pushing an update right now mostly for internal singleplayer testing purposes but has a couple changes noted below.

Slight weapon changes across the board for more balance.
Armor on ships slightly increased against certain shotguns.
Load times should be optimized somewhat due to optimizing baked mesh, lowered texture sizes and more streamlined audio loading.
Some audio cpu optimizations by streamlining audio loading and file compression
Some rendering optimizations which should cause less frame hiccups in high geometry areas thanks to baked mesh, LODs and lowered texture resolution at distance.
We will have some updates and news very soon with footage from single player and plans moving forward to hopefully address player count and community involvement!
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22 Jun 2017Developer post
1.3 Junk Road Coming in 6-8 Weeks
Greetings everyone! Progress with update 1.3 Junk Road, the single player campaign, is coming along well. Our goal is to have everything ready to go within 6-8 weeks. Our next post will contain footage of single player for the first time. In the meantime, enjoy some new screensho
Greetings everyone! Progress with update 1.3 Junk Road, the single player campaign, is coming along well. Our goal is to have everything ready to go within 6-8 weeks. Our next post will contain footage of single player for the first time. In the meantime, enjoy some new screenshots below! We are pushing an update right now mostly for internal singleplayer testing purposes but has a couple changes noted below.

Slight weapon changes across the board for more balance.
Armor on ships slightly increased against certain shotguns.
Load times should be optimized somewhat due to optimizing baked mesh, lowered texture sizes and more streamlined audio loading.
Some audio cpu optimizations by streamlining audio loading and file compression
Some rendering optimizations which should cause less frame hiccups in high geometry areas thanks to baked mesh, LODs and lowered texture resolution at distance.
We will have some updates and news very soon with footage from single player and plans moving forward to hopefully address player count and community involvement!
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28 Mar 2017Developer post
1.3 Junk Road Progress Update
Development of the final major content update, 1.3 Junk Road, is coming along slowly but surely. No firm release date to announce, but progress is moving along steadily. So that everyone is on the same page: 1.3 Junk Road is a free single player update that will be extremely fami
28 Mar 2017Developer post
1.3 Junk Road Progress Update
Development of the final major content update, 1.3 Junk Road, is coming along slowly but surely. No firm release date to announce, but progress is moving along steadily. So that everyone is on the same page: 1.3 Junk Road is a free single player update that will be extremely fami
22 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 4
The fourth and final week of Update 1.2 is live! Two new weapons and a couple of bugfixes. Both these weapons come from parts found in a derelict body shop. Don't beathe their fumes! Guns of Week 4 -Shotana- More powerful than any shotgun to date, this wepaon can shred through ar
22 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 4
The fourth and final week of Update 1.2 is live! Two new weapons and a couple of bugfixes. Both these weapons come from parts found in a derelict body shop. Don't beathe their fumes! Guns of Week 4 -Shotana- More powerful than any shotgun to date, this wepaon can shred through ar
09 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 3
Week 3 of Update 1.2 is live! This week we introduce the Rhino and the Doubler. Also, we fixed the frame drop bug that popped up with the release of 1.2! Thank you to everyone who sent in their output logs, we couldn't have fixed it as quickly without your help. For the technical
Week 3 of Update 1.2 is live! This week we introduce the Rhino and the Doubler. Also, we fixed the frame drop bug that popped up with the release of 1.2! Thank you to everyone who sent in their output logs, we couldn't have fixed it as quickly without your help. For the technically curious, whenever the host would leave a match their attachments would become ownerless and stack causing exponential physics collisions. We're glad to have it fixed.
Guns of Week 3
-Doubler- The Doubler is an automatic with a slow but accurate rate of fire. After being dropped many times the sight is all but useless, but with practice can be mastered. Aka Banana Gun. -Rhino- The Rhino is an absolute manstopper. It packs the most firepower of any revolver in the game. However, this power comes at the cost of having only 4 rounds per cylinder and a double reload action to master. See the reload below:
1.2 w3 Update Notes

Added Weapon: Rhino
Added Weapon: Doubler

Balance: Quadshot ship damage reduced
Balance: Quadshot damage slightly increased

Fixed: Bug where frame drops would occur from host leaving mid match
Fixed: Bug where player would become invincible if a single controller was plugged in
Fixed: Cargo bay ramp bug
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09 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 3
Week 3 of Update 1.2 is live! This week we introduce the Rhino and the Doubler. Also, we fixed the frame drop bug that popped up with the release of 1.2! Thank you to everyone who sent in their output logs, we couldn't have fixed it as quickly without your help. For the technical
Week 3 of Update 1.2 is live! This week we introduce the Rhino and the Doubler. Also, we fixed the frame drop bug that popped up with the release of 1.2! Thank you to everyone who sent in their output logs, we couldn't have fixed it as quickly without your help. For the technically curious, whenever the host would leave a match their attachments would become ownerless and stack causing exponential physics collisions. We're glad to have it fixed.
Guns of Week 3
-Doubler- The Doubler is an automatic with a slow but accurate rate of fire. After being dropped many times the sight is all but useless, but with practice can be mastered. Aka Banana Gun. -Rhino- The Rhino is an absolute manstopper. It packs the most firepower of any revolver in the game. However, this power comes at the cost of having only 4 rounds per cylinder and a double reload action to master. See the reload below:
1.2 w3 Update Notes

Added Weapon: Rhino
Added Weapon: Doubler

Balance: Quadshot ship damage reduced
Balance: Quadshot damage slightly increased

Fixed: Bug where frame drops would occur from host leaving mid match
Fixed: Bug where player would become invincible if a single controller was plugged in
Fixed: Cargo bay ramp bug
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02 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 2
Here we go, Week 2 of the 1.2 update! This week our Wolf-hero weapons dealer brings us two brand new instruments of junk destruction. Guns of Week 2 -TommyGun- The TommyGun is an absolute madman's weapon of choice. More bullets than most wastelanders can count, and a crazy rate o
Here we go, Week 2 of the 1.2 update! This week our Wolf-hero weapons dealer brings us two brand new instruments of junk destruction.
Guns of Week 2
-TommyGun- The TommyGun is an absolute madman's weapon of choice. More bullets than most wastelanders can count, and a crazy rate of fire. However due to the absurdity of a sawed off fully automatic one handed machine gun, the accuracy is all over the place. HINT: try using it to clean up pesky enemy cover while providing a terrifying amount of suppressing fire. -Cutlas- Similar to the traditional revolver in most ways with some slight yet heavily requested revisions. This scrap built six shooter packs more punch, and has an over barrel firing point. With the power advantage comes a slightly increased recoil force.
1.2 w2 Update Notes

Added: TommyGun
Added: Cutlas

Fixed: New Attachments are now doublesided
Fixed: Several minor Character loadout issues

Balance: Stapler damage increased
Balance: Quadshot damage slightly increased

ADDITIONAL NOTES
-Fixing Bugs- We have heard the community feedback on new and old bugs and are working to try and solve these as quickly as possible! We know there seems to be some trouble at the moment with frame drops during matches when the host player leaves, this is our primary focus and we'll keep you updated as we work towards fixing it. Additionally we've had reports of LAN mode not working properly with windows 10, there is a work around that members of the community have found and we will be implementing their suggestions asap. -Where is the stat reset?!- You have probably noticed by now that your stats and the leaderboard stats have not reset yet. We realized before it was too late that many people would appreciate their season 1 leaderboard stats to be saved so they had a visual display of their previous best. So we have decided to implement this into the main menu under the player info display. This scoreboard data will be collected through the final 1.2 week update, at which time the leaderboards will be properly reset (with your season 1 stats saved and on display!). More info to come soon! Have fun!
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02 Sep 2016Developer post
Update 1.2 - Week 2
Here we go, Week 2 of the 1.2 update! This week our Wolf-hero weapons dealer brings us two brand new instruments of junk destruction. Guns of Week 2 -TommyGun- The TommyGun is an absolute madman's weapon of choice. More bullets than most wastelanders can count, and a crazy rate o
Here we go, Week 2 of the 1.2 update! This week our Wolf-hero weapons dealer brings us two brand new instruments of junk destruction.
Guns of Week 2
-TommyGun- The TommyGun is an absolute madman's weapon of choice. More bullets than most wastelanders can count, and a crazy rate of fire. However due to the absurdity of a sawed off fully automatic one handed machine gun, the accuracy is all over the place. HINT: try using it to clean up pesky enemy cover while providing a terrifying amount of suppressing fire. -Cutlas- Similar to the traditional revolver in most ways with some slight yet heavily requested revisions. This scrap built six shooter packs more punch, and has an over barrel firing point. With the power advantage comes a slightly increased recoil force.
1.2 w2 Update Notes

Added: TommyGun
Added: Cutlas

Fixed: New Attachments are now doublesided
Fixed: Several minor Character loadout issues

Balance: Stapler damage increased
Balance: Quadshot damage slightly increased

ADDITIONAL NOTES
-Fixing Bugs- We have heard the community feedback on new and old bugs and are working to try and solve these as quickly as possible! We know there seems to be some trouble at the moment with frame drops during matches when the host player leaves, this is our primary focus and we'll keep you updated as we work towards fixing it. Additionally we've had reports of LAN mode not working properly with windows 10, there is a work around that members of the community have found and we will be implementing their suggestions asap. -Where is the stat reset?!- You have probably noticed by now that your stats and the leaderboard stats have not reset yet. We realized before it was too late that many people would appreciate their season 1 leaderboard stats to be saved so they had a visual display of their previous best. So we have decided to implement this into the main menu under the player info display. This scoreboard data will be collected through the final 1.2 week update, at which time the leaderboards will be properly reset (with your season 1 stats saved and on display!). More info to come soon! Have fun!
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24 Aug 2016Developer post
Loadout - Update 1.2
After months of development, Loadout - Update 1.2 has arrived! Play as Fang as you explore the new Loadout bunker. The loadout bunker is a personal space where you can customize your weapon selector and try out new guns before heading into combat. Once in combat you'll discover a
After months of development, Loadout - Update 1.2 has arrived! Play as Fang as you explore the new Loadout bunker. The loadout bunker is a personal space where you can customize your weapon selector and try out new guns before heading into combat. Once in combat you'll discover an array of new attachments to fortify your ship with! The weapons of 1.2 Loadout will be rolling out in weekly stages. Two new guns per week for four weeks totaling eight new weapons!
Guns of Week 1
-Quadshot- A shotgun with tighter spread and four barrels for greater sustained damage then the TripleBarrel. However, the greater capacity and tighter spread comes at the cost of a bit of firepower. -Stapler- A semi auto handgun with pinpoint accuracy. Lowest recoil in the game. Holds ten 9mm rounds per mag. As you may expect, the man stopping power is significantly less than the Redlius revolver.
1.2 Update Notes

STATS RESET
LEADERBOARDS RESET

Added: Character LoneWolf
Added: LoneWolf's Aviators
Added: LoneWolf's Gloves

Added: Lan Mode (See instructions below)
Added: Loadout Scene
Added: Loadout selection
Added: Sound for a head core-shot recieved
Added: Sound for a head core-shot dealt

Added: Weapon - Stapler
Added: Weapon - Quadshot
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????

Added: Attachment - barricade
Added: Attachment - bottle stack
Added: Attachment - diving suit
Added: Attachment - double slates
Added: Attachment - filing cabinet
Added: Attachment - flamingos
Added: Attachment - fridge door
Added: Attachment - port door
Added: Attachment - raft door
Added: Attachment - shark trophy
Added: Attachment - skateboards
Added: Attachment - spike
Added: Attachment - ticket machine
Added: Attachment - tires
Added: Attachment - broken boat
Added: Attachment - water heater

Fixed: Server list bugged out
Fixed: Buzzbots lootbox refill on restart
Fixed: Another infinite time stuck bug
FIxed: Another possible single controller bug
Fixed: Laser pointer visibility

Changed: Ragdolls now heavily affected by forces
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24 Aug 2016Developer post
Loadout - Update 1.2
After months of development, Loadout - Update 1.2 has arrived! Play as Fang as you explore the new Loadout bunker. The loadout bunker is a personal space where you can customize your weapon selector and try out new guns before heading into combat. Once in combat you'll discover a
After months of development, Loadout - Update 1.2 has arrived! Play as Fang as you explore the new Loadout bunker. The loadout bunker is a personal space where you can customize your weapon selector and try out new guns before heading into combat. Once in combat you'll discover an array of new attachments to fortify your ship with! The weapons of 1.2 Loadout will be rolling out in weekly stages. Two new guns per week for four weeks totaling eight new weapons!
Guns of Week 1
-Quadshot- A shotgun with tighter spread and four barrels for greater sustained damage then the TripleBarrel. However, the greater capacity and tighter spread comes at the cost of a bit of firepower. -Stapler- A semi auto handgun with pinpoint accuracy. Lowest recoil in the game. Holds ten 9mm rounds per mag. As you may expect, the man stopping power is significantly less than the Redlius revolver.
1.2 Update Notes

STATS RESET
LEADERBOARDS RESET

Added: Character LoneWolf
Added: LoneWolf's Aviators
Added: LoneWolf's Gloves

Added: Lan Mode (See instructions below)
Added: Loadout Scene
Added: Loadout selection
Added: Sound for a head core-shot recieved
Added: Sound for a head core-shot dealt

Added: Weapon - Stapler
Added: Weapon - Quadshot
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????
Added: Weapon - ????????

Added: Attachment - barricade
Added: Attachment - bottle stack
Added: Attachment - diving suit
Added: Attachment - double slates
Added: Attachment - filing cabinet
Added: Attachment - flamingos
Added: Attachment - fridge door
Added: Attachment - port door
Added: Attachment - raft door
Added: Attachment - shark trophy
Added: Attachment - skateboards
Added: Attachment - spike
Added: Attachment - ticket machine
Added: Attachment - tires
Added: Attachment - broken boat
Added: Attachment - water heater

Fixed: Server list bugged out
Fixed: Buzzbots lootbox refill on restart
Fixed: Another infinite time stuck bug
FIxed: Another possible single controller bug
Fixed: Laser pointer visibility

Changed: Ragdolls now heavily affected by forces
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12 Jul 2016Developer post
Hover Junkers Roadmap
We're glad that you are enjoying 1.1 Buzzbots! Along with a few hotfixes we want to share our current plan for upcoming Hover Junkers content updates. Expect 1.2 in the next month or two, we'll keep you posted. Hotfix 1.1.1 Added 'Casual' and 'Hard' server tags Fixed buzzbot bug:
We're glad that you are enjoying 1.1 Buzzbots! Along with a few hotfixes we want to share our current plan for upcoming Hover Junkers content updates. Expect 1.2 in the next month or two, we'll keep you posted. Hotfix 1.1.1

Added 'Casual' and 'Hard' server tags
Fixed buzzbot bug: spectating players grabbing loot
Buzzbot mode: no more team killing
Buzzbot sound mix adjusted (buzzbots audio less overpowering)
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12 Jul 2016Developer post
Hover Junkers Roadmap
We're glad that you are enjoying 1.1 Buzzbots! Along with a few hotfixes we want to share our current plan for upcoming Hover Junkers content updates. Expect 1.2 in the next month or two, we'll keep you posted. Hotfix 1.1.1 Added 'Casual' and 'Hard' server tags Fixed buzzbot bug:
We're glad that you are enjoying 1.1 Buzzbots! Along with a few hotfixes we want to share our current plan for upcoming Hover Junkers content updates. Expect 1.2 in the next month or two, we'll keep you posted. Hotfix 1.1.1

Added 'Casual' and 'Hard' server tags
Fixed buzzbot bug: spectating players grabbing loot
Buzzbot mode: no more team killing
Buzzbot sound mix adjusted (buzzbots audio less overpowering)
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18 Jun 2016Developer post
Buzzbot Attack! - Update 1.1
Our first free content update, 1.1 Buzzbot Attack , is ready for your gaming pleasVRe. As the hardcore PvP players continue to refine their skills we knew that it would be important to introduce a less cutthroat co-op multiplayer mode. Also, Buzzbot Attack features no ship moveme
Our first free content update, 1.1 Buzzbot Attack, is ready for your gaming pleasVRe. As the hardcore PvP players continue to refine their skills we knew that it would be important to introduce a less cutthroat co-op multiplayer mode. Also, Buzzbot Attack features no ship movement, making it a gentler place to get used to the game before diving into PvP with full ship movement. Enter the brand new coliseum solo or with up to 4 players. Choose whether you want to participate in the main event or spectate from a private box. Once the event has begun, fight co-op with friends against waves of bots or watch a friend fight while you serenade them with a keyhorn from the spectator box! version: 1.1.0

Added Co-op Mode BuzzBots
Added Coliseum map for Buzzbot mode and potential future events :)
Added BuzzBots leaderboards
Added keyhorn
Added D20 as a lounge toy
Added release Uzi
Added release Flaregun

Updated Gunther - Gunther's core systems have been reworked so that he will no longer bug out and explode into infinity. Gunther can no longer be picked up or thrown :( but he can still be beat up with toys >:D.

Fixed permadeath bug - A bug that would create permadeath if one controller was unconnected on death has been removed.
Fixed Attachment Shader - Attachment shaders are now double-sided so they are more resistant to exploits
Fixed ship radios - doppler effect was being applied to music at unwanted times
Look forward to more free content updates throughout the year!
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18 Jun 2016Developer post
Buzzbot Attack! - Update 1.1
Our first free content update, 1.1 Buzzbot Attack , is ready for your gaming pleasVRe. As the hardcore PvP players continue to refine their skills we knew that it would be important to introduce a less cutthroat co-op multiplayer mode. Also, Buzzbot Attack features no ship moveme
Our first free content update, 1.1 Buzzbot Attack, is ready for your gaming pleasVRe. As the hardcore PvP players continue to refine their skills we knew that it would be important to introduce a less cutthroat co-op multiplayer mode. Also, Buzzbot Attack features no ship movement, making it a gentler place to get used to the game before diving into PvP with full ship movement. Enter the brand new coliseum solo or with up to 4 players. Choose whether you want to participate in the main event or spectate from a private box. Once the event has begun, fight co-op with friends against waves of bots or watch a friend fight while you serenade them with a keyhorn from the spectator box! version: 1.1.0

Added Co-op Mode BuzzBots
Added Coliseum map for Buzzbot mode and potential future events :)
Added BuzzBots leaderboards
Added keyhorn
Added D20 as a lounge toy
Added release Uzi
Added release Flaregun

Updated Gunther - Gunther's core systems have been reworked so that he will no longer bug out and explode into infinity. Gunther can no longer be picked up or thrown :( but he can still be beat up with toys >:D.

Fixed permadeath bug - A bug that would create permadeath if one controller was unconnected on death has been removed.
Fixed Attachment Shader - Attachment shaders are now double-sided so they are more resistant to exploits
Fixed ship radios - doppler effect was being applied to music at unwanted times
Look forward to more free content updates throughout the year!
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20 May 2016Developer post
Patch 1.0.6 - Weapon Testing
version: 1.0.6 The Flare Gun and the Uzi have been unlocked for everyone to playtest in multiplayer! Their official release will be with our first update, 1.1: Buzzbots. Enjoy them in the meantime as we fine tune them. In addition to the weapons, we added a bunch of much requeste
version: 1.0.6 The Flare Gun and the Uzi have been unlocked for everyone to playtest in multiplayer! Their official release will be with our first update, 1.1: Buzzbots. Enjoy them in the meantime as we fine tune them. In addition to the weapons, we added a bunch of much requested indicators. A friendly fire warning for TDM, team indicators, win and loss indicators and visuals, and gravity slow sound effects should improve the player experience vastly. We reduced the CPU load of all major systems. Also, setting graphics to 'Low' now reduces CPU load by lightening the IK bodies. Pending bug hotfixes, next up is Update 1.1 - Buzzbots...

Added Friendly fire warning
Added Red Team ship indicator
Added Blue Team ship indicator
Added Team Win indicator
Added Team Lose indicator
Added 'Win' confetti
Added 'Lose' smoke
Added ping to scoreboard
Added Haptic tick when cylinder closes
Added Shattered coffin spawn effect
Added Flaregun animations
Added additional Uzi animations
Added gravity slow sound indication
Added randomized tool tips during load scene

Updated local hand and gun alignment to controllers
Updated network hand gun and head alignment (fistbumps maximized)
Updated Voip default channel
Updated Tacklebox volume
Updated Lobby UI

Reduced how long Uzi shells exist for
Increased flare gun time till fire
Defaulted to Ready in between matches

CPU load reduced when graphics are set to 'Low'
CPU gains from overall IK body optimizations
CPU gains from attachments
CPU gains from gravity slow no collisions

Fixed grabbing attachments when dead
Fixed scoring loot points after match ends
Fixed ship indicator getting stuck on minimap after player leaves
Fixed scoreboard going away if you had it out before you die upon respawn
Fixed save set ship even when you ride on someone else's ship
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Updates & announcements

Guns of Week 4

Guns of Week 4

Guns of Week 3

1.2 w3 Update Notes

Guns of Week 3

1.2 w3 Update Notes

Guns of Week 2

1.2 w2 Update Notes

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Guns of Week 2

1.2 w2 Update Notes

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Guns of Week 1

1.2 Update Notes

Guns of Week 1

1.2 Update Notes