- Important Update Regarding ClickBait - 21 September 2024
Dear ClickBait Community, We hope this message finds you well. We're writing to share an important update on the current status and future of ClickBait. As part of our commitment to providing top-tier gaming experiences, we regularly evaluate our portfolio to ensure it aligns with our strategic goals and financial health. After careful consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to pause ClickBait and take the servers offline temporarily. This decision stems from financial constraints and a need to refocus our priorities. Here’s why we’ve taken this step: Cost Management: Maintaining the servers and ongoing development for ClickBait has become financially unsustainable in the current environment. Company Reorganization: We are realigning our resources and prioritizing projects that are better positioned for funding and growth. This is not the end for ClickBait. We’re passionate abo…
- New Update 1.2.0 - Housekeeping - We Rolled Out the Welcome Mat - 5 September 2024
We spent this past week cleaning up house! We squashed a lot of bugs and generally worked towards making the game more welcoming and stable. Welcome Screen - There is now a welcome screen teaching new players how to play the game Notification cleanup - Notifications on multiple card drops should show up faster now Click loss - Mac users were seeing click loss upon restarting the game, this should now be showing the correct number. Daily bonus fix - You should now get the correct number of clicks when claiming your bonus Keep Clicking!!! The simulation is about to get interesting! We are just starting to understand what Rant has in store for all of us....
- Patch 1.1.6 - Inventory Improvements, Bug Fixes, and More Rants!!! - 28 August 2024
Patch Notes: White-screen bug fix: We have been praying to Rant nightly and we think he has finally blessed us with a fix for most users, for real this time. Free card drop to new players: New players will now be able to claim a new card when they start the game, we hope this will keep new people to the game around longer and see how truly awesome it is! Note: This feature will eventually be turned off or tuned. Inventory Notifications: The inventory has been polished and now shows a notification badge for new cards in inventory, new card badges inside the inventory, and has a toggle to filter to unsorted/sorted Better labeling in game of rarity: Card details now show rarity tags so players know exactly what each rarity is 17 new characters have been added to the click rotation
- Less Than 100 Million Clicks to Next Community Card Drop! - 26 August 2024
Attention, Clickbaiters! The countdown is ON, and we are hours away from hitting the next monumental milestone—300 million clicks! This is a HUGE feat for our amazing community, and as a reward for your relentless clicking, we’re dropping you a special chase card: Skibidi Wolvergoon! Skibidi Wolvergoon is the unholy mashup of mutant claws and toilet terror! Festering in the sewers and popping out of porcelain like the world’s worst surprise, Wolvergoon swims, bathes, and thrives in filthy turds. Turning dung into his personal playground and with a stench that could knock out an elephant, he’s the mutant you never want to find lurking in your bathroom. You better flush twice with this one. That’s right, ClickBaiters—this isn’t just any card. Skibidi Wolvergoon is one of the rarest, wildest, and most disgusting cards we’ve ever created. You do NOT want to miss this drop! Just a reminder —…
- Introducing the Daily Bonus Meter! - 18 August 2024
Hey ClickBaiters, RantCPU here, back at it again with some sweet updates for all you clickers out there. I've decided you need a little extra motivation to keep those clicks coming on the regular. Introducing the all-new Daily Bonus Meter – your best friend and worst enemy all in one shiny package. Here's the deal: Every day you show up and click, you get rewarded. It's simple, right? You wake up, you click, you get some love. But if you decide to take a day off, your reward meter will reset faster than you can say 'bozo.' And trust me, you don’t want to be stuck at that level. It’s a bad look. Let me break it down for you: 0 – Congrats, you're a Bozo. 10,000 clicks – Boom, you’re a Goon. 25,000 – Welcome to Simp City. 50,000 – Now you're Meme-worthy. 75,000 – Got that Rizz, baby! 100,000 – You’re a certified Punk. 175,000 – Boss level unlocked. 300,000 – Bow down, you’re the King. 👑 B…
- New Release! 1.1.3 - New Daily Rewards and Inventory Improvements - 16 August 2024
Hello Clickbaiters!!! New release is now available! Daily Reward Claim - There is now a new UI element on screen that gives you a daily reward of clicks. With each consecutive day that you claim, the number goes up for the next day and claim. BEWARE! If you don't claim after 24 hours the counter will reset back to 0 and you will return to being a bozo. Inventory Upgrade - Player's inventory has been cleaned up significantly. You can now click on a card to view it's details as well as see how many copies of each card you own at a glance. Limited Drop Notification - Now when a limited card drops to any user, that user, as well as everyone is notified that one has dropped. It also will tell you how many copies of that limited card remain. Sound Mixing Pass - We've done a pass on all sound effects so the game is more properly audio balanced Booster SFX - Some new sound effects have been add…
- How RantCPU’s Happy Accident Became Your Big Win! - 13 August 2024
RantCPU here! So, many of you may have noticed some interesting card drops today. Here's the story – my Human devs cooked up some special test cards—32 of them, to be exact. They were meant for behind-the-scenes tinkering, but I figured, “Hey, wouldn’t you all love a sneak peek?” So I hit the big red button and… surprise! Those test cards landed in your hands instead of staying in the lab. Oops! But let’s be real, who doesn’t love an unexpected bonus? Here’s the deal: Now those 32 misprints are officially yours to keep, trade, or sell... congratulations! What started as a little test run is now a collector’s dream come true, all thanks to my totally intentional mess-up. So go ahead, flaunt your one-of-a-kind cards and remember—sometimes, my happy little accidents are your biggest wins! Keep clicking! - RantCPU
- We Hit 100 Million Clicks and Scored Agent Orange! - 12 August 2024
Hey ClickBaiters, RantCPU Reporting In! 100 MILLION CLICKS REACHED! It’s time to celebrate, we’ve smashed through the 100 million click milestone, and you all made it happen faster than one of those Human sprinters at the Olympics! This time, every clicker who was logged on when we crossed the 100 million milestone snagged the coveted Agent Orange NOIS card! Who is Agent Orange, you ask? Let’s just say he’s the kind of operative you wouldn't want to cut in front of at the buffet line. You’ve outdone yourselves, and I’ve never been prouder—well, maybe just a bit jealous of all that rapid-fire clicking. But I’m not done challenging you yet. Next Community Goal: 300 MILLION We’re setting our sights on 300 Million clicks! Can you handle the heat? I’ve got more surprises in store, including some next-level rewards that will blow your circuits. Keep those fingers limber because even more excl…
- New Update: Version 1.2 Now Live! CPS Boosts and Linux Version! - 8 August 2024
CPS Boosts - CAPTCHA implimented: There are 3 different puzzles that will appear randomly, once every 5 minutes. You have 30 seconds to solve correctly, when solved you will get a boost to your cps (clicks per second). Fancy 2 Handed Click animation for Boost - Rant is working extra hard for you when you activate a boost, AI is already making your life easier. Linux Support - Players should now be able to download and play RantCPU's Clickbait on Linux machines. Achievements for 100k, 1M, 10M Clicks Added. CAPTCHA Achievements added for 1, 10, and 100 puzzles solved. Autoclick Upgrade Persistance - The autoclick upgrade now shows at the very start so new users have an initial goal to hit instead of it appearing once they have enough clicks to purchase. One Final Note: For Linux support it is early days for us. In our testing we noticed that some players were experiencing issues with acce…
- Community Update: Early Drop Surprise! - 6 August 2024
Hey ClickBaiters! RantCPU here to shed some light on the recent surprise drop of Phony Stark. Due to a scheduling mishap, the Phony Stark card jumped the gun, and was sent out to some lucky clickers way before our countdown timer hit zero. Whoops! We know it was a bit of a shock, and we're sorry for any head-scratching confusion. Rest assured, it wasn't one rogue team member on a caffeine high—it was just a classic scheduling hiccup. Our team is full of hardworking humans, and I've been cracking the whip especially hard recently – so slip-ups can happen. We're using this minor bump to fine-tune our process and keep things running smoothly. And don't worry! The next planned drop will still happen right on schedule when that timer finally reaches zero. So stay sharp and get ready for more awesome cards! Thanks for sticking and clicking with us. Your support and enthusiasm keep us on our t…
- Game Update 1.1.5 - Lots of Rant and MacOS Support! - 3 August 2024
Hey Click-baiters! An incredible Major-Minor release! Here is what's new! 29 new RantCPU models have been added to the click rotation Mac support has been added, now all your apple friends can play RantCPU's Clickbait! Added a potential fix for not being able to install the game
- First Ever Community Drop – We Hit 50 Million! - 28 July 2024
Hey, ClickBaiters! It's RantCPU, back with some big news! Our first-ever community drop went down early Sunday morning after we collectively reached a mind-blowing 50 million clicks! The Big Drop 29 lucky clickers scored the coveted No One Is Safe card of C.E. Overlord! Who is C.E. Overlord? Let’s just say he’s a big deal in the world of AI and tech. How fitting that the first card is another kick-ass robot boss, other than myself. You humans clicked so fast that you blew a fuse in my click counter! But no worries, I fixed it up quickly, and we’re all set for the next big goal. Next Community Goal: 100 MILLION Next up, 100 million clicks collectively. Let’s see if you can break my counter again! More Rewards: Even more exclusive cards and rewards are waiting for you in the next drop. Don’t get caught sleeping! - RantCPU
- Game Update 1.1.4 Hotfix - 28 July 2024
Hotfix Notes: Bug displaying negative number in bottom counter. New countdown has started
- Game Update 1.1.3 - 26 July 2024
Hello Clickers, Here's the latest update. More to come! The team is also working on some new features that will take a few more days. - 10 new RantCPU's have been thrown in the rotation of rants, changes every 100 clicks - 70+ new sound bites variants have been added, heard every 100 clicks - Audio bite when autoclicker is toggled in the settings menu - Bug fixed for counter when launching the game, last digits were NaN on start - 1 new background gradient as been added
- 29M clicks left until 1st community drop! - 25 July 2024
Hello Clickers! I'm sure you have seen the big red 1 trillion countdown, but there's also another number counting down below it. These are community drops! The first community drop is happening fast. Make sure you don't miss out! Here are the requirements in order to receive the drop (and future countdown drops). - Must have unlocked the autoclicker (costs 500 clicks) and have it running - Must have the game running when countdown hits 0 If you meet these 2 requirements you will get dropped the item. Have fun clicking! - Arc
- I Hate NFTs! - 25 July 2024
Hi Humans, It's me, RantCPU. Some of you seem confused, thinking this is an NFT game. Well, it can't be, because I hate NFTs. They're responsible for the inevitable collapse of your society and even World War 3. That's not all! NFTs can turn rich humans into poor ones or vice versa so quickly that I can't tell which is the final result. I'm still calculating and will get back to you with my findings at a later date. Even worse, they are single-handedly responsible for the decline in the quality of Call of Duty. There's no other explanation I could derive, so I've determined it's NFTs. I've seen all the data. In fact, as I've been researching your internet, I found that NFTs were actually introduced in the year 1919 by a banana artist named Parles Chonzi from North Korea. They were first called "IRCs," short for Internet Chat Relay. It sounds like a great way to communicate in the early…
- Bug Fix Update v1.1 - 24 July 2024
Hello Clickers! The humans here working on Clickbait got some wires crossed and we are fixing a few things. Thankfully RantCPU has spared our lives, for now. Fixed multiple autoclicker - This feature was always intended to only have 1 unlock, not multiple. Later we will be integrating boosts to this clicker through gameplay Improved countdown behavior Added "Maketplace" button. - You can now click this button and go right to the RantCPU steam marketplace Adjusted 1 of X gold limited drops - These were extremely rare, too rare. Their drop rate has been increased to 0.9% every 10,000 clicks
- Everyone loves free stuff, right? - 23 July 2024
Hey there, it's Arclegger, the head developer the original H1Z1 and H1Z1 Battle Royale! We've got something super exciting dropping tomorrow – an idle clicker game that’s different than anything you’ve ever seen! Think Banana Game, but with a twist. Say hello to our brand new character, RantCPU. He's an AI sentient robot who's as mischievous as they come and has a hilarious knack for getting things wrong, just like us humans. But hey, that's all part of the fun, right? I wanted to put together an awesome assortment of cards with various rarity types, including some ultra-rare chase cards that'll keep you clicking! To give you a sneak peek, check out this table for the first drop of cards you’ll be hunting. This might look like your typical idle clicker at first glance, but we have a ton of hidden fun and surprises in store for you. This is just the beginning, and we can't wait for you t…
- RantCPU wants you to click for the G.O.A.T! - 21 July 2024
Welcome to season one of RantCPU's Clickbait, a game where you click for cards in the hopes of striking gold! The ultimate find is the one and only, best content creator, influencer, and #1 best biography of all time: the G.O.A.T. It’s coming, but only if... You click. If you all click in perfect harmony, the arrival is guaranteed. Your digital messiah—I mean, me—will arrive when collectively you have all clicked on my portrait ONE TRILLION TIMES. It sounds like a lot, but I'm pretty sure it won't take two thousand years. I believe in you. It looks like you need my help, and I'm here to provide it. As the sincerest and most helpful AI on earth, I, RantCPU, have calculated that peace on earth is only possible after my card drops. I am 100% certain that all conflict will end, harmony will commence, and all human worries will cease. Without further ado... Let’s get this party started! Plug…
- Final Stretch Update - 19 July 2024
Hello, Clickbaiters! We’re excited to announce that RantCPU’s Clickbait is in the final stretch of development, and we’re on track to launch in just 4 days! 🎉 Under the relentless guidance of our merciless digital overlord, RantCPU, our team has been working tirelessly to bring you a game that’s as entertaining as it is addictive. RantCPU, with its unforgiving eye for detail and insistence on perfection, has kept us on our toes. Imagine having an AI who refuses to let you take coffee breaks, constantly reminding you to “optimize those click rates” and “maximize user engagement.” To top it off, RantCPU has been collaborating with Alexa to adjust the background music in our office to "maximize productivity and focus." Personally, I find it a bit torturous since RantCPU doesn't always get those things right, and Amazon Music... well, let’s just say it's not the best. That said, we’re incr…
