- Have You Played Ironcast? - 14 March 2019
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. I like doing these HYPs. Not just as a break from guides writing, but because it forces me to look at the games gathering dust in my Steam library. It prompts me to load up one of those games again for the first time in perhaps years, and to rediscover the joy of – for example – stomping across Southern England in my gargantuan but badly designed Steampunk mech, blasting slightly worse-designed French mechs with my laser cannons and cackling with wild abandon at their flaming twisted scrapheap corpses. (more…)
- Support Special Effect for One Special Day: 15th July 2016 - 14 July 2016
Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Friday 15th July) we are taking part in the One Special Day charity drive to raise money for the gamers charity Special Effect . We will be donating the profits from every single game that we sell tomorrow to Special Effect to support the amazing work they do to make games accessible to everyone. This includes all our games on Steam and also our console and mobile games. If you would like to support Special Effect, this is a really easy way to do so whilst bagging a new game at the same time. We are also hosting a 6 hour One Special Day Twitch stream tomorrow, from 11am - 5pm (UK time). Hollie, Mike and Michelle will be playing through the Ripstone catalogue throughout the day, with code giveaways, competitions, developer chats and much more. We would love to see some of you in the chat on Friday to show your support for Special Effect! One Special Day Twitch Str…
- Support Special Effect for One Special Day: 15th July 2016 - 14 July 2016
Hey everyone! Tomorrow (Friday 15th July) we are taking part in the One Special Day charity drive to raise money for the gamers charity Special Effect . We will be donating the profits from every single game that we sell tomorrow to Special Effect to support the amazing work they do to make games accessible to everyone. This includes all our games on Steam and also our console and mobile games. If you would like to support Special Effect, this is a really easy way to do so whilst bagging a new game at the same time. We are also hosting a 6 hour One Special Day Twitch stream tomorrow, from 11am - 5pm (UK time). Hollie, Mike and Michelle will be playing through the Ripstone catalogue throughout the day, with code giveaways, competitions, developer chats and much more. We would love to see some of you in the chat on Friday to show your support for Special Effect! One Special Day Twitch Str…
- New Commanders and Ironcast DLC packs out now - 13 November 2015
As the title states, following on from our announcement earlier this week - there are now two new Commanders and two new Ironcasts available to help you in your mission. Each pack is priced at £2.99 / €3.99 / $3.99 & includes an Ironcast & a Commander. The Stirling Pack which includes a brand new Ironcast named ‘The Stirling’; as well as a new Commander. The Stirling utilises a magnetic limpet cannon to blast an enemy target with electrical energy. Commander Katherine Chapman’s signature augmentation has a chance to reward players who match long chains of nodes with additional resources of every type. In addition, she has double the chance to locate rare blueprints on fallen enemies. http://store.steampowered.com/app/407450/ The Windsor Pack includes ‘The Windsor’ Ironcast which uses a unique device to steal a layer of shield defences from its opponent, weakening them whilst improving i…
- New Commanders and Ironcast DLC packs out now - 13 November 2015
As the title states, following on from our announcement earlier this week - there are now two new Commanders and two new Ironcasts available to help you in your mission. Each pack is priced at £2.99 / €3.99 / $3.99 & includes an Ironcast & a Commander. The Stirling Pack which includes a brand new Ironcast named ‘The Stirling’; as well as a new Commander. The Stirling utilises a magnetic limpet cannon to blast an enemy target with electrical energy. Commander Katherine Chapman’s signature augmentation has a chance to reward players who match long chains of nodes with additional resources of every type. In addition, she has double the chance to locate rare blueprints on fallen enemies. http://store.steampowered.com/app/407450/ The Windsor Pack includes ‘The Windsor’ Ironcast which uses a unique device to steal a layer of shield defences from its opponent, weakening them whilst improving i…
- Ironcast DLC launching this week! - 10 November 2015
Good day, Commanders! We have exciting news; there will be two new Commanders and two new Ironcasts available to help with our mission later this week. We are launching two new DLC packs: The Stirling Pack which includes a brand new Ironcast named ‘The Stirling’; as well as a new Commander. The Stirling utilises a magnetic limpet cannon to blast an enemy target with electrical energy. Commander Katherine Chapman’s signature augmentation has a chance to reward players who match long chains of nodes with additional resources of every type. In addition, she has double the chance to locate rare blueprints on fallen enemies. The Windsor Pack includes ‘The Windsor’ Ironcast which uses a unique device to steal a layer of shield defences from its opponent, weakening them whilst improving its own defences. It also includes a new Commander Henry Brent whose signature augmentation rewards players…
- Ironcast DLC launching this week! - 10 November 2015
Good day, Commanders! We have exciting news; there will be two new Commanders and two new Ironcasts available to help with our mission later this week. We are launching two new DLC packs: The Stirling Pack which includes a brand new Ironcast named ‘The Stirling’; as well as a new Commander. The Stirling utilises a magnetic limpet cannon to blast an enemy target with electrical energy. Commander Katherine Chapman’s signature augmentation has a chance to reward players who match long chains of nodes with additional resources of every type. In addition, she has double the chance to locate rare blueprints on fallen enemies. The Windsor Pack includes ‘The Windsor’ Ironcast which uses a unique device to steal a layer of shield defences from its opponent, weakening them whilst improving its own defences. It also includes a new Commander Henry Brent whose signature augmentation rewards players…
- Ironcast 1.1.1 Update is now live! - 1 July 2015
Good day, Commanders! We have a small update for Ironcast today. Let's get into it! Removed Scrap nodes from the boss encounters. Fixed an issue where starting a new game after completing the campaign would not create a completely fresh game save. Fixed a small error on the Global Reward screen, where XP and Scrap boosters showed the incorrect % amount (but were still awarding the correct % amount). That's all for now! Grab the latest patch and let us know how you guys get on. Thank you all for your continued feedback and support. Daniel and the development team.
- Ironcast 1.1.1 Update is now live! - 1 July 2015
Good day, Commanders! We have a small update for Ironcast today. Let's get into it! Removed Scrap nodes from the boss encounters. Fixed an issue where starting a new game after completing the campaign would not create a completely fresh game save. Fixed a small error on the Global Reward screen, where XP and Scrap boosters showed the incorrect % amount (but were still awarding the correct % amount). That's all for now! Grab the latest patch and let us know how you guys get on. Thank you all for your continued feedback and support. Daniel and the development team.
- Ironcast 1.1 Update is now live! - 29 May 2015
Good day, Commanders! The Ironcast 1.1 update is finally here. We've got loads of new features, balance tweaks and usability improvements for you. I won't say much more as the notes speak for themselves! A big thanks goes out to all of you who sent us bug reports and feedback over the last few months. We couldn't have created this update without your support. Ironcast 1.1 Update Improvements: Fixed game hang when activating the Steam overlay while the loading screen is open. Fixed issue when Steam overlay is activated while on the settings screen in mission. Missing Localisation on weapon tooltip now fixed. Fixed error in dialogue of mission "Pursuit of glory". The missions presented on the mission map are now correctly saved when quitting the game. Scrap nodes now correctly spawn in boss battles (not being included actually broke the balance of these battles as long chains became far t…
- Ironcast 1.1 Update is now live! - 29 May 2015
Good day, Commanders! The Ironcast 1.1 update is finally here. We've got loads of new features, balance tweaks and usability improvements for you. I won't say much more as the notes speak for themselves! A big thanks goes out to all of you who sent us bug reports and feedback over the last few months. We couldn't have created this update without your support. Ironcast 1.1 Update Improvements: Fixed game hang when activating the Steam overlay while the loading screen is open. Fixed issue when Steam overlay is activated while on the settings screen in mission. Missing Localisation on weapon tooltip now fixed. Fixed error in dialogue of mission "Pursuit of glory". The missions presented on the mission map are now correctly saved when quitting the game. Scrap nodes now correctly spawn in boss battles (not being included actually broke the balance of these battles as long chains became far t…
- Ironcast Official Soundtrack now available for download - 1 May 2015
Good day, Commanders! Due to popular demand, I am pleased to announce that the official Ironcast soundtrack has now been made available for download on Steam. Created by the awesome Ed Hargrave, the Ironcast OST featured all 8 music tracks found in the game. Go grab it now. :) Ironcast OST We've got some more exciting announcements to make in the coming weeks, so don't go too far! Daniel and the development team
- Ironcast Official Soundtrack now available for download - 1 May 2015
Good day, Commanders! Due to popular demand, I am pleased to announce that the official Ironcast soundtrack has now been made available for download on Steam. Created by the awesome Ed Hargrave, the Ironcast OST featured all 8 music tracks found in the game. Go grab it now. :) Ironcast OST We've got some more exciting announcements to make in the coming weeks, so don't go too far! Daniel and the development team
- Ironcast launches tomorrow with 30% discount - 25 March 2015
Good evening Ironcast fans! Ironcast is released tomorrow, 26th of March at a regular price of £9.99/$14.99. However, I'm pleased to announce that early adopters can enjoy a 30% launch discount! This discount will not last for long, so get in there fast, people. You guys can join the discussion in our Steam community hub and follow the developers here on Twitter @DreadbitGames. That's all for now. Perhaps we'll see some of you on the battlefield tomorrow for the worldwide release of Ironcast! Daniel and the development team
- Ironcast launches tomorrow with 30% discount - 25 March 2015
Good evening Ironcast fans! Ironcast is released tomorrow, 26th of March at a regular price of £9.99/$14.99. However, I'm pleased to announce that early adopters can enjoy a 30% launch discount! This discount will not last for long, so get in there fast, people. You guys can join the discussion in our Steam community hub and follow the developers here on Twitter @DreadbitGames. That's all for now. Perhaps we'll see some of you on the battlefield tomorrow for the worldwide release of Ironcast! Daniel and the development team
- Ironcast 1.0: Update notes - 23 March 2015
Hello backers! This is it. Version 1.0. Ironcast is set for general release on 26th March 2015. Not long now! On with the update notes: Prologue and epilogue now play correct music. Fixed issue with the in-game camera jittering while Ironcast and Steamtanks are moving Fixed bug in matching tooltip that was showing the number of mission resources to be earned this match as XP earned instead Fixed crash bug caused by loading a campaign while having new blueprints still to view Miscellaneous localisation fixes Fixed missing screenshake of certain death animations Fixed a bug where rare quality systems would drop far more often than they should (the drop rate is now correctly set to 3-5%) Enjoy!
- Ironcast 1.0: Update notes - 23 March 2015
Hello backers! This is it. Version 1.0. Ironcast is set for general release on 26th March 2015. Not long now! On with the update notes: Prologue and epilogue now play correct music. Fixed issue with the in-game camera jittering while Ironcast and Steamtanks are moving Fixed bug in matching tooltip that was showing the number of mission resources to be earned this match as XP earned instead Fixed crash bug caused by loading a campaign while having new blueprints still to view Miscellaneous localisation fixes Fixed missing screenshake of certain death animations Fixed a bug where rare quality systems would drop far more often than they should (the drop rate is now correctly set to 3-5%) Enjoy!
- Beta Build 5: Patch notes (final release candidate!) - 24 February 2015
Hello Ironcast beta testers! Welcome to our final beta build release before the official launch of the game. There's an absolute tonne of bug fixes, difficulty tweaks and polish in this build. Barring any horrible bugs you guys may find in the next few days, this could be our final Ironcast launch build! On with the patch notes! Localisation added for German, French, Spanish and Italian. Language can be changed from the settings menu on the start screen Various UI tweaks and fixes to accommodate other languages Removed the turn timer. Players now have as long as they want to make matches! New 2 Part tutorial. Better introduction of basic mechanics with optional "Advanced" tactics tutorial if players wish to learn more Minor art clean-up Fixed UI Particles sometimes either displaying at an incorrect size or displaying on top of other UI when they shouldn't Steam Achievements added Change…
- Beta Build 5: Patch notes (final release candidate!) - 24 February 2015
Hello Ironcast beta testers! Welcome to our final beta build release before the official launch of the game. There's an absolute tonne of bug fixes, difficulty tweaks and polish in this build. Barring any horrible bugs you guys may find in the next few days, this could be our final Ironcast launch build! On with the patch notes! Localisation added for German, French, Spanish and Italian. Language can be changed from the settings menu on the start screen Various UI tweaks and fixes to accommodate other languages Removed the turn timer. Players now have as long as they want to make matches! New 2 Part tutorial. Better introduction of basic mechanics with optional "Advanced" tactics tutorial if players wish to learn more Minor art clean-up Fixed UI Particles sometimes either displaying at an incorrect size or displaying on top of other UI when they shouldn't Steam Achievements added Change…
- Beta Build 4: Patch notes (and Happy Holidays!) - 24 December 2014
Good day, and Happy Holidays to you all! We've got quite a decent number of changes in today's update, fixing some of the issues and addressing the feedback we've received so far during the beta. Thank you for your continued support; some of the following would not have been done if it weren't for the emails and in-game bug submissions from you guys. Objective Panel now shows mission name Clicking on "next" while dialogue is typing out will cause it to appear all at once (clicking next again will move to next item) Fixed spacing in large title font Signature abilities/passives now appear as such in their tooltips When maxed out global unlocks, XP left no longer appears as "0/0" Various fixes to broken active abilities and passive boosters (including the ones associated with Ares Powell and Walter H Kylock) Workshop no longer shows blueprints that have been built Selecting a target in th…
