The Energon Pub

Sounds like a lot of our guys Cram. Seibs II is currently in the process of growing. we have several members who only have HQ levels around 5 or 6, and we're not terribly serious about "score this many points or be gone!" we're trying, and we're growing, so I think you would work out with us. Plus, I'd be your officer, so i'd treat you nice

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sounds like a lot of our guys Cram. Seibs II is currently in the process of growing. we have several members who only have HQ levels around 5 or 6, and we're not terribly serious about "score this many points or be gone!" we're trying, and we're growing, so I think you would work out with us. Plus, I'd be your officer, so i'd treat you nice

I think he said he's an Autobot, though I could be mistaken

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Sounds like a lot of our guys Cram. Seibs II is currently in the process of growing. we have several members who only have HQ levels around 5 or 6, and we're not terribly serious about "score this many points or be gone!" we're trying, and we're growing, so I think you would work out with us. Plus, I'd be your officer, so i'd treat you nice

Well that's cool D-Max.

SnoopDawg wrote:I think he said he's an Autobot, though I could be mistaken

You are correct, SnoopDawg! So that's a problem, isn't it. Drat.

Isn't it a thing that you can cross factions for alliances though? I've seen plenty of cons in bot alliances that I have fought

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Isn't it a thing that you can cross factions for alliances though? I've seen plenty of cons in bot alliances that I have fought

Nope. A few Alliances have Alliances in both Autobot and Decepticon. And players in this alliances will often have two (or more) accounts.

Burn wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Isn't it a thing that you can cross factions for alliances though? I've seen plenty of cons in bot alliances that I have fought

Nope. A few Alliances have Alliances in both Autobot and Decepticon. And players in this alliances will often have two (or more) accounts.

Currently, I'm a one man Alliance

HOW CAN THAT EVEN BE A THING?!

Just make a Con account.

There's too many damned Bots out there!!!!

More bots, less cons = less chance of being attacked as a bot vs being attacked as a con

Yeah, I know Snoopy.

I still find it a bit unsettling not getting attacked every 6 hours now that my base is in zone 13. Though every 4 days J10 pays me a visit. ..

My attacks are few and far between now that IU quit.

IU quit!

*celebrates

He got me a few times.

I was reaching a point where I was going to report him as it was ALWAYS him attacking me.

I got attacked yesterday by some guy with one bot over 2000 and the rest in the high 1000's. Took just under a million in energon. Didn't care, I have no use for it at the moment. Working on walls and I'd JUST upgraded a wall so he got jack in the way of alloy.

I decided since upping to level 12 hq and I've been getting smashed that I'd bite the bullet and just start upgrading weapons primarily. Before I bought the 2 new build bots, I had 4 of 6 storages upgraded and no weapons as I was catching the 2nd laser up. well, got the 2 build bots, the remaining 2 storages are being upped as are my mortars and lasers. Figured that i would keep a bot on storages to get them to max and the other 3 will catch the weapons up, with the occasional break for a wall spurt.

You kids are ELITE! I've been playing since beta and I feel like I just started in taking with you! But..I'm never in game for more than 30 minutes a day probably.

itscramtastic wrote:You kids are ELITE! I've been playing since beta and I feel like I just started in taking with you! But..I'm never in game for more than 30 minutes a day probably.

I have a good strategy. Don't die. It's worked really well (except today).

Filthy autobots.....

LiKwid wrote:Filthy autobots.....

"...wants to take our precious'.."

ThunderThruster wrote:

LiKwid wrote:Filthy autobots.....

"...wants to take our precious'.."

Naw, I just want to hang out with everyone and be buddies!!

itscramtastic wrote:

ThunderThruster wrote:

LiKwid wrote:Filthy autobots.....

"...wants to take our precious'.."

Naw, I just want to hang out with everyone and be buddies!!

You picked the wrong side for that :p

ctrlFrequency wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

ThunderThruster wrote:

LiKwid wrote:Filthy autobots.....

"...wants to take our precious'.."

Naw, I just want to hang out with everyone and be buddies!!

You picked the wrong side for that :p

We are all equal in Primus

Maybe, but I shoot at the red Autbot symbol, not hug it.

ctrlFrequency wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

ctrlFrequency wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

ThunderThruster wrote:

LiKwid wrote:Filthy autobots.....

"...wants to take our precious'.."

Naw, I just want to hang out with everyone and be buddies!!

You picked the wrong side for that :p

We are all equal in Primus

Maybe, but I shoot at the red Autbot symbol, not hug it.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?! No waaaaaaaaaay. You shoot at their bases, and other things. And pyramids.

Bah-weep-graaaaagnah wheep nini bong!Inspired by the prospect of Optimus Maximus and Bruticus, both factions enter the battlefield, feeling like they can't lose!

What Doesn't Kill You...



Inspired by the prospect of Optimus Maximus and what he represents, the Autobotsenter the battlefield once again to defend Earth from Decepticons’ devious plans. Meanwhile, the presence of Bruticus, is filling Decepticons with confidence they haven't felt since the battles of Cybertron!Battle to lead your faction to victory and gain Alloy, Energon, Spark, 3-Star Shards, 4-Star Shards and up to 3X Normal XP! Start Date: 03/02/2017 11:00 UTCEnd Date: 06/02/2017 11:00 UTC How do I participate?

• Reach HQ Level 4!
• Tap the Event button!
• Select an Event Battle Zone to fight in!
• Win your battle and gather Battle Points!
• Collect Prizes!Continue to earn Battle Points!
   

Prizes

• Prestiges Allowed: 60
• Bonus Experience: Earn up to TRIPLE XP in Event Battle Zones!

 

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New Bots Preview

In an effort to increase VIP visibility into the processes of our development team, we would like to give you a sneak peak of two upcoming characters we're excited to be bringing to Transformers: Earth Wars. These characters are currently being created and designed by the art team, so this is the first time that they are being shown to players.  

KUP 



"Kup has been there, done that, got the T-shirt. There's almost nothing this veteran warhorse hasn't seen or experienced. Gruff and grizzled, Kup is forever waxing nostalgic about this battle or that narrow escape. Even if only half of his stories are true, it's still a packed life he's lived.  One thing's for sure - he's a born survivor."

Kup is an iconic character, and there have been a number of Kup toys released over the years. However, the one form that resonated with us the most was the classic G1 design from the 1986 animated movie. Who can forget Kup’s war stories of petro rabbits and other galactic adventures? We used the movie reference as a basis for the moodboards we compiled to get a feel for the character.
 




We originally made Kup’s legs rounded to match his appearance in the movie, but unfortunately this made him look awkward in vehicle mode, so we switched to a classic design.
We pay close attention to the polygon count when modelling a character. If we exceed a particular number of polygons we may run into performance issues when the character is added to the game. Using lots of curves and rounded edges quickly increases the polygon count.
 




When texturing characters, we often exaggerate particular colours and features. Given the small scale at which bots are shown during battle, this helps keep them distinctive and readable. In this example, we’ve accentuated the yellow details on Kup’s head and legs.

 HUN-GURRR



"Hun-Gurrr is a creature of appetites. One he fulfills by stuffing his twin mouths with monstrous amounts of energy, raw materials, and fallen Autobots. The other - his love of battle - he sates through wanton destruction and mayhem.As leader of the Terrorcons, he makes an adept military commander, though he tends to issue orders with a full mouth, making him difficult to understand." Though Hun-Gurrr is a lesser known Transformers character and there have been fewer toys based on him, he certainly has a distinct and impressive countenance.
 




With Hun-Gurrr's bot form, it was important to keep the colour distribution close to the original cartoon and toy design so that that he was easily recognizable. When it came to the Alt form, we felt that there were some areas in the design that we could push to heighten his ferocious appearance. The two heads were enlarged, giving us more room for lots of pointy teeth. The spikes down the neck and spine were accentuated to give sharper impact to his silhouette. To finish his look we gave him some claws reminiscent of a dragon.



Next week, we’ll take a more detailed look at how we go about animating these characters and creating their transformation sequences. 

Abilities Poll Results

Thank you to everyone who participated in our New Abilities poll on BAND.  The two winning abilities were Battle Orders for the global VIP poll and Orbital Bounce for the JP VIP poll. We’ll be implementing both abilities for some of our future bots and sharing our progress with you. Tune into this week’s Twitch Stream to get a sneak-peak at Orbital Bounce.

Twitch Stream



 LIVE Thursday: Did you hear that?!This week get behind-the-scenes look...no, LISTEN at the SOUND in Transformers: Earth Wars.
Deb, coder Neil, and probably Adam too, take you on an auditory tour of your favorite Bots, as well as a preview of new bot ability Orbital Bounce!  Join us LIVE Thursday, February 2nd @ 5pm UTC.

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Roll Out!

Hopefully indication of a Hun-grrr to come.

While Kup isn't completely unexpected - he was one of the stars of the 1986 movie, he's getting a new toy and he is getting used more and more in IDW - Hun-Gurr is completely out of the blue, especially when it seemed like SpaceApe was focusing on getting out the rest of the Stunticons. Even aside from that they've hinted at Stranglehold to finish off Bludgeon's little trio and you'd have thought the Coneheads or Triple-Changers would've taken priority.

I friggin' love that they decided to include someone as D-list as Hun-Gurr though, just very surprised.