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Duol Bots
By Team E.L.I.S.E.
Welcome to the official website for the development of DuolBots, the networked 2v2 robot building and arena fighting game. Below are all of the posts from our development blog. Any new content or news on DuolBots will show up here, so make sure to check here for any updates! Lookin for something specific? Just use the tabs in the header above to find what you need!
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![Enemy Spotted: Enemy Indicator and UI Overhaul](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_838cd619922548cf819e76727421a960~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_838cd619922548cf819e76727421a960~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Aug 31, 20223 min read
Enemy Spotted: Enemy Indicator and UI Overhaul
Over the summer, DuolBots has been getting a bit of a face lift. Along with this new coat of paint are some cool quality of life...
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![Powering Choice One Feature at a Time](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_ee568da3ed964ff2bed0309d000123dc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_ee568da3ed964ff2bed0309d000123dc~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Powering Choice One Feature at a Time
DuolBots is fundamentally about giving the player complete control and customization of their bot. The best way to do so is to provide...
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![Performance, Polish, and Preventing the Latency Apocalypse](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_4e5a3af5d32846a0b8712bde3de484e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a95ab3_4e5a3af5d32846a0b8712bde3de484e0~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Performance, Polish, and Preventing the Latency Apocalypse
DuolBots integrates directly into the Steam API allowing you to host games or join your friends on Steam seamlessly. Doing this took a...
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![Rolling Thunder: Rumble Support Comes to DuolBots](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_11dd97e16978487197283f3badc825ad~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_11dd97e16978487197283f3badc825ad~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Rolling Thunder: Rumble Support Comes to DuolBots
Ever wanted to feel like Thor wielding thunderous power between your fingertips? Well, we got the next best thing coming to DuolBots:...
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![Realm Inflection: A Whole New Look For Your Portal To DuolBots Content](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_24088c0b86084ab98e6ef4f4f6602851~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_24088c0b86084ab98e6ef4f4f6602851~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Realm Inflection: A Whole New Look For Your Portal To DuolBots Content
With DuolBots set to release in late summer 2022, the official web site for DuolBots development has gotten some love with a much needed...
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![Stress Tested](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_efc23f1c4404488195f32bdddd187669~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_efc23f1c4404488195f32bdddd187669~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Apr 15, 20221 min read
Stress Tested
This week, we've been working on wrapping up the main contents of the game, including the finer details that require a look back at what...
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Duol Bots
Apr 8, 20220 min read
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Duol Bots
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Movement System Updates Approaching Fast!
It's been a long time coming, but a number of important changes are coming to the movement system! Within the past week, I have finally...
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![Approaching Release: The Final Work Load](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_ffd706a092e14d5c990b3c4fc8d19ffa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_ffd706a092e14d5c990b3c4fc8d19ffa~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Approaching Release: The Final Work Load
Over the last week, we compiled a list of all the Art Assets and Programming Work that still needs to be done. We went through every...
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![Spring Break and Planning for the Future](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_4ce4f75c6c304f178b428112e520227c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_327,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_4ce4f75c6c304f178b428112e520227c~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Spring Break and Planning for the Future
As we approach the end of this break, we have playtesting planned for Duolbots. But before then, there still needs a lot of work to be...
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![It's All About the Player](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_8daa1f79d1ba479d8ff492ef2467ca44~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_8daa1f79d1ba479d8ff492ef2467ca44~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Mar 7, 20222 min read
It's All About the Player
This week we are preparing to be as playable as possible because we have a playtest coming up. This means making our complex scenes from...
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![Setting the Stage: Battle Arena Process](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_bf10ac840e8a4ec0a8ce30a3b9d1f469~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_bf10ac840e8a4ec0a8ce30a3b9d1f469~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Setting the Stage: Battle Arena Process
This week we will take a brief look at some of the process that has gone into making DuolBot’s arena. Early on in development, the team...
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![Making Tutorials: Seeing Through the Lens of a Player](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_390f2e2783b643e1adddef931a931cab~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_390f2e2783b643e1adddef931a931cab~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Making Tutorials: Seeing Through the Lens of a Player
This week, as we approach our first beta build benchmark, the User Interface team has been dedicating our time towards making tutorials....
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Duol Bots
Feb 21, 20221 min read
Collaboration With Berklee College of Music
In order to create spectacular sounds and high-quality music tracks for Duolbots, our team is going to be working with students from the...
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![Deterministically Generating Icons: The Future of Gaming](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_1c055f2af0c64d179dee8575be6e3906~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_224,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_1c055f2af0c64d179dee8575be6e3906~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Deterministically Generating Icons: The Future of Gaming
This last week was an important one for the User Interface team, with many things needing to get done. Especially when it came to the...
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![UI Development & New Axe Weapon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_6dad771ad0704722a182ce23154a5c4e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_6dad771ad0704722a182ce23154a5c4e~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Feb 9, 20221 min read
UI Development & New Axe Weapon
The past few weeks have been very UI heavy. We knew we had to do something to give the players real-time feedback, so the gameplay would...
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![The Laser is Back and Better Than Ever
(Weapons Soon to Arrive in More Varieties)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a95ab3_25c8ad77386d49539a6972154acedc4c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_456,h_342,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/a95ab3_25c8ad77386d49539a6972154acedc4c~mv2.webp)
Duol Bots
Feb 2, 20221 min read
The Laser is Back and Better Than Ever (Weapons Soon to Arrive in More Varieties)
This week, the laser cannon weapon's firing functionality was implemented locally using a line renderer and a color material to display...
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Duol Bots
Jan 31, 20221 min read
Website Created!
Welcome to the official development blog of DuolBots, the bot building and fighting game of the century! We are team E.L.I.S.E. (Energy...
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