Update news · v0.3.0

A Battlefield of Our Own: Custom Rooms

Custom rooms have been added, letting you gather friends with an 8-digit room code. Here's how the host sets the rules, plus everything else new in the 0.3 series.

A custom room screen with the host and AI players gathered together

One code brings everyone together

Create a room and you get an 8-digit room code. Copy or share the code to invite friends, and once everyone's there, the host starts the game.

Custom room trailer

The host sets the rules

  • Mode: it started with Endless and Battle Royale, and now you can host Arena and Hive Break too
  • Bots: add them one at a time, choosing Easy, Normal or Hard, and mix difficulties if you like
  • Players: move players between active and waiting, kick them or pass on the host role

Each player picks their own swarm color. In Hive Break, swarms take their team's color.

Achievements and your favorite cell

Each mode now has achievements for plays, levels, kills and wins, and you can see your favorite cell, the one you've picked the most. These days you check them by mode in your profile, and completing achievements earns you coins too.

The first world event: Cell Annihilation Wave

Endless got its first world event. After a warning, a shockwave spreads from the center of the battlefield, wiping out every cell it touches and leaving nutrients in their place. Nuclei aren't harmed, so it's a chance for a comeback for anyone who's fallen behind.

The Cell Annihilation Wave sweeping the field
The Cell Annihilation Wave sweeping the field

Music for every mode

Endless and Battle Royale each got their own background music. Now every mode has its own music, and many Endless events have their own tracks too.

Open a battlefield of your own with your friends.

What changed in v0.3.0

New

  • Custom rooms: create a room and invite friends with an 8-digit code. The host picks a mode and starts the game
  • The host can manage players and even add bots to play together
  • Achievements: take on goals in each mode, such as plays, levels, kills and wins
  • Favorite cell: shows the special cell you've picked the most
  • Skill tier: shows your skill tier based on your records
  • In Endless, after you fall you can jump right back in or show off your record

Balance

  • Predator Cell rework: it permanently grows stronger and bigger every time it eats a basic cell. In exchange, it starts out weak
  • Cells no longer stray too far from their nucleus while chasing enemies
  • Cell Garden healing greatly decreased

All patch notes