Junk Wars

Halloween Bundle is Back!

2011-10-27T09:46:00.001-04:00

Hey all!
Back for a limited time is the elusive Spooky bundle.. containing 3 unique halloween themed parts including the dreaded Ghost Ship! Available for a limited time only.

NOT Shutting Down

2011-10-19T16:11:00.002-04:00

After internal discussions we have decided NOT to shutdown JW. We will be doing a fair amount of server architecture changes to try and reduce the hosting costs to keep it alive for you dedicated players. While this reduces the hosting costs, they still exist and we would appreciate any support through purchase of Oil bundles.

Thanks all and Happy Battling!

The End!

2011-10-12T13:23:00.003-04:00

Dear Players,

Junk Wars will be closing its doors on November 14th for good. We are simply not able to keep the servers running with the current user base support. It has been a long and fun journey, and we are sad that we have to take this decision. We do encourage you to go check out our new game instead, called Platoonz, currently available on Kongregate.com.

Best Regards,

Antic Entertainment

Back.. from the dead!

2011-06-12T15:36:00.002-04:00

Dear Junk Wars players.

Catastrophe struck our game. However, after 48 gruelling hours, we are back from the dead. The main database and our recent backups, which were all corrupt, have been reconstructed. Sadly not everyone made it. 33 players lost their accounts. But thankfully the rest of them (about 99.993% or so) were saved.

In the process we've cleaned up a lot of the database, reduced it's footprint; due to this we are reducing the nightly maintenance window from 2 hours to 20 minutes at 0400h EST.

And for those still reading, we sincerely apologize for this downtime, and want to give a gift to everyone who tolerated the outage one full premium box. They should be sitting in everyone's collection screens now. If you do not see it, please refresh your browser.

Thanks again and keep on playing!

Development Update!

2011-04-08T11:47:00.000-04:00

Dear Junk Wars Players,

It is with a sad heart that today we have to inform you, our devoted fans and players, that due to several recent developments, Antic Entertainment has been forced to take the very hard decision to suspend all further development on Junk Wars at this time. We will continue to be available to lend support to any issues affecting currency or equipment transactions. We hope that in the near future we will have the ability and opportunity to renew our development work on Junk Wars, as we have numerous plans for how to further enhance this game (outside of fixing the bugs). We truly appreciate our fans' and players' continued support, and hope you will continue to enjoy Junk Wars in its current state until the opportunity for Antic to return to develop Junk Wars occurs.

Daily Server Maintenance

2011-02-15T10:07:00.003-05:00

Until further notice, daily server maintenance has been scheduled for 4am to 6am (EST). Junk Wars will be unavailable for play during this period. We apologize to those of you affected by this maintenance window.

Thank you for playing Junk Wars!

Monday, February 7th Achievement!

2011-02-04T17:03:00.002-05:00

Time to take out the trash! Clean up in 10 battles with the Dumpster Arms attachment and find yourself a prize at the local scrapper.

Got Junk?
Win 10 battles with Dumpster Arms attachment.

Also, just a reminder that this weekend is Free Tournament Weekend! We are waiving the entry fee for tournaments all weekend long! Go win yourself a trophy! :)

Mod Maker Contest Decided!

2011-02-01T10:45:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to Arsenus who submitted the winning contest mod. He will be awarded the very first copy of "Baited". For the rest of you, the mod will become available this weekend to purchase from the Market (under the tournament tab) for 500 tourney bucks. If you missed the contest and want to know more, details can be found here:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewforum.php?f=17

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Mod Maker contest. To celebrate, this coming weekend we will be offering FREE tournaments all weekend long! Starting at 6 pm Friday (EST) and running until midnight on Sunday, all tournament entry fees of oil and metal will be waived. So get out there, win some tourney bucks, and be one of the first people to get the new Baited mod. Keep on gunnin' Junkies!

Jeyo out

Monday, January 31st Achievement!

2011-01-28T12:34:00.003-05:00

Get ready to pull the old Dodgy from the garagey and make it road worthy Junkies. This Monday, give 25 opponents five across the eyes shoe salesman style to earn yourself a little extra cheddar.

Dusted!
Win 25 QM battles using the Dodgy Contenda chassis.

Mod Maker Phase 3 - Finalist Submissions

2011-01-24T15:32:00.002-05:00

Okay Junkies, I have created the final poll for the Mod Maker contest. Thanks to everyone who submitted their ideas. It was very tough to decide on a final three, but I made an effort to select three ideas that would feel different in their application, and that would affect the game in different ways. At this point, the voice of the community will decide on the final mod to be created and inserted into the game. The creator of the winning mod will be announced on Monday, January 31st and will become the first player to receive it. It will become available for purchase in the tournament store shortly thereafter. I will personally abstain from voting, unless there is a tie in the poll. In that case, I will submit the final vote. The poll will close on Sunday, January 30'th, so make sure to get your vote in . Here is the link:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5704&p=7457#p7457

Happy voting!

New Achievement(s) Added!

2011-01-21T15:03:00.003-05:00

This Monday we have a new achievement rolling out. In fact, you may have noticed a new one that already has...
On Monday, January 24th get your Defender weapons armed and ready. Protect the locals from pillaging riff-raff and earn yourself a cool reward.

Reminder: Submission Deadline Friday 21st

2011-01-20T09:38:00.005-05:00

Hey Junkies, this is a reminder that your chance to submit your mod ideas for the Mod Maker contest is closing on Friday, January 21st at 6:00 pm (EST). Some great concepts have already been presented, but if you want a chance to voice your ideas before our 3 finalists are determined, your window of opportunity is closing fast. You can find contest details and post your submissions by going here:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewforum.php?f=17

Achievements Showing Zero Progress

2011-01-18T09:51:00.005-05:00

Hey Junkies,

We will be turning off battle achievements temporarily today to do some performance testing. You will not lose any achievements, even though progress will be showing as 0. Battles won during this time will still be calculated towards the appropriate achievements and will be rewarded once achievements are turned back on. We are hoping that this will address some lag issues, and help us pin down some possible fixes. Cheers!

Mod Maker Phase 2 is Here!

2011-01-10T14:25:00.002-05:00

Alright Junkies, get those creative wheels turning. Phase 2 of the Mod Maker contest has arrived. This will be the real meat and potatoes of the contest where you will get to step into the role of a designer and offer up your own juicy morsels for consideration. Details on the contest can be found in threads posted here:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewforum.php?f=17

Check out the phase 1 thread if you missed it to get up to date, then head on over to phase 2 and get your submissions ready!

New Year, New Contest!

2011-01-03T09:22:00.009-05:00

Happy New Year Junkies!
I hope that everyone has had a fantastic start to the new year. We'd like to get 2011 started with a Mod Maker contest. I have started a new forum thread:
http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=5690

This will be a community driven project that will culminate in new mod being created by you, the players. Once the new mod is complete, one will be awarded out (to be determined in the final phase of the contest) and will also become available to players through the tournament store. So get your ideas ready and start posting!
** X-Mas package will soon be gone!! This limited time package is only available until Tuesday, January, 4th! Look for it in the Junk Store under the Bundles tab! **

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-26T14:42:00.003-05:00

From all of us at Antic Entertainment, we want to wish all of our Junkies good tidings over this holiday season and we hope that all of you have a fantastic new year! Thank you for playing Junk Wars!

Junk Wars Goes Live on Kongregate!

2010-12-21T17:06:00.007-05:00

Hey Junkies,

Kongregate.com has now launched us as Junk Wars! If you haven't already, don't forget to change your bookmarks. Also, please score Junk Wars in the rating category below (on Kongregate.com).
Attracting new players will allow us to bring on more developers, implement changes faster, and make this game even better. Click here to view more about the change and feel free to leave us with some of your thoughts.

Jeyo out

X-MAS Bundle Available Now!!

2010-12-17T16:34:00.003-05:00

Just select the bundles tab in the Junk Shop to get your own X-Mas bundle. Each bundle contains the Santa's Slay chassis, The Rudy attachment, and the Snow Baller weapon. If you missed the X-Mas bundle previews, check them out here.

Happy Holidays!

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…

2010-12-17T16:20:00.005-05:00

Yet another new achievement chuggin’ your way this Monday. If you haven’t figured it out already, the next new achievement will feature the Outboard Motor engine (some of you may have gotten a sneak preview of the upcoming achievements if you were online on Friday). Drop this little engine that could onto any one of your chassis and win 15 battles with it equipped to earn the ‘Putt Putt Putt’ achievement and get yourself a little boost. Slow and steady wins the race. Go get ‘em Junkies!

Ha Ha Ho Ho! You Absolutely Freakin’ Slay Me!

2010-12-16T16:08:00.008-05:00

The last preview of the X-Mas package has arrived! The X-Mas holiday package will go on sale in the Junk Store beginning Friday, December 17^thand will be available until Tuesday, January 4^th. Get yours while you can! Without any further adieu, let's take a look at the final part:

Santa's Slay - Exceptional

Statistics

TP: 9

APM: 25

Health: 660

Armor: 4%

Evasion: 10%

Weight: 798 kg

Energy: 240

Energy Regeneration: 2.5/s

Weapon Slots: 2

Turret Slot: 1

Attachment Slot: 1

Engine Slot: 1

Abilities

Resist Freeze: This is a stackable aura that has a 100% chance to resist Freeze ailments.

Actions

Ammo: 1

Deliver Presents - Slow Execution

Cast Time: 4 Seconds

Cost: 1 ammo

Description: Your craft receives any 2 buffs (at random).

Whoa ho! This bright red slay machine (rumor has it that it isn't paint, but the blood of its victims) has its origins shrouded in lore. Repossessed from some crazy old man who claimed to live at the North Pile, the Slay was modified by an unknown mechanic and sold at auction. Now you will have the opportunity to drop this beastie onto the rooftops of unsuspecting enemy crafts and deliver some serious season's beatings.

Here are the changes made to last year's model:

The name - The first and most obvious change. The Sleigh sounded much less awe inspiring than Santa's Slay.

Rarity - The values for this part have been adjusted beyond the normal levels given to rare parts. It is now an exceptional part. I will cover those changes next.

Increased TP - The TP allotment was increased from 8 to 9.

Increased Health - The health of the chassis was increased from 515 to 660.

Decreased Armor - The value for the armor was 7% on last year's Sleigh. We took 3% and applied it to evasion.

Increased Evasion - We upped evade from 7% to 10%.

Decreased Weight - We decreased the weight from 945 kg to 798 kg. This will grant faster piston speed.

Santa's Slay is much sleeker than last year's release. With the extra TP, you will be able to try out even more builds than before. Additional health and evasion should improve combat situations, and with the decreased weight, you will be firing off your actions that much faster. Also, on December 24^th at 11:00 pm (EST), a mysterious new achievement will become available...

That's it for the X-Mas previews Junkies. I hope that you enjoyed them!

Jeyo out

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s... The Rudy?!?

2010-12-15T16:09:00.006-05:00

Here is today's X-Mas package preview:

The Rudy

Statistics

TP: 3

Health: 125

Evasion: 5%

Weight: -400 kg

Abilities

Focus: This is a stackable aura that lowers the opponent's evasion by 10%

Lightweight: This part is extra light

Resist Evasion Down: This is a stackable aura that has a 50% chance to resist Evasion Down ailment.

Forget about Red Bull, The Rudy will really give you wings. This magically imbued attachment will drop your craft weight by a whopping 400 kg! This is guaranteed to give you a significant boost in piston speed. With added evasion and evasion related abilities, The Rudy will make you that much harder for your opponent to hit while simultaneously increasing your odds of getting a clear shot.

Here are the changes made to last year's version:

Increased TP – The TP on The Rudy increased from 2 to 3. We felt that the increase in piston speed was worth the added tech point.

Decreased Health – With evasion up and the speed gained from weight decrease, the health granted was cut back from 216 to 125.

Evade up – Evasion increased from 3% to 5%.

Increased negative weight value – This has been changed from -35 kg to a monster -400 kg!

Focus ability added – The Rudy now lowers your opponent's evasion.

Resistance to evasion down reduced – With another added ability and a massive weight reduction grant, this ability was reduced by half to help compensate.

The Rudy will help you get your lighter crafts airborne. With the right builds, you will be able to launch much faster attacks and dodge your opponent's counterstrikes more often. Just pray you don't get hit by too many rams…

That's it for today's preview Junkies. Check back tomorrow for the final X-Mas part preview.

Jeyo

This One Goes Out to All the Ballers

2010-12-14T15:49:00.005-05:00

I'm bringing you today the first preview of the holiday parts included in the X-Mas package. Let's get started:

The Snow Baller

Statistics

TP: 2

Health: 90

Armor: 1%

Weight: 65 kg

Ammo: 3

Abilities

Freeze Rounds: On hit, it has a 100% chance to inflict Freeze ailment.

Resist Fire: This is a stackable aura that has a 25% chance to resist fire ailments

Actions

Fire Snow Baller - Fast Execution

Cast Time: 1 Second

Cost: 1 ammo

Description: Inflicts 50 – 60 Elemental damage over 1 second.

This little slush puppy packs quite the punch. With 100% chance to freeze your opponents, you'll be slowin' and mowin' down the opposition. With the added fire resistance, I'm sure that you will find this weapon to be invaluable in certain matchups.

Now to highlight the changes:

First, we left most of the statistics the same from last year. The only change to the first section was a reduction in ammo; from 6 to 3. With strength increases made to the abilities of the part, we felt the ammo reduction was a necessary balance. This makes the Snow Baller feel like an auxillary weapon useful for delaying your opponent's attacks and buying you time to implement various other strategies.

Next, let's take a look at the ability changes. The biggest change to this part is the increased chance to inflict freeze on your opponent. Originally, this part only had a 15% chance to inflict freeze ailment. That has jumped up to a full 100%. We wanted to guarantee that the ability on the Snow Baller could become part of an effective stategy, rather than simply add a minor chance driven bonus. The fire resistance is completely new and was mainly added for flavor reasons. Having a bucket of snow on hand ought to come in handy for dousing flames.

Finally, the damage and cast time of the part was tweaked in step with the ability strength increases. Originally doing 84-112 damage over 2 seconds, we changed it to do 50-60 damage over 1 second. It does less total damage per use (although higher average damage/second), and instead redirects focus to the freeze rounds with a faster implementation time.

That's it for today's preview Junkies. Tune in tomorrow for something that will surely go down in history...

Jeyo

Phwumph! Ow! Those snowballs sting!

2010-12-13T17:08:00.004-05:00

Happy Holidays Junkies!

Coming this Friday, we will be re-releasing the X-Mas bundle that debuted this time last year. Included are 3 unique parts not found in core packs: a weapon, an attachment, and a chassis. However, the parts included in the bundle this year are not exactly the same as in last year’s release. If you already have these parts in your collection, you will find that they have changed to reflect modifications we have made once this year’s release becomes available. We have tweaked each part in an effort to make them more flavorful and more fun to use and we hope that you will enjoy battling with them in the weeks to come. Here is a small teaser for some of the X-Mas parts:

The chassis will have a new name and will now be an exceptional part.

The attachment will not only lift your spirits…

And the weapon? All I will say is: FIRE < ICE

Over the next three days, I will be previewing one of these parts each day and highlighting the tweaks that have been made to last year’s versions.

Until tomorrow Junkies,

Jeyo

Announcing Junk Wars!

2010-12-11T15:46:00.003-05:00

We will be doing a re-launch of Junk Battles freshly titled as Junk Wars. The game in its current format will have no fundamental differences; we are simply changing the name and making minor cosmetic changes to reflect a new era in the current life of Junk. Daily, we witness more and more Junkies already referring to the game as Junk Wars, and we have decided that rebranding it as such would be in step with other ongoing changes that are being made to the game. Don’t worry, current user accounts for Junk Battles will be ported over and will not be affected by this change.

The initial battles may be over, but the wars have just begun…

Look out Junkies! New achievements coming your way!

2010-12-11T13:57:00.002-05:00

We will be releasing a new achievement each week starting Monday, December 13^th. Break out your beer coolers, the first new achievement will be ‘College Life’, an achievement earned using the Beer Cart chassis. Drown your sorrows by hammering 20 opponents in the quick match arena. Now go out and get your Beer Carts trashed!

(Disclaimer: We at Antic Entertainment in no way condone the use of alcohol while driving.)

* Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Contest!! * UPDATED!!

2010-12-06T09:23:00.003-05:00

Thanks for overwhelming number of responses to the Top 10 contest. It is truly gratifying to know how much the community wants to take part in the continuing success of Junk Battles. Thank you to all of you who have taken the time to submit your lists, and for those that haven't, remember that the contest closes at midnight (EST) on Thursday, December 9th. It already looks to be a difficult task choosing the Top 10 submissions.
*** Please include your Junk Battles username when making your submissions. For those of you who forgot to include your username when submitting your lists, please send another email to community@anticentertainment.com with the same email account you used. Just include your Junk Battles username in the subject line and I will connect it to your submission.

Keep on gunnin' junkies!

Jeyo out.

Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Contest!!

2010-12-04T16:10:00.002-05:00

Okay junkies, we here at Antic want your feedback on Junk Battles. I'm looking for your top 10 likes and top 10 dislikes about the game. I want to know what it is about Junk Battles that keeps you coming back for more. I also want to hear what you don't like or would like to see changed. The top 10 submissions, as determined by me, Jeyo, will each receive 100 oil for participating. Submit your lists to community@anticentertainment.com. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, December 9th. Submissions will be handpicked by me and posted in the forum under Contests on Friday, December 10th.

Thanks for playing junkies!

New Community Manager!

2010-12-03T09:23:00.004-05:00

Please welcome Jeyo (JeyoANTIC in chat) as your new communtity manager! He will be online to bounce your ideas off of, answer your questions, and help develop the direction of the game. Please feel free to PM him in chat and say hello or ask any questions that you might have.

Stay tuned for another new contest to inaugurate our new CM. Details are in the works and will be released here shortly...

Until then, go get junked :)

Thanksgiving Sale!

2010-11-27T09:14:00.001-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends!

To celebrate, ALL oil purchases will have 20% BONUS OIL FREE for this weekend only!

Gobble gobble gobble!

New Zone Discovered

2010-11-10T11:20:00.001-05:00

The Woridan Coast has been discovered and is undergoing road development now.

Stay tuned for an update near you for more info on this exciting new zone!

Spooky Bundle Last Chance!

2010-11-06T13:25:00.001-04:00

The Spooky Bundle is only available until tomorrow at midnight!

Get the rare Ghost Ship chassis while you can or forever be doomed.. DOOOMED!

Massive update is here!

2010-11-03T17:07:00.002-04:00

That's right folks. The massive update is finally here!

Existing players have been moved back to Scrapton. Tournaments and Quickmatch will be unlocked through questing.

Check your new and improved quest book for your tasks!

Happy Battling

Spooky Bundle is Back!

2010-10-26T09:48:00.003-04:00

The spooky bundle is now available in stores for a limited time!

It includes 3 new parts: The Ghostship chassis, Rotten Pumpkin launcher and Tombstone turret!

Happy Halloween!

Merge Complete!

2010-09-23T09:29:00.003-04:00

Merge went successful... together at last!

In other news, lots of good stuff in the works including: level up system, skill tree, trade house, player to player of selling mods and more!

Unite the Servers!

2010-09-20T17:24:00.003-04:00

We are pleased to announce that we will be going down for maintenance tomorrow morning for a scheduled merge of the two servers.

Rusty players these are Gage players, please say hello and be nice!

Happy Battling!

Update is here!

2010-09-08T18:00:00.002-04:00

Scrap those old worthless parts for Junk and turn those pieces of Junk into new cool parts and mods!

Also there's a new bundle in store, check it out now!

Update Preview: Junk Builder and more!

2010-09-03T11:52:00.002-04:00

Some exciting new features are coming to Junk Battles very soon!

Included are: a junk builder, to build cool new parts/mods out of gathered junk! tweaks to the common and uncommon parts to make them a little more competitive against their rare counterparts! new achievements, bug fixes and more!

Change log: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4968

Flash 10.1 Required!

2010-08-28T16:19:00.002-04:00

If you experience any connectivity issues you may need to upgrade to the latest flash player. Please ensure you have flash 10.1 installed.

You can find it here: http://www.adobe.com/ap/products/flashplayer/

Thanks,

Antic Entertainment

New Level Up System Preview

2010-08-22T09:05:00.001-04:00

Hey all,

We are going to rework the level up system soon and would love your feedback!
For a sneak peek, check it out on the forum: here

Infamous (Jeffo)

20% BONUS Oil Sale!

2010-08-13T20:37:00.003-04:00

SALE ENDS THIS MONDAY!
As Junk Battles' 1st anniversary approaches we are celebrating with a 20% BONUS oil sale for a limited time!

Check out the store now!

Update Preview

2010-08-11T16:55:00.001-04:00

Hey all,
With the next update just around the corner and the tournaments finishing testing, here's a small preview of whats to come:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4951&p=6136#p6136

Tournaments on the Horizon

2010-07-27T21:36:00.002-04:00

This just in. Tournaments coming to Junk Battles due for an update near you.
For a preview of the awesomeness please check it out here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4936

We will be having a contest shortly for a tournament structure, stay tuned!

Welcome Pilots on Facebook

2010-07-22T13:27:00.004-04:00

We are pleased to announce Junk Battles is now live on Facebook. So if you see some new faces around, don't be afraid to say hello and proceed to show them a thing or two in battle :)

For existing .com players you are able to bind your account, allowing you to play from either! There is also a special Facebook promotion for the first 3 friends you invite.

Short Scheduled Maintenance

2010-07-21T20:31:00.003-04:00

Junk Battles will be going down for maintenance with some new feature updates tomorrow at around 0945h EST (1345h GMT) for approximately half an hour. We'll let you know of the exciting news after the update is complete!

The Junk Team

Diffuse Fixed!

2010-07-20T09:04:00.001-04:00

We pushed up a hot fix yesterday to correct the Diffuse effect.

All is well in the world of power depletion!

Battle on!

Update status update.

2010-07-14T17:48:00.001-04:00

Just a quick note that we're working diligently on the update. We're in the final stages of testing and if all goes well, we should start the process Thursday*

*This is subject to change if issues found, so please don't harass Jeffo if it does. :)

Yours truly,
Jeff

Awesomeness Incoming!

2010-07-08T20:11:00.004-04:00

Another update is scheduled for this monday/tuesday tentatively.

Highlights include: Battle animations, wheels spinning, cars dodging (oh yeah!) as well as some cool new achievements and tweaks!

Full details to be seen here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4884&p=6003#p6003

Kong Login/Collection Issues

2010-07-05T09:11:00.003-04:00

Some of you have experienced some login and collection issues over the weekend. This appears to have been on the Kongregate side. If you are still experiencing this issues, please contact bugs@junkbattles.com

The Junk Team

Curse has been adjusted

2010-07-02T11:19:00.004-04:00

Hey all,

Just a headsup, due to the recent bug revolving curse we had to make an adjustment to it, which I feel is more appropriate with what its ability should be.

It no longer will remove power and life, instead it lowers the opponents: Armor by 10%, Evasion by 10%, Crit % to 0, and damage by 10% for 10 seconds.

cheers
Jeff

New Features!

2010-06-29T14:05:00.005-04:00

Hey all,

With the update, we have some new features to highlight:
Players of the Week: Instead of PotD we now have players of the week. Your weekly rating will reset to 1500 and the top 5 ratings at the end of the week will be awarded prizes.

Pin/Unpin Part Cards: You can now pin and examine a part card by clicking on the little yellow card icon. This allows you to tooltip over mods/actions on the card and find out more info. To unpin, just click off the card.

Sounds: Time to unclick that mute sound button and listen to some new sounds including battle music!

You can see a full list on the forum here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4856

Cheers
The Junk Team

Update Preview

2010-06-24T16:17:00.001-04:00

Hey all,

The next update is tentatively set for this Monday. To get a sneak peek at some of the nice new features check it on the forum here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4856

Cheers
Jeff

Bigpoint Full of Junk. News at 11.

2010-06-23T13:11:00.001-04:00

Bigpoint, a particularly large, primarily European portal site for browser-based games, is now full of Junk... Battles.

We launched Junk:Battles on Bigpoint today, and we're bringing our hardcasual gaming experience to even more pilots. Bigpoint pilots have their own shiny servers to play on, so performance for existing players and new players alike have the best possible scenario.

See you in the arena,
Antic Entertainment

The Update is Here!

2010-06-15T16:39:00.004-04:00

Thank you all for waiting patiently. The update is finally here with lots of great improvements in store!

Achievement note: Some of you may notice some progress weirdness 15/10 etc. It just means the achievement was added after you already met the requirements, do one more of the requirements and it'll kick in for you.

Strength note: With the new strength calculator in place you will notice much higher numbers than before, don't be alarmed if a part adds 50 :)

Happy Battling!

A free premium pack for all!

2010-06-14T20:39:00.001-04:00

Unfortunately the update was canceled due to a logistics problem that team Antic here needs to take care of ASAP. But for everyone's troubles - check out your collection for a free premium single pack for the inconvenience.

Apologies to all, and we'll let you know as soon as we're ready to update again.

Update Time!

2010-06-14T18:55:00.002-04:00

Exciting news!

A new update is coming... right now! We shall be down for approximately 2 hours during this update. Sit tight for the Homage bundle, new quests, and tons of bug fixes!

The plan is to be up by 9PM EST. If any issues arise, we shall let you know.

Pre-Update Downtime

2010-06-12T00:02:00.002-04:00

Junk Battles will be going down for approximately one hour at 10am EST on Saturday June 12th, in preparation for the update. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we want to make sure everything its extra ready for it!

Update on the update!

2010-06-11T19:34:00.002-04:00

Hey all,

Just a headsup that we are working hard on the update and it's almost ready.

The new tentative time is ASAP :)

Sorry for the delay, but trust us, it'll be worth it!

Jeff

Homage Bundle Preview

2010-06-10T16:09:00.001-04:00

Hi all,

The update should be coming very soon, in the mean time take a look at the next bundle to come!

Take a look see: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4780&p=5793#p5793

Cheers
Jeff

Update Preview

2010-06-07T16:51:00.002-04:00

Hi all,

Just a quick note that we posted a preview to the next update(hopefully in 2-3 days time).

Check it out on the forum http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=4776

Cheers
Jeff

2 days left for the Holiday Bundles!

2010-06-05T09:25:00.000-04:00

Hi all,

Just to give a headsup, the Holiday Bundles will no longer be available after this weekend. They were brought back temporarily to give the new users a chance to own them.

Happy Battling!

The Junk Team

Congratulations Amaii!

2010-06-04T13:36:00.002-04:00

On winning the Battle Bot design contest, netting himself 400 Oil, a free battle bot chassis and his idea being put into the game!

For those who missed it, here is the winner:

EMP Burst - Amaii
Description: Releases static shocks from it's overcharged batteries consuming all power and dealing 1 point of pure damage and removes 1 point of power from the opponent for every unit of power used.

Type: Offensive, 2 second action

Cost: All Power

Flavour Text: "That tingle sensation means that it's workin' - Rusty

The verdict is in... Cast your vote!

2010-06-02T11:15:00.002-04:00

Thanks again to all who submitted their awesome ideas for the Battle Bot, but unfortunately we had to choose 3! Cast your vote here:

Click here to cast your vote!

Cheers
Jeffo

Test your Design Chops

2010-05-29T08:20:00.003-04:00

You may not be aware, but we are currently having a user designing contest!

You get to come up with the ability for the Battle Bot chassis. This contest is only running for a few more days, check details on the forum here:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3328

Your forum login is your ingame pilot name and you should have an ingame mail with your randomly generated password.

Cheers
Jeffo

Recent Updates

2010-05-28T12:01:00.001-04:00

Due to the last few server updates taking longer than expected, we have given everyone 2 free single premium packs. Good luck pulling something awesome!

The Junk Team

Quests Fixed!

2010-05-26T13:48:00.001-04:00

Woot!

Sorry it took longer than expected all, but quests should be good to go now!

If you are still experiencing an issue, please email bugs@junkbattles.com with as much detail as possible and we'll get ya fixed right up.

The Junk Team

Quest Issues

2010-05-24T16:42:00.001-04:00

Hi All,

We have located the bug in regards to certain quests not getting started for people.

We are working on a fix and should have it up in the next day or two! Our apologies for the inconvenience, enjoy some fine PvP action until it's working :)

The Junk Team

Junk: Battles Wiki

2010-05-20T18:48:00.001-04:00

Thanks to our wonderful fans, Junk: Battles has a wiki available at http://junkbattles.wikia.com/. We will be contributing to the wiki ourselves, whenever we can, but we invite all players to take a look and contribute content about the game [and I'll be curating and organizing the content as much as I can manage --twitch]. Use the Discussion pages to discuss parts and features, and we'll consider those comments as we release and plan further updates to Junk.

Happy Battling!
The Junk Team

Server Issues

2010-05-16T11:39:00.002-04:00

Hey all,

Thank you all for trying out Junk Battles. The response was a little overwhelming for our poor servers. We are working diligently to resolve any issues as they come up and apologize in advance for any errors/glitches you may experience.

We thank you for your patience and understanding in the meantime until we can get these issues fixed.

The Junk Team

Welcome Kongregators

2010-05-14T12:17:00.000-04:00

A great big welcome to all the new players from Kongregate!

Junk: Battles is Antic Entertainment's flagship game, recently launched on Kongregate. Play it, love it, collect parts, build cars, kick the snot out of your friends and enemies.

We're always listening, so please report any bugs and send in feedback. We love praise too. And cookies. But our email server doesn't accept snacks. We'll have to work on that.

Antic.

Latest Update Kinks

2010-05-13T10:39:00.002-04:00

Hey all,

As you know, we have performed a rather massive back-end server change to serve you with a better experience. Please bare with us if you experience any issues as we are still ironing out the kinks.

If you find any bugs or oddities, please report to bugs@junkbattles.com

Thank you for your understanding,

The Junk Team

Going Big - Going Wide

2010-05-05T13:51:00.004-04:00

Just a quick note to let you all know we're working diligently on our servers to ensure they can handle everyone with as little lag as possible. This update should roll out sometime in mid-May. There will also be a revamped challenge system to cut down on the amount of declines happening.

We thank you for your patience and understanding in the meantime!

Happy Battlin'

The Junk Team

Planned Server Outage

2010-04-30T19:28:00.002-04:00

This is just a friendly notification that our internet service provider will be doing some scheduled maintenance tonight on Saturday May 1st at 2am EST.

(Seriously?! On Friday night?!?) Yeah, we know it sucks. But thankfully it *may* only cause a 60 second interruption. But I would be weary just in case.

2 am, EST. Keep your roof on and keep on battlin'!

The Junk Team

Update Time!

2010-04-27T09:41:00.002-04:00

Today, at long last - we are about to do our update. Lots of bug fixes, stability issues, plus a little gift to you guys, are all in the mix. It's a big update, so we're expecting the game will be down for about several hours starting after 10:15am EST today.

Stay tuned for more info soon!

Service interruption today between 12 and 1 EST

2010-04-23T11:06:00.002-04:00

We will be doing some routine maintenance on our servers at lunch time today. This is something that can't wait until our next update... which will be very soon! Service will be sporadic for approximately an hour today at 12 PM Eastern.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Part Ability Contest #2

2010-03-16T18:25:00.004-04:00

Unleash that creative side in you and enter the Part Ability Contest #2. This time the part in question is the Battle Bot Chassis. Each player can come up with one ability or effect for it.

Check details on the forum here: Battle Bot Contest

Over and out!

Oil Sale is Ending!

2010-03-16T18:24:00.000-04:00

Hey all,

With the new update here, the Oil sale will end this friday. So stock up while you can!

Junk Battles Revamped!

2010-03-06T19:28:00.005-05:00

Wow, what a massive update! We apologize for the delay, but hope you really do enjoy it.

However, due to the significance of this update there are bound to be the odd small issue that will arise. We ask for your patience and help in finding and reporting these bugs, and they will be addressed swiftly. During this time, we have put the 'beta' stamp on the top banner. This will NOT affect anything associated with your account; everything is permanent!

Also note, we had to delete people's craft configurations and move everyone back to Scrapton City. This was to resolve some issues with the new dual (PvP and Quest) configurations. As our gift to you for your patience, everyone will be receiving a FREE premium chassis pack at the next update (2 weeks' time).

Happy Battling!

ANTIC

Congrats to ravenclaw77!

2010-02-24T20:39:00.002-05:00

Excellent battling pilots and a big congrats to ravenclaw77 for battling (but not winning :)) in the 200,000th battle and winning the competition netting himself 100 Oil!

Stay tuned for the next competition!

Over and out!

Battle 200,000 Contest!

2010-01-31T12:20:00.000-05:00

Be the lucky 200,000th battler(s) and receive 100 FREE oil!

Get battlin' pilots!

PvP Anywhere!

2010-01-15T17:13:00.001-05:00

So with the latest update, players are now able to battle other players no matter where they are in the game!

Remember, defeating 5 real players a day nets you 1 oil!

To turn off your battle flag from being challenged, click the blue swords icon in your status bar.

Happy Battling!

We need YOU!

2010-01-05T15:11:00.001-05:00

To vote for us!

Help spread the popularity of Junk by voting for us on the main Junkbattles.com page.

Its located at the bottom just under the facebook button. It should only take a few seconds and would really help us out!

Thanks all,

infamous

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-24T08:34:00.001-05:00

We'd like to wish everyone a very happy and safe holiday season! We're celebrating this holiday season by adding a special X-Mas bundle to the store. It contains 3 unique cool parts! and only is available until Jan 8th! Also there is a special achievement for those pilots that battle and win 5 games on Dec 25. Goodluck Pilots!

Spinning Gears? Refresh Your Browser

2009-12-14T16:02:00.002-05:00

Our last update brought some subtle changes to our web server cache; some of you have had problems with gears spinning on certain pages on certain browsers. Please explicitly clear your browser cache and you should have no trouble now.

Update Troubles Over

2009-12-05T13:07:00.000-05:00

Dear Junkies,
After fighting a bit with the server, Junk: Battles is now at update #8!

A New Town Emerges
Drybrook City and surrounding area are now open for exploration. Drybrook is known throughout Brokin as a trading hub, and the Drybook Merchant's Union controls all aspects of trade and commerce in the area.

6 New Quests
But, things never run smoothly in the world of Brokin. You'll have six new quests to take on in Drybrook, that will pull your pilot deeper into the intrigue of the Union -- and maybe a good deed or two along the way.

You can view a full changelist for the update here.

Junk: Battles wins CNMA Award

2009-12-02T09:43:00.003-05:00

Last night was a big night. Junk: Battles had been nominated as a finalist in the Canadian New Media Awards, for Best Innovative Web-based Game, and the founders of Antic went to Toronto for the event.

Junk was up against Frima's Build-A-Bearville and Social Game Universe's Avastar Social -- and Junk won!

We'd like to thank all of our families, friends, and most especially, our players, for giving us the support and feedback we need to make Junk: Battles the most innovative web-based game out there -- and to continually make it better from week to week.

BANDITO Tournament tonight @ 8:00 pm (EST)

2009-11-29T11:55:00.000-05:00

Tonight we're having a BANDITO chassis tournament!

NO Entry fee... just have the chassis. In order to get it, you must complete Gage's second quest, then do Rusty's.

Prize is a Premium Pack to the winner! Details on the forumhere:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=558

Downtime

2009-11-28T19:40:00.000-05:00

It seems that although the physical move of our server went very smoothly on early Friday morning last, the virtual moving of internet routing to our new server's location... not so much.

We apologize to everyone who experienced the 2.5 hour outage due to this mishap. We're hoping this is the last of the interruptions, we'll keep you posted if any are planned to occur again.

Planned Server Outage

2009-11-26T09:10:00.002-05:00

With the addition of the world map and questing features, the latest update has proven to be very popular. In the week of the update, we've had four times the battles logged on the server than usual. We're glad you like it, and there are new quests in the works already. I can't tell you about them, though... the bandits will get me.

However, this silver lining is not without its cloud. Our hosting provider is moving physical locations, so Junk:Battles will be down for at least 1-2 hours. The move will happen Friday, November 27th at 1:00am EST.

Giant November Update - A Brave New World

2009-11-23T13:13:00.000-05:00

Up to now, Junk: Battles has been all about the battles. Players could fight other players and bots in the arena, experiencing car-to-car gladiatorial combat. Today, we're releasing the latest update to Junk: Battles that brings pilots out of the arena, and into the dangerous world of Brokin.

Travel around post-apocalyptic Scrapton, a wasteland occupied by hordes of bandits and gypsies, in pursuit of fame and fortune. The Scrapton City Arena remains available for your pilot-vs-pilot needs. Beyond Scrapton, there are 15 more zones in the enormous world of Brokin, so stay tuned for more exciting adventures!

Speaking of adventures, six inital quests have been created, with more to come in every update. Help recover Rusty's lucky wrench, or fend off some local bandits terrorizing the store! Choose your path through Brokin, and become the pilot you're meant to be.

And since you've read to the end of the post, here's a Coming Soon teaser:

Part Modificiations. Customize your parts to better suit your needs. Want some more damage on that weapon? Add some diamond tipped rounds! Or how about bolting on a Sniper Scope to add a chance for a critical hit?

Time to tune up and kick some tailpipe!

World Map/Quests coming soon!

2009-11-10T17:18:00.002-05:00

Antic is hard at work on the world map and quest system.

The next update will be Friday November 20th to allow for proper testing time.

Pilots stay tuned for a beta testing preview starting this weekend!

Halloween Items Now Available!

2009-10-30T21:32:00.001-04:00

The special Spooky Bundle is now available in the store!

It includes the limited edition Ghost Ship chassis, which is only available in the spooky bundle this weekend!

Yar Mateys!! see ya on the battlefield

Broken Piston bug SQUASHED!

2009-10-26T13:42:00.002-04:00

Woot! we nailed that annoying broken piston bug when using stun/slow effects.

Update #4 is here!

2009-10-24T16:59:00.003-04:00

Hey all,
Another update is in the bag! It's looking pretty good so far, but if you experience anything unusual please contact support@anticentertainment.com and we'll get it sorted out.

Also, we cleared everyone's current craft config to allow for the new saved chassis loadouts, so you'll need to gear up!

Thanks!
infamous

Special Halloween Items Preview

2009-10-23T11:00:00.004-04:00

Hey All,

We have lots of exciting Halloween special items available for the
Halloween weekend only!

Preview here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=281&p=684#p684

Sunday Night Tourny - Dog Fight (Spitsfires/Grey Owls)

2009-10-18T10:30:00.003-04:00

The Sunday tournament is on tonight at 7PM (EST)

You must use the Spitsfire or Grey Owl chassis with only Ammo actions (attack run/reload are the only exceptions)

Details can be seen here:
http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=262&p=641#p641

Clear your cache! New update is here!

2009-10-09T19:20:00.001-04:00

Hey all,

The new update is upon us! We are having a slight cache issue though, so if you get sticky loading bars, please try clearing it and reopening your browser!

Tournament #3 - Win a premium pack!

2009-10-07T15:16:00.003-04:00

Hey all,

The next tourny is this friday night! The details are on the forum here:

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=153

Referral Contest Reminder

2009-10-05T23:11:00.000-04:00

Reminder to all that the referral contest ends at the update this friday! The person who has referred the most people since last update wins 100 Free oil!! go go go people!!

Finalists have been picked! go vote!

2009-10-02T17:19:00.001-04:00

The finalists for the Prowmaid contest have been picked.

http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=114&p=321#p321

Part Ability Contest Reminder

2009-10-01T11:55:00.001-04:00

Just a reminder that you have one more day to come up with that idea for the Prowmaid part!

The winner's ability will be implemented on the next update!

Details on the forum here: http://www.anticentertainment.com/jbforum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64

Junk Wars

Halloween Bundle is Back!

NOT Shutting Down

The End!

Back.. from the dead!

Development Update!

Daily Server Maintenance

Monday, February 7th Achievement!

Mod Maker Contest Decided!

Monday, January 31st Achievement!

Mod Maker Phase 3 - Finalist Submissions

New Achievement(s) Added!

Reminder: Submission Deadline Friday 21st

Achievements Showing Zero Progress

Mod Maker Phase 2 is Here!

New Year, New Contest!

Happy Holidays!

Junk Wars Goes Live on Kongregate!

X-MAS Bundle Available Now!!

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…

Ha Ha Ho Ho! You Absolutely Freakin’ Slay Me!

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s... The Rudy?!?

This One Goes Out to All the Ballers

Phwumph! Ow! Those snowballs sting!

Announcing Junk Wars!

Look out Junkies! New achievements coming your way!

*** Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Contest!! *** UPDATED!!

Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Contest!!

New Community Manager!

Thanksgiving Sale!

New Zone Discovered

Spooky Bundle Last Chance!

Massive update is here!

Spooky Bundle is Back!

Merge Complete!

Unite the Servers!

Update is here!

Update Preview: Junk Builder and more!

Flash 10.1 Required!

New Level Up System Preview

20% BONUS Oil Sale!

Update Preview

Tournaments on the Horizon

Welcome Pilots on Facebook

Short Scheduled Maintenance

Diffuse Fixed!

Update status update.

Awesomeness Incoming!

Kong Login/Collection Issues

Curse has been adjusted

New Features!

Update Preview

Bigpoint Full of Junk. News at 11.

The Update is Here!

A free premium pack for all!

Update Time!

Pre-Update Downtime

Update on the update!

Homage Bundle Preview

Update Preview

2 days left for the Holiday Bundles!

Congratulations Amaii!

The verdict is in... Cast your vote!

Test your Design Chops

Recent Updates

Quests Fixed!

Quest Issues

Junk: Battles Wiki

Server Issues

Welcome Kongregators

Latest Update Kinks

Going Big - Going Wide

Planned Server Outage

Update Time!

Service interruption today between 12 and 1 EST

Part Ability Contest #2

Oil Sale is Ending!

Junk Battles Revamped!

Congrats to ravenclaw77!

Battle 200,000 Contest!

* Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Contest!! * UPDATED!!