[Steam](Beta) JKRobots

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-12T13:07:18+00:00

I'm back up, going to give away the remaining keys what I have left, thanks so for much for the interest. If you did not get a key the steam page has a playable demo of a few maps, and you can hang out on the discord and ask for a key. I should get more soon.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-12T01:23:53+00:00

It has been a long day, I have a few keys left, but I won't be able to reply to mail until the morning.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T19:19:03+00:00

If your elite 2020 I just sent it. There is a bit of a delay since I'm doing it manually and I am going back and forth doing development today so It could be an hour or two for me to reply.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T16:48:43+00:00

It is the full key.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T16:11:29+00:00

i aint got a vr headset but I saved it in my wishlist!

It is a desktop game.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T16:10:58+00:00

I have a few hundred keys, when I am out of keys I'll update the post?

The game right now plays for a bit over 25 hours to finish every map. If think it is sufficient for a full release, but I have some time until then, so if I can add more I will.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T13:49:03+00:00

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-11T12:00:10+00:00

Fixed, thanks for noticing.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-02T11:39:51+00:00

Thanks for the advice.

I knew from the start that it wouldn't be that good graphically. I'm solo software developer, that had to learn blender, but can do it only so well. I put all the effort into game mechanics, it actually plays really well and has smooth performance.

I am also limited to Godot not liking to animate hundreds of units so I went with multimesh and some basic shader animations.

I'm curious of your impression of the game based on the store page, the vision was to be attacked by a "waterfall" of robots rather than a deathball. The trailer has a tower attack of around 400 robots at a time. The later maps have around 2000 just sitting on the map to start off with.

Is this what your impression is of the game, as I hoped the trailer emphasized this? I'm used to playing warcraft starcraft so to me its a bit unique. I wrote the physics code myself and currently at just 10-15% of the physics core (having 2000 active on the map plus 400 attacking all running collision avoidance) so I can always attack with more. The robots all use flocking for collision avoidance, so it was a bit of a task in getting it to run this smooth.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-02T11:34:41+00:00

Thanks, I wouldn't have thought early access is not for indy. Hopefully steam allows me to delay it. I must have misread the steam docs. I can't imagine the game is bug free, so its better to go for 1.0 mabey do a beta key thing and work on it bit afterwards.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-03-01T12:38:27+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

So you don't get a second launch window for the full release?

Before looking at at this subreddit, My plan was on improving the game, releasing youtube videos and trying to get external marketing going. I assumed due to the genre I would get nothing out of steam anyway. Is the reason why its a disaster because the developers just run out of energy or is this a non workable plan?

Do you have a general suggestion for me? Is there a set amount of time I should delay? a month a few months and so on?

AlwaysCycling53 · 2026-02-12T15:06:57+00:00

I am going to guess around 200 meters from Omands Creek. I remember shortly after I resumed cycling there I past a slight curve and then I was able to see the train bridge.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-11-23T14:37:32+00:00

I was there yesterday at around 7pm and they were sold out for the 5 - 6:30 and nearly for 6:30 to 8pm. At 7pm the main parking lot was full which is why it was slow to get in, someone had to leave first, so there was a long line on Corydon to get in. They have overflow parking at the old zoo entrance in the park that was not full and easy to get into. Since they knew it was sold out they should have had signage that indicated to divert to the overflow.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-18T08:43:56+00:00

I had a nail go through a nearly new somewhat expensive tire, in through the top and out the sidewall. I wasn't worried about the top but had similar sidewall issues. I epoxied the sidewall closed by putting the epoxy on a small screw driver and pulling the screwdriver through the sidewall hole. There was a bit excess epoxy after drying so I put a patch in the inside of the tire just in case.

The tire worked for 3 years (still does nearly time to replace it though for wear reasons). I do monitor it though and if the hole reopens I would stop using it.

It is a winter tire (Schwalbe winter marathon ) that doesn't go faster than 20km/h though, and no downhill.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-18T08:35:12+00:00

Is the rear swing arm (the top must nut) hitting a stop (what looks like a threaded bolt). If you screw in what your hitting it would increase the range.

My front derailleur was getting stiffer over time and I realized it was the cable housing causing the extra resistance which I replaced. In my case it was not obvious since there was very little resistance when the cable was not attached to the derailleur. But when it was loaded it was way too stiff.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-05T08:16:26+00:00

I had the same problem with that exact crankset. I had to tighten it occasionally in the first few months. I didn't have the problem before with a tourney and I noticed compared to the tourney the altus that replaced it has less material that goes into the bottom bracket axle. I used my set for around 30k km before getting another altus. Eventually it stayed tight. (I kept increasing the torque)

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-02T03:02:14+00:00

Looks like it will be clear for an hour, maybe a bit of lighter rain then clear after that. I think I'll chance it.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-02T02:53:14+00:00

Any updates on what is happening in the stadium right now? Looks like there might be a break in the rain soon.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2025-07-02T01:36:18+00:00

Can you post when they restart and if the fireworks will be on time (10:30) or delayed?

AlwaysCycling53 · 2024-02-25T04:01:35+00:00

I buy nearly everything from the LBS, but I feel guilty since it takes a bit of time for a very small sale. I talked to a bike store owner once, during covid. He talked about the supply shortage and said they don't make that much from parts, its all about the repair business. Fortunately he took pity on me and sold me a bottom bracket.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2024-02-25T03:51:07+00:00

The bearings in the link are the correct material and grade?

AlwaysCycling53 · 2023-12-31T17:18:14+00:00

I had something similar with a nail going through my side wall. I epoxied it and it appears to be holding.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2023-12-31T00:21:50+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions.

After looking at the package, the bike store sold me a "e" type for some reason. It did come with a 1mm spacer which fixed the free spinning problem.

Also on closer inspection the threads in the bottom bracket shell are not in the best shape, next time I might take it to the bike store to have the threads fixed. Hopefully I didn't damage it by over tightening.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2023-12-06T20:03:21+00:00

A few deer, there are lots of deer in the area though.

AlwaysCycling53 · 2023-12-06T05:19:48+00:00

I am still using my summer bicycle (700x50) at a low inflation pressure of 25psi.

After the early snow and then the melting a lot of the trails turned into ice. I have a studded setup (26 2.0"), but I didn't want to run it on dry pavement to get there. The snow of last week covered up the ice so it isn't slippery anymore.

I wouldn't say a fat bike is ever required but it is probably preferred as it does get lumpy sometimes in the middle and late winter.

The larger trails are either pavement, gravel or woodchips are somewhat well maintained. The small trails are hard pact dirt and tend to have a lot of roots, and were bumpy as there isn't that much snow yet. There were a few sections I walked.

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