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MyRobot Development Part 79 - Jetpack and Snowfights!

Added 2025-12-04 00:30:37 +0000 UTC

Video shows the summary, text shows the technical!

This week:

Snowball Fights
Jetpack

Snowball Fights

Snowball fights are a fun feature where robots will start throwing snowballs at each other if they are hit with a snowball. Snowballs trigger all sorts of hit animations and random movements so that they look like they are having fun in the snow.

Snowballs have a chance to knock robots down and a chance to be thrown with extra strength to really send them flying in rare occasions.

Jetpack

The jetpack is the last and final upgrade that can be found for the robot. It offers extreme mobility at the cost of only 25 seconds in the air. The movement mechanics for this are pretty simple, you just look at the direction you want to go and press W.

You can stop flying in midair at any moment and then catch yourself back in jetpack mode by pressing space again.

This jetpack will be located in a relatively difficult to reach snow biome location.

I made sure to add all sorts of particle and visual effects to make the rockets on the jetpack look cool and realistic. As such, they change flame colors and emit a trail of smoke particles as you move around.

Stay tuned!