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🎃👻 Get Ready for a Spooktacular Showdown in Setback's Halloween Versus Event!
Greetings Setback Champions, It's that time of the year again, and we've got a bone-chilling treat for you in the world of Setback! Get your pumpkin-spiced weapons ready and prepare for a ghoulish showdown in our Hallow…
Event5 changesGameplayStore - Setback™
Dev log: Squad Showdown, New Mechanics, & So, So Much More!
Welcome to the biggest content drop Setback has seen in forever! Setback is still in development and far from release, but this weekend we invite you to playtest a number of new features! Squad Showdown! This Sunday the…
Event8 changesGameplayBalance - Setback™
Dream Hack Patch Notes 2: Versus Event!
Versus Event A new competition has started in Setback: Versus Battle! During this event three teams will compete to decide which brew is the best: Coffee, Tea, or Water. To join the versus event download the Seteback de…
Event14 changesFixStore - Setback™
Setback DreamHack Indie Showcase Patch Notes 1
In this patch we go over some bugs, bug fixes, and new content! CRAZY ZONES Introducing Crazy Zones! Crazy Zones is a fun alteration to the existing game mode Safe Zone. Just like safe zone you want to be inside the zon…
Store12 changesFixGameplay - Setback™
Setback DreamHack Beyond Summer Indie Showcase!
We’ll be participating in the DreamHack Steam event from August 18th to 27th! That's right Setback will be playable ALL WEEK LONG! 🥳 As part of the DreamHack event we’ll be using the Setback Demo on Steam instead of th…
Event3 changesMaps - Setback™
Setback August Playtest: Flag Race
Setback is back with another playtest focused on testing improvements to capture the flag and a first time test of our new game mode: Flag Race! Check out our youtube video to learn more about Flag Race and request acce…
Store2 changesGameplay - Setback™
Designing New Game Modes For Setback
We recently have begun rapidly developing and testing new game modes! While we have a great team of talented people we didn't want to miss this opportunity to get our players directly involved in Setback's development.…
Announcement1 changePerformance - Setback™
New Public Playtest - With Tournament & Prizes!
Our bi-weekly public playtests return with a special edition playtest and a tournament! Our normal playtest will run from June 9th 6:00 PM CEST until June 10th 6:00 AM CEST. Just download the playtest and play as much a…
Event2 changesStore - Setback™
Dev Spotlight: Level Design
Hello there! I’m Lasse from Riddlebit Software. As the level designer for Setback, my task is to provide players with entertaining and engaging levels to play on. What is Level Design? At its core, level design is the p…
Store6 changesWorkshopGameplay - Setback™
Dev Spotlight: Cloud Optimization
Cloud Optimization There’s a ton of ways to make a proper cloudscape. Volumetric clouds, handpainted cloudscapes, or even a mix of handpainted cloud texture maps that are shaded in post. Historically Setback has used ha…
Store11 changesFixMaps - Setback™
Devlog - Two New Items and Moving Forward (literally)
Hi! We're one month into the new year and we've been hard at work, when this post goes live, so will a new public playtest, and this playtest will be the debut of two new items: The Orbital Strike, and the Gravity Well.…
Store3 changesGameplay - Setback™
A New Major Setback Playtest Is Here To Save Christmas!
The update will be available for playtesting from 6:00 PM CEST tomorrow and we're looking forward to showing you all the new features coming your way! Here are some highlights: New Christmas themed Payload like game mod…
Announcement4 changesGameplayMaps - Setback™
Halloween Patch #2
Added player nametags Spectators now use input settings Fixed Safe Zone infographic pretending to be Bomb Tag Fixed "Welcome" achievement not unlocking
Announcement3 changesFixGameplay - Setback™
Halloween Patch #1
NEW New cosmetics: Candlehat and Gunner Glasses CHANGES Made bigger zombots harder to bash Redesigned the customization menu Tweaked molotime: Deals the same damage over time, but at a higher frequency Changes to audio…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Setback™
Halloween Update Changelog
Hey setbackers! A bit late, but here's the changelog for yesterdays halloween update. NEW New Horde game mode New Halloween scenario New scary cosmetics (wings, horns, pumpkins...) Added Safe Zone objective marker Added…
Patch notes11 changesFixGameplay - Setback™
We invite you to a very spooky demo
Setback will be celebrating Halloween with a very spooky demo 👻 Throughout Scream Fest Setback will be transformed into a haunted version of itself with a frightening new game mode, creepy cosmetics, and horrifying new…
Patch notes3 changesMaps
