OrbitWar.space

Change Log

13 Jun 2026

• Removed broken Amazon ad banner from spectator view
• Spectator mode: press Tab to cycle through the top 10 players

12 Jun 2026

• How to Play revamped — dark theme matching wallet guide, new earn-mechanic pitch, step-by-step first-game walkthrough, restyled controls table, team play section, and profit math table.
• New: How to Get OWT guide — zero-to-crypto walkthrough covering wallet setup, getting ETH on Base, swapping on Aerodrome, and verifying the OWT contract address.
• Earn mechanic callout in dialog — cold visitors now see "Kill a human player → earn 0.3333 OWT / Kill 3 humans → earn back your buy-in" directly on the connect screen.
• Social sharing fixed — Twitter/X and Facebook share buttons now contain pre-filled content. Twitter link updates dynamically after kills to show actual OWT earned. New "Copy Link" button copies orbitwar.space to clipboard.
• Referral / crew links — after connecting, players get a shareable ?ref=0x… link in an expandable "Invite Friends" panel. Referred visitors see a "you're joining their crew" note on the connect screen.
• Airdrop bar polish — added an explainer line below the counter ("Airdrop: early players receive free OWT") so new players understand what the countdown means.
• Navigation links — "How to Get OWT" linked from dialog, wallet guide, and how-to-play page. How to Play link in dialog corrected to howtoplay.html.
• Dialog 2 reorganized: wallet address now labeled, OWT help links moved directly below it, How to Play / Achievements / Change Log links moved above the GO button.
• First-time buyer guide no longer shows when you already have an active session.
• Connect Wallet now works on mobile — MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Trust Wallet, and any WalletConnect-compatible wallet supported.
• Ship preview image is back in the setup dialog — pick a color and size and see your ship update live.
• Improved mobile experience: larger text, fixed wallet connection, centered dialog.
• Social share image cards — sharing a kill or achievement on Twitter/X, Discord, or Facebook now unfurls a branded 1200×630 OG image showing the achievement, kill count, and OWT earned. Share URL (/share?…) redirects to the game after 1 second if a human visits directly.

10 Jun 2026

• You can now change your name and team tag while in the game — tap the gear icon (⚙) in the bottom-right corner, edit your name or team tag, and tap Save. The change takes effect on your next round.

7 Jun 2026

• Accessibility: improved font sizes and contrast throughout the entry dialog and achievements page. All helper text, hints, stat labels, fine print, and filter buttons now meet minimum readable sizes (14–16px range) with clearly legible contrast on dark backgrounds. Eliminated near-invisible colors (#556, #667, #555, #444466, etc.) across all dialog steps and the achievements page.

6 Jun 2026

• How to Play updated: added ElectroMine (cyan) and Asteroid Teleporter (purple) to the Super Weapons section; added OWT kill earnings breakdown with team split formula and 10 OWT session cap.
• Between-round screen now shows full session stats: players online, your team, OWT earned, total kills, human kills, team kills, and score.
• Improved first-time player onboarding: plain-English stat labels, team tag and OWT explanations, wallet guide links, clearer buy-in instructions, nav links now visible above Next button.
• Restored How to Play / Achievements / Change Log links; improved wallet connect screen with live player stats and clearer pitch.
• Buy-in screen now shows live player count and session stats; wallet step shows connection instructions.
• Redesigned entry dialog as a 3-step wizard — Setup, Connect Wallet, Buy In
• Name and team tag entry: unified [tag]name field matches in-game display format
• Name field now visible immediately (was hidden until wallet connected)
• Airdrop offer and live player count shown on wallet connect screen
• MetaMask install link shown when MetaMask is not detected
• Buy-in screen warns about 2-step transaction upfront
• Death screen shows kills, OWT earned, score, and time alive
• "Change name / ship" link from death screen
• Mobile-first layout: works in portrait and landscape on phones
• Fixed airdrop status display — notice only appears when airdrop is active
• New: first-time welcome screen explains the game before setup; first-buy guidance explains MetaMask popups before they appear.

30 May 2026

• Fixed leaderboard achievements (3rd Place, 2nd Place, 1st Place Leader) never triggering — rank was not being tracked while you were inside the top 10.
• Fixed Team Player achievement occasionally triggering incorrectly on rejoin — now requires you to be on a team for 2 continuous seconds before awarding.
• Fixed noisy server log errors when a wallet-connected player without an active session gets killed.
• Achievements page — badges now ordered easiest to hardest
• Each badge shows a hint describing how to earn it
• Filter by All / Earned / Unearned
• ElectroMine now pushes all nearby ships back every frame — ships shake in place while being zapped
• Fixed powerup label clipping — full label now visible on all powerup pickups
• 17 new achievements: earn badges for how you die (Crash Test Dummy, Sitting Duck, Plasma Bath, Mine Over Matter, Rock And Roll, Speed Bump), for grabbing each superweapon (Heat Seeker, Armed And Dangerous, Now You See Me, Iron Curtain, Minelayer, Asteroid Wrangler), for killing with each weapon (No Escape, Kaboom, Mined Your Business, Rock Star), and for 3 minutes without firing a shot (Absolute Pacifist).

29 May 2026

• New superweapon: Asteroid Teleporter — grab the powerup and drop it to teleport the nearest asteroid directly behind you, creating a deadly trap for anyone in pursuit. The asteroid freezes for a few seconds then resumes moving.
• Professional achievement badges for all 36 achievements, each with unique artwork by category.
• New Achievements page — see all 36 badges, dimmed until earned. Your progress is saved across sessions.
• New Wallet Setup Guide — step-by-step instructions for adding the Base network and importing OWT so airdropped tokens show up in your wallet.
• Achievement messages now grow as they display — small to large over 3 seconds.
• Fixed a bug where multiple simultaneous kills (e.g. with the ElectroMine) only credited the first hit.
• Fixed airdrop announcement causing scrollbars in full-screen mode.
• Fixed a soft-lock where a server restart would permanently block players with an active session from re-entering — a Recover Session button now handles this automatically.
• Players with an active session who land on a different playfield are now automatically redirected to their correct playfield.

26 May 2026

• Fixed sound not restoring after joining: sound now correctly resumes to whatever state the checkbox reflects when you click Buy In or GO!, without requiring you to toggle the checkbox manually.
• Fixed player name labels being clipped on both sides — names like "Dark Horse" now render fully below each ship.

25 May 2026

• Your ship color and size preferences are now validated on load — if a saved option is no longer available, the game gracefully falls back to a valid default.
• New session achievements: FIRST BOUNTY, TEAM BOUNTY, FREE PLAY, FIRST PROFIT, and OWT milestone badges for earning 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 OWT in a single session.
• Your OWT balance now refreshes automatically when you return to the game tab after visiting Aerodrome.
• Sessions can now be resumed without paying again — re-entering the playfield is free as long as your session is still active. Only human kills end your session.
• Improved dialog polish: consistent label styles, your name is now required to buy in, and a "Get OWT to Play" button appears when your balance is zero.
• Overhauled the game dialog with clearer onboarding copy, labeled inputs, a Size note, and updated instructions explaining the buy-in and cash-out flow.
• Fixed wallet targeting — the game now correctly connects to Base mainnet instead of Base Sepolia testnet.
• Added a direct "Get OWT on Aerodrome" link inside the game dialog so you can top up without leaving the page.
• Early player airdrop: the first 1,000 wallets to connect each earn 2 OWT automatically.
• The prize pool and signer gas balance are now monitored automatically to keep payouts running smoothly.
• New dark game theme with color-coded stat cards — OWT earnings, kill count, and score are now much easier to read at a glance.
• Web3 integration is live: connect your MetaMask wallet, buy in with OWT, cash out your winnings, and earn OWT for every human kill.
• Redesigned game dialog with a stats table, wallet footer, and live player count.

18 May 2023

• Improved StarField display.
• Gamepad A button can now be used to enter the playfield.

9 May 2023

• Converted site to Installable PWA.
• Fixed weird bug that sometimes causes starfield to disappear and sprites to flash.

11 March 2023

• Added game controllers as an input device.
• Increased the max humans per playfield to 100.
• Now there's always at least 100 players on each playfield, regardless of how many human players there are.

03 October 2022

• Replaced Earth map with stars.
• Increased Playfield size to 10x10 Sectors.

15 March 2021

• Added a ton of teambots and got rid of most of the regular bots.
• Now restricting number of bots according to how many humans are on the playfield.

03 June 2020

• Switched all Tony Manso references to Oddbeaker.

• Bots now start to die off when there's at least 3 humans on the playfield.

10 December 2018

• Rearranged the main dialog to be more user-friendly.
• Moved ad off of main dialog.
• Fixed a bug that caused ads to serve up while player is playing.

31 October 2018

• Now using more reliable method for storing player settings.

29 October 2018

• Fixed a bug where humans using TeamBot's Team Code can track bot locations.
• Fixed bug where cloacked ship was showing smoke trails.
• Tweaked the number of bots allowed according to how many humans are playing.
• Removed references to SpaceBlaster.
• Fixed a bug in leaderboard that was caused by removing the Sector column.

13 October 2018

• Put 10 of the Bots into a Team. They are ruthless, too! And no you can't join their team.
• Players and Team Bots now join playfield at location of highest scoring team member.
• Removed Sector from high scores.
• Added Bomb button for mobile display.
• Fixed some security issues.

18 September 2018

• Added smoke trails to ships and HomingPhoton!
• Disable sounds when browser loses focus.
• New weapon: MegaShield. It's awesome!

16 September 2018

• Increased the max number of bots to 40 when there's less than 3 players connected.

14 September 2018

• Video ads now only show up when you first play and after you have been lurking for a while but not playing.

10 September 2018

• Fixed a bug where cloaking device ignored team code if team codes did not match case.
• Fixed the sounds that broke when I reduced the number of frames per second sent by the server.

07 January 2018

• Improved look of shield as it grows.
• Different ships are now at different speeds. Small ships turn faster but move slower than big ships.
• Dumbed down the bots a bit so they are not so ruthless.
• Improved visibility of player names and mobile controls.
• New, improved "Achievement" graphic for sharing on social media.

22 December 2017

• Video ad timer now starts after the first time player enters the playfield.
• Fixed typo in last achievement message.

17 December 2017

• Fixed bug where team codes were case sensitive.
• Fixed bug where HomingPhoton was chasing team players even though not hurting them.

10 December 2017

• Finally got Achievement sharing working!
• Fixed an alignment bug in video ads on mobile.

08 December 2017

• Changed all references to SpaceBlaster.
• New temporary achievement image until I can get an artist to make me one.
• Added shadows to high score text for better visibility over snowy areas.
• Updated google analytics code.

07 December 2017

• Initial release. Still needs graphics for splash screen and achievements.