Nuclear Throne

Nuclear Throne
Developer: Vlambeer Publisher: Vlambeer Platform: Windows Released internationally: December 5, 2015 This game has unused playable characters. This game has unused enemies. This game has unused objects. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused items. This game has revisional differences.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

Nuclear Throne is a game about mutants fighting in a post-apocalyptic wasteland to reach the Nuclear Throne.

To do: The stuff on this page and graphics. Also update history. Nuclear Throne for Steam also has a "betas" feature, and you can go to earlier versions. These include update #1, #19 (mod support), and #79.

Removed Content

Weapons

Sentry Gun

A bullet weapon that costs 24 ammo to use and throws out a sentry that shoots at enemies for you. Removed in Update 46. Still available in the main game via hacking.

Ion Cannon

A rather unfinished energy weapon that causes plasma explosions at your cursor. Removed in Update 93. Still available in the main game via hacking.

Party Gun

A party popper that costs no ammo, does minimal damage, and dropped from the first enemy you kill. Added in Update 46 to celebrate Nuclear Throne's "birthday" for one year of development. Removed in Update 47. Still available in the main game via hacking.

Characters

Y.C.

Y.C., or Yung Cuz, a character normally seen in-game sitting on a couch playing video games, has sprites for a playable character. He has no active or passive ability, but the names of his abilities have been found.

LIL BUDDY

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Big Dog

Big Dog, a boss normally encountered in the Scrapyard area, was added in as a character for April Fools in Update 67. He started with 300 health, and could spin with left click, and shoot missiles with right click. He was unlocked by killing Big Dog, and was removed from the game in Update 68 a week later.

Enemies

Ghost Guardian

An enemy in the Palace that would charge at you and move through walls. Removed in Update 37 and replaced by the Dog Guardian.

Big Fish

There exists two different instances of this boss, with different attacks.

Props

Palace

Several pieces of furniture that used to appear in the Palace, which could be destroyed.

Birthday Cake

A nuclear birthday cake to celebrate the game being in development for a year. Added in Update 47 and removed shortly after.

Crowns

Opposite Crown

This crown made rare floor tiles common and common tiles rare. It was removed due to not looking very good and messing up gameplay. Removed in Update 16.

Crown of Choice

This crown let you only take one weapon through a portal, with an extra chest on the next level. Removed in Update 58 and replaced with Crown of Risk in Update 76.

Crown of Explosions

This crown caused 3 small explosions to be added to every big explosion, except for blood explosions. Combined with Crown of Death in Update 76.

Redesigned Content

To do: Props, ESP in The Palace.

Enemies

Before	After	Changes
		The gator found in the sewers originally had a cigarette in his mouth, and had a lighter color. Once they had sight of the player, they would spit out their cigarette. In a later update, they gave him a darker color in order to see him better in-game. Updates later, they removed the cigarette from his mouth, to ensure an "E for Everyone" rating.
		Crown Guardians not only had a different sprite, but a different attack as well. It fired 5 green projectiles in 5 different angles. They were temporarily removed in Update #79, and re-implemented in update #93. It gave the guardian a new sprite, alongside a new attack.
		Crystal Spiders used to be purple, then were changed to a light green color in Update 23 to make them easier to see on the purple terrain. They were then changed to orange to provide more contrast in Update 61.
		Big Dog's missiles used to be a dull gray, which was hard to see in the midst of battle. They were changed to have a striped pattern in Update 72, then were animated in Update 81.
		The small green rats' appearance was changed slightly in Update 93 to tell them apart from the regular small rats.

Props

Before	After	Changes
		The pedestal that would hold the crown at the end of a crown vault was changed from a pair of hands to a glowing emblem on the ground.
		The proto statues were changed from a statue resembling a man, to one with the same emblem from the crown vault.
		The small generators in the Palace were given a bit more visual flair.

Characters

Before	After	Changes
		Robot's B-Skin was changed from purple to blue, due to the change of high-tech things coloring from purple to blue.
		Melting's color changed to make him more sickly looking, and to resemble Steroids skin tone less.
		Plant's B-skin changed to resemble Sonic.
		Crystal changed to resemble character portrait more.
		Steroids' B-Skin tank top color changed from white to black, a headband was added, and his skin tone was changed slightly.

Weapons

Before	After	Changes
		High-tech weapons, such as laser, plasma, and hyper weapons, originally had a purple color. This was changed to blue for unknown reasons.
		The jackhammer was originally designed as a chainsaw.
		The wrench was originally a sledgehammer, and was changed into a wrench in Update 51, with the golden variant being changed in Update 52. At the same time, a new weapon was added with the name and sprite of the sledgehammer.

Mutations

To do: There is a lot more icons found in U19 and U1! Go search!

Before	After	Changes
		Prior to Update 4, Boiling Veins was named Fire Eater, and provided full immunity to explosions. In Update 4, the mutation was renamed to Boiling Veins, and provided immunity to fire and explosions when under 50% health, and later on under 4 health. In Update 8, the icon was changed, and changed again in Update 67.
		The icon for Gamma Guts used to have Melting in it, then was changed in Update 8 to feature Eyes instead.
		In Update 63, both Racing Mind and Shotgun Fingers got new icons and names, being Trigger Fingers and Shotgun Shoulders respectively.