Oct 11, 2023

Bloons TD Battles 2 - samninjakiwi

New Features

New Hero: Star Captain Jericho
- The space-faring winner of the community hero vote!
- Send trapped bloons that put your opponent into debt when popped.
- Smuggle your rushes through hyperspace to get them past your opponent’s front line.
New Map: Precious Space
- Inspired by u/SuperPsou’s winning entry to the community map contest!
- Activate the lasers to destroy placeable asteroids in exchange for cash.
- How many can you afford to destroy while keeping enough room to defend?
- You can find Precious Space in Ranked games in White Wasteland and above, as well as Casual, Private, and Event games.
New Bling Season
- 12 new season cosmetics including the Too Early emote and the Magical Teleportation placement animation for the Wizard Monkey.
- Get sneaky with Quincy’s Silent Hunter showcase.
- Make them an offer they can’t refuse with the Don Obyn showcase for Ocean Obyn.

General Changes

Club Membership
- Club Membership is now better value than ever!
- Club Members now earn x2 Monkey Money rewards.
- Club Membership now includes the Banana Boost, earning 2x Golden Bananas from Bling Quests with no daily quest limit.
Named Monkey and Prestige Toggles
- It is now possible to hide your monkey names and prestige badges.
- Find this option in the settings menu.

Balance Changes

Tower Boost
- Tower Boost initial cooldown 30s -> 20s
- We have reduced tower boost’s initial cooldown so that it is more accessible in the tricky early rounds of Speed Battles, as a lot of towers struggle here.
Dart Monkey
- 3xx Spike-o-pult now allows re-hitting targets after bouncing
- 4xx Juggernaut now allows re-hitting targets after bouncing
- 5xx Ultra-Juggernaut now allows re-hitting targets after bouncing
- Allowing juggernaut projectiles to re-hit bloons after bouncing is a core mechanism of the tower in BTD6, so we are adding it to Battles 2 as well. We are also extending this to the Spike-o-pult like btd6 recently did, as Dart Monkey could definitely do with this small improvement.
Boomerang Monkey
- xx5 MOAB Domination: $55k -> $52k
- We have given MOAB Domination some decent damage buffs in the past, but it’s still pricey for what it does, so we think a small price cut is a fair adjustment.
Tack Shooter
- x4x Blade Maelstrom: crosspathing with xx1 now changes the ability rotation direction to counter-clockwise
- 5xx Inferno Ring: 510 Tack’s Meteor has 1 -> 2 pierce, 520 has 2 -> 3 pierce, 501 has 700 -> 1000 damage, and 502 has 1000 -> 1400 damage.
- This Blade Maelstrom change was made to add greater versatility and limit any side advantages. Despite Tack being an incredibly popular tower, Inferno Ring still feels lacking in damage, therefore we have upped its Meteor damage and pierce values when crosspathed.
Monkey Sub
- xx5 Sub Commander: attacks 2x -> 3x faster than xx4
- Sub Commander is a very underutilised tier 5. Since its main strength is buffing other Monkey Subs, it lacks versatility as there are often situations where it isn’t practical to build up an army of subs with it. Therefore, we opted to buff its individual strength so that it can shine more on its own.
Monkey Buccaneer
- 031 Cannonship: cannonball pierce 28 -> 35
- 031 Cannonship: frags pierce 1 -> 2
- We’re bringing over some changes from BTD6 that felt reasonable for this game too, buffing the rarely-used Cannonship upgrade.
Heli Pilot
- x5x Special Poperations: cash crate ability will now also trigger all other cash crate abilities
- x5x Special Poperations: cash crate ability no longer shares button space in the ability quickbar with tier 4 cash crate abilities.
- We’ve extended the change that we did to Sniper’s ability to Heli Pilot, as it is a nice quality of life change that fits here as well.
Mortar Monkey
- 3xx Shell Shock: $950 -> $1100
- xx2 Burny Stuff: $600 -> $700
- Mortar has still been incredibly strong even with the previous nerfs. The last 3xx stun duration change didn’t appear to have much of an impact, so we have opted for a price increase as well. Burny stuff and signal flare also stand out as being exceptionally efficient options, so we have increased the xx2 price. Also note that we have fixed a bug that caused mortar’s targeting to be significantly more accurate than intended.
Dartling Gunner
- 5xx Ray of Doom: now deals +55 bonus damage to the first target hit
- Ray of Doom is designed to be a high-pierce tower that effectively deals with large amounts of grouped bloons. However, due to this, it performs incredibly poorly against individual tough bloons, such as a single BAD. We felt that it should perform better against these types of bloons considering its extremely high price tag, therefore we added this change to improve its single target damage considerably.
Druid
- x5x Spirit of the Forest: Jungle’s Bounty ability will now also trigger all other Jungle’s Bounty abilities
- x5x Spirit of the Forest: Jungle’s Bounty ability no longer shares button space in the ability quickbar with tier 4 Jungle’s Bounty abilities.
- x5x Spirit of the Forest: Jungle’s Bounty ability cash $1k -> $1.5, end of round cash $3k -> $2.5k
- Like with Heli Pilot and Sniper, this nice quality of life change fits very well for Druid’s ability too. We’ve also shuffled some of the cash amounts to distinguish the tier 5 ability from the tier 4, so that it can have its own button space in the ability quickbar.
Sentai Churchill
- Level 1: Pierce per explosion 5 -> 4 (carries over to future levels, so 7 -> 6 at level 2, 10 -> 9 at level 11)
- Level 3 High Energy Shells: ability reduces attack cooldown by 45% -> 42%
- Sentai Churchill is extremely strong in the early game for its cost. Not much gets past its ability either, so minor adjustments have been made to both.
Pat Fusty
- Level 6: stuns bloons for 0.3 -> 0.45 seconds
- We’re making a small buff to encourage Pat Fusty to be utilised more, since he has fallen off in popularity in the highest arenas.

Bug Fixes

Fixed Mortar attacks being significantly more accurate than they should be.
Fixed Sentai Churchill using Captain Churchill’s voice lines when tapped.
Various text fixes
Fixed Banana Farmer icon appearing with low resolution in game.
Fixed Engineer Traps, Obyn’s trees, etc spawning over the empty lift shaft on Bloon Bot Factory.
Fixed bloons sometimes getting stuck in a loop when affected by the Ninja Monkey’s distraction.
Fixed Engineer’s sentries not spawning with the same targeting as the Engineer.
Fixed incorrect sell values for towers in No Pain, No Gain games.

Update Video: https://youtu.be/vDlFBqluFpc

Let us know your feedback in the comments and happy gaming! :D

Oct 11, 2023

A Sneak Peek into the Early Access Launch Content

Forgive Me Father 2 - FQ_MichalC

Greetings Cultists,

With the Early Access release of Forgive Me Father 2 getting close, we thought it would be a good time to share a few more details about the insanity that you'll be able to dive into next week.

There will be 10 levels for you to explore and battle Lovecraftian horrors in - you can only experience the first two in the free demo that's available right now (and will be right until the game launches on October 19), so let's start off with a preview of what awaits you in level #5, the Cathedral, shall we?

But we are here today to share, so here it is - the full list of levels available at launch of Forgive Me Father 2 Early Access!

Level 1 - Asylum

Level 2 - Port

Level 3 - Shipyard

Level 4 - Sanctuary

Level 5 - Cathedral

Level 6 - Trenches

Level 7 - Front Line

Level 8 - Villa

Level 9 - Abandoned Tunnels

Level 10 - Sinking Station

But what kind of a boomer shooter would it be without a varied weapons selection, right? Not to worry, we got you covered! Take a look at the 10 awesome instruments of destruction you will be able to wreak havoc with:

Knife

Axe

Revolver

Pistol

Pump Shotgun

Double Barrel Shotgun

Rifle

Grenade Launcher

Rocket Launcher

Mortar

Can you feel all this new knowledge gnawing at your mind? Can you taste the oh so sweet sensation of Madness creeping in? Good! Give in, don't resist, and just imagine, in a precious few days you will be able to tap into your insanity and unleash absolute mayhem on your foes with the following special abilites:

Resistance - Madness makes your pain go away, making you almost indestructible. Significantly reduces incoming damage from all sources.
Haste - Makes you the fastest gunman in the universe. Significantly boost your fire rate and reload speed.
Lifesteal - Who needs med kits when you have this? A percentage of damage you deal heals your wounds.
Might - Makes you feel more powerful than ever, but at what cost? Madness fills your body and weapons, causing you to deal additional damage to enemies.

We hope these insights into the nightmares that await you soon have NOT sated your curiousity, merely piqued it. If you haven't yet, try the DEMO that's available on Forgive Me Father 2's Store Page, perhaps that will increase your cravings for Madness even more!

Make sure to wishlist Forgive Me Father 2 to always stay up to date on all related news, and don’t forget to drop by our Discord to chat with us and other players as well!

We are looking forward to seeing you in the game soon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272250/Forgive_Me_Father_2/

Oct 11, 2023

Patch 8.00 – Brawlhalloween, Sticky Bomb, & Local Tournament Support!

Brawlhalla - pablo

The spookiest season is here. Ghouls, goblins, and all manner of creatures of Demon Island gather to celebrate Brawlhalloween! Ring in the frightening festivities with 2 new spine-tingling Skins for Arcadia and Wu Shang. Claim the first ever Brawlhalloween Sidekick -- Diablo and the new seasonal Emojis. To find these and even more Halloween treats, just follow the candy corn in Mallhalla!

For those in pursuit of Glory, and the coveted Valhallan Rank, Ranked Season 30 begins next week on October 18th.

Make a toast to 8 years of Brawlhalla! Save the date because the festivities begin on November 1st

Patch 8.00 also includes the new Gadget – Sticky Bomb – graduating from test features into all queues! We’ve also made game improvements and bug fixes.

To catch the latest Brawlhalla news and content, be sure to follow us on Twitter, Twitch, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Discord, and TikTok!

The spooky season of trick or treat and frightening feats is here! We’re celebrating Brawlhalloween starting today by opening up the crypt underneath Mallhalla. There you’ll find 18 seasonal Skins, including new ones for Arcadia and Wu Shang, a brand new Sidekick, Emojis, Ofrenda 2023 Podium, Colors, and more! Just follow the trail of candy corn and you won’t lose your way.

See the list below for all the exclusive treats:

Skins:

Diabolical Doll Arcadia

“Watch out for your teddy bear.”

Wanna brawl until… THE END?? Beware this haunted doll’s Ornate Scissorblade Greatsword and Stuffing Spear!

Cthu’shang

“Dark forces spur the beginnings of this Great One's domination.”

The Deep One breaks through the lagoon’s surface with Rotten Oar Spear and Chainbreakers Gauntlets.

Mad Doctor Ulgrim

“His last patient was Petra and look at her now!”

With an Extra Large Scalpel and Skull Saw, Ulgrim finds unconventional uses for his (now revoked) M.D.

Termin-gator Onyx

“Croc cyborgs don’t feel pain.”

Alligator? Crocodile? Either way, Ulgrim’s latest medical experiment is on the loose. Armed with Judgment Claws and Swamp Serum… She’ll be back.

Ray of the Dead

“RIP: Rayman is Phantasmic.”

Of course they celebrate Halloween in the Glade of Dreams! No one is more excited than Rayman with his sugar skull inspired face paint, Calaveraxe, and Saints & Souls Gauntlets.

Demon Rider Artemis

“Anybody can ride a Rocket Lance. The trouble begins when you try to land with it.”

Witness Artemis and her unmatched command of stunts and the badlands. She’s ready for any terrain with her Dirt Road Drill Rocket Lance and Adrenaline Rush Scythe.

Corpse Bride Mirage

“Here comes the bride, all dressed to fight!”

Not even death will part Mirage from her true love. She re-enters the Great Halls from beyond the grave armed with her Scythe and Spear: In Sickness and In Health.

Werewolf Thatch

“It’s high moon.”

Things are looking pretty hairy for this ‘ol pirate. Be sure to beware of the full moon, or you might fall prey to his Haunted Incisor Sword or Wolf’s Howl Blasters.

Dusk Till Dawn

“He vants to take your elo!”

This elven king becomes a different kind of nobleman for the Brawlhalloween season. Just don’t let him get too close, his teeth and Immortal Pike are as pointy as his ears. The Blood Keepsake Orb can’t be good either.

Petra Reanimated

“Consult your doctor.”

SHE LIVES! Avoid the grasp of Petra’s Gauntlets – Horror & Fright, and the cruel sting of Von Evilstein’s Heart.

Skel-asuri

“She’s got a bone to pick!”

Cat got your… flesh? The fiery spirit that possesses Asuri’s skeleton is just as fierce. Beware, her Bone Claw Katars are as sharp as her Sword, Joint Pain.

Werebat Ragnir

“Like a bat out of Helheim.”

This bat is right-side-up and ready to brawl! He uses his finely attuned senses to best his opponents with his Sonar Slicer Katars and The Monster Slash Axe.

Immortal Caspian

“When you’re a vampire thief, the stakes are always high.”

Caspian’s blue blood seems to be in short supply these days, so your own blood will have to suffice. Look out for the attack of his Vampiric Embrace Gauntlets and his Bloodletting Katars.

The Monster Gnash

“Graveyard smaaaash!”

Everyone’s favorite monster is getting ready to MASH his opponents with his Headache Hammer and Hand-Saw Spear.

Punkin Spice Yumiko

“In every town, village, and city. There is no escape. Ever.”

It’s Punkin Spice season, and Yumiko isn’t taking prisoners with her ded Bow and LOL RIP Hammer.

Demonkin Diana

“Be careful what you ask for”

This half-blood is all-in on taking you down. Her Wicked Wings Bow and Brimstone Blasters will send you to the not-so-pearly gates below.

Horseman Lucien

“They say his spirit haunts the roadways to this very day.”

This pompous undead Count thinks himself a gourd. Even in his current state he threatens dissidents with his Haunting Blade Katars and his trusty Blasters, Ghost and Goblin.

Bewitching Scarlet

“Nice night for a hex.”

She’ll put a spell on you with her Dark Cauldron Hammer and Witching Broom.
Bonus: Angry Magic Hat poses with Scarlet’s actions!

Sidekick

Diablo – “The most haunting of friends!”

New Brawlhalloween seasonal Sidekick!
Arcadia’s building an army of possessed stuffed animals.

Emojis

New Brawlhalloween seasonal Emojis!

Ray of the Dead Thumbs Up – “Always brush your teeth after eating candy!”
Punkin Spice 1 More – “Trick or treat!”
Horseman Cackle – “Mua-ha-ha-hah!!” – An animated Emoji!

Emote
Skeleton Dance - “Doot doot.”

Have a fun spooky time with a skeleton friend while dancing to some unique tunes.

Podium

Ofrenda 2023 – “An offering for our KO’d Brawlers.”

The expression on the sugar skull’s face changes depending on the Podium’s state! (Ready/Idle, Lock In, Victory, & Defeat)
Exclusive updated art for 2023!
Featuring unique sound and visual FX.

KO Effect

Jac-KO-Lantern – “Smashing pumpkins into tiny pieces of debris!”

An exclusive KO Effect for Brawlhalloween.

Avatars

Pumpkin Pyre – “Ghostly fire makes everything better!”

An animated Avatar!

RIP – “Rest In Pieces.”

Purchasable with your hard-earned Gold!

Colors

Haunting Colors – “Gloom of night and glow of flame.”

Give your opponents a scare with these purple, black, and orange colors.
Available for every Legend!

Brawlhalloween 2023 also features:

A new annual exclusive “Vraxx in Disguise” Title Reward given to players that log on during the event.
Pumpkins spread across a few Brawlhalla Maps!

After much testing and community feedback in Experimental, the new Gadget – Sticky Bomb – is graduating into all queues!

The Sticky Bomb attaches to a player when thrown and detonates after a short time. See below for full details!

When thrown, this Gadget attaches to a player and blinks in red for a short time until it detonates.
It can be passed to another player by running into them.

In addition to the recent update which unlocks stances in local tournament lobbies, we have now added the ability for players to be renamed in local (offline) tournaments! Now when hosting a local tournament you can have custom names visible on streams and recordings instead of only seeing "Player 1", "Player 2", etc.

This feature is currently available on PC & Mac, and PlayStation 4 & 5.

To give players a custom name:

Go to “Couch Party” in the “Offline Play” screen.
Open the “Settings” menu and select the “Lobby” tab.
Select either “Tournament 1v1” or “Tournament 2v2” and then select “Confirm”.
In the “Manage Party” menu on the top left hand side, select the player you want to change the name of.
On the popup screen that appears, select “rename”
Type your new display name in the new popup screen, and press “Enter when completed”
Enjoy your custom display name for the duration of the offline tournament!

Let’s make a toast to 8 years of Brawlhalla! Artemis and Diana have put together their best celebratory outfits. A new Sidekick also joins the party, along with 3 new Emojis dressed to the nines. Save the date, the festivities begin on November 1st!

Even more Switchcraft mayhem! Get a teammate and jump into this crazy 2v2 Stock battle. Pick 3 Legends and watch their Weapons and Signatures get jumbled up. Battle equally scrambled opponents and try to knock out all 6 of their Stocks first to win!

2v2 Teams
3 Stocks for each player
Last team standing wins!

“Big Icon” damage indicators now appear the same color as the damage indicator next to the top right of the screen.

Art & Animation

Updates to the animated Miami Dome Background.

Gameplay

For the Nintendo Switch, we fixed a bug where the camera mode can now change during a match while in handheld mode.
Fixed a rare crash during rollbacks.
Fixed an occasional desync related to using a Sidekick Summoner Horn with no Weapons in the lobby.

Art & Animation

The Chaos Harvester Scythe Weapon Skin now animates properly when equipped by Loki.

Fixed a bug that allowed players to click on menu buttons while a sponsored video is playing.
Loki’s base Weapon Names now display correctly. “Tethered Plane” Scythe & “Realm Etchers” Katars.

Fully armored and ready to fight! Claim the Cindergard Bundle, which includes:

Cindergard Thor Skin
Thor Legend Unlock
Sol Smasher Hammer Weapon Skin

This promotion is available for all Amazon Prime members in supported regions to unlock for free. Claim your loot at brawlhalla.com/prime.

This weekend we’ll be hosting the Autumn Royale! The top performers from North America, South America, and Europe will compete in singles matches live in Atlanta, Georgia to see who will be the true monarch of the 2023 Autumn Championship.

As the players battle for their honor, tune in to the stream to earn exclusive viewership rewards. The longer you watch, the more you earn! Rewards include:

RGB Bow Weapon Skin
“Sweet Tooth” Title Reward
Esports v.4 Color Scheme

To learn more about Brawlhalla Esports Year Eight, visit brawlhalla.com/esports.

The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features Nix, Zariel, Petra, Jiro, Lord Vraxx, Sidra, Brynn, Sentinel, and Mako.

Nix – Led by a thousand year hunt, this reaper, armed with both Blasters and Scythe, has found herself a new bounty in Valhalla.
Zariel – The Celestial, a warrior deity of Holy Justice, who abides in blessed Elysium. Zariel uses Gauntlets and Bow to take down both Demon hordes and any warrior participating in the Grand Tournament.
Petra – Having been set free from Terminus, Petra sets her eyes on Valhalla with her Orb, Gauntlets, and Darkheart powers.
Jiro – Trained as a child by a powerful and secret shinobi family, Jiro comes into the arena with not only Scythe and Sword but shadow clones as well!
Lord Vraxx – This feared warlord dominates his opponents with Rocket Lance and Blasters. Now join the Zhaktari in kneeling before him or your planet will be destroyed!
Sidra – Known for her legendary and fearless raids, the Corsair Queen is prepared to fight with her Sword and Cannon!
Brynn – Competing for the pure joy of it, this Valkyrie has seen many victories due to her skill with the Axe and Spear.
Sentinel – The first and greatest costumed superhero in America has come to Asgard, finding those who need protecting and vanquishing injustice with his Katars and Hammer.
Mako – The ultimate apex predator from The Sea, Mako, with her Greatsword and Katars, aims to make fish meat out of her opponents in the Grand Tournament.