Battle Bands Early Access Patch Notes #17

Early Access Patch #17 is here and it brings The Compendium letting you see all of your triumphs, unlocks and the secrets of Riff City and its denizens. Along with this addition is another set of balance updates and bug fixes as we prepare for Riff City's spooky Halloween event starting October 24th.

The Compendium:

Collectibles, Lore, Card information, Player Statistics, and more! There is nothing you can't find in the brand new Compendium!

Timeline:

View the ongoing history of Riff City as the world changes.

Local Legends:

Check out all the bands in Riff City, view their decks, outfits, and unlockable cosmetics.

Moments & Gear:

Track your discoveries as you play - new player stats for both Gear and Moments.





and much more!

Balance Changes and Fixes:

General:

• Card Removal in Royale now costs $25 more per use instead of $15.
  
• Hype Goal of Round 5 increased by 25 to 225.
  
• Hype Goal of Finale increased by 50 to 350.
  
• "All Seeing Eyeballs" Gear added in a few Royale and Tour vendors.
  
  
• Misspelling of Sauce in outro to "Freetos Four Piece" fixed.
  
• "Yapper" mask thumbnail fixed.
  
• "Fiery Solarpunk Wheels" van skin cleaned up.
  
• Problem where Card Details Screen would become disabled in between some Royale matches has been fixed.
  

Bot Changes:

• Finale Royale Bots have fewer weak cards and more upgrades.
  
• "Freetos Four Piece" Tour level 3 -1 Energy, Tour level 4 -1 Energy, Tour level 6 -1 Energy.
  
• "Coin Ops" Tour Level 3 -1 Energy.
  
• "Scrap Titan" Tour Level 5 -1 Energy, -1 Max Hand Size.
  
• "Sirens Call" Tour Level 6 -1 Energy, -1 card draw.
  
• "Skidmarks" Tour Level 6 -1 Energy.
  

Card Changes:

• "Matching Beat" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Jacked Up" "Ruthless" added.
  
• "Soft Noodlin" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Burning"
  
• "Fun Hook" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Defensive" "Fierce" added.
  
• "Joke With Buddies" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Safe" "Hard" added.
  
• "Inside Joke" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Burning" "Incredible" added. Bot Weights updated.
  
• "Relaxing Bridge" upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Burning" "Informative" added.
  
• "Audacious Lick" upgrade "More" replaced with "Heavy"
  
• "Smashing Rhythm" -1 hype.
  
• "Really Appreciate The Band" now tier 3 from tier 2.
  
• "Wild Jam" -7 protection from opponent on complete.
  
• "Exciting Beat" Exhausts.
  
• "Soft Sticks" tier 4 from tier 3.
  
• "Muted Keys" Exhausts.
  
• "Head Shake" on discard draws band no longer band and self.
  
• "Reminiscent Riff" costs 1 energy gives 1 base hype.
  
• "Shake It Off" band Draws 2 on discard.
  
• "Sad Notes" +1 hype.
  
• "Rapid Retry" no longer gives hype on discard, Draws 4 on play.
  
• "Dramatic Keys" -1 Max Energy on play only lasts 2 turns.
  
• "Awe Inspiring Refrain" -2 Max energy for self on play now lasts only 3 turns.
  
• "Loud Riff" added "Super" upgrade.
  
• "Loud Lick" added "Reminder" upgrade.
  
• "Loud Keys" added "Safe" upgrade.
  
• "Heavy" Upgrade gives 1 more hype.
  
• "Defensive" Upgrade bot weights updated to reflected added value.
  
• "Selectively" Upgrade now discards a card from your hand on play, draws on sweep.
  

We are excited to hear your feedback on the changes and on the Compendium and look forward to updating it as development continues!

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