Battle Bands Update 1.1

 

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Our first Community Update after full release brings a ton of balance changes, bug fixes, and quality of life updates brought to our attention after release! This not only includes Card changes, but new Gear, the variant arenas from Tour in Royale Mode, Moment updates and everything that we could think of to make Battle Bands Better for all of you!

 

With that in mind All Instrument Experience is DOUBLED!

 

Thank you all for your feedback and keep it coming!

 

Card Balance:

"High Pitched Wail" +3 hype, -1 protection

"Fun Hook" +1 hype

"Kick Drum Drop" gives no hype now, costs no energy.

"Expecting Taps" now adds a "Snare Hit" to hand instead of deck.

"Deft Keys" gives 2 less hype, costs 1 less energy and upgrade "Speedy" replaced with "Burning"

"Peaceful Interlude" +1 hype, -3 capacity and upgrades replaced with "Burning" and "More"

"Killer Keys" -2 hype, -1 energy cost, -1 protection

"Truck Driver" no longer exhausts.

"Distracting" upgrade on Song Sections now discards 2 random opponents card on complete.

"Welcoming" upgrade now gives the Common version on "Acquaintance"

"Gratitude To The Crew" upgrade "Attractive" replaced with "Welcoming"

"Inside Joke" upgrade "Mean" replaced with "Welcoming"

"Loyal Heckler" upgrade "Sacrificial" replaced with "Protective"

"Well Branded" and "Branded" upgrades give -2 and -1 hype respectively.

"Drinks On The Band" upgrade "Well Branded" replaced with "Welcoming"

"Moment To Prepare" upgrade "Attractive" replaced with "Informative"

"Relax" upgrade "Mean" replaced with "Aggressively"

"Fortified Fill" upgrade "Sacrificial" replaced with "Fast"

"Echoing Beats" upgrade "Safe" replaced with "Defensive"

"Calming Brush Taps" now has "Defensive" upgrade

"Dramatic Break" upgrade "Intense" replaced with "Safe"

"Little Mallets" upgrade "Pensive" replaced with "Building"

"Soft Sticks" upgrade "Helpful" replaced with "Extra"

"Comping The Band" upgrade "Happy" replaced with "Speedy"

"Hot Hook" upgrade "Wicked" replaced with "Exploding"

"Up Beat" upgrade "Quickly" replaced with "Safe"

"Exciting Beat" upgrade "Quickly" replaced with "Fast"

"Jazzy Hook" (Drums) upgrade "Incredible" replaced with "Building"

"Jazzy Jaunt" upgrade "Wicked" replaced with "Insulting"

"Exhaustingly Long" gives 1 more hype.

"Engaging" effects all "Quick Riffs" not just those in hand.

"Genius Opener" upgrade "Safe" replaced with "Welcoming"

"Calming Riff" upgrades replaced with "Burning" and "Protective"

"Verse Devoted To The Crew" upgrade "Intense" replaced with "Welcoming"

"Riff Of Genuine Appreciation" added upgrade "Patiently"

"Sacrificial Riff" upgrade "Safe" replaced with "Attractive"

"Well Timed Quiet" upgrade "Incredible" replaced with "Selectively"

"Calming Lick" upgrade "Safe" replaced with "Protective"

"Awe Inspiring Refrain" upgrade "Attractive" replaced with "Protective"

"Sad Notes" upgrade "Mean" replaced with "Ruthless"

"Warming Up" (Keys) upgrade "Attractive" replaced with "Burning"

"Instrumental Jam" upgrade "Wicked" replaced with "Warm"

"Muted Keys" upgrade "Burning" replaced with "Attractive"

"Thought Out Prep" upgrade "Attractive" replaced with "Speedy"

"Overwhelming Lick" upgrade "Too Fast" replaced with "Speedy"

"Intro To The Jam" upgrades replaced with "Speedy" and "Attractive"

"Reckless Prep" upgrade "Well Branded" replaced with "Attractive" also "Aggressively" upgraded added.

 

 

Bug Fixes & Quality of Life Changes:

Band Name Editing no longer has self deletion issues, and also has a max character limit.

Card description text spacing improved.

Fixed issue where non-band leader in a multiplayer tour gets their save overwritten.

Van noises continuing everywhere has been fixed.

Chat bubble in band setup screen no longer covers player faces.

Card Drawing sounds no longer repeatedly play when swapping hands during a match.

Flea vfx added to Rex.

Grand Royale now has its own Opening Moment image.

Local Legends page in the compendium now defaults to showing the first entry. This applies to the Moments, and Gear pages as well.

Sounds Added for redeeming Milestones and leveling Prestige.

Steam Deck on screen keyboard should now open automatically when entering text.

Band Name now highlighted in Opening Moments and Tour Outro text.

On Sweep Section in Guidebook has been clarified.

Added New Iconic Bot to Royale. "Xander" From the "Party Moment" in Tour!

Added Iconic Bot Collection to Compendium.

Added the variant Arenas (Parking Lot, Beach, and Scrapyard) into the Royale rotation!

Moments have been balanced to usually have one option that doesn't take away Morale.

Make a Music Video Moment now has a free option.

Added 5 New Gear built around Exhausting Bummers. These appear in Vendors and Moments.

Final Arena Updated with some Riff City related advertisements!

"Good Friend" Moment typo fixed.

"Laser Focused" option now correctly displays the card removal amount.

Video resolution settings should be more stable on most devices. Text labels no longer collapse.

Siren's Royale Opening Moment option "Built a Boat" adjusted to reward cards correctly.

More GG chats added for Players and Royale bots.

Deck Button now more prominently available on the Tuning screen.

Added more basic chat variations for bots.

Bracket Screen in Royale made more readable with color tint layer.

More chat options added for Band Setup Screen.

Guidebook accessible from the Tuning Screen.

Instrument Experience is doubled so unlocks happen faster!

 

 

 

And that's it for today's update! A big, big thanks to everyone giving us the feedback we need to keep the jams flowing- especially everyone rocking out in our Discord! Be sure to check it out if haven't already and thanks for listening!