Bombergrounds: Reborn News

We’re patching the game to version 0.8.8 of Bombergrounds: Battle Royale.

This patch has some balance changes to the bat but also fixed some performance issues and crashes.

Please read through the patch notes to get a better understanding of what we have changed since last patch.


Patch delivery & details
Details
Previous live version: 0.8.7 (all platforms)
Updates to: 0.8.8 (all platforms)

Delivery date/time
We are going to patch immediately.

Downtime expected
15-60 minutes depending on difficulties.

Patch notes
Balance changes

Nerfed bat swing range
Updated bomb hit direction logic
Game Server changes

Fixed matchmaking disconnection bugs
Fixed lag issues on-hit with the bat
Client changes

Added feedback notifications for purchases
Fixed crashes after updating to a new version
Fixed being stuck on blue screen on startup (can’t log in)
Fixed being stuck on blue screen after switching accounts

Hello Ducklings!
Version 0.8.7 of Bombergrounds: Battle Royale is now out.

This patch adds The Artist Battle Pass (Season 1), The Artist Chest along with an entirely new map & soundtrack, “Candy Land”.

New features

• Battle Pass: Season 1
  
• New Lootbox: Artist Lootbox
  
• New Map: Candy Land
  
• New Soundtrack: Candy Land theme
  
• A total of 8 new sets of skins will be added this patch, along with emojis, faces and more which will be attainable through various functions of the in-game store, battle pass and lootboxes.
  

The Battle Pass will be sold for 200 gems. The Battle Pass includes 30 levels of progress, and fulfilling these reward tiers gives you exclusive never-to-be-seen-again loot!

Balance changes

• Melee – Raised melee stun/hit range by 0.15.
  
• Melee – Changed hit area from rectangle to cone, only front attack.
  

Game Server changes

• Bugfix – Water bomb bug has been fixed.
  
• Bugfix – Timestep issue on bombs has been fixed, which made some bombs explode on another square on the server than the client shows (also known as: “the bomb exploded on the wrong block” or “invislbe explosion” bug).
  
• Various hack-prevention changes. For game integrity reasons we will not disclose exactly what was fixed.
  

Client changes

• Performance – Better bomb pooling, the game should now be FPS-stuttering less in-game on all devices.
  
• UI – Small changes to existing UI.
  
• Graphics – Added Battle Pass info popup, and info-screen.
  
• Graphics – Added Battle Pass screen.
  

Hello everyone!
Rejoice! The first big patch is here – version 0.8.6.

This patch mostly fixes bugs and problems with the game that you have reported during the past two weeks of play. We take these bugs seriously and we want to fix them before adding more content. We will address new content in the next patch.

Firstly, we want to thank everyone that has reported bugs in our Discord channel. Secondly, we’ve had a few setbacks that have delayed this patch that have been outside of our control, so we want to thank you deeply for supporting us and our development. 🙂



Patch delivery & details
Details
Previous live version: 0.8.3 (all platforms)
Updates to: 0.8.6 (all platforms)

Delivery date/time
We are going to patch immediately.

Downtime expected
30 minutes to 1 hour.

Patch notes
Region changes

Added region – SEA (Singapore)
Added region – South America (Sao Paolo)
Queue – The region you are queueing towards is now shown in the queueing status text.
Balance changes

Balance – Minimum amount of stars that can drop from a dead player is raised to 3.
Balance – Maximum distance to pick up an item has been lowered and stabilized a bit.
Game Server changes

Bugfix – Bombs falling into water no longer disappears on the client but explodes on the server (invisible bombs bug)
Bugfix – Bombs falling into wall objects no longer happens (invisible bombs bug)
Bugfix – Double items from crates is now resolved. It should now give the appropriate amount of items
Bugfix – Coins not being received after lv 50
Bugfix – Being able to easily clip through wall blocks that are placed in a certain manner
Stability – Fixed disconnect loop when reconnecting bug
Stability – Added dynamic region support
Client changes

Performance – Lowered texture resolution a bit more
Performance – Lowered resolution for low/mid settings, your game should look worse in these settings but perform better FPS wise.
Performance – Recent friends list is now overwritten every time a new game ends, so it does not store all players in a huge list.
Performance – Added a FPS/Latency setting to be able to diagnose ping/fps while playing.
Stability – The “game starting…” bug but a game never stars, should be fixed.
Controls – Added a “fixed joystick” setting for mobile
Controls – Added keybind options for PC/Mac
Login – Auto-log in with Gigantic Duck ID: It is now possible to log in automatically after using a Gigantic Duck ID. It will be saved for as long as you don’t log into another account (like a guest account or another Gigantic Duck ID).
Login – You can now click “log in with Gigantic Duck ID” instead of having to create a new username.
UI – Some Lobby UI parts were showing while in-game.
UI – Opening chests should now update the status of the item you got accordingly (the checkmark).
UI – Fixed profile stats not scaling properly
UI – Fixed profile “time played” not showing the correct time
UI – Fixed profile screen player name scaling bug
UI – Fixed “logging in” status when picking a wrong or unavailable username on registration (visual bug)
UI – Extended hit area for Exit & Settings buttons
UI – Added discord and twitter buttons
UI – Fixed gameoverscreen stats bug (“11:11, 11, level 50”)
UI – Fixed “link account” button not animating sometimes
UI – Added text feedback about current queue region
UI – Fixed steam shop page displaying wrong currency in some countries
UI – Updated region settings dropdown
UI – Updated resolution settings to use users screen (Desktop)
Graphics – Fixed Picnic Bear helmet texture
Content Creator changes

Added streamer settings:
1. Hide chat
2. Hide names
3. Block friend requests

We are happy to announce that Bombergrounds is now public on Steam!
You can now wishlist Bombergrounds:Battle Royale to get notifications about updates and news about the game.