Brutal Orchestra News

October 23rd Brutal Orchestra is receiving the Exquisite Corpse, a massive free content update!



Containing:

• 25+ New Items (Including 18 items designed by Contest winners!)
  
• 10 New Achievements
  
• 1 New Quest crossing over with Video Horror Society!
  
• A complete rework of LongLiver enabling him to parasitically invade the bodies of enemies to inflict massive damage and symbiotically protect party members from the inside.
  
• 4+ Other major party member buffs.
  
• 10 gorgeous pieces of boss splash art to really make it clear when you have stepped into the ring.
  
• 10 unique earth shattering boss roars to sell the terror of fighting these foes.
  
• Steam trading cards, backgrounds, badges and more!
  
• An overhauled party member unlock tracker to make it clearer what you have to do to unlock each.
  
• Some super spooky ( and possibly scary) secrets.
  
• And tons of reworks and rebalances!
  

Foreign hands reach for the canvas...
An Exquisite Corpse takes form.



Updates to Brutal Orchestra's Pricing:

Hello!

This section will be considerably less formal/ominous as I want to be very transparent around why we are increasing Brutal Orchestra's price to 19.99 USD (prices will be adjusted to an equivalent in all other territories). This price change will not effect players who have already purchased Brutal Orchestra.

Brutal Orchestra is the largest project Nico and I have ever worked on and we honestly couldn't be more proud of it. The sheer amount of learning and improvement we went through while developing it cannot be put into words, it's truly a project that transformed us as people. However being new developers who had never charged for our work before we severely undervalued our work/time. When it came time to price Brutal Orchestra, we were terrified. We were absolutely frozen solid by the fear of being accused of being greedy, not caring about players or being full of ourselves. When Hellbent Games, our publisher suggested that we price the game at 19.99 USD we (extremely naively) argued that the game should instead be priced at 9.99 USD. This lead to us compromising to a price of 14.99 USD, which honestly was still too low.

Brutal Orchestra is a project Nico and I love working on and we still have so much more we want to add but a price point of 14.99 has proven to be too low, both in how much it brings in the door and how much it limits the price range of the potential DLC we have been slowly cooking in the background.

After seeing people fall in love with Brutal Orchestra and adding numerous small and large content updates, expanding the game beyond what we originally envisioned, we have finally built up the confidence to charge what Brutal Orchestra has honestly deserved since the beginning.

This change will not be immediate as pricing changes take time to be processed by Steam, so you may still have a few days to grab the game before its price update if you really want to squeak in at the 14.99 USD price.



We are extremely excited for what the future of Brutal Orchestra holds.

-Maceo + Nico

Do you hear that? Somewhere not so far away old forgotten dolls are gently rotting and worm-like beings are shifting with new found vitality.

Soon something new is coming to Brutal Orchestra, and we want you to be a part of it.

We are hosting an item design competition for Brutal Orchestra where the 3 best submitted item concepts will be implemented for all Brutal Orchestra users to enjoy as part of our upcoming content update! You can submit as many ideas as you like but in the end only 3 will be chosen.



The contest submission is open until Sept 9th 1pm PST.

The link to submit to the competition can be found in our official Discord server which can be accessed from Brutal Orchestra's main menu or through the link below.

https://discord.gg/TFv8Ypcre6

Alright, I am currently very ill so this update will be a little brief.

We were absolutely blown away by the reception of Brutal Orchestra's Egg of Incubus update, thank you so much to everyone who came back to check it out or has just recently picked up the game!

In other news Brutal Orchestra's OST is now on Spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dwljvvk1tH7EdPZTNLY7g?si=LCDIuPiDQLqW5I_RUdz3Kw&nd=1

And now, the changelog:

Features

• Added a "Backup Save" to prevent the save file from being corrupted when the game gets suddenly closed. (Such as a power outage)
  
• The in-game timer now pauses while the game is paused.
  
• Added Resolution options to the settings menu on the main menu.
  

Party Member Balance

• Kleiver's "Silence" ability now inflicts 1 Scar to the enemy at all levels.
  
• Kleiver's "Cacophony" ability now no longer deals self damage if the attack does not hit an enemy.
  
• Kleiver's "Cacophony" ability now deals 3 indirect self damage instead of 4.
  
• Thype's "Stitches" ability now ignores party member's that cannot be healed.
  

Enemy Balance

• The Conductor ability "Crescendo" now inflicts 1 Scar to the Conductor.
  
• The One Man Band ability "Fine Tuning" now adds 1 Scar to the One Man Band.
  
• The Choir Boy ability "Struggle" has been replaced by "Blissful Agony".
  
• The Choir boy ability "Ring a Bell" is now rarer.
  
• Increased the treasure dropped by the Ungod to 2. (This was originally 1)
  
• Increased the treasure dropped by the Xiphactinus and Gillicus to 2. (This was originally 1)
  
• Rebalanced the Conductor enemy pools. (The double Conductor encounters have less enemies accompanying them)
  
• Removed the double Kekastle encounter from the Far Shore. (Sorry about that one.)
  

Item Balance

• Reworked treasure item "Tondal's Vision"'s associated ability "Abject Rejection" to now deal direct damage.
  
• Reworked shop item "Can O' Worms" to break on first damage instead of being % based.
  
• Reworked treasure item "Gamified Cephalopod" to no longer inflict oil to party members.
  

Achievement Balance

• "The Second Coming" tragedy achievement no longer requires the party member to die to Heaven's ability "Come Home" and instead requires them to die from damage directly dealt by heaven twice during the encounter.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue with the Charcarrion's ability "Marrow Lust" accidentally inflicting Scars to the party.
  
• The status effect "Divine Protection" will not longer redirect damage to party members with 0 health.
  
• Fixed a visual bug that made it appear the player was not gaining currency at the end of combat if the player also gained an item at the end of combat.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the slap replacement ability "Abject Rejection" to deal 1 damage.
  
• Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented Burnout's exit ability from setting all enemy positions on fire.
  
• Fixed an issue where restarting the tutorial could softlock the game.
  
• Fixed an issue with copied party members killing the wrong party member on death.
  

Typo

• Fixed a typo in the ability "Gunk".
  
• Fixed a typo in the item "Can o' Worms".
  
• Fixed a typo in the item "Howling Log".
  
• Fixed a typo in the item "Fist Full of Ash".
  
• Fixed a typo in the description of the Status Effect "Scars".
  
• Fixed a typo in Burnout's ability "Body Buster".
  
• Fixed numerous typos with the item "Meatre Worm".
  
• Fixed a typo with the passive effect "Bone Spurs".
  
• Fixed a typo with Fennec's "Impenetrable" abilities.
  
• Fixed a typo with the passive effect "Abomination".
  
• Fixed a typo in the enemy "Mother's Visage"'s name.
  

Art by the incredibly talented Gloom Dude: @ElmanoloC

The time has come and the world expands! New friends and foes reveal themselves in every corner.

Find new party member's such as Burnout a tormented sadist with an endless taste for violence or Fennec a deeply ill man who sprout dangerous spines and quills from his very bones

Challenge a menagerie of new foes, from the Keko worms that swim within the dunes to the squawking and shrieking Scrungies flying high above the mountain tops to the Conductor Music Men, bloated with tumours. Even deep within the Garden leviathans struggle to consume one another.

Complete a quest on the behalf of the Ungod, and fulfill it's request to snuff out an infant usurper that if left unchecked would someday challenge the gods themselves.

If you have been enjoying Brutal Orchestra and want to see more updates make sure to drop us a review on Steam if you are enjoying the game and want to see more updates like this one!

And now the changelog (Spoilers).

New Party Members

• Added Burnout to The Far Shore in both Normal and Hard Mode.
  
• Added Fennec to The Far Shore in both Normal and Hard Mode.
  
• Added Mordrake to The Garden.
  
• Added Mordrake (Clone).
  

New Enemies

• Added Keko to The Far Shore in both Normal and Hard Mode.
  
• Added Kekastles to The Far Shore in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Ta Ma Goa to The Far Shore in Hard Mode.
  
• Added The Unfinished Heir to The Far Shore in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Tainted Yolk to The Far Shore in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Scrungies to The Orpheum in Normal and Hard Mode.
  
• Added Conductors to The Orpheum in Hard Mode.
  
• Added One Man Bands to The Orpheum in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Silver Suckles to The Orpheum in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Gilded Gulpers to The Orpheum in Hard Mode.
  
• Added Choir Boy to The Garden.
  
• Added Xiphactinus and Gillicus to The Garden.
  

New Strangers

• Added Emissary of the Ungod.
  
• Expanded Mordrake's quest.
  

New Status Effects

• Added Status Effect Scars.
  

New Passive Effects

• Added Passive Effect Abomination.
  
• Added Passive Effect Masochism.
  
• Added Passive Infestation.
  
• Added Passive Bone Spurs.
  

New Treasure Items

• Added Caretaker Cudgel.
  
• Added Gump Ming Goa.
  
• Added Convergent Rage.
  
• Added Wicker Child.
  
• Added Gamified Cephalopod.
  
• Added Rotund Amphibian.
  
• Added Man Made Ovum.
  
• Added Mini Mordrake.
  
• Added The Rest of Nowak.
  
• Added Lust Pudding.
  
• Added Meatre Worm.
  
• Added Norris!
  

New Shop Items

• Added Demon Core.
  
• Added Can o' Worms.
  
• Added Conscription Notice.
  
• Added Health Insurance.
  
• Added Someone Else's Face.
  
• Added Box of Medals.
  
• Added Counterfeit Medal.
  

New Extra Items

• Added Meatre Worm (Eaten).
  
• Added Meatre Worm (Fully Eaten).
  
• Added Norris...
  

New Music

• Added Keko theme (+Kekastle Layer)
  
• Added Unfinished Heir Theme
  
• Added Scrungie Theme
  
• Added Maniskin & Inner Children Theme
  
• Added Choir Boy Theme
  
• Added Xiphactinus and Gillicus Theme
  

New Achievements

• Added The Sadist (Fools).
  
• Added The Impaled (Fools).
  
• Added Mistake (Fools).
  
• Added Health Insurance (Witness).
  
• Added Rotund Amphibian (Witness).
  
• Added Meatre Worm (Witness).
  
• Added A Gift? (Divine).
  
• Added Gamified Cephalopod (Divine).
  
• Added Norris! (Divine).
  
• Added The Ungod's Demand (Stranger).
  
• Added Thorough Explorer (Area).
  
• Added Every Stone Turned (Area).
  
• Added Bloodline Drinker (Comedy).
  
• Added Heavyweight Champion (Comedy).
  
• Added Deep Pockets (Comedy).
  
• Added Human Resources (Comedy).
  
• Added Brutality! (Comedy).
  
• Added Nary a Finger Lifted (Comedy).
  
• Added Worthy Successor (Tragedy).
  
• Added The Second coming (Tragedy)
  

Improvements

• Improved character selection UI to accommodate more party members.
  
• Improved the Tutorial to smoothly transition into the first playthrough.
  
• Improved Skinning Homunculus animations.
  
• Tweaked Fog's dialogue to be slightly cooler.
  
• Changed the Charcarrion's Death hints.
  
• Fixed a compression issue with Han's and Leviat's maskless sprites.
  
• Improved Woodwind's animations.
  
• The Maniskins and Inner Children now use their own battle theme.
  
• The passive effect "Leaky" will no longer trigger if the party member or enemy has grey health.
  

Shop Price Changes

• Czech Hedgehog price reduced to 5 (from 10)
  
• Ed's Tags price reduced to 2 (from 5)
  
• Extra Stitching price reduced to 5 (from 10)
  
• First Aid price reduced to 8 (from 10)
  
• Lady Pills price reduced to 8 (from 10)
  
• Lucky Helmet price reduced to 4 (from 8)
  
• Modern Medicine price reduced to 6 (from 8)
  
• Rorschach Test price reduced to 3 (from 6)
  
• Spring Trap reduced to 5 (from 7)
  
• Surrender reduced to 1 (from 3)
  

Party Member Balance

• Reduced the cost of Nowak's ability "Parry" to 1 Yellow Pigment.
  
• Reworked Nowak's ability "Wrath" to have small chance to refresh Nowak.
  
• Increased Rags Health to 17/18/19/20 per level.
  
• Reworked Rag's ability "Connection" to inflict Scars to the opposing enemy.
  
• Reworked Rag's ability "Whole Again" to inflict Scars to the opposing enemy.
  
• Thype can no longer be found in Normal Mode.
  
• Reworked Bimini's ability "Skewer" to inflicts Scars to herself instead of Frail.
  
• Reworked Bimini's ability "Expire" to inflicts Scars to herself instead of Frail.
  
• Reworked Bimini's ability "Form" to remove Scars to herself instead of Frail.
  

Item Balance

• Reworked Fist Full of Ash to reduce incoming direct damage and increase incoming indirect damage.
  
• Expanded Fishing Rod's item pool to include new fishy items.
  
• Locked the item A Gift? by default.
  
• Tondal's Vision's ability, Abject Rejection now deals direct damage.
  
• Plaster Cast no longer protects against Divine Protection.
  

Enemy Balance

• Rebalanced Zone 01 Normal enemy pools.
  
• Rebalanced Zone 02 Normal enemy pools.
  
• Rebalanced Zone 01 Hard enemy pools.
  
• Rebalanced Zone 02 Hard enemy pools.
  
• Rebalanced Zone 03 Hard enemy pools.
  
• Slightly reduced the odds of Trigger Fingers performing "Headshot".
  
• Slightly reduced Trigger Finger's health.
  
• Trigger Finger's "Headshot" ability now adds 2 frail to Trigger Fingers if the ability kills a party member.
  
• Trigger Fingers can no longer appear in Normal Mode.
  
• Reworked The Charcarrion's ability "Rend the Right" to inflict Scars instead of Frail.
  
• Reworked The Charcarrion's ability "Cleave the Left" to inflict Scars instead of Frail.
  
• Reworked The Charcarrion's ability "Decomposition" to inflict 3 Scars to the Charcarrion.
  
• Reduced self damage dealt by the Charcarrion's ability "Decomposition".
  
• Reworked the Charcarrion's ability "Messiah", to remove Scars from the opposing party members.
  
• Reworked the Charcarrion's ability "MarrowLust" to no longer remove frail and instead deal 1 indirect damage to all party members.
  
• Reworked the Charcarrion's ability "MarrowLust" to no longer reduce maximum health of party members and instead inflicts 1 Scar to the whole party.
  
• Reduced likelyhood of the Charcarrion performing "Marrow Lust".
  
• The Charcarrion's ability "BodyScream" can no longer inflict "Frail" to the left and right positions.
  
• The Charcarrion can no longer appear in Normal Mode.
  
• Reworked Heaven's ability "Thousand Tears" to have a 50% chance to inflict 1 Scar to each party member.
  
• Reworked Heaven's ability "The Scars Weep" To inflict 1 Scar instead of Curse.
  
• Reworked Heaven's ability "Reclaim Conviction" To inflict 1 Scar instead of Curse.
  
• Reworked Heaven's ability "Omnipotence" to inflict 1 Scar to each party member.
  
• Reduced Osman Sinnoks' Ability "Extrusion" Curse chance to 25%.
  
• Reduced Osman Sinnoks' Ability "Intrusion" Curse chance to 25%.
  
• Reworked Zeitgeist's ability "Bloodmoans" to have a 50% chance to curse the whole party.
  
• Psaltery can no longer increase field effects generated by passives like constricting.
  

Typo

• Fixed a typo in the item "Violated Pact".
  
• Updated Griffins dialogue to make his unlock condition a bit clearer.
  

Misc

• Fixed several edge cases with the Music Man dynamic soundtrack.
  
• Added a corpse sprite to the Giggling Ministers.
  

If you scrolled this far we can be friends in the next life.

May 2nd Brutal Orchestra is receiving the EGG OF INCUBUS, a massive free content update!

Containing:

• 2+ New Party Members
  
• 10+ New Enemies
  
• 20+ New Items
  
• 20 New Achievements
  
• 5+ New Battle Themes
  
• 1 New Quest on behalf of the Ungod
  
• And tons of reworks and rebalances!
  

Somewhere amidst those desert sands, a usurper gestates...
Silence its call.