Backpack Battles News

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

We are preparing the next big update that will focus on rounding out the Skill selection and more recipes! And of course, there will be some other goodies as well. It’s planned to come to the beta branch on 25th of October.

For now, we have another balance update. After that, we plan to let the meta settle for a bit until the new content comes to the main branch.

[h2]Changelog for 0.9.23[/h2]
[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Neutral

• Wooden Buckler / Spiked Shield: Damage prevented 6 -> 7
  
• Djinn Lamp: Cooldown 1.7s -> 1.6s
  
• Poison Dagger: Cooldown 2.9s -> 2.7s
  
• Spectral Dagger: Damage +1
  
• Stone Golem: Damage +3
  
• Prismatic Sword: Debuffs 3 -> 4
  
• King Goobert: Heal 30 -> 35
  
• Crossblades: Damage +2
  
• Shielded: Armor trigger speed 40% -> 50%
  
• Power of the Moon: Heal 40% -> 50%
  
• Hardwood: Block 8 -> 10
  
• Artifact Stone: Death: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.3s
  
• Leaf Badge: Cooldown 2.3s -> 2.2s
  
• Blood Harvester: Damage +2
  
• Cubert: Regeneration chance 30% -> 35%
  

Ranger

• Rat Chef: Cooldown 6s -> 7s
  
• Yggdrasil Leaf: Heal 13 -> 17
  

Reaper

• Mushroom Farm: Speed Bonus 40% -> 50%
  
• Doom Cap: Cooldown 3.4s -> 3.2s
  

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

We are doing some more adjustments reacting to the new items and their impact.
Also, we started a poll on our Discord about the type of content you would like to see most for future updates - this will help us prioritize what we work on next!

[h2]Changelog for 0.9.22[/h2]
[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Neutral

• Piggy Piñata: Increased break value
  
• It’s Slime Time!: Cooldown 4s -> 3.5s
  
• Goobling: Heal 5 -> 4
  
• Shielded: Armor speed bonus 35% -> 40%
  
• Hardwood: Block 7 -> 8
  
• Smithing for Dummies: Stamina reduction 18% -> 15%
  
• Stoned: Block bonus 40% -> 45%
  
• Mana Mastery: Bonus buffs 13 -> 17
  
• Power of the Moon: Fatigue start speedup 3s -> 4s
  
• Blood Amulet: Cost 9g -> 8g
  
• Holy Armor: Block 60 -> 65
  
• Vampiric Armor: Block 60 -> 65
  
• Moon Armor: Block 45 -> 50
  
• Corrupted Armor: Block 75 -> 85
  
• Stone Armor: Block 35% -> 40%
  
• Gloves of Power: Block 6 -> 7
  
• Djinn Lamp: Cooldown 1.8s -> 1.7s
  
• Fanfare: Cooldown 3.2s -> 3.0s
  
• Strong Pestilence Flask: Delay 7s -> 6s
  
• Stone Golem: Activated Cooldown 2.8s -> 2.6s
  
• Platinum Customer Card: Buff Protection 15% -> 20%
  
• Poison Dagger: Cooldown 3s -> 2.9s
  
• Vampiric Potion: Vampirism 2 -> 3
  
• Cubert: Chance to gain Regeneration 25% -> 30%
  

Pyromancer

• Everburning: Stamina reduction 30% -> 40%
  

Ranger

• Rat Chef: Cooldown 5s -> 6s
  
• Squirrel Archer: Cooldown 3s -> 3.2s
  
• Yggdrasil Leaf: Heal 10 -> 13
  
• Carrot Goobert: Activations 5 -> 6, Empower duration 5s -> 6s
  

Reaper

• Fly Agaric: Cooldown 4.5s -> 4.3s
  
• Doom Cap: Cooldown 3.5s -> 3.4s
  
• Strong Vampiric Potion: Vampirism 4 -> 5
  

[h3]Other[/h3]

• Added lights behind all skills
  
• Tooltips now show which class the items belong to
  

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

We're thrilled to announce that Backpack Battles will be participating in the Multi-player & Fun Week event, starting on September 30th! The game will be available at a 10% discount for 7 days.



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[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

We're collaborating with PvP auto battler Claws & Chaos! They just announced their release date - October 22nd - and added an Endless mode called Rapture Mode that you can playtest now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377230/Claws__Chaos/

This update adds two characters from Claws & Chaos as recipes: The Rat Chef and the Squirrel Archer! You can craft these cute critters when you have picked up the Big Bowl of Treats on Ranger, granting you access to the Friends of the Forest!





We are also making some balancing adjustments after adding the Skills last week. It was awesome to hear you like them a lot! We'll be doing a poll soon on our Discord about the next item sets.


[h2]Changelog for 0.9.21[/h2]

• ADDED Ranger Recipes: Rat Chef and Squirrel Archer (It’s a collab with Claws & Chaos, go check them out!)
  

[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Neutral

• Piggy Piñata: Increased break value
  
• Superspacious: Bag sales chance 40% -> 30%
  
• Investment Opportunity: Maximum health gain 2 -> 1.5
  
• Smithing for Dummies: Stamina reduction 20% -> 18
  
• Spectral Dagger: Cooldown 2.3s -> 2.1s
  
• Holy Spear: Stamina cost 0.6 -> 0.4
  
• Crossblades: Damage +2
  
• Blood Harvester: Stamina cost 0.2 -> 0
  
• Stable Recombobulator: Cooldown 3s -> 2.5s
  
• Artifact Stone: Death: Crit bonus 5% -> 7%
  

Berserker

• Dragon Set: Cooldown 1s -> 1.2s
  

Ranger

• Big Bowl of Treats: Cooldown 3.5 -> 3.7
  
• Rat: Cooldown 3.5s -> 3.3s
  
• Yggdrasil Leaf: Heal 7 -> 10
  
• Acorn Ace: Stamina reduction 10% -> 8%, stamina reduction for Critwood Staffs 50% -> 75%
  

Reaper

• Fly Agaric: Cooldown 4.7s -> 4.5s
  
• Mushroom Farm: Speed bonus 35% -> 40%
  
• Dark Ritual: Delay 15s -> 17s
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed Box of Prosperity visual effect sometimes not showing up when using Ctrl + Z / Ctrl + Y
  
• Fixed Artifact Stone: Death not updating crit rate correctly
  

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

the biggest Backpack Battles update is here - the Skills Update!



In rounds 4 and 10 you can pick 1 out of 3 Skills. Skills are a special kind of item that mix up the gameplay and open up new kinds of builds.



Currently, there is a total of 20 skills, some can only be found in round 4, some only in round 10 and some of them are in both pools (you can check this in the item info panel). Each class has 2 class-specific skills.

We plan to add more skills in a later update.
If you enjoy Backpack Battles, please consider leaving a review - it's a great way to support the game! ❤

[h2]Changelog for 0.9.20[/h2]

• ADDED 20 SKILLS!
  
• In rounds 4 and 10 you can now choose 1 out of 3 skills
  
• Item library info panel now shows the rounds in which Unique items can be found
  
• Shop now shows “Choose a subclass” in subclass round (similar in skill rounds)
  
• Added Reaper Recipe: Doomcap
  
• Item Library: Items can now be left-clicked for a detail view
  

[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Neutral

• Vampiric Potion: Lifesteal 13 -> 15
  
• Shovel: Damage +1
  
• Wooden Buckler: Damage prevented 5 -> 6
  
• Spiked Shield: Damage prevented 5 -> 6
  
• Ice Dragon: Block 35 -> 50
  
• Unstable / Stable Recombublator now have an in-combat effect (partially reduced the value increases of the last patches to compensate for this)
  
• Blood Harvester: Stamina cost 0.4 -> 0.2
  
• Villain Sword: Stamina cost 0.5 -> 0.3
  
• Skull Badge: Cooldown 1.6s -> 1.5s
  
• Artifact Stone: Death: Cooldown 3s -> 2.5s
  
• Unsettling Presence: Heal 10 -> 12
  
• Time Dilator: Speed increase 5% -> 6%
  
• Holy Spear: Accuracy 150% -> 200%
  

Pyromancer

• Friendly Fire: Cooldown 3.2s -> 3s
  
• Dragon Nest: Heal 4 -> 5
  
• Frostbite: Damage per Cold 0.5 -> 0.4, chance to inflict Cold 50% -> 60%
  
• Frozen Buckler: Damage prevented 5 -> 6
  

Ranger

• Vineweave Basket: Sale chance bonus 17% -> 20%
  
• Big Bowl of Treats: Removed 2 star slots
  
• Piercing Arrow: Critical damage 40% -> 50%
  
• Belladonna’s Whisper: Damage +3
  

Reaper

• Relic Case: Cooldown 3s -> 3.2s
  
• Cursed Dagger: Cooldown 2.1s -> 2.0s
  
• Death Scythe: Cost 14g -> 12g
  
• Snake: Health Bonus 55 -> 50
  
• Strong Demonic Flask: Lifesteal 0.7 -> 0.75
  
• Strong Vampiric Flask: Vampirism 3 -> 4
  

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed items being grabbed without input after returning to shop