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100 Very Positive Reviews!

[p]Hi Aces![/p][p]Thank you to all who have played Battle Suit Aces and written reviews, discussion posts, and feedback all over the Internet. Reviews keep the Battle Suits energized, so we're incredibly grateful to you.[/p][p][/p][p]We've updated BSA a few times already to squash some nasty little bugs, improve some UI flows, fix typos, and get Steam Deck verified! The latest wave of improvements improve the Skip button and fix multi-playthrough achievements.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]
FAQ
[p]For those of you who haven't been hanging out in the Steam Discussions, here's a quick update![/p][p][/p][h3]How come I can't edit my deck?[/h3][p]Great question! We're testing some changes to this. We launched without letting players remove cards because we wanted the focus to be on gaining characters instead of purposefully avoiding them for mechanical reasons. Instead, we hoped that Suit Mods would afford the flexibility to modify your deck as desired and that the Redraw button (and a few card abilities) would enable enough Draw manipulation to build your perfect Battle Line. We also worried that players would get bored if the optimal strategy was to always play the same cards every battle.[/p][p][/p][p]Of course, most deckbuilders let you remove cards, especially roguelite deckbuilders, which are incredibly popular. So, stay tuned as we playtest a few variants and then push an update live to let Captain Heathcliff make the tough decision to bench pilots![/p][p][/p][h3]I completed the game 3 times and I want to play more! [/h3][p]Even though that's not a question, we hear you and we're on it! There have been a lot of good suggestions in the Steam Discussions, so please let us know there or in the comments here what extra modes excite you and how they should work, like a NewGame+, Roguelite Mode, or perhaps a Starball Tournament. We've got some things cooking already but love to hear your ideas![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Can I speedrun Battle Suit Aces?[/h3][p]You sure can! Come on by our Discord server. There have been some Easy runs under an hour and a half, but there's a lot of room for improvement. And the new Skip Button upgrades will shave off a lot of time all by themselves. And if there's enough interest, it would be neat to add a full Speedrun Mode with splits...[/p][p][/p][h3]How do I do more Crew Missions?[/h3][p]These special missions require you to complete each Patchworks character's Ambition. Those are shown when viewing a character's card in the Hangar (since they also unlock a mod slot) and when viewing a Crew Mission map node. Each Crew Mission map node lets you do one Crew Mission, but you can fly around them if you haven't completed the Ambitions you're hoping to. I highly recommend Belmont's mission, especially if you're a fan of Battle Chef Brigade or ProZD. For the achievement hunters out there, please note that you cannot do all the Crew and Faction Missions in a single playthrough.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]A glimpse into the past[/h2][p]I'll leave you with this screenshot of an early version of Battle Suit Aces - from back when it was called Mech Trek! You can see a couple characters you'll recognize alongside chibi versions of the Battle Suits. In some of the prototypes, each card was represented in space with a chibi sprite, which would fire and be hit by the actual projectiles. It ended up feeling very confusing to have two representations and we certainly didn't need more art assets to draw![/p][p][/p][p]Stay tuned for more updates to Battle Suit Aces and thanks again to everyone who's already joined Patchworks' cause![/p][p][/p][p]-TrinketTom[/p]

Patch Notes 2025.10.17

[p]Hey Aces! We just pushed another patch to keep the Battle Suits flying and the playthroughs flowing.[/p][p][/p]
  • [p]You can now change your playthrough's Difficulty after starting it. Please note that the easiest difficulty you've played on is what's used for end-of-game achievement unlocks.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug with achievements that cannot be completed in a single playthrough: You've Got a Friend in Me, We're Going To Need a Bigger Boat, and Personal Projects. These will now unlock automatically upon opening the game if you've already completed their conditions.[/p]
  • [p]Grant game-completion unlocks for lower difficulties than the one you beat it on. These will be re-evaluated upon opening the game for players who already beat it.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a a Bounty issue that resulted in the same Faction always being the first/easier option until players meet a third Faction.[/p]
  • [p]Dialogue Skip will now speed up or jump past more cutscene segments, like establishing shots and fades.[/p]
  • [p]Hold Dialogue Skip's button down to zoom through all dialogue. It will stop when there's a choice to make.[/p]
  • [p]Drafting's Redraw and Skip buttons now have hotkeys.[/p]
  • [p]Made the in-game bug reporting process a little easier by placing screenshots alongside the log and linking to that folder.[/p]
[p][/p][p]Onward we go! If you'd like to suggest more fixes or changes, join us on Discord![/p][p][/p]

Patch Notes 2025.10.14

[p]Hey Aces! Thank you so much for an incredible first week of Battle Suit Aces! We truly hope you are enjoying this space opera-meets-card battler. We pushed a quick little bug fix patch last night. Here are the changes!
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  • [p]Prevented "Redraw" button from appearing in cases where drafting a card is required as part of a narrative beat. Fixed softlock if "Redraw" was pressed in these situations.[/p]
  • [p]STEAM DECK VERIFIED 🎉[/p]
  • [p]Per Steam Deck best practices, made graphics settings not sync between Steam clients. Players will now be able to select differing graphics settings per client if they wish.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed bug causing "continue last played save" logic to fail in some regions. Black screen should no longer appear in these cases.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed double outro dialogue in Comets' "Burnout Star" starball mission when winning by eliminating all cards instead of targeting the goal.[/p]
  • [p]Corrected additional typos found and reported in the Discord.[/p]
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BSA Launch Stream

[h3]What's better than reading about a livestream?[/h3]
  • [p]Playing the game![/p]
  • [p]Thinkin' about Suit Mods[/p]
  • [p]Watching the new launch trailer[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
  • [p]Or maybe a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible soundtrack by Carlos insaneintherain Eiene[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
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Fix Steam Deck debug watermarks

[p]Steam Deck players were seeing debug watermarks in the bottom left and right corner of the screen. This fixes that.[/p][p][/p][p]Please continue enjoying your regularly schedule episode of Battle Suit Aces.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]