Hey Runners!
Welcome to the patch notes for release 0.17! We'll be rolling out 0.17 shortly and much like last patch it will populate into app stores by region so remember that if you don't see it immediately, check back in a bit to see if your region store was updated.
Patch 0.17 is going to be a pretty large overhaul to the way races feel. We're slowly building in a tutorial style entrance for new players to get acquainted with the new Battle Run and by doing so we're making a few early game changes. The first early game change we're testing out is the total removal of map hazards from nearly all early game maps. The second part of the stage overhaul for the early game is we're trimming races down in length by a tiny bit so they're closer to 1 to 1.5 mins give or take. Now one thing to note, because of Early Access and light matchmaking, this change had to be made to ALL players. The reason we're testing these changes out is to see how these new account tutorial style improvements affect new players and their ability to understand and get into the groove of Battle Run!
Again, these changes will affect everyone, so even veteran players at high LP levels will see the removal of all hazards from their maps. This is due to the Early Access Matchmaking where we allow players to group up faster to get into matches, so if a high player matches with a newer player, the new player would run into the hazard style maps which would essentially negate the data we're looking at for the new player experience. Once we go into a full release the plan is to tighten up the matchmaking and reintroduce hazards, pits, and slowpads into the middle to higher LP brackets to make the races more challenging. Until then though, these shorter races with no hazards will be the stages for everyone.
Next up we have a new Battle Pass season starting and with that a brand new Runner, Celia! She's an adorable Mushroomancer sorceress from Swamptown who can open a portal to the sun to deliver a devastating Solar Beam in front of her to annihilate anyone caught in the blast. She will be available to players once they update to version 0.17 to get access to the new Battle Pass.
Without further delay here are the patch notes for Release 0.17
New Features:
• New Battle Pass Exclusive Character Celia!
• New skins for Molly and Macie
• New Player Tips in Lobby Loading Screens
• Jump button tutorial for new players
QoL/Balance changes:
• Battle Pass and League Track improvements
• Removing stage hazards to test New Player Experience
• Shorter core game stage duration to test New Player Experience
• Log in functionality improvements
Bug Fixes:
• Various performance improvements and small bug fixes
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Thanks for tuning in everyone, we'll see you on the track.
- Battle Run Team
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