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Something strange has happened: who added that item? Where did that boss come from?? Who are any of you people?!?
Brutal Orchestra now has Steam Workshop support!
If you have been enjoying Brutal Orchestra and want to see more updates, make sure to drop us a review here on Steam!
Outside of Steam Workshop support this update does not add much in the way of new content but does add many long requested quality-of-life features!
So Behold, The Changelog:
ADDED STEAM WORKSHOP SUPPORT!!!!
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New Trophies
- Added Trophies, a new type of unlock that will replace the main menu skeleton as you complete major milestones! These can be toggled by clicking the currently equipped trophy.
- The classic default "Pale Skeleton" trophy has been named "Obscured Remains".
- Added Trophy "Purple, Yellow and Red", unlocked by completing achievement "The End?".
- Added Trophy "Tu Nombre", unlocked by completing achievement "I'll Make You Regret This".
- Added Trophy "The Brutal Orchestra", unlocked by completing achievement "All That is Mortal".
- Added Trophy "Portrait of Figure at Peace", unlocked by completing achievement "Brutal Orchestra".
- Added Trophy "Memory of Zdzisław Nowak", unlocked by completing achievement "Brutal Orchestra".
New Enemy
- Added "Your Save File" (Easter egg enemy).
New Passive Effect
- Added "Passive Full Reset" (Easter egg passive).
New Improvements
- "Active Party" menu now features a number in the top left of each party member position to make their in-combat placement more clear before entering combat.
- In-combat party member abilities have additional icons denoting their pigment cost.
- Improved save file structure to be more stable.
- Added 4 additional save files for a total of 5 save files.
- Any dialogue can now be skipped by a button in the bottom right corner.
- Made inanimate enemies able to be moved by more abilities.
Item Balance
- Item "Gump Ming Goa" now affects Fennec.
- Item "Baltic Brine" can no longer cause overflow.
- Item "Blackened Toad" is now considered a Magic/Demon Fetish item for the purposes of "The Director's Final Frame" achievement.
- Item "Convergent Rage" is now considered a Knife item for the purposes of "The Director's Final Frame" achievement.
- Item "Purple Heart" is now considered a Heart item for the purposes of "The Director's Final Frame" achievement because we take pity on you.
- Items that prevent death now count towards "The Second Coming" achievement.
- Item "Surrender" will now heal the equipped party member 25% of their maximum health upon fleeing combat.
- Item "Ed's Tags" will now heal 10 health when fleeing (previously healed 5 health).
- Additional ability "Crown of Thorns" from item "Spiked Collar" now costs 1 Red Pigment (previously cost 1 Purple Pigment).
- Item "You Can Do It" now reapplies status effect "Spotlight" every turn to a random party member or enemy (previously had only a 50% chance of applying status effect "Spotlight" at the beginning of combat to a random party member or enemy)
- Item "Box of Medals" shop price reduced to 7 (previously 10).
- Item "Ichthys" now has additional secret effect of spawning a temporary Mung party member at the start of combat.
- Additional ability "Penance" from item "Skinned Skate" now costs 1 Red or Purple Pigment (previously cost 1 Red Pigment).
Party Member Balance
- Swapped the pigment costs of Bimini's "Expire" and "Skewer" abilities.
- Passive effect "Bone Spurs" now triggers even if damage received is 0.
- Passive effect "Mutualism" now heals 1-2 health per turn (previously healed 0-2 per turn).
Menu Additions and Changes
- Added "Save File" tab to options menu.
- Added "Localization" tab to options menu.
- Added "Extras" tab to options menu.
- Fixed scroll speed on "Loot" menu.
- Reduced size of arrow on "Rank Up" menu so as to not obscure any text.
- Made confirmation UI dialogue space smaller to better fit within its bounds.
- Added Final Boss Unlock Pearls to the "Active Party" menu to make it clearer who does and does not already have the relevant unlocks.
- Passive effects applied by items will now be shown on the party member in the "Active Party" menu.
- Added in-depth framerate options to options menu.
Localisation
- Fixed various typos in the Spanish localization.
- Fixed various typos in the English localization.
Misc Fixes and Additions
- Fixed a longstanding issue with Heaven's "Come Home" animation.
- Made Heaven slightly more bigoted against purple people.
- Fixed a minor continuity error in Dimitri's unlock encounter.
- Fixed error with the intent icons of the ability "Connection".
- Fixed an error with Burnout's dialogue colour.
- Swapped placement of "Strangers" achievements "Mordrake's Untold Tale" and "The Director's Final Frame".
Modding Changes
- Modded party members with 4 to 6 abilities by default will now show up properly in "Fools" shops.
- On the main menu, modded party members with more than 4 to 6 abilities by default will properly display all abilities.
On another note, you can now download fan-translations of Brutal Orchestra via the Steam Workshop!
In particular we recommend the Italian and Brazilian Portuguese translations as they have been been worked on by some truly incredible fans!
Notice About the Human Canvas Sale
With every Major Brutal Orchestra update we host a one week sale of Brutal Orchestra. However, with The Human Canvas update, Steam is requesting we choose between a sale for our own update and a different fast-approaching Genre Steam Sale.
So to do both, we are delaying this sale until a month or two in the future so we can use the sale to spotlight some exciting mods the Workshop offers!
What's next for Brutal Orchestra?
Well, you may recall our previous post mentioning a Vinyl Kickstarter for Brutal Orchestra.
Those plans will still come to fruition but our release window has been impacted by Talia's other project Clown Meat needing a bit more time in the oven. We aren't confident if the vinyl will still be a Kickstarter but we are confident it will be happening once our schedule clears up a bit.
For the next little bit, Nico is going to get some well-deserved rest as this update is almost entirely his creation. Once Talia returns from the world of Clown Meat, discussion will need to be had regarding whether there will be more Brutal Orchestra either as a content update or even potentially a DLC...
Like always, if you want to see more Brutal Orchestra make sure to drop the game a review here on Steam and recommend the game to any friends you think might enjoy it!
Take care!