Legend

• Lucien has been added to the roster!
• Lucien is playable by everyone during Closed Beta Round 1.
• Vive la France!

Spectate

• The "Watch Game" option has been added to the Online Options menu under Custom Online inside the Main Menu.
• This new option will allow spectators to view matches without actually being in the games.

Community Request

• Volume meters for music and sound have been added to the pause menu options.
• Thrown items (including bombs and mines) now have a hit delay before sending their targets flying.
• Support for SpeedLink GamePad, Xbox Controller S/Duke, and PS2 controller with adapter on pc.

Powers

• Lance Air: Increased Hitbox duration, reduced Hitbox size, can jump earlier in power Recovery.
• Lance Recover: Reduced Hitbox size and Force.
• Lance Air Down: Reduced Damage.
• Lance Ground Pound: Reduced Hitbox size.
• Sword Air: Reduced Hitbox size, tweaked animation to match.
• Sword Recover: Reduced Force.
• Sword Air Down: Reduced Hitbox size, Increased Force, tweaked animation to match.
• Spear Air Down: Reduced Hitbox width. On hit, sends target backwards and user forwards.
• Spear Recover: Reduced Force, adjusted Hitbox position, reduced Hitbox width.
• Spear Ground Pound: Reduced Hitbox size, adjusted Hitbox position, reduced Hitbox width.
• Pistol Recover: Reduced Force, increased Damage on final hit.
• Katar Recover: Reduced Force.
• Unarmed Recover: Reduced Force.
• Unarmed Air Down: Reduced Damage and Force.

Gameplay

• Weapons are more heavily weighted to spawn than gadgets at the beginning of matches.
• Slightly widened the right side on Kings Pass to match the left side.
• Thrown spike balls and summoner horns no longer damage the thrower or the thrower's teammate(s).
• Slightly lowered the angle on horizontal throws. Spears thrown straight ahead don't fly over players' heads anymore.
• Increased the amount of height you get on exhausted Recover moves.

Art

• Castaway Thatch Skin: Crabbie now animates more often!
• Improved FX on the sword Recovery.
• Cleaned up line work on character art.
• Updated the "Random" option's portrait artwork to better match the new silhouette in the character select.

UI

• News will automatically show up when you load the game the first time after a new patch.
• Any input will close the news screen.
• Character selection art and UI has been updated.
• Improved feedback when selecting and locking in characters before a match.
• Better handling of input device errors.
• Empty slots in match preview screen no longer hide and leave awkward empty spaces.
• Match preview screen art has been updated.
• Stat meter art has been updated.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that would cause players to be stuck at match preview screen.
• Fixed a bug that made it possible for the Broadcast to be stuck on repeat.
• Fixed a bug causing Player 4's head token to visually remain in the voted state during level selection after the first game
• Fixed a bug where the headshots in the level select screen would get in the way of voting with the mouse.
• Fixed a bug where bomb and mine explosions could hit through walls.
• Fixed a bug where buying a Collector's Edition after already having played the game could cause you to lose any previously purchased Bodvar skins.
• Fixed a bug that would cause invisible heads in the final kill broadcast of Custom Online stock matches.
• Fixed a Training Mode bug where multi-hit moves were cutting off fractions and showing incorrect totals.
• Fixed a bug in level select causing players that chose the "Random" legend option to display the wrong head during the voting process.
• Fixed a bug causing roster portraits to not play their selection animations when choosing a legend.
• Fixed a bug where map list would only show Brawlhaven in custom online.
• Better reporting of fatal errors.
• Fixed a bug where sword art went wrong during throw.
• Fixed a bug where Spectate could cause you to be stuck in offline mode.
• Fixed a bug where Spectate errors showed up inadvertently in online games.