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New Singleplayer Campaign is NOW LIVE! + 50% Discount, Achievements, Comfort Settings and MORE!

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The new Single Player Campaign (Update v0.3) is now live and to celebrate:

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But if you've already got the game, jump on in and try out the biggest update BCDM has had to date! A fluid, linear campaign system with both laid back balloon popping missions, and some very challenging challenges and achievements!

If you've not yet read the patch notes, you can see them in full below!

---------------------------------------- New Campaign Mode ----------------------------------------

Brand new Single-Player Campaign mode with a linear mission system!

> Five core missions and two challenge missions in the first map, Floatonia City

> Each mission has a target score to achieve a bronze, silver and gold medal

> Score at least a bronze on a core mission to unlock the next one

> Core missions are designed to be fun, but also help the player get into the gameplay and understand the controls more naturally

> Getting a bronze is relatively easy and most players should be able to achieve it in a few tries

> However gold medals are very difficult to obtain, so focus and make sure not to miss the 100 point balloon!

> Challenge missions are unlocked by getting silver medals on certain missions

> Challenge missions are intentionally difficult and represent a real challenge for even skilled players

> Complete all five core missions to unlock new maps which will be released in subsequent updates!

---------------------------------------- Comfort Settings ----------------------------------------

> The comfort settings are now out of beta and are full release!

> Press 1 on your keyboard to activate the field-of-view reducing vignette

> Press 2 on your keyboard to activate the frame-of-reference bubble

> If you feel discomfort in the game, try each of these, then both. During our testing we found that everyone who previously felt discomfort was able to play the game for a long time with one of the comfort settings enabled.

---------------------------------------- Recenter Button ----------------------------------------

> If you get into a battle and you're not centred on the chair, or you want to move the location of the chair, you can do so.

> Pressing the recenter button will reset the position of your chair to where ever you currently are

> On Vive, the recenter button is the grip button on the left controller

> On Rift, the recenter button is Y (on the left controller)

---------------------------------------- New Achievements ----------------------------------------

Loads of new achievements to collect while you progress through the Campaign!

> Unlock achievements by... achieving various feats of skill!

> Check the achievements window above the mission select screen to see which achievements you have or have not received so far on that map

> Achievements include getting gold on every mission on a map, surviving for a certain amount of waves in survival mode and many more

---------------------------------------- New Menu Flow ----------------------------------------

An easy to understand menu structure replacing the old, confusing menus.

> Front-loaded main menu with Campaign front and centre

> New campaign interface shows you how progression functions through an easy to understand web of missions and challenges

> Mission panel explains the content of a mission, the points necessary for each medal and whether or not it's currently unlocked

---------------------------------------- Other ----------------------------------------

> The gas gauge is now further forward and higher up to make seeing it a lot easier!