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MENACEAug 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsAs some of you already discovered, we’ve been working on our next game - called MENACE - for a while now. We’ve been prototyping since after the full release of Battle Brothers in 2017, and have gone into full production after the Blazing Deserts DLC was done. Now we’re finally ready to show what we’ve been working on for all that time. Like Battle Brothers, MENACE is a turn-based tactical RPG - with the same type of deep mechanics and replayability you've come to love. Unlike Battle Brothers, MENACE has a sci-fi setting and plays out on a larger scale. You'll lead a strike force of marines sent to the far frontier, answering distress calls across different worlds and taking on threats both human and alien. You'll be in command not just of individual soldiers, but of entire squads, as well as tanks and even mechs. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2432860 Battle Brothers spent two years in Early Access, and all the feedback and bug reports we received from you guys during that time was immensely helpful in building the game that it is today. That’s why for MENACE we’re also aiming for an Early Access release in late 2024. No worries - we’ll of course continue to update Battle Brothers in order to take care of any issues as they come up, and may even add minor content from time to time - such as the new player banner we added just a couple of weeks ago. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years, and we hope you give MENACE a spin as well. Wishlist it now so that you don’t miss anything when it comes out! Update 1.5.0.15Jul 21, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThis update adds a free new banner to hoist for your mercenary company, inspired by popular German streamer HandOfBlood, who previously covered Battle Brothers in a series of Let's Play videos. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/e36f37d6d511be5527c8b484f473b2084c409329.jpg Additionally, you'll find a few fixes accumulated over the last couple of months. If you have a modded game, update your mods. If you encounter issues, remove your mods. If you still encounter issues, please report them here following the instructions in the sticky post. Changelog for 1.5.0.15 Added a new player banner. Fixed some post-combat events potentially not triggering as often as intended. Fixed an incorrect AI consideration regarding the use of the 'Split Shield' skill. Fixed various smaller issues and typos. Update 1.5.0.14Mar 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsA collection of fixes for issues reported over the last couple of months. If you have a modded game, update your mods. If you encounter issues, remove your mods. If you still encounter issues, please report them here following the instructions in the sticky post. Changelog for 1.5.0.14 Fixed throwable Lindwurm acid applying less damage to head armor than intended. Fixed "Break Free" skill using an incorrect melee skill value as a base for calculations after an ally tried to break free a character but failed. Fixed wardogs potentially spawning on top of characters if their owner gets killed and the ground is already covered with corpses. Fixed Blacksmith not properly increasing repair speed of items in the stash. Fixed issue with Wiedergangers not dropping some of their pre-damaged gear as they should. Fixed food counter at the top bar not updating immediately when the player would buy back food that they previously sold. Fixed small coastal forts counting as the wrong tier size of settlement. Fixed various smaller issues and typos. Livestream and chat with devs!Jan 31, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsFor a couple of times over the last few months, the Overhype team has joined the community in the official Discord to chat about Battle Brothers (among other things). These events were very interesting (and fun!), so we promised to do it again every now and then; but for the next one we want to take this a step further. This Friday (February 3rd) at 3:30 pm CET and will run for about 2 hours,. We’ll have a new Chat with the Devs event at our official Discord server; but this time it will be a live talk on Discord, in a new Stage Channel that will be created for this purpose. To make it easier to follow, we’ll gather your questions in the #general chat room and answer you in the voice channel. We will broadcast the whole event here on Steam too, for those of you who don’t have a Discord account. And to make it more interesting to watch, our community team will be starting a new playthrough of the game. There is now a poll active on our Discord server to decide the origin of this playthrough and discuss other possible roleplaying rules – join us on Discord and give your two cents, and see you next Friday! Update 1.5.0.13Nov 18, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsA collection of fixes accumulated over the last couple of months. If you have a modded game, update your mods. If you encounter issues, remove your mods. If you still encounter issues, please report them here following the instructions in the sticky post. Changelog for 1.5.0.13 Fixed incorrect determination on whether a line of fire is blocked for ranged attacks on very specific angles. Fixed AI not properly avoiding tiles with negatives effects, such as fire, as it is supposed to in specific cases. Fixed 'Hook' and 'Repel' skills not applying the 'Overwhelmed' effect on a miss. Fixed various smaller issues and typos. Update 1.5.0.12Jun 10, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsA collection of bugfixes for things reported over the last two months. If you have a modded game, update your mods. If you encounter issues, remove your mods. If you still encounter issues, please report them here following the instructions in the sticky post. Changelog for 1.5.0.12 Fixed issue where the 'Siege Fortification' contract could get stuck in a loop after certain contract twist outcomes. Fixed game hanging upon accepting the 'Hunting Schrats' contract in rare cases. Fixed destruction of some contract-related caravans not counting towards completing the 'Raid Caravans' ambition. Fixed the 'Oath of Honor' bonus objective not counting kills with reach weapons against enemies with no characters adjacent. Fixed tooltip reporting an inaccurate time remaining to repair items while camping. Fixed UI potentially disappearing in tactical combat if Escape key is pressed rapidly multiple times. Fixed issue with targeting logic of mortar AI. Fixed issue with AI of retreating characters. Fixed exploit on force-attacking allied units on the world map. Fixed various smaller issues and typos. Update 1.5.0.11Apr 8, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsA collection of balance changes and fixes collected since the release of the 'Of Flesh and Faith' free DLC. The console versions will receive this update in the coming weeks. If you have a modded game, update your mods. If you encounter issues, remove your mods. If you still encounter issues, please report them here following the instructions in the sticky post. Changelog for 1.5.0.11 Added a new 'Collectors' settlement situation that increases the sell prices of beast parts and treasures. Changed the relations gain/decay effect of the Negotiator to 15%, up from 10%. Changed the equipment and hire costs of the Oathtaker and Anatomist backgrounds. In general, Oathtakers got a little cheaper, and Anatomists got a little more expensive. Changed the daily wage of the Anatomist background to better match their statline. The Anatomists origin now has slightly higher starting funds to give them a bit more runway. Changed the maximum melee defense of the Oathtaker background to be slightly higher. Changed the special Oathtakers origin-specific event fight to trigger later on lower combat difficulties. There's now an option to delay the fight (with some consequence) if the player feels they aren't ready. Changed the experience gain offset of the Oath of Distinction to +50%, up from +40%, and removed it from the Oath tooltip, as it was confusing players and setting wrong expectation for the oath mechanics. Changed Oath of Fortification to now grant an additional flat +5 defense when shieldwalling, in addition to its current effects. Changed stacks granted by the Orc Berserker Anatomist potion to 3 per hit, up from 2. The effect now caps at 15 stacks. Changed the effect of the Ifrit Anatomist potion to 25 natural armor, up from 20. Changed the wording of the Sword Mastery perk description to clarify the hit chance effect on Split/Swing. The actual effect remains unchanged. Fixed a bug that let certain Anatomist potions drop as loot when they shouldn't have. Fixed Anatomist potions being forever lost if a character who'd taken them left or died the company in an event. Fixed the Direwolf Anatomist potion triggering on Riposte misses. Fixed the Orc Berserker Anatomist potion triggering on each hit of the Three Headed Flail. Fixed bug causing fear/hate of beasts and the Oath of Dominion traits to not work in arena fights. Fixed Oath of Fortification not properly resetting the count of dead characters when repeating. Fixed the reward for the special Oathtakers origin-specific event fight getting lost if the player's inventory was full. Fixed issue where accepting the 'Hunting Serpents' contract could cause the game to hang under rare circumstances. Fixed certain retinue members applying their effects twice. Fixed various smaller issues and typos. A Battle Brothers NovelMar 24, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFrom Casey Hollingshead, writer of Battle Brothers and author of the recent Battle Brothers comic, now comes the first novel set in the Battle Brothers universe: The Witch Hunter. This tale concludes the in-game story of the strange traveler who carries the Lorekeeper’s black book, as introduced in the ‘Blazing Deserts’ DLC. Hated. Distrusted. Needed. Richter von Dagentear, a witch hunter known in legend as the Wight, traverses a realm falling headfirst into war. To survive, he will have to betray his profession’s purpose and undertake a task that goes against everything he believes in. All that stands in his way are backstabbing nobles, cruel sellswords, terrible beasts, and a mysterious traveler from another world. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/36dc6e69d4b1f2225d4062cafcd8c1014ddd7127.jpg ‘The Witch Hunter’ is 485 pages of Battle Brothers and available now. eBook US UK FR ES IT NL JP BR CA MX AU IN Paperback US UK DE FR ES IT NL JP CA AU Visit the Overhype Discord for a chance to win a free copy of the paperback version signed by the team that created Battle Brothers!Update 1.5.0.10Mar 14, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsSome balance fine-tuning and fixes for things reported over the weekend. Changed sickness times for imbibing anatomist potions to be slightly lower, as to make taking anatomist potions in the early parts of a campaign, when the Anatomist origin is at its weakest, less punishing. Changed Orc Berserker anatomist potion to no longer trigger off of indirect damage, like from the Bleeding status effect. Changed damage of Berserk Chain to 50-100, up from 40-100. Fixed an issue where the Webknecht anatomist potion wasn't preventing an effect it should have. Fixed the Oath of Distinction incorrectly granting experience for kills performed by wardogs. Fixed several minor issues and typos with new events. Six years on, the free DLC keeps coming for tactics RPG Battle BrothersMar 11, 2022 - PC GamerOf Flesh and Faith is out now for Battle Brothers, a free DLC that'll add two new origins for your mercenaries and a suite of events and equipment to suit both. We're big fans of Battle Brothers at PC Gamer, a 2017 tactics RPG that has you run a mercenary company in a hardscrabble fantasy world called The Darklands. Our EIC Evan Lahti even penned a whole ode to Battle Brothers... Read more.Update 1.5.0.9Mar 11, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFixes for everything reported to us after the first day of releasing the latest major update. Have a nice weekend! Changelog for 1.5.0.9 Fixed Oath of Fortification counting the death of allied units not under player control (such as caravan hands) against completion of its bonus objective. Fixed Oath of Distinction tooltip at oath selection missing information about characters gaining increased experience for solo kills. The actual mechanic remains unchanged. Fixed Oath of Wrath not displaying that it contributes to hit chance in tooltips when wielding a one handed weapon in both hands. The actual mechanic remains unchanged. Fixed some other minor issues and typos. 'Of Flesh and Faith' DLC ReleaseMar 10, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThe ‘Of Flesh and Faith’ DLC for Battle Brothers on the PC has been released into the world! Find it for free here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910050/Battle_Brothers__Of_Flesh_and_Faith The DLC and accompanying update will also come for free to the Xbox, PlayStation and Switch in the coming weeks. In order to introduce you to the Anatomists and the Oathtakers in style, we’ve collaborated with an artist, Yuri Gamberoni, to create the very first Battle Brothers comic featuring both new playable origins. Read it by clicking the cover below! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/5a30ade5a5f11da33cb391f2e5d39ce2b2a35fd7.jpg Enjoy!Update 1.5Mar 10, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWith the free 'Of Flesh and Faith' DLC also comes a larger update with balance changes, general improvements and fixes. Below you'll find a list explaining the most important of these. If you'd like to continue your current campaign with the previous version of Battle Brothers, or continue to play it altogether without the DLC, you can do so as well. Find Battle Brothers in your Steam library, right-click it and select 'Properties'. Navigate to the 'Betas' tab and select the '1.4.x' branch from the dropdown menu. Steam should now update Battle Brothers, and once done, you're ready to go. Note that most mods will not work anymore until they've been updated by their authors to work with the new version of Battle Brothers. Make sure to remove them, as otherwise the game may not work correctly or crash outright. This includes any language mods. Changelog for 1.5.0.8 Changed Agent retinue member to now reveal both contracts and settlement situations, but no longer to affect relations gain or decay. Changed Negotiator retinue member to have the Agent's old effect on relations gain and decay in addition to his current effect of getting you better payment for contracts. Changed the 'Crack the Whip' skill of the 'Manhunters' origin to cost 10 Fatigue, down from 15. Changed the 'Whipped' status effect to have a different sprite as it is about to run out. Changed Indebted in the 'Manhunters' origin to get +10% XP gain, up from -25%, and Non-Indebted instead to get -10% XP gain. The origin didn't quite play out as intended, and this change should help to have the Indebted be more easily replacable. Changed 'Manhunters' origin to have a Company Ledger item that helps keep track of the number of Indebted and Non-Indebted in the company. Changed 'Head Hunter' perk to no longer lose stacks on misses. Changed the bonus damage from the 'Throwing Mastery' perk against targets 2 tiles away to 30%, down from 40%. Changed the 'Nine Lives' perk to grant between 11-15 hitpoints, up from 5-10, when saving a character. Changed the fatigue cost of the 'Footwork' skill to 20, down from 25. Changed the 'Pound' skill to ignore an additional 10% of armor on hits to the head, and an additional 10% with the 'Flail Mastery' perk. Changed the 'Cascade' skill to cost 13 fatigue, down from 15. Changed the 'Split' and 'Swing' skills to gain an additional +5% to hit from the 'Sword Mastery' perk. Changed the 'Aimed Shot' skill to cost 20 fatigue, down from 25, and to cost 7 action points, down from 8. Changed Two-Handed Wooden Flail to inflict 30-60 damage, up from 25-60. Changed Two-Handed Flail to inflict 45-90 damage, up from 40-80, and the effectiveness against armor to 115%, up from 110%. Changed the effectiveness against armor of the Handgonne to 90%, down from 100%. Changed the shield damage multiplier on named weapons to 1.5x-2.0x, up from 1.33x-1.8x. Changed the stats of some named armors to be more competitive. Changed weapon prices. In general, high end one-handed weapons g...Tactical RPG Battle Brothers has a new free expansionMar 10, 2022 - PCGamesNBattle Brothers is a tough-as-nails medieval strategy game that our strategy editor Joe reckons may secretly be the best Warhammer game out there, without actually having anything to do with Warhammer. There's a new free expansion for Battle Brothers out today that nudges it in that direction: the DLC is called Of Flesh and Faith, and it adds two new origins for your (probably doomed) band of grubby mercenaries. Origins in Battle Brothers set the starting conditions for your campaign: what kinds of mercenaries and equipment you'll begin the game with, and what additional rules you may have to consider as you try to survive in its harsh world. The first new origin in the Oathtakers, an order of holy knights devoted to the teachings of their founder, Young Anselm. Being paladins, Oathtaker companies begin with two experienced warriors and high-quality equipment, but they'll have to take on oaths throughout the campaign that add various bonuses and disadvantages to your merry band until they're fulfilled. That will undoubtedly make for some difficult decisions on your path to the mercenary hall of fame. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best Warhammer game isn't actually a Warhammer game, so we tried to make it one The best Battle Brothers mods After almost two years on Steam Early Access, Battle Brothers finally launches March 24 Dev Blog #146: The OathtakersMar 4, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThe free ‘Of Flesh and Faith’ DLC coming to Battle Brothers on March 10th will introduce two new origins to the game. We already looked at the Anatomists and their ambition to find salvation in knowledge about the flesh last week, so today we’ll take a closer look at the Oathtakers, who seek their salvation in faith. Let’s head on! The Oathtakers Oathtakers are knightly warriors beholden not to liege lords, but to the ideals and teachings of their founder, the late Young Anselm. Though his own time in the world was tragically cut short, death only made him immortal as he lives on as a paragon of righteousness and virtue in the minds of his followers. His teachings provide guidance, and his skull is revered as a holy relic, a provenance of courage in the sea of chaos that is the world of Battle Brothers. To walk the path of Young Anselm is to take oaths to right the wrongs in this world, and even to sacrifice oneself for the greater good if need be. Essentially paladins, Oathtakers are also on a quest to make whole the shattered skull of their founder. All that stands in their way is a nemesis born in the schism of Young Anselm’s death, a heresy which must be found and destroyed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/66465ab9c92f32135144c675169b344eba420200.jpg This dedicated lot starts their quest with two skilled warriors and good equipment. Uniquely among all origins in the game, they also start out with a company banner right on day one, as well as a relic which replaces the sergeant’s sash. The Oathtakers origin does not have access to ambitions like other origins do, but instead has their very own system of taking oaths. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/bad9a163b769ae508b52aceeb4cec76127657a2f.jpg Every ten days it falls upon you to choose one from between several oaths that the company should take. This oath will then be active for the next ten days and grant you both advantages and disadvantages, called boons and burdens. For example, having pledged the Oath of Honor, your men will start every battle with confident morale but can not use any ranged weapons or throwing tools. Having pledged the Oath of Vengeance instead, your men will benefit from substantially increased attributes in battle against greenskins, but suffer penalties in battle against other factions. Once ten days have passed and the oath is completed, you’ll gain a fixed amount of renown. You can gain additional renown by completing an objective that depends on both the oath chosen and the level of difficulty that you’re playing at. For example, with the Oath of Honor you gain additional renown if your men manage to kill opponents in one-on-one fights, without your other men interfering. There’s a total of twelve different oaths in the game, and you can choose the same oath multiple times over the course of a campaign, just not twice in a row. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/14773a83401f064d04f63e71b00d8f97fcd49bad.jpg Oathtakers are as fashionable as they are dedicated, so they come with their o...Dev Blog #145: The AnatomistsFeb 25, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsLiving in the world of Battle Brothers is no picnic. Between nobles for whom you are nothing but a chess piece in their great game, beasts that want to eat you alive, and necromancers that want to raise your corpse once you’re dead, how does one make sense of it all? The free ‘Of Flesh and Faith’ DLC coming to Battle Brothers on March 10th introduces two very different paths that promise salvation from this mortal coil, manifested in two new origins to play your campaign with. This week we’re dissecting the first of these, the ‘flesh’ in ‘Of Flesh and Faith’, the Anatomists. Let’s look inside! The Anatomists Anatomists are a group of researchers whose unquenchable thirst for knowledge trumps their sense for decency and their need for social acceptance. Shunned for disturbing the peace of the dead to advance the bounds of scientific knowledge, they’ve been mistaken for necromancers more than once. Theirs is a path to become more than mere men, to conquer life with knowledge about the flesh, paved with the dissection of the fallen. With about all there is to be learned from disassembly of the human body already learned, they now look to you to provide them with new and exotic specimens. Imagine what wondrous insights the study of greenskins could yield! Oh, and a great Lindwurm, imagine what secrets lie but waiting to be discovered behind their scales! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/5d7b98f7a63e6fb863b6b6d1549bf16adcbeaf19.jpg This intellectual bunch starts with three men of modest talent, but with high starting funds and unique equipment of their own. Because they’re really not fighters, but thinkers, they can never be quite confident going into battle. However, the very first time they manage to kill a specimen of any non-human opponent in the game, they’ll dissect the corpse and create one potion unique to that type of opponent. This potion can be imbibed by any of your men to permanently mutate their body in a somewhat painful process potentially involving the violent discharge of bodily fluids in order to gain special effects. If you’re aware of The Witcher, you should have a pretty good idea of how these mutations work. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/3de98abb30fd58e7f709b5d89511f6d903e400bb.jpg Because defeating any type of opponent for the first time grants you a potion with its very own special effect, the Anatomists have a lot of incentive to hunt down each and every type of opponent in the game – and sometimes as soon as they are able to. To aid you in this, the Anatomists also have access to four different ledgers where they make notes of any opponents already dissected. These are for beasts, greenskins, the undead, and legendary creatures – the latter allowing for potions with particularly powerful effects. Evolving your body by unnatural means is an exceptional affair, which is why it is accompanied by a bunch of new events that tell about the experience. And because a unique origin like the Anatomists should do their tainted business in style...Tactics RPG Battle Brothers gets a free DLC with dissection and prayingFeb 20, 2022 - PC GamerOf Flesh and Faith is coming to Battle Brothers next month, a free DLC that'll add two new origins and a suite of events and equipment to suit both. "These two origins – the Oathtakers and the Anatomists – will be the most detailed origins in the game to date," say Overhype Studios. "They both come with unique mechanics, new equipment, new character backgrounds, their very own story events, and even a custom-tailored banner each.".. Read more.‘Of Flesh and Faith’ DLC AnnouncementFeb 18, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWhile we’re working on a brand new game, fans of Battle Brothers have something to be excited about right now – we’re happy to announce that Battle Brothers will receive a free DLC called ‘Of Flesh and Faith’ on March 10th, 2022. The focus of the DLC will be on adding two new origins to Battle Brothers, and thereby two fresh and different ways to approach the game. These two origins – the Oathtakers and the Anatomists – will be the most detailed origins in the game to date. They both come with unique mechanics, new equipment, new character backgrounds, their very own story events, and even a custom-tailored banner each. And because more variety is always nice, the DLC will add more than 50 new events in total to the game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/108add61185f72bc60d0196863ad1302eff68f29.jpg Here’s the list of features: Oathtakers – Follow the teachings of Young Anselm, fight for righteousness, and swear oaths that confer advantages and disadvantages until fulfilled. Anatomists – Further your research even if they shun you for it, dissect the corpses of your fallen enemies, and devise new ways to empower your men. New Banners – Hoist two new banners that thematically fit the new origins. New Equipment – Dress in style with new equipment that befits your origin. New Events – Experience more than 50 new events on your travels. Alongside this meaty free DLC full of new content will also come a sizable update to existing content. This update will contain a whole bunch of improvements, quality-of-life features and balancing changes. Both the DLC and the free update will arrive for PC on March 10th, and at the same time or shortly afterwards for Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. Join us next week for our first dev blog on the new DLC and learn everything about the Anatomists. Join the Overhype Studios Discord to discuss everything Battle Brothers, and sign up to the Overhype Studios newsletter to always be the first to know!In Sacrifice, RenewalFeb 11, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThe inquisitive mind, quite naturally, turns its senses to suffering. As the eyes see and the ears hear, would one find pain to be a worthwhile teacher and, if so, in whose body? Theirs? Or yours? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8544093/c63f44a8778492a5529aea24b04126dae7a764f0.jpg Read all about what is coming in next week’s announcement! Join the Overhype Studios Discord for another piece of the puzzle, and to discuss everything Battle Brothers, or sign up to the Overhype Studios newsletter to always be the first to know!PlayStation & Xbox ReleaseJan 13, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsAfter taking Battle Brothers to the Nintendo Switch last year, the game has now been released for Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox as well! It’s available with a 20% launch discount on the PlayStation and Xbox stores, and of course for PC and Nintendo Switch. Jubilations! Now you’re able to lead your own mercenary company through the perils of a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world on your favourite console. You get to decide where to go, whom to hire or to fight from the comfort of a relaxing couch. And it is your choice what contracts to take and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign with controller in hand. You get to play with all the content and features of the PC version, current and future, and you’ll have access to all the DLC!