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Steam News8 May 20261mo ago

Early Access 2.1: The Fire Update

New Features Added fire mechanics for blocks and fire-based ball interactions. Reworked Fire Ball Added a new challenge for John McBall Ball Balance Adjusted Comet Ball, Beam Ball, Nuclear Ball, and Speed Ball with fire

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What changed

6 fixes3 additions11 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
addedNew FeaturesAdded fire mechanics for blocks and fire-based ball interactions.
changedNew FeaturesReworked Fire Ball
addedNew FeaturesAdded a new challenge for John McBall
changedBall BalanceAdjusted Comet Ball, Beam Ball, Nuclear Ball, and Speed Ball with fire-based effects
changedBall BalanceButcher Ball point gain per level: 30 -> 15.
changedBall BalanceCombo Ball rarity: Common -> Uncommon.
cher Ball point gain per level:3015cher Ball point gain per level: decreased, nerf

Buster Breaks Out changes

addedAdded fire mechanics for blocks and fire-based ball interactions.
changedReworked Fire Ball
addedAdded a new challenge for John McBall
changedAdjusted Comet Ball, Beam Ball, Nuclear Ball, and Speed Ball with fire-based effects
changedButcher Ball point gain per level: 30 -> 15.

New Features

  • Added fire mechanics for blocks and fire-based ball interactions.

  • Reworked Fire Ball

  • Added a new challenge for John McBall

Ball Balance

  • Adjusted Comet Ball, Beam Ball, Nuclear Ball, and Speed Ball with fire-based effects

  • Butcher Ball point gain per level: 30 -> 15.

  • Combo Ball rarity: Common -> Uncommon.

  • Fire Ball rarity: Uncommon -> Common.

Gameplay Adjustments

  • Planet Ball gold pieces now orbit before collection.

  • Matchbox item now causes fire effect.

  • Adjusted upgrades levels for some challenges.

UI/UX

  • Tooltips can now be pinned open.

  • Item displays now show whether an item is activated.

  • Updated Hyper Ball particles.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed challenges not starting with all assigned upgrades when more than 3 were assigned.

  • Fixed boss scores not being affected by goal modifiers.

  • Fixed the ball sometimes launching during non-play.

  • Fixed monitor block penalty errors from invalid blocks.

  • Fixed Lucky Ball handling for scoreable block changes.

  • Fixed some ball upgrade behavior lookups.

  • Improved handling of on-block-hit effects.

Source

Steam News / 8 May 2026

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