Release Notes for BROK: The Brawl Bar

1.5.4.9

1.5.4.9
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- BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: Fixed: co-op doesn't work the first time you play the game.
- BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: Co-op information message now displayed when starting a game.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed memory issue during "Three Little Bots" challenge.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed drone rare crash if no opponent available.
- BRAWL BAR: Achievement for completing a difficulty wasn't awarded immediately.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed music stopping immediately when the last fight starts.

1.5.4.8
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- BRAWL BAR: Number of bonus challenges unlocked is now indicated.
- BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: After the training fight, we were sometimes redirected to the main menu.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed Bubble's wrong mouth position when doing bubbles.
- BRAWL BAR: Graff no longer does his win animation when Ott dies in Distant Protection.
- BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Added info to scroll menu options when entering creator mode.
- BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Description of difficulties on main menu was incorrect.

1.5.4.7
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- BRAWL BAR: Fixed Survival mode "pound bot" enemies sometimes cannot be hit.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed rare crash issue with Wes if no opponent exists when dodging.
- Replaced "Point symbol" by "Dot symbol" in the script during the bunker minigame.

1.5.4.6

1.5.4.6
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- "News seen" list was incorrectly saved.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed: Difficulty incorrectly resets back to Standard after a "Support challenger" play.
- BRAWL BAR: Added new message on locked challenges (when character was switched) so players aren't confused and think they lost progress when they switch character.
- BRAWL BAR: All challenge tabs are now open after finishing the game, no matter the character played.
- BRAWL BAR: Record number of waves that Puzzles announces for survival mode was incorrect
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed issue with characters textures not being loaded properly in survival mode after 10 waves.
- BRAWL BAR: Survival now removes weapons on the ground between waves.
- BRAWL BAR: Number of waves required lowered to 20 in relaxed mode and 30 in other difficulties.
- BRAWL BAR: When choosing "no" to "Familiar with BROK universe", one character now gets modified for spoiler reasons.
- BRAWL BAR: Improved color skin replacement for this character.
- BRAWL BAR: Added fade out to display the box of cards in the bar due to needing a loading on slow systems.
- BRAWL BAR: We could keep clicking on the ad after grabbing it in creator mode.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed: no daily challenges appear if the first date is in the future.
- BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: the tutorial for switching mode is now displayed later (continuity issue, we didn't have gloves yet)
 

1.5.4.5

1.5.4.5
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- Moving the right stick and pressing A/B on gamepad is now also used to detect when we switch to gamepad.
- Accessibility menu was no longer playing speeches.
- 78 new fanarts.
- BRAWL BAR: Achievement "Creator" was no longer awarded due to a bug.
- BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Moving right stick has been disabled when virtual keyboard is open.
- BRAWL BAR: Loading "Atlasian Madness" now has a percent displayed.
- BRAWL BAR: Loading "Atlasian Madness" flushed textures incorrectly which forced reloading textures.
- BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: Tribot cop had no talking sprite.
- BRAWL BAR: Floor is lava: balloons are more visible now.
- BRAWL BAR: Domestic Argument: objective was rewritten to avoid confusion.
- BRAWL BAR: Domestic Argument: Dee dying no longer allows to win.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed "Are you familiar with BROK universe" value wasn't actually saved.
- BRAWL BAR: Fixed issues with crates 
    * Doing charge attack with R.J. sometimes bumped into them without exploding
    * Standing on them often didn't work due to scaling issues
    * Depth of crate was improved when standing on them 

1.5.4.4 (2025-10-30)

1.5.4.4

CHALLENGES PACK #1

• BRAWL BAR: 5 new bonus challenges to unlock!
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Four new modifiers.
• BRAWL BAR: Standalone version now asks if you're familiar with the BROK universe (if not, it replaces the quizzes by regular challenges)
• BRAWL BAR: Standalone version now has a tutorial on how to switch mode.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed camera potentially not placed correctly when starting.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: bonus challenges created via the creator mode did not vary difficulty.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed player looking to the left even if an enemy exists on their right when starting.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added scrolling with right stick + L/R buttons for switching options.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed potential crash if setting wrong values for colors.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed Blind Bot missing stub sprite.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed potential crash if we managed to keep the cursor character/trap etc in between rooms.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed bug with traps sharing the same item drops after loading.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed setting enemy as ally then coop player would display it twice in HUD.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Increased max number of traps to 100.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Some user inputs asked to type a text instead of entering a number.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed rare but potential crash if Wes slides but the opponent doesn't exist.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed some saves issues of main story and/or should not be used when accessing Brawl Bar from main menu (in particular after ending ones)
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed cancelling when displaying a gameover picture in menu would keep it on screen.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed collecting items would not reset the counter after restarting or losing.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed counter staying at zero in "I am Bomb" challenge.
• BRAWL BAR: Added a backup progress save in case the config.ini file would get corrupted or missing.
• Fixed: In mouse mode, player could move towards crates with height at the wrong position.

1.5.4.3 (2025-10-17)

1.5.4.3

• New LATAM SPANISH localization added! (includes both the main game and Brawl Bar)

• Languages listed in options revised in all languages, for consistency.

• BRAWL BAR: Packaged characters are now included in all versions by default! For this first batch, two were added: "Baguette" (the example character mod) and "Frank" (More will be added in the future.)

• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added option to import your own .ogg music track to a challenge and export!

• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Changing share options now properly restores the list position.

• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Brok boxer now has a front facing sprite.

• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed crash when going back after not adding an item to a destructible object.

• BRAWL BAR: Save files now display the actual character used.

• BRAWL BAR: Fan game "Atlasian Madness" crash fix (obj_graff_chasing_bullet_fx)

• BRAWL BAR: "Unlocked" text on jukebox was not translated.

1.5.4.2

• FIXED: Somehow, Ott's duplicated head bug returned.

• BRAWL BAR: Character mods ability to:

  • Disable automatic visual effects
  • Change the images size (requires to set a different offset)
  • Change the collisions (hurt box and attack box)
  • Change the "item in hand" position
  • Debug feature to see collisions (F8)
  • Documentation updated

• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added dynamites and stick as items.

1.5.4.1

• BRAWL BAR: Fan game "Atlasian Madness" crash fix (obj_ally_assist02)

1.5.4 (2025-09-25)

1.5.4

• BRAWL BAR: Fan game "Atlasian Madness" added as an arcade machine! It becomes visible after finishing the main challenges.
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenges: Too many balloons made performance crawl on low performance machines.
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenges: Traps & items no longer spawn outside of the playable area.
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenges: Some balloons & traps were too high to be reached.
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenges: Balloons incorrectly were considered as enemies.
• BRAWL BAR: Tutorial could lead to the wrong room in certain edge cases.
• BRAWL BAR: Standalone: Some lines which didn't make sense for this version are now skipped.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed R.J. walk was incorrect (transformed into Brok) in adventure mode.
• BRAWL BAR: Improved loading speed of the bar room.

1.5.3.9 (2025-09-06)

1.5.3.9

• Fixed possible crash when pressing START right after choosing to eat food and right before eating it, in specific situations.
• Fixed: Online fanarts/news retrievals could sometimes do a lot of unnecessary calls.
• Fanarts: If offline, there is no longer a message that the internet connection failed: the local files are displayed immediately.
• Pressing down with cursor keys/dpad is no longer limited to the first five choices in choices lists.
• Cursor keys/dpad no longer scroll the windows because this conflicted with them selecting choices.
• Fixed issue with cursor keys/dpad sometimes staying on the same choice after pressing despite another choice possible.
• Additional content/Storage option has been replaced with a "More games" option
• BRAWL BAR: Rename save options removed (was useless & not displayed here)
• BRAWL BAR: Optimized textures when loading the bar to avoid stalls on low performance machines.
• BRAWL BAR: Optimized background TV screens drawing for low performance machines.
• BRAWL BAR: Optimized performance for creator mode menus on low performance machines.
• BRAWL BAR: Optimized performance of choices selection screen on low performance machines.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Exporting the .zip didn't have a name due to a mistake.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed text issues in creator mode in German.

1.5.3.8 (2025-08-31)

1.5.3.8

• Fixed an issue with paths which, in some places with a lot of collisions like the Border Post, could fail and cause a softlock.
• Fixed more path issues in Border Post by reducing the path tiles size specifically in that room (narrow spaces).
• Virtual keyboard: Delay to start typing after it appears has been reduced.
• Virtual keyboard: The font used to type text was changed.
• Virtual keyboard: Cursor position was fixed subsequently to this font change.
• BRAWL BAR: Some challenges incorrectly gave a number of points from another category.
• BRAWL BAR: Challenges already completed now give more C-Tokens to avoid too much grinding.
• BRAWL BAR: Co-op players can now rename themselves with their gamepads.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash when an enemy prepares to attack another which no longer exists.
• BRAWL BAR: Mouse character to reset choice: refuse could lead to a softlock.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added .zip export option when sharing on Steam version. (already existing in standalone ones)
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed crash if we don't own a character when exporting as zip.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed environments were not exporting in the .zip.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Max filesize for environments doubled to 10 MB.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Missing stub sprite added for Brok boxer mod.
• BRAWL BAR: Added artists names of gameovers art in credits.

1.5.3.7 (2025-08-26)

1.5.3.7

• Fixed: Unlocking a lot of fanarts caused a memory leak, potentially causing the next room change to softlock.
• Fanarts now automatically archive per year, according to current year.
• Standalone version: fanarts now automatically filter to only display Brok and Brawl Bar characters.
• Standalone version: fanarts now use C-Tokens to unlock (instead of extra points)
• BRAWL BAR: On main menu, pressing R on gamepad to start the DLC several times was possible, causing issues.
• BRAWL BAR: Saves screen now clarifies what gets saved.
• BRAWL BAR: Saves progress has been moved to the challenges screen.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed potential crash when setting up item drops.
• BRAWL BAR: Gameovers with generic rat still could not be unlocked.
• BRAWL BAR: Added check that the main file was successfully saved / file not in read only mode.
• BRAWL BAR: Added errors on screen if save fails for whatever reasons.

1.5.3.6 (2025-08-22)

1.5.3.6

• BRAWL BAR: Added missing sounds of character and sound effects for character mods. (in particular Generic Rat)
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed possible issues with "Rat Wave": not enough rats spawning.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed possible rare issue with special attack unleashed if no enemies are around
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed rare but potential crash when player thrown due to an unitialized variable.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed invisible player if hitting the last boss co-op while they're in water.
• BRAWL BAR: Multiple gameovers could not be unlocked.
• BRAWL BAR: Display bug when switching difficulty on challenge screen.
• BRAWL BAR: Display bug with the goal when switching language in menu.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode displayed a boss before their encounter.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Too many backgrounds (or big lists in general) would stop being displayed after scrolling.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: One picture missing when deleting an environment with standalone version.

1.5.3.5 (2025-08-20)

1.5.3.5

• Fanart update (155 new fanarts)
• BRAWL BAR: Ad on the roo seat couldn't be obtained if we failed to get it before the end of the game.
• BRAWL BAR: "Hot Juice" item added to vending machine, makes you "numb to pain for 60 seconds", meaning reduced hitstun and not knocked out.
• BRAWL BAR: "Flowing water" and "Flowing honey" items now have a shield icon on them to make it more clear they're for defense.
• BRAWL BAR: New "Overkill energy" item added to vending machine, gives infinite strength for 30 seconds then kills you.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Renamed "options" and "delete" to be shorter.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed missing Brok boxer icon when creating mod.
• BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: Obstacle for crates sprite was missing.
• BRAWL BAR: Difficulty of some challenges slightly adjusted.
• BRAWL BAR: Added keys instructions for "fast back on feet" when playing with keyboard/mouse
• BRAWL BAR: Removed display of a tutorial about "quick select" for Boxer brok tutorial phase
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: If loading a save from the main game with Graff and continue to the bar from main menu, it wasn't possible to talk with NPCs.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: Removed "Missed!" display when collecting food or the "service" challenge.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: Two bonus challenges couldn't be played with the chosen player character.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: Character mod for Graff reverted to Graff sprites in adventure mode.
• Special attack incorrectly resetted attack boosts when it ends.

1.5.3.4 (2025-08-17)

1.5.3.4

• BRAWL BAR: Missing flags sprites in training room.
• BRAWL BAR: Pressing "combo finisher" button during attack no longer picks up item if one is near player.
• BRAWL BAR: "Support challengers" stats are now more unpredictable to make it more interesting.
• BRAWL BAR: "Cinnamon chase" player speed is now limited to 300%.
• BRAWL BAR: "Arctic bear" it was possible to stand on the hole to the far right edge.
• BRAWL BAR: Added warning message the first time we switch character to inform about the impact on completed challenges.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed tutorials of DLC breaking display outside the DLC rooms.
• BRAWL BAR: "King of the table / Friendly sparring" is now a bit less nerve wracking.
• BRAWL BAR: "Three little bots" are now a bit easier to defeat.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash with Rooster if the opponent no longer exist when preparing to attack.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed missing sound files for getting ads in the standalone version.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed very minor graphical glitch with conveyor belts.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed "struggling" animation missing for Rok's chokehold grab.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed mods going into Brok idling animation.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed one voice line.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed Bubble's card missing lower body.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added a "delete" button.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed the flow of many options.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added icons to some options.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Difficulty tag is now only applied if we export a challenge.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed crash if the mod a character uses is not installed.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed counter of collectables not resetting after the first try.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Rounding added for values displayed.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Missing detective Brok walk animation for modding.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Holes are now automatically placed at the bottom edge.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Saving icon on the popup is now centered.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Some gameovers were lacking accessibility speeches, causing a crash.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: In rare cases where the player character wasn't in the room, accessibility repeating characters names could cause a crash.
• Fixed: If a dialogue happens exactly at the same frame the previous one gets killed, the new one doesn't display and it is softlock

1.5.3.3B (2025-08-17)

1.5.3.4

• BRAWL BAR: Missing flags sprites in training room.
• BRAWL BAR: Pressing "combo finisher" button during attack no longer picks up item if one is near player.
• BRAWL BAR: "Support challengers" stats are now more unpredictable to make it more interesting.
• BRAWL BAR: "Cinnamon chase" player speed is now limited to 300%.
• BRAWL BAR: "Arctic bear" it was possible to stand on the hole to the far right edge.
• BRAWL BAR: Added warning message the first time we switch character to inform about the impact on completed challenges.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed tutorials of DLC breaking display outside the DLC rooms.
• BRAWL BAR: "King of the table / Friendly sparring" is now a bit less nerve wracking.
• BRAWL BAR: "Three little bots" are now a bit easier to defeat.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash with Rooster if the opponent no longer exist when preparing to attack.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed missing sound files for getting ads in the standalone version.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed very minor graphical glitch with conveyor belts.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed "struggling" animation missing for Rok's chokehold grab.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed mods going into Brok idling animation.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed one voice line.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed Bubble's card missing lower body.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added a "delete" button.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed the flow of many options.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Added icons to some options.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Difficulty tag is now only applied if we export a challenge.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed crash if the mod a character uses is not installed.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed counter of collectables not resetting after the first try.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Rounding added for values displayed.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Missing detective Brok walk animation for modding.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Holes are now automatically placed at the bottom edge.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Saving icon on the popup is now centered.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Some gameovers were lacking accessibility speeches, causing a crash.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: In rare cases where the player character wasn't in the room, accessibility repeating characters names could cause a crash.
• Fixed: If a dialogue happens exactly at the same frame the previous one gets killed, the new one doesn't display and it is softlock

1.5.3.3 (2025-08-15)

1.5.3.2

• Better load/save management when you don't own The Brawl Bar but have saves from it (and vice-versa for standalone versions).
• Added security backups of progress.

1.5.3.3

• Strengthened files saving against potential undefined values.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed a potential edge case where doing the special attack would drop player HP to zero, leaving them in a frozen zombie state.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash when exiting from food selection on challenges.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash after a character shoots if the opponent no longer exists.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential crash with Tidy's arm in rare conditions.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed possible win animation displayed while the character is moving.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed: It's not possible anymore to get hit before the challenge starts (eg falling crate)
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed Low Gravity challenge: one target was unreachable by other characters.
• BRAWL BAR: Fanart tab access was slower than it should have been.
• BRAWL BAR: Slight adjustements to Sly + fixed his arm & body placement when hitting grab
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Some characters could not work correctly as Ally type, such as Sin.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Balloons now no longer disappear after a while.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Fixed crash if we leave the room before it finished uploading to Steam.
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenge now drops some random non-goal items when "collectable" objective
• BRAWL BAR: Daily challenge now gives a bit more time for such objectives.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Reduced positional audio usage to avoid crashes (when positional is used too often, it crashes due to a core GameMaker issue)
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Fixed player couldn't be heard if positioned to the far left of the screen.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Fixed crash if repeating enemies names but the player doesn't exist. (eg support challengers)
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Fixed crash if getting an unknown gameover.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Simplified rooms option now reduces goal of collectable/destroy challenges by half.

1.5.3.1 (2025-08-14)

1.5.3.1

• Italian translation fixes.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed multiple issues with survival mode.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential rare crash when player gets suplexed.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential rare crashes when some characters do grabs but the opponent no longer exists.
• BRAWL BAR: Fixed potential rare crashes when Wes prepares shots but the opponent no longer exists.
• BRAWL BAR: Accessibility: Added spoken information on the keyboard key to press to start it.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Setting spikes floor scale crashed + incorrect label.
• BRAWL BAR: Creator mode: Some enemies were missing in the list for the standalone version.
• BRAWL BAR: Standalone version: The option to switch between detective and boxer outfits was missing.

1.5.3 (2025-08-12)

1.5.3 BRAWL BAR LAUNCH VERSION

• Directional keys (and WASD in menu and choices) can now be used to control the cursor.

For keyboard users, this means you can play through most of the Brawl Bar without having to switch to the mouse!

• Various fixes for The Brawl Bar launch.