🌟Update on the Updates

Hi there!

If you didn’t know, I’ve been working on swapping Bloody Bastards’ multiplayer backend for quite some time now, but restarted the process about 3 times in the last year and a half. This time, though, I’ve managed to finally get it to a stage where I feel comfortable actually continuing and finishing it once and for all.

However, it’s still a massive pain in the butt, as the codebase, written by the noob programmer that I was back then, is a tangled mess of spagetti and duct tape. So, for a lot of stuff, I’m actually starting over and rebuilding from scratch. It’s the only way. Yes, this means that the multiplayer update is postponed again, until it’s done™, but I finally have a good feeling about it, lol!

Here’s what’s going to happen next:

Christmas Update:

- New cheating prevention stuff for Character proportions, colors, double-handed one-hand wielding, etc.
- Updated anti-cheat framework
- Christmas presents, of course

Early 2026 Update:
- Multiplayer remade from the ground up
- Fixes for damage and stamina desyncs, weapon position desyncs, controller slight advantage, dead spawning, inconsistent movement, jumpy phsyics and more

Stay tuned, dudes, and thanks for the patience!

🎃 Spooky Update is Live!

4.2.3 - Spooky Time

- New spooky items in the Shop (Spceial Items)
- Fixed stamina drain bug while any limbs broken
- New Holy Roman Empire items and level 1000 boss
- Minor visual bug fixes

⚠️ NOTE: You can only play 4.2.3 with others on the same version (4.2.3)

👻 Spooky Update Dropping Soon!

4.2.3 is currently in review, champs!

By the way, I also fixed that stamina drain bug when limbs are broken, hehe.

🦸 Cloaks and Capes!

Finally tops Layer 4 has items for all regions - cloaks, capes, tabards, surcoats and more! Enjoy!

P.S. I would’ve added some for Ranked, too, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it before I switch the multiplayer backend (a pain to do, since I have to refactor around 50% of the code first.) Getting there!

🌟 Japan is in Review, Please Chill!

I really appreciate you all being so passionate, though. Only a little while to go! Thanks for the patience and understanding, champs!

⏱ Japan's almost here!

Look, I know I said early June the latest, BUT! Feudal Japanese armour is more complex than I thought it would be. As well as any other piece of environment, really, but that's beside the point. Historically accurate pixel art takes time.

Every other art asset apart from the items is done, though, so it shouldn't be long now (mid-to-late June probably)

Shoutout to my wonderful wife for being a great mom to our kid while I chug away at working on Bloody Bastards and to Hardcore History for the audio background of most of my recent drawing sessions. In Dan Carlin's words: "The Japanese are just like every other people, but even more so."

⛩️ Japan is Coming!

TLDR: Japan’s dropping end of May / early June June!

The most common email that I get nowadays is about the Japan update (apart from Android login issues which will be be mostly fixed in the next update lol.)

Well folks, it’s still going to be a little while ‘till it’s out, but I’m definitely progressing nicely through the content. It has taken a lot of research, espcially on the environment side, and a lot of patience due to raising a 9 month old, but it’s almost here. The best case scenario would be the end of May, but if you’ve been following Bloody Bastards for some time, you know that it’ll probably be early June, lol!

Thank you for your patience! I really appreciate all the love and support I get from everyone. Thank you, champs!

Here’s some work-in-progress environment screenshots:

🎄 'Tis The Season to Be Bloody!

It is almost Christmas, my fellow peeps, and the Shop in Bloody Bastards has been stuffed with gifts for the naughty and nice!

Merry Bloody Christmas!

Make sure you update to 3.2.5 when it drops soon on the Apple App Store and Google Play!

🎃 Spooky Mode is Back!

It’s that time of the year again for Bloody Bastards, but this time with special items!
Have a spooky great time, fellas!

Happy New Year! [2022]

Hope you all had a great New Year’s Eve!

Stay tuned for upcoming Bloody Bastards announcements and more!