We're pleased to release a major bug fix update for Blood Bowl 2!
This update should fix most of the remaining technical issues of the game. Thanks for all the feedback and reports we received on our forum, it's been incredibly helpful to deliver this huge patch. Keep them coming!
The official Blood Bowl 2 competition, the Champion Ladder Season 9, will end tomorrow 10.00 AM CEST. Season 10 will start tomorrow around 4.00 PM CEST, after a PC/Mac maintenance. Good luck to all of you!
You'll find the (big) patch note below:
FEATURES
Injuries are now displayed on the player cards.
The Fan Factor is now displayed in the dice log when rolling the FAME.
In the post match recap, the block dice picked by the defender are now displayed in red (as in game).
Two new sponsors are available (cosmetic only).
Mid-match saves aren't deleted when loading the match anymore, but at the end of the game.
GAME MODES
Eternal League
The skills from players in AI teams are now properly taken into account in the team TV. Not retroactive.
The AI now also picks Bretonnia, Chaos Dwarf, Vampire, Kislev and Underworld teams.
Fix of an issue displayed GFIs during AI movements.
Fix of an issue preventing the AI from adapting its TV to the player TV.
Fix of the statistic tab of teams playing in an Eternal League.
Fix of an issue in the "Play in a League" menu after a season change.
Fix of a blocking issue when a coach leaves an on-going wissen competition.
Multiplayer
The pairing in a Wissen competition starts now with the best ranked teams in the leaderboard.
Game played in resurrection mode don't award SPP and gold anymore.
The winnings window shouldn't be displayed anymore at the end of a game in resurrection mode.
The tie-breaker in Round-Robin and Wissen competitions is now:
TD difference > Number of TD > Random
GAMEPLAY
Fix of a blocking issue when ignoring the apothecary during the kick-off event Throw A Rock.
Fix of a desync of the ball after a fireball combined with a scatter out of the pitch.
Fix of a bug causing KO rolls during Overtime to be rolled twice.
Fix of a bug causing Sweltering Heat rolls during Overtime to be rolled twice.
Fix of an issue skipping the coin toss at the beginning at overtime.
Fix of a bug allowing the player to use team reroll to catch the ball during Blitz! kick-off event.
A player loosing a stat point when already at the minimum now misses the next game.
Fix of an issue allowing to choose any skill on a big guy level up.
Fix of an issue allowing to hire any player from any race in a standard team.
Fix of an issue allowing to have too many skills on a level 2 mercenary.
STABILITY
Fix of a crash when reconnecting in a match.
Fix of various crashes in replays.
Level 2 mercenaries shouldn't cause blocking issues anymore.
Fix of various issues and crashes.
GUI
Fix of the % of players coming back from a KO in the post-match recap.
Fix of an issue blocking a player in the settings when the opponent pauses the game.
The planning of a competition is now properly updated after a mnual seeding.
Fix of a bug pausing the game when saving a starting set-up.
The halfling chef pop-up is now properly displayed at the beginning of the second half time.
The SPP gained before a save & quit won't be displayed at the wrong time anymore after reloading.
[MAC] The cyrillic characters are now properly displayed when the game isn't set up in russian.
SKILLS
Pass Block
The game now takes properly into account the square of the thrower, even if he moved in the turn.
Bombardier
Fix of a crash when rerolling a bomb reception.
You can't use Bombardier after Jump Up anymore.
You can't use Hail Mary Bomb during a Blizzard anymore.
Juggernaut
Juggernaut now properly cancels the opponent Wrestle when blitzing.
Juggernaut isn't displayed anymore in the dice recap at the end of the match.
Diving Tackle
The malus of Diving Tackle is now properly applied when using Dodge in manual mode.
Leader
Leader reroll cannot be canceled anymore by the Hafling Master Chef inducement.
Leader reroll is now properly removed when the player with the skill is crowdsurfed.
Leap
Fix of an issue causing the game to roll two GFIs instead of one when a GFI is needed for a Leap.
Really Stupid
A player with Really Stupid skill cannot help the roll of another Really Stupid player.
The bonus brought by a teammate (+2) is now properly displayed in the detailed dice log.
Blood Lust
Blitz isn't used anymore if it is followed by the bite of a teammate.
When triggering "Bite a Teammate" with a vampire, he now gets up automatically before biting.
Prehensile Tail
The penalties are now added if several playerd with Prehensive Tail are next to a player dodging.
Chainsaw
It's now possible to reroll the Kick Back roll of a Chainsaw when fouling.
Ball&Chain
Improved game behaviour if the turn ends when the fanatic has some mandatory movements left.
Fix of a bug preventing players from rolling a ball reception if it scatters because of Ball&Chain.
The fanatic is now properly removed from the pitch after a KO on a Both Down.
Fix of a blocking issue when a fanatic rolls 2 red dice against a teammate.
Right Stuff
The player now properly spend 3 movement points to get up if he landed on an opponent player.
Fix of a bug causing a turnover when a player lands on the ball on the pitch.
Stab
When blitzing, refusing to use Stab on the second block of Frenzy doesn't end the player action anymore if (s)he has some movement points left.
Multiple Block
It's not possible anymore to use the second block of Multiple Block after a Piling On.
The strength bonus given to the defender when using Multiple Block is now properly taken into account when combined with Dauntless.
Strip Ball
The skill is properly activated even when the ball carrier is pushed on a player using Stand Firm.
Disturbing Presence
Harmonization of the effect displayed:
In multiplayer - always blue for the player and red for the opponent.
In local - always blue for P1 and red for P2.
TEAMS
Nurgle
Nurgle Beast mutations are now back and displayed properly.
Nurgle Beast should now stay quiet when not moving.
Orc
The Blitzers now have sounds (they're mainly shouting).
Kislev
Fix of an issue on the random name of the bear in russian, german, spanish and polish. Not retroactive.
Goblin
The Pogoer's 3D model should now be displayed properly when he's MVP.
Khemri
Khemri AI teams shouldn't be able to buy apothecaries. Not retroactive.
Starplayers
Fix of a crash when throwing the Star Player Bomber.
It's not possible anymore to hire Brick & Grotty when there are already 15 players in the roster.
Mixed Teams
Fix of a display issue on the stats of mixed teams players in the customization screen.
The Necromancer is now available for Afterlife United.
Custom Teams
Adding an injury to a player in the Team Editor doesn't add him a level anymore.
Hotfix - Sept 11th 2017
Hey Coaches,
We just released a hotfix on PC/Mac. This first update fixing the most urgent technical issues will arrive on Xbox One and PS4 in a couple of days.
Please find the patchlog below.
Bug Fixes
[FIXED] A bug can prevent a new season from happening in the Eternal League. Please note that the fix isn't retroactive. You'll have to restart an Eternal League if you encountered it.
[FIXED] 4 High Elf logos are missing: teams using these logos have invisible players (except the head).
[FIXED] [MAC only] The text displayed could be altered or even unreadable.
[FIXED] The game can freeze entirely against AI when using a specific interaction with the escape key.
[FIXED] [MAC only] Cyrillic characters aren't displayed properly for players not playing in russian.
[FIXED] The Necromantic team has access to 4 ghouls in its roster instead of a maximum of two.
It still displays a maximum of four ghouls, but the actual limit is two. We'll update the number displayed in the patch.
We're already working on another bigger update for bug fixes. We'll dedicate the next few weeks to fixing as many issues as possible, before building a new version that includes fixes and releasing it. Our current target release for the first major bug fixing update is early October.
Your continuous feedback in the coming weeks will be incredibly helpful for us to test and reproduce any problem you might have encountered - please keep posting your feedback!
Update on Post-Launch Support
Hey Coaches,
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition launches two days ago and we are very happy to see so many of you enjoying it - you're almost as many to bash, score and throw teammates, as right after the initial launch of Blood Bowl 2!
We're also delighted to announce that we've just reached the 10 millionth touchdown scored in Blood Bowl 2! Thanks again to all of you - we would have never reached this milestone without your enthusiasm and incredible commitment to the game!
Post-Launch Support
We're aware that the recent launch has also introduced some new technical issues. We're reading your feedback and reports on our forum, Steam Hub and social networks and we're working hard to fix these issues as quickly as possible.
We're planning an initial hotfix early next week to fix four urgent issues:
A bug can prevent a new season from happening in the Eternal League.
4 High Elf logos are missing: teams using these logos have invisible players (except the head).
[MAC only] The text displayed could be altered or even unreadable.
The game can freeze entirely against AI when using a specific interaction with the escape key.
And we're already working on an update for bug fixes. We'll dedicate the next few weeks to fixing as many issues as possible, before building a new version that includes fixes and releasing it. Our current target release for the first major bug fixing update is early October.
Your continuous feedback in the coming weeks will be incredibly helpful for us to test and reproduce any problem you might have encountered - please keep posting your feedback!
Champion Ladder Season 9?
Based on the plans presented above, we have a decision to make concerning the Champion Ladder, our official competitive ladder.
Many of you have asked when the Champion Ladder Season 9 will open, we have two options for this competition and we'd like to have your opinion!
You'll find a poll below between 2 options:
Starting Tuesday 12th a Champion Ladder Season 9 without money on the line. Only Cyans. Prize pool with actual money would come back in season 11, in 6 weeks.
Wait for the first major bug fix update to start Champion Ladder Season 9, with a prize pool.
This poll is a tool for us to gather your feedback about this topic and see if there is a vast preference for a specific option. Keep in mind that it's only a poll, it doesn't mean we'll necessarily go with the most upvoted option.
End of the poll: Monday 11th September
Have fun on the pitch,
Netheos
Legendary Launch Trailer
Blood Bowl 2 welcomes its Legendary Edition!
Before stepping onto the pitch, take a look at the Legendary Edition Launch Trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beqNQTfvdxY
The Legendary Edition offers 24 races, including the sly Goblins and a brand new race - the Kislev Circus and their ferocious Tame Bears! These 24 teams come with all their Star Players, as well as the new Khemri stadium, located at the feet of the Tomb Kings’ imposing pyramids.
Experience new game modes such as a brand new Solo Career mode, or the new Challenge mode, which will put your wits and skills to the test through crazy and challenging game situations.
For the first time in the history of Blood Bowl, spice up your matches with teams made up of a combination of players from different races, or go wild and lead a team of Star Players only!
Last but not least, we've developed a host of new features and options to enrich the already deep multiplayer experience. These expand the possibilities offered for players to communicate, create, set up and customize their online leagues and competitions.
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition is now available for download on PC and Mac!
Find the patch note below.
FREE LEGENDARY UPDATE
Resurrection mode - new League option (more info here).
Wissen Tournament (= Swiss Format) - new competition format (more info here)..
20 new Star Players (more than 50 in total).
Dice overview at the end of a match.
New skills behaviour:
Kick: You can now see where the ball will land with and without the use of kick, and choose if you use the skill or not accordingly.
Side Step: The skill is optional in case of chain-push.
Grab: You can choose not to use the skill if you can crowdsurf an opponent by not using it.
New option to make some skills optional: Pass, Dodge, Tackle, Fend, Tentacles, Break Tackle.
GUI improvements
Option to display tooltip in dice probability.
FAME displayed in match.
Confirmation pop-up when conceding.
New Coach view displaying only the acquired skills.
New dice log option to display more details (all the modifiers).
Option to spend 50k gold to get a skill when hiring a mercenary.
Option to mute chat in a match.
Player card visually evolving with player's level.
New admin tools (ageing option in singleplayer, league blacklist, mixed AI/players league, manual seeding in competition, enhanced match administration).
AI/human mixed competitions (up to 8 AIs).
League chat (PC/Mac only).
You can now save & quit in a singleplayer game.
Post-match chat.
Free camera mode.
Multiplayer pause system.
Option to deactivate ageing in singleplayer league.
AI enhancement.
Cosmetic enhancements.
Overall game speed increased by 10%.
New blue Disturbing Presence visual effect when both teams have a player with that skill.
You can now fire a player directly from the roster page.
New pop-up explaining how the penalties work.
Tweak to the inducement system: cash spent by the overdog bringing the team below the 150k limit is given to the underdog team.
Cosmetic enhancements (better display of cyrilic, camera shaking when a big blitzes, new image for babes in inducements...).
BUG FIXES
Fixed: A Secret Weapon player who enters the pitch thanks to the Perfect Defence event is not expelled at the end of the drive.
Fixed: SideStep is not usable if the player is under BoneHead/VeryStupid or Hypnotic Gaze.
Fixed: A non-blitz block action with a Juggernaut player cancels the opponent Wrestle.
Fixed: Problem with Stunty and Mighty Blow (if you roll a 8+MB : standard Casualty roll, if you roll a 9+MB : always Badly Hurt -> it should be the contrary)
Fixed: The ball is desync when you try to pick up the ball and dodge the opponent in the same move if you fail the first dodge and successfully reroll it.
Fixed: If you plan a move+foul action but your player is followed by a Shadowing player, the foul is activated from afar and the turn of your player ends (red circle).
Fixed: You can foul a player while scoring a touchdown.
Fixed: A player thrown during this turn doesn't have to use 3 movement points to stand up.
Fixed: No turnover if a troll eats the goblin holding the ball.
OFFICIAL EXPANSION
8 new teams
Amazon
Underworld Denizens
Halflings
Goblin
Vampire
Ogre
Elven Union
Kislev Circus
Eternal League (singleplayer endless campaign - more details here)
See you on the pitch,
Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive
Pre-order Legendary Beta Now Live!
Hey Coaches,
We're pleased to announce that the pre-order Beta of Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition starts now!
This beta will last 2 weeks, and is only for pre-orders.
Important
To install the beta, you will need to find the Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Beta in your Steam library. This is a separate application, and so you will need to install it separate to your main Blood Bowl 2 installation.
Also, progress is NOT saved from this beta. Any characters or coach progression made in the beta will be wiped at the end of the beta, and will not progress to the main game.
Date
Wednesday August 23rd (exact hour TBC) to Tuesday September 5th.
Access
Legendary Edition & Official Expansion pre-orders
Content
All Legendary Content BUT Eternal League and Challenge Mode:
24 races (All races)
Team Editor
Mixed Teams
All-Star Teams
Resurrection mode - new League option.
Wissen Tournament (= Swiss Format) - new competition format .
20 new Star Players (more than 50 in total).
New admin tools (ageing option in singleplayer, league blacklist, mixed AI/players league, manual seeding in competition, enhanced match administration).
AI/human mixed competitions.
League chat.
Post-match chat.
Free camera mode.
Multiplayer pause system.
Many smaller improvements.
Bug fixes.
New Khemri Stadium
Your feedback about the beta is welcome! The content of the expansion is locked for now, and we're focused on ironing it out, but your suggestions will be taken into account for post-launch support. Please post your feedback on our official forum.
Thanks for helping us develop the best possible Blood Bowl video game!
See you on the pitch!
Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition Content Trailer
Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition’s release is just around the corner!
To celebrate this momentous occasion, the Content Reveal Trailer is now out, showcasing the latest teams and the newest features brought by the Legendary Edition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvausWq_eOg
The Legendary Edition not only brings eight new races, many new Star Players and two new cheerleaders, but also the single-player mode Eternal League, an unending career as a coach for any of your available teams.
Compete in matches across multiple seasons, participating in tournaments with different sizes and rules, as you keep evolving and levelling up your team.
The second new single-player mode is the Challenge Mode. This mode presents you with crazy and wild match situations, which have to be solved within a single turn with a set of pre-rolled dice. These challenges could be anything from sending a Thrall six-feet-under, pushing an ogre off the pitch, or scoring the most improbable touchdown of your Blood Bowl career. (Find out more about the new single-player modes here.)
Beyond these exciting new features are the new Khemri stadium, insane matches with All-Star teams and Mixed Teams, and many new tools and options enriching an already deep multiplayer experience. These will be revealed as we get closer and closer to the release of Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition!
Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Edition will be available as a stand-alone game for newcomers, and as an affordable expansion for all Blood Bowl 2 players this September on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Pre-ordering the Legendary Edition or the Official Expansion on Steam will grant you a 10% discount and beta access.
Pre-order the Legendary Edition now to instantly unlock the Blood Bowl 2 base game + Team Pack races.
The first Blood Bowl 2 Legendary beta is now over.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm toward this test session. We hope you had fun throwing halflings (who wouldn't?).
Our main goal was to put our servers to the test, and the result was very positive: you played more than 6000 matches during the weekend and the servers held very well!
We'll announce soon the date of the next beta, exclusive to Legendary Edition and Official Expansion preorders. All the info about preorder HERE.
Have fun on the pitch,
Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive
First Legendary Beta!
Hey Coaches,
The first Beta for Blood Bowl 2 - Legendary Edition has started!
This first test session is a stress test for our game servers. We want as many simultaneous players as possible, to make sure our servers hold!
We'd like to have a peak of players tomorrow, Saturday 5th, at 6PM (CEST). Please log on for a quick game at this hour to help us get the best possible results for this beta.
Note that you'll have to create a new account for the beta.
There’s no NDA, so feel free to stream and discuss your impressions about the game online.
End Date
11AM (CEST) Tuesday August 8th.
Access
All Blood Bowl 2 owners (BB2 base game owners + Legendary edition preorders).
Content
12 races (4 Legendary teams)
Halflings
Amazons
Kislev Circus
Underworld Denizens
The 8 races from the base game (Dwarf, Dark Elves, High Elves, Chaos, Skaven, Human, Orc, Bretonnian).
Multiplayer only
Team Editor
No Mixed Team
No Star Player Team
If you own Blood Bowl 2 on Steam, you'll automatically get a new entry called "Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Beta" in your Steam library.
Besides the technical aspects, any feedback about the Legendary Edition is of course welcome! Please post any suggestion or feedback in our official forum.
We have 3 known issues for the beta - both will be fixed before launch.
Beta Known Issues
Crash when a player with Mighty Blow rolls a double 6 on an injury roll.
Missing Disturbing Presence effect.
Concede pop up appears behind the escape menu
Thanks for helping us develop the best possible Blood Bowl video game!
See you on the pitch!
Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interacti
Legendary Edition preorder now open!
Blood Bowl 2 - Legendary Edition will release this September on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
This version will offer all the official races from the Blood Bowl board game, with all the Star Players and a new Khemri stadium, all-star and mixed teams, new game modes as well as many new tools and options enriching an already deep multiplayer experience, and more!
Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Edition will be available as a stand-alone game for newcomers, and as an affordable expansion for all Blood Bowl 2 players this September.
Pre-ordering the Legendary Edition or the Official Expansion on Steam will grant you a 10% discount and beta phase access.
Pre-ordering the Legendary Edition will also instantly unlock Blood Bowl 2 base game + Team Pack races.
We are happy to unveil images of the new races coming to the Legendary Edition: the sly Goblins and their entire arsenal of Secret Weapons, the Halflings and their two Treemen, always keen on throwing their teammates over the top for a quick touchdown or the Amazons and their fearless and versatile style of play.
The Legendary Edition also brings the Vampire teams and their chilling, blood-lusting Lords, the powerful, massive and yet occasionally unreliable Ogres in addition to the athletic Elven Union and the creepy Underworld Denizens.
To Nuffle’s delight, a brand new team has also formed after it was rumored that their Ice Queen became enamoured of a Blood Bowl player: the Kislev Circus, with their great acrobatics abilities and their ferocious Tame Bears!
Blood Bowl 2 Legendary Edition will be available as a stand-alone game for newcomers, and as an affordable expansion for all Blood Bowl 2 players this September on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Preorder Blood Bowl 2 - Official Expansion:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/672830/Blood_Bowl_2__Official_Expansion/
Skulls For The Skull Throne!
Today marks the beginning of the Games Workshop's event Skulls for the Skull Throne, a weekend-long event during which games from the Warhammer world and the Warhammer 40,000 universe are enjoying time-limited discount offers on Steam, as well as additional content themed around the Blood God, Khorne, the legendary Warhammer figure sitting upon his Skull Throne in the Realm of Chaos!
On this special occasion, the Warhammer games from the Focus Home Interactive catalogue will benefit from exceptional discounts on Steam, along with free additional content for all players to enjoy, all themed around the Blood God Khorne, and the characteristic Skulls this God of Chaos is associated with!
The extra content coming to Blood Bowl 2 is detailed below:
Two unique balls are added into the game for free, which you can select in the options menu. The first is the Ribcage Ball, a thoracic cage of an unfortunate soul shaped into an oval, skull-themed, ball. The second is the Demonic Ball which is the head of a Bloodletter, Khorne’s ‘Taker of Skulls’.
