Time for another look at all things Friends vs Friends. Everything from fan art, to mayor messages, how Baba gets creases out of laundry, big updates, and everything else in-between.
Hey, laundry is a delicate art, dont'cha know?!
Anyway, today, we're announcing a fun little surprise which will be added in next week...
Reveal of the Week
As we grow and build up Friendtown, it's important we continue to make connections that go beyond our doorstep even while we continue to develop things from the inside.
We've made friends with your friends (who also made friends with our friends and are even friends with friends of friends...still following me?)
So I guess this means we now have ... friends in common. One, in particular, has really helped shape things around here - SMii7Y. We've been so grateful for him spreading the word about Friends vs Friends and sharing his fun with the world that we decided to do something a little bit special.
When you log into Friends vs Friends next week, you'll be gifted a new skin for Moose Salto - the SMii7Y skin! No need for quests or levelling, you can just equip it and see if it makes you as good as SMii7Y. No pressure!
He's certainly left his mark on the world so be sure to tell all your friends. This is just the beginning!
We'll have more to share on this next week.
Community Spotlight
Speaking of crossing over into your neighbourhood, this week's community spotlight is from Stillwater Casey who are showing off their face painting skills with Donnie B, DJ Newton and Spike Remington.
You look awesome!
Thank you for sharing all your fan art with us. If you've been making some for Friends vs Friends, why not submit it to the fan art category here? We've seen some fantastic pieces out there and some surely worthy winners.
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown. We have an absolute emergency on our hands! I think that I *cough cough* caught a cold of some sorts! My life is fading before my ey- oh wait, I had accidentally used Ice Block. Such an honest mistake from an honest Mayor!
I almost feared that I would have to cancel my vacation plans. What do you mean, again, don't you remember my last one got interrupted?! Moose just came back from a break on the island and they sure looked the part with a cool hat and backpack! They said it was the perfect place to go surfing, walk on the beach or contemplate your own existence. These are among my favorite hobbies and I didn't get a chance to do any of them before; I have to go back! I am the Mayor after all, so I can and I will.
Until next time, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
Buddy’s Bulletin: IX, July 28
Howdy Friends, welcome back to another Buddy's Bulletin!
Hope ya'll been having a blast in Friendtown and enjoying all the sights and sounds. It's our pleasure to host you, even if our walls are full of bulletholes and our treasured artifacts are worse for wear.
Jokes aside, we've got something real important to talk about this week. As we move into another month, we're going to reshape these bulletins a little bit. We'll explain more in the next section, but we think it's time to make a few changes around these parts.
Reveal of the Week
We've got lots of things cooking in the background, including two premium expansions, lots of free updates, more maps, cards, characters, skins, and a few surprises along the way. Not to mention our release on consoles. So we're not going anywhere!
But we're not always going to be able to talk about these things on a week to week basis, I hope you understand? We'll share what we can, when we can, and it'll still be regular. In fact, next week, we've already got a little special something coming up. But that sort of links into our next point.
We've been spending a lot of time combing through your feedback, reading reports, looking at reviews, listening in on Discord, and it's become clear we need to work harder in addressing some of your concerns. So, over the next few weeks, we're going to put a slight pause on content-themed drops and instead dedicate more time to bug fixing, polishing, balancing, and reviewing certain components of the game.
This is to make sure we get it right and set Friends vs Friends up for the long term, especially when it comes to welcoming more players from other platforms. We want to be producing Buddy's Bulletins years from now, making sure to keep our community updated and invested in Friends vs Friends for a long time. To do that, we need to spend more time tweaking things in the back-end.
To help us out, if you've got a specific issue you feel needs addressing or want to see a particular feature added, drop us a comment below or keep the discussion flowing in the Steam forums. We want to hear from as many of you as possible to make sure we get this right and you have the best time hanging out with us in Friendtown.
Thank you so much for continuing to support us, playing Friends vs Friends, spreading the word and helping us make this the absolute best possible experience it can be. We couldn't do any of this without you.
Community Spotlight
Alright, back to the fun stuff.
This week's community spotlight is on this really cool custom card from Storm Lunatic
When fire and poison are more potent, you know you're in real trouble. Whoooo weeee....
Thanks for continuing to send in your amazing fan art and card suggestions. Keep them coming because we miiiight just be doing a competition in the next few weeks. Now what could we give away hmmm.....
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown.
As you've seen above, we're going to be doing some restorations to the place over the next few weeks and you'll be playing a massive part in helping us do that. I'm so grateful.
I've always taken pride in being Mayor here and I want to make sure it feels like home to you, for however long you stay with us.
In fact, if you're ever not sure of something or you want to learn more about the people and places here, be sure to check out our dedicated wiki page. it's a fantastic resource whether you're just joining us or you've been here since the beginning.
I want to echo what was said above, and thank you for helping us build Friendtown. We hear and read everything. Rest assured, we're dedicated to doing right by you and creating lasting memories that you can share with your friends and family.
Until next time, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
Game Update 1.1.2
Howdy Friends,
We've just released a short, sweet update to the game. Nothing too fancy.
Here's that changelog...
Changelog
Footsteps SFX rework: Steps/landing/falling sounds don't get cropped out if player starts crouching
Baba's Hub Icon repositioned
Fixed: Player can survive any killbox/deathwall they encounter with Painkillers active
Fixed: Infinite claim button/weird progress issues in quests menu
That's it for now, but in case you missed it, we're on sale until August 1st, so you can get Friends vs Friends (and the Deluxe Edition with the first two premium expansions) 33% OFF!
And for all the latest news, keep your peepers on announcements and don't miss our weekly Buddy's Bulletins every Friday!
Have fun out there.
- Brainwash Gang and Raw Fury
Buddy’s Bulletin: VIII, July 21
Hello, hello, hello!
Welcome back to the Buddy's Bulletin, your inside guide to the goings-on of Friendtown and Friends vs Friends.
This week was huge for all of us as we welcomed Baba's Laundromat to Buddy's Boulevard and accompanied it with a ton of cool features and updates.
We're so glad to see so many of you enjoying the new activities and are looking forward to you sharing and shouting about them more in the weeks ahead.
Reveal of the Week
This journey is just getting started, Friends. We've still got lots more to talk about in 2023. Although, we're not quite ready to talk about it juuuuust yet.
What we can tell you is we've put Friends vs Friends back on sale! Surprise!
Due to overwhelming demand, following the Steam Summer Sale, you can pick up Friends vs Friends for 33% OFF between now and August 1st! Both the Standard and Deluxe Editions.
With Baba's Laundromat just dropping and two premium expansions still to come, this is the perfect time to dive in / upgrade.
This week's community spotlight features a fan-made character - Juan Bravo - and their own set of cards, made by Bandittheeagle
Which of these cards would you play? Got any cards of your own you'd love to see in the game? Let us know!
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown.
Wow, Baba's Laundromat has had queues for days. In fact, that washing I had last week still hasn't been touched because I can't get in the door. You'd think having his silly song stuck in my head would remind me. Oh, the life of a Mayor, eh?
It truly never stops. See, I'm already working on the next exciting developments for Friendtown and can't wait to tell you all about them. It barely feels like we've slowed down since opening up and that's not changing anytime soon.
Sorry to be cryptic, but I wouldn't want to spoil any surprises. Moose would never let me hear the end of it. Just know we're all listening to your comments, questions and paying attention to you every step of the way. So keep that feedback rolling in.
Until next time, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
First Free Content Expansion Baba's Laundromat out now!
Howdy Friend-o-renos,
Guess what? The biggest Friends vs Friends update to date is LIVE as we invite you to Baba's Laundromat.
The best part? It's completely FREE!
This bumper update adds 10 new cards, 15 cosmetics and 5 skins! There's even some new music to play on the jukebox. You'll also get a new quest-giver within Buddy's Boulevard to get acquainted with. Just don't say nothing bad about the pigeons...
Wanna know what cards you've got to play with? Here's the breakdown..
Slow Reload - Less Reload Speed.
Quick Reload - More Reload Speed
Silent Steps - Your feet don't make noise.
Akimbo - Duplicates your weapon
Disarm - Bring their default weapon back
Bouncy Wall - Creates a wall that reflects all bullets
Clown Shoes - Rival's steps are louder
Ninja Smoke - Vanish and Retreat
Berserker - Increase your damage but receive more damage
Painkillers - Ignore the pain for a while
Spot any potential favourites? It's a real mix, that's for sure.
As if that's not enough, we're also rolling out a massive balance patch that tweaks a couple of things. Here's the lowdown...
Fixes
Fixed: Charms are visible on weapons from cards, during invisible effect
Fixed: Turret's base does not have collision with bullets
Fixed: The Interactive Icons in Main Hub are affected by the camera movements
Fixed: Quick play Queue timer does not have proper positioning at 04:44
Fixed: Chinese and Korean UI overlap in "Quests" tab
Balance
Katana - Lowered damage to 35/40 (was 40/45)
Bomb - Lowered damage to 90/100 (was 150/180)
Sticky Bomb - Lowered damage to 90/100 (was 140/175)
Tinman -Increased card cost to 4 (was 3)
Phantom Bullets -Lowered duration to 4/5 seconds (was 7/10)
Predator Vision - Lowered duration to 6/8 seconds (was 10/15)
Vampire Bullets - Reduced hp regeneration to 20/30% (was 30/40%)
Nuke - Reduced card cost to 2 (was 3)
CA-Turret - Increased rotation speed to 200 to improve enemy detection (was 135)
Kaboomber - Increased rotation speed to 200 to improve enemy detection (was 135)
Kaboomber - Increased projectile speed to 60 (was 50)
Kaboomber - Lowered health to 100 (was 120)
Move Faster - Lowered speed bonus to 15/30% (was 30/45%)
Medkit - Increased HP recover to 80/100 (was 60/70)
Steel Bullets - Lowered damage bonus to +17.5/25% (was +25/32%)
Flash Grenade - Increased radius to 25/30 (was 13/15)
Smoke Grenade - Increased duration to 20/30 seconds (was 8/12)
Love Letter - Increased HP recover to +30/60 (was 15/30)
Ninja Log - Increased Speed bonus while invisible to 40/60% (was 20/40%)
Ninja Log - Lowered invisible state duration to 3/4 seconds (was 4/5)
Pixel Vision - Increased duration to 15/20 (was 8/15)
We're really excited to get this update in your hands and can't wait to see your deck combinations. Let us know whether any of these new additions have made the cut.
Be sure to say hi to Baba. See you out there, friend-os
- Brainwash Gang and Raw Fury
Buddy’s Bulletin: VII, July 14
Hi Friends, hope you've been having a great week!
This bulletin might be our best yet as we have some exciting reveals to share ahead of our biggest update to date - Baba's Laundromat - Including a bunch of balance tweaks and fixes which will launch alongside it!
We're stoked to share that Baba's Laundromat releases on July 18th! This will be a free update for everyone who owns the game and is the biggest content drop we've done to date!
Included, you'll get 10 new cards (3 of which you saw last week), 15 cosmetics, 5 new skins and a brand new area in Buddy's Boulevard with a quest giver to interact with. We'll also be adding some adjustments to the game which we'll detail, in full, next week.
Speaking of cards, here's another one we're adding into Friends vs Friends with Baba's Laundromat...
This might change the way you play. In fact, several of the cards coming in this update could get a permanent place in your deck. But what will you replace?
Several characters will also be getting new skins. Here's a few of the different styles. Which look are you liking best?
Who are you vibing with? Maybe it's Duck Anderson's Blaze Runner style or Spike Remington's Purrnk.
Perhaps you're a DJ Newton kinda player and want some Hip Hopodile.
This major update is a similar size and scope to the premium expansions we're releasing later this year (don't worry - cards, characters and maps will always be free updates), so we're hoping there's plenty of fun-filled and friendly fighting in your future.
Tuesday can't come fast enough!
Community Spotlight
In case you missed it through all the excitement of playing our latest BFF Update last week, our good friends at Dead Pixel Tales worked up something special for Myk Raver.
They went and made 'Ravers Rumble', a short, story-driven adventure where you're on the run. You can check it out right now on Itchio
This week's community spotlight is on this stunning set of avatars made by Goouie
These really shine and are super vibrant. We love them!
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown.
We're all very excited to welcome Baba's Laundromat to Buddy's Boulevard next week. No more stinky shirts and socks. Just fresh, dried clothes, all the time.
Being the Mayor is busy work and I must confess, my washing is backed-up and several baskets full by now!
We all need a helping hand sometimes and I've no doubt Baba is going to fit right in around these parts and be a pivotal member of our community. They've already built a special connection with the pigeons.
Let's all give them a big Friendtown welcome together this Tuesday!
Until next time, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
Buddy’s Bulletin: VI, July 7
Hey Friendo-s!
Hope ya'll are enjoying the Myk Raver BFF Update and liked our little tropical surprise yesterday. The Island is our home away from home and it's a pleasure to welcome you to it.
Just make sure to double up on the sunscreen and don't mess up the palm trees too badly, ok? Also, try not to lose the ice cream truck, that one's on loan.
There's a lot going on, but if you think we're done and stopping there, hooo weee, you're wronger than wrong!
Next up, we're getting everything ready for our first major expansion - Baba's Laundromat. While we're not quite ready to open up shop on Buddy Boulevard just yet, we do have some new cards to share with you today.
These three - and many others - will be added to Friends vs Friends in the very near future. And as you can see they all offer something a little bit different, whether you create a bouncy wall to deflect bullets or you really want to go all-in guns blazing!
Sorry to be a tease, but you can expect a lot more information on Baba's Laundromat in our next Buddy's Bulletin. Make sure you stay subscribed for that.
Community Spotlight
This week's community spotlight is on this fantastic piece made by twitter.com/Valdicue! It features Titan Donnie B. and Little Lars doing their best not getting in the way!
Check it out below!
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown.
Imagine my surprise when I decided to take a vacation to the Island this week, hoo, hoo! Not quite the peaceful getaway I was hoping for.
It's splendid to see so many more people visiting Friendtown, though. And it's the perfect time to join us between our most recent additions and the fact that entry is still 33% off. Thank you for all of your support!
I'm still working out the final, finer details with Baba to get their laundromat to Buddy's Boulevard, but without saying too much, I think next week's Bulletin will be quite exciting for everyone in Friendtown.
Until then, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
Myk Raver BFF Content Update Now Live!
Howdy friend-a-renos,
Our latest BFF update is liiive and the spotlight is all on Myk Raver. Just as we did with Little Lars, we've added some new cards, hama chains, cosmetics and a lovely skin for our feathered friend. Here's all the new cards coming in today's update.
Extra Cards: Draw cards from your deck
Card Profaner: Draw cards from your graveyard
Hot Potato: Pass it around or it will explode in your hands
Lottery Ticket: A chance to win some cards
Card Thief: Steal from your rival's hand
But we've also done something a little bit extra special.
Because the sun's out and Myk is definitely one for a beautiful view, we've added a brand new map to help Myk - and all of you - get into a sparkling, summery mood.
Introducing The Island! A special, tropically themed environment that makes for fast-paced, fun-filled matchups - whether it's 1v1 or 2v2 - has been added to the rotation.
New maps won't be the norm in our BFF Updates - please understand, we're a small team - though there'll be much more content to come in the weeks and months ahead, including our Premium Expansions.
However, we've put this extra-special treat together to say thank you for all of your amazing support since launch and to celebrate being in the Steam Summer Sale (we're STILL 33% OFF did you know?). On this occasion, we figured we'd offer something a little bit different.
Here's the full breakdown of what's in this update
5 New Cards
3 New Hama Chains
10 New Avatars
New Skin: Myk Raver
New Map: The Island
We cannot wait to see you duke it out on The Island and get in the summer spirit with Friends vs Friends. Be sure to send us your screenshots, videos, streams and everything else in-between.
- Brainwash Gang and Raw Fury
Buddy’s Bulletin: V, June 30
🌟We're back, Friends!🌟
Can you believe it's already been a whole month since we unleashed Friends vs Friends?! We are absolutely thrilled and beyond thankful for the incredible reception it has received from you all!
As we continue to work on the game, please know that we couldn't have done it without you, and we can't wait to bring you even more chaos in the future!
Reveal of the Week
You might've guessed that there's a new update around the corner... and you're totally right!
We now shift focus to our second BFF Update, which centers around one of the playable characters in FvF. Myk Raver will be receiving a brand new skin and we'll also add 5 of their favorite cards!
We're also very excited to share a little tropical surprise in the update as well *wink* wink*
Myk Raver's BFF Update will drop next Thursday, July 6th!
Community Spotlight
The spotlight this week is on twitter.com/mucknagabe! This gorgeous piece features Moose Salto and DJ Newton playing some cards at Cash's Corner.
Check it out below!
Mayor’s Message
Hey folks, it’s me. The Mayor of Friendtown.
I'm starting to lose my marbles here! Can you believe the number of shirts I've got piling up, crying out for a good pressing!? It's getting out of hand! If only there was an affordable option, ruled by a charming laundry guru with a twinkle in their eye. A place where my poor shirts could receive VIP treatment without draining my bank account...
Hahaha - imagine if I just did the laundry myself!? Ha! That's just ludicrous! I mean, come on, I'm the Mayor for Pete's sake! Can you imagine the headlines?
Until next time, that’s been me, the Mayor of Friendtown - and you’ve been reading the Mayor’s Message.
- The Mayor of Friendtown
Friends vs Friends is on sale!
Hey, Friend-os!
I mean... the headline kind of says it all - get Friends vs Friends for 33% off until the end of the Summer Sale on July 13!
