Month: December 2024

Game Update

Merry Christmas! A game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Pets

  • Number of pets owned and allowed to adventure is now primarily determined by your Stable level
  • Your Stable can be upgraded with a set of certain Items (similar to Farm Plots and Generators)
    • Stable can be upgraded to Level 15 max (15 pets owned and on adventure)
  • Energy capacity for each Pet has been increased

Prestige Perks

  • Raiding Party perk has been removed
  • Stable Renovation perk has been renamed to Ethereal Stables

Other

  • Item info page now shows upgrade usage in Farm Plot, Generator and Stable levels

Game Update

Happy Holidays everyone! A game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Bosses

  • Bosses now spawn at semi-rarely at random! A message is broadcast when one appears
  • Improvements to Boss attack damage calculations to prevent “overkilling” (dealing excessive damage to Boss with weapon usage)

Farm

  • Upgrades now cost sets of Items, rather than BC
    • The Items required for each level change as you upgrade your Farm plot
  • Maximum level for each Farm plot is now Level 15, allowing a max grow time reduction of -75%
  • Improvements and fixes to planting crops command processing – crops are now planted correctly on specified plot, and unplanted plots are intelligently filled in if more than one crop plant is requested
  • Farm reset no longer prompts confirm if crops have died
  • Fairy Ring Special is now usable

Generators

  • Max of 20 Generators can be owned (from 10)
  • Base earn rate for each Generator increased to 5,000 BC/min (from 3,000)
  • Earn rate increase per level increased to 1,500 BC/min (from 200)
  • Upgrades now cost sets of Items, rather than BC
    • The Items required for each level change as you upgrade your Generator
  • Maximum level for each Generator is now Level 15

Tools

  • Adjusted upgrade item cost scaling

Items

  • Forbidden Knowledge is now usable
    • On use, summons a Boss at 50% health. 50% of total (not base) damage is credited to the item’s user
  • Big Log can no longer be grown in Farm plots

Misc

  • Improvements to Farm, Generators, and Tools UI elements and status displays on Web Client and Discord Bot

The Boss Fight Update

A major game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Bosses

  • Introducing BOSS FIGHTS! A global event that spawns semi-rarely, Boss Fights allow every online player to participate in taking down a Boss that drops epic loot when someone delivers the killing blow.
    • Read all about what Boss Fights have to offer in the newly added Bosses section of the Game Manual! I’m going to avoid repeating myself in this changelog because I’ve already documented everything there in detail…
  • New Stat tracked for lifetime Boss Damage dealt

Items

  • Introducing Weapons, a new class of item!
    • Like Bosses, this new feature is documented in the updated Game Manual and you can go ahead and read about it in there
  • Bounties, rewards from killing a Boss, have also been added
    • These items will drop rare loot for their associated Loot Action on use (this hasn’t been implemented yet. Soon…)
  • Removed Items: Sprinkler, Anvil, Bacon Snack, Dark Chocolate, Chocolate Pastry, Meaty Nuggets, White Rice, Sushi, Cheddar Cheese, Hamburger, Fishwich, Butter, Buttered Waffle, Magic Hoe

Game Manual

  • Game Manual is now viewable on Discord Bot using /gamemanual (or /manual, /bhelp, /help, /gm)
  • New Game Manual organization method: Categories have been replaced with parent pages and sub-pages
  • Added more Game Manual pages about new and existing content

Specials

  • New Specials: Fairy Ring, XenoServer, Golden Lariat, Forged Banknote
    • These are currently only obtainable as a Boss drop
    • These Specials are earnable in-game, but can’t be used yet…

UI/UX

  • Several display and QoL improvements to both Web Client and Discord Bot
  • Web Client Items view now segregates Boosts and Weapons for easy organization

Other

  • Backend update to handle Bulk Inputs, a QoL feature for Pets and Bosses
    • Multi-select Items to use them in bulk for an action, or select “Use Everything”, and Bconomy will attempt to intelligently use your Items in the most beneficial way
  • Finding a Rare Item will now broadcast a message to Global chat and grant you the “Lucky” Trophy.
  • Internal code improvements
  • Removed /about command

Game Patch

A game patch for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Quests

  • Quest Levels now increment automatically once you complete a set
  • Quest Rewards are now claimed independently of Quest Level
  • Reduced amount of Misc. Quests generated per set

Actions

  • Low Personal Boost now ranges from 2-3x (from 2-4x)
  • High Personal Boost now ranges from 4-7x (from 5-10x)
  • Readjusted Personal Boost hit rates for game pacing
  • Amplifiers now initiate a 3x Global Action Boost (from 5x)
  • Calibrated Amplifier use now incurs a global 1 hour cooldown before another Calibrated Amplifier of that Action type can be used

Items

  • Eternal Snowflake cooldown increased to 15min (from 10min)

Factions

  • Max FP/s drain for Boost increased to 1.2M/s (from 1M/s)

Burn

  • Tweaks to Burn reward distribution

Game Manual

  • New “Actions” section of Game Manual explaining Action mechanics has been added

The Quests Update: A Cold Start

A major game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Quests

  • Another long-awaited Bconomy feature revamp has arrived with the Quests rework and (re-) introduction of Seasons!
    • Seasons are in-game events that persist for several months, accompanied by themed limited-time loot, event-related gameplay changes and UI decor
    • The Winter 2024 Season – “A Cold Start” – has begun as soon as this update changelog is published! Log in and check it out!
  • Quests now come in sets – each Quest in a set must be fully completed before rewards can be claimed
    • Quests no longer require a cooldown for rerolling, and more quests are available to complete immediately once you claim rewards for a set
    • Progress through each Season by successfully completing Quests to increase your Quest Level!
    • Higher Quest Levels improve the Item, Special and Trophy rewards you receive for submitting each set of quests, but Quest difficulty will increase with Quest Level as well
    • Quest Level is now displayed on your Profile and is tracked on the Quest leaderboard
    • Quest rewards for each Level are displayed on the in-game interface
  • Veteran players will remember Campaigns, a similar, previous gameplay element that Seasons aims to serve as the spiritual successor to. I hope Seasons brings back the excitement of a limited time in-game event while building on that system with improvements!

Titles

  • Each player can now set a fixed Title independent of their current Rank
    • Players can use any Rank Title they have previously achieved
  • Trophies have been reworked so that each in-game Trophy now has a Title associated with it
    • Once a Trophy has been achieved, you can use that Trophy as your in-game Title for bragging rights!
    • Trophies can no longer be displayed on the “Triumphs” section of your profile
    • Some Legacy trophies were not migrated to the new system and have been removed
  • Several Rank Title names have been changed to be more gender-neutral
    • “Prefer Feminine Title” setting has been removed in favor of unified, gender-neutral Rank titles

Pets

  • Buddy contribution to current Action multiplier decreased to +0.01x per 5 levels (from 4 levels)
  • Significant improvements to Pets overview on Web Client

Items

  • New: Eternal Snowflake
    • A seasonal Item that, on use, resets all Action cooldowns fully! 10 minutes must pass before this item can be used again
  • New: DX Coolant
    • A seasonal Item that prevents Generator overheat when applied! As Generator overclocking is still in development, this item can’t actually be used for now
  • Removed: Hearty Loaf, Seasoned Potato

Actions

  • Each Tool level now grants +0.10x multiplier (from +0.15x)
  • Random Personal Boost durations are now 5min for low, 15min for high boosts
  • Random Personal Boost hit rates have been increased significantly

Specials

  • New: Forbidden Modifier
    • A cursed Special that allow you to permanently add a Level to a Tool of your choice, even if it would surpass that Tool’s normal leveling limit
  • All Global Action Boost-bearing Amplifiers now grant a 5x Action Boost on use (from 3x)
  • Only 1 Calibrated Amplifier or 2 Calibrated or Arbitrary Amplifiers can be active at once for an action
  • Removed: Mercurial Amplifier

Burn

  • Burn rewards have been adjusted for better gameplay pacing
  • Weekly Burn rewards have been implemented in addition to Daily rewards

Faction

  • Faction maximum Boost drain per second increased to 1,000,000 FP/s (from 800,000 FP/s)

Game Manual

  • The Game Manual is a new resource players can reference directly from within the Web Client (and coming soon to Discord Bot)
    • As a successor to the classic “bhelp” menu, it aims to provide detailed explanations for Bconomy game mechanics, straight from the developer’s mouth
      • This should serve as a helpful quick start guide for new players, while also including verified, more detailed information even veterans will appreciate
    • The actual content within the Game Manual is pretty sparse at the moment but I will be writing more entries between updates
      • Feedback and revision suggestions are appreciated!

Other

  • Ball Pit is now drawn at 00:30 of every hour to prevent issues with not being drawn due to database operation conflicts
    • Some leaderboard resets may be staggered to prevent similar issues as well