Author: Wewert

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

A game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Specials

• Specials are a brand new asset class in the world of Bconomy!
  • Unlike Items, each Special is represented as an individual entity internally
  • As a result, Specials are unstackable, as each can contain unique attributes
  • The introduction of the Specials system will play a big role in the uniqueness of Bconomy gameplay in future updates – for ex. being able to add enchants to gear & weapons, finding truly unique loot, and getting seasonal Special rewards that can’t be obtained once an event ends
  • Specials currently can’t be sold or transferred to other users
• Calibrated, Arbitrary, and Mercurial Amplifiers
  • These Specials broadcast a global Action Boost for all online players!
  • Each Amplifier type has specific properties that affect the way it functions in-game
  • Amplifier multipliers can stack if more than one is active at once for a certain Action
  • Can be obtained from daily Burn leaderboard rewards (see below)
• Noetic Pulsator
  • A Special that resets all Action cooldowns fully for all players when activated!
  • A global cooldown of 5 minutes is incurred before another Pulsator can be used
  • Can be obtained from daily Burn leaderboard rewards (see below)

Items

• Lunar Shard can now be used to unlock a Rare Item, consuming the Shard in the process
  • Rare Item roll probabilities are weighted by the rare item’s base cost

Burn

• Burn Rewards: Earn Rare Loot and Specials by burning the most BC per day!
  • Eligibility for who wins each Burn reward is displayed on both Web Client and Discord Bot
    • Some rewards are guaranteed for those in certain leaderboard positions, while some are distributed randomly!
  • Specials earned through daily Burn rewards have an expiration time of 7 days

Actions

• Action Boosts (Global Random Events) have been removed
  • Functionally replaced by Amplifier specials
• High Personal Boost activation probability has been decreased

Prestige Perks

• Total Recall prestige perk has been removed
  • Functionally replaced by Noetic Pulsator special

Pets

• Each Pet now tracks items found over its entire lifetime

Web Client

• Active Boosts are now organized on the Home page, color coded by origin and sorted by multiplier for easier comprehension
• Link to view your Profile is now included on Misc page
• Use button next to eligible Items in Inventory now directly trigger relevant command
• Game Log popup modal is now larger (if screen size allows) for easier readability
• Redesigned mini status display elements to be more concise and readable
• Possible fix for rendering error occurring on some devices (namely older devices and “non-traditional” browsers like TVs and smart fridges)

Other

• Game Log now tracks Burn Reward distribution, Egg create/abandon/transfer/locate/hatch, Pet transfer/release, and Special use
• Faction Members view sorts deposits by ascending, not descending
• Leaderboards on Web Client and Discord Bot now use monospace fonts when applicable for readability

A game update for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Pets

• Introducing Pet Reincarnation – Increase your Pet’s Tier if it reaches Lv. 100
  • Reincarnated Pets find items faster for each Level based on their Tier, but also require more XP to level up as well
  • Reincarnated Pets also increase their Buddy action multiplier based on Tier
  • Reincarnation resets a Pet to Lv. 1 and causes it to lose all XP gained
• Energy consumed per item found reduced to 100 (from 175)
• XP Bonus for satisfying a Craving raised to 12x (from 8x)
• Species item find speed bonus reduced to 1.5x (from 2x)
• Time taken for Pet to find an item slashed across the board
  • New scaling function introduced for time reduction based on Tier
• Pet Set Buddy cooldown reduced to 2 hours (from 4h)
• Leveling up a Pet now has a small chance of resetting its Craving
• Pets can now be transferred between different users
  • Transferring a Pet will cause its Level, Tier, XP, Energy and Adventure to be reset

Prestige Perks

• “Playboy” Perk implemented: Lower the cooldown required before your Buddy can be set to a different pet
  • Each level reduces swap time by 15 minutes
• “Total Recall” Perk cooldown scaling changes
  • Base perk benefit allows activation every 1 hour (from 2.5h)
  • Each level now reduces activation cooldown by 10 minutes
    • Minimum cooldown for perk is now 10 minutes (from 30m)
• “Raiding Party” Perk maximum level is now 9 (10 Pets on adventure)
• “Bcoin Specialist” Perk levels now increase Coinflip max wager by 50M (from 25M)

Ball Pit & Coinflip

• Ball Pit is now drawn every 2 hours (from 4h)
• Coinflip base max wager raised to 100M (from 5M)

Web UI/UX

• Chat and messaging features have been overhauled!
  • Attachments, linked images, stickers and GIFs sent from Discord are now embedded in Web chat view
    • Click on embedded media to expand view while staying in-app
  • User pings: Mention a user across platforms when sending messages from the Web Client by prefixing their Username, BcID# or Discord ID# with @
    • Pings will be highlighted to the recipient
    • Pings are autopopulated when replying to a message on Discord
    • Pings are clickable to view a user’s Profile
  • Additional improvements to message formatting
  • Chat improvements in this update are a stepping stone in expanding cross-platform rich chat features to additional channels (New global channels, Faction channels, etc)

A game patch for Bconomy has been released.

Changelog

Pets

• Energy consumed per item found reduced to 175 (from 500)
• Time taken to for Pet to find an item reduced by 3x
• XP Bonus for satisfying a Craving raised to 8x (from 4x)
  • Item roll probabilities for choosing next Cravings have been adjusted
• New Pet-related Prestige Perks have been added (see below)
• Top Pets leaderboard by Tier and Level has been added

Prestige

• New Pet-related Prestige Perks have been added
  • “Stable Renovation” – Increase the number of Pets that can be owned (up to 50)
  • “Superheated Incubators” – Increase the number of Eggs that can be owned (up to 10)

Actions

• Chance to roll a personal boost raised noticeably for all loot-bearing actions
• Fixed rolling a new personal boost of same type overriding existing boosts
• Rolling a personal boost for an action now also fully resets that action’s cooldown
• Multiple of one booster item can now be activated, stacking effect duration
  • Ex. Using 4 Fossils will activate the boost for 1 hour (15min X 4)
• Drop rate for Wild Eggs from loot-bearing actions increased

Web UI/UX

• Latest major update changelog is now displayed when starting up the web client
• New font configuration to ensure that text and emojis display consistently across most different browsers/platforms
• Fixed an issue where disabling animations would cause popup notifications to get stuck and stack infinitely
• Attempting to send a chat message during cooldown no longer clears your input
• Emoji picker now displays animated emojis properly (if animations are enabled)