Beach Battles Tycoon has finally received an update after quite a while! This update includes some new additions and a lot of major adjustments/fixes. More additions and adjustments will be made based on community feedback, have fun!
Adjustments:
Fixed an issue where upgrade icons were commonly blurry
Fixed a bug where some party decorations had incorrect animations
Renamed several upgrades to be a bit more clear
Renamed teams from "Beach Battlers" and "Beach Barbarians" to "Blue Team" and "Red Team"
Increased the price of the "Recover Island Store" upgrade from 125 to 550 gold
Lowered the price of the final shared upgrades
Prepare to party; 2.5k to 1.5k
Start a party; 3.5k to 3k
Buy Crash Pads; 1.5k to 1k
Swapped out some of the older weapons and items with new ones
Changed the way matchmaking works. Backfill matchmaking now disables once the 'Start the Party' upgrade is purchased. Players still may join the game through parties
Players no longer have the ability to re-enable matchmaking
Slightly lowered the volume to the background music
Removed the need for both teams to finish their bases to be able to buy the final upgrades in the island store
Removed the weapon wheels that would appear in the island store
Updated to the chapter 7 HUD
Updated all of the tutorial board textures to better clarify different mechanics like shared upgrades and the golden supply crate
Removed the "reach 50 eliminations to win" goal that appears after every upgrade on the island has been purchased
New:
Added fishing
Fishing rods unlock with buying the dock. Most fishing spots are also located near the dock
There are a couple of secret fishing spots located in outer parts of the island
Overhauled the tycoon system
There are now animations for purchased building upgrades
Upgrades are more stable
This new system makes it possible for more upgrades to be added in future updates
Added a new "Buy Party Decor" upgrade to both team bases
This upgrade costs 450 gold and will appear after that team has every other base upgrade purchased
Added more base spawn protection that prevents players from being damaged by area effects like stink bombs
Added new UI that shows both team's upgrade progress on the top of the screen
Added a new gold counter UI
Added a bug swarm event that happens every 165 seconds
These bugs will attack the winning team's base for 75 seconds
If team progress is tied, then they will randomly attack every now and then