Version 1.0 — Challenges & Lore
First of all, thank you to everyone who has supported Bloobs Adventure Idle since its Early Access launch on 15th July 2024.
Whether you've reported bugs, shared suggestions, helped new players, contributed to the wiki, or simply spent time playing the game, I genuinely appreciate the support. Bloobs would not be where it is today without the community behind it.
Version 1.0 Highlights
17,192 Challenges
New Lore & Memory System
Challenge Point Store
Challenge Milestones & Rewards
Tutorial Rework
New Equipment & Store Expansions
Numerous Quality of Life Improvements
Bug Fixes & Balance Changes
Lore & Memories
The long-awaited lore system has finally arrived.
Memories are now scattered throughout the world for players to discover. Each recovered memory unlocks its corresponding page within the Lore Book, found inside the Codex.
As you progress through the game and uncover these memories, you'll gradually piece together the story of how Bloob arrived in Havenport and learn more about the world around you.
Tutorial Rework
The tutorial has been completely rebuilt with the Challenge System in mind.
Players who complete the tutorial will now receive 50 Challenge Points, providing a strong early boost for both new and experienced Bloobs alike.
The Challenge System
The Challenge System has been sitting in my head for over a year, and there was no better time to finally release it than alongside Version 1.0.
Challenges now exist for every skill in the game, alongside Gameplay, Exploration, and Memory Challenges.
Some of these challenges are completed naturally through gameplay rather than being manually started by the player.
The system launches with:
17,192 total challenges
Challenges for every skill
10 tiers per challenge
Repeatable challenges after completing Tier 10
Challenge milestones
Challenge rewards
Challenge progression upgrades
Whether you're skilling, fighting, exploring, collecting, or simply progressing your Bloob, there's always another challenge waiting to be completed.
Challenge Point Store
Challenge Points can be spent on a variety of powerful upgrades.
One of the most important is Auto Progress, which automatically advances completed challenge tiers into the next tier without requiring manual interaction.
Additional upgrades include:
3 extra challenge tracking slots
Flat XP rewards
Bonus XP Pool rewards
Time Bank purchases
Gold purchases
XP rewards scale with Prestige and become increasingly valuable as your account grows.
Bonus XP Pool rewards are particularly powerful. For example, if an action would normally grant 1,000 XP after all bonuses are applied, the Bonus XP Pool can grant an additional 1,000 XP on top.
Buffs
Attack: 5% increase in accuracy.
Magic: 5% increase in accuracy.
Ranged: 5% increase in accuracy.
Common Swiftness Potion 0.25 to 0.5 run speed.
Uncommon Swiftness Potion 0.5 to 1 run speed.
Swiftness Potion 1 to 1.5 run Speed.
Super Swiftness Potion 1.5 to 2 run speed.
Havenport Store Changes
Dill's Weapons: Added Aeronite Weapons, Necrosis Weapons, and Phantom Weapons.
Gary's Armour: Added Aeronite Armour, Necrosis Armour, and Phantom Armour.
Ash's Ranged Weapons and Ammunition: Added Yew Shortbow, Red Maple Shortbow, Magic Shortbow, Aeronite Arrows, Necrosis Arrows, and Phantom Arrows.
Added Ebonide Armour, Bloodweave Leather Armour, and Bloom Leather Armour.
Pear's Magic Store: Added Imbued Slates from Fire to Plasma, Ashen Armour, Azureweave Armour, Solar Armour, Staff of Verdance, Staff of Radiance, and Staff of Void.
Jarrah's Jewellery Store: Added Ruby Ring, Ruby Necklace, Diamond Ring, and Diamond Necklace.
Nigel's General Store: Added Necrosis Pickaxe, Phantom Pickaxe, Necrosis Axe, Phantom Axe, Necrosis Lens, and Phantom Lens.
Ned's Fishing Store: Added Necrosis Rod, Phantom Rod.
Looking Forward
Version 1.0 marks the end of Early Access, but it is not the end of development.
Bloobs Adventure Idle will continue to receive updates, new content, new challenges, additional lore and memories, balance improvements, and entirely new progression systems in the future.
Thank you for being part of the journey so far.
A special thank you to all of the Patrons who helped test beta builds, report bugs, and provide feedback throughout development.
Happy Bloobing.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue with crit chance purchases.
Fixed an issue with Auto Tracking not correctly identifying the required item for the Brindle Hyena.
Corrected a typo on the Decorate Foraging Nodes UI (Homesteading).
Fixed an issue with Auto Fishing failing when running out of bait.
Fixed a Homesteading level-up message at level 175 that incorrectly stated players could grow Christmas trees.
Fixed a Bonus XP display bug with Thieving.