Build 26145296

Thanks to everyone who’s jumped into Bruisers over the last day and a half! We’re excited to roll out our first hotfix, shaped by your feedback, our own notes and everything we’ve spotted since launch.

This update rebalances the difficulty levels, speeds up career progression and tightens up Pugilist mode. You’ll also find a new performance option for lower-end machines, fresh announcer lines and a batch of fixes.Difficulty

• Easy is now more casual and forgiving: CPU fighters slip less, react more slowly, and your stamina drains less.

• Medium now sits between the new Easy and Hard.

Career Mode

• Healing costs now scale with your level: cheaper early on, pricier as your career grows.

• Training pays off faster: auto training is now closer to that of the mini-game training, and normal training gives the opportunity for even bigger gains.

• Early amateur opponents are now a fairer match for a new fighter’s starting skills.

• Aging now a bit later, so late-career fighters stay challenged.

• Mob emails:

  • If you delete the dark web code before using it, it’s sent again.

  • Once you’ve entered it, it won’t come back.

  • Once you’re cut off from the black market, the mob emails stop.

• Headbutts now count across the whole fight instead of per round, so disqualifications can come sooner, for you and for CPU fighters.

• Broken hands are now four times less likely.

Pugilist Mode

• CPU fighters can no longer use moves players can’t: Bully no longer sidesteps, and Balanced no longer probes.

• Balance changes across all Pugilist fighters, including the heavier builds.

Fixes

• The draw result text no longer appears off center after fights

• The commentator no longer says both fighters were knocked down when only one fighter goes down twice.

• Quick Play: when player 2 backs out, player 1 gets control back.

• Meals: cancelling a dish no longer leaves the price as if two dishes were picked. The price is now worked out when you buy the full meal.

• Fishing: the tutorial now correctly says to move left or right.

• Mac: Xbox controllers connected over Bluetooth now have the correct button layout.

Audio

• New announcer lines between rounds.

Performance

• New performance option to help the game run faster on lower-end machines. Automatically detects but is switchable in the display settings as well.

Thanks for all the feedback, and keep it coming! It directly shapes the future of the game.