While perhaps not a favorite topic for discussion, bugs are unintended effects in the game that can create for unfair or completely dysfunctional moments in the game. All the bugs here have been addressed, but sometimes it’s interesting to see how far the game has come in cleaning up some of the worse offenders.
And so here we have a countdown of some of the worst (And most hilarious) bugs to be found in Battle Squares thus far.
5. THE SLOW AND STEADY
Once upon a time, way back in patch 0.1.4, there was a bug that made players lose AP if they ended their turn too fast. This was exclusive to online play and went unnoticed for several patches.
4. INVERSE CRIT CHANCE
In patch 0.0.5, when crit chance was first introduced, it was inverted. This meant that by default all players had a 95% crit chance and purchasing items with crit chance actually decreased your crit. This was pretty short lived, but also rather absurd.
3. DISQUALIFIED BANNERS
Back in patch 0.1.2, when starting items were first introduced, the Battle Standard had a nasty side effect… it would outright disconnect anyone who chose the item.
2. ROGUE PAWNS
Early in development (Sometime before patch 0.0.5) there were major bugs with pawns running off the board. In fact, pawns wouldn’t just run off the board, but they would continue running forever in the same direction and make the game unplayable. Rumor has it those pawns are still running into the infinite expanse of the Battle Squares.
1. INFINITE TORNADOES
Similar to the previous bug, in rare cases a player could create a tornado that would fly off the board and infinitely off in one direction, taking the game camera with it. Unlike the previous bug, this one wouldn’t break the game completely, so turns could continue, although the game camera would become unresponsive and constantly move itself off the screen to follow the tornado storming off into the sunset.
So there you have it, a list of some of the worst bugs to hit the game so far. They may have brought tears of pain and suffering or tears of endless laughter, but rest assured that these major bugs have been defeated and squashed, and the game is better because of it.
If you notice any bugs, be sure to report them! They’re constantly on the prowl, searching for new ways to invade the game and diminish the experience.
See you on the Battle Squares,
Atlas