Adorable roguelike deckbuilder Wildfrost created a crossover with Balat as part of its “Friends and Foes” update.
This update slipped onto Steam at the start of the month, but only unfrozen on Switch this week – just in time for the European eShop summer sale, we might add.
So, what’s included? Of course, we’re excited to see Balatro content in this game, as Jimbo the Joker’s special charm is now unlockable in your runs, but beyond that, there are a number of changes that promise to change the way we play. This includes 13 new enemies, 20 new player cards, a new pet, bug fixes and much more.
Publisher Chucklefish shared the full Switch patch notes on the official Wildfrost Wiki, and we’ve collected them for you to check out below.
Wildfrost 1.2.0, ‘Friends and Foes’ (released June 10, 2024)
New features
- 13 new enemies in 4 new battles
- 20 new player cards
- 13 new companions and 1 new pet
- 12 new spells
- 12 new challenges
- 4 new sun bells
- Zoomlins!
Changes
- Sun Bell of Fellowship now also increases Charm Limit
- Cards that create copies of other cards no longer copy negative status effects
- Label for “copy” when checking a card with a “copy” effect.
- “Increase by 1 on hit” effects now increase all usage effects
- You now draw a full hand after the crown phase, even if you drew/created new cards during the phase
- Removed number from Lumin vase with Lumin app
- You will now get the Sun Vault after Eye of the Storm if you continue to Heart of the Storm
- Blood Bell now reduces the health of your highest health card after each Boss Battle
- A new Storm Bell has been added to replace the Swarm Bell
Balance on the card
- Increased attack for Longshot leader
- Chompom – Reduced starting Shell to 2
- Dimona – Applies demonization to enemies when hit by items. Increased Attack to 2
- Tinkerson Jr. – Increased attack to 3
- Kernel – Reduced Shell given 2
- Pyra – Puts spice on allies behind instead of forward, reduces spice to 4, reduces health to 6 and counter to 4
- Devicro – Increased health to 7
- Shen – Increased burnout applied to 2nd
- Groff – Increased health to 6
- Kreggo – Increased Attack to 2
- Tigris – Health increased to 5
- Foggy Brew – Removed Aimless
- Spike – Health reduced to 7
- Loki – Attack increased to 3
- Numskull – Reduce block to 8 and increase health to 30
- Tentickle – Counter reduced to 4, Attack reduced to 4
Error correction
- Fixed it sometimes being possible to purchase items using the gamepad in the shop when the backpack is open
- Fixed Shade Wisp copying Frost Guardian and instantly attacking allies
- Fixed Pootie not giving Frenzy to allies with no attack value
- Fixed Shroominator effect not being affected by ink
- Fixed Faith not working with Summons that don’t have an Attack value
- Hard edge case with Leech + Teeth + Overburn
- Fixed remaining “While active” effects when summoning an ink unit
- Fixed the ability to place crowns on Lumin Goop & Broken Vase
- Fixed ink countdown in hand
- Fixed issue with best win time stats
- Fixed “Trigger when hit” not interrupting Frenzy as Smackback
- Fixed removal of spice on recall
- Fixed Overburn causing incorrect damage if applied at the same time as reducing health below the current Overburn
It all seems like a pretty good excuse to dive back into Wildfrost – as long as this new Balatro content doesn’t drive us to the chips again. Both games are now available on the European eShop at a discounted price in the summer sale.