Hi everyone,

Backpack Battles has been out for 4 days now! We've been busy fixing bugs and have already pushed some hotfix patches. You can view the recent patch notes ingame by clicking the version number on the bottom right. We also post them on our Discord server. We wanted to address some common technical issues and frequently asked questions.

Steam Deck Issues

For some reason we don't know, Steam doesn't launch the correct build on Steam Deck, and the game instantly crashes when you try to start it up. The workaround to get it to launch is by enabling and disabling Compatibility. In your library click on Backpack Battles, click the cog button on the right, open Properties, Compatibility, check "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool", uncheck again, close properties. It should start normally from that point onward.

Controller support

The game has controller support, and with the 0.9.0f patch, you can reconfigure gamepad inputs in the options. It should display icons that match the controller you're using. Please give feedback, and let us know if you encounter issues, so we can add "Full controller support" to the store page.

Game does not start

This seems to be an issue with missing dependencies on some systems that we are trying to figure out. In many cases, verifying the game files fixes it. We also checked some settings in the backend to hopefully fix this issue.

Family Sharing does not work

We do not know what causes this, and we have contacted Steam support several days ago but haven't got a response yet. We're doing our best to make the game accessible to all of you, thank you for helping us with bug reports etc.! We're also planning a balance patch soon. Thanks for playing, have fun!

Hotfix patch notes

0.9.0b

• Fixed Present related crashes

0.9.0c

Fixes:

• Burning Blade: Fixed not generating Heat
• Duffle Bag: Now triggers with the same condition as Health Potion
• Blood Harvester: Now affects Mega Clover
• Fixed Dragon Nest and Staff of Fire being draggable in combat
• Reapers alternative chibi skin now shows the bag
• Fixed some combat log issues related to Dark Lantern

Other:

• Flame now has a light effect
• Some translation improvements

0.9.0d

• Shield of Valor/Sun Shield/Moon Shield now work with Gloves of Power
• Fixed Impractically Large Greatsword/Busted Blade interaction with Anvil
• Blood Harvester now affects Frostbite
• Death Scythe now affects Emerald Whelp
• Sun Shield can now actually block ranged attacks
• Fixed Lucky Piggy showing a filled star on Obsidian Dragon
• Fixed item tooltip staying on screen after closing item library
• Fixed cursor drift caused by having a controller plugged in

0.9.0e

Fixes:

• Blood Harvester now affects Miss Fortune
• Generated Flames and Lucky Clovers no longer instantly fuse uncontrollably
• Fixed visual tooltip bug with Rats Blind chance when increased by Lucky Piggy
• Fixed Flames sometimes falsely displaying the Holy type
• Combat log: Reincarnate health is now capped at maximum health
• Combat log: Maximum health is now updated correctly

Other:

• Visual: Generated Gems/Flames/Lucky Clovers now move to their slot instead of appearing instantly

0.9.0f

Added gamepad reconfiguration to the options - The game can now be played with controller! Please let us know if you are experiencing technical issues with the controller support! Fixes:

• Fixed Snake not protecting Poison
• Combat log: Battle rage ended is now logged for the correct character
• Spell Scroll: Frostbolt can now be affected by Ranger Bag etc.
• Wolf Emblem is now consistent with its text and only affects weapons

Other:

• Added animation for Spell Scroll: Frostbolt