Hey there, fellow adventurer!
Welcome to the latest edition of the Bscotch Ballyhoo Newsletter. This time it's all about the cozier side of Crashlands 2, plus an update to our release window. Let's get into it.

Crashlands, but make it Cozy

• Story Mode: Play on the lowest difficulty setting so that you can focus on the story and the cozy elements of the game with less combat stress.
• Environmental Mastery: The world is super dynamic, and you can use this to avoid direct combat by leading enemies into environmental hazards and tricking them into fighting each other.
• Sneaky Little Sneak: By turning yourself invisible, buffing your speed, using distance weapons and traps, letting your pet help you out, and other tricks, you can keep yourself quite out of harm's way.

Base-Building Deep Dive

Release Window Update

The Levels of Done-ness:

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Steam Daily Deal: 80% Off Crashlands

Get Ready for the Sequel: Wishlist Crashlands 2

GET READY to embark on an unforgettable journey in Crashlands 2, where friendship and interstellar chaos collide! [previewyoutube=yR_Opccn1n4;full][/previewyoutube] Return to planet Woanope as Flux Dabes, the intergalactic trucker, and disgruntled corporate employee. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in a vibrant world where friendship is the key to your survival. Crashlands 2 is set to launch on Steam in 2024, and will simultaneously be coming to mobile exclusively via Netflix. Stay tuned for updates, wishlist Crashlands 2 on Steam, and join our Discord community for more interstellar fun.

GET READY to embark on an unforgettable journey in Crashlands 2, where friendship and interstellar chaos collide! [previewyoutube=yR_Opccn1n4;full][/previewyoutube] Return to planet Woanope as Flux Dabes, the intergalactic trucker, and disgruntled corporate employee. Befriend eccentric aliens, craft bizarre weaponry, and stick it to the man in a vibrant world where friendship is the key to your survival. Crashlands 2 is set to launch on Steam in 2024, and will simultaneously be coming to mobile exclusively via Netflix. Stay tuned for updates, wishlist Crashlands 2 on Steam, and join our Discord community for more interstellar fun.

Attention Deal Hunters!

Time to use your saved bounty on the essentials. Crashlands now has items available to be redeemed by your steam points.
Slap the profile backgrounds to get the Crashland vibes and use the emoticons for all your emotions! Enjoy treating Yo'Self!

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Today's Deal: Save 67% on Crashlands in celebration of Levelhead release!*

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Levelhead takes place after the events of Crashlands. The Bureau of Shipping noted Flux and Juicebox's success on planet Woanope and decided to produce a huge number of delivery robots. The only problem: they need to be trained. Levelhead is a level-building platformer for 1-4 players, and it's out *today* in Early Access! You can see what it's all about on the Levelhead storepage. Thanks for playing our games and helping us grow the Butterscotch Universe! <3 Butterscotch Shenanigans

Player 2 can now play as Juicebox!

How to Juicebox

Other Quality of Life Improvements

• Added the lock-on-target function to the left shoulder button
• Right joystick is now used to select targets
• Added Switch controller layout in addition to ABXY and Shapes
• World map filtering system now also has controller support

• Loading time has been significantly sped up
• Multiple perk-unlocks will only show one message now instead of hogging the screen top forever
• Notification popups are much more subdued now

• The Yellowstone outpost has been updated
• The beginning of Bawg quests are streamlined to let you get back in action faster
• Wild vommas have made the decision to become more active. Now they walk around!

Happy Juiceboxing with your friends!

We had this big bald spot in Crashlands’ game design. The combat fell flat over time and player choice started feeling a bit sparse. After a long look in the mirror we realized that we already had all the wispy design strands necessary to get maximum fun-coverage... we just needed to comb them into alignment. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DOIN’! The COMBOver Patch features an overhaul of combat with 36 new weapons and a brand new COMBO system, plus new unlockables like the Hardcore game mode in which you can only die once, the Creative mode for those who like building magnificent bases or turning their maps into pixel art, and new achievements! To get all the patch note details head over to ye olde Butterblog and read until those sparkling eyes of yours BLEED. This update is ginormous and has been in the works for quite a few months, so we're really excited to finally get it in your hands! ALRIGHT BYE.

Heyoooo! We're happy to announce that after months of bug-squashing in Beta, Crashlands now officially supports Linux! Our brave testers experienced it all, from bugged HTTP functions and dropped scrolling controls to UI's that appeared whenever they freakin' felt like it! Just look at this overlayed mess:
We'd like to say a big thanks to those Linux testers who paved the way for today's launch. While this build was more complicated than we anticipated, it really showed us the patience and warmth of the Linux gaming community. So, without further ado, Put some Flux in your Tux and have a great holiday! Stay frosty, Sam P.S. - We'll be destroying any new bugs in the days and weeks to come. Feel free to join other Linux users in the Crashlands Linux discord and let us know if anything is broke! (https://discord.gg/GXZQsh4)

Heyoooo! We're happy to announce that after months of bug-squashing in Beta, Crashlands now officially supports Linux! Our brave testers experienced it all, from bugged HTTP functions and dropped scrolling controls to UI's that appeared whenever they freakin' felt like it! Just look at this overlayed mess:
We'd like to say a big thanks to those Linux testers who paved the way for today's launch. While this build was more complicated than we anticipated, it really showed us the patience and warmth of the Linux gaming community. So, without further ado, Put some Flux in your Tux and have a great holiday! Stay frosty, Sam P.S. - We'll be destroying any new bugs in the days and weeks to come. Feel free to join other Linux users in the Crashlands Linux discord and let us know if anything is broke! (https://discord.gg/GXZQsh4)

[img=http://i.imgur.com/9DGoeGN.png] STEAM PEOPLES! STEAPEOPLES! STEAPLES! STAPLES?! Crashlands just sold 500k units total across all platforms! And because we want everyone in the world to play this game we’re doing something WHACK: Starting today we’re going to drop the Steam price from $14.99 to $9.99! And it’s 40% off on mobile, if you’re into that sort of thing (App Store | Google Play). On behalf of all the Butterscotches, I’d like to extend a dainty, velvety soft hand of thanks for all of your support over the last year. Since Crashlands launched we’ve been able to bring joy to an unbelievable number of people and expand our studio. We even got to go to PAX last year for the first time ever, which was rad… and also very smelly. Before we get bleary-eyed and ugly cry all over the internet because we love you so much, we’re going to flee. Why? We’ve got some things to do for this very game! We’ve heard your feedback regarding the game’s grindiness and some controller issues, so we’re going to tackle those shortly. Leave your (equally venomous and loving) comments below. We’ll probably not read them because we’re scared of the internet now that we’ve launched a game on it. Stay frosty, sam P.S. - if you want to hear our soothing voices and discover what we’ve got in the works, listen to our podcast. It’s weekly, not weakly. DO IT: https://soundcloud.com/butterscotch-shenanigans/ep110 P.P.S. - if you're a Linux user interested in helping us get Crashlands working on your OS, slap your email address in here. We'll be in touch.

[img=http://i.imgur.com/9DGoeGN.png] STEAM PEOPLES! STEAPEOPLES! STEAPLES! STAPLES?! Crashlands just sold 500k units total across all platforms! And because we want everyone in the world to play this game were doing something WHACK: Starting today were going to drop the Steam price from $14.99 to $9.99! And its 40% off on mobile, if youre into that sort of thing (App Store | Google Play). On behalf of all the Butterscotches, Id like to extend a dainty, velvety soft hand of thanks for all of your support over the last year. Since Crashlands launched weve been able to bring joy to an unbelievable number of people and expand our studio. We even got to go to PAX last year for the first time ever, which was rad and also very smelly. Before we get bleary-eyed and ugly cry all over the internet because we love you so much, were going to flee. Why? Weve got some things to do for this very game! Weve heard your feedback regarding the games grindiness and some controller issues, so were going to tackle those shortly. Leave your (equally venomous and loving) comments below. Well probably not read them because were scared of the internet now that weve launched a game on it. Stay frosty, sam P.S. - if you want to hear our soothing voices and discover what weve got in the works, listen to our podcast. Its weekly, not weakly. DO IT: https://soundcloud.com/butterscotch-shenanigans/ep110 P.P.S. - if you're a Linux user interested in helping us get Crashlands working on your OS, slap your email address in here. We'll be in touch.

Today's Deal: Save 30% on Crashlands!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

Q: What does every game on the planet need? A: MORE JUICE. Watch the Juicemancy Trailer! The Juicemancy patch for Crashlands contains a brand new customization system, called Juicemancy, which allows you to channel FLABAJILLIJOLTS of energy into your equipment to upgrade, change, and reroll stats. Now you can make a legit class out of Flux. You'll just need to make it to the Bawg and hunt down a mysterious energy source first... We also added WASD and Controller support so you can play the game however you want! But only if how you want to play it is on a controller or with WASD keys. Now you can take all that steamsaltysteamsaltysteamsalty you've been hurling our way for not having multiple control schemes and sell it on the vast Salt Market, only to realize years from now that your barony over salt products hasn't filled that burning hole in your heart. If you're the sort of masochist who enjoys reading patch notes, check here for all the changes. Also we were named in TIME's Top 10 Games of 2016. To celebrate we're doing nothing because we do what we want. Stay frosty, sam ps - also you can totally stack your stats now and swap out the ones you don't like. OR DON'T, YOU GENERALIST.

Q: What does every game on the planet need? A: MORE JUICE. Watch the Juicemancy Trailer! The Juicemancy patch for Crashlands contains a brand new customization system, called Juicemancy, which allows you to channel FLABAJILLIJOLTS of energy into your equipment to upgrade, change, and reroll stats. Now you can make a legit class out of Flux. You'll just need to make it to the Bawg and hunt down a mysterious energy source first... We also added WASD and Controller support so you can play the game however you want! But only if how you want to play it is on a controller or with WASD keys. Now you can take all that ːsteamsaltyːːsteamsaltyːːsteamsaltyː you've been hurling our way for not having multiple control schemes and sell it on the vast Salt Market, only to realize years from now that your barony over salt products hasn't filled that burning hole in your heart. If you're the sort of masochist who enjoys reading patch notes, check here for all the changes. Also we were named in TIME's Top 10 Games of 2016. To celebrate we're doing nothing because we do what we want. Stay frosty, sam ps - also you can totally stack your stats now and swap out the ones you don't like. OR DON'T, YOU GENERALIST.

Since you're an optimizer of the wallet, I'm going to assume you're ALSO an optimizer of your playtime. And with that in mind, here's a fancy list of things to help you get the most out of your adventure in CRASHLAAAHAAAAANDS!

• Do you miss reading those glorious instruction books from your youth, when games came in REAL, EDIBLE BOXES (we're pretty sure they were edible...)? Check out the Crashlands Manual for some of that delicious, old-timey game-primer flavor.
• Need help finding a thing, defeating a boss, or completing a quest, but too High Born to spend the time figuring it out yourself? The peasants on the subreddit have assembled tips, tricks, guides that can sherpa your Lordship to the promised land. Or at least to where that HIDEOUS Baconweed Fairy is.
• Lastly, if you like community, friendly people, and talking about games, join the Butterscotch Forums. It's a warm, safe harbor in the bloody seas of the Internet.

Since you're an optimizer of the wallet, I'm going to assume you're ALSO an optimizer of your playtime. And with that in mind, here's a fancy list of things to help you get the most out of your adventure in CRASHLAAAHAAAAANDS!

• Do you miss reading those glorious instruction books from your youth, when games came in REAL, EDIBLE BOXES (we're pretty sure they were edible...)? Check out the Crashlands Manual for some of that delicious, old-timey game-primer flavor.
• Need help finding a thing, defeating a boss, or completing a quest, but too High Born to spend the time figuring it out yourself? The peasants on the subreddit have assembled tips, tricks, guides that can sherpa your Lordship to the promised land. Or at least to where that HIDEOUS Baconweed Fairy is.
• Lastly, if you like community, friendly people, and talking about games, join the Butterscotch Forums. It's a warm, safe harbor in the bloody seas of the Internet.

Save 20% on Crashlands during this week's Midweek Madness*!

*Offer ends Friday at 10 AM Pacific Time

HEYOOOO! Seems everyone's enjoying the patch. WELL GOOD, YA RASCALS. We've also got blazin' soft Crashlands tees available through May 1st . If you've never had Butterscotch on your bod before, well, now's your chance.
AND! There's a documentary being made about the gamedev story behind Crashlands. The documentary crew just released a 13 minute sneak peek. If you like what you see there, back the documentary on Kickstarter to help get it made! SWEET GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK BAI, samuel

HEYOOOO! Seems everyone's enjoying the patch. WELL GOOD, YA RASCALS. We've also got blazin' soft Crashlands tees available through May 1st . If you've never had Butterscotch on your bod before, well, now's your chance.
AND! There's a documentary being made about the gamedev story behind Crashlands. The documentary crew just released a 13 minute sneak peek. If you like what you see there, back the documentary on Kickstarter to help get it made! SWEET GOTTA GET BACK TO WORK BAI, samuel

Why READ when you can WATCH those patch notes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsb5o7M-uhg&feature=youtu.be This patch contains a crapton of bugfixes and quality of life improvements, and just a light sprinkling of new content. Enjoy no longer fussing with that STUPID MAP! You can find full patch notes over here. <3 samuel

HEYOOOOoooOOOO! We came out of our dev hole long enough to bring you some upcoming NEWSES. Someone play a trombone while I hit this. 1) The Quality of Life Patch is coming next Thursday 4/14. You can read the patchnotes, or wait for the patch trailer next week! 2) Episode 2 of the short story SEEDSOUL is up on the blog. If you're into Lore and Crashlands you'll love it. Check out this episode here! 3) MERCH!? Yep. We've got ridiculously cool Crashlands tees coming down the pipe very soon with the design you see above. We'll have more patch info in the coming days, and more on how you can get the tees. Enjoy your gaming, and stay frosty! -samuel

Heyo! We're now waist deep in the Quality of Life patch, and as such have gone slightly off the radar! However, our brand new spankin' Crashlands community has been hard at work making cool things to make your gaming a bit easier. First up, the fan art is starting to roll in. The latest submission by Qloun (above) is phenomenal and features everyone's favorite Crashlands food... Baconweed. You can check out more of his work on his facebook page! Next, if you want more of the Crashlands music in your life, Fatbard (the composer duo) chopped up a bunch of the most requested sound effects and songs into fantastic ring tones. Now your phone can randomly shriek "IT'S SO BIIIIIIG!" in inappropriate places! Lastly, u/Gapplay created a handy Crashlands database tool and shared it on the subreddit. It's extremely useful, as you can search for things by type ("Trinket", "Weapon", etc.) as well as by keywords in the description. Want to make an ALL POISON ALL THE TIME build? Now you can easily find everything that heightens "Poison" damage and go to town! Thanks for the support and playing the crap out of Crashlands. We'll be addressing the most common requests in the Quality of Life patch and have been working with the gamemaker team to get that pesky ASCII username bug fixed. Until next time, check out the podcast and hit us up on twitter if you want to say hey! Stay frosty, samuel

Heyo! Things have quieted down enough that Adam and Seth got time to cobble together a patch that fixes nearly all the bugs that we've gotten reported (and then some). We'll be pushing it out SOON, and you can see the patchnotes and get in on the beta if you're getting antsy. We also recorded our Post-Launch podcast! If you want to hear our thoughts on the Crashlands launch and all the insanity around it, pop some headphones in and let us massage your eardrums. KGOTTAGETBACKTOWORKBYE. -samuel

We broke the 300 reviews threshold, Crashlands is on the back-end of its launch week explosion, and we're starting to be able to sleep again! HUZZAH! We'll be recording our weekly podcast tomorrow afternoon - if you want to ask a question or vote up others you can (WOAH COMMUNITY INTERACTIVITY WHAT!?) and we'll tackle them with as much good humor as we can manage. We're a bit out of whack from the flurry of launchweek. Today all of us ate sandwiches in silence at Jimmy Johns in a scene reminiscent of the final, post-credits scene in the Avengers, where they're gathered at the Shwarma table. NPR is coming by my apartment on Wednesday for an interview about making games in STL, and we're getting some follow-on coverage from youtubers and other slower press outlets. The Crashlands train rolleth! Thanks a ton for making this launch a success and helping us get some eyeballs from some big influencers. We're glad this whacky thing we made has found a place in your shriveled, icy hearts :D Stay frosty, Samuel

Heyo! We're closing in on that arbitrary 300 review mark we set for ourselves! HUZZAH! DEV CHAT IS NOW LIVE! We'll be hanging out for about an hour (2pm-3pm CST). Come say hey and ask a question! Didn't want to ever see our faces? WELL TOO BAD. See you soon! -samuel

Heyo! We're closing in on that arbitrary 300 review mark we set for ourselves! HUZZAH! We'll be doing a devchat via google hangouts in about two hours (2pm CST). I'll post the link in here. There's Q&A and we'll just be hanging out for an hour or so so you can ask Crashlands and Butterscotch questions all you want! Didn't want to ever see our faces? WELL TOO BAD. See you soon! -samuel

TotalBiscuit just tweeted about Crashlands... You guys are great. UPDATE ON THINGS WE WERE WAITING FOR:

• Kotaku posted a glowing review
• PC Gamer posted a not-quite-so-glowing but still good review (73/100)
• TotalBiscuit tweeted about Crashlands
• We got TouchArcade's Game of the Week
• Over 1500 concurrent players on steam alone, and growing!
• Current Metascore of 83 on PC and 100 (!) on iOS
• Adam (the tools and web brother) seems to have fixed most of our server problems. It only cost him 6 months of longevity due to the stress! SYNC AWAAAAY!

• A freakin' review from IGN. Tweet them!

TotalBiscuit just tweeted about Crashlands... You guys are great. UPDATE ON THINGS WE WERE WAITING FOR:

• Kotaku posted a glowing review
• PC Gamer posted a not-quite-so-glowing but still good review (73/100)
• TotalBiscuit tweeted about Crashlands
• We got TouchArcade's Game of the Week
• Over 1500 concurrent players on steam alone, and growing!
• Current Metascore of 83 on PC and 100 (!) on iOS
• Adam (the tools and web brother) seems to have fixed most of our server problems. It only cost him 6 months of longevity due to the stress! SYNC AWAAAAY!

• A freakin' review from IGN. Tweet them!

HEYOOHOOOOO! Crashlands launch has gone really well! Let's run down the LIST OF GOODNESS:

• Nothing broke (too terribly, anyway)
• Steam, Apple, and Google all did their part to feature/promote the game
• Our players nearly universally love the game (note: If you have a bug, report it to us, not in the review section you MANIACS!)
• The gaming press seems to be catching on to the idea that Crashlands is a great game that can be played anywhere, instead of thinking it's either a) a pc port to mobile or b) a mobile port to pc. We'll slowclap for them when they finally get it figured.
• Forums, subreddit, and BSID usage is up approxmiately 1 BILLION PERCENT.

• 300 Steam reviews (Drop us one if you haven't yet - THEY'RE LIKE WORDGOLD)
• a Total Biscuit WTF IS show (tweet at him here!)
• PC Gamer and IGN reviews

If you're still on the fence about purchasing the game just check out one of these Let's Plays or search for #Crashlands on twitter and see all the fun you're missing out on! Thank you all for making this possible for us! You're the best gaming community we could ask for! -samuel

Crashlands is Now Available on Steam!

Crashlands is a story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world of hidden magic and high technology. Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

Heyo! We took a short break from freaking out yesterday to record our weekly gamedev+comedy podcast - and we tackled all the Crashlands related questions that were in the backlog. If you want to pass one of the <24 hours to go by learning more about the development of Crashlands and how it evolved, slap some earbuds in and give this a listen! https://soundcloud.com/butterscotch-shenanigans/ep35-coffee-w-butterscotch We can't wait for tomorrow! AHHHHHHH!