Hi Bros,
we've updated Broforce to fix a handful of issues that came up recently.

Please find the full changelog below.

• Fixed versus mode not working.
  
• Removed expired camera shake in joke from options menu.
  
• Fixed some missing frames - they are not missing anymore. Promise.
  
• Fixed minor issues with the Indiana Brones whip.
  
• [Hopefully] fixed Mega Satan not dying in some cases.

That's it, it's finally out!
Fun fact - getting this update out the door took longer than the entire rest of the game took to make. When we started it we thought it would be funny to call it "BROFORCE Forever", but nobody is laughing now.

We had various elaborate ideas for the update - including things such as procedurally generated levels, or a standalone roguelite spinoff version of the game. Unfortunately, for various reasons - mostly that the ideas were bad and the execution worse - they did not work out. However, we did manage to scavenge some playable crumbs from that desert of disappointment and combine them into a substantial update (which happens to include desert levels) that we're proud of and that we hope you'll like as well.

The best way to play this update, in our opinion, is to start a new game and replay the entire campaign and enjoy that nostalgic feeling you get about that time about ten years ago when we made you feel nostalgic about a time about twenty years before that. You can perhaps consider going on an elaborate recruiting mission beforehand to find all your old bros from years ago and get them back together for one last mission. Even though they said they were done and they are too old for this shit, their sense of duty to liberty, justice and freedom will compel them to save the world from Satanic terrorist aliens - just this one last time.

Finally, we'd like to say thanks again to everyone for the support over the years. The reception of Broforce has surpassed every hope we could have had and we are forever grateful for that. Thanks also to all our collaborators, who are too many to mention, for all the invaluable contributions over the years. We'd also like to apologise to Special Reserve and the people who preordered the physical version of the game - the delays are totally on us as we really wanted the physical version of Broforce to represent the definitive and final version of the game. We'd also like to apologise for ignoring everyone's bro suggestions and adding Seth Brondle instead.


The final update offers an improved and expanded campaign with new unlocks, along with six new ultra patriotic bros, four new new democracy-spreading challenge levels, and the ultimate expression of military might – bug fixes!

The best way for a returning player to enjoy this is to play through the entire campaign again. And again. Forever.


Harness the calculating intelligence and acid-spitting allure of Broforce Forever’s biggest bug yet! Climb on ceilings and utilise explosive teleportation as you swat evildoers like flies.

Use your formidable fighting and flying Chakram skills to help those who are unable to defend themselves. Strike fear into the hearts of terrorism with your war cry, then cut them up real good with your sword.

Harness the power of music to enchant evil before blowing it away with dual sawn-off shotguns. Every man deserves one last chance to dance before he dies.

Become the thing monsters have nightmares about, a stake throwing, unholy purging, self-resurrecting teenage Slayer!

Embrace freedom in the most patriotic way possible: OVERKILL. Snipe your way around the world vanquishing evil with pinpoint accuracy, or just get back to basics and ram dynamite down its throat.

Send a maniac to catch a maniac! With his Bouncing Bomberman Bomb and Freeze Grenade, this Bro is ready to put evildoers right back where they belong… ON ICE.


A Bro only becomes a force when confronted with those who seek to destroy their freedoms, and in Broforce Forever, the terrorists are even more determined to delete democracy. Motorbike Maniacs will try to run you down or explode in ways that can really ruin your day. Don’t let them!

Ammunition-obsessed baddies now also have access to extremely large machine gun placements that will fire volleys of bullets at you and your fellow Bros, while aviation enthusiasts transport troops and fire bazookas from on high in their liberty-shunning new blimps. Nobody suns liberty, bro.

Finally, urban terror has been greatly improved with barbed wire and sandbags strewn throughout cities, making liberation trickier… but not impossible.

Bros in search of even bigger battles can flex their muscles in new challenge levels known as Muscle Temples. Each campaign tasks Indiana Brones with navigating a perilous temple that features a new Threat Level and specific enemy types and hazards. Succeed and unlock one of four new flexes that can be deployed by any Bro, any time, any place. Just like freedom.

and speaking of flexing...

On this glorious new day, we can't be consumed by our petty differences any longer. We will fight side by side. We will be united for a common goal.

On August 8, Broforce Forever will land. And it's the final update.

Perhaps it’s fate that today is the announcement of Broforce Forever’s release date and you will once again be fighting for freedom not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution but from annihilation.

When we set out to make the most patriotic game almost a decade ago, we knew we needed to fill it to the bucket-brim with Kentucky-fried action. Did you make memories fighting alongside your bros? Did you have a literal blast along the way?

We've put the game back on sale at a whopping 80% OFF to celebrate, so get more copies for all your bros!

We hope we've done all of you freedom-fighters proud. Even though this may be the final update, we will be Bros in arms, forever.

Get ready to spread freedom and mayhem with the new Broforce Forever update!

Landing early 2023 🔥

- Fix a network vulnerability in online play.

Special Reserve Games has teamed up with Devolver Digital and Free Lives to create outstanding physical collector's editions of BROFORCE!

SWITCH and PLAYSTATION 4 physical editions are on sale now![specialreservegames.com]

Each game features:

• Switch Cartridge or PS4 Disc
  
• Sequential Numbering
  
• Reversible Jacket Art
  
• Instruction Booklet

Hardcore collectors can also preorder a Switch Reserve that features all of the above, PLUS:

• SteelBook
  
• Reserve Box
  
• Shaped Metal Art Print

https://specialreservegames.com/games/broforce/

Performance
Major miscellaneous performance optimisations across all levels and characters
Additional improvements to level load times


UI/UX
Fixed Lobby game listing entries not clipping against the inner window
Fixed Ash Brolliam’s bloody avatar not working
Fixed Bone Wurm spawning the incorrect gib effect on death
Added option menu item to toggle controller rumble
Added in-game options menu to the pause menu
Can cycle arcade levels by 5 at a time by pressing Up/Down on the Controller
Various fixes with incorrect visual states of the player avatars
Removed unsupported ability to create Multiplayer Ironbro games
Added notification to players who are spectating a game when the Game is Full and they cannot join
Fixed issue where force stopping joining an online game would allow players to chat in offline games
Fixed issue where resetting options to default disabled menu input
Removed unsupported option to host Custom Campaigns online
Fixed issue where some bros wouldn’t appear in the list of deaths in a level
Fixed issue with not all connected controllers being able to pause the game
Added dedicated keyboard input for Dashing instead of it only ever being Double Tap Direction
Fixed various UX issues with the Custom Campaigns menu.


Gameplay
Misc minor bug fixes and UI/UX tweaks
Fixed Bronan’s Special Attack graphics not always showing up
Fixed some in game cutscenes, like the Suicide Mook, not playing
Fixed some pink sprites on certain enemy beheading deaths
Fixed enemies sticking to Broden when he hits them with his special attack
Fixed map tiles not always resetting correctly when restarting a level
Fixed enemies on client machines paused while Host is in a Cutscene
Fixed camera shifting for clients that sometimes happens when entering an in-progress game
Fixed incorrect Bros sometimes spawning in Covert Operation missions which should have specific Bros
Fixed Chain Links not being network synchronized when they are destroyed
Fixed issue where the Deathfield wouldn’t spawn after killing Satan with Broden
Fixed zipline traversal issues
Fixed Boondock Bros spawning multiple times in Ironbro mode
Fixed issue where end-level kill list could include kills from previous levels
Fixed issue with respawn position in online games with metal pylon checkpoints
Fixed issues where enemies could spawn in the terrain
Fixed issue where Broden could not harm the Sky Fortress enemy
Fixes to various boss AI logic bugs
Fixed issue where music would stop playing in Hell areas
Fixed issue where cages and ammo crates would not parachute down to the ground during hell levels
Fixed issue where players who joined a Campaign game at the world map could not control the helicopter


Misc
Fixed not being able to upload custom levels that were too short
Reduced game installation size from 1.45 GB to 500 MB.

Hey Bros,

We've done an update to improve performance of Broforce and fix some stubborn bugs. Hope you find that the game runs better!

Full changelog:

Performance
* Improved overall frame rate of the game
* Drastically Improved level load times in Campaign and Arcade modes
* Fixed network lag and choppiness during gameplay

UX
* Full localization of the game (Excluding Map Editor) in the following languages:
- French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Japanese, Korean
* Added Steam presence text for various game situations
* Added colored borders to player HUD
* Chat no longer blocks input for other local players
* Pause Menu no longer blocks input for other local players in Multiplayer
* Pause Menu items no longer appear in contexts where they can’t be used
* Added UI prompt for players to Press Fire to Join Game
* Covert Ops are now included in the total number of Campaign levels
* Players using controllers can now use the alternate special button to navigate back in menus
* Players can now exit Bro Select in Versus Mode
* Improved the Kick Player Menu and Messaging
* Kicked players are now returned to the main menu
* Added information overlays to better communicate game states
* Fixed various UI elements that weren’t appearing correctly in 4:3 aspect ratio

Bug Fixes
* Fixed bug that had broken the previous functionality of dropping idle players after 35 seconds
* Fixed bug where certain cutscenes would not be triggered, such as Bruiser and GR-666
* Fixed layout of subtitles in end-game cutscene to ensure they aren’t cut off
* Fixed bug in Versus where negative scores were not displayed correctly
* Fixed bug where Race mode would sometimes launch a Deathmatch instead
* Fixed bug where a blank leaderboard is shown when exiting a Custom Campaign before completing it
* Removed Snake Broskin from early Covert Operations to ensure they unlock at the correct time
* Fixed incorrect network synchronization of various level and game elements
* Fixed end game sequence synchronization issues
* Miscellaneous stability improvements

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Important Notice:
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This update might be slightly broken online (our jet-setting Networking Programmer extraordinaire Richard got back from leave a day before we launched the update). He's promised not to sleep until it's up and working smoothly, but we'd rather he didn't die before the job was done. So please be patient and we'll have an online update for you in a few days!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE UPDATE TRAILER!


BRO LEE
Bro Lee.
Muthaf&*^ing Bro Lee.

DIRTY BRORRY
Terrorists across the globe have been seen to be deeply contemplating how fortunate they really feel...

TANK BRO
*Tank included

SNAKE BROSKIN 2.0!
Now with more Snake!
Show terror the middle finger with his technologically advanced hologram decoy grenade!

Steam trading cards been submitted to Steam and should be available shortly!
Finally...


NEW SOUNDS!
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The talented Jason Sutherland, sound designer, has joined the Free Lives team, and added some brilliant sound effects to the Broforce world. Have a listen and see if you can spot all the places we've added new sounds! (Hint: A LOT)

BUG FIXES!
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Main bug fixes are listed in the Changelog below. Sorry for the inevitable new ones we've created.

AWESOME NEW LOAD SCREEN!


* Fixed alien purple spreading all over World Map
* Fixed island burning on World Map
* Loading Screens!
* Load time improvements
* Menu Screen performance improvements on low-spec machines
* Menu flow improvements
* Control binding improvements
* Fix some ammo boxes not being collectible
* Fixed some covert ops levels not finishing under certain circumstances
* Improved Satan tumble animation
* Save slots show images
* Esc menu and cutscenes do pause game now (i.e. you can't get killed)
* Satan true form's laser can now destroy himself (legs)
* Fixed disappearing legs on Satan true form
* Can now force custom campaign difficulty in options

The limited edition Broforce mook plush with game download is now available on the Devolver Digital merch store!

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