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• Announcements·8 Jun 2026Official

  New Playable Class: The Builder!

  The second official update is here! There are many new additions, updates, and bug fixes, but the most important changes are:1. The BuilderThe Builder is a character that uses Materials to perform special abilities. Currently, there are two special abilities: Punching Bot: Requires 3 materials and spawns a friendly robot with 3 HP. The robot can fly and has a Punch ability with knockback that deals 1 damage. This robot can be spawned as many times as desired and lasts for the entire combat encounter. Patch Up: Requires 2 materials and restores 1 armor to a damaged armor item during combat.But how do I get Materials?Builders have a passive ability called Dismantle. A character with Dismantle gains 1 material for each adjacent object at the start of each turn. Materials also persist throughout all combat encounters during a mission.2. Stackable Items!Consumable items can now be stacked! How does this work? Simply drag a consumable item on top of another item of the same type and they will stack, as long as there is room within the stack capacity.Each item has a different stack capacity!Stacked items can be used as many times as there are items in the stack (once per turn). Keep in mind that depleted items are discarded!3. New Party Constraint: One Class per PartyAfter a lot of playtesting, I realized that the game is more fun when the party contains a variety of classes. I know that having a party of four Boxers is fun! But that fun tends to fade after a few combat encounters. By mixing things up, each mission feels fresher and more interesting.Now that the game has 7 playable classes (with 2 more currently in development!), there are many more possibilities!ChangelogThese are the remaining changes in this update:Bug fixes:Removed the delay when the Move action auto-triggers. Action buttons now appear instantly.Fixed the Bug Report screen becoming blocked after a second report.Fixed Dragon Slash dealing 1 extra damage when buffed.Fixed Overwatch not triggering correct...
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• Patch Notes·18 Jan 2026Official

  First Content Update!

  For the past two and a half years, I’ve been working on TBPC since its release in 2023, unable to make the first official update. Progress has been difficult because this is a one-man effort, and I have both a family and a day job, which significantly limits development time.However, I’m committed to finishing this game, and I’ll do my best to provide updates more frequently. There’s still a long road ahead, but I’m excited about the new content I’ll be adding to the game.Sorry for the long delay, and thank you for your patience. Please enjoy the new content! Changelog Bug fixes:The game crashed sometimes in the city generation. This was fixed and the system that generated the city components was improved!Vera's combo prompt used to stay open if then "End Turn" button was pressed while inputing combo options. This could crash the game if "Cancel" is pressed but is now fixed. Bug and Feedbag reporting was broken. Moved the ticket system to another app and is now back online. Additions:The Sharpshooter: A new class to play with! Use abilities like Snipe, and take reaction shots on the enemy's turn! New High Profile Mission: Nando's Construction site. New Low Profile Mission: Arcade.New enemy pack: 4 new enemies!New Items (16): Battery, Smoke Bomb, Ragged Coat, Raincoat, Fancy Coat, Poison Grenade, Poison Dart, Toxic Shuriken, Coffee, Plot Armor, Climbing Boots, Banana Peel, Goo Bomb, Scrappy Wallet, The Big Bang and Scary Drug. New Music tracks: All easy and medium missions will have their own area specific tracks plus boss theme arrangements to avoid repetition. The Park, Warehouse and Arcade missions will play new tracks to play along to!Added variations to all rooms on all the missions.Steady feet perk: Unaffected by knockback, pull, swap, double swap and recoil. Objects that were previously unaffected (like trees, columns, etc..) can be hit, allowing for more strategic options.Added the park city location to the mission selection screen.There is a new mode to auto...
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• Patch Notes·1 Aug 2023Official

  Hotfix 0.17.3.9 - August 1st, 2023

  > Bug fixes: - Vera's combo chain abilities showed wrong damage on attack foresight when she was buffed. - Fixed game crash when entering the reward screen.
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• Press Coverage·31 Jul 2023

  The Black Pepper Crew is a promising looking tactical turn-based roguelite

  Another tactical turn-based roguelite that looks promising for you is The Black Pepper Crew, now available in Early Access on Steam with Native Linux support. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/07/the-black-pepper-crew-is-a-promising-looking-tactical-turn-based-roguelite
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• Patch Notes·29 Jul 2023Official

  Hotfix Patch v0.17.3.8 - July 29th, 2023

  > Bug fixes: - Dragging an item and dropping back in its original location crashed the game. - Swapping items allowed to equip gadgets that are not equipable to certain characters. - Fixed several typos.
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