#The Korczak Pack - Balatro Fan Expansion

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inner trench
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A Baltro expansion mod I've been developing with my good friend with 30 new (hopefully) original Jokers that try to stick to vanilla standards while also hoping to provide fun takes on already existing mechanics. While most of the Jokers are originally made for the mod, 3 of them are connected to my original webcomics - Space Dogs, Jumpsuit Red and Space Bounty - with even new and fitting textures for face cards featuring more original characters from these comics

As I'm writing this post we are nearing the end of initial development of this mod (currently patching and balancing things before the official release) and we hope to release it soon with a snappy trailer. I can't wait to share what we have been cooking and I hope people will find this fan expansion enjoyable

Have the art of the 30 Jokers for now as a tease (some is a subject to change)

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The Korczak Pack - Balatro Fan Expansion

pearl pulsar
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I like the art overall but... was the art made by two different people with a skill gap?

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Some are VERY well done visually while others are just average

inner trench
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The art was all done by me. I'll admit that this is my first time doing pixel art at all

pearl pulsar
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So maybe you improved along the way!

inner trench
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Thank you, I do hope that maybe I'll be able to patch things and replace/fix some of the sprites in future releases. As of now now we are focused on patching the code and releasing the mod publicly

high tartan
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Good luck with the release, looks like an eclectic mix. Keen to hear more about joker abilities

inner trench
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Thank you! Since you asked, and while I do intend to keep some info hidden for now until we release a trailer or the mod itself (I wanna let people guess a bit or discover stuff themeselves), I'm willing to at least share info on the first 5 Jokers (first row on left pic), which are the simpler ones

Durak - Cards with [suit] give +6 Mult when scored, suit changes every round (Durak also pivots more towards more common suits within your deck)
Supreme Chairman - Scoring [rank]s give +[between 5 to 20] Mult, rank and Mult change every round (SC, like Durak, also pivots towards more common ranks within your deck)
Treasure Hunter - Earn an extra 1$ per remaining hand and discard at the end of round
Game Piece - Gains +1 Mult per remaining hand at the end of round
Grease Monkey - 1 in 3 chance to upgrade the Edition of the Joker to the right when Blind is selected (Doesn't work on Negative Jokers)

buoyant solstice
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coder here ^^

inner trench
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there he is! my partner in crime

buoyant solstice
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some of these Jokers are insane you guys, good thing he hid most 😂

high tartan
buoyant solstice
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we basically binged this in a week

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I'd say the coding marathon I pulled was around ~36 hours long

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though he had these Jokers cookin' up in his gnoggin for almost a year now

inner trench
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ye, originally this was simply an idea I thought I'll never implement. as a matter fo fact this is my first time actually developing anything of this kind
the art took me about a few weeks. I actually produced Durak way back and when I was approached by Flypotato who offered me to help with coding a mod, I locked in to finish the rest

high tartan
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Great that you could divide and conquer it together. Look forward to release!

inner trench
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thank you for your input on these Jokers by the way. I'm curious to see what strats people might discover with them

inner trench
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Update: we are done patching the mod before release, which will happen as soon as we have a trailer ready. Hopefully very, VERY soon balatrojoker

inner trench
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Update: work on the trailer is still going as we also want to produce a short remix for it
We've also decided to expand the mod by adding 10 new challenges and make 12 of our Jokers locked, providing more challenge and make the experience more engaging and in line with the vanilla game

late violet
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Where can I see the joker descriptions?

inner trench
inner trench
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here (and in the link above) is a bigger showcase of most of the Jokers available in the mod. The rest are up to you to discover balatrojoker

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We really want to thank you for your patience and for joining the thread, we're hoping you'll enjoy playing the mod as much as we enjoyed developing it

mint moss
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nice

late violet
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Durak
If suit chance is deck dependent, this can be an interesting alternative to the Sinfull jokers.
If suit chance is not deck dependent, this is probably the worst joker of the mod

inner trench
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it is deck dependant

late violet
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Supreme Chairman
This is strange, a Missprint but it works with cards. I assume this deck dependent. I think this can be good and fun if it as a decent cap of mult.

inner trench
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also deck dependant, yes

late violet
inner trench
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between 5 to 20

late violet
inner trench
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when tested it seemed fine, but we'll take notes nevertheless

late violet
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Treasure hunt and Game piece
I want to write about this two together, because this, like other mods or suggestion of this kind, have a core problem. Too much dependent on "Good only when your in a good state".

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Grease monkey
This is for me the first highligth of the mod. Very original. This feels like a higher payoff of Space Joker. A bit of more luck is needed, but it is worth for a Negative joker

inner trench
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it doesn't create Negative Jokers, only up to Polychrome

late violet
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Comic book
Intersting. This can be used with every hand, but the max can be achieved with straight, making this an econ based on straights.

inner trench
late violet
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Capricorn
In my opinion 2 in 5 chance is a bit better balanced. Scaling with Planet is very good

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Alley Warrior
I assume the doubling at the boss is temporary.
Particular, but I don't see the value in using this and not an another Xmult scaler, exeption vs The Wall boss

buoyant solstice
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doubling is only for boss blind

late violet
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Compass
This is nice. This can be considered a temporary deck fixing (Pareidolia exc) for everyhand in general

buoyant solstice
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compass also works for shops before you open an arcana pack

late violet
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Mecha Joker
I don't know. I feel this occupies too much the role of Stell joker.

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Calculus
Very fun way to make a Mult. This can even be really good with a max of 55 mults.

inner trench
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it also reacts to retriggers

late violet
inner trench
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it doesn't count aces

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only numbered cards

late violet
buoyant solstice
late violet
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Pepperoni Pizza
Simple and effective food joker. And it is 🍕. So Perfect

inner trench
late violet
buoyant solstice
late violet
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Graffiti
Really like it. The idea is simply trading great part of your ability for fixing suits in your deck, for coping one card that you want

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Web search
I was thinking that X1 mult was exagerated, but I saw it changes hand also when triggered. So literaly you have to play a different hand everytime. I like it. It's like a super Obelisk.

buoyant solstice
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it rewards versatile builds

late violet
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Encounter of the Joking kind
This an anti-Idol. Like it.

buoyant solstice
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also deck dependent, but i guess it doesn't really matter

late violet
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I done the one on the video, but there is now the rest and the challenges. I will do those but not now.

buoyant solstice
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Thanks for your feedback!

inner trench
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there are 3 more actually

buoyant solstice
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oh yeah theres 3 more in the video they're on the second page

inner trench
# late violet I done the one on the video, but there is now the rest and the challenges. I wil...

I also want to thank you for your genuine opinion. If you'd like I think we'll be happy to share some of the thought process on the Jokers you felt were less favorable, especially that in testing they proved to be fun
If possible I do implore you to try the mod yourself. Feedback from players can also help us find potential bugs and direct suggestions to balances and patches that we can release in later versions

late violet
inner trench
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no rush

late violet
inner trench
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Alrighty then

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When designing Treasure Hunter and Game Piece I went with the idea of momentum based Jokers like Bootstrap/Bull, but not necessarily cash based
Treasure Hunter in my mind is like a Green Deck add-on, always passively giving you extra money mostly good as an early pick-up
As for Game Piece, someone in this thread actually described it as a "powerful anti-Green Joker", which I think unintentionally describes well what I was aiming for, imploring you to play big and defeat Blinds fast
And just fun facts in regards to their visual designs, the reason Treasure Hunter has a mustache is because I wanted to base him closer to Wario 🧄 as for Game Piece, it mostly related to what the design implies on the effect, which was an attempt at a play on the phrase "always be two steps ahead" which from my understanding is mostly common in regards to chess

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Alley Warrior was always meant to be designed as a "boss buster", but when testing him we changed his iterations a lot, settling on a design that we see as a more favorable early pick up, imploring not skipping Blinds (like an anti-Throwback) and hitting hard when facing Bosses, kind of like a training fighter preparing for a big match. When testing and picking it up early it proved to be a powerful part of my team (at least to me)
Fun fact while at it, originally Alley Warrior was a knight, but then I opted for a Street Fighter pun

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When designing Mecha Joker I was taking Steel Joker into account (which you pointed out as well), but I wanted to do a more dynamic spin on the usage of Steel cards, with Steel Joker being more certain but with a linear gain. In testing Mecha Joker proved to gain XMult fast when gaining momentum and aiming for Steel cards, considering it does also react to retriggers and synergies with Mime, and it basically keeps growing if you manage to keep Steel cards in your hand

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late violet
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I've returned

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Buffer
I'm always weird about new Joker that copy the effect of other Jokers because I think 2 are sufficient. This is wierd because it's useless for Joker that trigger too little, and almost op with Joker with a huge amount of triggers.

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Animation
I seen so many Joker that give Xmult per $. This is really fresh. But still it's a little bit too strong. Maybe needs from 20$ to 24$(it is also thematic, 24fps)

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Exhibit
Maybe too incosistent but I really like it.

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X Marks the Joke
I don't really like this one. It's just a less challenging Obelisk. And there is Web search as an alternative for Obelisk.

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Paladin
Intersting idea, but this is, after all other Jokers, the one that needs to be played for a better judgment.

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Shopkeep
This can be too strong or weak depending on how much is more likely to appear in shop

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Ace up your Sleeve
Not so much of a fan of this. I understand having an edition generator is good, but maybe be only Aces can be limiting

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Blackjack
It is a simple idea but it works

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Ceo
Wait i don't understand.
All Jokers give X1 mult, but after selling 3 Jokers all Jokers will give X1.1? If is this, I like the idea.

inner trench
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yes

late violet
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D20 Die
I really really like this. Now it's possible doing a reroll build.

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Painter
I really like this, but there is the probelm that this can become a better Vagabond. Maybe making it choose a third suit?

buoyant solstice
late violet
buoyant solstice
late violet
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Space dog
It's a nice addition. And dogs are always welcome

inner trench
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Thanks, this is actually where we reach OC territory

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him and the next two are original characters from my comics I put in as Jokers

late violet
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Jumpsuit Red
I like it. There are 2 uses i see with this:
A good retrigger when you a big amount of Glass card
An alternative destroy deck fixer

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Helen
I don't know. It does too much think and in a weird way. It's Smiley face but better(Not so smiley after this)ans is a deck fixer and scaler, but it worst in doing what other scaler or fixer does

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Harlequin
Not bad, but I would have liked something more unique for a Legendary or give it X3 mult.

inner trench
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Once again, thank you for providing an opinion
The choices in regards to the balancing were made when testing and finding what works best, so we aren't going to rush to change anything at the moment
Some of the things you said about some of the Jokers did make me think and I appreciate it. Just like with the balancing though, we plan to keep things as they are and wait for player feedback

visual gyro
inner trench
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noted, we'll look into the problem. can you describe when the crash happened?

buoyant solstice
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is there anything that "modified" the Animation joker?

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im not really familiar with the other mods you've got, so without your assistance I can't really get to the bottom of this

visual gyro
inner trench
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ok, we'll see what's up

visual gyro
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sorry for the low details, this is probably how Flypotato said, a problem with 2 mods, so don't hit your head too much

inner trench
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other mod compatibility is something we do want to ensure, so your feedback is still appreciated and we'll still try to see if we can fix it

visual gyro
inner trench
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I implore everyone in the thread to do so, player feedback (especially in video) can help us fix and patch the mod further
We are already gathering notes for a future patch and sometimes we might miss some things

inner yoke
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been playing with this mod for a few days and it has some really cool ideas im having a great time

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encounter of the joking kind is a highlight i love how much youre able to manipulate it if that makes sense

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like its unassuming but theres a lot of ways you can make it stronger with deckfixing

inner yoke
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oh something maybe worth mentioning? idk if this is an actual issue or just a nitpick but the korczak pack creates a ton of stuff in the logs

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doesnt really matter just noticed it because it creates a bunch of extra instances of my irl name that i have to remove LMAO

inner trench
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we'll look into that 👍

buoyant solstice
inner yoke
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oh i actually played a few yesterday! they were super fun

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i did the animation one i thought it was really cute as a game design student

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also did the paladin one, and the one that gives a rank a random effect (that one was SICK it makes me yearn for a "delete this" equivalent from isaac in balatro)

coarse dune
# visual gyro crashed with the animation joker

even though i dont work with korczak i do think i found the reason, (yap warning)

extra is a table (which has been set to 20, which is a number and not a table), and the crash also states that it they tried to compare the number 0 to extra (which is a table, and that might be why it crashed)

i tried fixing it myself but im pretty sure that something is setting extra back to 20, i know this cause it still crashed (i had the same issue) and when i added a log (remember, i fixed the extra table back), it said that extra was STILL 20 even though i changed it.

so yeah the codes haunted lol

buoyant solstice
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other retrigger jokers like mime and chad also have extra set to an int

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if you manage to recreate the crash, print card.ability.extra so we can see what's changing it to a table

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thanks a lot for the help btw! @coarse dune

buoyant solstice
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mind if i use your image to ask other devs for help?

inner yoke
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Yeah for sure go for it

coarse dune
coarse dune
buoyant solstice
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oh!

clever garnet
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if i had to guess it'd be animation being incompatible with talisman

buoyant solstice
inner trench
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Hi there! I know we've been very silent for a while but we hope you still enjoy the mod
Due to internal discussion and feedback from you guys we've actually been working on a new MAJOR update, including changes to some Jokers, more mod compatibility and quality of life changes
As of now we think the update will come out in the next 2 weeks, and the details on the patches will be shared in a new video/list as soon as the update will drop

(the picture is an edited meme lol but take it as a tease to at least one change)

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inner trench
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Korczak Pack V1.1 Patch list:

X Marks the Joke, Ace up your Sleeve, Harlequin & Graffiti full rework
Durak, Treasure Hunter, Comic Book, Space Dog & Compass demoted to Common
Exhibit & Helen demoted to Uncommon
Supreme Chairman raised to $6
Compass lowered to $5
Buffer raised to $10
Web Search buff - FOAK/Straight Flush can't appear until played once
Fixed Animation compatibility bug
X Marks the Joke unbanned from Web Surfer challenge
All other modded cards/blinds/tags are banned from Korczak Pack challenges
Added compatibility with modded Suits/Ranks/Hands

inner trench
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Hey guys
We noticed a few new game crashing bugs in the new update, especially with X Marks the Joke and the challenges, which we'll fix ASAP

In addition we plan to change a bit the following Jokers:

  • Comic Book: tweak (possibly a buff)
  • Shopkeep: buff
  • Game Piece: rarity tweak
  • Treasure Hunter: complete rework

All will be available in an upcoming V1.2 update

ruby night
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Oh have you guys work this recently

inner trench
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Hi! We appreciate the question
Wanna quickly apologize for the lack of updates. Both of us are very busy with our personal lives and the tweaks for the mod are on hiatus as of now, so we didn't have the time to work on the update nor we have an estimated time when it'll be ready
We'll obviously announce here once things will be clearer, and we appreciate that in the meantime you still play (and hopefully enjoy) the mod 🙏 balatrojoker

ruby night
ruby night
inner trench
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omg there are so many balatrojoker blueprint nice to see Helen in the front lol

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I'm very pleased to hear you and overall peeps in the thread do enjoy the mod even as it is right now

ruby night