patch · February 23, 2024

Balatro Patch 1.0.0k Balances The Arm and Fixes Crashes

Balatro patch 1.0.0k prevents The Arm boss blind from lowering poker hands below level one, resolves main menu achievement crashes, and fixes numerous localization and nomenclature issues.

Patch 1.0.0k for Balatro addresses critical boss blind balance, fixes achievement crash bugs, and clears up confusing card enhancement wording.

Boss Blind and Gameplay Adjustments

The Arm has been adjusted so it can no longer downgrade a poker hand below level 1. Chicot disabling The Manacle now properly draws a card to fill out empty spaces in the hand. Raised Fist now triggers in correct order with face cards and tens, and destroying non-glass cards with the Hanged Man no longer triggers messages under the Glass Joker.

Interface and Wording Fixes

Wording for Foil, Holographic, Polychrome, and Negative tags has been updated for clarity regarding their effects. The perishable challenge description now explicitly states that all Jokers are eternal. Controller mapping has been updated to allow players to cycle around both the right and left sides of the hand when selecting cards. Localization fixes apply to deck names in challenge runs, challenge names, and Jokers that grant end-of-round money.

Crash and Bug Fixes

A bug causing game crashes when returning to the main menu during an achievement unlock has been resolved. Fixes also address standard pack enhancements or seals not tying to the Ante in seeded runs, Black Hole and Soul cards failing to appear based on Ante, and the Mid Stakes achievement incorrectly unlocking on Blue stake instead of Black stake.

Why this patch matters

Patch 1.0.0k smooths out rough edges in Balatro by rebalancing an unforgiving boss blind, correcting UI text, and squashing progression bugs.