This beta branch patch addresses some bug reports and balance feedback, and adds a few more requested features. This is likely to be the last beta branch patch before we bring this build to the stable branch.

• Added option to view battle log after winning a battle
  
• Added "condense" option for battle turn order list, toggle with Triangle/Y/F1 or clicking on expand/condense
  
• Battle speed being changed in battle will now update global game option, to be consistent with condense
  
• Sort options on party select now opens a menu instead of forcing you to cycle through the 8 options
  
• Added some additional pre-battle banter and other flavor text related to new heroes
  
• Reduced Morph Core relic's effect from 3 stacks to 2
  
• Krethik's Ring relic changed from a conversion effect to a multiplier bonus
  
• Blueberry relic modifier increased from 25% to 40%
  
• Seth's Toxin relic debuff is now stackable and deals a flat 5% Max HP per stack
  
• Shifted Lizardman's attributes a bit toward more speed/tech
  
• Lizardman's Hibernate now also restores MP, and automatically wakes up when at full HP
  
• Venom Bite skill (Lizardman, Charmer) lv 3 now triggers its damage on attack hits from anybody
  
• Shredder Saw boss relic now also automatically casts Spinning Blade for free at turn start
  
• EXTREME Energy relic changed to only affect sleep damage, but at 90% reduction, with a small speed bonus
  
• Changed Hypnotic Presence passive (Siren, Diva, Charmer) to apply sleep at start of enemy turn instead of end, to help give it a niche to preempt turns
  
• Updated description for Gamma Wave skill to list effect values
  
• Updated auto-battle AI for Inscriber Claire to only use Analyze once, and skip the status menu activation
  
• Updated general auto-battle AI for non-physicist Claire forms to use all skills equally (except transform) instead of prioritizing healing
  
• Morph will no longer copy skills from a mirror image summon, as it has the possibility of infinite skill copy loops/crashes and other related issues
  
• Fixed a possible crash when Morph character was initialized in battle with certain hero combos in a particular order
  
• Fixed Lich's Sorcery skill gating Firestorm behind level 2 instead of Frost Ray
  
• Fixed a couple of minor visual bugs with turn order list when bonus actions are used by a character on a free turn
  
• Fixed Revenge Token relic's description to list the actual correct 10% endurance penalty, instead of 20%
  
• Fixed description not displaying for certain relics when viewed from the party item menu mid-run
  
• Fixed Dan's Bottle relic not applying its debuff properly
  
• Fixed Chainsaw skill not applying its lv 3 debuff properly
  
• Fixed Regrowth skill having infinite duration
  
• Fixed Ice Mage's Frost Shield not triggering onDamageBlocked effects/relics properly
  
• Fixes for a couple of typos

This beta branch patch addresses some early bug reports for the recent Hero Pack 5 release.

• Service Kevlar relic effect no longer applies to non-HP damage
  
• Fixed certain relics with longer descriptions not showing their descriptions on hover in bind menu
  
• Fixed some relic descriptions that were too long to fit in the bind menu description box
  
• Fixed crash when viewing unbound Agent's Watch relic
  
• Fixed possible crash if an enemy was killed by Lawbringer's Posse skill in certain situations

Build version 0.6.11b, Hero Pack 5, is now available on the Beta Branch. This update contains 3 new wanderer heroes for you to find, some new enemies, new QoL features, and some bugfixes and balance adjustments.

Steam achievements for the new heroes are not yet available, but will be added when Hero Pack 5 leaves the beta branch. If you have feedback or bug reports on this release, or would just like to chat with other players, come and join the community on our discord at https://discord.gg/m9MAfrP !

Opting into a Beta branch is easy on Steam. Simply right click Time Break Chronicles in your Library, select Properties, and then click "Betas." From there you can select the Beta branch from the dropdown, and Steam will download the files for you. You do not need to enter a beta access code.

• Three new heroes added via wanderer missions after completing act 2, 3, and 4, or in Singularity mode after unlocking them
  
• Added "Favorite Parties" feature on party selection for Chronicle mode (selected loadout ids are also saved)
  
• Added more sort settings to party select that allows filtering by Tank/DPS/Support archetypes
  
• Battle skills menu last selection is now "sticky" per character (can be disabled in game options)
  
• Item menu in battle increased to 2 columns, to make it easier to navigate
  
• Rebalanced and/or added to some encounters and enemies/AI, especially in act 1, to smooth out some difficulty peaks and valleys
  
• Reworked Pirate skills somewhat to add more interaction with booze skills
  
• Added a 10% technique penalty to Brimmed Glasses relic
  
• Increased Super Soldier's R3GnX healing from 10% to 13%
  
• Increased bonus for Hero's Heart relic from 10% to 15%
  
• Increased base damage modifier for zero instability by 5%, to make initial damage slightly less anemic
  
• Added some extra randomness to enemy speed values, to help reduce enemy turn order "clumping"
  
• Taunt now adds a temporary "Wild Swing" skill to allow characters who have no enemy targeting skill available to still punch their taunter
  
• Fixed Pirate's in-battle context icons for Adaptable not showing stack count for each properly
  
• Fixed dodge chance bonus not stacking properly for Lv 2 Rum skill
  
• Fixed Lv 3 Taunt's Stumble override not animating when it triggers
  
• Fixed Cana's Howl skill not affecting summons (including Cana). Cana will now not use Howl again until the effect expires
  
• Fixed Lumian's Energy Body skill lv 2 not applying damage reduction properly
  
• Fixed Lumian's Luminous skill effect not being removed from allies who shift away from being adjacent
  
• Fixed attributes from certain start-of-battle effects not applying before the first turn unless a character was added at battle start (such as a summon)
  
• Fixed turn order list not showing the correct order sometimes before the first turn
  
• Fixed animation timings on Vul's Retreat skill and Gladiator's Disengage skill
  
• Fixed a rare edge-case where Shift could be used on a rooted target

There will be another beta build or two to iron out any reported issues relating to the new content and deal with some outstanding bug reports still unresolved, after which this build will go to the main stable branch.

We've also still got 3 more heroes in various states of completeness, which will either be added with a Hero Pack 6 release or we might just include them with the upcoming Act 6 release, depending on timing of finishing both projects.

This is a maintenance patch addressing some player bug reports from version 0.6.9.

I would also like to post a little update about the upcoming Hero Pack release! I've got some of the heroes finished up or close to it, so the next release will be those heroes with a couple other features, unless there's some other bugs to address in the meantime.

For the last couple of heroes, I'd like to offer the opportunity for players to suggest any archetypes or themes they might like to see, assuming we haven't touched on them already. Feel free to post in the comments here, or chat about any ideas in our Discord at https://discord.gg/m9MAfrP !

• Fixed Hellbinder's Natural 20 Quest not probably tracking Implosion damage
  
• Fixed Inscriber Claire's WizzarDrone skill not making recorded enemy skills available
  
• Fixed Frozen Claire's Snow Drone not powering down properly when it runs out of turns
  
• Fixed soft-lock or possible crash if Inscriber Claire was copied by a doppleganger type enemy
  
• Fixed Golem's Enchanted Core passive Lv 2 effect not working until upgraded to Lv 3
  
• Fixed Jester's Juggle skill triggering throw knife when not upgraded to lv 3
  
• Fixed Jester's Throw Blade lv 3 not forcing 100% hit chance
  
• Fixed Wrestler's Pander skill lv 2 taunting the back row if he is standing in the back row
  
• Fixed Nano Lab's Molecular Botany upgrade not working properly until upgraded to Lv 3
  
• Fixed a few skills not displaying 100% hit chance, even through they did work as described
  
• Fixed a rare crash related to Chemist's Mix skill
  
• Fixed a few minor text errors

Version 0.6.9 has officially left the beta branch and is now in the stable branch! We'd like to thank everyone who downloaded the beta and provided feedback and bug reports. If you'd like to join in and talk about the game or provide feedback as well, come and join the community on our discord at https://discord.gg/m9MAfrP !

Out next major release will be Hero Pack 5, and then we'll be moving on to the final act, Act 6, and the 1.0 release.

You do not need to unsubscribe from the beta branch if you are currently using it, as both beta and stable branches have been updated. Now, on to the details.

If you haven't been playing or following along with the beta branch, the changelog from the previous stable version, 0.5.20, is below:

• Act 5 added with 15 new heroes, new enemies, bosses, relics, and more
  
• New heroes can be unlocked in Singularity mode as usual
  
• Restructured map generation for Singularity mode to progress more logically and have the harder, later act enemies added in sequential sections instead of all mixed together
  
• Damage blocked by shield type effects now shows up in battle as a grey number with a shield icon, improving feedback for damage dealt vs missed/dodged
  
• Added an "unbind" option for infinite relics in Chronicle mode. A hero's intrinsic relics and non-infinite relics cannot be unbound.
  
• Added Act 4/5 victory stats and expanded favorite heroes to top 5 in the Hall of Records
  
• Reworked Viking somewhat to have better synergy from his Berserker and Raider passives
  
• Changed Shaolin Robe relic effect to directly reduce damage taken based on discipline
  
• Zeke's Boots relic bonus increased from 25% to 35%
  
• Increased Gamma Shard relic bonus from 15% to 20%
  
• Reduced cost of Gravity Time Break skill
  
• Return Fire skill updated to work off of any source of Protect from the same character
  
• Protect can no longer target somebody already protected
  
• Buffed a few Distortion effects that were less desirable, and added a new one (Lion Heart)
  
• Added a turn counter to highest-length stack's duration on effect icon mouseover tooltip
  
• Hit chance changed to range from 1%-99% instead of 0-100, crit chance base floor 5%. This allows pct chance modifiers to have an effect even at very low base values.
  
• Mathias' class name changed to Steam Engineer
  
• Reworked a couple of Bard's skills
  
• Moved Inscriber and Frozen form Claire's drones to drone slot, so they don't block other summon skills and can exist at the same time
  
• Adjusted some of Dark Knight's skill modifier values
  
• Changed Steam Engineer's Steam Mech skill to give 50% increased attributes at lv 3, instead of reduced stun/sleep damage taken
  
• Drone Parts relic will no longer summon lower tier drones, based on completed acts/singularity tiers
  
• Increased Consecrate/Desecrate skill MP cost a little
  
• Reworked Big Blob boss's split mechanic to always happen in-between turns, to make it more consistent, and address some bugs
  
• Buffed Flame Fist enemy's Flame Rush fire damage over time effect
  
• Changed Chill Fist enemy's passive from Flash Freeze to an armor skill, and buffed its Snow Plow attack
  
• Self-targeted AoE skills used by a summon will now use their summoner's party position as the center when hitting allies. This also fixes a couple crashes with Cop's summon ability
  
• Taunt cannot be used by summons
  
• Pursuer, Angel, and Fallen reclassified to Anomaly type
  
• Enemy HP increased a little in general for the highest level enemies, with an extra HP modifier for hard/insane difficulties on acts 3 and up
  
• Decreased/removed player "pity" bonuses to hit chance and dodge chance for hard/insane difficulties
  
• Fixed a possible rare crash in certain situations when leaving a battle
  
• Fixed Duality of Being passive giving 35% bonus instead of listed 25% for lv 2/3
  
• Fixed Marine's Covering Fire ability not correctly reporting hit chance as 100 in battle
  
• Fixed Throw Spear skill's Lv 2 effect adding 50% bonus to all critical damage instead of just Throw Spear
  
• Fixed Meditate skill applying its lv 3 effect at lv 1
  
• Fixed Daywalker passive not correctly nullifying stun and sleep damage at lv 2
  
• Fixed Drex's Reassemble not skipping a turn at lv 1 as listed
  
• Fixed Eldar's Scroll relic applying its effect to Spell skills instead of Debuff skills as listed
  
• Fixed Mind Master's Mind Mirror skill being able to activate even if the Mind Master could not act
  
• Fixed Combust passive's animation not respecting photosensitive setting in a screen flash effect
  
• Fixed a few no-dodging type skills that visually reported miss chance instead of dodge chance in battle
  
• Fixed bug where boss onDeath effect could trigger multiple times when killing still living minions, causing various minor issues
  
• Fixed resist stacks being used before resist related passives were processed
  
• Fixed a few text issues on some quest descriptions
  
• Fixed effect icon hover text not always being parsed correctly for character names, etc
  
• Fixed visual bug where some overlapping tiles would be offset 1px too low
  
• Fixed misalignment of Wisdom attribute text in status menu
  
• Fixed a few effects that could cause a crash if used in a 3-tier nested battle encounter
  
• Fixed a few relic descriptions for clarity or consistency
  
• Fixed some relic filter tags that were missing or incorrect
  
• Fixed spear sprite for throw spear type skills not being flipped when used by enemies
  
• Fixed Battle Hardened distortion incorrectly applying to MP Healing
  
• Fixed Marine's Covering Fire skill attempting to activate even when at zero ammo
  
• Fixed Blacksmith's Flamecoat on-hit damage triggering counter attacks
  
• Fixed Paladin's Divine Shield effect not being removed when applied by a character who bled out before their next turn
  
• Fixed Divine Shield incorrect "block all" icon description
• Fixed Plague Fist enemy's Plague Punch skill being able to punch downed targets
  
• Fixed Gunslinger's Combat Roll charge cost not resetting between battles
  
• Fixed some counter attack skills not correctly applying added damage modifiers

This beta branch patch fixes a couple reported bugs and balance concerns. It is likely that we will be moving this build to the stable branch soon, assuming everything continues working as expected, so Steam achievements have also been added for Act 5 hero rescues.

• Steam achievements added for rescuing act 5 heroes
  
• H4RM Beam skill now costs MP to use when shared
  
• Endless Embers skill now caps at 10 stacks of Inner Fire when shared
  
• Boast skill now counts as a self-targeted skill instead of enemy targeted
  
• Skills that directly increase turn progress can no longer push turn progress beyond 100% to the next turn
  
• Addressed possibility of an endless loop crash when affected by Pain Lash effect and certain other relics or traits interacting with self damage
  
• Addressed a rare issue where dead characters would not get cleaned up properly, resulting in a crash with certain skills in certain situations
  
• Fixed missing "block sonic" effect icon for Adaptive Armor and Power Armor passives
  
• Fixed missing description when copying enemy Psi Wave skill

This beta branch patch adds another new enemy to Act 5 and rebalances some encounters, as well as including a couple of bugfixes. Character lore entries for Act 5 heroes have also been filled out, for folks who like to read those.

• Added another new enemy type to Act 5
  
• Reworked a couple Act 5 Extreme Danger encounters to increase their difficulty
  
• Moved Inscriber and Frozen form Claire's drones to drone slot, so they don't block other summon skills and can exist at the same time
  
• Increased damage on a couple of Inventor's granted invention skills
  
• Filled out status menu lore entries for new heroes
  
• Fixed some more issues with Big Blob boss' split skill being able to soft-lock the game in certain instances
  
• Fixed item menu not reappearing when backing out of using an item created by Chemist's Mix skill
  
• Fixed spear sprite for throw spear skills not being flipped when used by enemies
  
• Fixed a couple of small graphical errors with new heroes

This beta branch patch brings the new enemy content into Singularity mode and reorganizes how singularity maps are laid out. The new map separates content from each region into sections, creating a better feeling of progression and cohesiveness.

The patch also addresses some additional bug reports and balance feedback, and adds a few new enemies into the act 5 fray.

• Restructured map generation for Singularity mode to progress more logically and have the harder, later act enemies added in sequential sections instead of all mixed together
  
• Added some new enemies to a few Act 5 encounters
  
• Changed Gambler's "Rollin Doubles" quest to not require specific doubles
  
• Reworked Gambler skills again to make him more active and have more use for MP. Gambler's previous Stun Grenade skill can also be swapped in/out if desired
  
• Adjusted some of Dark Knight's skill modifier values
  
• Reworked Bard's Inspirational skill
  
• Changed Steam Engineer's Steam Mech skill to give 50% increased attributes at lv 3, instead of reduced stun/sleep damage taken
  
• Drone Parts relic will no longer summon lower tier drones, based on completed acts/singularity tiers
  
• Increased Consecrate/Desecrate skill MP cost a little
  
• Continuing to expand pre-battle banter related to new heroes
  
• Reworked Big Blob boss's split mechanic to always happen in-between turns, to make it more consistent, and address some bugs
  
• Fixed Juggernaut's Kinetic Barrier effect not being removed properly if brought to exactly 0 block remaining
  
• Fixed Battle Hardened distortion incorrectly applying to MP Healing
  
• Fixed Dan's Bottle relic to make sure it only applies on attacks to enemy
  
• Fixed a couple of rare crashes

This beta branch patch addresses some additional bug reports and balance feedback, and adds a couple of new requested features.

• Damage blocked by shield type effects now shows up in battle as a grey number with a shield icon, improving feedback for damage dealt vs missed/dodged
  
• Added an "unbind" option for infinite relics in Chronicle mode. A hero's intrinsic relics and non-infinite relics cannot be unbound.
  
• Gamber's Roll Dice skill now uses Technique for all damage calculations, including Meteor Strike, Void Blast, and Break Bones effects
  
• Buffed Gambler's Card Throw attack and replaced his Stun Grenade skill with a new "Set Dice" skill
  
• Buffed Flame Fist enemy's Flame Rush fire damage over time effect
  
• Shake Off skill healing reduced by 50% for King Terror boss
  
• Fixed certain healing skills not working properly with Guru's Pacifist lv 3 ability. Only healing over time type effects should now be excluded
  
• Fixed some bugs with Big Blob's split ability not always releasing its imprisoned target properly
  
• Fixed Covering Fire and Fire Team skills attempting to activate and showing up in battle log even when at zero ammo
  
• Fixed crash when a summoned hero uses Whiskey or Rum skill
  
• Fixed Blacksmith's Flamecoat on-hit damage triggering counter attacks
  
• Fixed Combat Bot's K1-LL Beam skill being able to miss