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Thinkin' about Suit Mods
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Or maybe a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible soundtrack by Carlos insaneintherain Eiene
Hey Aces! We've kept to our cave for a few months working on a very large update. We thought we'd have it out by now, but like a Frenzied invasion, it's only gotten larger! Part of the blame rests with our amazing community Discord members who have provided so much great feedback.
This build is fully compatible with the main campaign, so it's ok to switch over to it for an overall better experience. Just English for now, but localization is in the works!
So, what's coming next to Battle Suit Aces?
A massive roguelite mode, with new ships, cards, lore, and even daily challenges. We'll reveal the name and all the details later, but for now, let's take a look at some of the key screens.
Not just on Zephyr anymore! If you agreed with Hanako's disgust of Patchwork's old bucket of bolts, you'll enjoy unlocking the rest of the fleet.
You'll be making lots of choices as you progress, starting with pilots, mods, and drones. Hmm, Robynn looks even more special today!
Remember, the journey is the destination! Unless you want more Drones.
Oh, and there's a new Daily Challenge you can compete on! You start with a set of pilots, drones, and mods on a selected ship and take it from there. You'll be trying some combos that are way out of your confort zone. We'll be watching the leaderboards!
Let us know what to improve or tweak! Difficulty, map choices, unlock rates, and overall variety are all areas we're tweaking.
The list of fixes is enormous and includes some broken mod/card interactions, passives that just didn't work, and misconfigured cards that would always go to the Trash pile when discarded. Oops!
The biggest upgrade is in battle: a huge number of enemy and player card projectile VFX have been leveled up! Here are some of my favorite new monster attacks.
We'll see you on the daily leaderboards and keep an eye out for feedback as we polish the roguelite! Add your thoughts to this post or join our Discord server!
-TrinketTom
We just updated the roguelite beta build for the weekend!
✨ For anyone playing on mobile, fixes for the campaign are on their way - probably landing next week depending on the Crunchyroll pipeline.
🔹Viewing the Hangar (or right clicking) during initial card selection no longer destroys the universe.
🔹Gamepads can now Quit from the mode-selection screen.
🔹Clyde's passive ability trigger returns to the correct text.
🔹Roland's Shiny upgrades now show up.
🔹Heathcliff's jacket can no longer break Roguelite main screen.
🔹Green Reserves now has a tooltip.
🔹Attacks using Cooldowns now show up correctly in the Hangar.
🔹Scramble can no longer permanently prevent cooldown-based abilities from triggering.
🔹Fixed an issue with the Finding Red episode that resulted in no enemy cards after the mid-battle narrative beat.
🔹Daily Run difficulty has been increased 20%.
🔹Ship name and HP show up nicer when in the map.
🔹Two more post-run accolades added.
🔹New Map Node that lets you make a card Shiny.
🔹Attacks that have extra effects now show up as an extra spiky icon.
🔹The Add-a-Mod-Slot map node gets custom art.
🔹The mode-selection screen quality has been turned up to 11.
🔹Support deleting a Roguelite save from the main screen.
🔹Add InvalidPlay sound when clicking unavailable map nodes.
🔹Improve the Roguelite main screen tab clarity a bit.
🔹Add SFX for Ship Repair node.
🔹Some Japanese and Chinese localization has been integrated for the new mode.
Playing the game!
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Thinkin' about Suit Mods
Watching the launch trailer
Or maybe a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible soundtrack by Carlos insaneintherain Eiene
Hey Aces,
As 2025 fades into the glow of Zephyr's massive rear engines, it's time for another update!
First of all, Battle Suit Aces' review counts keep going up (keeping it VERY positive!) and both of our Steam games are discounted for the Winter Sale! Get your reviews in and encourage your friends to SUIT UP!
When you next wander the cheery halls of the Zephyr, you may notice some glow ups.
Swing by the Faction Dossier to take a peek at the Typhoons' Battle Suits. Wangwei, Lanying, Gan, Kuan, and Fu are even more prepared to stylishly take from the rich.
Over in the Hangar, you might not recognize your favorite Command Cards. They all gained some sparkle and echo their referenced characters.
And finally, on the Bridge, the map received an update from the Union cartographers. The nebulas are a feast for your eyes.
Trying to move a card while your team's turn starts will no longer cause attacks to trigger.
Deploy and Move ability triggers no longer fail to trigger after an ally is Ejected.
Mousewheel scrollspeeds are increased and scrolling is smoother (especially on Windows).
2026 is already filling up with things for us to work on. Battle Suit Aces is our first priority - we want to keep expanding on what you love while also finding ways to get more players to give it a shot. We've got some ideas but also love hearing from you in the Trinket Community Discord server!
As always, thank you to everyone who has played Battle Suit Aces, Battle Chef Brigade, or even Color Sheep! Keep spreading the word and have a wonderful end of the year!
Love,
TrinketTom and everyone at Trinket Studios
Hey Aces,
It's been a whirlwind month since the release of Battle Suit Aces but this ship's still flying! We've been busy listening to your feedback, improving the game, and planning future updates.
Better, faster Skip button for speedrunners and second playthroughs
Added a conversation Log
Post-campaign functionality
retry Sim Chamber puzzles
tackle endless bounties
review and edit your deck
Fixed dozens of typos (in over 150,000 words!)
Changed the icon for Ship mods from S to Z (for Zephyr!) so it's not confused with Suit mods
Updated a bunch of illustrations
Allow mid-campaign difficulty changes
And…releasing today…
This was by far the biggest complaint about Battle Suit Aces: your ever-growing roster of pilots and their mechs made it hard to craft the perfect strike team of pilots, drones, and command cards. Starting today, you now get to choose which cards in each category join you in battle. You can bring 10 pilots, 10 drones, and 5 command cards. Now, you'll be able to pull off tighter card combos while being a bit more careful about which cards to use to tank inbound damage. Let us know what you think in the discussion forums or on our Discord! https://discord.com/invite/qpPUwHcMBk
Please keep adding your positive reviews here on Steam. They help us out immensely and encourage us to keep improving Battle Suit Aces! If you're looking for help with what to say, check out these wonderfully positive reviews from The Escapist, Loot Level Chill, and Game Grin:
Escapist https://www.escapistmagazine.com/reviews/battle-suit-aces/
Loot Level Chill https://lootlevelchill.com/reviews/battle-suit-aces-review/
Game Grin https://www.gamegrin.com/reviews/battle-suit-aces-review/
For starters, a way to play with the massive number of cards we made in a fresh, replayable way sure would be neat. We'll have to set our rogueish minds to the problem…
The art team is going to continue polishing many of the thousands of illustrations in the game, especially those that shipped in a rougher state than we had hoped. As a small team self-publishing a massive game to Steam and two consoles, we ran into some turbulence.
We've got some other things under construction as well, but we'll keep them under a giant tarp in the Hangar for a bit longer.
-Trinket Tom
Hi Aces!
Thank you to all who have played Battle Suit Aces and written reviews, discussion posts, and feedback all over the Internet. Reviews keep the Battle Suits energized, so we're incredibly grateful to you.
We've updated BSA a few times already to squash some nasty little bugs, improve some UI flows, fix typos, and get Steam Deck verified! The latest wave of improvements improve the Skip button and fix multi-playthrough achievements.
For those of you who haven't been hanging out in the Steam Discussions, here's a quick update!
Great question! We're testing some changes to this. We launched without letting players remove cards because we wanted the focus to be on gaining characters instead of purposefully avoiding them for mechanical reasons. Instead, we hoped that Suit Mods would afford the flexibility to modify your deck as desired and that the Redraw button (and a few card abilities) would enable enough Draw manipulation to build your perfect Battle Line. We also worried that players would get bored if the optimal strategy was to always play the same cards every battle.
Of course, most deckbuilders let you remove cards, especially roguelite deckbuilders, which are incredibly popular. So, stay tuned as we playtest a few variants and then push an update live to let Captain Heathcliff make the tough decision to bench pilots!
Even though that's not a question, we hear you and we're on it! There have been a lot of good suggestions in the Steam Discussions, so please let us know there or in the comments here what extra modes excite you and how they should work, like a NewGame+, Roguelite Mode, or perhaps a Starball Tournament. We've got some things cooking already but love to hear your ideas!
You sure can! Come on by our Discord server. There have been some Easy runs under an hour and a half, but there's a lot of room for improvement. And the new Skip Button upgrades will shave off a lot of time all by themselves. And if there's enough interest, it would be neat to add a full Speedrun Mode with splits...
These special missions require you to complete each Patchworks character's Ambition. Those are shown when viewing a character's card in the Hangar (since they also unlock a mod slot) and when viewing a Crew Mission map node. Each Crew Mission map node lets you do one Crew Mission, but you can fly around them if you haven't completed the Ambitions you're hoping to. I highly recommend Belmont's mission, especially if you're a fan of Battle Chef Brigade or ProZD. For the achievement hunters out there, please note that you cannot do all the Crew and Faction Missions in a single playthrough.
I'll leave you with this screenshot of an early version of Battle Suit Aces - from back when it was called Mech Trek! You can see a couple characters you'll recognize alongside chibi versions of the Battle Suits. In some of the prototypes, each card was represented in space with a chibi sprite, which would fire and be hit by the actual projectiles. It ended up feeling very confusing to have two representations and we certainly didn't need more art assets to draw!
Stay tuned for more updates to Battle Suit Aces and thanks again to everyone who's already joined Patchworks' cause!
-TrinketTom
Hey Aces! We just pushed another patch to keep the Battle Suits flying and the playthroughs flowing.
You can now change your playthrough's Difficulty after starting it. Please note that the easiest difficulty you've played on is what's used for end-of-game achievement unlocks.
Fixed a bug with achievements that cannot be completed in a single playthrough: You've Got a Friend in Me, We're Going To Need a Bigger Boat, and Personal Projects. These will now unlock automatically upon opening the game if you've already completed their conditions.
Grant game-completion unlocks for lower difficulties than the one you beat it on. These will be re-evaluated upon opening the game for players who already beat it.
Fixed a a Bounty issue that resulted in the same Faction always being the first/easier option until players meet a third Faction.
Dialogue Skip will now speed up or jump past more cutscene segments, like establishing shots and fades.
Hold Dialogue Skip's button down to zoom through all dialogue. It will stop when there's a choice to make.
Drafting's Redraw and Skip buttons now have hotkeys.
Made the in-game bug reporting process a little easier by placing screenshots alongside the log and linking to that folder.
Onward we go! If you'd like to suggest more fixes or changes, join us on Discord!
Hey Aces! Thank you so much for an incredible first week of Battle Suit Aces! We truly hope you are enjoying this space opera-meets-card battler. We pushed a quick little bug fix patch last night. Here are the changes!
Prevented "Redraw" button from appearing in cases where drafting a card is required as part of a narrative beat. Fixed softlock if "Redraw" was pressed in these situations.
STEAM DECK VERIFIED 🎉
Per Steam Deck best practices, made graphics settings not sync between Steam clients. Players will now be able to select differing graphics settings per client if they wish.
Fixed bug causing "continue last played save" logic to fail in some regions. Black screen should no longer appear in these cases.
Fixed double outro dialogue in Comets' "Burnout Star" starball mission when winning by eliminating all cards instead of targeting the goal.
Corrected additional typos found and reported in the Discord.
Playing the game!
Thinkin' about Suit Mods
Watching the new launch trailer
Or maybe a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible soundtrack by Carlos insaneintherain Eiene
Steam Deck players were seeing debug watermarks in the bottom left and right corner of the screen. This fixes that.
Please continue enjoying your regularly schedule episode of Battle Suit Aces.
P.S. Thank you to all of our fans for getting us to this point. Battle Suit Aces is our best game yet, by far. We built on what we loved about Battle Chef Brigade - fully-voiced, lovable characters, painstaking art, and accessible yet deep gameplay - and can't wait for you to join the crew. -TrinketTom
Do you find yourself awake, late and night, wondering whose mellifluous voice you keep hearing in your dreams? Chances are that you can hear that voice in Battle Suit Aces!
We're sure you'll recognize more than a few from your favorite TV Shows, Youtube channels, and Twitch streams. Suit Up for a fun ride with all of them!
This all-star cast was truly a treat to work with over the last year. Let us know who you're excited about and, once you're playing, which characters steal the show (Val!)
Eric Yang
Scott Lambright
Stephen Fu
Fryda Wolff
Yung-I Chang
Dawn Bennett
Tom Taylorson
Amber Lee Connors
Erica Mendez
Aleks Le
Apphia Yu
Anairis Quinones
Michelle Rojas
Jim Titus
Sky Soleil
Andre Santana
Kevin Powe
Bob Carter
Jessica Straus
Elspeth Eastman
Brandon Paul Eells
Cassie Ewulu
David Dixon
Sungwon Cho
Ben Britton
See you all at launch tomorrow! Tick tock!
TrinketTom
Hey Aces!
If you haven’t yet checked out the demo for Battle Suit Aces, now is your LAST CHANCE before the game’s upcoming launch on October 7th. You can play the demo starting today through Monday, September 22nd as part of the Six One Indie showcase.
The dynamic demo takes you through the first little bit of the game, teaching basic card-battling mechanics and tugging at your heartstrings with our fully-voiced, wonderful cast of mecha-piloting misfits.
Play the demo now and get excited for the full PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch release on October 7th, 2025.
If you're not sure if a story-driven card-battler RPG is for you, give the demo a try! We think you'll fall in love.
If you get a chance to play the demo, we’d very much like to hear what you think. Please leave a review here on Steam! And if you love it and want to tell your friends about it, that would mean a ton to us. You can also join our Discord where you’ll get some behind-the-scenes looks at what the team is working on.
See you on the Bridge! ✨
The game has made enormous strides in the last couple months, so we're thrilled to announce that it's coming soon to your computer (and console) October 7th!
I am beaming with pride. This is our best game by far. Just gotta tweak a few more cards and battles, add a bunch more sound effects, and listen to the credits song another thousand times.
We can't wait for you to start exploring another enormous world from our team. And meeting so, so many charming, goofy, and kind characters.
For good measure, here's a sporty Suit from one of the Starball athletes you can recruit, Nishi:
Here’s another sneak peak at some of the many drones to consider adding to your deck. They’re unpiloted, making them a bit more expendable than Battle Suits, but can be very valuable for supplying and reinforcing the rest of your team.
As always, don't forget to wishlist Battle Suit Aces and join us on Discord!
Prepare to deploy, Aces!
-TrinketTom
Hello again Battle Suit pilots,
We've got two treats for you today: the demo is back and a new voice cast trailer just dropped! Meet a few more intriguing characters from the enormous fully-voiced cast.
If you missed out on our demo during Next Fest, it's back for a limited time with a few little improvements and hints for the full game! It still covers the same 5 missions, but we've polished some bits, added some cool new pixels, and deleted some nonsense to make your playing experience even MORE fun and engaging.
If you get a chance to play the demo, we’d very much like to hear what you think. Please leave a review here on Steam! And if you love it and want to tell your friends about it, that would mean a ton to us. You can also join our Discord where you’ll get some behind-the-scenes looks at what the team is working on.
See you on the Bridge! ✨
Playing the demo!
Thinkin' about Suit Mods
Watching the new trailer premier
Wishlisting Battle Suit Aces
Thanks for the great Next Fest, everyone! Follow and Wishlist for the next demo opportunity!
Update: Thanks for the great Next Fest, everyone! Follow and Wishlist for the next demo opportunity!
HAPPY NEXT FEST!
If you missed out on our demo during LudoNarraCon, WE’RE BACK for a limited time with an UPDATED demo of Battle Suit Aces! The 5 missions are the same, but we've polished some bits, added some cool new pixels, and deleted some nonsense to make your playing experience even MORE fun and engaging.
Here are some of the changes you can experience right now in the Steam Next Fest demo:
Revamped intro, now with even higher stakes and more backstory to really set the tone for the rest of the game.
Added a bunch of new sound effects for the intro story.
Upped the intrigue in card battles–our characters now chat with each other and make comments about the battle while fighting!
A bunch of placeholder item art has been replaced.
Updated and cleaned up the UI, especially the Factions Rewards screen.
Introduced Sim Chamber puzzles to reinforce new mechanics…for now.
Tweaked just about every pilot, drone, and command cards.
Global settings (e.g. volume and big text mode) will now sync via Steam so they do not have to be adjusted each time.
And more that we forgot because it's more fun to improve the game than write announcements!
If you get a chance to play the demo, we’d love to hear what you think. Please leave a review here on Steam! And if you love it and want to tell your friends about it, that would mean a ton to us. You can also join our Discord where you’ll get some behind-the-scenes looks at what the team is working on.
And if you missed it, check out Carlos Eiene's incredible showcase of the Carrion Riders battle theme:
See you on the Bridge! ✨
Hey Pilots!
Our internal Steam Deck QA process has been all positive, but please let us know if anything in our Next Fest Demo isn't working as expected. Controls, framerate, or anything else is fair game! We want to make sure your Steam Deck is a great platform for Battle Suit Aces.
We're not sure when Steam will verify Deck Compatibility, but hopeful they review it soon.
Thanks so much,
TrinketTom
This is not a Steam Deck but can be installed in most Union Battle Suits:
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