Patch Notes (Buddy Up! Update)

Another major update has arrived in Lynked: Banner of the Spark! Meet a flavorful new character and recruit your favorite Unibot Residents into battle with Buddy Up! Check out the patch notes below for all the spicy details:

‍WHAT'S NEW

• Chef Brot Arrives: After a long journey perfecting his culinary skills, the legendary chef is ready for his biggest challenge yet—feeding the Resistance!
  
  • Chef will appear in your town after completing Lynked's Chapter One.
    
  • Build his Kitchen and complete all-new requests to unlock fresh food Recipes.
    
  • Working with Chef unlocks a new cosmetic (Chef’s Hat,) a new Resonator (Chef’s Sound Mixer,) and a devastating new Support-Lynk: Soup’s Up!
    
  • Chef’s arrival introduces two new systems: Cooking and Battle Companions.
    

• Battle Companions: Bring your favorite Unibot Residents into missions!
  
  • Choose up to two Unibots when playing solo (Single Player or Multiplayer) or one when adventuring with friends (Multiplayer.)
    
  • Battle Companions will have a unique fighting style depending on their body type! Small ones strike with fast attacks, Medium-sized bots deal AOE damage, and larger ones unleash slow, but powerful, strikes.
    
  • Unibots have their own Spark Powers—raise shields, heal allies, or blast Combots from afar. Form a team that fits your playstyle!
    
  • Battle Companions can revive players and each other and have unique “throw effects.” Grab a Unibot with your Wyre, charge up a throw, and unleash destruction!
    

• Cooking: Discover your Unibot Residents’ favorite Recipes and serve them meals to increase their Rank!
  
  • Ranking up Battle Companions boosts their stats, enhances their Spark Powers, and unlocks special décor items.
    
  • Completing Chef’s requests unlocks new Recipes requiring unique ingredients—harvest crops, flowers, Smeats, Gillibots, and Combot parts to master your cooking skills.
    
  • Unibots now have Favors requiring specific dishes—keep your pantry stocked!
    
  • Short on ingredients? Check Chef’s Produce Stand for a rotating selection of items.
    

• Haptic Feedback: Controller and Steam Deck players—rumble support is now available! (Can be disabled in Options.)

• New Weapons: Completing Chef’s Recipe Book unlocks food-themed weapons! Expand your arsenal with:
  
  • Dough-Cut (Ringblade)
    
  • Pepper-Box (Blaster)
    
  • Marty McFries (Battleboard)
    
  • Gronion Glaive (Basher)
    
  • Rock n’Roll (Resonator)
    
  • Gladius Carota (Sword)
    
  • Smeat Kabob (Spear)

GAMEPLAY CHANGES

• Weapon Drops: Chest loot now matches the Class of your equipped weapon. (The option for randomized loot remains available in the game's Settings.)

• Miniboss Tuning: Reduced the “Miniboss” Combot encounters to two waves.
  
  • Large enemies will no longer spawn alongside Minibosses.
    
  • Slightly reduced damage dealt by Minibosses.
    

• Future Brand Weapons: Now come with a Speedy + Level 2 Core by default
  
  • Fixed: Fist & Spear weapons can now roll Speed upgrades.
    
  • Fixed: Spark Powers now recharge at the Campsite.
    

• New Contract: Unlocking a new Unibot Support-Lynk grants you a contract at Dime's Bounty Board, featuring new Support-Lynk challenges with rewards to spend at their respective shops.

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