The Bazaar — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Special Event: The Shared Toolbox | 2026-04-29 | Get ready for a new limited-time event!🧰 The Shared ToolboxApril 29 - May 6For the duration of the event, all players will start their games with a special skill:✨ New Skill - ScavengerWhen you level up, gain a Small item from another Hero.⚠️ ImportantThis event is available in Normal mode only.It will not be active in Ranked queues.Jump in, experiment with new combinations, and see what unexpected builds you can create! |
| Hotfix 13.3 | 2026-04-13 | GeneralFixed an issue where the sell hot key would some times sell the an incorrect itemFixed an issue where gold bars were having a disco party on monster inspectionGalactic TranslatorCorrected an issue where the player item sell price effect was not workingThis does not yet address the issue where this item does not work on the Merchant you purchased it fromFurs/HammockCorrected an issue with Shield/Restorative enchants scaling both Shield and Heal valuesCorrected an issue with Toxic/Fiery enchants not always buffing items as expectedLedgerCorrected a tooltip value reference issueSnowshoesCorrected an issue where radiant was only affecting |
| Hotfix 13.2 | 2026-04-09 | EnchantmentsCorrected a number of minor issues across various enchantsBooby TrapFixed an issue where this could target the trigger source multiple times with FreezeBriefcaseReworked closer to original versionNo longer has QuestsDamage 30/60/120/240 (from 10/20/40/80)Now gives 2 Spare Change (from 1)BurritoCrit 20/35/50% (from 50/75/100%)CaviarCrit is now double value instead of tripleClosed SignShiny now doubles Max Health gainCyber-saiDeadly now grants 50% Crit ChanceDishwasherDamage scaling to 50/100 (from 100)Display CaseFixed an issue where Icy did not scale with value correctlyFairiesCooldown +1 at all tiersFruit PressDamage scaling 5/10 |
| Hotfix 13.1 | 2026-04-02 | EnchantsCorrected a number of enchantmentsBriefcaseCorrected an issue where winning a fight against a Ghost with this item gives you Spare ChangeBroken BottleNow only reloads and charges when a different Potion is used (i.e. not Broken Bottle)Captain’s QuartersCorrected an issue where the reload wasn’t working properlyIce SwanCorrected an issue where this is providing Multicast from the StashLost BladeCooldown to 12/11/10 seconds (was 11/10/9)Side Hustle (Level Up Option)Now gives Gold for Tools and Tech items (from Tools)Show GlobeBurn 2 (was 3)Regen 2 (was 3)Burn and Regen scaling to 2/4/8/12 (was 3/6/9/12)Street FestivalCorrected an issue |
| Patch 13.0 | 2026-04-01 | Special Log-In Reward EventLog in every day for the week of Anniversary to receive special prizes! Rewards are cumulative, so you must log in all 7 days to receive the Anniversary Board.Day 1: Title - From the BeginningDay 2: 100 gems, 4 chestsDay 3: 200 gems, 5 chestsDay 4: Spring Bloom Stelle skinDay 5: 500 gems, 6 chestsDay 6: 1000 gems, 7 chestsDay 7: Anniversary board!==GENERALFreezeFreeze durations have been tripled due to underperformanceDestroyAll Destroy items have -1 Cooldown to help struggling buildsMerchantsMerchants no longer deal items from your HeroMerchants now only offer items not from your HeroIntended to increase build dive |
| Anniversary Review and Development Report | 2026-03-30 | Thank you to everyone for supporting Tempo and the Bazaar all this time.We have been greatly enjoying making this amazing game for you and love seeing everything you come up both in game and out.We have seen tremendous growth especially in the last few months and want to extend a special thank you to everyone who has left us a kind word, shared the game with their friends, or just enjoyed the game. We also wanted to give a special thank you to our mods, helpers, volunteers and playtesters who have helped us tremendously this past year.~ Since it’s been one year since we came out of Open Beta, and we wanted to look back over the last year and |
| Patch 12.3: March 11 Hotfix | 2026-03-11 | ITEMSAirplane GlueScaling to 7/14/21/28 (was 10/20/30/40)AthanorFixed a bug that was causing it to upgrade more Potions than intendedAurora VistaGains 20% base Crit ChanceAnacondaReverted to Multicast 2AthanorCorrected an issue where this could still upgrade all Potions in some casesBear ClawsCooldown to 6/5/4/3 (was 7/6/5/4)Damage to 10 (was 20)BriefcaseCooldown to 4 (was 5)Damage to 25/50/100/200 (was 20/40/60/80)FursShield to 25/50/100 (was 20/30/40)Gyro GunsightDamage scaling to 10/20/30/40 (was 20/30/40/50)Honey BadgerCooldown to 7/6/5/4 (was 8/7/6/5)KiteStarts at Silver-tierWhen a Small item starts Flying, Charge it 1 second (was starts |
| Patch 12.2: March 9 Hotfix | 2026-03-09 | GENERALInspired by Jules (Level Up)Level Up options can now trigger if you have Skills that reference Heated or ChilledAdjusted some spawning priority of Inspired by options at various LevelsEliNo longer sells off-class PotionsYou can still get off-class Potions from other effectsBexStarts at Gold-tierITEMSHidden TagsContinued to correct and clean up various hidden tags on itemsAnacondaNo longer starts with any MulticastBear TrapCorrected an issue where this was accidentally renamed to BolasBusiness CardCorrected an issue where this only upgraded itself twiceCrookIs now a Weapon againCooldown to 9 secondsCrystal BonsaiCorrected an issue where |
| Patch 12.1: March 5 Hotfix | 2026-03-05 | Various minor bug fixes to Karnok itemsLog Trap has been temporarily disabledTranquil PurgeCorrected an issue where this was not properly cleansing poison and burnInspired by Karnok (Level Up)The Rage Skill can now be obtained if you have a Rage-related SkillPreviously this only worked for itemsItem Hidden TagsCleaned up hidden tags for many items for consistency (special thanks to Naatli for the help)This is still an ongoing processAthanorCorrected an issue where this could upgrade more than one PotionCaustic SolventCorrected an issue where Toxic increased the active bonus by more than expectedFrontier Living (Skill)Corrected an issue where |
| Patch 12.0: Enter the Hunter | 2026-03-04 | Karnok launches today! Explore The Bazaar with the monstrous hunter Karnok. Let your rage guide you!Karnok DLCSEASONAL UPDATESPrize Pass has been updated with the following free cosmetics:Level 20: Timerbline Glyph's Card BackLevel 40: Talon Talent KarnokChestsThe cosmetic chest graphics have been updated to be generic instead of Stelle themedThe cosmetics from the previous Prize Pass has been added to the ChestChests additionsBoreal Guardian (Carpet)Owl and Squirrel (Carpet)30 Karnok item skinsStoreNew Karnok cosmetics are now available for Gems in the StoreLEADERBOARD REWARDSLeaderboard Rewards have been given out to the following 1000 Play |
| Karnok Cinematic Trailer + Patch 12.0 Preview | 2026-03-03 | Learn more about the mysterious monstrous hunter, Karnok, launching March 4, 2026. Wishlist him here!Get a preview of the expansive item changes here:https://www.playthebazaar.com/patch-notes |
| Patch 11.3: Lunar New Year | 2026-02-14 | NEW EVENT: LUNAR NEW YEARFortune shines on The Bazaar! From February 14th through February 20th, players will be able to seek out Red Envelopes. Selling envelopes provides riches, rewards, or the unique skill: Generosity. Increase your Generosity and merchants will provide discounts as you trade your wares.Players logging in to the game between February 14th and February 28th will receive the celebratory Fortune Seeker Vanessa skin. |
| Hotfix: February 6 | 2026-02-06 | SYSTEM CHANGESBurn Decrement• We are testing an experimental change to Burn • Burn now decrements by 5% per tick (was 1)• This has little to no impact at low Burn values, but reduces top-end Burn output by ~25–30%GENERAL FIXESTickets• Corrected an issue where Tickets could spawn from unintended sources such as TransformFree Item Events• Corrected an issue where these could spawn higher-than-expected item tiersMissing Portrait Bug• Fixed an issue where players would not see their PvP opponent’s character portrait if they did not own that Hero’s collectibleAlbum Not Showing Properly• Fixed an issue where the Album on Collection and Store was no |
| Patch 11.0 | 2026-02-04 | CRASH SITE EXPEDITIONA new expedition has arrived!This is a free content update for all playersExplore the Outland’s mysterious Crash Site, where a Crystal-based UFO has been spottedThis Expedition is available on Day 6 with the required Expedition Ticket, and offers a number of unique items only available in this areaCOSMETICSThe following Cosmetics related to the Crash Site are available for direct purchase via Gems in the game store:Board: Crash SiteAlbum: Area 67Carpet: StreamscapeCard Back: Eye of the VesselStash: Crystal CacheBank: Excavation PanThey will be available for a limited time but may appear again in the futurePrize Pass has b |
| The Crash Landing | 2026-01-30 | What's Coming In Patch 11The Crash Site A crystalline saucer has crash-landed in the Deadgrass. Secure your ticket to join an expeditionary force to uncover the mysteries (and treasures) hidden within. The Crash Site introduces three new monster encounters and ten galactic items.Stelle's WorkshopEmpowered by new crystal-infused tech, Stelle has expanded her repetoire with six new items and a new mechanic: Repair, which restores destroyed items to mint condition.Randomize It!We're adding a Random Hero button, letting the Fates take the wheel and determine which hero your next run will follow. Players can also choose to randomize their collecti |
| Hotfix: January 13 | 2026-01-13 | General FixesInvalid Steam TicketFixed an issue where players were seeing an "invalid steam ticket" error message when launching the gameMax HealthCorrected an issue where overflowing Max Health caused the player to lose the fight.Max Health is now capped at 999,999,999Jules' Cafe"Get Inspired by Jules" options no longer cost goldLuxe and GastroCorrected an issue where items were discounted more than expectedMountain PassNow gives 1 XPOblivion VortexCorrected an issue where Oblivion Vortex would occasionally charge an item for more than expectedSandwich ArtistSalt replaces Bread KnifeSirensCorrected an issue where Sirens was not triggering it |
| Hotfix: January 9 | 2026-01-09 | Dear Bazaarians, We're preparing a hotfix to address bugs and issues currently affecting the game. There will be a short downtime of approximately 30 minutes at 1PM PST. Thank you for your patience and continued support!General FixesCorrected an issue where players could hit a softlock where the exit/reroll buttons are missing after encounter selectionEncounter ChangesMerchant DiscountsMerchant Discounts are now 25% off instead of 50% offMerchant Discounts have a higher chance of occurringValpak now always sells discounted items (also at 25% off)Mountain PassCorrected an issue where Insect Bite and Valley Fever were no spawning from this enco |
| Patch 10.0 | 2026-01-07 | GENERAL CHANGESBjorn's Gift ExchangeBjorn will no longer offer an enchanted item at the start of your runLeaderboard RewardsAt the end of this Season, we will be awarding Titles based on the positioning of players on the LeaderboardThe top 1000 players will receive Titles with more exclusive Titles based on your final positionLegendary RatingUpdated the Rating calculation formula so that the Rating Changes are the same for all Ratings above 1080This effectively removes the “cap” of 1090 RatingGhost PoolUpdated the Ghost Pool so that it pulls globally instead of Regionally NEW CONTENTMutant Baker (Day 3 Diamond Monster)The Right Tool (Skill)Yo |
| December 29 Hotfix | 2025-12-29 | We've deployed a fix for an issue that was causing the game to freeze on Simplified Chinese clients. 热修复已部署我们已部署修复补丁，解决了简体中文客户端游戏卡死的问题。 |
| Patch 9.2 Releases Today | 2025-12-17 | WINTER SALEThe Bazaar will be participating in the Steam Winter Sale, look forward to it! FREE JOLLY DOOLEY SKINPlayers who log into the game during the promotional period will receive the free holiday Dooley skinThe skin will be available from after the patch through January 6The skin will also be granted to anyone who purchases the game during the Winter SaleLOCALIZATIONLocalization support has now been implemented for the following languages:Chinese (Simplified)KoreanGermanBrazilian-PortugueseYou can change it by going to settings and gameplay settingsNote: Any untranslated text will default to EnglishTITLESYou can now change your Title in |