Welcome to the first content update for BTD Battles on Steam! Let's get right into what's new:

New Content

• Canned chat/emotes - You can now communicate with your opponent using our new chat emotes. Whether you want to say hello, show your anger or simply face-palm at a silly mistake you've made, it's time to express your passion for popping!
• Club Challenge Arenas - These specialised arenas have hand-picked load-outs and map choices designed to really put your skills to the test. For many of these challenges, all towers and upgrades will be unlocked, so you can enjoy them even if you're just starting out your Battles journey!
• Boss Arenas! - These new boss-themed arenas are based on the giant boss-bloons from Monkey City, and will come with brand new exclusive maps. These will be rare and high-stake arenas, so make sure to give them a go when you see them!

Bug Fixes

• Audio will no longer play briefly when starting the game if the audio was previously turned off in game settings.
• Players should no longer occasionally be put in a battle room other than the one selected.
• When receiving multiple invites, the inviting player name for the current invite should no longer change
• The “Don’t show again” tick box on the in game rules popup will once again correctly stop the rules for that game type from showing again.
• Both players in private matches should now correctly see each other’s bloon decals.
• Submarine: First Strike ability will now correctly target the strongest bloon on the screen.
• Submarine: First Strike ability can now correctly target camo bloons.
• Cobra: Misdirection ability can now correctly target camo bloons.
• Cobra: Attrition should now correctly grant lives in Defensive mode.
• Bloonchipper: Supa Vac no longer makes ZOMG and BFB bloons move backwards repeatedly on the track after releasing them.

Balance Changes

• Banana Farm: Banana Research Facility cost decreased to 14,000
• Banana Farm: Banana Research Facility now produces 6 boxes per round instead of 5
• Ice Monkey: The Ice Monkey’s freeze effect can now hit frozen bloons, however its power will be reduced when hitting the same bloon multiple times

That's all for this update, Ninjas! We hope you enjoy, and be sure to taunt be nice to your opponents with the emotes!