# Balatro 1.0.0k - Patch Notes

- Product: Balatro (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/balatro)
- Vendor: LocalThunk
- Date: 2024-02-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2379780/view/4177721893486551588
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/balatro/releases/2024-02-23-1.0.0k-patch-notes

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- **changed** — Made the Arm less bad by preventing poker hand downgrades below level 1
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when returning to main menu while unlocking an achievement
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where enhancement and seal in standard pack were not tied to the Ante in seeded runs
- **fixed** — Fixed grammar and nomenclature issues with Jokers
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Black Hole and Soul did not appear based on Ante
- **changed** — Changed wording on Foil, Holographic, Polychrome, and Negative tags to be more clear about their effect
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Chicot disabling the Manacle was not drawing a card to fill out the empty space in hand
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where destroying any non-glass card with Hanged Man caused a message under Glass Joker
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Raised Fist was not triggering in order with face cards and 10s
- **fixed** — Fixed wording for perishable challenge to state all Jokers are eternal
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Mid Stakes achievement was being unlocked on Blue stake instead of Black stake
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where unlocked Deck name was not localized
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Deck view in challenge run did not have localized challenge name
- **fixed** — Fixed bug where Jokers that give end of round money were not showing their localized name
- **changed** — Changed controller mapping when selecting hand to allow cycling around both the right and left of the hand when selecting cards

- Made the Arm less bad (Cannot downgrade poker hand below level 1)
- Fixed bug where returning to main menu when unlocking achievement sometimes crashed the game
- Fixed bug where enhancement/seal in standard pack were not tied to the Ante in seeded run
- Fixed various grammer/nomenclature issues with Jokers
- Fixed bug where Black Hole/Soul did not appear based on Ante
- Changed wording on Foil, Holographic, Polychrome, Negative tags to be more clear about their effect
- Fixed bug where Chicot disabling the Manacle was not drawing a card to fill out the empty space in hand
- Fixed bug where destroying any non-glass card with hanged man caused a message under Glass Joker
- Fixed bug where Raised Fist was not triggering in order with face cards/10s
- Fixed wording for perishable challenge - "all Jokers are eternal"
- Fixed bug where 'Mid Stakes' achievement was being unlocked on Blue stake instead of Black stake
- Fixed bug where unlocked Deck name was not localized
- Fixed bug where Deck view in challenge run didn't have localized challenge name
- Fixed bug where Jokers that give end of round money were not showing their localized name
- Fixed Controller mapping when selecting hand - you may now cycle around bot the right and left of the hand when selecting cards