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==Development== | ==Development== | ||
[[File:BCS announcement image.png|thumb|150px|Artwork accompanying the announcement]] | |||
''Bloons Card Storm'' began development with a proof-of-concept made using paper cards, which was later turned into a digital proof of concept.<ref>{{cite|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1dk2gsk/bcs_first_look_ama_part_12/|title=BCS - First Look AMA: Part 1/2|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025|quote=We've had physical card versions made by team members over the years and have a bunch of deep card game players on the team. We finally came up with a potential digital proof of concept for a game and the time was right to make one! It's come a LONG way since the initial paper card proof of concept but we're really happy with the mechanics we've landed on}}</ref> Ninja Kiwi revealed the game to the public on {{timestamp|2023-09-19T23:53:30+00:00}} and released a series of "Developer Diary" Reddit posts detailing features of the game and showing cards as they were implemented over time. The game was initially planned to release in mid-2024,<ref name="game-announcement"/> then was pushed back to mid-October, before finally being confirmed to release 29 October (though it technically released on 28 October in some time zones).<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1g0ws2u/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_october_11th/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - October 11th|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025|quote=We '''''were''''' indeed aiming to launch next week but have made the call to take an extra couple of weeks to iron out a few last bugs, get some more art polish in and generally let the builds settle before launch.}}</ref> | ''Bloons Card Storm'' began development with a proof-of-concept made using paper cards, which was later turned into a digital proof of concept.<ref>{{cite|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1dk2gsk/bcs_first_look_ama_part_12/|title=BCS - First Look AMA: Part 1/2|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025|quote=We've had physical card versions made by team members over the years and have a bunch of deep card game players on the team. We finally came up with a potential digital proof of concept for a game and the time was right to make one! It's come a LONG way since the initial paper card proof of concept but we're really happy with the mechanics we've landed on}}</ref> Ninja Kiwi revealed the game to the public on {{timestamp|2023-09-19T23:53:30+00:00}} and released a series of "Developer Diary" Reddit posts detailing features of the game and showing cards as they were implemented over time. The game was initially planned to release in mid-2024,<ref name="game-announcement"/> then was pushed back to mid-October, before finally being confirmed to release 29 October (though it technically released on 28 October in some time zones).<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1g0ws2u/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_october_11th/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - October 11th|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025|quote=We '''''were''''' indeed aiming to launch next week but have made the call to take an extra couple of weeks to iron out a few last bugs, get some more art polish in and generally let the builds settle before launch.}}</ref> | ||
===Prototypes=== | ===Prototypes=== | ||
====Firstlook test==== | ====Firstlook test==== | ||
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On {{timestamp|2024-10-28T14:31:22.729Z}}, a near-final build unintentionally went live on iOS a few hours before its intended release window in some regions.<ref name="build 1050"/> This build is very similar to the final game, but with minor differences in graphics and text. | On {{timestamp|2024-10-28T14:31:22.729Z}}, a near-final build unintentionally went live on iOS a few hours before its intended release window in some regions.<ref name="build 1050"/> This build is very similar to the final game, but with minor differences in graphics and text. | ||
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===Pre-release images=== | |||
{{incomplete|There are more dev diaries with early images}} | |||
====December 2023 Developer Update==== | |||
[[File:BCS dec 2023 promo.png|thumb|200px]] | |||
This developer update included one image depicting the [[Wizard Monkey (BCS)|Wizard Monkey]]'s card art, a [[deck]] of cards, concept art of [[Hero (BCS)|Hero]]es (later shown in full in the following Developer Diary), and concept art of various [[monkey]] facial expressions. The cards in this image used an early design for their backings, which appears in other pre-release material. | |||
====March 2024 Developer Diary==== | |||
*The "how to play" image features several differences from later builds: | |||
**The HUD for Heroes, Monkeys, and Bloons is different. | |||
**It features an early design for [[Bloon (BCS)|Bloon]] cards with a card called the "Big Red Bloon". It uses the card art and model of the [[Red Bloon (BCS)|Red Bloon]], but it costs 1 Gold, has 1 charge, and has 50 health. The Big Red Bloon was not playable in any officially released builds or shown in any other promotional material, but it did have placeholder card art in early builds, and an image of it appears in the Firstlook test's tutorial. | |||
*The Heroes concept art includes [[Benjamin]] and [[Ezili]], who do not appear anywhere in the final game. | |||
*The class icons in the card sample image are positioned differently from the final game. | |||
*The Monkey Meadow concept art is similar to its finalized appearance introduced in the Full Playable test, and is very different from the early design used in the Firstlook test. It has rectangular areas for the Heroes instead of a semi-circle of rocks like in the final game.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1beyjki/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_march_2024/|publisher=Reddit|date=15 Mar 2024|retrieved=24 Aug 2024|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - March 2024}}</ref> | |||
<gallery> | |||
BCS mar 2024 promo.png|"How to play Bloons Card Storm" image | |||
BCS mar 2024 cards.png|"Cards" image | |||
BCS mar 2024 heroes.png|"Heroes" image | |||
BCS mar 2024 map.png|"Maps" image | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Unused concepts=== | ===Unused concepts=== | ||
[[ | *The developers mentioned that there would be a way to convert class-specific [[Token (BCS)|Token]]s into Universal Tokens during development, but no method of doing this exists in any version of the game.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1fdys1y/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_september_11th/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - September 11th and AMA!|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=2 sept 2025}}</ref> | ||
*The developers experimented with Bloons that are immune to certain attacks, like in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, but "having them be completely immune to most monkeys didn’t feel fun".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref> | *The developers experimented with Bloons that are immune to certain attacks, like in the {{series|Bloons TD}}, but "having them be completely immune to most monkeys didn’t feel fun".<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/bloonscardstorm/comments/1c7iody/bloons_card_storm_developer_diary_april_2024/|title=Bloons Card Storm Developer Diary - April 2024|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=25 jul 2025}}</ref> | ||
===Unused content=== | |||
{{main|List of unused content in BCS}} | |||
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==Promotion== | ==Promotion== | ||
===Announcement=== | ===Announcement=== | ||