Monday, April 26, 2021

April 27 Update - Meet Bell Pepper Cookie

Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!


A new update is here!

Get ready to meet the prodigy scientist, Bell Pepper Cookie!



Here’s an in-depth look at what’s inside this update.


1. Bell Pepper Cookie & P3P-PO

- Bell Pepper Cookie: hops on the PepperBot to destroy drones.

- P3P-PO: sucks in nearby Jellies like a vacuum and creates Pixel Pepper Jellies.


2. New Treasure: New PepBook

Hacks into the mainframe of Jellies and obstacles to create Malware Jelly.


3. New Costumes

- Dr. Wasabi Cookie’s Wasabi Overdrive (Super Epic)

- Ion Cookie Robot’s DinoBot No.1 (Epic)


4. Trophy Race: Land’s End Season 5

New maps have come to Land’s End! Check them out now!


5. Custom Runs: Aspiring Dreams
Celebrate Children’s Day with Custom Runs!


6. Update Diary: Super CookieBots Season

The Update Diary has been renewed! Run in the new missions to get sweet rewards!


7. New Event

- Treasure Mastery: New PepBook


8. Other Changes

New Feature in Custom Runs

- FINISHED Button: When all players tap the FINISHED button, the current Custom Run

will end immediately, regardless of how much time is remaining.


Changes to Land’s End with New Season

- A new season has come to Trophy Race: Land's End. Certain maps have changed!

   - Removed: Yeti's Ice Cream Mountain, Overgrown Garden

   - Added: Jungle of Beasts, Sunrise at the Tower

- Certain patterns in Flower of Spring and Fun-Filled CookieLand have been modified.

- Due to the new maps, the Best Combi Leaderboard will be temporarily unavailable.

Dr. Wasabi Cookie will also need to do some tinkering and update the Combi Generator's algorithm.


New Titles: Breakout Rewards

- Reach the Top 30 in the leaderboards for Breakout Episodes

(at the time of their Weekly Rewards) to receive a special Title!


Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

- Chili Pepper Cookie: Increased range of magnetism while sneaking inside the vault,

increased points for Treasure Jellies, increased points for Diamond Jellies.

- Bad Pepper: Cooldown now locked to remain constant, increased points for Chili Coins.

- Chili Pepper Cookie & Bad Pepper Combi Bonus: Increased points for Treasure Jellies.

(Diamond Jellies are also included in the Combi Bonus.)

- Spinach Cookie: Increased destruction points for the Spinach Jelly's Giant Mode, increased points for Vitamin Jellies,

increased points for all Jellies collected while the Garlic Jelly's shield is active, increased points from Mini Vegetable Jellies.

- Caterpea: Cooldown now locked to remain constant, increased points for Pea Jellies.

- Spinach Cookie & Caterpea Combi Bonus: Increased Vegetable Points.

- Dr. Wasabi Cookie: Changed Wasabi Jellies to now be attracted towards the Cookie at all times,

added a magnetic effect while shooting Wasabi Syrup.

- Octo Wasabi: changed the cooldown timer to no longer activate during the skill.

With this change, the Pet's cooldown has been changed and reduced in the skill description.

Also fixed an issue in which a different number of Gooey Jellies were created with each skill activation.

- Snow Sugar Cookie: Fixed an issue with the Snow Blossom Jelly counter.

Snow Blossom Jellies that were collected while riding atop the Great Snow King

before entering Bonus Time will no longer count towards the next needed number

to summon the Great Snow King.

- Cyborg Cookie: Changed the skill to be locked at a set speed and no longer be affected

by speed effects of certain maps or Treasures. Fixed an issue with entering Bonus Time

after collecting a Jet Booster but before barrel rolling through an Electro Vortex.

With the change, Cyborg Cookie's flight is slightly extended after exiting Bonus Time

and Electro Vortex points can be properly earned.

- Mustard Cookie: Spray Jellies (needed to activate the Cookie's skill) can now also spawn in the air,

fixed an issue that caused an abnormal number of points to be granted when using the skill in mid-air

by capping the number of times Graffiti Points can be earned to 15 times.

- Tiger Lily Cookie: fixed an issue that caused the Cookie's spear to appear in mid-air,

added a mechanic to provide spear destruction points if the spear lands on and destroys an obstacle.

- Rocket Firecracker: Cherry Cookie can now use her skill while blasting on Rocket Firecracker.

- Gigawatt Cube: fixed an issue that caused the number of Electro Jellies to reset after collecting a MagnetiCube

while the previous MagnetiCube's effect was still active.


MISC.

- Modified certain patterns in Chili Pepper Cookie's Trial & changed the Bonus Mission

for collecting 9 Potions to 7 Potions

- Added a scroll function to cutscenes with long portions of text.


Thursday, April 15, 2021

April 16 Update - Licorice Cookie is here!

 Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!


Licorice Cookie & Bat-Cat are here! 🖤🦴

Let’s take a look at what’s inside this update.





1. Licorice Cookie & Bat-Cat

- Licorice Cookie: Summons Licorice Servants that perform various abilities.

- Bat-Cat: Uses echolocation to find hidden Licorice Candies


2. New Costume

- Licorice Cookie’s Aberrant Conjurer (Super Epic)


3. Other

Balance Changes

- Thunderdrum: changed to cause lightning strikes after running certain distances and grant points with each strike. (Please refer to the Treasure’s description in the game for more detailed information.)


Changes to Battle Runs

- Added Licorice Cookie to the list of playable Cookies. Try running with Licorice Cookie now!

- New map (with Items) added! Run now to get 1st place!


Changes to Guild Runs

- Fixed an issue in a portion of the map of Arena 10 where a Blast Jelly could not be collected properly when a Cookie’s skill was active.


Tuesday, April 6, 2021

April 7 Update - New Legendary Pet: Eternal Eye of Darkness

 Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!


Dark Enchantress Cookie has been buffed with a Magic Candy and a new Legendary Pet: Eternal Eye of Darkness!


Let’s take a closer look at what’s inside.





1. Dark Enchantress Cookie gets a Magic Candy & Trial

- Magic Candy effect: summons a Cake Witch at certain intervals, which destroys obstacles to create Chaos Crystal Jellies.

2. New Legendary Pet

- Eternal Eye of Darkness: fires Beams of Darkness to utterly destroy all obstacles in its path.


3. Story Run: Cradle of Darkness

Face off against the Cookies of Darkness in this exciting new chapter in Story Run! 

Run to earn rewards and learn about a grand and evil scheme!


4. Dark Choco Cookie’s Infinite Trial (Starts on 4/9)

Run in Dark Choco Cookie’s Infinite Trial and unleash the Cookie’s full potential!


5. Champions League: Tiger Lily Season

Run in the new Champions League Season! Check out the Medal Exchange to find a new Jelly Shape Set!


6. Other Changes

Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

- Dark Enchantress Cookie: increased Energy, reduced flight cooldown and now locked to remain constant, slightly increased speed during flight, reduced the amount of Energy restored from the dark magic circle, reduced the number of Jellies created by the magic circle, increased points for Dark Crystal Jellies, removed the shadowy effect surrounding the Cookie.

- Dark Choco Cookie: added magnetism while Dark Swordsmanship is active, increased range of Dark Lightning and Dark Swordsmanship. removed the mechanic that created Dark Gem Jellies when swinging the sword at thin air, increased the number of Dark Sphere obstacles, re-added the mechanic that created Dark Gem Jellies when destroying obstacles, changed a portion of the Magic Candy effect to be a part of the Cookie's base Skill (specifically, Dark Swordsmanship's bonus points and Dark Lightning's bonus destruction points), added a passive ability to slow down Energy drain while running, slightly reduced the number of Dark Gem Jellies needed to activate Dark Swordsmanship, increased points for Dark Gem Jellies created by Dark Swordsmanship and Dark Lightning.

- Dark Spirit Helmet: reduced cooldown and now locked to remain constant, increased points for Spirit Jellies.

- Windcatcher: an issue that caused the Energy slowdown effect to appear longer than intended, especially after exiting Bonus Time, was fixed; this most recent update has also fixed an additional issue that caused the Pet's Skill activation to be repeatedly pushed back due to such Skill interruptions.

- Marshmallow Hamster: cooldown now locked to remain constant, changed Skill to provide more potent Potions and more points for Marshmallow Jellies.


Changes to Battle Runs

- Added Dark Enchantress Cookie to the list of Cookies. Spread the Darkness and run with Dark Enchantress Cookie starting today!

- Added a new speed-based map with no Item Boxes. Collect as many Jellies as possible and blast your way to the finish line with sheer skill!

- Reduced the chance the player in 6th place can gain the Shield Item.

- Slightly modified the speed and difficulty of certain maps.


New Special Costume Draw: Water Balloon Fight!

A new Special Costume Draw category has been added. Check it out at the Costume Gacha!

- Event Period: April 7 - 27, 08:00 (GMT+9)

- Water Balloon Fight! Costumes

   - Orange Cookie's Summer Parade

   - Cherry Cookie's Water Bomb

   - Gumball Cookie's Water Bazooka

   - Pink Choco Cookie's Water Beam

   - Soda Cookie's Tropical Fruit Punch


Other

- Re-modified the available number of Rainbow Cube Roulette spins for non-Royal Club members from 4 to 3.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

March 26 Update - Meet Starfruit Cookie!

Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!

A new update is here!


Get ready to meet Starfruit Cookie and start competing in Battle Runs!

Here’s a look at what’s inside this update.





1. Starfruit Cookie & Sleepy Sheepy

- Starfruit Cookie: Constellations shine in the night sky and create Starfruit Jellies.

- Sleepy Sheepy: Dozes off and counts sheep for points. 


2. New Treasure: Starlight Nightlight

Lights from the night sky drop down to become Starlight Jellies.


3. New Costume

- Dark Enchantress Cookie’s Chaos Incarnate (Legendary)


4. New Event Mode: Battle Runs

Compete against 5 Cookie Runners in real-time! Cross the finish line first to claim victory!


5. Mentor & Mentee Event: Season 2

- Added a new Mentor Level feature. Reach higher Mentor Levels to get rewards!

- Added a Chat function.

- Added a feature that records Loan List activity.


6. New Guild Run Season: Starlit Pantheon

- New Guild Meal!

- New Jelly Shape Set in the Guild Shop! Exchange for them with Guild Coins!


7. NEW! Update Diary

With the arrival of a new update, the Update Diary has been refreshed! Complete the new sets of missions for rewards!


8. New Events

- Rainbow Cube Piggy Bank

- Revamped Treasure Event! Starlight Nightlight Mastery


9. Other

Changes & Improvements

- Added the ability to equip Treasures for a run at once. You can now equip and unequip Treasures for all three slots in a single screen.


Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

- Dark Enchantress Cookie: Energy is now restored immediately as the wicked arms appear from the magic circle, changed Dark Crystal Jellies to be attracted to the Cookie.

- Dark Choco Cookie: fixed an issue with Dark Gem Jellies disappearing after the Cookie fell into a hole, Dark Spheres which were not destroyed before entering Bonus Time will now reappear after exiting Bonus Time.

- Banana Cookie: changed to grant invulnerability the moment the Skill is activated, slightly changed the hula hoops Choco the Monkey must jump through in order to make them more visible.

- Chess Choco Cookie: fixed an issue where entering a submarine during the Queen's Blessing Last Blast would not continue after exiting.

- Dark Spirit Helmet: changed to prevent the cooldown timer from activating while Spirit Jellies were still being created. In tandem with this change, the Pet's cooldown has been slightly reduced.

- Windcatcher: fixed an issue that caused the Energy slowdown effect to be applied longer than intended if the Skill resumed after exiting Bonus Time.

- Divine Guardian Shield: changed the magnetism to pass on to the relay Cookie if the first Cookie ran out of Energy while the magnetic effect was still active.



Additional Changes: March 26, 14:00
- Cocoa Cookie: fixed an issue where Frozen Marshmallow Jellies were not created properly when the Skill was activated.
- Windcatcher: 1) The Energy slowdown effect’s duration lasted longer than intended. 2) The Energy slowdown effect would last indefinitely in certain situations. These separate issues were discovered after the bug fix was initially deployed and will be changed with the next update.

Monday, March 15, 2021

March 16 Update: Banana Cookie has come to Cookie Run: OvenBreak!

Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!

Banana Cookie is here! Finally!


Here’s an in-depth look at what’s inside this update.





1. Banana Cookie & Banana Lion

- Banana Cookie: performs hula hoop tricks with Choco the Monkey


- Banana Lion: fires Banana Rockets and creates Coins


2. New Events:

- Trophy Challenge: Catch Beetster!

- New Player Package Event (Get the new Cookie, 100% guaranteed!)

- Make it Shine: 3 Buffed Treasures


3. Other

Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

- Stuffed Jumping Jelly Horsey: changed to increase counter for Jelly Balls while in Giant Mode, removed the ability to create Winged Giant Jellies, decreased the number of Jelly Balls, increased points for Jelly Balls

- Power Energy Drink: changed to create Honey Jellies only in Blast Mode, increased points for Honey Jellies

- Bubble Gum Spring Jumpers: changed to provide less bonus points for jumps if the shield is inactive, increased points for jumps


Monday, March 8, 2021

March 9 Update - Werewolf Cookie’s Trial

 Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team!

Werewolf Cookie gets a new Trial with this update!

Here’s an in-depth look at what’s inside!




1. Werewolf Cookie’s Trial

- Run in Werewolf Cookie’s Trial and get sweet rewards!


2. New Costume

- Werewolf Cookie’s Shadow Lurker (Super Epic Costume)


3. Grand Champions League: Werewolf Season

- The Grand Champions League returns with the Werewolf Season and also kicks off the 2021 Grand Prix!

Even if you decide not to compete in the Grand Champions League, you can still get a taste of the tournament with the Grand Champions Sampler event! Run in either sample maps or the actual maps of the tournament and claim awesome goodies!


4. Cinnamon Cookie’s Infinite Trial

- Cinnamon Cookie gets an Infinite Trial! It’s time to unleash his potential!


5. Other Changes

CUSTOM RUNS

- In order to prepare for the next update, the schedule for Custom Runs will be changed as follows. Make sure to exchange your Sugar Blossoms for rewards before the event ends!

*Changed to end on: March 26, 08:00 (GMT+9).

*Matchmaking is unavailable starting at March 26, 07:00 (GMT+9).

- 12 new maps have been added. Run in the new maps and collect Sugar Blossoms!


GRAND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

- The 2021 Grand Champions League is here! Get ready for another fierce competition to decide the greatest of Cookie Runners!

(Last year’s Grand Prix rankings can be found in the Hall of Fame → Grand Hall → Grand Prix Leaderboard.)

- The advancement system has changed slightly. Whenever you advance to the next round, you will be seeded to a random group.


BALANCE CHANGES

- Grapefruit Cookie: decreased Energy, increased points for Grapefruit Jellies, increased points for Grapefruit Pulp Jellies, added a new mechanic that grants points for successfully dodging obstacles on the roller skating track, changed the Magic Candy Blessing “Bonus pts for Jellies” to “Bonus points for Jellies in Blast Mode.”

- Cinnamon Cookie: increased Energy, increased points for Card Jellies, increased points for Golden Card Jellies, increased points for Card Jelly Parties.

- Werewolf Cookie: decreased Energy, changed the Transformation mechanic to become manually activated after charging a gauge and to stay active while a second gauge decreases, increased Werewolf destruction points, decreased the size Werewolf Cookie can grow to while destroying obstacles in werewolf form, added “Bonus Werewolf destruction pts” to the Magic Candy Blessings, changed the Magic Candy Blessing “Bonus pts for Jellies” to “Bonus destruction pts.”

- Juice Tumbler: more effective at reducing Energy drain after collecting a Grapefruit Blast Drink, increased the effectiveness of reducing Energy drain across all levels (except Lv.15).

- Cinnamon Bunny: cooldown locked, increased points for Cinnamon Roll Jellies and now locked to remain constant, increased points for Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Jellies and now locked to remain constant, changed the skill to create more Cinnamon Roll Jellies and Strawberry Cinnamon Jellies with each Level.

- Furball Pup: increased the Energy restored for reviving across all levels (except Lv.15).

- Grapefruit Cookie & Juice Tumbler Combi Bonus: changed the Combi Bonus from “Bonus pts for Jellies in Blast Mode” to “Bonus pts for Grapefruit Jellies.”

- Cinnamon Cookie & Cinnamon Bunny: increased points for Card Jellies

- Werewolf Cookie & Furball Pup: changed the Combi Bonus from “Bonus destruction pts” to “Bonus Werewolf destruction pts.”


GUILD RUN: POSTSEASON

- For the upcoming Guild Run: Postseason, each Guild Member will start a round with 15 Tickets (increased from 10).


OTHER

- Modified the patterns in Grapefruit & Cinnamon Cookies’ Trials.

- Magic Ingredient Pouches, Lucky Cookie Jars, Mini Crystal Jar, and Mystic Jewels have been changed to grant 0 points and not be affected by any effects that grant bonus points for Jellies.


Thursday, February 25, 2021

Feb. 26 Update - Meet Ice Juggler Cookie!

 

Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team.

Get ready for the greatest show! Welcome to the fantastic Pudding Cup Circus!


Here’s a look at what’s inside this update.





1. Meet Ice Juggler Cookie & Spectacular Sundae Cup

- Ice Juggler Cookie: performs juggling tricks that each have a unique effect

- Spectacular Sundae Cup: creates Icy Marble Jellies


2. New Treasure: Clown Candy Shoe

Grants 3 additional Jumps at certain intervals


3. New Costumes

- Cinnamon Cookie’s Jokester of Hearts (Super Epic)

- Grapefruit Cookie’s Phenomenal Stuntmaster (Epic)


4. New Event Mode: Fantastic Pudding Cup Circus

Welcome to the greatest show in history! Play mini-games in the circus to get cool rewards and a special Lobby Design!


5. Run Together: Mentor & Mentee Event 

Loan your Cookies, Pets, and Treasures to your friends and help them become great Cookie Runners!


6. Friendly Run returns

Run with your friends and claim sweet rewards!


7. New Events

- Make it Shine: Clown Candy Shoe

- New Player Package Event: Get the newest Cookie, 100% guaranteed!

- Treasures Galore Event: increased chances to draw Epic Treasures + increased Enhancement success rate!

 

8. Coming Soon

- Werewolf Cookie’s Trial

- Werewolf Cookie’s Super Epic Costume

- Grand Champions League: Werewolf Season


9. Other Changes

New Land’s End Season

- With the arrival of a new season, new maps have been added! Ancient Forest Altar and Happy Party World have been replaced with Flowers of Spring and Fun-Filled CookieLand.

- Certain patterns in Overgrown Garden have been modified.


Changes & Improvements

- Players now have the opportunity to choose from Coins, Crystals, or Rainbow Cubes as their Daily Affection Reward.

- Added poses for Sorbet Shark Cookie & Chess Choco Cookie. Check out their new poses in the Main Lobby!

- Added a Skip feature to the following screens: creating a Magic Candy, Blessing a Magic Candy, and drawing from the Gacha. Activating the Skip checkbox will automatically skip over the animations and effects on these screens.

- Added a Save feature to the results screen. Use the Save button after a run to save the Combi you ran with and the achieved score.

- Modified the Story menu to no longer show unobtained stories from past events.

- Daily Quests and Jelly Missions have been removed. This update has remade quests into Diary Missions! Complete Diary Missions to claim sweet rewards!

- The Quests button has been moved from the Lobby to the menu. You can access it by tapping on the menu button on the top right of the Lobby.

- Added the ability to input coupon codes directly within the game. To access this feature, go to Settings > Account > and tap on the Enter Coupon Code button.


Balance Changes & Bug Fixes

- Cinnamon Cookie: fixed an issue with the cooldown timer of Card Jelly Parties, modified Card Jellies to no longer fall down into holes.

- Grapefruit Cookie: removed the mechanic that caused the Cookie's Skill (Blast Mode) to last shorter when failing to jump over a Grapefruit Cone and knocking it over.

- Cookiemals: fixed an issue that occasionally caused Buttershell Fox Cookie's Skill to last different intervals.

- Wind Archer Cookie: fixed a bug where fallen spirits would appear in Bonus Time.

- Adventurer Cookie: fixed an issue where swinging on his rope in Giant Mode would not provide a speed boost properly.

- Birthday Cake Cookie: fixed an issue where 4 Birthday Presents would appear in certain circumstances.

- Bubble Gum Spring Jumpers: changed the shield to be available even without Enhancement & activate immediately, cooldown now locked to remain at 30 sec.

- Stuffed Jumping Jelly Horsey: fixed a bug where Jelly Balls would not be created properly, modified Jelly Balls to no longer fall down into holes.

- Added a magnetic effect to Colorful Star Jellies created by collecting Colorful Star Parties.

- Fixed a bug where certain Jellies affected by gravity would fall through the platforms.



Know-issues (iOS)

- Images do not appear properly in the Announcements tab.

- Run Together: Mentor & Mentee Event: when a Mentee borrows a Cookie/Pet/Treasure from a Mentor, a display issue is incorrectly showing the loaned Cookie/Pet/Treasure as Level 1.