Frostburn rebuilds progression and mission spending while adding three melee weapons, shield points, five Frost spells, new quests, Hellfire, and broad balance changes.
Far Far West Frostburn changes progression before it changes builds. Weapon fragments were replaced by universal Blueprints, while purchases made inside a mission now use Uranium instead of long-term Gold. Unspent Uranium converts to character and weapon XP at mission end.
| System | Frostburn change |
|---|---|
| Weapon unlocks | Collect universal Blueprints and spend them in the lobby |
| Mission economy | Buy with Uranium; remaining Uranium becomes XP |
| Discovery | Complete lighthouse minigames to reveal unique locations |
| Melee | Knuckles, Lasso, and Banjo |
| Defense | Shield points added |
| Frost | Cube, Bridge, Breeze, Glaze, and Blizzard spells |
| Maps | Three Jungle quests and a secret; Hellfire with three quests and a secret |
The patch also changes many Jokers, recodes parts of enemy AI, adds Discord Rich Presence, rebalances combat values, and lists more than 100 fixes. Hotfix 0.2.0.4 is the current boundary checked here, so a build copied from pre-Frostburn videos may use obsolete slot, damage, lifesteal, or economy assumptions.
What to change in a pre-Frostburn plan
- Stop farming weapon-specific fragments. Frostburn replaces that unlock path with universal Blueprints spent in the lobby.
- Do not budget long-term Gold for purchases inside a mission. Those purchases now use the run's Uranium.
- Spend Uranium only when the item helps the current run. Anything left when the mission ends becomes character and weapon XP.
- Do not search only for a special minimap outline. Complete a lighthouse minigame to reveal its unique location.
This is a progression reset, not a published shopping list. The official notes establish the two currencies and where they are used, but do not publish a universal Blueprint cost, Uranium drop rate, or best spending order.
Lighthouses are especially important for navigation: they now reveal unique locations rather than forcing players to identify every special structure from its minimap outline. That is a confirmed system improvement, but exact lighthouse solutions and secret routes still require version-specific reproduction.
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What changed in Far Far West Frostburn?
Version 0.2 changes weapon unlock and mission currencies, adds melee, shields, Frost spells, lighthouses, Jungle quests, Hellfire, AI work, balance changes, and more than 100 fixes.
What happens to unused Uranium?
The official notes say leftover in-mission Uranium converts into character and weapon experience when the mission ends.
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