hello~ idk if this has been discussed in the community yet, but there's a really easy exploit to cheat in balatro --- you can right-click the .exe file, go to "Open Archive", and modify the source code directly. i made a video so you can see how it works:
i'm bringing it up because if the editor is smart, there's no way to tell if a game has been modified or not --- you can, for example, increase the droprate of powerful jokers or legendaries and cheat in a speedrun category
i've sent a message in the speedrunning groomercord that they should probably modify the rules so that runners have to verify their game files on Steam before they submit a run. and more generally, i think ppl should be aware that this exists so they can call out suspect videos and runs
i almost didn't want to publicize this because the more well-known this gets, the easier it will be for ppl to cheat in speedruns and tournaments and stuff, but at the end of the day i think it's better if more ppl know and can establish rules to stop it when it matters
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Can any of this tell me what I'm doing wrong and why I can't get past 7 ante
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Try and get 1 joker that gives bonus chips, at least 1 or 2 for Mult, another 1 or 2 for X Mult, also have 1 gold generator joker if possible. Organize your Jokers in this order so the X Mults are at the right most end of the chain. This order also counts for the hand you play if it has stuff like polychrome. Try and trim your deck down (unless the Jokers you have incentivise a big deck), don't add too many cards to your deck and keep it at 52 cards and less if possible. Try and get an economy going with Interest. You get 1 additional gold at the end of a round for every 5 gold up to 25. This is super important.
Good luck beating ante 8 mate
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Do you have to decide to focus on a singular hand and spam modifiers for it?
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It's advisable not to focus specifically on a single hand type since you can get screwed by the boss modifiers. Like if you focus exclusively on hearts for flushes and then the boss has the modifier that nerfs hearts you're fricked lol. Though there are ways to bypass/reroll the boss modifier like vouchers and the luchador joker.
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I think I've gone the furthest with doing almost exclusively full houses but it seems counter intuitive to just do one thing each time but then I don't know what you're even supposed to decide to do from the getgo
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Usually you pivot into a couple good hands when you get a decent joker. For example getting the "Four Fingers" joker which makes your flushes and straights require 1 less card is run defining. My advise is to keep your options open until around ante 3/4, after that you usually pivot into a specific strategy. At the start you should be more worried about getting a Chips and/or Multi joker to help you survive the initial rounds and ideally finish them with 1 hand only so you can build a nice economy.
Ante 1-3 focus on getting good enough jokers that can help you breeze through the early rounds so you can build your interest up to 25g. The sinful jokers that give bonus to a particular suit like Greedy Joker and Lusty Joker are quite great for this. Then say you get the Scary Face joker which makes face cards give +30 chips when scored and it can easily get you to ante 3 without much effort.
Ante 4-6 is usually where you're pivoting into a particular strategy/hand and it's where you usually start rerolling for jokers that enable your strat. It's also usually where you're gonna be using planet/tarot cards to improve your hands and thin out/focus your deck towards a particular strat.
Ante 7-8 is all about squeezing as much score as possible from X Multi and other powerful jokers you can find on the store.
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Good shit. I'm gonna go for it.
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