31 July 2026 02:16 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Bang! Howdy now supports MANY new languages! The team has also added Linux support and working with Value to provide better Steam deck support. We hope you give Bang! Howdy another go with all the changes we have been making.
19 July 2026 16:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Howdy Pardners,The Bang! Howdy Sheriff's have done a ton of work to the game. The ENTIRE engine has been updated to the latest technologies. Many new changes to restoring the game you love and improving it too! They are now on production for everyone to checkout!Some changes made:- Mobile compatibility added! (Coming soon!)- Lots of graphical updates- Revert changes of FG back to original.. We heard the pleas of the community and have listened by reverting the entire FG gamemode back to the original, No more difficulty waves!- Lots of improvements- Tutorials now have voice overs!- Fix the grap
17 October 2025 18:27 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Happy Halloween to all,Bang! Howdy is starting an event from October 15th until November 15,2025. Ending at midnight EST. Each year, we will be giving out exclusive gear that will change each year, making them one-of-a-kind collectibles you won’t want to miss. Once they’re gone, they’re gone for good! By playing Ranked Matches you have a chance to automatically earn one of these exclusive items just by playing the game. We also have exclusive items in the General store for purchase as well.Best of luck everyone, Sheriff Hammer
4 September 2025 04:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Howdy Pardners,We have restored everyone's gold and reinstated the bank. You can use these coins to buy new cosmetics and sooner or later new towns. This will help us keep the game afloat.All transactions are also now directly thru Steam... Just enter the bank and a button allowing you to purchase gold will be there. We also added some new familiars created by our lovely artist, FightingPolygon! Hope to see you all in the game,Sheriff Hammer
2 September 2025 22:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Howdy Pardners.We just released a new patch the remaining bounties missions that got borked in previous updates. We also added a new card called Heat Stroke. Heat Stroke causes a selected unit to have highmoon (limited movements) for 8 ticks!
2 September 2025 01:52 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Lots of changes to Forest Guardians requested by the community is now implemented! Fixes FG Leaf ScoringChanged attack logic for logging robots
1 September 2025 22:51 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Howdy Pardners,We released another set of patches for Bang! Howdy just now. - Some bounties got broken when we did our map changes. This is now fixed - Updated map names to not include their test names anymore.- Fixed parlor crashing in some scenarios- Fixed parlor selections when making back parlors- Added command checks for argument validations for staff commands- You now keep un-used cards at the end of the game- Fix some resource loading issues for some Mac machines
27 August 2025 23:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Fix Snake Bite effect continues dealing damage until the target dies when it should wear off after 8 ticks,Allow members of the same gang in games with non-gang members still be able to earn aces,Using Reinforcements cards or picking up a spawned reinforcement bonus in coop games should no longer give Gunslingers and Sharpshooters.,Tin cans/AI no longer will pickup cards .. Instead the cards will bounce off them.Cards that are collected during games that aren't used should be kept and added to your inventory.,Fix unit icons in-gameFix pardner status cross-town
22 August 2025 00:46 UTC · Community Announcements · Hammer
Howdy! I have re-added the revolution unit changes that was in the polls so long ago! It's been missing so the change is now applied. For those who forgot what that change was: Inspires his units to immediately respawn when he is knocked out. Gives 10% attack bonus to all allied units. whereas it used to only affect certain units now it is all units!I have also begun the major changes to Forest Guardians that I think will enhance the ranked gameplay. We now have new difficulty settings for Forest Guardians for the logging bots and settings in game that will vary depending on the setting you ch
14 April 2025 22:09 UTC · Community Announcements · imcastin
Howdy, cowpokes! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes and we’re thrilled to bring you a major update for Bang! Howdy. This release packs a punch with huge improvements to stability, compatibility, and security. Here's what's new: 🛡️ Revamped Anti-Cheat System We’ve overhauled our anti-cheat to make sure everyone plays fair. This new system helps us detect and prevent cheating more effectively than ever. 💻 Expanded Platform Support Bang! Howdy now supports: Windows macOS (including ARM & AARCH64) So no matter what machine you’re on, you can now jump into the action! 🏙️ Boom Town Provisi
19 April 2024 20:05 UTC · Community Announcements · [SRP] Ryan W.
The time has come.. The major update is being rolled out to live/production. Fixed login for passwords WITH characters Fixed Pardner Adding Bug Fixed Errors in Demented Bob bounty for some folks (It was broken for some but not all due to an error) Added Fork Lift Unit (ITP): - Fling your enemies across the map by attacking them with this unit Added Blown Gasket Card (ITP) - Affected Steam unit can move 6 tiles; then cannot move Added Buggy Logic Card (ITP) - Opponent's steam unit is controlled for one turn Added Dust Devil Card (ITP) - Resurrects dead steam unit Added Monkey Wrench Card (ITP)
12 August 2021 23:53 UTC · Community Announcements · One
You can join our Official discord by clicking this link: https://discord.com/invite/H7QNPgG
15 February 2021 13:12 UTC · Community Announcements · One
Sign up for our first ever Warpath Tournament which starts on Saturday 2/20/2021! Signups will close on 2/18/2021. The winner will receive the following upon getting 1st place in the finals in the tournament: (Event staff reserve the right to deny your reward and grant it to the next person in line) 100,000 Scrip 1st Place Tournament Warpath Winner Badge (Optional Prize) Special Tournament Winner Tshirt Buy Access (You will only be able to order 1) (This TShirt will have to be purchased for the base price supplied by TeeSpring) Second Place Winner will Receive: 10,000 Scrip 2nd Place Tournamen
10 November 2020 22:23 UTC · Community Announcements · One
We apologize for the long downtown. We were suffering a slue of technical difficulties which have now been mitigated and resolved. We also now have things in place as well to prevent this event from happening in the future. Thank you for your support and patience.
8 November 2020 11:07 UTC · Community Announcements · One
Due to some technical difficulties with our host.. Bang! Howdy is currently down for maintenance. We will make another announcement when the game is back up and running. We apologize for the delays and inconvenience.
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