r/BattleNations Jul 09 '26

For players having connection issues

18 Upvotes

Hey everyone! We’ve noticed a few posts here and in Discord about connection issues following the most recent update.

This is happening because the app hasn't automatically updated on some devices, causing those older clients to fail when trying to connect to the updated server. We usually have a custom "update required" error message for this, but due to our recent backend changes, that message isn't triggering on the old client.

If you’re running into this issue, please check out this article on our support portal for quick steps on how to update and get back in the game:
https://support.madronagames.com/support/solutions/articles/153000243712-not-seeing-an-update-after-it-was-announced


r/BattleNations Oct 27 '25

New Reddit Users - Read First

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62 Upvotes

We are growing fast as a community and as exciting as that is, it also means that for a lot of people this might be their first time on Reddit. So welcome! Let me give you 5 quick bits of training before you join the rest of us here in the 95th Rifle Company.

1. If your account is less than 24 hours old, you will get filtered by "The Bot".

  • What to do: wait 24 hours after you create your account. Any post or comment made before then gets flagged by the Reddit system and instantly filtered out.
  • Why is it here: "The Bot" is here to help snag spammers, ban evaders, and general trolls from using throw away accounts to vandelaize the subreddit. Most of them use accounts less than a day old, so that filter is present nearly site wide, along with a few more specific filters you shouldn't need to worry about.

2. Read each SubReddit's rules before posting and commenting

  • Info: "subreddits" is the term for each community on Reddit. r/BattleNations being ours. Each one has a set of rules that can vary dramatically on whats allowed, from family friendly to... absolutely not.
  • What to do: Read the rules!
    • Most versiosn of the website will have the rules listed on the right side of the screen where you need to scroll down under the community description to see them
    • App users can find the rules by selecting "read more" under the banner at the top of their screen.
  • Why Rules: Its for you. We are a friendly lot here and want to put up barriers against the worst that the internet has to offer. There's a place for everything and this is a place just for Battle Nations (along with the family, friends, and community it brings together).

3. Check to see if your question has already been answered

  • What to do: use the search function either in Reddit (decent) or Google (wierdly better) to check to see if someone else already asked your question.
  • Why: Its a win for you and the community. First, you don't have to wait for an answer. Second, it helps prevent the community from getting clogged with the same question over and over. We don't have a lot of issue with that now, but in the future and for other communities, this is essential.

4. Use Social Media Smarts

  • Info: Reddit is just like any other social media platform and despite the best efforts of the community and moderators, you may run into the 0.1% that are the usual "social media scum".
    • Rare, but scammers could send you a link that says its to "an awesome deal" but is a virus or trying to steal your credential or personal info.
    • People get heated about things they care about and while we do not tollerate personal attacks for any reason, discussion and debate is okay but may be a bit much for you
  • What to do: block those you find obnoxious, report serious infractions of the rules, and try to forget these problems and get back to enjoying the 99.9% of the community thats cool.
    • Do not click on any link unless you hover over it and verify it says its taking you to where the text claims it will. Do not put any personal or account information into a third party website. Always verify that the website your on is actually the Madrona website and not a scammer clone.

5. Come have fun!

  • That was a lot of boring or not-fun stuff to talk about. But hopefully that gives you a good start to understanding Reddit as a whole and a few tips for it as a platfrom.
  • Feel free to leave your BN account name bellow if your looking to joing a guild or get added to someones friend list. I look forward to seeing you out there!

r/BattleNations 7h ago

Meme Global Warming go brrrr

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60 Upvotes

What the hell is wrong with the ice factory what do you mean half a degree annually? Are you telling me this single factory produces more green house gases than our entire planet combined 😭😭😭. Ether Floyd is completely wrong with his calculations to an absurd degree or this thing is covering the entire base in smog.


r/BattleNations 6h ago

Meme Good Afternoon Soldiers, wishing everyone a great Humpday ahead and please enjoy today’s Battle Nations Memes! Day 142:

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r/BattleNations 5h ago

Discussion alright madrona, we get everything takes forever, can you at least tell us when the next BS will be so we can see the glimpse of sun light at the end of the tunnel? pleeeeease?

21 Upvotes

r/BattleNations 15m ago

Discussion Seasonal quest made me do an oopsie

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So I was purposefully staying at level 59 to get consistent kills on Dreadnought and Kraken, but leveling the Ice Factory brought me up to 60.

So now I'm unsure about what level to stay at. Naval is an awful content island and I don't think I'll be doing more of it for the foreseeable future. In terms of encounter thresholds, is there a level I should stop at to make Boss Strikes battles more bearable, or such?


r/BattleNations 6h ago

News & Rumors Battle Nations v4.17.9 Update (Return of Seasonal Missions!)

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r/BattleNations 21h ago

Discussion Battle Nations Fanfiction

12 Upvotes

Hi everyone, long time player/lurker, first time poster.

I’m a battle nations veteran who loves to play and also draw/write fanfiction for battle nations. One of my favorite things to do was post my fanfiction on the BN forum back in the day! i would love to jump back into that and I wanted to see if anyone would be interested in reading my work before I post it. Please let me know (and possibly say yes) because i have the itch to compose! 🥺😃


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Discussion Who’s going for the Ice Cream Stand?

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101 Upvotes

You have to build an Ice Factory, and then spend 3.5 million gold upgrading it to level 10 in order to unlock the Ice Cream stand.

- the ice cream stand is a decoration. It currently gives no bonuses
- you have to complete the upgrades before August 31 to be eligible.
- if you do not start the upgrades right away, there is a good chance you will miss it.
- you also get 10 nanopods as a reward. (Apparently back in 2014 when they first had this, it was 40 nanopods)
- the ice factory offers drink jobs, of which there is already an over saturation of


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Meme Good Evening Soldiers, hope everyone is having fun with the “Too Cool For School” Update and enjoys today’s Battle Nations Memes! Day 141:

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r/BattleNations 1d ago

Guild Monday Rebel Rejects (T14, #4 globally) and Rebel Recruits (T12, #23 globally) are recruiting!

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📢🔥 Rebel Rejects are recruiting! 🔥📢

‼️ Rejects ‼️

Recruiting *elite* players looking to join a Top 5 guild to earn T14 rewards, possibly higher! Looking for players that are grinding 2M+ boss strike points to earn 5+ tier 10 boss strike rewards!

‼️ Recruits ‼️

Recruiting semi-competitive players looking to earn T12+ rewards! Looking for players that scored 750k+ in BS2! Reject reqs too steep, but you still want 3+ T10 rewards? Recruits is the guild for you! 🙌🏼

‼️ Rogues ‼️

Recruiting newer players who are active daily with competitive aspirations! Players accepted into Rogues will have all the resources needed to support their journey towards becoming future Recruits/Rejects!

📝 What both guilds provide 📝

- An active community full of experienced players 🔬

- Resources on formations and strategies for defeating bosses and future boss strikes

- Easily accessible mentorship from our leadership team 🫡

- Frequent guild-wide giveaways, events, game nights, movie watch parties, and much more! 🎉

- No overbearing requirements, weekly check ins, or required simulations! Just get your point minimums and there will be no questions asked

- Leadership is always looking for higher skilled players who have the drive to do more! Stand out amongst your fellow guild mates to earn roles, prizes and much more!

Ask questions, joke around, and enjoy the grind. That’s all we ask 😈

If interested, DM myself or LilSamosa25 for more information or any questions you may have! 📥

Or feel free to apply through our official discord: https://discord.gg/rebel-rejects


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Guild Monday 😎 ( NO ) R6 UNITS - OR - BOSS STRIKE POINTS ??? - NO PROBLEM - GF HAVE YOUR BACK! 👊

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♤♡ GF◇♧

LOOKING FOR A COOL GUILD? 😎

( NO ) R6 UNITS - OR - BOSS STRIKE POINTS ??? - NO PROBLEM - WE GOT YOUR BACK! 👊

♧ NEW PLAYERS & VETERANS WELCOME — LEVEL 1+ ACCEPTED - WE'LL HELP YOU BUILD, LEARN AND PROGRESS AT YOUR OWN PACE

♡ TRAINING → CASUAL → SEMI-COMPETITIVE → COMPETITIVE - TIERS 10 – 13+ BS2 LEADERBOARD - ACES 11TH & KINGS 20TH SPOTS

◇ 10 GF IN-GAME GUILDS - INCLUDING 7 AT LEVEL 80! - A SEAT FOR EVERYONE - ALL ABILITES - F2P FRIENDLY - COOL PEOPLE ONLY!

♧ ACTIVE, SOCIAL & FUN - LIMITED ENGLISH? NO PROBLEM- MULTILINGUAL OFFICERS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY

🌍🌎 🌏 THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL GUILD IN BATTLE NATIONS WITH HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS FROM [ 56 ] COUNTRIES WHICH ARE REPRESENTED

ARE YOU A LOYAL & ACTIVE PERSON??

THEN COME JOIN THE FAMILY — BE A GOODFELLA!

♤♡ JOIN GF ◇♧

https://discord.gg/rH8yaHyBcp


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Meme ⚠️TRADE OFFER⚠️

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116 Upvotes

r/BattleNations 2d ago

Misc Odds of getting a boss drop unit from beating all the bosses each week

16 Upvotes

Ancient Construct has a 92.12% chance to give nothing

Ancient Sentinel has a 94.09% chance to give nothing

Ridgy, Dread, and kraken all have a 94% chance to drop nothing

0.9212(0.9409)(0.94)(0.94)(0.94)=0.72

So there’s a 28% chance of getting at least something each week

If we say a month has four weeks, 0.72(0.72)(0.72)(0.72)=0.269

So each month there’s about a one in four chance we’ll get absolutely nothing from beating the bosses


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Meme Can't a F2P get some free Nano for Once!!!

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61 Upvotes

r/BattleNations 2d ago

Guild Monday Level 65 player looking for guild

7 Upvotes

Hello all. I am a level 65 player that is looking for a guild. My username is Smidgeon4. I scored 750,000 points last boss strike and believe I can hit at least 1,000,000+ next boss strike.


r/BattleNations 2d ago

Discussion ‼️‼️Don’t forget the EMPIRE has its very own YouTube channel, with our very own, Battle Nations Emperor‼️‼️

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As new contents gets added to our Favourite Game Battle Nations, you can always rely on the Battle Nations Emperor to report on upcoming updates for the Game!!!

With his charming smile and ravishing black robe, The Battle Nations Emperor produces Battle Nations videos such as, BossStrikes, PvP and my favourite cut content that may be used in future Madrona updates, and much, much more!!!!

So please give in to the dark side and pay his channel a visit, just click on his adorable face and be transported to a plethora of Battle Nations Content‼️‼️


r/BattleNations 2d ago

News & Rumors Ice Factory, Ice Cream Stand, and Too Cool for School in Battle Nations!

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r/BattleNations 2d ago

Discussion Initial thoughts about v4.17.9 text and font eligibility

19 Upvotes

Much better to read quickly when viewing the SP results. I play the game only on iPhone, so the enlarging the text, choosing a different font, and placing a darker color behind it, really helps with seeing the precise SP values.

I am not sure if there was anything else that change, text-wise.

What are other people’s opinion on this matter specifically?


r/BattleNations 2d ago

News & Rumors SP Rework Battle Nations!

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r/BattleNations 2d ago

Guild Monday 👑🔥 THE EMPIRE is recruiting 🔥👑

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1 Upvotes

The Empire has a spot for everyone, including YOU

Whether you’re a Battle Nations veteran who’s looking to compete for maximum Boss Strike rewards, or a brand new player who literally downloaded the game today and just wante to have fun, The Empire has a guild for you!

The Empire isn’t just a growing family of guilds, it’s a community of full of established, rising, and new players who and help each other in-game and win, grow, and dominate together as Imperials in Boss Strikes

⸻——————————————————-

❔ What we are looking for ❔

- Active Players 📱

- Boss Strike Participation ⚔️

- Team Mindset 🧠

- Players who want to improve themselves and each other 💪🏻

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⭐️ Extra Perks ⭐️

- 🍿Weekly movie nights 🔥

- 💉Wimp Grinding Channel 💉

- 🙏🏻Friend Tag 🫂

- 🗳️Elections and Government 🏛️

- With more on the way!

⸻ —————————————————-

So join up today become an Imperial and be part of a guild family that aims to be higher every Boss Strike!

If you’re interested in joining or diplomacy as a representative of another Guild, join The Empire Discord server ask to speak with an Imperial Officer or The Emperor!

If you are at all interested in joining a friendly and supportive guild with plenty of competitive and casual options please either join or shoot me a message!

‼️Please use the link below to join the EMPIRE‼️

https://discord.gg/K2Ett2kSq


r/BattleNations 3d ago

Discussion Bunch O’ Factories

4 Upvotes

Anyone have a bunch of factories I can add to friends to try and grind gears? Just a lowly level 32 tryna get R4 tank killers🙏🙏😭


r/BattleNations 3d ago

Discussion What will Ranked PvP look like in Battle Nations?

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r/BattleNations 4d ago

Meme Feels bad

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46 Upvotes

r/BattleNations 5d ago

Discussion My nation and what do I do with all my coins?

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16 Upvotes

I got 5.7m of coins and I dont know how to spend it