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Balatro Known Issues, Workarounds and Fixes

Specific developer-documented fixes and workarounds for Balatro, preserving the release and platform scope of each report.

PC
Resolved

1.0.1f: Buffoon Packs appeared in Jokerless

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

Buffoon Packs appearing in the Jokerless challenge are fixed in the release. The same patch bans the Top-up Tag and Antimatter there as explicit challenge restrictions. [1]

The challenge restrictions are separate published changes. [1]

Resolved

1.0.1f: selling a debuffed Negative Joker left an extra slot

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

The update fixes the available-slot count after selling a debuffed Negative Joker. It does not change the ordinary requirement to account for a Joker’s edition and active effects. [1]

Resolved

1.0.1f: stutter on Windows and Steam Deck

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

The live 1.0.1f update changes the Love2D engine version to fix poor or stuttery performance affecting some Windows and Steam Deck players. The note describes an engine update rather than a prescribed graphics-driver workaround. [1]

Resolved

1.0.1f: zero hand size made a booster pack unskippable

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

The patch fixes opening a booster pack with a hand size of zero leaving the pack unskippable. Preserve the zero-hand-size condition when identifying this historical defect. [1]

Sources & verification

Platform and version details belong to the individual issue or guide section. A documented workaround may not resolve every case.

  1. 1.0.1f - Patch notes official-newsRetrieved

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