Promise Mascot Agency “Prepare to Grind” update out now, patch notes

A big “Prepare to Grind” update has just landed in Promise Mascot Agency.

New content and features are included. The team has added in Time Trials, difficulty modes, new hero cards, and more. That’s along with other various improvements and fixes.

Here’s the full rundown of the update:

Promise Mascot Agency Prepare to Grind update patch notes

Prepare to Grind Update:

• There is now an extra truck upgrade that allows you to grind on rails and train tracks. After unlocking it, jump at a metal fence or train track, and press INTERACT to grind (you can find the upgrade fox near the abandoned village)
• Time Trials have been added. There are ten to complete. Achieving par times unlocks new hero cards. Time Trials are unlocked after speaking to Shiori at the stage outside the agency and recruiting specific mascots. The options menu contains a difficulty setting for the Time Trials
• Difficulty modes have been added. You can change the difficulty when starting a new game and at any time in the Options menu. The difficulty mode only affects sending money to Matriarch Shimazu (this feature unlocks part way through the game)
• Added a lot of new hero cards that can be acquired from Captain Sign, the new Kaso-Mart stores and the new Time Trials. These cards include collaboration with Hot Indie Bangers, including Unbeatable, Sorry We’re Closed, Paradise Killer and Dunk Dunk
• All Kaso Marts can now be interacted with! Drive up to the door and see what’s in store
• The vocals version of the music track “Promises Lost (Promises Found)” is now available for purchase from Captain Sign
• New seasonal props have been added for Halloween, Christmas, Children’s Day and Obon
• A lot more Pinky nails have been added. Some will appear in the world after a mascot has been recruited, others need to be unlocked from Captain Sign
• Music track skip enabled on controller.

Bug Fixes and Improvements:

• Crane game
  • Sped up the action
  • Improved readability of crane game assets
• Improved max stamina rewards from mascot Life Satisfaction events
• Fixed issue with Neko-Roll giving you infinite items
• Fixed issues around not seeing characters in a certain mascot’s Life Satisfaction events
• Fixed broken logic around Kannushi-kun’s Town Quest
• Audio fixes and improvements
• Setting deadzone to 100% no longer hard locks the game
• UI improvements and bug fixes
• Adding Y-FOV option
• Fixed potential softlock under certain conditions in dialogue UI
• Added option to toggle Pinky Launcher icons on and off
• Fixed arcade games appearing at the game center before you have delivered them
• Added some controller prompts to assist with gliding
• Increased difficulty of Medium and Hard difficulty mascot battles to make more use of hero cards, and provide a more engaging experience
• Altered the map visibility thresholds for the smashed billboards and litter collection to 95% (were 97%), and the katashiro to 93% (was 96%)
• Fixed issues with some achievements not being given, and attempting to retroactively award those achievements.

We also have the following trailer:

Update Trailer

Promise Mascot Agency, along with the update, are available on Nintendo Switch. Access more coverage surrounding the console here.