Squad Busters

Squad Busters

Developer: Supercell
Publisher: Supercell
Platforms: Android, iOS
Released in CA: February 6, 2023 (Beta 1)
Released in ES: May 22, 2023 (Beta 2, also in Canada and Mexico)
Released in SE: April 23, 2024 (Softlaunch, also in Canada, Mexico, Finland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, and Singapore)

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Squad Busters brings all of your favorite Supercell characters together in a party arena game, after two short beta tests in 2023 and a soft launch in 2024. It is notable for breaking Supercell's curse of having only five globally-available games, after killing off games such as Clash Mini, Hay Day Pop and many others.

Unused Graphics

Debug Font

A font used for debugging purposes, which appears in every Supercell game built on their Titan engine. Found in assets/font.

Night Witch Portrait

The Night Witch from Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, in the Squad Busters art style. What she's supposed to do is currently unknown.

Barley Portrait

Barley from Brawl Stars, in the Squad Busters art style. What he's supposed to do is currently unknown. A texture file, named barley_tex.ktx, is also unused in the sc3d folder.

Mr. S

An early design for the witch that guides you through the basic mechanics of the game in the tutorial. This is a leftover from Beta 2.

Unused Text

Text strings that are either unused or left over from past beta releases.

Skin Strings

Skins are a scrapped feature from Beta 2. They were scrapped in favor of Mega Units, such as El Tigre, which reuses the Skin's model and texture.
Skins still have portraits and models present in the files, which might mean that they're going to make a comeback in the future (the skins have been added to the game and some of the skins in this list has been added as skins or as megas and will be added)

Text ID/TID	String	Intended purpose
TID_SKIN	Skin	Seems to be a label for an item, possibly seen in Shop offers.
TID_SKINS	Skins	A name for a tab in the Unit's screen, seen during Beta 2.
TID_SKIN_SELECTED	<name> Skin selected	A string that would appear when selecting a Skin.
TID_SKIN_BOUGHT	<name> Skin bought	A string that would appear when purchasing a Skin.
TID_SKIN_DEFAULT	Default	A name for a Unit's default appearance.
TID_SKIN_GOBLIN_NINJA	Ninja	A skin for the Goblin.
TID_SKIN_GREG_CHEF	Chef	A skin for Greg.
TID_SKIN_MAVIS_ORANGE	Orchard	A skin for Mavis.
TID_SKIN_COLT_HALLOWEEN	Night Stalker	A skin for Colt.
TID_SKIN_SHELLY_SHERIFF	Cowgirl	A skin for Shelly.
TID_SKIN_WITCH_FOREST	Druid	A skin for the Witch.
TID_SKIN_CHICKEN_TUXEDO	Tuxedo	A skin for the Chicken.
TID_SKIN_CHICKEN_KARATE	Blackbelt	A skin for the Chicken.
TID_SKIN_SPEARGOBLIN_GENIE	Genie	A skin for the Spear Goblin.
TID_SKIN_HEAVY_FUTURE	Cyber Coach	A skin for the Heavy.
TID_SKIN_POCO_HALLOWEEN	Poc-O' Lantern	A skin for Poco.
TID_SKIN_NITA_TOY	Teddy	A skin for Nita.
TID_SKIN_BEAR_TOY	Teddy	A skin for Nita's bear, Bruce.
TID_SKIN_MEDIC_EXPLORER	Explorer	A skin for the Medic.
TID_SKIN_MORTIS TEATIME	Tea Time	A skin for Mortis.
TID_SKIN_BANDIT NINJA	Ninja	A skin for the Bandit.
TID_SKIN_BATTLEHEALER_DEMON	Infernal	A skin for the Battle Healer.
TID_SKIN_DYNAMIKE_SAMURAI	Samurai	A skin for Dynamike.
TID_SKIN_BO HOGHUNTER	Boar Hunter	A skin for Bo.
TID_SKIN_JESSIE DOUGHNUT	Fresh Baked	A skin for Jessie.
TID_SKIN_VALKYRIE SCHOOL	School Girl	A skin for the Valkyrie.
TID_SKIN_CHICKEN_DRAGON	Dragon	A skin for the Chicken.
TID_SKIN_NOT_UNLOCKED	This Skin hasn't been unlocked yet!	Unused in Beta 2, since the player was able to preview skins without owning them.
TID_SKIN_WIZARD_NECROMANCER	Warlock	A skin for the Wizard.
TID_SKIN_MAX_CYCLIST	Bike Lane	A skin for Max.
TID_SKIN_TRADER_EVIL	Djinn	A skin for the Trader.
TID_SKIN_PAM_BUSTER	Spirit Buster	A skin for Pam.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_KING_SKELETON	Underlord	A skin for the Barbarian King.
TID_SKIN_CRITTER_GIFT	Gift Set	A skin for the Critters.
TID_SKIN_CRITTER_CAT	Kitters	A skin for the Critters.
TID_SKIN_DRT_METAL	Metalhead	A skin for Dr. T.
TID_SKIN_HOG_RIDER_BAYWATCH	Pool Party	A skin for the Hog Rider.
TID_SKIN_TANK_GIRL_STEAMPUNK	Steam Tank	A skin for the Tank unit. The girl is treated as a separate character internally.
TID_SKIN_TANK_AND_GIRL_STEAMPUNK	Steam Tank	A skin for the Tank unit. The Tank and the girl that accompanies it are treated as a separate character internally, which is why this string exists.
TID_SKIN_PENNY_REDHOOD	Lil Red	A skin for Penny.
TID_SKIN_LEON_SALAMANDER	Salamander	A skin for Leon.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_DEMON	Red Devil	A skin for the Barbarian.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_SUNBURN	Sunburn	A skin for the Barbarian.
TID_SKIN_ELITE_BARBARIAN_DEMON	Red Devil	Duplicate of TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_DEMON. Internally, Barbarians and Elite Barbarians are treated as separate characters (even if they're just a part of the Barbarian's Super), which is why this string exists.
TID_SKIN_ELITE_BARBARIAN_SUNBURN	Sunburn	Duplicate of TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_SUNBURN. Internally, Barbarians and Elite Barbarians are treated as separate characters (even if they're just a part of the Barbarian's Super), which is why this string exists.
TID_SKIN_ROYALE_KING_DEMON	Vile Villain	A skin for the Royale King.
TID_SKIN_ICE_WIZARD_PEKKA	Dark Armor	A skin for the Ice Wizard.
TID_SKIN_ARCHER_ELF	Woodland	A skin for the Archer.
TID_SKIN_BEE_BEETLE	Rhino Beetle	A skin for Bea. The TID refers to her as "BEE" as opposed to "BEA".
TID_SKIN_HEAVY_KARATE	Sensei	A skin for the Heavy.
TID_SKIN_HEAVY_WOLF	Werewolf	A skin for the Heavy.
TID_SKIN_TRADER_SUMO	Sumo	A skin for the Trader.
TID_SKIN_SHELLY_DETECTIVE	Detective	A skin for Shelly.
TID_SKIN_MAX_FUTURE	Dark Future	A skin for Max.
TID_SKIN_NITA_DOG	Big Dog	A skin for Nita.
TID_SKIN_BEAR_DOG	Big Dog	A skin for Nita's bear, Bruce.
TID_SKIN_BEE_STAG_BEETLE	Stag Beetle	A skin for Bea. The TID refers to her as "BEE" as opposed to "BEA".
TID_SKIN_BEE_EVIL	Bad Bat	A skin for Bea. The TID refers to her as "BEE" as opposed to "BEA".
TID_SKIN_JESSIE_ANTIDRONE	Cyber Spy	A skin for Jessie.
TID_SKIN_DRT_SHARK	Dr. Shark	A skin for Dr. T.
TID_SKIN_HOG_RIDER_CITY	Gold Label	A skin for the Hog Rider.
TID_SKIN_MEDIC_GANG	Tuff Gang	A skin for the Medic.
TID_SKIN_BANDIT_CAT	Prowler	A skin for the Bandit.
TID_SKIN_MAVIS_GANG	Tuff Gang	A skin for Mavis.
TID_SKIN_GREG_HERO	Gero	A skin for Greg.
TID_SKIN_LEON_FROG	Froggie	A skin for Leon.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_KING_ORIGAMI	Origami	A skin for the Barbarian King.
TID_SKIN_COLONEL_RUFFS_PIRATE	Buccaneer	A skin for Colonel Ruffs.
TID_SKIN_ARCHER_HUNTER	Wayfarer	A skin for the Archer.
TID_SKIN_PAM_ROCKSTAR	Boom Box	A skin for Pam.
TID_SKIN_WITCH_OIRAN	Kimono	A skin for the Witch.
TID_SKIN_COLONEL_RUFFS_RABBIT	Colonel Rabbit	A skin for Colonel Ruffs.
TID_SKIN_MINER_STEAMPUNK	Brass Age	A skin for the Miner.
TID_SKIN_COLT_URBAN	Retro Future	A skin for Colt.
TID_SKIN_PENNY_DUMPLINGS	Lunch Thief	A skin for Penny.
TID_SKIN_DYNAMIKE_HIPSTER	Hipster Mike	A skin for Dynamike.
TID_SKIN_MORTIS_BW	Vintage	A skin for Mortis.
TID_SKIN_WIZARD_HOODIE	Street Magic	A skin for the Wizard.
TID_SKIN_BATTLE_HEALER_PEKKA	Dark Armot	A skin for the Battle Healer.
TID_SKIN_GOBLIN_COOKIE	Cookie	A skin for the Goblin.
TID_SKIN_MINER_COCONUT	Holiday	A skin for the Miner.
TID_SKIN_ICE_WIZARD_FIGHTER	Sleet Fighter	A skin for the Ice Wizard.
TID_SKIN_BO EGYPT	Anubis	A skin for Bo.
TID_SKIN_TANK_GIRL_FASTFOOD	Lunch Rush	A skin for the Tank unit. The girl is treated as a separate character internally.
TID_SKIN_TANK_AND_GIRL_FASTFOOD	Lunch Rush	A skin for the Tank unit. The Tank and the girl that accompanies it are treated as a separate character internally, which is why this string exists.
TID_SKIN_TANK_FASTFOOD	Lunch Rush	A skin for the Tank unit. The Tank is treated as a separate character internally, which is why this string exists.
TID_SKIN_ROYALE_KING_BEACH	Resort Royale	A skin for the Royale King.
TID_SKIN_HOG_RIDER_PRIMITIVE	Trike Rider	A skin for the Hog Rider.
TID_SKIN_ELPRIMO_BEAST	El Toro	A skin for El Primo.
TID_SKIN_ELPRIMO_PINA	El Trópico	A skin for El Primo.
TID_SKIN_DRT_GENE	Genie	A skin for Dr. T.
TID_SKIN_MORTIS_THIEF	Masked Baron	A skin for Mortis.
TID_SKIN_TRADER_URBAN	Street Hustle	A skin for the Trader.
TID_SKIN_PAM_FIREMAN	Firefighter	A skin for Pam.
TID_SKIN_CANT_SHOW_UNLOCK_CHARACTER	Unlock Character to view Skins	Informs the player that they could only preview skins if they unlocked the character first.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_KING_ICE	Ice King	A skin for the Barbarian King.
TID_SKIN_NITA_RACCOON	Tanuki	A skin for Nita.
TID_SKIN_SHELLY_MAGICAL	Super Magic	A skin for Shelly.
TID_SKIN_LEON_DARK	Dark Leon	A skin for Leon.
TID_SKIN_COLT_COWBOY	Cowboy	A skin for Colt.
TID_SKIN_BATTLEHEALER_HERO	Paladin	A skin for the Battle Healer.
TID_SKIN_POCO_TRAVELLER	Traveller Poco	A skin for Poco.
TID_SKIN_MINER_PUMPKIN	Pumpkin Miner	A skin for the Miner.
TID_SKIN_PENNY_SPACE	Space Penny	A skin for Penny.
TID_SKIN_COLONEL_RUFFS_POLICEMAN	Officer Ruffs	A skin for Colonel Ruffs.
TID_SKIN_BO_KYUDO	Ceremonial	A skin for Bo.
TID_SKIN_ARCHER_ARCHERY	Bowmaster	A skin for the Archer.
TID_SKIN_GOBLIN_ADVENTURE	Adventurer	A skin for the Goblin.
TID_SKIN_WITCH_KITSUNE	Kitsune	A skin for the Witch.
TID_SKIN_MAVIS_URBAN	Tour Guide	A skin for Mavis.
TID_SKIN_JESSIE_URBAN	Urban Jessie	A skin for Jessie.
TID_SKIN_ICE_WIZARD_CRYSTAL	Crystal Wizard	A skin for the Ice Wizard.
TID_SKIN_BARBARIAN_CYBERPUNK	Cyberbarian	A skin for the Barbarian.
TID_SKIN_TANK_GIRL_CYBERPUNK	Cyber Tank Girl	A skin for the Tank unit.
TID_SKIN_ROYALE_KING_COMPOSER	Maestro	A skin for the Royale King.
TID_SKIN_DYNAMIKE_FUNGUS	Mushroom Mike	A skin for Dynamike.
TID_SKIN_HOG_RIDER_DARK	Spirit Pup Rider	A skin for the Hog Rider.
TID_SKIN_POCO_CASINO	Casino Poco	A skin for Poco.
TID_SKIN_MAX_PURPLE	Nemesis	A skin for Max.
TID_SKIN_DYNAMIKE_GOBLIN	Goblin Mike	A skin for Dynamike.
TID_SKIN_GREG_NUTCRACKER	Nutcracker	A skin for Greg.
TID_SKIN_ELPRIMO_TIGER	El Tigre	A skin for El Primo.
TID_SKIN_MEDIC_WIZARD	Magic Scholar	A skin for the Medic.
TID_SKIN_WITCH_SHINIGAMI	Reaper	A skin for the Witch.
TID_SKIN_ARCHER_QUEEN_WILD	Pack Hunter	A skin for the Archer Queen.
TID_SKIN_ARCHER_QUEEN_ARMOUR	Dark Armor	A skin for the Archer Queen.
TID_SKIN_MAX_PINK	Pink Power	A skin for Max.
TID_SKIN_WIZARD_PHANTOM	Phantom	A skin for the Wizard.
TID_SKIN_ROYALE_KING_GREAT_KING	King of Spirits	A skin for the Royale King.

Unused Characters

Units that are never seen in the Arena.

Duo Gold Mine - TBA
Duo Gold Mine Open - TBA
Strong Robot Arcade - TBA
UNUSED_A2 through UNUSED_A75 - NPC character slots for a scrapped Arcade world. Every value for these characters uses the Skeleton's, from Skin to statistics.
UNUSED_4 through UNUSED_25 - Placeholder NPC character slots. Every value for these characters uses the Skeleton's, from Skin to statistics.

There are also many planned characters (such as Barley, Colonel Ruffs, Jacky, the Valkyrie and so on) that use the Skeleton's statistics and appearance in characters.csv.