Playtest notes 30 Jun 2023

Internal playtest45 entries23 bug fixes16 interface changes4 content additions2 audio updates

This is a pre-release internal note from the closed playtest, quoted as it was written for testers. It describes a build that no longer exists; treat it as history, not as a description of the current game.

Happy friday playtesters ! I was in Sweden last week so I couldn't make a build was too lazy to write patch notes*.

Highlights include: Big changes to Decemillipede boss, the start of combat VFX, and metrics. We'll be spying on you and how well you do so we want data. Give us the data! Try your best! We aren't gathering personally identifying data.

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Just as important as game balance is the general vibe, feedback on those areas are appreciated. No need to have a degree to complain that the Ironclad's biceps aren't beefy enough. 💪

ART!

Added new room icons for run history

Animations for Orb Plant enemy

Animations for Twig Slime enemy

Character seleect portraits get some fixes

Creation of a Bite vfx

Creation of a Flame Impact vfx

Implemented gold burst vfx

Integrated lightning vfx

Made the gammaAlpha shader default for spine generation

The boss icon on the map is now animated

Tweaked grande finale petal speed

Updated card portrait for Byrd Egg

Updated card portrait for Byrd Swoop

Updated card portrait for Decay

Updated card portrait for Decay

Updated card portrait for Doubt

Updated card portrait for Injury

Updated card portrait for Normality

Updated card portrait for Peck

Updated card portrait for Regret

Updated card portrait for Shame

Updated card portrait for Writhe

Updated debuff intent asset

Updated Egg Layer and Baby anims

Updated Hive and Overgrowth backgrounds

Updated Necrobinder card art with more skeletony fingers

Updated Neow in the starting room

Updated relic art for Astrolabe

Vfx for Dagger Throw

Vfx for Grand Finale card

Vfx for Orb Plant attack

Vfx for Rock Throw and Heavy Blade

Vfx for Seeing Red card

Items in this note

13 cards

Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, take 2 damage.

Deal 14 damage.

Deal 9 damage.
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.

Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, gain 1 Weak.

Can only be played if there are no cards in your Draw Pile. Deal 60 damage to ALL enemies.

Jack of All Trades

Add 1 random Colorless card into your Hand.
Exhaust.

Unplayable.
You cannot play more than 3 cards this turn.

Deal 2 damage 3 times.

Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, lose 1 HP for each card in your Hand.

At the start of your turn, add 1 Sweeping Gaze into your Hand.

Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, gain 1 Frail.

Innate.
Unplayable.

Relics, potions and powers

Enemies and events

UI and Wording

"The not enough Energy?" tutorial no longer hides the Energy Orb UI
Debuffs now have red hovertips
Gold tint added to Feathers particles
Hovering buffs and debuffs on creatures show the hovertip for that power
Lower Ceremonial Beast's health bar (its position, not hp lol)
Raise some Ruby Raiders' health bars
Rename Coupon Book relic to Neow's Note
Rename Doctor's Note relic to Potion Charm
Rename Froggy Wallet relic to Undulating Mass
Rename Orb of Attraction event/relic to Bedlam Beacon
Rename Rusted Blade relic to Sword of Stone
Rename Stone Blade Awoken relic to Sword of Jade
Spread out Ruby Raiders in combat a bit more
Switched regular debuff intent to use the mega debuff icon
Updated speech bubble timing for "I can't play this card."
When Artifact negates a debuff, there's some text so it's more clear

Bug fixes

Boss nodes only show stroke on map on hover
Don't highlight X-cost card energy costs in green
Entomancer tooltip no longer renders offscreen
Fix certain actions taking longer as you play
Fix softlock if you resume a run to a Map Screen (progressing to new Act)
Fixed card tweens when game speed is instant
Fixed layering errors when hovering a card at end of turn
Fixed the transparency on osty's edge glow
Jack of All Trades card can no longer spawn itself
Make attacks redirected to Osty show VFX on Osty instead of Necrobinder
Map close sfx no longer plays on room transition
Molten egg no longer breaks astrolabe by trying to upgrade cards twice

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Neow card pack starter no longer shows any hovertips when looking at the pack
On death, healthbar now says Dead without going back to 0
Osty blocks admage taken in event rooms
Pen Nib no longer affects card choice previews
Position marker correctly positions itself in boss rooms
Potential fix for softlock during Act transition
Prevent auto-discarded cards from being quickly played before resolving
Run history skips over first room of each act (usually a map room)
Sentry Mode no longer procs if osty is dead
Territorial power no longer flashes on player character when proccd
Unceasing Top no longer flashes at the beginning and end of combat

Gameplay and Content

Added tracking total playtime, total winrate, and buildType to RunMetrics
Changes to Decemillipede boss (no spoilers)
Implemented Flail Knight encounter
Tweak to orb plant

Audio

Added sfx to card screens, potions, gold, and events
Added unhover/click sounds to menu buttons

Newer: 7 Jul 2023 All patch notes Older: 16 Jun 2023

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