Playtest notes 21 Jul 2023

Internal playtest27 entries10 bug fixes4 interface changes4 balance changes3 content additions3 art updates3 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.

It's that time again: Friday Build time!

We've got a lot of miscellaneous bug fixes and balance changes today! Also, the game over screen now gives you more info, including your room history and Neow bonus <:neow:748466996932378664>

Items in this note

9 cards

Anger
Attack
0
Deal 6 damage.
Add a copy of this card into your Discard Pile.
Barricade
Power
3
Block is not removed at the start of your turn.
Body Slam
Attack
1
Deal damage equal to your Block.
Fan of Knives
Power
2
Shivs now hit ALL enemies.
Add 4 Shivs into your Hand.
Iron Wave
Attack
1
Gain 5 Block.
Deal 5 damage.
Jack of All Trades
Skill
0
Add 1 random Colorless card into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Molten Fist
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Double the enemy's Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Sneaky
Power
2
Sly.
Whenever another player attacks an enemy, gain 1 Block.
Thinking Ahead
Skill
0
Draw 2 cards.
Put 1 card from your Hand on top of your Draw Pile.
Exhaust.

Relics, potions and powers

Poison

Enemies and events

NeowBygone EffigyCubex ConstructFogmogPhrog ParasiteRocket

Bug fixes

  • Hand is no longer drawn if all enemies die to doom
  • Card pack header now correctly reads 'Choose a Pack'
  • Torii flash shouldn't proc if damage wasn't attack damage
  • Sneaky Strike now highlights gold if you have discarded a card this turn
  • Map drawing button now toggles off when you click it again
  • Iron Wave card now gains block before dealing damage
  • Fixed softlock on selecting a card pack
  • Poison now takes up the correct amount of the health bar for low HP monsters
  • Phrog Parasite no longer causes softlocks after dying
  • Body Slam card and Barricade card and power now includes the Block hovertip

Content

  • Rocket/Socket Elite encounter moved to Act 3 and given health and damage buffs accordingly
  • Deprecated normal room encounter that was a combination of Slimes + Fogmog
  • Deprecated Frozen Eye

Interface and experience

  • Anger spawn card now no longer pauses card queue for as long (2.35s -> 0.75s)
  • Game over screen now shows Neow bonus
  • Game over screen now shows room history
  • Relic icons no longer appear in hovertips

Balance

  • Fan of Knives slightly reworked. Now gives 2 Shivs on play in addition to other effects. Upgrade changed from lowering cost to increasing shiv gain by 1
  • Cubex Construct now loses tough when it starts charging up
  • Bygone Effigy moved to an Elite encounter. HP increased from 75->90
  • Molten Fist damage buffed from 8(11)->10(14)

Art

Audio

  • Added alternate BGM tracks
  • Added options for alternate tracks
  • Updated music tracks
Newer: 4 Aug 2023All patch notesOlder: 14 Jul 2023
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