Playtest notes 15 Sep 2023

Internal playtest66 entries22 bug fixes19 content additions11 balance changes5 interface changes5 wording fixes4 art 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.

What a week, huh? At least we've got a shiny new build to end it with ^-^

Due to Unity's recent ~shenanigans~ the next build will be a while out as we explore our migration plan. In the meantime, we've done a big Act 1 balance pass and made lots of changes to Necrobinder's cards, so let us know what you think! ✨

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18 cards

Deal 5 damage.
If you have played fewer than 3 cards this turn, draw 1 card.

Draw 2 cards.
Exhaust.

Unplayable.
Can be hatched at a Rest Site.

Vulnerable enemies take an additional 25% damage.

Deal 16 damage.

Gain 5 Block.
Apply 7 Doom to ALL enemies.

Transform all Attacks in your Hand into Giant Rock.

Summon 4.
Gain 7 Block.

Whenever you play an Attack this turn, gain 3 Block.

Summon 20.
Exhaust.

Apply 13 Doom.
Draw 1 card.

Lose 2 Strength.
Enemy loses 2 Strength.
Exhaust.

Deal 4 damage.
Exhaust.

Draw 1 card.
Exhaust.

Discard your Hand.
Add 1 Shiv into your Hand for each card discarded.

Deal 11 damage.
The next Attack another player plays on the enemy is played an extra time.

Deal damage equal to the enemy's Doom.
Exhaust.

Relics, potions and powers

Enemies and events

Content

Temporarily deprecated the Turret Operator fight
Reworked Nibbit move rates
New Act 1 enemies: Vine Shambler, Flying Mushroom, Furry Worm Crawler
Many Necrobinder card changes, adding more Vigor and Shield:
Better Than Ever no longer draws a card, now also transfers shield
Camaraderie rarity changed from Uncommon -> Common, now gives Vigor instead of Temporary Strength
Twist Soul is now Ethereal
Scourge Doom lowered from 14(19) -> 13(17)
Negative Pulse block lowered from 7(8)->6(7)
Heel cost lowered from 1 -> 0, Shield gain lowered from 8(11)->5(8).
Carve Soul Doom lowered from 10 -> 9
Loyalty cost increased from 0 -> 1, Vigor gain increased from 3 -> 4

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Reanimate now costs 3 and no longer heals Osty to full on upgrade
Big Hand now uses Vigor instead of Temporary Strength, Vigor gain lowered to 5
Empower is now a Skill that provides Vigor
Shared Fate now exhausts
Encase rarity changed from Common -> Uncommon, now exhausts and gives 15 Shield instead of 20 Encase
Camaraderie now gives Vigor instead of Temporary Strength
Caged Rage now gives 3 Vigor instead of 2 Strength

Balance

Exoskeleton power is affected by non-card damage
Reworked Act 1 strong and weak encounters
Nibbit now gains Strength
Mawler HP increased from 50 -> 70, new move patterns
Orb Plant now has Disperse power
Cubex Construct no longer applies Unflinching
Fogmog is now a strong enemy, HP increased from 58 -> 66, and its illusion no longer applies Weak
Shrinker Beetle HP increased from 33 -> 40, chomp damage 5 -> 7
Twig Slime no longer applies Slimed
Major Byrdonis rework: no longer has Byrdonis nest
Inklet HP decreased from 6 -> 5, no longer applies Vulnerable

Bug fixes

Enemy intent damage now reflects Vulnerable on Osty if he is in front
Made Mad Science non-upgradeable instead of being upgraded when gained
Aggregate card upgrade preview now displays correctly
Primal Force now shows a hovertip for Giant Rock+ when previewing its upgrade in the deck screen, as does Storm of Steel with Shiv+
The text "Select cards to remove" no longer appears when viewing your deck after obtaining the Empty Cage relic
Damage values in card text now properly reflect when the player has Cruelty
Osty now properly benefits from Pen Nib
The text in Osty-attack cards now properly reflects Osty's damage-modifying powers, and the text in block cards now properly reflects the block-modifying powers of whichever creature is in front
Doom overlay is now properly removed from the player's healthbar when combat ends
Fixed Slumbering Beetle being too big
Osty now correctly stays dead on save and reload
Fixed softlock if the Necrobinder dies before Osty

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Fixed Osty switch button not showing up when Osty revives
Fixed Decimillipede background layering
Cards now animate smoothly in the background while preview plays
Future of Potions no longer tries to offer you a common Power card (as they don't exist)
Time's Up now includes Doom hovertip
Fixed energy hovertip for Necrobinder
FTL card limit now increases correctly on upgrade
Fixed an issue where playing 2 Drain Life in a row would leave you with 0 Vigor instead of 14
Fixed an issue where Byrdpip wouldn't appear until a second after combat had started
Fixed an issue where the Hatch button wasn't appearing in rest sites after choosing "Take the Egg" in the Byrdonis Egg event

Art

Portrait art has been updated for the following events: Bedlam Beacon, Dense Vegetation, Inviting Cocoon, Relic Trader, Tea Master, The Round Tea Party, The Sunken Statue, The Trial, and Wellspring
Updated Egg Layer's animations
Updated Entomancer's animations
Resized Byrdonis

UI & effects

Added a bob to map position icons
Card compendium now has a 5 row limit and can be filtered for Necrobinder cards
When a relic applies a power at the start of combat, it no longer plays VFX
Adjusted event BG scaling, hovertip positions, and event text fitting on more aspect ratios
Adjusted Abandon Run confirm popup and start of combat HUD show/hide UX

Wording

The description for the Osty's Devotion relic has been updated for greater clarity
Fixed small typo in FTL card description
Tag Team wording improvements
Pull Aggro wording improvement
Fixed Encase wording

Newer: 12 Apr 2024 All patch notes Older: 8 Sep 2023

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