Playtest notes 12 Jul 2024

Internal playtest81 entries31 interface changes19 bug fixes13 content additions7 balance changes6 wording fixes5 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.

If you saw me accidentally hit enter early no you didn't 🙂 Anyways, it's build time! We've added a bunch of colorless cards and reworked/renamed multiple Pael options! Ok patch notes time.

Items in this note

15 cards

Beat Down
Skill
3
Play 3 random Attacks from your Discard Pile.
Claw
Attack
0
Deal 3 damage.
Increase the damage of ALL Claw cards by 2 this combat.
Corruption
Power
3
Skills cost 0 .
Whenever you play a Skill, Exhaust it.
Echo Form
Power
3
Ethereal.
The first card you play each turn is played an extra time.
Envenom
Power
2
Whenever an Attack deals unblocked damage, apply 1 Poison.
Fasten
Power
1
Gain an additional 4 Block from Defend cards.
Flechettes
Attack
1
Deal 5 damage for each Skill in your Hand.
Injury
Curse
Unplayable.
Manifest Authority
Skill
1
Gain 7 Block.
Add 1 random Colorless card into your Hand.
Omnislice
Attack
0
Deal 8 damage.
Damage ALL other enemies equal to the damage dealt.
Prepared
Skill
0
Draw 1 card.
Discard 1 card.
Production
Skill
0
Gain .
Exhaust.
Restlessness
Skill
0
Retain.
If your Hand is empty, draw 2 cards and gain .
Ultimate Strike
Attack
1
Deal 14 damage.
Writhe
Curse
Innate.
Unplayable.

Relics, potions and powers

Gremlin HornJoss PaperPael's ClawPael's EyeRadiant TinctureRoyal StampDexterityPlating

Enemies and events

OstyPaelAroma of ChaosBugslayerChomperExoskeletonHungry for MushroomsInfested AutomatonPhrog ParasiteRoom Full of CheeseSlimed BerserkerSlippery BridgeSlumbering BeetleWellspring

Content

Colorless Cards

Ancients

  • Added Smother card - Deal 10 damage. Whenever you rest, Upgrade this card. Can be upgraded any number of times. (damage scales like searing blow, +3, +4, +5, etc)
  • Reworked Pael's Essence relic -> Slumbering Essence: "At the end of your turn, if the enchanted card is still in your hand, reduce its cost by 1 until it is played."
  • Reworked Pael's Eye relic -> Gloopy Eye: "The first time each combat you end your turn without playing cards, Exhaust your hand, and take an extra turn."
  • Reworked Pael's Claw -> Cloudy Claw: "Create a new map with double the number of Rest Sites."
  • Reworked Patience card: "Innate. Ethereal. At the end of combat, gain a random relic instead of a Card Reward."

Balance

Silent

  • Buffed Envenom card: now costs 1 by default and deals 1 additional poison on upgrade

Potions & Relics

  • Reworked Royal Stamp: can only be applied to Skills and Attacks

Enemies

Art & music

User interface & experience

  • Added a fade out to menu music
  • Added SFX for the rest site, obtaining relics, card exhaust, reward screen popup, and combat start
  • Stopped card reject SFX from proccing when a card is played
  • It is now required to still select a card when smithing/removing even if you only have 1 valid card
  • Saves that are unable to load are renamed as broken instead of deleted, which will help us debug save format issues
  • Auto-placed enemies should avoid getting placed in the play zone
  • Compendium cards now animate in and out
  • Compendium screen now scales with ultrawide
  • Power cards now swoosh when played
  • Volume sliders now look better and smoothly animate
  • Added Ancient icons to run history
  • Adjusted hitboxes, scale, intent position, and VFX spawn position for ALL creatures A - N
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  • Adjusted hitboxes, intent position, VFX position, and scale for creatures O - Z
  • Adjusted outlines, shadows, and font sizing rules for topbar text and gold gain VFX
  • AOE description when there is a single enemy show powered description (for things like vulnerable)
  • Current Run info now appears when hovering over the Continue button in main menu + removed various debug assets
  • Disabled potion usage during enemy turn
  • Extra dynamic text on cards (i.e finished) now remains on card when being played
  • Flechettes now has extra text that tells you how many times it will hit
  • Hovering over enchantment preview cards no longer enlarges them
  • Hovertips now sit close to the button its hovering over
  • Merchant room background now respects the screen aspect ratio
  • Negative Dexterity now appears in red text in the power VFX
  • Overhauled display settings, save window and screen positions; fullscreen is now a toggle
  • Peek button now pulses when you are in peek mode
  • Reduced option label font size from 28 -> 24 + they are now all consistent and nested under vbox containers
  • Label changed from Resolution -> Windowed resolution
  • Run history now groups cards with the same enchantments
  • Added some logic to lock Necrobinder and Defect for now
  • Updated datetime formatting for Continue Run info pane
  • Updated Game Over screen banner, Proceed button position and prefab, and removed debug death screen asset

Wording

  • Added clarification for when energy is received in Radiant Tincture's wording
  • Added clarification for Exoskeleton: the roach does not die (does not trigger Gremlin Horn)
  • Extra period removed from Room Full of Cheese event description
  • Wellspring event lore text now refers to the correct color of the water
  • There is no longer a space before the period in Corpse Explosion power's hovertip
  • Well Laid Plans card's description is now correctly pluralized

Bug fixes

Defect

  • Fixed various bugs with Echo Form duplicating the wrong card

Necrobinder

Potions & Relics

Enemies

  • Enemies are now anchored to the center of the screen regardless of aspect ratio

Events

Misc

  • Cards that are queued for selection (i.e. Prepared+) can now be clicked to deselect them
  • Can no longer deselect creature for AOE card if you hover over it fast enough
  • Nimble may now correctly be applied to Manifest Authority
  • Rigid can only be applied to Skills and Attacks
  • Corruption enchantment now properly previews damage modifications
  • Fixed GetTopOfHitbox not returning top of hitbox
  • Fixed unticking fullscreen not properly going into Windows mode, cleaned up display mode logic, and created hotkey for fullscreen enter/exit
  • Removed Half Baked from the enchantment pool
  • Right click card cancel now properly hides creature reticle
  • Merchant shop's colored cards now have guaranteed types rather than rarities
  • The floor in Act 3 should now obey screenshake
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