Playtest notes 6 Sep 2024

Internal playtest38 entries14 balance changes8 content additions5 interface changes5 bug fixes4 art updates2 wording fixes

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.

Got another patch for you all today and, because of PAX, it's another small one 🤏 Most of the content changes here are actually reworks of Tezcatara's and Zlatir's choices, which are in preparation for a new Ancient coming within the next couple weeks!

Items in this note

6 cards

Stomp
Attack
3
Deal 12 damage to ALL enemies.
Costs 1 less for each Attack played this turn.
Anointed
Skill
1
Put every Rare card from your Draw Pile into your Hand.
Exhaust.
Decay
Curse
Unplayable.
At the end of your turn, if this is in your Hand, take 2 damage.
Folly
Curse
Ethereal.
Innate.
Unplayable.
Eternal.
Molten Fist
Attack
1
Deal 10 damage.
Double the enemy's Vulnerable.
Exhaust.
Parry
Power
1
Sovereign Blade now gains 10 Block.

Relics, potions and powers

PlatingStrengthWeak

Enemies and events

TezcataraNibbitShrinker Beetle

Content

Ironclad

  • Reworked Stomp card: "Deal 8 damage. hits an additional time if you've played at least 2 attacks this turn."

Potions & Relics

  • Reworked Amethyst Bangle relic: "Card rewards can now contain colorless cards."

Ancients

  • Removed Tezcatara's Kindle options
  • Reworked Tezcatara's Ember choice: now only affects basic Strikes
  • Reworked Vlad's Wealth choice: "Gain 999 gold. All but 1 shop becomes a ? room"
  • Reworked Zlatir's Acknowledgement choice: no longer adds Scorned to cards
  • Reworked Zlatir's Immortal choice: now gives you Cursed Blood (gain 50% less block) instead of 4 Decay
  • Reworked Zlatir's Power choice: gives you 1 Folly (while in hand, take 1 damage whenever you play a card) instead of 3 Normalities

Balance

Regent

  • Nerfed Parry card: no longer Forges

Colorless Cards

Enemies

  • Changed Furry Worm Crawler:
  • Damage decreased from 5 -> 4
  • Strength gain increased from 5 -> 7
  • Changed Nibbit:
  • Butt damage increased from 13 -> 14
  • Slice damage and Block increased from 6 -> 7
  • Buffed Shrinker Beetle: Stomp damage increased from 15 -> 16
  • Nerfed The Legend:
  • No longer gains Block or Plating on its Buff turn
  • No longer starts with Plating
  • Weak applied on its Beat Up turn decreased from 2 -> 1
  • Sealed Sword's Herald of Tempests card's starting damage increased from 1 -> 11

Art

User interface & experience

  • Added the keyword Eternal (cannot be removed from your deck)
  • Ethereal hovertip now also always comes with Exhaust hovertip
  • Overhauled topbar node properties to prevent text shrinkage and overlap
  • Resized map drawing buttons a bit
  • The dev console can now be opened by the ' key to better support Swedish keyboards

Wording

  • Reworded Zlatir's Beauty choice
  • Updated Stomp card's wording to make it more clear how much damage you are doing

Bug fixes

  • Photon Blade card now has correct card selection prompt
  • Fixed issue preventing you from previewing cards in deck view
  • Fixed softlock on power swoosh
  • Selecting cards in hand correctly cancels queued card plays
  • Strength from a previous combat no longer affects upgrade previews in rest sites
Newer: 12 Sep 2024All patch notesOlder: 30 Aug 2024
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