Playtest notes 19 Sep 2024

Internal playtest31 entries11 art updates8 bug fixes7 interface changes3 balance changes2 content additions

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.

Items in this note

8 cards

Anointed

Skill

Put every Rare card from your Draw Pile into your Hand.
Exhaust.

Blur

Skill

Gain 5 Block.
Block is not removed at the start of your next turn.

Bolas

Attack

Deal 3 damage.
At the start of your next turn, return this to your Hand.

Deal 10 damage.
If Fatal, raise your Max HP by 3.
Exhaust.

Hand of Greed

Attack

Deal 20 damage.
If Fatal, gain 20 Gold.

Toric Toughness

Skill

Gain 5 Block.
Gain 5 Block at the start of the next 2 turns.

Ultimate Strike

Attack

Deal 14 damage.

Relics, potions and powers

Minion

Enemies and events

Content

Events

Reworked Toric Toughness event card: "Gain 5(7) Block. Gain 5(7) Block at the start of the next 2 turns."

Ancients

Added Orobas, a new Act 2 Ancient

Balance

Changed The Legend:
Double slash move damage increased from 16x2 -> 17x2
HP lowered from 2000 -> 1111

Art

Colorless Cards

Added Anointed, Eternal Armor, Ultimate Strike card art + misc touch ups
Added Bolas VFX

Enemies

Devoted Sculptor now has animations
The Insatiable combat background now has various tree stumps and some extra sandy VFX

Ancients

Added new and updated Ancient map nodes

Misc

Made edits to Hive backgrounds
Added a hitspark whenever a damage number would pop up
Adjusted blocked text VFX to be smoother, slightly random, and blue tinted
Added smoky vignette VFX
Red vignette now appears when you receive damage and your HP is 25 percent or lower
Made various improvements to color, speed, cleanup, etc for damage number VFX

User interface & experience

Changed the color of reward button text outline on hover
In various UI elements, the text outlines now contribute to their shadow size
Layer cards which go into the deck to be rendered under the deck icon
Updated outlines for Draw, Discard, and Exhaust pile counts
Added Regent star counter visual improvements
Patch notes button is now rendered behind other submenus
Blur backstop is now used for various menus

Bug fixes

Regent

Minion cards' upgrade preview values no longer account for minion plays in combat

Enemies

Knowledge Demon affliction no longer affects Exhaust pile

Ancients

Tanx actually presents you with Legendary cards now

Misc

Patch notes now load in exported builds
Fixed softlock when reloading from the map room
Hand of Greed and Feed cards' Fatal effects no longer trigger when they kill a minion
Reordered and layered card trail VFX
Scratch VFX now removes itself correctly

Newer: 26 Sep 2024 All patch notes Older: 13 Sep 2024

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