Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator News

[h2]• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Variety" •[/h2]

The "Season of Benevolence" has ended! All mutation altar bonuses are reverted to the ones of Season 35.

[h3]Welcome to "Season of Variety".[/h3]
The price for Wide Selection in the mutation tree has been reduced in all modes. This means you get more mutation altar rerolls, spending significantly fewer tokens to do so. It should now be much easier to add the desired mutation to your build this season.

We always welcome your feedback on seasonal mutations. We regularly have live discussions with players on our Discord server (usually—a week before the season ends.) The purpose of those discussions is to discuss the game's balance and upcoming features/changes. Feel free to join us, puny humans!

[h3]• Cursed Mutation Balance •[/h3]

• Curse of Might: The chance that affected puny humans will attack themselves is reduced: 10% ➔ 5%
  
• Curse of Puniness: damage to enemies increases by 25 ➔ 15 units per attack
  
• Curse of Greed: the number of tokens received has been increased
  

[h3]• Mutation Balance •[/h3]

• Chain Lightning now deals damage to 5 ➔ 4 targets
  
• The price of Wide Selection has been nerfed:
  
  
  1. Level 1: 20 ➔ 10
     
  2. Level 2: 30 ➔ 15
     
  3. Level 3: 50 ➔ 20
     
  4. Level 4: 100 ➔ 30
     

[h3]• Item Balance •[/h3]

• Just-a-Sword (T1 Fencers) +50 ➔ +55 damage
  
• Excalibur (T2 Fencers) +85 ➔ +95 damage
  
• Chainsaw (T3 Fencers) +140 ➔ +150 damage
  
• Laser sword (T4 Fencers) +160 ➔ +170 damage
  
• Dreihänder (T5 Fencers) +250 ➔ +270 damage
  

[h3]• Class Balance •[/h3]

• Fencers' class ability has been buffed:
  
  
  1. Level 1: 20% ➔ 25% crit chance
     
  2. Level 2: 30% ➔ 35% crit chance
     
  3. Level 3: 35% ➔ 40% crit chance
     
  4. Level 4: 40% ➔ 45% crit chance, crit multiplier: 2.5 ➔ 3
     

[h3]• Mode Balance •[/h3]

• The number of tokens gained in all modes with King of the Hill has been reduced
  
• Knowledge Token: now gives 9999 experience and costs 25 tokens. Note: now, Knowledge Token is guaranteed to level up all your puny humans if you buy it 8 times, spending 200 tokens.

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[h3]Season 37 starts right now and ends on February 20th at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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[h2]• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Benevolence" •[/h2]

The "Season of Curses" has ended! The empowered cursed mutations were warmly received by players. They will remain in the game with a few balance tweaks — details below.

[h3]Welcome to "Season of Benevolence".[/h3]

Seasonal Mutation: Bonuses from mutation altars have been amplified. This applies to bonus mutations in Sprint mode as well as the bonus from "More Altars" in the mutation tree. For some reason D'Spot is unexpectedly generous this month!

We always welcome your feedback on seasonal mutations. We regularly have live discussions with players on our Discord server (usually—a week before the season ends.) The purpose of those discussions is to discuss the game's balance and upcoming features/changes. Feel free to join us, puny humans!

[h3]• Cursed Mutation Balance •[/h3]
-Cursed Armor: Enemies receive less damage 180 ➔ 150.
-Curse of Magic: Decreased health reduction from 40% ➔ 30%.
-Curse of Gluttony: Bonus damage cap reduced from 600 ➔ 500.

[h3]• Mode Balance •[/h3]
-In Sprint mode, the number of bonus mutations is now the same for runs with and without food.
-Knowledge Tokens now grant double the experience.
-Zombies have been slightly buffed in all modes:
Health increased from 1350 ➔ 1500.
Damage increased from 90 ➔ 100.
-Fewer tokens now drop in Sprint mode.
-Slightly more tokens now drop in Mutagens mode.

[h3]• Item Balance •[/h3]
-Candle Skull (T3 Cultists): Armor bonus reduced from +35 ➔ +30.
-Sanuzzi Fridge (T3 Tanks): Health bonus per human level reduced from +15 ➔ +10.
-Grav-Gun (T3 Eggheads): Damage bonus increased from +110 ➔ +120.
-Chainsaw (T3 Fighters): Attack speed bonus increased from +10% ➔ +15%.


[h3]• Mutation Balance •[/h3]
-Guard effectiveness increased: Damage bonus from +150 ➔ +170.
-Damage link damage reduced from 300 ➔ 200.

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[h3]Season 36 starts right now and ends on January 23th at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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[h2]• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Curses" •[/h2]

The "Season of Underdogs" has ended! This time, the seasonal changes were warmly received by players, so they will remain in the game with some minor balance adjustments. See the details below.

[h3]Welcome to "Season of Curses".[/h3]

Seasonal Mutation: We have significantly buffed almost all combat-related cursed mutations, but the effects of curses have also become stronger. More details about the changes—below!

We always welcome your feedback on seasonal mutations. We regularly have live discussions with players on our Discord server (usually—a week before the season ends.) The purpose of those discussions is to discuss the game's balance and upcoming features/changes. Feel free to join us, puny humans!

[h3]• Cursed Mutation Balance •[/h3]

• Curse of Might: damage bonus 200 ➔ 400, chance to attack oneself 5% ➔ 10%;
  
• Cursed Armor: enemies take 70 ➔ 180 damage when attacked, but team members lose 5% ➔ 10% of health when moving;
  
• Curse of Puniness: humans can deal 400 ➔ 600 extra damage, but enemies increase by 15 ➔ 25 per attack;
  
• Curse of Magic: cooldowns reduced by 2 ➔ 3 seconds when using magic, but humans' health is reduced by 40%;
  
• Curse of Gluttony: humans consume 150% ➔ 200% more food, but the bonus damage cap is doubled;
  
• Curse of Variety: humans gain 1% ➔ 2% bonus health per unique item equipped, but item prices have increased: 5 ➔ 10.
  

[h3]• Mode Balance •[/h3]

• During "Sprint" mode runs, players now earn approximately 200 more tokens;
  
• Token rewards during "Mutagens" mode runs have been slightly reduced;
  
• The Plague boss now has slightly increased health and damage, as well as increased damage from the Nausea ability.
  

[h3]• Item Balance •[/h3]

• Candle Skull (Tier 3 Cultists): +25 ➔ +35 armor;
  
• Sanuzzi Fridge (Tier 3 Tanks): +25 ➔ +15 health per human level;
  
• Grav-Gun (Tier 3 Eggheads): now grants +110 damage, with damage increasing by 10 per human level;
  
• Sucker Gun (Tier 3 Shooters): damage reduced: 55 ➔ 45;
  
• Chainsaw (Tier 3 Fencers): +10% attack speed.
  

[h3]• The "Brawl" Mode Balance •[/h3]

• Changes to "Magic Defense Bonus" in the mutation tree at levels 1 and 4:
  

1. Level 1: magic resistance percentage 15% ➔ 10%;
   
2. Level 4: magic resistance percentage 80% ➔ 85%.
   

[h3]• Mutation Balance •[/h3]

• "Guard": effectiveness increased: damage bonus 100 ➔ 150;
  
• "Cult Leader": effectiveness reduced: armor bonus 30 ➔ 20;
  
• "Guardian of the Order": effectiveness reduced: armor bonus 30 ➔ 20.
  

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[h3]WINNERS:[/h3]




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[h3]Season 35 starts right now and ends on December 26th at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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The lowest price to date! Yeah, whatever, you save 75%, but you still forfeit your freedom to the Despot. 🤷

Anyhow, feel free to grab the game while the Despot is generous. The current version of Despot's Game includes a reworked Director's Cut PvE mode.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227280/Despots_Game_Dystopian_Battle_Simulator/


The Challenges DLC and Soundtrack are -75% as well:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2089800/Despots_Game__Challenges/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1785070/Despots_Game_Soundtrack/

[h3]Hurry up, you puny humans: the old price is coming back on December 4th.[/h3]

And one more thing. It's Thanksgiving on the 28th, which allows for a rare case where the Despot is actually being nice to you, puny humans. On behalf of him, thank you.

[h2]• Seasonal Mutation: "Season of Underdogs" •[/h2]
[h3]Reworked "Director's Cut" mode[/h3]

The "Season of Synergy" has ended! The changes from it are reverted.

[h3]Welcome to Season 34 – "Season of Underdogs".[/h3]

🎬 The main feature of the season is the reworked "Director's Cut" mode. We've completely revamped the level balance and re-evaluated the core fundamentals of Despot's Game in this mode: Units cannot be lost in battle—fallen puny humans are resurrected after the fight. The only way to lose is to have your entire team obliterated in a single battle.

The fact your punies can't die doesn't mean this mode has become easy, lol. We believe this is the hardest mode in Despot's Game. There's no PvP, and it’s designed for players who felt the game lacked hardcore PvE content.

Additionally, we've rebalanced many mutations and abilities in this mode and aimed to create the ultimate single-player rogue-lite adventure based on the mechanics of our game. Hail Despot!

We've also prepared a pretty corporate-looking Google Forms survey—we’d love to hear your thoughts on the updated "Director's Cut." Please fill it out after playing—it will help us make the game better. 👇

Share Your Feedback on the "Director's Cut" mode

Seasonal Mutation: This season, we’ve significantly buffed all Tier 3 items. You guys have often mentioned that these items didn’t stand out enough from Tier 2 items but were almost as expensive as powerful Tier 4 items. We've tried to increase one or two stats for each Tier 3 item, and we hope this will raise their value.

[h3]• Modes Balance •[/h3]

• Curse of Restraint no longer appears in the Hunger Games mode.
  
• Curse of Magic now reduces less health: 40% ➔ 30%.
  
• Curse of Might has been buffed: damage 150 ➔ 200; self-damage chance 7% ➔ 5%.
  
• Enemy damage increase from Curse of Puniness has been reduced: 30 ➔ 15.
  
• Curse of Gluttony has been buffed: the damage cap has increased: 150 ➔ 300.
  

[h3]• "Brawl" Balance •[/h3]

• "Health Bonus" in the mutation tree has been buffed at levels two and three:
  
  1. Level 2: 100 ➔ 200
     
  2. Level 3: 200 ➔ 300
     
• The balance of "Magic Defense Bonus" in the mutation tree has been adjusted at levels one and two:
  
  1. Level 1: cost 10 ➔ 5; magic resistance percentage 30% ➔ 15%
     
  2. Level 2: magic resistance percentage 50% ➔ 35%
     
  3. Level 4: magic resistance percentage 90% ➔ 80%
     
• The first level has become significantly easier; other levels remain unchanged.
  

[h3]• Mutations Balance •[/h3]

• The effectiveness of the following mutations has been halved:
  
  1. Guard
     
  2. Cult Leader
     
  3. Guardian of the Order
     
  4. Serum of Strength
     
  5. Thrower Talisman
     
  6. Healer Talisman
     
• "Impostor" has been nerfed: damage bonus 75% ➔ 50%.
  
• "Strike a Light" now deals damage for 4 sec ➔ 2 sec
  
• "Armor Link" now gives more armor: 50% ➔ 60%
  
• "Final Aid" has been buffed: Now units receive 150 ➔ 200 damage bonus
  
• Damage bonus from "Skillful Link" has been increased: 20% ➔ 30%
  

[h3]• Items Balance •[/h3]

• Elden Charmed Ring (T3 for Mages) now grants +40% attack speed.
  
• Candle Skull (T3 for Cultists) now grants +25 armor.
  
• Pitchfork (T3 for Tricksters) now grants +70% attack speed.
  
• Sanuzzi Fridge (T3 for Tanks) now grants +25 health per level of the human.
  
• Plague Mask (T3 for Healers) now grants +20 damage per level-up.
  
• Yoga Pants (T3 for Fighters) now grants +130 damage and +60% attack speed.
  
• Grav-Gun (T3 for Eggheads) grants +100 damage, and its damage increases by 7 per level of the human.
  
• Sucker Gun (T3 for Shooters) grants +30% attack speed.
  
• Hidden Leaf Shuriken (T3 for Throwers) grants +50% attack speed.
  
• Chainsaw (T3 for Fencers) now deals 140 damage.
  

[h3]• Bug Fixes •[/h3]

• The descriptions of sacrificial pits now differ in modes with and without food.
  
• The tooltip on the shop upgrade button now displays correctly.
  
• The secret room now appears correctly on the mini-map if the conditions for its opening were met while the map was expanded.
  

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[h3]Season 34 starts right now and ends on December 5th at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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