Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator News

Before we outline the changes to Despot's Game this season, we would like to remind you to wishlist our new game in the Despot's universe: Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot! We plan on sharing big news about it real soon because SLIME WANTS TO BE UNLEASHED ASAP! That sticky green dude is ready to take on hordes of Despot's minions in an action roguelike bullet heaven showdown. Oh, and you will be able to build your deck of ability cards in the game, and Slime's appearance will reflect those abilities. How cool is that? ↓



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And now—back to the Despot's Game business.

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This is a relatively small update in which we've slightly overhauled the room generation in the Normal and Director's Cut modes, strengthened Healers and Cultists, and rebalanced the overly strong random mutations. Oh, and we also buffed some of the curse mutations in Director's Cut: d'Spot likes to watch his creatures get hurt.

[h3]• Class Balance Changes •[/h3]

Heal (Healers' class skill) buffed for all item tiers:

• Tier 1: 15 ➔ 25
  
• Tier 2: 25 ➔ 40
  
• Tier 3: 40 ➔ 60
  
• Tier 4: 60 ➔ 80
  
• Tier 5: 80 ➔ 110
  

Cultists’ damage increased for all item tiers:

• Tier 1: 40 ➔ 50
  
• Tier 2: 80 ➔ 90
  
• Tier 3: 120 ➔ 130
  
• Tier 4: 160 ➔ 180
  
• Tier 5: 200 ➔ 220
  

[h3]• Mutation Balance Changes •[/h3]

Random mutations:

• Hypochondria: chance decreased: 50% ➔ 25%
  
• Healthy Fat: health bonus decreased: 35 ➔ 25%
  

Cursed mutations (Director's Cut only):

• Curse of Might: damage increased: 150 ➔ 300; chance to damage yourself increased: 10 ➔ 20
  
• Cursed Armor: damage increased: 70 ➔ 150; percentage of damage dealt when moving increased: 10 ➔ 15
  
• Curse of Magic: cooldown: 2 sec ➔ 4 sec
  
• Curse of Variety: health bonus increased: 1% ➔ 2%
  

[h3]• Miscellaneous •[/h3]

We have revised the system of room generation in the Normal and Director's Cut modes. Groups of enemies the puny humans encounter have become a bit more diverse, and identical enemies in large groups now spawn less common.

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[h3]WINNERS:[/h3]


Congrats! Your victory medal has been added to your name on the leaderboard.

[h3]Season 17 starts right now and ends on October 19th at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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It's a great chance to pick up the game with the most recent big update: "Director's Cut"! The "Director's Cut" mode is a single-player experience for those who want to focus on PvE rather than PvP.

[h2]Buy the game now:[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227280/Despots_Game_Dystopian_Battle_Simulator/

Just please install the game ONCE and FOREVER, okay??? A strong request from the Despot and his bank account.

Already in your library? Tell your friends or grab Despot's Game for them as a gift!

[h3]Hurry, puny humans: the offer ends on September 21st.[/h3]

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[h3]Add our upcoming game Slime 3K to your wishlists and become a follower: we might have some interesting news for you punies soon:[/h3]

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In this update, we adjusted the balance in PvE and Director's Cut (it's harder now) and also made some important balance changes for multiplayer modes.

[h3]• Changes to Single Player Modes •[/h3]

• d'Spot is now much stronger in Director's Cut mode: he hits harder in his second phase and also has a 50% chance to ignore debuffs. You won't be able to keep him constantly stunned anymore
  
• Many enemies have had their magic resistance increased: it'll be harder to overwhelm whole groups with AoE damage now!
  

[h3]• Mutation and Class Balance •[/h3]

• Thunder Lance proc chance has been reduced: 10% ➔ 5%
  
• Multiplayer damage applied with each ricochet of Rubber Bullets has been increased: 0.3 ➔ 0.5
  
• Chance for a unit to damage itself when using Curse of Might has been increased: 5% ➔ 10%
  
• The amount of food eaten by your humans affected by Curse of Gluttony has been increased: 130% ➔ 150%
  
• Critical Strike proc chance for Shooters has been reduced: 10% ➔ 5%
  
• Hail Satan! damage increased: 330 ➔ 430
  
• Armor Bonus from the mutation tree now spreads to summoned creatures
  
• The amount of armor from the mutation tree bonus and its cost have been changed on the last two levels: [10, 30, 60, 100] ➔ [10, 30, 50, 70], costs [20, 50, 80, 100] ➔ [20, 50, 60, 80]
  
• Mages have had their health increased at level 1: 80 ➔ 100
  

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[h3]WINNERS:[/h3]


Congrats! Your victory medal has been added to your name on the leaderboard.

[h3]Season 16 starts right now and ends September 21st at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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Just a reminder: We now have official merchandise on sale: various tees, mouse pads, and even underwear. Praise the Despot by following the link and buying something:

[h3]OFFICIAL DESPOT'S GAME MERCH[/h3]

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[h2]"Greetings, puny humans![/h2]

Despot here. Today is a very important day: I have a major update for you, even though you certainly don't deserve such a treat. But don't worry, you'll eventually earn the right to it down in my dark, damp dungeon. Here's what we added."


[h2]• Stats Screen 📊 •[/h2]

"I adore pie charts, graphs, and watching humans suffer. After a bit of thinking, I decided to satisfy every one of these desires, and added the feature presented below."



"Now I won't need to constantly remind you of how puny you are because you'll be able to see it for yourself as soon as you look at the stats screen 📊. This screen can be found in a new tab of the window that appears when you finish a run. It shows how your humans' stats changed on various floors and the progression of your mutations and buttons, plus gives you economic advice. We'll add multiplayer match stats for King of the Hill sometime, too, but for now, it's just monster fights.

I've been meaning to give my cute little humans, robots, and undead a little more attention recently. So I gave it to them – and ended up with…⬇️"


[h2]• New PvE Mode: Director's Cut 🎬 •[/h2]

"This mode is for anyone who wants to go head-to-head with me and see just what I'm capable of when I, the Despot, am free of all restraints. The interdimensional Despotariat's rules don't apply here, which means I can do whatever I want with you!

I added some powered-up versions of monsters with new abilities and new room configurations, especially for this mode, plus adjusted the balance. No King of the Hill here. And just you wait: I'll add even more sophisticated forms of torture to Director's Cut mode in future updates.

[h3]Want to watch the devs suffer in Director's Cut mode? Watch the live stream now! ⬇️[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227280/Despots_Game_Dystopian_Battle_Simulator/

I almost forgot: I did away with Hard Mode. Director's Cut mode is hardcore enough, so it was unnecessary."
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[h2]• Official Merch 👕 •[/h2]



"In the distant future where this game takes place, your filthy human money is worthless. But in the present, it's quite useful for my puny humans, since they still have the gargantuan task of putting me, the Despot, on my cybernetic throne in the next thousand years ahead of them. To help speed up their work, I sent them designs for my official merchandise.

I've dissected your puny brains a hundred different ways in my laboratories already and peered deep into the darkest corners of human consciousness. After picking through your thoughts, I came up with a selection of items that you physically cannot resist!

You, too, can hasten my ascension at the link below ⬇️ by buying some nifty t-shirts, socks, and... something else which will pleasantly surprise you!"

[h2]🛒DESPOT'S GAME OFFICIAL MERCH🛒[/h2]

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"Now, let's return to today's update. As usual, I despotically examined the balance. Let me tell you what's changed.

The interdimensional Despotariat is constantly changing the rules of the game and coming to new agreements on how exactly puny humans should be utilizing each other, so things can get tricky. But we were able to settle on this: I present to you the latest iteration of the Despot's Game " Official Rules™!"

[h3]• Balance Changes •[/h3]

• We're removing Mass Taunt from PvP: this mutation will no longer be offered in King of the Hill modes. We'll bring it back once we rework it
  
• Delayed Pain duration reduced: 4s ➔ 3s
  
• The Egghead Towers now have armor: 10 at level 1, 20 at level 2 and 30 at level 3
  
• Explosive Attack can now be obtained starting on level 5 (previously available from level 9)
  
• Shooters can no longer get Healthy Fat, Last Chance, or Evasion
• Rain of Bullets damage increased: 0.1 ➔ 0.3
  
• Tricksters can no longer get Soul Destruction. However, Shooters can get it now!
  
• All creatures summoned via buttons have had their health and damage significantly buffed
  
• Cost of humans when Curse of Variety is active has been reduced: 5 tokens ➔ 2 tokens
  
• Mage class abilities buffed at levels 2 and 3: 200 ➔ 250, 350 ➔ 500
  
• Percent of damage returned by Spiky Armor reduced: 40% ➔ 30%
  

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[h3]WINNERS:[/h3]


Congrats! Your victory medal has been added to your name on the leaderboard.

[h3]Season 15 starts right now and ends August 31 at 16:00 UTC.[/h3]

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"Someone PLEASE explain to me why the puny human in the GIF above isn't being forced to fight in the despot games? How did he get on the roof of a skyscraper? Puny humans like him should be wandering through my maze! So what's he doing lounging around, playing the guitar, and growing little cabbages?! And those robot minions of his? They should be faithfully serving ME, not carrying out his every demeaning demand! And the man himself? He should be fighting giant flesh-eating plants, not making salad and cooking fish!

Bring me his head this instant! I AM FUTURE here, not him!"

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[h2]Check out I Am Future on Steam![/h2]

We personally know the development team of that game, Mandragora Studio. I Am Future is a survival game in a post-apocalyptic setting. When the whole planet was flooded, civilization dwindled away (just like your units' HP on the last floor of Despot's Game). You take on the role of the above-mentioned survivor as he chills on the rooftop of a skyscraper, does some fishing, and programs cute little robots to help him build his base. In I Am Future, you can create your own farm, automate resource production with robotic minions and generators, plus use a drone to explore the megalopolis flooded by the ocean. The release date is August 8th. Check the game out, puny humans:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival/

[h3]If you like it, add it to your wishlist to support the devs ☝️[/h3]




All hail the Despot!