Content Patch #3 -- Symbol Removal
The game has been patched to add new currencies, symbols, items, and features!
The above balance changes were made for the following reasons:
The large increase in rent payment requirements is due to the new currencies making the game easier overall.
The change to the 3rd starting symbol as well as the changes to Suit symbols and Joker is to make players have to commit harder if they wish to do a "Suits build."
The removal of Light Bulb, Topaz, Copper, and Bluebird is to make it easier for players to get the symbols they're looking for at the Common and Uncommon rarity.
Ancient Lizard Blade was given the "Red Pepper Effect" to create a bit more of a payoff if the player takes the item and uses it to their advantage.
Black Cat had its first effect reworked as it was close to impossible to benefit from it in its current state. Its second effect was to make "Cat builds" slightly more in-line with other "builds" that take minimal risk to achieve.
Booster Pack now gives a few additional symbols so that it can be more in-line with other Rare items.
Chicken Coop causing Egg-related symbols to give more coins is to give players more of a reward if they gain a large number of Eggs, which is quite easy to do with the existing Chicken Coop item. The item was upshifted to Rare to better match its power level.
Coin on a String and Piggy Bank were changed to prevent them from effectively being "strictly worse Pool Balls"
Comfy Pillow was modified to be a bit less powerful as the reward from skipping a rent payment was too great when compared to the risk.
Cursed Katana had its rarity downshifted as it was close to impossible to benefit from the reduced rarity of Ninjas at the point in the game when a Rare item could frequently be obtained.
Ninja and Mouse had its multiplier slightly decreased as the new currency -- which allows players to easily remove symbols -- made it much easier to achieve a "Ninja and Mouse build."
Nori the Rabbit, Quigley the Wolf, and Zaroff's Contract had their rarities downshifted to better match their power level at this point in the game's development.
Protractor and Telescope now only "activate" every 4 spins to reduce their (incredibly high) power level, while still retaining the fun effect of bypassing adjacency restrictions, just less frequently than before.
Recycling was reworked to highlight the new currency added in this patch, as well as to reduce its power level as it could be previously used to get close to exactly the symbols one wanted over the course of the game.
Shattered Mirror was modified to increase amount of coins it gives on average.
Shedding Season was downshifted in rarity to make Rabbits a more viable early-game symbol. The chance of Rabbits adding Rabbit Fluff was reduced by 10% to better reflect the new rarity.
Swear Jar had its threshold modified to increase its viability mid-game.
Time Machine effecting Matryoshka Dolls is to make the item more viable overall, as most players only had a reason to take it if they already had a Coal symbol.
The additional symbols that can be destroyed/removed by Archaeologist, Mrs. Fruit, and Diver are to improve the consistency of what players expect them to be able to do.
Diver now removing symbols instead of destroying them is to better fit the game's tenet of not having effects that directly destroy animals (because they're cute).
Matryoshka Dolls taking less turns at each stage is to increase their power level when compared to its Common counterpart: Coal.
Witch now applying a multiplier to Owls and Apples is mostly for flavor reasons, but more synergies never hurt!
Please let me know your thoughts either in the comments or on the official discord!
-Dan
New Content
- Added a new currency which allows players to remove symbols from their inventory
- Added a new currency which allows players to add from a new selection of symbols (effectively what the Recycling item did)
- Added 3 new symbols (3 Uncommon)
- Added 3 new items (2 Common, 1 Uncommon)
- Modified 10 existing symbols (changes listed under Game Balance)
- Modified 19 existing items (changes listed under Game Balance)
- Removed 4 existing symbols (changes listed under Game Balance)
New Features
- Symbols now display relevant values (such as the number of coins a Thief has stolen or the number of spins left before a Coal transforms) on the Inventory screen
- The music track now cycles every 3rd rent payment (instead of playing the same track throughout Endless mode)
- The new German translator's Twitter page is now linked to under Options/Credits
Game Balance
- Increased the cost of the 6th, 7th, and 11th rent payment by 25 coins
- Increased the cost of the 8th rent payment by 50 coins
- Increased the cost of the 9th and 10th rent payment by 75 coins
- The 3rd starting symbol is now a Pearl (instead of a random Suit symbol)
- Removed Light Bulb, Topaz, Copper, and Bluebird from the game
- Ancient Lizard Blade now gives 5 coins if every symbol is different
- Black Cat now gives 3 coins if a multiple of 13 is gained after a spin (instead of giving 13 coins if exactly 13 coins is gained after a spin) and gives Cats a 2x multiplier (instead of 3x)
- Booster Pack now gives an additional Common symbol and an additional Uncommon symbol
- Chicken Coop is now Rare (instead of Uncommon) and makes Eggs, Chicks, Chickens, and Golden Eggs give 1 more coin
- Coin on a String is now Uncommon (instead of Common) and has been reworked to have the effect of "Gives 1 coin. Removes all Coin symbols before each spin. Gives 3 coins whenever Coin symbols are removed."
- Comfy Pillow now makes 1 item Rare or better (instead of 2 items)
- Cursed Katana is now Uncommon (instead of Rare)
- Fish Bowl is now a Fish Tank to encourage taking better care of the fish (it also has a water filter)
- Ninja and Mouse now gives a 4x multiplier (instead of a 5x multiplier)
- Nori the Rabbit is now Common (instead of Uncommon)
- Piggy Bank is now Uncommon (instead of Common) and puts 2 coins in itself each spin (instead of 1 coin)
- Protractor now only has an effect every 4 spins
- Quigley the Wolf is now Common (instead of Uncommon)
- Recycling is now Rare (instead of Very Rare) and has been reworked to have the effect of "Gives 1 Reroll Token each spin."
- Shattered Mirror now gives 20 coins every 7 spins (instead of 7 coins every 3 spins)
- Shedding Season is now Common (instead of Uncommon) and gives Rabbits a 10% chance of adding Rabbit Fluff (instead of 20%)
- Swear Jar now has a 30 coins threshold (instead of 25 coins)
- Telescope now only has an effect every 4 spins
- Time Machine now also makes Matryoshka Dolls take 2 less turns to be destroyed
- Zaroff's Contract is now Uncommon (instead of Rare)
- Archaeologist now destroys Sapphires
- Clubs and Spades now only apply their adjacency effect to Clubs and Spades (instead of Diamonds and Hearts as well)
- Diamonds and Hearts now only apply their adjacency effect to Diamonds and Hearts (instead of Clubs and Spades as well)
- Diver now removes symbols (instead of destroying them) and additionally removes Snails
- Matryoshka Doll now takes 1 less turn to be destroyed at each stage
- Joker now gives 2 coins (instead of 3) and gives Suits a 2x multiplier (instead of 3x)
- Mrs. Fruit figured out that the inside of a Coconut tastes good too and now destroys Coconut Halves
- Witch now also applies a 2x multiplier to Owls and Apples
The above balance changes were made for the following reasons:
The large increase in rent payment requirements is due to the new currencies making the game easier overall.
The change to the 3rd starting symbol as well as the changes to Suit symbols and Joker is to make players have to commit harder if they wish to do a "Suits build."
The removal of Light Bulb, Topaz, Copper, and Bluebird is to make it easier for players to get the symbols they're looking for at the Common and Uncommon rarity.
Ancient Lizard Blade was given the "Red Pepper Effect" to create a bit more of a payoff if the player takes the item and uses it to their advantage.
Black Cat had its first effect reworked as it was close to impossible to benefit from it in its current state. Its second effect was to make "Cat builds" slightly more in-line with other "builds" that take minimal risk to achieve.
Booster Pack now gives a few additional symbols so that it can be more in-line with other Rare items.
Chicken Coop causing Egg-related symbols to give more coins is to give players more of a reward if they gain a large number of Eggs, which is quite easy to do with the existing Chicken Coop item. The item was upshifted to Rare to better match its power level.
Coin on a String and Piggy Bank were changed to prevent them from effectively being "strictly worse Pool Balls"
Comfy Pillow was modified to be a bit less powerful as the reward from skipping a rent payment was too great when compared to the risk.
Cursed Katana had its rarity downshifted as it was close to impossible to benefit from the reduced rarity of Ninjas at the point in the game when a Rare item could frequently be obtained.
Ninja and Mouse had its multiplier slightly decreased as the new currency -- which allows players to easily remove symbols -- made it much easier to achieve a "Ninja and Mouse build."
Nori the Rabbit, Quigley the Wolf, and Zaroff's Contract had their rarities downshifted to better match their power level at this point in the game's development.
Protractor and Telescope now only "activate" every 4 spins to reduce their (incredibly high) power level, while still retaining the fun effect of bypassing adjacency restrictions, just less frequently than before.
Recycling was reworked to highlight the new currency added in this patch, as well as to reduce its power level as it could be previously used to get close to exactly the symbols one wanted over the course of the game.
Shattered Mirror was modified to increase amount of coins it gives on average.
Shedding Season was downshifted in rarity to make Rabbits a more viable early-game symbol. The chance of Rabbits adding Rabbit Fluff was reduced by 10% to better reflect the new rarity.
Swear Jar had its threshold modified to increase its viability mid-game.
Time Machine effecting Matryoshka Dolls is to make the item more viable overall, as most players only had a reason to take it if they already had a Coal symbol.
The additional symbols that can be destroyed/removed by Archaeologist, Mrs. Fruit, and Diver are to improve the consistency of what players expect them to be able to do.
Diver now removing symbols instead of destroying them is to better fit the game's tenet of not having effects that directly destroy animals (because they're cute).
Matryoshka Dolls taking less turns at each stage is to increase their power level when compared to its Common counterpart: Coal.
Witch now applying a multiplier to Owls and Apples is mostly for flavor reasons, but more synergies never hurt!
Please let me know your thoughts either in the comments or on the official discord!
-Dan
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Black Pepper was "counting up" separately from other symbols and items