Weekly Update! 2022-04-03

This week, we added a new feature to allow Holy Monk to capture bosses. We continue enhancing Heroes, NPCs, and Companions, and improving optimization and fixing bugs.

[h2]Major Updates[/h2]

Now Holy Monk can upgrade 1 Spirit Pact card to capture Boss in the Event of “Corvus Kingdom”! Remember that you will need to get the “Gold Jade Bar” from the Dead King in a previous event “An ask from the Dead King” to enable this choice.




[h2]Optimization[/h2]

[h3]Performance[/h3]

• Unify image loading to enhance loading performance
  
• Clean up assets and Cache relic image to reduce memory consumption
  
• Preload card and status effects for combat for better loading speed
  

[h3]UI Improvement[/h3]

• Show tooltip when using a consumable to improve the usability
  

[h2]Enhancement and Balancing[/h2]
Game Logic

• Change event of Corvus Kingdom to allow 1 Spirit Pact card to capture Boss NPC.
  
• Preach: cannot preach for duplicated NPC
  

Wukong

• Starting HP: 70 HP -> 75 HP
  
• Little Monkeys: deal 2 base damage -> 3 base damage.
  
• Tiger Inside: only Wukong cards counts -> all cards
  
• Igniting Strike: applies 1 burning -> 2 burning
  
• Fishing the Moon: Before next turn, gain 1 Evasion when receiving HP damage.
  
• Secret Power: Loss 2 HP, gain 2 energy -> Loss 3 HP, gain 1 energy and draw 2 cards
  
• Conserve Strength: 5 block -> 7 block; upgraded: 8 block -> 11 block
  
• Expose Weakness: Applies Vulnerable -> applies Weak, and does not require HP damage.
  
• Like a fortress: Uncommon -> Common, 18 block -> 16 block.
  
• Last Resort: Energy cost 1-> 0.
  
• Break the Soul: Move card from discard pile back to hand ->gain block equal to 3 times of target's burning count.
  
• Ashen Hair: Energy cost 2->1
  

White Dragon

• Starting HP: 75 HP -> 70 HP
  
• Angry Dragon: Add wet and freezing requirement
  
• Dragon Shout: now 1 of 6 cards available to choose in the initial event
  
• Swift Thrust: 8 damage -> 14 damage, applies 2 Weak; Energy cost 1->2
  

Holy Monk

• Avici: Add “Exhaust” keyword. Uncommon -> Rare.
  
• Fearless: energy cost 1->0
  
• Absorb Strength: energy cost 1->2. Damage 6->16.
  
• Sinful: applies to all teammates -> applies to only Holy Monk.
  
• Absorb Life: Add “Retain” keyword. Absorb Current HP -> Absorb Max HP
  
• Sermon: now causes the target to lose 5% HP each turn.
  
• Double Down: Add “Exhaust” keyword. Energy cost 2->1; Upgraded version: Energy cost -1 -> Add “Retain” keywords.
  
• The Good Within: Add “Retain” keyword. Energy Cost 2->1
  

Neutral Card

• Magic Shield: Add “Retain” and “Exhaust” keywords.
  
• Divine Beads: 3 Curse or 3 Bless -> 5 Curse or 5 Bless
  
• Regret: Add “Exhaust” keyword
  

NPC

• Fire Spider: Angry will be triggered by any HP damage, not only Attack damage.
  
• Yellow Phantom: Add WindShield to AI when he is a minion.
  
• Master Zenith: MAX HP: 80-80 -> 75-80
  
• Black Hurricane:
  • Base damage 9 -> 8
  • MAX HP: 90-100 -> 85->95
• Skeleton Queen: Needs only 1 soul essence to revive all bone piles
  
• Spider Queen:
  • Spider form lasts 4 turns -> 5 turns.
    
  • Spider offspring count 2 -> 3
• Son of Fire:
  • Max HP: 220-210 -> 220-230
    
  • increase Block of Necrofire Shield
• The Centipede Monarch: Eye count 7 -> 8 (Trial level 18: eye count 10->12)
  
• Voodoo Elder: base damage 30->25
  
• Voodoo Witch: base damage 30->27
  
• Voodoo Worm: Max HP 200->150
  
• Rodent Duchess:
  • Increase Rodent Duchess's escape requirement to 10.
    
  • Demonic Siren: AOE -> single target.
• Carp King: summons 1 guardian -> 2 guardians
  

Companion

• Vanquisher of Evil:
  • Passive: when an ally is defeated, gain 1 strength -> gain 1 energy and draw 1 card.
    
  • Sword Breaker: Applies 1 rupture -> applies 1 cursed
• Shadow Fairy: now heal 4/7/10 HP to the team after each combat.
  
• Haunting Beauty: Beautiful Kisses: remove “Exhaust” keywords
  
• Dark Unicorn:
  • Passive skill: team immune to bleeding.
    
  • Lunar Eclipse: energy cost =0, applies 1 Blind to all enemies.
    
  • Soul Ritual: available at level 2.
    
  • Soul Transfer: Energy cost 2->1
    
  • Soul Absorption: absorb 6% -> 8%
• Breeze the Apprentice: Holy Spell: Add “Retain” keyword.
  
• Pine Fairy: The Winter Lady: Add “Retain” keyword. Applies 2 Freezing.
  

Relics

• Fortification scroll: now gives invincibility at start of turn
  
• Tiger Vest: now gives Block at start of turn
  
• Miracle silk wrap: gain 2 block for each teammate -> 3 block
  

Consumables

• No balance patch.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
Game logic bug fixes

• Only track journal when create new story or load a story to improve the accuracy of statistics
  
• Fix a bug where the second time you use “Resurrection” Card will trigger a crash
  
• Fix a bug when wolf cub is using Need Milk on wolf mother and they are both on the player's side
  
• Fix a few buffs and debuffs that should be cleaned up but weren't
  
• Fix a few companion cards that do not get learned correctly by Dragon Princess
  
• Fix a bug when Confused is applied to a Shape Shifting card and the Energy cost will become random
  
• Fix a bug when Confused is applied to a Spirit Shifting card and the Energy cost will become random
  
• Fix a bug when Crystal Dice is applied to a Spirit Shifting card and the Energy cost will become random
  
• Fix a bug that Demonic Parasol triggers Nine Headed Phoenix's poisons
  
• Fix a bug that Forgotten exhausts companion curse cards
  
• Fix a bug when shapeshifting an attack card will stop leveraging strength from dealing damage
  

Localization and text bug fixes

• Achievement description bug fix
  
• Card description bug fixes and adjustments
  
• Fix some English typos
  

Other Bug Fixes

• Fix highlight effects for status UI
  
• Fix couple of Card Icons
  
• Fix some status card background
  
• Fix some assets
  
• Fix Step by Step animation