Godsbane News

[h2]Major Changes[/h2]

• New Power: Lifewell. Whenever the bearer is healed, all allies within [1/1/2] tiles are also healed for [40%/60%/80%] of the amount.
  

[h2]Unit and Power Changes[/h2]

• The Forsaken now reads: Lash the target for 600% of basic attack damage as blunt damage. Gain [15/23/30] basic attack damage until the end of the round.
  
  
• Spirit wolf ability damage decreased to [265/400/530] and healing increased to 40%.
  
  
• Defender ability damage resistance reduced to a flat 25%.
  
  
• The Voidbringer can now only pull enemies within 5 tiles.
  
  
• Pocket Portal now procs whenever the bearer casts a spell. The damage has been removed but enemies around the departure point received [40%/60%/100%] extra damage from the next instance of magic damage received.
  
  
• Deadly Ooze now reads: Damage dealt to enemies poisons them for 4 seconds, reducing attack speed by 20%. Every 10 instances of damage dealt to poisoned enemies cause them to explode, taking [80/120/200] blunt damage. If the enemy has no allies within 2 tiles, they take [120/180/300] damage instead.
  
  
• Mana blade now procs off any damage type dealt and steals mana based off [2%/3%/6%] of damage dealt.
  
  
• Arrogance now reduces the next few instances of ability or power damage and not basic attack damage by 50%.
  
  
• Noble Sacrifice now grants stun immunity to affected allies while they are shielded for the duration of the round.
  
  
• Refreshing blows additionally increases all magic damage dealt by [20%/30%/50%] for 3 seconds after it procs.
  
  
• Vitality now reduces pierce damage taken by [15%/25%/35%].
  
  
• Wild axe miss chance increased to [20%/30%/50%]
  
  
• Adrenaline now causes the bearer to take 50% increased blunt damage from all sources.
  
  
• Drain Essence reworked to give extra lifesteal from pierce damage dealt.
  
  
• Cruel Winter now deals pierce damage.
  
  
• Divine Reflection now reflects any damage type and will reflect extra if the damage is blunt.
  
  
• Death Eater duration increased to 4 seconds.
  
  
• Icy Chill additionally deals [25/35/60] blunt damage when it procs.
  
  
• Static Discharge stun duration increased to [0.8/1.2/2] seconds.
  
  
• Imps summoned from Dark Pact now deal the same damage type as the summoners weakness.
  
  
• Units damaged by Piercing Strikes now take 25% additional pierce damage for 4 seconds.
  
  
• Bloodletting damage per cell move reduced to [35/50/85] and bleed duration reduced to 4 seconds.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• The Lightsmith can now throw his hammer in any direction, fixing a number of issues.
  
  
• Healers will no longer heal an ally that is on full health.
  
  
• Fixed a number of pathfinding errors during the movement phase.
  
  
• Steam friends that are away will no longer permanently be shown as "Logging In".
  

[h2]Major Changes[/h2]

• The movement phase has been overhauled. Both players now move each round with the winner of the previous round moving first.
  
  
• New Unit: Grove Tender. Heal the nearest ally within 3 tiles for [125/187/250] and harm all enemies within 1 tile for [200%/300%/400%] of the target's attack damage as pierce damage.
  
  
• New Unit: Spirit Wolf. Bite the target, dealing [300/450/600] blunt damage and healing for [15%/22%/30%] of the damage dealt.
  
  
• New Power: Noble Sacrifice. At the start of each round, the bearer takes 150 damage per ally within 1 tile and gives them [200/300/500] shield.
  
  
• New Power: Lifewell. Whenever the bearer is healed, all allies within [1/1/2] tiles are also healed for [40%/60%/80%] of the amount.
  
  
• Added global leaderboard to the rank menu.
  

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• There are now 3 starting drafts, adding more pieces to the default unlocked.
  
  
• Removed the markers showing where the opponent has placed enemies as it gave players a reason to delay their placement.
  
  
• The draft summary tab in the collections view now contains mana curve values.
  
  
• Players are now set to auto-ready when they cannot move any more units during their movement phase.
  
  
• You can no longer lose rating while you are at Bronze rank.
  
  
• Ricochet has been renamed to Piercing Strikes.
  

[h2]Unit and Power Changes[/h2]

• The Sorceress now reads: Put target enemy to sleep, stunning them for [4/4.5/5] seconds or until they take 300 damage. The target takes [175/260/350] magic damage over the duration (Does not contribute to removal damage).
  
  
• The Heavy Gunner now deals magic damage.
  
  
• The Darkmage is now a 1 mana defensive unit and deals magic damage.
  
  
• The Pit Fighter now deals blunt damage.
  
  
• Trapper attack range has been reduced to 3.
  
  
• Drain Essence is now stackable if 2 or more allies have it equipped.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where units would pick different starting targets from round to round instead of the same target from the previous round.
  
  
• The crafting menu is no longer chopped off in 16:10 aspect ratios.
  

[h2]Major Changes[/h2]

• Draft numbers changed to 5 units, 10 powers.
  
  
• You may now only move 2 units during your move phase.
  
  
• New Power: Adapt. All damage dealt by powers or abilities is increased by [15%/22.5%/37.5%] and is dealt as blunt damage.
  
  
• Added an Unranked queue which will award gold but will not change ratings.
  
  
• Weaknesses are no longer tied to roles. There is an even distribution of weaknesses amongst the unit-base. Weaknesses are now shown on the standard tooltip.
  
  
• Interest has been reworked. Interest is now only awarded to the winner. The winner is awarded 1 extra mana for every 4 mana saved from the previous round. To compensate, the lose streak bonus has been increased.
  
  
• Upgrading a unit from 2 stars to 3 stars now requires 5 additional upgrades, up from 4.
  
  
• 2 and 3 star units now have 30% less health per level.
  
  
• 2 and 3 star powers now scale at 1.5x and 3x respectively instead of 2x and 3x.
  
  
• The crafting cost of powers is now significantly cheaper than units.
  

[h2]Unit and Power Changes[/h2]

• Rockling health reduced to 200. DPS reduced to 13.
  
  
• Void imp DPS reduced to 16.
  
  
• The Voidbringer's ability damage reduced to [165/245/330] and attacks are now ranged.
  
  
• The Dark Mage now deals blunt damage with its ability.
  
  
• Heavy Gunner ability damage reduced to [5/7/10].
  
  
• Defender now reflects attacks back for [100%/150%/200%] of the original damage.
  
  
• Treant healing reduced to [240/360/480].
  
  
• Devourer slam damage increased to [110/165/220].
  
  
• Shadow Stalker phase damage increased to [190/285/380].
  
  
• Bloodletting now works off any damage dealt.
  

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• Added a display in the play menu to show when dedicated servers are offline.
  
  
• Deity selection is now saved and can be changed in the Collection view.
  
  
• The movement phase now lasts 45 seconds, up from 30 seconds.
  
  
• The cost of shuffling has been reduced to 1.
  
  
• Holding down ALT or hovering over a unit will show all targeting lines.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where locking would not work correctly in challenge mode.
  
  
• Invisible Steam friends will no longer show in your friends list as Online.
  
  
• Failing to connect to a challenge match will no longer require a game restart.
  
  
• Fixed a bug where Dark Pact caused units to rotate to face the wrong direction when casting a spell.
  

[h2]Major Changes[/h2]

• Steam friends will now appear in game along with the ability to challenge a friend to a match. Challenge matches use Steam's relay servers and can be used while matchmaking is offline.
  
  
• Units and powers are now separated in the collection view, allowing for easier draft creation.
  
  
• The starter draft has been re-worked to provide a more balanced starting point.
  

[h2]Unit and Power Changes[/h2]

• The Trapper is now a damage unit and reads: Throw down 2 traps on nearby cells, dealing [110/165/220] pierce damage and stunning enemies for 2 seconds when they enter. Additionally, trapped enemies take a stacking 30% extra damage from all sources for 5 seconds.
  
  
• The Berserker's auto attacks now deal blunt damage while Berserk is active.
  
  
• The Lightsmith's hammer toss now deals blunt damage.
  
  
• Bounce attacks from the Grenadier now deal pierce damage.
  
  
• Damage from the Heavy Gunner's Focused Fire ability is now pierce damage.
  
  
• Mana blade damage reduced to [10/20/30]. Mana is now stolen from the enemy and given to the bearer.
  
  
• Deadly Ooze damage reduced to [20/40/60].
  

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• Damage leaderboard contains more info with unit star count and powers.
  
  
• Hovering over a unit will now indicate all enemies that are weak to any damage dealt by the unit or its powers.
  
  
• While moving a unit, the enemy the unit would attack should you move to that tile is now indicated.
  
  
• Lone Wolf will now indicate whether or not it will activate this round.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Units that cannot find a path to the target will now move to the closest possible tile.
  
  
• Gold given at the end of a match is no longer shown as double what you actually receive.
  
  
• Corrected tooltip placement going off screen in the collection view under various aspect ratios.
  
  
• Fixed the light flickering that occasionally occurs when moving between menus.
  
  
• Fixed a bug where Mortars do not push themselves back when using their ability.
  

[h2]Major Changes[/h2]

• Draft size reduced from 20 down to 14 (Experimental), containing 7 units and 7 powers. This is in an effort to move towards more concise and reliable strategies in matches.
  
  
• New Unit: Treant. Bond with an ally in a 2 tile radius, healing them for [350/525/700] health over 6 seconds and transferring [30%/45%/60%] of all damage taken back to the Treant.
  
  
• New Power: Lone Wolf. When the bearer is not within 2 tiles of an ally, gain [200/400/600] maximum health and [35/70/105] attack damage.
  
  
• New Power: Mana Blade. The bearer gains [20/40/60] attack damage and all normal damage dealt burns [0.06/0.12/0.18] mana per damage point done.
  
  
• New Power: Rally. Whenever a surrounding ally casts a spell, the bearer gains [75/150/225] shield.
  
  
• New Power: Cruel Winter. When an enemy first enters a tile surrounding the bearer, they are burned with frost for [90/180/270] magic damage and silenced for 3 seconds (Silenced enemies do not gain mana and cannot cast spells).
  
  
• New Power: Deadly Ooze. Damage dealt to enemies poisons them, causing ooze to leak from them whenever they enter a new tile for 4 seconds. Enemies standing in ooze are damaged for [25/50/75] blunt damage every second.
  

[h2]Unit and Power Changes[/h2]

• Phoenix now reads: Damage the Phoenix for 10% of its maximum health and fire a bomb at the target, dealing [245/365/490] pierce damage. If the Phoenix is above 75% health, the damage is also dealt to enemies surrounding the target.
  
  
• The Voidbeast damage-over-time effect now also slows the target's attack speed by [25%/37.5%/50%]
  
  
• The Berserker is now immune to stun effects while Berserk is active.
  
  
• Priestess heal amount reduced to [90/135/180].
  
  
• Voidbringers now do pierce damage when pulling a target.
  
  
• Rock Golem health reduced to 965.
  
  
• Arrogance now reads: Whenever the bearer casts a spell, taunt [2/3/4] enemies within a 2 tile radius and reduce the damage taken from the next [2/3/4] instances of normal damage by 50%.
  
  
• Drain Essence now gives lifesteal to all allies surrounding the bearer at the start of the round.
  
  
• Courage critical strike damage increased to [200%/300%/400%] and chance increased to 30%. Critical strike damage is now done as blunt damage.
  
  
• Holy Orb now additionally adds [1/2/3] attack range to the bearer.
  
  
• Burst of Life now heals surrounding allies for [5%/10%/15%] of the bearer's maximum health.
  

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• Units will now prioritize targets that are left/right/up/down from them over enemies that are diagonal from them. If there is a tank within 1 tile of them, they will prioritize the tank.
  
  
• Changing a units attack speed during an attack will now be correctly applied to the current attack.
  
  
• Added a system to display the remaining shield on a unit, along with a shield visual.
  
  
• Added more Steam Achievements.
  
  
• Added total matches, total wins and win rate statistics to the ranked menu.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Steam Achievements should be unlockable again.
  
  
• Disconnected opponents will now correctly have the disconnected icon appear above their Steam avatar in a match.
  
  
• Arrogance's effect should no longer be visible to enemies before the planning phase has ended.