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CROSS BLITZ: HOLLOWS UPDATE LIVE!

Ahoy Blitzers!


The Hollows update is now available for all! Today’s update brings the following new additions to Cross Blitz’s Tusk Tales mode (please read our Dev Blog for more detailed explanations!):

[h3]New Map: The Hollows[/h3]

In the Hollows, you spend Husks to attempt Daily and Weekly runs on auto-generated maps. All players will have the same loadout, including mercenary, starting deck, and a mix of positive and negative masks. Depending on several factors, you will be awarded a score at the end of your run which will define your Souls rewards and leaderboard position!

[h3]Hollows Scoring Explained[/h3]
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Name
Description
Score
Notes
Battles Won
For every battle you won
100 pts per battle
Deadly Battles Won
For every deadly battle you won
500 pts per battle
Mid-Boss Battles Won
For every mid-boss battle you won
300 pts per battle
Boss Battles Won
For every boss battle you won
1000 pts per battle
Cards Acquired
For every card you acquired throughout the run
25 pts per card
Relics Equipped
For every relic you acquired throughout the run
100 pts per relic
Overkill Damage
For every point of overkill
5 pts per overkill
Overkill Damage
For every point of overkill
5 pts per overkill
Rainbow WUBRG
Each time you add a card from a new faction to your deck
200 pts per card
Card Shopper
Visit three or more Card Shop Nodes
300 pts
One-time feat
Relic Shopper
Visit three or more Relic Shop Nodes
300 pts
One-time feat
Trinket Shopper
Visit three or more Trinket Shop Nodes
300 pts
One-time feat
One-Stop Shopper
Purchase 5 or more cards in a single Card Shop
200 pts
One-time feat
Greedy Grabber
Take 5 or more cards from a single Battle Reward
200 pts
One-time feat
Fresh Fortification
For every Trinket added to a card without one
100 pts per card
Traveler
Visit two or more Landmark Nodes
200 pts
One-time feat
Lorewalker
For every Landmark choice made
100 pts per choice

[h3]Hollows Multipliers[/h3]
Name
Description
Increase
Notes
Overkill Multiplier
Overkill an opponent by 10 or more damage.
+1x
Perfect Multiplier
Take no damage during a battle.
+1x
Healing any damage taken will still give you the multiplier.

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[h3]New Shop: The Bazaar[/h3]

After you complete a run in the Hollows, you will be awarded Souls which you can exchange for the following rewards:

  • Party Cards: Unlocks a new party card for a specific mercenary, it can be equipped to the player's starting deck in the Mercenary Select screen.
  • Trinkets: Unlock a trinket to be seen in runs.
  • Relics: Unlock a relic to be seen in runs.
  • Card Backs: Unlock a card back to be equipped for certain faction groups. These are bought with Husks, rather than Souls.


[h3]New: Compedium[/h3]
  • Added a compedium to help you keep track of unlocked Relics & Trinkets that will appear during your Tusk Tales Runs.


[h3]Changes from the last Beta Branch update (0.9.7)[/h3]
  • Card Balance: Wingroast Pepper changed: Redeem a Pyro Spell, if you've played a Pyro Spell this turn keep all 3. -> Redeem a Pyro Spell.
  • Tusk Tales: Hard mode Tusk Tales runs now award 500 Husks for the "Boss Defeated" feat. (from 250 Husks)
  • Tusk Tales: Daily Leaderboards now reset at 5PM PST (12AM UTC) for everyone.
  • Tusk Tales: Weekly Leaderboards now reset on Sunday 5PM PST (12AM UTC) for everyone.
  • Tusk Tales: The "Rune of Calling" trinket should now summon minions correctly.
  • Tusk Tales: The Bazaar now rolls previously displayed items if there aren't enough new ones, fixing the issue where the shop wouldn't fill correctly.
  • Tusk Tales: Ember Drake special fight should now display trinkets from broken chests correctly.
  • Tusk Tales: Special fight nodes now display on the map as bloody chest icons to help differentiate them from regular battles.
  • Tusk Tales: A tooltip is now displayed when hovering over the Hollows, while locked, this explains its unlock condition.
  • Localization: Updated localization for various trinkets and other new content that had not previously been localized.
  • Misc: An Early Access "thank you" popup now displays when you enter the title screen for the first time.


If you're enjoying Cross Blitz, please don't hesitate to leave a review! It really helps us indie developer out! As always we are looking forward to your feedback on this new update.

-The Cross Blitz Team
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