Crown of Pain News

• Targeting has been reworked.
  
• Now all characters has different types of targeting, including frontline, backline targeting. Example: "Chant of Soul" from Veno now applies recovery effect to lowest HP ally.
  
• Targeting frontline will target backline if all front line targets were removed and vice-versa (backline targeting will attack frontline if the targets in the back does not exist).
  
• All characters now has improved targeting, and reduced randomness. For example - instead of attacking all random targets, attacks random frontline or backline target (one of).
  

• Fixed issue where effect with match block duration was not removing properly.
  
• Effects now has groups. Bleeds are no longer ignored or stacked upon applying instead strongest effect will replace the weakest, removing the current one.
  
• Fixed bug where effect icon didn't sometimes remove after effect was removed.
  
• Removed TMora character and added Hope as replacement small visual changes) to fit expected lore and naming.
  
• Balance changes for Wolf, Skeleton and Demon boss.
  
• Balance changes to Nakar and Zulan.
  
• QoL improvements, textual tooltip fixes.
  

• Improved ability animation feedback.
  
• Fixed actions not triggering properly.
  
• Removed border from Skeleton Boss for better UI visibility on effects bar.
  

• Skeleton boss - Stun chance lowered fom 80% to 60%
  
• Gretel stun shot increased stun chance 60% -> 70%
  
• Increase health and block for spider eggs.
  
• Elite wolf no longer has Howl ability (damage increase)
  
• Call the pack (Elite wolf ability) now summons 1-2 wolves (before 2-3)
  
• Reduced wolf attack bleed chance from 50% to 40%
  
• Reduced Slime poison chance to 60% (Before 70%)
  
• Reduced Ghost type base damages.
  
• Reduced Skeleton type base damage & health.
  
• Reduced Skeleton Boss health 70->60
  
• Reduced Skeleton Boss damage 12->10
  
• Reduced Skeleton boss Stun ability chance 60%->50%
  

• Improved randomness for match blocks. New blocks are less random: they rely more on the blocks falling down
  
• Fixed issue with blocks sometimes switching randomly
  
• Added UI indicator when matching input is blocked while there are on-going actions
  
• Reverted additional element showing while there are no selected special abilities. Each match block has an equal chance to show up now
  
• Effects applied on the targets are now applied right away. [changed from the end of the turn]
  
• Effects are now removed at the end of the turn (after all abilities/attacks are performed)
  
• Fixed issue where match block removal trigger did damage for 1 tick. (no damage no longer applied, as expected)
  
• Fixed faith giving animation upon enemy death
  
• Improved animation timing for special abilities
  
• Fixed animation for effect show & hide
  
• Added UI to display leftover resources at the top-left corner
  
• Fixed issue where attacks that consumed elements did not perform abilities upon next wave arrival
  
• Added UI indicator for performing ability
  

Do you like Match 3 games? Well, I do! Crown of Pain mixes together the idea of matching tiles but blends in turn-based RPG battles too.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/crown-of-pain-could-turn-into-the-next-great-match-3-rpg