Skygard Arena News

[p]Greetings, Tacticians![/p][p][/p][p]Skygard Arena is officially launching TOMORROW! ːsteamhappyː[/p][p]The 1.0 update will go live at 15:00 CET and will include a new Champion, Seraphine. We introduced her Celestial Persona in a previous post, today we are looking at her Avenger Persona.[/p][p]Let's dive into her story, her actions and her relics![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Legend tells of Seraphine, the angelic queen and founder of the Silver Kingdom, as a survivor of the Shattering that fractured the world of Skygard.[/p][p]A peerless magician, Seraphine fiercely guards her realm from external threats and never hesitates to join her armies on the battlefield.[/p][p]Adored by her subjects, she ignites in them a devotion that teeters on the edge of fanaticism. But could she exploit their loyalty to serve her own ends, risking the stability of Skygard and the lives of her people?[/p][p]This is what some fear...[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Seraphine Avenger introduces a new mechanic to the game: her primary action's damage increases based on her missing health. She will retaliate strongly against enemies who attacked her but were not able to eliminate her. And beware... she can even sacrifice some health points to reinforce herself! [/p][p]To maximize her impact, you will have to play her at the very edge of dying... get ready for some spicy turns![/p][p]Compared to her Celestial Persona, Seraphine Avenger is more of a melee Champion and shines as a primary damage dealer rather than a support.[/p][p][/p][h3]Primary Action: Vendetta[/h3][p] [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Secondary Action: Exalting Sacrifice[/h3][p] [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Secondary Action: Doom Dash[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Ultimate Action: Immolation[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]
[/p][p]This Relic makes Seraphine tankier and enables her to lose more health points without dying to further increase the damage of her primary action. It will also increase her chances to survive from Immolation.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This Relic further reinforces Seraphine's core loop (take damage --> generate buffs to retaliate harder). It provides a teamwide buff and synergises very well with Champions who benefit from Impact tokens, such as Bu Shin Thunder Warrior⚡ and Bu Shin Shadow Assassin🐈‍⬛.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Kamikaze Seraphine! Her ultimate action becomes very scary with 90 base damage. Eliminating allies as collateral damage becomes less of an issue as they will respawn instantly. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Looking for more mobility on Seraphine to help her capture Pillars and get close to her targets? This Relic is for you![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Are you excited to play Seraphine Avenger once she comes out tomorrow?[/p][p]Let us know your thoughts on Discord![/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Arena,[/p][p]Team Gemelli[/p]

[p]Greetings, Tacticians![/p][p][/p][p]Only a few days left before the launch of Skygard Arena on Thursday 18 September![/p][p][/p][p]Today we are sharing an exclusive preview of Seraphine, the new Champion which will become playable with the 1.0 update. This post will focus on her Celestial Persona; a future post will introduce her Avenger Persona. [/p][p][/p][p]Let's dive into her story, her spells and her relics![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Legend tells of Seraphine, the angelic queen and founder of the Silver Kingdom, as a survivor of the Shattering that fractured the world of Skygard.[/p][p]A peerless magician, Seraphine fiercely guards her realm from external threats and never hesitates to join her armies on the battlefield.[/p][p]Adored by her subjects, she ignites in them a devotion that teeters on the edge of fanaticism. But could she exploit their loyalty to serve her own ends, risking the stability of Skygard and the lives of her people?[/p][p]This is what some fear...[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Our intention with this Persona has been to create a long-range Champion who can act both as a support and a damage dealer. She is very versatile, as she can heal her allies, remove negative tokens, boost their damage and grant them extra ultimate charges, while dealing AoE damage. However, with only 120 health points, she is a very fragile Champion that you will have to position carefully! [/p][p][/p][h3]Primary Action: Moonbeam[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Secondary Action: Blinding Blast[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Secondary Action: Angelic Presence[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Ultimate Action: Celestial Wrath[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]The Angelic Convertor reinforces Seraphine's role as a mage & support, helping her team to cast ultimate actions more often. It synergizes with her primary action. Combine this relic with another source of healing (Aiden, Raine Life Mage...) and Champions with powerful ultimate actions (Daerio, Na Jima...) and you probably have a very strong comp![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]New mechanic! With the Felden Crystals, damage dealt by your team will scale based on the number of Victory Points scored through Pillars since the beginning of the game. Capture Pillars, make sure you keep them under your control, scale your damage potential and end the game wiping up the enemy team![/p][p]This Relic is great if you want Seraphine to provide teamwide damage buff, but there's a more selfish option...[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Same principle as the previous Relic, but this time the whole bonus goes to Seraphine! She will scale twice as fast and can become the super carry of your team. If you want the Angelic Queen to shine, this is the one to pick.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]With the Selene Gauntlets, her secondary action Blinding Blast can also buff your team, especially on the first round when your whole team is packed. Later in the game, you will probably face some important decisions: do I apply Exposed tokens and deal some small damage to the enemy team, or do I grant Critical tokens to some of my Champions to increase their damage and gain some special bonus effects? [/p][p]Adapt to each situation and you will come out victorious![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Are you excited to play Seraphine Celestial once she comes out on September 18th?[/p][p]Let us know your thoughts on Discord![/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Arena,[/p][p]Team Gemelli [/p]

[p]Hello Tacticians![/p][p][/p][p]We are getting closer to the official release of Skygard Arena on September 18th! [/p][p]We just released a new update which further improves the game with:[/p]

• [p]A new fully voiced opening cinematic[/p]
• [p]Steam achievements[/p]
• [p]German localization[/p]
• [p]Several adjustments to the difficulty of the campaign[/p]
• [p]The rework of a few Champions' spells[/p]
• [p]UX improvements and bug fixes.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Please find below the full patch notes. Also, if you have enjoyed playing the game so far, feel free to leave a positive review, it helps us a lot! ːsteamthumbsupː[/p][p][/p][p]The dev team at Gemelli Games[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New opening cinematic👀[/h2][p][/p][p]Let Na Jima tell you the origin story of Skygard, introduce you to its five factions and set the stakes before the Tournament begins![/p][p]Watch the new opening cinematic on Youtube.[/p][p][/p][h2]Steam Achievements 🏆[/h2][p][/p][p]Complete 22 achievements across both Campaign and Arena modes! [/p][p]Will you manage to 100% the game?[/p][p][/p][h2]German Localization 🇩🇪[/h2][p][/p][p]Skygard Arena is now available in German! Feel free to share your feedback regarding German localization on Discord and we will review it promptly. [/p][p][/p][h2]Difficulty Adjustments - Campaign[/h2][p][/p][p]We have decided to reduce the overall difficulty of the campaign, to let as many players as possible progress through the story, play diverse missions and enjoy the game. Players looking for some extra challenge can still try to achieve the secondary quests, which are no easy feat![/p][p][/p][p]Mission #5[/p]

• [p]Enemy Champions' health points: 240 --> 200.[/p]
• [p]Changed the starting position of one of the enemy Champions, making it easier to target them on round 1.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Mission #6[/p]

• [p]Boss' health points: 750 --> 660.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Mission #7[/p]

• [p]Changed the starting position of an enemy unit.[/p]
• [p]Number of ultimate charges on the map: 4 --> 5.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Mission #11[/p]

• [p]Removed one starting enemy unit.[/p]
• [p]All waves spawn one round later (on rounds 3, 5, 7, 9...).[/p]
• [p]The round limit for the Quest Blitz is now 10 rounds instead of 13.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Mission #12[/p]

• [p]Removed one enemy unit in each wave.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Mission #13[/p]

• [p]Guards' health points: 250 --> 200.[/p]
• [p]Boss' primary action damage: 40 --> 35.[/p]
• [p]Boss' secondary action damage: 25 --> 20.[/p]
• [p]Tokens applied by boss' secondary action: 2 Blind --> 1 Blind.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Changes to Champions' Spells[/h2][p][/p][h3]Aiden Inquisitor 🧙‍♂️[/h3]

• [p]Smite (primary action): extra damage per unique token on target = 15 --> 10.[/p]
• [p]Supreme Verdict (ultimate action): no longer replaces positive tokens by their opposites. Now applies Lifedrain token.[/p]

[p]We are nerfing Aiden Inquisitor's damage on his primary action to bring it more in line with other primary actions. Also, the previous effect of Supreme Verdict would just nullify compositions which are based on using positive tokens, which was not healthy. He now applies one negative token which was not very present in the game, and synergises with his secondary and primary actions.[/p][p][/p][h3]Vallya Commander 🏳️[/h3]

• [p]With Me! (primary action): Vallya now charges toward her target (1-3 range) before dealing damage and gaining 1 Impact token.[/p]
• [p]For the Kingdom (ultimate action): now grants Besieger to all allies.[/p]

[p]Vallya Commander was lacking tools to gap close enemies. Playing her should feel much better now![/p][p][/p][h2]UX Improvements[/h2]

• [p]Added a tooltip explaining how shield points work, which is automatically displayed when hovering on a spell or an item mentioning shields.[/p]
• [p]In mission #4, the mission description now displays the current wave and the total number of waves: 1/3, 2/3 or 3/3. [/p]
• [p]The correct character model for Vallya Commander is now used in the intro and outro scenes of mission #12.[/p]
• [p]Improved the intro scene of mission #8.[/p]
• [p]Improved the outro scenes of missions #7 and #10.[/p]
• [p]Improved the display of damage preview on health bars.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed a bug that would delay the respawn of a Champion in PvP if the Champion playing just before the respawning Champion was eliminated during the respawn turn.[/p]
• [p]When capturing a Pillar, "0/0" is no longer displayed above the Pillar.[/p]
• [p]The Edit Team and Back buttons now work properly in Arena mode after clicking on Play again at the end of a game.[/p]
• [p]Using Drain Bot on a target with shield now properly grants shield points to the closest ally.[/p]
• [p]The current number of charges on Relics with charges (Next!, Inquisitorial Rosette and Ascending Bow) is now displayed properly. [/p]

[p]Dear Tacticians,[/p][p][/p][p]We are thrilled to announce that Skygard Arena will be officially launching on September 18th, with the release of 1.0 update![/p][p][/p][p]Check out the release date trailer:[/p][p]Watch Trailer on Youtube[/p][p][/p][p]What awaits you for the full launch?[/p][p]👉 New playable Champion Seraphine, with her 2 Personas: Angel and Avenger[/p][p]👉 New Arena for multiplayer mode: Seraphine’s Throne Room[/p][p]👉 Steam Achievements[/p][p]👉 Localization in German 🇩🇪 and Traditional Chinese 🇨🇳[/p][p]👉 New intro cinematic![/p][p][/p][p]The launch comes after 10 months in early access, improving and developing the game with the community. Thank you so much to all of you who played the game and provided feedback and suggestions, we got there thanks to you! ❤️[/p][p][/p][p]Are you excited? Get ready for the full launch and see you on September 18th![/p]

[p]Hello Tacticians![/p][p][/p][p]We just released a new update for Skygard Arena which includes several quality of life improvements and various bug fixes. This should make the whole game even clearer and your experience smoother![/p][p][/p][p]Also, the game is very close to reaching 50 reviews, which would unlock the "Very Positive" reviews tag! If you have enjoyed playing Skygard Arena, feel free to leave a review, it helps us a lot ːsteamthumbsupː[/p][p][/p][p]Enjoy the update and see you in the Arena![/p][p][/p][p]The Gemelli Games team[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]New QoL Feature: Combat Log! [/h2]

• [p]We have added the combat log on the bottom right hand side of the screen during battles.[/p]
• [p]The combat log keeps track of all actions and interactions during battle: actions used, activation of a Relic's effect, movements, Pillar capture, ultimate charges gains...[/p]
• [p]You can scroll upwards while hovering on the combat log to review a previous event.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]New QoL Feature: Quick Restart[/h2]

• [p]During a Campaign mission, you can now press Escape and hit the Restart button to restart the mission with the same team directly. You no longer need to go back to a Camp and go through dialogues and the teambuilder screen. This should come in handy if you're looking to achieve a specific Quest and want to quickly retry a mission![/p]
• [p]Hitting the other button (Exit Mission) will now take you to the Campaign timeline instead of the Camp of the previous mission.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]General User Experience Improvements[/h2]

• [p]Reduced the delay between the start of the round and the start of the turn of the first Champion to play in several missions.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed a bug that could cause AI units to slide through the Arena instead of running if they took damage from Poison tokens before moving.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that would show Pillar Capture and Pillar Teleportation buttons before the actual start of a Champion's turn.[/p]
• [p]Removed the Angelic Convertor relic that was carried by Seraphine during mission #3 but did not work properly.[/p]
• [p]Spell descriptions in the teambuilder can no longer overflow out of the screen.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that could cause the game to crash when leaving the camp through the Escape/ Settings menu. Doing so now takes you to the home screen as intended.[/p]