Heretic's Fork News

Greetings, Sinners!

We hope you're surviving another day in the fiery depths of Heretic's Fork! Our journey through hell has been quite an adventure, and we've heard your feedback for a smoother experience. To bring you a more punishingly delightful game, we need your wisdom, feedback and thoughts!

👉 Take the Survey: https://forms.gle/ZxmcxTQcBA1uSgQeA

We previously have created a Balancing Discussion on Steam Discussions, It's being looked into and taken into consideration for sure, our solo-developer Stevie is working hard on a new update as we speak, and we will introduce some new exciting changes!

Join our Discord here https://discord.gg/ymufKFs4K3 we're nearing 1,000 Members! 👺

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Heretics!



We're excited to announce our participation in Steam's SHMUP Fest, starting on September 25th. Throughout this event, you can immerse yourself in the chaos of Heretic's Fork and enjoy multiple sales in bundles we have from various titles you all love, such as.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34864/Fork_and_Potato_Bundle__Heretics_Fork_x_Brotato/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34854/Bullet_Heaven_Bundle__Heretics_Fork_x_20_Minutes_Till_Dawn/

Or check out Heretic's Fork Occams Laser Soundtrack 🤘

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2556460/Heretics_Fork_Occams_Laser_Soundtrack/

Thank you for your continued support, Exciting updates are in the works, so stay tuned ❤️

Join us on Discord to share your highscore or send us feedback!, and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with our news!.

Sincerely!

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Greetings, Hell Punishers!

First and foremost, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible support since the launch of Heretic's Fork. Your feedback has been extremely appreciated, and we're committed to delivering the best experience.



With the Synergy Update, Here are some concerns we are addressing in this update:

1. 🏗️ Lack of Build Variety We heard you! Currently, the path to victory often involves funneling one structure type. In this update, we're introducing new cards that reward creativity and diverse strategies. And trust us, there's more to come, more details below!
   
   
2. 🎲 Reducing Initial RNG Tired of relying on the luck of the draw? Now you can take matters into your own hands. With the Synergy Update, you can choose up to two starting structures, giving you more control over your initial hand. No more endless restarts to get the perfect start!
   
   
3. 🌀 Endless Mode Adjustments We've listened to your feedback about Endless mode's difficulty. Expect some sinner nerfs to level the playing field. But don't worry, we'll continue monitoring and fine-tuning as needed.
   

But that's not all! We're constantly squashing bugs and implementing your suggestions. Stay tuned for more exciting updates on the horizon.

[h3]🤹 Choosing Starting Structures[/h3]



Tired of the initial RNG? Now you can select up to two starting structures, allowing for a more strategic beginning.

[h3]🃏 New Cards [/h3]



Say hello to a range of new cards that break the mold of the “rush one structure” meta. These additions foster exciting synergies between damage types and structures.

• Mitigation
  
• Risk
  
• Architect
  
• Elementalist
  
• Shadow Priest
  
• Dark Believer
  
• Trinity
  
• Fortunate
  
• No Pain
  

[h3]🃏 Card/Balance Changes:[/h3]

We've made significant adjustments to various cards, including reduced damage penalties, more impactful abilities, and game-changing effects. Experiment with these changes to redefine your strategy.

• Reduced damage penalty of Blunt from 20% to 10%.
  
• Holy Sacrifice hits 10 random enemies, instead of 1.
  
• Offering of Brick now replaces ALL tower cards in the deck and discard piles with equal quality garrison cards.
  
• Offering of Flesh now replaces ALL garrison cards in the deck and discard piles with equal quality tower cards.
  
• Quake effect now persist and occurs every time the shield is depleted.
  
• Repercussions effect now persists and occurs every time the player takes damage.
  
• Summon is now an active.
  
• Attack Speed relic buffed from 40% to 65%
  
• Enlighten Them All converts 80% of damage, instead of 50%
  
• Curse Them All converts 80% of damage, instead of 50%
  
• Burn Them All converts 80% of damage, instead of 50%
  
• Butcher of Sins now halves enemy hp, instead of setting it to 1.
  
• Increased Guns Of God base damage from 5 to 7
  
• Increased Sniper base damage from 20 to 25
  

[h3]🌀 Endless Changes[/h3]

We've revamped Endless mode to make it more balanced and enjoyable, including reductions in sinner HP scaling and new gameplay features.

• Endless initial sinner HP reduced.
  
• Endless sinner HP scaling reduced.
  
• Player gets a turn after completing a stage in Endless.
  
• Nerfed the “congo line” of enemies
  

[h3]🛠️ Fixes[/h3]

We've squashed numerous bugs and addressed various issues to ensure a smoother gameplay experience.

• Game now completely pauses on your turn
• Fixed some damage conversions card effects not persisting through stages.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed the player to become invincible by manually ending a run during transitions
  
• Fixed incorrect card upgrade tip
  
• Fixed bazaar card issue where the round would end on this screen, causing soft lock
  
• Forker tower is now properly considered a Holy tower (Holy Man task considers it when checking completion)
• Dark Pike visually benefits from Healing Flame
  
• Greezy starts with 50 gold on endless as well as normal
  
• Fixed Punish wording to remove the word “projectile”
• Items that have persistent criteria to apply their effect are now transparent when not being applied.
  
• Added the fanart to the credits
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2181610/Heretics_Fork

Thank you for your continued support, and remember: Hell awaits, and there's no escape!

Join us on Discord to share your highscore or send us feedback!, and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with our news!.

Sincerely!

[h2]Greetings, Heretics!
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At just $9.99 (15% off), we are delighted to announce the Full Release of our Hell Management Software, Heretic's Fork! Consider it an indulgence to cleanse yourself from sins.

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Heretic's Fork is a punishing Tower Defense odyssey through the Nine Circles of Hell, each more treacherous than the last. With deck building, roguelike mechanics makes up for this masterpiece!

[h3]😈 Choose a Demon, and command them to construct a tower!
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[h3]🔥 Punish the heretics through the circles of hell, and defend the rift between hell and earth!
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[h3]🃏 Upgrade and unlock more cards!
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And mooore for you to find out!

[h2]😈 Why you should play it?[/h2]

Multiple extremely credible sources that you all love and trust have testified with Heretic’s Fork, check out some of their reviews!

• “Strategy satire Heretic's Fork is about keeping lost souls in Hell"—Rock Paper Shotgun
  
• “Better than Starfield, we're both single player, that's how things work, right…” — Denny Fox
  
• “One of the greatest games of the century, a must-play!” — Satan
  

[h2]🤘 Additional Content 🤘[/h2]

[h3]🍴 How about some taters? 🥔[/h3]
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34864/Fork_and_Potato_Bundle__Heretics_Fork_x_Brotato



[h3] ✈️ Or Punishing Sinners in the space? [/h3]
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1–4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34791/Defender_Bundle__Heretics_Fork_x_Paper_Planet



[h3]😈 Or at night? [/h3]
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34854/Bullet_Heaven_Bundle__Heretics_Fork_x_20_Minutes_Till_Dawn



That's all for today, I hope you have fun playing our game, and we'd like to extend our gratitude to our community of loyal sinners, supporters, and heretics. Join us on Discord to share your highscore or send us feedback!, and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with our news!.

Sincerely!