Hotfix 0.10.35
- Fixed a bug with Save File Corruption
- Added new Run End Music
- Moved old Run End Music to the Title Screen
- Added new Run End Music
- Moved old Run End Music to the Title Screen
Talented News
Devlog #43 - High Noon
Hello Talented Gamers!
THE NEXT CLASS IS... BANDIT.
I've been wanting to say that for weeks at this point, and oh boy, is there a lot to talk about!
Cash Money
The Bandit has access to a brand new resource Gold Coins. We had so much positive feedback for the Archer's loot mechanic that we've made it a fundamental part of how the Bandit works!
Bandit has a brand new stat called Luck. Your percentage chance for an enemy to drop a Gold Coin when they die.
Luck can be increased by learning the Common [Luck Up] Talents, so while you start with a handful of pennies you can earn some fat stacks later in the run.
But where will you spend all of this hard earned dollar?
Big Spender
There are two main ways to empty your savings account!
The first is the Talent Shop. Accessed through the Talent [Cash Out] you can go on a shopping spree - buying Common Talents, Rare Talents and even Abilities and Epics if you're lucky enough to find them!
You can also slam that Re-Roll Button to re-fill the shop or get any unwanted options out of your sight... but beware, the price of Re-Rolling increases with every press!
The other way to spend your hard earned money is on Abilities! That's right, the Bandit is Pay-to-Win (this is a joke).
Will you save up your coin to spend in the Talent Shop? Will you overspend and end up bankrupt at the exact moment where an extra use of an Ability would have saved you? Time will tell...
Shoot to Kill
But that's not all... Every single Bandit Basic Attack will fire two bullets, and with some of their new Talents you'll be firing even more!
What's the down side you say?
The Bandit can only fire three times before he needs to reload his weapon - so you'd better pick your targets wisely as the enemies won't wait around.
Never fear though, you can use [Reload Speed Up] Talents and some Abilities (more about those next Devlog) to reload faster!
Aaaaand that about wraps it up for this time! There's plenty more to share, so expect to hear more detail about the Talents and Abilities that Bandit has in the coming weeks. Including some brand new Status Effects!
Stay Talented
THE NEXT CLASS IS... BANDIT.
I've been wanting to say that for weeks at this point, and oh boy, is there a lot to talk about!
Cash Money
The Bandit has access to a brand new resource Gold Coins. We had so much positive feedback for the Archer's loot mechanic that we've made it a fundamental part of how the Bandit works!
Bandit has a brand new stat called Luck. Your percentage chance for an enemy to drop a Gold Coin when they die.
Luck can be increased by learning the Common [Luck Up] Talents, so while you start with a handful of pennies you can earn some fat stacks later in the run.
But where will you spend all of this hard earned dollar?
Big Spender
There are two main ways to empty your savings account!
The first is the Talent Shop. Accessed through the Talent [Cash Out] you can go on a shopping spree - buying Common Talents, Rare Talents and even Abilities and Epics if you're lucky enough to find them!
You can also slam that Re-Roll Button to re-fill the shop or get any unwanted options out of your sight... but beware, the price of Re-Rolling increases with every press!
The other way to spend your hard earned money is on Abilities! That's right, the Bandit is Pay-to-Win (this is a joke).
Will you save up your coin to spend in the Talent Shop? Will you overspend and end up bankrupt at the exact moment where an extra use of an Ability would have saved you? Time will tell...
Shoot to Kill
But that's not all... Every single Bandit Basic Attack will fire two bullets, and with some of their new Talents you'll be firing even more!
What's the down side you say?
The Bandit can only fire three times before he needs to reload his weapon - so you'd better pick your targets wisely as the enemies won't wait around.
Never fear though, you can use [Reload Speed Up] Talents and some Abilities (more about those next Devlog) to reload faster!
Aaaaand that about wraps it up for this time! There's plenty more to share, so expect to hear more detail about the Talents and Abilities that Bandit has in the coming weeks. Including some brand new Status Effects!
Stay Talented
Devlog #42 - A New Challenge
Hello Talented Gamers!
It's been a truly amazing first week for Talented - 3259 people and counting have picked up the game and the vast majority of the feedback has been extremely positive and constructive. We cannot thank you enough for that - we take the move to Steam very seriously and it's good to see that our work to make a solid groundwork before releasing paid off!
Some Ground Rules
This is a continuation of a devlog I've been running since the start of Talented over on itch.io, if you'd like to see more about the history of the game we've worked hard making do head over there! I aim to get these out around every 2 weeks (but sometimes life gets in the way!).
Just so we're being completely transparent, anything discussed in these devlogs is subject to change - they're intended to be an insight into development rather than concrete feature announcements! (although we do our best to only mention things we're confident are coming)
But I know what's really on everyone's mind! What's next for Talent Ed?...
New Challenger Approaches
The first thing on the list for 0.11 is our 5th Character Class, this is the first one we've developed since the Summoner in 2021!
We're committed to getting right, so we don't want to reveal anything until we're happy with how it's looking internally - but I can tell you we are prototyping a completely new resource and trying out a second way of getting Talents, both unique mechanics for Talented!
Legend Has It
Something I've wanted to do ever since Version 0.1 is a tier of *extremely* powerful Talents, that bend the rules even further than Epics.
This update, finally, I get my wish with Legendary Talents. These Talents will cost more Talent Points than any other and only one will be available on the tree each run - but should you find it here are a few of the effects we're thinking:
[Bullseye] (Archer) Double your Critical Strike Chance
[Overconfident] (Warrior) Your Combo Meter doesn't reset at the end of the Night
[Scourge] (Summoner) Enemies have a 25% chance to spawn a fly on death
Additionally, some Talents that have had to be nerfed in order to remain Epic Talents will be upgraded to Legendary. For example:
[Echomancy] (Wizard) Whenever you cast an ability, that ability will cast a second time for free after a short delay
Note: The plan with all Legendary Talents is for them to be useful (if not ideal) in any build, that way you'll never be sad to see them.
We've Listened!
Finally, we want to take some time to address some of the major areas of feedback on the 0.10 build. The two points we want to focus on for 0.11 are:
- Certain classes being reliant on specific Talents/Builds.
- Mastery 10+ feeling difficult in an unfair way.
We'll dig into both of these in a future devlog, but needless to say, things like Archer's reliance on [Piercing Blows] and Wizard's Orb build are definitely on our radar for next update. You can also expect changes that shift more of the high Mastery challenge into the late game of the run, giving you more time to craft a build before feeling the need to restart.
Phew, that was a lot - thank you so much if you made it through! Please keep the feedback rolling in, we're dedicated to making Talented the best game we can. Next time I'll hopefully be able to go into more detail on the new class.
Stay Talented
It's been a truly amazing first week for Talented - 3259 people and counting have picked up the game and the vast majority of the feedback has been extremely positive and constructive. We cannot thank you enough for that - we take the move to Steam very seriously and it's good to see that our work to make a solid groundwork before releasing paid off!
Some Ground Rules
This is a continuation of a devlog I've been running since the start of Talented over on itch.io, if you'd like to see more about the history of the game we've worked hard making do head over there! I aim to get these out around every 2 weeks (but sometimes life gets in the way!).
Just so we're being completely transparent, anything discussed in these devlogs is subject to change - they're intended to be an insight into development rather than concrete feature announcements! (although we do our best to only mention things we're confident are coming)
But I know what's really on everyone's mind! What's next for Talent Ed?...
New Challenger Approaches
The first thing on the list for 0.11 is our 5th Character Class, this is the first one we've developed since the Summoner in 2021!
We're committed to getting right, so we don't want to reveal anything until we're happy with how it's looking internally - but I can tell you we are prototyping a completely new resource and trying out a second way of getting Talents, both unique mechanics for Talented!
Legend Has It
Something I've wanted to do ever since Version 0.1 is a tier of *extremely* powerful Talents, that bend the rules even further than Epics.
This update, finally, I get my wish with Legendary Talents. These Talents will cost more Talent Points than any other and only one will be available on the tree each run - but should you find it here are a few of the effects we're thinking:
[Bullseye] (Archer) Double your Critical Strike Chance
[Overconfident] (Warrior) Your Combo Meter doesn't reset at the end of the Night
[Scourge] (Summoner) Enemies have a 25% chance to spawn a fly on death
Additionally, some Talents that have had to be nerfed in order to remain Epic Talents will be upgraded to Legendary. For example:
[Echomancy] (Wizard) Whenever you cast an ability, that ability will cast a second time for free after a short delay
Note: The plan with all Legendary Talents is for them to be useful (if not ideal) in any build, that way you'll never be sad to see them.
We've Listened!
Finally, we want to take some time to address some of the major areas of feedback on the 0.10 build. The two points we want to focus on for 0.11 are:
- Certain classes being reliant on specific Talents/Builds.
- Mastery 10+ feeling difficult in an unfair way.
We'll dig into both of these in a future devlog, but needless to say, things like Archer's reliance on [Piercing Blows] and Wizard's Orb build are definitely on our radar for next update. You can also expect changes that shift more of the high Mastery challenge into the late game of the run, giving you more time to craft a build before feeling the need to restart.
Phew, that was a lot - thank you so much if you made it through! Please keep the feedback rolling in, we're dedicated to making Talented the best game we can. Next time I'll hopefully be able to go into more detail on the new class.
Stay Talented
Hotfix 0.10.34
- Fixed being unable to hit enemies that are feared
- Fixed enemies spawned by enemies that are feared being unkillable (e.g. Bonepiles from Skelebobs)
- Fixed enemies spawned by enemies that are feared being unkillable (e.g. Bonepiles from Skelebobs)
Hotfix 0.10.33
- Fixed a bug where your Attack Damage could be reduced after the first night if your previous run used Stimpack