Novus Orbis News

Since I needed to make better screenshots and trailer, to reflect how the game looks now (in preparation for the Kickstarter campaign), I decided to make a few more visual adjustments to make the game a little more appealing.

With that, a few balance changes.

Misc:

• Fifteen's attack boost when having "All for One" Blessing decreased to x3.
  
• Made a better death fade out animation for enemies and player.
  
• Combo colors have been changed. Now they start from a light gray at zero, going through shades of yellow, orange and red. I don't think players were basing their combo choices on the color they're seeing, and having such different and contrasting colors may have been a source of confusion for some players.
  
• Various UI small changes.
  

Enemies:

• Pond's Monarch now drops only one of its two special cards, at random.
  

A small update to fix a few bugs and to address a few balance issues with the Mage.

This will be the last update for a while (unless I find bugs that need to be fixed), because I need to focus on marketing, and to set up a Kickstarter campaign.

Cards:

• Nerfed Marbles Bracelet
  
• Nerfed Wind Blades
  
• Changed how Levitate works
  

Blessings:

• Improved Risk of Balance
  

No new cards this time!
I decided that for the sake of the game looking more professionally done, having the hand in a fan shape would be a better choice.

That took me basically one week.

Other than that, I made some slight visual improvements, and added a few variables to the end game to make it more interesting. I may need to power up The Maker even more to reflect that.

Enemies:

• The Maker's mupliple attack now deals more damage and has one more hit.
  

Misc:

• Added some new outcomes if you beat certain enemies before level 4.
  
• Made damage numbers slightly bigger and slower to disappear.
  
• Made the camera shake a little more when attacking.
  
• Made all attack and power up/down and heal effects snappier.
  
• Made the hand into a more natural, fanning shape.
  

Not a huge update, but there were a few issues I needed to fix, and I took the chance to add four new Mage cards!

Cards:

• Changed the combo value for a few Mage cards.
  

New Cards:

• Close Book
  
• Flush
  
• Page Replacement
  
• Recall
  

Misc:

• Changed how the game handles the number of enemies in normal combat rooms.
  
• Changed the icon for shop rooms.
  

Nothing much for this update, but since it also includes some bug fixes, and that I won't have any big juicy update for at least a few days, I'll just push it.

Enemies:

• Lowered The Maker's initial HP.
  
• Zakuro set to always be the first boss in a run.
  

Misc:

• I made the cards' movements during fights prettier (hopefully).
  
• Added a brief particle effect every time you click with your mouse.