Deathless. Tales of Old Rus News

Our 2024 Game Development Roadmap below.
Several heroes and major content updates are coming.

Additionally, we have several balance patches planned, which we will release as they are ready.

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Over the past week, we have prepared new content and fixed many bugs. As we mentioned earlier, it is very important for us to involve the community during early access to understand your impressions, listen to feedback, and make important game improvements.

Patch 0.1.2 is already waiting for the most curious players. After testing (both internal and external), it will be released to production.

[h2]Recommendations before switching to the beta version:[/h2]

• Make a backup of your saves. Here’s how:
  
• Press the Win + R keys, paste C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\LocalLow\1CGS\Deathless in the window that appears, and press Enter.
  
• Copy the contents of the folder to another location.
  
• When returning to the standard version of the game, replace the files with the saved ones.
  
• Please disable cloud saves for the game (Steam Cloud). This can be done in the game properties, under the "General" tab.
  

[h2]How to join the open beta test:[/h2]

• Open Steam and right-click on "Deathless".
  
• Select "Properties..." and go to the "Betas" tab.
  
• Select the branch named public_beta from the dropdown menu.
  
• Now you can choose this branch as the main one on your computer. You can play after updating the client.
  

If you find a bug, please send it along with the log to this thread (or via email).
How to get game logs:

• Press the Win + R keys, paste C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\LocalLow\1CGS\Deathless in the window that appears, and press Enter.
  
• In the opened folder, select all files and add them to a single archive. You can use the free program 7-Zip for this.
  
• Upload the archive to any file-sharing service and send the link.
  
• Or send it to [email protected] with a brief description of the issue.
  

[h2]New additions: [/h2]

• Hero’s reaction when attempting to carry out certain actions
  
• - Not enough AP to play a card
  
• - Unable to play a card because of a status effect
  
• - Hand size has reached its limit
  
• Buka: Added a new animation and VFX when shifting into the Wraith form.
  
• Buka: Fixed sound issues when taking damage.
  
• Added a new animation when a foe steals a card from the player’s Draw Deck.
  
• Revamped the icons of the current quest and the “In Yaron’s Footsteps” modifier
  
• Added an additional background for the Lake
  
• The Artbook is now displayed in the main menu if the Artbook DLC is installed
  
• Fixed the thickness of the card cost digit
  
• Changed the color of boosted numbers in card descriptions during battle
  
• Fixed the shadows issue that occurred when turning a page in the book
  
• Updated the credits
  

[h2]Bug fixes and improvements:[/h2]

• Playing cards that cost X now triggers the Withered battle modifier
  
• The prompt that appears when claiming a consumable with a full belt no longer prevents you from claiming other rewards
  
• Playing Tactical Strike through Double Down! is in effect no longer causes the battle to freeze
  
• You are no longer granted base cards via relics, consumables, and Boons during battle
  
• Replaced the card images in the tutorial (English version only)
  
• The Whetstone relic no longer boosts damage dealt by the Self-Snapping Whip relic
  
• Fixed the issue that caused Yaron the Calamitous’s and the Vodyanoy’s animation to play twice when activating an ability
  
• The Spindle relic’s effect no longer stacks whenever you receive healing and no longer triggers in subsequent runs
  
• The Silver Spoon relic now grants cards on the player’s turn, even if damage was taken on the foe’s turn
  
• Fixed the tooltip of the Confused effect granted by the Cateye Stone relic: It now changes the cost of all cards that appear in your hand rather than drawn cards only
  
• Fixed the issues that caused the health bar to display the wrong numbers
  
• Updated the Agility effect description: The Agility stacks are not consumed if the foe has no Armor or their Armor is disregarded for a different reason
  
• The End Turn button text now changes during the foe’s turn
  
• Fixed the Evasion effect description: The effect is active until the start of the next turn
  
• The discount from the Birchbark Scroll relic is now applied immediately after purchasing the relic
  
• The Wooden Jewelry Box relic no longer prevents AP gains from relics that are received after it
  
• The amount of Gold earned is now calculated correctly after a run is completed
  
• Zooming in should now work properly when playing Attack cards with a slight delay
  
• The capture animation no longer plays ahead of time when destroying a Dying foe and capturing another during the same series of actions
  
• The Bottomless Pot relic no longer prevents you from visiting a merchant after replaying a battle if you buy the relic and then return to the main menu
  
• Updated the warning displayed when the current game version does not match the version of the active run: The active run will be reset
  
• The Skip button is now highlighted when the cursor hovers over it during story dialogues
  
• The Magic Crystal relic no longer allows you to cancel the transformation with the Esc button
  

Deathless' producer completes the run in one go.

Discover the world of Belosvet in Deathless. Tales of Old Rus. Set out on an epic journey with heroes inspired by Slavic folklore, experience their stories, and eventually save your homeland from an invasion by Koschey the Deathless.

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In the complete version of Deathless. Tales of Old Rus four heroes will be available. While starting the EA you play Varvara The Fair, crafty and cunning in equal measure, the treasure hunter wields her trusty pickaxe and enchanted braid in battle. Two additional heroes will be introduced during the EA period.
No two journeys in Deathless. Tales of Old Rus are the same, as the game features deep strategic variety, combat modifiers, and exciting secrets to uncover.

Deathless. Tales of Old Rus inspired by games like Slay the Spire is set in Belosvet, a fantasy world home to bogatyrs, wizards, and sorcerers, amusing little spirits known as nechistiks, and myriad creatures most foul. The world of Belosvet is inspired by Slavic folklore and has been carefully and lovingly redesigned by artist and author Roman Papsuev, the best artist of Europe in 2008 according to the Eurocon convention.

The game also features music from leading composer Dmitri Silantyev, who is known for his work on Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Armored Warfare, and Skyforge.

Game Features:

• A Whole New World: The first video game adaptation of the original universe by artist Roman Papsuev and featuring music by acclaimed composer Dmitriy Silantyev.
  
  
• Fearsome Fairytale Foes: Clash with revenants and khuds, fight a yaga, chat with a vodyanoy, and even befriend rusalkas… or maybe not — those sneaky water nymphs are deadly foes.
  
  
• Play Again and Again: Highly replayable gameplay complete with combat modifiers and strategic variety.
  
  
• Triumphant victory or crushing defeat?: Unlock new cards and battle modifiers by the end of each playthrough to make your future runs even more exciting.
  
  
• A unique path for each hero: Watch as the heroes’ tales intertwine in surprising ways. Complete quests, meet memorable allies, and confront inimitable foes. Defeating bosses will prove to be quite the challenge.
  
  

Crafty and cunning in equal measure, Varvara the treasure hunter wields her trusty pickaxe and enchanted braid in battle. The braid obeys her mental commands, assuming various shapes at its owner’s behest.


Features:

• Manipulate your foes
  
• Evade damage
  
• Ignore Armor
  
• Slow, stun, and control foes in other ways
  

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