Once Upon a Galaxy News

[p][/p][p]Love is in the air… and so is a brand new Galaxy Pass![/p][p]This update brings a whirlwind of changes including dramatic new entries to the Captain roster, fresh features to explore, and a handful of card balance changes.[/p][p]Let’s break some hearts and see if we can find true love in this patch.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Refer your Friends - Free 1000 Gems!!![/h2][p][/p][p]What’s a better way to play Galaxy than with your friends?[/p][p]Share Galaxy with your friends by clicking this new button on your Home screen! For each friend referred, get 250 gems up to 1000 total![/p][hr][/hr][h2]New Captains[/h2][p][/p][p]November is bringing 3 New Captains to the store! Let’s check them out![/p][hr][/hr][h3]Nathaniel Drake[/h3][p]Nathaniel swoops into the scene fresh off his most recent dungeon dive on some uncharted world. Complete quests and get powerful bonuses with this new adventurous Captain.[/p][p][/p][p]Treasures you discover from Quests give an additional +2/+2.[/p][p]Captain[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Old MacDonald[/h3][p]Old MacDonald had a farm and on this farm there was treasure. Lots and lots of valuable treasures. Help Old MacDonald assemble all his animals and receive major rewards![/p][p][/p][p]Treasures you find from Animals are one rarity higher. Tey are two rarities higher if your board has five Animals.[/p][p]Captain[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Tajima, Patron of Sweets[/h3][p]Tajima descends from his celestial mantle to make sweet treats with his capybara friends. The more Animals you recruit, the sweeter the treats will be! (Note: No animals are harmed in the making of these Candy)[/p][p][/p][p]The first time that you recruit an Animal each turn,
Sweeten your Candy.[/p][p]Captain[/p][hr][/hr][h2]New Galaxy Pass[/h2][h3]Premium Galaxy Pass[/h3][p]Level 1[/p][p]Oh Romeo, Romeo, where art thou oh Romeo? Why, he is looking for love on our November Premium Galaxy Pass! Complete quests to help him find his true love.[/p][p][/p][p]The first quest of each rarity gives you a bonus True Love's Kiss.[/p][p]Captain[/p][hr][/hr][p]Level 30[/p][p]Her will has been denied for the last time, introducing the Queen Coupa Serena! Collect this mighty alternate art at level 30 of the November Premium Galaxy Pass![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Level 50[/p][p]What’s a man looking for love supposed to do but get some glamour shots for his dating profile. Check out *Oh so Romeo *as he prepares to take center stage. Unlock by reaching Level 50 of the November Premium Galaxy Pass.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Free Galaxy Pass[/h3][p]Level 1[/p][p]Hannibal is a man of the people… or is he an elephant of the people. Regardless, Hannibal is here to feel the candy crush beneath his feet on the Free Galaxy Pass.[/p][p][/p][p]After 7 of your Animals are KO'd give each of your slots +1/+1. Then improve this ability +1/+1.[/p][p]Captain[/p][hr][/hr][p]Level 40[/p][p]Charon’s reach does not just end at the river Styx. His boat travels far and wide collecting souls to take to the underworld. Unlock Charonin Samurai at level 40 of the free Galaxy Pass.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Card Changes[/h2][p]Candylar is out and it has been very sweet! There are a handful of cards and captains that haven’t quite hit the mark, so we are giving them a bump with this patch.[/p][h3]Cotton Candy Dandy[/h3][p]Cotton Candy Dandy is now sweetening your Candy with every spell you cast.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Licorice[/h3][p]We felt like Licorice needed a bit more crack on her whip to let her stand apart from other Candy payoffs. Her base stats got a slight bump and she now buffs all your characters, regardless if they are candy or not.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Maximus[/h3][p]Our favorite feline gladiator has been lagging slightly behind where we’d like him to be. We’ve lowered his KO requirement for his first bonus character down to 15 from 20.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Moppet[/h3][p]We have given Moppet a slight toughness boost to help her survive a little easier.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Plunder Penny[/h3][p]Plunder Penny has a lot of competition at the collectable common slot these days. We’ve decided to give her an extra attack to help her hunt a little more consistently.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Sorcerous Serena[/h3][p]We completely changed how Serena’s ability operates. We hope this change brings her closer to parity with our other Captains.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Snowball[/h3][p]Christmas is coming early for our favorite little Snow Ball with this healthy boost to its base stats.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• [p]Galactic Mega Mall now tracks shops when not on board (meaning if you take it with your 5th and final shop of a turn, it’ll immediately trigger and give +15/+15)[/p]
• [p]Gokatoo will now retrigger if you heal up past a full heart again. (i.e. if you heal to 2 hearts with Lich King’s Heart or golden Navii and then lose back down to 1 heart, Gokatoo will trigger again)[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed a bug where Beanstalk was not consistently buffing when it should[/p]
• [p]Goldilocks was triggering Beanstalk buffs more than she should. How it should work now:[/p]
  • [p]Example: Beanstalk, Little Lance, Goldilocks[/p]
  • [p]Little Lance buffs all your slots -> triggers Beanstalk 1 time.[/p]
  • [p]Goldilocks sees all 4 other slots get buffed -> She buffs her slot 4 times -> triggers Beanstalk 4 times.[/p]
• [p]Goat T was breaking a heart when stealing Midas on turn 1. This has been fixed[/p]
• [p]Pretty Patissier now consistently turns treasures into Candy[/p]
• [p]Sweet Treasures were not being removed from the pool[/p]
• [p]You Meet in a Bakery now works properly when doubled[/p]
• [p]Constellation Prize now waits until shop to trigger and doesn’t trigger when you lose the game[/p]
• [p]Jack o Lantern was only buffing the first character, now buffs the all summoned characters as intended[/p]
• [p]Huntsman Axe no longer breaks with non-hunt units in the back row[/p]
• [p]Addressed issues that should help prevent “stuck in offline mode” behavior[/p]
• [p]Old pre-Scrubfowl nerf boards are now flushed from the pool[/p]
• [p]Card collection progress now shows on diamond framed captains if less than 100% complete[/p]
• [p]Updated Victory Art and positioning[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]New Support Button[/h2][p][/p][p]A brand new “Support” button has been added in settings.[/p]

• [p]This button opens an external web form on our website that can help us support you better.[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]Leave a Review[/h2][p]Candylar’s launch has been a resounding success for Once Upon a Galaxy. If you haven’t left a review, it would really help us if you went to Steam or your mobile platform and left one.[/p][p]Reviews help us be seen by more players and show them how much our game is loved.[/p][hr][/hr][h3]Til next time[/h3][p]Come let us know what you think of the patch changes in the Discord, on Twitter, Bluesky, Reddit and Instagram.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Candylar is out of the oven and it’s hot Hot HOT!! No time to wait for it to cool, let's sink our teeth in and get a big bite of the sweetest set this side of the Milky Way. If this is your first time hearing about it, check out all the sweet details![/p][hr][/hr][h2]Candylar - The Sweet Set[/h2][p]Candylar is a full set of over 100 sweet characters, treasures and spells! Summon massive Cookie Golems, Find the Magical Piping Bag and blast your opponents with the Frosting Dragon![/p][p][/p][p]There are New Free Captains and even more in the shop![/p][p][/p][p]Free Captains[/p][p][/p][p]Premium Captains[/p][p]Check out the full list of spoilers![/p][hr][/hr][h2]Victory Loot - An Innovative New Way to Unlock Cards[/h2][p][/p][p]We've got a new exciting way to collect cards in Once Upon a Galaxy.[/p][p]Introducing Victory Loot![/p][p]When you get top 3 in an Async Lobby, you will now unlock all collectable cards on the last board you played against in addition to the normal random card unlocks![/p][p]This sweet bonus should give you tons of new unlocks as you play![/p][hr][/hr][h2]Card Changes[/h2][p][/p][p]Early boards were edging a touch more powerful than we had anticipated. Nesting Scrubfowl in particular was providing just a few too many stats early, especially when an early silver and gold was found. We’ve decided to scrub off the additional Health to help bring it back into line while still allowing it to enable early plays.[/p][p][/p][p]Another tweak to help fight powerful early games, we’ve knocked Navii down from Rare to Uncommon. This will allow her to be found earlier and goldened more often.[/p][p][/p][p]Like with Nesting Scrubfowl, Sailor’s Spinach was supplying just a bit too much pop when found early. We all love that early punch so we pumped the Attack and reduced the Health to help lessen full heart damage early in games.[/p][p][/p][p]For now we’ve decided to cut Buried Chest. Candylar has brought a bunch of good ways to get uncommon treasures and we really want to give them more chances to shine.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Bug Fixes and Tweaks[/h2]

• [p]Jasmine Dragon and similar effects now reset their counters if you have replaced them after they triggered[/p]
• [p]Transformed characters mid-fight now keep damage that was done to them prior to transformation[/p]
• [p]Goat-T was being greedy and wasn’t tracking previous captains cloned. We’ve fed him a shoe and now he’s content to work as intended.[/p]
• [p]Shoemaker Elves now only works on discovered Treasures.[/p]
• [p]Lesser Mimic now correctly copies stat increase to treasures buffed with Shoemaker Elves[/p]
• [p]Galaxy Pass timer now shows hours or minutes when under 1 day left[/p]
• [p]Gem reward for completed captains down from 10 to 5, due to increased card unlock rates[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]What a Year[/h2][p]Many of you have played the base set of Galaxy for hundreds of hours and we are truly touched and feel all of the love from this community. The release of Candylar marks a monumental moment for us, as this is the first new expansion of many more to come. We have spent copious hours building a set that we hope fills your hours with sweet fun and joy. Without further ado, Candylar: The Sweet Set is now live.[/p][p]See you in the stars![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]CANDYLAR, the sweetest set this side of the Galaxy is coming very soon! It is nearly finished baking, and once it cools we will serve it right up![/p][p]Until then, we have a smaller patch with new features, stability changes, bug fixes and a few card changes.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]So many FREE Starter Decks![/h2][p][/p][p]EVERY captain now comes with a FREE Starter deck! This is true for existing captains AND all the free captains going forward. This means the eight free captains coming soon with Candylar, will have their starter decks FULLY unlocked for everyone.[/p][p]Additionally, purchasing captains (in the store, on the Galaxy Pass or via Pre-order Bundles) will grant BOTH their Starter Deck AND a bonus theme deck from now on![/p][p]These changes are being made in anticipation of Candylar so that all players will have access to lots of Candylar content on release, with lots of ways to access even more content in the store.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]🎵Chain Chain Change🎵[/h2][p][/p][p]The power of friendship turns out to be way too powerful, just like real life! Especially combined with World Shrub and the many ways to get extra shops off silvers. We are making this chain change to hopefully allow synergistic builds around a specific faction to have some strength but not immediately invalidate all previous numbers players have worked to build.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Cosmetic Switcher[/h2][p][/p][p]The Cosmetic Switcher has arrived! Swap between your favorite Captain skins during Captain Select.[/p][p]Known Issue: This feature will not work properly in Friend Lobbies yet, just Async. We also plan to add it to the collection page in the future.[/p][hr][/hr][h2]Stability and Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Gingerbread House overlaying on top of the game after a concession has been fixed.[/p]
• [p]Various fixes for crashes while downloading art in the background. (Note: some users may still experience one more crash before the system "fixes itself" on a given device, but if you still continue to crash after that, please contact [/p]

[p][email protected][/p]

• [p] or via the Technical Support channel in the discord.)[/p]
• [p]Final filter of all old-patch boards. (i.e. No more Santa, Mop, etc. on opponents boards)[/p]
• [p]Little Red will now complete her quest if you transform her[/p]
• [p]Remove “Recruit” from various treasure, enabling them to work when transformed into[/p]
• [p]Fix a bug that kept Sugarplum Faerie from not appearing[/p]
• [p]Frequent Flyer Card was triggering itself, it wasn’t supposed to do that… so we stopped that[/p]
• [p]Commons found off Frequent Flyer Card were not duplicating with Trash Panda… so we fixed that[/p]
• [p]Fixed Bronze Buried Chest completing its own quest when made into a pirate (like off world shrub)[/p]
• [p]Enter key now works to submit lobby codes, gem redeem codes and username updates[/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]Next Stop Candylar[/h2][p]That’s it! The table has been set, Candylar is out of the oven and we are just getting the last bits of icing and decorations in place so everyone can get an amazing slice! If you haven’t checked out our Candylar Pre-Order Bundles, you can do so in the store or via this article![/p][p]Also check out all the amazing spoilers in the Candylar Spoilers channel on the Discord or at [/p][p]galaxy.fun/spoilers![/p]

[p] NEW Galaxy Pass for October! Let's meet our new Captain and check out the sweet alt arts![/p][hr][/hr][h2]Premium Rewards[/h2][h3](Level 1) New Captain: We Are Blorg![/h3][p]A gargled echo spans through the cosmos, “We are Blorg. Be you toy, dragon, animal or pirate, all will be us.”[/p][p]Answer their call and commence assimilation, this time on the October Premium Galaxy Pass![/p][p][/p][p]When you recruit a character, your Toys gain that character's types.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3](Level 1) New Candylar Captain: Sweet Tooth![/h3][p]We’ve all got that Candylar craving! Come satisfy that Sweet Tooth with a bonus premium Galaxy Pass captain. Get the October Premium Galaxy Pass and unlock Sweet Tooth immediately when Candylar launches in late October![/p][p][/p][p]When you level up, get a bonus Candy spell.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3](Level 50) Resistance is Futile alternate art![/h3][p]It may be futile but join the resistance today. We assure you that assimilation with us comes with casual Friday and an hour lunch break! Unlock Resistance is Futile We Are Blorg alt art at level 50 of the October Premium Galaxy Pass![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h2]Free Rewards[/h2][h3](Level 1) This Month’s Free Galaxy Pass Captain: Boy who Cried Werewolf![/h3][p]The fall moon rises, as does the Boy who Cried Werewolf to the Free Galaxy Pass! Maybe this time they’ll listen when the werewolf is howling![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][h3](Level 40) Sunken Siren alternate art![/h3][p]Listen to her song coaxing you to pick the left most character! It’ll never be the wrong decision with this Sunken Siren Merrily alt art at level 40 of the Free October Galaxy Pass![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p]Spooky season is upon us. Draft with care and let your Toys be everything you ever wanted.[/p]

[h2]What does a new set mean for Galaxy?[/h2][p]For starters, it means a bunch of new cards! We have over 150 new cards coming in Candylar, across Captains, Characters, Treasures, and Spells. We also have two exciting new mechanics, Treasure Find, and Candy.[/p][p]While some of the new cards will be collectible, we’ll also be shaking up the shared pool. Exact details on what is leaving and which new cards will be added will be shared later, but for now lets look at the new Legendary card Shadowmancer![/p][p][/p][p]Hunt — The next time you cast a spell, cast it again.[/p][p][/p][p]With all the new amazing candy spells, Shadowmancer is sure to be a sugary hit! Just a taste of these new heavy hitters coming to the Candylar shared pool.[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]How can I play?[/h2][p]Let's start with the best news. When Candylar goes live, everyone will immediately be given 8 new Captains along with complete 12-card Candylar decks for them! Let’s take a quick look at one of them, the enigmatic Double Dealer[/p][p][/p][p]Double your first Recruit ability each turn.[/p][p][/p][p]What recruits are you looking to double up on? Two-Headed Wizard is looking particularly juicy with the new Candy spells flying around.[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]Preorder Bundles[/h2][p]In addition to the 8 new free captains, starting October 1st, you'll be able to pre-order three different bundles for $14.99 each. Each bundle includes:[/p]

• [p]A new Candylar Captain who will be available when Candylar launches in late October[/p]
• [p]An exclusive pre-order alt art for that captain[/p]
• [p]2 brand new 12-card decks for that captain (their starter deck plus a theme deck)[/p]
• [p]An exclusive new alt art for an existing captain (available when Candylar launches)[/p]
• [p]A brand new 12-card Candylar theme deck for that captain (available when Candylar launches)[/p]

[p]Here’s a look at each of the bundles![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Goat T[/h3]

• [p]Goat T[/p]
• [p]Kid in a Candy Store (Goat T Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]Goat T bonus Theme deck[/p]
• [p]Circus Maximus (Maximus Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]Maximus bonus Theme deck[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Candy Pandy[/h3]

• [p]Candy Pandy[/p]
• [p]Sorbet Slide (Candy Pandy Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]Candy Pandy bonus Theme deck[/p]
• [p]Jason the Grrreat! (Jason of the Argonauts Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]Jason of the Argonauts bonus Theme deck[/p]

[h3][/h3][p][/p][h3]The Beanstalk[/h3]

• [p]The Beanstalk[/p]
• [p]Rooted Anger (Beanstalk Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]The Beanstalk bonus Theme deck[/p]
• [p]Trash or Treat (Trash Panda Alt Art)[/p]
• [p]Trash Panda bonus Theme deck[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Collector's Edition[/h3][p]Finally, everyone who purchases all 3 preorder bundles will also receive the following bonuses when Candylar releases:[/p]

• [p]An exclusive 'Flambéed' alt art for Dr. Agon[/p]
• [p]A brand new 12-card Candylar Dr. Agon theme deck[/p]
• [p]An exclusive 'Spill the Tea' alt art for Professor Who’s Who[/p]
• [p]A brand new 12-card Candylar Professor Who’s Who theme deck[/p]

[hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]Candylar Spoiler[/h2][p]Lastly, let us present you with the cheapest horse armor in any game that offers horse armor! It's Free!![/p][p][/p][p]We’re so excited to share the world of Candylar with you! Be sure to check back here for more new cards, and check out Candylar - The Sweet Set this October![/p]