Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked News

[p]Greetings Adventurers,[/p][p]Today we have a new update for Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked that adds a new limited-time side quest for the holidays, the first phase of the hirelings redesign, balancing changes, and bug fixes for you![/p][h2]Holiday Side Quest![/h2][p]A new side quest has been added to the game! Meet up with Dwelf Jollykeg in the Ramshackle Inn in the Crown of Frost campaign to help him with some special holiday-time deliveries. [/p][p]This quest will only be available for a limited time, so play as soon as possible! For completing this quest, you will be awarded a special dice skin.[/p][h2]Hirelings[/h2][p]As we outlined previously, we are redesigning the hirelings system based on your feedback![/p][p]In this patch, we are implementing Phase 1 to have a single player group be composed of your own customized heroes. Experience gain will work as normal across all of the characters![/p][p]Additionally, to resolve occasional issues with hireling assignments in multiplayer games without a full party, we’re also implementing party management and quality of life improvements. You will now have the ability to reassign hirelings to players in multiplayer, and alongside this we now have the ability to change the turn order (both single and multiplayer) to facilitate specific combos easier without needing to delay the turn every time.[/p][h2]Translations[/h2][p]We’ve seen all of your requests to translate the game to Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and Simplified Chinese and are happy to confirm that these translations will be coming in the near future. Stay tuned for updates![/p][h2]Patch Notes[/h2][p]You can read the full, detailed patch notes here. Some of the highlight features are:[/p]

• [p]Added a brand new limited-time side quest to celebrate Simril, the festival of light. Finish the side quest for a dice reward![/p]
• [p]You can now play with a full party of custom heroes in Single Player[/p]
• [p]Hirelings can be replaced with custom heroes in old Single Player save files[/p]
• [p]Added functionality to remove and reassign Hirelings in Multiplayer[/p]
• [p]Added functionality to change turn order while on the map[/p]
• [p]Bug fixes, performance optimization and stability improvements[/p]

[p]Thanks for all of your feedback and reports so far. We appreciate the care and attention from the community, and will continue monitoring reports as they are made![/p][p]Much love,[/p][p]—Battlemarked Team[/p]

[p]Features[/p]

• [p]Single player uses all custom heroes instead of hirelings[/p]
• [p]One of each class of custom Heroes is automatically created when you create your first Hero. This will also happen the first time a returning player starts the game with this update.[/p]
• [p]Added a way to remove Heroes/Hirelings from the party while on the map[/p]
• [p]Old Single Player save files with Hirelings in them will load normally, please remove the Hirelings and replace them with Heroes if you want to continue that save using custom Heroes.[/p]
• [p]Added a way to adjust the turn order while on the map[/p]
• [p]Added a way to change who is controlling a Hireling in Multiplayer, both on the map and in level[/p]
• [p]The player can change/confirm their Hero's secondary ability before being able to spend trait points. This choice is still permanent.[/p]
• [p]Added a new side quest to Crown of Frost with a nice reward[/p]
• [p]Added a way to copy the multiplayer room code to more easily share it.[/p]
• [p]Side quest givers and locations are now marked with blue ! and ?[/p]
• [p]Scrapping cards in VR now has a delay to prevent accidental scrapping of cards. Additional audio has been added for both VR and gamepad when scrapping a card.[/p]
• [p]Bonfires in the Frost Keep boss fight now interact with other elements as well[/p]
• [p]You can now manually rotate and inspect unlockable dice and baseplates in the Player Profile page on flatscreen.[/p]
• [p]Achievements, unlockable dice, and unlockable baseplates now show in a more consistent order.[/p]
• [p]Improved diagonal targeting of melee attack cards with mouse and keyboard.[/p]
• [p]All cutscenes polished and improved (more changes than you can count on your fingers and toes combined!)[/p]

[p][/p][p]New Quest:[/p]

• [p]Try out the new side quest by going to the Ramshackle Inn, and speak to Jollykeg to start it.[/p]
• [p]New card added as part of the new quest line![/p]
• [p]Complete the quest and receive the reward![/p]

[p][/p][p]Bug Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Overall Stability improvements[/p]
• [p]General performance improvements[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where text would not update properly sometimes when you change languages while in the shop[/p]
• [p]Trait point notifications on the party menu will be hidden after viewing that character sheet, until the next level up[/p]
• [p]Fixed bugs related to the 'Confused' Status Effect:[/p]
  • [p]Confused units now only attack when adjacent to a target[/p]
  • [p]They can't attack while incapacitated (stunned, sleep, etc.)[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the final boss of 'Crown of Frost' sometimes dealt damage to himself (stupid!)[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where boss levels of dungeons would sometimes not appear when playing a dungeon a second time in a session[/p]
• [p]Ice Troll Heart now always works correctly on targets other than yourself[/p]
• [p]Potion of Speed VFX now always plays on the correct target when used on others, and also uses the correct animation.[/p]
• [p]If a Hero possesses multiple traits that activate when reviving an ally, all of them will trigger properly now.[/p]
• [p]All forms of healing that revives a downed hero should now trigger traits that activates when reviving an ally.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where 'Prismatic Spray' cards could sometimes disappear from your hand as you progressed through the game if you did not have the trait Prismatic Spray+.[/p]
• [p]'Lunging Attack' and other similar attacks used by enemy units such as wolves should no longer displace the attacker.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Changes to Traits and Weapons:[/p]

• [p]The 'Honed Instinct' trait now works as intended, and the trigger chance has been changed to 10%.[/p]
• [p]The 'Merciful Reaver +2' weapon previously had a 10% chance to activate its effects, which was an unintended downgrade. This has been changed to always trigger to match the other versions of Merciful Reaver.[/p]
• [p]'Honed Instinct', 'Double Tap', and 'Extra Attack' traits now operate independently rather than stacking, meaning if you have several of the traits you can get multiple follow up melee attacks if you are lucky. Furthermore, many of the melee attack cards can now trigger the traits.[/p]
• [p]The 'Warborn Surge' trait now only applies to non-props on the same team. Furthermore, it should now trigger for any type of melee attack, rather than just the basic melee attack and a select few cards.[/p]
• [p]Both 'Combat Magic' traits should now stack properly. The associated status effect icon has also been updated.[/p]

[p]Hello Adventurers! We're thrilled to release our second patch. Here is a full list of changes:[/p][p][/p][p]Bug fixes:
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• [p]Network stability fixes[/p]
• [p]Performance improvements - less stuttering and lag overall[/p]
• [p]Fixed crashes that would sometimes occur on PS5[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the Card Shop could sometimes clip into elements of the environment in VR[/p]
• [p]Fixed many bugs related to Polymorph[/p]
  • [p]Polymorph status effect no longer remains when the creature reverts form[/p]
  • [p]Pieces that spawn with status effects (like the Troll's Regeneration or the Frost Giant's Cold Aura) don't carry that status effect over when transforming, but regain it when reverting to their original form[/p]
  • [p]Polymorphed Heroes now get the Polymorphed status effect[/p]
  • [p]Large enemies now consistently get the Polymorphed status effect when transformed, regardless of which tile you targeted to Polymorph them[/p]
  • [p]Heroes that are downed can no longer be targeted by Polymorph[/p]
  • [p]Status effects on a timer that were on you before transforming, and that expire while you're transformed, no longer reappear when you revert form[/p]
  • [p]The Polymorph status effect now properly reverts your form when it's removed[/p]
  • [p]If you enter Cleepto's Bazaar while Polymorphed, we now display your original hand and piece instead of the rat's view and hand. Cleepto always knows your true form![/p]
  • [p]Trait cards are no longer granted multiple times when Polymorphed or reverting from being Polymorphed[/p]
  • [p]Cards can now upgrade properly if you select a trait that upgrades a card while you're Polymorphed[/p]
  • [p]Cards now countdown through their cooldown properly when Polymorphed (both for your current rat form, as well as your original form)[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where some enemies could target units that were in Stealth with Disarm, Counterspell, Hunters Mark, Quick Grapple and Throw[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the Repeating Ballista could sometimes attack units that are friendly or in Stealth[/p]
• [p]Applying traits that increase max HP will not longer grant HP to downed heroes[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Cordon of Arrows sometimes wouldn't deal damage[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Vicious Mockery sometimes wouldn't ignore armor[/p]
• [p]Battle Hardened now properly protects against counter attacks[/p]
• [p]The effect from the Bard weapon, Biting Wit, no longer causes friendly fire[/p]
• [p]Props such as barricades and barrels can no longer be affected by upgraded Bardic Inspiration or Crushed[/p]
• [p]Certain attacks such as Disarm should no longer be able to target units that are in Stealth or protected by Sanctuary[/p]
• [p]Banish no longer works on bosses[/p]
• [p]The Leap card no longer leaves a lasting trail on the piece after the action has been completed[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where gold would sometimes be invisible[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Achievement notifications would linger on screen in VR[/p]
• [p]Players that join an ongoing session while others are in Cleepto's Bazaar can start shopping immediately. Any replaced hirelings are correctly removed, so the host doesn't need to shop for them.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the camera could get stuck in the Desecrated Shrine, making dice rolling harder in flatscreen[/p]
• [p]Slightly increased wait time when searching for friends to lessen load on servers[/p]
• [p]Fixed a gamepad bug where changing previewed card hand while holding a card on the board could leave the camera locked[/p]
• [p]Fixed a gamepad bug where the 'skip cutscene' button would sometimes be unresponsive[/p]
• [p]Fixed a gamepad bug where skip input sometimes was ignored[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that caused the last 'Waiting for Player' icon to overlap the 'skip cutscene' button in flatscreen[/p]
• [p]Fixed incorrect tutorial message about scrapping cards using gamepad[/p]
• [p]Fixed numerous typos across the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Chief Blaze would still attack after being defeated in the Emerald Tavern bar brawl[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the party sometimes would not gain XP from defeating Frostmourn Raknar[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the Wayfarer achievement couldn't be unlocked[/p]
• [p]0 AP actions now counts towards the 'Time Stop' Achievement properly[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that could cause progression blockers when joining a session just as a dungeon or campaign has been completed, or if players left during when the popup was visible[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the quest marker would not function properly in the 'Quiet the Jarl' and 'King's Tears' quests[/p]
• [p]It should be possible to hand in Nimsy's quest after defeating the final boss of Crown of Frost[/p]
• [p]Isteval should no longer ask you to go to Frost Keep after defeating the final boss of Crown of Frost[/p]
• [p]Fixed a rare bug that could cause a piece to be displaced outside of the board, leading to various issues[/p]

[p]General changes:[/p]

• [p]When the key is found in Cragmaw Castle, the prisoner is highlighted to show players where to go next[/p]
• [p]Forgotten Cairn has fewer skeletons[/p]
• [p]Blaze conversation in Loggers' Camp now only requires one player to make choices, instead of votes[/p]
• [p]Added instructions on how to tilt the table in the VR settings menu[/p]
• [p]General UI polish[/p]
• [p]VO and sound effect polish and adjustments[/p]
• [p]VFX polish[/p]

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[p]Greetings Adventurers,[/p][p]We’re just over a week since the launch of Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked. In that time we’ve delivered two patches to improve the game’s stability and remove some of the bugs that were reported by the community and continue to fix issues that are found. You can see all of the November patch notes here.[/p][p]Following feedback from players, we’re making some changes to the design of the hirelings, so this Dev Diary will outline what we will be doing both in the short- and long-term for this feature.[/p][h2]Phase 1 - Singleplayer[/h2][p]The first phase of this change will affect the singleplayer portion of the game, as this is where the basis of a lot of the feedback has come from. What we plan to do is to give players the option of filling the party with customized heroes that then gather XP and can be leveled up. [/p][h2]Phase 2 - Multiplayer[/h2][p]Multiplayer is much more complex for this; players join, leave, rejoin, and doing that while also bringing your own heroes into the session becomes more complicated. It becomes a much larger task, both from a technical perspective, for user interface design, and overall experience for you.[/p][p]This phase will be a later update so that we can properly estimate and account for potential issues with this system.[/p][hr][/hr][p]Phase 1 will be prioritized for release as quickly as possible. There’s some work to do on this, but it is the part that is least prone to errors of the two phases and why we have chosen to split this into two steps. It will let us gather feedback from you on how balancing feels during play, and from there we can start work on Phase 2![/p][p]As always, thank you for your continued patience, support, and passion. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, we hope you are having a great one; if not, we still hope you’re having a great time.[/p][p]Thank you,[/p][p]—Battlemarked Team[/p][p]
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[p]Hello Adventurers![/p][p]We've been working hard to fix some issues that have been reported during the launch week. While some issues still remain, rest assured we're working on those too![/p][p]Please update your game to the latest version for uninterrupted multiplayer.[/p]

• [p]Fixed a bug where cards could sometimes get scrapped unintentionally in VR[/p]
• [p]Improved server stability to prevent random disconnects[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that would cause performance to deteriorate during long play sessions[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug that could cause players to lose progression[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Achievements would sometimes not unlock dice correctly[/p]
• [p]Added confirmations for 'Retreat to map' and 'Quit Game' buttons[/p]
• [p]Changed the UI for 'Send Bug Report' button to make it clearer[/p]
• [p]Changed the UI for loading of saved games:[/p]
  • [p]Changed the 'Load Game' button to 'Continue', which opens up a list of saved games[/p]
  • [p]'Continue' is now listed as the first option for better visibility[/p]

[p]We're grateful for your patience as we continue to improve the game. We will be sharing more information about design changes related to hirelings very soon![/p]