Splintered News

• [p]Early Access Patch #24 (v0.9.0) features Japanese Support![/p]
• [p]To celebrate, Splintered is 20% off this week![/p]

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• [p]The release of v0.9 signals that Splintered will soon be leaving Early Access![/p]
• [p]Splintered is slated to release into v1.0 this October.[/p]
• [p]What can you expect in the v1.0 release?[/p]
  • [p]The completion of Splintered's main quest with Chapters 4 and 5![/p]
  • [p]Aedma's 4th Trial, tentatively named "Trial of the Rogue".[/p]
• [p]What can you expect until then?[/p]
  • [p]As I prepare for v1.0, weekly updates may slow down a bit, but I have various general features and changes that I plan on making during the leadup to v1.0.[/p]

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• [p]As planned, Splintered's price will be increasing from its reduced Early Access price.[/p]
• [p]To prepare for the v1.0 release in October, this price change will happen soon, in September![/p]
• [p]If you're planning on picking up Splintered when it hits v1.0, I heavily encourage taking advantage of the reduced Early Access price and 20% off sale this week![/p]

[p][/p][h3]Game Changes in V0.9:[/h3]

• [p]Added Japanese Support, available in the "Options" menu under "Language".[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the "Trial of the Hunt" where a certain "Legendary Shield" wouldn't be accessible.[/p]
• [p]v0.9.0b (hotfix):[/p]
  • [p]ぞ and ゾ are now available during name selection[/p]
• [p]v0.9.0c (hotfix):[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a localization issue when "Randomizer" and "Aedma's Trials" are locked. How to unlock these features and "Aedma's Trials" description is now properly localized.[/p]
  • [p]"まりょくを　ときはなて" (Magic Unleashed) achievement description has been fixed in Japanese. It previously stated you needed to deal 100dmg with "マホルト" (Magic Bolt), which has been corrected to "マホバーン" (Magic Blast).[/p]

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[p]Early Access Patch #23 (v0.3.3) features new content: the "Trial of the Hunt"! The Trial of the Hunt provides new randomizations and challenges that change the way Splintered is played! This trial also comes with two new achievements. [/p][p][/p][h3]Trial of the Hunt Features: [/h3]

• [p]Hunt down enemies to obtain equipment![/p]
  • [p](Equipment Shops are closed)[/p]
• [p]Seek out Mages in towns/friendly locations to learn new spells![/p]
  • [p](Leveling up will no longer teaches spells)[/p]
  • [p](Includes Haeldritch)[/p]
• [p]Talents are shuffled![/p]
  • [p](Defeat any 2 new enemies for the first time to unlock a random talent)[/p]
• [p]New win condition available[/p]
  • [p](Expedited win condition for faster runs)[/p]

[p] Additional Updates: [/p]

• [p]Two new achievements have been added for the "Trial of the Hunt". [/p]
• [p]Various minor UI adjustments[/p]

[p]Early Access Patch #22 (v0.3.2) contains balance changes for Chapter 3b and helps pave the way for Aedma's 3rd trial! It also contains various localization updates to prepare for the upcoming Japanese build.[/p][p][/p][h3]Ability Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Momentum:[/p]
  • [p]Resting no longer removes stacks and you now only lose half stacks on death.[/p]
• [p]Dominant:[/p]
  • [p]Resting no longer removes stacks and you now only lose half stacks on death.[/p]
• [p]Healing Flame:[/p]
  • [p]Flat Healing bonuses (such as the Brighten ability or Energized Talent) now apply AFTER the 66% healing reduction that Healing Flame causes. [/p]
    • [p]This provides a slight buff to Healing Flame's support, which isn't necessarily needed, but it's more consistent with how healing is calculated across the board.[/p]
• [p]Mana Charge:[/p]
  • [p]Attacks now restore +2MP on hit (up from +1MP)[/p]
• [p]Wealth:[/p]
  • [p]Now gives max (10) stacks of STR/DEX at 5000g (down from 10000g).[/p]
• [p]Double Strike:[/p]
  • [p]Description adjusted:[/p]
    • [p]Old: "Basic attacks deal 40% less damage, but hit twice."[/p]
    • [p]New: "Basic attacks deal 40% less damage, but land twice."[/p]
• [p]Cognition:[/p]
  • [p]Now gives +10% Spell Evasion (up from +5% - and it still gives bonus evasion equal to your spell evasion)[/p]
• [p]Invisibility:[/p]
  • [p]Improved usage in Instinct mode (especially when paired with Payoff)[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Equipment Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Warhammer[/p]
  • [p]Price reduced (2000G -> 1700G)[/p]
  • [p]EXP to Max reduced (1400- > 1200)[/p]
• [p]Celestial Regalia[/p]
  • [p]Price reduced (1800G -> 1600G)[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• [p]Healing Rain's effect now increases with global healing bonuses such as the "Energized" talent[/p]

[p][/p][h3]General Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Behind the scenes changes to prepare for Aedma's 3rd Trial (Trial of the Hunt)[/p]
• [p]Fireblast now color swaps the cast animation[/p]
• [p]Various minor ui and localization changes[/p][p][/p]

[p]Early Access Patch #21 (v0.3.1) contains fixes and balance changes for Chapter 3b based on player feedback![/p][p][/p][h3]Ability Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Invisible:[/p]
  • [p]Critical chance after Invisible increased (10% -> 20%)[/p]
• [p]Ironfist:[/p]
  • [p] Now also gives +25% Accuracy (in additional to the +10 Strength)[/p]
• [p]Blazing Fist:[/p]
  • [p]+1 fire damage per 2 torches held (buffed from per 3 torches held)[/p]

[p]Note: The combination of ability changes and fixes below should improve the effectiveness of Bandits. Invisible has a bigger "payoff" (especially when combined with Brute Force and the Payoff abilities) and overall stuns should be landing a bit more often, providing increased defenses and opportunities for offense. Also the unarmed build should be more consistent with the additional accuracy and enhanced true fire damage from the "Blazing Fist" ability.[/p][p][/p][h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the bonus critical chance from "Invisible" wasn't being considered for "Brute Force"[/p]
  • [p]It was increasing your strength, but not applying that to your ATK. It now properly updates your strength and propagates that bonus to your attack, making for an extra powerful attack when coming out of Invisible with Brute Force.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where double attacks wouldn't give the second hit an additional chance to stun.[/p]
• [p]If an attack will both stun and defeat an enemy, the stun will no longer be reported.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the Necromancer's pre-battle damage effect where the "Resilient" trait would reduce damage repeatedly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an update timing issue for HP related to the "Ironbody" trait and unequipping a weapon. [/p]
• [p]Minor changes to Instinct mode logic for 3b abilities[/p]

[p][/p][h3]General Changes:[/h3]

• [p]Made adjustments to 3a and 3b ability descriptions to improve consistency.[/p]
  • [p]Effects that only apply to "Basic Attacks" are now more clearly outlined. These were largely "on hit" effects from Chapter 3a and 3b. References to "attacks" also include special attack abilities like Healing Thrust and Dream Strike.[/p]
• [p]Various minor localization changes [/p]

[p][/p][h3]v0.3.1a (hotfix)[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue introduced in v0.3.1 that gave Ironfist far too much accuracy instead of the intended 25%.[/p]
• [p]When your attacks strike twice from the "Double Strike" ability, the second instance of damage is now reported in the main text box along with the text "Strikes twice!".[/p]

[h3]v0.3.1b[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a text formatting issue introduced in v0.3.1 for clairvoyance mode reporting[/p]

[p]Early Access Patch #20 (v0.3.0) features a new chapter, Chapter 3b! Dive back into the main quest to experience new equipment and abilities, deadlier enemies with new enemy traits, and unravel more of Splintered's story![/p][p][/p][h3]Chapter3b Main Features:[/h3]

• [p]New equipment and abilities based on 3 new class archetypes:[/p]
  • [p]The Cleric, Arcanist, and Bandit[/p]
  • [p]Each class features at least one "Spell Transformation", that transforms their spell into a new spell ability.[/p]
  • [p]Additionally, various existing spells and attacks have new enhancements![/p]
• [p]7 new enemy traits[/p]
  • [p]Several more enemies carry new innate traits in Chapter 3b.[/p]
  • [p]Many more traits are now inherited by enemies and spread throughout the randomizer.[/p]
  • [p]Bosses in Chapter 3b are also very likely to randomly inherit 1 additional trait![/p]
• [p]The progression of Splintered's plot, that sets that stage for Chapter 4! (coming soon!).[/p][p][/p]
• [p]Note: Clairvoyance and Instinct mode are both available to use in Chapter 3b! I'll be further tuning Instinct Mode to the specific play patterns of the new features of Chapter 3b, but it should be sufficiently responsive to the new abilities to allow players to complete 3b with this mode on, should they choose![/p]

[p][/p][h3]v0.3.0a Hotfix:[/h3]

• [p]Revised Flow description, now specifies it increases a spell's "magic" damage.[/p]
  • [p]It also wasn't previously applying to Fireblast, but does now.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug related to "Primed Explosion", causing it to operate with the opposite effect of what's intended.[/p]
• [p]Teleporting on the overworld now resets your steps until an encounter occurs (this ensures you can safely enter a town after teleporting, in the event you're trying to teleport away from danger in Clairvoyance Mode).[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Talentless wasn't applying healing sources (such as the Energized talent).[/p]
  • [p]Revised Talentless description: "If no talents are selected, gain +1 HP when attacking."[/p]
• [p]Enemy regeneration from the "Regenerative" trait no longer occurs at the start of combat.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in the "Trait Compendium" causing some trait names to not fit on a single line.[/p]
• [p]Revised the following ability descriptions to fit in to the shop info box:[/p]
  • [p]Revised Attack Primer description: "Landing an attack gives spells +20% explosion chance and explosion damage."[/p]
  • [p]Revised Torch Primer description (for consistency): "Throwing a torch gives spells +20% explosion chance and explosion damage."[/p]
  • [p]Revised Healing Flame description: "Transforms Gr.Heal into Healing Flame. Heals -66% less but also deals fire damage."[/p]
  • [p]Revised Flameblast description: "Transforms M.Blast into Fireblast. Always hits. -50% less DMG, +50% ExplChance."[/p]
  • [p]Revised Invisible description: "Transforms Ward into Invisible. Gives +100% EVA and spell EVA. +10% Crit Chance next turn."[/p]

[h3][/h3][h3]v0.3.0b Hotfix:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue with 3b abilities in "Instinct Mode" that would result in the player's turn being skipped rather than casting the new spell transformations.[/p]