Deck of Haunts News

[p]If you've been following the further development of Deck of Haunts a bit, you might have noticed we are addicted to giving free updates to the game and have been doing so non stop since release.[/p][p]A big one was on Friday the 13th of June, adding the Nightmare mode and Grim Reaper.[/p][p][/p][p]Now... What if we tell you, we're currently creating an even bigger update, 100% free for players that own the game![/p][p]After polishing the core of the game, including bug fixing, balancing, UI improvements, adding content here and there, we have made the decision of starting work on a big content drop for Deck of Haunts.[/p][p][/p][p]As we draw closer to releasing the content drop, we will be sharing more specific details, but for now we can say it will contain: cards, rooms and something else 👀.[/p][p]The update is planned to release around the start of August, but the exact date is not set in stone yet.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks to all the players that are following us along from the start. And welcome to all potential new players reading this![/p][p]If you like Deck of Haunts, and the direction in which we are going with it, feel free to leave a review, as it helps us a lot more than you think! 👻[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]The mansion calls… and now it’s on sale.[/p][p]From June 26 to July 10, Deck of Haunts is creeping into the Steam Summer Sale with a devilish 20% discount, the perfect chance for new haunters (we mean, players) to step into the shadows and take on the role of a malevolent haunted house.[/p][p]Play the fullest and most fearsome version yet, v1.14, packed with Nightmare mode, new Trap starter decks, rebalanced horrors and quality-of-undeath (we mean life) improvements that make haunting better and more fun than ever.[/p][p]Whether you're a newcomer or returning villain, there’s never been a better time to become the architect of nightmares. But beware… the Stone Masons never rest.[/p][p]Deck of Haunts is 20% off during the Steam Summer Sale. Don’t miss your chance to join the haunt.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]This week we're mainly working to improve some UX/UI aspects.[/p][p]While we're working on that, we already give you a small post-weekend patch.[/p][p]Changes[/p]

• [p]Vastly improved load time of complex house layouts.[/p]
• [p]Prevent the Crypt Card from showing up after the Crypt was already built.[/p]

[p]Fixed Bugs[/p]

• [p]Fixed End Building button being interactable without the entrance room built when starting a Nightmare.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Card Upgrade SFX not being effected by the volume settings.[/p]
• [p]Fixed unlocking of the Crypt as a Legendary Room after completing a run below Nightmare 13.[/p]

[p]If you've encountered any other bugs or crashes, you're always welcome to log them in the Steam Discussions, we'll have a look at them.[/p][p]If you like the game and the direction we're headed in, feel free to leave a review, as this helps us more than you think!👻[/p][p]And again, a big thank you for playing and all your feedback ❤️[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]We've been hard at work this week squashing all the bugs you've been throwing at us, and adding some changes.[/p][p]Next week, we'll focus on UX/UI to make some things clearer & shinier![/p][p]
Thanks for all your feedback, if you like the game feel free to leave a review, as this helps us -a lot-!👻[/p][p][/p][p]Changes[/p]

• [p]Stone Masons and Master Stone Masons can no longer have the Destined trait.[/p]
• [p]Pressure Haunts[/p]
  • [p]Damage now depends on the Multiplier (x1, x2, x4, x6) form Tension, not just Tension itself.[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage reduced from 3 → 2[/p]
  • [p]Upgrade base Damage reduced from 4 → 3[/p]
• [p]Added SFX:[/p]
  • [p]Cards:[/p]
    • [p]Blood Moon & Blue Moon[/p]
    • [p]Deja Vu[/p]
    • [p]Vision Of Blood And Bone[/p]
  • [p]Card Upgrading[/p]

[p]Fixed Bugs[/p]

• [p]Fixed default frame rate cap being skipped and causing the old issue of very high frame rates creating high CPU demand/heating up on the main menu.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Altar Room and Black Legendary Room not altering card draw when The Sphinx Totem is active.[/p]
• [p]Fixed traps triggering in Echo rooms counting as played cards for effects like Spiteful Remembrance.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the amount of turns for Midnight’s Strike changing on the card and copying between Humans.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the cursor being locked in place when trying to drag a card after switching input to controller and back to mouse and keyboard.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Anti Aliasing setting not saving.[/p]
• [p]Fixed escape turn counter not taking Compass Trait or Dark Rooms into account.[/p]
• [p]Fixed interaction with the cards during the Pick a card screen stopped working if the Draw or Discard Pile content screen was open when the night ended.[/p]

[p][/p][p]If you've missed the previous patches this week, these are the changes and fixes that we've implemented since last week in V1.11 and V1.12:[/p][p]Changes[/p]

• [p]Human movement improvements to reduce time between turns in large rooms:[/p]
  • [p]Humans will now roam to and then near the door they intend to take.[/p]
  • [p]Increase walking speed by 50% while roaming in a room.[/p]
  • [p]Increase walking speed by 20% if the path they need to travel between turns is long.[/p]
• [p]Humans spawned by the Helpline trait can no longer have the Helpline trait.[/p]
• [p]Collective Toll now correctly updates damage and drain according to the amount of traps in the room description.[/p]
• [p]Deafening Silence now also applies to Humans that spawn after playing it.[/p]
• [p]Mind Wipe interrupts the investigation of a Human with the Investigator trait.[/p]
• [p]Add VFX to the counter for Nightmare 10+.[/p]
• [p]Harvesting a Human with the Martyr trait does not give a Rotting Beams card anymore.[/p]
• [p]Veiled cards can no longer be removed from the deck during card removal.[/p]

[p]Fixed Bugs[/p]

• [p]Fixed Totem selection with controller for Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Heal Heart option of the boss reward screen not working with controller.[/p]
• [p]Fixed moving upgraded Rooms causing negative Essence values.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Crypt not showing up in card discovery after unlocking it by completing Nightmare 13.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Killing Spree not rewarding AP and Draw when multiplied (through Encore for example) and lethal on an extra trigger.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Relentless doing more damage than displayed by counting itself as a played card.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a crash when moving or removing rooms with the controller and then trying to target the (re)moved room.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Crypt collider.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Reaper ready VFX showing even without the Crypt built.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Humans with Compass walking back to the door they were going to take when teleported away during their second move.[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing translations for Collective Toll.[/p]
• [p]Removed possible lowered health Human from normal difficulty night one to avoid potential soft lock in the tutorial.[/p]
• [p]Fixed some sound effects that were playing twice.[/p]

[p]If you've encountered any other bugs or crashes, you're always welcome to log them in the Steam Discussions, we'll have a look at them.[/p][p]And again, a big thank you for playing and all your feedback ❤️[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]End of the week build? How about middle of the week![/p][p][/p][p]The most notable change is how humans now move around the house, making them move more efficiently, which can significantly reduce the waiting time in between turns on high numbered nights with large rooms and groups of humans.[/p][p]Changes[/p]

• [p]Human movement improvements to reduce time between turns in large rooms:[/p]
  • [p]Humans will now roam to and then near the door they intend to take.[/p]
  • [p]Increase walking speed by 50% while roaming in a room.[/p]
  • [p]Increase walking speed by 20% if the path they need to travel between turns is long.[/p]
• [p]Humans spawned by the Helpline trait can no longer have the Helpline trait.[/p]
• [p]Collective Toll now correctly updates damage and drain according to the amount of traps in the room description.[/p]

[p]Fixed Bugs[/p]

• [p]Fixed Totem selection with controller for Easy, Normal, and Hard difficulties.[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Heal Heart option of the boss reward screen not working with controller.[/p]
• [p]Fixed moving upgraded Rooms causing negative Essence values.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Crypt not showing up in card discovery after unlocking it by completing Nightmare 13.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Killing Spree not rewarding AP and Draw when multiplied (through Encore for example) and lethal on an extra trigger.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Relentless doing more damage than displayed by counting itself as a played card.[/p]

[p]If you've encountered any other bugs or crashes, you're always welcome to log them in the Steam Discussions, we'll have a look at them.[/p][p]And again, a big thank you for playing and all your feedback ❤️[/p][p][/p][p][/p]