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Character 4 Progress Report #6

Hey everyone!

This week we worked on some non-beta stuff but still made some card changes and also a peek button has been added so players can make more informed choices while utilizing Scry, Skill potions, or any other card selection screen during combat.

Peek Button

This handy GIF should show off how it works! Improved visuals, bug fixes, and controller/hotkey support are still coming.

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All this Watcher art is sooooo great :D.

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Patch Notes

Content
  • Adding Like Water card.
  • Adding Study card.


Balance
  • Discipline card is deprecated.
  • Flow State card is deprecated.
  • Reworked Path to Victory card.
  • Foreign Influence card upgrade changed.
  • Beta card gets buffed. Now shuffles Omega into the draw pile, rather than bottom of draw pile.
  • Brilliance+ card buffed 4 -> 5.
  • Carve Reality card damage buffed 4 -> 5.
  • Carve Reality+ card damage buffed 7 -> 9.
  • Flurry of Blows and Weave cards have their rarity swapped.
  • Follow Up+ damage increased by 1.
  • Master Reality card cost lowered from 3 -> 1.
  • Master Reality+ card cost lowered from 2 -> 0.
  • Prostrate card gets buffed 1 -> 2 Mantra.
  • Prostrate+ gets buffed 2 -> 3 Mantra.
  • Safety+ card block buffed from 15 -> 16.
  • Scrawl card cost nerfed from 1 -> 2.
  • Scrawl+ card cost nerfed from 0 -> 1.
  • Smite+ card damage buffed from 15 -> 16.
  • Through Violence+ card damage buffed from 25 -> 30.
  • Wish card gets nerfed. Cost 2 -> 3.
  • Akabeko relic nerfed 9 -> 8.
  • Ceramic Fish relic gets a buff 7 -> 9 gold.
  • Ink Bottle relic is now Uncommon (was Common).


UI and Effects
  • Peek feature. Should work for several selection-based screens during combat
  • Akabeko relic assets updated.
  • Ceramic fish relic asset updated.
  • Sacred Bark relic asset updated.
  • Teardrop Locket relic asset updated.
  • Path To Victory card gets improved wording.
  • Vault card description updated to clarify its effect.


Bug Fixes
  • Entropic Brew now gives all potions outside of combat.
  • Fear No Evil now correctly switches stances even if the attack causes the intent to change (eg slime split)
  • Master Reality now works with Foreign Influence, Nilry's Codex, and Dead Branch.
  • Potential fix for Expunger card not always working.
  • Retro-active check to make sure The Ending achievement unlocks is triggered upon opening the Stats screen.


Localization
  • Updates for DEU, DUT, EPO, ITA, JPN, KOR, RUS, SPA, THA, VIE, ZHS, ZHT.


Moddability and More Bug Fixes

Thanks to BDWSSBB, Reina, and Blank The Evil for the following!
  • Modding flexibility for Stances + onEndTurn trigger.
  • Vampire event now uses a standardized remove card function.
  • Fix end of turn relics activating twice if Conclude card and Time Eater's ability triggers at same time.
  • Fixed Omniscience card making some cards disappear on use.
  • Fixed several double card play interactions.
  • Wrist Blade was affecting attacks from double-play effects like Necronomicon.