Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game News

We've pushed the 1.0.2 update to the beta branch, so if you want a preview of the upcoming changes, you can check it out there.

Some of the updates included in this update are:

• German, French, and Russian translations
  
• Steam lobby/networking support
  
• SteamOS is now a supported platform
  
• Talent and Stunt cards now show up on the table
  

And a whole lot more. You can view the full list over on our forums

Some notes on this beta:

Network play is not compatible with the current (1.0.1) version. That's primarily due to bug fixes that could cause the players in a game to get out of sync.

Achievement localization isn't published yet, so those translations won't show up when you view them in the Steam interface.

Version 1.0.1 is now available for everyone!

The major new feature in this update is the addition of a tutorial showing you how to play the game. We've also made improvements to the interfaces for starting and joining network games, along with a handful of game fixes.

The full set of updates includes:

• Added a tutorial
  
• Improved the network game setup UI
  
• Bug reports are now submitted directly over the web and include a field to describe the problem.
  
• Made some general UI improvements.
  
• The remote turn indicator now stays active through the entire turn.
  
• The game Log is now accessible on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• Final game score displays on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• You can click Stunt cards to view the back and Talent cards that have important text on the back.
  
• Improved the prompt when a player is asked to discard as part of Mouse's Foo Dog Talent.
  
• Unplayable stunts are no longer offered when using Molly's Talented Holomancer Stunt.
  
• Sanya can no longer take Alphas To The Rescue using Esperacchius or Play a Hunch when no cases have been solved.
  
• The option to enter the showdown is now only available during the select action phase of a turn.
  
• It is now possible to cancel selection of the primary target of Sanya's Esperacchius or Play a Hunch.
  
• Corrected a couple of places where the local character name was used when displaying information about a remote network player's action.
  
• Made the card zoom when a Talent card is used slightly longer and apply the animation speed scaling option to that animation.
  
• Added some additional information to "table talk" descriptions of the cards in other players' hand.
  
• Added more feedback when logging in to a Hidden Achievement account.
  
• Improved the text styling in the manual for some places where the text wasn't very readable.
  
• Fixed the layout of talent icons so they aren't cut off when playing both Molly and Michael Carpenter in a 2-player game.
  
• Improved the card moving and fixed some bugs when taking advantage of The Ways in the Side Jobs deck
  

A few known issues that have come up since this was created that will be addressed in the next update:

• Using Molly's Apprentice Wizard to change a die roll on a card drawn by Thomas' Inner Demon stunt (either directly or through use of Molly's Talented Holomancer) causes the game to get stuck
  
• Expansion entitlements for Kickstarter backers are not caching correctly, requiring you to be logged in to keep them active.
  
• The 'Graphics' section of the Options screen shows up behind other tabs the second time the options screen is opened.
  
• The 'Table Talk' icon on the character detail popup wasn't clear and looks like it uses Cyrillic text.
  
• Can't zoom cards when in the showdown
  
• Can't view the back of Talent/Stunt cards in the card browser.
  
• Unable to cancel case card selection when using Carlos Ramirez' Talent "It Hurts To Be This Good"
  

Version 1.0.1 is now available for everyone!

The major new feature in this update is the addition of a tutorial showing you how to play the game. We've also made improvements to the interfaces for starting and joining network games, along with a handful of game fixes.

The full set of updates includes:

• Added a tutorial
  
• Improved the network game setup UI
  
• Bug reports are now submitted directly over the web and include a field to describe the problem.
  
• Made some general UI improvements.
  
• The remote turn indicator now stays active through the entire turn.
  
• The game Log is now accessible on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• Final game score displays on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• You can click Stunt cards to view the back and Talent cards that have important text on the back.
  
• Improved the prompt when a player is asked to discard as part of Mouse's Foo Dog Talent.
  
• Unplayable stunts are no longer offered when using Molly's Talented Holomancer Stunt.
  
• Sanya can no longer take Alphas To The Rescue using Esperacchius or Play a Hunch when no cases have been solved.
  
• The option to enter the showdown is now only available during the select action phase of a turn.
  
• It is now possible to cancel selection of the primary target of Sanya's Esperacchius or Play a Hunch.
  
• Corrected a couple of places where the local character name was used when displaying information about a remote network player's action.
  
• Made the card zoom when a Talent card is used slightly longer and apply the animation speed scaling option to that animation.
  
• Added some additional information to "table talk" descriptions of the cards in other players' hand.
  
• Added more feedback when logging in to a Hidden Achievement account.
  
• Improved the text styling in the manual for some places where the text wasn't very readable.
  
• Fixed the layout of talent icons so they aren't cut off when playing both Molly and Michael Carpenter in a 2-player game.
  
• Improved the card moving and fixed some bugs when taking advantage of The Ways in the Side Jobs deck
  

A few known issues that have come up since this was created that will be addressed in the next update:

• Using Molly's Apprentice Wizard to change a die roll on a card drawn by Thomas' Inner Demon stunt (either directly or through use of Molly's Talented Holomancer) causes the game to get stuck
  
• Expansion entitlements for Kickstarter backers are not caching correctly, requiring you to be logged in to keep them active.
  
• The 'Graphics' section of the Options screen shows up behind other tabs the second time the options screen is opened.
  
• The 'Table Talk' icon on the character detail popup wasn't clear and looks like it uses Cyrillic text.
  
• Can't zoom cards when in the showdown
  
• Can't view the back of Talent/Stunt cards in the card browser.
  
• Unable to cancel case card selection when using Carlos Ramirez' Talent "It Hurts To Be This Good"
  

Version 1.0.1 is currently in beta testing. If you want to preview this before release, you can access it right away by enabling the beta branch (in your library, right-click the game and open 'Properties' and then in the 'Betas' tab enable the beta branch).

One note on the beta: due to networking updates, it is not compatible with previous versions for network games.

Update notes for this build:

• Added a tutorial
  
• Improved the network game setup UI
  
• Bug reports are now submitted directly and include a field to describe the problem.
  
• Made some general UI improvements.
  
• Remote turn indicator now stays active through the entire turn.
  
• Game Log is now accessible on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• Final game score displays on the Victory and Defeat screens.
  
• Can click Stunt cards to view the back and Talent cards that have important text on the back.
  
• Improved the prompt when a player is asked to discard as part of Mouse's Foo Dog Talent.
  
• Unplayable stunts are no longer offered for Molly's Talented Holomancer.
  
• Sanya can no longer take Alphas To The Rescue using Esperacchius or Play a Hunch when no cases have been solved.
  
• The option to enter the showdown is now only available during the select action phase of a turn.
  
• Fixed deselecting the primary target of Esperacchius or Play a Hunch.
  
• Corrected a couple of places where the local character name was used when displaying information about a remote network player's action.
  
• Made the card zoom when a Talent card is used slightly longer and apply the animation speed scaling option to that animation.
  
• Added some additional information to "table talk" descriptions of the cards in other players' hand.
  
• Added more feedback when logging in to a Hidden Achievement account.
  
• Improved the text styling in the manual for some places where the text wasn't very readable.
  
• Fixed layout of talent icons so they aren't cut off when playing both Molly and Michael Carpenter in a 2-player game.
  

Some of you may have noticed we released the game a few hours earlier than originally scheduled. We decided that was a better option than delaying the release of the expansions by half a day and not having them available right at release.

And don't miss out on the DLC bundle discount if you're picking up all the expansions - you can find it if you click through to any of the the expansion DLC pages.

All of us at Hidden Achievement hope you enjoy the game!