Scythe: Digital Edition News

Dear players,

A new build is now available on the beta test branch!
You'll find all the details below...



CONTENT

• Addition of a new language: Korean
  

FIXES

• Fixes for online issues with client-server synchronization, Move action, return to lobby, disconnections and timeouts
  
• Fix for the occasional freeze when placing a trap
  
• Fix for the loading screen not displaying the player's faction
  

KNOWN ISSUES

• Faction randomizer not always reset
  
• Freeze when a user who doesn't own Invaders from Afar joins a multiplayer game and only Invading factions are available for selection
  
• Black bars around the main menu background on some resolutions
  

HOW TO JOIN THE BETA
In the Library tab of your Steam client, browse the left-side list and right-click on Scythe. Select Properties.



In the new window, visit the Betas tab. In the drop-down menu, select Public beta - build 1.6.24 and close the window. Steam will download the update.

Note that this beta is limited in its duration. We hope that you enjoy the new content and we're very interested in your feedback. Please share it in this forum thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/718560/discussions/1/1639801448911985594/

If you wish to opt-out of the beta and continue playing Scythe with the live version, follow the below steps:
1- Go into Scythe’s properties
2- Select the “Beta” tab
3- Select the “NONE – Opt out of all beta programs” option

If you experience any bugs, please send a description, your save and/or screenshots with the Contact Us button on this page: https://asmodee.helpshift.com/a/scythe-digital-edition/?p=all&contact=1

See you at the Factory!

Dear players,

The Cleanup Update (build 1.6.18) brings in a minor update to the online lobby and a number of bugfixes:

• Lobby room update to display min and max ELO changes in a selected game + to allow checking other rooms
  
• Fix for players being kicked out of online games for no valid reason
  
• Fix for AI taking over mid-battle in online games
  
• Fix for online games not starting if a player who left the room has not pressed Ready
  
• Fix for messages typed in the Lobby's global chat appearing twice to the sender

• Fix for the Meander ability points bonus in 6/7-player game being accounted but not displayed in the end score calculation
  
• Fix for Togawa's trap "-2 combat cards" preventing the resolution of a battle fought on its hex
  
• Fix for the home bases of Albion and Togawa being displayed in wrong color when zoomed out

• Fix for the inverted direction of the zoom on mouse scrollling
  
• Fix for issues caused by dragging resources after interrupting the Move action because of the unattended resources warning
  
• Fix for a display issue with the Reset Password window
  
• Fix for display issues when playing with a 21:9 aspect ratio

Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity

We are currently encountering a server-related issue, preventing our users from accessing our games.
Please note that our teams are currently working to fix this as soon as possible.
We are deeply sorry about this.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Dear players,

The Maifuku Update (build 1.6.8) brings in a number of bugfixes and good news for the fans of the soundtrack.


The soundtrack of the game is now available for free streaming on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-791460718/sets/scythe-digital-edition

Faction specific fixes:

• Fix for Togawa’s Maifuku traps cancelling combat initiated by another faction
  
• Fix for Togawa’s abilities Toka and Shinobi not interacting as designed
  
• Fix for Albion’s ability Rally not allowing to initiate combat
  

AI fixes:

• Fix for AI using more Power than it has
  
• Fix for AI using resources it doesn’t have
  
• Fix for AI becoming overly defensive after 5+ defeats in combat
  

Online fixes:

• Fix for missing ELO in lobby
  
• Fix for the loading screen not showing up when re-joining the lobby
  
• Fix for players unable to minimize their game room and check other rooms.
  
• Fix for game admin sometimes not able to add bots to a game
  
• Fix for the display of Distance Traveller superior to 999 in the player’s stats
  
• Fix for rare freeze issue at the start of an online game
  

Other fixes:

• General optimization
  
• Fix for the absence of warning when moving Units with Drag & Drop enabled and leaving unattended resources behind
  
• Fix for rare issue preventing the start of a new game on Windows 7
  
• Fix for Recent Games summaries wrongly attributing factions to players
  
• Fix to allow adding a friend with a username including special characters
  

We're working on additional fixes for known issues present in this build: AI taking over mid-battle in online games, messages typed in the Lobby's global chat appearing twice for the sender, issues caused by dragging resources after interrupting the move action because of the unattended resources warning, and a display issue with the Reset Password window.

Cheers from the Factory!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity

Dear players,

The first expansion to Scythe: Digital Edition is now available with a 10% discount for the first 7 days!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021190/Scythe_Digital_Edition__Invaders_from_Afar/

• 2 new factions: Clan Albion and the Togawa Shogunate, with their own starting positions, abilities and units available in two cosmetic variants
  
• 2 new mats: Innovative and Militant
  
• 4 new music tracks (2 per new faction) which have been added to the free Soundtrack DLC
  
• Support for local and multiplayer games with up to 7 players (instead of 5)
  
• Official rules changes for some Crimean and Polanian abilities in 6-7 players games [see the official expansion rules page 3]
  
• A new background for the main menu featuring the Togawa Shogunate
  

If you don’t own the expansion you can’t play as Albion and/or Togawa, but you can play against them in online games created by owners of the expansion. This way, the community will not be split between owners and non-owners of the expansion.


Yes: when you create a new game, whether local or online, you can choose to play with or without the expansion.


This update adds several bugfixes, 25 new achievements and redesigned screens for the game creation menu and the online lobby featuring extra artworks by Jakub Rozalski.

If you experience any issue, please report it in this thread and we'll investigate:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/718560/discussions/0/1643164558917320083/

Happy invasions!
- Asmodee Digital & The Knights of Unity