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Valentines Update

Hello Stormbounders! A new version of Stormbound is coming early February, bringing balance changes (and a well-deserved confusion buff), custom avatars, a cheap Brawl and some exclusive offers as usual!


BALANCE CHANGES
This release, like any others, brings some balance changes.

- Temple Guardians’ ability trigger is being extended.
When played bordering in front of your temple structure or your base […]

- Confused units can no longer go forward.
This change indirectly impacts Sweetcap Kittens, Hair-Raising Cats, Melodious Sisters, Slyboots, Excited Mousers and Fluffy Badboxers.

New Card - Temple of Heart
On February 8th, a new temple card will be introduced: the Temple of Heart. Look how pretty is is! 💖

ToH stats:
3 mana on all levels
2/3/4/5/6 str
1/1/1/2/2 ability
At the start of your turn remove X strength from stronger base and give it to the weaker one.

Player Profiles
A brand new feature is coming with this release: player profiles. Every player will be able to select a portrait amongst a predefined collection as well as a preferred faction, both of which will show up in the friends list.

As a result, the Fortress Level screen is being rebranded “Player Profile”, suggesting there will be more content to come, eventually fleshing out advanced player profiles!


Cheapened Brawl
Similar to what happened in November, the Brawl starting on February 11th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fight will cost two thirds of their original price.

DAILY CHECK-IN CALENDAR
The daily check-in calendar will pursue in Feburary. It will work exactly like the Advent Calendar from December and will cost only $4.99 to boost to Premium.

This is the total value for the calendar, free and premium respectively (including free rewards within the premium one):

Total free rewards: 4 common cards, 400 coins, 35 rubies, 6 fusion stones, 1 rare card, 1 epic card and 1 Heroic Tome

Total Premium (including free) rewards: 4 common cards, 5 rare cards, 1,200 coins, 105 rubies, 24 fusion stones, 2 epic cards, 1 legendary card, 1 Heroic Tome and 1 Mythic Tome


Valentine Offers

Like most holiday events, there will be some one-time only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Valentine exclusive packs will be available from February 8th (9AM CET) until Feburary 14th (end of day) so be sure to jump on them!

- Temple of Heart pack ($9.99): 10 copies of Temple of Heart, 5 fusion stones and 750 coins.
- Valentines Pack ($29.99): all 4 weekly journals (48 cards in total, with guaranteed 4 legendaries, and 12 cards of each faction), 100 coins and 50 rubies.
- Lovely Bundle ($59.99): 100 neutral cards (with rarity odds being 45%, 30%, 15%, 10%), 1,500 coins and 250 rubies.



FAQ
- When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes and the player profiles will be effective with the season reset on February 1st. The new card will be available from February 8th. The exclusive offers will be available between February 8th and February 14th (end of day).

- Will we ever have fully custom avatars?
Maybe, but unlikely. Image analysis and moderation to make sure all uploaded content is safe and within the accepted guidelines is really difficult. Most likely, we will extend the predefined collection with more options in the future.

New Ancient Structure - Temple of Focus

On January 17th, a new card will make its entrance! It's a structure from Swarm of the East, it's epic, and it's a bit of a new mechanic while still making sense in the context of the overall faction!

Oh, and just like Stoic Protectors, it is an ancient card.


Name: Temple of Focus
Mana on all levels: 3
Faction: Swarm of the East

Level 1
STR: 3
At the start of your turn, deconfuse and give 1 additional move to all friendly units in front.
Deal 1 damage to itself when boosted unit reaches the enemy base.

Level 2
STR: 4
At the start of your turn, deconfuse and give 1 additional move to all friendly units in front.
Deal 1 damage to itself when boosted unit reaches the enemy base.

Level 3
STR: 5
At the start of your turn, deconfuse and give 1 additional move to all friendly units in front.
Deal 1 damage to itself when boosted unit reaches the enemy base.

Level 4
STR: 6
At the start of your turn, deconfuse and give 1 additional move to all friendly units in front.
Deal 1 damage to itself when boosted unit reaches the enemy base.

Level 5
STR: 7
At the start of your turn, deconfuse and give 1 additional move to all friendly units in front.
Deal 1 damage to itself when boosted unit reaches the enemy base.




Offer

Additionally, there will be a promotion pack to put your hands on this sweet new card. It costs $9.99, grants 3 copies of Temple of Focus, 5 Fusion Stones and 750 Coins. It will only be available during January 17th and January 24th, so make sure to consider it!



Happy Stormbounding,
Sheepyard Team

January Balance Update

January Balance changes
This release, like any others, brings some balance changes to the new season starting on January 1st, including a new mechanic - VITALITY.

Vitality is essentially a reverse poison, not only does it heal poison, but it also buffs units by 1 strength at the beginning of every turn. Similarly, poison cancels Vitality. Both of them are not subject to cancelation via freeze.

- Broken Truce now costs 4 mana (up from 3) and will randomly dispatch the leftover damage amongst all surrounding units and structures (bases excluded),
- Xuri, Lord of Life now vitalizes friendly units it flies over,
- Potion of Growth now vitalizes the target and buffs for 2/3/4/5/6 (down from 3/4/5/6/7),
- Sunbeam Serpents - no longer need to bordering a dragon to activate their ability,
- Chilled Stonedames costs 5 mana (up from 4) and no longer need the enemy units in front to be weaker,
- Linked Golems's base strength is now 2/2/3/3/3 (up from 1/1/2/2/3), and their ability grants 1/2/2/3/4 (down from 2/3/3/4/5).

Nerf Compensation:
Owners of Linked Golems will be compensated proportionally to the level of the card: 0/15/40/120/250 coins and 0/2/5/10/20 Fusion Stones.


New Year is coming - we wish you health, many reasons to smile, and satisfaction in every area of ​​your life!

Sheepyard Team

Christmas Event

It's almost the end of the year already (and what a year it's been, honestly...), and we are gifting you a small release with balance changes, exclusive offer and some UI/QoL improvements!

Merry Christmas!
You will be rewarded 300 coins and 30 rubies upon login this week.

Balance changes
This release, like any others, brings some balance changes to the new season starting on January 1st, including a new mechanic - VITALITY.

Vitality is essentially a reverse poison, not only does it heal poison, but it also buffs units by 1 strength at the beginning of every turn. Similarly, poison cancels Vitality. Both of them are not subject to cancelation via freeze.

- Broken Truce now costs 4 mana (up from 3) and will randomly dispatch the leftover damage amongst all surrounding units and structures (bases excluded),
- Xuri, Lord of Life now vitalizes friendly units it flies over,
- Potion of Growth now vitalizes the target and buffs for 2/3/4/5/6 (down from 3/4/5/6/7),
- Sunbeam Serpents - no longer need to bordering a dragon to activate their ability,
- Chilled Stonedames costs 5 mana (up from 4) and no longer need the enemy units in front to be weaker,
- Linked Golems's base strength is now 2/2/3/3/3 (up from 1/1/2/2/3), and their ability grants 1/2/2/3/4 (down from 2/3/3/4/5).

Nerf Compensation:
Owners of Linked Golems will be compensated proportionally to the level of the card: 0/15/40/120/250 coins and 0/2/5/10/20 Fusion Stones.


Cheapened Brawl
Similar to what happened in November, the Brawl starting on December 24th (and only that one) is going to be cheaper. All fights will cost 50% of their original price.


Daily Check-In Calendar
The daily check-in calendar will pursue in January. It will work exactly like the Advent Calendar from December and will cost only $5 to boost to Premium.
This is the total value for the Advent calendar, free and premium respectively (including free rewards within the premium one):

- Total free rewards: 450 coins, 40 rubies, 7 fusion stones, 4 common cards, 1 rare card, 1 epic card and 1 Heroic Tome
- Total Premium (including free) rewards: 1350 coins, 120 rubies, 28 Fusion Stones, 4 common cards, 5 rare cards, 2 epic cards, 1 legendary card, 1 Heroic Tome and 1 Mythic Tome


Exclusive Offers
Like most Holiday events, there will be some one-time only special offers for people willing to put some money into the game. The Christmas exclusive packs will be available from December 21st (9AM CET) until December 27th (end of day) so be sure to jump on them!

- Jingle Tomes ($9.99): 3 Mythic tomes + 2 Heroic Tomes + 1 Classic Tome + 500 coins
- Merry Cardsmas ($19.99): 10 legendary cards + 15 epic cards + 20 rare cards
- Mistletoe Riches ($49.99): 6500 coins + 650 rubies

On top of that, all books will yield an extra card until the end of the Christmas event (end of day on the 27th). Books rewarded through the Brawl and Jingle Tomes offer will not.

UI Improvements
Besides some minor quality-of-life improvements, the collection pagination has been redesigned from scratch to use a swift slider instead of tedious tap/click navigation.

In case you missed it, a recent update also added a collection filter to display cards from all factions, and cards from the current deck's faction + neutral.


When is the update going to be released?
The balance changes will be effective on January 1st. The Christmas offers will be available from December 21st until December 27th (end of day).

December update

It's almost holiday season already, and we decided to deliver a small release with balance changes and December Advent Calendar! Be sure to tune in on a daily basis for some juicy rewards!


Balance Changes
This release, like any others, brings some balance changes:

- Stoic Protectors see their strength increased to 3/4/5/6/7 (from 2/3/3/4/5)
- Archdruid Earyn can no longer freely cast spells costing more than her own cost
- Voidsurgers now require 3 surrounding enemy units to proc (up from 2)
- Lasting Remains see their strength increased to 8/9/11/13/15 (from 7/8/10/12/15)
- Petrified Fossils see their strength increased to 4/5/6/8/10 (from 4/5/6/7/8) and their ability now procs on equal and lower strength units (from only lower strength).


Daily Check-in-calendar

Who doesn't like a good Advent Calendar full of goodies during the month of December? Get ready for the Stormbound Advent Calendar, named "Daily Check-in Calendar" in the game.

Here is the idea: every day of December 2020, you will be rewarded with a small gift provided you log into the game. Gifts vary from coins, rubies and fusion stones, to individual cards and even books! If you do not log in on a given day, the reward is lost forever, but you can still come back the days after for the next ones.

For players who are willing to spend a few bucks into the game, you can buy a Premium Pass for $9.99 to have additional rewards. You can buy this pass at any point in December and will unlock all past premium daily rewards immediately.

It is important to note, that Premium pass grants both the free reward and the premium rewards for every single day you log in.


CPU Friendly Matches

Now you can challenge a CPU to test out your decks and train for future Brawls!



Lots of QoL changes A few minor bug fixes

Happy Stormbounding,
Sheepyard Team