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Critadel Steam Next Fest Demo - Small Fixes

Fixes for the demo
- Added missing Traditional Chinese texts.
- Addressed an issue that caused a false positive from some antivirus apps.

Critadel Demo Available!



Hello everyone!

Critadel is participating in the Steam Next Fest from October 1 to 7! This means that during the festival everyone will be able to download the new demo and play Critadel! Don't miss out and try the demo to see the glimpse of what you can expect for the full release.

Also, don't forget to add Critadel to your Wishlist!

CRITADEL Release Date Announcement!

Hello everyone! We are pleased to announce that the official release date of Critadel is October 13th, 2021!

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It's only a month away! Wishlist Critadel today and you'll be among the first to be notified when it's released!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/808010/Critadel/

We will come back with more exciting news and information for upcoming weeks. So stay tuned!

Critadel - Synergy

Hello everyone, and welcome back for the second weekly post about Critadel!

This week we'll take a look at one of the key game mechanics in Critadel: It's called Synergy.

As you make your way to the top of the tower, you will find all different kinds of weapons with different attributes. Let’s say you've picked up these weapons and saved them in your inventory.



Please take a closer look at the colored icons under each weapon. As described in the previous post, these icons represent the weapon “types.” What’s important here is how many weapons you have in your inventory with matching types. For example, do you see the gold icon with three bullets? That's the "Rifle" type. In this inventory screen shot, there are six weapons with that type. Now let’s take a look at the synergy list.



As you can see, each type has different effects. For example, the "Rifle" type synergy gives a rate-of-fire buff, while the "Charge" type synergy gives a reduced-charging-time bonus. Notice how “300%” with the number 6 next to it is highlighted. This means that your character has six weapons with “Rifle” type attached, so all of them will be able to 300% faster. Yes, 300%! To illustrate how big the difference is, here's a comparison:



With this in mind, you can seek out and collect a certain number of the same type weapons to trigger some powerful synergy buffs. These buffs are very important, because they can raise your weapon’s power beyond the limits of its own stats and effects from attachments or artifacts. Of course, you can stack all the effects of attachments, artifacts and synergies, too!

There are many more synergies in Critadel than the ones listed above. It's a lot of fun to find great synergy combos to max out your weapons' power... and you will definitely want to do so, as the enemies in the tower get stronger and stronger on each floor!

That'll wrap up our post for today, but we have some big Critadel news coming very soon. Please look forward to it, and we'll see you with the next post!

Critadel - Weapons, Attachments & Items

Hello everyone! Welcome to the first of our weekly Critadel posts!

Today we'd like to introduce you to some of the various items in Critadel. There are three different kinds: weapons, attachments and artifacts. Let's take a closer look and see how they work.




In Critadel, there are number of different weapons to discover. Each weapon has a letter rank, either B, A or S. As you may have guessed, S-rank weapons will be better than weapons in the A group, and A is better than B. Each weapon is also very unique, and we're certain that you'll have a lot of fun playing around with them. Here are some examples of the weapons you will find in the game.



In addition to the rank, each weapon description includes a type such as "Normal," "Rifle," "Burn," etc. The weapon type tells you how the weapon functions. Does the description indicate that your weapon is a "Rifle" type? Then you can go full-auto by holding the Fire button down. Is your weapon an "Explosive" type? If so, its projectiles will go "Ka-boom"! How about "Burn" type? That means your weapon's projectiles will ignite enemies and burn them alive. It's kind of like the "elemental" powers that you usually see in fantasy games.



Interestingly enough, when you carry a certain number of weapons with the same type in your inventory, you will get special "Synergy" effects from them. We'll explain Synergies later, in another weekly post.




With numerous different weapons in the game, there are plenty of different ways to attack your enemies. But on top of that, you can also upgrade and/or modify your weapons with 50 different attachments! Some of the attachments have simple effects, like "Increased damage"... but there are also more advanced attachments, like "Add a special snowball projectile that will freeze enemies and also add Freeze type to the weapon"! So you should always consider adding attachments to make sure your weapons can reach their full potential.



There is a catch, though! You can add only two attachments to the same weapon, and if you ever want to detach one of them for any reason, you'll have to pay a small fee.




Lastly, we have special items called "artifacts." Artifacts will give your character or your weapons certain enhancements. Some will add functionality to your weapons beyond what the attachments can do, while others directly enhance your character's abilities. Equipping an artifact might give a boost to your weapons’ magazine sizes, or even give your character the ability to shoot through barricades!



Something to note about artifacts is that you cannot unequip them once you have obtained them. Their effects will remain active until the end of your current run. This also applies to debuff artifacts (yes, there are artifacts with negative effects!), so you'll have to think carefully before you pick them up.


There's so much more to say, but that should be it for this post. Look for more information in the coming weeks. In the next post, we'll talk about Synergy effects that will make your adventure to the top of Babel more interesting and fun....