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Content Pack #4 - Atomic Clock and more!

Happy Friday!

Content Pack #4 is here.

Of course the thing everyone's been waiting on is the magical Atomic Clock which cause a dramatic transformation in Dracoyle, Darwhol and Gorgem!



Where can you get your hands on your very own Atomic Clock? Well, in a cave just north of Empathy Kingdom, you can find one here:



You'll also be able to explore a fun, Atomic Clock-oriented surprise quest somewhere in Empathy Kingdom. It features a monster many of you have had your eye on for quite some time!



After the quest, the Atomic Clock will begin appearing in the wild in deep-wilderness Tamer Packs just like Super Gro did last week.

But that's not all, we've got two more interesting new mechanics!

Synergy Attack Upgrades


So, a few months ago a couple of people came to me asking for special attacks be added that could be unlocked via the breeding system, and to add a little more strategy to the synergy system, so there's one unified solution that I think you're really gonna enjoy.

There's a new attack, Dragon Tackle that will upgrade to Dragon Tackle 2 in the presence of synergy. This move is your first introduction to the mechanic so it's pretty clearly named to make the upgrade easily understood. Additionally, the move Swipe can now upgrade if you have built up synergy into the move Full Slash.

Additionally, if you breed two monsters that know Dragon Tackle the offspring will be born knowing Dragon Tackle 2, so this provides a new layer to battle and breeding alike. Let me know your thougths on these mechanics. There are plenty of great possibilities in breeding especially in move combination, we could have moves that combine the effects of two other moves, or take influence from the presence of another.

I'll be looking at all the attacks in the game and the monster movesets over the next couple of months to create more balance and fairness in the battle system and just make things more fun overall.

One last synergy-related note, at long last the game will pop-up prompt you to let you know the benefits if you attack at each synergy level, so no need to memorize what buffs/debuffs are associated with each level of the synergy gauge.

Oh, Myedin and Madis are now available in the wild, and there's a new move, Swallow Power that lets you absorb attack power to gain synergy. Do you think you can find them all? ;)

Misc Fixes:

EA v1.532
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+Wild monsters, if the species is capable, can fly over obstacles
+Following monsters no longer jump "In front" of player when getting control back
+Rain graphics extended to fix visual oddities
+Tanukrook Brute crossbreed added
+Move learner now keeps the moves you know checked
+Player shadow now not lost when entering house/dungeon
+Monster transformation now multiplies base stats properly
+Monster transformations can now receive new moves to their learnset

PS: Work on Achievements is under way, let us know what sorts of achievements and stats you'd like to see. Some people seem to want achievements that anyone could do easily, others like very difficult to obtain achievements, what's your take?

Early Access Weekly Challenge #13 - Super Gro Challenge

Hey all!

We're back with a new challenge! Last time we had a recruiting challenge and the winner of that one was... dro ghost#1995! With their monster 'Aw Chucks'



Super Gro Challenge
All right, listen up. Last Friday the Super Gro transformative item was added to the game. What does this mean? Learn all about it here: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2923361588267019419. Transform one of your monsters using the Super Gro item, take a screenshot and post it in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #SuperGroChallenge by Monday November 30th 3PM CET and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT JUNGRO! :O. Of course the more creativity goes into the screenshot (like the monster's name), the more chance you have to win! Don't know where to find the Super Gro item? Ask around in our Discord server ;)

- Monster reward: Brilliant JUNGRO
- Super Gro
- 3000 Gold
- 15 Normal Pacts
- 10 Aloe Leafs
- 10 Gualchops
- 15 Campfire Logs
- 3 Move Orbs (Enrich)
- 3 Move Orbs (Inferno)

For more info on Super Gro, check out these posts: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2923361588267019419
https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2939123552828872228

Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D

Good luck everyone!

-Marten

Super Gro is HERE! + Patch

Hey folks!

It's time to get half a content pack a week early, introducing, SUPER GRO to the world!

Head over to Empathy Kingdom and swing by the flower bed just outside the Duchess's Tower, there you'll find your one free Super Gro.

With it, you'll be able to unlock the Super Gro transformations of Laz, Apo or Jungro:



If you use the item in-battle, you'll be able to activate a mid-battle transformation and keep your Super Gro item for re-use, but if you use it on a monster outside of battle the Super Gro will be lost, in exchange for making the transformation permanent.

If you want more, better get searching! The deepest wilderness tamer packs have a low chance of containing one.

Tune in next week for Atomic Clock!

Some additional fixes:

EA v1.53
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+Boss monsters no longer respect level difference when attempting to tame (must deplete HP)
+Message stating if a transformation item does not work on a monster
+Transformation items no longer used up if they don't have an effect on that respective monster
+Water now animates in caves/underground
+New Molkuran Overworld sprite
+Cleaned up code for the breeding slots, more stable and reliable now.
+Transformation animation improved

Super Gro, or Atomic Clock? You decide.

The time is here to learn about Content Pack 4 and cast your vote!

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Atomic Clock will transform Dracoyle, Darwhol and Gorgem

Super Gro will transform Laz, Apo and Jungro

So Tamer, are you team Super Gro? Or Team Atomic Clock?



https://twitter.com/crowns_dev/status/1327207387883859971

Tweet with the above hashtags and vote on our twitter post to cast your vote.

Both items will be released on the 27th for Content Pack #4, but the winning team will have their transformation released a week early to everyone on November 20th.

Let us know what transformation is your favorite!

Early Access Weekly Challenge #12 - Recruiting Challenge

Hey all!

New week! And it's a new challenge. Last week we had a monster riding challenge and the winner of that one is... Sleepy Nàna#7347 with their Echelk, and some friends eating snowy trees ♥



Check your DMs on Discord to claim your prize! Let's check out this week's challenge.

Recruiting Challenge
Another simple, straight forward one! As you may know, there's been new monsters added to the game, so I challenge you to recruit one of them, take a screenshot and post it in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #RecruitingChallenge by Monday November 16th 3PM CET and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT ECHELK! :O. Of course the more creativity goes into the screenshot (like the monster's name), the more chance you have to win!

- Monster reward: Brilliant Echelk
- 3000 Gold
- 15 Normal Pacts
- 10 Aloe Leafs
- 10 Gualchops
- 15 Campfire Logs
- 3 Move Orbs (Enrich)
- 3 Move Orbs (Inferno)

For more info on Content Update #3 and the list of new monsters, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2953758982265343266

Entries are limited to 1 per user, please only post 1 screenshot. Winners will be picked in consultation between @devotedtoneurosis and SOEDESCO. Good luck everyone! If you have any questions, feel free to ask :D

Good luck everyone!

-Marten