Monster Crown News

Another week another build!

Just some general fixes:

EA v1.477
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+following Monster no longer disappears after certain cutscenes/interactions
+Situation where you could get stuck in the party screen fixed
+Now get money properly after Brutus fight
+Exp screen no longer moves backwards sometimes
+Net Egg disabled
+Titan Tectonic now reduces synergy appropriately
+NPC that could cause you to get stuck moved a bit to remove the issue
+If items you're using on your monsters are gone you get notified by "Fresh out!"
+Haunting moan can no longer heal the foe

You may have noticed that the Net Egg has been disabled. This is unfortunate, but several hackers have intentionally bypassed the bounds of the game and got their hands on late game and post game monsters, many with incomplete data and have uploaded them to the Net Egg servers. Don't worry, this feature will be back for full release but it's too easy to get spoilers or faulty monsters with so many people bypassing the intended limits of the current content.

Content Pack #3 is also going really well and it'll even have a little more content than previously anticipated. I know we haven't given you anything concrete to chew on yet for Content Pack #3 but I think once we get a few things out of the way this coming week we can share some more hard details :)

Have a great weekend (and great holiday weekend if you're a canadian like me! It's thanksgiving here)

#Please note that we want to keep the primary EA build stable so new builds will be uploaded to the EA-BETA branch for one week before being moved to the main stream. Anyone can access this branch, just right-click Monster Crown in Steam, go to properties and select the EA-BETA branch to have the up to the minute, bleeding edge updates.

Hi everyone!

Continuing the weekly challenges for Content Update #2 with another one! But first, let's pick last week's winner. Now, these might not be the most effective presets, but at least, they made me spit out my coffee as I was going through these. Check out Zurupari#0515's "Forbidden Formula to breed Ogres"!



Congratulations! Check your Discord DMs to claim your prize ;). Now onto this week's challenge!

Apo Breeding Challenge
It's time to whip out those Apos! Breed the most unique and awesome monster using the monster 'Apo' as either primary or secondary parent! Post a screenshot in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #ApoBreedingChallenge by Monday October 12th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items! (IT INCLUDES A BRILLIANT DARWHOL 🐋😱)

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

For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564

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

Hello folks,

Another week another patch! This one has lots of great fixes and adjustments, big thanks to my good friend Kyle Toom who has been helping me accelerate the pace of development and bug squashing, it's all because of the Early Access support you've all shown that I can bring him aboard to help out.

Work continues on Content Pack #3, which as you might remember will be quite large, but in the meantime here are some general fixes

EA v1.474
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+0 damage attacks no longer can healing
+0 damage moves no longer do 1 dmg
+Backspace no longer deletes more than one character in monster rename
+Scouting camera can no longer go off into infinity if you spam the button
+Having too many moves in the move list causes moves lower in the list to display improperly, or become unreadable. fixed
+Crawkadega OW sprite realigned
+Crossroads indoors graphics revamped
+Gene lab graphics revamped
+If you're out of an item you get a message "Fresh out!"
+Type icon in monster box now accurate
+Gene editor fixes
+Farm box monster icons no longer get trimmed on the right side if they're longer than usual
+Tree topper missing north of the farm
+Inverted phys/magical attack info during battle fixed
+Attack info now updates when scrolling left and right through part monster info screens
+Encyclopedia past Gigadrile fixed

#Please note that we want to keep the primary EA build stable so new builds will be uploaded to the EA-BETA branch for one week before being moved to the main stream. Anyone can access this branch, just right-click Monster Crown in Steam, go to properties and select the EA-BETA branch to have the up to the minute, bleeding edge updates.

Hey everyone!

As the second content update dropped last week, we're starting up the old Weekly Challenges again! First of all, congratulations to Ashes-One#2606 on Discord for winning the last breeding challenge with their monster: Smoke!



Congratulations! Onto this week's challenge.

Gene Lab Challenge #1
Make the most creative chromosome preset with the most creative name in the Gene Lab and let us know the story behind this preset! Post a screenshot of your saved chromosomes in the #monster-crown channel of the SOEDESCO Discord server (https://discord.gg/soedesco) and use #GeneLabChallenge1 by Monday October 5th 3PM CEST and win the Monster Crown player of the week title + this special Monster Crown care package of in-game items including a BRILLIANT LAZ! :O

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

For more info about Content Update #2, check out this post: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/830370/view/2810766522594118564

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

Hey guys,

Usually updates launch on Friday or rarely, Saturday, at the end of the week, however, we're launching this one a day early, and it's not just a regular update, it's a content pack!



This content pack has three new great features that I think you're all gonna love!

Hi Temperature (Hot) Breeding!

Turning up the dial on the heat in the breeding lab, Embryos grow so rapidly and so energetically they leave the egg immediately, allowing you to check if they're Brilliant, their base stats, etc. This mode is for the real competitive breeders that do a lot of experimenting and want to see the results of their efforts immediately.

The trade-off? Getting that monster instantly is great, but if it gets hurt, it dies! For good! You'll have to level up your level 0 hatchling without letting it get hurt in order for it to grow to its true form.

Gene Lab

Waaayyyy over in Hewston, the far-right island on the map, is an advanced Gene Lab that lets you build your own custom chromosomes for breeding. While that part of the island isn't open yet, the eastern-most Hooper sister can sneak you in!

Once inside you'll find a series of machines that have special symbols on them. Depending on which switch is flipped, the monsters you breed will inherit different attributes from their parents. The true meaning of each symbol is a mystery, so feel free to experiment, or work with other players (or think really hard :) ) to uncover the exact formula for your perfect crossbreeds.

Once you save a custom Chromosome, they can be set in the breeding menu before doing any hatching. These chromosomes will work for normal breeding, hi temperature breeding, even net egg, so have fun with a whole new world of possibilities. I know this feature has been greatly anticipated by many of you!

Apo

Ah the elusive Apo!

As many of you know Apo are small, weak animals that reside in the Windy Province. They can be attacked by an evil fungus that kills the host and reanimates it as the unstable Laz. Apo is pretty weak and not really fit for battle, that's why it's a harmless monster you can't add to your team.

HOWEVER, rumor has it there is a location called the "Apo Plateau" where a unique item, "Apo's Light" can be obtained. This item can be used to remove the fungus and restore a Laz to its original state. Later in the game you'll be able to find an Antifungal that does the same thing, but this one specifically is a gift from a very powerful Apo! In the final game you'll only get one "Apo's Light", however, just for this weekend you can keep asking Apo for more of the item when you first meet it so you can make as many Apo as you want as celebration of the Apo love I see across our discord and twitter and steam forums! Next patch though it'll be down to one :)

It's a lot of work to turn Laz back into the quite weak Apo, but if you work this hard, who am I to stop you? Also, while Monster Crown monsters are quite fierce overall I think this amount of effort to get a cute monster should be rewarded, I think you're really gonna enjoy Apo's crossbreeds, and the future holds an upgrade for each. Unfortunately I can't share any more details just yet :D

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With the features out of the way, here are some additional notes:

EA v1.472
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+Pact success formula improved, an oversight caused lower than normal rates from reduced HP (in other words, HP has a bigger impact on pact success now)
+If the amount of EXP granted is less than 1 it becomes one, this solves the issue where it appeared you stop getting EXP at some point when defeating monsters much weaker or while using party exp.

With Content Pack #2 out in the wild work continues on Content Pack #3 which will be our largest expansion yet and will include many new areas and monsters to enjoy. It'll be a lot of work but I know it'll be worth it once I see you all let loose on more of Crown Island.

Thank you so much for playing Monster Crown!