1.0.17: Persistent Power, a Bigger Board, and the Hero's Journey Rebuilt
Areteion 1.0.17 Reasoning Areteion launched as a game of tight puzzles: every turn a tricky situation to survive, and the rules were constrained on purpose to keep that tension up. Your feedback since launch, in the reviews and on the forum, has been clear about the price of it: too much randomness, too much to keep in mind at once, and setbacks that hit far harder than the mistake deserved. Th…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.11 Features · The demo now lets you earn cards through normal play, up to a 20-card collection limit; further unlocks (including new Olympians) require the full game. Your demo card collection carries over automatically if you get the full game on the same Steam account. · While "Offer to the Olympians" is active, hovering a card on the board or in your hand now highli…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.9 General · Increased card rewards across every mode: · Solo Constructed, Random Deck Challenge, and Versus AI level-up wins now grant 3 cards (was 2). · Ranked, Quick Match, and Friend Challenge matches now grant 12 cards for a win (was 10) and 4 for a loss or draw (was 3). · Arete milestone bonuses at 750+ now grant 5 cards (was 4), and at 1000+ now grant 12 cards (w…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.8 General · Added global and friends leaderboards for the Random Deck Challenge (levels and highscores), accessible from the Leaderboards screen and from the Leaderboards button on the Random Deck Challenge stats panel. · Added per-Olympian Quick Match Rating leaderboards, tracking a skill rating for each god separate from Ranked (Friend Challenges don't count). The ra…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.7 General · Added a board Zoom slider on the game HUD (above Help / Settings / Resign); hide it via Settings → HUD → Show Zoom Slider. · Board zoom can now also be controlled with Page Up / Page Down and + / − (in addition to mouse wheel). · Board zoom: hiding card stats when fully zoomed out is now optional (Settings → Board) and off by default, so stats stay visible…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.6 Balance · Aristeia, Finest Hour now grants +2 Attack and +2 Health, and this turn only +4 Movement and unlimited attacks (no longer grants invulnerability or temporary +5 Attack). Bug Fixes · Fixed Diomedes (and similar damage-cap abilities) not limiting damage from effects like Firestarter. · Fixed Aristeia permanently removing a Hero’s after-attack ability (e.g. Aj…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.5 · Hero's Journey: any discovered Olympian can start a run. Commons, Uncommons, Rares, and Heroes are always draftable; other Epics and Mythologicals still unlock through your collection. · Added a text search in Collection deckbuilding that matches card names, types, and effect text (e.g. find Warrior-synergy cards like Strategeion). · Collection deckbuilding now use…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.4 · Flurry now deals 2 damage instead of 3. · Fixed Alecto, Fury of Wrath not reacting when an ability is activated. · Fixed Agon’s temporary movement boost sometimes lasting past the end of the turn if the card moved. · Fixed Versus AI matches sometimes ending early when a Hero’s Journey run was still active. · Fixed being able to add cards you don’t own to constructe…
Patch Notes Areteion v1.0.2 · Widened the cloud border along the bottom edge of the game board. · Added an option to keep the music playing when you switch to another app or window (Settings → Audio → Background Audio), with an optional slight volume fade while unfocused. · Added WASD support for board scrolling, in addition to the arrow keys. · Greatly increased card rewards in Hero's Journey…
Thanks for playing and giving feedback! Here's a small patch with a few fixes: Fixed a bug where Invulnerable/Elusive effects (e.g. Divine Shield) could get stuck on a unit. AI opponents now correctly integrate the provided Might of enemy cards in their decision making. Fixed Olympian unlock pacing to not have way too many cards necessary for the first unlock. Now happens much faster. Added a n…
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