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Bastards Playtest›Events›Feedback playtest update 3-9
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Feedback playtest update 3-9

Bastards Playtest · published 6 days ago

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CHAT & SOCIAL
- Global chat in the main menu (renamed from "World chat"): emoji picker, longer messages, fixed scrollable height
- " joined the table" now appears in table chat
- Chat is now available on the tournament-over screen
- Emoji spam is now rate-limited

TUTORIAL
- Reworked intro: all cards shown from low to high, plus a demo of cards stacking on top of each other
- Smooth fade from the intro into the practice game
- Removed the old "Welcome to the tutorial" text

GAMEPLAY
- Faster leveling, especially levels 1–10
- Much stronger Joker effect (sound and visuals)
- Doubles now sound fuller than a single card
- New turn indicator: a light circles the active player's card and speeds up as their time runs out
- "Slave" renamed to "Peasant", with a new pitchfork icon

TABLES & CONNECTION
- Leaving a table you host: choose to close it or hand it to another player
- Disconnected players now leave the table and show as a "disconnected" card in the spectator area
- During drafting, dropped players auto-pick their cards instantly

INTERFACE
- Your avatar now appears next to your name and EXP bar in your profile
- Cleaner main menu when tables are open (more compact room cards)
- Clicking a player's name opens the menu right next to their player card
- Escape key: close pop-ups, leave a table, or go back to the menu
- Draft window is now rectangular with a wooden table rim

LOCALIZATION
- Many texts translated across all 12 languages (card feedback, spectators, "ready", tutorial lines)

FIXES
- Checkbox cursor fix, emoji button alignment, and the top player's chat bubble no longer overlaps the "turn" bar

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