Welcome to WizardChess 0.9.6!
We're tuning the balance and dynamics of Arcade Mode and bringing the endgame into focus. We dropped the initial time limit for Arcade Mode to 5 minutes and introduced a new concept: Ante.
After each combat you can Up The Ante to increase how much VIM you get ongoing, get a minute extra on the clock and increase the challenge of the game. The idea is to encourage faster, riskier play give access to higher difficulty for those who want it. From here we will be focusing on polish, refinement and testing as we prepare for 1.0.
NEW Up The Ante: get more VIM and more time on the clock in Arcade Mode
↳ The cost? Everything gets harder, faster.
NEW Upgrades are inspectable in the shop
NEW The board can be set on fire
NEW Cutscene for the first cursed deal you visit
NEW Cutscene for the first card minigame you play
NEW Chickens have darkvision
NEW You get VIM from Cursed Deals
NEW Enemy Unit: Odonata
NEW Enemy Unit: Lampyrid
NEW Enemy Unit: Ixodes
NEW Enemy Unit: Gerridae
NEW Enemy Unit: Dynastes
NEW Enemy Unit: Chelicera
CHANGE Henge room appears later in Fae Biome (Story Mode)
CHANGE Less mountains in the mountains biome
CHANGE Transition cutscene to final phase of final boss
CHANGE Obstacles in tutorial biome are half-height
CHANGE Boost AI intelligence factor across the board
CHANGE Initial run time limit is 5 minutes in Arcade Mode
CHANGE Difficulty curve in Arcade Mode
CHANGE Champion status is determined by relative strength vs your party
CHANGE Remove Quicksand in CrownSpider fight
CHANGE CrownSpider is reachable in Arcade Mode (at sufficient Ante)
FIXED Honk can no longer teleport bosses
FIXED Guard against 0 enemies spawning
FIXED Initial unit devotion is shown correctly on UI
FIXED Changing elements updates unit trait
FIXED Guard against 0 spots for friendly units
FIXED Tourists get their luggage
FIXED Fae Queen spells are disabled in final phase
FIXED Door alignment in trade offers
FIXED Floating sprites on Cormag battlegrounds
FIXED Make some units uncloneable (Elemental Shield Orbs)
Thanks for your continued support and feedback.
Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)