Write Warz 2.00.01– Patch Notes
This update focuses on reworking Fantasy relics, improving story flow, stabilizing core systems, and polishing the overall experience. Several long-standing issues have been addressed, and we’ve introduced new systems to help stories stay cohesive while still allowing chaos.
Fantasy Relics Rework
Fantasy relics have been redesigned to create stronger decision-making, clearer impact, and more interaction between players.
Quill of Echoes
Old:
Earn extra points for submitting a sentence over 150 characters.
New:
If you write the longest sentence in the round, you steal points from the player who wrote the shortest sentence.
Hourglass of Power
Old:
Zap a random player each round. That player loses 5–10 seconds, and you gain that many points.
New:
When activated, the target’s timer runs at 2× speed for the rest of the round.
Rune of Prompting
Old:
Gain one extra bonus word each round.
New:
Gain three bonus words. Each successfully used bonus word grants a multiplier, following standard bonus word rules.
Lantern of Insight
Old:
Start each round with Good Judgment at 1×.
New:
When charged, the round timer speeds up and is hidden from all players except you.
Eye of the Arbiter
Old:
On odd rounds, see which entry belongs to the top player in the voting round.
New:
On odd rounds, see which entry belongs to all players during the voting round.
Storm Talisman
Old:
On even rounds, zap a player; their writing panel is struck by lightning every 10 seconds, locking it for 2 seconds.
New:
On even rounds, zap a player to scramble their keyboard for 3 seconds and disable backspace for the entire round.
New Plot-Bot System
A new “Plot-Bot” system has been added as a story assistant. Plot-Bot reviews important story details and prompts players to reuse key characters, locations, or events for bonus points. This system is designed to help stories remain coherent while still allowing creative escalation.
Additional Major Updates
Every edition now has a unique in-game cutout
Patch notes are now accessible from the Main Menu
Fixed the Sci-Fi Crew Point system always failing missions
Fixed Apocalypse theme disconnect/reconnect issues
Bots now generate sentences that better match the overall tone and direction of the current story
MEDIUM CHANGES
Clients are now notified when the host changes the number of players
Fixed a lag spike occurring at the start of games
Fixed text-to-speech inconsistencies
Fixed clients being able to vote during Twitch vote counting
Reconnecting no longer breaks skipping the Intermission
Themes can now be switched directly in the lobby without returning to the main menu
SMALL CHANGES
Fixed curtain transition inconsistencies
Fixed round announcement VFX inconsistencies
Fixed cannon VFX inconsistencies
Fixed numpad Enter inconsistencies
Added a warning when creating a Twitch game without a valid username
Word Poker quality-of-life improvements
Marketplace visual updates
Added Steam offline detection to prevent infinite loading
Scriptorium art updates
Also a reminder that this Friday at 6pm EST we will be hosting a Dev playthrough. Watch our team write some terrible stories and laugh while we do it. We will also have some members dedicated to playing with the community as well. So make sure to sign up on our discord and join us for a night you might want to forget. X-0 https://discord.com/events/1092866675809996861/1455961926335987762
This update is part of our ongoing effort to improve pacing, clarity, and stability while continuing to expand the ways players can interact with and influence the story. Feedback from live games and streams directly informed many of these changes, and we’ll continue refining the experience as development moves forward.