Hey Guardians!
Patch 1.5 arrives on Wednesday, October 22nd, and with it comes our first major content update! Patch 1.5 not only includes quality of life updates and bug fixes, but it also features a brand new game mode: One Shot Mode!
One Shot Mode is the star of Patch 1.5, and one of the features that we’re incredibly excited to show off!
One Shot Mode is a new way to play missions outside of the main Campaign.
All heroes and missions from the Campaign are included, as well as four new missions exclusive to this mode!
You can play solo, or with up to three of your friends just as you would in a campaign. The biggest change is that you can swap characters in-between missions, so you can now try out new heroes and strategies!
Note: Your ongoing Sunderfolk Campaigns will not be affected by playing missions in One Shot Mode.
The biggest changes from the main campaign to One Shot Mode are:
Sinclair doesn’t like one-off customers. No tavern means no food buffs!
Gear is pre-arranged per level - You’ll get recommended gear options and can choose which you’d like to bring, but different options are locked for now.
Before starting each mission, players will be able to swap out their gear, including Skill Cards, Fate Cards, and Equipment. However, what you receive depends on the level of the mission you’re playing. That just means you won’t be able to use your Ultimate ability in Act 1 missions.
Your level in the main campaign does not affect what level your One Shot Mode characters are. Which missions you select during the One Shot Mode is what will determine the level and equipment your heroes receive.
The addition of a scoring system!
Now, about those scores…
One Shot Mode features a way to track your progress in missions and get graded on your performance.
Teacher’s pets unite!
One Shot Mode features a way to track your progress in missions and get graded on your performance. Each mission may have different grades depending on what the objectives are, but you will generally be scored on:
Gold earned
Enemies (killed and remaining)
Lives used
Objective bonuses
Each mission will have its own criteria for the objective bonuses, and different modifiers may be active depending on the type of mission you’re playing. This also includes the four new missions.
The scores range from C through S, with S+ being the top score you can achieve in a mission. Try out different heroes and see how far you can climb!
While every single mission from the main Campaign can be selected to play, we know you like a challenge (especially given how you voted for the community mission…) so we’ve created new hardcore missions for veterans of Sunderfolk to try!
Guide a Beetle to retrieve their treats from the Ancient Fortress.
Snack Run features a familiar friend - A nice little beetle buddy! Name both the Beetle and their snacks, then guide the little beetle buddy towards their meal! This will feature a new way to turn and move an ally, so keep a close eye on the interact prompt.
Now with 50% more turning power.
Survive while keeping Slime from building up.
While walking on hazards is usually discouraged, Slip & Slime has you feeling silly if you DON’T step on that slime. Clear the slime before it covers the whole room (and you) in a slimy mess! Pay attention to the forecast, or else you’ll find yourself creating even more slime.
A slime storm, at this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the underground, localized entirely within this cave?
Engage in high-level combat with waves of Monsters.
If fighting off waves of enemies that are randomly determined each time is your thing, we’ve got the perfect mission for you. Proving Grounds lets you take on groups of familiar enemies and see if you can survive and thrive. If not, we recommend taking a Medic bug.
Pictured: A medic bug taking my kill. Not Pictured: My undignified yell.
Developed in collaboration with the Sunderfolk Discord community, help Sinclair and friends transport some suspicious product!
You asked, and our designers delivered! You Asked For This features mimics, revenants, teleporters, and even some familiar allies! All you have to do is deliver chests into the exit hex. It’s super easy, trust us!
While developing One Shot Mode, the designers set out to create a mission that had its foundations set by our community. We created a series of polls that allowed players to vote on what hazards they’d face, how long the mission would be, up to even the level your heroes are. We can’t wait to see how players face their own creation.
Read more about the history of how this this mission came to be in our development series:
Help Design a Sunderfolk Mission! - Part 1
Haha yes… easy…so easy.
Patch 1.5 will not only have the One Shot Mode, but will feature some quality of life updates, including a new way to change the colors you see in combat.
Full details will arrive in our patch notes when the content drops. Plus, we’re still working on some more fun things, including another popular community request!
We’d love to hear from you! Share your feedback and future update ideas on our socials and on our Discord server.
Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you on October 22nd!
The Sunderfolk Team