Major Update #2 is LIVE

Heyo everyone!

The second major Handmancers Early Access update is now live on Steam

Built directly around community feedback gathered since the last update, this patch introduces a wide range of improvements across gameplay systems, visuals, and balance. 

A new event, Soul Training, has been added to grant players more agency in their game choices. Corruption Spread has also been overhauled, changing how Corruption Base Damage scales with introduced downside for corrupted cards to permanently reduce Max HP, giving the mechanic clearer trade-offs and consequences.

Visually Artifacts are now displayed as actual rings on the character's hand, and the Map has received a graphical upgrade for improved clarity.

Watch the Early Access Major Update #2 Trailer:

Patch Notes

Gameplay

• [New Event] “Soul Training” event added.

• [Change] “Temple of Trinity”.

  • Now grants different boons based on the chosen faction.

• [Change] “Corruption Spread”.

  • Corruption Base Damage is now equal to the sum of all other Base Damages.

    • Corrupting a card now decreases permanently the player’s Max HP.

    • Corrupting a card now doesn’t occupy the card’s Root Gem.

• [Minor Change] “Well of Wishes” layout.

Visuals

• Artifacts are now displayed as actual rings on the character’s hand.

• Improved the graphics of the Map.

Balance

• Gems

  • [Change] Cyclone

    • [Change] Exhausting Draw

    • [Change] Extensive Draw

    • [Change] Hydrate

    • [Change] Ire

    • [Change] Quick Draw

    • [Change] Rockslide

    • [Change] Soul Sucking

    • [Buff] Barbarian Strike

    • [Buff] Blood for Blood

    • [Buff] Blood Spit

    • [Buff] Buckler

    • [Buff] Defensive Strike

    • [Buff] Fortifying Alchemy

    • [Buff] Healing Shield

    • [Buff] Iron Skin

    • [Buff] Kite Shield

    • [Buff] Metamagic

    • [Buff] Perfection Strike

    • [Buff] Power Increase

    • [Buff] Rock Stance

    • [Buff] Shrug it off

    • [Buff] Spike Shell

    • [Buff] Stone's Wall

    • [Buff] Stonemorphosis

    • [Buff] Tiring Strike

    • [Buff] Up the Sleeve

    • [Nerf] Magic Clone Attack

    • [Nerf] Nice Try

• Artifacts

  • [Change] Ring of the Last Standing

    • [Change] Ring of Madness

    • [Change] Ring of Horror

    • [Buff] Signet of the Lich

    • [Buff] Ring of a Thousand Cuts

    • [Buff] Ring of the Cramp Lord

    • [Buff] Ring of the Rolling Stones

    • [Buff] Ring of Risk & Reward

    • [Buff] Ring of Crossfit

    • [Buff] Ring of the Betrayer

    • [Buff] Ring of Shared Pain

    • [Buff] Ring of the Stabbing Call

    • [Buff] Ring of Defensive Drawing

    • [Buff] Ring of the Blood Demon

    • [Buff] Ring of Voodoo

    • [Buff] Ring of Incredible Endurance

    • [Buff] Ring of the Tormented

    • [Buff] Ring of the Priest

    • [Buff] Ring of Greed

    • [Buff] Ring of Dread

• Enemies Abilities

  • [Change] Last Standing

Handmancers is now available in Early Access on Steam:

More updates, balance changes, content additions, and improvements are already in development.

Please keep sharing your feedback with us on Steam and Discord - it genuinely helps shape the future of Handmancers!

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