We're lowering the price of We Slay Monsters to $3.99, so everyone that's been waiting for the game to be cheaper to buy it can stop waiting! Everyone enjoy!
We're lowering the price of We Slay Monsters to $3.99, so everyone that's been waiting for the game to be cheaper to buy it can stop waiting! Everyone enjoy!
Sorry everyone, but due to changes Apple has made with Catalina, we can no longer support OSX builds. We just don't make enough from sales of the game to support the time and expense it would require to certify the game to run on Catalina.
Sorry everyone, but due to changes Apple has made with Catalina, we can no longer support OSX builds. We just don't make enough from sales of the game to support the time and expense it would require to certify the game to run on Catalina.
This patch should (hopefully) fix the "too many threads" crash several people have reported. In addition, there were 4 achievements listed that were never really implemented. These have been changed to new achievements (because that's what was partially implemented). The old achi
This patch should (hopefully) fix the "too many threads" crash several people have reported.
In addition, there were 4 achievements listed that were never really implemented. These have been changed to new achievements (because that's what was partially implemented).
The old achievements were:
Combo Prince
Combo Princess
Combo King
Combo Queen
The new achievements are:
Combo Hero
Combo Champion
They are essentially the same, just without the gender requirement.
Small bug fix release: * Hopefully I have finally nailed down the bug with the crazy birds and sheep everywhere. * Fixed a bug where the final boss can drop loot in an unreachable location.
Small bug fix release:
* Hopefully I have finally nailed down the bug with the crazy birds and sheep everywhere.
* Fixed a bug where the final boss can drop loot in an unreachable location.
Just put out a patch that addresses a couple of bugs people have reported. When starting a game, if any quests are missing (i.e. there should be Normal, Long, and Short dungeons once you have unlocked random missions) they will be restored. I still haven't figured out why they ar
Just put out a patch that addresses a couple of bugs people have reported.
Just put out a patch that addresses a couple of bugs people have reported. When starting a game, if any quests are missing (i.e. there should be Normal, Long, and Short dungeons once you have unlocked random missions) they will be restored. I still haven't figured out why they ar
Just put out a patch that addresses a couple of bugs people have reported.
I've been playing with a few different poker apps on my phone lately—not for real money, because I'm not really good enough to do that—and occasionally I'll look around for a PC game to scratch my stakes-free poker itch. That's how I came across We Slay Monsters, a turn-based rog
I've been playing with a few different poker apps on my phone lately—not for real money, because I'm not really good enough to do that—and occasionally I'll look around for a PC game to scratch my stakes-free poker itch. That's how I came across We Slay Monsters, a turn-based roguelike RPG where you use poker hands to fight dungeon monsters. And I'm enjoying the heck out of it.
Pick your randomized warrior and descend into dungeons, armed only with cards. The action is turn-based as you explore and fight, and poker rules apply: you've got five cards in your hand, and you use them them to make poker hands. You can play single cards for a little bit of damage, but a pair is better, and two-pair is better than that, and three of a kind is better still. Full houses do tremendous damage, and you can make flushes (cards of the same suit) and straights (cards in numerical order). Straights and flushes can be made with three, four, or five cards. Once you play a card or cards, they're discarded and replaced with new ones from the deck.
The suit of your cards also determines the nature of your of attack. A three of lightning, for example, is a ranged attack. A beer flush (three cards of the beer suit) will give your enemy inebriation damage. A pair or straight of three different suits will launch attacks of each suit, so you may find yourself doing bowling ball damage, lightning damage, and orb damage all in the same turn.
As you fight through the dungeon you'll acquire loot as well, loads of it, which can sometimes include bonuses based on specific cards. For example, you might gain an ability where every three you're dealt heals you, or every seven gives you extra gold, or an eight gives you a shield spell. This is on top of items that boost your stats, attacks, defenses, and luck. By the time you waddle out of the dungeon you'll be brimming with treasure and magic that would make any poker champ jealous.
There are all sorts of other magical tool and weapons you'll come across that can be equipped in your hot bar and used when you want, like bombs, traps, teleportation spells, disguises (that will let you move a few turns looking like a monster and thus not draw attention to yourself) and decoy spells (that make an enemy appear to be an adventurer so other monsters attack it). So, even if you're not catching useful cards you still have some options to fight or escape until your luck improves.
We Slay Monsters is a roguelike, so if your character dies, they're gone, but there are always new recruits to choose from, and there's persistence in the overworld, where you're building up a school for wizards using the gold you earn during your dungeon crawls. There's a story, too, though I skipped it because the developer was nice enough to include a button reading 'Skip Boring Flavor Text' at the start of the game. That's exactly the kind of consideration for the player's time I appreciate from a developer. Let's just get right to the magic poker!
I'm not really flipping my lid over the art style, but I'm really enjoying We Slay Monsters. It's fun and can be pretty challenging from the get-go, with even the smallest dungeons containing scores of enemies. It doesn't quite scratch my poker itch but it is satisfying to play a full house or five-card straight and see some poor sheep (there are enemy sheep) get kerploded with some deadly poker magic.
We Slay Monsters is available on Itch.io and Steam for $14, and you can visit its official site here.
First major update since launch! This update is mostly focused on big balance changes, which should increase the overall difficulty. If that’s not enough, we have added HARD MODE for those of you that want it even tougher. Features: Introducing HARD MODE, available on any mission
First major update since launch! This update is mostly focused on big balance changes, which should increase the overall difficulty. If that’s not enough, we have added HARD MODE for those of you that want it even tougher.
Features:
Balance Changes:
UI Tweaks:
Bug FIxes:
First major update since launch! This update is mostly focused on big balance changes, which should increase the overall difficulty. If that’s not enough, we have added HARD MODE for those of you that want it even tougher. Features: Introducing HARD MODE, available on any mission
First major update since launch! This update is mostly focused on big balance changes, which should increase the overall difficulty. If that’s not enough, we have added HARD MODE for those of you that want it even tougher.
Features:
Balance Changes:
UI Tweaks:
Bug FIxes:
Just put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes: Prisoners should not longer be placed such that a boss would be stuck behind them and only be accessible via ranged attacks Bosses guarding prisoners should no longer drop keys in inaccessible places Fixed a couple of random bu
Just put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes:
Just put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes: Prisoners should not longer be placed such that a boss would be stuck behind them and only be accessible via ranged attacks Bosses guarding prisoners should no longer drop keys in inaccessible places Fixed a couple of random bu
Just put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes:
This fixes a few things that I've noticed in the logs that have caused crashes. Also, I made it clearer that the abilities reset on level up. Bug Fixes Handle some cases where animations were playing after the monster had died Handle other case where the player died 1/2 way throu
This fixes a few things that I've noticed in the logs that have caused crashes.
Also, I made it clearer that the abilities reset on level up.
Bug Fixes
This fixes a few things that I've noticed in the logs that have caused crashes. Also, I made it clearer that the abilities reset on level up. Bug Fixes Handle some cases where animations were playing after the monster had died Handle other case where the player died 1/2 way throu
This fixes a few things that I've noticed in the logs that have caused crashes.
Also, I made it clearer that the abilities reset on level up.
Bug Fixes
I took a look at how people are doing to get a gauge on difficulty level. I still have some more processing to do, but I thought I'd share what I have found so far: Wizard Survival Rate: 49.6% Dungeons Started with Wizard: 272 Dungeons Completed with Wizard: 135 Warrior Survival
I took a look at how people are doing to get a gauge on difficulty level. I still have some more processing to do, but I thought I'd share what I have found so far:
Wizard Survival Rate: 49.6%
Dungeons Started with Wizard: 272
Dungeons Completed with Wizard: 135
Warrior Survival Rate: 50.0%
Dungeons Started with Warrior: 46
Dungeons Completed with Warrior: 23
Rogue Survival Rate: 66.6%
Dungeons Started with Rogue: 54
Dungeons Completed with Rogue: 36
Two interesting things start to surface.
First, most people are playing wizards. I started a discussion on the message boards about this:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332540/discussions/0/2592234299562055393/
Second, rogues appear overpowered. I'm not going to jump to conclusions just yet, I'm going to collect more data. But there may need to be some balance adjustments for rogues.
I took a look at how people are doing to get a gauge on difficulty level. I still have some more processing to do, but I thought I'd share what I have found so far: Wizard Survival Rate: 49.6% Dungeons Started with Wizard: 272 Dungeons Completed with Wizard: 135 Warrior Survival
I took a look at how people are doing to get a gauge on difficulty level. I still have some more processing to do, but I thought I'd share what I have found so far:
Wizard Survival Rate: 49.6%
Dungeons Started with Wizard: 272
Dungeons Completed with Wizard: 135
Warrior Survival Rate: 50.0%
Dungeons Started with Warrior: 46
Dungeons Completed with Warrior: 23
Rogue Survival Rate: 66.6%
Dungeons Started with Rogue: 54
Dungeons Completed with Rogue: 36
Two interesting things start to surface.
First, most people are playing wizards. I started a discussion on the message boards about this:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332540/discussions/0/2592234299562055393/
Second, rogues appear overpowered. I'm not going to jump to conclusions just yet, I'm going to collect more data. But there may need to be some balance adjustments for rogues.
First, I'll apologize again for those of you that have suffered through black screens and frozen games. And sorry it's taken so long to track some of this down. I can't say this patch will fix *everything*, but hopefully it addresses the worst of the issues that a few of you are
First, I'll apologize again for those of you that have suffered through black screens and frozen games. And sorry it's taken so long to track some of this down. I can't say this patch will fix *everything*, but hopefully it addresses the worst of the issues that a few of you are still experiencing.
Bug Fixes
First, I'll apologize again for those of you that have suffered through black screens and frozen games. And sorry it's taken so long to track some of this down. I can't say this patch will fix *everything*, but hopefully it addresses the worst of the issues that a few of you are
First, I'll apologize again for those of you that have suffered through black screens and frozen games. And sorry it's taken so long to track some of this down. I can't say this patch will fix *everything*, but hopefully it addresses the worst of the issues that a few of you are still experiencing.
Bug Fixes
We're the pick of the week in their series "Steam's Hidden Gems"! Here's the relevant bit: A lovely fusion of roguelike and card game. Puts me a little in mind of the excellent Dream Quest, although the cardboard infusion is in this case poker rather than Magic the Gathering. Dam
We're the pick of the week in their series "Steam's Hidden Gems"!
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/28/best-new-steam-releases-jun-2017/
Here's the relevant bit:
A lovely fusion of roguelike and card game. Puts me a little in mind of the excellent Dream Quest, although the cardboard infusion is in this case poker rather than Magic the Gathering. Damage dealt – and, later, type of attack – is defined by cards in your hand as well as by your hero’s level and gear. So, a couple of doubles will amp up your strike massively, while a royal flush probably means a one-hit kill. Actual poker knowledge not required – you’re going to pick up the handful of card combos very quickly, and instead focus your concentration on the most strategic way to take down enemies of escalating difficulty. It gets more tactical as the game wears on – for instance, you end up unlocking buffs when specific cards are used, such as a heal on 8 or gold on 3 – and between missions you can upgrade a central hub to further amp up what your deck does. Really well put-together, and an effortless entanglement of genres in an age where roguelikebut is starting to get a bit over-used. I like this a lot.
And at the end of the article:
This week’s pick of the week is…. Huh, no clear winner this time, actually. I guess I’ll go with We Slay Monsters, seeing as it’s a well done, poppy roguelike remix that called me back several times, but I must admit that Chimpology tickled me pink too.
We're the pick of the week in their series "Steam's Hidden Gems"! Here's the relevant bit: A lovely fusion of roguelike and card game. Puts me a little in mind of the excellent Dream Quest, although the cardboard infusion is in this case poker rather than Magic the Gathering. Dam
We're the pick of the week in their series "Steam's Hidden Gems"!
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/28/best-new-steam-releases-jun-2017/
Here's the relevant bit:
A lovely fusion of roguelike and card game. Puts me a little in mind of the excellent Dream Quest, although the cardboard infusion is in this case poker rather than Magic the Gathering. Damage dealt – and, later, type of attack – is defined by cards in your hand as well as by your hero’s level and gear. So, a couple of doubles will amp up your strike massively, while a royal flush probably means a one-hit kill. Actual poker knowledge not required – you’re going to pick up the handful of card combos very quickly, and instead focus your concentration on the most strategic way to take down enemies of escalating difficulty. It gets more tactical as the game wears on – for instance, you end up unlocking buffs when specific cards are used, such as a heal on 8 or gold on 3 – and between missions you can upgrade a central hub to further amp up what your deck does. Really well put-together, and an effortless entanglement of genres in an age where roguelikebut is starting to get a bit over-used. I like this a lot.
And at the end of the article:
This week’s pick of the week is…. Huh, no clear winner this time, actually. I guess I’ll go with We Slay Monsters, seeing as it’s a well done, poppy roguelike remix that called me back several times, but I must admit that Chimpology tickled me pink too.
Welcome back to Unknown Pleasures , our weekly wade through Steam’s ever-deepening sewers to find ten sparkling new releases that perhaps have not enjoyed the attention they deserve. This week: absurdist sports medicine, roguelike vs poker vs match-3, bumblebee simulation and chi
Welcome back to Unknown Pleasures, our weekly wade through Steam’s ever-deepening sewers to find ten sparkling new releases that perhaps have not enjoyed the attention they deserve.
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