Get that scroll wheel on your mouse ready because the 3.0 update is a big one. It’s got something for everyone young and old. The only thing it doesn't have is the GitHub link to the Dice code for the RNG haters. That’s coming really soon, we’re just focused on this release.
New Customization
We’ve beefed* up the customization options to now include dice, troops and avatar frames. This means when you go into battle, YOU choose which troop, dice and frame to flex. It’s no longer decided by the (Pirate, Fantasy, Classic or Zombie) map theme.
Players that purchased the Pirate Pack, Fantasy Pack (not Fantasy 2 Map Pack sorry) or Zombie Pack, will find the matching themed avatars, troop pieces and dice unlocked and available to use in v3.0+
This is just the start with more to come in future updates. Let us know what you think of the new dice in the comments below.
*Note: Game is still Vegan.
Other players can check out your customization inside your player profile, viewable from the multiplayer lobby, leader-boards, friends list and even during gameplay (tap the avatars inside the chat ui).
Ever wanted to be a Bubble Gum Pirate General? Well now you can!
New Dice
We’ve completely rebuilt the dice- all new models, textures, and spit-polished those shaders. For v3.0 launch we’ll have the default ‘classic’ dice and themed dice, plus some reward dice for our elder players (dropping a bit later).
FYI we’ve got LOTS more in production (pssst for those that didn’t see our Cat-Butt™ or Pineapple Pizza tweets).
Cat Butt dice concept v3 [NSFW]
Cat B*tt dice concept v3.1 [SFW version]
Speaking of cheeks, here’s a cheeky peak at some dice debuting in v3.0.
Pirate dice aka The Jolly Roger. Carved from original pirate peg-leg. Floats well, allowing easy retrieval if thrown overboard in anger.
This is the fantasy dice known as Vault Key. Legend has it that these dice unlock a vault filled with rare jewels guarded by a dragon. We're just not sure where the vault is.
Zombie dice #1 aka Z. Watch out this one is bitey!
Zombie dice #2 aka Frankie. Make sure to wash your hands after rolling these dice.
More rewards!
We’re excited to be able to offer more rewards for players with all of these new cosmetic additions to the game. From v3.0, players that have been with us for a year or longer will receive an exclusive dice to celebrate their RISK-aversary.
For the OG players (think pre-2019 back when candy used to taste different) you’ll also be getting another exclusive dice later this month. We’ll announce the drop date soon.
Wait, there’s more! Later this month we’ll be releasing a limited-time exclusive map free to all players. Follow the game on Steam to get alerted when this drops.
More For Premium!
Behold the Castle dice, exclusive to our Premium players. This cosy castle has 4 bedrooms, a dining hall and board game room.
As a big thank you to our Premium players we’ll be stuffing even more value into your Premium purchase. You’ll get the new RISK Castle dice above plus 8 NEW Premium player colours. (Note: We've noticed some issues with the new colors and we'll fixed those soon to make them contrast better) We had fun naming these colors and arguing over what to name the color pink.
(FYI: the producer forgot to give me the PSD to edit the ‘zinger’ which is internal talk for when I go in and add jokes after every section. So please comment below with what the General should say and the best “zingers” get a prize.)
Gratuitous action shot
New Avatar Frames
In v3.0 players will have the ability to choose their avatar frames. Admittedly it’s pretty limited with two choices but we have LOTS more in the works.
Above is a sneak peak at the Prime Gaming avatar frame exclusive to our Prime members. More info here: https://amazon.com/risk
And here’s an even sneakier peek at more concepts still in development.
Updated Avatars
All the current avatars have been lovingly repainted by hand in our basement workshop. In v3.0+ they’ll no longer be tinted based on player colour, but will have permanent colours (shown above).
Handy Tip: During gameplay, player colours will now be represented by the coloured avatar frame and background.
New Feature: Blitz Attack Limit
Blitz is great for speeding up dice roll attacks, but sometimes you just don’t want to go all in. Until now there was no way to set troop limits in Blitz attack. After a lot* of player requests we squirreled away some developer hours and built the Blitz Attack Limiter™, now available in v3.0.
*Or as they say in Australia, “heaps!”
Handy tip: The striped section represents the minimum of troops to attack with (1 troop), so the slider will not go below this.
RISK Season 2
From March 1st a new season of RISK battles begins (Season 1 lasted 5 years but we don't expect Season 2 to last that long), and our global leaderboards will be reset.
Your rank points will not be changed, but you'll temporarily see '0' for your profile rank (this is your position on the Global Seasonal leaderboard). Just complete one ranked Global Domination game in this new season to see your updated profile rank. You'll be placed back on the leaderboard as soon as that game is finished by all players.
Check out the official RISK Global Leaderboards here https://www.hasbrorisk.com/en/
This is the first step towards some major rank and season improvements that we've planned for this year.
Map Change Log
Japan
- Continent bonus value changes:
- Chubu +1
- Kanto +1
Earth 2209 A.D
- Added missing dashed line connection between Australia/NSW and Tasmania.
- Removed connection between Yemen and Iran. No longer BFFs.
Canada
- Removed wrong connection between Tete-a-la-Balein and Gander.
Minor Changes:
- Dracula’s Castle: puck position adjustment to be more readable.
- The Younger Scrolls: made the dashed line connection between Stormway and Woldtheim easier to read.
- Red Sands Fort: minor visual changes for better legibility.
- Himeji Castle: minor visual changes for better legibility.
- Central America: Changed the name Haiti => Dominican Republic, Changed the name Vera Cruz => Veracruz.
- + minor visual fixes to troop piece locations on multiple maps.
General fixes & improvements
Improvements
- Zombie Apocalypse: ‘Zombie Break Out’ Announcement much faster and can tap to skip.
- Defeated players can now spectate in Play Friends mode with Fog of War setting enabled.
- New improved dice.
Major Fixes:
- Fix for ‘frozen’ UI preventing gameplay. Caused by tapping ‘?’ help button while moving troops during draft, attack or fortify.
- Fix for ‘x’ close button not working when viewing your territory cards during a game.
- Fix for players being unable to check their territory cards during an opponent’s turn in multiplayer.
- Fix for frozen ui preventing further play when timer expires while you’re attacking and rolling manual dice.
Minor > Medium Fixes
Multiple fixes and improvements. Noteworthy:
- Fix for language settings not being saved after relaunching application.
- Fix for missing help content after triggering ‘help’ button during gameplay.
- Fix to clear battle log data after choosing ‘replay’ in single player games.
- Updated the misleading wording of ‘player defeated’ message in 70% domination when an opponent is eliminated but the game has not yet been won.
- Fix for dice occasionally disappearing in Attack view.
- Fix for “can’t trade cards” message being shown to all players during another opponent’s turn
More to Come
Don’t forget the officially community run Discord is also the place to chat with all the other RISK fans like you, well maybe not exactly like you as you’re special.
Phew! What an update! There’s still more to come in 3.1 which is due April but we wanted to get this update out to test the new cosmetics and get those larger bugs fixed.
Let us know in the comments what you think of this update and if you have any dice ideas post away. We’re in production on many new ones now.
P.S We like to inject some humor into these updates and where possible into the game. If you're not a fan of jokes we understand, but let us have this OK. Be excellent to each other!