Whenever you've been guessing what the next playable class might be, the most requested one was... a ranged class. We've been listening — and here we are, finally ready to show you the new Faction we've been working on for quite a while now.
WATCHERS OF TUATHAN
Several hundred men perished when they tried to seal their conquest of Avalon by destroying Tuathan, the holy capital of their enemies. The Fore-dweller city never yielded, and the humans eventually had to give up. Arthur then ordered a watchtower, Longbarrow, to be built here, atop the graves of his soldiers.
Guardians stationed in Longbarrow were supposed to ensure Fore-dwellers never returned to the lands of men. And the tower itself was supposed to be a sobering reminder that human holdings in Avalon are far from safe.
Before we get down to sharing more information about the classes themselves, we need to explain one of the new systems we've introduced with this new Faction:
MANEUVERS
The playstyle of Watchers of Tuathan relies heavily on a new card-type we call the Maneuvers. This means that plenty of their cards change their sides after they're played - as if you were tossing a coin. And, as you've guessed, changing the card's side changes its effects.
Let me share an example.
This Faction doesn't rely on Blocks - it relies mostly on Barriers.
However, their Barriers last for only one turn.
As you can see in the example above: this particular Maneuver gives you 10 Armor, then generates a Barrier equal to 100% of your current Armor. For 2 out of 3 new classes, it gets discarded after that, and when it gets back - its effect changes to just giving Barrier (depending on how much Armor you have). So you need to think carefully about what you play and when you play it -- because if you have 0 Armor, using that 2nd side of the card will give you... 0 Barrier.
And here's more info about the new classes!
Sentinel
Sentinels focus on shooting as many arrows as they can. Their weak statistics can be greatly buffed with thoughtful preparations. Sentinels collect energy from used arrows to unleash them later as their Ultimate ability.
Zealot
Zealots focus on shooting rarely but lethally. Their weak statistics can be greatly buffed with calculations and waiting for the right opening. They collect unused cards and use them later to forge a powerful elemental arrow with their Ultimate ability.
Apostate
Apostates focus on flipping Maneuvers and using the most powerful side of the cards because, after flipping, cards stay in their hand. Maneuvers are used to increase their weak statistics and allow them to turn every situation to their advantage. Apostates charge their Ultimate Ability with every flip performed and use their Ultimate ability to flip their whole hand.
WE HAVE A WIKI!
Two amazing members of our community, Kittea and lMaltel, started working on a Wiki for Conquest. It's already full of great info and it's an amazing base of knowledge about the game. Make sure you visit THIS LINK to check it out!
So... We're almost ready for launch. It's the last 7 days and we're stressed out of our minds and really tired, but at the same time extremely happy. The game went through some MAJOR changes over the past year and we're really proud of what we've managed to accomplish in the end. It's a huge game, it's a really unique game, and we hope it's also a really, really good game, too!
Also, we've decided to unlock our beta branch to everyone on our Discord server so if you want to start playing our final build and help out in polishing the experience before it's fully released - join our server, and check the announcement for info on how to access the build!
