The first major update of the Early Access period brings an interactive tutorial and many other improvements. Read on for all the details!
Interactive Tutorial
Spirit Island is a complex game, and Rae is here to help you get started. Even if you already know how to play, we'd appreciate it if you try the tutorial and let us know what you think! You can play the tutorial at any time from the How to Play screen.
Special thanks to game designer Eric Reuss, graphic designers Rae Henderson & Darrell Louder, artist Moro Rogers, and our squad of beta testers for helping make the tutorial the best it can be!
Invader Deck Status
Did they explore in the Jungle this stage or am I misremembering? You can now be sure by clicking on any of the Invader cards to bring up the Invader deck status. All of the cards in the discard pile and slots are shown, along with the upcoming deck card backs.
Nexus of Sound Progress
Jean-Marc has been hard at work enhancing the music to create a dynamic musical landscape. River Surges in Sunlight, Vital Strength of the Earth, and LIghtning's Swift Strike now have dynamic musical elements that will come and go if they are in the game. More Spirits will be joining them in future updates!
Other Improvements
This update includes various other bug fixes and improvements. Here's a list of a few notable ones:
Interactions:
- Confirmation of finish playing cards and finish using powers when you could do more
- Expert Quick Play will always choose at least one Adversary (minimum level 2) and/or Scenario
Information Display:
- Improved display of Energy in the Spirit summary panel
- Breakdown of score calculation on the end of game screen
Bug Fixes:
- Panning/zooming the 3D map should now work for all players
- Explorers could be difficult to click on the 3D map
- Rituals of Terror can now be used more than once per phase
- Fixed a crash when gaining a Power Card and both decks are empty
- Fixed the interaction between Entwined Power and River's special rule
- Fixed various issues relating to Ocean interactions with other Spirits
- The Jungle Hungers no longer incorrect destroy Dahan in some cases
What's Next
We're working on more content such as the England adversary and thematic maps. Plus, stay tuned for additional big features like a card library screen, Steam achievements, and much more. See the store page description for the full list of major items.
When sending in feedback, please take a look first at our status Trello board to see if it's already on the list. For gameplay issues, check the official FAQ to make sure it's really a bug, and not a misunderstanding.
Thanks for playing and keep sending in your feedback!