Spirit Island has left Early Access, and version 1.0 is now available!
To celebrate the launch, Spirit Island will be on 15% discount through August 5th. After that it will be at its regular price of $24.99 USD.
Thematic Map
Optional thematic maps are now available on the New Game screen. These maps represent the canonical Spirit Island, and prioritize theme more highly than the front “balanced” sides: land types cluster together, wet terrains tend to be on the windward side of mountains, etc.
The Thematic Map is intended for experienced players, both because finding terrains at a glance is harder with the more realistic art style, and because some of the changes make the game more difficult: more lands per board, clustered terrains, more starting Invaders, etc.
Card Library
Wondering what all the available Powers are, or what Fear cards might come up in a game? Visit the new Card Library screen to find out. It includes all of the cards in the game - Spirits and their unique Power cards, Major and Minor Power cards, Blight cards, Fear cards, Invader cards, Terror Level cards, Adversaries, and Scenarios. Remember, you can right click any card to view the full size with text and artwork!
Quick Play Improvements
Based on suggestions from players and designer Eric Reuss, we've updated the Quick Play feature with a couple of improvements. On Beginner experience level, it's the same as before - just one click to start a basic difficulty 0 game.
On Intermediate and Advanced experience levels, when you click Quick Play you will have the opportunity to choose a specific number of Spirits (or randomize) and a more granular difficulty range (or the default range for your experience level). All randomization in Quick Play is now done by difficulty range and can include thematic maps as well.
Remember, you can change your experience level at any time from the Options screen.
Achievements & Statistics
We've added 18 regular achievements to the game, along with a hidden achievement for those who attune themselves with the ways of the Island. Happy hunting!
Wins and losses are now tracked for each Spirit, Adversary, and Scenario. We're also keeping track of various other interesting data points. See how your progress in Spirit Island is going over time, and compare with the world!
Other Improvements
This update includes a few other improvements and fixes:
- Optimized graphics and code to reduce the size of the game and make it run more smoothly.
- You may now view the contents of the Major and Minor Power decks and discard piles at any time.
- Improved navigation on the How to Play screen.
- Fixed: Using Lightning's Boon on Lightning as the last available power can incorrectly continue on to the Invader phase instead of letting you use more powers.
- Fixed: Unplaying a card with negative cost during the Blitz scenario could not cost energy if you had 0 energy.
- Fixed: Not auto-passing to the next state in certain situations during Rituals of Terror.
- Fixed: Setup for some spirits that must make a decision at the start of game not occurring.
- Fixed: Not properly handling use of powers that have changed hands mid-turn.
- Fixed: Military Response in the Dahan Insurrection scenario not allowing the player to choose a land for each invader when a choice is necessary.
- Fixed: Vengeance of the Dead timing issue when triggered by Ravage.
- Fixed: Blitz scenario allowing the player to undo after seeing the initial Explore.
- Fixed: Tidal Boon and Mantle of Dread asking for a land choice when there were no viable lands to select.
What's Next
Spirit Island is officially released, but that doesn't mean we're going to stop working on it. We'll continue to fix bugs and make other improvements. Specifically we're planning to add more user interface improvements, visual effects, strategic planning features, and more!
We are planning to bring the game to mobile by the end of the year (at minimum to iPad and Android tablets).
Plus, there's still bonus content unlocked by the Indiegogo project to come:
- Promo Spirits: Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island & Heart of the Wildfire
- Adversary-specific Invader appearance
- Alternate terrain artwork
- Alternate Spirit artwork
Promo Spirits will be available as DLC, or included for backers who got the Deluxe Edition. The other features will be included in every copy of the game on Steam.
The Mysterious Future
We've heard your demands, and we're considering several other major items for the future, including the Branch & Claw expansion and online multiplayer. And of course, we're all excited for the Jagged Earth expansion arriving on the tabletop this Fall!
Thanks for all your support during Early Access. This is just the beginning and we look forward to the future of Spirit Island!