THE NIGHTSHADE UPDATE

Hi everyone!

The Nightshade update is finally here!

We know this took a long time; we encountered some issues that made it take a lot longer than we expected.
So first, we want to apologize for the delay. In the future, we will work harder so that this won't happen again.

We also want to thank you all for your patience and continued support. Special thanks to all the beta players on our Discord who have helped us a lot during this process! We couldn’t do it without you all! <3

For the next update, we will be focusing on adding new areas and bosses, and expanding our enemy monster roster.

To celebrate the Nightshade finally arriving, we will also be running a special discount of 25% off for a week, until August 26th!

So, without further ado, here are the patch notes for this update!

Have fun!

These are changes influenced by the feedback from our amazing community!

********** 19/07/2021**********

THE NIGHTSHADE UPDATE

Highlights

-- Added Erith, the Nightshade.

-- Added Nightshade deck (55+ cards).

-- Added 9 new units, totaling 25 recruitable units.

-- Added Runes: consumable items to aid you in battle.

-- Added post-battle damage overview: a breakdown of how much damage was dealt during battle and by who/what.

-- Added manual targeting: you can manually select a target for each of your allies, once per battle.

-- Added Steam Cloud Save.

-- Reworked turns: End Turn button and Pause button are now the Battle Clock.

-- Added Sanctus boss relics: choose a powerful card-related relic as a boss reward.

-- Added Virtus boss relics: choose a powerful unit-related relic as a boss reward.

Gameplay Changes

-- Bosses are now randomized per area.

-- Units can now be upgraded beyond level 3 (up to 5 + Star Crystal).

-- Changed how statuses are stacked.

-- Hero units can now be moved to the Bench.

-- Changed Splash (now half of the damage is dealt to all units).

-- Some Corruption Levels were reworked.

-- Added Stable status to cards (Stable cards are not automatically discarded at the end of your turn).

-- Added Enroot status (Enrooted units can’t move).

-- Added Slippery status (the unit will evade all attacks for a time).

-- Added Leech status (the unit will drain Health from the enemy and heal itself for the same amount drained).

-- Added Charm status (the unit is converted into its enemy side for a time).

-- Added Blind status (Blind units have a 50% chance of missing when attacking).

-- Added Pure Damage (pure damage ignores Shield).

-- Added Decay Claw (attacks inflict Decay for a time).

-- Added Infectious status (when the unit gets hit, the attacker is inflicted with Decay).

-- Added Multistrike (unit attacks multiple times in a row).

Card Changes

-- Added Diagon Slide.

-- Added Omni Slide.

-- Added Piglet (Neutral; summon a Piglet to the board).

-- Added Gopher (Neutral; summon a Gopher to the board).

-- Added Recycle (Neutral; put the cards in the deplete pile in your hand).

-- Added Miasma (Nightshade; inflict Decay on all units in the target area).

-- Added Acid Rain (Nightshade; inflict Decay on all enemy units).

-- Added Double Decay (Nightshade; doubles the Decay of all enemy units).

-- Added Decay (Nightshade; inflict Decay on the target).

-- Added Decay Claw (Nightshade; gain Decay Claw).

-- Added Infestation (Nightshade; when the unit dies, all units around it will be inflicted with Decay).

-- Added Amputate (Nightshade; remove all Decay from the target, deal the value removed multiplied as damage).

-- Added Infectious (Nightshade; apply Infectious to the target unit).

-- Added Surge (Nightshade; triggers the Decay of all enemies).

-- Added Outbreak (Nightshade; this turn, Decay goes up instead of going down when triggered).

-- Added Toxicant (Nightshade; this turn, ALL units will gain Decay Claw instead of Might).

-- Added Plague (Nightshade; if the target dies with Decay, the Decay will jump to the closest enemy).

-- Added Slippery (Nightshade; for a time, the unit will evade all attacks).

-- Added Erosive (Nightshade; gain Might after every successful attack).

-- Added Catalysis (Nightshade; gain Might for every Decay damage).

-- Added Strengthen (Nightshade; gain Might a few times in a row).

-- Added Inspiration (Nightshade; when a unit casts a skill, gain Might).

-- Added Advantage (Nightshade; gain Might. Draw a card).

-- Added Brutality (Nightshade; this turn, every time a unit gains Might, it also gains extra damage).

-- Added Trickster Nature (Nightshade; this turn, every time you play an Artifice card, all allies gain Might).

-- Added Overkill (Nightshade; for a time, attacks will deal multiplied damage if the unit’s target has 50% Health or less).

-- Added Heavy Hand (Nightshade; gain Shield for every card in your hand).

-- Added Light Armor (Nightshade; this turn, every time a card is played, a random ally gains Shield).

-- Added Safe Grip (Nightshade; for a time, gain Might after every successful attack).

-- Added Patching (Nightshade; gain Shield for each point of Health lost).

-- Added Decay Trap (Nightshade; when activated, inflicts Decay on all surrounding enemies).

-- Added Stun Trap (Nightshade; when activated, inflicts Stun on all surrounding enemies).

-- Added Might Trap (Nightshade; when activated, applies Might to all surrounding allies).

-- Added Shield Trap (Nightshade; when activated, applies Shield to all surrounding allies).

-- Added Damage Trap (Nightshade; when activated, deals damage to all surrounding enemies).

-- Added Healing Trap (Nightshade; when activated, gives Health to all surrounding allies).

-- Added PermaTrap (Nightshade; traps created after this card is played won’t disappear at the end of combat).

-- Added EchoTrap (Nightshade; this turn, traps will trigger multiple times).

-- Added Trigger (Nightshade; triggers all allied traps).

-- Added Multitrigger (Nightshade; triggers all allied traps multiple times).

-- Added Extend Trap (Nightshade; boost the range of your current traps).

-- Added Trigger Happy (Nightshade; transform all cards in your hand into Trigger).

-- Added Ambush (Nightshade; put a random trap in your hand).

-- Added Multistrike (Nightshade; perform multiple attacks in a row).

-- Added Alacrity (Nightshade; gain a little Haste for a long time).

-- Added Celerity (Nightshade; gain a lot of Haste for a little time).

-- Added Adrenaline (Nightshade; this combat, gain Haste for a time after each attack).

-- Added Afterimage (Nightshade; the next non-Summon card you play will be played 1 more time).

-- Added Metamorphosis (Nightshade; transform all cards in your hand).

-- Added Bouncing Leaves (Nightshade; attacks will bounce off units a few times for a while).

-- Added Impatience (Nightshade; add a few seconds to your Battle Clock).

-- Added Forsaken (Nightshade; gain Haste and Splash for a time, and extra damage. Costs +1 for each living unit in your party).

-- Added Charm (Nightshade; the target is converted into an ally for a time).

-- Added Expand (Nightshade; draw cards until your hand is full).

-- Added Enroot (Nightshade; for a time, the unit can’t move).

-- Added Entangle Kick (Nightshade; push the unit in any direction and inflict Enroot for a time).

-- Added Despair (Nightshade; inflict Fear for a time).

-- Added Hit Job (Nightshade; deal pure damage. If the target is killed, gain an extra reward at the end of the combat).

-- Added Piercing (Nightshade; deal damage to a random enemy multiple times).

-- Added Malevolence (Nightshade; deal damage. Silence the target for a time).

-- Added Hatred (Nightshade; deals damage to all enemies. Give 10% of the damage dealt as mana to all allies).

-- Added Echo Shot (Nightshade; deal damage. Put a copy of this card in your hand; it costs +1 this turn).

-- Added Revenge (Nightshade; deal damage. Costs -1 for each dead unit in your party).

-- Added Flay (Inquisitor; deal 50 damage, gain 100 shield).

-- Changed Shield value from 50/75 to 75/115.

-- Changed Might value from 50/75 to 75/115.

-- Changed Haste value from 25%/45% to 50%/80%.

-- Changed First Aid value from 125/125 to 125/150.

-- Changed Area Shield value from 50/75 to 75/115.

-- Changed Carbon Skin value from 15/25 to 20/20, cost from 3/3 to 2/2, deplete from 0/0 to 1/0.

-- Changed Chainmail value from 50/75 to 75/115.

-- Changed Shield All value from 35/50 to 50/75.

-- Changed Armory value from 30/50 to 50/75.

-- Changed Might All value from 30/50 to 50/75, cost from 3/3 to 2/2.

-- Change Berserk value from 15/25 to 15/20, deplete from 0/0 to 1/0, cost from 3/3 to 2/2.

-- Changed Purgatory value from 175/110 to 150/100.

-- Change Life Drain value from 100/100 to 75/50.

-- Changed Blood Card value from 100/100 to 75/50, cards from 2/3 to 2/2.

-- Changed Armor Break value from 125/190 to 125/200.

-- Changed Hammering fracture from 3/5 to 3/4.

-- Changed Intervention value from 500/750 to 750/1250.

-- Changed Spiked value from 10/15 to 15/25.

-- Changed Spike All value from 20/35 to 15/20, cost from 3/3 to 2/2.

-- Changed Spiked Armor value from 50/75 to 75/115 and 25/40 to 30/50.

-- Changed Blood Spill deplete from 0/0 to 1/0, cost from 3/2 to 3/3.

-- Changed Empower cost from 2/2 to 1/1.

-- Reworked Global Might (now gain Might for every unit on the board).

-- Reworked Meditate (gain Energy, remaining Energy is carried to the next turn).

-- Reworked Taunt (inflict Fracture if the target is an enemy).

-- Reworked Cross Slide (you now select the direction while targeting).

-- Reworked Thinking Ahead (also gives you Energy now).

-- Reworked Vulture Eye (now only works on non-Ephemeral units).

Unit Changes

-- Added Vulture Harpy (Leeches Health from the target; can also gain Haste and Lifesteal if the target is below a certain Health threshold).

-- Added Quetzal Harpy (deals damage to all surrounding enemies and can also inflict Stun).

-- Added Macaw Harpy (lays eggs).

-- Added Mouseketeer (gains Multistrike and can also gain Haste).

-- Added Brown Mouseketeer (throws Cheese on a random tile and can also give Energy).

-- Added White Mouseketeer (jumps and attacks a random enemy multiple times, can also inflict Stun).

-- Added Rainbow Coatl (inflicts Decay to all enemies, can also inflict Slow).

-- Added Red Coatl (creates an aura that deals damage every second to adjacent enemies, can also create an aura that inflicts Fracture).

-- Added Light Coatl (creates an aura that gives Shield every second to adjacent allies, can also create an aura that restores Health).

--ALL enemy and ally units got rebalanced.

Alliance Changes

-- Added Malefic alliance (whenever a non-Ephemeral unit dies, Malefic units gain mana).

-- Added Toxic alliance (whenever an enemy suffers unblocked damage by a card, it is inflicted with Decay).

-- Added Grifter alliance (allies have a 3% chance of getting 1 gold on hit).

-- Added Thief alliance (allies have a 10% chance of attacking twice. One item will cost 0 gold at the shop).

-- Added Bestial alliance (every 10th attack landed by an ally, it gains more damage).

-- Added Occultist alliance (whenever a non-Ephemeral ally unit dies, it comes back as a Clone).

-- Added Hunter alliance (whenever a Hunter uses a skill, all traps on the board are triggered. If there are no traps, 1 random trap will be created).

-- Added Bright alliance (whenever a Bright unit casts a skill, gain Energy).

-- Added Glassy alliance (the first time a Glassy unit is damaged in battle, it gains Haste and Lifesteal for a time, and more damage).

-- Added Dancer alliance (at the start of the battle, 1 random non-boss enemy will be inflicted with Charm for a time).

Relic Changes

-- Added Star Crystal (drop on a non-Hero unit to randomly upgrade it).

-- Added Royal Crest (pick a Hero upgrade).

-- Changed The Sleeper’s value from 150 to 75.

-- Reworked Eye of Mephisto (now it only works on non-Ephemeral units)

Event Changes

-- Added Sunny Day (in-battle; all allies start the battle with Might).

-- Added A Blessing (in-battle; all allies start the battle with Shield).

-- Added Dark Fog (in-battle; all units start the battle inflicted with Blind for a time).

-- Added Golden Scarab (in-battle; during the battle, Golden Scarabs might appear in the area. Click them if you can!).

-- Cadmean Victory event can now affect all of your units, not just the units currently in your party.

Fixes

-- Fixed Bumper Cars Achievement.

-- Fixed Dragon Egg interaction with Illusion card.

-- Fixed Decay not being removed by Purify.

-- Fixed Stalker units randomly disappearing.

-- And a LOT more.

Quality of Life

-- A lot of UI improvements and polish.

-- Removed trees that were blocking the way on certain camera angles.

-- Changed the music (not final).

-- Remade a lot of old unit sounds.

-- Cards now appear in pop-ups whenever they are removed, added, or otherwise modified on your
deck.

-- Added an option to disable all particles.

-- Reworked how units’ targets are visually shown.

-- Global statuses now appear on the UI.

-- You can now switch between party and Bench units by dragging and dropping a unit’s portrait onto another’s.