Hi Guys!
We are super excited to release a new Gameplay Update for Medievalien.
New Waypoint: Challenges
The way Random Event waypoints worked was unbalanced compared to the other types: too short, with too little loot. A lot of players were skipping them altogether.
With the new Challenge waypoint we wanted to preserve the random theme of the previous waypoint.
When you select a Challenge node, a new UI will pop up:
Here, a random challenge will be selected, as well as a number of Positive and Negative Effects.
These challenges bring unique mechanics, and the added random effects will vary the difficulty each time.
An hefty reward is shown at the bottom, and awaits whoever completes the event.
Check out a quick video to see how it works:
Crystal Splinter
Permanent upgrades in Medievalien are incredibly strong; in order to unlock them, you need fate crystals.
But these crystals are quite rare, and we found out some players even got to killing Grool without dropping any!
We decided to tackle this problem by adding a new item: Crystal Splinter.
If you collect 5 Crystal Splinters, these will fuse into a Fate Crystal.
A secure way to find Crystal Splinters is to end a Combat waypoint.
All exit portals have been secluded by a splinter; you'll need to remove it in order to exit the waypoint:
Healing Items Revamp
Healing items in roguelites are always a massive talking point, because they directly affect perceived game difficulty.
We analyzed the anonymous analytics we collected in these months so we could took action in balancing them.
We added a LOT of new Healing Items types, with different healing power, and categorized them into three main categories: Vegan, Cheese, Meat.
Some examples:
6 new passives will offer a nice twist to all the healing aspect of the game.
A couple examples:
Are you going to keep stacking power, or fall into temptation and eat that Moldy Cheese?
Join Us!
Many of the included features are direct requests done by the Medievalien community.
If you want to participate, pitch ideas, or just hang out, please consider joining our discord server: https://discord.gg/YsvZEKSaU8
As usual, we can't thank you enough for all the kind support.
See you soon!