CROSS BLITZ - A PERILOUS PILFERING MAJOR UPDATE

26 Mar 2024Developer post

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Ahoy, Blitzers!

Today we’re thrilled to announce that our first Major Update “A Perilous Pilfering” just hit shore! Delve further into the exciting lands of Crossdawn Isle in an all-new story campaign featuring the guileful thief: Quill!

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This new major update also brings long-awaited Steam Achievements and free unlockable cosmetic card backs!

Not to mention a ton of bug fixes, balancing, and card changes that will improve your journey across the tumultuous seas of Cross Blitz! 🌊

As always, we look forward to your feedback on this new update. You can share it on our official Discord and the Steam Forums!

NEW CONTENT

New Fables Campaign: Quill Chapters 1-2-3 are now available!
New Quests: Along with Quill, Redcroft and Violet’s Quest system has changed and includes new cards and relics. We've removed the need for dialogue choices and chapter resets, you'll be able to complete every side quest in one playthrough.
Steam Achievements are now available: A number of them will unlock immediately if you've already completed the requirements, but due to how certain game data is stored, some will not.
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- Fully Loaded
- Relic Rookie
- Relic Connoisseur
- Card Kid
- Spirited Collector
- Path of Victory
- Beginner Blitzer
- Experienced Blitzer
- Professional Blitzer
- Barbarous
- Bloodthirsty
New Unlockable Cosmetic Card Backs: equip different Card Backs to your decks! Unlock them by completing various achievements in-game, and customize your decks with different designs -- in both Fables and Tusk Tales. Access from the Cards Menu when editing a deck in Fables, and the Mercenary Select menu in Tusk Tales

BETA BRANCH

Please note that all changes and fixes mentioned today are also applicable to the Beta Branch Version (Click here to learn more about the Beta Branch!)

Beta Branch Bug Fixes since 0.8.4

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Fixed a blocker that caused players to be stuck on a loading screen if they forfeited a fight and then closed the game.
Fixed a bug that caused the "no entry node" popup to display.
Fixed a bug that caused Finish all 3 Chapters to not proc.
Fixed a bug that caused Scholars Library to repeat cast blueprints as well as played ones.
Fixed a bug that caused "Reduce the cost of traps" accolades to trigger when ANY card reduced cost.
Fixed a bug that caused Scalp'n Ricky's accolade to not play spells, to trigger when the enemy played a spell.
Elda now correctly costs 2 glimmer to deal 4 damage.
Fixed a bug that caused the glimmer counter to be hoverable / show the tooltip when glimmer was deactivated.
Fixed a bug that caused Quill to add more than 1 stab n grab to hand.
Fixed random freezes from Razor Sho
Fixed bugs in Manor Vault Door Chapter 3 fight
Fixed issues with the changed Fable maps and how it affects where players spawn into.
Fixed the accolade "Negate 1 opponent spell. (0/1)". It now unlocks after the Mana Diffuser card negates the opponent’s spell.
The path to reach a battle tile and 2 chest tiles now shows up correctly when entering the secret Room next to the Final Boss in chapter 3 of Redcroft's Fable.
Blood Moon Skull can now be equipped after obtaining it from the relic chest.

Please note that while Achievements & Card Backs are unlockable on both Public and Beta Branches, Card Back Unlocks are not transferable between Branches. Meaning if you unlock a card back while playing on the Public Branch, it will not be unlocked on the Beta Branch, unless you meet the specific requirements for it on your Beta Branch save.

CHANGELOG

Fables

Enemy Updates: Many Fortune Faction enemies across all Fables have been updated.
Map Changes: Map layouts have been updated to accommodate the new quest system.

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REDCROFT Ch.1

Mama Grubb map section moved.
Sidequest has been updated.

REDCROFT Ch.2

New map section added.
New relic added: Salty Scribbles
New relic added: Bilge Bombs
Sidequest has been updated.

REDCROFT Ch.3

New map section added.
New relic added: Blood Moon Skull
Sidequest has been updated.

VIOLET Ch.1

Lilly Lulls house entrance moved.
New card added: Business Card
Sidequest has been updated.

VIOLET Ch.2

New map section added.
New card added: Mawlder's Mallet
New relic added: Mawpaw Bell
Sidequest has been updated.

VIOLET Ch.3

New map section added.
New relic added: Fungal Figurine DX
Sidequest has been updated.

Tusk Tales

Developer Note: The way the game handles relic appearance rate has been altered. In the past, the game would attempt to force the spawn of Elder Relics matching archetypes found in your deck. Now, all relics have individual modifiers to appearance rate to allow for more variety while still ensuring the player is shown options relevant to their deck. As an example, Admiral Brass is no longer essentially guaranteed to be offered Redwing Flag (though the chance is still very high), and the chance he is offered other Pirate synergy relics like Cursed Pearl is dramatically higher (though not as high as his signature relic Redwing Flag). This applies to Elder Relics and normal Relics, with some relics with very specific conditions like the Sandwich Relic having significantly boosted odds when you meet their condition.

Various enemy deck changes to adjust for cards changed during the development of Quill’s Fable, particularly any enemy deck using Glimmer.
Mercenary Recruit options reworked for Gizmo. Love Golem and Stab 'N Grab have been replaced with Augmentron and Duplitron to complement the new Blueprint focus of the archetype. Gizmo has also been given a new Blitz Burst called Scholar's Library to fit the Blueprint focus.
Relic unlocks (and available Relics) changed for Gizmo. The unlock for Forging Pendant has been replaced with an unlock for the new relic Bolstered Module.
New relics by default include: Sandwich, Fungal Figurine DX, Golden Stein, and Skeleton Key.
The Blossom Beads relic is no longer available.
New availability of a wide variety of changed and added Fortune cards to coincide with the new Fable.
New availability of neutral cards: Business Card, Cluckie, Cunning Crow. Shield Scout has been moved from Fortune to Neutral.
New availability of the War card: Wingroast Pepper.

NEW CARDS

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Augmentron [Minion] (2/1/1): Played: Select a friendly Golem, Merge it into this.
B.W.A.K. Blaster [Spell] (4): Transform a minion into a Cluckie. Splurge(1): Return this back to your hand.
Bang [Minion] (8/8/8): Played: Remove every Bomb from both player's decks, deal 4 Pyro Damage to a random enemy for each removed.
Bilge Bombs [Relic] (0): Your Pirate minions have Rush but add a Bomb to your deck when played.
Blade Polisher [Relic] (0): At the start of your turn, Sharpen your Katana.
Blood Moon Skull [Relic] (0): Game Start: Double the Power and Health of all minions.
Burst [Minion] (1/1/1): Played: Add a Bomb to both player's decks.
Business Card [Spell] (2): Draw 2 minions with Riff.
Duplitron [Minion] (4/2/2): After a blueprint is played on this, repeat it on another friendly Golem.
Gobblegum Whelp [Minion] (1/1/1): Combat Start: Splurge (1): Gain +1/+1.
Mawpaw Bell [Relic] (0): Your Spells cost 1 less but you take 2 Damage when they're played.
Mawlder's Mallet [Relic]: Choose a minion, create a copy of it in your hand. It costs 2 less.
Salty Scribbles [Relic] (0): After you play your first Immobile minion each turn, draw a Spell from your deck, it costs 1 more.
Sandwich [Relic] (0): Your minions with no abilities have +1/+1.
Seaspout Grunt [Minion] (2/1/1): Played: Summon a Razorsprout in front of this.
Shroud Cloak [Relic] (0): Negate the next source of damage after your opponent draws an Autocast card.
Skeleton Key [Relic] (0): Start of Game: Draw two 1-cost minions from your deck. Discard them at the end of your turn.
Spitfire Anvil [Relic] (0): After you play a Pyro Spell, give friendly Immobile minions +1 Health.
Electromagnet [Relic]: New: All Golem minions have Fleeting.

CARD CHANGES

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Ambush Brigade Old: Add 3 Brigade Traps to your opponent's deck. New: Add a Brigade Trap to your opponent's deck.
Archduke Mingmogul Old: After you Bank Glimmer, summon a Royal Sentinel with stats equal to the amount Banked. New: Combat Start: Splurge your entire bank. Summon Royal Sentinels around this, give them stats equal to that amount.
Blossom Apprentice Cost Decreased: 2 -> 1 Old: Hothead Death: Destroy a card in your opponent's deck. New: Hothead Before attacking, Sharpen your Katana.
Bolstered Module Faction Changed: Fortune -> Neutral Minion -> Elder_Relic Cost Decreased: 10 -> 0 Health Decreased: 10 -> 0 Old: Whenever you play a Golem, give it +2/+2 and Rush. New: Your Blueprints also give +1/+1.
Bourgeois Bird Old: Flying When this minion deals damage to the enemy hero, add a random Legendary minion to your hand, it costs 2 less. New: Flying Legendary minions cost 1 less.
Brigade Brothers Old: Play 8 cards from other factions. New: Play 10 cards from other Factions. Old: Refresh your mana. New: Summon Quill and every unique Brigade Thief.
Brigade Cadet Old: Played: Bank 2 Glimmer. New: Death: Add a Brigade Trap to your opponent's deck.
Brigade Flag Elder_Relic -> Relic Old: After you add a Brigade Trap to your opponent's deck, give a random friendly minion +1/+1. New: Game Start: Add 2 Brigade Traps to your opponent's deck.
Brigade Trap Old: Autocast: Summon a Brigade Thief for your opponent and give them a copy of a card from your deck. New: Autocast: Your opponent summons a unique Brigade Thief and steals a copy of a card from your deck.
Chime Bot Old: When this card is damaged, add a Brigade Trap to your opponent's deck. New: When this minion takes damage, add a trap to your deck and reduce it's cost by 1.
Dark Album Old: After you discard a card, deal 3 Draconic damage randomly split among all enemy minions. New: Once per turn, after you discard a card, deal 3 Draconic damage randomly split among all enemy minions.
Doubloon Rarity Changed: Mythic -> Rare
Elda Goldswig Power Increased: 2 -> 4 Rarity Changed: Mythic -> Rare Old: After your Glimmer is reduced from damage, deal that much to a random enemy minion. New: Played: Deal 1 damage to all enemy minions. Splurge(3): Deal 4 instead.
Emporium Custodian Health Decreased: 4 -> 3 Old: After your opponent casts a Spell, Bank 2 Glimmer. New: After your opponent casts a Spell, add a Glimmer to your hand.
Enchanted Armor Cost Decreased: 8 -> 4 Power Decreased: 8 -> 5 Health Decreased: 8 -> 5 Old: Guard Death: Revive a Death minion that costs 4 or less and died this game. New: Immobile Guard After your opponent plays a spell, gain +1/+2.
Eve Cost Decreased: 7 -> 5 Power Decreased: 7 -> 4 Health Decreased: 7 -> 4 Rarity Changed: Legendary -> Mythic Old: Played: Splurge your entire bank to deal that much damage to an enemy. New: Flying Played: Destroy an enemy minion. Splurge(7): Gain control of it instead.
Fishy Vendor Cost Decreased: 3 -> 2 Old: Splurge(3): Add 3 Glimmer to your hand. New: Redeem a Spell from your Graveyard. Splurge(2): Keep all three.
Fowl Tricks Changed Name: Bounty Traps -> Fowl Tricks Old: Add 8 Brigade Traps to your opponent's deck. New: Your opponent triggered 4 Traps. Old: Destroy every Brigade Trap you've added, for each destroyed, destroy another random card. New: Transform enemy minions into Cluckies then Merge Tinker Bombs into them.
Gear Head Cost Increased: 9 -> 12
Gacha Machine Cost Increased: 1 -> 7 Power Increased: 0 -> 7 Old: Immobile After you play a minion, add a 1/1 copy of it to your hand. New: Immobile After you Bank Glimmer, add a Fortune card or Cluckie to your hand. Splurge(3): Lucky Roll!
Gizmo Old: Barrier Played: Redeem 3 spells from another faction. New: Played: Redeem a Golem minion that costs 5 or less. Merge a copy of it into this.
Gizmo Provisions Cost Increased: 2 -> 3
Glimmer Guards Old: Transform your minions into Glimmer Bots, they keep the stats and upgrades of the previous minion. New: Merge Glimmer Gearbots into your minions.
Golden Stein Old: After a friendly minion Plunders, restore 2 health to your hero. New: After you trigger a Plunder, restore 2 health to your hero.
Grubb Cost Increased: 5 -> 7 Power Increased: 4 -> 5 Health Increased: 4 -> 5 Old: Splurge(8): Add a copy of each card played last turn to your hand. They cost 1. New: Splurge(5): Add a copy of every card you played last turn to your hand, they cost 1.
Guts Bot Cost Increased: 2 -> 3 Old: Whenever you summon a Golem, gain +1/+1. New: After you summon a Golem, cast a Blueprint on this.
Heavy Sword Old: Give minions in your starting hand +2 Power. New: Give minions in your starting hand +1 Power.
Heister Henry Cost Increased: 2 -> 3 Class Changed: None -> BrigadeThief Old: Barrier Plunder: Add a Brigade Trap to your opponent's deck. New: Barrier Plunder: Give adjacent minions Barrier.
Holden Old: Barrier Hothead Played: Gain +2/+2 for every other card you've played this turn. New: Swordmaster Played: Gain +1/+1 for every other card you've played this turn.
Jelly Dancer Health Increased: 2 -> 4
Magitek Scholar Cost Decreased: 3 -> 2 Health Decreased: 3 -> 2 Old: After a friendly Trap is revealed, give your other minions +1/+1. New: After a friendly Trap is revealed, give your minions +1/+1.
Magitek Shield Old: Give Golem minions in your starting hand +3 Health. New: Give Golem minions in your starting hand +2 Health.
Magma Trident Old: Combat Start: Deal 2 Pyro Damage to a random enemy and 1 Pyro Damage to yourself. New: Combat Start: Attack a random enemy minion and deal 2 Pyro Damage.
Mama Grubb Old: Guard Played: Summon a Bourgeois Bird behind this. Splurge(4): Also give it +2/+2. New: Guard Played: Summon a Bourgeois Bird behind this. Splurge(2): Give it +2/+2.
Mana Diffuser Cost Increased: 2 -> 3
Manor Vault Old: Guard Costs 1 less for every Pyro Spell you've cast this game. New: Immobile Guard Costs 1 less for every Pyro Spell you've cast this game.
Pilfer Pip Cost Increased: 2 -> 3 Old: Swift Strike Plunder: Add a random Trap to your hand. New: Swift Strike Plunder: Deal 2 Damage to the enemy hero.
Piper Old: Combat Start: Destroy a friendly minion in front of this, summon a Shivershade to replace it. New: Flying Combat Start: Destroy a friendly minion in front of this, summon a Shiver Shade to replace it.
Ransack Old: Add a copy of 2 random cards in your opponents hand to your hand. New: Add a copy of 1 random card in your opponents hand to your hand.
Ransack Rupert Cost Increased: 2 -> 3 Old: Splurge(2): Gain Rush. Plunder: Gain +2/+2. New: Hothead Plunder: Gain +1/+1.
Recoil Rockets Cost Increased: 2 -> 3
Ritzy Trousers Old: Reduce the amount of Glimmer lost from Damage by 1. New: Glimmer that was not Splurged during your turn is converted into armor.
Royal Sentinel Cost Increased: 1 -> 6 Power Increased: 1 -> 6 Health Increased: 1 -> 6 Rarity Changed: Common -> Mythic Old: Guard New: Guard Dual Strike Hothead
Scalescorn Guard Old: Guard Tough Played: Gain 5 armor, summon 2 Pyre Wisps in adjacent columns. New: Guard Tough After you play a Pyro spell, gain +2 armor.
Scalped Ticket Old: After you play a minion, bank 1 Glimmer. New: Once per turn, after you play a minion, Bank 1 Glimmer.
Scholars Library Changed Name: Hatching Plans -> Scholars Library Old: Your opponent triggered 8 of your Traps. New: Play 6 Blueprints. Old: Transform all enemy minions into Cluckies. New: Cast a Blueprint on a random friendly Golem. Repeat for every Blueprint you played this game.
Shield Scout Faction Changed: Fortune -> Neutral
Shiny Loot Old: Bank 10 Glimmer. New: Bank 7 Glimmer.
Shivershade Power Decreased: 1 -> 0
S-Rank Bounty Cost Decreased: 3 -> 2 Rarity Changed: Mythic -> Rare
Stab 'n Grab Old: Deal 3 damage to a minion. Plunder: Redeem a copy of a card from your opponent's deck. New: Deal 2 damage to a minion. Plunder: Redeem a copy of a card from your opponent's deck.
Steel Tempest Old: Cast 6 Frost Spells. New: Deal 8 Damage with a Katana. Old: Deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies. New: This turn, your Katanas gain Swordmaster & "Sharpen your Katana twice."
Sweet Apple Old: Start of Game: Reduce the cost of two Shrubasaurs in your deck by 2. New: Start of Game: Reduce the cost of two Shrubasaur minions that cost 5 or more in your deck by 2.
Tinker Tot Cost Decreased: 3 -> 1 Rarity Changed: Rare -> Common Old: Played: Draw a Trap, reduce its cost to 0. New: Played: Draw a Trap, reduce its cost by 1.
Tinkertron Old: Barrier New: Played: Add a Shield Blueprint to your hand, it costs 1 less.
Tinkmaster Otto Cost Decreased: 10 -> 9 Power Decreased: 10 -> 7 Health Decreased: 10 -> 7 Old: Played: If you have 3 or more traps set, gain Rush. New: Played: Fill your hand with random Blueprints.
Torpedo Cost Increased: 4 -> 5 Health Decreased: 4 -> 3
Trap Tools Elder Relic -> Relic Old: After you play your first Golem minion in a turn, add a random Trap to your hand. New: Your first Trap each turn costs 1 less.
Wick Power Decreased: 8 -> 6 Health Decreased: 8 -> 6 Rarity Changed: Mythic -> Legendary
Workshop Table Elder Relic -> Relic Old: After a friendly Golem dies, add a Blueprint to your hand. New: Start of Game: Add 2 Blueprints to your hand.
Ziggy Stardust Old: After you Bank Glimmer, deal 2 damage to a random enemy. New: Played: Deal 2 damage to an enemy. Splurge(2): Return this back to your hand.

KNOWN ISSUES

In Quill ch1-12, a bug may occur where you play as Redcroft with the wrong deck. We are still investigating this.
Parsley's Portrait, while changing his card back, will show as Redcroft.
While having enough mana, playable cards won't be granted a bubbly effect
Even though battle speed remains on x1, the game may run faster than usual

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