Hello,
Thank you all for the feedback so far! This update has been a long time coming, and it is finally here! With this demo update you can try out three new hands (Deuces, Fibonacci's Flower, and Flash Card) as well as some reworked visuals and content (hands, all the hands). Check out what's up below!
Saving and Loading
This update finally brings saving and loading to the game! This sets the groundwork for the full release, which will include LOTS of unlockables and achievements. The game now saves after every roll, so you can exit out of the game and come back at a later time. Settings are also saved, though there are a few small bugs to work out.
Scoring Hands
Let's first look at changes made to hands. Instead of starting with a BUNCH of hands, now you only start with the basics (Pair, Three of a Kind, Four of a Kind, Cast, and Trash). This helps ease in new players so that they focus on making sets of the same dice value instead of worrying about more complex combinations. Future updates will have more hands unlocked at the start (more info to come later).
The other hands have been moved to the shop rotation. The hands have also been reworked to be larger to show more art and information. Here's a comparison:
Before
After
Some scores now accurately show that they can be made with multiple combinations of dice, which looks something like this:
Other scores received reworked icons to represent types of dice.
You can check out the updated demo to see all the new art in action. Let me know what you think, either here on Steam, in a review, or from the feedback form in-game. Let's move on to the new hands added with this update.
New Hands
Here's a look at the new hands added with this update!
Deuces is similar to Snake Eyes, but is worth more points with a slightly longer cooldown. It is scored with any number of 2s.
This hand focuses on dice in the Fibonacci Sequence. It has high scoring potential and a longer cooldown. It is one of the hands that supports multiple sets to score. It can be scored with either:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5
or
2, 3, 5, 8, 13
This one can be tricky to score consistently, but is worth a large amount of points if you can succeed in scoring it.
Flash Card is the first card with more complex mechanics. After every hand is played, the two numbers required to score the Flash Card change randomly. As with all flash cards, it goes up to multiples of 12. It is a risky card, but scores a good amount of points on a short cooldown.
Steam Reviews and Feedback
Thank you again for playing Diecast! If you enjoy the game at all and would like to help out, please leave a review on the demo page! It really helps not just with visibility, but is a great resource for me to find suggestions and feedback on how to make Diecast better.
I'll keep working away on the next demo update out soon. Keep your eyes peeled! Please join the Discord if you'd like to share ideas or strategies, or just say hi :)
Kind regards,
Sofamire