The Boss Update is here!
With this update, the game is now Steam Deck Verified ✅
Thanks to everyone who tested the game on the beta branch. Here is the full changelog:
Additions
Added 18 new bosses
Added Boss Rush mode as an additional game mode (unlocks after first run): Only 1 chapter, start with lots of gold and lacrima, every map tile has one boss fight
Added voice lines by Patrick Lamb for Rest, Shop, Losing/Winning, and all cutscenes (processed by LADDWICK)
Added new card background art by Lyfeu for mastered decks (you master a deck if you win a run with 5 atonements)
Added secondary effects for all trigger lacrima, i.e. "First Blood" also increases HP by 25%
Added new journal layout
Added option to right-click on a card to view it in detail (Square/X on controller, long press on touchscreen/mobile)
Added new blessing VFX (implemented by JackTheGeneralist)
Added new creature hit VFX (implemented by JackTheGeneralist)
Gameplay Adjustments
You can now switch through a stack of creature cards on a lane by simple clicking the selected creature again (thanks Jessie81 and edward.w.leo)
Gambler: If opposing cards have different dice, all card values are halved
Reduced requirements to unlock most deities (thanks Jason300)
Increased Attuned to 50%, Lucky to 50%, and Robber to 50% (thanks Jason300)
Trigger "Turn Begin" now triggers after all cards have been drawn and all cards have been revealed
Elite fights now always have a second special enemy
Additional boss fights will now appear in endless mode
Bathin now only has 3 lacrima
Multiple "Rage" modifiers on a creature now stack (thanks Auri)
Added Grandify to simplify certain Blessings (Embiggen, Boundless)
UX/UI Adjustments
Added mastery info in Collection > Decks
Added info to tell players that a deity will appear when discovered in a run (thanks JakNak)
Added info for blessings/lacrima on how to unlock
Added gold coin icons to redraw, undo, card preview and other locations instead of "G" (implemented by jaknak)
Added info for "Clear cards" and "Drop" buttons in inventory
Added "+" icon for when you have more than 5 creatures on a lane stack
Added console button hints to shop interface (thanks renderpunk)
Added background and icon when creature is healed with Regen
The "end turn" button now glows in the first fight in your first ever run when you have put down two creatures
The first time you deal damage to your own creatures with a spell, a new tooltip appears
The first time you open the map in your first run, there is now an arrow pointing at where to go
Removed paginator icons when there is only one page (thanks renderpunk)
Redraw also needs to be confirmed now when having confirmations on (thanks renderpunk)
Upgrade preview is now hidden if it's not possible to upgrade a card (implemented by jaknak)
When a status effect gets added/removed, the icon is now shown in the card event
Increased font size in various locations (card details, card descriptions, etc.)
Rest: Lacrima upgrade now shows the resulting lacrima value (instead of X + X) (implemented by JakNak)
Renamed "Save & Quit" to just "Quit" when you are on the title screen or in the run starter (thanks renderpunk, fixed by JakNak)
Renamed "Blessing Triggered" to "Blessed"
Renamed "Curse Triggered" to "Cursed"
Renamed "Clear Debuffs" to "Exorcize"
Renamed "Clear Buffs" to "Cleanse"
Renamed "Regeneration" to "Regen"
When a creature with Shield or Stoneskin is hit, it plays a shield/stoneskin sound (thanks JackTheGeneralist)
Cooldown icon now appears with a bit of an animation
Battlelog is no longer cleared as soon as a run is aborted/won/lost
Changed all "Whenever" to "When" in descriptions (thanks Skypris)
Removed unnecesary "s" for certain descriptions (thanks Skypris)
Updated mourn description (thanks Skypris)
Save & Quit now returns the player to the main menu instead of closing the game (implemented by JakNak)
Fixes
Fixed ClearDebuff being able to remove Immunity (thanks Layla)
Fixed Vampyr not triggering Healed trigger (thanks Rixtah)
Fixed not being able to upgrade creatures in endless mode (thanks edward.w.leo)
Fixed Anubis not leveling up after repairing the cracked ability (thanks to Anonymous who submitted it in-game)
Fixed creature stacked trigger not going off when summoning a Demon and stacking it in the process
Fixed card in battlelog not having Stoneskin status effect when the card would lose stoneskin after getting hit
Fixed softlock when trying to play a creature card while the enemy turn was ongoing (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed softlock when clicking the blessings while a fight is transitioning to the reward screen (thanks Elias "aut_Bok" Bauer)
Fixed boss being placed on the rightmost lane when only 2 enemies and 5 lanes are on the board (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed weird gameover frame where enemies would just get removed instead of being moved out of frame first
Fixed End turn trigger not having a description (thanks Auri)
Fixed Boundless blessing image being broken on mobile
Fixed achievement description for "Et tu": Defeated a boss with a confused enemy
Fixed a stray line in the background when starting a run (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed being able to press buttons in the background in Options > Controls (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed confirmation button not going away in inventory after clicking "Clear Cards" and then clicking on other buttons (fixed by JakNak)
Fixed rounding error when having a lacrima value divided by 2 (7 divided by 2 resulted in 3, and 5 divided by 2 also resulted in 3) (fixed by JakNak)
Fixed UI element descriptions being misaligned on hover on end game screen (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed Steam Deck controls not working while external controller is plugged in (thanks Valve)
Fixed hiccup in chapter 1 map music loop (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed exile button sometimes not working (thanks renderpunk)
Fixed Death still sometimes crying when resetting and starting new run
Fixed not being able to go to settings button with controller (thanks renderpunk)
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