Big Update in November: New Hero!

07 Nov 2024Developer post

Hi everyone!
New update ready!

General changes:
Added a new hero: Alyosha
Added a new legendary boss

Veshtitsa:

Base attack increased from 4 to 5
Decreased the rate at which allies are summoned when the battle lasts longer than expected

Vodyanoy:

Werewolf Chieftain:

Heretnik:

Base health increased from 22 to 24
Behavior tweaked to be more aggressive (now performs a regular non-Wounding charging attack instead of gaining Armor)

Leshy:

Corrupted Sorcerer:

Base attack increased from 4 to 5
Adept of the Gloom is now activated automatically in 4 turns instead of at 50% health
When Adept of the Gloom is activated, up to 10 Armor is transferred to the next turn

Triyuda:

Behavior tweaked to be more aggressive (no longer spends a turn adding a Status)

Chudo Yudo:

Base health increased from 20 to 24
Base attack increased from 4 to 5
Passive ability grants Strength after each turn if the hero did not take any health damage (even if they were not attacked)

Yaga Defiler:

Added Steam Deck and controller support
Added bestiary filters
Tweaked the logic of legendary boss battle selection
Added 10 new Universal cards
Tweaked the logic of cards that require X AP to play
If such a card’s effect is doubled, AP is calculated as spent (X = 0) for the second activation
Journey map added

Forgotten Weapon: cost decreased from 2 to 1 AP (1 to 0 when upgraded); the card now grants 2 Armor (both regular and upgraded)
Stronghold: base Armor increased from 1 to 2; cost of the upgraded version increased from 1 to 2 AP
Trophy Armor: cost decreased from 3 to 2 AP (2 to 1 when upgraded); the card is now Epic
Whirlwind of Steel now deals 4 damage instead of 5 (6 instead of 7 when upgraded)
Dead Weight: cost decreased from 2 to 1 AP (1 to 0 when upgraded)
Sick and Tired+ now deducts regular Armor (as intended), not base Armor.
Warrior of Velikograd+ now increases damage by 2.
Lightweight’s current cost is now taken into account when deciding whether or not it should be grayed out
Azure Peak Shield: cost decreased from 2 to 1 AP (1 to 0 when upgraded)
Screams of the Fallen: cost of the upgraded version increased from 1 to 2 AP
Drained: Armor requirement decreased from 4 to 3 (6 to 5 when upgraded)
Bloodletting: damage decreased to X (X+1 when upgraded)
Calculating Mind now grants Fortitude x2; cost of the upgraded version increased from 1 to 2 AP
Fortify: added 1 Armor
Fire Burst: cost decreased from 2 to 1 AP (both regular and upgraded)
The Basilisk can now be encountered several steps earlier than before
Scavenge now has its cost increased after a foe is vanquished
New and updated random events
Added 6 new events
Updated 8 existing events

The Virovnik’s Necklace can now be dropped by bosses
The Black Mirror is now Uncommon
The Tinderbox is now Epic
The Sorcerer’s Staff is now Rare
The Fire-Breathing Shield’s effect is now triggered after gaining Armor at the start of the turn

Fixed card-sorting issues in the journey deck
Fixed an issue that caused an inactive unlocked bestiary entry to be displayed as if it was selected
Fixed button behavior and depiction when viewing bestiary character animations in full-screen mode
Jingle Bells relic: fixed an issue that prevented damage numbers on the cards in the player’s hand from updating until cards were played for the first time — the numbers are now updated immediately after gaining Vigor
Fixed an issue that caused lag when viewing the bestiary
Defeating Gorynich’s multiple heads with a single attack no longer causes the battle to freeze
Fixed an issue that caused Gorynich’s last remaining head to breathe fire on a Fireproof foe
Buying Time (Varvara): fixed an issue that caused an incorrect Armor value to be displayed during the battle
Bestiary: fixed an issue in the Hoarder’s entry
Iron Claws relic: fixed description
Golden Charm relic: fixed description
Lore Corner: fixed an issue that caused the Honey Agate relic to be displayed incorrectly when sorting by category
Fixed text overlap with a UI image on the journey completion screen
Witch’s Besom relic: fixed incorrect description that was displayed when removing multiple cards

HOTFIX 08.11
Added 1 new achievement
Lexad the Devious: added voice acting when using the Leech life ability