Hi Delvers,
We've changed the way corruption works, and have handled a couple more bugs and have done some tweaks and changes to some further UX improvements.
Corruption and Difficulty:
We've changed the way corruption works, now treating it more as a difficulty setting that you can choose, rather than something that you have to grind for - there's more than enough of that on the Celestial Tablet. Here's the key changes to the system:
- All corruption levels are now unlocked from the start, and show the difficulty rating you have selected on the meter itself.
- We've made the Corruption meter clearer by framing it as a difficulty bar which is always visible, but hovering over it brings up the details of what each level brings.
- Your score multiplier still works in the same way, so playing at higher difficulties increases the score that you post on the leaderboard.
- You'll also still be increasing your the amount of Gold and Dungeon Resources that you gain by playing at higher Corruption levels, but now it's fully in your control how and when you want to scale the difficulty
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UX improvements
- We've added the spell icons around the spell button in the game - allowing you to see what's active, what's on cooldown, and select them by pressing the buttons.
- We've aligned the Healthbars to the tops of the Delver's heads.
- Changes to ability upgrades are done through Positive and Negative markers on the Celestial Tablet - replacing the long-form descriptions that we had previously.
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Balance Tweaks:
- We've changed Shiro's Breaking Shockwave to refund an AP if it does not Sunder a Monster
This change was suggested by a community member and we thought it really improved the way the ability felt and rewarded players for thinking about their action order more. Feel free to let us know what you're thinking on ways you'd like the game to improve.
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Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where some players were unable to progress to Act 2, Chapter 3 - The Duke.
- Fixed a type on Duke Ravensguards description
- Fixed Sepheris' Passive ability