I've fixed a handful of bugs and typos and updated some of the gameplay based on launch feedback.
Split Campaign and Lessons
To clean up the main campaign board, I've split it into two different level maps.
- Campaign: This is the stories, duels and challenges.
- Lessons: This is the Tutorials, Pro-Strategies, lessons, and Practice
This should hopefully make the map less overwhelming.
Guided Duels / Tutorials
While not specifically a tutorial, the guided duels are scripted scenes where Maxine will tell you how to make trades and recommendations for a beginner. There is one duel for learning to trade and one for learning how to attack and defend.
These will get you up and running on how to play the game quickly, though they won't teach you all of the deeper mechanics. The lessons still teach you all of the Stock Types, Crashes/Splits, specifics on meter gain and so forth.
But you can now learn to basics and jump into the game faster.
Survival Mode
There is now PRISCILLA survival mode where you will face each opponent in a row and bank all your winnings.
After each match you will need to pay a certain amount of money to engage the next opponent. This means that you must continually earn more money in each match to deal with the rising lifestyle costs.
Knockout Rewards Increased
Bankrupting your enemy used to only reward the money that you had earned up until the end of the match. This made it less valuable than aiming for a wealth victory.
Now? Knocking out your opponent gives the full value of a wealth victory.
What's Next?
While nothing is specifically needed, there are a few things I'd still like to play with.
- I still have 1-2 game modes I'd like to experiment with. If they turn out successful, I'll add them here.
- I noticed some issues with the AI that I'd like to try to improve on.
- I suspect the Survival Mode will need additional balance patches. It's currently balanced to be fun instead of hard