Changelog 1.15

New Systems

• Added the Living Cards system: cards now track statistics for hands played, wins, Chips contributed, best score, and favorite poker hand.

• Added an Encyclopedia with sections for cards, artifacts, events, bosses, secret combinations, synergies, and dialogues.

• The Encyclopedia interface and statistics are available in English, Russian, and Italian.

Online Duel

• Added rule synchronization between players using a deterministic match manifest.

• The second player now verifies the rules, seed, and round state before any actions can be taken.

• Any mismatched or modified match state is rejected.

Card Visual Effects

• Updated Gold Card effects with a metallic gold tint, animated shine, and subtle sparkles.

• Updated Negative Card effects with VHS-style glitches, RGB shifting, and scanlines.

• Effects become more intense when a card is hovered over, selected, or scored.

Random Match Rules

• Added temporary rules: Fire, Frost, Night, and Balance.

• Rules may appear randomly during a match or be triggered by changing the dealer.

• At night, the shop closes and the roulette offers increased rewards.

• During Frost, the shop and roulette become covered in ice and snow.

• During Fire, the roulette remains closed until it is restored.

Match Settings

• Added rule frequency settings to Online Duel, including separate percentage values for each rule. • The available range is -1 to 100.

• -1 — the rule is completely disabled.

• 100 — the rule appears constantly or almost constantly.

• Added hover tooltips.

• Match settings are now also available in Free Battle against bots.

Achievements

• Custom matches no longer grant achievements.

• Regular achievements can now only be unlocked in the campaign.

• The achievement for defeating the developer can only be unlocked in a standard Online Duel match.

Atmospheric Effects

• The old temporary visual solutions have been replaced with a complete Godot-based effects system.

• Added WorldEnvironment, FogVolume, 3D particles, CanvasItem effects, smoke, dust, snow, fog, flashes, and atmospheric layers.

• Effects are automatically disabled when they are not needed to improve performance.

• The “Visual Effects” setting now applies immediately.

Effect Improvements

• The Frost effect has been replaced with crystalline ice forming around the edges of the screen.

• Added a new Balatro Paint Mix-style visual effect for the Balance rule.

• The Wormhole effect now has a transparent background without the blue rectangle.

• Roulette text no longer extends beyond the edges of the screen.

• Background particles are disabled while rules are active to prevent effects from overlapping.

Minor Fixes

• Fixed issues with achievements being triggered too early.