IMPORTANT: How to try the beta branch?
Steps to try out the beta branch of the game:
- In your game library right click on "Rogue Empire -> Properties"
- In properties select the "Betas" tab
- On the drop down select the version: beta - Beta testing for next release
Changes:
Bugs:
- Back stab should now correctly apply to shorts words and daggers.
- Pulling door levers through walls is not possible anymore.
- Using a skill on a tile that is further than your LOS, but within the weapon/skill range will not work anymore.
- Altars will now longer spawn on first boss level of the Eghoss campaign.
- Game will no longer freeze if you use a ranged weapon ability that can be targeted to an empty tile and you only have 1 ammo left.
- Some Graphical effects from the first boss stay and accumulate in the bottom right of the map till the game is reloaded.
- Pick Lock ability no longer has unlimited range.
- Poison damage now shows in a different color both in game and in the log.
- Pulling door levers and quickly going through does not work anymore.
- Volcano theme light increased overall.
- The map will always show good lighting regardless of the in game day/night cycle.
- Merchant "Out of gold!" will be cleared from the merchant window when closing it.
- Freezing champions should no longer remove their sprite while frozen.
- Closing the game in specific circumstances in story mode no longer removes the save file.
- Using 't' to confirm will now work properly with abilities and spells not only ranged attacks.
- Issue with moving to the top right of a fence in newly generated dungeons with the keyboard fixed.
- Fixed a graphical glitch where some upper most of the walls are not rendering in the ruins theme as well as similar levels when you load it for the first time.
- Level up on timed mode will correctly pause the clock.
- Fixed some typos.
Balance:
- Jump over no longer breaks stealth.
- Swapping weapons sets no longer breaks stealth.
- Increased Shadow Construct boss swipe AOE damage.
- Champion enemies give twice as much soul essence now.
- Assassin confuse duration and cooldown is now longer. In addition, advance confuse enables to confuse in an area of effect. Expert confuse adds a damage component to it.
Other:
- After completing a wolrd map quest where you're searching a tile, the quest marker will switch to one of your active story quests.
If you want to help out you are welcome to check this build out.
Cheers and happy crawling!
GW