Hello hunters!
Before we all went home for Christmas, we invited you to take part in our 1v4 online multiplayer beta. After the success of the beta, we’ve decided to roll out the full 1v4 experience to everyone! So as of the latest update on Steam, you can play Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition online with up to 5 players.
We also support any configuration for online multiplayer as long as you’ve got at least 2 players, so 4 human hunters can try to take down 1 AI Dracula if none of you feel like playing as the Count!
You can find the full changelog for this update here:
Added
- 4v1 online multiplayer is now out of beta
- Online games now have text chat. The chat filter can be enabled/disabled locally in the settings
- Added feedback to Spy when the target hunter has no item or event cards
Changed
- Updated feedback for when a hunter uses Hired Scouts or a hunter ally to search to include what cities were searched
- AI Hunters will now apply more weight to travelling via land rather than sea when determining how to get to a target location
- AI Hunters will now be more inclined to remain in combat The pause menu button can now be selected during tutorials
Fixed
- Fixed unlocalised text in the Renewed Vigor Delayed dialog
- Fixed Hired Scouts and the hunter ally cards requiring the hunter to select a location to reveal when the only unrevealed trail locations are in the sea
- Fixed an issue where the AI Hunters would sometimes move away from Dracula's location during the day phase
- Fixed an issue with the AI Hunters not targeting Dracula's location when he is revealed if he moved onto the same location as another Hunter
- Fixed resuming a game while Speedy Telegraph is in play temporarily locking the character seal buttons
- Fixed combat being initiated with a hunter defeated by Szgany Bodyguard's mature effect
- Fixed combat prompt text not appearing for all players
- Fixed Dracula's Brides' ally effect not returning Dracula's action buttons
- Fixed being unable to resume if a game is quit after Dracula has started placing Storm or Roadblock tokens, but before all have been placed
- Fixed AI Hunters failing to choose a card during combat with a vampire in a Hideout which also contains an Encounter card with no mature effect
- Fixed discard pile counters not showing the right value initially after loading a save file
What about chatting to each other during a game?
So as part of the 1v4 update, we’ve also added a dedicated in-game text chat feature for when you’re playing online!
With this new feature, you can coordinate with people online or taunt your foes as Dracula. This feature is available no matter how many people you’re playing online with, so next time you’re having a 1v1 showdown, feel free to let Dracula know just how much you’re onto his trail.
This text chat function will also be massively helpful when we release the mobile version of the game with cross-play, as we need to make sure people on different platforms can communicate with each other easily. If you want more updates on the mobile version of Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition, the best way to do that is by following us on social media!
How can I stay updated on the game?
You can follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest updates, or join our lovely Discord to chat with other players and our development team! We’re also always open to feedback and ideas, so send them all our way!
And finally, we know this is a feature a lot of people have been asking for since the game launched, so we can’t wait to see what you all think of it! We’ve been working super hard to get it to you, and we appreciate all your patience. ːheartː