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Prerelease Update #2 - Local Multiplayer

Greetings D20 Fans! We're excited to announce that Abalon Arena demo now supports local multiplayer (i.e. couch co-op and PvP) and Steam Remote Play for up to four players.

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Full Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics update

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  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Balance
  • Store
changedGreetings D20 Fans!We're excited to announce that Abalon Arena demo now supports local multiplayer (i.e. couch co-op and PvP) and Steam Remote Play for up to four players. Steam Remote Play allows you to play a Steam game with a friend (even if they don't own it) as if you were sitting together on the couch. The screen is shared and you're both able to use gamepads, mouse or keyboard to control the game together.
addedGreetings D20 Fans!How it Works: Just click the "Add Guest" button in the game lobby to add additional local multiplayer guests. The hud and unit control will automatically switch over to the correct player when it's their turn.
addedv0.03.0 Release NotesNew Feature Added support for four player local multiplayer.
fixedv0.03.0 Release NotesFixed Bug where Metamorph was not carrying over status effects when transforming back into its native form.
changedv0.03.0 Release NotesBalance: Reduced Metamorph’s life from 9 to 8.
addedv0.03.0 Release NotesBalance: Rust, Melt, Cleansing Fire, Deconstruct and Purify can now dispel time travel status effects. When used this way, they do not trigger their other effects.
Balance: Reduced Metamorph’s life98Balance: Reduced Metamorph’s life decreased, nerfBalance: Increased the healing of Preserver34Balance: Increased the healing of Preserver increased, buff

Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics changes

changedWe're excited to announce that Abalon Arena demo now supports local multiplayer (i.e. couch co-op and PvP) and Steam Remote Play for up to four players. Steam Remote Play allows you to play a Steam game with a friend (even if they don't own it) as if you were sitting together on the couch. The screen is shared and you're both able to use gamepads, mouse or keyboard to control the game together.
addedHow it Works: Just click the "Add Guest" button in the game lobby to add additional local multiplayer guests. The hud and unit control will automatically switch over to the correct player when it's their turn.
addedNew Feature Added support for four player local multiplayer.
fixedFixed Bug where Metamorph was not carrying over status effects when transforming back into its native form.
changedBalance: Reduced Metamorph’s life from 9 to 8.

Greetings D20 Fans!

We're excited to announce that Abalon Arena demo now supports local multiplayer (i.e. couch co-op and PvP) and Steam Remote Play for up to four players. Steam Remote Play allows you to play a Steam game with a friend (even if they don't own it) as if you were sitting together on the couch. The screen is shared and you're both able to use gamepads, mouse or keyboard to control the game together.

How it Works: Just click the "Add Guest" button in the game lobby to add additional local multiplayer guests. The hud and unit control will automatically switch over to the correct player when it's their turn.

v0.03.0 Release Notes

  1. New Feature Added support for four player local multiplayer.

  2. Steam Deck Verified Abalon Arena is now Steam Deck Verified.

  3. Fixed Bug where Metamorph was not carrying over status effects when transforming back into its native form.

  4. BalanceReduced Metamorph’s life from 9 to 8.

  5. Balance: Rust, Melt, Cleansing Fire, Deconstruct and Purify can now dispel time travel status effects. When used this way, they do not trigger their other effects.

  6. BalanceIncreased the healing of Preserver from 3 to 4.

  7. Fixed Bug where battle wouldn’t end if player died to poison at the beginning of their turn.

Coming Next

Abalon Arena's demo will remain live through the duration of next week for Steam's Remote Play Festival (which concludes on Monday, February 19th).

After the festival, we'll take a break to integrate other features (single player/coop campaign ladders, async multiplayer, etc.) and aim for more demo opportunities in the future before launch. Be sure to Wishlist and Follow our store page for these updates.

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Thanks for being a valued part of our community!

~Ross

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Steam News / 17 February 2024

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