3.2.7 Update: New Enemy Prediction Mechanics, The Dark, & Combat UI Improvement

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This update introduces a brand new enemy prediction system, a new mission enemy set for The Dark, additional class cards, combat readability improvements, and several gameplay polish updates.

Biggest Changes

Improved Starting Recruits

The starting 6 recruits are now partially hand-crafted instead of being fully random.

Their stats and starting cards are now designed to ensure:

• Ensured variety between recruits

• More interesting early choices

• Fewer underpowered starting parties

Blessings are still randomized, so each run should still feel different.

The goal here is simple: make the opening of the game more fun and less likely to create frustrating early runs.

New Enemy Prediction Mechanics

One thing we’ve been experimenting with internally is making enemy behavior more readable and learnable.

To support that, we added two new status effects:

Scouted

Reveals:

• What action the enemy is taking

• Who they are targeting

Observed

Reveals:

• What type of action the enemy is taking

These effects are designed to reward planning, prediction, and tactical decision-making without completely removing uncertainty from combat.

New Content — The Dark

Added 11 new enemies to The Dark mission.

The theme of The Dark revolves around terrifying creatures lurking in endless night and shadow.

Some enemies you may encounter include:

Shadow Lurker

A shadowy creature that strikes from nowhere and spreads madness.

Echo Phantom

A phantom that mimics your tactics at reduced power.

Abyss Gazer

A floating mass of eyes that slows the party and erodes sanity.

The Lord of the Night

A major boss enemy with a deep pool of dangerous actions and abilities.

New Cards

Ranger

• Scout Enemy — 0 AP, Common, applies Scouted to 1 enemy

• Study Prey — 2 AP, Epic, applies 4 Observed to 1 enemy

Psychic

• Read Mind — 0 AP, Rare, applies 2 Scouted to 1 enemy

• Premonition — 1 AP, Common, applies 1 Observed to all enemies

• Threads of Fate — 3 AP, Rare, applies 2 Scouted and 4 Observed to all enemies

• Mind Probe — 1 AP, Legendary, applies 5 Scouted to 1 enemy, Exhausts after use

Assassin

• Watch the Prey — 0 AP, Common, applies 2 Scouted to 1 enemy

• Assassin’s Network — 2 AP, Rare, applies 2 Observed to all enemies, Exhausts after use

Witch

• Cauldron Sight — 2 AP, Rare, applies 2 Observed to all enemies

• Fate Whisper — 1 AP, Rare, applies 2 Observed to 1 enemy, Exhausts after use

UI & Combat Improvements

• Hovering over a portrait in the character tracker now highlights the character below

• Cards now visually indicate when you do not have enough AP to play them

• AP costs now turn green when a character can play the card at a discounted AP cost

• Improved scaling for cards in hand

• Updated post-combat UI to better display character statistics

• Fixed status effect panels displaying incorrect values

• Additional tooltip fixes and readability improvements

Other Improvements

• Performance updates across several systems

• Born Magician now correctly only increases damage for magic spells

Developer Notes

This update is a pretty important one for the direction of combat.

A major goal for the game has always been learning enemy behavior patterns and making tactical decisions around prediction and risk. The new Scouted and Observed systems are the first major step toward expanding that idea in a more visible and interactive way.

We’re very interested in hearing how these new mechanics feel during real runs:

• Are they fun?

• Too strong?

• Too weak?

• Too confusing?

• Worth building around?

As always, thank you for all the feedback and support so far. This is still our first Steam release, and player feedback continues to directly shape development.