Greetings, Citizens of the Union! Under the protection of the Homestead Credit Union, we are pleased to deliver the new 0.4.0 update to all members.
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Full Card Homestead update
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What changed
0 fixes5 additions8 changes0 removals
Gameplay
Balance
Events
UI and audio
addedGreetings, Citizens of the Union!Under the protection of the Homestead Credit Union, we are pleased to deliver the new 0.4.0 update to all members. With Steam Next Fest beginning tomorrow, this update is packed with the improvements we've been polishing all along.
added🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)The Steam Next Fest you've been waiting for kicks off today! We've been refining the build down to the wire to welcome you with an even more polished demo throughout the festival. You can play the demo for free right now — if you like what you see, please support us by adding the game to your Wishlist!
changed🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)Balance & Systems
added🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)Added a Temporary Hand Storage . Your hand is now capped at the maximum hand size, and any cards drawn beyond that are kept in temporary storage. Whenever your hand has room, one card moves from storage into your hand, and you cannot pass your turn until the temporary storage is completely empty.
changed🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)Adjusted crop cards to give the Crop theme a stronger identity. Corn — +2 Gold when placed Potato — score adjusted / rarity changed (Uncommon → Common) Guardian Tree (formerly Mistletoe) — +2 score when there are no empty tiles in range (max 10) Thresher — on activation, destroys the highest-scoring crop in range and refunds 3× its score Greenhouse — crops in the same row always meet their sunny/shady requirements Diehard Mushroom — rarity changed (Uncommon → Common)
changed🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)Redesigned event choices. We diversified the rewards and cut down on repetitive options and "specific card vs. specific card" matchups to make choices more meaningful.
Card Homestead changes
addedUnder the protection of the Homestead Credit Union, we are pleased to deliver the new 0.4.0 update to all members. With Steam Next Fest beginning tomorrow, this update is packed with the improvements we've been polishing all along.
addedThe Steam Next Fest you've been waiting for kicks off today! We've been refining the build down to the wire to welcome you with an even more polished demo throughout the festival. You can play the demo for free right now — if you like what you see, please support us by adding the game to your Wishlist!
changedBalance & Systems
addedAdded a Temporary Hand Storage . Your hand is now capped at the maximum hand size, and any cards drawn beyond that are kept in temporary storage. Whenever your hand has room, one card moves from storage into your hand, and you cannot pass your turn until the temporary storage is completely empty.
changedAdjusted crop cards to give the Crop theme a stronger identity. Corn — +2 Gold when placed Potato — score adjusted / rarity changed (Uncommon → Common) Guardian Tree (formerly Mistletoe) — +2 score when there are no empty tiles in range (max 10) Thresher — on activation, destroys the highest-scoring crop in range and refunds 3× its score Greenhouse — crops in the same row always meet their sunny/shady requirements Diehard Mushroom — rarity changed (Uncommon → Common)
Greetings, Citizens of the Union!
Under the protection of the Homestead Credit Union, we are pleased to deliver the new 0.4.0 update to all members. With Steam Next Fest beginning tomorrow, this update is packed with the improvements we've been polishing all along.
🎮 Steam Next Fest Begins! (June 15 – June 22, PST)
The Steam Next Fest you've been waiting for kicks off today! We've been refining the build down to the wire to welcome you with an even more polished demo throughout the festival. You can play the demo for free right now — if you like what you see, please support us by adding the game to your Wishlist!
0.4.0 Patch Notes
Balance & Systems
Added a Temporary Hand Storage. Your hand is now capped at the maximum hand size, and any cards drawn beyond that are kept in temporary storage. Whenever your hand has room, one card moves from storage into your hand, and you cannot pass your turn until the temporary storage is completely empty.
Adjusted crop cards to give the Crop theme a stronger identity.
Redesigned event choices. We diversified the rewards and cut down on repetitive options and "specific card vs. specific card" matchups to make choices more meaningful.
New Content
Added and reworked cards for the Industry theme.
Furnace card (new)
Distillation Tower card (new)
Pump card effect changed
Presentation & Art
Adjusted the illustration sizes for the Chicken Coop, Furnace, Distillation Tower, and Pump cards.
UI & Readability
Improved the character selection UI.
Improved the card recombination UI. It's now shown semi-transparently so it's visible at a glance, with a guide popup on hover and an animation when points increase.
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