Demo update - v1.309

Friend & Foe — Patch Notes (v1.299 → v1.309)

Combat feels better

• Block-absorb popup, card-exhaust animation, drone-death VFX, and 14 new sound effects.

• Audio mix lowered for combat layer.

• Screen shake now triggers on actual HP loss, not telegraphed intent value.

Damage rework

Sharpen now multiplies Firepower as players expect. Sharpen heavy builds hit noticeably harder;

Card changes

• Striker: Quick Draw is now a 3 charge card. Adrenaline Rush costs 2 AP for 4 (was 1AP for 2). Killshot trimmed.

• AdjustedInfiltratorMark and Strike reworked: grants Sharpen instead of Backfire. "Damage buffs doubled" on 8 cards renamed to "Sharpen and Firepower count twice."

• Shared: Sniper Shot cheaper but smaller base: upgrade boosts long-range payoff.

• Feint and Supply Drop upgrades both silently did nothing. Now actually work.

Class starters

• Combo Processor (Striker): every attack grants Sharpen, capped at 3/turn.

• Hex Resonance (Infiltrator): now applies Backfire whenever you self-buff or debuff an enemy.

Enemy balance

• Spike-hit pass: untelegraphed nukes shaved

• F1 elites + non-elites pulled back; F1 should feel less punishing.

• Crimson Archon (F3 boss) gains Firepower when its attacks land unblocked damage.

• Enemies outside their preferred zone take a steeper damage hit. Kiting matters more.

Ascension

• A8 and A9 enemy HP/damage bonuses both dropped from +15% → +10%.

Other

• "Status" card type renamed to "Glitch" to match the existing vocabulary.

• FixedTime-Locked Cache event (Vault)gave one reward when it should've given three. Fixed.

• Bot AI is smarter about enemy distance falloff and Pulse Regulator synergy.

• Translations filled in for drone tooltips, coop events, and power cards.

• Build size reduced from 385 MB to 265 MB.

• New background for main and map screen

• New sound effect

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