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Patch v.1.2.1
The player info, accessed via clicking your name in the main menu, now correctly displays statistics and match history for Onyx. Bug Fixes Onyx statistics are correctly displayed in the statistics panel. The match histo…
Patch notes - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.2.0
This major update adds a new unique gem, the Onyx. Thematically you are in a swamp setting, collecting herbs and gathering ingredients to grind up in your mortar and pestle. The gameplay of this gem revolves around gett…
Event8 changesFixGameplay - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.1.1
Hotfix to properly display the match history entries for Flute and Tome and another minor display bug regarding Ancient Recipe. Bug Fixes The match history correctly displays the icons for Flute and Tome. In online mult…
Patch notes2 changesFixMaps - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.1.0
After implementing the illustrations from the paper game and repainting the backgrounds I felt the models, gems and cards didn’t fit the rest of the game as well as they should. I therefore decided to make some major ch…
Patch notes12 changesGameplayMaps - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.0.2
Apart from fixing a couple of minor bugs, this patch tries to address edge cases where desynchronization would occur in online multiplayer games. Since these are not easy to reproduce, it’s very hard to tell whether I m…
Patch notes3 changesGameplay - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.0.1
When another player is waiting in queue for an online match, you get an indication of that. In the main menu, he text “trouble awaits …” will appear and during a game a small icon in the bottom left corner will let you…
Patch notes8 changesFixGameplay - Gemwielders
Patch v.1.0.0
I spent the last two week’s painting more backgrounds so there is a good variety of beautiful backgrounds in the release version. I also added another toy for Sokras that rewards building up your deck more slowly before…
Patch notes5 changesFixBalance - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.5
I added a new gadget that Sokras can bring to class on higher Student Ranks, the Abacus. I really like the design space these provides and more will be added every now and then. Apart from that I updated Unity to fix th…
Security7 changesGameplayServer - Gemwielders
Demo Patch v.1.1.2
I updated my Unity version to address a known security issue. This made a few adjustments to the color of some fonts necessary. I also changed the highlighting of characters when you hover them so it would only occur du…
Security3 changesGameplay - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.4
With the new visuals I had to rework the Steam page and make a new trailer. Therefore, the actual patch this week is very small. I fixed a display bug where the illustrator information would linger a bit and I made it s…
Patch notes2 changesFixBalance - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.3
Beta Patch v.0.2.3 I painted a lot of backgrounds, including one for a brand new battle stage, the Funky Swamp. With this patch, I am happy and proud to announce, there are no more generated images in the game. All illu…
Patch notes7 changesFixCompatibility - Gemwielders
Demo Patch v.1.1.1
As of now there are no more generated images present in the build and I am proud to say that all backgrounds and illustrations are hand painted in traditional ink and watercolor style. Content Brand new battle stage: Fu…
Patch notes3 changesGameplay - Gemwielders
Demo Patch v.1.1.0
I decided to replace all generated image illustrations with my own watercolor illustrations. Title screen and backgrounds are next. Art Style Replaced illustrations for all cards by hand painted watercolor and ink paint…
Patch notes5 changesWorkshopGameplay - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.2
I spent the last two weeks painting to replace the art for Hammer and Sokras. Now all generated images have been removed from the game with the exception of the backgrounds. These will be replaced next. Apart from paint…
Patch notes7 changesFixWorkshop - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.1
The improvements to the network code would be quite major by themselves, even bigger is the art style shift commencing in this patch: I decided to remove all generated images from the game. Those that still are in the c…
Patch notes7 changesFixServer - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.2.0
There is a saying in game design: “follow the fun“. During testing I realized that it is great fun just to play relaxed games against Sokras, no pressure, just the challenge to beat your patient teacher. And this was th…
Event9 changesGameplayBalance
