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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 - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.1.7
I spent a lot of time this patch on the matchmaking algorithm trying to make it more resilient to errors. There is still a lot left to do but things are being learned and progress is being made. Apart from that I introd…
Patch notes9 changesGameplayBalance - Gemwielders
Demo Patch v.1.0.5
Demo Patch v.1.0.5 Even though the Student Rank scaling provided an interesting challenge, losing Student Rank can be frustrating, especially when first climbing to Elder. Therefore I made it so you no longer lose Stude…
Event3 changesBalanceWorkshop - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.1.6
The main focus was on matchmaking and multiplayer stability this patch. As the achievements I introduced a couple of patches ago turned out to be great fun to unlock according to everyone I talked to, I added more of th…
Patch notes10 changesFixPerformance - Gemwielders
Beta Patch v.0.1.5
When queueing for a match you would sometimes seemingly find an opponent and then get stuck when they don’t confirm your handshake. This should not occur anymore, and I built a fail safe in case it does. Overall, the ma…
Patch notes3 changesFixGameplay
