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Steam News24 June 20224y ago

Fixing balance and balancing fixes.

Team's Thoughts While this update doesn't introduce any new features, it brings some well-needed fixes and balance changes to the table.

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What changed

1 fix2 additions8 changes3 removals
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
addedTeam's ThoughtsWhile this update doesn't introduce any new features, it brings some well-needed fixes and balance changes to the table.
changedBalance Changes[list] With the change to how crises work, several mutations became useless after a certain date. To counteract this, some were limited to only showing up in earlier parts of the game while others were completely reworked, here is the list:
removedBalance Changes'A Mask for Every Leaf' no longer shows up after year 2.
removedBalance Changes'Touch of the Fae' no longer shows up after year 2.
changedBalance Changes'Wax-Covered Leaves' Reworked When a leaf is going to be destroyed, it has a 50% chance of extending its life by 1 turn Still triggers on leaf destroyed effects, like 'Yggdrasil' or 'Resin Layers'
removedBalance Changes'Reactive Hydration' Reworked Now an active mutation, can be clicked to extinguish all fire tiles Every fire tile extinguished this way costs 5 water Typo removed

Heliotropism changes

addedWhile this update doesn't introduce any new features, it brings some well-needed fixes and balance changes to the table.
changed[list] With the change to how crises work, several mutations became useless after a certain date. To counteract this, some were limited to only showing up in earlier parts of the game while others were completely reworked, here is the list:
removed'A Mask for Every Leaf' no longer shows up after year 2.
removed'Touch of the Fae' no longer shows up after year 2.
changed'Wax-Covered Leaves' Reworked When a leaf is going to be destroyed, it has a 50% chance of extending its life by 1 turn Still triggers on leaf destroyed effects, like 'Yggdrasil' or 'Resin Layers'

Team's Thoughts

  • While this update doesn't introduce any new features, it brings some well-needed fixes and balance changes to the table.

Balance Changes

With the change to how crises work, several mutations became useless after a certain date. To counteract this, some were limited to only showing up in earlier parts of the game while others were completely reworked, here is the list:

  • 'A Mask for Every Leaf' no longer shows up after year 2.

  • 'Touch of the Fae' no longer shows up after year 2.

  • 'Wax-Covered Leaves' Reworked

    • When a leaf is going to be destroyed, it has a 50% chance of extending its life by 1 turn Still triggers on leaf destroyed effects, like 'Yggdrasil' or 'Resin Layers'

  • 'Reactive Hydration' Reworked

    • Now an active mutation, can be clicked to extinguish all fire tiles Every fire tile extinguished this way costs 5 water Typo removed

  • 'Pocket Apple Juice' Reworked

    • When a leaf tile is destroyed, gain water.

  • 'Flapping Aid' Reworked

    • Can be clicked once per year to set the crisis of the current day to 'Parasites' Parasites give 1-20 energy and water when destroyed.

Other Changes

  • Repeated mutations now stack in a single card

  • Burls now has the number of Burls noted within your card

  • Speedometer widget default position changed

  • Winter widget default position changed

  • Fire tooltips now includes that leaves make fire spread

  • Fixed on-game-start narration starting when the game is launched

Additions

  • Grass

Source

Steam News / 24 June 2022

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