NeoDuel: Patch Notes (Version 1.0.96) - The Big Upgrade Patch!

Salutations, Duelists! As of today, November 7th, 2024, a new patch has gone live for NeoDuel: Backpack Monsters. To experience the most recent and up to date build of NeoDuel on Steam, make sure you update your game. Here's what to expect in this patch note:

THE BIG UPGRADE PATCH

DID SOMEONE SAY MAWR UPGRADES!? Yes indeed, and that brings a staggering amount of almost 160 Upgrades in the game with today's 13 new additional Upgrades. The new batch is just adds some missing pieces to the puzzle, and here's the full list including in order from left to right.

• David (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Take 30% maximum health damage and gain 20% damage.

• Goliath (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Gain shield equal to 25% of your max health and lose 5% damage.

• Regen of the Colossus (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Every second, gain 1,5% of your maximum Health.

• Roll of the dice (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Cosmions have 10% chance of not consuming Energy.

• SHIELDS UP 1 (available in stage 1): At start, gain 40 Shield.

• SHIELDS UP 2 (available in stage 2): At start, gain 90 Shield.

• SHIELDS UP 3 (available in stage 3): At start, gain 150 Shield.

• Stop the Bleeding (available in stage 1 and 2): For every loss you have, gain 2 Toughness.

• Strength from numbers (available in stage 1 and 2): For every Cosmion you have, deal 1% more damage.

• Tough Shell (available in stage 1, 2 and 3): For every Defender you have, gain 1 Toughness.

• Slimi packet 1 (available in stage 1): Your Slimis now have 4 second cooldown instead of one time effect, gain 2 Slimis.

• Slimi packet 2 (available in stage 2): Your Slimis now have 4 second cooldown instead of one time effect, gain 4 Slimis.

• ANOTHER ONE? (available in stage 2): Gain a Rogueduck, lose everything you have.

Developer’s Notes: With this update, you will realize that the Upgrade selection pool is getting bigger, and we won't stop there. When a pool gets this big, it can be very hard to find the Upgrades you are looking for in the long run. While we don't want players to be forced into playing a specific build every time, we also do not want Duelists to NEVER play their dream composition. In a near future patch, we are thinking of a QoL update which will further make the entire Upgrade selection feel good and reliable.

This patch is also focused on a rebalancing of Neoduel's Upgrades, with a plethora of changes mostly on a granular level in terms of stats, based on now one full month of Duelist data. That ranges from how many times certain Upgrades or Cosmions were picked in the shop, and pair it with current win streak and overall success rate. We hope that the following rebalanced upgrades will incite some new build crafting juice:

• Adrenaline Boost (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Once per duel, when you are below 25% Health, gain Shield equal to the 25%->20% of your maximum Health.

• Better Than Nothing 1 (available in stage 1): Each lose gives 4->5 additional coins.

• Better Than Nothing 2 (available in stage 2): Each lose gives 6->8 additional coins.

• Better Than Nothing 3 (available in stage 3): Each lose gives 8->10 additional coins.

• Blood Pact (available in stage 1,2 and 3): Lose 20%->30 of your Health but gain 5-6 Strengthen.

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