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Greetings Captains! Balancing is a huge part of game development. This week we took a long hard look at every unit and gave them each the attention they deserved.

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Greetings Captains! Balancing is a huge part of game development. This week we took a long hard look at every unit and gave them each the attention they deserved. We believe this new set of changes has made battles a lot more enjoyable for all! With this balance came a great deal of new features and improvements that will also help with the quality of life while playing the game.

What changed

5 fixes2 additions22 changes2 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
addedGreetings Captains! Balancing is a huge part of game development. This week we took a long hard look at every unit and gave them each the attention they deserved. We believe this new set of changes has made battles a lot more enjoyable for all! With this balance came a great deal of new features and improvements that will also help with the quality of life while playing the game.
addedNew FeaturesYou can now group mass selections of units by pressing Ctrl + 1 (or any number between 1 - 0)
changedNew FeaturesFirst story mission was updated to have a more streamlined teaching process
changedNew FeaturesArchangel max health reduced from 240 to 160
changedNew FeaturesArchangel radiant light damage reduced from 300 to 50
changedNew FeaturesChanter max health reduced from 80 to 40
Archangel max health240160Archangel max health decreased, nerfArchangel radiant light damage30050Archangel radiant light damage decreased, nerfChanter max health8040Chanter max health decreased, nerfChanter invocation buff defense21Chanter invocation buff defense decreased, nerf

New Features

  • You can now group mass selections of units by pressing Ctrl + 1 (or any number between 1 - 0)

  • You can recall a mass unit selection by pressing the appropriate number key

  • First story mission was updated to have a more streamlined teaching process

  • Archangel max health reduced from 240 to 160

  • Archangel radiant light damage reduced from 300 to 50

  • Chanter max health reduced from 80 to 40

  • Chanter invocation buff defense reduced from 2 to 1

  • Cherub max health reduced from 150 to 60

  • Cherub max damage reduced from 3 to 1

  • Demigod min damage reduced from 30 to 25

  • Demigod max damage reduced from 40 to 30

  • Demigod no longer gets 50% damage boost from being hit, instead it now gains 25%

  • Exorcist max health reduced from 90 to 60

  • Hunter defense reduced from 2 to 0

  • Hunter max health reduced from 100 to 45

  • Martyr min damage increased from 7 to 9

  • Martyr max damage increased from 9 to 11

  • Martyr max health reduced from 175 to 100

  • Paladin min damage reduced from 12 to 8

  • Paladin max damage reduced from 15 to 10

  • Paladin max health reduced from 145 to 100

  • Spirit min damage increased from 3 to 4

  • Spirit max damage increased from 5 to 7

  • Placing units now snap inside the placeable areas

  • Placeable spawn areas now make the unit templates face the proper direction

  • Missions 1 through 3 no longer have placeholder images on the campaign map

Fixes

  • Fixed a bug where the next wave timer was blocking input when trying to place units through it

  • Fixed a bug with the codex cutting off on some resolutions

  • Fixed a bug with passive items not taking up the proper space in the actions panel

  • Fixed a camera problem which would make it stuck in some angles after being rotated

  • Fixed a problem with cannons targeting being rotated on the ground

Feedback

What do you think of the unit balance now? Which one is your favorite?

Source

Steam News / 5 November 2016

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