Shadowstone 0.5.0 Update

What's New

NEW HUD CHANGES

Implemented a layout re-organization, including:

• Hero portrait and game information moved to bottom left of screen

• Spell cards now centered

• Party bar anchored to only top left with health stats underneath

• Lives anchored top right

35 New Runes

New runes added at every rarity level. Potential runes include:

• "When you start your turn with at least 1 strength, Inflict Curse to the closest monster." Common Rune

• "When you Charge, create a random mushroom in each tile you exit." Uncommon Rune

• "When you have Decay, Heal 2 after each move." Rare Rune

• "At the start of your turn, if no monster has Expose, Inflict Expose 1 on each monster." Epic Rune

• "When you are attacked by a Provoked Monster, take no damage." Legendary Rune

Act 2 Boss Rework: The Dark and Bright Apostates

• Mechanical Streamlining: Redesigned the encounter to reduce mechanical bloat and improve combat flow.

• AdjustedBalance AdjustmentReduced overall difficulty to better align with the design philosophy introduced in the Revenant update, while maintaining a unique challenge for players.

Sand Biome Update

• New Biome Identity: Decay and Displacement.

• AddedEnemy IterationCactus and Mummy enemies have been redesigned to better reflect the new biome identity.

• Updated Hazards: Biome hazards have been tuned to scale effectively, offering a significant challenge for Heroes in later Acts while adhering to the core theme.

Shrines

• Cat Shrines, Wolf Shrines, and Monkey Shrines now have a random chance to appear in normal and hard rooms. Interact with each type of Shrine to discover their effects.

UI/UX

• Skip button is now instantaneous, and no longer requires a confirmation click.

• AoE reticles will now have a subtle VFX pulse every 8 seconds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with certain potions causing character models to stretch and distort.

• Fixed an issue where pressing Tab when controlling multiple Heroes was not selecting them in the expected order.

• Fixed an issue where the incorrect Rune VFX was appearing beneath the Revenant boss.

• Fixed an issue where Heroes were remaining with the downed aura after reviving when the previous room was completed during the same round a Hero actor was defeated.

• Fixed an issue where a bright light was obstructing gameplay on the 'Coast' biome.

• Fixed an issue where Berserker's 2nd upgrade for Fling was not highlighting the correct action.

• Fixed an issue where Pyromancer's name was not appearing in a single line in Hero Select screen.