Steam News14 April 20188y ago

Alpha Update (4-13-2018)

Hello, Here's the list of changes that were packaged with the most recent update: New Features and Content Updates Added Difficulty option to "Home Defense Challenge" and "Nightmare" game modes: Now players can tweak th

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What changed

2 fixes6 additions2 changes0 removals

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addedNew Features and Content UpdatesAdded Difficulty option to "Home Defense Challenge" and "Nightmare" game modes : Now players can tweak their experience by selecting different levels of difficulty. Home defense game mode has additional "Invasion Phase" time for Easy and Medium game difficulties. (Thanks to @ LostPerson for the Feedback!).

changedUser Interface Changes[list]

addedUser Interface ChangesFree to play card explanation added to Rewards and Deck Builder screens: A brief explanation about Free to Play cards has been added to these screens explaining that free to play cards will expire unless they are added to a deck.

changedUser Interface ChangesFriends list sorting by online/offline status and alias: In the Challenge a Friend Screen, the friend list is now sorted by status and alias. (Thanks to @Blitzwing for the Feedback!)

addedUser Interface ChangesShortcut for Home Defense creation: Added a new shortcut for Home Defense creation in the Single Player menu. This has the purpose of making players aware that they can create their Home Defense and enter the weekly tournament. Extended Deck Selection screen to include Game Options: Now players can tweak their game experience by selecting options before starting a game when game options are available. (Thanks to @ LostPerson for the Feedback!) Added news widget to Main Menu: This is so we can add important in game announcements.

fixedBug FixesDome Soul Points regeneration bonus incorrectly calculated: Domes in the defensive zone grant a Soul Points regeneration bonus for the caster. Nevertheless this bonus was being incorrectly calculated and allowed for instant casting of spells.

Soul Shards changes

addedAdded Difficulty option to "Home Defense Challenge" and "Nightmare" game modes : Now players can tweak their experience by selecting different levels of difficulty. Home defense game mode has additional "Invasion Phase" time for Easy and Medium game difficulties. (Thanks to @ LostPerson for the Feedback!).

changed[list]

addedFree to play card explanation added to Rewards and Deck Builder screens: A brief explanation about Free to Play cards has been added to these screens explaining that free to play cards will expire unless they are added to a deck.

changedFriends list sorting by online/offline status and alias: In the Challenge a Friend Screen, the friend list is now sorted by status and alias. (Thanks to @Blitzwing for the Feedback!)

addedShortcut for Home Defense creation: Added a new shortcut for Home Defense creation in the Single Player menu. This has the purpose of making players aware that they can create their Home Defense and enter the weekly tournament. Extended Deck Selection screen to include Game Options: Now players can tweak their game experience by selecting options before starting a game when game options are available. (Thanks to @ LostPerson for the Feedback!) Added news widget to Main Menu: This is so we can add important in game announcements.

Here's the list of changes that were packaged with the most recent update:

New Features and Content Updates

Added Difficulty option to "Home Defense Challenge" and "Nightmare" game modes: Now players can tweak their experience by selecting different levels of difficulty. Home defense game mode has additional "Invasion Phase" time for Easy and Medium game difficulties. (Thanks to @LostPerson for the Feedback!).

User Interface Changes

Free to play card explanation added to Rewards and Deck Builder screens: A brief explanation about Free to Play cards has been added to these screens explaining that free to play cards will expire unless they are added to a deck.

Friends list sorting by online/offline status and alias: In the Challenge a Friend Screen, the friend list is now sorted by status and alias. (Thanks to @Blitzwing for the Feedback!)

Shortcut for Home Defense creation: Added a new shortcut for Home Defense creation in the Single Player menu. This has the purpose of making players aware that they can create their Home Defense and enter the weekly tournament. Extended Deck Selection screen to include Game Options: Now players can tweak their game experience by selecting options before starting a game when game options are available. (Thanks to @LostPerson for the Feedback!) Added news widget to Main Menu: This is so we can add important in game announcements.

Bug Fixes

Dome Soul Points regeneration bonus incorrectly calculated: Domes in the defensive zone grant a Soul Points regeneration bonus for the caster. Nevertheless this bonus was being incorrectly calculated and allowed for instant casting of spells.
Home Defense game mode allowed matches against non-enabled home defenses: Players need to defeat their own home defenses before the home defenses are playable by other players. This check was not working properly.
Role Enchants were not being properly shuffled in the deckRole enchants added to a player's deck would appear always in the player's hand. A fix has been provided so they are properly shuffled.

Thanks for joining the community in this early phase. Your contribution (testing and feedback) is what will make this a great game!

Soul Shards Dev Team.

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Steam News / 14 April 2018

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