Steam News1 May 20188y ago

Alpha Update (4-28-2018)

Hello, Here's the list of changes that were packaged with the most recent update. The team focus at this point is achieving a better experience for first time users. We have started creating a set of in-game tutorials.

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What changed

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addedHelp us with the testing!New Home Defense menu tiles : We have made some changes that should make the discoverability of Home Defense tournament game mode a little bit easier. If you haven't created a home defense just go into the "Single Player Menu" and you should be able to see the new tiles there.

addedHelp us with the testing!Participate in the Home Defense Tournament : We have added new options to the Home Defense game mode so you can select to attack other players in the Home Defense tournament. Create your home defense, enable it, and then you should be able to attack other players from the deck selection screen.

addedHelp us with the testing!Nightmare Game Mode : Check out the new information we have added about this game mode and play-test the first 50 levels. Once you reach level 50 you will face an unbeatable challenge that will be locking you out of the next levels. Soon we will be adding the next 200 levels!

changedUser Interface ChangesChanges to improve responsiveness for Web Client: Improvements on responsiveness of the Web Client. Making sure that the different elements look good on higher screen resolutions up to 4K.

addedUser Interface ChangesAdd + to the tower button in Home Defense: Fixes on the Home Defense screen of the Deck Builder client. Unifying the look and feel so the "+" sign is used when adding Enchantments/Champion/Towers.

removedBug FixesRemoved rogue scrollbar on the Quest Screen and others: Removing global scroll-bars on different screens of the Deck Builder client and replacing them with specific scroll-bars inside the screen controls.

Soul Shards changes

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addedNew Home Defense menu tiles : We have made some changes that should make the discoverability of Home Defense tournament game mode a little bit easier. If you haven't created a home defense just go into the "Single Player Menu" and you should be able to see the new tiles there.

addedParticipate in the Home Defense Tournament : We have added new options to the Home Defense game mode so you can select to attack other players in the Home Defense tournament. Create your home defense, enable it, and then you should be able to attack other players from the deck selection screen.

addedNightmare Game Mode : Check out the new information we have added about this game mode and play-test the first 50 levels. Once you reach level 50 you will face an unbeatable challenge that will be locking you out of the next levels. Soon we will be adding the next 200 levels!

changedChanges to improve responsiveness for Web Client: Improvements on responsiveness of the Web Client. Making sure that the different elements look good on higher screen resolutions up to 4K.

addedAdd + to the tower button in Home Defense: Fixes on the Home Defense screen of the Deck Builder client. Unifying the look and feel so the "+" sign is used when adding Enchantments/Champion/Towers.

Here's the list of changes that were packaged with the most recent update. The team focus at this point is achieving a better experience for first time users. We have started creating a set of in-game tutorials.

Help us with the testing!

We would love to have your help in testing some key features. For each feature you test, we would love to have your specific feedback about that feature:

New Home Defense menu tilesWe have made some changes that should make the discoverability of Home Defense tournament game mode a little bit easier. If you haven't created a home defense just go into the "Single Player Menu" and you should be able to see the new tiles there.
Participate in the Home Defense TournamentWe have added new options to the Home Defense game mode so you can select to attack other players in the Home Defense tournament. Create your home defense, enable it, and then you should be able to attack other players from the deck selection screen.
Nightmare Game ModeCheck out the new information we have added about this game mode and play-test the first 50 levels. Once you reach level 50 you will face an unbeatable challenge that will be locking you out of the next levels. Soon we will be adding the next 200 levels!
Multiplayer matches: Look for us in discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/M3q3Zbb) or join us in our regular twitches (https://www.twitch.tv/psiontechcr Wednesday 5:30PM PST) to have multiplayer matches!

User Interface Changes

Changes to improve responsiveness for Web Client: Improvements on responsiveness of the Web Client. Making sure that the different elements look good on higher screen resolutions up to 4K.
Add + to the tower button in Home Defense: Fixes on the Home Defense screen of the Deck Builder client. Unifying the look and feel so the "+" sign is used when adding Enchantments/Champion/Towers.

Bug Fixes

Removed rogue scrollbar on the Quest Screen and others: Removing global scroll-bars on different screens of the Deck Builder client and replacing them with specific scroll-bars inside the screen controls.
Fixed Home Defense progression bug: In the progression screen, some progression tiles in next blocks were colored incorrectly not showing progression correctly.
Fixes to Major QuestsSeveral fixes to Conqueror, Insomniac, Daily and Weekly major quests. Most of these quests had several bugs that affected progression and reward visualization. Also fixed a bug preventing major quest selection in certain circumstances.

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 / 1 May 2018

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