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Repeated intro
Greetings, Wardens,
What changed
- Gameplay
- Balance
- Fixes
- UI and audio
Valor of Man changes
We literally heard you squinting at your screens. Whether you're playing on a TV from across the room, or hunched over a Steam Deck on your commute, we've bumped up font sizes across the board.
Your eyes deserve it.
New features
The action bar got a trim, and its icons got a matching glow-up. Cleanse can now be cast even when there's nothing to cleanse, because sometimes you just want to feel clean. More importantly, this makes Cleanse synergies far more consistent to set up, so go ahead and plan those combos without worrying about wasted turns.
Hero level-ups now have a higher chance to reward abilities from the chosen class. We've gotten feedback that players want more consistency in building their party, especially for legendary abilities.
On the Chaos front, we've bumped points gained by 50% per run and adjusted Modifier unlock costs accordingly. By the time you've conquered Valor 10, you should have enough Chaos to craft a truly devious run.
Push higher, reap harder! We've also fixed several missing translations.
Balance
Ghosts will now save their Horror Action for later. No more opening with a jump scare on turn one.
Several artifacts have been reworked from the ground up. Djinn Shackles now punishes enemies for every Debuff you stack on them, Pact of Blood rewards you with Courage when things get dicey, and Hand Mirror hands out Stealth like it's going out of fashion. Rune of Power also got the same treatment. While +100% Spellpower turns are magical, waiting for 7 turns isn't. (Rune of Power now reduces enemy spell resistance whenever you hit them)
These should enable some truly evil strategies (Archdemon Curse anyone?) and we can't wait to hear all about it.
On the enemy side, the Vortex Serpent has been significantly tamed. Tempest Fury hits softer, Bubble offers far less Spell Resistance. Common enemies also have a little less health, though they hit slightly harder to compensate, so don't get cocky.
We'll keep the updates coming, and keep listening. Thanks for being along for the ride.
See you in Steam Discussions and Discord.
- Florian & Traian
Full Patch Notes 1.0.3 Build 175:
New Features
- Increased font size for map, ability descriptions, tooltips, health, courage, terror, etc. - Smaller action bar, increased font for relevant icons.
Dev Comment
Improved readability on Steamdeck and TV? Say no more.
- Level-ups have a higher chance to reward abilities from the chosen class. - You can now cast Cleanse even if it doesn't cleanse anything. - Increased Chaos reward per run by 50% - Increased Chaos Modifiers unlock costs. Dev Comment: When a player beats Valor 10 they should be able to create a Chaos run that's at least as challenging. This change addresses that, while also pushing overall progression to higher Chaos.
Quality of Life Improvements:
- End Turn button now shows the turn number.
- Combat log shows spell damage as blue.
Enemies that move forward and then AOE around then no longer hit the spaces behind them. Improved controller shortcut button icons.
Balance: - Ghost can no longer perform Horror as their first Action. - Reworked Djinn Shackles. Now applies -3% Spell Resistance every time you apply a Debuff. - Reworked Pact of Blood, now gives +1 Courage when any hero's Health drops under 50%. - Reworked Hand Mirror: each turn, each hero has a 20% chance to gain Stealth. - Reworked Hoplite Bracers, can now be activated once per fight to gain +1 Hits.
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