This week, we opened 3 new levels of trials (17-19), added mac build, and made decent progress on optimizations, balances, and bug fixes.

Major Updates

• Mac build is now available!
• Trial 17-19 now open! We will post a separate post about detailed change log for Trial 17-19, but quick overview:
• Trial 17: Normal NPCs now have more challenging behaviors
• Trial 18: Elites now have more challenging behaviors
• Trial 19: Bosses now have more challenging behaviors

Optimization

Performance

• Speed up asset loading, card loading, and chapter loading speed by optimizing assets size, adding image async and effects async
• Add safe check to improve security for game saves

UI Improvement

• Add additional info for relics
• Add additional info for all Cards
• Change Chinese font to Heiti
• Group card by name in Journal
• Optimize Black Market UI

Balance

Game Logic

• Explosion logic change: trigger all poison damage at once and burning counts remain the same after explosion -> each burning count will trigger 5 poison, and the equal counts of burning will be removed after the explosion.
• Example 1, apply 15 poison and 2 burning together:
• Before: the explosion deals all poison damage at once: 15+14+13+12+11….+1 = 120 damage. Burning counts will remain the same after the explosion.
• Now: 2 burnings will trigger 10 poison at once:10+9+ ….+1=55 damage , 2 burning will be removed after the explosion, and there is 5 poison left
• Example 2, apply 15 poison and 5 burning together:
• Before: the explosion deals all poison damage at once: 15+14+13+12+11….+1 = 120 damage. Burning counts will remain the same after the explosion.
• Now: 3 burnings will trigger 15 poison at once: 15+14+13+12+11….+1 = 120 damage. 3 burning will be removed after the explosion (2 burning left), and there is no poison left.
• Base trial factor: 80% HP -> 75% HP
• Change choice 2 of the “Chrysanthemum Temple” event: exchange -> transform

Wukong

• One last fight: add “Retain” keyword, Energy cost +1
• Harmonic Shapes: pick 1 card at hand, reduce Energy cost by 1 -> reduce Energy costs of all cards at Hand by 1 for next play
• Ghost Hunter: damage 15 -> 20, Energy cost 1 ->2
• On Thin Ice: add “Exhaust” keyword
• Fiery Dance: pick any number of cards to exhaust -> exhaust all cards on hand
• Borrowed Worship: energy cost 0->1

White Dragon

• Second to None: deal damage -> deal unblockable damage.
• Dual Attack: add “Exhaust” keyword
• Dragon in the Water: add “Exhaust” keyword
• Turn the Tide: add “Retain” keyword
• Dragon Scale Armor: Energy cost 0->1, living armor cap 20->16, Gain 10 living armor -> 8 living armor.

Holy Monk

• Endless Suffering: Energy cost 1->0, damage 5xNumber of debuffs -> 10 x Number of debuffs
• Best Practice: 2 turns -> 3 turns
• Greater Good: Random enemy +1 good ->AOE +1 Good

Neutral Card

• Kill the worm: Energy cost 4-> 3
• Parasite (curse card): Energy cost 2 -> 3
• Embroidered Shoe: Summons rats with life link -> escape from the combat for 1 round.
• BloodThirsty Blade: remove “Exhaust” keyword

NPC

• Emperor of Hell:
• Wheel of Death: Gain 3 strength and 30 blocks whenever player shuffles cards -> Gain 3 strength and 30 blocks whenever player shuffles cards. End player’s round immediately on 3rd shuffle in a single round.
• Sin Mark: Now Sin Mark will reduce to half at the end of the round.
• Fat Rabbit: now you can steal Fat Rabbit’s Bow from Fat Rabbit
• Spider Queen: Queen’s Curse on 3rd round
• Harpy: Feather Caller now shows damage on intent
• Carp King: can now swallow any minion (including Elite or Boss), or normal non-minions
• Princess Jade: can confuse any minion (including Elite or Boss)
• Nine-head Phoenix: Find Strength through Pain now applies poison to all enemies
• Giant Bat: increase poison count by 1
• Voodoo Elder: Catalyst now shows damage on intent
• Black Hurricane: HP range 100-110 -> 90-100
• Son of Fire: reduce cooldown for Concentration 4 -> 3, Necrofire Storm 4-> 3
• Master Zenith/Werewolf: reduce HP gain for Werewolf Shape Shifting to 15 for non-wolf characters
• Lohans: AI adjust for both Lohans to reduce attack synchronization, thus reduce the amount of damage in single round

Companion

• No balance patch.

Relics

• Half Moon Shovel: Deal N/3 damage -> N/2 (N=number of cards in exhaust pile)
• Monkey king’s belt: Deal 3 -> 6 damage to all enemies when an ally joins or leaves combat.
• Fortification Spell: Gain 14 blocks on second round -> gain 1 invincibility on second round
• Phoenix Feather Pouch: increase 3 Max HP -> 2 Max HP
• Tiger Hat: 4 exhaust cards -> 3 exhaust cards
• Silver Fox Shawl: now you can take a look at cards before exchanging it for 2 MAX HP

Consumables

• Water potion: 3 wet -> 5 wet
• Purification bottle: summons a NPC at 50% HP -> 100% HP

Bug Fixes

Game logic bug fixes

• Fix Resurrection Card logic where the upgraded version did not fully recover 75% HP for resurrected
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• Fix achievement bugs
• Fix Golden Robe logic bug
• Fix bugs when Celestial of Wealth uses gold
• Fix Cleaning Gem count loss after reloading
• Fix Monkey King Bar effect missing after shape shifting
• Fix replaced NPC is not recorded correctly after kill
• Fix steam leaderboard
• Fix the issue of Max HP becomes negative
• Fix a bug of deferred action
• Fix Worm Bit crash bug
• Fix a bug in “Far Thunder Temple” event
• Fix the bleed factor when Dragon Princess learns White Tiger's Card
• Fix a bug when dragon Princess learn Poisoned Weapon Card
• Fix a bug related to chanting when burning and poison are applied
• Fix damage count display for Emissary of Heaven
• Fix Reflective Guardian Swords effect remaining rounds
• Fix a bug when the first card in discard will always be the last to draw after shuffling

Localization and text bug fixes

• Fix description bug of Protection and change HP
• Fix description bugs for Card Glue
• Fix “Ethereal” keyword description in card modifier
• Add Rose Gold Bowl picker title
• Fix description of Worm Bite
• Fix Purification UI description
• Add description for doubt in start event
• Fix dice game UI title and description
• Fix description for Tiger Inside
• Fix description of the condendium
• Fix text in the lantern puzzle

UI and Effects bug fixes

• Fix some player effects
• Fix camp UI font
• Fix black market UI
• Fix the discharge button icon for Holy Monk

Assets bug fixes

• Some character model fixes

Audio bug fixes

• No bug fixes this week