Hello there, Tacticians! 👋 New Patch means new Patch Notes! There are a lot of changes today, so buckle up! [h3][b]BALANCING ⚖️[/b][/h3] [b]Victory conditions[/b] 🏆 [list] [*] Eliminating an enemy Champion now grants 1 Victory Point! [*] Pillars no longer grant Victory Points at the end of Round 1. Pillars now start granting Victory Points at the end of Round 2; [*] The first Player to reach [strike]20[/strike] → [b]25 Victory Points[/b] wins the game. If both Players reach 25 points at the end of a round, whoever has the most Victory Points wins. If they both have the same amount of Victory Points, the game ends in a tie. [/list] [b]Tokens[/b] ⭕ [list] [*] Consuming a Bleed token now deals [strike]10[/strike] → [b]5 pure damage[/b] per Bleed token to the bearer. [/list] [b]Raine (Poison Witch)[/b] ☠️ [list] [*] [NEW Talent] Toxic Drain [*] -> When an enemy Champion is eliminated, Raine gains a Regeneration token for each Poison token on this Champion. [*] [Secondary Action] Poisonous Gale [*] -> After pushing back her targets and giving them Poison tokens, Raine now advances 2 cells forward in the same direction. [*] -> Now gives [strike]1[/strike] → [b]2[/b] Poison tokens. [*] [Secondary Action] Beguiling Spores [*] -> Maximum range: [strike]6[/strike] → [b]99[/b] [*] -> Now gives [strike]1[/strike] → [b]2[/b] Poison tokens. [/list] [b]Na Jima (Star Hawk)[/b] 🐦 [list] [*] [Talent] Pride of the Huntress [*] -> Na Jima now gains Pride levels when an enemy Champion is eliminated, even if she didn’t eliminate them herself. [*] -> Bonus effects for Na Jima’s actions are now unlocked accordingly: [*] ==> Level 1: Primary Action [*] ==> Level 2: Both Secondary Actions [*] ==> Level 3: Ultimate Action [*] ==> Level 4+: Damage boost for each Level [/list] [b]Na Jima (Daughter of the Skies)[/b] 🏹 [list] [*] [Ultimate Action] Star Storm [*] -> Cost in Ultimate Charges: [strike]6[/strike] → [b]4[/b] [*] -> Magic Damage: [strike]40[/strike] → [b]30[/b] [/list] [b]Aerica (Sharpshooter)[/b] 🔫 [list] [*] [NEW Talent] Spotter Array [*] -> At the end of her turn, Aerica gives a Sight 2 Token to her nearest ally. If there are no allies currently alive, Aerica gives herself a Sight 2 Token. [*] [Secondary Action] Sentry Beacon [*] -> Now surveils in a single direction, until the first obscuring obstacle or enemy Champion; [*] -> Is now cast by clicking twice: first on the cell to deploy the Sentry Beacon, then on the direction to surveil; [*] -> The Sentry Beacon can only be triggered once per round; [*] -> Physical damage: [strike]25[/strike] → [b]60[/b] [*] [Ultimate Action] Destroyer Shot [*] -> Cost in Ultimate Charges: [strike]5[/strike] → [b]6[/b] [/list] [b]Aerica (Artificer)[/b] 🔧 [list] [*] [Ultimate Action] Super Stim-Bot [*] -> Cost in Ultimate Charges:[strike] 6[/strike] → [b]8[/b] [/list] [b]Daerio (Duelist)[/b] 🤺 [list] [*] [Ultimate Action] En Garde! [*] -> Maximum range: [strike]3[/strike] → [b]5[/b] [*] -> Is now cast in a line; [*] -> Daerio and his target now move towards one another; [/list] [b]Daerio (Fallen Heir)[/b] 🗡️ [list] [*] [Primary Action] Lethal Lunge [*] -> Can only be cast once per target per turn; [/list] [b]Champei (Wind Avatar)[/b] 🐼 [list] [*] [Primary Action] Switcheroo [*] -> Can now be cast on Pillars. Doing so deals damage normally but doesn’t teleport Champei; [*] -> Magic Damage: [strike]25[/strike] → [b]20[/b] [*] [NEW Secondary Action] Explosive Trap [*] -> Replaces Blocking Trap; [*] -> Deals 30 Magic Damage and an Exposed token to the enemy that triggers it; [/list] [b]Jorn (Predator)[/b] 🐊 [list] [*] [Talent] Predator Instinct [*] -> No longer gives 2 movement points for each Bleeding enemy Champion; [*] -> At the beginning of each round, for each enemy Champion with at least 1 Bleed token: [*] ==> Jorn recovers 10 HP; [*] ==> Jorn gains a Haste 2 Token; [*] [Secondary Action] Venomous Breath [*] -> Now gives [strike]1[/strike] → [b][/b]2 Bleed tokens and [strike]1[/strike] → [b]2[/b] Poison tokens [/list] [b]Aiden (Grand Inquisitor)[/b] 🙏 [list] [*] [Ultimate Action] Supreme Verdict [*] -> Cost in Ultimate Charges: [strike]7[/strike] → [b]8[/b] [*] -> Replaces [strike]a random positive token[/strike] → [b]all positive tokens[/b] on every enemy Champion by its opposite; [/list] [h3][b]UI/UX IMPROVEMENTS 🪟[/b][/h3][list] [*] The following Skills have been improved visually (better animation, more accurate preview, better VFX, etc) [*] -> Na Jima: Stellar Arrow, Might of the Hawk, Star Storm, Starfall; [*] -> Raine: Deadly Harvest; [*] -> Aiden: Soul Resonance; [*] -> Aerica's Sentry Beacon: Your own Sentry Beacon's laser is now blue; [*] Beacons now have an outline similar to Champions; [*] Status icons now now appear in Skills’ description similar to tokens; [/list] [h3][b]AI [/b]🤖[/h3][list] [*] The AI learned the importance of its Main Pillar, and will now defend it fiercely! [*] Champei’s AI will now use Repulsive Leap to place an enemy in front of an obstacle; [*] Daerio’s AI will now use Blighted Escape to poison enemies more often; [/list] [h3][b]GRAPHICS [/b]🎨[/h3][list] [*] Tutorial Arena now looks even better! [/list] [h3][b]BUG FIXES 🐛[/b][/h3][list] [*] Dazed and Focus tokens now properly cancel each other; [*] Regeneration and Poison/Bleed tokens now properly cancel each other; [*] When a Resonance token is used in place of the Destroyer Ammo token, the damage of Aerica’s next Primary Action is now dealt properly; [*] Statuses now disappear properly even if the Champion that applied the status has died; [*] Reporting a bug in-game now works properly after opening the Bug Report window a first time; [*] After clicking on "Play Again" then editing your Team, you can now return to the Game Start screen with the "Play" Button; [*] Champei's Repulsive Leap's Preview now correctly showcases which Champion is going to be moved; [*] Correction of text overlaying; [*] Correction of some Token tooltips to be more readable; [*] If the opponent is AFK during the respawn of one of their Champions, you will no longer be asked to respawn your own Champion once your turn starts; [*] Predator Instinct’s (Predator Jorn’s Talent) Description now appears properly in the Champion Editor. [/list] That'll be all for now! Thank you for reading, and see you all in the Arena!