The new balance patch is out of beta testing and ready to go live! Beta-related news has been moved to [url=https://discord.gg/NExvTaF6xU]our Discord.[/url] This time we’ve rebalanced every single aspect of the game, with the most attention given to foes and relics. [h3]Changes[/h3][list] [*] Beta saves are now stored in a separate subfolder [*] The Healing I battle modifier on Yaron’s and Elena the Wise’s nodes has been replaced with Full Healing. [*] Added SFX for the Difficulty and Profile selection screens[/list] [*] Added a new achievement![/list] [h3]Rebalanced heroes[/h3][list] [*] Increased Vasilisa’s base health from 40 to 50 [*] The Arrowhead relic (Vasilisa) now grants Armor equal to the number of Nursemaids summoned on the first turn. [*] Increased Varvara’s base health from 35 to 45 [*] The Cap of Invisibility (Varvara) relic no longer affects the hero’s current health when cards are moved to or from your deck [*] Opportunism (Varvara) is now grayed out if its cost is equal to the hero’s current AP or the hero already has this effect[/list] [h3]Rebalanced relics available from the merchant[/h3] [list][*] A relic’s cost depends on its rarity (Uncommon relics cost 150 Gold, Rare ones cost 250 Gold, and Epic ones cost 300 Gold) [*] The Rugged Helmet can now be bought from the merchant [*] The Pig’s Hoof now grants 5 Gold instead of 3 [*] The Old Coin is now Uncommon instead of Rare and grants 50% more Gold instead of 25% [*] The Wooden Jewelry Box is now Uncommon instead of Rare [*] The Bosorka’s Ivy now removes 1 Health from foes, regardless of their Armor [*] The Black Hand is now Uncommon instead of Epic. It makes you forget a card of your choosing at the start of the first turn and grants 2 AP (instead of making you forget a random card in your hand and granting you 2 AP at the start of every third turn) [*] The Golden Charm is now Uncommon instead of Rare and heals 20% Health instead of 50% [*] The Clapper is now Rare instead of Epic [*] The Healer’s Pouch is now Uncommon instead of Epic [*] The Ring of Oblivion is now Uncommon instead of Epic and only affects playable Attacks and Skills [*] The Karkolist Oak Leaf is now Uncommon instead of Rare [*] The Birchbark Scroll is now Uncommon instead of Epic [*] The Soothsayer’s Orb is now Uncommon instead of Epic [*] The Raven Claw is now Epic instead of Rare [*] The Midnight Sun is now Rare instead of Epic[/list] [h3]Rebalanced encounters[/h3] [list][*] The number of attackers at any given time is now limited to three (four for boss fights). [*] The number of tanks (Kopitara, Ukodlak, Armored Striga) in a lineup is now limited to one (two for boss fights). [*] Fixed an issue where the total width of foes in a battle could exceed the available limit. [*] Minor foe lineup adjustments. [*] Minor adjustments to more challenging encounters. [*] Rebalanced foes [*] Upon entering the Dying state, the Kikimora now returns cards to your hand instead of your Draw Deck [*] The Yaga Warrior no longer deals extra damage when using Battering Ram (as opposed to dealing 2 more damage than a ranged attack as before) [*] The Ukodlak’s Slash now only inflicts Bleeding when dealing health damage, as opposed to always inflicting it [*] The Armored Striga now gains Armor for her Plate Armor when she appears, and she now has four Plate Armor stacks instead of five [*] The Virovnik now has different intentions depending on whether or not he has Armor. His overall logic remains the same [*] Swapped the ranged attack VFX between the Three-Souled Bosorka and Yaga Defiler [h3]Bug fixes:[/h3] [list] [*] Vasilisa’s Illusion no longer triggers the achievement “A Sacrifice I’m Willing to Make” [*] The Vodyanoy no longer remains idle on the first turn on step 18 or higher of the Journey [*] The Kikimora now returns any stolen cards after taking lethal damage from Thorns [*] The Magic Bracers and Juicy Apple relics are no longer triggered by the healing available before a boss fight [*] The Healer’s Belt relic now increases consumable capacity immediately when obtained [*] Adept (Varvara): updated card description [*] Eternal Peace (Varvara): removed incorrect tooltip [*] Dual Strike, Double Down!, Wild Flax relic: fixed an issue caused by certain combinations of effects [*] Fixed incorrect cost being displayed for status effects and unplayable Curses [*] The selected hero’s description is always displayed on the character selection screen before a new run [*] The displayed version number should now update properly when launching the new version for the first time after the update [*] Adjusted the position of the card tooltip on the card selection screen when you receive a card for winning a battle [*] Fixed an issue that caused the current round number to remain on screen when retrying a battle [*] You can now leave the profile screen using the Esc key [/list]