Patch - 03/04/2021

Artifact Foundry

Artifact Foundry, a special edition of Artifact, the DOTA2 card game, with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.

This patch is a part of a larger update to both Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry (formerly Artifact Beta 2.0). See the full announcement [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/583950/partnerevents/3047218819080842820]here[/url] and an explanation of Artifact Classic vs Artifact Foundry [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/583950/partnerevents/3047218819080852982]here[/url]. [h2]Gameplay[/h2] [list] [*] Starting Gold increased from 10 to 15. [*] Revealed cards now show it in the revealed card's text. [/list] [b]Heroes[/b] [list] [*] [b]Bristleback[/b]'s Health increased from 4 to 5. [*] [b]Centaur Warrunner[/b]'s [i]Double Edge[/i] can target any color hero instead of just red heroes. [*] Replaced [b]Treant Protector[/b]'s [i]Leech Seed[/i] with [i]Living Armor[/i]. Mana cost increased from 2 to 3. Attack buff increased from +1 to +2. [/list] [b]Spells[/b] [list] [*] [i]A Thousand Cuts[/i] renamed to [i]Greevil Shenanigans[/i]. [*] [i]Better Late Than Never[/i]'s [i]Terrapin Channeler[/i] renamed to [i]Acolyte of the Radiant[/i]. [*] [i]Ironwood Heart[/i] renamed to [i]Nature's Fury[/i]. [*] [i]Leading From Behind[/i] renamed to [i]Creep Reinforcements[/i]. [*] [i]Lying in Bait[/i] renamed to [i]Vhoul Ambush[/i]. [i]Commando Pack[/i] renamed to [i]Canid Commando[/i]. [*] [i]Punch it![/i] renamed to [i]Slash It![/i] [*] Removed [i]Body Modifications[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Sonic Bubble[/i]. [/list] [b]Creeps[/b] [list] [*] [i]Claddish Archivist[/i] renamed to [i]Sapphire Archivist[/i]. [*] [i]Defenestrating Ogre[/i] renamed to [i]Defenestrating Kobold[/i]. [*] [i]Fungal Horror[/i] renamed to [i]Ozkavosh Horror[/i]. [*] [i]Gold-Plated Golem[/i] renamed to [i]Gold Elemental[/i]. [*] [i]Roseleaf Villagers[/i] renamed to [i]Doomed Villager[/i]. [i]Angry Mob[/i] renamed to [i]Vengeful Vhoul[/i]. [*] [i]Screeching Harpy[/i] renamed to [i]Screeching Wildwing[/i]. [*] [i]Snarling Harpy[/i] renamed to [i]Crafty Kobold[/i]. [*] [i]Shattered Terrapin[/i] renamed to [i]Spirit of St. Crella[/i]. [i]Terrapin Greatshell[/i] renamed to [i]Presence of St. Crella[/i]. [*] [i]Vhoul Elder[/i] renamed to [i]Vhoul Ringleader[/i]. [*] Added [i]Red Mist Siegemaster[/i] Creep - 3/1 Black 3 Allied Red Mist units have +2 Siege and -2 Attack. Faction: [u]Red Mist[/u] [*] Removed [i]Acolyte of the Forbidden Gate[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Hellbear Smasher[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Moonglade Fusilier[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Overgrowther[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Resonant Construct[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Wild Boar[/i]. [/list] [b]Tower Enchantments[/b] [list] [*] [i]Archer's Parapet[/i] renamed to [i]Arcane Citadel[/i]. [*] Removed [i]Summoning Circle[/i]. [/list] [b]Items[/b] [list] [*] [i]Demagicking Maul[/i] price increased from 10 to 15. [*] [i]Guardian Greaves[/i] renamed to [i]Shield of St. Crella[/i]. [*] [i]Root Boots[/i] renamed to [i]Noxious Talisman[/i]. [*] [i]Vanguard[/i] renamed to [i]Seraphim Shield[/i]. [/list] [h2]Hero Demos[/h2] [list] [*] Hero demos added for [b]Arc Warden[/b], [b]Earthshaker[/b], [b]Meepo[/b], [b]Ogre Magi[/b], [b]Pierpont[/b], [b]Prellex[/b], [b]Rix, Oathbound[/b], [b]Rubick[/b], [b]Skywrath Mage[/b], [b]Vanessa[/b], [b]Venomancer[/b], and [b]Zeus[/b]. [*] [b]Treant Protector[/b]'s demo has been reworked. [/list] [h2]Puzzles[/h2] Added a Puzzle Maker UI for saving and loading text files that represent board states like those used in the hero demos. [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] [list] [*] [b]Axe[/b]'s [i]Culling Blade[/i] no longer stuns its dead target. [*] Hero demo re-added for [b]Outworld Destroyer[/b]. [*] [b]Phantom Lancer[/b]'s [i]Illusion Confusion[/i] now produce color-swapped [i]Lancer Illusion[/i]s as appropriate. [*] Fix situations when [b]Winter Wyvern[/b] is rooted and uses [i]ArcticBurn[/i] to target a combat position in another lane incorrectly giving Decay to all enemy units in the targeted lane. [*] [i]Acolyte of the Radiant[/i] (previously [i]Terrapin Channeler[/i]) can cast [i]Illusion Confusion[/i]. [*] Fixed a bug where players reconnecting to a game are forced to pass. [*] Fixed a bug where there were more than two and less than four copies of some glossary entries, instead of just one. [/list]