Hello Maidens! ...Are you still maidens? A lot can change in... 15 months since the last post, gosh. I've been busy myself with a plethora of different things, so I'll try to bring you up to speed. First off, new patch notes for a new balance patch! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/4480d1f09d28162f650620eb44a353cd9dc4e086.png[/img] ......... Uh, on second thought, the patch notes are pretty long. Maybe I'll separate that out into a different post. ......... A few months ago, a couple of the top Maiden & Spell players approached me about possibly updating the game with a few balance tweaks. Over the course of years of playing, a few lopsided matchups and weird quirks about particular moves had been rubbing them the wrong way. So, we did a pretty long, back and forth, feedback-driven beta. I'd be lying if I said these were carefully considered developer-knows-best changes. The truth is, these people have gotten so good at the game, and know it in-and-out so well, that I can no longer win against them. So uh, I mostly did what was asked of me. And read lots of Discord discussions. And the results are patch 1.3.2.0! If you'd like to thank these brave maidens or try your luck playing against them, you can always do so in the Discord! [url=discord.gg/mns]THE DISCORD[/url] Yes, there are still people playing Maiden & Spell in 2022! It's lasted a lot longer than I honestly thought it would. It's still a great, welcoming community, so feel free to hop in, no matter your skill level. ------------------ [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/f71ab83921efebc62e60d849541953a1ec0f1c76.png[/img] Next order of business, [b]some news about my next game![/b] (it's not actually called 'Rabbit Game') If you're not in [url=discord.gg/mns]THE DISCORD[/url], you might be a bit out of the loop. Maybe you only, very vaguely, remember a post saying that I was making a Strategy Roguelite game with rabbit girls... Uh, I'm not anymore! Well, I'm still making a Roguelite game with rabbit girls. Just not the 'Strategy' part. I... [i]completely scrapped the game I had been making[/i], and [b]started anew last November[/b]. Don't worry, you didn't miss anything. The game wasn't very good; that's why I scrapped it. But, I didn't [i]really[/i] start anew either; because my new Roguelite game is... very similar to Maiden & Spell, to be honest. It's reusing a lot of the code, as well as many stylistic choices. And that's made development go very smoothly since rebooting the project. So smoothly, in fact, that... [b]I'm almost ready to announce it officially! Expect something before the end of the year![/b] Here's a sneak preview to whet the appetite... [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/eeb6118707fdde411dc40005adcb78cb67f4e1ab.gif[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/551213890031f764ea0aea26f2e2ff6f0ec0d30b.gif[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/94dc622f7b7fc48daee09d81d030cd9e0033ae5f.gif[/img] Please look forward to it! ---------------- One final bit of news! Maiden & Spell characters are making a guest appearance in NOISZ STARLIVHT! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34270977/80e76cf3c648d28ccab257e7888b3195a464b883.jpg[/img] https://twitter.com/noiszgame/status/1565544879958245376 You will be able to fight against the Heroes United to the tune of "The Stars Turned Reverse". NOISZ STARLIVHT is available on both Android and iOS, so if you guys have phones (you guys have phones, right?), be sure to check it out! See you all again very soon!