WEEK 17: PATCH 0.8.4 - Astral Link 4 (No Dialogue) & Avatar Skins

Final Stardust: Cosmic Nexus

A fast-paced Collectible Card Game focusing on the essentials, by a casual gamer for casual gamers! Easy to pick up, fast to play, and with no need to waste time on mastering the current meta, Final Stardust is a game for everyone who enjoys CCGs that reward skill, instead of min-maxing.

[url=https://ibb.co/c3k2Ngv][img]https://i.ibb.co/F3m8BxW/patch-notes-thumbnail-17.png[/img][/url] [h1]Astral Link And Game Completion [/h1] I added all the Astral Links level 4, no updated dialogue for now since it can wait. The only thing left is level 5, in the next patch, then the game is pretty much complete. [h1]Avatar Skins And Deck Variety[/h1] You can now buy the starter decks you didn't choose in the shop. When you buy a starter pack you get a skin that comes with it. In fact, if you already have a save file the game should update your data and unlock your specific skin. For example, if you chose Jupiter you will have the Jupiter skin. You can change your skin by clicking on the skin icon in the explorer UI in the main menu. The Dark and Celestial skins should be unlocked in the next patch. I was thinking player level 20 gets you the Dark skin and unlocking your first Astral Link 5 gets you the Celestial skin. This way you can enjoy those skins while finishing the game. I have had many people complain about deck variety and struggling to access new cards. I did everything I can to make things easier, the starter decks should make things easier. The price was initially going to be 1k but I bumped it to 2k because it comes with a skin. An Astral Link level 1 battle gives you 100 gold and you need 2 wins to get to Astral Link 2, which gives you 200. This is besides all the gold you get as a bonus when you level up or unlock a new Astral Link level. This means that you can try a new element within 10 battles, I think it's good enough to try your existing element. Also, there is the welcome gift in the shop that allows to have 2k gold for free. I hope creating decks is now a lot more accessible. Alright, next patch, probably on May 1st will conclude this crazy journey and allow us to have a complete game. [h1]Changes[/h1] [list] [*] CONTENT: Added starter decks + avatar skin purchases in the shop. [*] CONTENT: Added Astral Link 4 decks (no dialogue). [*] CONTENT: Added new overdrive effects (x3). [*] CUSTOMIZATION: Avatar skin can now be changed in the Explorer UI. [*] UPDATE: An avatar skin is now automatically added upon loading based on the first element you have selected. [*] TEXT: Fixed Dark Hyper Hariterra's effect description. [*] TEXT: Fixed Kitsusei's description. [*] TEXT: Copied decks now also have the same name as the original deck. [*] FIX: Fixed battle crashing with Roko's Astral Link 3. [*] FIX: Updated Kiran's Astral Link 2 dialogue. [*] FIX: Fixed the amount of experience gained per battle (according to the Astral link you fight). [*] VISUAL: Added the deck number in the quick deck selection box, cutscene UI. [*] VISUAL: Added publisher logo at the game start. [/list]