Patch Notes: July 2nd 2014

Patch Notes: July 2nd 2014

Revamp patches still in progress!

• The nora cost algorithm is still in the works
• Not every faction received an update with this patch
• No faction, or rune, has "finished" receiving attention

Client

• Firestorm effects has been updated
• Hammerstrike Visual effect has been updated
• Added a visual effect for Nublins Surprise Piez.
• Added a visual effect to Starshine.
• Updated link text for anything using the Gored condition
• Stunned Text has been unified
• Petrified Text has been unified
• Cleansed text unifed. Again this is a big job, and we will get to every condition, case, and mechanic in the game, but for example, some descriptions said
  
  • Cleansed (all negative conditions are lost)
  • Cleansed (negative conditions are removed)
  • Cleansed (all negative conditions are removed)
  • Cleansed (all negative effects and conditions are lost).
    and so on

Website

• Fixed an issue where split faction runes that were part of more than two factions were missing their frames.

Art

• Addressed some instances where the proper icon for an ability wasn’t being used.
• Resolved a hotspot issue with the champion Angel of Nourishment.

Abilities

• Beastial Presence was causing some erratic behavoir on the server.
• Resolved an issue that was causing the ability Warguard to crash the game.
• Fling Corpse (on the relic Corpse-a-Pult) was summoning a Festering Corpse with 44HP instead of 10HP.
  This has been fixed and the description has been updated.

Fling Corpse
Target unit at Range 4-8 takes 8 Physical damage and a Festering Corpse with 10 HP is summoned next to the target. This ability is not an attack. This ability is removed after it has been used 4 times​

• Tree Form has had its description updated and now uses the correct linkage for Boost: Treefolk and Plant Regeneration for secondary ability popups. Also the reference to passive has been removed since it no longer exists (on any champion)

Tree Form
This unit is Cleansed and becomes a Gnarlwood Tree and gains gets +2 DEF, +4 DMG, +10 HP, Boost: Treefolk and Plant Regeneration​

• The higher ranks of the ability Hawk Attack have had their damage reduced.

Hawk Attack
This unit attacks target champion within 6 spaces with Hawk at +2/3/4 DMG. If attack is successful, target champion gains Eviscerated for 2 turns​

• Resolved an issue that was causing the ability Starshine gives majestic to all friendly champs within 5 spaces. There was also an exploit involving the 6 turn cooldown. The description has also been updated.

Starshine
The closest friendly champion that moves within 5 spaces gains a rank of Majestic​

• The following abilities have received cost increases
  • Surge: Enemy
  • Colossal
  • Spontaneous Regeneration
  • Sheoul’s Bond
  • Deep Wounds
• Marauder has received a dramatic cost reduction
• Enrage now properly removes the enraged condition if the ability is removed during play.
• Several issue that were preventing Creep and Crawl from function properly have been resolved.

Spells

• Updated the text for the spell Protect the Nest to reflect how it actually functions.

Protect the Nest
6 Spiderling eggs are spawned within 4 spaces of your Shrine or Avatar. After a 2 turn delay, at the beginning your opponent's turn, one of these relics is removed from play, and Spiderling champion under your control is summoned in its place .​

• Pygmy Hippo Stampede wasn’t giving the ability Feeding Frenzy to the summoned Hippos. Also the description has been updated to say they get Feeding Frenzy.
• The spell Summon Ant was spawning an invalid champion. This has been fixed.

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Kthir Forest - Champions

Falconer
Is no longer race: beast

Elven Strategist:
Teleport 2 instead of Teleport 1 on 2nd ability set

Elven Druid
Now has 11 base damage

Snake Charmer
Has been made slightly less nora efficient

Elven Shade
Removed Startle from ability set 1
added multiattack to ability set 1
damage lowered to 11

Gnarlwood Tanglefoot
Paraiah added to starting abilities
Ranged increased to 1-3
Flurry replaced with Multiattack 3

Forest Giant
Is no longer Race: Beast
Is now Class: Brute instead of Class: Warrior

Angel of Restoration
is now 3-4 instead of 4-5, and is cheaper for it

Arrowsinger
Had health increased to 41

Dugon, Garu Stalwart
now has 10 damage
Is slightly more efficient​

 

Savage Tundra - Champions

Freeze Bug Keeper
Attack: Physical has been restored

Aspect of Infinity
Blindfire moved to base
Petrifying Gaze added to ability set 2

Frostfall Vanguard
No longer has Frost Acolyte
Has been made more efficient

Throatrend Lonx
Berserker 3 has been added to base
Berserker 2 has been removed from ability set 1
Fearless moved from base to upgrade set 1

Frostfall Hydra
Ice Eater is now the default in its first upgrade set

Nora Beast
Lumbering is now on base
1st upgrade set is now Arctic Camo, Blood for Nora and Herbivore
2nd upgrade set is now stat bonus health 1 and 2​

 

Underdepths - Champions

Albino Katipo
Creep and Crawl moved to starting ability set
Hit and Run moved to upgrade set 2

Soulcrawler
Creep and Crawl moved to starting ability set
Psychic Jab moved to upgrade set 2

Broodmother
+1 speed

Nightfall Spider
Creep and Crawl added to starting ability set
Poison rank 1 added to ability set 2

Lavaflow Devourer
Creep and Crawl added to starting ability set
Death Nova: Lava added to 2nd ability set (as a cheaper upgrade option)

Phase Spider
Creep and Crawl added to starting ability set
Soften added to 2nd ability set

Scorpic
Creep and Crawl added to starting ability set

Trap Spider
Creep and Crawl moved to starting ability set
Vulnerable added to 2nd ability set

Weaver
Creep and Crawl moved to starting ability set
Weave Web moved to 2nd ability set

Intentional Omissions to Creep and Crawl
Emberwasp, Bloodletter, Cinderpede, are decidedly not "spiders", and dont have CnC. That does not mean they wont ever get it, its just a matter of testing this out in its current form.​

Goblin Gloombringer
Leech Vitality has been removed
Its nora cost has been lowered

Needleclaw Imp
2nd upgrade set is now Counter Attack: Melee, Rend 2, and Sunder (default)

Warogg
Enrage 1 has replaced Enrage 3 on base

Deep Elf Masochist
Health and efficiency lowered slightly

Demonologist
Has been made more efficient

Korona, Bok Huntress
Battle Leader added to base
Pummel rank 1 added to first upgrade set
2nd upgrade set is now Bloodseeker (default), thirst for battle.

Lower Beast of Sheoul
Backlash added to base

Soulthirster
Now has 6 speed

Bok Gatekeeper
Defender of Chaos is now an upgrade set
Block 2 added to base
Shield throw added to base​

 

Forsaken Waste - Champions

Haunting Spirit
Ghost returned to base

Lich Magistrate
Range is now 3-4
Consume added to base
This unit is now more efficient

Collection of Souls
Nora cost has increased

Crossbone
Farshot added to upgrade set 2
Impaling Strike removed from upgrade set 2

Timothy the Vile
LE version was not synched up
Now has 5-6 range
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