August 23, 2024

STS2 Patch Notes — 2024-08-23

STS2 Patch Notes — 2024-08-23

Build tiiiiiiiime! In some very special news today, you should now also be able to run StS2 on macOS!! In terms of content, we are continuing the pattern of adding bosses by bringing you two new Act 3 bosses! Also there are a lot of Regent balance changes and some snazzy new art and animations ✨

CONTENT:

Silent:

  • Deprecated Caltrops card

Enemies:

  • Added new Act 3 boss, The Sealed Sword
  • Added new Act 3 boss, Test Subject
  • Renamed Antlion to The Insatiable
BALANCE:

Silent:

  • Buffed Anticipate card: Dexterity gain increased from 2(4) -> 3(5)

Regent:

  • Nerfed Conqueror card: Forge decreased from 4(6) -> 3(4)
  • Reworked Glimmer card:
- Cost changed from 1 star -> 1 energy

- Draw increased from 2 -> 3

  • Buffed I Am Invincible card: Block gain increased from 24(30) -> 28(36)
  • Changed Knockout Blow:
- Rarity increased from Uncommon -> Rare

- Damage increased from 26(31) -> 30(35)

- Star gain changed from 4(5) -> 5

  • Changed Perfect Reflection card: rarity decreased from Uncommon -> Common
  • Changed Photon Blade card: no longer discards, instead puts 1 card back on top of the draw pile
  • Buffed Pillar of Creation card: Block gain increased from 2(3) -> 3(4)
  • Changed Prophesize card:
- Energy cost increased from 0 -> 1

- Card draw increased from 3(4) -> 4(6)

  • Changed Radiate card:
- Damage increased from 3(4) -> 5(7)

- Rarity increased from Common -> Uncommon

  • Reworked Parry card:
- Skill - Rare - 2

- “Forge 3(5). Put Sovereign Blade on the bottom of your draw pile. Gain Block equal to its damage. Exhaust”

  • Buffed Stardust card: damage increased from 4(5) -> 5(8)

Relics & Potions:

  • Changed Hungering Portrait relic: rarity changed from Common -> Shop

Enemies:

  • Nerfed The Insatiable:
- Bite move damage decreased from 35 -> 30

- HP decreased from 333 -> 321

  • Nerfed Kin Follower: quick slash move damage decreased from 6 -> 4
  • Buffed Owl Magistrate: HP increased from 233 -> 333
  • Sandpit death goes through Fairy in a Bottle and Lizard Tail relics
  • Changed Snapping Jaxfruit: moveset AI changed; now attacks more aggressively
  • Nerfed Vantom:
- Dismember move damage decreased from 25 -> 24

- No longer gains Block on its buff turn

ART:
  • Added animations for The Insatiable
  • Ceremonial Beast has a new unique background
  • Added card art for Secret Technique, Fasten, and Secret Weapon
  • Updated art for Forsaken Citadel and Colorful Philosophers events
  • Reordered rest site fire layering so it can turn off easily
  • Incorporated mirror VFX into Reflections event
  • Incorporated Hellraiser card VFX
  • Added additive fog for Wellspring event (CPU-based)
USER INTERFACE & EXPERIENCE:
  • Adjusted enchantment preview box to more legible and not overlap with scrollbar
  • Can now toggle enchantments to look disabled or enabled now
  • Changed the graphics clear color from gray to black, hiding some ugliness on startup
  • Event option descriptions no longer contain any bold text
  • Numbers in various enchantment descriptions are now blue
  • Updated card enchant UI element aspect ratio, label, material
WORDING:
  • Added blue numbers and gold keywording for Plague Carrier and Rampart powers
  • Decree of Unmaking, Grapple, Taunt, and Monarch’s Gaze cards now refer to enemies with it/its
  • High Voltage and Shield powers now refer to their owner as it/its rather than their
  • The Royally Approved enchantment's hovertip now specifies that it can only enchant an attack or skill
  • Reworded Shadowmeld card so it’s more clear that it shouldn't be affected by relics
BUG FIXES:

Ironclad:

  • Bully card no longer glows gold if it is unplayable
  • Dark Embrace power no longer breaks after initial turn
  • Fixed Aggression power description

Silent:

  • Burn no longer procs Quicken power when it triggers at the end of the turn
  • Shadowmeld+ now increases Block gained from relics

Regent:

  • Heirloom Hammer card now correctly works with token cards
  • Added Plating hovertip to Neutron Aegis card
  • Fixed Wrought in War card description to match new behavior
  • Fixed Dying Star card description

Colorless Cards:

  • Duped Bolas cards that disappear from battle no longer return to your hand

Ancients:

  • The Hoarder can now be loaded with the event dev console command
  • Pitch Black Oil relic no longer causes issues with scrollability in smithing screen

Enemies:

  • Knowledge Demon no longer tries to afflict cards in limbo

Misc:

  • Enthralled card now visually affects card costs
  • Fixed orb hovertips
  • SetCurrentScreen is now called after the game is set to fullscreen; somehow this fixes which display the game should fullscreen on
All Patches
Newer → 2024-08-30