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GC2:CS features – XP system, battle outcome panelIn GCL, you couldn’t easily tell whether you are going to set a new XP record during a battle, because of the various XP multipliers being calculated only at the end of it. It’s not the case anymore, the XP multipliers rolling in the battle outcome panel are gone. Each XP you earn is being added to the battle’s total XP instantly (and boosted with any applicable multipliers -like the mana pool tier bonus- on the fly).
GC2:CS features – Battle modesFormerly, as I wrote to many of you in emails, the battle mode selector was planned to be a hybrid of GCL’s pick-what-you-want (but basically one main mode with lots of tweakables) and GC0’s lots of (not so) different game modes. After lots of changes in the plans, the “currently final” version is distilled into a 3 modes * 3 difficulty levels simple selector, and some kind of challenge generator where you can have lots of perks and tweaks added (this latter will be shown later in the blog, or probably only in the released game (let’s keep some things secret until release)). The main idea was to make the battle modes really different, not just like “+20% giant monsters”, so a fundamental rule (“What is the defeat condition?”) was at the scope. The results are: GC2:CS features – Breakables, dropsIf you have ever played hack ‘n’ slash dungeon crawler games (Torchlight, Path of Exile, Diablo), you are surely familiar with the concept of crates, jugs, barrels all over the place that are only waiting for you to crush them so that they can pour the floor with loot.
GC2:CS features – Revisiting previous topics IIFirst about the monster nests that were left out last time. The visual appearance of nests will be built of modules – columns, arches, roof – that could be combined and recolored freely to add more visual variety to the game.
GC2:CS features – TombsSorry for the short post for today – the new monster nests are not ready to be shown yet (I hope to show them in the next post, it will be a cover up, so nests will fit in too), and there’s not much to be told here either, as both monster nests and tombs work basically the same way as in GCL.
These are the changes: Continue reading GemCraft Labyrinth update v.1.22Issues fixed:
Ok, that’s it, I’m sure the game will produce ever more new anomalies as you push the game to the extremes, so, if you have grade 40+ or so gems on the table, you’re on your own, I can’t help any more at those astronomical heights, have to go on with GC2. 🙂 It can take up to a few days until the new GCL build gets through the upload process everywhere. 5 days until the next GC2 post! GC2:CS features – Shards, beaconsBoth mana shards and beacons got some new tricks to help make the game more varied. First of all, as you already know, both shards and beacons can appear in the middle of the battle, you can get shards via the Unearthed Shard spark if you’re fortunate, or meet some new beacons if you enrage a monster wave with lots of gems.
GC2:CS features – ShrinesShrines have gone through many changes since GCL. The current (work-in-progress, might change) system takes the variety of GC0 shrines, adds variable areas of effect (see below in a moment), and variable charging times (some shrines will charge up quickly, others slowly, to add even more depth to level design).
GemCraft labyrinth update v.1.21In this update I fixed only two minor issues: Unless some critical error shows up, this is the final GCL version, no more side quests, onwards to GC chapter 2! Getting back to GCL: As usually, it can take a few days until the update replaces the previous version everywhere. Game on! …And please stay tuned for the next GC2 post! GC2:CS features – Strike spellsWith strike spells, you can support your gems to maximize the devastation among the lines of the upcoming monsters. These spells don’t kill any monsters themselves, but rather make them more vulnerable against gems, or in extreme cases, prepare them to be slaughtered with one shot kills. There will be three strike spells in GC2, but let’s keep some of the features secret until release – I will talk about the first two spells now, Freeze and Curse.
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