Today’s update brings three big new features to the game as well as several smaller improvements, many requested directly by players. Here’s a roundup of the most important changes:
Empire Rank – Stats are now being tracked for all “Vs Anyone” games, and players can earn up to 1000 Science each month based on how high they rank. This is our first take on tournament-style play, and we will continue to improve it over time. You can see your stats in the Empire view (Rank VIII is the lowest and Rank I is the highest).
Empire Alliances – Players can now form Alliances with up to 10 members, and each member can earn bonus coins every day based on how active the Alliance is. Over time, we will expand what Alliances are used for (let us know your ideas), but for now it’s a great way to earn coins faster and find friends in the community. Every member in the Alliance gets 10 coins for each member that won a game (Vs Anyone) the previous day (up to 100 coins per day).
Campaigns – Our first Campaign is here! Campaigns are custom single-player levels that players can master to earn new unique never-before-seen cards. They are designed to be challenging but fun, and may require several tries (with different guaranteed cards) to win. This first campaign rewards Lorenzo, Xiong and Soraya rival cards (2 each) plus 3 new Epic cards.
More Missions – A new mission will appear every 12 hours now instead of every 24 hours. So that means two missions per day instead of just one. Just like before, missions will accumulate even while you’re away (up to 3) so if you only play once per day, you will still get two new missions when you return to the game.
Fast Mode – For advanced players who want faster games, we’ve added a “Fast Mode” button in-game next to the menu button. This will speed up all animation in the game, but is currently only enabled for single player games (Vs Computer and Campaign games). We’ll possibly add it as a matchmaking feature too if it is popular.
Shop Specials – We will be trying out various special deals in the shop (Kongregate users only). Right now every player can get a bundle of 25 card packs for only 50 Kreds.
Epic Card Drop Rate – We’ve made it a little easier to get epic cards in card packs.
Rule Change – Multiple guaranteed cards of the same phase will now try to draw on different turns instead of always drawing on the same turn.
Updated Art – Lots of new art throughout the whole game.
Rival Stories – Character backstories in the Rivals view for most rivals.
Card Fixes – Multiple card tweaks and fixes. One notable change is that “Maracena Dancer” and “Another Horseman” can no longer be drafted by the other player. They will now get replaced if passed.
Hope you enjoy the new stuff! Let us know what you think!
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