Rogue Tactics news & patch notes

Added:

• New Hero - The Lovers.

• Trials (available after completing the 1st Loop).

• Unstable Fusion.

• Hero Changes: The Moon and The Hanged Man.

• 13 Creatures (5 basic and 8 upgraded).

• 32 Ideas.

• 5 Spells.

• New Boss of the 10th World.

• Loop/Scourge Changes.

• New Unlocks.

• Many minor changes.

Added font size and gamepad sensitivity settings. (This might be important to someone, so I'm writing it here so it doesn't get lost in the wall of text below)

Small rework:

The game has a fairly high entry barrier, primarily due to the large number of creature abilities that the player has to learn. Of course, this is partly by design, but there are some things I can do to make life easier for new players:

1. A significant portion of ability icons (mostly passive ones) have been redrawn. Most haven't changed drastically, but a small icon indicating its type has been added to the bottom left corner. For example: a boot - terrain movement modifier, a shield - ability that triggers upon taking damage, a fist - damage modifier, a circle - aura, etc. I hope this will slightly simplify memorizing and understanding ability effects.

2. I wouldn't like to reduce the number of abilities, but I've conducted a review of some less useful or redundant (from a conceptual or balance perspective) abilities for creatures.

Goblin Spy: "Forest Knowledge" removed. Removed ranged combat (it shouldn't have been there).

Catpig: 14 => 15 HP. "Swampy" removed.

Pigorc: "Swampy" added.

Lionork: 13 => 14 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Highlander: 0 => 1 DEF.

Snake: 12 => 13 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Paradise Snake: 14 => 15 HP.

Hell Snake: 13 => 14 HP.

Lizard: 12 => 13 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Lizard Shaman: 12 => 13 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Old Goblin: 15 => 17 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Old Rogue: 18 => 21 HP. "Forest Knowledge" removed.

Pile of Bones: 0/0 => 1/1 ATK. Can attack and counterattack

Pile of Corpses: 0/0 => 1/2 ATK. Can attack and counterattack

Scary Ghost: 16 => 18 HP. "Scream" removed.

Orc-Student: "Melee Penalty" removed.

Orc Professor: "Melee Penalty" removed.

Bee Archer: 14 => 13 HP. "Melee Penalty" removed.

Thunder Beetle: "Digger" removed.

Ant Mage: 11 => 12 HP. 2/3 => 3/3 ATK. "Skill Absorber" removed.

Blue Tulip: "Skill Absorber" removed.

Lamia: "Song" removed.

Shell-Gun: 8 => 10 HP. "Durable" removed.

Enchanted Shell: 11 => 12 HP. "Durable" removed.

Fossilized Shell: 13 => 14 HP. "Hill Knowledge" removed.

Crab-Businessman: "Tax" 2 added.

Scat-Power Station: 20 => 22 HP. "Retaliation" removed.

Shoal of Little Fish: 12 => 13 HP.

Hypno-Seahorse: 12 => 14 HP. "Water Burst" removed.

Rainbow Seahorse: 14 => 16 HP. "Water Burst" removed.

Whale, Sperm Whale: 3 => 2 AP. "Floats Only", "Water Trace" removed. "Wet" added.

Swamp Orkgr: "Hill Knowledge" removed.

Cocoon: "Hail of Arrows" removed.

Butterfly: "Hail of Arrows" added.

Wolf Trap: Range 3 => 2.

Preparation: CD 4 => 2. The effect disappears at the beginning of the creature's next turn.

Shallow Water: Applies Damp for 3 => 2 turns.

Fire (object): Now does not affect flying units.

"Liquid", "Escape" removed (replaced with other analogues).

Other changes:

Highlighting for words denoting creatures, spells, and abilities in descriptions.

Minor graphical changes.

Bug fixes.

ADDED:

- 10 Creatures (4 base and 6 evolutions)

- 10 Ideas

- 5 Spells

BALANCE:

Ideas:

- Durable Copy: +5 → +4 HP

- Tough Copy: +25% → +20% HP

- Enhanced Copy: +3 → +2 ATK

- Nightly: Endgame 5 → 4

Spells:

- Rock Shift: Now not Infinite, but Quick. Has 2 Charges.

- Mind Blast: 2 → 1 damage per Idea.

- Acid Splash: → Now Infinite.

- Earth Magic: → Now not Infinite. Has 3 Charges. MP 1 → 0.

- Evil Eye: → Now not Infinite. Has 3 Charges. MP 1 → 0.

- Slightly reduced gold rewards.

OTHER:

- Right stick on the gamepad now simulates the mouse.

- Added a hotkey for auto-battle.

- Some abilities with the Death keyword now grant the corresponding buff. Ideas granting such abilities were reworked to directly give the buff.

Note: This mostly concerns hyperactive abilities like "Kamikaze", for easier visualization. It especially caused issues when playing for or against Undead.

- Minor tweaks and bug fixes.

A content patch is planned for release this weekend. In the meantime, here are some minor fixes:

- Treasure Map: Now grants 1 additional coin per world.

- Token Selling: Tokens can now be sold. The selling process has also been made more intuitive.

- Minor visual changes.

- Various bug fixes.

Lots of bugfixes.

Creatures: Chicken: HP 13=>16. Big Chicken: HP 18=>21. Rooster: HP 15=>17. Squid: ATK 3-5 => 4-6, Range 5=> 6 Red Squid: ATK 3-5 => 4-6, Range 5=> 6 Added alternate fusions for: Scat-Lamp Mermaid Pretty Girl Ideas: Scimitars ATK+3 => 2, counterattack damage -4 => -2 Halberd ATK+3 => 2, offence damage -3 => -2 Abilities: Chain Discharge: Damage scales with spell power, costs 1 charge. Water Burst: Damage scales with spell power. Other: Added additional tooltips for moon phases. Fixed a bug with "Regular" and "Artillery".

Finally! Rogue Tactics is now available, I hope you’ll enjoy it.

The release doesn’t mean the end of development, but I believe the game already has more than enough content for release.

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who actively helped with feedback and bug reports.

Best wishes,

Petushock Production (actually just one person—me—but I like to seem a bit bigger).

After the start of the Steam Next Fest, there have been several small patches. The cumulative changes are as follows:

• Enemy squads have been reduced in size.

• Added visualization for attack and ability ranges.

• The effects of certain events are now clearer.

• When selecting a hero, their starting set of creature and spell slots is now displayed.

• Some minor changes.

• Numerous bug fixes.