It is to time to highlight our choice of music for the game. Our composer tried to highlight key features of the lore and to support visual style. First of all Arx city is a mix of different cultures melted together into unique civilization forged by ages of isolation and war with Furos. To highlight this in music we injected a high diversity of the different instruments and music genres, including tribal vocals, classic instruments and "sci-fi"-ish sounds. On top of this, all our soundtracks have flavours of constant pressing danger, epic battles and heroism which represents the status of the last humans in the Arx.
Here is the main soundtrack of the game: [previewyoutube="cEYYE75tiOo;full"]
As for the soundtracks for the battle scenes, we designed a unique soundtrack for each type of the enemy, which we will share as a separate playlist soon. Stay tuned and avoid full Moon. - Codeheretic Team
Merry Christmas
Our development team wish you a merry Christmas and happy New Year! Just before the holidays, we want to give an update on what we are planning to introduce in the game: - Ultori Special powers will now be available once per battle but will become much stronger. - The map will be reworked! There will be a set path of battles with different forks, so players will be able to choose. - As you starting a new game, you will be able to take a few Arx Modules with you. Such modules could be activated between battles for some effect (randomize cards in your Arcana, for example, changing enemies, gaining combat bonuses, etc.). - Campaign mode will be added to the game! [this is big]
Stay warm and avoid full Moon! - Code Heretic team.
Luma Bot upgrades
As you know from our gameplay announcement, we want to make all minions and Magicas in the game upgradable. We believe that this will create tons of new possibilities for you to design your Arcana (or deck). Moreover, we decided to double the number of metacubes (used for upgrade), it's almost Christmas anyway!
Luma Bot
Today we want to share some early concepts of the upgradable Luma Bots and tell you about upcoming gameplay changes. Our game designers are planning to rework Luma Bots, applying "Weak alone, but strong in numbers" concept. We are creating a very unique synergy mechanic between Luma Bots, so the more you play them - the more value you got! On top of this, we are adding a special set of Magicas which will summon additional Luma Bots and buff existing-ones.
Too good to be true? Don't worry there will be no IMBA, as we intentionally keep them small and fragile, so unless you compliment Luma Bots with defensive instruments, enemies like Furos Anubi will be overwhelmingly dangerous. Yes, this little "cuties".
Concepts
Luma Capacitor So the first upgrade would Luma Capacitor(working Name) - still small and fragile creature, capable to empower other Luma Bots transforming them into "little machines of victory". As you can see, visually all our three concept art versions are similar to the original one with additional Luma-storages. To be honest, our team is debating which one out of three is the best, so let us know which one you think the best?
Alpha Prototype As for the second upgrade, we are planning to do something completely different. Imagine you decided to build your Arcana based on Luma bots, what do you want the most? More Luma Bots! This is exactly what Alpha Prototype will do, playing the role of the "factory", which will create an additional Luma Bot every turn. You can see it visually on the concepts - smaller bots are growing outside of this minion.
Expect updates about new minions and mechanics soon and avoid full moon! - Codeheretic team.
Aetherus minions overview
Today we want to tell you about our Aetherus minions and the value they can bring on the battlefield.
Aetherus are one of the oldest minions designed based on the simple Luma-storage device by an unknown master. Through the ages there were many attempts to modify it, adding all kind fo capabilities from laser cannons to smoke generating machines.
Aetherus
The base version is fragile and weak but can dramatically boost allies. Since this is a supportive minion during the concept phase we used an overall shape and small details to convey the idea of a utility device. It does not look particularly tough or aggressive, but rather as an enigmatic machine capable to process Luma.
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Aetherus Seven
This is an upgrade version, which is much more effective as a support minion. We want this minion to be an ultimate strategic instrument to build a strong position on the battlefield. Same as a basic version it does not add much directly to the combat and die easily without being protected so we encourage players to use it wisely investing into protection.
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Aetherus White
This version completely shifts the paradigm from "supportive" minion to the "ultimate bomb". If you can protect is for a single turn it will wipe all minions (both allied and minions) from the line. A double-edged sword but sometimes you have to make tough choices!
Against The Moon gameplay changes
Thank you for participating in our first beta test! We have gathered a massive amount of feedback and are now working on changes, but we are excited to share with you some upcoming changes in our gameplay: - Two Luma Types will be merged. Now both Minions and Magicas will use the same Luma to play! - Magica powers will be upgradable in two versions (same as minions) - Echo, Luma Bot and Ramuro Monk creatures will have two upgrades - The Moonpresence mechanic will be reworked - The consume action will be available once per turn but will give as much Luma as consumed power cost (for example if you consume a Tartalo minion which costs 4 Luma, you will gain 4 Luma). Just imagine the number of possibilities to play your hand every turn! - Ultori special powers will be reworked so they will no longer damage Arx! - Enemy creatures will be reworked
We are also planning to add lots of additional content before the release: - New game scenarios - New Furos Delecti - New Ultori - Artefacts
Stay tuned for new updates and avoid full moon!
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