Hi, this is the Illegal Turtle team. We've come a long way, and we have a new milestone ahead of us. This year we want to release the game from early access. Bard will be all grown up! =) Here and there, bards are sharing their grand plans and and exciting fun, and we're not gonna be far behind.
Patches before Early Access
The Castle (~July)
This year you'll be able to build a castle, the bard's private space, hidden from view. It will be the center point for new mechanics and development.
The Treasury - this is where the most precious gifts are kept: gold, rare artifacts, forgotten tunes and, perhaps a few declarations of love. This place will generously reward those who know how to wait... and plan.
You will be expected to: A massive enhancement for your collection An emerald key that will open some doors forever. New unique artworks - for true connoisseurs
The dungeon is dark and mysterious. Somewhere in its depths roam the ghosts of old songs and forgotten shadows. It's a place where you can take a chance and get something truly valuable - or pay for your daring.
A new quest in the spirit of Dungeon Crawler Roguelike! Random events, traps and valuable finds await you in the depths of the castle. Each dive is unique: somewhere there's a forgotten chest, somewhere there's an ambush, and somewhere you can hear the voice of someone who should have been silenced long ago. Only well-prepared bards can return with trophies, and not lose themselves. But remember: the deeper you go, the closer his throne... And the wrath of the goblin king is no legend.
Balls - In the evenings, the castle is filled with music, laughter, and the smell of soup! Heroes from different factions receive invitations and rush to balls - not just to dance. Alliances are forged, secret affairs are discussed, and new adventures begin. Every ball is a chance to influence relations between factions, learn something rare, or receive an unexpected gift from a mysterious guest. Who knows who will appear in the hall tonight?
You will have access to new opportunities for factions. You will also have the possibility to take part in unique quests that are specific to certain factions.
Last League (~ early September)
The Last League will be dedicated to the bard's main quest. Since we may be read by very young bards, we can't give you all the details here.
However, this league will unlock the engineering you'll need for one “big and wet” task. The new knowledge will allow you to haul the right cargo , and afterward go down even lower. But all in good time! New carts will be available to you that will allow you to do all those murky deeds. You'll also have to get some teams together before you can progress any further. Get your sandals and sunscreen ready. The tentacles on the book are drawn for a reason.
Where did the dwarves go?
In the last update before release, we're focusing on making a powerful ending, and taking all veteran bards to level 2 of the game. What that level is and what it will look like, we can't say yet. But we believe that with the end of the first playthrough, the bard is just getting started )
After that we will release the game from early access.
0.61c
Additions and changes:
Fixed a bug with inability to single improve multipliers in arena.
Added shortened views for spice, jelly dwarfs, and magic stone selection menus.
Confirmation action is now required before building in your lands.
Next to the hero's weapon information, there is now a tooltip with critical damage information.
In the squad window, when dragging an item, you can keep the mouse clamped on the item, and take a quantity greater than 1. (Experimental feature)
It is now possible to manually enter number of items when buying and selling on the market.
Option has been added to the advanced options.
Lord Bard part II
Bard was finally able to find full time workers to build Dark tower, Legatus house, Art academy, and Dragon monument.
Dark tower - unlocks access to lost undead research. Legatus house - learn a couple new moves from an old warlord! Learn the history of an old man's, and dive into an epic campaign from the days of his youth. Art Academy - bard loves paintings that were shown at last royal exhibition. But to use them, you'll have to buy licenses! Dragon Monument - You can use it to perform 8 new rituals using dragon blood.
Added one improvement to Manor. Added one improvement to Forge.
Our name is Legion
New quest for Legionaries. Defeat barbarian tribes that stand in your way and earn glory within the Empire.
Additions and improvements:
Animation of getting dragon blood bonuses no longer interrupts choices.
Fixed a bug where illustration would not give out flowers in Chapter 10.
Added tooltip display with the name of jelly dwarfs when hovering over them in inventory and selection menu.
Slogans in quest can now be selected by double-clicking.
Deleting patterns in ballad can now also be possible with auto press turned off.
Added option in advanced options.
0.60c
Changes 0.60b and 0.60c - Cart of peppers no longer causes game to crash. - Lich interacting with caravan no longer causes game crash. - Turning dead heroes into a flower no longer causes game crash. - Creating a cart subtracts required resources. - In auto hand mode, chiromancy hands are no longer purchased in background when game has just started and there are no heroes purchased. - Fixed a bug where you could buy more than 24 heroes with a cart in a squad. - Fixed a bug where you couldn't finish a ballad in the quest without slogans. - Caravans now appear in quest. - Optimized fire and cheese shurikens, which should have a positive impact on performance. - Tarot card has been removed from deck. - Changed effect of line (Melee Heroes have a 10% chance to inflict additional damage to enemy. Damage equal to 10% of hero current HP.).
Note: - As of version 0.60, you cannot collect trees or altars in one zone more than 3 times in quest .
Carts. Slogans. Cliche.
Carts
Carts can now be assembled in the workshop! A cart takes up 6 places in a squad. The following carts are available for assembly: - Cart of fame - Сart of provisions - Magic cart - Cart of flags - Cart of songs - Cart of Wonders - Stargazer's cart - Cart of Peppers
Slogans
A new skill in the workers house - Slogans! Execute a plan, choose one of 10 bravura slogans and motivate your workers for new achievements! Slogans can also be used as lines for a ballad.
Cliche
A new book has been added - Cliche Why make up new characters when you have old ones? Memorize one character, give him a name, and use him in all your ballads! Unlock new strategic possibilities by taking your favorite on any quest where its presence is forbidden. (Does not apply to the working class)
Additions and changes:
Added a quick T key for the teleportation rune.
Added button in the upper left corner of the screen and the hotkey for this is H.
Added a “minimize after hiring” switch, for the hiring menu.
Modernized the heroes' turn order and initiative system.
Added 10 pages for the book .
Changed the animation of using the dragon's eye (removed screen flicker).
Added game timer for the quest .
Several trees or obelisks can now appear at the same time in the quest . In such a case, you need to have enough workers to extract all resources from them.
Bank income is now tied to the maximum zone reached in an adventure, not the current zone.
Broken saves are no longer saved to Steam Cloud. Now when a save fails to load, a “something went wrong” screen with additional loading options is displayed.
Lord Bard - Part 1
Illegal Turtle team wishes you a Happy New Year! Thank you for staying with us and playing Bard Idle! We wish you prosperity and good health. Lord Bard is a big mechanic, and we decided to split patch into two parts, one to show you before the new year and one after.
Meet...*the curtain opens*
Lord Bard Part I
The king has announced start bidding for land, to which the best bards from all kingdoms are admitted. Once you buy the land, you will own a vast plateau to build structures to suit your tastes. You can build a workshop to sew flags for your momentous campaigns, or you can learn alternative ways of forging weapons at the forge.
New quest - Practice makes perfect!
Hire workers to develop lands worthy of the King himself. Only carpenters, masons, and jewellers are available for hire to obtain resources for you and unlock building blueprints. P.S. Workers love jelly
Caravans and Trade
Good heroes get the opportunity to trade with caravans! Outlaws will have to fear the King's troopers - your robberies will no longer go unpunished. Caravans of cloth, stone and wood have been added. The flag caravan has been abolished.
New currency: mithril coins
Mithril coins are required for trading with caravans and building up the bard's holdings. You can get them with the help of workers, at the market, or in the exchange center. Enemy heroes will drop mithril coins with some chance, but only if you have opened caravans or reached the trade with the land.
Additions and changes:
Fixed a bug where in English the negative effect of magic stones did not match the level of the book.
Bookshelves in unburnable manuscript mode display the maximum number of book pages that can be improved.
There as well, you no longer need to hold control to forget books. Instead, you just need to confirm the action with a second press of the button.
Added tab in the game options
Fixed swiping bug in achievement menu
Bard News. Preparing mechanics - Castle
Pets
The College of Bards has allowed you to take magical pets from their own kennel on adventures! The cuties are very bored and need attention, hurry up to meet them, because a magical pet will always help their friends.
Additions and changes:
Fixed a bug where mages with a ban on casting spells could still cast spells.
Corrected sequence of multipliers applied to heroes' characteristics.
Additional option disables more effects.
Changed condition of line.
additional option is now called and has an additional mode.
Caravans now start appearing less frequently in areas that have already been robbed.
Marmalade League
Honor and glory awaits everyone who conquers the heights of poetic art! All bards who have reached Marmalade League receive a letter from the College of Bards from its director. In letter is an invitation to a fateful meeting that could change course of history.
Additions and Changes:
Added an alternate effect for some class items that did not work with certain factions.
Changed class item effect for cheese mages.
Added option to skip illustration animation to advanced options. Option is available if player has drawn an illustration at least once.
Some illustrations have been improved.
An option has been added to magic hand automation filter.
An option for an abbreviated view of magic hands has been added to advanced options.
Tarot card has been modified.
Added 3 new default tarot cards.
Added book .
Using dragon's eye unlocks rune dragon habitat.
Added book .
Adjusted behavior of heroes with silver weapons.
Added book .
Added new spells for butterfly mages, bubble mages, and cheese mages in their respective books.
<Сomedy and Tragedy> is now subdivided into ranks. Each new rank increases inflow of pens and unburnable manuscripts.
Adjusted initiative of enemies' moves.
Effect of miracle has been slightly weakened.
Reduced complexity of enchanted box.
Improved behavior of mages and their spells. Fixed some bugs related to mages.
Optimized game code.
0.56b
Clarified class item description for happy monk if a faction cunning monk or monkey king is selected.
