Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Deck of Ashes
MAGNUS' STORY
Hi folks, it's time to tell you more about the new character. Get to know each other:
Magnus the Ugly Jester
Since childhood, Magnus was given to the palace of King Octavius, to be a laughingstock for the citizens. Every day he was mocked, but he was the first to know about the Ash Box. Having discovered his talent for manipulating the minds of other people, Magnus dared to find the Box and get its power so that no one else would dare to mock him... And, of course, to take revenge on all the offenders for what they deserved. Revenge the whole world.
Day and night, Magnus studied the powers of the Ash Box and the ways to obtain it. But in order to steal the Box, he needed a team...
Unlike the rest of the Rogues, Magnus received not just a curse, but the true power of the Box, which changed the jester for eternity. But how exactly?
Magnus' unique power will be a key feature of the character's gameplay and will influence his cards archetypes. Magnus' target will also be Lady Death. But what can go wrong?
In the next post, we'll talk about the Magnus' archetypes. Stay tuned!
MAGNUS. WHO IS HE? (A CONTEST)
Magnus. The fourth in-game character, shrouded in mystery.
Who is he? What abilities does he have? What impact will he have on a game story?
Very soon we will open the veil of secrets and tell more about Magnus' abilities and his origin. Share your expectations and opinions in the comments!
CONTEST
We suggest you think about what a full name Magnus might have.
the one whose answer will be close to the character's origin will get a prize - the Deck of Ashes' Artbook!
we'll summarize the results a week from now in the comments to this post.
Good luck!
PATCH NOTES (EA BUILD: 198f2)
Hello friends! This is a technical update with bug fixes and performance improvements!
An error when game backgrounds were not displayed and/or the game did not start was fixed. To do this, additional video codecs were integrated into the game installer;
Defensive Strike card now correctly gives Shield for killing an enemy;
When you continue playing the game, the save window of the character you played for the last time now opens and the last save window is highlighted;
Prayer of Weakening card no longer inflicts Inflammation on the player;
Character voices in battle now sound louder.
DECK OF ASHES ON SALE!
Hello friends! If you still decide to buy Deck of Ashes now or wait for a larger discount, your day has come :)
From November 27th to December 3rd you can buy Deck of Ashes with a 25% discount!
We work on the game hard every day, and the next major updates will include:
Christmas event
New game mode
New character
Join our gaming community, collect your own winning deck and punish all the monsters in this cursed world!
We also ask you to help us with the nomination “Best Game You Suck At”
This is a technical update that fixes annoying bugs and makes the game better :))
The error that caused the Ice Giant to not display correctly was fixed;
Passive Dungeon ability (-1 hp for each move) will now not kill you, but politely leave 1 Health point;
Master of Forest will now correctly stop summoning the animals when the player uses the Animal Whistle;
In-game sounds no longer overlap and cause a distortion;
An event in the dungeon in which you are forced to discard 1 card less now works correctly;
Now, when Sly’s voices increase the cost of playing a card, the color of the number turns red;
The effect of the skill Death during the battle with the Wax Witch now does not work if you use the Aspen Stake;
The volume of replicas of characters in battle is increased;
Ash Scar card - mana cost reduced from 1 to 0;
Prolonged Strike card - mana cost reduced from 5 to 4. Initial damage increased from 9 to 10;
Impartial Fire card - mana cost increased from 1 to 3;
Damage caused by the ability Fang of Rat is increased from 3-5 to 5;
Damage dealt by Nosferatu's Drink Blood ability is increased from 4-5 to 6;
Chameleon Slime skill cooldown is increased from 1 to 2 rounds.
NEW SLY'S ARCHETYPE & NEW MONSTERS
Hello folks!
We have prepared a lot of fresh content for you! Now the game runs will be even more varied!
NEW MONSTERS
NOTE: new monsters are only available inside the in-game events.
Master of the forest
A formidable monster who can summon his own kind to help him.
Wax Witch
The ancient powerful witch, who learned the combustion techniques
Bride
The abandoned bride will not forgive you for your mistakes :)
Bittern
Ancient warrior, stabbing with his sword. These wounds will not be easy to heal...
Illusionist
Reality or illusion? Are you sure you attacked the right enemy? A mistake would cost you your life!
NEW SLY'S ARCHETYPE
Sly is an experienced fighter, the leader of the outcasts. To meet Sly in this cursed and Godforsaken world means to die. Having succeeded in mastering cold weapons, Sly learned to adopt the techniques of the other characters.
There are 10 new cards in this update. It forms an archetype.
We continue to follow our plan and release the next major update, listening to your feedback and relying on the received criticism. Thank you for your concern!
UPDATED IN-GAME EVENTS
We completely changed the system of in-game events. Now they have become more varied, their descriptions have become shorter and more accurate, and the effects obtained from the events are much more various and interesting.
MARTYR DIFFICULTY LEVEL
Get ready for the real test of your gaming skills. Now the Martyr will truly make you suffer.
Prolonged Strike - mana cost now 4 (was 5). Initial damage increased to 10 (was 9);
Impartial Fire - mana cost increased to 3 (was 1).
OTHER IMPORTANT CHANGES
Lady Death
Two new passive skills have been added. It was designed to make the fight against the boss even more interesting.
King Octavius
General boss skill enhancement. Get ready for a real fight!
Buck. Yes, Buck changes again.
We raise Buck's speed level to the speed level of other characters additional adding some extra strength points. These simple changes should give players more confidence in the next step when playing Buck. Buck must be more reliable now.
Halloween carnival
The event is over! Thank you all for participating! Halloween cards pack, backgrounds, as well as skins for monsters, went into official plugins. Now it can be purchased for Reward Points.
Skins for Lucia, Buck, and Sly were added to SUPPORTER PACK.
Numerous bugs were also fixed, performance was improved, and localization bugs were fixed.
Wiki
Free free to fill it with content and help new Deck of Ashes players to become greatest warriors: https://deckofashes.gamepedia.com/Deck_of_Ashes_Wiki
It is time, to sum up, the results of our creative contest and announce the names of the winners. There were a small number of works, but each was beautiful in its way. We thank everyone for participating in the contest ːsteamhappyː
The winner list
1. Nikita Novikov - receives a T-shirt with the game logo and a key; 2. Alexander Go - receives a cup with the game logo and a key; 3. Eve1ine - receives the mouse pad with the game logo and a key; 4. Eda - receives the Deck of Ashes key; 5. ArtistochkA - receives the Deck of Ashes key; 6. Pryazhnikov Egor - receives the Deck of Ashes key.
The winners will be contacted by mail till the end of this week.
Starting tomorrow, the winner's works will be published on our social networks. Don't forget to subscribe! :)
Deck of Ashes is on sale for 20% of its normal price for a limited time on Steam!
Halloween Carnival is a time-limited event available from October 28 to November 15
It's cold out there. The darkness took over the kingdom of humans. The citizens locked themselves in their homes. The most outlawed robbers began their ritual, an ancient feast to honor the dark spirits. Led by spirits, the robbers changed their appearance and absorbed the forces of ancient evil.
HOW TO PLAY
The event will begin as soon as you launch it. Ash Master will talk to you and show you the right way... NOTE: To start the event, click on the corresponding picture in the upper right corner of the main menu.
NEW CONTENT
Halloween brought us a lot of new content. Let's start with the visual design :)
Updated game backgrounds with unique new animations;
New skins for Lucian, Sly and Buck, which will be added to the Supporter pack after the event;
New skins for human enemies.
NEW CARDS
Who even needs events without new cards?
6 new cards were added (2 per character). How to get them: recipes can be received in all common ways.
BOSSES UPDATE
Lady Death was originally created as the boss leading the battle to exhaustion. We are revisiting this mechanics, changing the dynamics of the battle. The battle with the final boss will become faster, tougher and more interesting.
Now, during each phase of the battle, Lady Death calls upon the servants only once per battle;
New ability: Players take twice as much damage as 1 round;
Damage dealt by Lady Death is increased.
King Octavius
The false god had not been able to boast for a relatively long time compared to other bosses. We slightly make Octavius stronger.
Octavius now inflicts two bleedings instead of one;
Octavius's summoned monsters have become stronger and more dangerous.
OTHER CHANGES
Genetrix: The Low Immunity skill no longer affects the entire deck, but only 3 random cards. In addition, cards created by the infected ones are now fragile and will disappear after the end of the battle. Also, the passive healing ability has been changed - now the treatment works only every 3 turns.
We're increasing Haron's influence on Buck's gameplay: Rage cards can now be played several times in a fight.
We are on social media: FACEBOOK - fresh content every day! DISCORD - discuss your deck with the community INSTAGRAM - plenty of animated monsters :) TWITTER - stay in touch with us!
BUG FIXES
Now we are holding a creative competition with the opportunity to get a merch with the Deck of Ashes logo:
We continue to prepare our game for the upcoming major Halloween update coming next week.
A number of the following bugs have been fixed:
The unclickable button "delete" when trying to remove the consumable item from the inventory was fixed;
The process of playing animations, sounds and effects has been changed when a large number of cards are get discarded;
A bug when the Merchant's "Upgrades" button did not always work was fixed;
A critical strike from burning no longer kills any enemy instantly;
The mistake that got the "Ancient Manuscripts" cards into the common cauldron was fixed;
A bug when the Strength parameter did not affect the second triggering of the "Knife Impact" card was fixed;
A gamepad-related errors have been fixed.
We are on social media: FACEBOOK - fresh content everyday! DISCORD - discuss your deck with the community INSTAGRAM - plenty of animated monsters :) TWITTER - stay in touch with us!
