In case you don't know what the hell "Q&A" is, puny human: it means "questions and answers". You ask a question, and if it makes sense, we—the devs—answer it.
Ask away, but keep it short and sweet, we ain't got all day to babysit a bunch of pink puny hums. We will be with you until 10 pm CEDT / 1 pm PDT / 4 pm EDT.
We kept the game in the dark and deep dungeon of Early Access for almost a year. All this time, we were working on the balance and posting GIFs on Twitter adding new stuff to the game. The “Brawl” mode, buttons (consumable items used between battles), the new mutation tree, new enemies and whatnot—it was a busy couple of months for us. And it’s all for you, puny humans. Now come on and pat yourselves on the back: you’ve been honored by the Despot.
But enough compliments, let’s get straight to the point. The final version is now LIVE, so let’s see what we have in store for you.
VERSION 1.0
6 new quests in addition to the existing 4!
Tired of looking for the T-virus? Start an epic adventure of distributing flyers on the level! 📄
Unique abilities for the Tier 5 weapons!
A banana-bomb for every skilled thrower! 🍌💣
9 new killer musical tracks—3 for each of the 3 biomes!
It’s a pure banger, the best album of the 3000s! 🎸
Free buttons to start a run with!
Issued for reaching level 4 in your previous run. No more restarting runs over and over again—better get that bonus and take advantage of it, puny human!
The ability to select what medals are showcased on the online "King of the Hill" leaderboards!
Besides that, we added a couple of new medals. The Despot loves those things!
Reworked balance!
Huge thanks to puny humans in our Discord server: a lot of the changes have been made based on their amazing feedback! #NotSoPuny
The first Despot’s Game DLC is set on the freaking moon and features 20 non-random challenges. The add-on is paid, but the first three challenges are available for free to everyone, so you can check them out and see if it’s your thing before giving money to the Despot!
The DLC is automatically added to your library if you purchased the game while it was in Early Access.
Challenges DLC represents what the game would look like if it was an arcade title with puzzle-based missions rather than a permadeath roguelike.
It's time to wrap up the last King of the Hill season of the Early Access phase: Season 17
THE WINNERS:
[table] [tr] [th]1.🥇Pragmantis (formerly known as Lectrice)[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]2.🥈Дранiк[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]3.🥉DrunkMantis[/td] [/tr] [/table]
Congratulations to the winners. All three will receive a special final season prize: Steam keys for any game of their choosing from the tinyBuild catalog. Please contact George Kulko via Steam to claim your prizes.
The 1st season of Version 1.0 starts now and ends on October 20th at 18:00 CET.
1.0 Release: Price, Release Time, Gameplay Tips
How's it going, puny humans?
Can't wait for the release? Same here. The Despot is eager for fresh meat—horrifying experiments won't conduct themselves, you know. But anyway, we're here to share some important release info with you before we press the button this Thursday, hums.
VERSION 1.0 PRICE / RELEASE TIME
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VERSION 1.0 FEATURES
6 new quests in addition to the existing 4
Unique abilities for the Tier 5 weapons
9 new killer musical tracks—3 for each of the 3 biomes
Free buttons to start a run with
The ability to select what medals are showcased on the online "King of the Hill" leaderboards
Reworked balance
PLATFORMS
PC (obviously), Xbox Series X|S/One (including Game Pass), Android/iOS. PlayStation 5/4 and Nintendo Switch versions are planned for release later in the year.
ONE MORE THING...
The Despot wants you to be good at his game. He really does: the further you get, the more experiments he can conduct! So he's prepared a couple of useful tips for you, humans. Check them out:
See you on September 29th, hums.
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Additional 17-th Season in King of the Hill! | 16th Season Results
What's up, puny humans!
As you probably already know, the 1.0 release has been rescheduled for September 29th due to "technical reasons" >_>. Therefore, we decided with a great sense of urgency to release a small balance update and organize one more additional Season 17, which is going to be pretty short—lasting from September 15th to 29th.
Attention: everyone who participates in "King of the Hill" and enters the leaderboards during this DEFINITELY FINAL Early Access season will get a unique medal to showcase next to their name!
👆 This is a complimentary gift from the Despot—the reason being that release delay announcement we did a couple of days ago. By the way, in Version 1.0, you will have the ability to select what medals are showcased on the "King of the Hill" leaderboards next to your name.
UPDATE 0.20.2
Balance Changes
"Panic": provocation radius of that mutation has been reduced a one-third;
"Shield": the amount of damage blocked has been reduced—500->400;
On floors 2 and 3, the number of rooms is now invariable: nine rooms are generated;
The "Dodge" ability of Tricksters: cooldown time increased—4 sec -> 5 sec;
Item parameters for the Fighters class have been slightly tweaked. Big, big "Thank you" to spudiiman, a member of our Discord server, for constantly reminding us of the need to balance them.
It's time to wrap up King of the Hill season 16
WINNERS:
🥇 Puny Izard
🥈 La cucaracha
🥉 Дранiк
One of our most dedicated content creators, Puny Izard, seems to be in his prime right now, with a couple of solid wins in the last few seasons. Check out his YouTube channel where he uploads lots of cool Despot's Game content and support him with a follow or two.
Congratulations to the winners. All three will receive Steam keys for Cartel Tycoon. Please contact George Kulko via Steam to claim your prizes.
Note: after there release of Version 1.0, prizes for winning "King of the Hill" will be limited to in-game leaderboard medals.
Season 17, the last season of the Early Access phase (this time it's 100% the last!), starts now and ends on September 29th at 6 PM CEST. Will the seasons still change and will updates still come out after we release Despot's Game 1.0? The Despot has already answered this question and he will not do it again, puny humans.
Okay, fine: the answer is "yes, they will". Now go and get that limited-time medal in "King of the Hill".
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The Despot is here with very important stuff he needs to talk to you about.
He would like to announce that the game will be leaving Early Access juuuust a little bit later.
We are still aiming for this month: September 29th is the new release date for the 1.0 version.
As per the Despot’s initial plan, it will come out on PC, PlayStation 5 & 4 and Xbox Series X/S & One. The Nintendo Switch version will be launched later in the year.
The reason for the delay is quite simple: Despot’s Game needs more polishing before being shipped in its final state to you all. Currently, we are working on some finishing touches and the game is shaping up to be something we can be really proud of.
Hold on puny humans, this is not all. Exciting news: apart from PC and next/older generation consoles, Despot’s Game 1.0 will be released on mobile devices for iOS and Android as well—on the same day as the rest of the platforms! In addition, we want to note that the game is currently fully playable on Steam Deck, and the desired checkmark is coming soon.
Now kneel and thank the Despot for this. You are grateful and he knows that.
Just a quick reminder for the humans who own the Early Access version: on launch day, you will receive the Challanges DLC for free.
🎉Congratulations, puny humans. You are the least puny among your species. Meaning you are the "best".
To receive your reward—a cool-ass exclusive one-of-a-kind t-shirt—, please accept the friend request/answer a direct message from Antishyr (that's actually me, the author of this post) on Steam. You can also join our official Discord server and ping him (I mean me) there: Antishyr | Despot's Spokeshuman (Antishyr#3419). Please make up your mind about the size that you would like to get for your t-shirt: as soon as we have the size information, your name and physical address, we can manufacture your t-shirt and ship it to you.
Thank you very much to everyone who participated! You are the puniest best community ever.
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Brawl Mode Online Contest: Win an Exclusive T-Shirt
BRAWL MODE ONLINE CONTEST HAS STARTED!
🥊September 2nd - 9th🥊
RULES
Win the most matches in the Brawl online multiplayer mode. Brawl is accessible from the main menu. Note: beating the first four levels of the singleplayer mode is required to unlock Brawl;
The total of 6 (six) winners will be determined. 3 players who either have the most victories or have reached the limit of 30 victories first will get their well-deserved rewards. We will also reward 3 random contest participants, so even if you don't get a lot of wins—SHARE YOUR RESULT, you will still have a chance to win;
Oh, the reward! Well, the reward is an amazing exclusive "Brawl Winner" t-shirt. The winners will be able to choose their sizes before shipping:
Share screenshots of your Brawl results either in the comments of this announcement post (via Steam screenshot functionality or uploaded to Imgur) or on our official Discord server;
Multiple submissions are allowed. For example, you submitted 3 screenshots with 3 different Brawl results. In this case, your best result will be eligible;
The contest starts now and concludes on September 9th at 7 pm CEDT.
Let's see who's the least puny of you, humans! Good luck!
(Mostly) Boring Balance Changes | 15th King of the Hill Season Results
UPDATE 0.20.1
This is the last minor balance update before the release of Version 1.0 in September! Just a little longer, puny humans!
Balance Changes
The mutations that drop on Level 1 have been tweaked AGAIN! *maniacal laughter*
We would like to say special thanks to the members of our Discord server for feedback ↑
Several mutations are now unlocked more easily;
The "Interest" mutation now earns you a maximum of 40 tokens on one level;
The "Explosive Death" mutation now deals 90 damage instead of 40;
Watchers have had their attack reduced, their ability—buffed;
Eggheads' towers have had their mana supply significantly increased: 100/150/200 -> 100/400/1000. The amount of mana required for the ability has also changed: 10/10/10 -> 10/20/40. Towers crumble if they run out of mana. It will now be harder to burn towers' mana in PvP;
For the Hunger Games chip, the altar with one mutation on the first level was replaced by a standard altar with three mutations for you to choose from;
The info for several mutations in the Brawl mode has been fixed to match how they work in the main mode.
It's time to wrap up King of the Hill season 15
WINNERS:
🥇 Izard
🥈 Lectrice
🥉 DrunkMantis
Congratulations to the winners. All three will receive Steam keys for Cartel Tycoon. Please contact George Kulko via Steam to claim your prizes.
This is the last season and the last update before the full game is released. Will the seasons still change and will updates still come out after we release Despot's Game 1.0? Hell yeah they will! The Despot would never let his puny humans take a break.
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The Full Release Date Is Here, Puny Humans! | Announcing DLC
Hey there, PHs.
Yeah, it's about time we created an abbreviation for the phrase "puny humans". So yeah, "puny humans" = "PHs" from now on.
Anyway, to the big news. Even though according to the Despot you humans don't actually deserve it and never will, we decided to reveal the date of the game exiting Early Access. Are you kneeling before His Despotic Majesty yet? Good. Here we go.
DESPOT'S GAME 1.0 IS COMING ON SEPTEMBER 15TH
Keep kneeling before d'Spot, PHs! That's not all! While you were annoyingly asking "ReLEASe WheN" this summer, we were actually working on something cool.
"Something cool" is DLC that is going to be released with the 1.0 version of the game on September 15th!
The add-on is called Challenges 🌑 and features various, um, challenges. This is sort of a test site with 20 missions to complete. There's no randomly generating stuff: each item and enemy has its own spawn point. The only thing that matters here is your tactical skills, nothing more. Screw luck; who needs it anyway?
If you buy the game before its September 15th 1.0 launch, you get the DLC for free! Those who already own the game will receive the DLC on launch. The 1.0 price will increase, so now is a great chance to pick the game up at the Early Access price and also become a proud owner of the upcoming DLC! By the way, the game is 20% off until August 11th. O Despot, O Kind, O Generous!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/699920/Despotism_3k/ Okay, at ease, puny humans. You have enough patience to wait six weeks, don't you? Good. While you're waiting, let us know how extremely excited you are in the comments below. Because we've got plenty of amazing new content heading your way with 1.0: reworked mechanics, brand-new quests, never-before-seen enemies and mutations, an expanded soundtrack and more!
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VERSION 1.0
CHALLENGES DLC IS OUT
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