- Kincaid's Isolate & Eliminate can now be played when the only Foe with Hits is the first Foe in the order Foes are searched
- Lash's Gift should no longer get stuck when prompting to discard a card.
- Card effects that require more than one discard no longer get stuck when there aren't enough cards in that player's hand.
- Obstacle and Advantage cards are no longer treated as cards with no Hits/Clues when determining if Winter Knight Harry can use his Mantle of Winter talent.
- Remote players in a network game no longer get stuck when Harry declines to discard a card when prompted to do so after playing Lash's Gift
- The "Running on Fumes" obstacle in Side Jobs no longer modifies the die roll for additional clues on Susan's "Pen Is Mightier"
- Kincaid's Tripwire can no longer be used on Foes at range >1 in the secondary row when "Lost In Undertown" is active.
- Winter Knight Harry will no longer appear in the tutorial after being used in a solitaire game.
- A few cases where Winter Lady Molly using Power of the Lady to modify a die roll was adding the modified roll to the original are now replacing the roll correctly .
- A number of instances where resuming a game could cause the game to break are now fixed. One of those was if the game was paused/resumed during the selection of a draw or draw from discard.
- The game log is now saved and restored when a game is resumed.
- Added some protection against double-clicking the discard button triggering a double discard of the same card.
- The bug reporter now provides feedback after a bug report is finished submitting or fails to submit. It also now clears out the description area on success to help prevent duplicate reports.
- In a multiplayer game, only the active player is prompted for the card swap as part of Isolate & Eliminate.
- Ra is no longer prompted for Imbued Fire when no other player has non-infinite range attack cards in their discard pile.
- Added some game logs for cards that add Fate Points.
- On the shop page, Helping Hands now correctly shows that it includes "Small Favor" rather than incorrectly showing "Proven Guilty"
- The wrong card will no longer be discarded in some cases when in a 2-player game.
- Delayed the early victory announcement until after the rest of the turn's actions have run.
Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game
Update 1.2.2
Winter Schemes expansion now available!
Update 1.2.1 Release Notes
Details:
- Setting up games with 3+ players using Steam networking should now work correctly. It was trying to access the double character slot for one of the players.
- We fixed the bug that caused the game to not recognize any DLC because we hadn't set the Winter Schemes expansion as "Coming Soon" yet, so it won't happen for any possible future expansions. (And no, there aren't more any currently under development for the digital version of the game at the moment beyond Winter Schemes)
- Using Molly or Mouse's stunt in multiplayer over Steam networking should now work correctly. The game wasn't decoding that message correctly.
- Fixed a bug that would cause the client that started a game in online play mode to sometimes disconnect when the game was started.
- Kincaid's Isolate & Eliminate card can no longer be used when there aren't both a valid target and a valid Foe to swap with on the table
- Solitaire game setup now remembers that you selected a random book instead of getting set to the book that was randomly selected.
Release notes for Version 1.2.0
Full release notes:
- Expansion 4: Dead Ends, including decks for Jared Kincaid, Mortimer Lindquist, Changes, and Ghost Story.
- An entirely updated Online network mode, which uses a common server instead of requiring a direct connection between guests and the host device. This mode is intended to eliminate a number of problems with playing multiplayer over a network.
- The character selection interface is improved, and now works like the book selection interface.
- Multiplayer game setup screens are cleaner, and now show the book and game settings.
- A new "news" system now displays news on the start menu screen.
- An icon will now show up on the start screen when your Hidden Achievement account login times out.
- Game log now includes additional actions, including logging when a player passes their turn.
- Zooming the table talent card will show the correct side of the card when one of the Carpenters has activated their talent.
- Restoring the game now works properly in some cases where it wasn't before.
- When Molly Carpenter is prompted to modify a roll, the interface now shows the card with the roll being modified.
- Molly Carpenter can now modify Susan's "Infected" variant card rolls when they're teamed up in a 2-player game.
- The Tutorial no longer gets stuck after taking the "Beer at Mac's" advantage when the "Extra Card" option has been enabled for solitaire play.
- A number of cases where the game would get stuck when causing another player to discard have been fixed.
- The fate cost of a card that is discarded due to a failed range roll now includes any obstacles that modify the cost.
- Some more splash messages can be dismissed with a tap/click.
- Audio should loop properly now when a track ends.
- Molly can now borrow Harry's "Blasting Rod" stunt to attack targets that Harry was prevented from attacking himself.
- Resizing the window when playing in windowed mode on desktop now works much better.
Version 1.1.0: Hank Walker, Alias: Ra joins Harry Dresden
In addition to the new expansion, this version also includes a number of fixes and improvements:
- Added a few missing inbound and outbound markers.
- Susan's 'The Beast Within' no longer fails if it is the last card in Susan's hand when she rolls a - during play.
- Corrected a typo in Thomas' Misdirect Card
- The Back button on the Join Direct Game screen now works again.
- Scrollbars now have a consistent appearance in the Manual.
- The port field for direct network games now displays correctly.
- Action card dice rolls are now more obviously announced.
- It is now possible to cancel out of the login process when being prompted for a 2FA code.
- Add UI to request 2FA code via email.
- Fixed a number of cases where the game would think a card was zoomed and block further progression.
- Fixed the default animation speed. Tutorial now always uses default.
- Stats now format correctly when they have more than 2 digits.
- When viewing targets for an action card, more of the possible modifier cards on the board now are highlighted.
- It is no longer possible to play cards when an obstacle causes insufficient fate. This fixes bugs with Morgan Is Watching (Storm Front) and Charity's Distrust (Proven Guilty) allowing actions when exactly the correct amount of fate is available before the obstacle effect.
- The showdown triggers correctly when caused by Harry's "Insulting Costume" variant.
- Enchanted duster now adds the correct damage to a target.
- Added a link to Shannon Applecline's Strategy Guide on the Evil Hat site from the GUIDE section of the main menu.
- Table Talk Mode options are now available when setting up Hotseat games.
- Added a new solitaire difficulty option to give each character an extra card, making it the equivalent of a 3-player pass-and-play game.
- The expansion shop screen is now paged instead of scrollable.
Update 1.0.3 Release Notes
- Solving Cases or Defeating Foes that cause a discard no longer select the wrong card when there is only one possible option.
- The "Move Kalshazzak" prompt now has buttons in the same order as other dialogs.
- Bug reports now include operating system version information.
- Selecting a random book when all expansions are unlocked no longer locks up the game.
Update Notes for version 1.0.2
First, the new major features:
- The game is now translates to German, French, and Russian.
- We added a new interface for setting up network games with your friends on Steam. You can now use the Steam networking system to invite friends or join games your friends have set up.
- SteamOS and Linux are now supported platforms
Other fixes and improvements, in no specific order:
- Fixed a bug that was allowing clicks through to cards and the table when they shouldn't have been clickable.
- The Evil Hat is somewhat less evil and no longer causes the game to get stuck.
- The options screen no longer displays the graphics options behind the selected options tab the second time it is opened.
- Game no longer gets stuck when Molly uses Apprentice Wizard talent on a card roll that resulted from borrowing Inner Demon from Thomas with Talented Holomancer.
- Added more windowed game sizes and fixed some bugs with toggling between fullscreen and windowed.
- Susan's Infected cards correctly detect that the player who should discard has zero or 1 card and makes the discard automatic.
- Judas Noose now includes its outbound A marker.
- Damage modifier are applied before checking for actions that cannot defeat the target - this allows the Alphas to use Savage against cards with 5 damage when a damage modifier obstacle reduces the damage.
- Now checking that the player has cards to discard when playing Lash's gift. Also prompt the correct player in a 2-player.
- Mouse can no longer swap the row of cards in the same column when Winter's Wrath is in effect.
- Fate is correctly adjusted after using Molly's talent to change a Fate roll.
- Updated the bug reporter to send more data about screen resolution and any errors detected by the game. Plus it now includes an (optional) contact email address field in case we have questions.
- Escape key opens/closes the tutorial options panel when in the tutorial instead of the main options panel. The resign button in the main options is disabled when in the tutorial (in case we missed a method for opening that panel).
- Don't prompt to move cards when there is nowhere for a card to go.
- Action cards that move damage between targets now allow deselecting of the initial target.
- When playing a card on target + adjacent, also apply effects of the secondary target being hit.
- Added a tab to view discards in the character details. Look for discards in the tab with the trash can.
- Fixed the dialog for selecting multiple characters so the number text wasn't giant and preventing clicking the characters to the left.
- Don't show individual characters when selecting multiple characters during a 2-player game.
- Updated some fonts to use a new title font.
- Fix the ambient audio cycle button so it works after being disabled and re-enabled.
- Add separate options for ambience volume, enable music, and enable effects.
- Don't flip feature cards when they're zoomed.
- Enable flipping of Talent/Stunt cards in the card browser.
- Fly Michael's Doubt and Apprentice Screws Up when they block talent play.
- The scroll wheel can now unzoom as well as zoom.
- Changed action notification dialogs to 'Close' instead of 'OK', since they were acknowledging the result instead of confirming the action.
- Fly Arrest Warrant and Secrets of the Fae cards when they reduce damage/clues.
- Fly the Vampire Masquerade card and other obstacles that modify discarding for Fate when they affect discarding.
- Stop music when entering the play screen until we have a music loop that works for a longer play session.
- Add new options: show the planning prompt, show action notifications, and dismiss action notifications
- Add info to setup screen about difficulty and game type.
- Added a random book option on game setup
- Clear variant options during tutorial setup. Harry can no longer wear his
Insulting Costume or bring Lash's Gift to the tutorial.
- Disabled scroll-zoom during the tutorial, since that was breaking the tutorial.
- Fixed checks for Butters and Ramirez talents.
- Luccio's cards that distribute hits/clues among targets now use number spinners.
- Only allow Stunt use during the 'Select Action' phase of the turn, since that's the only time it's valid to use a Stunt.
- Toot Toot And Friends now gives the next player in turn order (active player's left) a choice rather than the previous player (active player's right)
- Added an interface to view stats. The stats are in the Achievements section of the options. Also, the Steam achievements overlay now opens properly.
- Don't try to swap cards if the whole row has obstacles and advantages. This was blocking game setup in Blood Rites, where this case was possible.
- Stunt and Talent cards are now displayed on the table, and can be used to activate Stunts, and in Molly's case, her Talent.
- Added the music from the trailer to the menu screen.
- Fixed a bug when deselecting initial target of Move Damage action (Carlos' and Butters' talents)
- Planning Mode now displays "PLANNING MODE", when a hand card is selected. If the player attempts to select a target, a sound is played, and the "PLANNING MODE" text is bounced, to draw attention to it.
- Can now zoom cards when in the showdown.
- Clicking away from a selected hand card should now correctly and completely deselect the card.
- Card hover no longer gets stuck on after using Molly's Talent.
- Stats are now also updated on defeat, to help with tracking defeats as well as victories.
- Cleaned up the UI in the join and setup screens some.
- New methods for joining network games: Steam lobby (can now invite friends/join friends games), and an online private match with a simpler code than having to enter IP/port number.
- New book selection UI in the game setup screen, with additional information about the book makeup.
- Fixed a few bugs with Stunt use during network play.
- Add confirmations on discard and stunt use for table stunt cards that would automatically play with no option to cancel.
- Fixed some Tutorial race condition weirdness that occurred when an enabled element had the same key as the previous enabled element.
- Added keep-alive messages to network games to better detect when a host has disconnected and to help keep sessions open.
- Fix the "Harry Required" dialog when trying to start a game without Harry selected during Hotseat setup.
- The ESC key now cancels out of a lot of dialogs and exits a number of screens.
- Enabled the ability to host a game without being an active player.
- Tidied up the Exit confirmation dialog on the Start Menu.
- The default hold times for the flip-card overlay are slightly longer, and the
overlay can now be dismissed with a tap.
- Corrected colors in the options menu.
- Don't try to remove focus from the hand card when not the active player in a network game.
- Network games can now accept spectators.
- Two players can no longer select the same character in a network game. That resulted in a broken state.
- Added new character portraits for Harry when he's wearing the Insulting Costume and Susan when she's Infected
- Mouse can now choose himself to discard when playing Foo Dog.
- The Ways will no longer cause remote players to get stuck in a network game.
- Only prompt the active player when multiplying damage on a target. Fixes Enchanted Duster in network play.
- When "Hit on the Carpenters" is solved, the game should now highlight the remaining cards correctly. Also, the "No Thanks" button should now use the middle slot, during the Showdown. Also, hitting "No Thanks" should no longer break the Showdown.
- Other players no longer get stuck at setup if Harry is too fast about starting a game of Side Jobs.
- Alpha Pack Attack can now hit otherwise-protected foes when borrowed by another player.
- Defeating the Evil Hat should no longer crash the Showdown when it tries to draw cards.
- Prevent Alphas from using Savage when target card would receive bonus damage from Harry (i.e. Grendlekin) in a 2-player game.
- When playing Alpha Pack Attack, damage all the cards first, then remove them for side effects. Fixes issues where side effects were preventing subsequent cards from receiving damage.
- When modifying rolls with Molly, hitting OK without adjusting the roll no longer uses her Talent and changes dice in bad ways.
- When discarding the card from Inner Demon, discard the card from the correct deck, and not the same card ID from the primary character's deck.
- Better handle the case where a table card tries to reduce fate. Previously this would crash the game if Fate went below 0. Now it just clamps to 0 instead of trying to trigger the showdown.
- Game Log includes a bunch of additional information.
- Return/Enter key now submits the Login and Two-factor authentication forms on the Network Options screen.
- Don't show 'No targets after range roll' when playing a card with Inner Demon if there was no range roll.
- Lash's Gift should now un-highlight hand cards after discard.
- When you click on a target, but still need to roll the dice, the dice button
should now bounce, and play the "Invalid" sound.
- Added a bounce to the active Hero button when waiting for the other player.
- When an action affects more than 4 targets, show those target cards in the notification dialog.
- Kickstarter backers don't have to log in as frequently for their bonus content.
And one correction to a card, which now has slightly different text than the phyiscal game, to clarify the intent:
- "Apprentice Screws Up" explicitly only blocks Harry's "Wizard, P.I." Talent and not the other character's talent in a 2-player game.
1.0.2 now in beta!
Some of the updates included in this update are:
- German, French, and Russian translations
- Steam lobby/networking support
- SteamOS is now a supported platform
- Talent and Stunt cards now show up on the table
And a whole lot more. You can view the full list over on our forums
Some notes on this beta:
Network play is not compatible with the current (1.0.1) version. That's primarily due to bug fixes that could cause the players in a game to get out of sync.
Achievement localization isn't published yet, so those translations won't show up when you view them in the Steam interface.
Version 1.0.1 Released
The major new feature in this update is the addition of a tutorial showing you how to play the game. We've also made improvements to the interfaces for starting and joining network games, along with a handful of game fixes.
The full set of updates includes:
- Added a tutorial
- Improved the network game setup UI
- Bug reports are now submitted directly over the web and include a field to describe the problem.
- Made some general UI improvements.
- The remote turn indicator now stays active through the entire turn.
- The game Log is now accessible on the Victory and Defeat screens.
- Final game score displays on the Victory and Defeat screens.
- You can click Stunt cards to view the back and Talent cards that have important text on the back.
- Improved the prompt when a player is asked to discard as part of Mouse's Foo Dog Talent.
- Unplayable stunts are no longer offered when using Molly's Talented Holomancer Stunt.
- Sanya can no longer take Alphas To The Rescue using Esperacchius or Play a Hunch when no cases have been solved.
- The option to enter the showdown is now only available during the select action phase of a turn.
- It is now possible to cancel selection of the primary target of Sanya's Esperacchius or Play a Hunch.
- Corrected a couple of places where the local character name was used when displaying information about a remote network player's action.
- Made the card zoom when a Talent card is used slightly longer and apply the animation speed scaling option to that animation.
- Added some additional information to "table talk" descriptions of the cards in other players' hand.
- Added more feedback when logging in to a Hidden Achievement account.
- Improved the text styling in the manual for some places where the text wasn't very readable.
- Fixed the layout of talent icons so they aren't cut off when playing both Molly and Michael Carpenter in a 2-player game.
- Improved the card moving and fixed some bugs when taking advantage of The Ways in the Side Jobs deck
A few known issues that have come up since this was created that will be addressed in the next update:
- Using Molly's Apprentice Wizard to change a die roll on a card drawn by Thomas' Inner Demon stunt (either directly or through use of Molly's Talented Holomancer) causes the game to get stuck
- Expansion entitlements for Kickstarter backers are not caching correctly, requiring you to be logged in to keep them active.
- The 'Graphics' section of the Options screen shows up behind other tabs the second time the options screen is opened.
- The 'Table Talk' icon on the character detail popup wasn't clear and looks like it uses Cyrillic text.
- Can't zoom cards when in the showdown
- Can't view the back of Talent/Stunt cards in the card browser.
- Unable to cancel case card selection when using Carlos Ramirez' Talent "It Hurts To Be This Good"
Beta 1.0.1 Update Notes
One note on the beta: due to networking updates, it is not compatible with previous versions for network games.
Update notes for this build:
- Added a tutorial
- Improved the network game setup UI
- Bug reports are now submitted directly and include a field to describe the problem.
- Made some general UI improvements.
- Remote turn indicator now stays active through the entire turn.
- Game Log is now accessible on the Victory and Defeat screens.
- Final game score displays on the Victory and Defeat screens.
- Can click Stunt cards to view the back and Talent cards that have important text on the back.
- Improved the prompt when a player is asked to discard as part of Mouse's Foo Dog Talent.
- Unplayable stunts are no longer offered for Molly's Talented Holomancer.
- Sanya can no longer take Alphas To The Rescue using Esperacchius or Play a Hunch when no cases have been solved.
- The option to enter the showdown is now only available during the select action phase of a turn.
- Fixed deselecting the primary target of Esperacchius or Play a Hunch.
- Corrected a couple of places where the local character name was used when displaying information about a remote network player's action.
- Made the card zoom when a Talent card is used slightly longer and apply the animation speed scaling option to that animation.
- Added some additional information to "table talk" descriptions of the cards in other players' hand.
- Added more feedback when logging in to a Hidden Achievement account.
- Improved the text styling in the manual for some places where the text wasn't very readable.
- Fixed layout of talent icons so they aren't cut off when playing both Molly and Michael Carpenter in a 2-player game.