Godless

Changes

Balance

• [Consequences]
  
  
  
  • Art of War (Act 2)
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ▼ Decreased attack gain per won battle from 3 to 2.
      

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • On average, enemies will spawn a bit farther from the Shrine.
    

Fixes

• ☄️ Fixed the Amethyst Pyramid summoning both the Great Pyramid and a Mummy instead of just the Mummy.
  
• Fixed some localization issues.
  
• Fixed the Scarlet Barrens being treated as a damaging tile by some systems.
  

Content

• Added new Skills:
  
  
  
  • Echo of the Earth (nature spell)
    
  • Scarlet Barrens (fire tile)
    

• Added new Talents:
  
  
  
  • Red Lightning (fire; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

• Added new Consequences:
  
  
  
  • Rapid Advance (Act 1)
    
  • Art of War (Act 2)
    
  • Fading Might (Act 3)
    

• Added new Enemies:
  
  
  
  • Worker (Act 1)
    
  • Great Pyramid (Act 2)
    
  • Infiltrator (Act 3)
    

Balance Changes

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • Narmer (Act 2 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the stats of Mummies from 6/11 to 6/12.
      
  
  
  • Tor'Blan (Act 3 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased attack on all difficulty levels by 1.
      
    • ▲ Increased summoned enemies' health on all difficulty levels by ~2%.
      

Fixes

• ☄️ Fixed Dwarven Outpost being considered as a Forest by certain effects.
  
• ☄️ Fixed some localization issues in Japanese.
  
• ☄️ Fixed Chosen One spellbinding units that are already spellbound.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the yellow target line getting stuck when a new enemy wave appeared (happened under specific conditions).
  
• ☄️ Fixed a softlock issue that occurred when a new enemy wave appeared (happened under specific conditions).
  
• ☄️ Fixed an issue where a single gem could be applied to multiple skill slots if clicked rapidly.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the description of the Sacred Emerald's nature upgrade being displayed incorrectly (happened under specific conditions).
  
• Fixed a softlock that could occur when a wave was cleared just before your turn (happened under specific conditions).
  
• Fixed the Vulnerability debuff not dealing damage to enemies with the Heavy Armor modifier.
  
• Fixed consequence names being cut off on the post-battle rewards screen in some languages.
  
• Fixed Materialization being used for free when its second use, triggered by the spellbound effect, was canceled.
  
• Fixed enemy tooltips showing the Judgement modifier description even when the modifier wasn’t present.
  

Content

• Added new Skills:
  
  
  
  • Enchanted Golem (neutral unit)
    
  • Spirit Familiar (neutral unit)
    

• Added new Talents:
  
  
  
  • Corrosive Blight (nature)
    
  • Underworld Portal (death)
    

• Added new Steam Achievements:
  
  
  
  • Early Bird (Ascend as any god in Act 1)
    
  • Profitable Alchemy (Earn a total of 1200 ether by selling items at the Alchemy Lab)
    
  • And That Is Destiny Fulfilled (Finish a run with 6 skill slots enchanted with a gem)
    
  • Power of Three (Acquire a perk in the Sanctuary 3 times in a row)
    

Balance Changes

• [Boons]
  
  
  
  • Mana Reservoir
    
    
    
    • ▲ Decreased experience cost from 1000/1400/1700 to 950/1350/1700.
      

• [Consequences]
  
  
  
  • Treasures of the Past (Act 1)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased boss buff values from +2/+9 to +2/+10.
      

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • ☄️▼ Decreased all enemies' attack on the first continent by 1.
    

Other

• [Tutorial]
  
  
  
  • Rebalanced some enemies for the first 2 runs.
    
  • Rebalanced some natural disasters for the first 2 runs.
    
  • Revised the pace at which certain features unlock.
    
  • ☄️ Adjusted continent sizes for the first 2 runs.
    

• [UI and Quality of Life]
  
  
  
  • A lock icon now appears over a skill’s mana cost when it is blocked.
    
  • ☄️ Camera reset on skill use is now optional and can be toggled in the Options menu.
    
  • ☄️ The camera can now pan slightly farther in all directions.
    
  • ☄️ Added arrow key support for camera movement.
    
  • ☄️ Water ripple intensity now adjusts based on battle speed preferences.
    
  • The bottom panel now has slightly higher contrast when obscuring the battlefield.
    
  • Tweaked some UI-related VFX in battles for better readability.
    

Fixes

• Fixed the God of Corruption damage bonus not displaying in Lava Field’s description of the Volcanic Swords talent.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the Divine Endurance achievement not unlocking properly under specific conditions.
  
• ☄️ Fixed some localization issues in Spanish, Japanese, German and Russian.
  
• ☄️ Fixed Talvius causing a softlock when dying a second time with Contagion debuff.
  
• ☄️ Fixed learned talents being counted incorrectly on the score screen.
  
• Fixed buffs displaying a counter when they shouldn’t (occurred under certain conditions).
  
• Fixed certain UI VFX appearing off-screen in battle, mainly when the camera was repositioned.
  
• ☄️ Fixed Demonologists, Cultists, and Stone Weavers causing a softlock under specific conditions.
  
• Fixed some battle UI sound effects not playing under specific conditions.
  
• Fixed the Alchemy Lab offering to sell your last skill.
  

Balance Changes

• [General]
  
  
  
  • On average, enemies now spawn slightly farther from the Shrine on higher difficulty levels.
    

• [Skills]
  
  
  
  • Orc Technician (fire unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 1/6 to 1/7.
      

• [Basic tiles]
  
  
  
  • Place of Power
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the default quantity on Normal and Hard difficulties in Act 2 by 1.
      
  
  
  • Sandstorm (Act 2)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased the default quantity on Normal and Hard difficulties in Act 2 by 1.
      

Other

• [Tutorial]
  
  
  
  • Revised the order in which different enemy modifiers are presented to new players.
    

• [Texts]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Various improvements to Japanese texts.
    

Fixes

• ☄️ Fixed the Chosen One talent hiding all of its target's buffs except Spellbound.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the Ultimate Power achievement not being granted under specific circumstances.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the Executioner not getting buffed by his ability under specific circumstances.
  
• Fixed the Dread Raven's ability description displaying an extra tooltip in the inspection mode.
  
• Fixed the Treasures of the Past adding gems that are exclusive for the Summoning Circle.
  
• Fixed the Rotten Souls duplicate being offered as a reward by certain effects.
  
• Fixed the Beacon of Souls description displaying its extra tooltip in the inspection mode incorrectly.
  
• Fixed upgraded gems being counted as created gems in the experience calculation at the end of each run.
  
• Fixed the Solar Prism's death upgrade being unaffected by corruption.
  
• Fixed Northern Cities and Fortresses not displaying the allegiance in their descriptions under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed the Dwarven Outpost skill being displayed incorrectly in the Summoning Circle window.
  
• Fixed the Orc Technician's ability not taking effect under specific circumstances.
  

Changes

New Features

• Added Steam Achievements!
  
  
  
  • Accomplish a variety of deeds to get over 140 achievements on Steam.
    

Content

• Added new Skills:
  
  
  
  • Orc Technician (fire unit)
    
  • Dwarven Outpost (neutral tile; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

• Added new Fates:
  
  
  
  • Bring to Justice (green)
    
  • Grant Swift Death (orange)
    
  • Banish to Swamps (Purple)
    

• Added new Rituals:
  
  
  
  • Borrowed Power (basic)
    
  • Threads of Fate (paid)
    

Balance Changes

• [General]
  
  
  
  • The third slot in the post-battle rewards now always contains either resources or a scroll.
    
  • ☄️ Continents will now become larger with a slightly higher chance.
    
  • ☄️ You can now reroll natural disasters and enemy modifiers for ether.
    
  • ☄️ On average, enemies will now spawn a bit farther from the Shrine.
    

• [Rituals]
  
  
  
  • Mana Burst
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the number of Places of Power from 2 to 3.
      
  
  
  • Great Mana Burst
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the number of Places of Power from 2 to 3.
      
  
  
  • Storm Wind
    
    
    
    • ⮂ Changed the type from basic (blue) to paid (yellow).
      
  
  
  • Ancient Curse
    
    
    
    • ⮂ Changed the type from paid (yellow) to basic (blue).
      

• [Skills]
  
  
  
  • Carnivorous Flower (nature unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 1/6 to 1/8.
      
  
  
  • Executioner (death unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 6/11 to 6/12.
      
  
  
  • Magic Trap (neutral tile)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased base damage from 3 to 4.
      

• [Basic tiles]
  
  
  
  • Swamp (Act 1)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased the default quantity on Normal difficulty from 6 to 5.
      

• [Shrines]
  
  
  
  • Mystic Shrine
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the basic ability into: "Passive: spellbinds a chosen unit every 3 turns. If it's next to the Shrine, gain +1 mana".
      

• [Locations]
  
  
  
  • Crossroads
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased sell prices of the Summoning Cirlce rewards at the Alchemy Lab by 8%.
      
    • ▲ Allowed non-equipped skills from the inventory occasionally appear at the Alchemy Lab.
      

• [Scrolls]
  
  
  
  • Negative Energy
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased the damage dealt to the Shrine from 4 to 3.
      

• [Consequences]
  
  
  
  • Sworn Enemy (Act 3)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the boss' stats by ~20%.
      

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • Gorethon Valorian (Act 3)
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the red Sources of Power ability into: "You get +1 mana, but Gorethon's second ability is upgraded. This tile disappears afterwards."
      

• [Enemy Modifiers]
  
  
  
  • Malicious Spores
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ▼ Decreased the damage of the Swamps from 3/3/4/4 to 1/2/3/4.
      

• [Boons]
  
  
  
  • Visual Customization
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased experience cost from 600/900 to 300/600.
      
  
  
  • Giant Slayer
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ▲ Increased buff values from 4/8/12/15 to 4/8/12/16.
      

Other

• [UI/UX]
  
  
  
  • It's now displayed in Northern Cities' and Fortresses' descriptions who they are captured by.
    
  • ☄️ Certain UI elements in the Chamber are now a bit more distinct.
    

• [Tutorial]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Tweaked effects of certain anomalies and natural disasters for the duration of the first tutorial runs.
    
  • Tweaked some enemies' stats during the first tutorial runs.
    
  • Revised the order in which different Fates are presented to new players.
    
  • Revised the order in which different enemy modifiers are presented to new players.
    

• [Texts]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Edited Japanese texts with the immense help of the community.
    
  • ☄️ Fixed some typos.
    

Fixes

• ☄️ Fixed the Misty Plateau adding fire energy as a battle reward.
  
• ☄️ Fixed certain Fates' values being displayed as 0 on the 10th continent.
  
• ☄️ Fixed resistant units drowning on Frozen Lakes (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• ☄️ Fixed the Well of Souls not resurrecting units on the 10th continent (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• ☄️ Fixed Talvius' on death ability causing a softlock if he's affected by the Contagion debuff.
  
• ☄️ Fixed skills, talents, and scrolls in the start drafting not being refreshed after the defeat on the 1st continent.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the Arbiter of Fates' ability not triggering under specific circumstances.
  
• Fixed the Resistance notfication not popping up on a Frozen Lake.
  
• Fixed the Celestial Jewel anomaly adding gems from the Summoning Circle.
  
• Fixed units' intentions not being updated after creating a Phantom Mountain.
  
• Fixed the Beacon of Souls not buffing allies (happened on rare occasions).
  
• Fixed the "Choose resource to pay" label in the Rituals window displaying incorrect text (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• Fixed the tooltip for buffs on the Fates screen cutting off descriptions in certain languages.
  
• Fixed the Heart of the Volcano extra attack animation not being played with certain units.
  
• Fixed natural disasters' UI being displayed incorrectly on the world map under specific circumstances.
  
• Fixed Rock Walls causing stutters while rapidly hovering the mouse cursor over them.
  

Changes

Balance

• [Locations]
  
  
  
  • Crossroads
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ▲ Increased some selling prices at the Alchemy Lab by ~5%.
      

• [Gems]
  
  
  
  • Solar Prism (from the summoning circle)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased death upgrade's damage amplification from 20% to 25%.
      
  
  
  • Shattered Amethyst (death + nature)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the affected unit's stats from 2/2 to 3/3.
      

• [Fates]
  
  
  
  • Exile
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased buff values in all Acts by +1/+2.
      

• [Talents]
  
  
  
  • Massacre (fire)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased buff values from +3/+3 to +4/+3.
      

• [Consequences]
  
  
  
  • Sworn Enemy (Act 3)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased summoned bosses' stats by ~10%.
      

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • Narmer (Act 2 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased Ruby Pyramid's health on all difficulties by ~5%.
      

Other

• [Performance/Optimization]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Most scenes are now loaded 30%-40% faster.
    

• [UI/UX]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Slightly redesigned the resource tab of the third ritual slot to convey its function clearer.
    
  • Speeded up some interface animation in the fast mode.
    

Fixes

• Fixed the Sinister Sorcery talent appearing at the Chamber.
  
• Fixed the Deadly Toxin talent appearing at the Chamber too rarely.
  
• Fixed the Flood completely isolating enemies, leaving no hexes next to them.
  
• Fixed the Summoning Circle talent not displaying the list of summoned enemies in battle.
  
• Fixed the enemies spawned by the Summoning Circle not being affected by some effects that get applied on battle start.
  
• Fixed the enemies spawned by the Harbingers of War not being affected by the Tyrannical Reign's debuff.
  
• Fixed some values in ability descriptions being displayed incorrectly in certain languages.
  
• Fixed the Summoning Circle not being displayed as visited on the world map after leaving it.
  
• Fixed the Sudden Eruption not allowing to replace an impassable tile with a Dormant Volcano.
  
• Fixed the Phantom Mountain displaying a wrong selection VFX while choosing a hex on the battlefield.
  
• Fixed the Summoning Circle not spawning enemies under specific circumstances.
  
• Fixed the Grove Keeper causing a softlock upon triggering lethal damage from poison.
  
• Fixed the Scorched Templar attempting to damage an enemy while there is none on the continent.
  
• Fixed the healthbars not displaying 3-digits amounts of stacks next to the related effects (100+ poison, 100+ blade flurry etc.)
  
• Fixed some texts related to the Summoning Circle not being displayed correctly in certain languages.
  

Changes

New Features

• Added Summoning Circle!
  
  
  
  • Visit this new location to summon an additional enemy to the next continent and acquire a unique reward.
    

Content

• Added new Skills:
  
  
  
  • Arbiter of Fates (death unit; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Spreading Plague (nature spell; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Scorched Templar (fire unit; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

• Added new Talents:
  
  
  
  • Deadly Toxin (death)
    
  • Massacre (fire; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Sudden Eruption (fire; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Grace of the Ancients (nature; exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

• Added new Gems:
  
  
  
  • Pure Sapphire (exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Solar Prism (exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

• Added new Scrolls:
  
  
  
  • Infinite Knowledge (exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    
  • Call to Arms (exclusive for the Summoning Circle)
    

Balance Changes

• [Talents]
  
  
  
  • Sinister Sorcery (death)
    
    
    
    • ⮂ Changed where to obtain this talent: now, you can acquire it only in the Summoning Circle.
      

• [Skills]
  
  
  
  • Treant (nature unit)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased stats from 4/7 to 3/6.
      
  
  
  • Ether Slime (neutral unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 6/9 to 6/10.
      
  
  
  • Cursed Chasm (death tile)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased ability damage from 8 to 7.
      

Other

• [UI/UX]
  
  
  
  • If you acquire a scroll or a skill on the world map, the upper panel will now indicate it with the yellow VFX just like it does on other scenes.
    
  • Slightly adjusted some UI elements to make them look more distinct.
    

• [Tutorial]
  
  
  
  • Revised the list of anomalies that can appear during the first 3 runs.
    
  • Revised the list of natural disasters that can occur during the first 3 runs.
    

• [Texts]
  
  
  
  • Edited some localised ability descriptions for consistency.
    

Fixes

• Fixed Volcanoes not logging their ability correctly in the combat log.
  
• Fixed some localised texts being displayed incorrectly.
  
• Fixed the Pyromancer's ability causing a softlock (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• Fixed the Swordsman attempting to attack a dead unit (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• ☄️ Fixed some skills' element being displayed incorrectly.
  
• ☄️ Fixed some units' causing FPS drop while rapidly hovering the mouse cursor over them.
  

Changes

Content

• Added new Skills:
  
  
  
  • Wasteland (fire tile)
    
  • Dread Raven (death unit)
    

Balance Changes

• [General]
  
  
  
  • On average, the start drafting will now offer synergizing skills more often.
    

• [Talents]
  
  
  
  • Giant's Might (nature)
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the effect into: "Adds +1/+4 to a chosen ally every 4 turns (excluding Shrine)."
      
  
  
  • Pure Destruction (ultimate fire talent)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the damage: from +1 per 12 energy to +1 per 10 energy.
      
  
  
  • Beacon of Souls (ultimate death talent)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased the health buff value: from +1 per 40 energy to +1 per 50 energy.
      

• [Basic Tiles]
  
  
  
  • Broken Seal (Act 2)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased number of Broken Seals on Normal difficulty by 1.
      

• [Consequences]
  
  
  
  • Sworn Enemy (Act 3)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the boss' stats by ~10%.
      
  
  
  • Cold Revenge (Act 3)
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the effect into: "Each turn, creates a random harmful tile on (X) hexes occupied by enemies."
      
  
  
  • New Age (Act 1)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased Elite Guard's stats from 7/17 to 6/16.
      

• [Auxiliary Skills]
  
  
  
  • Great Sacrifice
    
    
    
    • ☄️ ⮂ Reworked the effect into: "Kill an ally to refund its mana cost. Usable 3 times per battle."
      

• [Skills]
  
  
  
  • Haunted Village (death tile)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased buff values from +1/+1 to +2/+1.
      
  
  
  • Blood Lord (death unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 3/6 to 3/7.
      
  
  
  • Misty Plateau (death tile)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased base damage from 3 to 4.
      
  
  
  • Crystal Demon (death unit)
    
    
    
    • ⮂ Changed stats from 6/4 to 5/6.
      
  
  
  • Sand Golem (fire unit)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased stats from 3/4 to 3/5.
      
    • ▼ Decreased the ability's buff values from +2/+3 to +2/+2.
      

• [Shrines]
  
  
  
  • Shadow Shrine
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased Shadow Nova's damage per upgrade from 18 to 14.
      
    • ⮂ Reworked the Dark Resonance into: "Whenever any enemy's attack is changed, a random Shrine gains +1 attack."
      
  
  
  • Blood Shrine
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased Crimson Tentacle's stats from 2/2 to 2/1.
      

• [Anomalies]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Anomalies can now be removed for 2 crystals.
    
  • ▲ Increased default number of crystals from 1 to 2.
    
  • Harbingers of War
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased summoned enemies' health by ~5%.
      

• [Enemies]
  
  
  
  • On average, enemy waves will now spawn slightly farther from the Shrine.
    
  • ▲ Increased attack gain per level for all enemies in Act 3 by ~10%.
    
  • Orion (Act 1 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▼ Decreased base health from 89 to 88
      
    • ▼ Decreased Dire Wolves' stats from 2/9 to 1/9
      
  
  
  • Tor'Blan (Act 3 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased health gain per level by ~4%.
      
  
  
  • Gorethon Valorian (Act 3 boss)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased health gain per level by ~2%.
      
  
  
  • Final Boss (Act 4)
    
    
    
    • ▲ Increased the boss' health gain per level by ~2%.
      
    • ▲ Increased the Plague Boar's stats from 12/24 to 12/25.
      

Other

• [UI/UX]
  
  
  
  • Tooltips can now be closed by left-clicking the "Close" label in the inspection mode.
    
  • Auxiliary skills' icons are now colored red if you don't have enough mana to use them.
    
  • Removed Skill Use and Talent Use notifications from the Options.
    
  • Added the Fast Mode that can be enabled/disabled via the new button next to the Battle Speed. It combines the functions of the removed notification toggles and optimizes certain animations to significantly speed up the gameplay.
    

• [Tutorial]
  
  
  
  • ☄️ Revised skills offered in start drafting on the second and the third runs.
    
  • ☄️ Changed the first anomalies that the player encounters during the first runs.
    
  • Increased Shrine's health in the tutorial run from 35 to 40.
    
  • Revised enemy waves' compositions in the tutorial run.
    
  • Revised the pacing at which the player unlocks new locations in between continents.
    

Fixes

• ☄️ Fixed the battle at the World Peak getting stuck when the final boss' death triggers any effects summoning units.
  
• ☄️ Fixed the battle getting stuck when attempting to summon a unit with all hexes on the battlefield being taken.
  
• Fixed the Bury not taking effect with exactly 1 tile on the battlefield.
  
• Fixed the Curse of Weakness causing a softlock (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• Fixed the Shrine not retaliating enemy attacks due to the effect of the Second Life consequence (happened under specific circumstances).
  
• Fixed the Great Sacrifice and the Shadow Mirror detecting the Generous Vampire's mana cost incorrectly.
  
• Fixed the Great Sacrifice and the Shadow Mirror detecting the Greater Cursed Spirit's mana cost incorrectly.
  
• Fixed the Overgrown Ruins' animation taking too long with many growth stacks.
  
• Fixed the Crossroads offering to copy the Rotten Souls talent.
  
• Fixed some ability descriptions being displayed incorrectly in certain languages.