Launch week was a huge success for Mech Shuffle! There are many new and returning players checking out the latest content. We're working hard on a post-launch update for next Friday. This update features many improvements for new players, as well as quality of life fixes for everyone. There will also be new music tracks, a new reward card, and more!
Featuring New Music
Back by popular demand, the composer for Mech Shuffle has returned! Quinten Lamora is crafting hot new tracks to be included in Friday's patch.
New Reward Card
Lore Events are a type of Event (E) that show up as extra battlefield rewards in Mech Shuffle. These Lore Events push the story forward and give the player more context for the overall state of the invasion on New Bastion. Previously, there was no card reward for finding these events. Now, all Lore Events contain the new Battlefield Vanguard card as a reward:
Improved Tooltips
Tooltips now behave as expected: they disappear when you move your mouse, rather than after an arbitrary time span. Tooltips also include token symbols within the text, massively improving readability for many Ability Perks and Tutorial messages:
Advanced Tutorial Popups
New players navigate their first tutorial match with ease, coming away with a basic understanding of the Mech Shuffle combat system. However, they are quickly faced with many new advanced tokens and mechanics to figure out. To make the learning process less daunting, we are adding helpful tutorial popups the first time a player encounters each advanced token type:
And More!
As usual we'll be fitting in as many bug fixes and bits of polish as we can for this patch, so stay tuned for the full patch notes on Friday November 8th!
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Hot Fix v2.01
HOT FIX 2.01
* 'Quit' Button in Escape Menu now correctly exits the application when no game is in progress * Opponents now have 1 fewer upgrade level * Fixed Bug: Baron Heremod now shuffles his deck properly * Fixed Bug: Mech Lab 'Exit' Button now has a background
Patch Notes v2.0
Version 2.0 Full Release Patch Notes:
New Intro and Outro Sequences
New Mech Variants:
Sovereign M
Goliath B
Medusa B
Taurus K
New Pilot: Ace Pilot Chun
New Event Type: Duel
15+ New Cards
New Collectible Card Backs
6 New Perks
New Achievements
Tutorial Updated
New Token Types:
Critical Damage
Critical Hit
Damage (any)
In Game Achievement Screen
Card Changes:
System: Synaptic Core cost reduced by 1
Other Changes:
Mech Selection now has "Random" option
Mech Selection now shows strong/weak matchups
Cards now display a rarity bulb
Choose MECH now comes before Choose PILOT
MANTIS L now has an Assault Flamer
Updated Launcher Icon
New Pilot Portraits
Various VFX updates
New Menu Art
New Mechlab Art
Bug Fixes:
Hot Seat no longer loads perks from a single player run
Card Rarity now shows correctly
Victory Theme now plays correctly on match end
Various small fixes
Launch Day
The Invasion Begins
Baron Heremod lands his armies across the world with impunity! Planetary defences are in shambles and disarray. A lone Mech Pilot fights against the invasion.
Just 5 more days until Mech Shuffle leaves early access. Play the full release on October 25th Launch Day, and help us celebrate 2.5 years of development! We're launching with a 20% off sale that will last for the full launch week.
Demo
The Mech Shuffle Demo has released on Steam, so you can check it out today! The gameplay of Mech Shuffle is unique, and the Demo will let you experience the flow of Mech combat in a low stakes environment.
Patch Notes v2.0
This patch adds a new event type: DUEL, where you face against tough opponents and earn great rewards. There are new token types, new weapons to find, new MECHS to unlock, and a new PILOT to discover. Following are the full patch notes:
New Mech Variants:
Sovereign M
Goliath B
Medusa B
Taurus K
New Pilot: Ace Pilot Chun
New Event Type: Duel
15+ New Cards
New Collectible Card Backs
6 New Perks
New Achievements
Tutorial Updated
New Token Types:
Critical Damage
Critical Hit
Damage (any)
In Game Achievement Screen
Card Changes:
System: Synaptic Core cost reduced by 1
Other Changes:
Mech Selection now has "Random" option
Mech Selection now shows strong/weak matchups
Cards now display a rarity bulb
Choose MECH now comes before Choose PILOT
MANTIS L now has an Assault Flamer
Updated Launcher Icon
Various VFX updates
New Menu Art
New Mechlab Art
Bug Fixes:
Hot Seat no longer loads perks from a single player run
Card Rarity now shows correctly
Victory Theme now plays correctly on match end
What's Coming Next: 2.0 Release Date!
Patch 2.0 is on the way! We will be leaving early access on October 25th. The full release of Mech Shuffle includes tons of content for both new and returning Mech Pilots. Here are some of the things you can look forward to:
new event type: DUEL
new Pilot: Ace Pilot Chun
four new Mech Variants to unlock
new cards and tokens
option to start a run with random Mech/Pilot combo
unlocks and achievements menu
and plenty more!
We'll have a comprehensive list of patch notes closer to the release day. Looking forward to seeing you all on October 25th!
30% off for Steam Summer Sale 2024
It is Hothothot! And Mech Shuffle is 30% off throughout the Steam Summer Sale 2024!
Summer Sale
I hope you are all having a wonderful summer! The next big patch for Mech Shuffle will be coming later this year when we leave early access. In the mean time you can still improve your Mech piloting skills and kick Baron Heremod right back into orbit. Grabbing your copy of Mech Shuffle now will net you access to the Limited Early Access Card Back.
Drop Command
While you are kicking back and enjoying some well deserved cocktails and sunshine, check out and wishlist Drop Command, we're working hard to have a playable demo for you in the coming months! Drop Command features Mech Combat Simulation on a grand scale, where you can play as Infantry, or pilot Mechs, Tanks, and Aircraft throughout a procedural campaign.
Minor Patch 1.103
HOTFIX 1.103 PATCH NOTES
Fortified Slam now does 3 max damage (down from 5)
Hard Mode no longer rewards retry tokens
'System: Self Sealing Armour' now costs (1,2,2,3) heat, up from (1,1,2,2)
The balance change to Fortified Slam is meant to make Fortified Slam less of an All-In build choice. System: Self Sealing Armour is still a very strong card, and needed the heat increase to bring it in line with other very strong card choices at levels 2 and 4. Removing retry tokens from Hard Mode will serve to make Hard Mode runs more difficult, but also more rewarding on victory.
HOTFIX 1.102
HOTFIX 1.102 PATCH NOTES
Fixed several VFX glitches with card visuals overlapping
Fixed Ranked Play info cards to display correctly
Fixed save system bug which would reset 'hardmode' in save file if another game mode was played mid-run
Hotfix: Fixing a Save System Bug
This patch fixes a save/load error which prevented perks from saving when quitting from the choose encounter screen without a previous save file.
