Myridian: The Last Stand
Early Access is over, but we'll be back with big news!
Making it the game everyone deserves to play will take some time, effort and investment, and that's something we can't do alone.
For the time being, we'll be suspending sales and updates, but the early access version will still be functional for the people who have already bought it.
We would like to thank you all for your support and feedback, and we assure you Myridian will be back in a different format we hope you'll love even more.
For Myridian!
RATE Games
iOS, Events and improved bots
This update includes the base for the Events system, which will be used to bring up character dialogues in which part of Myridian’s back story will be revealed. It will also be used in the solo game mode, which will be introduced soon.
The bots AI has also been greatly improved. Expect much harder matches and tough competition even playing alone.
Improvements include:
-Profile tab allows you to change your nickname should you want to;
-Main panel now sports a progression bar for the next reward;
-Heroes’ dialogue events;
-Smarter and more agressive bots;
- Character balancing - faster attacks, lower cooldowns!
The Path of the Verge
The Verge Path or Verge Power Meter (we are still deciding how to call it) is the main new feature this time around. You access it by clicking the Verge Power indicator in the top panel. It shows you how much Verge Power you need to unlock a reward.
Yes, now there are proper rewards for your battle efforts, but... gone is the choice of freely picking any hero at any time and joining the battlefield. You'll have to earn them as rewards for your battle efforts.
That's right, Heroes are now LOCKED up by default, and you will have to battle your way up the ladder to unlock them, either by raising your Verge Power to the required levels or by summoning them with the Starun Crystals you earn in each battle. By the way, potions now also work under these mechanics, thus, in order to harness their power you will need to raise your Verge Power too.
The Starun Energy consumption dynamics has also been deployed. Each time you bring your forces into the battlefield you spend a certain amount of Energy to materialize your heroes, for now it's 10 SE (Starun Energy) per match. It slowly fills up to its 100 max during a 24 hour period. As we implement other game modes - a solo mode is in the works - they will have different requirements.
This update also lays the groundwork for all the player and character evolution mechanics we will bring to the table.
Other than that, many small things have been improved or overhauled. Optimizations and improvements that actually amount to quite a lot...
- Matchmaker update;
- Redesigned Shop with Categories tab and Skins preview, though they are still not available for purchase.
- Character and Loot balancing;
- Bug fixes in map and level texture overlays;
- iOS version available!
- Groundwork for dynamic lighting! (Still under development, but a promising start!);
- Improved menu navigation flow;
- Improved Login and ID creation - Create your RATE ID and use the benefits of cross-platform between Steam, Play Store and App Store!
- Updated match alert system will now notify kills too and gem captures show up with player names, not only teams;
- New art:
- The map in the main screen has been replaced by a proper pixel art one (it's only around 1/8th of what still needs to be drawn though);
- You can now see how Arcada looks like by clicking on it in the map. More art will be coming both for new places and detail pieces for Arcada;
- New Donna portrait.
- The map in the main screen has been replaced by a proper pixel art one (it's only around 1/8th of what still needs to be drawn though);