In our ongoing quest to have the best version of each and every unit in the game, we've just pushed a set of changes to six Prismata units. These aren't just nerfs; actually, we focused more on buffs this time to try and give a few of the underrepresented Prismata units more of a chance to shine. A full explanation for the reasons behind these changes (alongside some stories about other things we've tried) can be found on the blog.
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Balance Patch
In our ongoing quest to have the best version of each and every unit in the game, we've just pushed a set of changes to six Prismata units. These aren't just nerfs; actually, we focused more on buffs this time to try and give a few of the underrepresented Prismata units more of a chance to shine. A full explanation for the reasons behind these changes (alongside some stories about other things we've tried) can be found on the blog.
Prismata is now free-to-play on Steam!
Prismata has been officially switched over to free-to-play on Steam. And we've got a few amazing reveals for you to check out right now!
New Cover Art
Prismata now has a brand new cover image, featuring Swade, Anya, and a host of our favourite Prismata units. Check it out:
New Trailer
Yep, we have a new trailer too! Check it out here.
Is Prismata pay-to-win now?
NO! NEVER! Prismata will retain its current business model through the free-to-play transition, focusing on premium single-player content and customizable cosmetics. There are absolutely no card packs to buy, or any other paid way of gaining an advantage in competitive multiplayer. The Prismata promise is real. ^_^
See you next update!
~ Elyot Grant
Founder, Lunarch Studios
Prismata Puzzle Packs, Road to Glory, Language Support, and a big announcement
Earlier this week, we deployed our biggest Prismata update of the year, featuring our new Puzzle Pack, Road to Glory system, multi-language support, and more.
I'm going to tell you all about all that new stuff... but first, a huge announcement:
Prismata is going free-to-play on September 26th!
It's happening!
Prismata will still be considered an Early Access product until we complete the rest of the campaign and launch globally. But going from paid-only Early Access to free Early Access is still a huge deal. We got many thousands of new players every day when we tested a free weekend back in June, so this is when things will really start to heat up!
Also, to be absolutely clear, Prismata will fully retain its competitive integrity through this free-to-play transition. As always, we will offer no paid competitive advantages to players. There are no card packs to buy and no pay-to-win items of any kind on offer (though some of our premium single player content may make you a better player, and our glorious skins and emotes may help you win in style!)
F2P Announcement Celebration stream
To celebrate our F2P announcement, I'll be streaming Prismata over on http://twitch.tv/lunarchstudios all afternoon and evening, as soon as this message goes out! Come hang out, say hi, and ask me anything! I'll be recording a live "dev insights" video as well.
The Puzzle Pack Is Live!
Our 'Challenge Pack 1' is now available for $9.99 and features three unique collections of our most ingenious, clever, and tricky Prismata puzzles. Players can also access this new content by upgrading to Steelsplitter Tier or higher (which can be done in the Prismata shop). There is also a free 3-puzzle preview available to all players. Check them out!
Road to Glory
The road to glory is our new quest system for novice and intermediate players. It features over 30 unique things to do in the game, each with a special reward.
Completing each objective awards you a medal and a valuable prize. Collect enough medals and you'll unlock some incredible rewards! If you complete the entire Road To Glory, you'll be awarded a special avatar frame, certifying your status as a Glorious Swarmwielder.
Both standard and golden versions of the new frame are available. New avatars are available too!
Language support
Multi-language support has finally been added to Prismata. We've only just begun the process of translating the game, but you can mess around with language options now (and even add your own language if you want!)
We've had a number of volunteers in our community offer to help translate Prismata (or parts of it) to their native language, and we're extremely grateful for these offers to help bring the game to more people. If you would like to help, talk to me (Elyot) on the Prismata Discord server or fill out this form.
Community Spotlights
There are a ton of amazing community events happening. Here are a few that we'd like to highlight:
- RuinedShadows is hosting an open Swiss tourney tomorrow (Saturday) at 4pm ET. Info and signup here.
- Toble is hosting a 3-second blitz tourney this Sunday! Info here.
- RuinedShadows hosted the Prismata League season 1 finals last weekend, featuring an incredibly tense series between Apooche and MasN. VOD here.
- Prismata League season 2 is ongoing. Check out the stats, replays, and more here (you'll have to bypass Steam's warning and paste the google docs link manually).
More updates coming!
Right now, we're busy making last-minute fixes and preparations for the free-to-play debut. The biggest project is adding a new casual difficulty setting to the single player campaign, which we hope to deploy next week. Check back on youtube in a day or so for another dev insights video as well.
Until then, see you!
~ Elyot
Episode 3: Keystone is now available! Plus, a developer update.
Additionally, we've deployed a number of small tweaks and updates, including some new skins:
Next, we have a community tournament running this weekend. Check out RuinedShadow's "game of morale" tourney happening this Sunday. There will be shard prizes and a badge for the winner. Sign-ups are still available: https://www.reddit.com/r/Prismata/comments/8xoa22/prismata_is_a_game_of_morale_open_1_this_sunday/
Finally, we have a developer update for you, in which we talk about some of our progress over the last month, and what's coming soon. Check it out and let us know what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHi6KNtxS7A
Localization and new-user-experience updates are next. Stay tuned for those!
~ Elyot Grant
Founder, Lunarch Studios
New units are live!
We've just deployed an update featuring four new Prismata units! Here they are:
10 supply
1 supply
10 supply
10 supply
These new units will have a 300% occurrence boost this weekend, so you'll see them three times as often as usual in your ladder games.
Development Update
We've posted another development update vlog, which you can watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=768USc1iHRM
Highlights include the following:
- Campaign Episode 3: Keystone will release on July 6th, 2018
- Multi-language support will be added in mid July (players will be able to add a new language to Prismata by editing a single file)
- We're going to launch the free-to-play edition of Prismata in the next month or so and are devoting most of our development resources to the new user experience
- Our first Puzzle Pack will debut in August and will contain about 25 puzzles, including 3 sets of challenges: Prismata Miniatures, Overheat Defense, and Onslaught
More information coming next week with the rest of our July 6th update. Rumour has it that there might be some new skins coming as well... ;)
Have a great weekend!
~ Elyot Grant
Founder, Lunarch Studios
Beta Pre-season tournament this Sunday! $100 prize!
This is a Beta Pre-Season event (the last one before our Beta World Championship, which is coming later this year).
The tourney is this Sunday and is open to all players. Info below.
- Time: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
- Format: PLANETARY MEGA BRAWL!
- Players have 2.5 hours to play Base+8 30s Prismata games in the Event queue.
The goal is to score as many points as possible, where points are granted as follows:
- 5/3/2 points for a win/draw/loss during a player’s first 5 games of the brawl.
- 2/0/-1 points for a win/draw/loss during all subsequent games.
- Players will receive a time handicap when matched against an opponent with a lower score (one second per point, down to a minimum of 6 seconds.)
Advance sign-up for the tourney is not required. Just show up and play in the Event tab of Prismata (you must be at least level 25).
Prizes will be distributed as follows:
- The winner will receive USD $100 sent via Paypal, plus 2000 Shards and a Planetary Mega Brawl Champion badge.
- One randomly selected participant will receive 16 Omnipower Cores for participating.
- The following prizes will be given away via a raffle, where players receive one raffle ticket per point earned during the brawl: [10 Omnipower Cores,100 Infusions,1600 Shards]
- Players can win at most one prize.
- If there is a tie, all winning players receive a badge and the shard/cash prizes will be split.
The event will be streamed live at twitch.tv/lunarchstudios, and a live leaderboard will be visible in the Event tab in Prismata.
See you there!
Kill The Servers weekend!
Our "Kill the Servers" weekend is now live! From May 18th to 21st, you can grab the Prismata base game for free (and keep it!) Please tell your friends!
We've also deployed a number of small tweaks and bugfixes to the Prismata client. Check the in-game patch notes for more information.
Episode 2: Recombination is now available!
Travel to majestic Tauren Prime, the academic center of Beacon's biotechnology research efforts. Home to the Earthlife project, Vorexus Technologies, and a secret bio lab or two, Tauren Prime has been infected by the deadly VILE malware, which threatens to turn the city's robots against their creators. As Swade and Anya battle to contain the robotic threat, they find their efforts undermined as something even deadlier arrives...
Grab the Prismata Founder's Edition now to get access to all 5 episodes, plus other exclusive benefits.
Prismata campaign update
Prismata founder Elyot Grant has a new developer vlog discussing progress, achievements over the last month, and the high standard of quality he's trying to bring to Prismata's single player modes. Have a look here: https://youtu.be/NTGbeFz-D2w
Quality-of-life update
Episode 2 is only a short ways away (sorry to make you wait, we're just putting a few finishing touches on things!)
Before it goes live, we've deployed an update to Prismata containing several improvements and new features:
Thanks for your patience with Episode 2. We've been doing lots of playtesting and tweaking; the whole team here has been giving it 110% to make sure that it's even better than Episode 1 was. We hope to have it ready in a week or so. Stay tuned for updates on that.