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Genre: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie

Raifu Wars

Update v1.12: Ice!



We're back with another update! Read on for what's new:

Ice!


New ice tiles are here! Take a risk by traversing the ice as it cracks under your feet; watch out for grenades, dynamite, and artillery!


New Cards


14 new cards are now available!

And now you can share decks with a simple code, just copy to your clipboard and import!


Updated Editor


The updated editor now allows you to place objects as overlays on top of tiles; finally you can put sandbags on lava! Additionally you can use the new delete tool to remove overlays, and save 3 different tiles/objects in your quick slots.


More Achievements


Dozens of new achievements have been added for Steam and the mobile versions!

Misc



  • Award coins on completion of online match
  • Add new hats
  • New tutorial map
  • New card art for many existing cards
  • Reworked AI for CPU players

Bug Fixes



  • Prevent loading screen from missing a texture set
  • Fix online turns hanging on KO from Lava or Mine
  • Fix chat strings from being cut off
  • Fix showing non-existent spectators
  • Fix issues with CPU players causing game sync errors

What's Next


We will be bringing new maps and cross-platform online services in a coming patch for 1.12. Stay tuned!

Priorities for future updates...



  • UI/UX improvements (menu navigation, ingame stats and effects, combat)
  • CPU AI improvements and difficulty levels
  • New gamemodes and custom game lengths
  • Support for 2-6 players, 1v1 mode
  • Card caches

v1.11.1


  • Fix texture loading and network bugs
  • Rebalance KOs in Normal game length to be 1>2>3>4


Note this version breaks online compatibility with v1.11. New builds for Linux and Demos will be available ASAP.

Thank you!

v1.11a


  • Add new hats
  • Fix buggy hat selection UI
  • Add hat progress bar to casino
  • Change prize payout
  • Prevent network error from ending online match on chat message
  • Improve texture loading and VRAM usage
  • Update to GameMaker 2022.9.1


This build is not currently available on Linux, but should be backwards compatible.

v1.11: War-Themed Hat Simulator

Raifu Wars is back with another update! Read on for what's new:

Hats!


Raifu Wars now features 20+ hats for all characters! More will be added each update and for some holidays.


Coins!


Collect coins in online multiplayer games that can then be spent to win hats!


New Languages!


New translations are available for: Hindi, Thai, and Indonesian!

Discord Integration


Join us on the Official Raifu Wars Discord and never miss a match in the #matchmaking channel!

What's Next



  • Editor Update 2
  • Cross-platform online services (profile sync, map repository, and more)
  • More achievements

MOAR PLAYERS: The Raifu Wars Demo is here!

We're introducing a new demo version of Raifu Wars available for free on Steam. This demo will allow anyone to test out the game and learn the basics without paying a cent!

The demo additionally allows you to play cross-platform with any Raifu Wars v1.10.3 client! Here are some important details:

  • 4 characters available: Springfield, Mau, Enfield, and Arisaka!
  • Learn the basics by playing the tutorial!
  • Compete with other players online!
  • Profile restricted to Level 3.
  • Steam Workshop, Editor, and Local mode not available.


Tell your friends and get everyone online for a match!

v1.10.3

Hi all, this minor update fixes a major bug that has been keeping a lot of players from playing online. We would like to sincerely apologize for this issue and we thank you for your patience as we resolve issues with the game.


  • Fix network error caused by certain characters in name or chat
  • Update to GameMaker 2022.6
  • Prepare for free demo version


Stay tuned for a big announcement soon!

v1.10.2


  • Updated Raifu Wars servers
  • Fixed bugs

1.10.1a - Fix Steam Rich Presence


  • Update GameMaker Steam extension
  • Restore rich presence feature for "Join Game" in friends list

Puska arrives in update v1.10.1!

Hello Raifu Wars fans!

This adorable new character has arrived from Hungary and brought a new update with her!



What's New



  • Puska!
  • CPU player improvements
  • Performance optimizations
  • Various bugfixes


Cheers,
Yotis Studios

Update v1.10: Meet Krag and Ross!

Hello Raifu Wars fans!

We're bringing you another update featuring some fun new characters, expanded deck customization, and more!

What's New



  • 2 new characters: Krag and Ross!
  • Adjust cards' star cost, tier requirement, and deck weight
  • Deck presets: save and load your custom decks!
  • Add new objects and buildings to editor
  • Music available to all regardless of DLC purchases, character theme music now plays on tier up
  • Balanced 2v2 start order (1st player skipped)
  • Team chat
  • Simple profanity filter for chat (can be disabled in settings)
  • UI Improvements
  • Improve server region selection
  • Various bugfixes


What's Next


Things we'd like to tackle in the next few updates...

  • More characters!!
  • Updated map format and editor
  • New stock maps
  • More cards
  • Improved card history
  • CPU improvements: cooperative AI, adjustable difficulty levels
  • Gamemodes
  • 1v1 and 3v3
  • Complete Wiki
  • More workshop content


Known Issues



  • Steam rich-presence missing
  • Linux build doesn't load workshop maps
  • Game sync error caused by CPU players online


Cheers,
Yotis Studios