New Features

• New Portraits for almost all unit classes (player units and NPCs)
  
• Some unit sprites have been adjusted to account for the change in their portraits.
  

Quality of Life Changes

• When flipping a switch, the camera pans only to the entities affected by the switch instead of including the switch itself, so the camera zooms more towards the relevant changes.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed a visual bug where units on the map would play their active animation after they started combat and got stuck that way until they moved.
  

New Features

• Combat phase has been rewritten.
  
  
  • Units that fight in melee range share a connected stage.
    
  • Units that fight at range each stand on separate platforms.
    
  • Units that are within combat range walk onto the stage, while units out of range appear standing in place.
    
  • Units take a step forward to attack at range, and two steps in melee, then return to their original position.
    
  • New star and dust particle effects.
    
  • Pushed unit stats to the corners.
    
  • The stage beneath each unit samples the average colour of the tile they are standing on.
    
  • Health bar windows and damage windows enter the screen independently instead of as a whole unit.
    
  • Rewrote the whole combat logic under the hood to use sequenced events instead of hacky frame-tracking flag nonsense.
    
    
  
  
• Added new rotary menu for the action menu and some former carousel menus.
  
  
  • Unit Skills submenu has been removed and all unit skills promoted to the primary level of the action menu. This may be reassessed in the future.
    
  
  
• New Map Added: Crypt of the Sun King (NOVICE).
  
• When hovering over various tiles containing an entity during the Unit Select or Map Survey phases, a help window will appear at the bottom of the screen describing that entity.
  
• Randomized name generation during Drafting now pulls from distinct lists for each unit class instead of a shared pool to be more thematic.
  
• Added ability to skip to next BGM song during a match in the Pause menu.
  
• Added prompt to try the tutorial when a player tries to start a New Game for the first time.
  
• Achievements can now be viewed during a match via the in-game pause menu.
  
• New BGM Ceremony added.
  
• New BGM Eastern Desert added.
  

Balance Changes

• Vampire Slumber command skill removed.
  
• Vampire Shadow Step command skill added. This action acts like Spirit Step, but allows you to jump to enemies as a free action. This means you can jump to an enemy to chain into other actions, such as using Drain after you Donate to an ally.
  
• Sorceress Aeromancy: Headwind skill removed.
  
• Sorceress Aethermancy: Transfer skill added. This allows a Sorceress to transfer negative status effects applied to allies and move them to herself instead. This adds another source of counter-play to status effects and gives Sorceress better team utility at range.
  
• Necromancer LCK reduced to 0 from 1.
  
• Overall balancing of Skulls From the Skull Throne adjusted to be more beginner-friendly. Recommended experience level reduced to NOVICE from INTERMEDIATE.
  
• Necromancer RET buffed back to 3. Reducing both RET and LCK was overkill.
  
• Villager now has the Shove skill.
  

Quality of Life Changes

• Cavalier and Bard units are now available to play in the demo from the start to give new players slightly more variety at the jump.
  
• Achievement requirements for Vampire and Sorceress have been changed.
  
• AI should stand in place less often when roaming, chasing and fleeing.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed bug where Fencer’s second action after Exert + Fade Strike showed the attack preview based on where he started instead of where he is.
  
• Action tiles are no longer highlighted for Gate doors that can’t be interacted with.
  
• Made map filter names more consistent with descriptive names and fixed map unlocks accordingly where affected.
  
• Fixed sequence break/softlock in Vital intelligence map involving coordinating a Mage and Lancer to make a door impossible to open by the Sol army.
  
• A crash involving opening the Unit Skills submenu with a VIP unit can no longer occur since that submenu no longer exists.
  
• Fixed a bug in Rendezvous objectives where an army concedes and the game does not end.
  

Misc

• Updated lilypad sprites and added frog sprite to Vital Intelligence map. Shuffled some tiles and added disarmable traps to Vital Intelligence map.
  

New Features

• Added a new option in the main menu options to toggle the game’s fonts to a non-pixel font for users that have difficulty reading the pixel fonts.
  

Balance Changes

• Escape Relics objective has been reworked into Deliver Relics objective. Units no longer leave the map when dropping off relics to the objective. In the demo, this only affects the Skulls from the Skull Throne map. Functionally, aside from a minor visual difference, this particular mission plays exactly the same.
  

Quality of Life Changes

• Added a new “Autoplay Combat Steps” option in the main menu to allow auto-progression of confirmation prompts during combat on a player’s turn.
  
• Added markup colours and icons to Objective descriptions and cutscenes.
  
• The launchpad sprite has been slightly updated to be less arrow-like that implies they only go up.
  
• Changed the Nobody Wins banner to say Game Over.
  
• Added slight pause between attacker and defender damage resolution to audibly separate them a bit.
  
• Added ability to view unlocked achievements in the in-game pause menu.
  

Bugfixes

• Updated game to reset the cached state of achievements and other settings instead of just deleting the save file when using the “Delete All Progress Data” option.
  
• Added separate “Reset All Inputs” option to controls menu.
  
• Fixed “No Casualties” achievement to count escaped units from Escape maps when determining whether to unlock.
  
• Fixed minor layering issue of sprites on one map.
  
• Fixed some post-combat events occurring underneath the combat UI.
  

Additional Notes

• Updated Credits
  
• Added some cheat codes for unlocking stuff. If you want to know what the cheat codes are, join the Talberon Games Discord Server today!
  

Patch Notes - Second Demo Launch

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Super Sol Standard Demo v0.15.0 Patch Notes

New Features

• Combat Estimate Window added that calculates the damage range of units when they select actions that would start the Combat Phase.
  
• Units with signature skills that would usually be used instead of Basic Attack now appear at the top of the Action Menu instead. Basic Attack can still be accessed via the Unit Skills submenu.
  
• New Objectives + Conditions
  
  
  • Defend objective added. Defend all control points before an enemy can seize it!
    
  
  
• New Maps
  
  
  • Most maps from the previous demo have been removed. New maps have been added that better reflect the direction of the game. For VS play, maps have been split into Scenario and Arena maps. Scenario maps are more objective-oriented maps, while Arena maps are symmetrical, competitively-balanced maps for skill-oriented PVP matches.
    
  
  
• Most unit actions now have effects that play, and many include new animations.
  
• The game UI has been refreshed and improved across the board, with text formatting, in-line icons and more succinct, accurate information.
  
• Unit skills that have modifiers that scale based on attributes or calculations now appear in brackets after skill names and in skill descriptions.
  
• Combat screen reworked to focus details in the center of the screen
  
  
  • Dice rolls have less ear-piercing SFX and animate as they roll.
    
  • Blocked attacks now show a shield covering a cancelled-out attack icon.
    
  • Defending units in combat now show the RET icon instead of swords for their primary damage.
    
  
  
• Unit Voice Volume option added that allows you to adjust the bark and dialogue volume separate from the rest of the SFX. Percentage is relative to the SFX volume option.
  
• How to Play menu renamed to Tutorials & Help
  
  
  • New Tutorial implemented (”The Academy”)
    
  • New quick multiplayer tutorial implemented (”Just the Basics”)
    
  • Unit Codex updated
    
    
    • Added short unit descriptions
      
    • Adjusted display of skills
      
    • Added control hints
      
    
    
  • AI Personality menu describing AI behaviour added
    
  • Updated the Manual with new descriptions and helpful animations and pictures
    
  
  
• New level select UI
  
• New turn clock counts down during gameplay instead of being paused unless in the Select Unit phase of a turn. If a unit is not selected when the timer runs out, a random unit is exhausted. If a unit is selected while the clock is counting down, that unit is exhausted.
  
• Updated Super Sol Standard logo on Title Screen.
  
• Added option to open save folder in Options menu
  
• Added links to Steam patch notes in Community menu
  
• Added loading screens. The game should no longer freeze while opening the level select menu or after selecting a map.
  
• Added crash bug detection and prompt at game launch with bug reporting info.
  
• Objective cutscenes can be replayed mid-match via the pause menu
  
• Pressing the Preview Unit button on an AI unit now shows details about that unit instead of a list of AI personality behaviours.
  
• Some AI units now have abilities they can use instead of just Basic Attack.
  
• When not hovering over a unit while in-game, the Preview Unit button can be pressed to view what spaces can be moved on and which cannot.
  
  
  • Movable spaces are in blue
    
  • Collision spaces are in red
    
  • Destructible terrain, drawbridges and doors are in purple
    
  
  
• While a unit is selected, you can press the Preview Unit button to Survey the Map, which allows you to check enemy threat ranges and terrain features without unselecting the current unit.
  
• Moved Wait action out of the Action Menu, into a macro that can be activated with the Preview Item button. Most units will want to use Guard the vast majority of the time instead of Wait.
  

Balance Changes

• Unit Adjustments
  
  
  • Champion
    
    
    • AMR reduced to 7 from 8
      
    • HP increased to 8 from 7
      
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Challenge skill replaced with Drag skill
      
    
    
  • Marauder
    
    
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Brace reworked to act as a reversed Enrage that ends the unit’s turn but also makes them immovable.
      
    
    
  • Paladin
    
    
    • ATK reduced to 3 from 4
      
    • Angelic Strike command skill removed
      
    • Consecrate skill added. Consecrate allows a Paladin to place a +1 BLK buff tile on the battlefield to benefit anyone who stands in it.
      
    
    
  • Lancer
    
    
    • AMR increased to 6 from 5
      
    • HP reduced to 9 from 10
      
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Pierce skill now bases damage off of RET and includes LCK, instead of dividing ATK and ignoring LCK.
      
    • Coup de Grace renamed to Execute. ATK buff reduced to +1 from +2. Damage now scales off of RET instead of dividing ATK.
      
    
    
  • Pugilist
    
    
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Cool Off skill added which allows spending a stack of Heat to reset the status duration.
      
    
    
  • Fencer
    
    
    • AMR increased to 5 from 4
      
    • HP reduced to 9 from 10
      
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Perfect Focus can no longer be stacked with Exert for a triple action in a single turn.
      
    
    
  • Cavalier
    
    
    • Max CP reduced to 4 from 5
      
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Gallop command skill replaced with Hind Kick skill. Hind Kick costs 2CP and behaves similar to Shove, but deals 1 DMG and can be used just for the damage if the target is up against an obstacle.
      
    
    
  • Rogue
    
    
    • ATK reduced to 4 from 5
      
    • Mug now deals full damage before checking if stealing is possible, instead of half damage.
      
    • Pierce skill now scales based on RET instead of half ATK. LCK is now included in the attack.
      
    • Rend Skill is removed.
      
    • Disarm Trap skill added. This skill allows the Rogue to remove traps placed by Archers and Mages (and some traps part of the initial map) without activating them.
      
    
    
  • Archer
    
    
    • Hunter’s Mark now affects Rapid Fire damage.
      
    • Nock now also increases ATK and RET by 1 instead of ATK by 2. Status duration increased to 2 turns.
      
    • Poison Arrow skill is removed.
      
    • Rapid Fire skill is added. Target up to [RET] enemies and deal 1 DMG per target. Targets can be selected multiple times.
      
    • Trap entity generated by Lay Trap skill now disappears from the map if not triggered within 5 rounds of it spawning.
      
      
      • Trap entities can now be placed on spaces with other non-trap entities so long as they are tiles that can be moved through, or contain a unit.
        
      
      
    
    
  • Mage
    
    
    • AMR reduced to 4 from 6
      
    • HP increased to 10 from 8
      
    • RET reduced to 1 from 2
      
    • Jetstream, Inferno, and Frostbite entities can now be placed on tiles that contain other entities so long as they are not other player-generated entities, traps, or immovable.
      
    • Jetstream booster now allows units to move at full boost range instead of a fixed distance of 3
      
    • Inferno traps now apply a burning status effect that deals 3 damage for 2 rounds. Inferno traps no longer trigger multiple times and will disappear after activating once. Trap will disappear if not activated within 3 battle rounds.
      
    • Frostbite traps will disappear if not activated within 3 battle rounds.
      
    
    
  • Sorceress
    
    
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • MV reduced to 4 from 5
      
    • ATK reduced to 4 from 5
      
    • Arcane Potential command skill removed
      
    • Chronomancy: Time Out command skill added. This skill allows you to exhaust an enemy unit and skip their turn.
      
    • Cryomancy: Blizzard now deals full ATK damage instead of half damage rounded down.
      
    • Biomancy: Blight renamed to Necromancy: Blight and now applies a -1 RET aura to a target enemy instead of enabling a -1 RET aura to herself.
      
    
    
  • Vampire
    
    
    • ATK reduced to 4 from 5
      
    • RET reduced to 2 from 3
      
    • Donate skill now opens a menu after targeting an ally that shows how much health is being transferred instead of selecting the value before targeting an ally.
      
    
    
  • Cleric
    
    
    • LCK reduced to 3 from 4
      
    
    
  • Bard
    
    
    • RET reduced to 1 from 2
      
    • Double Time moved from Command Skill to regular skill
      
    • Verse: Accelerando skill removed
      
    • Play: Symphony Command Skill added. This allows Bard to apply a Concerto-distance aura with Solo-level potency for 2 battle rounds. After expiring, bard play Concerto.
      
    
    
  
  
• Block universal skill now applies a +1 BLK modifier to the user until the end of the current Battle Round in addition to the 3 AMR recovery. As a result, the Block skill is now available to the Marauder and Vampire units. Blocking earlier in the round provides the most defensive opportunity.
  

Quality of Life Changes

• Added additional info to skill descriptions, such as displaying a subwindow describing Free Actions.
  
• Turn priority is now displayed in the Battle Round window and updates as units are exhausted
  
• All skill descriptions updated with colour-coded, consistent language and icons.
  
• Reduced harshness of some SFX.
  
• Added controller disconnection detection and reassigning of controllers mid-game.
  
• Pause menu can be closed by pressing the Cancel button.
  
• Players no longer need to confirm the end of their turn after taking actions.
  
• Achievements required to unlock various units have been adjusted.
  
• Draft Improvements
  
  
  • (SINGLE PLAYER ONLY) During drafting phase, can press the cancel button to undo a draft pick.
    
  • Selecting a unit shows a confirmation prompt to mitigate accidentally drafting the wrong unit.
    
  • Pressing the “Random Unit” button selects the unit instead of just highlighting it.
    
  • When promoting a unit to a commander, the unit’s command skill will be previewed on screen during the confirmation prompt
    
  
  
• Pressing Preview Item on a Chest or Residence that obtains items from a randomized pool will show the possible items that could be obtained from them.
  

Bugfixes

• Clouds no longer render outside of the game area
  
• Too many to list. If you find a bug in the game please consider filing a report via the Report a Bug feature in the Tutorials & Help menu.
  

Misc Changes and Notes

• Credits have been updated to reflect the work done by my wonderful testers who submitted feedback during the prerelease testing period. Thank you all for your help!
  
• Many unit portraits and sprites have been tweaked or changed.
  
• New animations for various units as they perform signature skills.
  
• Changed RET icon to a fist icon instead of a sword+shield to make it more distinct from ATK and BLK.
  
• .NET and library updates
  
• Plug Twitter and Discord
  
• Save file changes
  
• Added wishlist link to main menu
  
• Many tiles and icons have been refreshed or changed.
  
• Updated MatchupPro and EquipmentPro fonts to modern Match and Equip fonts with more character support.
  
• Added extra unit barks to dialogue pool when selected.
  
• Removed the Objective Preview button mapping. This functionality has been consolidated with the Pause Menu functionality.
  
• Due to a significant change in the way save files are saved and loaded for security reasons, saves from the earlier version of the demo unfortunately cannot be loaded or converted. This should never happen again, and I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where running Windows (and possibly other OSes) with a non-English system language with accent characters would cause the app not to launch.
  
• Removed pre-baked SaveData that was included in previous versions. These should not have been included in the build and should be generated when starting the game for the first time.
  

Misc

• Moved the log folder to SaveData along with the other data
  

Super Sol Standard Demo v0.0.4

Bugfixes

New Features

Quality of Life Changes

Bugfixes