This week’s update features some UI updates, a new boss to discover and some subtle, but important changes to the Hunter Hero.
I have been having a lot of fun this week with different Hunter builds (even melee focused!), aided by the class changes below and some new items.
Have a look below and let us know what you think on Discord.
UI Changes
Additional info when hovering over the deck of Heroes/enemies.
For Heroes, your discarded cards are now shown.
For enemies, the known cards in their deck are shown along with showing cards that are no longer in the deck (played/in play/stolen etc..) to help you predict what they may do next.
Hunter Changes
New class card, ‘Alpha Strike’ – ‘Melee Attack 3. Combo Strikes triggered by this attack deal +1 damage.’
‘Escape’ (Hunter) – Renamed to ‘Shelter’ and updated effect to, ‘Move to any other friendly character then Defend 2 and Activate that character.’
Hunter’s base deck now has 1 ‘Improvised Attack’ card in place of a ‘Power Shot’.
Content Updates
A new Tier 1 boss to challenge in custom modes and out in the glasslands.
Balance Changes
Reduced the health of the ‘Spike Back’ to bring it more in line with other Tier 1 bosses.
Increased the Challenge Rating of the ‘Bandit Warrior’ so they will appear in smaller numbers.
Increased Acid stacks from ‘Green Dragon’ breath to 1 (from 2).
Trials of Fire Weekly Update #66 now Live
Trials of Fire v0.73 Release Notes
Good afternoon all,
This week’s update contains some fun changes to get your heads around. We have been focusing on allowing players to play the game as they want. Also increased the damage output of the Alchemist class to enable them to work as a very effective (if sometimes unpredictable) damage dealer, including a major change to the way Acid works.
Hope you enjoy the changes, and as always, please let us know what you think on Discord!
Thanks.
Quest Changes
Modifiers for All
You can now apply gameplay modifiers to any quest, not just Custom Quest.
Note, adding modifiers will mean the run is not eligible for Achievements or Steam Leaderboards.
Named Effect Changes
Acid has now been changed to make the effect more immediate and interactive.
Acid effect is now, ‘Whenever Acid is inflicted, deal 1 Status Damage per stack of Acid on the target.’
Some acid effects have been reduced in effectiveness or increased in cost (see below).
Card Changes
‘Explosive Arrow’ (Alchemist) – Renamed card to ‘Alchemical Bolts’ and update effect to, ‘Create an Explosive Arrow, Acid Arrow or Flash Arrow.’
‘Blind Shot’ (Alchemist) – Updated damage to deal random damage, 2-6 instead of 4.
‘Acid Flask’ – Reduced the amount of Acid inflicted to 1 (from 2).
‘Acidic Coating’ – Increased cost to 2 and changed the effect to, ‘Every time you perform a Melee or Ranged Attack, inflict Acid and this Power loses 1 Resilience.’
Trials of Fire Weekly Update #65 now Live
Trials of Fire Spirit Weekly Update (0.72) Release Notes
Good afternoon all,
Just a small, balance update this week following last week’s new quest.
From now until the end of 2020, we will be focusing on balance and tweaks to existing content and saving a lot of the new content (story, heroes etc) until the lead up to the 1.0 release early in 2021. (There will be a few surprises for 2020 though … :) )
Finally, I’d like to say a big thanks to everyone who has taken the time to review the game on Steam, pushing us up to Overwhelmingly Positive on the Steam store. I don’t know how much difference it makes in the big picture, but it means so much to very small devs like us to know that people our out their enjoying the game so much.
Thank you! Adam
Card Changes
‘Soul Blast’ (Witch) – Upped total damage to 25 (from 15), but now triggers on the 5th power played.
‘Burden’ (Witch) – Upped Resilience to 6 so it will stick around a bit longer on the enemy.
‘Back Stab’ (Assassin) – Reduced damage to 3 (from 4) and added the following effect as well, ‘If you are not adjacent to any other enemies, also perform a Combo Strike.’
‘Shadow Strike’ (Assassin) – Reduced cost to 1 (from 2) and damage to 2 (from 3) and added the following effect as well, ‘Damage from this attack does not cancel Stealth.’
‘Flourish’ (Assassin) – Increased base defence to 2 (form 1).
‘Rising Ire’ (Warlord) – Changed effect to, ‘All friendly characters with a named gain +2 Damage to all attacks this turn. Reduce this card's cost by 1 at the end of your turn.’ It can now trigger off any named effect.
‘Giant Grub’ (Spirit Speaker) – Reduced upgraded health to 6 (from 7).
‘Aimed Shot’ – Increased damage to 8 (from 7).
Balance Changes
Upped the challenge rating on the ‘Human Ranger’ so she will appear with fewer enemies in an encounter.
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Digital Tabletop Fest Live-Stream
Come join us and check out Trials of Fire.
See the game in action and ask us anything you want to know about the game!
Digital Tabletop Fest Live-Stream
Come join us and check out Trials of Fire.
See the game in action and ask us anything you want to know about the game!
Trials of Fire Weekly Update #64 now Live
Trials of Fire Spirit Weekly Update (0.71) Release Notes
Good evening all,
Sorry for the slight delay. This week’s update comes with a new playable quest.
This branching quest allows you to choose your next objective at each stage so you can choose the next challenge to take on based on how your party is developing.
Also a change to how the way Power cards work in game.
As always, let us know what you think of the changes on Discord.
New Quest Cursed Sonata
Race to recover the one thing that can save your dying comrades.
A branching quest where you can pick the next challenge.
Major Changes
Powers
This week’s update contains a change to how Powers work. This change is to reduce the effectiveness of stacking too many Powers onto one Hero, but also introduces more flexibility and makes early Powers a bit easier to hold onto.
Increased Power limit to 4 per Hero.
Increased Power Resilience for all Powers.
When a character takes damage, ALL active Power cards take damage, rather than just the oldest.
Card Changes
Alertness+ - Updated effect to, ‘Draw 3 cards. Shuffle 1 card from hand back into your deck.’
Sprint+ - Updated effect to, ‘Move 5 then draw 2 cards. Shuffle 1 card from hand back into your deck.’
Trials of Fire Weekly Update #63 now Live
Trials of Fire Spirit Weekly Update (0.70) Release Notes
Good afternoon all,
Forget everything you know! This week’s update comes with a bit of an overhaul of a lot of the standard combat encounters in game.
These changes are to introduce more variety in enemy types and tactics, so each fight feels like a distinct challenge.
As always, let us know what you think of the changes on Discord.
Humanoid Enemy Update
This week’s update contains a bit of an overhaul of the humanoid combat encounters in the game (Human, Ratling, Hybrid, Charred and Bandit).
New enemy types.
More variety in enemy composition, cards and behaviours.
The goal is to have each enemy encounter feel different, based on who you are fighting and your progress through the adventure.
Most of the humanoid enemy types have changed in some way. I won’t go into all the details here, but rather some highlights you should be aware of:
Human Shaman – No longer an Elite, so no passive, but can appear in greater numbers!
Ratling Sorcerer – Passive ability is now, ‘Swarm Leader: All other Enemy units gain +2 Defence at the start of their turn.’
Card Changes
‘Shared Strength’ – Effect now only triggers on Heroes who have played 3 or more cards (up from 2). Upgraded card is the old base effect.
‘Battle Ready’ – Upgraded version of this card now only produces 2 cards for each Hero, but cost is reduced to 2.
‘Sun Fire’ – Reduced base damage to 9 (from 10) and upgraded damage to 12 (from 14). This is mainly because magic damage has gotten a bit of a stealth buff with some of the new enemy types/behaviours.
Trials of Fire Weekly Update #62 now Live
Trials of Fire Spirit Weekly Update (0.69) Release Notes
Good afternoon all,
Only a small update this week. The new Spirit Speaker is making quite a splash, but we’re going to wait another week or 2 before we start tweaking.
This week, a new Boss added to the game. Find them in custom and challenge modes and while wandering the glasslands!
As always, let us know what you think on Discord.
Content Updates
New Tier 3 Boss to find and take on.
Mechanics Changes
For charge melee attacks (including summon attacks) you can now select the hex you want to charge to as well as the target.
While targeting, move the cursor close to the edge of the target you want to attack from to select the move space.
Card Changes
‘Defensive Movement’ (Warrior) – Removed the Defence buff to the basic version of this card. (Upgrade still provides +1 Defence).
‘Protector’ – Changed effect to, ‘Whenever this character Defends itself, all other friendly characters within range 3 gain 2 Defence.’
New Hero Release: Hybrid Spirit Speaker
Good afternoon all,
This week’s update sees the introduction of a new Hybrid Hero to add to the party. Log in this week to instantly unlock!
Spirit Speakers are a rare sect of Hybrid mystics who draw their power from the earth and the beasts that still roam the surface, particularly the insects and vermin that survived the Cataclysm. Spirit Speakers use this energy to fuel their bestial fury and manipulate the spirits of the land.
As always, let us know what you think on Discord!
New Hero
Spirit Speaker
Versatile Hero who can fill a variety of roles.
Cannibalises their own powers to fuel powerful effects.
Exert. Many of the Spirit Speaker’s cards come with the Exert keyword.
To play a card with Exert, you must discard your oldest, active Power (after the card’s effect).
Card Changes
‘Follow Up’ (Ranger) – Reduced cost to 0 (from 1).
Balance Updates
Increased challenge rating for Human Shaman so he will appear in smaller battles.
Reduced enemy health bonuses for higher Cataclysm levels.
