This update introduces Russian and German translations, includes balance changes, and adds several quality of life improvements.

Additions

• Added German translation
• Added Russian translation (thanks NikSynaly)
• Added icon for Exile next to graveyard icon (only shows when you have exiled creatures)
• Added "Quick Remove" button for lacrima (backpack icon that appears when clicking on an equipped lacrima)
• Added "Quick Equip" option when clicking on empty card slots
• Added "Clear Cards" button in inventory to quickly remove lacrima fromall cards
• Added confirmation button for lacrima/blessing/card rewards
• Added new option to enable/disable confirmations (Options >General)
• Added new effect for card rewards (similar to lacrima rewards)
• Added card notificiation for whenever a status effect runs out or gets removed
• Added support for ultrawidescreen, 16:10, 4:3, and other resolutions
• Card info is now shownwhen targeting a cardwith a spell

Gameplay Adjustments

• Adjusted boss fights:Chapter 1 and 2 boss fights always have 3 lanes, chapter 3 boss fight always has 5 lanes (thanksPersistentDreamer)
• Valefar: Changed "Steal Lacrima" to "Fracture"
• Amdusias: Removed "Magic Ward" from Chapter 1
• Demons now face up when spawned on enemy side during player's turn (i.e. after casting a spell)
• Exhumed enemies no longer get revealed when they are exhumed during the attack phase (thanks Qwerty)
• Curses/Blessings can no longer get overcharged outside of combat (thanks Qwerty)
• Parasite now always starts with 2 on success; each success adds another 2
• Generated enemies no longer receive Heal if they already have Reinforced Shield / Magic Ward
• Gravedigger: Added 1 spell with Exhume to deck from the start(thanks Kool8987)
• Turned GlassCannon into a modifier (= purple lacrima)
• Reworked Deathblow: Deals damage equal to Bleed stacks and removes Bleed. Activation success: If 5 or more Bleed stacks got removed, destroy non-boss creature.
• TargetAll/Enemies/Allies effects now reduce lacrima values by 50% (thanks Arifmeticus)

UI/UX Adjustments

• Deckbound, Healingbound, Discardbound, and Despairbound now show relevant numbers in descriptions
• Removed "Mugged" trigger
• Added Button decorations to small "1-space" buttons (i.e. inventory arrows)
• Pressing left on lacrima in satchel always goes to cards (same for Altar of Tears)
• Description for the "End turn" button is now always shown during first fight and whole first run
• Rest sequence now fades in/out instead of panning up/down (reduces motion sickness)
• Made shop music a bit quieter (thanksPablo Murphy)

Fixes

• Fixed softlock when playing a creature on another creature mid-chain reaction (thanks Micha, Qwerty)
• Fixed rare bug where a trigger would incorrectly turn into a modifier in Altar of Tears (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed preview bug in Altar of Tears when moving active lacrima to inventory (thanks BrandMChaos)
• Fixed issue where active map node circle disappeared when clicking "Options" during Rest (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed "Provoked" not triggering on immune bosses for offence lacrima actions (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed despair icons (on cards in hand)not updating correctly when despair is reduced (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed "Demon" not spawning correctly when placing a creature (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed lacrima from Automaton not returning when Recycle was fractured (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed lacrima activation ring stuck to cards without animation
• Fixed creature moving lanes during chain reactions returning incorrectly with 0 HP
• Fixed Turn Passed: Exodus situation where fight didn't properly end
• Fixed issue with status effects not appearing correctly in battle log

Thanks for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2025-04-28 18:04:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update adds a new event called Altar ofTears and includes changes to decks, balance, blessings, curses, bosses, map generation, and more.

Additions:

• Added new map event "Altar of Tears", which lets you combine lacrima
• Added "Lacrima Pack" option in Shop
• Added choices to Rest event
• Added creature/demon art by vil
• Added unique named enemies that appear in regular fights
• Added new animation and music when winning a run
• Added new shop music
• Added 3 player profiles instead of the "Reset" button in collection (thanks Pablo Murphy)
• Added highscore for deck selection and winning a run
• Added sound when getting a new curse

Gameplay:

• Bloodsucker deck has been changed (total revamp)
• Mercenary deck has been changed (replaced Capture with Recruit)
• Fight rewards no longer depend on enemy lacrima
• Reduced icons on map tiles to 3 to make runs a bit faster (thanks Marc / PepperHeadGaming)
• There are now only unique symbols on map tiles
• Adjacent map tiles should no longer contain the same events
• Unknown now has a lower chance to be a regular fight
• Increased chance of fights having at least 3 lanes and 3 enemies starting in chapter 2
• Card upgrades in Study are now capped by chapter
• Cards with 5 slots now only appear in chapter 3 (shops and treasure chests)
• Reduced maximum despair from 67 to 58
• Reworked blessings, curses, and bosses
• Replaced Capture with Exile: Exiles target non-boss creature
• Replaced Steal Lacrima with Fracture %: Disables one random lacrima slot of target creature
• Replaced Permadeath with Obliterate: When this creature kills a target with physical damage, exile target
• Renamed Anima to Grudge
• Renamed Sacrilege to Pray
• Renamed Hemorrhage to Rip
• Renamed Steal Gold to Mug
• Creature score now includes total damage done
• Removed several triggers (i.e. OnGlassCannon)
• Boss minions now have fewer lacrima (thanks Auri)
• Cards with Defender now always have 0 ATK
• Ally Debuffed and Ally Buff can now only be triggered by allies of the card, not the card carrying the trigger itself (same as Ally Attack, and Ally Death) (thanks Blankity)
• Overcharged no longer counts as a debuff and no longer activates debuffed triggers (thanks OKftw)

UI/UX:

• Added animated border to card that is currently attacking
• Added animations for selling and sacrificing cards
• Added animation for boss card appearance
• Added animation for lacrima rewards
• Added subtle particles when putting down or moving cards
• Added gold particles when opening treasure
• Added player damage particles on target lane and a red screen border
• Added more lacrima activation effects (with object pooling)
• Added a new effect when a card is triggered the first time in a turn (thanks Max)
• Added inventory zoom button, which scales up cards and lacrima slots
• Added description for "Add Lane"
• Added description for "First Strike"
• Added description for fractured slot
• Added total kills to Rage description
• Added total fights to Fightbound description
• Added button decorations
• Added red despair symbol on cards in hand which will increase despair to 100%
• Added tip that tells you that creatures revive after fights.
• Tip about moving creatures now only shows if you have never moved a creature to another lane before
• Made it easier to click on boss node (thanks Auri)
• Exiting certain final node (e.g. shop) on a map tile no longer prematurely marks it done
• Reroll and Lacrima Pack prices are now red when not affordable (thanks Auri)
• Gold display now counts up/down when value changes
• Changed overcharged description to hopefully be less confusing
• Lane sprites on the board now fade in/out
• Made sure that Automatons/Demons spawned from Spells always spawn on target lane (thanks Auri)
• Sacrificing a card now also animates lacrima to inventory
• Card events now start bigger, especially damage numbers
• End turn tooltip now only gets shown in the beginning of the game (thanks Auri)
• Exhume now has a different description on enemies
• You can now press triangle / mouse middle click to remove a lacrima from a card (thanks EnchanteurW)
• Cards in collection are now shown twice as big
• Clicking on an empty space on the board deselects current card
• Card rotation now resets when dragging it away from hand and letting go
• Made sure resolution is set correctly on Steam Deck

Fixes:

• Fixed Doomed always resetting to 3 turns when re-applied
• Fixed atonement details not going away after moving the mouse away
• Fixed status effect icons not always re-aligning correctly when a status effect gets removed
• Fixed bug when summoning a Minion with a spell
• Fixed redraw info not disappearing when pressing the redraw button
• Fixed error when playing a creature which causes full despair and destroy the creature that you'd want to replace
• Fixed some cases where pressing end turn would not be queued correctly, i.e. while long trigger chains are being resolved
• Fixed bosses showing random decoration
• Fixed minions mixing defence and offence lacrima for "target newest enemy"
• Fixed bug where buying a card from shop re-appears after restarting the game
• Fixed card tooltips not disappearing when destroying a card with a spell
• Fixed menu error when playing a spell caused enemies to exhume cards
• Fixed softlocks when getting despair outside fights (mainly for Mercenary)
• Fixed case when stealing gold from your own creatures (i.e. with a spell)
• Fixed edge case where OnDeath trigger would cause a chain reaction and the card would get killed again
• Fixed being able to still play a selected card if it was already discarded

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair. Make sure to join the Discord and wishlist the game.

[ 2025-04-08 17:24:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update adds five new Atonments (previously called "circles of hell" / "difficulty circles") and a new run starter layout.

Additions

• "Difficulty Circles"are now calledAtonements
• Added new Atonements layout, which lets you unlock new Atonements after winning
• Added five new Atonements for a total of 15
• Added new layout for starting a run
• You can now hover over the selected Atonements in the upper left corner to show what you selected
• Exhume, Draw Card andDiscard Card now always only just work once and display no other value
• Mercenary:Adjusted starter deck (+3 low-costcreatures)
• Mercenary:Added permanent Curse (Abyss of Avarice)
• Unknown icons on mapsnow turn intowhat theyactually arewhen clicked
• Lacrima value modifiers are now calculated by the order in which they are slotted into the cards (from left to right), i.e. Double + Deckbound is worse than Deckbound + Double
• Added tooltip in shop to show that you can only sell 1 card (thanks cyangmou)
• Added tooltip in shop to showthat sold cards return their lacrima to inventory (thanks cyangmou)
• Added tip to tell you to customize your cards if you haven't already after a few fights (thanks cyangmou)
• Added tip that you can adjust game speed (thanks cyangmou)
• Inventory button is now shownwhen choosing rewards (thanks cyangmou)
• You can no longer leave the shop with right-clicking (thanks EnchanteurW)
• Added description for Repeat (thanks Auri)
• "Captured" now only gets triggered when capture was successful (thanks Qwerty)
• Added "lacrima to inventory" animation when stealing lacrima or selling cards
• Added animation when getting a new curse
• Added description for Bleed to Harvest + Hemorrhage
• Added info when hand is full when trying to draw a card

Fixes

• Fixed issue where if you won with 5 Atonements they wouldn't get mastered (thanks Auri)
• Fixed issue when trying to capture a charmed ally (thanks Auri)
• Fixed despair rain not stopping when a run ends or when goingback to title
• Fixed Exhume ignoring hand size limit
• Fixed lacrima in collection always showing even though they weren't discovered yet
• Fixed card score not working correctly (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed fight not set to done when all enemies were captured or all lacrima were stolen andleaving no lacrima to choose from (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed card scaling issue in game end screen when having lots of cards in the deck and switching to "Statistics" tab
• Fixed disappearing blessing rewardswhen choosing a blessing reward, opening inventory, and closing inventory
• Fixed bug when selling a card in a shop while having a full satchel
• Fixed menu issue when getting new curse outside of a fight (thanks Auri)
• Fixed bosses triggering "Damage Taken" while having Immunity (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed capture not revealing next enemy during player's turn
• Fixed issue where casting Automaton + Void (or any other offence lacrima) on an empty lane would cause a spell not to work again in the rest of the fight (thanks Auri)
• Fixed issue where "Magic Hand" would trigger at the start of a fight, but no enemies were revealed on the board yet (thanks Auri)
• Fixed issue where playing a spell with Offering + Automaton on an ally creature would only play Offering and then stop casting (thanks Auri)

[ 2025-01-13 14:43:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Additions:

• New starter deck:Mercenary
• Updated inventory layout to display 12 cards and all available lacrima slots at all times (thanks Thomas Feichtmeir)
• Changed Patience+toCooldown 2,and Patience toCooldown 3 (thanks Qwerty)
• Added backface culling to card elements, so that turning cards looks a bit better
• Echo value now getsdivided by total action lacrima on the card
• Changed Leraje's target to newest enemy instead of all enemies
• Minions and exhumed enemies now face up immediately if they get spawned during the player's turn (thanks Qwerty)
• Added credits button to splash screen
• Added black rain when Despair is close to 100%
• New calculation for Best Card at the end of a run, which now also considers total lacrima activations and total inflicted status effects in addition to total kills (thanks Qwerty)
• Removed Showdown from collection list
• Renamed "Activate Again" to "Repeat"

Fixes:

• Performance:Added a card pool so that cards are kept in memory instead of being destroyed
• Performance:Decorations and Card Slots are now saved in memory instead of being destroyed and re-instantiated
• Performance:Reduced drawcalls by about 10%
• Fixed issue where summoning automatons with no free lane would cause lacrima to be taken from inventory, and since the card could not be placed, it would remain in memory forever, causing performance issues the more you summoned, and never returning the lacrima (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed bug when showing best card (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed text spacing when a spell has 5 lacrima and includes a trigger
• Fixed issue where sometimes right-clicks were ignored by updating Rewired
• Fixed endscreen layering issue for map nodes (thanks Qwerty)

[ 2024-12-13 15:50:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Apart from adding a run history, this update also changes the layout of generic creature and spell cards.

Additions:

• Added "Runs" (run history) to Collection
• Generic creatures and spells now have basic art and small decorations
• Cards now have a "calmer" background behind the text similar to the original backgrounds (thanks Alexis)
• Removed difficulty circle"Unlimited curses" and replaced it with "Shop only offers 4 cards"
• Difficulty circleselection now increases curse limitfor each selected circle
• Clear Buff works on Resist again
• Added "Immune" buff to bosses (replaces previously appliedResist buff)
• Minions now spawn face down (thanks Qwerty)
• Improved card selection when having more than 6 cards in hand
• Made sure that random buffs on enemies are "more" randomly distributed (thanks Qwerty)
• Made sure the very first run doesn't start with fights where you only draw spells
• Changed Sloth curse to target newest enemy instead of always targeting all enemies (thanks Qwerty)
• Renamed "Water Cannon" to "Flood"
• Renamed "Thunder Strike" to "Lightning"
• Renamed "Creature Exhumed" to "Exhumation"
• Changed text "Do nothing" to "No action" when a card has a trigger but nothing else
• Changedcooldown explanation to explain thatit gets reduced by 1 after each fightround
• Bite can no longer be resisted. Originally this was called "Steal HP" and the buff Resist prevents "being stolen from", but now that it's called Bite, it no longer makes sense (thanks Qwerty)

Fixes:

• Fixed issue when you hovered over a card while another card was beingremoved from the board, clicking activated a different card (thanks Auri)
• Fixed "Enemy Sleep" triggering even if sleep is resisted (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed "Bitten" trigger appearing in shops for decks other than Bloodsucker
• Fixed boss not spawning in center with circle active that adds 1 enemy to each fight (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed difficulty circles being reapplied from previous run after resetting progress (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed "return to title" not working on end game screen (thanks Qwerty)

Thanks for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-11-22 17:58:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update adds a new starter deck that focuses on casting spells. Also included are five new difficulty modifiers.

Features:

• Added new starter deck:Invoker
• Added 5 additional difficulty modifiers
• Made it possible to click on an empty lane with a Spell if it has Draw Card, Exhume, summoning lacrima, etc.
• Set starting gold to 50 (instead of 0)
• Starting a new run now shows whether a difficulty circle has been won or mastered
• Renamed Permadeath to Showdown: Upon death, this creature will be removed from the game.
• Added new lacrima Permadeath: Creatures killed by physical damage of this creature are permanently dead and get removed from the game.
• Nerfed Amdusias++, Time Eater++, and Clumsy++ (thanks Qwerty)
• Added deck name to end game statistics (thanks Qwerty)
• Bosses now start with Stoneskin based on 50% of their max HP (thanks Qwerty)
• Additional preparation for having run history in afuture update
• Upgraded to Unity 2021.3.33f1

Fixes:

• Fixed bug in intro cutscene where it showed the new deck background, and sometimes it showed the map before fading out
• Fixed issue where Minion could generate cards with more than 5 slots (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed issue where summoned lesser demons have 6 attack after being exhumed (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed issue where checking out bosses in collection and then trying to start a run would result in an empty screen (thanks Qwerty and Auri)
• Fixed treasure cards not showing despair costs (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed status effect icons sometimes appearing too big (thanks Qwerty)

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-10-28 22:06:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update focuses on bug fixes before adding more content.

• Bite and the trigger Bitten now only appear when playing the Bloodsucker deck
• Added active map node indicator
• Added an error message when you press Redraw but you don't have enough gold (thanks Qwerty)
• Added proper explanation for cooldown (thanks Qwerty)
• Allow checking blessings/curses/map/inventory during fight/treasure rewards (thanks DoniaCometa)
• You can now click on your deck in the lower left corner to open your inventory (not during fights)
• You can now quit and continue the game while viewing fight/treasure rewards
• Fixed rendering issue on start screen when playing the game in a browser on a mobile phone
• Fixed F8 feedback form not submitting anymore
• Fixed bug where RandomBuff cast by an enemy card would give the same status effect within a turn (thanks Qwerty)
• Fixed problem in options menu where you were able to open several option submenus if you clicked fast enough (thanks DoniaCometa)
• Fixed a bug where flipping pages in inventory could cause slots to affect multiple cards (thanks DoniaCometa)
• Fixed issue while dragging lacrima in inventory and turning pages at the same time (thanks DoniaCometa)
• Fixed an issue where replacing a creature on a lane would kill the existing creature (i.e. due to a curse) and then the new creature would not be placed on the lane (thanks Qwerty)

Thanks for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-10-07 20:23:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update adjusts lots of values, introduces more detailedrun statistics and addsa new title screen.

Additions

• Added new title screen art byMarcela Bolvar
• End screen:Added map traversal history and additional statistics
• New Trigger: Card Played
• Cards now overcharge when they get triggered for their total number of slots.
  • Example: a card with 2 slots can get triggered 2 times per turn.
• Improved enemy generation:
  • They won't hurt their allies or help their enemies (unless they target all)
  • They won'tspawn with a combination of Shield and any healing lacrima
• Improved Shop cards:
  • Guaranteed 2-3 creatures
  • Guaranteed 1 non-common lacrima
• Bosses, Blessings, Curses now have three different rarities
• Regenerate / Shield / Weak / Vulnerable increase their percentage with higher stacks(thanks Lord Arugula)
• Example: Shield:
  • 10% plus 5% for each turn left, max. 50%
  • i.e. Shield 6 => 40%
• New maximum forWeak (30% instead of 25%)
• Reduced Despairbound to only add 50% of your current despair
• Minor performance improvements in regards to RAM usage (thanks Qwerty for reporting performance issues)
• Added different card borders for different card rarities
• Ally Captured now only triggers when card is successfully captured (thanks Auri)
• Remove Bloodied from Healer deck, added First Blood instead (thanks Qwerty)
• Reduced controller stick sensitivity

Fixes

• Fixed multiple First Blood and Bloodied activations (thanks blankity)
• Fixed issue where Increase Despair could lead to the game softlocking (thanks Lord Arugula)
• Fixed issue where Time Eater would not work if the third card played in a turn was a spell (thanks Lord Arugula)
• Fixed OnEnemyAttack appearing too often in some cases
• Fixed issue where total triggered counter was not reset correctly between fights (thanks TheRealAskz)
• Fixed OnAttack triggering even though there was no opposite enemy
• Fixed issue where battle log buttoninfo was stillvisible afteropening battle log
• Fixed TargetLeftmostAlly not working as intended

Thank you all for your feedback. Make sure tojoin the Discordto discuss the changes.

[ 2024-09-23 22:46:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.2.0 features a new introduction scene with Death, several crucial tips (at the right moments), and a bunch of quality of life improvements.

Additions:

• Enemies are now stacked like Solitaire so you can clearly see how many there are left in a stack (thanks Lord Arugula)
• Changed "Magic Attack" to "Impulse" (thanks Lord Arugula)
• Added new "gameover" sound (thanks KAON)
• Added animation when choosing a lacrima reward
• Added introduction scene when first starting a run
• Added several tips at several points in the game
• Added info for the following buttons: End Turn, Redraw, Shop reroll
• Added a Decks tab to the Collection menu
• Added "Reset progress" button in Collection menu
• Added a title when opening blessings, curses, graveyards
• Card names and numbers are now bold (thanks StuffedWombat)
• Cards in hand now only animate up when not currently moving (i.e. being drawn from deck)
• Inventory button now gets highlighted the first time you get a new lacrima
• Reworked UI Button algorithm for easier movement on controllers (thanks Gal from 12B3 Games)
• You can now use shoulder buttons (or B/N on keyboard) for deck selection at the start

Fixes:

• Fixed panning of attack sounds sometimes being too far away from center when enemy cards attacked
• Fixed redraw not resetting active hand card
• Fixed previous difficulty selection not working after a run
• Fixed not being able to immediately examine curses when you get them during a fight
• Fixed cards in deck sometimes facing the wrong side up (thanks Mila)
• Fixed description of map fragments still appearing after opening inventory
• Fixed check for chosen difficulties not displaying immediately after winning
• Fixed blessing descriptions being cut off to the left side
• Fixed lacrima preview showing for spell cards in hand
• Fixed card info sometimes not appearing for cards in hand
• Fixed issue where there was a hidden map fragment selectable before the boss fight (thanks Daniel from 12B3 Games)
• Fixed lacrima title still appearing after closing collection screen with ESC
• Fixed description not appearing for "Time out"

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-09-03 07:10:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.1.20 introduces a new deck called Bloodsucker, which comes with unique lacrima. In addition to that, there is new card art, new music, and a new UI.

Additions:

• Added new starter deck: Bloodsucker
• Added new lacrima exclusive to new Bloodsucker deck
• Added music for chapter 3 with cello by Lou Dunand-Vincent
• Added art to bosses and curses by Vergvoktre
• Added art to blessings by Marvin Blattert
• Added background art for lacrima rewards and made them easier to select
• Added new chapter backgrounds
• Added map animation when shown the first time
• Added animation for icons when new status effect is applied to a card (thanks Terrok)
• Added game over animation
• Overhauled UI: All information is in the top left corner now, blessings and curses are on the right side of the screen
• Boss tile now gets activated automatically (thanks Auri)
• Treasures no longer reward duplicate lacrima (thanks Auri)
• When starting a new run, deck and difficulty selection from previous run is now preserved
• No longer highlight Redraw if you have 0 cards in deck and discard pile (thanks Auri)

Fixes:

• Fixed boss tile showing wrong info (thanks Alexis Clay and Legendary_Pups)
• Fixed abandon run not working correctly
• Fixed certain string characters not showing correctly (the in Bun)
• Fixed not being able to click on curses on game end screen (thanks Auri)
• Fixed description for ally graveyard when using Gravedigger deck
• Fixed issue where you were able to Continue after winning a run (thanks Auri)
• Fixed front of a card sometimes not disappearing when faced down inside the deck (only happened in inventory)
• Fixed header in game end screen showing "Select an event" after checking out the battle log
• Fixed battle log using untranslated lacrima text
• Fixed OnAllyCapture checking for the wrong card to trigger (caster instead of target) (thanks Auri)

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair. Make sure to wishlist it and join the Discord.

[ 2024-07-09 15:41:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update changes the map layout from a simple grid of cards to hex-shaped map fragments. You now have more of a goal (to get to the right), and still retain choices along the way. Full list of changes:

• New map layout with hex tiles
• New hand layout with slightly rotated cards
• Added start sound by KAON (recording by Muddasheep)
• Added effect when selecting map fragments
• Added effects for upgrading and sacrificing cards
• Added "Return to Title" to pause screen (thanks NowOnTest)
• Added option for gamespeed, also works in-game by pressing G/L2/LB or H/R2/RB (thanks Legendary_Pups)
• Prepared for localization by moving all lacrima names into localization spreadsheet (this breaks already achieved collection - sorry!)
• Removed "On" from all triggers, and renamed most of them for brevity
• Changed difficulty circle to reduce max despair by 25 (instead of a percentage)
• Changed difficulty circle to increase base redraw cost to 20 Gold (instead of percentage)
• Card now gets deselected when dragging a card, and letting go after moving it away from hand (thanks Legendary_Pups)

Thanks for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-06-18 15:31:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

This version adds a new starter deck, which starts with 10 different cards and a unique gameplay rule. I'll also keep developing live on Twitch every other day, follow me there to catch a stream. Make sure to join the Discord, your feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Full list of changes:

• Added new starter deck "Gravedigger" (unlocked if you win with the first deck)
• Decks can be mastered by winning with 5 activated circles of hell
• Added PS1-style fade in beginning and between chapters (thanks to AnalogFeelings)
• Battle log now has a marker for when player turn begins
• Charmed cards now have a particle effect (thanks to medvezilla for additional help)
• Exhumed enemies now receive the Permadeath modifier (thanks Baxil)
• Exhumed enemies now have a rare chance of receiving an additional modifier that can land in fight rewards
• Renamed "Return To Deck After Death" to "Eternal"
• Map fragments with 3 Fights now turn one Fight into an Unkown symbol (if the fragment already has an Unknown symbol, it will get an Elite Fight instead)
• You can now click on Blessings and Curses on the end screen
• Added new fight header
• Music now stops after a boss fight to allow some "downtime"
• HP and ATK are now in the same text object (saves at least 1 FPS!)
• Changed rarity of OnAllyAttack / OnEnemyAttack to ultrarare
• Changed rarity of OnAttack to rare
• Added new UI click and hover sounds
• Modifiers are now displayed at the top of card descriptions (thanks Kai45)

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where you could hear the "remove status effect" sound when viewing cards in battle log
• Fixed issue where lanes weren't clickable after opening pause menu during an ongoing turn
• Fixed being able to end turn while in pause/options (with SPACE)
• Fixed hover effect not appearing when selecting circles of hell
• Fixed card slot sprite not appearing when dragging a lacrima in inventory
• Fixed bug where exhumed enemy creatures didn't receive the correct lane number
• Fixed bug where after killing an enemy with a spell, the next revealed card wasn't possible to target

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-05-29 19:06:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

The new battle log will provide answers as to why creatures died or why a run was lost. Full list of changes:

• Added battle log (new button in upper right corner)
• Spell costs have been halved, rounded up. I.e. spells with 1 slot cost 1 despair, spells with 5 slots cost 3 despair
• Improved enemy stack visuals, so it should be a bit clearer whether there are enemies left in the stack (thanks NowOnTest and Baxil)
• Lacrima that are activated by chance show their value now when hovering over them in satchels (i.e. Capture 10% shows value of 5)
• Broken spells no longer show a sell price in shop (thanks Auri)
• Hovering over a map fragment when choosing between two fragments now shows icon infos (thanks kabukistar)
• Removed Flying and FirstStrike from treasure rewards
• Show dots in inventory for pages below cards instead of "1 / X"
• Fixed cards on end game screen not being put in front of other cards when hovering over them
• Fixed error when calling "Abandon run" at the start screen
• Fixed undiscovered lacrima showing rarity sprites in collection (thanks NowOnTest)
• Fixed description of OnEnemySleep ("an enemy of this creature") (thanks NowOnTest)

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-05-10 07:05:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.1.16 introduces an improved inventory, which should help a lot with crafting your cards.

• Completely reworked inventory (thanks NowOnTest)
• Lacrima names are always displayed
• More satchels appear dynamically (up to 5 total, for a total inventory space of 30, just like before)
• Always shows 10 cards of your deck
• Add sort options for lacrima and for cards
• Cards are now sorted automatically by type when opening inventory / shop / study / sacrifice
• OnCardReveal no longer appears on enemies (thanks Baxil)
• Random Buff no longer appears on enemies (thanks Baxil)
• Changed "Reduce Despair Cost" to "Bliss" (reduces despair cost by 2)
• Adjusted several boss values (thanks Baxil)
• Adjusted the way rarity affects distributed lacrima
• Lacrima sprites now have variations depending on rarity (thanks Baxil)
• Space no longer closes sacrifice/study/shop, but still open/closes inventory while on the map screen (thanks Auri)
• Next/previous arrows in inventory are now only shown when there are more than one page
• Slightly increased chances of elite battles appearing on map
• Fixed bug where cards from previous run would appear again in new deck (thanks Baxil)
• Fixed "Activate Again" not working anymore (thanks Auri)
• Fixed issue where a shop looked the same as the last visited shop on previous chapter (thanks Auri)
• Fixed "NEW" indicator sometimes not disappearing
• Fixed card details still showing after buying a card
• Fixed "On Full Despair" on curse not disappearing when a new curse replaces it
• Fixed description for Mud (Materia instead of Lacrima) (thanks Kai45)
• Fixed cards on endscreen not zooming back out to original scale

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-04-22 18:21:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.1.15 introduces Circles of Hell, which are difficulty adjustments. More of them will be added in the future. With this change, the default game has been made slightly easier.

• Added Circles of Hell (selection appears after the first run)
• No more starter curse by default
• Added fixed starter blessing by default ("Meditation")
• No more unlimited curses by default, each new curse will replace the old one
• Increased default max despair to 67
• Reduced redraw price from 50 to 10 (thanks Syndel)
• Buffed starter deck cards (one Spell with Heal has a value of 10 now)
• Added 5 missing tooltips for triggers (thanks Syndel and tmachine)
• Card details are now shown for cards in hand as well (thanks Syndel)
• Right-click doesn't close end screen anymore (thanks NowOnTest)
• "On Attack" now triggers before physical damage is dealt (thanks Syndel)
• New cards are now drawn after enemy cards are revealed (to make OnShuffleDeck work after revealing cards) (thanks Syndel)
• Blessings selection screen now also shows card details on hover
• Added trigger "On Discard Card" (thanks Syndel)
• To address an issue with reloading a save file, I've now added a global exception handling (thanks NowOnTest)
• Fixed issue where card info was still displayed after leaving the end screen (thanks NowOnTest)
• Fixed calculation error with Burn on card with Magic Ward
• Fixed issue where sometimes after a fight you couldn't view blessings/curses (thanks Syndel)
• Fixed shops letting you sell more than one card if you didn't sell a card in previous shops (thanks Syndel)
• Fixed card arrow sometimes appearing misplaced

Thank you for playing Faith in Despair.

[ 2024-04-04 18:44:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

This patch includes small but relevant bug fixes.

• GlassCannon now reduces max HP by 75%, instead of current HP (thanks Syndel).
• Redraw button glows now when you have fewer creatures in hand than total enemies (and if you have enough money).
• Rearranged shop layout
• Open inventory with square (playstation controller) or x (xbox controller) or Space (keyboard)
• You can now hover over cards on end screen
• Lacrima rewards will now avoid offering duplicates
• Changed "Immune to Physical Damage" to "Reinforced Shield" (blocks 90% of physical damage)
• Changed "Immune to Magic Damage" to "Magic Ward" (blocks 90% of magic damage)
• Fixed lacrima description being visible when flipping through inventory pages
• Fixed issue where "OnEnemyDeath" would trigger endlessly
• Fixed bug in webgl build that showed "select an event" when closing blessings/curse mid-fight
• Fixed JS bug in webgl build due to fullscreen permissions (also added fullscreen button in lower right)
• Fixed description not updating when getting rid of Mud status
• Fixed issue where sometimes cards could have negative HP

Thanks for playing!

[ 2024-03-22 13:12:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

This update focuses mainly on performance and quality of life features. Here's the full list:

• Added 27 new sounds designed by KAON
• Added info when hovering over lacrima in rewards: Equipped: X, Inventory: Y
• Added new game header
• Added instructions for map screen
• Added visual card upgrade preview
• Added target arrow after selecting cards
• Renamed OnNoCardPlayedLastTurn -> OnInactionLastTurn
• Renamed AddRandomBuff -> RandomBuff
• Random Buff now shows its value again, which is the duration of the bestowed buff (thanks Legendary_Pups)
• Trigger now get displayed as card events
• Cards with flying/levitations now gently hover over the board
• Upgrade preview now shows the upgraded sale price (thanks Legendary_Pups)
• Limited Activate Again to 1
• Cards in hand move up a bit instead of zooming in and out
• WebGL build now auto-resizes to current solution
• Performance: Added gameobject pooling for Map Fragments
• Performance: Added gameobject pooling for MateriaActivationResult
• Fixed card scaling after buying a card
• Fixed % values of lacrima in rewards
• Fixed controller not working when arriving in a new chapter
• Fixed controller not working when switching tabs in collection screen
• Fixed controller not working when rerolling in shop
• Fixed OnDeath not working anymore
• Fixed debug shortcuts interfering while writing feedback (F8)

Thank you for playing!

[ 2024-03-18 17:39:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.1.12 is live! Here's the list of changes:

• Fixed issue where Exhume would try to draw cards out of empty graveyards and spend too much time doing so.
• Made sure to exclude Levitation from AddRandomBuff.
• Collection now only includes the correct lacrima
• Overhauled game over screen, which now includes a "defeated by" card
• Changed "Discard Random Card" to "Discard Card" (still does the same)
• Changed OnDamageReceived to OnDamageTaken
• New card design with images by Odilon Redon
• New lacrima design
• Added L1/R1 to change pages in inventory
• Fixed bug where you could drag a lacrima outside of inventory
• Hovering over cards now scales them up a bit
• Winning a run now correctly stops the music
• Added new lane textures (instead of the symbol)
• Steam Deck improvements

Make sure to join the Discord: https://discord.gg/nZy3KrCrzr Thank you for playing!

[ 2024-03-05 21:58:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version V0.1.11 is out!

• Evened out level distribution on map fragments
• Changed enemy HP/ATK scaling in chapter 2 and chapter 3
• Removed dozens of triggers, actions and modifiers that were more than 3 or 4 words (some exceptions are still there)
• Disabled "Levitation" from appearing in shops, rewards and enemies
• Removed some blessings (more will be added again later)
• Fixed "On Visit Shop" triggering every time you visited the same shop (thanks Auri)

Thanks for playing!

[ 2024-02-20 16:17:23 CET ] [ Original post ]

Version 0.1.10 is live:

• Added metastatistics
• Added "Collection" to splash screen
• Clicking on shop/sacrifice/study is allowed again in case you accidentally leave (thanks Carni)
• Fixed issues with music (clicking noise, random background noise)
• Fixed issue where tooltop was left on screen after fight ended (thanks Auri)
• Improved end screen for decks of sizes between 36 and 45 (thanks VoidSeeker)
• Fixed issue when picking up lacrima in inventory and then exiting inventory with ESC
• Fixed issue where you could quickly play spells multiple times, causing cards to disappear from deck like a ghost card, only appearing face down randomly

Join the Discord to share your feedback: https://discord.com/invite/nZy3KrCrzr Thanks for playing!

[ 2024-02-09 10:43:40 CET ] [ Original post ]