The Combat Reforged update is out! For all the details, check out our patch notes and combat changes breakdown. Accompanying this patch is a brand new faction - the ancient and enigmatic Briarfolk. While lucky players may have already encountered them in Endless Mode, we're inviting the community to help tell their story - we want to play your version of the Game of Life and Death! We'll be holding a month-long community modding contest from the 17th of September (closing on the 15th of October) to find our favorite Briarfolk mod. The contest is open to any kind of content - a single encounter, encounter-chain, challenge, companion, you name it - as long as the Briarfolk are a major element within the mod. What are you competing for, you ask? The winning mod will receive a copy of the Kickstarter-exclusive special edition of Hand of Fate: Ordeals, signed by the team at Defiant. This is a limited run item, folks! It is a thing of beauty, and I'm going to have a hard time parting with it.
Eligible mods will need to be uploaded to the Steam Workshop between the 17th of September and the 15th of October and include the words Briarfolk Community Mod Contest in the Workshop description. We'll be highlighting some of our favorite mods over the course of the competition through our new in-game mod interface as well as on the forums and our Discord channel. To demonstrate what can be done with the new faction, I've whipped up an example mod called Friend of the Forest. This 3 card encounter chain (with custom blessing) can be included in any modded save and will allow you to face our leafy new foes on the battlefield. The project will also be released alongside the modding tools in a future update for any curious modders wanting to take a peek under the hood. As an added bonus, we've made some big changes to our in-game mod activation UI that should make it easier for players to switch to a mod save and find new content. Now get out there and show the Dealer how it's done!