Changes

[h3]Balance Changes[/h3]

• Crustacean Recruit now mills for 1 card (down from 2)
  
• Redan Commander no longer gives a stat buff and no longer has Tactician
  
• Redan Captain no longer has Tactician
  
• Replaced Soldier Training effect with "Friendly followers enter fields with an additional +1/+1 counter"Q
  

• Significantly improved Low Memory mode
  
• Fixed several rewards track bugs
  
• Updated reward images for lobbies with rewards
  

This update attempts to solve some economy balancing issues and improve functionality overall.

Changes

• Increased legendary pack price to 500g, to be more in line with its actual value
  
• Banned Struggle from Explorer
  
• Removed most of the alternative default game modes
  
• Removed all booster box bundles
  
• Changed gold per win to 15 (down from 25)
  
• Fixed target prompts submitting immediately when in a prompt with variable targets (like Up To)
  
• Rebalanced reward track and weekly chest
  
• Fixed AI Use deck parameter being reset in default decks each run
  
• Restored lobby rewards for sealed and draft modes
  
• Added background to prompt text
  
• Added collection mode dropdown in the collection screen
  

Changes

• Changed Purifier's Greatsword to 6-cost (up from 4-cost)
  
• Added support for creating decks with cards you don't own, which can be played by CPU players
  
• Added support for allowing a deck to be used by the CPU or not
  
• Fixed a bug with decks with modded heroes not handling the mod being disabled properly
  
• Fixed a serious bug with daily quests not being updated properly
  

(Yes, I know there's been a lot of updates! But things are changing rapidly)

Changes

• Updated default decks and increased gold per win to 25 to compensate for the slower new player experience
  
• Removed summon mana cost for Master Golem and King of Beasts
  
• Fountain Elemental and Dark Hunter's rules texts have been cleaned up
  
• Grave Aura only affects friendly discard zones instead of all
  
• Grove Tyrant is now 6/6 (down from 8/8), and has impact and quickness (instead of only impact)
  
• Call of Darkness is back on 3-cost (down from 4-cost)
  
• Tainted Beasts effect now triggers only once per turn
  
• Several more improvements to AI
  
• Changed pack rarity code to be simplified and changed pack rarities to rare: 65%; epic: 25%; legendary: 10%
  
• Possibly fixed a bug regarding timezones and quest resets
  
• Fixed a bug with cards that have AI essence nudges
  

Changes

• Many AI improvements
  
• Adjusted Fountain Elemental and Darkness Hunter to have their effect as "X where X is half your + 1"
  
• Changed Restoring the Ruins to no longer draw a card
  
• New profiles now persist profile customization settings
  
• Reduced requirements for the new daily quests
  
• Opening a card pack no longer shuffles the pack's cards
  

Changes

• Added several new daily quests
  
• Adjusted in-game economy as it is currently too generous and getting a full collection takes less than a week
  
• Improved collection filtering for multi essence cards to show cards that have at least the essences selected
  
• Changed Flame Burst to 2-passion (up from 1-passion)
  
• Changed Satchel activated ability cost to 2 (up from 1)
  
• Added game configuration data into the game data with additional settings to tweak AI logic
  
• Fixed loose file modding to properly override files
  

This update focuses especially on fixing bugs and adding some quality of life (QOL) features.

Changes

• Cleaned up assets to reduce the size of the game considerably
  
• Added mod manager screen on game settings (so you can load/unload mods at runtime instead of modifying files manually)
  
• Reworked the game data packaging (updated once you run the game once)
  
• Updated the starting deck and starting mana for Explorer
  
• Redone AI logic (but since this is a sensitive area, it might have a lot of issues. Please report any you find! It'd be really helpful!)
  
• Changed Darkflame Blast to 3 damage (down from 4)
  
• Corrected Undead Mob's type line to Undead (was accidentally set to elemental but still acted like undead)
  
• Added card previews on mouse/finger over during mulligan
  
• Fixed Blacksmith's AI logic to no longer take wrong choices (like giving an enemy a buff)
  
• Changed confirm prompts game setting to be off by default on new profiles
  
• Added PC keybind to end turn (tab)
  
• Added Camera Shake and Reduced Motion accessibility settings (Reduced Motion is a work in progress and will be expanded over time)
  
• Added improved logic to some effects to handle Unique cards better
  
• Adjusted Arfactus's AI logic to prioritize followers
  

Hey everyone!

Next monday (25th March), the Steam Deckbuilders Fest starts! Now is the best time to try the game with a limited demo for this event!

Fairtravel Battle is a labor of love which I've been working on for almost 7 years now, and it's my attempt at celebrating the trading card game genre!

Fairtravel Battle feels truly special to me, with its unique resource system and flexible deckbuilding I've already been able to make over 18 interesting decks! And with its variety of modes I often find new ways to use cards I might otherwise consider too niche.

4 player battles are also really fun, especially when you team up! And Raid is such an awesome mode as well, who doesn't like playing as a mighty dragon?

It's a really fun game, and with it being developed in a sustainable way, the full game will not shut down after official support ends, which only gets better thanks to modding support, so you can keep getting new content from the community or making your own!

In this demo you can play vs CPU opponents only, and you are limited to the Explorer (deckbuilding), Duel, and Raid (3 vs 1 boss battle) game modes, which should give a good variety! You can even make your own custom rules for each mode!

Come give it a try and feel free to share your feedback on the steam forums or on the discord!

FTB will participate in a few events soon, and this update introduces some improvements towards that!

Changes

• Sped up onboarding text speed
  
• Added sound to move card events
  
• Attackers now rotate towards their target at the beginning of battles
  
• Improved battle SFX and animation
  
• Changed Sealed pack count to 8 (up from 4) to account to adjusted default card pack size
  
• Added SFX to dragon raid transition animations
  
• Redesigned Burn default deck
  
• Added new card pack opening sequence
  
• Re-added old Dina Hero card skin as a separate card style
  

• Dark Lookout is now a 3/2 (down from 4/3), as it felt overtuned for the cost
  

This update fixes a critical issue with CPU logic that made the CPU barely act.

Changes

• Updated Core card cycle to "X+1" effects
  
• Restored turn timers in dedicated server matches
  
• Fixed profile creation on non-windows platforms
  
• Added duplicate protection to booster packs in duel mode
  
• Updated main menu and main screen UX
  
• More cleanup for translations
  
• Changed default foil intensity to 70%
  
• Added essence indicators to drafted cards
  
• Changed Explorer card amount to 5 to better fit Explore mechanic
  
• Updated card pack images
  

Balance changes

• Changed Draconic Roar cost to 1 (down from 3)
  
• Removed summon sickness from Biggest Duel
  
• Changed Hon Sweetperson's field token copy effect to use the printed cost of the cards instead of their current cost
  
• Changed Restoring the Ruins to also draw a card alongside its effect
  

• You can now move the camera on 3-4 player battles by moving your mouse to the side of the screen
  
• Added previews for "X" in card rules
  
• Added low memory mode
  
• Updated Onboarding experience
  
• Updated game icon
  
• Increased time for Hint Messages and made hints clear when doing a valid move
  
• Changed Collection % calculation to be based on total card copies as well as unique cards
  
• Added suggestion for disabling the focus camera
  
• New Profiles now reset deck cosmetics correctly
  
• Improved and clarified card rules text
  

This update has a special focus on making the game and user experience nicer for everyone, and introduces a new logo and default card back!

Main Changes

[h3]New Card Back and logo[/h3]



We have a new card back, which I think makes the game a whole lot more professional! It was designed by The Pixel Buster, who has been adding new art for the game since august last year, and he has already made over 90 card arts!

[h3]New Hint System[/h3]



There's a new hint system to help players both old and new understand why they can't perform certain actions!

[h3]New Mana Drop UI[/h3]



The mana drop UI was quite clunky and not very accessible, so a new UI shows up now so you can more easily choose what you want!

[h3]Improved card rules[/h3]





An important aspect of the game, the card rules text, has been slightly improved to be clearer and less heavy on players.

Some more complex cards have also had some keyword reminders removed, to focus on the main keywords, and some cards no longer prioritize their associated cards (like tokens) where it's important for new players to understand the card.

Additionally, some other rule terms have been changed:

• Rest is now Exhaust, and the Rest icon no longer is used (instead the Exhaust term is used explicitly). The reason for this is that Rest was an awkward term and the more standard term would be Exhaust, and I want the game to be understandable for most players.
  
• References that specify health now use the health symbol instead. This makes the rules nicer and also shorter to read.
  
• Some keyword reminders were rewritten to be clearer.
  
• Once per turn effects have been rewritten to use the "word -> effect" format, to more clearly indicate those effects being once per turn
  
• The Set Zone was renamed to the Support Zone. This was done because although the name kinda works in english, it becomes a bit confusing to translate to other languages and to explain to other players.
  

• Added Strain card art
  
• Grove Arms now always summons tokens when attacked
  
• Staff of the Wilds now has 2 attack (up from 1)
  
• Draconic Shift no longer causes a debuff to opponents
  
• Added a visual indicator to revealed cards in hand
  
• Several UI/UX fixes
  
• Removed timed glow from Support and Quest zones to avoid confusion when a card actually activates
  
• Changed health calculations when stat buffs are removed to keep cards that just became eligible from being destroyed by state checks
  
• Updated rules text with simplified terms, icons, and layout
  
• Added support for summon sickness custom game mode parameter
  
• Simplified rules text of the Core card cycle
  
• Added missing keyword reminders from some cards and removed some from more complex cards
  
• Fixed deck customization not appearing
  
• Added Hint system
  
• Added new logo and card back
  
• Added support for clicking on a label that is part of a checkbox to trigger the checkbox
  
• Player hands now move when zooming out on 3-4 player battles so you can more easily see each hero's health
  
• CPU players should act more
  
• Added retargeting to single target prompts (so you don't need to re-select the target to change to another target)
  
• Fixed avatar picker to work on both home and rewards screen
  
• Redesigned control guardians trial deck list
  
• Rewrote the home tutorial to more clearly explain the game
  
• Updated Master of Undeath's trigger visual effect
  
• Improved performance and memory usage of the collection screen and in-game
  
• Increased UI size on the shop screen
  

This update brings an updated game economy to improve the pacing of the game experience, as well as several user experience (UX) improvements that overall improve the game quite a bit.

Economy Changes

One of the big challenges of game development is figuring out how to reward players. Giving too many rewards can make players lose interest, and that's something that was happening with Fairtravel Battle.

Before this update, you could collect 4 copies of the entire card collection in less a couple weeks, which is not ideal: You don't really get to experiment all that much in such a small amount of time, and when you get all the cards, it can mean the end of the journey for a lot of players.

There's many kinds of players, and as such I have to consider the best experience for everyone. I believe these changes should improve the pacing considerably, and make the game more fun even if you get less rewards.

To be clear, there's absolutely no micro-transactions involved in card booster packs, so there's no monetary goal here. These changes are also not final, and will likely be tweaked over time.

The overall changes are as follows:

• Booster Packs now have 5 commons, 3 uncommons, and 2 rare and up cards (meaning rare, epic, or legendary), for a total of 10 cards. This is a considerable reduction from the previous setup (8 commons, 5 uncommons, 4 rare and up, for a total of 17 cards).
  
• Daily quests have a reduced value of 60 gold (down from 75)
  
• Gold per win has been increased to 25 (up from 20, based on the survivor index, which means even if you lose you get rewards based on how many players were defeated before you. If 2 players were defeated before you, you gain 50 gold now)
  
• Removed new profile default quests that would give 5 packs each (you still get 3 quests each day and when creating a new profile)
  
• Removed new profile pack inventory (you no longer get 5 packs by default)
  

• Added support for duplicating decks
  
• Added reminders to card rules text with small amount of rules
  
• Added missing in-game reminders to a few cards
  
• Adjusted User Experience (UX) for lobbies
  
• Reordered the game mode categories so it's easier for new players to orient themselves to the main modes
  
• Attacking during battles with 3 or more players moving the mouse to the slide buttons will cause the camera to move to the other side (so you no longer need to zoom out to attack)
  
• Added support for modding background music
  
• Changed Hero Attack/Armor indicators to only appear when relevant
  
• Added hide/show button when a game zone prompt shows up (such as during Necromancer's effect)
  
• New Game Profiles created in the profile list will keep the volume settings as the current profile (so if the game is silent in your preferences it won't suddenly have music and sound)
  
• Fixed an issue with CPU targeting cards where it would target the first card rather than the best card
  

While debugging strange behaviour for the game as of the latest update, I realized that I accidentally created new code with the same name as an existing code, which was somehow compatible, and was being used without warning, causing several issues.

This hotfix fixes that and also adds a small improvement to the pack open experience.

Changes

• Fixed accidental code issue involving removed card events using the wrong code
  
• Mass Open card packs has received an improved experience that should be clearer and more user friendly
  

Some players reported some critical issues with the latest update, which have been hopefully fixed in this update.

This update also adds a small amount of new content

Changes

• Added Darkness Crossbow and Upgradable Servant card art
  
• Added Quick Draft Mode, where you pick exactly 30 cards instead of the typical 58
  
• Added Simple Draft Mode, where you pick among 3 cards until you have exactly 30 cards
  
• Added support for customizing draft rules
  
• Fixed tutorials not starting
  
• Fixed several other bugs
  

Balance Changes

• Changed The Shadow to have Tactician
  
• Changed Souls' Eruption cost to 1 (down from 3) and darkness to 3 (up from 2)
  
• Changed Redan Entertainer cost to 3 (down from 4)
  
• Changed Shadow Assassin's Level 1 ability to target any character
  
• Changed Shadow Bird's cost to 3 (down from 4)
  
• Changed Tainted Beast's cost to 3 (down from 4)
  
• Changed Treasure Dragon's cost to 5 (down from 6)
  

• Fixed networking issues on Explorer and Custom Game Modes
  
• Added new art for Shadows' Call, Souls' Eruption, Overseer Golem, Staff of the Wilds, Watch Tower
  
• Added Circle Foil and Circle Skull Foil card styles for some darkness cards
  
• Fixed Battles to calculate damage properly when the attacker/defender changes attack
  
• Changed CPU decks to use the Mysterious Challenger name and avatar instead of the deck's last used name
  
• Fixed Collection screen's essence filters to use a proper white circle
  
• Added missing associated cards to Master Golem, Search for Treasure, and Shadows' Call
  
• Added missing fullart style to crab tokens
  
• Moved In-Game FPS counter to the In-Game Settings window
  
• Reworded team language on card rules to refer to friendly characters instead, as the team language felt clunky
  

What's New

[h2]Custom Game Modes[/h2]
In this update, the custom game modes feature has been reimplemented!

Make your own game mode variations by changing parameters across several modifiers, and share your game modes with your friends!

Full Patch Notes

• Added card art for Guard Patrol, Guardian Soldier, Warrant, Old Friends
  
• Renamed Draconic raid cards to Empowered
  
• Cleaned up the UI for the daily quest list
  
• Cleaned up game resources, which resulted in a considerable reduction of the game size (from ~500MB to ~370)
  
• Fixed Burn triggering when the player is about to get a game over
  
• Disabled AI lethal damage logic, which should make the AI be smarter when attacking and dealing damage
  
• Prevented damage being dealt to players when they're being removed (so a hero doesn't suddenly heal while being defeated, which looked weird)
  
• Attachments to heroes that were removed now properly get put in the discard pile
  
• Increased Onboarding text size
  

A new game data update has just been released. It will be automatically downloaded by the game when you run it.

Changes

• Reduced Set Zone card limit to 10 cards (down from 15)
  

This update improves User Experience and adds an improved foil effect

Changes

• Fixed a bug where free card backs weren't unlocked properly
  
• Added improved foil effect with customizable intensity in the game settings screen
  
• Updated game settings screen with a new Accessibility tab
  
• Added more card backs
  
• Upgrade flamingo bundle to add card backs for each card style unlocked through it
  
• Added Focus Point playmat
  
• Improved customization settings for deck editor
  

Changes

• Increased quest zone to have up to 12 cards (up from 8), and set zone to have up to 15 cards (up from 8), this is under playtest to see how it feels and it might change!
  
• Added card art for Guild Training and Focus Point
  
• Added 18 new card backs and 7 new playmats
  
• Changed several previously purchasable (in-game currency) card backs to become free from the start
  
• Mastery Track now allows for card backs, playmats, and avatars to be earned
  
• Reduced playmat cost to 5,000 renown (down from 10,000)
  
• Fixed UI issue with in-game player displayer (which caused it to be on top of regular UI)
  

Changes

• 18 new card backs
  
• 8 new playmats
  
• Cosmetics now all cost renown (again)
  
• Booster Boxes can now be bought from bundles on the shop, giving big discounts compared to buying packs separately
  
• Added Playmat Zone display setting
  
• Deck Copy system now only asks to paste a deck when you click New Deck
  
• Online lobbies now default to more than one team (same as CPU lobbies)
  
• Cores that ask for a target can now be cancelled
  
• Improved score calculation for hero armor
  
• Disabled damage limit when exceeding health when dealing non-combat damage
  

Hello everyone, how've you been?

First of all, I'd like to wish you all happy holidays and an amazing new year!

As the year is getting closer to ending, I'd like to take this time to talk about how Fairtravel Battle changed this year and where it's heading.

Fairtravel Battle had a bit of a turbulent two years, as the game was cancelled back at the end of 2021 but shortly afterwards was revived. That wasn't public until a massive remake update was released, because I didn't want to flop yet again.

In simple terms, game development is tough, and circumstances are a big factor in every gamedev's career.

I'm happy to say, I have been feeling much better working on FTB, I no longer feel extremely drained most of the time due to my sense of responsibility which made me do huge hours after my full-time job because I had this idea that I just had to keep making updates as fast as possible.

Now that my mental health is much better, I should be able to keep developing FTB for quite a while onwards!

The remake update was a reimagining of the game, returning it to its origins in a way yet improving every aspect quite a lot. I feel that as the FTB is now, is the best it's ever been, and it's very fun. I play it very regularly and I think I got something special here.

This year, a major event happened that means that FTB might actually have a chance to be truly special: The Pixel Buster and I agreed to work together to get proper art for the game, of which over 78 card arts have already been added to the game.

This has truly been a blessing, and in a situation like mine when there's barely any budget, it's not unlike winning the lottery: FTB now has a chance to both play and look amazingly!

I'm hopeful that FTB will be released in early access next year. Knowing how the past few years have gone though, there most likely will be a lot of obstacles. But, we're getting there! I want to release it only when it's ready. The Steam Playtest will be kept available until then, of course.

There have been quite a lot of smaller updates to the Playtest, and due to lack of visibility I'll be posting new update announcements here as well, since it might feel like FTB is barely changing otherwise.

I'm truly thankful for the support of each and every one of you. I'd like to request that you wishlist the game if you feel you enjoy it enough to be worthy of such a thing. It really helps, as due to the lack of budget there's also a lack of marketing.

Once more, I wish you all happy holidays and an amazing new year!

Fairtravel Battle is back, better than ever!

Hello everyone, how have you been?

As you may know, I had to cancel Fairtravel Battle back in 2021 due to personal issues, but in the end I couldn't accept the way it ended, so I put those in the past and I'm back with a massive update!

In fact, this update is coming out the same day as Fairtravel's 6th anniversary. I've previously posted announcements on each birthday but I was actually wrong about the date, as I've started working on Fairtravel on July 22nd rather than September 24th, which was when I posted my first devlog.

Finally, I'm again working alone on this game, with the exception of commissioning art every now and then. I think speaking in first person will work better from now on.

What's New

This update remakes a large portion of the game. Here's the condensed change list:

• Remade base set with 135 cards with an improved card frame design
  
• Removed classes and introduced brand new unique resource system
  
• Redesigned mechanics
  
• Added new 4-player Raid game mode, where you can play as a raider or a raid boss
  
• Steam P2P Networking alongside improved multiplayer
  
• Many UX improvements, bug fixes
  
• Much more!
  

• Equipment are now generally called Artifacts since they might not be specifically character equipment
  
• Permanent Abilities are now called Enchantments, as I felt that the original name felt too clunky.
  
• Abilities are now called Spells, for the same reasons as Permanent Abilities.
  
• Standard Heroes no longer have effects, and are more or less just a skin.
  
• The Set and Quest zones now have a limit of 8 cards. If you want to play another (set zone), you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Fields are limited to 6 follower cards, and if you need to play another you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Soaring is now called Flying and has a different effect: A flying card can't be attacked or defended against by non-Flying cards.
  
• Tactician has been changed to be active while you control non-tactician followers. Meaning the best way to get rid of a tactician is getting rid of their underlings first.
  
• Drawing from an empty deck causes an instant defeat for that player. This was changed to make the matches more compact.
  
• Duel and Raid Decks are now 50 cards (down from 60) and Sealed/Draft decks are now 30 cards (down from 40).
  
• Weapons no longer have a swing cost.
  

What's New

[h2]Development Builds[/h2]
Since the last progress report, development builds have become available in the Steam Playtest! You can now try out in-development features like team battles!

[h2]Printing Test[/h2]
As part of development, a goal is to have Fairtravel Battle as a physical game as well as digital. Recently, a new printing test has completed, with some positive results!







[h2]What else?[/h2]

I'm working hard on the new raid battle, Elemental Dragon Lair! About 20% of it has been completed so far, with new cards being added to the custom raid boss player's deck before I'm ready to prepare a proper playtest for it. I can't wait to show you more!

Thank you for your support and for following the game.

Another year goes by, and now Fairtravel Battle is 4 years old! At least, we've been developing it for 4 years now!
There's still a long way to go, but we're slowly getting there!
So what has changed in the past year?

Last Year's Releases
[h3]Version 34[/h3]


Right at the start of the year, Version 34 was released, introducing a revamped UI, new field looks, more game modes, redesigned hero powers, and more! It was quite the large update, taking over 2 months to be released!

[h3]Version 35[/h3]
Version 35 came out with not much to show, since it was a tech release.

We introduced a new, better multiplayer system with support for reconnections and better stability, a new game zone browser which lets you browse your entire deck or other game zone directly when picking cards, more tutorials, alongside a few card changes.

This update took 5 months to be finished, in big part due to the new multiplayer, but we believe it was worth it!

Current Year's Developments
Version 36 is under heavy development, and it is in part a tech release and a content release.

We're finishing up team battles and will be adding boss raid battles, where 3 raiding players can fight a boss player with overpowered cards. Each team mode can be played with CPUs as well, so you won't require other players to play with/against, although it's much more fun with friends!

After this we will be focusing on creating more co-op PVE/PVP modes, as well as more unique ways to play.

Once all the main features are in, we'll be redesigning the current main set in the game, in order to have a well refined experience.

We are aware that several players don't like the current state of the main set, and that is in big part because we were designing as we explored the features we were adding to the game. We will be improving this soon!

We missed the Steam Games Festival, but we believe that we should participate in it only after the game is in the best shape possible.

We can't wait to see how far we can go now, and we hope we'll be able to make an amazing experience for everyone! Thank you for your support, it means a lot to us!

What's new?

Team Battles have been progressing well! It's now possible to run CPU lobby team battles as well as LAN battles! Here's a video showing some gameplay:

[previewyoutube=2IGjbpZ9RAU;full][/previewyoutube]

Please note that the update is in a very buggy state due to big changes, it'll be fixed before release!

In the coming weeks, we'll be preparing the first public development build and preparing beta branches for the Steam Playtest.

We feel that the team battles update will be a really fun experience, and can't wait to show more!

Thank you for your support.

What's New



The new design tool for making card powers has been progressing well! All base effect pieces (nodes) have been created, and now all that's left is creating Fairtravel Battle-specific pieces!

Once that's done, we'll be able to focus on the team lobbies support, which will allow for some very interesting gameplay!

Team Lobbies are also being done with CPU player support, so even if you can't get people to play with, you'll still be able to try them!

What's New



Since the last update, we have been doing research on tools to better handle creating card powers, and it took a while to figure something out since this sort of tool can be very complex to make.

After a while, we found a component that works perfectly for this, and have been preparing the code for using it

There's still a ton of work ahead, but we are working hard to get things ready soon. Please have some patience as we work on it.

Bundles enter the shop



Additionally, there's a new Flamingo cosmetic bundle added to the game! The shop now supports bundle type purchases, although there's only one for now.

This bundle gets you three card styles for Beast Lord, Lion Cub, and Arfactus, Shade of Birth!







Thank you very much for your patience, and we hope to show more progress soon!

Introduction
It's been some time since the release of Version 35, which introduced a redone multiplayer. Since then, we've been hard at work on the next update.

The next update focuses on two major features:

• A improved tool for card effect coding + Automated Testing
  
• Team Multiplayer
  

What's New

• Added new multiplayer system
  
• It's now possible to reconnect during an in-game online match
  
• Changed default game profile lobby mode to CPU to prevent friction when trying to play
  
• Added new Card Zone browser when performing deck search effects
  
• Pack opening has been moved to the Lobby screen when picking a game mode. Packs you purchase can generally be opened in the Duel mode, and temporary packs are more clearly shown in modes such as Sealed and Draft.
  
• Modding support has been re-enabled
  
• Added a card pack tutorial in the collection screen and when purchasing packs for the first time
  
• Quest cards have been renamed to Adventure cards
  
• Getting disconnected now awards loss rewards
  
• You now get end-of-game rewards when quitting a match or being disconnected (assuming the minimum reward time has happened)
  
• Improved Mastery Rewards to more easily show that they're available
  
• Pack drop chances now appear in the shop
  
• Removed Soul Crush card (Due to Dark Weaver having two cards that did pretty much the same thing, we decided to cut one out)
  
• Many fixes and card changes (pictures under this list)
  

After 76 days, the new version of Fairtravel Battle is finally out!
This new version massively improves the look and feel of the game, as well as adds new features and ways to play!

What's New
[h3]New User Experience (UX)[/h3]






Since dropping mobile support, we have considered that the current UI was far too large for PC screens. Additionally, we wanted to try a different visual look for the game. As a result, we spent a good portion of this time redesigning the UI and UX of the game. We believe it looks great!

[h3]New In-Game Look[/h3]




We revamped the board layout once again, adding larger follower cards, better-looking attack/health indicators, all without sacrificing gameplay mechanics! We think the gameplay looks much better, and easier to watch card arts!

[h3]New Game Modes[/h3]



New game modes have been added to this update, including Shuffle Duel, Growth Duel, and Solo Duel! These new ways to play are quite fun if you want to try something new!

[h3]New Cosmetics[/h3]





New cosmetics have been added to the game! Several new card backs, avatars, and a new playmat are in this update! As usual, there are NO microtransactions to get them. You can get them from playing normally.

Additionally, due to the low usage of gold other than for purchasing booster packs, avatars and playmats are now purchasable by gold.

[h3]New Hero Powers[/h3]



Due to concerns about how the current hero powers were unfun, a new keyword has been introduced: Journey.

Journey reads "Journey X - After exactly X of your turns, perform an effect". It is an interesting buildup mechanic that typically has no cost, and lets us design interesting heroes that don't require spending resources to use.

There are two flavors, Hero Journey and regular Journey. Hero Journey are reserved for hero cards, to make them easier to understand.

[h3]New Feature: Weekly Chest[/h3]





A new progression feature has been added, Weekly Chest. As you play, you'll earn chest points whether you win or lose, and the more level your chest has, the more rewards you'll earn on the next Monday.

This has been added to make the game more fun to play, since it gives players more things to do. Due to reducing rewards over time, we were concerned that the game was unfun to unlock cards, so the weekly chest was added.

[h3]New card arts[/h3]









Both Arfactus, Shade of Birth and Timoteo "Tim" Shattershot have received brand new art! These pieces were made by Azure Meraki and Titaniumskin, respectively. They did an amazing job!

[h3]New Cards[/h3]





































These new cards were designed by Apollexis, who did a great job with them. If you'd like to discuss them, we're happy to get feedback at our discord or steam community!

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• Resource actions have swapped places (redraw on the left, gain resources on the right)
• Rewards screen now has a tutorial and rewards should feel more rewarding
• Removed the 5-win/3-loss rewards from all game modes
• Galeran of the Forest is now a 2/2 (down from 3/3)
• Berserking Stampede is now a Dark Weaver ability (instead of Brawler)
• Explore effects now reveal the top 5 cards of your deck instead of the top 3 cards it wants to find, and puts the remaining cards on the bottom of the deck after picking
• Adjusted texture compression, meaning the game is now smaller and looks better

A new Steam feature was announced a couple of weeks ago, called Steam Playtest, which we applied to and have now enabled on the store page!

Steam Playtest allows us to get feedback from players for a beta or pre-release version of Fairtravel Battle, without needing to give keys or lose on wishlists. You can sign up to the Playtest, and get instant access to the latest in-development version of FTB!

Please note that this does not give you the actual game, you only get access to the Playtest version. So, if you enjoy the game, please add it to your wishlist! It helps us a lot.

The playtest will last until around June 2021, when we'll be doing a demo for the Steam Summer Games Festival! We'd really appreciate any feedback you'd like to give.

We're looking forward to building this game with the community!

Oh boy, it's already been three years of work on Fairtravel Battle!

Over those years, there have been 32 updates to the game. So how much work was done in the last year?
Last Year's Releases[h2]Version 31[/h2]
Version 31 came out at the end of 2019, and included a lot of cool features:
[h3]Card Styles[/h3]


Card Styles were a cool new way to customize your cards' looks, in the form of unlockable rewards. You could spend Renown to unlock a card's style and equip it on that card.
[h3]Quality of Life improvements and Card Changes[/h3]
A lot of improvements were added to the game, such as a new default card back, better mobile support, bug fixes, and more.

Additionally, a lot of cards were rebalanced to allow for more fun gameplay.
[h2]Version 32[/h2][h3]New board layout[/h3]

[h3]New main experience[/h3]

[h3]New card types[/h3]


[h3]New Card Frames andclass/faction system[/h3]


Version 32 took over 8 months to finish, starting from January and releasing in August. It was an insane amount of work, since it was a massive rework of most of the game and the way everything worked. It was a massive improvement in every aspect, although there are some issues we plan on fixing in the future.

The new class/faction deckbuilding allows for more interesting card designs as well, and we'll be expanding on that in the next updates.
What's coming in the future?[h2]More PVE content[/h2]
Something that we have noticed over time is that making a multiplayer game is hard when there's almost nobody playing. To counter that, we're planning on adding more PVE (Versus the CPU) content.

PVP content is still going to be a focus, of course. But we need both a good amount of PVE and PVP for the game to truly shine.
[h2]Raid and Team Battles[/h2]
Something that we've been wanting to do for a while is raid and team battles. We feel that that's a field that's not touched much in any card game nowadays, and one that has a lot of potential.

Raid battles would be 3 on 1 battles, where raiders battle an overpowered boss player. It's possible to play with CPUs on both raiders and the boss, meaning you don't need 4 players to play.

Team Battles would allow for several ways of playing. Both PVE and PVP modes are planned, and even some more crazy setups (like free foir all modes with 4 players)

[h2]RPG Mode[/h2]
There's some plans on a RPG game mode, which I've mentioned before. However, I haven't given much details, so I'll do so now.

Right now it's still in the planning phase, so the details can vary a lot, since game development can be very iterative, meaning we do many attempts at finding the right formula for the game or a part of it.

So, in the RPG mode, you'll have a lore-related character which is one of the heroes in the game.

You follow their story until you reach the main city, where you'll have an inn and can swap characters you've unlocked.

Each character would have its own deck, which you can upgrade.

RPG Mode cards would be unlocked by playing that mode, not through standard card packs, and there would be story-specific cards such as item cards.

You'd be able to explore outside the main city like a roguelike-style game, where each time you go out you get a different experience. The reason is that, lore-wise, the world of Fairtravel is constantly changing due to ancient unknown magic, which is why the two major factions (Explorer and Protector) exist.

You'd also have challenges that don't requirea duel or combat, and you'd be able to meet interesting characters as you.

This mode would have an end, but you'd be able to keep playing further.
[h2]Arcade Modes[/h2]
There are other modes we plan on adding, which we're dubbing Arcade Modes. We feel that FTB becomes better with more fun modes to play, rather than just trying to be a typical collectible card game. This is still in development and we'll have more details as time advances.
[h2]Steam Summer Games Festival[/h2]
Our new major target is the next Steam Summer Games Festival. We feel that it was a great event this year, but we didn't think the game was really to show it off to the world. Until June next year, we plan on getting a lot of major content improvements to FTB to prepare it for that.
[h2]Printed Cards[/h2]
Although this is probably not as popular as we hope, we've been experimenting with having a printed version of FTB, including its own booster packs. This would be doable since we'd be using a print on demand store to get you those cards, which means it would have no cost for us specifically since the store would ship the cards to you.

The prices aren't great since we're not printing as many as big companies do, but we feel that physical cards would be really cool to have.
Final Words
It's been a crazy year, with covid affecting the entire world and so much work being put into FTB. The last update took over 8 months to finish for good reason.

It's been three years of work, and a lot more work is coming. We can't wait to see how much further we can go. We hope you're enjoying the progress as well.

Thank you very much for your support and for sticking around all this time.