Usurper Steam news

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• Review score78% positive
• Total reviews46
• Release dateSep 9, 2024
• DeveloperRogue Brain Studios
• PublisherRogue Brain Studios

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Rogue Brain StudiosPublisher: Rogue Brain Studios

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Usurper Steam news

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• Hotfix 1.2.0.3 - 13 March 2025

  Fixed the Cultist deck level unlock text (level 9 -> level 10)

• 1.2.0 Cultist Update - 13 March 2025

  New Features Cultist Deck - This deck features a new Ruler with a whacky set of rules. Whenever you capture a unit, your unit is transformed into a new one with the same cost and faction. (unlocked at level 10) Templar Unit - This 2-cost unit has some similarities to the Knight, but offers some unique vertical tactics. Onyx Unit - A new 4-cost unit for Shogunate. Similar to Shogunate's other units, the Onyx is extremely aggressive in the forward direction, but is slow to retreat. (unlocked at level 5) Turret Unit - A 3-cost unit combining the movesets of the Archer and Ranger. Follow the enemy Ruler while forking their units for a powerful tempo swing. (unlocked at level 6) Oracle Unit - This 3-cost unit for Pharaonic is fast to reposition and can deliver a powerful attack, but only in the right circumstances. Can you use it to its full potential? (unlocked at level 8) Bug Fixes Fixed a…

• 1.1.1 Hotfix - 13 November 2024

  Fixed bug with music not looping properly Disabled challenge for Vampire deck: "Don't use all of a card's Reserves." Made various AI improvements, mostly related to avoiding check and placing of units

• 1.1.0 Vampire Update - 21 October 2024

  Happy Halloween! This is our first major content update for Usurper, including an all new deck to play in Campaign, with a unique Ruler (The Count) and rules. We hope you enjoy it! Features Added new Vampire Deck (unlocked at Level 9) Added Gameplay Tips to round won/lost screens AI Improvements Made AI less likely to place units that could immediately be captured by Ranged units Made AI less likely to miss checkmate Added "Chess Familiarity" popup dictating strength of the AI before reaching level 3 Quality of Life Improved clarity of Overtime description in tutorial and rules Specified highlighted tile for pawn placement in tutorial Improved text readability of card pile hover boxes Bug Fixes Fixed Usurped achievement so that it is properly unlocked Fixed Dealer's Gambit text overflow Fixed bug where vsync was not enabled when uncapping framerate Fixed bug where Decree 7+ Overtime wou…

• 1.0.6 AI Improvements Patch - 24 September 2024

  This is a minor patch addressing concerns about the intelligence of AI opponents in single player, both at low and high skill levels. Also included are various quality of life improvements and bug fixes. AI Improvements On all decrees higher than 0, opponents now always try to play the best move on all rounds. Opponents no longer consider player negative movement tiles (from Decree 6) to be defended Opponents are more aggressive with checking the player Ruler Opponents are more careful to avoid losing pieces to ranged attacks Opponents are less likely to place a unit on a tile that the Ruler needs to move to in order to avoid checkmate Opponents are now easier on Decree -1, and before the player reaches experience Level 3 Quality of Life Improved spacing of text in Gambit panel Replaced word "pieces" with "units" in deck overview panel in deck selection screen Pause button now closes ca…

• 1.0.5 Minor Balance Patch - 12 September 2024

  Thank you to everyone who has purchased a copy of Usurper, we hope you are having a great time with the game! We have some early balance changes and bug fixes we would like to share with you. Our next patch after this will likely target AI improvements to make the single player modes more fun at all player skill levels. Balance Changes Vizier buff: Vizier moveset changed to be more offensively powerful (fewer movement tiles, more attack tiles) Lender's Gambit rework: New effect is "Your lowest cost card costs 1 less Power permanently" (old effect: "Your 1 cost cards cost 0 Power for one round.") Quality of Life changes Changed starting gambit to be based on reaching round 3 instead of beating round 3 Added text tooltip to gambit panel indicating that you need to reach the boss to receive different options before round 1 Added text tooltip to upgrade panel indicating that newly chosen up…

• 1.0.0.1 Patch Notes - 4 September 2024

  Small update addressing issues found after updating the demo. Fixed bug where Banker's Gambit would not reduce cost after first round. Fixed bugs related to rewinds and optional challenges Fixed certain achievements unlocking prematurely Addressed occasional crashes when Gambit Panel is shown Changed Feedback button to redirect to a balance survey Fixed moveset art of Scarab Fixed some pieces not being draggable in tutorial Improved seamless looping of audio tracks Improved audio quality of some sound effects Fixed bugs related to certain items not being properly tracked in Index Thank you to everyone who has played the demo so far! If you want to follow Usurper more closely, please join our Discord at https://discord.gg/BPkQVMYQm3

• With Chess-inspired gameplay, turn-based roguelike deckbuilder 'Usurper' launches September 9 - 29 August 2024

  Chess as a roguelike deckbuilder? Could be a fun one! Developer Rogue Brain Studios has announced that Usurper will launch on September 9th. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/with-chess-inspired-gameplay-turn-based-roguelike-deckbuilder-usurper-launches-september-9

• Pre-Release Update - 29 August 2024

  This will be the final major content patch for the demo in preparation for the 1.0 release. Thank you to everyone who played the demo, and we look forward to showing off the full game on September 9th! Patch notes: Added Chieftain and Chancellor bosses available from the start Replaced Shield system with Rewind system Added gambit choice before round 1 Added two starter gambits, the Lender's and Supplier's Gambits Replaced Hoarder's Gambit with Huckster's Gambit Changed Elite's Gambit to change reserves to 1 instead of increasing cost Buffed Steed, reworked Copper* Various visual improvements New music and sound effects Various bug fixes

• Patch 0.71 - Demo Feedback Update - 28 June 2024

  In this update we want to address feedback and bug reports that arose during Next Fest, while also giving players a few new tools to play with to make drafting cards more enjoyable as early as Level 1. New Features 3 new Kingdom cards are draftable at level 1 Steed - This alternate variant of the Knight allows for quickly jumping over enemy pieces before making a tactical backwards retreat to get just the right fork. Paladin - Combine the strengths of both the Knight and the Bishop to control the battlefield. Hop over units and switch from dark squares to light squares for the perfect attack. Princess - This cheaper variant of the Queen may not be able to charge forward, but it still packs a punch. Force your opponent to the sides of the board and deliver a decisive checkmate. Balance Changes Increased placement range of Legion Quality of Life Improved soundtrack loop Pieces can now be…

• Usurper Developer Livestream - 11 June 2024

  Learn the mechanics and strategies for Usurper from the developers. See how the Kingdom and Shogunate factions play differently. Watch as the developers try to complete optional objectives to create the best deck possible. Ask questions about the game's development, different tactics, or about what will be offered in the full game's release.

• Usurper Developer Livestream - 11 June 2024

  Learn the mechanics and strategies for Usurper from the developers. See how the Kingdom and Shogunate factions play differently. Watch as the developers try to complete optional objectives to create the best deck possible. Ask questions about the game's development, different tactics, or about what will be offered in the full game's release.

• Steam Next Fest Demo is live! - 8 June 2024

  Play a shortened version of the campaign that goes up to round 6. Face off against 4 unique bosses out of the full game's 13. Master two different factions, Kingdom and Shogunate, each with their own distinct decks. Draft new cards, gambits, and upgrades to become strong enough to claim the throne. Take on optional challenges for extra rewards, like unique piece promotions.

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