First Hotfix after Launch

Ave Patronus,

Thanks again for your awesome support throughout our Early Access - and now Bloodgrounds 1.0 Release! Today we bring you a small patch mostly regarding balancing adjustments..

Vale, Patronus! Exordium Games & Daedalic Entertainment

Detailed Change Log

Balancing

**Tactical Machines **

Fixed an issue that could result in the tool tip and upgrade tooltip incorrectly displaying 0 as value for Damage and/or Range

Tactical Machine Abilities

Ability: Cannon Ball (Tactical Machine Caeli Ruina)

• Increased activation timer to 10/10/10 turns (from 8/7/6)

• Adjusted damage to 15%/15%/15% (from 10/15/12)

Ability: Focused Shot (Tactical Machine Machina Missilis)

• Increased activation timer to 8/10/12 turns (from 8/7/6)

• Adjusted damage to 20%/20%/20% (from 15/15/15)

• Streamlined description text

Ability: Pyroblast (Tactical Machine Igniatix)

• Adjusted damage to 10%/15%/20% (from 5/10/15)

Ability: Rejuvenate (Tactical Machine Medica)

• Increased healing amount to 5%/10%/15% (from 3%/6%/8%)

Ability: Satic Shock (Tactical Machine Sacer Electricitas)

• Adjusted damage to 5%/5%/5% (from 3 - 6/8 - 12/10 - 15)"

Gladiator Ability Upgrades

Building: Academy Reduced upgrading cost for all abilities by 30% :

• 1400 → 980

• 1200 → 840

• 1000 → 700

• 800 → 560

• 700 → 490

• 600 → 420

• 500 → 350

• 400 → 280

Audience Entertainment Adjusted the impact of collecting favors on the Audience Entertainment Level

• Favor uncollected on battle end (positive): +5 → +3

• Favor uncollected on battle end (negative): -5 → -3

• Favor collected by an ally (positive): +5 → +2

• Favor collected by an ally (negative): -3 → -2"

Fixes and Improvements

Audience Quest: Deathmatch

• Reworked, so it only appears if the arena offers at least one permanent (non-destructible) Obstacle that can be utilized to complete it.

Enemy Behaviour

• Adjusted movement logic to avoid unnecessary attacks of opportunity (AOOs)"

Camera QOL

• In Tactics mode (gladiator placement) X and C keys can now be used to cycle through Gladiators