thomasmoonkang

Poison Status and Shopkeeper Sprites!

Added 2023-08-31 05:36:50 +0000 UTC

It's tough, putting status effects in a fighting-esque games. I personally don't appreciate things that affect your controls (like reversing them). I wanted a status you could stack on your opponent and maybe cash in on later.

The original status was Hack which would damage you equal to the amount when you shuffled. This was a bit too confusing for new players but I found it pretty fun and interesting because you had to think about shuffling and shielding what damage you could.

I decided to remove it in the end and added Poison which damages you every 1 second (faster with higher stacks) and only gets cured when you move to the front row. This applies pressure, but you can decide to tank a little bit of damage if you want to stay back longer. The applier can also punish you for moving forward too brazenly.

There is also a card Venoshock, that deals dmg equal to the Poison stacks on the target. This lets you cash in all those Poison stacks before the opponent can cure it, and without waiting!

New shopkeeper sprites by jtangc!