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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Release 27: Specialization

With this update, it is now possible to use the final tier of training actions on your captive Forsaken.  In addition to being a very efficient way to increase their expertise and manipulate their combat styles, these training actions also have unique effects that can be beneficial to the current loop in campaign mode, and they also unlock the ability for Forsaken to use powerful defiler abilities in the middle of a capture.

Content-wise, Forsaken defiler actions make up the bulk of the added text for this update.  Activating them has the same requirement as regular defiler actions (10k circumstance damage).  This is generally only practical to achieve in the last few rounds of the battle, and as a result, the number of turn-by-turn variants you'll see for any given Chosen-Forsaken matchup is pretty small.  But I put a lot of effort into adding unique descriptions and dialogue for each possible Chosen personality, Forsaken personality, Forsaken corruption state, and personal relationship between the Chosen and Forsaken (including the new "Obsession" relationship state), particularly when the Forsaken ends up being the first to break the Chosen's Vulnerability.  I hope that everyone will enjoy pitting lots of different combinations of Chosen and Forsaken against each other!

In addition to the regular four defilers, you can also give Forsaken who were broken using a Distortion path a couple of unique defiler actions with their own special rules.  Forsaken who fell to Temptation can help Tempt fresh Chosen in turn, and this is a particularly powerful option because it can be triggered in the middle of a commander capture (unlike the regular Tempt option, which requires you to let them escape and then surround them again).  Meanwhile, Forsaken who fell to Aversion can add their victims to a Defiler+ action in order to create an orgy, even if the victim isn't on the Aversion path herself.  These options should make Forsaken more powerful in the lategame.

This update also adds another face to the default portrait pack, and Kalloi's portrait pack has also gotten some significant updates.  The next update will add some more new ways to play with your Forsaken, so look forward to it!

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  • Content: Added the last tier of Forsaken training actions.
  • Content: Added the ability for Forsaken to use their own version of defiler actions.
  • Content: Added one new face to the default portrait pack.
  • Balance: Adjusted the modifiers early Forsaken training actions apply to later ones.
  • Bugfix: Exiting Chosen team customization prematurely will no longer crash the game.
  • Bugfix: Resolved a crash that could happen at the end of a campaign loop.
  • Bugfix: Hypnosis Commanders will no longer sometimes cause a bugged Innocence Break state.
  • Bugfix: Corrected some errors when displaying campaign achievements.
  • Bugfix: Resolved an issue where Forsaken relationships would break