Manala: Equinox War

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Manala: patch notes for September 7th

Your character wears what you carryThe humans on both hosts have new bodies. They are of real LARPers in their own costumes. Equip a sword, a helmet or a shield and it is drawn on your character: in the room, in the character window and in a fight. Other players see it on you as well. Dwarves, orcs and dark-elves are finding their new identity soon as well. The world looks a bit darkerIn parallel ...

Steam News · Sep 2

Manala: patch notes for September 2nd

The fight screen shows the fightIn a group fight the enemy you are focused on now grows larger on screen and the others step back so you always see who you are about to hit. Punching and fleeing are now cards in your hand, next to everything else you can play. The combat log has moved off the stage into its own tab in the chat window, so the cards and the fighters have the room to themselves. You ...

Steam News · Aug 28

Manala: patch notes for August 28th

Every enemy fights its own wayEach enemy type now builds its deck around one way of fighting. Some poison you and wait. Some stun and keep you from answering. Some stand in front of the ones behind them. Enemies with the same health no longer play the same fight. Group fights show what everyone is doingWhen someone fighting beside you acts, their damage appears on your screen as it lands. Their ch...

Steam News · Aug 25

Healer class guide: no damage of its own, and the only class that regenerates

The class that heals cannot heal itself in a fight.The Healer guide is up on YouTube. This post carries the part that does not fit in a video: the exact regeneration numbers, and the three things that switch them off. Where the Healer sits among the five ClassHealthBase DamDodgeArmorRegenWarrior10210%plate mailnoneSmith1215%plate mailnoneAlchemist6110%ringnoneMage5010%clothnoneHealer5015%ringmail2...

Steam News · Aug 24

Manala: patch notes for August 24th

Fallen enemies leave shades Defeated bodies now gather in their own corner of the room, and a fully looted corpse rises as a pale shade that drifts through the room and mutters as it goes. You can see what combat does Poison, plague and armor damage now appear at the target the moment they land, and enemies that strike first play their opening attacks on screen before your turn. Item descriptions ...

Steam News · Aug 19

Manala: patch notes for August 19th

Manala is a small MMO where fights are played out with a deck of cards. Here are things I've shipped since the last update: Smoother combat animations Combat used to stutter beforehand - the animations and movement when fighting are now more acceptable to the eye. Improved view of deck editor You can now clearly see if your gear does not support any cards that are in your deckThe window clearly fo...

Steam News · Aug 17

Smith class guide

One thing to correct. The guide walks through the Smith's class cards and I forgot the Boulder while recording, which is the most interesting of the three. So, all three properly:Boulder. 3 damage at 80%. It ignores the armor pool completely, so it lands on health no matter what the target is wearing. It needs no weapon, which means it works with empty hands. And it cannot kill - it floors the tar...

Steam News · Aug 14

Patch notes: things done since the demo launch

Demo:Smoother room-to-room movement, stabilized NPC positioning and reduced screen flickerFull English coverage: every text in the game follows your language choice, including item drop messagesEquipment can now be removed from an equipped slot by dragging it back to the inventoryFull game (in addition to the improvements above, coming Nov 5th):New card "Bind to combat": playing the card adds a ca...

Steam News · Aug 10

The free demo is out

If you have not seen it before, this is how it works. Your equipment decides your deck Every card belongs to your character from the moment you create it. What decides which ones you can actually play is the gear on your body. Buy a shield and Block, Guard Stance and Shield Bash become playable. Hold a one-handed sword and the Attack card does 3 damage at 80% accuracy; hold a two-hander and the sa...

Steam News · Jul 20

Class Guide #2 - The Warrior

The warrior has no special cards. That is the point.Every other class in Manala leans on one signature move. The mage has spells, the healer has the touch, the smith has his hands, the alchemist has his powders. The warrior brought a sword and the confidence to stand in front of you with it.What it has instead of a trick:The highest base damage of the five. The hardest honest swing in the gameThe ...