Heralds of Chaos now open! (Updated: dailyish)

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Updated @ 7:24am:

Front end:

- Custom background in battle now work.
- Added scenario custom battle backgrounds.
- Added custom armageddon-scale backgrounds.
- Reduced filesize of some assets for faster load
- optimized fx
- Added the updated version of the special units.
- Fixed glitchs in some assets
- added new FX animaion
- fixed unit placement
- adding new backgrounds for campaign mode
- made fix to unit placement
- adding minimap assets for mission 10 campaign mode
- updated retreat animation
- Custom terrain types now being read correctly from the back-end.

Backend:

- [Cards] Hell Warden, Aeglus
- fix invalid argument supplied warning
- fixed random if requesting more than are on the battle field (Volcano Fiend, among others)
- [Cards] succubus fixes + hinting
- [Cards] fixed frontrow, backrow + unit tests
- reducing the size of friends progress tooltip
- use custom_background for battles
- new units promo banner
- Fix typos
- fixed positioning of back button
- optimizing chaos key messages

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Updated 4:08pm:

Pushing some store changes, things may be a bit wonky for a bit.

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Posted at 4:33pm:

Okay, done moving stuff around for now.

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Updated @ 5:44pm:

New pack available in the store -- it gives you one of three cards (Agent Helena, Twilight Succubus, or the Mistress of Pain).

Also on the backend are some bugfixes (for the campaigns, mostly), with more coming early next week.

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Updated @ 5:00pm:

Front end:

- removed SFX from final frame of special attack
- added burn
- replaced cig burn
- fixed art bugs cig burn and special 2 (foc0)
- Improved error logging in asset loader
- Fixed network instruction collision error
- adding ruins minimap asset
- adding ruins terrain props
- Swirly "waiting for opponent" notice now appears when the opponent is making his move.
- Added a swirly waiting on server message when the user is waiting on the server to respond. Existing waiting indicator functions now works correctly.
- Added another signal for waiting on opponent moves.
- Waiting swirl can now handle new text switch.
- Waiting swirl now contains text for when the server is just laggy.
- optimized file size

Back end:

- updated description for Mistress of War / special 1 to be clearer
- Add property for Helena which will allow her to see all cataclysm warnings
- hinted Helena's special when played by bot
- fixed Guardian of the Plinth's attuner property
- fixed multiple grant problem w/end of game grant
- added XP to display in admin panel
- Fix bug in mission 10 which users are complaining about. (Related to capturing 6 or more VP's before final battle)
- fix targeting mode for Twilight Succubus special 1
- swapped Mistress of War and Twilight Succubus speeds
- MoW goes to rank 1, damage increased to 45, mana decreased to 36
- fixed Rage Dragon targeting
- Agent Helena can target herself with her special now

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Updated @ 4:55pm:

Fixes for PvP "ghost games" -- should be easier to find a match now, and it should be a legitimate match. Please let me know if anything is wonky.

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Updated @ 11:40am:

- Fixed another case of ghost / empty PvP games
- Added more logging

Please try it out and let me know if this seems better. If it fails for you then please leave a note in this thread with the approximate time. (Game ID is great, too, but just the time is enough).

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Updated @ 3:41pm:

Pushing emergency fix for the client now -- if a unit went from some status effects to NO status effects (a la Cloud of Curses) the client would do bad things.

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Updated @ 7:00pm:

Updated some server side stuff to make PvP more reliable. I'll be working on this tomorrow until we get it right, so please continue to post about issues.

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Updated @ 4:30pm:

Sweet mercy, PvP matchmaking bugs are so much fun.

Thank you, everyone, for the detailed logs and gids. Just pushed out another fix which should make it substantially better. More details in this thread, if you want the nitty gritty of what we're doing.

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Updated @ 5:30pm:

Some problems with backend databases were causing site slowdown plus problems with HoC. Should be fixed now.

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Updated @ 3:00pm:

Looks like the PvP bugs are mostly resolved. In celebration we've upped the bonus for PvP substantially, to encourage more people to try out the new system.

(Also added some code that will penalize the one-herald PvP players).

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Updated @ 4:30pm:

Did some internal changes to clean up inventory. This won't impact most people, but if you have a Furliss in your deck and you're having odd problems with him, let me know.

[Panagrammic]

Updated @ 4:30pm:

Lots of changes, mostly:

- new shorter tutorial
- some spell fixes
- new backgrounds for Armageddon
- fixed a number of errors for certain browsers

Let me know if anything's wonky.

Frontend:

Fixed broken tutorial dialog.
new special attack implimented.
adding new spell icons
Removing old breastworks icons
Fixes for Breastworks, Furliss
Added missing spell assets (mana convergence + others)
Fixed id on breastworks spell.
Fixed tutorial tracking typos.
fixed mana convergence's icon.
(Tutorial) New, shorter tutorial.
(Tutorial) Added dialog for when the user jumps off the rails in an allowed manner.
(Tutorial) Double-clicking no longer zips past multiple dialogs.
(Tutorial) Changes to tutorial to make the text follow the action more closely.
(Tutorial) Tutorial bugfixes.
(Tutorial) Added portal image to tutorials.
Removed old npc portraits files.
Added an icon spot in the takeover dialog.
Added portal cutaway portrait.
Added a blank placeholder portrait image.
Remove screen blocking on battle 2 round 2.
adding new unit (still require animation fixes)
Scenario triggers now work on moving groups of units.
New Armageddon backgrounds
Increased distance from top of screen to unit again in Armageddon scale to match new custom Armageddon backgrounds.
Having a custom background takes precedence over using armageddon scale.
Fixed the crash bug when a unit drops from multiple status effects to 0 status effects.

Backend:

utilities to clean up large decks
fixes for IE8
fixes for Furliss
fix for help menu not showing up
adjust efactor for exploiters
close down an essence exploit
fix javascript warning in lobby
PvP matchmaking fixes
ruins background for final battle
fixed canvas errors in ie7 and ie8
admin tools update
fixed some campaign bugs
new tutorial

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Updated @ 11:30am:

We will be doing a bunch of backend tweaks and pushes for the day -- nothing that should affect you, but please, if you notice something suddenly wonky, let us know in the forums.