10. Oktober

Dragon Patch + Russian language - 10/10/17

Hello all,

A new update is now live – v. 55612

The big thing that comes with this latest patch is a Russian language option. It’s been, by far, the most requested language and thanks to the folk at http://steamcommunity.com/groups/zoneofgames we now have it in game! To use the Russian language go to options from the Talisman main menu and languages can be changed here.

A thing to note; this patch does not contain a direct fix for the unmatched choice messages that some users have been seeing. We’re hoping that the improvements to how the game handles memory will reduce/eradicate these errors that are happening. The thing that is making this particular issue difficult is we can’t get it to happen intentionally - it’ll only happen when we’re not looking. If anyone can find any step-by-step instructions for making it happen then this will be incredibly useful.

• Autokill should now work for the Dragon Rider against dragons.
  
• Dragon Rider should no longer be able to capture the 'wrong' enemy.
  
• Ghoul should be able to discard raised followers at the Vampire's Tower.
  
• Movement followers shouldn't block the Dragon Rider's move ability.
  
• The Gladiator's +1 for Armour Rolls should now work.

• Runes should only affect the Basilisk's attack score.

• Can no longer use the Obliterate spell after you've attempted to escape Jail.
  
• Fireball no longer harms a player who has used a Summon spell.

• The Sacred Pool Treasure Chest should work with the Treasure Maps now.

• Fang should no longer be able to be stolen via spell or ability.
  
• If the Death Stalker is Conscripted it shouldn't appear in the reminder space.

• Nothing to note.

• You should now encounter the first Gauntlet card whilst in the Dragon's Tower.
  
• You should be able to move away from the Mountain Pass if there is a Scale in place.
  
• You can only get a Water Bottle from the Six-Fates Inn if you have 1 gold.
  
• You should be able to move away from the Hall of Darkness if there is a Scale in place.
  
• You should no longer be able to access the Dragon Realm or Tower with an active quest.

• Adjustments to how the AI uses pouches/bags.
  
• AI Vampiric Dragon loop fix.
  
• AI should no longer focus as heavily on the Dungeon.
  
• AI shouldn't pick up the Amulet whilst on the Crown.
  
• AI should always pick the most appropriate stat to use for the Battle Royale ending.
  
• AI should now take the ending into account when using the Dragonspire.
  
• AI shouldn't ignore items when using the Quest Reward 'Dream Prize'.
  
• AI should no longer waste Fate on Growing Suspicions.

• Warlock Quests should no longer cause blocks during the Battle Royale ending.
  
• Block fix when Lost is drawn during the Spreading Flames ending.
  
• Clicking dismiss in My Collection shouldn't cause crashes.
  
• Confront the Dragon King should work as a hidden ending.
  
• Defeat the Sentinel Quest should now complete correctly.
  
• The game log should now show AI fights in full.
  
• Enthralling achievement fix.
  
• Graceful achievement fix.
  
• Charity Achievement Fix.
  
• Fixes to XP awarded.
  
• Looking at cards from the reminder shouldn't cause blocks.
  
• Tweaks to how the game handles memory (should make the game more stable)

Thank you all for your continued feedback and helping us improve the game.

30. August

The Dragon Expansion - OUT NOW!

The Dragons have risen over the plains of Talisman. With them we see an introduction of six new endings, six new characters, 2 inner region replacements and 168 new cards.

The Dragon lords - Varthrax, Cadorus, and Grilipus - bring with them some complex mechanics in the form of dragon rages but with the complexity comes strategy and depth. Another mechanic is added to Talisman’s vast arsenal that increases just how dynamic the experience can be.

The rulebook can be found here.

A user guide can be found here thanks to Artaterxes.


In Game UI

• New tutorials for each expansion
  
• The ending in play now has it’s own tab
  
• Tab listings are now under the information panel
  
• Tokens on board are now larger
  
• Gained stat improvements are also displayed by token counters in inventories
  
• Reroll opportunities now glow purple to separate them from normal rolls
  
• There is now a discard and burn pile in the 'more decks' tab
  
• Sudden death counter now accessible through button on the ending tab

Menus

• New inner regions are listed under house rules
  
• Alternate endings now have an enable all/disable all button
  
• Advanced options has been cleaned up

A patch list is near impossible to make due to balancing patches for the Firelands and developing Dragons. Knowing which bugs went live when reported in the threads against which bugs were fixed on the fly against which bugs were fixed through beta reports against which bugs were fixed because we broke the game fixing bugs in the beta but the live version never saw these bugs… insert more excuses here

The key fixes that people should be aware of is that we have found a number of causes that impact completing games (transferring from the victory screen to the XP screen), disconnecting during online play, launching resume games and rejoining. There’s been a lot of individual bug fixes for a lot of really niche issues but the network fixes should benefit all users that play online.

If you have reported or experienced and super specific issues and want to know if it’s been addressed then please ask and I’ll let you know.

TO NOTE: Getting the update will most likely make your old saves outdated due to all of the new code running in the background, so please complete any games you want to finish before getting the update.


As always, we are grateful for all the hours that people choose to give to helping us improve the quality of Talisman: Digital Edition. For this expansion we gave more people access at an earlier stage and some folk really went above and beyond in helping us ensure the highest standards possible.

Thanks especially to Nemomon for your continued hard work and support.