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[expand type=details]Shield of Corruption
It will keep you alive, but at what cost? If a shield could protect you, but bearing it cost a part of your soul, would you still wish to live?

When taking damage to Life, gain 1-6% Elemental Damage Resistance, matching this items Element.

Shield of Doomwood
Recovered from the deepest parts of the Doomwood, it is believed this shield was once the only thing stopping a world-threatening spider infestation. Nobody quite knows the real story, but those who bear it seem to be extra suspicious of eight-legged creatures.

When applying a Status Effect to the Enemy, gain 2-7% Elemental Damage Resistance, matching this items Element.

Shield of the Deep
Originally discovered by a wandering fisherman, this shield has been further down in the depths of the ocean than most living beings. Nobody is certain whether the eyes etched upon it are merely decorative, or if they belong to a creature who made its home inside it long ago.

When matching a Big III+ Gem, gain 1-6% Elemental Damage Resistance, matching this items Element.

Celestial Shield
Those who wield the Celestial Shield become filled with a confidence they’ve never felt before. For some, this provides the inspiration and courage they need to succeed against all odds. For others, it makes them foolish enough to believe they can achieve feats far beyond their capabilities, and leads to their downfall.

When healing Life, gain 1-6% Elemental Damage Resistance, matching this items Element.

Risen Shield
A relic of the Risen Ruins, this shield has survived more than the test of time. It has seen death and victory in equal measure - an appropriate fate for an object with decorations like the eyes in its center.

For every 2 gems of of this items Element on the board, gain 1-6% matching Elemental damage resistance.

Immortal Shield
There are tales that say this shield was used by the only man to ever look Yog-Thaddasa in the eye and survive.

When blocking, gain 1-6% matching Elemental damage resistance.

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Available only in the Cache items in the Season shop, this item will drop at Legendary rarity.

Godslayer
A flail designed for the purpose of destroying Yog-Thaddasa. Though this may be an impossible feat, it is still imbued with great power.

On matching skulls, 0-100% chance to Explode 3 Gems matching this items Element.

Eldritch God (2 piece set bonus)

If afflicted with Possessed, or enemy is afflicted with Doom, gain 5-10% extra damage.

Eldritch God (4 piece set bonus)

• When matching Light Gems 10-60% chance to gain a random Buff for 4 turns.
  
• When matching Dark Gems 10-60% chance to inflict a random Debuff on the enemy for 4 turns.

Eldritch God (6 piece set bonus)

• When taking damage, 5-10% chance to create 2 Corruption Gems
  
• When inflicting a status effect on the enemy, 10-15% chance to create 2 Doomwood Gems
  
• When destroying 5 or more gems, 10-15% chance to create 2 Deep Gems
  
• When healing, 5-10% chance to create 2 Celestial Gems

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Values in bold are affected by the level or rarity of the spell.

[expand type=details]Deep Shot(130 Blue Mana)

Deal 1x Ice Damage and spawn 1-6 Deep Gems.

Corrupting Light(140 Red Mana)

Convert 2-7 Yellow Gems to Corruption Gems, and Heal for 0.5x Health

Celestial Explosion(180 Yellow Mana)

Explode 3 Red Gems, and a 10-60% chance to Create 1-6 Celestial Gems.

Cleansing Doom(120 Green Mana)

Create a mix of 2-7 Green and Doomwood Gems, and there is also a 25-75% chance to Cleanse 2 Debuffs.

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[expand type=details]Tigerpaw Shark

Mighty
PvP Spell: Versus Spell: Sharktooth Thrust (50 Mana)

Spell Details
Deal 1x Ice Damage, and Freeze the enemy for 4 turns. If the enemy is already frozen, spawn 2 Shark Gems instead.

Striperling

Speedy
PvP Spell: Versus Spell: Lure Prey (70 Mana)

Spell Details
Deal 0.8x damage as light. If the target has no Resistance left, deal 1.5x damage as melee.

Nautilus Crab

Mighty
PvP Spell: Versus Spell: Rime Tipped Roots (65 Mana)

Spell Details
Deal 1x Ice damage, and gain 0.75x Resistance.

Jelly Queen

Cunning
PvP Spell: Versus Spell: Poison Maelstrom (60 Mana)

Spell Details
Heal for 0.75x Health, if the enemy has Poison, also heal for 0.75x Armor/Resistance.

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The Items, Spells, and Minions use new Relics obtainable through the Season Dungeons to evolve.

When you wear this slightly unsettling garb, you’ll always be able to sleep with one eye open!

We have been working on these changes for a while. We’re very excited you all finally get to experience them!
We’ve been reworking the Spell System in PQ3 to allow for more flexibility in Spell-use and collection, as well as continuing on our mission to bring even more Puzzle-Questy-ness into Puzzle Quest 3!

For more detailed information about these changes, including a compensation break-down, you can read our Spell Rework Blog!

• Each Spell is now unique, so there’s no longer an inventory limit!
  
• Spells now only have a Rarity
  
• Each Spell Rarity has a base Rarity and a Rarity+
  
  • Base Rarity increases the Spell Effect
  • Rarity+ increases the Mastery
  • E.g. Smite
  • Deal X Damage as Light and Create 2-7 Yellow Gems.
  • Base Rarity increases Gem creation
  • Rarity+ increases the Damage dealt via Mastery
• Ancient Mythic is a new Rarity that pushes the Effect of the Spell to an even higher limit!
  
• Instead of individual copies of Spells, you now find Spell Pages, that allow you to Evolve your Spells to new Rarities
  
• If you’ve collected enough Pages to get a Spell to Ancient Mythic, any additional Pages are converted to Spell Dust (1 Page = 5 Spell Dust)
  
  • Spell Dust can be used to create more Spell Pages
    
  • Spells can now cause Critical Hits
    
    • The chance to score a critical hit from a spell is separate to weapon attacks, and is currently a flat 5% chance.
    • Critical Damage Bonus for Spells is also separate, explained below.
  
  
  
  
  • Each Hero will now have a Spellbook
    
    • Their Spellbook can be upgraded to increase the Damage and Buff ranges, and Mastery of all their Equipped Spells
    • Spellbook Level is capped at the Level of it’s Hero
  • Collecting and Evolving Spells increases Elemental Mastery, as well as your Spell Critical Damage Bonus
  
  
  
  Xione has been working hard learning how to harness her new discovery “Spell Dust.”
  With enough Spell Dust, Xione is able to conjure up Spell Pages for existing, or even new Spells!
  
  
  
  Xione has discovered a method of collecting ambient Spell Dust, so be sure to check in regularly to collect it!
  
  
  • Xione will generate the Spell Dust at the rate of 1 Spell Dust per Follower Level per hour. For example:
    
    • Level 1: 1 Spell Dust Per Hour
    • Level 10: 10 Spell Dust Per Hour
    • Level 50: 50 Spell Dust Per Hour
  • Xione can only hold a limited amount of Spell Dust, which is dependent on her Rarity. The caps are:
    
    • Common: 3 Hours
    • Uncommon: 4 Hours
    • Rare: 5 Hours
    • Epic: 6 Hours
    • Legendary: 7 Hours
    • Mythic: 8 Hours
  
  
  
  Since Xione is a highly talented Mage, she is the first of the followers with dual purposes, where she is also able to craft Spell Pages.
  
  
  • Spell Page Crafting is unlocked at Xione Level 5
    
  • There are 6 different Crafting Options that are available at the following levels:
    
    • Level 5: 1-10 Random Spell Pages
    • Level 15: 1-10 Random Spell Pages of a Chosen Color
    • Level 25: 15-75 Random Spell Pages
    • Level 35: 15-75 Random Spell Pages of a Chosen Color
    • Level 45: 50-100 Random Spell Pages for a Chosen Hero Class
    • Level 50: 100-200 Spell Pages of a Chosen Spell
  
  
  
  Please note that the Spells that are chosen are the same ones that could be found in Chests. Spells related to Seasons and other special Spells are not available to be crafted.
  
  
  
  We are expanding the number of portraits available in Puzzle Quest 3!
  You will be able to find and change your Chat Portrait anytime in the Profile Menu.
  
  
  
  
  Unlock New Portraits!
  You will find these Portraits as additional rewards for completing Goals!
  
  
  • Unlock these Hero portraits for reaching level 50 on that hero
    
    • Human Assassin
    • Human Paladin
    • Dwarf Berserker
    • Human Necromancer
    • Human Shaman
    • Ssarthi Mercenary
    • Fae Warlock
  • Unlock these Follower portraits for completing their Side Quests
    
    • Eveline
    • Toragon
    • Auri
    • Gong
    • Mutiny
    • Elyra
  • Unlock these for winning battles:
    
    • 500 wins - Ogre
    • 1000 wins - Giant Rat
    • 2500 wins - Skeleton
  • You’ll unlock these for reaching your Citadel Level Goals!
    
    • 20 - Iron Golem
    • 40 - Cockatrice
    • 60 - Manticore
    • 80 - Eldritch Anchor
    • 100 - Fae Rose
    • 120 - Gnoll Demolishonist
    • 140 - Incubus
    • 160 - Fiery Golath
    • 180 - Owlbear
    • 200 - Pink Owlbear
  • Unlock the Gold Dragon for defeating 250 Dragons
    
  • Unlock the Dragon Liche for completing the main Story
  
  
  
  
  Reward Sequence
  • Common resources like Gold, Ore and Food will now be shown collectively within the Rewards which should speed up the sequence
    
  • Spells and gear will now display additional information relevant to the item, such as weapon damage and item attributes
    
  • Can now Salvage all collectables at once from the reward screen
  
  
  
  
  • The Chat menu will now group messages from the same person into the one box
    
  • If more than 30 minutes have passed since the last message, another message from the same person will include a time line break
    
  • Any Portrait and frame updates between messages will be applied to new messages, or grouped messages from that point onwards
    
  • When Mass Salvaging from the Inventory menu, a list of all items marked for salvage will appear before salvaging.
  
  
  
  
  • The Bazaar Tier has been renamed to Bazaar Level, in order to more easily differentiate it from the Tier rewards in the Bazaar.
    
  • Seasonal Relics are now purchasable within the Archive
    
  • A reward pip will now be visible upon completion of a Seasonal Goal
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Spells being cast prevent the Dwarven Boots Armor bonus from applying
    
  • [SONY] Replayable Adventures locking after completion
    
  • Trarg Gloves – Speed is not capped when granting Crit Chance
    
  • Fae Gift Poison debuff causing Spring Siphon to heal less
    
  • Will now treat the debuff as a 1 turn poison
    
  • Th’Akheilos’s Chomp spell now does its bonus damage as Ice like the description says
    
  • Eldritch Flame and Flaming Snorri spells Consume Fire, Eldritch Darkness, and Corroded Earth show a set amount of gems created/destroyed instead of the random range
    
  • Th’Akheilos’ Landspeed spell grants 5 turns of haste instead of 4
    
  • Doom applies to the enemy instead of the player when the enemy matches Doomwood Gems
  
  
  
  
  • Doomknight spell icons are displaying as the same icon
    
  • Pirate from Season 2.4 appearing in place of the Villager in Chapter XI
  
  
  
  
  • Fixed PvP score bonus display extending outside the console safe region
    
  • Countdown timer for name change showing as negative time
    
  • Eveline is displaying incorrect reward text within the Tavern
    
  • Ultimate spell mana appears incorrectly
  
  
  
  • Error when launching Dragonking’s Prize Adventure Map for the first time
    
  • Corrupt Guard Relic text is not localized
  
  
  
  
  • Leaving the game running in the background causes black background
    
  • ‘End Turn’ remains when there are new matches available
    
    • Fixed in 3.0
      
    • Daemon Pact & Infuse Poison timing
      
      • Plague Witch ‘Infuse Poison’ can remove Hero Gems (Imp Gem)
      • Fixed in 3.0
    • Reflect can be triggered after an enemy is defeated- this can cause a loss with the player taking reflected damage before the battle resolves
      
      • Fixed in 3.0
    • When the board is in a state where there are no Gems at that moment available to match, the “End Turn” prompt will appear. This can happen:
      If a large amount of Gems have been destroyed in a move and new Gems have fallen in when selecting to undo a move in AP mode
      After casting a spell to replace Gems and new matches are now available.
      
      • Fixed in 3.0
    • PQ3 causing some devices to overheat (iOS/Android/Xbox Series X)
      
    • Risen Gems affecting linked gem matches
      
    • Certain characters in the Bestiary may not appear correctly by default
      
    • Altar triggers after defeat
      
      • Fixed in 3.0
    • Visual issues:
      
    • Minotaur’s Tail glitches when loading onto Hero screen
      
    • Attribute bonuses displaying incorrectly when viewing tooltips
      
    • Eveline is displaying incorrect reward text within the Tavern
    
    
    
    
    
    • Tapping the Energy Icon in Adventures now takes you to the Energy Shop
      
    • Duplicate rewards in the Mail attachments display should now be consolidated into one
      
    • Parties will only show up once in the Party Search list, if they were eligible to show up under multiple categories (i.e Under Invited and Friends/Kingdom).
    
    
    
    • Eldritch Necromancer skins no longer produce an error in the Skin Selector
      
    • Errors and discrepancies in Spell Page display have been resolved
      
    • Vault displays Gear and Minion Level again
      
    • Versus Opponents should no longer display “Improved Score” incorrectly
      
    • Element Icon should now appear as expected in Inventory Lists and Loadout
      
    • The Poisoned Sea is replayable in the Archive
      
    • Pay In Advance French description now displays the correct numbers again
      
    • The Y/Triangle button now functions correctly on equipped spells
    
    
    
    
    Season 2.5 is the culmination of some amazing work from some even more incredible devs!
    
    From the creative to the nitty-gritty in engineering, Season 2.5 and it’s content wouldn’t be as great as it is (and we hope you agree) without the team we had.
    
    For our final update of Puzzle Quest Year 2, we wanted to thank all our people who touched this project and made it possible.

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Weekly Dev Log for January 22nd, 2024, detailing all the changes that have happened since January 16th, 2024. Note: Devs that don't appear in the weekly log are not necessarily away or not doing work, but may be working on things currently not announced or backend work that doesn't need to be detailed.


Lifeless continued working on Minigolf: Haven, finishing all 18 holes, and now starting on art for the remaining holes.


Johanna worked on setting up all of the collisions and worked on getting the map ready for release.

macdguy setup all of the cameras, added achievements, stats, and leaderboards.

Nuclearxpotato continued working on holes for the "toy room" area.

Sketchman worked on achievement icons.

Wheezwer worked on some graphics for props used in the maps.





macdguy continued working on the Workshop Map SDK, creating a weapon pickup system (for spawning weapons in SDNL and Condo).





Johanna finished the optimizations for the Game World Ports interior.

Joshua continued working on the new Workshop Skeleton.

macdguy made a new Minigolf camera system.

Sketchman continued working on the engine upgrade and CPU optimizations for the Arcade.

That about covers everything that happened since January 16th, 2024 at PixelTail Games.

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New update - Map Generation v0.1.012 is now available! We have prepared a more precise map setting for you so that you can see the game world. With this update you can move objects on the map and change their count at your discretion. Productions with ovens now consume wood, and bushes looks nicer. We've done a great job fixing some old and annoying, but not critical bugs. Future updates should bring building upgrades and some small aggressive fauna.

Changes include:

• Map generator interface
  
• Lantern build cancel fix
  
• Road don't become hidden with buildings
  
• New berries sprite
  
• Ovens require wood for work
  
• Dying elf cancels lantern
  
• Light gets spread smoothly while lantern is formed
  
• Druid can't be sent off-screen
  
• New progress bar widget
  
• Story log can now be hidden
  
• Fix game crash when demoting dying elf
  
• Fix save/load with lanterns and roads

Don't loose yourself in the fog and have fun with the demo!

thundercatofdoom and CleDeSol.

AI:

• - Color coding for anomaly enemies (White for containable, red for active enemy)

Maps & Gameplay:

• - Self revive. (Community request)
  
• - Solo Play without Creating a Lobby (Community request)
  
• - Mission Difficulty option. (Community request)

Let’s start the new year off right with a giveaway! Build a brand new base in PixARK and post a screenshot of it in the Screenshots section of the Steam Community Hub for a chance to win PixARK DLC Keys!

4 Lucky winners will be selected - 3 Top Placements and one Community Voted Winner! In addition to submitting your own screenshot, be sure to give a thumbs up to your fellow Community Members submissions to vote for them.

• Submit a screenshot of your new base to the PixARK Screenshot section of the Community Hub
  
• Must include the following tag in submission to be considered #NewYearNewBase
  
• Once winners are announced they have 30 days to respond to the sg_somi account to receive their keys

• You can upload screenshots using the screenshot uploader tool. By default this button is bound to "F12", and can be edited within the Steam settings.
  
• Open the Steam client and click on "View" and then "Screenshots" at the top to access the screenshot uploader.

If you need more assistance with how to upload a screenshot to Steam Community, please check here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181142704

• 1st Place - All 3 DLC Keys (Every Little Thing You Do Is Magic, A Sweet Pack for the Sweetest, A Jingle-Jangle Christmas Pack)
  
• 2nd Place - 2 DLC Keys (A Sweet Pack for the Sweetest, A Jingle-Jangle Christmas Pack)
  
• 3rd Place - 1 DLC Key (A Jingle-Jangle Christmas Pack)
  
• Community Vote - All 3 DLC Keys (Every Little Thing You Do Is Magic, A Sweet Pack for the Sweetest, A Jingle-Jangle Christmas Pack)

We will close off submissions at 10:00am PST on January 28th, to allow our community to vote and announce the winners on January 29th!
- The PixARK Community Team

Preview The Lost Legends of Redwall™: Feasts & Friends by watching the game developers play the game or work in-engine.

-Key binding save is now properly implemented

-Bug that changes key binding to default on stage 2-2 is now fixed

-Stage 4-2 staying on black screen after stage has ended are now fixed

-note Graphical error after changing key bindings are now fixed