In update 0.946.9, you can now choose lower tier traits for higher tier slots. We also reworked gladiator buildings due to previous issues where they sometimes stopped giving buildings. Now, you get three buildings after each finished championship arena, with a better variety of gladiator types.

Unfortunately, because we had to edit how this works in the save game, we had to start from a clear save in v946.9. However, if you’re in the middle of a playthrough in beta, you can switch to the beta version called “beta pre-release v0.946.8 (before latest Trait and Gladiator Buildings Update - Save Purpose Only)” to continue with your previous save.

Let us know how the new trait options feel and if it’s easier to find the gladiators you need for your team now.

The beta of our biggest update ever is now ready! This is the same update that will push the game into full release on June 22nd. It's currently in English only, but our translators are working on it right now.
I’ll explain how to easily switch to the beta through a few clicks on Steam. We’d love to hear your feedback on the game as we’re doing the final balancing and polishing over the next two weeks. If you write us feedback, we can add you to the Beta Testers credits section. Just provide the name you want added.

Select the game in your library. Then click on the gear icon and Properties.
In that window click on the Betas tab. Next, click on the dropdown that currently says "None" and select "Beta Pre Release."
Your game will update to the beta version.

Keep in mind that Save files in beta will not be kept. We'll do a full save game clean at release to avoid any issues with all the new content.

If you encounter any bugs or issues, you can help us a lot by opening the console by pressing Shift + F3, clicking on a bug (if there is any), and sending us screenshots of it’s details.
Also, let us know if you find any overpowered combinations. With the combination of items and traits, there might be variations we haven’t considered that are too strong. For example, you can teach gladiators a trait that lets them taunt enemies, but it is considered an AoE ability, so it can be combined with an item that sets enemies hit by AoE on fire.


Here’s a short video explaining the new features:
We talked about new features in the last update, so I’ll just briefly list them here. We’ll go into details in the release update.

• New Traits System: Traits can now be learned and upgraded to higher levels with the new guild building, Trait Crucible, and the new resource, Trait Blueprints.
  
• Item Upgrading: A workshop can be built in the guild, allowing you to upgrade universal items to a higher tier using the new resource, Crafting Tools.
  
• 30+ new traits as well as rework of many previous ones.
  
• Rework of items, rebalancing, and changing functionalities of some.
  
• Altar of Respec: A guild building that lets you reset the stats of gladiators.
  
• Improvements to item and trait systems to allow for synergies that were not possible before.
  
• Timeline and default battle speed can be adjusted in settings.
  
• Auto Pause-Play Timeline: A feature that can be enabled in settings, which will pause the game or even open quotes, ring of death battles, or any events you set it to open. (We personally prefer to play without this, but it’s there as an option so everyone can customize their experience as they want.)
  
• Reputation Rework: Now, gaining higher reputation with a faction will get you item and even gladiator rewards, while getting a negative reputation will lead to the faction trying to sabotage you.
  
• We moved all resolution, screen, and graphic options to the game, with the addition of frame rate options that we didn’t have before.
  
• All UI elements have been reworked to be cleaner, bigger, and more polished.
  
• The guild, especially, had a big rework.
  
• Countless bug fixes and improvements.

We’re super excited to hear your thoughts on the newest update! You can let us know what you think about Beta here or in our Discord[discord.gg] server.
Thank you so much for hanging on during this long development!