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Updated Scenario 5

May 27

Espionage now gives +2 coins instead of +1.
As Spy is a Night skill, it was a little difficult to profit from purchasing Espionage. Espionage granting an additional coin will greatly accelerate the pace at which Espionage pays for itself.
Fixed a bug that caused Spy to grant appeal even when Espionage was not bought.

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Blackout Update

May 27

The fifth scenario, "Blackout", has arrived and is intended to create several strategies focusing on Night rounds.

NEW

Added the "Blackout" scenario.
Final playable character added: Owl.
Added the "Scientist" and "Spy" jobs.
Added several new skills, including "Lookout", "Play", and "Prankster".
Added 2 new conditions: Short Day and Long Night.
Added 5 new market foods: Whipped Cream, Artichoke, Mushroom, Avocado, and Gingerbread.

BALANCE

Banker's "Loan" skill now gives the user 3 coins instead of 4.
"Loan" felt a bit too oppressive, especially in games where there were multiple bankers. The new value should help mitigate the impact of this skill while still keeping it useful.
"Sweet Snack" now grants confections costing 4 or less instead of 3.
Panda's unique skill received a buff in order to help it stay on the same power levels as the unique skills of other buddies

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Whimsical Woods Update

Feb 10

NEW

BALANCE

Weed Whack coin reward reduced from 2 to 1, cost reduced from 5 to 4.
Overgrowth cost increased from 2 to 3.
Metallurgy and Process costs reduced from 4 to 3. Excavated cost reduced from 4 to 2 and now gives 1 coin instead of 3.
Miner frequently encounters space issues as it requires dedicated inventory space to play with and manipulate minerals. As a result, Miner struggled to make a lot of market purchases. Miner's skills have been cheapened to allow Miner to utilize their skills more while still working with minimal space.
Garnish now awards 1 appeal point for every non-Wildberry fruit instead of every fruit.
Pickpocket now awards 1 appeal point when successful.
Robber was noticeably slow at accumulating appeal, even when they had the Mark skill available to them. As Pickpocket was one of Robbers' more underwhelming skills, Pickpocket has been buffed to aid Robber's appeal gain.

BUG FIXES

Fixed a graphical issue in the Freeplay Mode background.
Fixed a bug that caused certain skills to incorrectly display their day/night requirements in Freeplay Mode.

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November Update

Nov 30, 2023

NEW

BALANCE

"Loan" will now attempt to give the Banker 4 coins instead of 3.
Loan was a little bit too slow and weak in comparison to the innate skills of other jobs. In some cases, Bankers are waiting 3 rounds before seeing any payoff from using this skill. This adjustment levels the playing field by a little bit.
"Green Thumb" cost increased by 1.
Green Thumb was a little bit too cheap for its dual functionality of raking in appeal points and providing the player with Wildberries. A slight increase will help slowdown the effectiveness of this skill.
"Weed Whack" cost increased by 1.
Gardener has proven to be incredibly fast at earning appeal points. Most of this appeal-earning speed can be attributed to the Weed Whack skill. Increasing this cost by 1 continues the effort of slowing Gardeners down and bringing them in line with other jobs.
"Cheese" cost increased by 1. Stats given increased by 1.
Cheese is a more valuable food item with this change. This consequently increases the value of other foods and skills such as Milk and Mouse Trap, both of which are capable of giving the player Cheese while bypassing the cost. This felt appropriate as Milk and Mouse Trap were relatively underpowered.

BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue that occasionally caused the AI to stall indefinitely on their turn.

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