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Hey, everyone! Steve from RedLynx here. I have some super exciting news for you! You’re going to download the Worldwide Launch version of the game TOMORROW, and it’s going to be absolutely awesome. 😻 “What does that mean?”, you ask in a hushed whisper. “Fear not,” I proclaim majestically, “For I have the answers you seek!”
That means this is (more or less) the build everyone will be playing at worldwide launch. There will be another update between now and then which will include a much bigger list of balance adjustments, some performance improvements, and a juicier ending to the tale of the Phone Destroyer, but more or less, this is it! Our next update will be a way faster turnaround than you’re used to, so if you feel like the balance changes in this update aren’t enough, just know the meta will be even spicier very soon. 🌶️🔥
The worldwide release version of South Park: Phone Destroyer will be in your hands in mere hours! IF, that is, your hands happen to be located in soft launch territories. This is a big release for us, because it means we are incredibly close to our worldwide release (more information on that [AND AN EXACT DATE!!!] is coming very Soon™️!) 🌎
This release will bring new features, some new script changes, more cards, full localization, more videos with subtitles on iOS, more New Kid animations, an expansion to the Phone UI, light card balance updates and card fixes, and an absolutely INSANE amount of bug fixes!
So, without further adieu, here is a taste of what’s new!
NEW FEATURES✨
Teams 🏆
A detailed breakdown of the Teams feature, and Arenas was done by OAMP, an awesome content creator over on YouTube, and I gave a bit of information about the feature previously.
“This is an awesome way to make the game more social, and allow players to share cards, and build their own communities in-game. You'll be able to form your own team, name it, set parameters for who can join, moderate your team, and even chat with other group members.”
So, in a few short hours, you can create your very own Team, and chat with them in-game! 😻
Arenas 🎖️
Arenas is a feature that will display card rank locks in a super easy UI, and also let you know what you can expect to earn in loot lockers. It will also change the visuals of the battlefield! To quote myself: “Arenas are level-based tiers which will change where you fight, and more easily show which cards you can earn there, and what prizes you'll get for victories. It looks really great, and should help to avoid a ton of confusion.”
Get ready, because you’ll be in the brand new Arenas very shortly!
Full Localization
South Park: Phone Destroyer will now be available in a bunch of different languages! We’re fully localized, so now players will be able to enjoy an authentic South Park experience in tons of languages! This includes support for:
- English
- French
- Brazilian-Portuguese
- Italian
- German
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Russian
- Korean
- Polish
- Turkish
- And Simplified & Traditional Chinese
More In-Game Videos and A New Script 📽️
We’ve revised and made some minor changes to the script (no - not all of it!), and added some new videos to the story which will flesh out the experience a bit more. We worked with South Park Digital Studios to make some awesome stuff, and even more will be coming with the quick turnaround update! At present, there isn’t a way to re-watch these if you’ve passed them, but we will be working on a feature that will allow for this in the future.
Phone UI Expansion and Improvement 📱
The in-game Phone UI has been expanded upon and improved to provide a better and more easy to use experience for players. This includes adding a few new quick-navigation icons that will make getting where you need to go in-game much easier!
More New Kid Animations!
This is a bit of polish that will make things more fun! You’ll now see your New Kid has a lot more rad animations.
CARD FIXES AND BALANCE CHANGES ⚖️
As said above, so it is below - we will be making more balance changes very soon during our quick turnaround update. For now, here’s what’s up with cards and balance!
Dwarf King Clyde
This powerful lad’s running speed has changed. His running multiplier has been decreased from 5 to 4.
Pope Timmy
Our benevolent friend Timmy has had his energy cost lowered from 8 to 7, and his card text has been corrected. Pope Timmy will revive whichever ally was killed last.
Sexy Nun Randy
The sexiest, most holy Randy has had his cost reduced from 6 to 5.
Various Bosses
Various bosses have had an error fixed regarding their power scaling - some had this missing.
Unholy Combustion
This fiery explosion of unholy ectoplasm has been fixed - it will no longer kill a ground and flying unit.
Terrance Mephesto
A bug had caused his AOE damage to freak out - the damage done wasn’t consistent with his attack. That has been fixed, and he is now functioning as intended.
Various
Arena locks have been adjusted - more cards have been moved down to lower ranks, and so they should now be more accessible to low-rank players.
New cards have been added, and will be released around future events.
BUG FIXES 🛠️
We’ve made huge leaps forward in terms of hunting down and demolishing bugs! There are too many to even list, and this is part of why this update has taken so long, in addition to adding these big new features.
A few things we’ve fixed:
- Fixes have been made to PvP stability, and the PvP experience should be greatly improved, and more consistent
- Our anti-cheat has been tuned in order to stay ahead of those no-talent players who insist on trying to cheat
- Our anti-cheat system has also added features for improved detection
- PvP losses will no longer cause you to lose 2 stars
- Draws will no longer cause you to lose stars
- A bug in which a win did not award a star has been fixed
- Players should no longer get stuck “Downloading Configs”
- Players should no longer crash when “Downloading Assets”
- Battery consumption has been improved
- Overall stability and performance has been improved
- Stores and lockers will no longer show outfit items you already own
- A ton of other fixes and improvements
So with all of that being said, we have a giant, juicy update for you all coming tomorrow, and we are very close to our worldwide launch! There are exciting things on the horizon for Phone Destroyer, and we’re very happy that all of you have been with us on our soft launch journey. Until next time, as always, I look forward to seeing you on the streets of South Park!
Love,
Steve 🚀🎃
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Phone Destroyer is available in soft launch in Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway. We should have an exact date for worldwide release very soon!Originally Posted by Lampaddle Go to original post
Correct, the Arena feature will display card locks by rank!Originally Posted by freedomofnow Go to original post
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