• Fixed the Cultist deck level unlock text (level 9 -> level 10)
  

• New Features
  [list]
• Cultist Deck - This deck features a new Ruler with a whacky set of rules. Whenever you capture a unit, your unit is transformed into a new one with the same cost and faction. (unlocked at level 10)
• Templar Unit - This 2-cost unit has some similarities to the Knight, but offers some unique vertical tactics.
• Onyx Unit - A new 4-cost unit for Shogunate. Similar to Shogunate's other units, the Onyx is extremely aggressive in the forward direction, but is slow to retreat. (unlocked at level 5)
• Turret Unit - A 3-cost unit combining the movesets of the Archer and Ranger. Follow the enemy Ruler while forking their units for a powerful tempo swing. (unlocked at level 6)
• Oracle Unit - This 3-cost unit for Pharaonic is fast to reposition and can deliver a powerful attack, but only in the right circumstances. Can you use it to its full potential? (unlocked at level 8)
  

• Fixed bug with music not looping properly
• Disabled challenge for Vampire deck: "Don't use all of a card's Reserves."
• Made various AI improvements, mostly related to avoiding check and placing of units
  

Happy Halloween! This is our first major content update for Usurper, including an all new deck to play in Campaign, with a unique Ruler (The Count) and rules. We hope you enjoy it!

• Features
  [list]
• Added new Vampire Deck (unlocked at Level 9)
• Added Gameplay Tips to round won/lost screens
  

This is a minor patch addressing concerns about the intelligence of AI opponents in single player, both at low and high skill levels. Also included are various quality of life improvements and bug fixes.

• AI Improvements
  [list]
• On all decrees higher than 0, opponents now always try to play the best move on all rounds.
• Opponents no longer consider player negative movement tiles (from Decree 6) to be defended
• Opponents are more aggressive with checking the player Ruler
• Opponents are more careful to avoid losing pieces to ranged attacks
• Opponents are less likely to place a unit on a tile that the Ruler needs to move to in order to avoid checkmate
• Opponents are now easier on Decree -1, and before the player reaches experience Level 3
  

Thank you to everyone who has purchased a copy of Usurper, we hope you are having a great time with the game! We have some early balance changes and bug fixes we would like to share with you. Our next patch after this will likely target AI improvements to make the single player modes more fun at all player skill levels.

• Balance Changes
  [list]
• Vizier buff: Vizier moveset changed to be more offensively powerful (fewer movement tiles, more attack tiles)
• Lender's Gambit rework: New effect is "Your lowest cost card costs 1 less Power permanently" (old effect: "Your 1 cost cards cost 0 Power for one round.")
  

Small update addressing issues found after updating the demo.

• Fixed bug where Banker's Gambit would not reduce cost after first round.
• Fixed bugs related to rewinds and optional challenges
• Fixed certain achievements unlocking prematurely
• Addressed occasional crashes when Gambit Panel is shown
• Changed Feedback button to redirect to a balance survey
• Fixed moveset art of Scarab
• Fixed some pieces not being draggable in tutorial
• Improved seamless looping of audio tracks
• Improved audio quality of some sound effects
• Fixed bugs related to certain items not being properly tracked in Index
  

This will be the final major content patch for the demo in preparation for the 1.0 release. Thank you to everyone who played the demo, and we look forward to showing off the full game on September 9th!

Patch notes:

• Added Chieftain and Chancellor bosses available from the start
• Replaced Shield system with Rewind system
• Added gambit choice before round 1
• Added two starter gambits, the Lender's and Supplier's Gambits
• Replaced Hoarder's Gambit with Huckster's Gambit
• Changed Elite's Gambit to change reserves to 1 instead of increasing cost
• Buffed Steed, reworked Copper*
• Various visual improvements
• New music and sound effects
• Various bug fixes
  

In this update we want to address feedback and bug reports that arose during Next Fest, while also giving players a few new tools to play with to make drafting cards more enjoyable as early as Level 1.

• [u]New Features[/u]
  [list]
• 3 new Kingdom cards are draftable at level 1
• Steed - This alternate variant of the Knight allows for quickly jumping over enemy pieces before making a tactical backwards retreat to get just the right fork.
• Paladin - Combine the strengths of both the Knight and the Bishop to control the battlefield. Hop over units and switch from dark squares to light squares for the perfect attack.
• Princess - This cheaper variant of the Queen may not be able to charge forward, but it still packs a punch. Force your opponent to the sides of the board and deliver a decisive checkmate.
  

• Learn the mechanics and strategies for Usurper from the developers.
• See how the Kingdom and Shogunate factions play differently.
• Watch as the developers try to complete optional objectives to create the best deck possible.
• Ask questions about the game's development, different tactics, or about what will be offered in the full game's release.
  

• Learn the mechanics and strategies for Usurper from the developers.
• See how the Kingdom and Shogunate factions play differently.
• Watch as the developers try to complete optional objectives to create the best deck possible.
• Ask questions about the game's development, different tactics, or about what will be offered in the full game's release.
  

• Play a shortened version of the campaign that goes up to round 6.
• Face off against 4 unique bosses out of the full game's 13.
• Master two different factions, Kingdom and Shogunate, each with their own distinct decks.
• Draft new cards, gambits, and upgrades to become strong enough to claim the throne.
• Take on optional challenges for extra rewards, like unique piece promotions.