Patch version 1.0.4 notes

Greetings, Alchemists!

After an update full of lore and learning, Master of Cladia version 1.0.4 has arrived! This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements designed to make it easier for new players to get started.

Guest Users

Starting with version 1.0.4, it is no longer necessary to register an account to access single-player content (campaigns and quick matches).

The game will now start automatically and take new players directly to the main menu without requiring prior registration.

Additionally, a prompt has been added asking whether players want to start the tutorial immediately. Players may decline this option. The prompt will only appear the first time the application is launched after the update.

To access multiplayer matches, a registered account will still be required. Guest users will receive a notification informing them that they can register through the game's options menu.

With this change, we aim to make it easier for new players to try the game without registration, reducing initial friction.

Configuration Profiles

Alongside guest users, another quality-of-life improvement has been added: configuration profiles.

Starting with version 1.0.4, user settings will be stored locally. This means that switching users will no longer cause players to lose their list of favorite spells.

Each user will have an associated configuration file that will be loaded when the application starts or when switching users.

Upgrading a guest account to a registered account will also migrate the configuration profile to the new registered account.

Player Turn Status List

Sending your turn or entering a multiplayer match after your turn has already been submitted will now display a list of players in the match along with an indicator showing whether each player has submitted their turn.

Relevant Experimentation

Starting with version 1.0.4, Experimentation now costs 5 Concentration, but it can grant both positive and negative permanent effects to experimentation targets.

When creating a match, the effect of each ingredient will be randomly determined: one effect per target type.

Additionally, the reactivity between ingredients will be generated.

Ingredients may modify statistics or act as multipliers (x1, x4, x8).

In the coming weeks we will publish a more detailed guide explaining how to make the most of the new experimentation system, a mechanic designed to expand the importance of experimentation during the later phases of a turn.

New Negative Effect System for Dragons

The negative effect system applied when casting spells on dragons has been improved. Previously, all negative effects were applied with the same severity regardless of the accumulated percentage. Starting with version 1.0.4, the intensity of the effects will depend on the accumulated negative effect percentage.

This change makes negative outcomes more consistent and proportional to the risk taken. Likewise, the severity of negative traits will now scale with the accumulated percentage. This prevents common cases such as receiving the temporary negative trait "Rebel" after failing a 3% roll.

Server Communication Changes

From now on, any communication with the server will display a notification informing the player that the game is performing an action, instead of freezing the screen as it did in previous versions.

There are now two types of notifications:

Blocking notifications

These notifications prevent the player from performing actions while the communication process with the server is taking place.

Non-blocking notifications

Notifications such as checking the internet connection will appear in the top-right corner of the screen, indicating the action currently being performed.

Data Synchronization and Privacy Policies

Starting with version 1.0.4, the game will communicate with the server to check whether it is up to date with any changes requiring user confirmation, such as updates to the privacy policy.

Players will see a notification indicating that the game has started a synchronization process with the server. This process will take only a few seconds and, in most cases, will be barely noticeable.

This synchronization allows us to immediately notify users about changes to the privacy policies.

Due to these changes, all players will need to accept the privacy policies again the first time they launch the game after updating.

Balance Changes

Population Events

• DragonSlayer

  • Minimum turn to appear: 1 -> 3

Traits

• Skeptic

  • Rarity: Uncommon -> Common

• Alchemical Affinities:

  • Alchemical affinity now grants Concentration based on the dragon's age type instead of an internal factor.

  • A Mythical dragon now grants the maximum possible concentration.

• Guardian

  • Resistance bonus to allies: 0 -> 10

  • Loyalty bonus to allies: 0 -> 10

Spells

• Resurrect Dragon

  • Rarity: Legendary -> Common

• Philosopher’s Stone I

  • Gain: 100% -> 200%

• Philosopher’s Stone II

  • Gain: 140% -> 300%

• Healing I

  • Chance of temporary negative mutation: 6% -> 10%

• Healing II

  • Healing: 50% → 60%

  • Chance of temporary negative mutation: 3% -> 5%

• Healing III

  • Healing: 75% -> 100%

  • Concentration: 20 -> 15

• Vision I

  • Concentration: 20 -> 10

• Vision II

  • Disabled.

• Vision III

  • Concentration: 40 -> 30

  • Chance to discover enemy lairs: 30% -> 35%

Experimentation

• Experiment

  • Concentration cost: 0 -> 5

Buildings

Buildings now grant threat to the player based on their gold cost instead of a fixed amount.

Units

• Silvamorga

  • Threat: 3930 -> 6750

  • Now grants an additional 10% chance to learn a legendary spell when successfully exploring a dungeon.

  • Spawn rate has been reduced.

• Neutral Dragons

  • Dragon caves can now generate neutral dragons with different traits. These dragons provide better rewards.

Application Changes and Adjustments

• Trait Selection

  • The trait selection screen no longer shows the full trait description, improving visibility.

• Region List

  • Players can no longer change region if the selected region is the same one they are currently in.

  • The interface now correctly indicates when a player does not have a tower in the region.

• Match Configuration

  • The "Join Match" button now uses the new emphasis style introduced in the campaign.

• Alchemical Affinity

  • The trait description now displays the additional concentration granted by the unit.

• In-Game Notifications

  • Notifications produced by interfaces such as the Merchant or the Spellbook now appear in a more compact form, occupying less screen space.

• Perk Descriptions

  • The value of a perk no longer appears directly attached to its name. Example: Health 10 → Health 10.

• Instant Spells

  • Instant spells can now be cancelled.

  • If the game detects an inconsistent situation caused by cancelling the action, the entire turn will be automatically reset.

• Tips

  • New tips have been added to the list of tips that can appear on loading screens.

  • Many existing tips have been updated to reflect changes introduced in previous versions.

  • Tips referring to obsolete mechanics have been removed.

• Precalculations

  • The ranges used in precalculations have been modified.

  • The colors displayed for each range have also been updated.

• Match Settings

  • Maximum time between turns: 24h -> 72h

  • Changing your avatar no longer deletes the player's custom description.

• Dungeon Danger Level

  • The danger level of dungeons is now visible from the quick location view.

  • Danger level affects both the threat and the reward of a dungeon.

• Dragon Information

  • Clicking on the header of the dragon statistics window will now display:

    • Experience counter (Current / Target)

    • Dragon age counter (Current / Target)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented the "End Turn" interface from correctly displaying errors related to server communication.

  • The game now correctly displays an error when an internal game error occurs.

  • The game now correctly displays an error when an internal server error occurs.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the audio system from functioning correctly when playing a campaign scenario.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from occupying the last open slot in a match lobby.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the viability of an incubating egg from being correctly precalculated.

• Fixed an issue that prevented egg viability from being precalculated when selecting a different egg in the incubator.

• Fixed an issue that allowed "Disease" events to display the population of a region unknown to the player.

• Fixed an issue where the Black Market failed to return ingredients when cancelling a sell order.

• Fixed an issue where the Black Market incorrectly returned money when cancelling a sell order.

• Fixed an issue that prevented a match from continuing if Kanendulas was unable to find a population where it could appear.

• Fixed an issue that prevented a match from continuing if Kanendulas was unable to find a population to conquer.

• Fixed an issue that prevented NPCs such as Kanendulas from appearing in the player list in multiplayer matches.

• Fixed an issue that allowed players who were not the host to perform moderation actions.

• Fixed an issue that prevented cloud-saved matches from displaying the results of instant spells.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from sending messages to other users under certain conditions.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the unit statistics interface from correctly updating current healing when spells modified the value.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from continuing a match if an incubator generated a trait selection with no available options.

• Fixed an issue that prevented dead dragons from correctly displaying their threat value after saving and reloading a match.

• Fixed an issue that prevented clicking on the last ingredient slots of the cauldron.

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to see hidden traits generated by the spells "Tizón Disguise" or "Old Glory Disguise".

• Fixed an issue that prevented the spell history button from correctly updating the state of buttons linked to the dropdown menu.

• Fixed an issue that prevented interfaces from being correctly ordered in the Tower building list.

• Fixed an issue that allowed the Defender trait to activate even when the unit was not defending a tower.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the population statistics interface from correctly displaying the title "Population X Spells".

• Fixed an issue that prevented the dragon breath statistic from displaying the correct maximum damage value.

• Fixed an issue that prevented previous campaign progress from being preserved when multiple campaigns existed.

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to deduce the recipe of a legendary spell by buying and selling ingredients using Spellbook filters at the Merchant.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the "Altar of Light" trait from functioning correctly.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the strategic map from updating the dragon’s visual appearance based on age when using spells such as "Tizón Disguise" or "Old Glory Disguise".

• Fixed an issue that allowed External Login to create a second account using the same email address.

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from accessing cloud saves on a third device after submitting turns from two different devices.

• Fixed an issue that prevented the name of a dragon killed by mutations from being displayed.

• Fixed an issue that reduced the probability of a unit obtaining a combat trait if it already had traits such as "Regenerate" or "Necrophage".