Thanks to the great work from Tyler McVicker of Valve News Network, we've learned that a lot of changes seem to be on the way for Valve's card game Artifact.
Honestly, the changes sound absolutely massive, far bigger than I expected Valve to be doing and it sounds like (if most of it is true) that it could seriously change the game for the better and give it the resurgence it needs. As I wrote about recently, Artifact has been bleeding players like mad and it's still continuing with it reaching new lows.
Here's the video (notes below):
Direct Link
Bullet point notes about what could be coming based on the details found:
- A possible port to Unity to have it on mobile, how likely this actually is I've no idea. The files they showed might not be referring to the Unity game engine but unity builds instead.
- A single-player story-based puzzle mode campaign, which you seem to be able to access right now (details in the video description).
- Mutations, a new set of cards.
- Major rule changes, which could be new game modes like playing hero cards directly from your hand.
- Board and IMP customisation.
If the majority of this turns out to be true, it all sounds pretty good. A campaign with around 100 puzzle battles to solve that links into Dota 2 lore could be very interesting. Will it all be enough though? It will be interesting to follow.
You can find Artifact on Steam.
Hat tip to win8linux.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Not in and of themselves but in terms of diversity of play , of palate cleanser between rounds of getting your ass kicked online.
hardpenguin Feb 1, 2019
QuoteA possible port to Unity to have it on mobile (...)
That is quite silly as they have already successfully tested Source 2 on Android!
Sources:
- https://www.pcgamesn.com/artifact/artifact-source-2-ios-android
- https://toucharcade.com/2018/03/13/valve-has-dota-2-and-the-source-2-engine-running-on-mobile-devices-other-mobile-ports-are-possible/
Last edited by hardpenguin on 1 February 2019 at 11:32 am UTC
Quoting: hardpenguinI agree, given the info I don't think VNN is right on that point.QuoteA possible port to Unity to have it on mobile (...)
That is quite silly as they have already successfully tested Source 2 on Android!
Sources:
For comparison:
Pokemon TCG Starter Deck = RM 75-120 (vary, based on card quantity)
Artifact = RM85 (pricier than US (RM81.88), very rare for our Steam region)
It's good to see Valve's comitment despite the bad start.
gradyvuckovic Feb 1, 2019
Quoting: gradyvuckovicValve. Can you make a proper game too please? Seriously it's been a long time, we want a proper AAA Valve game. :<
I think this was been discussed long enough. Many people like card games. It doesn't matter that you (and me) don't.
Quoting: liamdaweQuoting: hardpenguinI agree, given the info I don't think VNN is right on that point.QuoteA possible port to Unity to have it on mobile (...)
That is quite silly as they have already successfully tested Source 2 on Android!
Sources:
Well, he only showed all the Unity stuff that's in the update. There also was a picture of something on Twitter on his Feed, but that seems to have been deleted.
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