2024-01-28

Blessing of the Naaru (Part 1)

When their homeland was invaded, brutal aggressors sought to secure the loyalty of its inhabitants through knowledge and power. However, the Farseer foresaw a terrifying future where his people would be transformed into demons by the Burning Legion, unleashing endless slaughter. With the assistance of benevolent energy beings known as the 'Naaru,' the Farseer gathered like-minded individuals from his race and escaped their once-inhabited planet, becoming the Draenei. After numerous trials, they finally found a new home to settle, and the Draenei began to pursue a new destiny under the blessings of the Holy Light!
Chess Pieces
NEW
Dark Seer ($2, Draenei/Warlock)
New chess piece. Ability: Ion Shell(Prioritizes casting on nearby allied units, does not stack). <Active Ability: Activates on Full Mana> Surrounds the target unit with a bristling shield that damages enemy units in an area around it. The Dark Seer slices holes into the 'Land Behind the Wall,' causing prismatic energy to seep forth.
NEW
Dawnbreaker($3, Draenei/Knight)
New chess piece. Ability: Fire wreath. <Active Ability: Activates on Full Mana> Dawnbreaker whirls her hammer around 3 times, damaging enemies with her attack plus bonus damage. On the final strike, she smashes her hammer down, stunning and damaging enemies in front of her. Across the vast lineage of star progeny, there were multitudes unwilling to align with the aims of the Children of Light. To those who dared organise defiance, the Children would dispatch Valora and her hammer to show a measure of their power--to leave the rebels either shattered or set back to rights.
REWORK
OmniKnight
Skill rework to <guardian angel> (consistent with the old version, providing group protection. Originally used <Purification> temporarily due to changes in DOTA2. The All-Seeing One casts down his protection over those that Purist calls friends.
BUFF
Tusk
Base attack interval reduced from 1.3 seconds to 1.2 seconds.
Synergies
NEW
New Race
Draenei <Race Abilities: Blessing of the Naaru> (2) Draenei: All friendly pieces gain effects: Whenever a cumulative total of more than 100 points of healing is taken it is split (cumulative healing) points of pure damage among the surrounding enemies. Note: The blessings have a range of 260; and will not trigger for a while if there are no enemies in range. Note: The blessings have a single damage limit of 400 and a cooldown of 2 seconds. To evade the Burning Legion's clutches, a congregation led by the Farseer fled their homelands, faithful to the Naaru and the Holy Light. They named themselves Draenei, the Exiled Ones.
CHANGE
Undead - Plague
Effect fine-tuned (due to changes in the way undead pieces are obtained) (3) Undead: All non-undead pieces on both sides of the battle gain the plague effect: Maximum Health -10%. (6) Undead: All non-undead pieces on both sides of the battle gain the plague effect: Maximum Health -40%. (9) Undead: Plague-infected pieces that die in combat are reanimated as Skeleton Soldiers to fight for the enemy. Note: Melee chess pieces will be resurrected as Wraith King✪, while ranged chess pieces will be resurrected as Clinkz✪, with the same star level as the dead chess piece. Skeleton soldiers last for 10 seconds.
CHANGE
Monk - Drunken Stagger
(2) (4) Monks' current damage now affects the triggering probability. The higher the damage, the higher the triggering probability (balancing low-frequency high damage and high-frequency low damage benefits, adjustment coefficient is sqrt(damage/100)).
NERF
Knight - Divine Protection
(4) (6) The probability of knights to proc a shield is reduced from 30%/20% to 20%/10%.
NERF
Warlock - Soul Leech
(4) The life steal ratio of warlocks is reduced from 25% to 20%, (6) The maximum health drained by warlocks is reduced from 50% to 30%.
NERF
Pandaren - Hospitality
(1) (2) The probability of inviting Pandaren is balanced from 7%/10% to 6%/12%.
BUFF
Warrior - Fortified Armour
(6) The armour provided by warriors is increased from 9 to 12.
BUFF
Hunter - AimedShot
(6) The probability of hunters dealing an additional attack is increased from 40% to 50%.
CHANGE
Priest - Salvation
The duration of Mind Control is now equal to the piece’s level × 2 (originally a fixed 10 seconds).
Items
NEW
Ascetic's Cap (T2) If the carriers survive a battle on the main field, starting from the next round, you will summon a random undead piece
New item. Note: Recruiting a random undead piece follows the probability of recruiting the piece for your current courier level. Note: A Recruited Undead Piece can fight for you, but it sells for 0. Note: The carrier will gain the Ascetic’s Cap effect at the start of the battle round, If the hat is given to the carrier midway through the battle, it will take effect in the next battle round. An austere hat thought to be of Turstarkuri origin.
REMOVED
Removed Items
Book of Shadow, Dark Heart of Machine
BUFF
Maelstrom
Upgraded from T2 to T3, effect adjusted: Attack Speed +20%. 20% chance on attack to release a bolt of electricity that leaps between 3 targets in maximum, dealing 200 magic damage to each.
NERF
Rod of Atos
Root duration reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds, added attribute: Attack Speed +10%
CHANGE
Force Staff
Added attribute: Magic Damage +10%
BUFF
Veil of Discord
Range increased from 400 to 500
CHANGE
Helm of Dominator
Mind Control duration is equal to its owner’s level ×2 (originally a fixed 10 seconds)
CHANGE
Phase Boots
Added attribute: Armour +5
CHANGE
Bullwhip
Added attribute: Attack Speed +10%
CHANGE
Pipe of Insight
Added attribute: Health Regeneration +10
CHANGE
Trident
Base attribute adjusted from Attack Speed +20% to Attack Damage +30%
CHANGE
Aghanim's Shard
Added attribute: Magic Damage +20%
NERF
Gleipnir
Root duration reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds
BUFF
Giants Ring
Physical block increased from +60 to +90
BUFF
Mirror Shield
Reflect effectiveness increased from 40% to 50%
BUFF
Divine Rapier
Besides increasing base attack damage, it also increases ability damage by 25% (synchronised with DOTA 2).
Relics
CHANGE
Second Chance
While holding this relic, at the beginning of each round, reroll chess pieces can also be refreshed once for free.
CHANGE
Mango Tree
Now the tree wilts after 8 drops, and grants an additional golden enchanted mango (originally 9 mangoes).
CHANGE
WeaponSmith
While holding the relic, the weapon Smith himself will appear beside the chessboard (similar to Mango Tree, The Great Vault).
CHANGE
WeaponSmith
Now, after recasting 2 pieces of Spoil tokens, the weapon Smith will disappear(originally able to recast 3 times).
CHANGE
Rambling FateBender
Now, undead cannot be used as an additional race. (Similar to Human, Pandaren, Mech and Druid).
Game UI
CHANGE
UI Optimization
Now, the remaining rounds before expiration will be displayed at the current relic icon (on the right side of the courier's inventory).
CHANGE
Optimised the animation style of the popup window for the battle information panel on the left side
Bug Fixes
FIX
Fixed the bug where the "Click-and-Place" setting was still considered activated when not checked
FIX
Fixed the bug where the summoned Broodmother couldn't use the Silken Bola
FIX
Fixed the bug where the carrier of Clock of Tyrants couldn't simultaneously gain (3) and (6) Goblin Melee Ally
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Guardian Greaves came with 25 points of health regeneration
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Meepo-Poof was considered as a targeted spell
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Tusk-Walrus punch’s damage didn't match the description
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Lincoln's Special effect sank underground
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Vengeful Spirit-Nether Swap text was missing in the buff bar
FIX
Fixed the bug where the Lycan-Shapeshift spell description was incorrect (it should increase attack damage, not health)
FIX
Fixed the bug where the battle information panel obstructed the settings panel
FIX
Fixed the bug where unblocking a piece didn't re-highlight the chess piece compendium panel