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New and improved Artifice: War Tactics demo to be featured at DreamHack Beyond Summer Indie Showcase *and* Steam Strategy Fest
| The upcoming turn-based strategy game Artifice: War Tactics has received a number of updates as the V2 demo heads to DreamHack Beyond Summer Indie Showcase and Steam Strategy Fest later this week 🙂 Gameplay Video: |
| If you’re into turn-based strategy, you’ve got to check this out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359730 |
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| EVENTS AT-A-GLANCE |
| DreamHack Beyond Indie Summer Showcase: Friday, August 18 – Sunday, August 27Steam Strategy Fest: Monday, August 28 – Monday, September 4The demo will be available to the general public during both events. If you’d like to check out the new build beforehand, let us know. Steam URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359730 |
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| ABOUT ARTIFICE: WAR TACTICS |
| Set in a medieval fantasy world where victory is earned through cunning tactics and skillful execution, Artifice: War Tactics has you place allies to set up deadly attack zones, powerful combos, and more across varied battle scenarios. Strategy brings victory; carelessness means death! |
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| V2 DEMO: WHAT’S NEW? |
| Here’s the full changelog for the Artifice: War Tactics V2 demo: OverviewNew introNew starting champions: Pyromancer, Berserker, and RangerNew enemy: TerrodonNew battle mode: Retrieve the Artifact – and return to the safe zone before turns run outNew battle hazard for the Mountain biome (Frost Wraith); whenever a unit takes an overwatch hit while adjacent to this creature, they will receive damage and the Frostbite effectUndo any action that has not triggered an overwatchNew sub-objective for battles: An additional enemy (non-hostile) unit spawns at the start; eliminate the unit to complete the sub-objective!New tips/hints panel can be accessed anytime during battleNew dialogue event system BalanceConcussive blast trait (Zephyr) updated with a passive ability that flings enemies out of the Arena (provided they’re standing at the edge) – instantly killing themGoblin sellsword and bowmen health increased from 6 to 8New “Double Move” ability to Relic (now Ember bomb) for more mobility optionsTerra and Arcane resources are no longer available at the start of the campaignThe destination zone for the Relic (now Ember bomb) has been reducedRelic (now Ember bomb) health decreased from 8 to 6 Gameplay TweaksShard rewards add a shard rather than restoring a consumed oneEscort battle reworked: You must now escort the Ember bomb to the Shrine of Theosus and destroy it |
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| AVAILABILITY |
| The Artifice: War Tactics V2 demo will become available Friday, August 18 on Steam. Pricing and launch date for the Early Access release are yet to be determined. Wishlist and follow at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1359730/Artifice_War_Tactics. |
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Founded by Neeraj Kumar, Aubhik Nath, Ekta Verma and Vishal Mohan, Silvine Game Studios is an independent developer based in Bangalore, India. After shipping Asura: Vengeance Edition for a previous studio, the team got together once again to work on what would eventually become Artifice: War Tactics. Seeking to forge memorable experiences that would someday inspire others to follow their passion, Silvine Game Studios is just getting started! To learn more about Silvine Game Studios and Artifice: War Tactics, please visit https://www.silvinegamestudios.com.
