Beta Test Reworks and Balancing - v1.2.205

Hey Oracles,

Once again we are are working on reworks and balance for all mechanics that are feeling a bit off, we want to make Astrea as much polished as possible. ✨🎲✨
We feel that Neutral dice and Epic Die are specially too weak and need a buff and also some dice and blessings from Oracles could receive a boost.
Also we feel anomaly levels could still be improved, so we made some changes to it, please let us know what you think.

In this first beta patch we focused on reworking/balancing out dice/blessings from Neutral, Sentinels, Moonie :Moonie:, Cellarius :Cellarius:, Hevelius :Hevelius: and Austra :Austra:.
Hope you all have fun testing out the reworks/interactions.

We will make a small beta period to test out those changes and our community feedback will be very much appreciated. Therefore this patch has been uploaded to our beta branch.
You can share your feedback here on steam or on Astrea Discord where is usually a easier place to discuss about the changes (also in our discord you can receive the role Astral Tester and we can add your name to Astrea playtester credits).

Important Note: All new text are currently only available in English. All of the changes in the beta version are subject to change.

To access Astrea beta version:

• Right-click Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles in your Steam Library
  
• Select Properties...
  
• Select the Betas tab
  
• Click the Beta Participation dropdown and select the "beta" branch
  

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
[h3]General[/h3]

• Added new field "Timeless" for die faces on modded die, now it is possible to add the "Timeless" effect/tag to any die face.
  
• Purge, Unstable Conjuration and Equivalent Conjuration actions can now be used as a second action on modded die.
  

[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Neutral

• Decreased Forge Action low tier cost from 100 to 50.
  
• Added Protection 1 Forge Action to Forge Shop 150 Star Shards cost.
  
• Balanced many Forge Actions values.
  
• Sacrificing a Heart at Mysterious Fountain now scores 200 points like in a normal Shrine.
  
• Buffed Cryptic Memento, changed it from a Black Hole Blessing to a Star Blessing and removed the Obscure drawback. Also decreased from 4 to 3 Max Corruption increase.
  
• Buffed Perpetual Clock, now it makes Mandatory actions not needed to be used to end player turn. Corruption dealt to player is not increased by any Corruption modifier.
  
• Buffed Apian Mask, increased Critical from 15 to 20.
  
• Buffed Behenian Mask, increased Sands of Time from 25 to 30.
  
• Buffed Brightful Stone, now it ignores Hollow Skin when applying Safeguard.
  
• Buffed Photon Glove, increased Purification dealt by Starter Die from 1 to 2.
  
• Buffed Apprentice's Card, decreased from 6 to 4 Starter Die and increased Purification received by all targets from 6 to 10.
  
• Buffed Entropy Hood, now Disoriented ignores Protection from Savior Pendant.
  
• Buffed all Epic Die Purify 3 to Purify 6.
  
• Buffed Calm die, added Player Boost to Purify die faces.
  
• Removed Forge Area Purify Epic Die and Risky Die. Buffed Forge Area Purify Balanced Die values.
  
• Changed Forge Purify Balanced Die to Safe Die with all die faces as Forge Purify.
  
• Changed Inner Piece Balanced Die to Safe Die with all die faces as Player Serenity.
  
• Buffed Rolling Stars dice values.
  
• Buffed Astral Rebound dice values. Buffed Safe Die, added Player Boost to Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Draw Rebound dice values.
  
• Buffed Astral Calling dice values. Buffed Risky Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Corrupt die faces. Buffed Epic Die, now all die faces are Astral Calling and added Draw 1 to 2 die faces.
  
• Buffed Void Seek Epic Die values, added another Void Seek die face and replaces Purify 3 die faces with Draw 1.
  
• Buffed Cleave dice values. Buffed Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 2 die faces. Buffed Balanced Die, added Boost 1 to 2 die faces.
  
• Buffed Copycat Safe Die, added Player Boost to 2 Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Defensive Aura dice values.
  
• Buffed Light Shield dice values. Buffed Safe Die and Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 3 die faces. Buffed Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 die faces.
  
• Removed High Guard die.
  
• Buffed Purify dice values. Buffed Safe Die and Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 3 die faces. Buffed Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 die faces.
  
• Removed Quick Strike die.
  
• Buffed Mass Cleanse dice values.
  
• Buffed Incorruptible Epic Die, added another Incorruptible die face.
  
• Buffed Punch dice values.
  
• Removed Defensive Light Risky Die. Buffed Balanced Die and Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Draw Epic Die, increased 1 die face from Draw 2 to Draw 3 and added another Draw 2 die face. Reworked Draw Risky Die, added another Unforgeable Corrupt and nerfed bad faces.
  
• Nerfed Draw Risky die, added another Unforgeable Corrupt and nerfed bad faces.
  
• Nerfed Draw Balanced die, added another Unforgeable Corrupt and nerfed bad faces.
  
• Nerfed Draw Safe die, added another Unforgeable Corrupt and nerfed bad faces.
  
• Buffed Excruciatus dice values.
  
• Removed Meditate Balanced Die. Buffed Safe Die values.
  
• Buffed Precision Epic Die, added another Precision die face.
  
• Buffed Refresh Risky Die, nerfed bad faces.
  
• Added Reroll Epic Die. Buffed Reroll Safe Die.
  
• Buffed Restoration Safe Die.
  
• Buffed Serenity dice values. Buffed Epic Die, now all die faces are Serenity and added 2 Draw 1 die faces to 2 Serenity 1 die faces.
  
• Buffed Area Serenity die values, nerfed bad faces.
  
• Buffed Shield Boomerang dice value
  
• Buffed Shield Rebound dice values.
  

Moonie

• Buffed Inerasable Blackboard, increased Enhance Virtue from 1 to 2.
  
• Buffed Minor Reroll Starter Die, added another Reroll 1 + Player Purify 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Ascend Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Baleful Hoot, buffed Purification dealt from 3 to 6 and buffed Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Bright Enhancement dice values. Buffed Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 3 Purify die faces. Buffed Risky Die, decreased all Corruption die faces to 1.
  
• Buffed Cursed Prediction dice values.
  
• Buffed Eclipse Gaze dice values. Removed Balanced Die and Safe Die, added Risky Die. Increased Serenity from 1 to 3.
  
• Buffed Epiphany, increased from 2 to 4 Research gained if player has no Research.
  
• Buffed EUREKA!!! Epic Die values, added another EUREKA!!! die face.
  
• Buffed Fulminant Quills dice values.
  
• Buffed Mindwreck dice values.
  
• Buffed Insight Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 3 Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Inspired Balanced Die values and now it can be negated by Protection.
  
• Buffed Lunar Alignment Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Manipulate Epic Die, added another Manipulate 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Moon Bath Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Moonlight Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Moonlight Wrath Balanced Die values.
  
• Buffed Owl-Light Charge dice values.
  
• Buffed Scholar Charge dice values.
  
• Buffed Scarlet Sigil Balanced Die and Risky Die values. Added another Scarlet Sigil 1 die face to Balanced Die.
  
• Buffed Twilight Sigil Risky Die values.
  

Cellarius

• Buffed Coral Crown, increased Hammerhead Will from 1 to 3.
  
• Buffed Denticle Suit, now it also increases Light Shield apply by 1.
  
• Buffed Runic Oar, now it also makes Twin Smash deal Purification 1 additional time.
  
• Buffed Jellyfish Bell, now Empower decrease can be negated by Protection.
  
• Changed many dice bad faces from Player Self Corrupt to Corrupt.
  
• Buffed Sunken Curse, now it can be negated by Protection and buffed dice values.
  
• Reworked Forceful Stream, removed Wave additional Purification. Buffed Forceful Stream dice values. Buffed Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 2 die faces. Also Corruption received from it can't be increased anymore.
  
• Buffed Devonian Heir, increased from 1 to 2 Empower gained if player has no Empower.
  
• Buffed Empower dice values.
  
• Buffed Hammerhead Will dice values and removed Dissolve Life die face.
  
• Buffed High Hammerhead Will dice values and added another Hammerhead Will 3 die face.
  
• Buffed Sharpen Fin, decreased Sharpen Fin amount to gain 1 Empower from 3 to 2.
  
• Buffed Abyssal Shatter dice values.
  
• Buffed Achor Judgement Epic Die, added another Achor Judgement die face.
  
• Buffed Anchor Push Balanced Die and Epic Die values. Removed Risky Die.
  
• Buffed Eridaninan Wrath Risky Die and Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Frenzy Epic Die, added another Frenzy die face and added Draw 1 to 3 Frenzy die faces.
  
• Removed Geyser Uppercut Safe Die. Nerfed Balanced Die, added 2 Unforgeable Corrupt die faces.
  
• Buffed High Tide Epic Die, added another High Tide die face to Epic Die and increased all Wave die faces to 6. Buffed Risky Die, decreased bad die faces Corrupt amount.
  
• Buffed Indigo Rite, changed Balanced Die to a Safe Die and all die faces are Indigo Rite.
  
• Removed Invigorating Punch Risky Die and Epic Die. Buffed Balanced Die values.
  
• Buffed Maelstrom Impact Risky Die, decreased bad die faces Corrupt amount.
  
• Buffed Purging Anchor Epic Die, added added Draw 1 to 2 Purging Anchor die faces. Buffed Purging Anchor Balanced Die values.
  
• Buffed Reef Song dice values. Added another Reef Song die face to Balanced Die. Now all die faces from Safe Die have Reef Song and added Draw 1 to 2 Reef Song die faces.
  
• Buffed Seaquake Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Shark Onslaught Risky Die, removed Dissolve Life die face and changed bad faces to Corrupt.
  
• Buffed Shark Overflow die, changed Area Corrupt to Area Enemy Corrupt.
  
• Buffed Shark Payback Risky Die, removed Dissolve Life die face and decreased bad die faces Corrupt amount.
  
• Buffed Shark Rupture Risky Die and Epic Die values, added another Shark Rupture die face to Epic Die and decreased bad die faces Corrupt amount from Risky Die.
  
• Buffed Shark Strike dice values.
  
• Buffed Shark Tornado Risky Die values. Removed Balanced Die.
  
• Buffed Shark Typhoon die values.
  
• Buffed Surf Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Wave Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Twin Smash dice values.
  
• Buffed Vendetta Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Shark Rush, now the Corruption dealt is not increased by any Corruption modifier.
  

Hevelius

• Buffed Glowing Reactor, now also whenever Incorruptible is applied, player gains 5 Light Shield. Also whenever Barrier is applied, player gains 2 Light Shield.
  
• Reworked Shining Apparatus, now whenever a sentinel receives Corruption or Breaks, it applies X Radiant Bomb to that sentinel, where X is half of that sentinel Max Corruption (rounded up) instead of applying Radiant Bomb at the start of the battle equal the sentinel Max Corruption.
  
• Buffed Bright Resonator, now also at the end of player turn the enemy with least Corruption receives 1 Purification for each Light Shield player has.
  
• If player owns Artisan Staff dice and events related to Sentinel Boost won't appear anymore.
  
• Removed Forge Light Shield die.
  
• Added Forge Barrier Balanced Die.
  
• Buffed Augmented Welding, now when applied a random enemy receives X Purification, where X is half of this sentinel Max Corruption.
  
• Buffed Mechanical Domination, now the die changed to Area Corrupt 1 won't be affected by doom until the end of enemies turn.
  
• Buffed Auto-Turret Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Boosted Army dice values. Added Draw 1 to 2 Area Sentinel Boost die faces, added another Area Sentinel Boost 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Clever Scrapping Safe Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Purify 1 die faces.
  
• Buffed Empowered Army Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Energized Scrapping Safe Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Purify 1 die faces.
  
• Buffed Engine Assault Balanced Die, added another Engine Assault 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Fortify Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Iron Strike dice values.
  
• Buffed Link: Empower Balanced Die and Epic Die values. Added another Link: Empower 1 die face. Removed Safe Die.
  
• Buffed Negative Field dice values. Added Draw 1 to 2 Negative Field 1 die faces on Safe Die.
  
• Buffed Provoke dice values.
  
• Buffed Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Rearm Epic Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Rearm die faces.
  
• Buffed Safeguard dice values. Buffed Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Safeguard 2 die faces and added another Safeguard 3 die face.
  
• Buffed Safeguard Aura dice values.
  
• Buffed Shield Bash Balanced Die, added another Shield Bash 1 die face.
  
• Removed Systematic Repair Safe Die. Buffed Balanced Die, added another Systematic Repair 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Vorpal Army Balanced and Epid Die values. Added another Area Sentinel Vorpal2 die face to Balanced.
  

Austra

• Buffed Apian Lamp, now it also applies 3 Favorable Winds to player at the start of each battle.
  
• Buffed Hive Module, increased Critical additional chance from 20% to 30% and additional Critical Multiplier from 2 to 3.
  
• Buffed Aerial Needle Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Aimless Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Critical dice values. Buffed Safe Die, now all die faces are Purify + Critical. Buffed Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Critical 8 die faces. Buffed Epic Die values and added Draw 1 to 3 Critical 10 die faces.
  
• Buffed Critical Multiplier. Changed from Risky Die to Balanced Die. Buffed Epic Die, now all die faces are Critical Multiplier and added Draw 1 to 2 Critical Multiplier 1 die faces.
  
• Removed Dancing Wings Balanced Die.
  
• Nerfed Dangerous Excavation die values, added another Unforgeable Confuse die face.
  
• Nerfed Defective Searchlight Risky Die, added another Unforgeable Confuse die face.
  
• Buffed Dodge dice values. Buffed Safe Die, added Draw 1 to 1 Dodge die face. Buffed Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 Dodge 10 die faces. Buffed Epic Die values and added Draw 1 to 3 Dodge 15 die faces.
  
• Buffed Doubt Dispeller Safe Die, added another Doubt Dispeller 1 die face.
  
• Buffed Eolic Divination dice values. Decreased bad die faces Corrupt amount from Risky Die. Added another Eolic Divination 1 die face to Epic Die.
  
• Buffed Favorable Winds Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Frenzied Blow Safe Die and Epic Die values. Buffed Safe Die, added Draw 1 to 1 Random Purify 2 die face.
  
• Buffed Glimmering Breeze, now it can be negated by Protection and buffed dice values.
  
• Buffed Hornet Dust dice values. Now all die faces from Safe Die are Hornet Dust and added Purify 1 to 2 Hornet Dust 1 die face. Added another Hornet Dust 2 die face to Balanced Die.
  
• Nerfed Inspiring Comets, added another Unforgeable Meteor Rain die face.
  
• Buffed Iridescent Light dice values.
  
• Buffed Lghtnining dice values. Buffed Safe Die, Epic Die and Balanced Die, added Draw 1 to 2 die faces.
  
• Buffed Lghtning Sting dice values.
  
• Buffed Living Zephyr dice values. Changed Risky Die to Balanced Die.
  
• Buffed Messy Purification dice values. Added Superpositioned 1 to 2 Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Reckless Cunning dice values.
  
• Buffed Resontant Buzz Balanced Die values.
  
• Buffed Sky Piercer Risky Die and Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Thundering Riposte Epic Die values.
  
• Buffed Thuderstorm dice values.
  
• Buffed Confuse die values. Added Draw 1 to 3 Confuse die faces.
  
• Buffed Turbulent Healing dice values. Added Dazed 1 to 2 Purify die faces.
  
• Buffed Troubled Flight dice values.
  

Sentinels

• Buffed Ancient Effigy, increased many die face Purify 1.
  
• Buffed Soothing Remora, added more Soothe Mind die faces to all levels after level 1. Buffed Level 5, now all faces have decrease Corruption actions and increased Healbot from 2 to 3.
  

Enemies

• Reworked Anomaly Levels.
  
• Anomaly 4 (Every 3 turns, apply Shadow Mantle to all targets)moved up 2 Anomaly and is now Anomaly 6.
  
• Added new Anomaly 4, at the start of each battle, add 1 Wound Hex Die into your discard.
  
• Anomaly 6 (Increase non-Bosses' Max Corruption) moved up 1 Anomaly and is now Anomaly 7.
  
• Anomaly 7 (Increase Bosses Max Corruption) moved up 1 Anomaly and is now Anomaly 8.
  
• Anomaly 10 (Every 2 turns, apply Ruin to all enemies) was replaced by Anomaly 8 (Enemies abilities are even harder).
  
• Nerfed Stunned, now player next X Reroll actions will only reroll 1 die.
  
• At the start of draw phase, Ruin and Nefarious Pulse now triggers before Light Shield and Incorruptible is removed and Barrier is decreased, which means it can be blocked by them.
  
• Nerfed Doomed Astronomer, now Eldritch Influence only triggers when player plays a non-Mandatory Virtue.
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed Fixed Restless Journey modifier not working with Hevelius.
  
• Fixed Misty Cloak modifier not applying Infinity Hidden to all enemies.
  
• Fixed Outbreak triggering on wrong current Corruption when the enemy had odd Max Corruption.
  
• Fixed Unknown Device spawning only non-Epic Die.
  
• Fixed Disoriented not affecting player and sentinels dice when having only 1 stack.
  
• Fixed Dice Cage event appearing when player have no Starter Die.
  
• Fixed Destroy event appearing when player have no die.
  
• Fixed Forge Purify 30 event appearing when player have no die.
  
• Fixed Altar of Fractals event appearing when player have no die.
  
• Fixed Ancestral Forge event appearing when player have no die.
  
• Fixed Mysterious Fountaing event appearing when player have only 1 Heart and less than 100 Star Shards.
  
• Fixed DustyAmphitheater event appearing when player already have all Masks.
  
• Fixed Sentinel Junkyard event appearing when player have no sentinel.
  
• Removed Empower tag from Illuminating Compass.
  

[h3]Localization Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed Hatching Chrysalis, Aphotic Instinct and Reinforced typos in english.
  

May Astrea bless you 💙 ❤️
- Leonardo Castanho, community manager and lead dev of Astrea