over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Good morning!

Before we begin today, I hope you are safe wherever you are, and that you are in a position to take care of yourselves during this time of change.

 

For those of you who are joining us for the first time, I'm Erika, the Live Services Manager for Crusaders of the Lost Idols and Community Manager for Codename Entertainment, and I will do my best to answer your Crusaders questions. This Q&A is so you know where to find one of the team to chat Crusaders weekly.

I will be answering questions live for the first hour and then checking back throughout the week.

 

The previous Q&A: Number 218!

Community Activity!

There's still time to get in some Taskmasters 2 contributions!

Updates:

  • I am currently planning a Talents update and the first batch of 5th Rune powers.

  • The Tier 6 version of Kaines' Dinner of Doom will launch around Thursday, November 19th, 2020.

  • The recipes for the Emo's New Moon Crusaders will be available again on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at Noon Pacific Time (UTC-8.)

  • The Tier 6 version of The Nate Before Christmas will launch around Wednesday, December 16th, 2020.

  • The Tier 6 version of Princess' Pool Party will launch around Thursday, January 7th, 2021.

  • In case you missed it, we're doing Q&A streams for Crusaders on the CNE Games twitch channel now! The streams are at Thursdays at 10am Pacific Time (UTC-8.)

  • We are partnering with Desert Bus again this year, and are working on a new Crusader to give to players who donate to their campaign while it's running in November. Desert Bus starts their engines on Friday, November 13th, 2020 and will last as long as the donations keep them busing. Looking at the clock and the amount raised, you've only got 1 day and change to donate on the Crusaders donation page if you want the Desert Bus Crusaders this year.

  • We ware running an Extra Life Donation drive. Our livestream will run from 9am Pacific Time Friday, November, 20th, 2020 until 9am Saturday, November 21st, 2020. Watch for the item you can purchase in-game to help us raise money for our local Children's Hospital, debuting tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18, 2020! Our proceeds from the first week of sales, so up until next Tuesday, November 24th at 11:59pm Pacific Time (UTC-8), will be donated to Extra Life!

End of Life in Flash in Browsers

Crusaders will remain available to play through the version on Steam, and through a downloadable launcher on our Codename Games website

Note: The launcher will work with Linux and Wine. Otherwise, you can try using the Steam version if you're a Linux user.

 

You can currently link your accounts to those platforms, using the in-game Linked Account option. Generate the code in the game you want to keep and paste it into the game on Steam or CNEGames. The Linked Account option is available as soon as you complete the tutorial in the new version of the game.

 

Please put in a support ticket if you've found a bug with the game. How to submit support tickets: Click here for the instructions.

 

Have a treat! DITT-LITH-ESSE-ROJI awards 1 Runic chest: Expires Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at 9:59 am Pacific Time (UTC-8.)

 

Next Q&A: The next Crusaders Q&A will be on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at 10am Pacific Time (UTC-8.)

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over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by N00byDoobyDoo

Hey Erika

  1. So from the stream I was able to deduce the new T6 tags will be event, male, orc and DPS, are there more you can reveal? Or are you going minimal like the crow? [personally, I wouldn’t mind of half of it healed, and the other found gold, like a sort of healer gold]
  2. Any other talents you can tease? Like something rune related?

Hi N00byDoobyDoo,

1) So the Momma's Monster tags are Male, Male, Orc, Orc, Event, DPS and Good.

2) No Rune related Talents in this batch, but we might do some in the future.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by AMQ_

Hey Erika! Thanks for the chest and thank Kevin for the downloadable launcher. Small QOL thing for the new launcher. Right now you have chat rooms 0 and 1. With a lot of us coming from different areas of the web, is there a way to do something like Room Facebook, Room Armor, Room Kong - so we can find the people we have been chatting with easily and quickly? If not, I get it, but wanted to throw it out there. Thanks again!

Hi AMQ_

You're welcome for the chests. I'll pass the thanks along.

Hmm, I do know that Nick managed to relabel the chat rooms in the Bush Whacker 2 launcher. I'll make a note for Kevin to have a chat with him about that and see what we can do, though players might not have kept the same names when making their CNE accounts.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Doctor_Arkeville

With Legendary Catalysts ever increasing in use, can we get more ways to acquire them?

Can we get a way to filter Crusaders to send on missions? Specifically to check for the ones with reduced time from runes?

Edit Basically what I am thinking on the Catalysts is a new bundle with like a golden epic, a skin, and Catalysts. Like advanced packs for Crusaders to supplement the beginner packs. "You have the Crusader, now take them to the next level with this whale bait bundle!"

More ways than the missions, opening normal Jeweled chests, and Dungeon Rewards? We can keep the request in mind.

Yeah, the mission screen has come up a lot lately. It's on the radar for an update sooner than later.

That's an interesting idea for a bundle. I'll note it down on our suggestion list to consider, and we'll see what happens.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by bobbanks77

Hi Erika, will the Gloria and Agent skins be available to buy if we don't get them during the Dungeons? If so, in which shop, skin or dungeon?

Thank you for the great new content!

Hi bobbanks77,

The Gloria and Agent 79 costumes will be available in the Dungeon Token store after Season 2 is over.

We're glad you're enjoying the latest content!

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by rjakubec

Started reading Ready Player Two. :)

Stopped playing Ready Player Two since you added dungeons. :D

Oh neat, that book did come out. Part of me is curious to check it out.

Well yes, Dungeons give a bit more Idols than RP2 depending on where you are in the game.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by 109fullchain

Thanks for the chests:)

I'm just hoping it doesn't get any harder at this point to recruit the Tier 6 saders...I'm young yet XD

You're welcome for the chest.

The Thanksgiving objectives shouldn't be as hard as the Halloween ones.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by kibrule

Hi Erika !
Once again, thanks for the chest :)

My request :
When I launch the game, it automatically starts with a x1 resolution, and I always have to change its resolution to x0.85 (so I can see the whole thing on my very small screen ^^). Is it possible to "save" this feature with the rest of the game options?

May the rest of your week be nice, and thanks for the launcher too, works perfectly !

Hi kibrule,

You're welcome for the chest.

I know there were some issues with saving the resolution scale choice when we first launched it on Steam. We backburnered it until we had more time. I'll see if that's something we can tackle soon.

Have a great week!

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by D-J-Casper

Hi, Erika.

How are you, and the Family?

I did the last two Objectives; "Mutiny", and "Deadly Tales", within the last week, which has increased my Idol Gain, by a good bit. I went from a 2 Trillion Reset, just after doing "Mutiny", I think, two days ago, again, I think, to a 7.9 Trillion one, on my last Reset.

We also just changed our Internet Provider, so the Chat is messing about, a bit, and the T. V. hasn't been working. It's I. P. T. V., so they may be blocking access to it. I'll have to ask them.

Thanks. for the Code.

Hi DJCasper,

We're doing well, thanks.

Oh nice, congrats on finishing those off!

You mean the game chat doesn't like the new internet provider? When you say it's acting up, what is it doing?

You're welcome for the chest.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Natural-Hope-2708

Hello.

will you think about speed talents (increase sprint area for example). Deep dungeon runs take now almost a whole day for some people like me (going to area 10500)

Hi Natural-Hope-2708,

More Sprint is slated as an update for soon, so you can cut a little time off those deep dungeon runs.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Panthos56

Hi Erica

Many thanks as usual for the chest code

Would it be possible within the mission screen to identify crusaders who have a rune for increased EP when selecting a crusader for non EP missions such as gold etc as i want to keep the crusaders with EP runes purely for EP missions

Thanks

Hi Panthos56,

You're welcome for the chest.

Yeah, it would be handy to have equipped runes listed in the hover text for a Crusader on the mission screen. I'll see if we can sneak that in for the next update or so.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Porphyre1

Hi - Could we get Rune Solvent modified to break the runes down also?

Using the Solvent is already a pretty big thing, but maybe we don't want the level of Rune we currently have. Maybe we have a lvl8 and want two 7's or four 6's, etc. Solvent could either crack the Rune a single level or maybe take it back down to a handful of lvl1 runes.

I don't necessarily think it is mandatory to refund the Catalysts, either. Losing out on the Catalysts would also increase the "seriousness" of using the Solvent to balance out the utility of getting back a more flexible product (many lvl1 runes)

Hi Porphyre1,

The intention of Runes is that the don't get unmerged, so that's not a feature we're currently planning on adding for solvent to do.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Iluvtrollbabies

There are so many crusaders now that getting to the end of the line for missions is a clicktasrophe. I click forever to get to the old go to's when I need to change and let them go on missions. Could that row be coded as a band with the left arrow looping to the end of the line please? This would make things much easier. Thanks.

You can hold the Shift and Ctrl keys on the keyboard while clicking the arrow, and it moves to the end of the list. Holding Shift while clicking the arrow moves 8 Crusaders at once.

I'll add your vote to the list for improving the scrolling of list of Crusaders on the mission screen as well.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Xerxish

It would be great if we could mark our favorite dungeon map and bonus. Perhaps increase the chance of this with a talent like jeweler?

Also, if you ever do a skin for RoboRabbit, I would love to see him have the non-binary tag.

Thx

So somehow tag the map and bonus somewhere, and increase the chance that that map randomly gets the bonus? Interesting, but the intent of the bonuses is to keep players moving among the various objectives and not just favouring the large ones.

Given RoboRabbit's current popularity, he's definitely a front-runner for the Easter skin next year. We'll keep the tag change in mind.

Cheers!

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by xyzzex

since dungeon taskmasters costs small fortune and skins added to that will other currency (aka cats) be possible to use to buy those?

Dungeon Store items will only cost Dungeon Coins, aside from the random chests available for the Dungeon Voucher reward items.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by xRealGrAnDx

Hey, Erika!
Is there info about arrival time of new Crusader Pack dlc?

Patiently waiting for Tiernan pack while checking steam dlc page everyday :(

Hi RealGrAnDx,

No date for a Crusader DLC pack, just our Extra Life taskmaster pack debuting tomorrow.

Tiernan is definitely next though for an addition of a DLC.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Croq360

Erika,

Thanks for the Runic chest code!

Regarding Kongregate, I have some Kreds with them that I need to spend before they shut down CotLI on their servers. Have you gotten any specific date from them on when they intend to do that?

Hi Croq360,

You're welcome for the code.

As per "download the launcher" note above the game, browsers will start killing Flash in December 2020.

Hopefully that's the end of December, but you might want to spend them before December starts to be safe.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by LordSerion

Hi CNE,

can you please un-nerf Bruno? Or raise the max stack to 10000 so those of us who do not use the pre-mime trickery have a legit way to area 14k in dungeons?

Hi LordSerion,

We don't plan on reversing the cap on Bruno's ability.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by gragatrim

Thanks for the chest code(and the responses to my questions last week).

How goes the attempt to de-throne jiao? Anything else you want to leak about the new T6? Looking forward to our new orc meta :D

You're welcome. :)

The attempt goes. We'll see what happens when he launches on Thursday. Nothing more to tease about him other than his tags though.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by JuJuBee2006

First wanted to say that I think the changes made for this dungeon season have been great. Points and coin bonuses feel really impactful. I do however, want to make a couple constructive criticisms: It feels that deep runs are the intention of the dungeons, since dps caps are lifted, but the current design (15 runs/week) makes doing multiple deep runs impossible. I believe that cutting the number of available runs per week, and multiplying the rate at which coins and points are obtained would be much more conducive to a reasonable player's schedule.

I'm not sure how this could be addressed, but the other issue I have been feeling from dungeons is that it is so time consuming that it creates a dilemma for me, or anyone that doesn't have an extremely high idol count. End game players can do idol bonus dungeon runs in place of free plays, but right now I earn 10x more idols from a free play than doing an idol bonus dungeon run. I am stuck having to choose each week if I complete my 15 runs, or can afford a few more talent upgrades.

Thanks for listening!

I'm glad you're enjoying the changes for the points and coins awards.

Deep runs are the goal, but the current points needed for the rewards is lending themselves to sprint runs for points combined with deep runs for Idols.

Future seasons may bring more changes with them, but the big rewards will always be available in the Token store after the season ends, if you don't earn enough points to get them during the season.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by PunkyKiss

Will the launcher work on ipad or similar? I love the game but I'd rather put off buying a second laptop, and based on a cursory search tablets and such seem cheaper in general

The launcher will only run on MacBooks or Windows computers. Tablets/iPads/Chromebooks don't support Adobe Air, so it won't work on those.

Some players have mentioned for Idle Champions that they've had luck with Steam Link, checking in remotely on their game from their mobile device. You could try that with Crusaders on Steam, and your device, see if that works.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by xyzzex

and how the heck we are supposed to get 10k coins for taskmasters and whatever price skins cost (I assume 1k coins)? at the moment I'd need 8k coins more just to be able to buy both (once 2nd comes to shop) and more to be able to reach lvl 25 (not easiest task since you nerfed points gains) and added rune chests and idols buff price tag jumps to very high. last season I did 15 (sometimes 16) Idols runs weekly and nearly got to lvl 25 but on this season done more runs than on last season but still far from lvl 25.

conclusion: no dungeon taskmasters bought since coins go to dungeon runs and rune chests and idols buff and might run out of coins eventually.

The cost of the Taskmaster is reflective for players putting in the work to earn it, since we don't want players to just be able to skip the season and buy the rewards immediately once they're available in the store.

over 3 years ago - /u/CNE_Erika - Direct link

Originally posted by Idlers1

Disabling the rune FA stopped the blackout and reenabling it cause blackout again. So the rune FA is buggy. It is also the weakest ability of momma monster so I think you intended for it to be something else but bugs make it useless and now broken as well.

If you reload the game, the Scientific Tinkering ability shouldn't be causing issues anymore.

If it is, please put in a ticket through the game.






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