Creatures of Aether

This version brings a lot of bugfixes, QoL changes, and dungeoneer balance changes.

This version is a hotfix to fix crashes and freezes introduced in the last version.

This version contains mostly bugfixes, as well as improvements to dungeoneers rewards, balance changes and a new ability for Slade

Introducing Dungeoneers, a brand new free game mode!

Introducing puzzle challenges! Extra hard puzzles that reward aether coins!

This is a small patch to prepare the game for future releases.

Version 1.6.8.0 introduces Challenge Matches! Defeat rivals in this extra challenging match to earn a copy of their legendary card! This version also include several bugfixes and improvements, please check the Discord for the full notes.

Season 14 introduces Mollo! - Riot Gear: Once per turn, you can play 1 of 4 special bombs on an empty tile. If this creature is played without its bombs, bombs left behind will be played on random tiles. - Bomb #1: Stain Device: When played on an element tile, applies +1 of that element to all open neighboring tiles. If played on a tile with no element, will give all neighboring tiles -1. - Bomb #2: Nudging Grenade: Pushes all adjacent creatures away from the tile this is played on. - Bomb #3: Downgrade Detonator: Give all creatures next to and diagonal to the tile this is played on -1. - Bomb #4: Eradicating Explosive: Destroy an even number of creatures in neighboring tiles, if 3 exist, this will prioritize the strongest 2 sides facing the tile this is played on.

Version 1.6.4.0 includes several bugfixes and AI improvements -Fixed a bug where finishing a draft match could crash the game -Fixed a bug where opening the daily quests menu would crash the game -Fixed a bug where Orcane would softlock the game if played under specific conditions -Fixed a bug where AI would softlock if Ally was played and all of its options were hidden under smoke -Fixed an issue where players would occasionally get stuck on the dungeon results screen -Fixed a bug where Fleet could activate her dice on herself in prize plunders -Fixed a visual bug where cards would seem to spawn bamboo under cards already on the board -Fixed + improved Fleet's AI -Updated AI for War Drums, Match, Scorch (slightly) -Improved AI for Kragg, Shifter, War Horn, Knight, Poison, and Raze

Bug Fixes & Performace Improvements More Patch Notes: https://rivalsofaether.com/creatures-of-aether-patch-notes-1-6-2-0-ranno-gets-infamous/

Various bug fixes

Guadua is the newest Rival! Coming August 1st! Challenges Added a new 'Challenge' mode to the Arcade, play a single-player experience to learn abilities and get rewards. Feedback & Improvements - Added a preview of the season's Master Skin at the top of the Battle Ladder, and a way to access the Leaderboard on that screen. - Moved the Leaderboard button to the Arcade Screen. - Updated the deckbuilding guide with Elliana and Slade guides. - Added sound effects to abilities without them and adjusted the volume in a bunch of sound effects. Newly Added Cosmetics - Added Slade Tournament skin - Added new dungeon Avatars - Liztrot - Platygust - Torcharus - Icitar - Florpian - Skyfoal - Chowl - Latsu - Torong - Voltick - Firefang - Dripfly - Weedwing - Wooluff - Scorhawk - Lennington - Added new emotes - Birchpaw Hide - Flarekat Giddy - Plippaw Glamour - Zephyrus Wave Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug that caused incorrect modifiers. - Fixed a bug that made it so vanillas just played in smoke were not selectable by Forsburn's teleport. - Fixed a bug that caused Elliana to not jump in the same space as overheat. - Fixed draft battles - Fixed a bug that caused Forsburn to be misaligned in the VS screen - Fixed a bug that caused Guadua to be misaligned in the VS screen - Fixed a bug that made it so you could grow bamboo in prize games. - Fixed a bug that caused the smoke tiles to hide bamboo. - Fixed a bug where Elliana would sometimes not fire her missiles optimally. - Fixed a bug caused by Slade stealing cards, creating more Slades for one player among other issues.

He’s Summer Skins!

New Summer Skins

Slades Rival Pass is here!! Steal your opponents cards using Thief’s Gambit. Comes out July 1st!

New Quest System Ranno + Elliana Summer Skins War Drum Changes Bug Fixes

Elliana season

Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug where plunder dungeons wouldn't reset progress when you obtained a new plunder pass - Fixed a bug where a 9th card would appear on the opponent window during gameplay - Fixed a bug that caused Shifter cards to change elements even when Ranno failed to pull them - Fixed a bug where Push would hide cards in smoke that shouldn't be hidden in specific cases. - Fixed a crash when you had Fleet in your Plunder Dungeon deck. - Fixed a bug that allowed Ranno to break shielded cards and flip them on the same turn - Fixed a visual bug where Sylvanos' ability wouldn't spawn flowers on shielded cards - Fixed a bug where Forsburn's smoke wouldn't spawn when resuming a local match Card Changes: - Ranno will now pull all opponent cards he can towards him. Bubble is only applied to cards he flips. Feedback: - Added 3 more Dungeon Avatar slots to the store, for a total of 6 - Player profiles now only display the last deck used in ladder, rather than the currently equipped deck. Improvements: - Updated the Deckbuilding guide with Fleet and Ranno. - Updated Zolt's tip and added tips for Knights, Fleet and Ranno.

• Ranno is now available: • "Grabs creatures from a distance that are able to be captured and places them into a bubble. At the start of your next turn, bubbles pop, creatures inside regain their flip potential." • Fixed a bug where Swiftwing would clear rock and smoke tiles that shouldn't be cleared when there are multiple paths to be chosen • Fixed a bug that made Forsburn skip his teleport if Elemental Ally had multiple options on the same turn • Draft rules have been updated for a more enjoyable and diverse play • Power Up, Home Field and Upper Hand have been removed from the draft pool • Both players now pick a 5 cost card, a 4 cost card, and two 3 cost cards, with the 4 cost card always being an ability card and the others being any card with that cost • Draft now has its own Ranking system. • • Adjusted the order matches are shown in match history • Deck renaming has been added: set a name and avatar for each deck. • Fleet now consumes any remaining dice when played. • Forsburn can now swap places with hidden cards he owns • Push now doesn't clear smoke tiles if the pushed card can remain hidden. • Vanilla cards can be pushed back into smoke tiles to become hidden again

• Ranno is now available: • "Grabs creatures from a distance that are able to be captured and places them into a bubble. At the start of your next turn, bubbles pop, creatures inside regain their flip potential." • Fixed a bug where Swiftwing would clear rock and smoke tiles that shouldn't be cleared when there are multiple paths to be chosen • Fixed a bug that made Forsburn skip his teleport if Elemental Ally had multiple options on the same turn • Draft rules have been updated for a more enjoyable and diverse play • Power Up, Home Field and Upper Hand have been removed from the draft pool • Both players now pick a 5 cost card, a 4 cost card, and two 3 cost cards, with the 4 cost card always being an ability card and the others being any card with that cost • Draft now has its own Ranking system. • • Adjusted the order matches are shown in match history • Deck renaming has been added: set a name and avatar for each deck. • Fleet now consumes any remaining dice when played. • Forsburn can now swap places with hidden cards he owns • Push now doesn't clear smoke tiles if the pushed card can remain hidden. • Vanilla cards can be pushed back into smoke tiles to become hidden again

- Absa's ability has been reworked: "Shock any neighboring card with matching power with Absa. Shocked cards will try to shock any card with numbers smaller than or equal to themselves. Attempt to capture all shocked cards." - Zolt no longer extends chains. - Fixed a bug that caused Fleet to softlock opponents when using emotes before match start.

New Cards • Knights • "When capturing a creature, jump to any adjacent space of the captured creature. When landing, this card regains its flip potential. This creature's ability acts as a chain." Balance Changes • Absa's ability has been changed: • "Start of Game: Give all creatures without abilities Match. Triggers a Shock Combo when placed next to a card with a power equal to it on that side." • Forsburn's ability has been changed: • "When played, this creature creates smoke tiles around it. At the end of your turn, you can move this creature to another smoke tile and leave a smoke tile on the previous tile." • Kragg's rock can be moved using Push or Wrastor's ability. • Kragg's rock will no longer stop your opponent's Swiftwing from flying over it. • Kragg now activates his ability after flipping. Match history • You can now check your Match History in the leaderboard menu. • You'll be able to see the last 10 matches in any mode. • Each match will have your opponent, wether you won or lost and the deck they used. New Features / Updates • Dungeon avatars now appear on the leaderboard's player profiles. • The friendly match screen now remembers the last player you searched for. • Added Kragg to the deckbuilding guide. • Made generic AI emotes more frequent. Bug Fixes • Fixed a bug that allowed players to play a card before the first turn of the match. • Fixed a bug that allowed Fleet to use her ability in prize dungeons. • The deck copying menu button now closes the menu instead of reopening it. • Leaderboard now shows 100 players instead of 99.

Newest Battle Pass + New Skins!

This update contains resources for our next Rival, coming out April 1st! Minor bug fixes

- Kragg rock changes - Drums changes - Bug Fixes & Improvements