Castle Constructor Alpha 2.0

Castle Constructor 2.0, the card system update has been released. This is a major update that changes the card system and the waves.

Rather than gaining a single new card after each level the player now gets a choice between a few card packs. Additionally the 3 waves in each level are now separated and between each one the player gets to choose a new pack of cards to use only for that level and is given time to place the blocks before the waves continue. This should make the game feel less like its just waiting around the whole time and gives players a chance to shore up their defenses if they aren't sufficient on one side or another. The card packs will likely be adjusted and balanced further in future updates so let us know if you have any suggestions.

The waves have been adjusted as well. Rather than choosing between preset waves the game now generates random waves based on a hidden difficulty value. This makes it much easier for us to balance the difficulty and adds more variety in wave compositions. As a result the game isn't so easy now and should present an actual challenge. This will also make it easier to add in some different difficulty levels in a future update.

The change log is below:

• For the victory reward the player now selects a pack of cards instead of a single card to add to their deck.
  • Each pack has its own icon and when selected shows the cards in the pack.
• Levels have been split into a series of 3 waves with a build phase at the start and additional build phases in between the waves.
• Between each wave the player is offered a choice of card pack to use only in this level.
• Waves are now generated randomly based on a difficulty value. This value increases with each level you finish.
• Waves have been strengthened to make the game challenging.
• Most sections had too much health and have been weakened. 
• Stone mason effect has been adjusted to match the new waves. Rather than healing blocks a little every few seconds, now the stone mason heals 5hp at the start of each wave.
• Fixed the stone mason range not being visible.
• Fixed the pathfinding on the isthmus level.
• Added a message at the start of creative mode to explain how set up and call in a wave of enemies.