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Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Wogibogi in Donators - Thanks list ! February 2, 2023

I didn't realize the project finished , I even remember I donated here under the name "Hasan" was hoping from the bottom of my heart its come back again the game battle forge

Am downloading it atm , i will check it out am so excited , cheers

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Majora in Community Update - February 2023 February 1, 2023

Greetings Skylords!
A lot has happened in the past month! In this Community Update, we catch up with the recent developments, while also looking towards the future and upcoming Skylords Reborn changes.

• Anniversary Patch Release

We hope it was hard to miss, but our latest patch is out! On the 14th of January, we released our 2nd Anniversary patch. The patch contains new cards (Raven Archwalker, Sanctuary), a new promo (Worldbreaker Gun), many balance changes, and new achievements that reward cosmetics! You can find the full patch notes here.

The introduction of cosmetics and their matching new achievements has also resulted in some issues, most of which have already been resolved with hotfix updates. We are aware of remaining issues with the leaderboard achievements and are working on a fix which includes retroactive reward distribution. We are also aware of major stuttering issues some player experience in the forge and are investigating the problem.

As is tradition, we have also opened up our patch feedback thread. Please provide feedback to us on the changes we have made to the game. Below are some of the topics which we are most interested in soliciting feedback, though feel free to offer any suggestions regarding the patch and the current direction of the game.
Do you like the changes to cards and factions (PvE and PvP)? Why or why not? Where did we hit the mark, and implement something exciting you'd like to see more of? Where did you miss the mark, and what should we avoid in the future?
Do you enjoy the new cards, are they balanced, etc.?
What do you think of the new achievements? Which ones are fun and exciting? Which ones are frustrating and boring? Do you like the shift to cosmetic rewards instead of gameplay rewards like boosters and gold?
You can also join us at our balance discord to further discuss changes to cards.

• Stonekin Deep Dive

In our Deep Dive documents, we share our thoughts and plans for a faction as well as give you some insight into our balancing process. Previously we explored the state of Pure Frost, Bandits and Pure Nature.
Today, we are excited to share our plans for the Stonekin faction. After exploring what the faction is all about, we took a look at its strengths, weaknesses, and play patterns. To expand on the Stonekin faction, we are working on a new spell called Tectonic Shift. Be sure to check out the Deep Dive if you want to know more!


Stonekin_Deep_Dive.pdf
• Recap Video

We have created a special recap video showcasing everything that was added to Skylords Reborn since the release. Catching up on Skylords Reborn should be easier than ever!
The video is voiced by Dreamlord, and we would also like to give a big thank you to Dutchy, Kapo, and Ultralord for helping create it.

Being a volunteer project greatly limits our marketing options, so we hope we can count on you to spread the word about this great game.
Please share the video with your old BattleForge friends, show it to people who might be interested, or simply give it a like on YouTube. As a thank you for your support, we have also added a scratch code in the comment section of the video.

• Card Creation Contest Results

Our official card creation contest has concluded. A big thank you to everyone who sent in their design. For this contest, we asked you to create your own Skylords Reborn card, which would be judged by our jurors. Entries were made anonymous, so the designs had to speak for themselves.
We received 140 designs, ranging from hilarious meme cards to interesting designs and abilities.

The winners were revealed during a stream that you can rewatch here. You can also browse through all the results on the forum post here.
A big thank you to Kapo for gathering all the entries, Ultralord and Volin for hosting the stream, and RadicalX, Windhunter, and Hirooo for judging the entries and providing feedback.
And most importantly, thank you to every one of you who send in a design! We hope you liked the contest, and we are already exploring our options to add some of the ideas into the game, so look forward to that!

• Upcoming Community Map Rework

Last Community Update, we mentioned we are going to focus more on map content this year. Alongside official map content, we have been hard at work to improve the Community Map section in the game.
In an earlier patch we already implemented a search function, and currently the Community Map section looks like this:

While the search function certainly helped players to find specific maps (like our Spooky Encounters Halloween Map), the rest of this section of the game is currently severely lacking in user experience. We are going to make a couple of changes to greatly improve the experience for both community maps creators and players trying to play the maps they create.

• Featured
A star icon to the left of the map overview will indicate whether this map is featured, which can be done by the Skylords Reborn Staff to highlight certain maps, for example because of their high quality, or for certain events. Our plan is to also give rewards for playing featured maps, like gold and progress towards daily quests and community-map achievements.

• Voting
Everyone will be able to upvote or downvote a map. An upvoted map counts towards the upvotes for that map, but the downvote is purely for personal tracking. Downvotes will not be shown publicly, but they can be used to keep track of maps you personally dislike, so you can filter them out by using the new vote-filter.
A player can only vote on a map after they have played (not necessarily won) the map once.

• Filtering
Players will be able to filter the maps based on a search term (map name, uploader name, and creator name), the number of players, the rating, and the map type. Map types are Community, Official (for PvP maps) and Featured.

• Sorting
There will be four sorting options: map name, amount of players in the map, upvotes, and last edited. For each sorting option, you will be able to choose ascending or descending sort order.

• Description and Minimap
Currently, unknown maps will show a [ ? ] on the minimap. With the rework, clicking on the map name will allow players to view the minimap, without downloading it first. Hovering over the map name will also show a tooltip with the description of the map.
Because there are a lot of maps available, it is a lot of work to find an interesting map in the current system. You will need to download the map first to view the minimap, and then create a match to view the description. Those two additions (minimap and description preview) will make that process easier and faster.

Below is our work in progress of the rework of the Community Maps section.

We hope these changes will encourage players to interact with more community maps, while also rewarding creating new maps by making them easier to find. We are currently finalizing our changes, and hope to patch them in the future.

• Team changes

Nukie, one of our Global Moderators, has joined the Event Manager team. Besides continuing his moderator tasks, he will help out with organizing both community and official events.
If you are interested in helping out the project yourself, please take a look at our open positions. There is a range of areas you can help!

• Tournaments / Events

Since Community Updates are posted on a monthly schedule, events might come and go in between them. Be sure to keep a close eye on the ingame event-tab and the forum calendar to not miss any events!

• FINISHED  – Battle of Tactics 3: Energy Investment
For this contest, players had to build all power wells and monuments on the map "The Treasure Fleet" on standard difficulty as fast as possible, without losing any gold wagons. More information.

• STARTING SOON - Community PvE League - 06-02-2023 until 03-04-2023
PvE League Season 2 is starting soon! The PvE League has challenges for all skill levels and ranks, and you don't need to be a speedrunner to be able complete the challenges. You can earn boosters/cards by completing the challenges with enough points, and there are also bonus challenge. Please sign up now if you still want to join. More information.

• Host your own tournament / event
Want to host a tournament or event yourself? Please reach out to our Event Organizers, Metagross, Minashigo Hiko, or Nukie! We can help you out with various topics and are glad to discuss potential ideas. We can also sponsor the prize pool for your event. If you have a cool idea for a PvE event, or want to host a PvP tournament, please don't hesitate to reach out to us, we will gladly assist you.
Going forward, sponsored prizes for community events will be increased, while the prize pool of official events will be slightly reduced. We want to bridge the gap between official and community events to support them better.

• Newsletter

While we do our best to make it easy to follow Skylords Reborn by providing monthly news through these Community Updates, we are limited to the Forum and our Social Media channels to reach you. You can now sign up for our newsletter, which we will use to give you a heads-up about a new update. Don't worry, we hate spam as much as you do and won't use your data in any other way.

If you provided your e-mail during our summer survey to stay up to date, you are automatically subscribed. Our first newsletter was sent out last month, announcing our patch release.

• In Conclusion

And that's it for this Community Update, thanks for reading!
As is tradition, this community update comes with a scratch code.
The code will reward you with a Stonekin booster: STON-EKIN-DEEP-DIVE

The code is valid until March 1st, when we will bring you another Community Update.
As always, we are open to feedback, so please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments!

Archive
• Skylords Reborn Documents (Deep Dives, Behind the Scenes, PvP Guide)
• Overview Community Updates
• Community Update January 2023

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Volin in Battle of Tactics #3: Energy Investment - Until 29.01.2023 January 26, 2023

Heresy!

arabikaa liked a post in a topic by Dutchy in Battle of Tactics #3: Energy Investment - Until 29.01.2023 January 21, 2023

Time to dust of my Juice Tanks!

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Ultralord in Battle of Tactics #3: Energy Investment - Until 29.01.2023 January 20, 2023

Hello People of the Sky,
Is Skylords Reborn a Real-time Strategy Game or is it an Investment Simulator?
Let´s find out!

Update: Winners, Replays and Stream can be found in this post:

Only 3 Rules:
•         Play the Map: Treasure Fleet on Standard Difficulty
•         Finish the map with a victory without losing any gold wagons
•         Build all 20 Power Wells and all 4 Monuments on the map as fast as possible

Ranking
The time determining your rank stops when you start the construction of the last Power Well/Monument. Note: “Build” does not mean it has to be kept alive, see FAQ at the end of the post.
The key is to invest as much as possible into your economy while keeping the gold wagons safe.

I forget to check the time when I built my last well/orb, do I have to rewatch the replay?
No, because the funny BOT-Website returns for the third time!
--> www.t1421.de
You can upload your replay and the website will tell you:
1. What time will be used for the ranking
2. If and where you missed a Power Well/Monument
3. What Power Well/Monument was built at which time and where
Of course, the website is optional! You can join without using it to check your replay.
You don’t enter the event by uploading, you have to send me your replay via the Forum or Discord!

Is it possible to see how my run is performing?
For the final 3 Days of the event the “RANK” tab on the website will be activated.
Here you will find the best run of each player, the list is anonymous but you will receive your pseudonym after uploading a replay.

In conclusion:
Map:                   Treasure Fleet
Difficulty:            Standard
Goal:                   Don’t lose any gold wagon and build all wells and orbs as fast as possible
Until when:        29.01.2023 23:59 CET
Winner Stream: 17.02.2023 19:00 CET via my Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ultralord_t1421)
Replays:              PM in the Forum @T1421 or DM via Discord Ultralord#9706
Replay name: BOT3_[Your Username].pmv
You can send in multiple replays, the last one which I receive will be used for the event.
Replays can be found in your Documents folder (C:\Users\xxx\Documents\BattleForge\replays\)

And what can I win?
1st place:            5 General Boosters         + Promo Construct

2nd place:           4 General Boosters         + Promo Rogan Kayle

3rd place:           3 General Boosters         + Infect

4th place:            2 General Boosters         + Avatar of Frost

5th place:            1 General Booster           + Enlightenment

6th place:            1 General Booster           + Dreadnought

7th place:            1 General Booster           + Harvester

8th place:            1 General Booster           + Disenchant (G)

9th place:            1 General Booster           + Shadow Worm

10th place:         1 General Booster           + Thunder Wagon (R)

But wait, there is more! There are 25 Cards in the random draw (only one per player). Place 11 and lower get priority.
So once all players in place 11 or lower have got a card, players in place 1 to 10 could get their chance. The Cards are:
Skycatcher (B), Aura of Corruption, Frost Mage, Church of Negation, Core Dredge B,
Juggernaut, Inferno, Shrine of War, Home Soil, Mo,
The Incredible Mo, Bloodhorn, Mine, Comet Catcher, Embalmer's Shrine,
Overlord, Shrine of Martyrs, Worldbreaker Gun, Wheel of Gifts, Transcendence,
Fallen Skyelf, Icefang Raptor (R), Dreadcharger, Deepcoil Worm, Tortugun (R)

(Update 26.01.2023) In addition to the 25 cards the Skylords Reborn Team sponsored another 20 Booster for the random draw!
The rules are the same like for the cards. Place 11 and lower will get them before sending them to place 1-10.

+ 2x Sanctuary

The slowest player will receive 4 Juicy Juice Tanks

Big thank you to:
SLR-Team                         For the 20 Boosters for Rank 1-20
and another 20 Booster for the random draw
@Metagross31   For helping once again with the organization
SLR-Community               For feedback on the idea and the rank topic
Proofreader                      For fixing mistakes and improving phrasing in this post
@Kapo For the Promo Rogan Kayle
@Trando For Skycatcher (B), Aura of Corruption, Frost Mage, Avatar of Frost, Dreadnought, Harvester
@ZevsOleg (Bupyc)     For Church of Negation, Core Dredge (B), Juggernaut, Inferno, Shrine of War, Home Soil, Mo,
   The Incredible Mo, Infect, Enlightenment, Disenchant (G), Shadow Worm, Thunder Wagon (R)
@Octochicken    For Fallen Skyelf, Icefang Raptor (R), Dreadcharger, Deepcoil Worm
@arabikaa For the four Juice Tanks

You want to sponsor something -> feel free to contact me.
Replays and rankings will be shared after the stream.
I hope you all have fun with this third BOT. See you in the Forge.
Ultralord

FAQ

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Volin in Official PvE Contest #7: Harvest season - Until 02.12.2022 January 17, 2023

As said on Discord, I can't take much credit for my runs. Dutchy was the mastermind in the one group and Sacrifiece in the other one.

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Majora in Patch #400039 - 14 January 2023 January 13, 2023

Please note: this patch will release on Saturday, 14th of January 2023.

Dallarian liked a post in a topic by Dutchy in Help With a Pure Frost build January 12, 2023

my deck, attached you also find a replay from rpve 9
2023-01-12_12-27-11_RPvEFourPlayers_diff9_s52221_{GM}Dutchy_Volin_dslay3r_time_0_13_39.7_v259.pmv

Volin liked a post in a topic by Dutchy in Help With a Pure Frost build January 12, 2023

my deck, attached you also find a replay from rpve 9
2023-01-12_12-27-11_RPvEFourPlayers_diff9_s52221_{GM}Dutchy_Volin_dslay3r_time_0_13_39.7_v259.pmv

JeanyJeans liked a post in a topic by Dutchy in Frost cards tier list (PvE) May 26, 2023

How I would probably do it 🤔
yes, that battleship is in the same tier as Juice Tank only because of Dallarian (❤️)

Dutchy liked a post in a topic by Majora in Patch Date Announcement January 12, 2023

• Patch date: 14-01-2023
Greetings Skylords,
We have a patch date!
Our upcoming patch will be releasing next Saturday, January 14th! This patch will release the new cards Sanctuary and Raven Archwalker, as well as our first promo building: Worldbreaker Gun. There will also be new achievements to complete, the introduction of player cosmetics, and a ton of balance changes.
You can find the patch notes here.
Alongside the patch, we will also release a special recap video of everything that was added to Skylords Reborn since the release, voiced by Dreamlord. Catching up on Skylords Reborn should be easier than ever, and we hope we can count on you to spread the word about this great game.
We hope you are looking forward to it!

Ktaius liked a post in a topic by Dutchy in Official Card Design Contest - CLOSED - Winners Reveal inside January 4, 2023