Forge Release 06/11/2022 ver. 1.6.53

[Agetian]

Forge: 06/11/2022 ver 1.6.53
Please note that versions 1.6.50 through 1.6.52 were skipped (internal) for technical reasons.




Desktop:
https://releases.cardforge.org/forge/forge-gui-desktop/1.6.54/forge-gui-desktop-1.6.54.tar.bz2

(We're still working on automating releases. Please use this temporary 1.6.54 release in the meantime.)




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Get in the discord if you aren't yet. https://discord.gg/3v9JCVr
The SNC set is fully integrated, as well as most of the NCC cards (several cards are still missing from the latter).
*** Android 7 & 8 support is now deprecated. Support will be dropped in an upcoming release. ***






Bug fixes
As always, this release of Forge features an assortment of bug fixes and improvements based on user feedback during the previous release run.






Known issues are here: https://git.cardforge.org/core-developers/forge/issues

Feel free to report your own there if you have any.





The Forge archive includes a MANUAL.txt file and we ask that you spend a few minutes reading this file as it contains some information that may prove useful. We do tend to update this file at times and you should quickly read this file and look for new information for each and every new release. Thank you.

The archive format used for the Forge distribution is ".tar.bz2". There are utilities for Windows, Mac OS and the various *nix's that can be used to extract/decompress these ".tar.bz2" archives. We recommend that you extract/decompress the Forge archive into a new and unused folder.

Some people use the Windows application 7zip. This utility can be found at http://www.7-zip.org/download.html. Mac users can double click on the archive and the application Archive Utility will launch and extract the archive. Mac users do not need to download a separate utility.

Once the Forge archive has been decompressed you should then be able to launch Forge by using the included launcher. Launching Forge by double clicking on the forge jar file in the past caused a java heap space error. Forge's memory requirements have increased over time and the launchers increase the java heap space available to Forge. Currently you can launch Forge by double clicking on the forge jar file without a java heap space error but this is likely to change as we add in more sounds, icons, etc.

- The Mac OS application version -
We provide separate macOS builds of desktop and mobile (backported) Forge packaged as native Mac applications. Please check the relevant thread for details and download links.


- Online Multiplayer -
For local network play you should only need two systems running Forge. One to host and one to join and play. For remote (over the Internet) play you will need to ensure that the port used (36743 by default) is forwarded to the hosting machine.






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(Thanks to http://www.freesound.org/browse/ for providing some sound files.)

[disferente]

Blazing Sunsteel does not work correctly with infect and deathtouch
A guess is that it deals the damage with the source as the equipment instead of the creature it equips.
Edit:
Build 710, Blazing Sunsteel appears to work correctly.

[disferente]

Horizon Stone does not always work correctly. Sometimes the mana that should be kept disappears. And right now, due to it I somehow have -1 mana in the pool.

[Nekoatl]

The AI cast Audacious Swap to shuffle my creature (Kwende, Pride of Femeref) into my library, then freely cast a creature from my library (Sigarda, Host of Herons). Per the text of Audacious Swap, as Kwedne's owner, I should have been the one to perform the shuffle-into and freely cast Sigarda. Also, using the Casualty 2 ability of Audacious Swap, it copied the spell and chose the same target (Kwende) for both the original and the copy, causing the original to be countered because the copy removed the target.

[Djebb]

I copied a legendary creature with sakashima of a thousand faces but the legend rule did apply.

Edit : And the game crashed when I put Spark double into the battlefield. I couldn't copy the stacktrace, but it was something like "Couldn't create ability for Spark double"

[trombonesjones]

Hi , Tolous clever conductors death trigger doesn’t activate and the exiled cards don’t go into your hand

[Goodwilltommy]

Gala Greeters is bugged on simultaneous summons when selecting the same action. You should only be able to get each effect once per turn and forge will allow many treasures or +1 counters.

[Nekoatl]

The AI isn't choosing a target player for its second choice when triggering the ability of ability Shadrix Silverquill in 1-vs-1 constructed games. So, it's giving itself bonuses but not its opponent.

[Bruno Batta]

Hi! Can't find "Mahadi, Emporium Master"?
https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card ... eid=563165

[BlueTemplar]

Yes, this card is newer than (base) Streets of New Capenna, read the Announcements. (You might want to check the daily(ish) snapshots if you're impatient though.)

[Bruno Batta]

Thanks

[Nekoatl]

The AI gained The Initiative by casting White Plume Adventurer. On my turn, I attacked him with several creatures, killing the White Plume Adventurer and damaging the opponent at the same time. The damage to the opponent triggered the ability of The Initiative, however, when the ability resolved, I did not take The Initiative nor did I venture into Undercity.

[Nekoatl]

AI used Swamps and a Mountain to pay upkeep for Balduvian Fallen, but it never got +1/+0.

[Nekoatl]

AI tried to play Dream Leash on an untapped creature when several tapped lands were available to steal. Dream Leash went to the graveyard, which I'm not sure is the correct behavior for when an invalid choice is made or not. Regardless, the AI should have either saved the card or used it to take one of the lands.

[Marek14]

I wonder, with Jumpstart getting more prominent, could we get a Jumpstart format option where all players select two decks, which are then combined before the game?
Or, perhaps, a "Jumpstart" setting in deck file which would open Jumpstart folder and let you combine it with another deck -- or select randomly. That way, Jumpstart could be played against normal decks (or vice versa).