Manalink Update May 6 2009 - Vanguard

[jatill]

Is Nevinyrral's Disk supposed to destory vanguards?

Several vanguards are implemented as Enchantments, since I don't know how to add new card types to the game. So there will be some issues like this.

[jatill]

Minor Update:
http://savefile.com/client/file_edit.php?fid=1997761

I had a few hours left before my real vacation begins, so I tweaked a few things:

-End the game immediately when a player is at 0 life
-Rewrite Duress to use Coercion code
-Automatically gain 1000 life if you assemble the Serra Angel Avatar combo (2 Top + Helm)
-Marked Pattern of Rebirth and Academy Rector as bugged
-Disabled Gauntlet of Power
-Do not include the 'Rules Engine' card in drafts

See you in June!

[Tower_Mazer]

Last minute before vacation and we still get gifts. Thanks Jatill. For those of you that click the above link in Jatill's post and get directed to the login screen for savefile.com just click on the update link in jatill's first post in this topic or here. Looks like he just updates his file on that server instead of making a new one every time.

[EviL_CLonE]

Savefile.com asks for an user and pass... Is that new or what?

[grizox657]

Something strange is up since that last update... with the game automatically ends at 0 life part at least... (only been playing the booster drafts)
It's almost like the AI has started conceding or in some cases actually "forcing" me to concede BEFORE the duel is completely over.

Just happened again... upon this happening, the words disappear off the buttons and they shrink, only because of memorization do I know what button to click after that point...

[0rion79]

I still have forbidden access and can't download the latest version.
Anyway, I have seen some "bad" mistakes in the CSV...

[grizox657]

Orion79,
Did you try using the link that TowerMazer posted under Jatill's update... the word "here" is highlighted in his post.

[0rion79]

no, I didn't. Sorry pals, being aflue and busy with job is not a nice combination for attention!

[Revan]

Something strange is up since that last update... with the game automatically ends at 0 life part at least... (only been playing the booster drafts)
It's almost like the AI has started conceding or in some cases actually "forcing" me to concede BEFORE the duel is completely over.

Just happened again... upon this happening, the words disappear off the buttons and they shrink, only because of memorization do I know what button to click after that point...

I encountered the same, when you attack for lethal damage and the the AI has no awnser you immediatly when after declaring attackers, the damage hasn't even been done yet and you can't even pump your nantuko shade before doing damage or something similar.

[estebanjose]

Savefile.com asks for an user and pass... Is that new or what?

me too

[CirothUngol]

Something strange is up since that last update... with the game automatically ends at 0 life part at least... (only been playing the booster drafts)
It's almost like the AI has started conceding or in some cases actually "forcing" me to concede BEFORE the duel is completely over.

Just happened again... upon this happening, the words disappear off the buttons and they shrink, only because of memorization do I know what button to click after that point...

This will also happen if the game believes that you can win, and you merely cast a spell during your 1st main phase. This happened to me when I used mana (to cast a spell) that would be required to win the game. i.e. I could have won, if I hadn't used my mana to cast a spell and instead used it to pump my firebreathing-creature. Of course, I couldn't win after using the mana, but the game gave me the win anyway. Very disturbing... I'll use jatill's 20090513 update until it's resolved.

[grizox657]

damn ai... tellin me i lose when i still have a chump block, trick etc. left lol

[0rion79]

Yes, it is disturbing me a lot, too. I think that we should return to basic version and develop new cards in it until when Jatill is sure that the new rule can be applied without any unwanted side effect.

[jatill]

Yes, it is disturbing me a lot, too. I think that we should return to basic version and develop new cards in it until when Jatill is sure that the new rule can be applied without any unwanted side effect.

I'm still away from home, so I can't fix tihs right now, but rest assured, once I get back, this is the first change I'll make. (revert to the original rule)

[Marek14]

I think the Chaos Orb avatar would be more fun if you could get multicolor deck... so you could randomly receive gold cards etc.

One version for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 colors perhaps? Or a variant with random number of colors?