Today, I spent most of the day talking with @Damour. We were planning out the next patch for Okko — how we're going to release it and what’s going into it.
Card Lore & UI Updates
Visually, my main focus today was adding support for the lore of the cards to the game.
In the first iteration, we had the card description displayed on the side, but during extra brainstorming, we realized it felt cluttered. Instead, we decided to move it to a button that opens yet another panel. This panel will displays the card’s lore.
Doing so gave us more real estate, allowing us to make the card art larger, which I think is really cool. You can now see the details of the cards better.
We also started adding quotes to the cards. Each card can have multiple quotes, which are chosen randomly. The idea behind these quotes is to give players a quick, immersive understanding of the card’s theme. Instead of reading pages of lore, you can get a feel for the card with just one line.
For example, one of my favorites is for a card called Aly. The quote alone should instantly tell you what the card is about: an explosive dog.
Some quotes are funny, while others are more serious, but the main goal is to give context and personality to each card.
One quote is even based on a meme:
"Mess with the crab, you get the stab."
If you recognize the meme, you’ll immediately understand that this card has a backstab mechanic.
Minor improvements to yesterday
Aside from the lore and UI improvements, here are some smaller changes:
The New Cards were added to the world
We also already renamed 3 cards (2 being new ones)
Rwona → Ferdiros
Hoinger -> Tearick
Nightmare -> Galuhar
Wiki & External Info
We’re also working on an external wiki hosted on Hive constantly. The goal is to have all game-related information outside the game as well for players to refer or link when doing something outside of the game.
The main purposes of the wiki are:
Players can read strategies and discuss game mechanics.
Content creators can link game info in videos and posts. (Like I just did earlier in this post with Aly)
Upcoming Features
One of the last things we worked on today was fixing some minor bugs related to Ascend Mode Seasons. These seasons will reset every week, but before launching them, we need to test if the reset system works properly. It is currently buggy in game.
If everything works as expected, we’ll soon be able to introduce crypto rewards. Players will be able to earn Omni-Source rewards completely for free, without needing to invest anything.
For the next few days, I’ll be focusing on finalizing the remaining tasks for the next patch.
That’s it for today! Hope you guys enjoyed the update. See you tomorrow!