Legends of Callasia, world conquest game with no hotseat waiting [FREE CODES]

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Crusader Kings + HOMM + Risk = Legends of Callasia!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLBhHl5t7hU

Overview:
Legends of Callasia is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world with board game-style maps and an innovative simultaneous multiplayer system that allows for thrilling games with up to 6 players that are playable in just a couple hours. It is inspired by games such as Civlization, Heroes of Might & Magic, and Risk.

Website: http://legends.boomzap.com
Early Access (PC): http://store.steampowered.com//app/438920
Twitch Channel:

About the Game:
Legends of Callasia is a simultaneous turn-based single and multiplayer fantasy world conquest strategy game with no hotseat waiting. Choose from a wide range of heroes from three factions - The Hundred Kingdoms, The Faeborne, and The Revenant - and conquer lands through single player campaigns, or battle against friends through online multiplayer in board game-style maps. Use bonus cards against your enemies or boost your armies and rule the world!

What Makes It Different:

• Can be played in quick 1 to 2 hour sessions and doesn't take the whole day
• Though turn-based, there is no hotseat waiting. Plan and resolve actions without waiting for other players to finish their turns
• Auto-resolve combat calls for strategic choices in heroes and units before going into battle
• Card system allows players to completely turn the tides of battle even late in the game
• Pay once and play on all platforms (coming soon)

Features

• Classic fantasy world conquest strategy game with simple, intuitive controls
• Endless strategies through wide range of heroes, units, maps, and more
• Auto-resolve battle mode with two attack phases: missile and melee
• Single player campaigns: follow the war of the factions across the lands
• Turn-based multiplayer game with simultaneous plan and resolution cycle: ranked and casual play, friend finder, rankings, leaderboards, and no hotseat waiting
• Pay once and play: no ads, no pay to win

Why is it Free-to-Play (F2P)?
Actually it is not F2P, but Try-and-Buy. We thought it was important to let the customers try the game before they spent any money on it. Early Access price is $15.99 USD, which is a one time payment for an account to play the complete full game. Unlike other premium games, we are giving you a free demo before that payment. We didn't make a separate demo because if you buy the game on ONE platform, it's unlocked on all. That's simple enough to do through Steam, but we are planning to release the game on other platforms (mobile tablets). Making the Steam version paid only (as other games normally do) would be bad for Android / iOS users who pay for the game on that platform first, and have to purchase it again on PC.

Free Codes:
We do believe the game videos well, so we're giving Youtube and Twitch users our permission to stream the game and its music and giving away free copies for the streams or giveaways to the viewers. We can even host you on our channel if you tell us before you go live. Email us at legends[at]boomzap.com.

For non-streamers, here are some codes you can use to get full Early Access with all the heroes, maps, campaigns, etc.
(to use, go to the game's main menu, click the Voucher button, and enter the code)
B2AECAAE2818
B7B4B9AC242C
299BDAAFDB01
2465CD990774
D8E7CA982F71
9748A9CB4FCC
A8F0BBBCB202
7F79DCDD2344
907EAE9D0F6F
C4EEF8CFF4B2

Screenshots:









Thanks,
Legends of Callasia team
Boomzap Entertainment

monikazapper

Hello there! Monika here from Boomzap. We released Legends of Callasia last month and have been releasing weekly updates with new campaigns and more. Last week's patch included a limited-edition hero as a thank you gift to all those who purchased Early Access. If you grabbed a code, you'll get her too! Meet Val the Valkyrie, a crossover character from our other game Super Awesome RPG.



Hope you'll check out our game and share your feedback with us! If you have any questions, just let me know. I'll also edit this post in case of any updates. See you in the multiplayer lobby!

Iolo

This looks pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!

Elvenshae

That looks amazing, actually.

jakobagger

This looks interesting! Very slick presentation visually, and I love simultaneous turn-based strategy. A bit worried about what 'inspired by Risk' means, since Risk is. . .not a good game. On the other hand, the two other cited inspirations are some of my favourite games ever. Guess I will go investigate!

monikazapper

Thanks for the comments! If you're using a code, it would be great if you can tell us so we know if all of them have been used up.

jakobagger wrote: »

This looks interesting! Very slick presentation visually, and I love simultaneous turn-based strategy. A bit worried about what 'inspired by Risk' means, since Risk is. . .not a good game. On the other hand, the two other cited inspirations are some of my favourite games ever. Guess I will go investigate!

Curious if you're referring to the original Risk board game or Risk Factions on Steam. Or both?
Nevertheless, it's a combination of features we liked about those games, but we've also added our own touch. It would be great if you could check it out and let us know if there's anything that needs improvement. That's why we have Early Access anyway.

Iolo

I did not use a code, @monikazapper. When I saw it was free to play, I downloaded it, but didn't want to take a code because I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to actually play it. If I end up grabbing one, I'll post a note.

Thanks again for the opportunity, though!

monikazapper

Not a problem, @lolo.

Anyway, we played multiplayer live on Twitch today. Watch the mind games as we form and break alliances! And guess who wins in the end.

monikazapper

We just released a new patch for Legends of Callasia today!
Download now: http://store.steampowered.com//app/438920

Patch Notes:

• Introduced Faeborne Campaign 4 and Revenant Campaign 2. A new Map will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Introduced a new Early Access Faeborne hero. Those who already purchased Early Access should have it unlocked when you log into the game.
• Beta release of Friend system that allows you to add other users as friends.
• Global and Friend chat tabs.
• Separated player color and player starting position in multiplayer setup.
• Change “Esc” button behavior to either: (i) Close any open popups or (ii) Access in-game settings menu.
• Added new critters.
• Replaced “Load Game” button with a smaller button (diskette icon) found below the Settings button.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

Again, purchasing Early Access will unlock Tigris, inspired by the cat-elves from our mobile game Super Awesome RPG.

monikazapper

We just released a new update for Legends of Callasia, which includes four new campaign maps and another limited-edition hero available for those who purchased Early Access!

• Introduced 4 new campaign levels - Human Campaign 7 and 8, Faeborne Campaign 5, and Revenant Campaign 3. A new Map will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Introduced a new Early Access Revenant hero. Those who already purchased Early Access should have it unlocked when you log into the game.
• Web news notification system.
• Private Multiplayer Game creation and invite.
• Moved Friend Invites to use the notification system.
• Added new critters.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

A new update has been added to Legends of Callasia which includes two new campaign levels and a new Diplomacy feature.

• Introduced 2 new campaign levels - Faeborne Campaign 6 and Revenant Campaign 4. A new Map will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Added a function to offer or request lands from your ally via the Diplomacy UI.
• Fixed an issue regarding the player losing more money than expected when playing cards and buying units on the same turn.
• Added a new endgame popup that shows a message that contains who won and how that player won the game.
• Added new critters.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

A new update has been added to Legends of Callasia which includes three new campaign levels and a beta version of Ranked Multiplayer mode.

• Introduced 3 new campaign levels - Human Campaign 9, Faeborne Campaign 7, and Revenant Campaign 5. A new Map will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Fixed issues to Friend system and chat.
• Added the ability to "Block" other players from sending you messages and game invites.
• Enabled beta version of Ranked Multiplayer Mode.
• Revamped Multiplayer Leaderboards UI.
• Added sound FX to critters.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

Campaign mode bug is now FIXED in latest update (20160403)
We have just released a new update which fixes the bug wherein campaigns are reset to level 1. Campaign progress is now restored for all! Just log in after downloading the latest patch. Again, we sincerely apologize to everyone affected by this issue. For other concerns, you may contact our Support team at legends@boomzap.com.

monikazapper

We launched a new update tonight (20160408) which includes new campaigns and Steam achievements!

• Introduced 3 new campaign levels – Human Campaign 10, Faeborne Campaign 8, and Revenant Campaign 6. A new Map/Hero will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Achievements now sync with Steam’s achievement system.
• Improved matchmaking algorithm when joining Casual or Ranked Multiplayer games.
• Added a limit for diplomacy land offers and requests to once per turn.
• Adjusted Main Screen UI to reduce clutter.
• Added more sound FX to critters.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

We just dropped another update for Legends of Callasia. The patch contains two new Revenant campaign levels, server-side performance optimizations, and bug fixes for campaign levels.

• Introduced 2 new campaign levels - Revenant Campaign 7 and 8. A new Map/Hero will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Server-side optimizations for performance and stability.
• Added "Play Again" option after winning a Skirmish game.
• Visual fix to Skirmish UI.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

We'll also be at PAX East next week. See you there!

monikazapper

Another Legends of Callasia update has been added. The patch contains two new campaign levels for the Faeborne and Revenant factions, which brings us to a total of 30 campaign levels including the Hundred Kingdoms faction.

• Introduced 4 new campaign levels – Faeborne Campaign 9 and 10, Revenant Campaign 9 and 10. A new Map/Hero will be unlocked upon finishing each campaign level.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

We're also at PAX East! Come by our booth (#11193) and check it out!

monikazapper

Legends of Callasia is now available on both PC and Mac! Tell your friends and download now on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/438920

Today's update includes the following:

• Release of Mac OS client.
• Multiplayer and networking optimizations.
• Balance tweaks to Hundred Kingdoms campaign levels.
• Fixed an issue that let you teleport from a castle with no Portal built.

monikazapper

We've been revisiting the campaign levels, and reworked some of them based on user feedback. If you have suggestions or feedback on specific campaign levels, feel free to send a message and we'll see what we can do.

Patch Notes 20160506

• Reworked Hundred Kingdoms Campaign 3 and 6 based on user feedback. NOTE: If you have an old save file for these campaigns, you might not be able to use those anymore due to the changes we've made. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• Fixed an exploit for Revenant Campaign 9 by adding turn limits for objectives.
• Added Discard Unit feature on Organize Units UI. Notice that the units now have an 'x' button on their thumbnails, which you can click on to discard said units.
• Fixed the misplaced end of game message when playing on higher than 1366 x 768 resolution.
• Fixed Minimize and Cmd+Tab for Mac OS.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

We’re dropping a mid-week update today for final preparation of our Twitch livestream marathon. We will be playing all 30 campaign levels for 48 hours straight on twitch.tv/legendsofcallasia at May 11, 10PM EST. We're also giving away codes for the full version of the game!

Patch Notes:

• Added player action priority for Campaign Objectives with turn limits so if you complete said objective on the last turn, the game would treat it as a completed objective.
• Further adjusted some campaign levels based on user feedback, namely Hundred Kingdoms Campaign 6 and 7, and Revenant Campaign 9.
• Fixed save game loading bug for maps with closed sea lanes.
• Allow giving move orders to move onto allied troops; troops will move if ally moves out of the way during end turn.
• Campaign Ally movement has been adjusted so they will give way to player movement.
• Added an option to Skip Battles in the Settings.
• Added a notification for traitorous behavior in Multiplayer games.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

monikazapper

After gathering much feedback from our livestream marathon and from our users, we've decided to do a balance pass for this patch.

• Added reminders for all objectives with turn limits.
• Fixed reported bugs for certain campaign levels and increased turn limit for most of the Conquer Kingdom objectives.
• Changed Game UI behavior to show details depending on whether an army or land is selected.
• Changed the way how neutral army spawning works. Due to this the Summon Tentaklor card behaves differently as it now spawns a Tentaklor hero that you have to fight and will subjugate the land where it was summoned if left alone.
• Adjusted Turn Timer for a player that has no valid moves during a Multiplayer game.
• Adjusted the Recruiter hero ability to affect the entire stack when hiring units.
• Adjusted defense modifiers for Lands, Improvements, and Army States.
• Adjusted Game UI to better explain defensive bonuses.
• Added two new Unit traits - Homeguard and Rampage. Homeguard doubles the defense of the unit while defending and Rampage doubles the attack of the unit while defending.
• Added Homeguard trait to Man at Arms and Rampage trait to Skeleton and Sprigg.
• Adjusted Griffon's attack stat to 15 from 20 and added Charge trait.
• Changed Death Knight's trait from Armor to Frontline.
• Adjusted Fury's attack stat to 15 from 12.
• Adjusted Golem's attack stat to 20 from 10 and defense stat to 40 from 50.
• Adjusted turn requirement for capturing a City from 2 turns to 3 turns.
• Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.

bigosaur

Hi,

the game looks awesome.

I have a small tip, in the Steam description, remove the "Pay once and play: no ads, no pay to win" line. It just shows that the game was meant for mobile devices and most ports of such games are poor on PC. When people see that you haven't even bothered to edit the description to fit the PC conventions, they are more likely to ignore the game.

monikazapper

bigosaur wrote: »

Hi,

the game looks awesome.

I have a small tip, in the Steam description, remove the "Pay once and play: no ads, no pay to win" line. It just shows that the game was meant for mobile devices and most ports of such games are poor on PC. When people see that you haven't even bothered to edit the description to fit the PC conventions, they are more likely to ignore the game.

Thank you for the tip! We haven't actually released the game on mobile yet, but I understand how that line can be misleading. What we meant was if you purchased it already on PC, you can also grab the tablet version without paying again. Your progress will carry over all the platforms. Anyway, do hope you'll check it out and maybe we'll see you in a multiplayer game one of these days. Thanks again!

monikazapper

Meanwhile, we did another balance pass this week and released a new update. We’ve been taking the feedback and data we gathered from the previous week and have applied more changes to supplement or make the game more fun.

• Hero Adjustments
• Unit Adjustments
• Card Adjustments
• Map Adjustments: Hoarfrost – allowed passage from Aldhammer to Frostfinger Foothills
• Campaign Adjustments: 4th level in Hundred Kingdoms campaign and prototype for Campaign Atlas.
• Other Design/Tech Adjustments: Borderless Windowed mode, Game Summary, etc.

Read the full patch notes here: http://bit.ly/LOCpatch20160527

monikazapper

We're having a mid-week update to prepare for the upcoming Legends of Callasia 1v1 Tournament as well as our official launch this month.

Card Adjustments

• Adjusted Portal card to allow it to build a Portal on a City.
• Fixed Sabotage card to properly damage improvements.
• Adjusted Partisans card reinforce rate.
• Adjusted Steal card to only take 25% of your Enemy's income but increased its chances to be drawn from the deck.
• Adjusted Imperial Guards card to only convert Men at Arms.

Game Balancing

• Adjusted Terrain Defense Modifiers to make less powerful.
• Adjusted Terrain Defense Modifiers to make Deserts and Wastes have negative modifier.
• Adjusted Improvement, City, and City Improvement Modifiers to make them less powerful.

Map Adjustments

• Added new kingdom to Aquilian Sea map for balancing.
• Adjusted Istmar map for balancing.
• Adjusted the sea lanes on Turan Sea for balancing.

Other Adjustments

• Added hover function on UI elements to show tooltips.
• Fixed small card image for Reinforce Phoenixes and Bribery.
• Added Hero Death notification.
• Added new Critter achievement.
• Text adjustments for Tooltips and Card and Improvement Descriptions to make them easier to understand.
• Removed VP related stuff for Campaigns since they serve no purpose there.

Fixed alignment issue for Game Summary.
Added a new notice for when Game Options get changed.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements.