Dungeon Demo Sunset and New Dungeon Info!
Greetings doods, today is the day when the Apeiron PvE Dungeon Demo officially sunsets from the Epic Game Store. We hope that you all enjoyed this early sneak peek, and that you had the chance to mint and reserve the Apostles that you wanted for the next stage of Apeiron. Now, we’re moving forward! Keep your reading pants tucked and brace yourselves, we’ve got INFORMATION to unload! We know you love information.
Over the past few months, we’ve been making tweaks and carefully reforming the gameplay experience for the PvE dungeons. After countless nights and numerous meetings, our game design team has successfully implemented these changes to the PvE dungeons. Soon MY DOODS, you will get to experience the revamped version of APEIRON. Here’s a quote to give you a notion of what to expect:
“We’ve reimagined all Avatar skills and perks, streamlining the experience to focus on the thrill of battle and exploration. Forget about skill tree points; now, you’ll need to adapt and evolve through the rewards of combat and exploration itself. But that’s not all — our dungeons are still evolving…” — Dryad, game & level designer
Foonie Magus’ ultimate goal is to bring you doods fun and delight with the little moments that happen within the godiverse. So this week’s blog will walk you through all the aspects of the game that have undergone changes!
As usual, before we dive in, we have a few announcements and reminders for you cool doods:
One: We’ve got some upgrades to Airdrop Points (AP)! As a reminder, AP is used to gain $ANIMA, one of our tokens to be launched with our upcoming TGE. We made a post about all that jazz — read about it HERE. Now, basically, we decided to be more generous with our giving away AP, just for this Phase 2 of the PvP Leaderboard, to reward our early comers and especially our Planet holders. Here’s the new AP schema:
- Guest Accounts = 0% (No change)
- Core = Registered accounts = can earn AP
- Chosen = Apostle holders or Partner’s Community members = +50%
- Godlings / Starlords = Apeiron Planet / Star holders = +100% (No change)
And here are the special Primeval Multipliers for holding one of our rare genesis Planets, the first Planets ever to be created. All changes are +100% of value.
- Primeval Elemental = +130%
- Primeval Mythic = +160%
- Primeval Arcane = +220%
- Primeval Divine = +400%
- Primal = +766%
Two: We’re in the midst of our Phase 2 PvP leaderboard, which is live for just over one more week — until Feb 23rd. We want to remind you that there are some tasty rewards for ranking up, including…
Top 3 Rewards
Rank #1 = 1000 $ANIMA Airdrop Points
Rank #2 = 750 $ANIMA Airdrop Points
Rank #3 = 500 $ANIMA Airdrop Points
Ranked Rewards
Divine = 300 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Golden Apostle Ticket NFT x1
Celestial = 100 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Red Packet x1
Saintly = 100 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Apostle Ticket NFT x1
Mythic = 100 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Red Packet x1
Diamond = 100 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Apostle Ticket NFT x1
Platinum = 1000 $ANIMA Airdrop Points + Red Packet x1
Gold = 100 $ANIMA Airdrop Points
Red Packets! A Lunar New Year tradition. What do they contain? One of the following items: 5 USDC, an Apostle Ticket NFT, a Golden Apostle Ticket NFT, mBH, or a Plushie NFT.
Three: We’re pushing back the Nova Tournament. It’s looking like we’re going to host it in late March. Please stay tuned for further information. Sorry about the delay! We have a lot going on right now so we appreciate your patience.
As always, you can learn more about everything we’ve announced from our official Discord.
Now then, we’re done with appetizers and it’s time for the main course. Let’s look at how the times are changin’.
1. Choose Your Rewards
Choose your battle rewards wisely! In the new dungeon you’ll now need to choose between several rewards at the end of each battle! You can’t have everything you want after all. You’ll be able to choose 1 out of 3 rewards for normal battles, and 2 out of 3 rewards for elite battles. We implemented this feature to encourage players to take on higher levels of difficulty for juicy extra rewards. And for boss battles, you can claim ALL of the rewards! You’ve defeated the fiery monster, the big boss of the dungeon, and you get your due for it. You’re welcome.
The rewards may include Apostles, Avatar skill cards (new!), and various miscellaneous items (also new!). In order to know whether the dropped Apostle is worth it, you’ll be able to see the IV statistics for the Apostle in the rewards page, but not other details until you’ve made your selection. For items, you might get Tainted Gold (equivalent to Soul Gems in S2 dungeon), or different kinds of potions. As for skill cards, we’ll go into details in the next section…
2. Skill Tree Reform & Artifacts
Avatar skill cards are now scattered all over the dungeon. Initially, ALL Avatar skills will be unavailable, and you’ll need to collect and unlock them through battle rewards. This includes both active skills and passive skills. There’s no more need for skill point distribution, no more leveling up to unlock — it’s up to the luck of the loot! This will make each run a lot more unique, and also give you the chance to experiment with powerful combos you might not be able to access in PvP.
Now if you happen to obtain identical Avatar skill cards, you’ll have the opportunity to enhance your current skills. For instance, if you possess a level 2 Zip Zap Orbs, and you obtain another Zip Zap Orbs after winning a battle, it’ll automatically upgrade into level 3 Zip Zap Orbs. The skill cards dropped after battles don’t have specific levels; as long as you receive an identical one, they’ll always add one level to your existing skill card. Now that’s what I call quality of life~
The same upgrade system applies to Artifacts. When you obtain an identical Artifact, it will level up automatically. Also, we’ve made it so that Artifacts equip automatically to empty slots, so that no longer will we forget to activate our cool new Artifact after getting it. So much quality of life! Things you love to see: it.
3. Apostles Assseeeeemmmmbbbllleeeeeeeee
Tired of saying goodbye to all the Apostles you’ve collected after a dungeon run? Well, good news, everyone! You won’t have to say goodbye to your favorite Apostles anymore! You’ll be able to bring 4 Apostle NFTs into the dungeon when you begin a run, and also reserve 2 extra Apostles you’ve collected during the run, which you will be able to bring into new runs as well.
However, you can’t keep more than the 4 Apostle NFTs and the 2 extra Apostles in your inventory. If you end up collecting more Apostles but the slots are full, you’ll have several options:
1) Feeding them to the reserved Apostles for skill upgrades,
2) Replacing the reserved Apostles, or
3) Selling them for Tainted Gold.
When you feed Apostles with the same skill, you can upgrade that specific skill of the chosen Apostle. As we feel this is a feature that was often overlooked in the dungeon demo, we hope a revamped version of the UI and this new system will encourage people to do it. Feed your Apostles to each other! Make them strong! Just do(od) it.
One more good news for Apostles — they are now blessed with revives! *Happy doods shouting* Even if Apostles perish during battle, they’ll be automatically revived after you win, but only at low HP. The idea here is that since players can only retain a total of 6 Apostles, we want them to accompany you throughout the journey, rather than needing to replace them each time they’re defeated. This new feature also introduces more flexibility to the gameplay — perhaps now players could strategically sacrifice their Apostles during battles and in return gain some extra power through certain Artifacts…? That would be a little evil. You’re not evil, are you?
4. Hot Pot
Various rooms in the dungeons have undergone changes too. In the upcoming beta release, there’ll be no event rooms, and we’ve replaced the Campfire room with one that allows you to travel back to your Cradle, a place where you can rest with your Apostles.
In your Cradle, you’d find a chef waiting for you with a large steaming pot of soup. Who doesn’t love soup? This talented and passionate chef can whip up some extraordinary dishes that will not only impress your taste buds but also restore your HP and grant you special combat abilities! For example, a meat stew could enhance your team’s attack stats. This will allow you to adjust strategies between dungeon fights.
5. Score Calculation
Attention, leaderboard climbers! After completing a run, we’ll calculate your score for that run based on factors like time spent, number of potions used, and remaining Tainted Gold. This will then determine your ranking on the leaderboard. Our game design team has observed the pressure of speedrunning leaderboards often prevents players from changing team combinations during a run. To address this, the leaderboard will now factor in all elements to ensure players enjoy the game rather than focusing solely on speed. Take your sweet time. No need to rush!
6. Hard Mode!
For those who crave a challenge, we’re going to introduce a hard mode! Tougher enemies mean more rewards, and scoring higher at the end of the run if you complete it in hard mode. It’s time to break out your gaming keyboard and get serious, folks! This will only be for those looking for a real challenge. The masochists. Don’t even think about attempting it unless you are a GAMER.
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And that’s all we’ve got for you about the new dungeon! For now. We have to leave some space for surprises, and you’ll know when it’s finally out in the beta release. Simultaneously, we’re also currently working on other aspects of the beta release, such as finalizing the main storyline and integrating all the Planet NFTs into the game. Busy busy busy.
If you would like to give us some feedback, drop it on our Discord! We’re more than happy to hear from you. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, so that you won’t miss any news about Apeiron. We would hate that. We need you to hear our news. Our news is hot.
See ya next time, godlings!
About Apeiron
Apeiron is the world’s first god game x roguelite x battle arena. Rule over planets full of adorable doods, dive into dangerous dungeons, and battle against other players using powerful Avatars. As a newborn god, will you walk the path of good…or evil? Determine the fate of the godiverse in this epic new adventure.
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