Daemornia: Battlegrounds Online News Archive
I'm either lazy or just easilly amused. Take the time to read it as it's a biggie :D
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[Admin]Gaeokerena
btw, code for psionics cards has been updated, just updating cards images now
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
so now ANY creature can use them?
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
*for the benefit of the public*
[Admin]Gaeokerena
yes, ANY creature can use psionic cards and the Res costs have been DECREASED
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
what about for psionically able creatures?
[Admin]Gaeokerena
they can deploy psionics cards for FREE!
[Admin]Gaeokerena
FREE! i tell ya
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
FREE? surely that can't be right?
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
*rubs eyes*
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
*pinches self*
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
people would be wise to rush to the store and take a look, amiright?
[Admin]Gaeokerena
Its just possible that we have gone CRAAAAZZZYYY!
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
heh, ok, enough infomercial
[Admin]ShavenLunatic
lol, might just post this conversation in the news post
Hi,
We have set live a new BattleBot, so if you:
1, Have been called away from the PC and had lost your game by forfeit
2, Have been sat in the lobby struggling to get a player to battle against
we have solved these with:
1, Battlebot will not force you to foreit the game, you can effectively walk away from the machine, close
down your browser, come back in a few hours and just pick up where you left off
2, The Battlebot is available to play 24/7, it never stops, never quits, never tires. It can't be bargained
with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, it just provides violent
goodness on demand
The Battlebot (Beta) is running well, kicking butt and available whenever suits you. It is basically a single-player
version of the game giving you the ability to abuse it in any way you see fit:
Learn the basics of the game
Test out new deck builds
Play a faster game (battlebots turn only takes a few seconds)
Walk away and come back with no fear of a loss by forfeit
To start the game, just click on the Battlebot button
We think this should be a good all-round solution to the two problems and we hope you enjoy the Battlebot. More
features are being added to the Battlebot regularly and varying difficulty/deck builds will be available soon.
Note: The BattleBot awards 10 points for a win and does not effect your Rank score
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In other news, we have been working on some mini-games (some battle based and some just fun gambling etc.) and a
total overhaul of the lobby, these will be released soon but in the meantime, if you have any suggestions just
drop us a note in the forums and we will take a look at them.
See you in game.
ShavenLunatic & Gaeokerena
Not a lot to say really... due to popular demand, the sealed deck battles are no longer 50pt challenges. Enjoy :)
August World Domination Results
During this time all games were played on a number of home worlds and success or failure determined you standing on a domination chart. We can now reveal who controls the World Dominations cards for this month......drum roll........
   Well done to Melch who wrestled control of The Underworld, Slarv, Felnin and Keb from baccydemon, Daedilus and Gogo.
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 and well done to hipower99 who seized control of Earth from baccydemon and Silath from Daedilus. |
and finally well done to to Gogo who retained control of Draggat, but unfortunately lost control of Felnin from the previous month |
Hey,
We have implemented some big changes to the battle game play in an effort to reduce the length of battles.
The changes are in no way set in stone, and we will tweak the game until we find a balance again, but I think overall this will improve your experience of the game.
The changes are outlined as follows:
Attacking creatures/beasts now reduce the opponents capital by an amount relative to their "Dmg" rating as follows:
Dmg: up to 5 = 1 Capital point
Dmg: 6 or 7 = 2 Capital points
Dmg: 8 or 9 = 3 Capital points
Dmg: 10+ = 4 Capital points
ShavenLunatic & Gaeokerena
Hi,
Sooooo much news to dish out, obviously the biggest is the release of the new Fallen Worlds expansion deck. The site has had
several updates so scroll down for details of the updates and improvements made to the site.
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Fallen Worlds Expansion Deck
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The second Battlegrounds expansion focuses on those worlds that could not free themselves from the Lord of Darkness and his
daemonic enforcers; The Fallen Worlds. The updated store includes the addition of Psionic cards for your games.
Creatures:
Draga Priestess, Hyterian, Kekkik, Korg, Oncarite
Events:
Daemonic Spinner, Furious Charge, Hyterian Influence
Psionics:
Battle Rage, Blind, Choke, Deception, Despair, Doom, Mind Drain, Nightmare, Pain, Psychic Mist, Scream, Smash
Scenarios:
Draggat, Felnin, Hyta, Hyterian Foresight, Keb
Skills:
Banshee, Channel, Draw The Line, Kill Them All, Know Thy Enemy, Psychic, Rage of the Draga, Warrior of the Claw, Warrior of the Fang
Special:
Graan - Felidite Lord
Armour:
Draga Battle Armour
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Site Updates
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** New Menu System **
Yes, it's been re-coded and re-shuffled. It should be easier to navigate now, and it looks much nicer.
** You now get DOUBLE the points for a win **
A win will no longer net you a measly Capital + 10 points for a win, you now receive Capital + 20
** New Game Mode For Newbies **
Rookie Game Mode. Only new players can create or join a rookie game, to play a rookie game you must have completed
less than 10 games (forfeits not included). This has been put in place so new players have the option of playing
other new player without the risk of losing points (but you still gain points for a win) by having more experienced
players joining their game while they are still getting to grips with the game.
** Graduation Bonus **
Upon completion of 10 games (forfeits not counted) you will receive a Graduation Bonus of 250 points to help you
get started playing with the big boys.
** Profile Avatars **
You can now (by Visiting My Stuff - Settings - Profile) upload an image to be displayed on your profile viewable
by other players. The image must be no more than 100x100 pixels and 20k in size. Animated GIFs are fine.
** Members List **
A searchable members list is now online in the -Community- section.
** More FREE Points Available **
There are now 3 voting links in the Store - Vote for FREE Points section. Each of these votes can net you 10 points
per vote, so 30 free points per day total
Also, referrals (See Store - Referr a friend) now get you 100 points automatically when your friend completes their
3rd game
** Clan Updates **
Your clan leader now has the ability to buy clan cards from the clan store and added to the clan deck, these cards
will be used for your clan reinforcements, so be sure to voice your opinions to your clan leader on what to spend
your hard earned money on! (10% of winnings is donated to the clan pot, controllable tax and donations are coming
soon)
The clan join system has been updated. Potential clan members can view a list of clans and request/cancel
applications to clans. Clan leaders can simply view a list of applicants and accept/decline them as they see fit.
Clan Forums - Your clan leader has control of a private clan forum, instructions are in the Announcements section
explaining how players and clan leaders can manage these.
** Shoutbox smilies **
Smilies are now available in the shoutbox, :P :) :D :? o_O :( and some more, but I'll let you figure them out.
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Other Updates
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Subscribers can now be identified by a tag at the beginning of their names
Players can now see how many cards their opponent holds while in battle
There have been some massive improvements to the game code which mean the site runs
much more efficiently, the dark days of server memory issues are long gone and the
site can now handle a greatly increased amount of simultaneous players.
As all that is out of the way, we will have time to finish off more clan features (Adjustable
Tax levels, clan wars etc.), implement the buddy messaging system, campaigns and much more.
We look forward to seeing you in game.
ShavenLunatic & Gaeokerena
We have implemented a new game mode - Rookie.
This is designed to help new players into the game. Players with less than 10 wins can choose to create a Rookie game and this can only be challenged by other players with less than 10 wins.
Rookie games are played with 10 Capital Points, 2-4 Resources per turn, with Capital + 10 points awarded to the winner.
Gaeokerena
Hey,
Gone is the whole copy/paste link thing to join a clan. A propper clan request system has been coded in. Users, go to the -Join Clan- section and just select the clan you want to join (or more than one if you wish) and the clan leader will be notified of this and will accept/decline your request. If you change your mind, just click on the Cancel button.
Clan leaders, in your -Clan- page, scroll to the bottom, the pending requests section will contain any clan requests you currently have, simply click on accept or decline for each request. Nice and simple.
Clan forums are now up and running. I have put an announcement up in the forums with the basics for managing your clan sections. Noboddy can view youurclan section other than the people you invite into your clan group.
More clan features to come soon
ShavenLunatic
Automatic referral credits have been activated. For those of you who have referred any players in the past (and those players have played 3 or more games) you have been credited with 100 points per referral.
100 Points you say?? Yeah, I've upped it :) 100 points per completed referral, points will be credit overnight upon completion of the users 3rd game.
So get your referral links in your forums signatures on whatever forums you post on, and generate yourself a few points.
Your unique referral link is in your Get FREE Points section.
Want a small banner to put over the link? No problem 
Cheers,
ShavenLunatic
Well....the first Month of Battlegrounds Online is over :(
During this time all games were played on a number of home worlds and success or failure determined you standing on a domination chart. We can now reveal who controls the World Dominations cards for this month......drum roll........
  Well done to baccydemon who won control of The Underworld, Earth and Keb
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 and well done to Daedilus who now controls both Slarv and Silath. |
 and finally well done to to Gogo who seized control of Draggat and Felnin |
Its now another month, so no slacking off!
Gaeokerena
To further balance the Battlegrounds Online game the following changes have been put in place
1. Events are now limited to no more than three of each card in you deck
2. The Firestorm Event has been increased to 6 Res
3. The Lightning Strike Event has been increased to 3 Res
4. You have one week to sell your excess Event cards at full price (the current price is actually higher now than when we first went live!)
5. The following cards have been reduced to zero Exp: Lucky Dodge, Elite Fighter, Warrior of the Claw, Know Thy Enemy, First Aid, Psychic, Daemon Slayer, Buckler
6. The following cards have been reduced to 1 Exp: Warrior of the Fang, Draw the Line, Clan Guardian, Chain Mail, Plate Armour, Steel Shield
7. The following cards have been reduced to 2 Exp: Channel, Astral Walker, Priest of Khan, Banshee, Daemonic Banner
All Events have been removed from player decks, so please add those you want to use.
Gaeokerena
We are having a discussion concerning the strength of Event based decks over in the forum
HERE
As it stands now we are considering limiting Events to no more than three of each card and balancing
some of the more powerful cards (to be honest, the whole debate began over the Firestorm and Lightning bolt cards!)
So, get casting those votes!
Gaeokerena
World Domination Cards will be given to the controlling player of each world at the end of the month.
These unique scenario cards can be used in the player's deck, but are removed if the player loses control of the world at the end of the folllowing month and they cannot be sold.
So up for grabs are seven World Domination cards, so get busy winning those games!
Gaeokerena
Thanks to Gogo for putting this in the suggestions box, we think it's a great idea.
Sealed Deck Battles
Sealed deck battles are now live, playing for a set amount of points and using a randomly generated deck of cards. Once you finish the game, the cards go in the bin.
Enjoy
We have implemented new Subscription packages starting at only $5.95, including full access to ALL cards from ALL available sets.
Go take a look HERE
Gaeokerena
We just hit the 500 user mark.. and in the same breath, we hit the 1000 games played mark too!!! Considering we only went live 2 weeks ago I think it's worth celebrating :)
If only I hadn't drank all my wine last night (incidentally, not gonna read thru the shoutlog to I'll just pass out a blanket apology.)
Well, round of applause and a toast to Battlegrounds
Cheers,
ShavenLunatic
Right, a new month is upon us... we have over 300 registered players but we need more active players. We are starting a new paid-ad campaign tomorrow (Monday 30th June) so there should be another influx of players, please try and be as helpful as possible for the newbies so we can increase our player base.
I ask a couple of favours of you:
- Please make sure to vote on both sites in the "Earn Points" section, new month means a ladder reset, we should be able to climb a bit higher this month!!!
- Join the facebook official group Click Here
- Refer as many of your friends as possible, you gain points from doing this and you help spread the word
- Be as active as possible, the less "empty" times there are in the lobby, the less chance of us losing a new player.
This game is growing quickly and we didn't expect to have over 300 registered users withing 2 weeks, but it's happened, hopefully we get a greater percentage of active players so there are plenty of people here to welcome the newbies (remember, on entering the site, they aren't usually aware that this is a VERY new game and we are still finding our feet)
Thanks for your support :)
This month should prove an exciting month for Battlegrounds!
Regards
ShavenLunatic
Other Updates:
- Forfeits: The forfeit timer now only starts when both players have entered the game and full points are awarded to the opponent.
- Scenarios card abilities are no longer usable during the opponents turn, but will still provide attribute bonuses, if any.
- Auto Forfeit has now been implemented. If a player creates or joins a new game whilst already involved a game, they will automatically forfeit that game. This will be an instant action, so no hanging about for 5 minutes while they timeout.
- Defeating an opponent by Timeout without them taking a turn will award the Points as normal, but will no longer award a victory.
- Training Camp, Clan Alliance, Disciples of Khan and Nathrad now provide their bonuses on all turns, as apposed to only the owners turn
Gaeokerena.
Good News!
You can now join Clans and receive the benefits of the Clan Apocathary, Clan Supplies and Clan Reinforcements. Go to the Join Clan page right now sir!
Subscriptions are now active and give you unrestricted access to all cards, half price allegiance change, access to Territory Campaigns (the battle for Earth will be coming soon!), 850 points per month, Clan Creation and a better chance of the clan benefits!
How good are we to you?
Gaeokerena
Please note, Battlegrounds Online requires a modern browser than handles both Ajax calling and transparencies.
We recommend Firefox, Safari or other Mozilla based browsers. Heck, even Internet Explorer 7 will do, if you must :P
Battlegrounds Online will not work correctly with Internet Explorer 6 or below
Gaeokerena
(in the voice of Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth)
Good News Everyone!
We have added a Referrals section to the 'Earn Points' page. For every player you refer you will get 50 points when they complete their third game. Simple as that!
Now send your personal signup link to all your friends!
Gaeokerena
Hey up peoples,
To give you all a helping hand we have increased the new starter points to 200. All those of you who already have accounts have been credited with an additional 100 points. Don't spend them all at once! :)
Shaven
Yes, it's party here at Daemornia Studios (ok, bag of Doritos and a roll-up cigarette). Beta testing is finished, the databases are cleared down and everything is raring to go.
We would like to thank all of the beta testers who have taken part, your help is greatly appreciated and we will be putting together a little gift for those of you who were reasonably active during the beta testing.
There is sure to be a hell of a lot of work for us to do this week to ensure everything runs smoothly.
If you are reading this wondering why your account is screwed and the site isn't working, it's because your account doesn't exist anymore, clear down your cookies and sign up for an account to get playing. If you are signing up using a different email address than you used when you were testing, just let us know so we can link your new account to your old for when we select the testers who are to get a reward.
Now get killing each other!!!!
Regards,
ShavenLunatic & Gaeokerena
Battlegrounds Admin
You can now see player profiles by clicking on their name and can leave messages in their personal Shout!
Messages can be left for players and they will be alerted wherever they are on the site (except in a battle)
Gaeokerena
Now you can choose your allegiance to one of the seven main
factions, be it the Humans, Reptilians, Night Stalkers, Draga, Keebo,
Felidites or the Daemons of Erebos. You can read about them in the Factions section opposite. Allegiance will grant its own reward.
Further to this, each battle is now opened on one of the seven
home worlds; Earth, Slarv, Keb, Draggat, Silath, Felnin or the dreaded
Underworld. Each will grant bonuses to your forces if you have allegiance!

The ability to purchase points in bulk has now been added to the site. All your purchases will show in the History section of your Account Settings.
If any of you Beta Testers want to purchase some points, dont be shy :P
(If you do however, we will also add these to your new account when we go live)
Gaeokerena
Yes, despite suffering from 'Man-Flu', I am truly great.....:P
We have some new cards for you beta testers, Rebellion War Events: Blood Pact, Swarm of Flies, Ambush, Single Combat, Last Stand and my favourite, Betrayal!
Gaeokerena
The Deck settings have been updated to make it easier to create (up to 10), set or delete decks. Unfortunately, because of this we have had to reset all decks to zero, so please re-add your cards.
If you visit the "Settings" link on the left, and hit the "Main" filter at the top, you will be able to view the deck options available.
Gaeokerena
Yes, no more web forwarding, the domain name now points to the server directly.
Everything seems to be working fine but if you spot any problems that have been generated during the switch (the occasional broken link is possible, but everything should be relative so unlikely) we would appreciate it if you could let us know either by email or on the forums.
It may be best to clear your cache as some of the old links held in your cache will redirect you to the daemorniastudios.co.uk domain. I've left the old site there for now so you can read this news post if this happens but it will be turned off by the end of the day.
Cheers
ShavenLunatic
Features recently added:
Track users around site to give a better idea of who is active
Forfeit for quitting game or no-response
Lobby: show created game with cancel button
Resign Button
Alert box game notification
In Store - show how many cards of type already owned when purchasing
Shoutbox submit on return
New ranking points system, +1 for a win -1 for a loss
Recent Changes/Fixes:
Regeneration increase by +1 Res after each use.
Players can no longer discard cards in their opponents discard phase
Once an opponent is below zero Cap, the game now closes all buttons at end of turn
New script for 'Action' button (static button to call switch/case php based around active player and current phase - also checking for current Cap values)
To get started, browse the links at the left, have a look at the cards and add the ones you want to use in your deck.
You can sell cards for points (at a loss) and use those points to buy other cards. Once you are happy with your deck, get battling!!!
We hope you enjoy your time testing this game but we also appreciate the time and effort you donate to the testing.
New server is online, it needs a good stress test so get playing!!
To get playing, enter the lobby and either jump into someone elses game or create your own.
Have Fun,
Michael Lirko & Barry McClelland
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