SotM: the Video Game Wishlist

I am in love with SotM: the Video Game.  I really like that I am getting to familiarize myself more with the original heroes, villains, and environments.  I am abnormally excited for version 1.1 and the unlockable promo characters (I'm a sucker for unlockables).  I know that MigrantP said they were going to add statistic tracking to the game somewhere down the line, but there are a few things I would love to see:

1)  A damage tracker that tells you how much damage was dealt by each character at the end of the game.

2)  A graph that shows the changes in HP for each hero and the main villain at the end of the game.

I just finished a particularly epic game with Absolute Zero where he was down to less than 10 HP before I was able to get his modules in play and then his HP was bouncing up and down like a rubber ball.  At one point Fire in the Biosphere was in play along with Coolant Blast and I think he dealt about 35 damage over the course of two turns.

Speaking of AZ, I'd like "AZ has dealt/been dealt X cold damage since Whenever" to be indicated somewhere. I've lost count of the number of times where I've, er, lost count of AZ's damage and accidentally killed him (and then been completely unable to rewind).

And when cards are discarded from the top of a deck, I'd like to know what they are. It can be important, and I can't always remember exactly what was in the trash before the discard.

Also, villain HP on the results screen would be really good too - I've been screencapping the end of every game, and it'd be good to see exactly how badly I got beaten when I look back at them.

That's indicated by the lightning bolt at the top left, Silverleaf. You tap that and you see what effects are currently active.

Yeah, I know about that. But AZ's damage is never shown there.

I might be misunderstanding what you're saying, Silverleaf. If Thermal Shockwave is in play and you click that lightning bolt, it says how much cold damage AZ has dealt.  Also, if Coolant Blast is in play it says how much fire damage he has been dealt. 

Only works when you have the appropriate cards out? Hmm. Since it tells you how many bursts are in Tachyon's trash all the time, and how much Fanatic would deal with Wrathful Retribution even if she doesn't have the card, I totally expected to see AZ effects there too - after all, it may affect my decision about what to play next.

Especially Coolant Blast.  It's a great deal of help to know what Coolant blast will do before you play it, since normally you aren't going to play it until it is a good time to use it.

From memory, it only tells you about stuff if you have the cards in hand or in play, i.e. the information is relevant. I don't think it shows things when they make a difference, such as fire damage taken without Coolant Blast.

My wishlist:

1) Infernal Relics

2) Shattered Timelines

3) Rook City

4) viewable hero/villain card backs

You can view the backs. When the hero gets incapped or the villain flips.

On the Handelabra forums, one of the devs confirmed that for One Shots (like Wrathful Retribution or Lightspeed Barrage) the relevant information can be found by clicking the lightning bolt as long as the card is in your hand.  For Ongoings (like Thermal Shockwave and Coolant Blast) the information shows if the card is in play.  I believe they said they are going to change the criteria to "card in hand" for both One Shots and Ongoings though.

Yes.  I meant when setting up a game.  Or even when in a game.  I am aware that all these things are coming at some point.

This is a big deal with Dawn. I can never remember how many citizens she needs to flip back, and it totally matters when you're killing them. I want to know if I can get her to flip and then flip back right away, or if I should avoid the flip altogether. Otherwise, how do I know whether it's worth taking out Spring (or whoever) this round?

I've tried limiting the kills to the most annoying to try to take her out before she flips. Haven't been able to do it yet.

Just "limiting kills", it would be pretty hard to prevent a flip.  But you can keep her from flipping by use of Savage Mana, Brain Burn, and Suggestion.  Into The Stratosphere might be useful, too.

Yeah, but I always randomize. Doesn't always give me the best mix.

I know the feeling. Last time I tried to eat dinner, I had three spoons.

That was deliberate after you almost put your eye out with a fork.

This feature is in the coming 1.1 update.

We plan to have the first expansion content out early in the new year.

Fanatic makes keeping citizens alive easier.  Just Zealous offense the damage dealers, and mayve throw a Chastise if needed.  Then let them sit and flail about helplessly as you wreck their leader.

5. Promo Heroes, Villains and Environments.

Ummm…there are no promo environments.

Shouldn't there be?

Wagner Moon Base

Th Ruins of Detroit

Minilopolis

Tierra del Fuego

Just swap out one card from each deck.  I leave the specific card as an exercise for the audience.

The Mini-Expansions 

Heroes: Unity, The Scholar

Villains: Ambuscade, Miss Information

Environments: Silver Gulch, Final Wasteland

(These could be what Theta-Sigma meant by Promo Environments)

Actually, as mini-expansions, these could be fun unlockables

Wagner Moon Base is the name of my The Mothers of Invention cover band.

A promo environment would be interesting. I could possibly imagine a constant ongoing effect being added to each environment, and a promo would just replace that ongoing effect. But that just makes things more complicated.

For example, Insula Primalis could add stealth to one target, as if a hero were hiding in the jungle from all of the dinos (or vice-versa!).

The Ruins of Detroit were rebuilt as Millennium City.

Which was originally built on rock n roll.

You're thinking of Detroit Rook City.

That's the one where you set fire to any Environment card with an E in it, and only activate text that survives.

...but only on Devil's Night.