 Card Hunter is a mix between a deckbuilder (think Slay the Spire) and a tactical combat game (think nu X-Com). It was originally a Flash-based browser game in 2013, but it has been re-released on Steam in 2015. I have played the whole campaign around that time, but I've recently noticed that additional content for the game has been released to this day (in fact, a new expansion is currently being tested in the PTR); this has sparked new interest in the game and after playing it for a few days, I've decided to showcase it through a LP - since it's a f2p indie game (with cosmetics microtransactions and paid DLCs) that someone may have missed altogether.  We control a party of three Are you good at the game? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Mm_UM-_Y4 Good enough   Card Hunter is heavily inspired by TSR-era Dungeons and Dragons, both graphically and thematically. Our party is a group of adventurers controlled by us, the Player, in what's supposed to be a pen-and-paper roleplaying session; the monsters are controlled by Gary, an inexperienced Dungeon Master and all around nerd. The Adventures are structured in Modules that look like parodies of classic TSR-era releases and the tactical combat part of the game takes part on a paper board with the heroes and monster being represented by standees like the ones that were included in the original D&D Red Box; dice, soda cans and other items clutter the board around the table. Pizza is also heavily involved.  I'm going to play through the main campaing of Card Hunter included in the f2p version of the game, but I may play the DLC(s) after that. This is going to be a VLP with thread participation - I'll rely on the Goonmind to select our party and to have general guidance on what kind of build to go for for each character.  The game has an extended tutorial that introduces the various mechanics a bit at a time and also allows us to recruit 3 Characters for free. At the end of the Tutorial we'll have a Warrior, a Cleric and a Wizard, but we can recruit duplicate classes after that if we want to. Without further ado, let's get to the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmVal6snYQ The Race we choose has a couple of implications that apply to any character, indipendently of their Class.
 A vote is now open! Please vote for the following:
That Italian Guy fucked around with this message at 08:53 on Mar 12, 2022 |
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Feb 14, 2022 16:37
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Man, it's been a long time since I've played Card Hunter. Love this game though. I've played through with a few different characters, even trying to make it through with only two alongside my brother. I don't remember where that run ended, just that it did somewhere in the middle. AtomikKrab posted:Dwarf On reflection, this is a much better choice than mine. Seconding this! Left 4 Bread fucked around with this message at 23:41 on Feb 14, 2022 |
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Feb 14, 2022 17:20
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An Elf that is named Anteesteriotipe
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Feb 14, 2022 18:43
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A Dwarf named Gamli.
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Feb 14, 2022 19:30
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That Italian Guy posted:[*]Our Warriro's Name. Clearly we should name them Warriro And make them a Dwarf I guess
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Feb 14, 2022 22:58
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Dwarf WARIO Clearly its WARIO TIME.
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Feb 14, 2022 23:21
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Welcome to the team, Wario! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zU4uXDbb20 Once we are pass the tutorial stage, I'll probably increase the lenght of the videos to about 30mins each - I'll try to play a couple of modules per video. As always, please let me know if you have any feedback on the audio or anything else! A vote is now open! Please vote for the following:
That Italian Guy fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Feb 15, 2022 |
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Feb 15, 2022 14:19
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Elf Waluigi, of course. Although maybe he'd fit better as a wizard.
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Feb 15, 2022 15:14
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wologar posted:Elf Waluigi, of course. Although maybe he'd fit better as a wizard.
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Feb 15, 2022 16:00
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Elf Waluigi, the Wizard We must continue the theme
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Feb 15, 2022 16:26
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Odd Wilson posted:Elf Waluigi, the Wizard 
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Feb 15, 2022 16:59
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Wizard Waluigi you say... By the way, in case it wasn't obvious by what's happened during the previous video, visual assets for the game are locally stored as plain PNGs. This means that you can replace the existing ones with other ones and they will stick around until you ran a file integrity check or an update on Steam. That Italian Guy fucked around with this message at 21:09 on Feb 15, 2022 |
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Feb 15, 2022 21:06
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Welcome to Waluigi, Elf Wizard extraordinaire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZdeBWkLoRE The devs are onto us  The assets that could be modded are no longer in the game. Wario's modified sprite has somehow survived the purge - even if my modded files are gone from the folder they used to be in - but Waluigi's token is no longer working, since all the token assets are gone and can't be replaced anymore. We can still edit the Portrait that appears in the character sheet and at the bottom of the screen during Adventures, though.A vote is now open! Please vote for the following:
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Feb 16, 2022 19:39
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Jesus Dwarf
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Feb 16, 2022 19:43
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Human Cleric, named Daisy We've gotta put the whole crew together
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Feb 16, 2022 21:50
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Odd Wilson posted:Human Cleric, named Daisy 
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Feb 16, 2022 22:24
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Our party is now complete! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQ7VM3wPM4 I'll stick with these characters for at least a while, but we'll be able to slot in more adventurers when we decide to. There's not much to vote on for the time being - since you can't really start to spec into a defined build until you have access to some additional slots and items. As previously announce, I'm probably going to stick to a 2 modules/update cycle; this should get videos out at a decent pace and keep them at a manageable size. Let me know if you want me to try something in game or to change something in the update structure!
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Feb 17, 2022 18:01
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0sbX3r7VbE We have a couple of choices here! First of all, let me know if you want me to use the Pizza we currently have to:
Last but not least, what kind of build should we go for with Wario?
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Feb 18, 2022 19:34
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I remember trying this a long time ago, but I don't remember much about how the game played. I'd say choices 2 and b. I object to loot boxes on a personal level, and you've already done all you can for the standees. For the build, positioning looks key, so being able to boot enemies out of melee could cause some wasted turns on their side.
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Feb 19, 2022 19:38
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Yeah, let's go for 2. Premium Adventures and B. for bashin' it up. I remember there's some pretty brutal blunt attacks in the game, forcing enemy repositioning aside.
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Feb 19, 2022 20:08
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Since we're filthy rich after the last update, I've started keeping an eye out for some items that we could use to build a bashy Wario since this is winning right now! The good thing about Traits is that they always cycle themselves, so even if we don't have many cards that are buffed by them, they're still not a dead draw (in fact, they technically thin our deck since we're going to draw something else to replace them). Also I double checked and yes, Waluigi missed six 50% rolls on his 4+ Armor save in a row. Which is a 1.5% chance if I'm not mistaken
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Feb 20, 2022 10:23
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Good news everyone! The nasty cold I've got for the past 2 weeks is almost gone, so my voice is getting back to normal. This time we face a bunch of Imps and learn about the importance of maneuvering and Line of Sight manipulation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fuPw7cLmmo We have unlocked our first Divine Skill slot on Daisy, which means it's build o'clock! As mentioned in the video, Clerics are kind of a Swiss army knife and have access to a ton of different traits - the ones shown in the video are only a few of them. I've bought the double Altruism skill since shops reset daily, but let me know what I should focus on!
That Italian Guy fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Feb 21, 2022 |
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Feb 21, 2022 17:33
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this game is legit insanely good and i highly recommend playing along since it's free!
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Feb 21, 2022 21:32
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I'll leave the vote open for one more day in case anyone wants to chime in 
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Feb 22, 2022 13:17
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I say we go for Altruism, gotta draw those cards
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Feb 22, 2022 16:33
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The Card Draw must flow. This time we face a ton of Lizardmen and their pet Oozes! This video is slightly longer than the rest, but I'm going to travel for a few days and I won't be back until Tuesday, so you have some time to catch up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Ry4rWYvUE This has been a toughie. Our equipment is definitely starting to show its age - you have to constantly upgrade to keep your power in line with the enemies. Now that we have access to Power Tokens, we'll be able to get an injection of more powerful cards in our decks though; the way items are build, usually, is as follows:
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Feb 23, 2022 18:05
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Intermission #1 - Pimp my Wizard Hey there, as mentioned I won't be able to update for a few days since I'll leave for the airport soon, but I was checking the daily store restock and I managed to snag a couple of nice Uncommon items for Waluigi!  As mentioned before, Gusts of War is a Great quality (gold border, 5/7 on the quality scale) card that is normally unavailable on low level equipment without being associated with a negative trait or a weak card. In this case we can live with a Little Zap in our deck to slot this in. You've seen how handy Telekinesis is, and Gusts is basically TK with dual target and 1 damage on top! Very useful to manipulate the board to our advantage. Waluigi was not using his first Blue Power Token yet, so this fit right in.  This item is...ok at best, but it is replacing a very weak pair of boots (Shuffle + Run + that crappy Armor that never managed to trigger). Waluigi is exceedingly frail and Jump Back can help with that; the way it works is:
This reminds me that I didn't mention how prices work! The closer your Renown is to the level of an item, the lower the price. At maximum discount, Common items cost 5 gold, Uncommon 25, Rare 100, Epic 500 and Legendary 2500.
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Feb 24, 2022 10:49
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Quick update! I'm back since yesterday evening, I've finished recording the next update and I'm halfway through with the commentary. My initial plan was to record a shorter update - a single Adventure Module instead of two - but that ended up being too short so I ventured into multiplayer to show it off. In the end, I got a normal lenght update so it won't be out before tomorrow. In the meantime, I leave you with a sneak peak... 
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Mar 1, 2022 21:29
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And we're back! This time we face our first human opponents while staging a prison break. After that, we unlock a premade Multiplayer team and we take them for a spin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtVaKEUgaSA
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Mar 2, 2022 14:37
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In this episode: we steal tresures from some Kobolds and get very lucky with the Loot! Also I spend most of our fortune on an Epic armor for Wario. We are destitute again, but I think this was put to good use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Kv7auPEd0 Also since we haven't voted on something for a while and we got lucky with our drops, it's time to select what we want to slot in for our Cleric, Daisy. Please vote for 2 out of 3 of these Divine Items! Here's the options: A  B  C 
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Mar 4, 2022 10:21
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Wario realizes that the most effective way to hoard all the cash in this group is to swap out that value for gear meant only for him. As for artifacts, hm, I say B and C. I do like Frenzy, but having a good mix of healing and debuffs too never hurts.
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Mar 4, 2022 15:54
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This time we keep slaughtering Kobolds and stealing their crap. This module is a bit of a slog at times (lots of defensive enemies with access to healing) so I've sped up the gameplay here and there - especially during the second battle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMD9CE9YIQA
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Mar 7, 2022 14:21
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Today we face the Trogg menace that lurks Beneath the Frozen Earth! I've tried to shorten the video a little bit by speeding up a few bits here and there, I'll try to stay around the 25-30min mark from now on to keep things manegeable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2fEwwul__s As mentioned at the end of the video, we'll vote on our next destination! Please select one of the following:
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Mar 9, 2022 16:27
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Valley of Tezcal, while Wario might not mind the stench, let's get some fresh air.
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Mar 9, 2022 16:56
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Intermission #2 - Side Gig I have mentioned a few times that I wanted to try build a melee wizard. The good news is that you can buy additional adventurers from the Tavern at a 10g a pop cost - they are practicaly free. The best way to level alt characters is to have a secondary party starting from lvl1. Running the low level adventures when you have decent, non-token requiring gear is fun and profitable. So I did exactly that! I've created three lvl1 characters that have temporary names; I have a great fantasy, so the names are directly related to their intended profession The first of the group is Pyro. I've mentioned before that cone attacks are a bit garbage, but you know what isn't? Hot Spot; this card can straight up kill low level enemies in a single hit. Pyro is an Hot Spot spawning machine - most of his cards are Hot Spot or can cycle into it:   The second is the aforementioned Basho. His deck is a bit all over the place right now, but the basic idea is that he can knock back or force move enemies into Hot Spot.  Finally we have the Cleric Drawing Machine. Her job is to keep Pyro supplied with extra Hot Spots and/or Basho with extra forced movements. She also has access to a couple of Entangling Roots to make sure enemies are Halted on top of the damage square.   Now, I was planning on keeping this on the side for a bit more, but two things happened: first, I dropped a Legendary staff without requirements - a bit gimmicky, but could potentially be amazing in a Scenario like the last one in the previous videos, with all those Trogg wizards with low HP. :  Second, I found the Bandit Hidden Stash  This spawns in a random adventure (different for each player) each day. It rewards a ton of valuables...  So as you can see, we are rich again! In total, I think we got 2x40, 1x100 and 1x1000 Treasures out of it. We have also unlocked Skarl's Seconds and unlocked the ability to sell regular loot on top of Treasures. Skarl's Seconds is a store where you can buyback the stuff you have sold. Loot sells for considerably less gold than Treasures though - the Legendary staff will sell for 100g for example.
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...aand today I got another one  
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Mar 10, 2022 12:05
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Today we explore the deadly Valley of Tezcal! This is the first Treasure Hunt from the Attack of the Artifacts DLC. Stick around at the end for a bonus TSR History segment on the module that inspired the DLC itself: C1. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8rFXCe3sHU Also, we are rich again, so I splurged for a new kind of Divine Skill for Daisy...sneak peak:  Vampirism is great - don't let the Van Helsing of the world tell you otherwise. Blight is a fun card that can from time to time save the day or make things worse when an enemy explodes for 18 AOE damage on death. Good times all around! That Italian Guy fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Mar 11, 2022 |
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Mar 11, 2022 11:00
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In case you've missed my latest embarassment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Mm_UM-_Y4
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Oh, goodness. Radioactivity. The most random and chaotic of mechanics. I typically avoided it given the game doesn't operate with that much RNG on the usual, but if everything was going downhill and it was around, might as well open the can of worms.
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