Patch-notes/0.9.40

Version: 0.9.40
Date: 02-17-2026
Type: Alpha

Summary

This build contains a lot of updates that have been in the pipeline for a while including further improvements to deckbuilding, gameplay, performance improvements for all platforms, and bugfixes.

New features

Connection to the game server should now be more consistent in networks behind many firewalls and routers.
Various consistency improvements have been made across the board for both Overrealms game servers and Moot services
Gameboards can now be placed and interacted with from the play menu
Various improvements have been made to the deckbuilding process to help players make decks that adhere to game mode rulesets
Tiles have been cosmetically updated for board generation testing (its not much but its better than placeholder cubes)

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug where the server would desync its state for the shop currency
Fixed a bug where the description for condemnation didnt match its new card effect
Fixed a bug where the description for damnation didnt match its new card effect
Fixed a server crash that would occur when loading invalid decks in a players inventory
Fixed a bug where deck codes failed to generate for new decks
Fixed a bug where decks would appear as empty and/or null on the server side
Fixed a bug where the client would fail to deserialize its deck inventory from the server
Fixed a bug where deck names would not save properly for a deck
Fixed a bug where you couldn't make a deck after logging in with decks in your inventory
Fixed a bug where the deck names weren't capped to 16 characters
Fixed a bug where you were unable to reopen decks that you previously had created*
Fixed a bug where latent deck creation data appeared when trying to create a new deck after making another one previously in the session*
Fixed a bug where the name of a deck would fail to deserialize on the server-side*
Fixed a problem where batching would fail on the deckbuilding pane causing 8 erroneous draw calls
Fixed a bug where duplicate cards would appear during core opening
Fixed a bug where reward cards no longer move out of position for empty cards when there are no more cards left to reveal
Fixed a problem where batching would fail for the trees in a forest

General Changes

Changed the letter-akin symbol for Glyphs (in-game-currency) to a new symbol that is easier to read from afar
Overrealms now has enabled dynamic resolution to provide an extra buffer performance wise in mixed reality. All quests start at 120% RS and can go up to 130% on Quest 2/Pro and up to 160% on Q3/3S respectively
All player made decks were wiped for testing
Overrealms now targets Android 14 (API level 34)
Restarts are no longer required for updating rune totals after being granted them by playtest team.
Restarts are no longer required for updating core totals after being granted cores by playtest team.

Deckbuilding Changes

The save button on the deck builder has been greyed out and put next to a warning icon that you can hover over for information regarding why you cannot save the deck.
Added name filtering on deck names to prevent players from having profane deck names
Added a feature allowing you to hover over a card to see the count of the card you have*
Added a feature allowing you to hover over a card and increase its size for readability in the deckbuilding screen*
Refreshed the designs for the icons on the search window
You can now show/hide the share code listed on the deckbuilding pane for a deck!

Shop Changes

Updated icons on shop menu to reflect new Glyph symbol

Core Changes

Cores no longer attempt to auto open the cards after waiting for a time

Gameplay Changes

Implemented a new tile model for forests!
Implemented a new tile model for mountains!
Added fringes for Fire and Water tiles to interface with the new forest and mountain tiles
Board generation biases are now imported from a game mode's ruleset*
Forest fringe decorations should no longer clip season tiles
The fire tile's scrolling texture should no longer have hard conflicting edges and be just 1 seamless surface now.
All unit models have been replaced with cubes for the time being*
Upon hovering a unit or card over a tile a semi-transparent indicator for the tile's type will appear*
Upon hovering a unit or card over a tile a red/green line will appear to indicate where a given card can be played or unit moved*
Upon entering any gameplay areas (including practice range) you will now need to preview and place a board prior to being able to enter a queue/enter practice range*
Out of scope banners have been added to all game modes spare Practice Range and Quickplay*
Upon entering a match you will now see a mana counter on your wrist (when looking at cards during a turn a very slight dimmer will be placed on cards that are currently not playable)*
Upon entering a match a floating card holder will appear allowing you to position your cards in your "hand"
A giant axe has been added for the "deforestation" card to help test VFX