Hey everyone,

Playtest patch 0.2.0 for the Dino Citadel playtest is now live!

This update brings a bunch of improvements, all based on the feedback you shared over the past few days. Whether you reported a bug, posted a comment, or just played and left a mark in the data, thank you. It’s helped a lot.

I also made a pacing improvements after noticing that early shards felt a bit too slow. These changes aim to make each shard faster and more focused, while keeping the core loop intact.

• Shrunk shard size from 9x9 to 8x8

• Reduced max turn count to around 10

• Adjusted enemy spawn rates to match new pacing

• You can now buy multiple cards per turn without rerolling

These changes should:

• Make encounters feel tighter and more meaningful

• Speed up overall shard completion

• Improve deckbuilding tempo from shard to shard

• The Inner Spirit card reward can now be skipped during loot selection.

• Increased Food consumption when adding or empowering a Kin.

• Food economy adjusted for balance.

• You can now convert resources in the shop: Coin ↔ Food.

• A Card Sell option has been added to the Planning Phase. Selling a card removes it from your hand and adds it to the discard pile.

• All enemy units now start with a cooldown on their secondary abilities to give the player breathing room early in battle.

• Reduced the resource requirement to defeat the Ironhorn Kin.

• Spring tiles now heal all allied units standing on them

• Kin stats are now displayed on their cards for better clarity.

• Added Planning Phase warning, like “Hand is full. Sell a card to buy more”.

• Hovering over items and enemy abilities now shows detailed tooltips on the right panel, just like cards.

• Improved the visuals of certain terrain tiles for better readability and consistency.

• Fixed a visual bug where the Root effect persisted after shards were completed.

• Fixed item-related bugs that caused Kins to gain stacked stat bonuses.

• Fixed a visual glitch that occurred when collecting an item.

If you’re in the playtest, I’d love to hear what you think of these changes. And if you’re not in yet, it’s still open. Just request access on the Steam page.

💬 Feedback helps a ton. Feel free to join our Discord and tell directly what’s working, what’s confusing, or what you’d love to see next.

Thanks again.

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Hey everyone,

The Dino Citadel Playtest is now live!

This version includes nearly the full Act 1 experience from the upcoming demo. You’ll explore the early shards of the Expanse, build camps, command your Kin, and face off against the Voidrift.

Here’s what’s included:

• 42 cards to build your strategy

• 10 unique items to equip and experiment with

• 12 enemy units, from simple minions to early elites

• The full Order Pile + Card Buy system

• Core mechanics like camp-building, resource harvesting, and deck-based tactical combat

If you requested access on the Steam store page, you should now be able to jump in and start playing.

This playtest is a step toward the full demo release. It’s a chance for me to gather feedback, fix issues, and fine-tune the experience. If you try it out and feel like sharing your thoughts, I’d really appreciate it.

If you haven’t already, please consider wishlisting Dino Citadel. It helps a lot as I continue development.

Thanks for being part of this.

— Halit

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