Developer Blog
Written by Stu Maine – designer at Well Played Games – check in every Friday for the latest developer blog, covering:
- The design decisions behind the gameplay
- Tactics and tricks for each of the card Factions
- Upcoming changes, events and the studio’s plans
- Insights and behind the scenes at a games studio
- A look at the Warhammer 40,000 references used
- Warhammer 40,000 hobby content
If there’s a subject you’d like to see the blog cover or you have a question, get in touch via [email protected] and let us know.
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Developer Update: Introducing The Battle Pass
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Developer Update: Improvement to VFX Timings – Part 1
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Second Iteration of Changes to the In-Game Economy
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Developer Update: End of Season 31 Balance Changes
Its Balance Time! Over the last season its been flat out here on the Dev Team with Skulls week and with the delivery of the features revealed in the Roadmap. As such we've opted to go for a smaller, but high impact balance change targeting only Warlords and so we have...
Developer Update: Rewarded Clan Leaderboard
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SKULLS 2022 IN COMBAT CARDS – Events of Titanic Proportions
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Developer Update: Summer Roadmap
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Developer Update: Changes to Community Channels
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Developer Update: End of Season 30 Balance Changes
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Developer Update: Some Adjustments to the Economy
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