Design Blog 27: Rank changes and Objectives

Jun 22, 2018

Hi everyone, I’ve interrupted my own two-part discussion on how we add new cards to the game to talk about this week’s big game update. I’m doing so because it gives me the space to lay out the changes in detail, but also so I can talk about why we made them.  ...

Design Blog 26: How we add new cards – part 1

Jun 15, 2018

This week’s topic is how we add new cards to the game, and why do it. This is a topic which crosses into a few different areas, so I’m going to split it over this and next week’s posts.   Why First up, why do we add more and more cards at all? To be perfectly honest,...

Design Blog 25: Evolution of the card art

Jun 8, 2018

Each card in the game is made of two main elements – the miniature and what we’ll call the border (which includes the various icons and numbers for attack values, points cost, Wounds, etc.). Naturally, the miniatures are the stars of the show, because since...

Design Blog 24: Faction drill down – Tyranids

Jun 1, 2018

In a way that’s sure to please the ever-evolving Hive Mind, the Tyranid faction is all about adaptability. They’re one of Combat Cards’ most balanced factions, able to do well at ranged, melee and psychic attacks.   Attacks This means you can focus on just one of...

Design Blog 23: The Ghosar Dilemma

May 25, 2018

If you’re a designer on a ‘live’ videogame (as opposed to boxed, shipped-and-done game), then a lot of your time is taken up with questions that you can answer, but will never know if you chose the ‘right’ answer. As your seniority increases you become more and more...

Design Blog 22: Photogrammetry and scenery (warning – large image)

May 18, 2018

Before getting into this week’s blog, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who checked out the game at Warhammer Fest last weekend. We had a great time, demoing the latest build, answering questions, giving away the exclusive Inquisitor Eisenhorn cards and...