A number of players have asked for us to introduce some really limited edition cards which would be very rare collector's items. To that end, we are excited to announce that we have now added gold foil versions of all of the cards into the game! Gold foil cards will be able to be used in battles and tournaments just like regular cards, and are planned to be exactly the same as their regular counterparts as far as stats are concerned. This should be very familiar to Magic the Gathering and Hearthstone players as those games also have "foil" and "gold" cards respectively.
Distribution of Gold Foil Cards - If you bought the pack you got a chance at earning gold retroactively.
What we don't want to do is punish our early adopters who already purchased booster packs and have them miss out on a chance of gold foil cards because they weren't released yet. Therefore we will be going through every booster pack purchased to date and randomly determining if that pack would have received a gold foil card, had they been available at the time the pack was purchased. If so, that player will be given a new random gold foil card in their collection.
Don't worry if you traded after you bought the pack. We did it based on packs purchased not on cards currently held.
tl;dr - If you've bought a lot of packs you're likely to wake up to a fair number of gold foil cards in your collection! From here on out all the cards purchased going forward will have a small chance of being a gold foil card. You may notice that there is now a new "Gold Cards" filter option in the collection screen on the Steem Monsters website which will allow you to see the gold foil cards in your collection.
XP and Combining
Gold foil cards will be separate from the non-gold foil versions of the same card. This means that gold foil cards cannot be combined with non-gold foil cards of the same type. Duplicate gold foil cards can be combined with each other to increase their XP and level just like regular cards can. Additionally gold foil cards start out with some XP and at a higher level than regular cards when first opened, and are worth more XP when combining so that it requires fewer of them to reach max level.
You'll still see the red drape with a number in it to indicate how many of those new gold cards you own.
Legendary Cards with foils
When we launched this there were 21 legendary cards that went out to the world. Only 2 gold Selena Sky's are in existence in the whole game.
Opening New Packs
There is a random chance that you'll get gold foil cards in the packs you open now. Roughly 2% of the cards in game should end up with foils.
Opening up Golden Legendary Cards
Technical Notes
For those of you building card explorers and/or who are generally interested in the technical details behind what's going on, gold foil cards will be indicated with a 'G-' prefix on the card's unique identifier, whereas regular cards have a 'C-' prefix. Additionally, all new gold foil cards awarded to players who have previously purchased booster packs will be published via custom_json transactions on the @steemmonsters account with the name "card_award".
New Dragon Card Type
Some of you might be thinking - wait a minute, they already have gold cards in the game! Well, you're right...so in order to reduce confusion between what is a gold foil card and what isn't, we have changed the cards that were previously gold to be dragon cards instead (since they're all dragons, or dragon riders anyway). You can see the new dragon card design below which we think looks pretty cool! Props to @nateaguila for that and for the gold foil card art!
In case you were wondering, there are gold foil versions of the dragon cards too! They are super rare, but please let us know if you get one!
New Card Design and Other Changes
Once you move past the new, shiny objects, you may notice that the rest of the cards have a slightly updated design as well. The card names are now at the top of the bottom panel and include an icon that indicates the card type (currently only Monster or Summoner, but more card types are planned for the future). This is in preparation for adding stats and abilities to the cards which will utilize that bottom panel space.
In addition to all of the above, there is now the option to purchase booster packs directly for another player. It has been pointed out that the current method of gifting packs after they are purchased and generated can potentially be open to scamming. I'm not going to go into details here so as not to give people any ideas. As a result, in the near future we will be removing the ability to gift packs once purchased and if you would like to gift packs to someone you will need to purchase it for them directly.
Last, but not least, for those of you who have bought hundreds of packs and had to open them all one at a time - first of all, thank you! - and second, you will hopefully be happy to know that we have now added the ability to open multiple packs at once. With one click you can now open any number of packs simultaneously and instantly reveal all of the cards at once!
On the Horizon
The top priority going forward is implementing the battle system and tournaments. Collecting cards is fun, but being able to use them and earn rewards is so much better! We are working hard on building out a unique, and well balanced fighting system which we hope will involve significant skill to master and naturally create an intricate meta-game.
On top of that we're working on building out the lore of the game world and the characters within it to create a truly immersive experience beyond the game play itself, building out the market functionality to facilitate the exchange and sale of cards, and also even starting on the next set of cards for the first expansion!
We are completely humbled by the overwhelming response Steem Monsters has received and we look forward to delivering a fun and engaging game play experience, all on the amazing Steem blockchain!
I appreciate the extra Technical Notes in these kinds of updates. I also like how you implemented the retroactive card drop. These are the kinds of things that give me added confidence in my choice to invest in your project.
Thanks Inertia! I know you set high standards. We're honored to meet them!
Thanks @inertia - I really appreciate and value all of the help and feedback you've provided on the blockchain integration side of things! We're definitely figuring out a lot of this as we go, and we will certainly get things wrong from time to time so getting input from the community is extremely valuable.
Might as well now or never try this out ;) Thanks.
Feeling so lucky that i got 2 Golden Legendary cards from those 21 Cards
Wow, that's impressive! @ironshield
Wow, that's impressive! @ironshield
This is sweet. I love how you've rolled it out, too.
Guy's who've been buying, and selling to buy more, are going to have a field day with this.
Now you'll have to excuse me, while I go check my deck.
Feeling so lucky that i got 2 Golden Legendary cards from those 21 Cards
I've got the REAL gold dragon!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, ich auch
That's a great update! I just checked, and I didn't get a single gold card, so I guess the only thing to do now is to buy some more packs :P
It will be interesting to see what the market value of these cards will end up, since they are rarer, but on the other hand provide with no real benefit.
This is great update! very good development
My gold cards:
This is VERY exciting! !
so sad i didnt get not even 1 gold card hahaha
Very cool to see these updates! I got some Gold Cards, yayyyy! :D
Look, a screen full of cards to turn over! Fun! @ironshield
Beware, they all flip over at once. It's a quick experience for sure. @ironshield
Beware, they all flip over at once. It's a quick experience for sure. @ironshield
Four gold cards! Whoo hoo!
It will be interesting to see how much these will trade for! They are really rare! @ironshield
Wooow, cool.
Really cool, golden cards looks really nice.
But, i still have a question... Will you implement some new card backs in the future?
what is this? i just joined i have never herd if this before.
LOVE the update... keep creating cool stuff!
Good work @steemmonsters,keep up the good work.
The update is blinding me :O
Off i run to see what i got. {Like Christmas Morning}
What did santa put under my tree???
Love these!!! Great Job!
I just checked and seen I got 1 gold card
the game looks promising, i hope i get the opportunity of playing it in the future, good looking cards also
This is so Awesome! Gold Foil Lightning Dragon! Woohoooo!
What an idea!!!
So cool!!
Cool
So awesome to be an early adopter. I feel blessed for being apart of this venture. Steem Monsters Assemble!
Great going loved the way you initiates one by one new mysteries .... Keep it up.
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Don't care what you all say my only gold Foil Card Stormbringer is a Golden Legendary :D
Love the update! thx Steem Monsters :)
I'm still getting my feet wet navigating steemit but I'm looking forward to getting to know more about the game and involved. My special needs group loves games like these. Most just like looking at the cards an images. From what I've seen it looks great so far.
No gold cards for me(
Can someone send me one?
You guys are doing an awesome job! After buying my starter pack I instantly got hooked. Buy boosters when ever I'm able to.
Can't wait for the battle mode to come!
You guys have any idea when that is going to be? Just roughly?
I was wondering today what happened on Discord.. all these pictures with golden cards!? And then i realized i already owned some.. thanks for distributing among the first buyers of the Starter and Booster Packs! And i bought more.. and after a while i got a Legendary Lord of Darkness!!! 😁👍
Thanks for the updates it's interesting watching some developers creating card display sites
Wow, awesome.... I got 3 in my old cards....
Ugghhhh some how I am always unlucky and still have yet to get one lol I need more SBD :P Awesome additions to the game cant wait for the first tournament that pool is going to be massive!!
OMG yay I got one, thank you!!!
Got none .. oh noooo!
Me encantan los diseños de este juego de cartas <3
Man my golden dragon is not gold anymore! Boo Hoo
Very excited about the game and like the new and exciting updates.
I read in the text that the community would like to be informed when someone has the rare gold dragon in his collection.
I got him! 😊
Just learned about steemmonsters a few days ago.. got this shiny card after buying a few packs..
