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Legends of Callasia goes cross-platform with App Store release [Press Release]

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Boomzap’s multiplayer strategy game on Steam launches worldwide on iPad tablets with a month-long tournament and an art contest

September 8, 2016, Singapore – Following its Steam release and a successfully-funded Kickstarter campaign for an expansion pack, Boomzap Entertainment’s fantasy-themed strategy game Legends of Callasia launches on the global App Store for the iPad, allowing for cross-platform multiplayer gameplay. A leaderboard-based tournament also begins in partnership with XSplit.

Inspired by classic turn-based strategy games like Civilization, Heroes of Might & Magic, and Risk, Legends of Callasia adds an original simultaneous gameplay mechanic that keeps games moving quickly, even in multiplayer mode while adding deep strategy elements. Easy to pick up and learn, the game has a classic tabletop feel, allowing players to build and control heroes and armies, build castles and cities, and control territories and kingdoms.

The game includes 30 playable single-player campaign missions, over 35 multiplayer and skirmish maps, and thousands of lands to control!  There are three factions to choose from – The Hundred Kingdoms, The Faeborne, and The Revenant – each with their own unique heroes, units, and cards. Players can plan and resolve their turns all at the same time, without waiting for others to finish. This makes for faster games, and adds another strategic element in predicting other players’ moves during online multiplayer.

As part of the launch, Boomzap is holding a tournament for those who play in ranked multiplayer mode. Players who reach certain ranks or points in the leaderboard when it ends after a month will win prizes. Meanwhile, a fanart contest is also ongoing.

Plans for an expansion pack adding a new playable faction and other additional content have been announced through the Kickstarter for Legends of Callasia: The Stoneborne. The project is already successfully funded, and the DLC will be released soon.

Download Legends of Callasia from the App Store or on Steam for PC and Mac at $14.99 USD. Pay once in any of these stores and you can get the game on all platforms. A demo version with unlimited multiplayer playtime can be downloaded for free. An Android version is also in development. More details available at legends.boomzap.com.

About Boomzap:

Boomzap Entertainment is a virtual game development studio headquartered in Singapore, and is proud to be a regional leader in the rapidly growing Southeast Asian game development industry. Since its formation in 2005, Boomzap has developed and released over 40 game titles on PC, Mac, Wii, iPad, iPhone and Android, winning multiple awards and selling tens of millions of units worldwide, making it one of the top casual game studios in the industry today. Learn more about Boomzap at www.boomzap.com, or follow their social media pages for updates: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit

Game Information:

Contact: legends@boomzap.com

 


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Map WIPs, Campaign Playtest, Card Art, and Hero Portraits (Plus: Art Contest!)

Hey all!

The Stoneborne DLC is slowly coming together, and we’d like to remind those who haven’t sent in their survey responses yet to do so by the end of this week! We need all the names for the territories, kingdoms, maps, and heroes so we can write them into the game.

If you tuned it to yesterday’s livestream on our Twitch channel, we’ve already put in some of the underground maps (but no decals yet) and have started on the Stoneborne campaign levels.

 

We’ll continue to tweak and adjust these maps and campaigns before the actual release.

You’ll see that some of the new cards (Stoneborne-specific and generic ones) are already working quite well in the game.

Dwarf Fury card art
Dwarf Fury card art

Meanwhile, we are also polishing some of the portraits for the Cavespawn heroes and units.

Giant rodent hero from the Cavespawn faction
Giant rodent hero from the Cavespawn faction

Speaking of art, we have just launched the Callasia Art Challenge! We are inviting artists to create fanart based on the world of Callasia for a chance to win cash prizes and free copies of the game. First WIPs must be submitted on or before September 23 via Discord. The full mechanics are posted here: legends.boomzap.com/contests/

Also, watch out for our iPad launch and tournament next week!

For comments and suggestions, just send us a PM on our social media pages. You can also email us at legends@boomzap.com or contact us through the in-game Feedback button.


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Leaderboard Reset, New Livestream Schedule, iPad Launch, and Upcoming Contests

Exciting things are happening this week for Legends of Callasia!

Tournament and Leaderboard Reset
Our rank-based tournament is just around the corner! In preparation for this event, we will be resetting the leaderboard rankings this week. Players must have the full version to unlock ranked multiplayer mode. Tournament details and prizes will be announced soon.

New Livestream Schedule

We are switching things up a bit on Twitch with a new schedule, and having long time fan and player Renegade_Pige join us as a regularly scheduled and officially sponsored streamer! We’re also having our Twitch party for the Stoneborne DLC backers, and a 24-hour marathon to follow our iOS launch.

twitch-sched-aug29

 

Here’s our new weekly schedule:
Monday 6pm EST / 11PM CET / Tuesday 6AM SGT
Tuesday 10PM EST / Wednesday 3AM CET / 10AM SGT
Wednesday 7AM EST / 12NN CET / 7PM SGT

Stoneborne DLC Update

We’ve started sending out Steam keys and discussing name and hero ideas with our backers! Check out our latest Kickstarter update here where we show our WIPs. We are now also allowing additional pledges via Paypal! You can donate here: https://www.twitchalerts.com/donate/legendsofcallasia

Worldwide iOS Launch and Art Contest on August 31

We will be launching the iPad version of the game on Wednesday! You will be able to log in on the iPad version using your same account from the Steam version and carry over your game progress. As part of the launch, we will be having a contest for Callasia-inspired art! We will announce the details later this week.

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For comments and suggestions, drop by our Discord server (discord.me/legendsofcallasia) and watch our regular livestreams on Twitch (twitch.tv/legendsofcallasia)! You can also email us at legends@boomzap.com or contact us through the in-game Feedback button.


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Steam Keys, Underground Terrains, and Twitch Party on August 30

Hello again, especially to our Kickstarter backers!

First things first: we sent out the surveys for your backer rewards! Hope you’ll send us the names and info we need (if you still haven’t) so we can start implementing them in the game and have the DLC out as soon as possible. We’ve also sent out the Steam keys for the original game, if you pledged $25 and above. If you didn’t receive anything, please let us know.

And to celebrate the Kickstarter’s success, we would like to invite you all to a Twitch party onAugust 30, 10PM Eastern Standard Time (August 31, 10AM Singapore Time). Watch us live here: twitch.tv/legendsofcallasia

We can play some multiplayer matches on the main Legends of Callasia game, and show you some of our progress for the Stoneborne DLC.

Here are some WIPs of the new terrain types for Stoneborne’s underground maps!

lands_wip

Hope this helps those who are coming up with names for territories and kingdoms as part of their backer rewards. Currently we have the following terrain types: Orevein, Lichen Swamp, Ashwastes, Underplains, Fungal Forest, and Brokenlands.

In case you can’t make it to the livestream, you can chat with us over at our Discord server. The dev team is there as well as other Callasia players looking for people to play with. We’ll also post game updates and our stream schedules there.

Here’s the link to our Discord server: discord.me/legendsofcallasia

You can also send us a PM with your Discord username if you’d like to be tagged as one of our Kickstarter backers, and get automatic street cred!

Again, thank you very much for your support. See you at the Twitch party!


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Patch Notes v1.0.2.14 – Card FX and Siege Master Change

We just a dropped a relatively small update that includes a rework on Siege Master hero trait, some new Card FX, and other bug fixes.

Patch Notes v1.0.2.14

  • Heroes
    • Reworked how Siege Master works. It now provides a x1.75 multiplier to DEF bonuses that a City or Tower-type improvement provides. The multiplier will only be in effect if the Hero is standing on a territory with a City or Tower-type improvement.
  • Cards
    • Added special effects to most cards to better show what they do. For example, if you use a +ATK or +DEF card, once it gets played you’ll see a Sword or Shield icon respectively.
  • Other Adjustments
    • Text adjustments for some territories and in-game messages.
    • Miscellaneous bug fixes and network optimizations.

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