Combat Experiment #3: Signature Rework — Double Turn Steam update #21041

A new combat experiment is available on the "next" beta channel (guide for setup here)! This update (v0.20.0-beta.3) changes and tweaks multiple parts of signatures to improve pacing. I wanted to rethink how signatures work, add some more counter-play, and address some of the following issues: Signatures take a lot of work to gain, but can be "lost" easily by missing Only counter is "avoidance", causing boring gameplay when one player has a signature and the other doesn't No benefit to playing "close" to someone with a signature, makes avoidance the only option Simple to execute but hard to read and counter Heat Management & Cost Since the beginning of Double Turn, signatures always cost all of your heat you've built up when using the signature. This experiment changes this "heat cost" to punish missed signatures less and also allow for more comebacks. Signatures Successful signatures st...