#[New Deck, Steamodded] Pact Deck

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valid edge
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A new, decently simple deck. Stats are as follows:

  • After defeating each Boss Blind, gain a Negative Tag.
  • -1 Joker Slot
    I made this mostly as an experiment to see if I could even make a deck at all, so it's not too complicated. Still, I've had a lot of fun playing around with it: you get a lot of negative jokers, but have less control over the specific jokers you have, so you work a lot more with what you're given.

Special thanks to @brittle nacelle for fixing my code and making this thing actually work!!!

Pact_Deck_Cardback.png
kindred herald
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actually nice idea, love it

main nova
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I like this idea

kindred herald
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also am i tripping or the back artwork off by a few pixels

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it keeps bothering me

main nova
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Is the -1 per boss or just the 1

valid edge
valid edge
kindred herald
valid edge
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ahh! it's been a lil since i last worked on the art, but i believe it's not--it just kinda looks like that due to the sort of like, melty slimy part coming from the bottom, which makes the shape a bit weirder

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i can go check right now though lol

kindred herald
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its nothing much just keeps messing me up lol

valid edge
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i guess mostly just in the sense of "the top is bigger than the bottom", but the actual eye portion is in the center, which is what i was going for

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and i tried to balance it a bit more with the melty goop stuff at the bottom

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i did do a sketch of it which had the eye more.... equally shaped, i guess? but it looked flat and boring lol

kindred herald
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turned out great, love how vanilla it looks

inner jasper
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zamn cute idea

weary vessel
valid edge
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thank you!!! yeah so far power-wise it's felt about where i wanted it to be: you get a LOT of jokers, but lose some versatility, having to work a lot more with what you're given

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funniest thing so far has been seeing temperance very consistently be like 50 dollars by like ante 6 lmao

weary vessel
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Lol

weary vessel
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Even though balance isn't a concern I have I think It would be interesting if it was -2 jokers slots instead of 1, but you start with blank voucher

valid edge
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originally it was -2 joker slots actually, but a friend convinced me to go with -1, as they felt that only working with 3 just wouldn't be fun (since you have basically no options)

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-2 but beginning with blank voucher IS a neat idea though

weary vessel
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More voucher, slightly less joker potential (the deck already has massive potential so it's a slight nerf to early game)

valid edge
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gonna be real: i feel very weird about someone else posting a rebalance of my deck lol

like i know it's not a very complex deck but it does feel a bit... not great

weary vessel
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I'm gonna delete it

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i'm sorry

valid edge
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hey it's fine, no worries!!

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just in the future maybe ask folks about that lol

stuck geyser
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@valid edge Hey there, loved your deck! I have a very small suggestion.
You can add a tooltip to your deck description to look like this (also you change the color of the word "Negative" to match the other cases in-game)

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valid edge
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.........wait did i forget to add that back in

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i had removed that early on due to trying to fix some other issues with the deck, but i thought i added it back for the public release

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maybe i forgot to do that part lmao

stuck geyser
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For your case, the code would look lke this:
[3]="{C:dark_edition,T:tag_negative}Negative Tag{}",

valid edge
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thank you! i will add this change right now lol

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Current update! This version makes it so that the Negative Tag on the description both uses the right color, and you can mouse over it to check what a Negative Tag is! Credit to @stuck geyser for both pointing this out and graciously doing the code for me, so I didn't have to lol

EDIT: This version is outdated. Please use this one: #1212584088968368208 message

📎 PactDeck.zip
iron trench
valid edge
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i'm open to any and all ideas for all the content i make--obviously no guarantee i'll put stuff in, but i'm always willing to hear stuff out, and can try to implement it if i think it's a good idea

iron trench
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alright then. imo making all jokers eternal with this deck would be an interesting mechanic that fits with the themes of "pact" and "work with what you're given", it'd also be a cool little side thing for madness and spectrals to be good with the deck

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especially ankh which would straight up feel like a monkey's paw effect in most cases since not all jokers are worth copying and you only have 4 real slots

valid edge
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like, all jokers At All are Eternal, or just the negative jokers are

iron trench
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all jokers at all but just the negative ones sounds interesting too

valid edge
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hmm. i think all jokers at all might feel a bit too punishing? or at the very least a bit TOO restrictive

the negative jokers being eternal could be interesting, though--means you're stuck with them, regardless of if they help you (most jokers are 100% beneficial, but some could hurt some builds), and you can't just sell them off later

iron trench
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fair points, i look forward to what you do or don't do with this suggestion. i often get offered useless or harmful negative jokers on the other decks so i do know a lot aren't 100% beneficial lmao

valid edge
marble gale
iron trench
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steammodded last i checked but i wouldn't have taken notice if it also had a balamod version

valid edge
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Steamodded, yeah

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[New Deck, Steamodded] Pact Deck

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i'll go real quick edit my titles to include that they're steamodded, why not

open geode
valid edge
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if you have any others, they could be conflicting

open geode
valid edge
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could be! if any of them change Enhancers.png, that'd cause the issue

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all three of my mods which change Enhancers.png (these two decks, and the baba texture pack) are compatible with each other--but only because i specifically set that up

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in general: if you're using a mod that adds another deck, and it uses a custom deck back, that will likely be incompatible
if you're using a texture mod which changes deck backs (such as Balatro Re;Shuffled), that will likely be incompatible

tall sapphire
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hey man, i wrote a module that allows loading of individual card backs. if you want to take a look that will be great. Ideally if every mod uses that, every mod will be independently compatible

valid edge
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oh, i can definitely take a look, yeah. been a lil busy lately so i haven't had much time to do modding stuff, but if my tiny brain is able to understand it and port my decks to it, i shall

tall sapphire
iron trench
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@valid edge yo gaymer theres api for deck backs built into steamodded now, idm if you're busy i'm just wondering if you'd be okay with me changing the few lines of code and releasing here in case other people want it with the extra compatibility. its very simple to add

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same goes for dice deck

valid edge
iron trench
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thanks yeah i'll do it soon

valid edge
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👍

iron trench
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this took so much longer than it should've cause i'm a dumbass that somehow 3 downloads of dice deck and 2 in my mods folder while trying to mess with the code

📎 PactDeck.zip
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genuinely such an insane mistake that i don't understand it either

livid marten
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it seems like anaglyph but harder

livid ivy
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Smod 1.0.0 compatible ?

torn comet
keen perch
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This is my new favorite deck to play with! I love how it forces me to juggle all the Joker effects (and is a great way to test a lot of different Jokers, like when you try a new mod)!