This is in very early stages; do not expect a release very soon.
An ULTRAKILL-inspired Balatro mod; currently in concepting it aims to add content about the game such as the enemies and levels.
#ULTRACARD [Concepting/WIP]: MANKIND IS DEAD, CHIPS ARE FUEL, BALATRO IS FULL
rich crow
rich crow
the price to pay is that its not gonna be coming out for 20 years since its a one person passion project 😭
ok not that long but yk what i mean
Stray [Uncommon] - x2 Mult in 1 round [1 remaining]
thinking smth like this, maybe a bit too loyalty card? more thinking of the game mechanics like how it waits and then shoots big orb
flat mortar
what are some concepts you have may i ask?
rich crow
what are some concepts you have may i ask?
im making them thats why its called concept-ING
flat mortar
ok but like
what do you have
like so far
im asking to see like your very early stages cuz im curious
if you dont wanna share thats fine tho :V
rich crow
like so far
not much 😓, its only just started though :D!
flat mortar
do you plan on adding custom content or is it a vanilla reskin mod?
rich crow
do you plan on adding custom content or is it a vanilla reskin mod?
content
thats why im concepting so much stuff
flat mortar
cool beanz
do you plan on doing playing card reskins? cuz i had concepts for that and would happily contribute to the mod my art :3c
rich crow
do you plan on doing playing card reskins? cuz i had concepts for that and would...
sure! i couldnt thank you enough for the offer
flat mortar
i was thinking like the 4 monster types could be the 4 suits and the kqj would be like the significance of em (lesser, greater, supreme)
rich crow
i was thinking like the 4 monster types could be the 4 suits and the kqj would b...
4 monster types as in husk demon angel and machine?
oh yeah i get what you mean
for sure! sounds sick
flat mortar
like spades could be machines with kqj being v2, swordsmachine, and streetcleaner
in my mind itd go angels are diamonds, machines are spades, demons are hearts, and husks are clubs wdyt
rich crow
in my mind itd go angels are diamonds, machines are spades, demons are hearts, a...
sounds good but
theres only 2 angel enemies right?
whats the third thing for that group
sadly i dont think we ever see a greater angel?
flat mortar
OH
rich crow
councillor in the cutscenes rightr
flat mortar
YEAH
rich crow
the one gabriel murders
flat mortar
yurp
rich crow
pretty cool
rich crow
the queen can be from the council of heaven
yeah and it makes sense lore-wise right?
gabriel is like big guy angel or atleast he WAS
rich crow
like something wicked :V
now that i think about it unrelated but
what if we made like new rarities that were for the tiers for enemies
Lesser, Greater and Supreme could be rarities or maybe just labels on the jokers that say that
flat mortar
you could probably just rename the existing rarities
rich crow
you could probably just rename the existing rarities
wait yeah that makes more sense nvm
flat mortar
common, uncommon, rare, and legendary could be changed in the localization file to lesser, greater, supreme, and prime soul
rich crow
are the prime souls the legendary equivilants lol
flat mortar
then you could change the soul stone to like a containment cell or smth
rich crow
then you could change the soul stone to like a containment cell or smth
maybe just make it the flesh prison?
or the orb that minos comes out of whatever that is
flat mortar
yeah probably the orb
and it could just be called prime soul
then the legendary could just be 'prime' and not 'prime soul'
rich crow
ngl idrk what to start concepting first lol
maybe the filth? like the enemies as joekrs
flat mortar
well you should start with planning
make a google doc or text note with literally every concept of a concept of an idea you have
like "i wanna do a joker based on this" write that down
and just keep adding to it, thats what i have for #1346880030629695498
granted its just "replace x with y" cuz its a vanilla resprite, but still
that way you dont really need an order of operations you can just write down whatever inspiration or thoughts come to you
flat mortar
then the legendary could just be 'prime' and not 'prime soul'
if there were more prime souls i would totally suggest replacing all of the legendary jokers with prime souls but theres like only 2 :[
OH
rich crow
if there were more prime souls i would totally suggest replacing all of the lege...
its not meant to be replacing anything
again its CONTENT
flat mortar
oh true
BUT
what if you resprited the legendary jokers to look like prime souls
then you could just add minos and sisyphus as 2 more legendary jokers
rich crow
what if you resprited the legendary jokers to look like prime souls
yeah but i rlly wanna do the special rarities thing for enemies i cant just have it be called legendary
also WAIT
how am i gonna do like enraging
flat mortar
you could just make a joker called enraged joker
or have it be the effect of a specific joker is that they get enraged
rich crow
you could just make a joker called enraged joker
what if theres a consumable that enrages jokers
like a spectral
flat mortar
perhaps
rich crow
WAIT what if its an edition?
flat mortar
but i feel like creating an entirely-
THERE YOU GO
see i was thinking itd be like
different effects per joker and thatd be too much work
but if you just make it an edition thats genius
OH
OH
YKNOW HOW THERES LIKE SOUNDS FOR EACH EDITION SPAWNING
THE ENRAGED SOUND :D
rigid iron
you could use this website to brainstorm
flat mortar
WAIT what if its an edition?
what would it do?
flat mortar
yeah like the effect
flat mortar
i was thinking that but like the problem is that it doesnt work with everything
plus if it modified a joker passively the game might bug out since jokers and their editions proc separately
rich crow
i was thinking that but like the problem is that it doesnt work with everything
well i could be a bitch and go
not every enemy can enrage either but
flat mortar
:(
flat mortar
OH
yeah no i meant like
what would an enraged showman do for example
OH
here we go
genius im foolproof
it retriggers the joker
rigid iron
The Sanctum as the boss blind
flat mortar
well yeah but like
flat mortar
it solves a lot of problems with say jokers that dont have values
rigid iron
Enraged can be: All Values are doubled
flat mortar
itd basically work with every blueprintable joker
rich crow
Enraged can be: All Values are doubled
yeah but thats worse
thats why we're using retriggering
so it works more
universally
flat mortar
then maybe you could like add a line of code for the spawning conditions to where it can only spawn on jokers that use the value of blueprintable
rigid iron
fair
flat mortar
since theres already a built in variable that checks whether or not a joker can proc twice basically
flat mortar
oh yeah
i feel like the puppets and the idol could just be jokers on their own
but sanded and radiant should totally also be editions
rich crow
also thoughts on very basic maurice concept
sorry i should've probably sent this after everything else lol
hes just a basic common but it fits what he does
rigid iron
lets start concepting from the prelude
flat mortar
i like it but what if instead of +16 it was a times mult
like
+8 mult, after 2 rounds x1.5 mult
flat mortar
YEA
rich crow
i call dibs
rich crow
i disagree
rigid iron
Justice and Splendor should be synergizing each other
flat mortar
trueee
flat mortar
i think it should instead do one or the other
rich crow
so basically in base it gives +8 mult and then 12 mult right
flat mortar
cuz if it does both then with the way its worded its gonna x1.5 the +8 so itll do x1.5 on top of giving +12
also itd make more sense conceptually cuz like
ur basing them off the two attacks right
flat mortar
well maurice doesnt do the beam WHILE shooting the balls
flat mortar
yea
flat mortar
but sanded and radiant should totally also be editions
also hey we got a problem i think
is this not just polychrome
rigid iron
Swordsmachine: If the first played hand contain a single 6, create a [ULTRAKILL themed consumables]. When triggered 2 times, Enrages itself
flat mortar
that may be too op
rich crow
i think
flat mortar
to like
lone aurora
W mod
flat mortar
give itself an edition
oh shit hold on i just realized we already have a joker figured out
if sanded is an edition, then stalker is just like
invisible joker but instead of copying it sands a random joker
maybe it wouldnt need the 2 rounds or so but i feel like that would be needed for balancing
rigid iron
After 2 rounds, sell this joker to sandify a random joker
flat mortar
yeah
There should totally be jokers for the various weapons
Here's a thought
Sand prevents you from healing right
What if the sanded effect prevents a card from being disabled
It may be too rare cuz jokers practically never get disabled, but it could be a counter to perishable stickers, and namely it'd counter a buncha bosses when you consider that playing cards can get effects too :B
Idk it may end up being completely useless like foil lol
flat mortar
What if the corpse of king minos scaled by destroying hearts since he's destroying the lust layer
rich crow
What if the corpse of king minos scaled by destroying hearts since he's destroyi...
wait hes actively destroying the lust layer
i thought he just did that to kill you specifically
lol
flat mortar
no hes actively destroying it
you can see him in the 3-2 skybox like looking around and stomping and stuff
do you know the lore about minos and why he became a prime soul?/genq
rich crow
do you know the lore about minos and why he became a prime soul?/genq
yeah it does make sense now that i think about it lol
i kind of like seperated the corpse from the guy in my mind so i didnt think he was actively destroying it
flat mortar
hold on lemme like explain to you the lore in ur dms i dont wanna spoil it for anyone
anyway
flat mortar
What if the corpse of king minos scaled by destroying hearts since he's destroyi...
what if it was like
bloodstone but instead of having a 1/2 chance to proc, it had a chance to destroy a heart card and it gains times mult per card destroyed
rich crow
bloodstone but instead of having a 1/2 chance to proc, it had a chance to destro...
i dont think it needs a chance
flat mortar
alrite
im just thinking like
it cant proc on every heart played cuz like if it does then that means it can scale like 5 times in one hand which seems op as hell
so if its not a chance then there should be another condition to destroy them like playing less than 3 cards or smth
flat mortar
Sisyphus prime could create stuff since he was a general - it's like rallying an army
It could also relate to how he kept battling because he loved the thrill of war
rich crow
hello, im back; ULTRACARD is still in development! i do have school to deal with but the ideas process is going well
i'll unveil a better logo for the mod soon; but please be patient for more news
by the way; this mod will have its own "cavendish" type duo of jokers; its gonna be fun to see some guesses of which enemy its going to be
although i think its obvious
rich crow
My computer has broken. I'm very sorry. Development will not continue until I can fix this.
rich crow
its been a long fucking time lol
i know noone still cares about this but
i finally have a pc, not a good one but it's fine enough for development
thinking of starting a new thread as this one is very outdated and full of random concepting stuff for cleanliness
and for the creation of a less shitty logo
also, joker visual design ideas are being drawn currently
stay tuned the 0 people in chat
rich crow
how we feeling chat?
any suggestions?
the part where jimbo is is where the joker art goes
rich crow
omg someone was actually here
now that i know people exist who still are interersted
i guess i should work more on this
OK! for anyone in the future who sees this, im adding 8 Decks currently, one for every layer and prelude
Greed - Jokers sell for $1.5x (unaffected by money modifiers) or smth
Violence may encourage Madness and the Dagger or something
ember aurora
violence could give buffs on destroying jokers and cards
elder steppe
Minos : legendary : If played hand contains only Kings of Hearts, scored cards give all non-Face Cards in held hand +5 Chips permanently
not perfect, but you like the base concept here? :3
Perkeo Prime speech
"ahh, free, at last, oh, chicot, now dawns thy reckoning, and thy gore shall glisten, before the shortcut of man... joker of steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom, but the crimes thy kind have committed, are not forgotten, and thy punishment, is 
"
elder steppe
Perkeo Prime speech
*"ahh, free, at last, oh, chicot, now dawns thy reckoning, a...
the crime is "Red Sealed Steel Flush Five Kings" runs btw 
also, Canio would be Sisyphus
blazing ice
now that i know people exist who still are interersted
i am interested
rich crow
Minos : legendary : If played hand contains only Kings of Hearts, scored cards g...
ok so
i have a plan for the prison jokers already
and prime souls
Flesh Prison and Flesh Panopticon will be liabilities i think, you have to keep them around for a bit
they probably wont be able to be perishable
Flesh Prison will spawn Minos in about 5 rounds
Panopticon in 10
Panopticon is actually 5 but it says 10 in all text so i can do the funny
"This Prison.." bit with sisyphus spawning early
rich crow
NEW TEASER
A Joker Approaches, and a certain song... perhaps this Joker spawns something?
-# JUDGEMENT
(credits to one of my composer friends for this remix)
rich crow
LOOKING FOR ULTRAKILL FANS
Im looking for ultrakill fans to help me with this daunting project
I am but one person; and I'd appreciate ANY help of any kind.
ideas are a plenty, but coding and art is not a task i can do SOLELY alone :)
i will be setting up an ULTRACARD server soon if this gains traction btw, look forward to that
THINGS ARE HAPPENING! I swear im trying my best 🙏
glad thorn
# LOOKING FOR ULTRAKILL FANS
@opal locust psst
opal locust
DAMN
FIRE EMOJI
I can help with art Dm me , you can check my art in #1359657183918424124
@rich crow
rich crow
I can help with art Dm me , you can check my art in <#1359657183918424124>
Looks amazing! It's nice to see someone else interested in this project
Sorry for my late response, by the way
Are you still there :D?
opal locust
Yes