Patch 0.9.6

**Update 0.9.6 (24th May 2017)**

Start of the Gwent public beta version, for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.

Closed beta participants have been reset.[1]]

## General

### Popup Card Ability Explanations

* A new system of keywords and popups has been added to the game to aid card ability explanation.

### Unit Armor

* Units can now have Armor. Damage reduces Armor before affecting a Unit's Power.

### Tutorial Featuring Geralt and Ciri

* The Fundamentals tutorial, located in the new Challenges section, now features the voices of Geralt and Ciri.

### Challenges

* A new Challenges system has been added that allows you to win various rewards, including Leader cards.

### Trinkets

* A Trinkets option has been added to the Main Menu, allowing you to customize your avatar, borders and title.

### Rewards Progression Menu

* New section in the Options menu that displays player progression and upcoming rewards for the next level/rank/rounds won.

### Improved Card View

* New card view system implemented, improving card visuals and movement.

### Round 2 and 3 Mulligans

* Players can now mulligan 1 card from their hand at the start of Rounds 2 and 3.

### New Currency: Meteorite Powder

* A new vanity currency for upgrading cards to their Premium versions has been added. It is called Meteorite Powder.

## Factions

### Northern Realms

* The Northern Realms faction has been reworked and undergone major changes.

### Monsters

* Several cards that had issues during Closed Beta have been improved.
* Ge'els is a normal Unit card now, replaced as a leader by the Unseen Elder.

### Scoia'tael

* Several cards that had issues during Closed Beta have been improved.

### Nilfgaard

* Several cards that had issues during Closed Beta have been improved.

### Skellige

* Several cards that had issues during Closed Beta have been improved.

### Neutral/General

* Leaders are now played on the Board in the same manner as other Units.
* Faction abilities have been removed from the game.
* Card drawing and shuffling has been standardized.
* Various card categories were changed or added.
* Numerous Special and Neutral cards were reworked, including, but not limited to, Weather cards.
* Numerous tweaks were done towards standardization of gameplay, i.e. ability priorities, etc.
* All cards now have Premium versions that can be obtained through Kegs or upgrading with Meteorite Powder.
* Starter decks have been reworked to include 6 Silver and 4 Gold cards.
* A large numbers of Units were changed to Agile.
* Weathers are now independent cards with unique effects.
* Weather now only affects the targeted row on one side of the Board.
* Weather resistance has been removed from many units.

## Game Fixes

* Fixed "LOBBY\_ENTER\_RESULT\_ERROR" appearing during matchmaking.
* Keg opening should no longer crash for some users.
* Narrow vertical line showing up next to cards was fixed.
* Fixed an issue whereby exclamation marks showed up in Collection on cards that were not actually new.
* The game should no longer affect the audio of other apps in the background.
* Fixed issues with touchpad input on laptops.
* Fixed an issue whereby users received the wrong amount of Ore as a Daily Reward.
* "The item does not exist" error should no longer occur.
* Fixed an issue causing the inability to send GG after a multiplayer match.
* Fixed the issue allowing for a draw in the Advanced Mechanics tutorial.
* Fixed an issue with Morkvarg staying on board with 0 Strength.
* Fixed an issue with the wrong amount of EXP required displayed after a match.
* Fixed an issue with unowned cards appearing in color when scrolling through the Collection.
* Card arts should not be swapped on reward screens after a match now.
* Ranked points should no longer be lost if your opponent loses connection.
* Fixed an issue whereby cards would sometimes appear without art and with ""## \_NAME"" instead of a name.
* Some issues with signing in have been fixed.
* Fixed an issue with premium cards' animation being played with low FPS.
* Fixed an issue with spawned cards always being played on the right side of the row.
* Ranked points should now be saved and refreshed properly.
* Level up should be displayed properly after a match.
* Fixed an issue with the game freezing after clicking "Next" after a match.
* Title will now use the language set in GOG game settings as the default.
* Fixed an issue with missing information about needing to have Galaxy launched in the background for the GOG overlay to function in-game.