Round Timer & End Turn UX Update – 

30-Second Round Timer

Visual Timer Overlay

• Added a 30-second visible countdown timer during the Set Cards phase
• Timer fills the End Turn button from right to left as time progresses
• Timer uses the same beautiful visual style as the mulligan timer
• Red pulsing warning effect starts at 5 seconds remaining

Anti-Cheat Protection

• Timer continues running even after clicking “End Turn”
• Timer continues running even if you undo your end turn
• No way to pause or extend the timer by any action
• Ensures fair play and prevents timing exploits

Auto-Advance Phase

• Phase automatically advances when timer reaches zero
• Both players are marked ready when timer expires
• Guarantees matches never stall or hang indefinitely

End Turn Button Improvements

Always Visible During Active Play

• End Turn button remains visible but disabled during transitional phases
• No more button flickering or disappearing between phases
• Clearer visual feedback of game state

Immediate Disable on Both Ready

• Button disables instantly when both players are ready
• Fixed bug where button stayed clickable after phase changed
• Prevents invalid “Undo” actions after phase transition

Better State Management

• Button only shows “Undo” mode when actually possible to undo
• Clearer visual communication of available actions

Technical Implementation

New Components

• RoundTimerUI.cs: Visual timer component with coroutine-based countdown
• Timer overlay created as child of End Turn button (matches mulligan structure)
• Registered in GameManager and MatchManagerRegistrar

Modified Systems

• SetCardsPhaseHandler.cs: Integrated timer start/stop and phase advancement logic
• EndTurnButton.cs: Added Enable(), Disable() methods and fixed state management
• EndTurnManager.cs: Added OnBothPlayersReady event for immediate UI response

Scene Changes

• Created TimerOverlay GameObject under End Turn button
• Configured with stretched anchors to fill parent
• Uses same sprite as button with dark overlay fill effect

Why These Changes?

These updates improve match pacing, fairness, and user experience:

• The visible timer creates urgency and keeps matches moving forward
• Anti-cheat protection ensures competitive integrity
• Better button state management prevents confusion and invalid actions

The timer visual is non-intrusive but provides clear feedback, matching the quality of existing UI elements.

Match State & Bug Fix Update

Match Cleanup & Fresh Starts

Cleaner Match Transitions

• Fixed an issue where starting a new match from the end-match screen could carry over old match state
• Location abilities and effects now properly reset between matches
• Opponents now load correctly when entering matchmaking from match results
• Every match now starts with a completely clean slate

What This Fixes

• No more ghost effects from previous matches lingering in new games
• Location abilities work correctly from match to match
• Deck selection is reliable when rematching or finding new opponents

Heka Bug Fix

Heka Now Works As Intended

• Fixed: Heka’s -2 power debuff no longer persists after he’s removed from the board
• When Heka is destroyed, discarded, or banished, all cards he debuffed immediately return to their correct power
• Lane scores update instantly when Heka leaves play

Before This Fix

• If Heka was destroyed by Bloodthirst or another card ability, his debuff stayed active
• Enemy cards moving into the lane where Heka used to be would still get -2 power
• The effect functioned as if Heka was still on the board, even though he wasn’t

After This Fix

• Heka’s ability only works while he’s actually on the board
• Removing Heka from the game immediately ends his ongoing effect
• Cards already debuffed by Heka are restored to normal when he leaves

Why These Changes?

These fixes ensure the game behaves consistently and fairly:

• Match state cleanup prevents confusing situations where old effects bleed into new matches
• Heka fix ensures his ongoing ability works like other ongoing effects—they end when the card leaves play
• Both changes improve game clarity and prevent unintended interactions

Faction UI Update

MyFaction Scene Leave Button

• Full Feature Parity with Nexus
• Added Leave Faction button functionality to MyFaction scene
• Button now auto-hides when faction is at war (matches Nexus behavior)
• Uses identical cloud code endpoint and async handling as Nexus scene
• Added UI feedback during leave operation (“Leaving…” text, disabled state)

War Protection

• Leave button automatically hidden during both Pending and Active war states
• Prevents players from abandoning faction during conflict
• Checks attacker and defender status in `FactionManager.CachedActiveWars`

User Experience

• Shows “LEAVE” button when faction has no active wars
• Changes to “Leaving…” during async operation
• Button disables during operation to prevent double-clicks
• Automatically hides when player has no faction
• On failure, re-enables button for retry with error logging

Faction Icon Selection Cleanup

Visual Simplification

• Removed display name text from faction icon selection interface
• Icons now display without any text labels
• Cleaner, more visual-focused selection experience

Code Changes

• Removed `displayName` field from `FactionIcon` class
• Updated `FactionIconButton` to hide name text instead of displaying it
• Disabled `IconNameText` GameObject in `FactionIconButton.prefab` by default

Technical Implementation

MyFactionSceneManager Updates

• Added `leaveFactionButton` serialized field with header “Action Buttons”
• Added `isLeaving` state tracking flag
• Added `UpdateLeaveFactionButton(FactionData)` method for UI state management
• Added `IsFactionInWar(string)` method for war detection
• Added `OnLeaveClicked()` async event handler
• Updated `ShowFaction()` to call `UpdateLeaveFactionButton()`
• Updated `ShowNoFaction()` to hide leave button
• Updated `OnFactionLeft()` callback to reset state

Scene Wiring

• Connected `/Main Camera/Canvas/LeaveFaction` Button to MyFactionSceneManager
• Verified component references in `/Assets/Scenes/MyFaction.unity`

Icon System Refactoring

• Simplified `FactionIcon.cs` data structure
• Updated `FactionIconButton.cs` Setup() method
• Modified `/Assets/Resources/Prefabs/FactionIconButton.prefab`

Why These Changes?

These updates improve faction management UX and UI consistency:

• MyFaction scene now has complete feature parity with Nexus for leaving factions
• War-time protection prevents strategic exploits (can’t leave during conflict)
• Icon selection is cleaner and more intuitive without redundant text labels
• All changes maintain existing functionality while improving user experience

All changes are backward compatible with existing faction data.

Audio & Polish Update 

Match End Improvements

Better Pacing

• Added a brief pause after the final round before the results screen appears
• Gives you a moment to process the match outcome before the UI pops up

Match End Audio

• Different victory sounds for normal matches vs bounty matches
• Different defeat sounds for normal matches vs bounty matches
• Audio now reinforces whether you won or lost at a glance

Wager System Audio

• Wager Raise Feedback
• First wager increase now plays a distinct sound
• Second wager increase plays a different, more intense sound
• Works for both your wager raises and your opponent’s raises
• You’ll always hear when the stakes go up, even if you’re not watching the button

Game Scene Audio Track

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Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

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Why These Changes?

These updates improve match flow and add audio feedback to key moments:

• The pause at match end prevents the jarring instant transition to results
• Match-specific sounds help you instantly recognize what kind of match you just finished
• Wager audio adds tension and ensures you never miss when stakes are raised