Hello everyone! My name is Sky, and I am the Project Manager for Dueling Nexus. I am here to bring you all some huge updates we've released recently!

For anyone unfamiliar, Dueling Nexus is a fully-automatic web-based free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! online game with all the cards unlocked. Last year, we released some major updates, including a complete redesign of the deck editor and the game screen; these updates added many high-requested features, such as sorting options, a game log, and more. Additionally, a lot of game breaking bugs that may have once been present have been fixed, and many quality of life improvements have been made based on player input.

Now, today, I am here to present you all with an update on our roadmap! Previously, I had shared with you the release of Stage 1, the Deck Editor Overhaul, and Stage 2, the Gameplay Revamp. Since that last post, we have continued to implement new features. However, over the course of development, we've found ourselves constrained by the Stages we set for ourselves. As such, we have instead opted to focus on features individually, as opposed to in stages. With that said,

The following features are now available on Dueling Nexus:

• Replays

  • Users can now save their duels and watch them later.

  • You can share you replays with other players by simply sending them the URL; no login required to view!

• New Game Lobby

  • The lobby screen has been totally redesigned from the ground up!

  • New user customisation options have been added for all players, including new Avatars, Sleeves, Frames, and Playmats.

• HD Card Images

  • All cards are now in HD, allowing for a better viewing experience on larger monitors and resolutions.

  • Images are now automatically generated with our game updates. This means that should card names be changed (such as going from OCG names to TCG names), the card image will reflect the change. This also means that images will continuously be updated as higher-quality image scans are made available.

• Yugioh Deck - Deck Sharing

  • Two sharing options are now available. Players can choose to share their Decks with anyone by simply sending them the Deck's URL, or publicly share them in our new Public Deck Browser!

  • Players are able to open shared Decks and Public Decks simply with their URL, even if they are not logged on. Users are additionally able to make changes and save a copy of shared Decks to their own account.

  • There are a variety of options to help users navigate the new Public Deck Browser, including user-selected tags, view and download counts, and a variety of filters.

  • Our staff hand-curates Top Decks, allowing users to quickly glance at what Decks are currently popular in the TCG, OCG, and Rush Duel formats.

• Card Database

  • By clicking on a card's name on the left-side view menu in the Deckbuilder or in-game, players are able to pull up a unique card page, which includes additional information such as the card's current status in the TCG and OCG, its release date, the packs it is available in, and even links to both TCG Player and Card Market for those interested in purchasing cards IRL.

  • Additionally, we plan to implement a few other key features here, such as usage statistic, rulings, and other useful data.

• Card Image Maker

  • This includes Series 10, Series 11 (Rush), and Anime style cards. All fonts and sizing are accurate to real-life cards, and most importantly, no watermarks!

  • You are able to save cards as images, or save a .json file locally if you wish to keep working on a certain card. This file can even be shared to other devices, if you or someone else would like to keep working on a certain card.

• Nyx

  • She's not really a new feature, but I would like to introduce everyone to our new mascot character, Nyx!

  • An underground Duelist from New Maiami City's Satellite District, Nyx may appear cold and discerning at first glance, but don't let her appearance fool you! She is kind, caring, and a bit of an air head too. She loves a good Duel, and spends a lot of her time helping players test their Decks out.

  • You can encounter Nyx in-game by playing loading into a Quick or Custom solo game, or by selecting the Test option inside the Deck Builder. She plays many different kinds of Decks, mainly from the OCG, including casual decks like Blue-Eyes, to more competitive-oriented Decks like Orcust.

  • Nyx was designed in part by a collaboration with u/Travagar on Twitter, be sure to check them out! https://twitter.com/Travag4r. We can't wait to share more of Nyx with you all soon, and we definitely look forward to seeing some fanart too!

And finally, debuting today:

• Battle Pass System

  • Featuring 65 total tiers, including Avatars, Sleeves, Portraits, Frames, and Playmats designed around recent Decks such as Kashtira, Branded, Purrely, and more.

  • 100% microtransaction free!! All tiers advance from gaining XP while playing Quickplay or Ranked Mode.

  • A new Battle Pass will be included with each new TCG banlist, to constantly keep players engaged.

• Customisable player Portraits

  • A new customisation option, previously player's portraits simply displayed a player's in-game Rank. With the release of the Season Pass, players will now be able to customise their portraits, such as they would their Sleeve Frames.

• Animated Card Rarities

  • A total of 9 new rarities have been added: Rare, Super Rare, Ultra Rare, Prismatic Rare, Ultimate Rare, Gold Rare, Ghost Rare, and the all-new exclusive Nexus Rare.

  • Rarities are earnable from both the Battle Pass, and participation in official DNX events hosted on our Discord server, such as Tournaments, Gameshows, and more. The Nexus Rare rarity in particular will be exclusive to winners of our events.

What Comes Next?

We are still not done with updates! The following features are all currently in development:

• Player Titles

  • Another layer of customisation, allowing players to display a Title of their choice in the pre-game lobby (currently used to display their in-game Rank).

• Achievements

  • Special one-time challenges with unique unlocks for Avatar, Sleeve, Playmats, and more.

• Daily and Weekly Challenges

  • To give players an XP boost in their Battle Pass grind.

• Career Challenges

  • Lifetime progressive challenges to give players even more XP and even some unique customisation items.

• 3D Mode with Holograms

  • For so long, one complaint users had about DNX was that it looked "flat" compared to YGOPro's vibrant 3D field. No longer! We are actively working on a 3D mode, with Holograms (card cutouts that display above cards).

  • Players will be able to change between 2D and 3D mode on the fly via the Options menu.

• Nyx Emotes in In-Game Chat

  • Currently available on our Discord Server, players will be able to send Nyx Emotes to each other in the in-game chat.

• Public Player Pages

  • Allowing players to display their Publicly Shared Decks, Achievements, Career Performance, Saved Replays, and more.

  • These pages can optionally be set to Private, for the privacy-concious.

• Additional Mobile Compatability Fixes

  • Currently, the site has launched its mobile-friendly open Beta. The game now is much more mobile-friendly, and we plan to continue to improve the mobile experience for players on-the-go.

• Multilingual Support

  • The site currently supports cards in 11 languages- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Korean, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.

  • We will be expanding this support to also fully-translate the entire site UI for a truly localised experience.

• Even More Events with In-Game Rewards

  • Earlier this week, we hosted our first Tournament with in-game prizes, a Live Tournament. Despite only being announced a day ahead of time, we had a turn out of over 160 players competiting for in-game Rarities.

  • Future events (not just Tournaments!) will include a plethora of in-game prizes, including exclusive Avatars, Sleeves, Playmats, and more!

• A Secret New Game Mode

  • Currently in pre-Alpha testing, an all-new mechanical way to play DNX will be coming soon ;)

  • Very special shout-out to Glitchy and Lyris for your work on this!

Join the Nexus

We are currently looking to partner with Content Creators to promote our platform! We are in the beginning stages of development a referral system for partners, which allows their watchers and consumers to support them and gain exclusive in-game prizes while doing so!

We are also currently looking for volunteers to help us expand our platform!

• If you are a Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Korean, or Thai speaker, we need your help localising our game into your language!

• If you are a Graphical Designer, and looking to have your work featured on our platform, we are in need of people who can design cosmetics, game assets, renders, illustrations, and artworks.

• If you are an EDM Musician who'd like your music featured in our site, we are looking for audio engineers to contribute to our ever-growing OST, and SFX library.

• If you are a Lua programmer, we are looking for Card Scripters to get card updates out even faster for players to enjoy.

• If you are a writer, journalist, or editor, we are currently looking for authors to write News Articles, Discussion Posts, and more for our site.

As a finaly note, PLEASE keep in mind that these features are in active development, and bugs could therefore appear. If you experience any issues with these game changes, please report them to us in our Discord server, under the #open-beta-feedback channel. We would love to hear if you have any suggestions on what you would like to see added to Dueling Nexus!

Finally, we will be hosting an AMA on our Discord Server to address any questions users may have about the site, be it features, development, or just getting to know the developers better! We will also be giving out prizes, so be sure to check it out! We will be starting at 6pm EST (3pm PST, 11pm GMT, 12pm CET, 7am CST). A link to the event can be found here.

Attached below are screenshots of the new features included with this update: