Catamyst v1.1 - Out Now!

Catamyst v1.1 is finally here!

Catamyst has received a major update and it's finally yours to play!

To celebrate the release, Catamyst will be 50% off for the next week!

Expect a ton of improvements, polish and some new content to sink your teeth into. I already went over the content of the update in the previous post, so I'll keep the overview brief.

New Content

• Five brand new tiers of difficult from 0 - 5 titled Enrage.

  • Enrage 3 is the previous version's standard mode

  • Enrage 5 is the previous version's Hard Mode (Agitation Ritual).

• Two new types of Potion to use in runs.

  • Overloading Potion: Deals massive damage after a short timer.

  • Corruption Flask: Applies stacks of Corruption that reduce's enemy damage.

• Five new Catalysts to enhance your potions.

  • Patient Catalyst: Deals 95% less damage, but every 5th throw deals a massive hit.

  • Stealthy Catalyst: Increases Dodge Chance when holding the potion.

  • Fortunate Catalyst: Has a chance to deal double damage when thrown.

  • Bonded Catalyst: Increases Crit Chance and Crit Damage based on how many unique molecules are in the attached potion.

  • You'll have the find the fifth one in-game... I seemed to have dropped it...

• Some new Enchantments!

  • [Special] Molecule Master: Increases Potion Damage, Crit Chance and Crit Damage based on how many unique molecules are in all your potions.

  • [Novice] Stealth Skills: Increases Dodge Chance by 3%.

  • [Expert] Stealth Tactics: Increases Dodge Chance by 6%.

  • [Novice] Protection Ward: Start each wave with +10 Ward Strength.

Reworks & Improvements

• Status Effects have been reworked to allow multiple effects of the same type (e.g. Burn) from different sources. Status Effect code as a whole have been reworked from the ground up to feel better to use.

• Damage Reduction and Overheal have been replaced with a new Ward stat.

  • This is shown in a new bar under your Health.

  • Ward Strength reduces damage by 50% and is consumed by the amount reduced.

  • Any Enchantments that used Damage Reduction/Overheal are replaced with Ward-related Enchantments.

• Catalysts will now be offered in random rarities between Novice, Expert and Master.

  • The Catalyst's base modifier will be improved on higher rarities.

  • Each Catalyst now has the same base chance to be offered.

• You can now move the position of your Potions on the Potion Bar by dragging them.

  • This, however, does not include Vis Vial as this always sits in Slot #1.

• "Molecule Imbue" upgrades have been reworked to better represent the idea of collecting Molecules.

  • Read more in-depth about these in the Patch Notes below.

  • Molecule Imbues are now pooled with all Special Enchantments, and are offered after every miniboss wave (now including Wave 15!)

Now for the Patch Notes! Prepare for a long read...

Patch Notes

General

• Added an animation for throwing potions.

• Added dissolve animations to enemies on death.

• Updated the sprite for Vis currency.

• Updated all Status Effect sprites.

• Artifact-related enchantments are no longer offered if you did not select an artifact.

• Physical contact enemies (such as Barcs) now no longer deal damage when Stunned.

• A crash when failing a run has been fixed.

• A situation where the player would die twice and cause a crash has been fixed.

• Enemy Shield bar now correctly depletes.

• Projectiles now correctly get removed at the end of the wave.

• Updated the Credits page.

• Added a noticeboard to the main menu.

• The “Run Start” menu has been reworked, and now includes 5 levels of difficulty.

• Overhauled the “Run Stats” menu, including a complete backend rework and visual redesign.

Balancing

• Reduced Willow’s hitbox slightly to match their body better.

• “Respiration Potion” now gives a consistent Movement Speed increase when thrown, rather than a % based chance to get the buff.

• “Respiration Potion” now increases the Movement Speed buff by 0.25% when leveling up.

• Enemies can no longer spawn underneath players, and will respawn elsewhere if this occurs.

• Changed “Extra Life” (now “Orchid’s Blessing”) to a Special tier enchantment.

• “Master of Attunement” (now “Attunement Master”) no longer grants 75 Inert Essence, but instead increased Vis Collection rate by 15%.

• Starting Crit Damage increased to 1.5x (150%).

• Displacement Draught now has a +25% throw distance modifier that increases as the potion levels up.

• “Potion Mastery” now increases potion start level from 3->5, and increases potion XP gain from 25%->50%.

• “Sacrificial Power” has been changed to reduce 50% of Current Health, instead of Max Health modifiers.

• “Slow Learner” wave modifier now reduces Potion XP from 50%->25%.

• “Sacrificial Crit” now reduced Potion Damage from 50%->30%.

• “Lights Out” wave modifier has been removed, to be reworked in a future update.

• “Vis Packs” (now “Coagulated Vis") now also grants 50% of its base healing value, alongside 15 Vis.

Enchantments

• Added “Stealth Skills” and “Stealth Tactics” Enchantments (Novice/Expert).

• Added “Molecule Mastery” Special Enchantment.

• Added “Protection Ward” Novice Enchantment.

• Reworked all “Molecule Imbue” upgrades to focus on collecting molecules.

  • All: Increases molecule weighting for the imbue picked.

  • Hydrogen: Now increases Potion XP gain by 0.05% per Hydrogen owned.

  • Carbon: Now increases Crit Rate temporarily by 2% per Carbon collected (for 5s, up to 10 stacks).

  • Oxygen: Now increases Movement Speed by 0.02% per Oxygen owned.

  • Iron: Now increases Ward durability by 1 when collecting an Iron molecule.

  • Photon: Now increases Potion Damage by 0.03% per Photon owned.

  • Nitrogen: Increases bleed duration by 0.03% per Nitrogen owned.

  • Gold: Increases Ward Strength when you collect a Gold molecule.

• Molecule Imbues are now classified as Special Enchantments.

• Defeating Waves 10/15 now allows players to select a Special Enchantment.

• “Steelskinned” has been replaced with “Empowered Ward”.

• Removed “Thick Skin I-II” as Damage Reduction is no longer utilised.

• Renamed “Master of Attunement” to “Attunement Master”.

• Renamed “Obelisk Agitation” to “Magic Agitation”.

• Renamed “Extra Life” to “Orchid’s Blessing”.

Potions

• Renamed “Respiration” to “Respiration Potion” for consistency.

• Renamed “Hydrocyanic Acid” to “Hydrogen Peroxide”, as well as changing its recipe to HO2.

Enemies

• “Berserk Barc” enemies have been reworked, renamed to “Mosscrab”, and given a unique set of sprites.

• “Mosscrab” enemies are now immune to Status Effects when they have their shield active.

• “Barc” enemies have had their size reduced by about 25%.

• The larger Barcs have been given a unique set of sprites, including a cute set of horns and a tail.

• Enemy Burn effect now deals 1/8th of their damage.

• Enemy Acid effect now deals 1/10th of their damage.

• Enemy status effects now display a timer for their duration and a counter for stacks.

• Mycellius projectile travel speed has been reduced by about 33%.

• Mycellius attack speed has been slowed by 1s.

That's all for the patch notes. I really hope you enjoy this update. Catamyst has grown alongside me as a developer, so I hope that shows in this new update :D

Any feedback you might have, please send it my way prefarably via Bluesky!

Good luck in the Grove!

bugsaretasty~