Update v3.7.2

Crypt of the NecroDancer v3.7.2 is now available!

Balance changes

These changes are applied while the SYNCHRONY DLC is active.

• 🔹 Holster: Now automatically switches weapons after shattering glass or throwing a weapon

• 🔹 Throwing Charm: Can now be obtained and activated by Chaunter

• Adjusted🔹 Berserk ScrollIncreased range when cast diagonally, to avoid bumping into enemies

• 🔹 Heart Containers: No longer be collectible (and wasted) by Aria or Coda in multiplayer outside of Ensemble Mode

• 🔹 Magic Food: Now grants shattered hearts to health-locked characters when eaten in Ensemble Mode

• 🔹 Cursed Hearts: No longer carry over to Aria, unless the previous character only had Cursed Hearts with no red health

• 🔹 Shrine of Fire: Can now be activated by charmed or possessed Fire Elementals bumping into it

• 🔹 Shrine of Peace: Now grants shattered heart containers when activated by Chaunter, Aria or Coda

• 🔹 Dash Spell: Range preview now follows Bounce Traps

• ▫️ Thief: Now spawns at most once per run in single-player mode

• 🔻 Thief: Stolen items now negate Low% if picked up by a player other than the original owner

Other changes

These changes apply to all versions of the game.

• Changed Nightmare shadows to allow tiles within their radius to be revealed

• Changed Nightmares to no longer remove the outline silhouette from enemies within their radius

• Changed Potion to grant one beat of invincibility when quaffed

• Changed items dropped by Crate/Barrel/Shrine Mimics, Teh Urn and Shopkeepers to no longer be collectible instantly, matching other containers

• Changed items dropped by a Scatter Trap to be recollectible by their original owner without negating Low%

Modding Features

• Added support for specifying additional properties for custom player skins via a metadata file

  • Skin metadata files must be placed next to the image file, sharing the same name with a.json extension.

    • For example, use mods/My custom character/entities/player1_armor_body.json to modify Cadence's body attributes, or player1_heads.json to modify sprite sizes and offsets for her head.

  • Supported JSON properties:

    • width, height: Spritesheet grid size in pixels (max. 64x64)

    • offsetX, offsetY: Horizontal and vertical offset of the sprite from the tile's center in pixels

    • offsetZ: Depth sorting adjustment to make the sprite appear above or below others

    • name: Name to display in the skin selection menu (must be associated with the body spritesheet)

    • equipment: Object to control equipment sprites (must be associated with the body spritesheet)

      • slotOffsets: Per-slot/per-frame X/Y offsets, e.g. {"weapon": [0,1, 0,2, -1,1, 0,-1]}

      • slotMirrors: Per-slot horizontal scale factors to mirror items, e.g. {"torch": -1}

      • excludedItems: Item entity names to hide, e.g. {"HeadBlastHelm": true}

      • If equipment is set to false instead of an object, equipment sprites are fully disabled while this skin is active.

    • hideIfTransformed: If true, hides this sprite while in an alternate form (such as Nocturna's Bat Form)

  • Any omitted attributes will retain their default values for the character being modified

• Added support for registering custom zones in mods

  • Added parameter ev.zones to event.levelSequenceUpdate

  • Added extensible enum LevelSequence.Zone with data fields order, tilesets, generatorType, enemyComponent

  • Changed level sequence to automatically include modded zones and bosses

  • Changed Boss Training room in the lobby to automatically include modded bosses and zones

  • Changed level editor to allow selecting custom zones in the "Generate level" menu

  • Changed level editor to group modded enemies together if they're registered to a custom zone

  • Changed Aria's zone order reversal logic to support custom zones

• Added components enemyPoolBossMinionKingConga, enemyPoolBossMinionDeathMetal, enemyPoolBossMinionFortissimole and enemyPoolBossMinionFortissimoleAudience to customize boss minions

• Added component trapApparitionExclusionZone

• Added component facingRotateSprite

• Added component Sync_digCheckRetaliationOnFail

• Added function inventory.isInitial() to check if an item is a pristine part of its holder's starting equipment

• Added function PlayableCharacter.floating() to give a playable character entity type innate flight

• Added function spectator.getPlayerSpectatorState() to check user-initiated spectator state

• Added function Array.toString() to return the raw string representation of an array's contents

• Added parameter ev.spawned to event.spellcast, storing the entity created by summoning or item-granting spells

• Added parameter ev.priceTagType to event.generateShopItems to allow using custom price tags

• Changed spellcastCreateWalls to not override exit stairs by default

Bugfixes

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed Ring of Peace providing no health after switching from Chaunter/Aria to another character in Ensemble Mode

• Fixed single-choice items not being independently linked together when duplicated by Scroll of Duplication

• Fixed Nocturna's Zone 5 area sometimes intersecting with potion rooms and vaults

• Fixed Green Bats sometimes being replaced by Blue Bats when playing Aria

• Fixed Coral Riff's Tentacles being immune to Freeze Spell while submerged

• Fixed error when starting a new run while an entity is about to convert into a different type

• Fixed some Hard Mode Sarcophagi spawning multiple different enemy types when playing Mary

• Fixed Reflective Shield reflecting a Gorgon's gaze even if the shield is facing away from the Gorgon

• Fixed Scroll of Riches ignoring coin multiplier upgrades

• Fixed song-ending Trapdoor being destructible and not always outprioritizing other traps

• Fixed Frost Dagger not melting to Fire Elemental attacks if AMPLIFIED DLC is not active

• Fixed Golden Lute not negating Low% when picked up outside of Cadence's final boss

• Fixed errors when killing a Pixie by teleporting onto it using Crown of Teleportation

• Fixed Reaper's Souls not dealing damage while dashing with Ring of Courage

• Fixed spirits ignoring distance limits when exiting a secret shop after purchasing a telepathy item

• Fixed adjacent traps sometimes being triggered when sliding into a Travel Rune on ice

• Fixed Monkeys in barrels not being knocked back by Ring of Pain

• Fixed Boots of Leaping/Lunging preventing charmed pets from being pushed

• Fixed Shock Monkeys being able to spawn on top of traps

Chaunter bugfixes

• Fixed Enchant Scroll not enchanting Chaunter's stashed weapon

• Fixed Shield of Shove not allowing possessed enemies to attack while shoving

• Fixed Shrine of Fire dropping forbidden items when activated by a possessed enemy

• Fixed Shrine of Pace not working correctly for Chaunter while possessing an enemy

• Fixed Shrine of Peace granting only 1 heart to possessed enemies while the AMPLIFIED DLC is disabled

• Fixed possessed Harpies being able to attack the Shopkeeper Ghost by moving into it diagonally

• Fixed possessed electric mages being able to effortlessly kill bosses by firing Electric Orbs from the topmost tile in the starting corridor

• Fixed possessed enemies being unable to move into Electric Orbs or Klarinetta's sword

• Fixed possessed enemies hopping instead of sliding with Ring of Courage

• Fixed possessed Bats, Banshees, Mommies and Leprechauns being immune to Wall Spikes

• Fixed possessed enemies being unable to dig Wall Spikes at half a heart

• Fixed possessed electric mages being unable to conjure weapons

• Fixed possessed Harpies not being able to dig correctly while confused

• Fixed possessed enemies not resisting knockback while dashing forward using Ring of Courage

• Fixed possessed enemies resisting Wind Spells and Shovemonsters while invincible

• Fixed Lord enemies not keeping their extra health when possessed

• Fixed error when when a possessed Harpy attempts to push a charmed pet diagonally

• Fixed Ring of War carrying over into the first level of the next run if held while possessing an enemy in All Characters Mode

• Fixed beat bars not turning red near the end of the song while possessing an enemy

• Fixed enemies killed by Ring of Pain or Boots of Pain being possessed if a Lantern is obtained via the Pawnbroker

• Fixed Chaunter ending up inside a wall when ejecting from a phasing enemy with no nearby floors

• Fixed player sprite being cut off when switching to Chaunter in Ensemble Mode while standing in a liquid

• Fixed Boots of Leaping/Lunging preventing possessed Deep Blues Knights from moving partially

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed Shopkeeper getting angry at Bomb Traps in multiplayer

• Fixed Coral Riff's Tentacles sometimes getting stuck underwater in multiplayer

• Fixed Blood Shop generating in Zone 1 when playing Aria in co-op, causing it to appear near the end of the run

• Fixed co-op enemies targeting players in secret shops

• Fixed verbose log output when hosting a GOG cross-play lobby

• Fixed error when entering a new level while a player with charmed pets is dead or spectating

• Fixed Practice Sarcophagus in the Versus Mode lobby not spawning enemies

Interface bugfixes

• Fixed speedrun timer unpausing after using Save & Quit in the All Characters selection room

• Fixed'Tachyarrhythmia' achievement being obtainable in Ensemble Mode

• Fixed description of Friendly Fire Mode implying that only explosion damage is affected

• Fixed missing item hint for single Grenade

• Fixed BPM counter fluctuating between integers when using custom music with Manual Beats

• Fixed performance issues when an entity repeatedly tries to convert to its own type

• Fixed Ctrl + Backspace not deleting the full selection in text prompts

Level editor bugfixes

• Fixed"Extra Room Count" option in level editor generating sparsely populated levels if Aria is selected

• Fixed missing sprites in level editor if AMPLIFIED DLC is not installed

• Fixed level editor always adding Goblin Sentries to the starting room when generating Zone 4 floors if AMPLIFIED DLC is disabled

• Fixed Lantern not defining an appropriate blood cost when placed in the level editor

• Fixed boss levels not using zone-specific health scaling or summons in Level Editor

• Fixed some level editor menus closing instantly when opened via a mouse click

Modding bugfixes

• Fixed custom player skins not reloading when the images files are modified while the skin is selected

• Fixed mod portal search not working if the search text contains spaces or special characters

• Fixed Possession.detach() causing errors if entity is not specified

• Fixed Shield of Shove setting ev.weapon incorrectly in event.objectTakeDamage / event.objectDealDamage

• Fixed stasisAI overriding other enemy AI changes

• Fixed modded characters based on Aria and Coda preventing Ooze Golems from spawning if AMPLIFIED is enabled

• Fixed wire graphics being cut off when modified to cover a larger area by a resource pack

• Fixed Shopkeeper Ghost spawning prematurely when playing with modded zones

• Fixed error when a player somehow gets their hands on a summoning spell intended for use by bosses

• Fixed error when an entity is given Sync_itemCombo without Sync_itemComboAddOnHit

• Fixed items without the itemTransmutable component still being transmuted by the Transmogrifier

• Fixed crash when attempting to load an image with an extremely long file name

Audio bugfixes

• Fixed beatmap/audio being out of sync on Zone 5 and Death Metal when using FamilyJules' soundtrack

• Fixed massive enemies repeatedly making splashy noises while in liquid

• Fixed the Shopkeeper's voice increasing in volume near the thermal boundary of Zone 3

• Fixed Mary's sheep yelling at crates

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed cables graphics in Nocturna's final boss fight being offset by one pixel

• Fixed Bolt's head sprite being offset incorrectly when the AMPLIFIED DLC is not installed

• Fixed players appearing behind walls in Phasing Mode if a custom character skin is active

• Fixed Mystery Mode trying to change the sprites of normally invisible internal item types

• Fixed Klarinetta's portrait in the late-join character selection menu not being aligned correctly

• Fixed duplicated items missing their hover animation