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⭐ Patch Notes v4.9

Cursed Words v4.9 is now live! This update brings a whole bunch of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and quality of life improvements, including new loading screen tooltips with helpful tips and reminders between encounters.

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addedCursed Words v4.9 is now live!This update brings a whole bunch of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and quality of life improvements, including new loading screen tooltips with helpful tips and reminders between encounters.
changedCursed Words v4.9 is now live!We’ve also updated a variety of items, interactions, and boss fight behaviours, alongside fixes for achievements, consumables, word tracking, and more.
changedADDITIONSLoading screen tooltips show after winning an encounter
addedADDITIONSAdded ENBY, ENBYS and ENBIES to the dictionary
changedCHANGESShop biasing now considers your three most common build tags rather than choosing any random build tag from your inventory
changedCHANGESUpdated consumable tiles, aiming to fix issues with tiles moving at start of grid; error when using Brick; duplication/errors with GOLD consumable tiles

Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't changes

addedThis update brings a whole bunch of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and quality of life improvements, including new loading screen tooltips with helpful tips and reminders between encounters.
changedWe’ve also updated a variety of items, interactions, and boss fight behaviours, alongside fixes for achievements, consumables, word tracking, and more.
changedLoading screen tooltips show after winning an encounter
addedAdded ENBY, ENBYS and ENBIES to the dictionary
changedShop biasing now considers your three most common build tags rather than choosing any random build tag from your inventory

Cursed Words v4.9 is now live!

This update brings a whole bunch of bug fixes, balance tweaks, and quality of life improvements, including new loading screen tooltips with helpful tips and reminders between encounters.

We’ve also updated a variety of items, interactions, and boss fight behaviours, alongside fixes for achievements, consumables, word tracking, and more.

And one more thing: Cursed Words is back on sale later today with a cheeky 10% discount. Already own the game? Maybe it’s time to gift a copy to a friend as an incredibly early Christmas present.

Cursed Words

⭐ Patch Notes v4.9

ADDITIONS

  • Loading screen tooltips show after winning an encounter

  • Added ENBY, ENBYS and ENBIES to the dictionary

CHANGES

  • Shop biasing now considers your three most common build tags rather than choosing any random build tag from your inventory

  • Updated consumable tiles, aiming to fix issues with tiles moving at start of grid; error when using Brick; duplication/errors with GOLD consumable tiles

  • Dialogue and boss fight changes which account for finding GLITCH tiles before entering the Beans boss fight

  • Stats no longer show wrong dictionary word for uncursed words

  • Removed retry button from daily puzzle

  • Final puzzle grid word no longer considered for longest/highest scoring word of run

  • Limited save backups to 20

  • Fixed 100% Steam Achievement not being granted immediately when earning final achievement

  • Showing Nat and Scattered Items unlocks after beating stage 5

  • Fixed Castle interaction with VOID tiles

  • Fixed Banana to work correctly with odd number of tiles

  • Beam Me Up increments Tile Ninja

  • Luffing Jib Crane made rare

  • Bar Chart scattering now works with Magnet

  • Departures, Arrivals and Diving Mask now work in Frankenstein

  • Retro Raider now randomises colour in Chromatic Aberration/with Tin Of Beans

  • Frankenstein upgrades show correct colour during Chromatic Aberration/with Tin Of Beans

  • Made Avocado, Fortune Cookie and Tin Of Beans edible by Mr Hippo (we gave them a can opener)

  • Unicorn now considered an animal

  • Wording updates to April Showers, Coin Purse, Depth Limit, Diving Mask, Efficient Recycler, Fried Shrimp, Retro Raider, Rollercoaster, Shelf Life

  • Las Vegas now pulses relevant jokers

REMOVALS

  • Removed FOID and FOIDS from dictionary

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