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Halloween Descends on Stickstead...

The spookiest time of the year is upon us - and with it comes new changes to the Defiled West Demo!

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  • Security
  • Balance
  • Store
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addedThe spookiest time of the year is upon us - and with it comes new changes to the Defiled West Demo! This update not only includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements, but also introduces several seasonal features - available for a limited time only!
changedPumpkindead now spawn in Stickstead.
addedThe Pitchfork: a powerful new melee weapon obtained by killing Pumpkindead!
fixedFixed a bug that would prevent unlocked weapons from showing on the level completion popup.
fixedFixed an issue that would break interaction with the weapon wagon when swapping between controller and keyboard.
removedData from destroyed weapons is no longer saved unnecessarily.

Defiled West changes

addedThe spookiest time of the year is upon us - and with it comes new changes to the Defiled West Demo! This update not only includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements, but also introduces several seasonal features - available for a limited time only!
changedPumpkindead now spawn in Stickstead.
addedThe Pitchfork: a powerful new melee weapon obtained by killing Pumpkindead!
fixedFixed a bug that would prevent unlocked weapons from showing on the level completion popup.
fixedFixed an issue that would break interaction with the weapon wagon when swapping between controller and keyboard.

The spookiest time of the year is upon us - and with it comes new changes to the Defiled West Demo! This update not only includes a variety of bug fixes and improvements, but also introduces several seasonal features - available for a limited time only!

Halloween Additions

  • Pumpkindead now spawn in Stickstead.

  • The Pitchforka powerful new melee weapon obtained by killing Pumpkindead!
  • Pumpkins have been placed throughout the streets.

  • The main menu now features halloween music.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that would prevent unlocked weapons from showing on the level completion popup.

  • Fixed an issue that would break interaction with the weapon wagon when swapping between controller and keyboard.

  • Data from destroyed weapons is no longer saved unnecessarily.

  • Patched an infinite ammo exploit.

  • Fixed an issue that would cause item slot count to disappear after dropping one item from a stack.

  • Fixed a bug that allowed crafted items to remain visible after being taken from a workbench.

  • Stopped General Store's weapon from facing the wrong direction when he's trying to aim at you.

  • The tour guide notepad no longer appears in the middle of the screen on ultra wide monitors.

  • The settings back button is no longer misaligned on ultra wide monitors.

  • Fixed an issue that caused a rope to briefly appear when equipping the rope cannon.

  • Ability selection and chore popups no longer bounce when the cursor is placed at their base.

  • Many more minor fixes!

General Improvements:

  • The tutorial now features an animation that demonstrates how to swipe with melee weapons.

  • Time is now slowed when using the spinshot ability.

  • Players can now choose to change the music in the saloon at the piano.

  • Added button icons to the settings menu to show how navigation works on controller.

  • Weapon wagon key icons are swapped to controller button icons when using controller.

  • Melee weapons on the ground are now transparent while an identical weapon is held.

  • Support for seasonal game-wide festivities!

We've been hard at work finalising the development of our next town Wraithwood, but we're not done with the demo just yet. Expect more bug fixes soon, a reimagined soul scale tutorial, and a complete overhaul of the currently-convoluted spectralisation system! We look forward to sharing more details with you soon. - The Mindmoss Team

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