Desktop Survivors 98 Demo Update v1.29

✨ New Features

"3D" Environmental Art: New environmental assets have been added, inspired by 90s game art. This includes updated visuals for crates, barrels, doors, shop tables, and chests.

Treasure Chest Mechanic: Treasure rooms and keys have been removed. Treasure chests are now occasional room rewards with a revamped opening mechanic to make them more fun.

Dungeon Wallpaper: A brand new dungeon wallpaper has been created that better fits the new environment aesthetic.

End Fight Button: An "End Fight" button now appears in the bottom-left corner after one minute in a room (excluding boss fight). Clicking it ends the fight but forfeits XP and Gold from remaining enemies.

🗡️ Weapon Rebalancing

All weapons have been revisited and rebalanced.

Notable updates include

Firewall: Nerfed for balance. No longer applies knockback.

Minesweeper

Mines now spawn near the center.

Paint Brush

Visuals and behavior have been revamped, and now more optimized.

🔧 Gameplay Tweaks

Enemy Projectiles: All enemy projectiles are now red with a red line trail, making them easier to see amidst the chaos. Additionally, projectiles are now invincible and must be dodged to avoid damage.

Grid-Aligned Room Furniture: Room furniture now spawns in a grid-like fashion with improved spawning rules, creating a cleaner room layout.

Level-Up and Treasure Effects: New visual effects have been added to make treasure chest openings and leveling up feel more exciting.

+XP and +GP Indicators: Moved to the Taskbar HUD for a less intrusive display.

King Fight Updates:

• Defeating the King now rewards a generous treasure chest with gold and the Recycle bonus.

• The King cannot damage the player until he starts attacking.

• The King's health now scales based on your Recycle stat.

Shop Room Changes: Shop doors have been removed for a more RNG-driven experience. Shops are now discovered by chance. This may change in the future.

In-Game Wallpaper Behavior: Using an in-game wallpaper now ensures the game will not render above everything else. This allows you to open and interact with other windows on top of the game.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Pointers wouldn't appear properly when using the Floppy Disk upgrade.

• Fixed bug where fights wouldn't end.

• Fixed the white text issue on the level-up menu.

• Fixed an issue where unlocking an item mid-run would add it to the level-up pool, causing the game to crash when acquired with a full inventory.

• Fixed an issue where enemies would sometimes shrink over time.