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Content Update 0.20.0: Unlimited Party Level Cap, New Dungeon Events and More!

Hello everyone! As we cruise toward a major end-game content update, we'll be releasing smaller content updates, which address recurrent player concerns and add bits of content originally planned for that major update.

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Hello everyone! As we cruise toward a major end-game content update, we'll be releasing smaller content updates, which address recurrent player concerns and add bits of content originally planned for that major update.

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addedHello everyone! As we cruise toward a major end-game content update, we'll be releasing smaller content updates, which address recurrent player concerns and add bits of content originally planned for that major update.
addedCONTENT UPDATE 0.20.0.14216⦁ [New] Dungeon party cap is raised from 21 to 35 (full party), using a new Monster Scaling mechanic to reduce monsters group size. ⦁ [New] 2 more character slots ⦁ [New] 2 more vault slots ⦁ [New] Dungeon Enchanting Event (free item upgrade 3 choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Holo-Chest Event (3 items choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Gems Vendor Event ⦁ [New] Some resource icons polish ⦁ [Calibration] Overlord now casts Mass Silence instead of a permanent Aura ⦁ [Calibration] Vampire can no longer liberate pets ⦁ [Calibration] Dominate is capped to 1 per character (2 for puppet master) ⦁ [Calibration] Revamped the Bosses difficulty curve to better match level 35 party ⦁ [Calibration] 4/2 item sets can now give the bonus twice ⦁ [QoL] Gems can now be stacked ⦁ [Fix] Long character animations no longer delay actual attack speed ⦁ [Fix] Buffs, Shield, Heals should not resist anymore ⦁ [Fix] Can pick up coins/keys/resources from a chest even if main inventory is full ⦁ [Fix] Monsters could occasionally target hidden characters ⦁ [Fix] Angry Clones were too angry ⦁ [Fix] Cannot Camp in Combat anymore ⦁ [Fix] Rare cases where a Blue Key would not appear ⦁ [Fix] Certain damage bonuses not applying to auto-attacks ⦁ [Fix] Rockspit Worm is now immune to push ⦁ [Fix] Infinite HP exploit ⦁ [Fix] Issue with Resurrection Scroll ⦁ [Fix] Prison Event Issue with jail ⦁ [Fix] Reward Screen coin animation with large coin quantities ⦁ [Fix] Incorrect Injury tooltip ⦁ [Fix] Multiple Localization issues

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addedHello everyone! As we cruise toward a major end-game content update, we'll be releasing smaller content updates, which address recurrent player concerns and add bits of content originally planned for that major update.
added⦁ [New] Dungeon party cap is raised from 21 to 35 (full party), using a new Monster Scaling mechanic to reduce monsters group size. ⦁ [New] 2 more character slots ⦁ [New] 2 more vault slots ⦁ [New] Dungeon Enchanting Event (free item upgrade 3 choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Holo-Chest Event (3 items choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Gems Vendor Event ⦁ [New] Some resource icons polish ⦁ [Calibration] Overlord now casts Mass Silence instead of a permanent Aura ⦁ [Calibration] Vampire can no longer liberate pets ⦁ [Calibration] Dominate is capped to 1 per character (2 for puppet master) ⦁ [Calibration] Revamped the Bosses difficulty curve to better match level 35 party ⦁ [Calibration] 4/2 item sets can now give the bonus twice ⦁ [QoL] Gems can now be stacked ⦁ [Fix] Long character animations no longer delay actual attack speed ⦁ [Fix] Buffs, Shield, Heals should not resist anymore ⦁ [Fix] Can pick up coins/keys/resources from a chest even if main inventory is full ⦁ [Fix] Monsters could occasionally target hidden characters ⦁ [Fix] Angry Clones were too angry ⦁ [Fix] Cannot Camp in Combat anymore ⦁ [Fix] Rare cases where a Blue Key would not appear ⦁ [Fix] Certain damage bonuses not applying to auto-attacks ⦁ [Fix] Rockspit Worm is now immune to push ⦁ [Fix] Infinite HP exploit ⦁ [Fix] Issue with Resurrection Scroll ⦁ [Fix] Prison Event Issue with jail ⦁ [Fix] Reward Screen coin animation with large coin quantities ⦁ [Fix] Incorrect Injury tooltip ⦁ [Fix] Multiple Localization issues

CONTENT UPDATE 0.20.0.14216

⦁ [New] Dungeon party cap is raised from 21 to 35 (full party), using a new Monster Scaling mechanic to reduce monsters group size. ⦁ [New] 2 more character slots ⦁ [New] 2 more vault slots ⦁ [New] Dungeon Enchanting Event (free item upgrade 3 choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Holo-Chest Event (3 items choices) ⦁ [New] Dungeon Gems Vendor Event ⦁ [New] Some resource icons polish ⦁ [Calibration] Overlord now casts Mass Silence instead of a permanent Aura ⦁ [Calibration] Vampire can no longer liberate pets ⦁ [Calibration] Dominate is capped to 1 per character (2 for puppet master) ⦁ [Calibration] Revamped the Bosses difficulty curve to better match level 35 party ⦁ [Calibration] 4/2 item sets can now give the bonus twice ⦁ [QoL] Gems can now be stacked ⦁ [Fix] Long character animations no longer delay actual attack speed ⦁ [Fix] Buffs, Shield, Heals should not resist anymore ⦁ [Fix] Can pick up coins/keys/resources from a chest even if main inventory is full ⦁ [Fix] Monsters could occasionally target hidden characters ⦁ [Fix] Angry Clones were too angry ⦁ [Fix] Cannot Camp in Combat anymore ⦁ [Fix] Rare cases where a Blue Key would not appear ⦁ [Fix] Certain damage bonuses not applying to auto-attacks ⦁ [Fix] Rockspit Worm is now immune to push ⦁ [Fix] Infinite HP exploit ⦁ [Fix] Issue with Resurrection Scroll ⦁ [Fix] Prison Event Issue with jail ⦁ [Fix] Reward Screen coin animation with large coin quantities ⦁ [Fix] Incorrect Injury tooltip ⦁ [Fix] Multiple Localization issues

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