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Steam News19 March 20263mo ago

0.3.0 Update

Gameplay & Systems Run duration is now capped at 1 hour Progression menus (Level Up, Shop, Crystal) are now chained together Available Shrines are now visible in the Grimoire Available Blessings are now visible in the G

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What changed

31 fixes2 additions34 changes2 removals
  • Balance
  • Store
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Server
  • UI and audio
changedGameplay & SystemsRun duration is now capped at 1 hour
changedGameplay & SystemsProgression menus (Level Up, Shop, Crystal) are now chained together
changedGameplay & SystemsAvailable Shrines are now visible in the Grimoire
changedGameplay & SystemsAvailable Blessings are now visible in the Grimoire
changedGameplay & SystemsTutorial now supports controller input
changedGameplay & SystemsGame now starts in singleplayer if a lobby has no additional players

Gameplay & Systems

  • Run duration is now capped at 1 hour

  • Progression menus (Level Up, Shop, Crystal) are now chained together

  • Available Shrines are now visible in the Grimoire

  • Available Blessings are now visible in the Grimoire

  • Tutorial now supports controller input

  • Game now starts in singleplayer if a lobby has no additional players

  • The bell now displays how many times it has been rung

Performance & Stability

  • GPU optimizations

  • CPU optimizations

  • Network optimizations

  • Improved crash handling

  • Improved startup crash message

  • Mouse cursor now remains visible after a crash

  • Alt-tabbing during a crash now correctly shows the error window

  • Fixed disk saves causing performance issues

Visual Improvements

  • Added new icons for blessings, shrines, pickups

  • Improved grass model

  • Improved Bolt explosion VFX

  • Improved UI transparency rendering

  • Fixed lighting issues in the lobby

  • Fixed transparency issues around player portrait

  • Fixed UI texture wrapping on AMD GPUs

UI & UX

  • Reworked Shop UI

  • Improved Grimoire controller navigation

  • Improved end-of-run table

  • Improved controller navigation in Shop & Level Up menus

  • Run start message is now vertically centered

  • Removed cursor while in Ghost form when using a controller

  • Can now exit pause menu by pressing START on controller

  • GPU usage is now displayed in settings

  • Pressing ESC while rebinding now cancels the action

  • Fixed cursor flickering when pressing LB with a menu open

  • Fixed overlapping modals

  • Fixed WASD navigation in the Shop

  • Fixed Grimoire info appearing instantly

  • Fixed HUD details appearing in menus

Balance Changes

  • Hexite gain now scales with victory/defeat and Bell usage

  • Spells balancing pass

  • Blessings balancing pass

  • Shop prices balancing pass

  • Reduced Level Up experience requirements

  • Balanced Ghost orbs effects

  • Increased monsters health in multiplayer

  • Reduced number of Elite monsters

  • Increased Elite monsters health

Enemy & Combat Changes

  • Elite monsters are no longer blocked by crowds

  • Improved monster rotation on low graphics settings

  • Fixed monsters rotating instantly

  • Fixed monsters spawning too close to players in multiplayer

  • Fixed monster position network synchronization

Gameplay Fixes

  • Fixed Ghost unable to pass through monsters

  • Fixed player unable to move as Ghost

  • Fixed Orbs Mastery not working

  • Fixed rare spell stats scaling too quickly

  • Fixed Everrotting One dying mid-air

Progression & Economy Fixes

  • Fixed red chests showing upgrade cost at max level

  • Fixed “NOT ENOUGH GOLD” appearing when upgrading max level chests

  • Fixed duplicate choices appearing in the Shop

  • Fixed Level Up book experience being too low in multiplayer

  • Fixed inconsistent Hexite gain between players

Technical Fixes

  • Fixed options not being saved

  • Fixed pathfinding issues

  • Fixed crash caused by Thundercharge

  • Fixed crash caused by Lightning Strike

  • Fixed crash caused by Shrine of Elites / Horde

  • Fixed windowed/fullscreen switching issues

  • Fixed start message timeout in singleplayer

  • Fixed instant bottom scrolling in the Hexforge

  • Fixed freeze when opening the Shop

Source

Steam News / 19 March 2026

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