Update 0.4.5a - The Cog and The Wheel Update - is Now Live!

A smaller update this time, mostly centered on usability improvements and bugfixes.

As usual, please file feedback in the Steam forums or on the INTO EVIL Discord!

HUD/Menu changes:

• Carried items are no longer arranged "around" the character in the in-game HUD but are instead below them (mirroring the displayed Invocations)

• The multiplayer color indicator has been slightly adjusted to be more visible but less intrusive at all levels of camera zoom.

• Things are much more dramatic when a boss is slain

• "Escape" (or any other configured "start/menu" button input) now escapes the pause menu in the Descent.

• A list of all connected controllers is displayed in the Options > Input > Controllers menu

• The focused consumable slot can now be properly dropped from the Gear > Carried Items wheel

• Cycling through empty consumable slots on a gamepad no longer causes a "nothing to drop" popup (only long press)

• Long-range crossbow aiming now shows the prompt to "shoot" via hitting the Interact button for precise shots

Input changes:

• The game now auto-pauses when a player's controller is unplugged

• Auto lock-on and auto target switch can be disabled in the Options menu

• Enemy auto-lock is now weighted by "enemy importance" (i.e., it's easier to stay locked on to a boss instead of its minions)

• Manual locked-on target switching on gamepad has been improved and made easier to track

• It is easier to pan the camera around the edges of the screen with mouse and keyboard, and lock-on no longer disrupts this.

• You no longer dodge when leaving the on-character menu on a gamepad

• Crossbow fine-grained aiming now works properly again on gamepad.

Other Changes:

• Enemies no longer turn their back to you when projecting your movement

• The fire pools in the Hellfire boss arenas now properly damage you repeatedly

• The whirling blades in the Priest of Flesh's boss arena now only cause regular damage flashes (to reduce visual noise when minions are getting struck)

• The flesh walls summoned by the Priest of Flesh now do not act as lock-on targets.

• Shields no longer block "zone" attacks (pools of fire, blizzards, etc)

• Quivers drop less frequently

• The crossbow aim indicator is no longer disabled when travelling between levels

• The radius in which you hear Blood Demon chittering has been decreased

• Fixed a typo in the demo final boss fight dialog.