The Endless Update

Hi there!

Long time since the last update, but I've been hard at work and got a new update for the Lost For Swords demo, with loooots of new stuff!

Here are the details:

• endless mode!

• added Bestiary

• added Arsenal

• Adjustedreworked Paltry Toweradded Lackey, reworked difficulty progression

• Push rework: pushing does significantly more damage

• added difficulty +7: stronger bosses

• added difficulty +8: 1 more monster per floor

• added difficulty +9: start run with a Futility

• new Monster: Lackey

• knight starting decks: the Minimalist and the Gourmand

• rogue starting deck: the Thief and the Joker

• nerfed Shield Maiden deck

• improved room loot generation, including Fountains

• added alternative backtrack punishments: Fragile and Myopic

• Aura interaction rework: hero does not move ONTO aura anymore, but next to it

• Afflictions interaction rework: hero does not move ONTO affliction anymore, but next to it

• reworked drop requirements for many cards

• increased prices of NPC vendors in endless mode

• advanced Rogue training

• advanced Mage training

• improved weapon handling in case of weapon stack changes while attacking

• improved hero attack power calculation in case of weapon stack changes while attacking

• monster attack and defense now resets when it is returned to the deck, in accordance with armor and weapons

• changes to monster movements: monsters will always prefer vertical movement now

• reworked Lingering Flame and related cards

• reworked Preparation

• reworked Horned Hood

• reworked Push In Boots

• reworked Cunning Rapier

• reworked Apothecary List

• reworked Chain Lightning

• reworked Lightning Strike

• reworked Tesla’s Parting Gift

• reworked Subtle Body Charm

• reworked Catnap Ring

• reworked Unstable Energy

• reworked Niv's Presence

• reworked Flame Wall

• streamlined ethereal card visuals by using icon at all times, not text

• save selected starting deck between runs

• reworked win tower cutscene

• increased text size of keyword infos in high resolution displays

• reworked sound effects

• added button in options menu to submit debug snapshot to developer

• improved trinket rendering when many trinkets are equipped

• increased speed of trinket equipping in late-game scenarios

• allow preview of upgrades in unidentified loot card popup

• improved tower win screen

• improved Japanese localization

• add keyword explanation for monster movements

• added missing translations for multiple languages

• various bugfixes when re-requipping trinkets

• fixed accidental card selection when tab-scrolling through vendor cards

• fixed visual bug when viewing related cards in Unidentified Loot popup

• fixed missing German umlauts in some dialogs and speechbubbles

• fixed bug that triggered boss phase advances multiple times in certain circumstances (Intimidation Ring)

• fixed bug where on-destroy triggers were running before on-damaged triggers, sometimes making Ring of Pyromania fizzle

• fixed bug that lead to crashes in late-game scenarios (stack overflow)

• fixed bug that cancelled queued actions when hero was clicked

• fixed some keyword inconsistencies

• fixed certain cards not getting discovered in card library

• fixes for crashes/hangs

• bugfix for sleep immune monsters triggering hidden blade

• bugfix for multiple Staff Artisans only creating a single Mana Orb

• bugfix for flame wand not creating flames if target is destroyed by attack

• bugfix when re-equipping certain trinkets

• bugfix: samson's sword now fully destroys Original Sin

• Fixedbugfixfixed interaction between Spear Of Longinus and Hothead Locket

• bugfix: when killing last monster before last room (=clearing floor), then spawning a monster, the locked door wouldn't spawn

• bugfix: fix for when to show campfire after beating a tower, depending on game version

• bugfix: minified card description text

New Cards:

• Mace

• Zweihänder

• Booster Pack

• Soporific Belt

• Quartermaster’s