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fixed═══════════════════════════════════════ NEW CONTENT ═══════════════════════════════════════ New Relic • Scroll of Flight: Allows travel to any room on the next floor, ignoring path restrictions New Enemies • Sinistermage: A dangerous caster with triple fireball attacks and the ability to teleport away when critically wounded • Stonespawn: A tanky frontline enemy that forces you to attack it with a new Taunt mechanic New Enemy Abilities • Taunt: Forces single-target attacks to hit the taunting enemy • Stun: Prevents actions for a duration ═══════════════════════════════════════ TEMPLE & WEAPON ENCHANTMENT SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ Major updates to the Temple system and Levels of Magic: Weapon Leveling • Your weapon (Longsword for Berserker) can now be enchanted with Magic • Each Magic level unlocks additional enchantment options • Level costs scale: 1 soul for first level, then +5 per level after. There are 3 levels and rumors speak about a secret hidden 4th level... Enchantments • Visit Temples to add magical enchantments to your weapon • Blood Lightning: Strike enemies with lightning when attacking (random chance that increases with each added enchantment, or click your longsword relic to toggle 100% activation for the cost of 1 life) • Upgrades available: Auto-Strike, Double Damage, Healing, and more • Each Temple offers a choice of upgrades to customize your build Not Implemented: Each class has its own magic system connected to their unique weapon. Beat the game with each character to enable their weapon to be used by other characters. Temple Improvements • Clearer UI for weapon leveling vs. adding enchantments vs. upgrading • Better tooltip display showing current weapon level and active blessings • Fixed various refresh and display bugs ═══════════════════════════════════════ AUDIO ═══════════════════════════════════════ • Removed or replaced a lot of the music • If you like the music in Low Magic, They Said - I've started uploading some of it to Spotify! Check it out:
changed═══════════════════════════════════════ BOSS IMPROVEMENTS ═══════════════════════════════════════ Orc Boss Personality • The Orc Boss can now open his mouth when screaming during his Raging Fury buff • Improved visual intensity of the Raging Fury shader effect (now flows upward with aggressive energy) ═══════════════════════════════════════ VISUAL EFFECTS OVERHAUL ═══════════════════════════════════════ Health Bar Improvements • New visual health bars for enemies and player • Block now displays correctly to the right of health, only overlapping when forced • Damage preview system shows exactly what will happen when you attack • Piercing damage preview correctly shows damage bypassing block • Better positioning and cleaner look overall • Hovering End Turn button shows expected damage Shader Revamp • Fixed Battle Frenzy shader - energy now flows upward as intended • Fixed Healing shader not displaying properly • New Healing and Bloodthirst visual effects • Fixed Scent of Blood shader showing square edge artifacts • Fixed Prismatic shader not removing itself when status expires • Multiple status shaders now use proper alpha masking (no more square borders) ═══════════════════════════════════════ PERFORMANCE ═══════════════════════════════════════ • General performance improvements resulting in less stuttering during gameplay ═══════════════════════════════════════ BUG FIXES ═══════════════════════════════════════ Critical Fixes • Fixed an issue with cards that discarded other cards that could break the turn order • Fixed Life Leeching Spellstone relic not triggering properly • Fixed Memorial Shrine exploit where left-clicking the shrine box could grant multiple rewards • Removed debug shortcuts for prestige and boss soul manipulation Card Fixes • Vengeful Strike now works properly (needs more testing) - this finally enables Sacrifice builds! (My friend Fidde finally gets what he asked for!) • My own limited playtest absolutely crushed with Sacrifice builds - prepare to destroy yourself for glory! Progression Fixes • Fixed various issues with Prestige Mode and Discovery Mode unlock tracking • Fixed prestige level display in the Journal ═══════════════════════════════════════ PROGRESSION SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ For those brave enough to push beyond Normal difficulty: Prestige Ladder: • Win Prestige 0 (Normal) → Unlock Prestige 1 and "Re-roll Starting Relic" in High Town • Win Prestige 1 → Unlock Prestige 2 • Win Prestige 2 → Unlock Prestige 3 • Win Prestige 3 → Unlock Prestige 4 • Win Prestige 4 → Unlock Prestige 5 AND Discovery Mode • Win Prestige 5-9 → Unlock next level • Win Prestige 10 → Maximum reached Discovery Mode: • Unlocked after beating Prestige 4 • Can toggle on/off at any Prestige level • Win Discovery at ANY level → Earn "The Prestige" title Visual Progression: Each Prestige level beaten colors a ball differently in the Little Palace. If you manage to beat all 10 levels, you can prove it! Note: Prestige levels 5 to 10 are not tested or balanced. For now, these are simply there for those of you who like it when it hurts. ═══════════════════════════════════════ COMING SOON ═══════════════════════════════════════ Not implemented yet: There is an event "THE DARK PRISON" - solve it while wearing "The Prestige" title to unlock the start of the END GAME content. ═══════════════════════════════════════ WHAT'S NEXT ═══════════════════════════════════════ After any necessary hotfixes following Patch 8, Patch 9 will focus on: • New bosses and normal enemies • More visual effects • More sound effects Get ready for some fresh challenges that look and sound even better! ═══════════════════════════════════════ BEHIND THE SCENES ═══════════════════════════════════════ While not visible in this patch, we've been laying groundwork for the future: • Prep work for story elements and narrative • Preparations for the next 2 playable classes • End game content foundations • Narration voice overs in the works Stay tuned - there's a lot more coming! ═══════════════════════════════════════ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ═══════════════════════════════════════ Special Thanks Shoutout to Jack for finding the Memorial Shrine click exploit! He previously found the space bar version of the same exploit, and after I fixed it I told him it would never happen again. Well... he found a way. Jack, if you find a third way to break the shrine, I'm hiring you as a QA tester and also possibly banning you. Found a bug? Have suggestions? Join our Discord! Enjoying the alpha? Please WISHLIST us on Steam - it helps tremendously! Thank you for helping us test and improve Low Magic, They Said!
Low Magic They Said changes
fixed═══════════════════════════════════════ NEW CONTENT ═══════════════════════════════════════ New Relic • Scroll of Flight: Allows travel to any room on the next floor, ignoring path restrictions New Enemies • Sinistermage: A dangerous caster with triple fireball attacks and the ability to teleport away when critically wounded • Stonespawn: A tanky frontline enemy that forces you to attack it with a new Taunt mechanic New Enemy Abilities • Taunt: Forces single-target attacks to hit the taunting enemy • Stun: Prevents actions for a duration ═══════════════════════════════════════ TEMPLE & WEAPON ENCHANTMENT SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ Major updates to the Temple system and Levels of Magic: Weapon Leveling • Your weapon (Longsword for Berserker) can now be enchanted with Magic • Each Magic level unlocks additional enchantment options • Level costs scale: 1 soul for first level, then +5 per level after. There are 3 levels and rumors speak about a secret hidden 4th level... Enchantments • Visit Temples to add magical enchantments to your weapon • Blood Lightning: Strike enemies with lightning when attacking (random chance that increases with each added enchantment, or click your longsword relic to toggle 100% activation for the cost of 1 life) • Upgrades available: Auto-Strike, Double Damage, Healing, and more • Each Temple offers a choice of upgrades to customize your build Not Implemented: Each class has its own magic system connected to their unique weapon. Beat the game with each character to enable their weapon to be used by other characters. Temple Improvements • Clearer UI for weapon leveling vs. adding enchantments vs. upgrading • Better tooltip display showing current weapon level and active blessings • Fixed various refresh and display bugs ═══════════════════════════════════════ AUDIO ═══════════════════════════════════════ • Removed or replaced a lot of the music • If you like the music in Low Magic, They Said - I've started uploading some of it to Spotify! Check it out:
changed═══════════════════════════════════════ BOSS IMPROVEMENTS ═══════════════════════════════════════ Orc Boss Personality • The Orc Boss can now open his mouth when screaming during his Raging Fury buff • Improved visual intensity of the Raging Fury shader effect (now flows upward with aggressive energy) ═══════════════════════════════════════ VISUAL EFFECTS OVERHAUL ═══════════════════════════════════════ Health Bar Improvements • New visual health bars for enemies and player • Block now displays correctly to the right of health, only overlapping when forced • Damage preview system shows exactly what will happen when you attack • Piercing damage preview correctly shows damage bypassing block • Better positioning and cleaner look overall • Hovering End Turn button shows expected damage Shader Revamp • Fixed Battle Frenzy shader - energy now flows upward as intended • Fixed Healing shader not displaying properly • New Healing and Bloodthirst visual effects • Fixed Scent of Blood shader showing square edge artifacts • Fixed Prismatic shader not removing itself when status expires • Multiple status shaders now use proper alpha masking (no more square borders) ═══════════════════════════════════════ PERFORMANCE ═══════════════════════════════════════ • General performance improvements resulting in less stuttering during gameplay ═══════════════════════════════════════ BUG FIXES ═══════════════════════════════════════ Critical Fixes • Fixed an issue with cards that discarded other cards that could break the turn order • Fixed Life Leeching Spellstone relic not triggering properly • Fixed Memorial Shrine exploit where left-clicking the shrine box could grant multiple rewards • Removed debug shortcuts for prestige and boss soul manipulation Card Fixes • Vengeful Strike now works properly (needs more testing) - this finally enables Sacrifice builds! (My friend Fidde finally gets what he asked for!) • My own limited playtest absolutely crushed with Sacrifice builds - prepare to destroy yourself for glory! Progression Fixes • Fixed various issues with Prestige Mode and Discovery Mode unlock tracking • Fixed prestige level display in the Journal ═══════════════════════════════════════ PROGRESSION SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ For those brave enough to push beyond Normal difficulty: Prestige Ladder: • Win Prestige 0 (Normal) → Unlock Prestige 1 and "Re-roll Starting Relic" in High Town • Win Prestige 1 → Unlock Prestige 2 • Win Prestige 2 → Unlock Prestige 3 • Win Prestige 3 → Unlock Prestige 4 • Win Prestige 4 → Unlock Prestige 5 AND Discovery Mode • Win Prestige 5-9 → Unlock next level • Win Prestige 10 → Maximum reached Discovery Mode: • Unlocked after beating Prestige 4 • Can toggle on/off at any Prestige level • Win Discovery at ANY level → Earn "The Prestige" title Visual Progression: Each Prestige level beaten colors a ball differently in the Little Palace. If you manage to beat all 10 levels, you can prove it! Note: Prestige levels 5 to 10 are not tested or balanced. For now, these are simply there for those of you who like it when it hurts. ═══════════════════════════════════════ COMING SOON ═══════════════════════════════════════ Not implemented yet: There is an event "THE DARK PRISON" - solve it while wearing "The Prestige" title to unlock the start of the END GAME content. ═══════════════════════════════════════ WHAT'S NEXT ═══════════════════════════════════════ After any necessary hotfixes following Patch 8, Patch 9 will focus on: • New bosses and normal enemies • More visual effects • More sound effects Get ready for some fresh challenges that look and sound even better! ═══════════════════════════════════════ BEHIND THE SCENES ═══════════════════════════════════════ While not visible in this patch, we've been laying groundwork for the future: • Prep work for story elements and narrative • Preparations for the next 2 playable classes • End game content foundations • Narration voice overs in the works Stay tuned - there's a lot more coming! ═══════════════════════════════════════ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ═══════════════════════════════════════ Special Thanks Shoutout to Jack for finding the Memorial Shrine click exploit! He previously found the space bar version of the same exploit, and after I fixed it I told him it would never happen again. Well... he found a way. Jack, if you find a third way to break the shrine, I'm hiring you as a QA tester and also possibly banning you. Found a bug? Have suggestions? Join our Discord! Enjoying the alpha? Please WISHLIST us on Steam - it helps tremendously! Thank you for helping us test and improve Low Magic, They Said!
═══════════════════════════════════════ NEW CONTENT ═══════════════════════════════════════ New Relic • Scroll of Flight: Allows travel to any room on the next floor, ignoring path restrictions New Enemies • Sinistermage: A dangerous caster with triple fireball attacks and the ability to teleport away when critically wounded • Stonespawn: A tanky frontline enemy that forces you to attack it with a new Taunt mechanic New Enemy Abilities • Taunt: Forces single-target attacks to hit the taunting enemy • Stun: Prevents actions for a duration ═══════════════════════════════════════ TEMPLE & WEAPON ENCHANTMENT SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ Major updates to the Temple system and Levels of Magic: Weapon Leveling • Your weapon (Longsword for Berserker) can now be enchanted with Magic • Each Magic level unlocks additional enchantment options • Level costs scale: 1 soul for first level, then +5 per level after. There are 3 levels and rumors speak about a secret hidden 4th level... Enchantments • Visit Temples to add magical enchantments to your weapon • Blood Lightning: Strike enemies with lightning when attacking (random chance that increases with each added enchantment, or click your longsword relic to toggle 100% activation for the cost of 1 life) • Upgrades available: Auto-Strike, Double Damage, Healing, and more • Each Temple offers a choice of upgrades to customize your build Not Implemented: Each class has its own magic system connected to their unique weapon. Beat the game with each character to enable their weapon to be used by other characters. Temple Improvements • Clearer UI for weapon leveling vs. adding enchantments vs. upgrading • Better tooltip display showing current weapon level and active blessings • Fixed various refresh and display bugs ═══════════════════════════════════════ AUDIO ═══════════════════════════════════════ • Removed or replaced a lot of the music • If you like the music in Low Magic, They Said - I've started uploading some of it to Spotify! Check it out:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5P2niCt6TsVdtZ4aBvC2jf
═══════════════════════════════════════ BOSS IMPROVEMENTS ═══════════════════════════════════════ Orc Boss Personality • The Orc Boss can now open his mouth when screaming during his Raging Fury buff • Improved visual intensity of the Raging Fury shader effect (now flows upward with aggressive energy) ═══════════════════════════════════════ VISUAL EFFECTS OVERHAUL ═══════════════════════════════════════ Health Bar Improvements • New visual health bars for enemies and player • Block now displays correctly to the right of health, only overlapping when forced • Damage preview system shows exactly what will happen when you attack • Piercing damage preview correctly shows damage bypassing block • Better positioning and cleaner look overall • Hovering End Turn button shows expected damage Shader Revamp • Fixed Battle Frenzy shader - energy now flows upward as intended • Fixed Healing shader not displaying properly • New Healing and Bloodthirst visual effects • Fixed Scent of Blood shader showing square edge artifacts • Fixed Prismatic shader not removing itself when status expires • Multiple status shaders now use proper alpha masking (no more square borders) ═══════════════════════════════════════ PERFORMANCE ═══════════════════════════════════════ • General performance improvements resulting in less stuttering during gameplay ═══════════════════════════════════════ BUG FIXES ═══════════════════════════════════════ Critical Fixes • Fixed an issue with cards that discarded other cards that could break the turn order • Fixed Life Leeching Spellstone relic not triggering properly • Fixed Memorial Shrine exploit where left-clicking the shrine box could grant multiple rewards • Removed debug shortcuts for prestige and boss soul manipulation Card Fixes • Vengeful Strike now works properly (needs more testing) - this finally enables Sacrifice builds! (My friend Fidde finally gets what he asked for!) • My own limited playtest absolutely crushed with Sacrifice builds - prepare to destroy yourself for glory! Progression Fixes • Fixed various issues with Prestige Mode and Discovery Mode unlock tracking • Fixed prestige level display in the Journal ═══════════════════════════════════════ PROGRESSION SYSTEM ═══════════════════════════════════════ For those brave enough to push beyond Normal difficulty: Prestige Ladder: • Win Prestige 0 (Normal) → Unlock Prestige 1 and "Re-roll Starting Relic" in High Town • Win Prestige 1 → Unlock Prestige 2 • Win Prestige 2 → Unlock Prestige 3 • Win Prestige 3 → Unlock Prestige 4 • Win Prestige 4 → Unlock Prestige 5 AND Discovery Mode • Win Prestige 5-9 → Unlock next level • Win Prestige 10 → Maximum reached Discovery Mode: • Unlocked after beating Prestige 4 • Can toggle on/off at any Prestige level • Win Discovery at ANY level → Earn "The Prestige" title Visual Progression: Each Prestige level beaten colors a ball differently in the Little Palace. If you manage to beat all 10 levels, you can prove it! Note: Prestige levels 5 to 10 are not tested or balanced. For now, these are simply there for those of you who like it when it hurts. ═══════════════════════════════════════ COMING SOON ═══════════════════════════════════════ Not implemented yet: There is an event "THE DARK PRISON" - solve it while wearing "The Prestige" title to unlock the start of the END GAME content. ═══════════════════════════════════════ WHAT'S NEXT ═══════════════════════════════════════ After any necessary hotfixes following Patch 8, Patch 9 will focus on: • New bosses and normal enemies • More visual effects • More sound effects Get ready for some fresh challenges that look and sound even better! ═══════════════════════════════════════ BEHIND THE SCENES ═══════════════════════════════════════ While not visible in this patch, we've been laying groundwork for the future: • Prep work for story elements and narrative • Preparations for the next 2 playable classes • End game content foundations • Narration voice overs in the works Stay tuned - there's a lot more coming! ═══════════════════════════════════════ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ═══════════════════════════════════════ Special Thanks Shoutout to Jack for finding the Memorial Shrine click exploit! He previously found the space bar version of the same exploit, and after I fixed it I told him it would never happen again. Well... he found a way. Jack, if you find a third way to break the shrine, I'm hiring you as a QA tester and also possibly banning you. Found a bug? Have suggestions? Join our Discord! Enjoying the alpha? Please WISHLIST us on Steam - it helps tremendously! Thank you for helping us test and improve Low Magic, They Said!
