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Full Phantom Abyss update
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What changed
- Gameplay
- Performance
Phantom Abyss changes
Hello adventurers! The latest update has landed for your favorite Temple plundering game, complete with a treasure trove of new content.
The update introduces new game modes, such as Classic Mode and Adventure Mode, as well as a new Explorer Rank feature allowing you to earn reputation from completing temples or lose it if you die. Another new addition is the Daily Temple, allowing you unlimited tries for that day's temple. The Daily Temple run unlocks upon reaching the Adventurer level 1.
Check out the full changelog below.
Adventure Update Changelog
Classic Mode - The mode players are used to. Unlocks when the player reaches the rank “Adventurer 1”
Adventure Mode - Get a temple based on your “rank”
Wide variety of temple types. Temples range from short & easy to long & near-impossible. Temples matched to players based on their “explorer rank”
Explorer rank - Earn reputation from completing temples. Lose rep by dying. Earn reputation to increase your rank. Higher rank = harder temple pool.
Progress story - Story progresses as players find relics and complete temples in Adventure mode.
Daily Temple - Unlimited tries. New temple every 24 hours. Leaderboards for overall best performance. Unlocks when the player reaches Adventurer 1
New Content
New Rooms
New Trap layouts
New temple visuals
New pots
Story Progression
Collecting relics will break the chains of “Altec”, a giant statue in the HUB.
There are 3 chains total to be broken. The requirements for each chain are as follows:
Chain 1: 1st Ruins relic, 3rd ruins relic, 5th ruins relic
Chain 2: 1st Caverns relic, 3rd caverns relic, 5th caverns relic
Chain 3: 1st Inferno relic, 3rd Inferno relic, 5th Inferno relic
Power Shrines & unlocking whips
New Power Shrines and whip unlocks
Claiming a relic unlocks a new whip that players can use.
Additionally, each whip has a unique power than also then becomes available at a “power shrine”
Powers from a power shrine cost keys
For example, if you own the lightning and Ice whip, you can attain their powers mid-run from a power shrine
Updated tutorials
Updated level
Improved to be closer to a real temple
The old tutorial has been removed.
Codex
Tutorial popups used in relevant places to better explain something the first time the player encounters it.
After you read a popup, it can then be found in the “codex”.
Source
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