Demo Update Patch Notes (+ a Giveaway!)

It's been amazing seeing so many people play our demo in the last week! We've already reached thousands of players and over 50 positive reviews, giving us a Very Positive rating on Steam — thank you so much for your incredible response and for leaving your reviews! It helps us a lot. <3

Many of you have also provided lots of feedback and reports, so we've made a few adjustments to improve our demo and just released a patch. Thanks for all your feedback so far, and please keep it coming in the Steam Community Hub — it helps us make our demo & game as good as they can be!

See below for the full notes, and scroll to the bottom for info on a sick new giveaway of exclusive art!

Patch Notes - Version 0.9.1

Note: 🤘 means this change was made in response to community feedback!

Balancing Changes

PUNCH

• 🤘 Increased punch impact feeling

• Slightly increased base range to better match visual

• Increased stagger of first punch

• Reduced knockback of first punch

JAVELIN

• Increased Shotgun strike damage from 10 to 13

• Reduced Shotgun strike heat cost from 15 to 13

• Increased Shotgun throw damage from 13 to 15

VAULT ITEMS

• Increased Acid Coat damage from 8 to 10

• Increased Power Slam damage increase from 15% to 45%

• Increased Calm and Collected heat recovery from 18 to 20

• 🤘 Removed screen shake effect from Spraycans that are not triggered manually

SHOP ITEMS

• Reduced Leather Armour damage reduction from 15% to 10%

• Reduced Steel Armour damage reduction form 20% to 15%

ENEMIES

• 🤘 Added the ability to stagger some enemies during their attack start-ups

• Fixed some attacks using higher damage profiles than intended on the Chimera

• Reduced projectile speed on Chimera Shotgun attacks

• Reduced hitbox of electric area in Chimera fight to better match the visuals

STATUS EFFECTS

• Rooted duration increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds

• Slow effects now linger for 1.5 seconds after leaving slow areas

GENERAL

• 🤘 Reduced amount of time it takes for Vault Items to spawn after combat

• 🤘 Path to upgrade station in camp is clearer

• 🤘 Locked permanent character upgrade slots are now visible, so that players can see how many they can equip in the full release

• 🤘 Level Up statue and Healing Statue have more distinct visuals

• 🤘 Added a new upgrade to the demo - enjoy taking advantage of the Punch Rush combo!

• 🤘 Added an additional character upgrade slot

• 🤘 Changed character upgrade resolve prices (demo only)

• 🤘 Damage number sizes are smaller when damage is lower

• Changed invincibility after taking a hit to include the duration the player is in hit-stop

• Additional Javelin unlocks via exploration are more frequent

• Changed attack input recognition to allow for more directional control for most attacks

• Enemies can now be knocked back while initiating attacks

• Reduced required combo score to get to max combo level

• 🤘 Adjusted audio mixing levels during combat and dialogue

• Explosive barrel traps can now be triggered by enemy projectiles

• Desktop and Steam icons have been updated

• Background of pause and main menu screens fades faster

• Reduced the required combo score to reach max level

Bug Fixes

• 🤘 Optimizations to reduce game stuttering and performance improvements

• 🤘 Fixed keyboard and mouse controls overlapping in Controls menu

• 🤘 Fixed compatibility issues with Dualsense controllers

• Dead enemies no longer block Javelin throws

• Clef will no longer get stuck facing in a single direction while running

• Health bar no longer persists into death screen

• Run timer now properly pauses when players pause the game

• UI sounds play properly when using a directional pad

• "Follow us" text in main menu is properly localized

• Fixed issue where swapping input methods would hide state upgrades

• Removed debug tools that could be accessed in the demo

• Fixed main menu background occasionally not appearing

• Javelin can no longer be thrown through environmental obstacles

• Action checks now properly disappear when player leaves training area

• Fixed UI inconsistency that made dash upgrades appear inaccessible

• Removed delay when moving between main menu tabs

• Fixed debris effect from enemy spawns sometimes looping

• Fixed attacks sometimes not facing the direction of player input

• Fixed ripple effect from picking up Vault Item sometimes obscuring menu text

• Fixed healing station giving inconsistent health amounts when reloading save

• Deep Cut now properly reduces damage from bleeding enemies

• Tutorial text no longer reappears after reloading saves

• Fixed tutorial UI overlapping each other

• Fixed turret enemies sometimes walking in place

• "Boss Defeated" notification no longer covers dialogue & character animations

• Added checkmark in Javelin Armoury to show which Javelin is equipped

• Fixed wonky inventory screen navigation

• Fixed incorrect combat SFX timings after repeatedly using the same moves

• Safe room time challenge no longer displays as failed when the player has successfully completed the challenge

• Fixed minor visual bugs in environment

• Fixed parts of the Settings UI not being clickable

• Fixed infinite loading screen caused by dialogue triggering while pause menu is open

• Pause menu can no longer be opened while defeat screen is displayed

• Fixed performance issues caused by repeated Railgun Slams

• Fixed overlapping text in run result screen in certain languages

• Fixed action checks being cut off in certain languages

• Javelin no longer blows up to 3x its size when the player executes after using Punch Rush

• Riot item now properly improves heat recovery times

• Fixed bug with baby bellgrunt interaction

• Fixed rare issue that prevented interaction with objects in camp after death

• Fixed issue that caused players to get stuck on the Vault Item selection screen

• Volume can now be adjusted correctly

• Queen should now always appear in the death screen

• Fixed animation timing when activating Fuse Boxes and Gear Boxes

• Text popups now properly disappear when after interacting with the grafitti wall

• Post-combat notifications now properly displayed after every combat

• Shop Items that are used up simultaneously no longer have overlapping notifications

• Fixed a hitbox displacement when combining Punch and Paint and Paint Slash

Poster & Game Key Giveaway!

We just launched an art giveaway! You can take a chance at winning one of *3* Displate art pieces featuring our favorite medieval muscle mommy Clef! 💪 The poster is an original design by our art team & includes a Steam key for Reignbreaker!

Click here for more details and to enter the giveaway.

Thanks for playing!

xoxo Studio Fizbin