Patch 0.949a is out on Frontline!

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Patch Info

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Summary

This patch adds the final two floors, new event rooms and some adjustments to Arcade Mode - now it's full focus on Story!

Details

About the patch

This update puts an end to all Arcade Mode-related work before release, introducing the Desert and Ghost Ship floors, as well as a load of new Event Rooms, revamped challenge-rooms, more perks, and more stuff that can happen during runs!

Finishing a run now awards players with Golden Essence which can be used to purchase rewards, both power-ups and cosmetic! After the run has "finished", the player can also fight a final battle against two different bosses - the one waiting after a finished Three Catalyst run is an entirely new boss that's unique to the mode.

Patch Notes

Additions

• The two final floors have been added to Arcade Mode

• Beating all Arcade Mode floors now provides many extra rewards, as well as a final battle for the Catalyst

• A unique final-final Arcade Mode boss can be encountered if beating the mode with three Catalysts activated

• Nine new types of ?-rooms has been added to Arcade Mode

• The Arcade Mode challenge-room pool has been revamped

• Arcade Mode now has its own map

• Experimental change to new network API for Steam

Changes

• The Arcade Mode shop and most event rooms now has unique looks

• Vastly improved load times when travelling between zones, especially ones already visited during session

• In regular challenge rooms, damage taken no longer reduce health or score

• The player can no longer attempt to brute-force themselves into Pine's office

• Taking a photo in a Arena Boss Rematch now shows a bag tip explaining the failure

• Salmon can now be caught in the Pillar Mountain ponds in Arcade Mode!

• Arcade Mode Shrine Buffs now last the entire floor, and have more powerful effects

• Enemies in the Temple of Season Gauntlets in Arcade Mode no longer counts as true elites, reducing their item drop rates

• The Crabby's 'charge up'-sound is now louder

Bug Fixes

• The game no longer crashes when trying to read the dragon puzzle inscription after solving it without the translation tome

• When a client drops an item, that item no longer uses the host as its spawn-position

• A poorly timed skip of the Desert Rose cutscene no longer puts the main character in a locked animation

• The Butterflown quest can now be skipped if the character has completed it in multiplayer

• Fixed a bug where spinning autumn knights would occasionally leave behind hurtboxes after being killed mid-spin

• The Throw-skill's damage should now be properly modified by Pins

• It should no longer be possible to get two pins of the same type, even on the run pins are unlocked

• Plant Summons now follow their owner in and out of Twilight, attacking ghosts correctly

• In the rare event that two pins are collected simultaneously, they are now equipped separately

• The 'Blink casts Ice Nova'-pin now works properly on clients

• When entering a cutscene, the Frosty Friend UI will disappear if up

• Clients should now see the game over screen after dying on floor 1 with a timeshift crystal active

More Insight

If you want to follow the progress and get a glimpse of the wonderful hell/heaven hybrid that is game development, you can check out our DevBlog! Be warned that it contains spoilers, though!