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Steam News20 April 20262mo ago

Patch notes v1.016 [experimental]

These patch notes are for the experimental branch. We will post a separate announcement when they are pushed to the main branch.

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What changed

3 fixes3 additions2 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
  • Compatibility
addedThese patch notes are for the experimental branch . We will post a separate announcement when they are pushed to the main branch. If you would like early access to new features and help with testing builds on the experimental branch, please read the bottom of this announcement.
removedBalancing:Musical Notes homing no longer applies to enemy versions
addedBalancing:Added cap for unit cost
fixedFixes:Fixed stat descriptions for tier 2/3 Plague Mages
fixedFixes:Fixed bug in item rolling which may have caused invalid items appearing after lots of banishing
fixedFixes:Implemented attack position targeting validation to reduce errors

Skull Horde changes

addedThese patch notes are for the experimental branch . We will post a separate announcement when they are pushed to the main branch. If you would like early access to new features and help with testing builds on the experimental branch, please read the bottom of this announcement.
removedMusical Notes homing no longer applies to enemy versions
addedAdded cap for unit cost
fixedFixed stat descriptions for tier 2/3 Plague Mages
fixedFixed bug in item rolling which may have caused invalid items appearing after lots of banishing

These patch notes are for the experimental branch. We will post a separate announcement when they are pushed to the main branch. If you would like early access to new features and help with testing builds on the experimental branch, please read the bottom of this announcement.

PATCH NOTES

New Features:

  • Locked Oaths now display the tags required in Tome of Knowledge

Balancing:

  • Oath progress is now displayed during recruitment, and Oaths are unlocked as soon as units are recruited

  • Musical Notes homing no longer applies to enemy versions

  • Added cap for unit cost

Fixes:

  • Fixed stat descriptions for tier 2/3 Plague Mages

  • Fixed bug in item rolling which may have caused invalid items appearing after lots of banishing

  • Implemented attack position targeting validation to reduce errors

  • Increased max number of particle emitters

Steam post image How you can help

The experimental branch gets access to new builds before the main branch. Switch to the experimental branch to test new builds before they are released to everyone else. Please report any issues using the "Send Bug report" button in the main menu. If there are no issues - please comment here to let us know!

To access the experimental branch: Right click Skull Horde in your Steam library. Click Properties -> Game Versions & Betas -> opt in to the experimental branch. Ensure the game updates before you launch it.

Steam post image Warning

Updates are tested before they are uploaded, but there is always a risk that we have missed something. If you are on the experimental branch, please back up your savefile manually from time to time (particularly around updates). If anything goes wrong we will help you restore your save.

Steam post image Your savefile is located:

Windows: %appdata%\\8bitskull_skull_horde\\

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/8bitskull_skull_horde/

Linux: ~/.local/share/8bitskull_skull_horde/

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