Beta Patch Notes - v0.100.0

Welcome to the first BIG post-launch patch, Slayers!! This one has a huge balance pass, the main aim of which is to make infinites harder to achieve. We're also introducing a Phobia Mode with bespoke assets that should mitigate various creepy phobia concerns. Speaking of visuals, here are some other major highlights:

Some snazzy new portrait art for various cards!

Cool new character-specific VFX for when you gain energy!

Reminder that this patch is exclusive to the beta branch branch for now, which you can access via the instructions outlined here. It will come to the main branch later, likely with some more tweaks!

CONTENT:

General:

• Added a Deprecated Card placeholder: Status - "Draw 1 card. Remove this from your Deck. Exhaust."

  • If you have an in-progress run and a card in your deck is removed from the game due to a recent update, it will be replaced with "Deprecated Card"

Ironclad:

• CosmeticReworked Dominate card: Skill/Cost 1 - Uncommon - "Apply 1(2) Vulnerable. Gain 1 Strength for each Vulnerable on the enemy. Exhaust."
• CosmeticReworked Expect a Fight card: Skill/Cost 2(1) - Uncommon - "Gain [E] for each Attack in your Hand. You cannot gain additional [E] this turn."
• CosmeticReworked Spite card: Cost 0/Attack - Uncommon - "Deal 5 damage. If you lost HP this turn, hits 2(3) times."
• CosmeticReworked Stoke card: Skill/Cost 1 - Rare - "Exhaust your Hand. Add 1 random (Upgraded) card into your Hand for each card Exhausted."

Silent:

• CosmeticReworked Prepared card into Prepare : Skill/Cost 1 - Common - "Discard 2 cards. Next turn, gain 2(3) Energy."

Regent:

• CosmeticReworked Glow card: Skill/Cost 1 - Common - "Gain 1(2) Stars. Draw 1 card. Next turn, draw 1 card."

Colorless Cards:

• CosmeticReworked Hidden Gem card: Skill/Cost 1 - "A random card in your Draw Pile without Replay gains Replay 2(3)."

Enemies:

• Reworked Doormaker. Beware.

• Reworked Skulking Colony to have a deadlier moveset

Ancients:

• Added new Neow blessing: Hefty Tablet -"Choose 1 of 3 Rare cards to add to your Deck. Add 1 Injury to your Deck."

• CosmeticAdded new Neow blessing: Neow's Talisman/"Upgrade 1 of your Strikes and 1 of your Defends."

BALANCE:

General:

• All relics in the shop now cost 25 Gold less

• Relics that generate Gold (such as Bowler Hat and Amethyst Aubergine) no longer appear at the Merchant

• Gloom Ascension now also affects ? rooms

• Power values can no longer stack above 999,999,999

• You can no longer acquire epochs in Daily or Custom runs

• Certain character stats no longer update in Daily or Custom runs

Ironclad:

• Buffed Break card:

  • Energy cost decreased from 2 -> 1

  • Damage increased from 20(25) -> 20(30)

• AdjustedBuffed Cinder cardDamage increased from 17(22) -> 18(24)

• Buffed Fight Me! card: self-Strength gain from 2(3) -> 3(4)

• Nerfed Forgotten Ritual card: now Exhausts

• AdjustedBuffed Hemokinesis cardDamage increased from 14(19) -> 15(20)
• AdjustedBuffed Tremble cardVulnerable increased from 2(3) -> 3(4)

Silent:

• AdjustedNerfed Anticipate cardDexterity decreased from 3(5) -> 2(3)
• AdjustedNerfed Corrosive Wave cardPoison decreased from 3(4) -> 2(3)
• AdjustedNerfed Flick-Flack cardDamage decreased from 7(9) -> 6(8)
• AdjustedBuffed Grand Finale cardDamage increased from 50(60) -> 60(75)
• AdjustedNerfed PinpointDamage decreased from 17(22) -> 15(19)
• AdjustedBuffed Skewer cardDamage increased from 7(10) -> 8(11)
• AdjustedNerfed Untouchable cardBlock gain decreased from 9(12) -> 7(9)

Regent:

• AdjustedNerfed Alignment cardStar cost increased from 2 -> 3

• Changed BEGONE! card:

  • Now a Skill that no longer deals damage

  • Now creates Minion Strike instead of Minion Dive Bomb

• AdjustedBuffed Bundle of Joy cardEnergy cost lowered from 2 -> 1

• Changed CHARGE!! card: now creates Minion Dive Bomb cards instead of Minion Strike cards

• AdjustedBuffed Collision Course cardDamage increased from 9(12) -> 11(15)
• AdjustedBuffed Gather Light cardBlock increased from 7(10) -> 8(11)
• AdjustedBuffed Heirloom Hammer cardDamage increased from 17(22) -> 20(25)
• AdjustedBuffed I Am Invincible cardBlock increased from 9(12) -> 10(13)
• AdjustedBuffed Kingly Kick cardDamage increased from 24(30) -> 27(35)

• Buffed Kingly Punch card:

  • Base damage increased from 8(8) -> 8(10)

  • Scaling damage increased from 3(5) -> 4(6)

• AdjustedBuffed Minion Dive Bomb cardEnergy cost decreased from 1 -> 0
• AdjustedNerfed Minion Strike cardDamage decreased from 7(10) -> 6(9)
• AdjustedBuffed Parry cardBlock increased from 6(9) -> 8(11)
• AdjustedBuffed Patter cardBlock increased from 8(10) -> 9(11)
• AdjustedBuffed Solar Strike carddamage increased from 8(9) -> 9(10)
• AdjustedBuffed Spoils of Battle cardForge increased from 10(15) -> 12(17)

• Nerfed Void Form card:

  • Is now Ethereal

  • Upgrade changed from +1 card -> losing Ethereal

• AdjustedBuffed Wrought in War cardForge increased from 5(7) -> 7(9)

Necrobinder:

• Nerfed Banshee's Cry card:

  • Cost increased from 6 -> 9(7)

  • Upgrade no longer increases damage

• Nerfed Borrowed Time card:

  • Self-Doom increased from 3(3) -> 6(3)

  • Energy gain no longer increases on Upgrade

• Nerfed Capture Spirit card:

  • HP loss decreased from 3(4) -> 2(3)

  • Souls generated decreased from 3(4) -> 2(3)

• AdjustedBuffed Danse Macabre cardBlock increased from 3(4) -> 4(6)
• AdjustedBuffed Debilitate cardDamage increased from 7(9) -> 10(12)

• Changed Defy card: upgrade no longer increases Weak, but increases Block by +3 instead of +1

• Nerfed Dirge card: now Exhausts

• AdjustedChanged Grave Warden cardupgrade changed from 8(10) Block -> 8(11) Block and no longer upgrades the Soul
• AdjustedBuffed Sculpting Strike cardDamage increased from 8(11) -> 9(12)

• Nerfed Seance card:

  • Cost increased from 0 -> 1(0)

  • Upgrade no longer makes a Soul+

Defect:

• Nerfed Hotfix card:

  • Now has Exhaust

  • Upgrade now removes Exhaust instead of increasing Focus

• Buffed Rocket Punch card: cost reduction effect now lasts until it is played, instead of just until the end of the turn

Colorless Cards:

• AdjustedBuffed Seeker Strike cardDamage increased from 6(9) -> 9(12)

• Changed Discovery card: "It costs 0 [E] this turn." -> "It's free to play this turn."

  • This means that, if the card it generates has a Star cost, this cost is now also reduced to 0 this turn

• AdjustedBuffed Eternal Armor cardPlating increased from 7(9) -> 9(12)

• Changed Hidden Gem card: can no longer be generated in combat by effects like Skill Potion

• AdjustedChanged Production cardupgrade changed from losing Exhaust -> +1 additional Energy

Potions & Relics:

• AdjustedBuffed Amethyst Aubergine relicGold gain increased from 10 -> 15
• AdjustedBuffed Book of Five Rings relichealing increased from 15 -> 20
• AdjustedBuffed Bowler Hat relicGold gain increased from 20% -> 25%
• AdjustedBuffed Permafrost relicBlock gain increased from 6 -> 7
• AdjustedBuffed Planisphere relicHP gain increased from 4 -> 5

• Buffed Stone Cracker relic: now works in ALL combats but only upgrades 2 cards

Enemies:

• AdjustedNerfed Bygone EffigyDamage decreased from 15(17) -> 13(15) (still attacks with 10 Strength)
• AdjustedBuffed ByrdonisSwoop attack damage increased from 16(18) -> 17(19)

• Changed Calcified Cultist + Toadpole encounter: now Calcified Cultist + Seapunk

• Buffed Rocket Claw:

  • Charge Up move Strength gain now scales with Ascension from 2(2) -> 2(3)

  • HP increased from 189(199) -> 199(209)

  • Rage power Strength buffed from 5 -> 6

• Buffed Crusher Claw:

  • Adapt move Strength gain now scales with Ascension from 2(2) -> 2(3)

  • HP increased from 199(209) -> 209(219)

  • Rage power Strength buffed from 5 -> 6

• AdjustedNerfed DecimillipedeHP decreased from 42(48)-48(56) to 40(46) - 46(52)
• AdjustedNerfed FabricatorHP value of all bots decreased by 5

• Changed the Tunneler normal encounter: the Bowlbug is now replaced by a Chomper that gives Dazed status cards on turn 1

• AdjustedNerfed Living Fog encounterGas Bomb HP decreased from 10(12) -> 7(8)

• Buffed The Lost and The Forgotten encounter:

  • Stat stealing now scales with Ascension; increased from 2 -> 3 of their respective stat at A9

  • The Forgotten now deals an additional point of damage for every Dexterity it has

• Changed Nibbit: now properly scales with Ascension

  • Hiss move now scales from 2 -> 3 Strength on A9

  • Slice move damage now scales from 6 -> 7 on A9

  • Slice move Block now scales from 5 -> 6 on A8

• AdjustedNerfed Phantasmal GardenersHP decreased from 28(29)-32(33) -> 26(27)-31(32)
• AdjustedBuffed SeapunkSea Kick move damage increased from 11(12) -> 11(13)

• Nerfed Terror Eel:

  • Crash damage now scales from 17(19) -> 16(18)

  • Thrash Vigor now scales from 7 -> 6

• Changed Test Subject: Phase 2 no longer has the Pounce move, instead will repeat Multi Claw move every turn

Ancients:

• Buffed Neow's Fury card: the number of cards returned to your hand now upgrades from 2 -> 3

• AdjustedNerfed Neow's Leafy Poultice relicblessing's max HP loss increased from 10 -> 12
• AdjustedNerfed Neow's Precarious Shears relicblessing's self-damage increased from 13 -> 16

• Changed Tanx's Tri-Boomerang relic: Instinct enchantment no longer reduces cost, instead doubles damage on enchanted Attacks

• Changed Vakuu's Preserved Fog relic:

  • Cards removed decreased from 5 -> 3

  • Folly curse is now Ethereal

Events:

• Changed Dense Vegetation event: Trudge On option is now "Lose 8 HP. Gain 61-99 Gold."

• Changed Endless Conveyor event:

  • Can no longer spawn unless all players have at least 120 Gold (up from 105)

  • "Grab off the Belt" option cost increased from 35 -> 40 Gold

• Changed Grave of the Forgotten event: can no longer spawn unless every player has a card with Exhaust in their deck

• Changed Morphic Grove event:

  • Can no longer spawn unless all players have at least 2 transformable cards in their decks

  • Group option now costs ALL of the player's gold

  • In multiplayer, is now a collaborative event

• Changed Spirit Grafter event: Rejection option is now "Lose 10 HP. Upgrade a card."

• Changed The Round Tea Party event: can no longer spawn unless all players have at least 12 HP

Multiplayer:

• Nerfed Beacon of Hope card: can no longer be stacked

• AdjustedNerfed Believe in You cardEnergy decreased from 3(4)-> 2(3)

• Nerfed Huddle Up card: now Exhausts

ART:

• Infection affliction card overlay is no longer animated when Phobia Mode is turned on

• Added alternate Phobia Mode visuals for:

  • Hive backgrounds

  • The Insatiable

  • Phrog Parasite

  • Wrigglers

  • Terror Eel

  • Entomancer

• Added portrait for the following cards:

  • Gang Up

  • Seeker Strike

  • Spinner

  • Volley

  • Knockdown

  • Lift

• Updated asset for Kifuda relic

• Added asset for No Energy Gain power

• Added animation for Ovicopter buff

• Added placeholder sketches for the following relics:

  • Neow's Talisman

  • Hefty Tablet

USER INTERFACE & EXPERIENCE:

• Added Phobia Mode tickbox in the Settings

• You can now skip relics received at treasure chests

• Added disclaimers for Daily and Custom runs that you cannot unlock Epochs and Achievements with them anymore

• Added icon in top bar if player is unable to obtain epochs, achievements in a run

• Hovering over the character icon now explains if you cant get achievements or epochs

• Added a way to disable map drawings in multiplayer

• The invite button now uses a hotkey on controller instead of manual navigation

WRITING:

• Huddle Up card now says "ALL players" instead of "ALL allies"

• Improved wording clarity for Bombardment and Howl from Beyond cards

• The descriptions for Fairy in a Bottle potion and Lizard Tail relic now specify that they trigger specifically when you reach 0 HP, rather than when you die in any manner

• The Insatiable boss's Sandpit power is now worded more clearly on the turn that it will eat you

LOCALIZATION:

• Updated translations for various languages

• Updated Korean text spacing to be a little bit closer

• The "Fight" message in multiplayer treasure room is now translatable

BUG FIXES:

General:

• Fixed rare Fatal Error when syncing Steam cloud saves

• Fixed rare bug where save could be reset

• Fixed exploit where players could controller navigate to card grid when the upgrade/remove/enchant/transform preview screen is open

• Fixed a crash that could occur when triggering the thin slice visual effect

• Fixed crashes related to screen transitions, logo animation, and creature deaths

• Fixed an issue when viewing the text of a card or power which has numerical values (damage, block, etc.) that have grown very large

• Fixed an issue where, if you saved and quit after winning a combat that rewards a predetermined relic, the relic reward would be randomized when continuing the run later

• Fixed an issue where, when a player would view their deck with "View Upgrades" enabled, changing the sort order would cause the screen to break

• Fixed softlock when card selection screen would show 0 options

• Fixed an issue with Call of the Void card's hovertips when playing in Castilian Spanish

Regent

• The Regent's character select screen now properly displays all constellations among the stars in the background

Defect:

• Fixed softlock when trying to transform Rip and Tear card

Ancients:

• Fixed card prompts auto-selecting without player input after a run with Vakuu's Whispering Earring relic

• Fixed softlock when Vakuu's Whispering Earring relic would auto-play Hand Trick card with 2+ eligible Skills

Events:

• Fixed missing Eternal hovertip when showing card preview for Greed curse in Sunken Treasury event

Multiplayer:

• Fixed a crash that could occur when rapidly retrying multiplayer joins

• Fixed a multiplayer sync issue that occurred when players used different OS languages

• Fixed a softlock that could occur when a player would die to Breakthrough card's self-HP loss in multiplayer

• Fixed softlock at the end of the Architect event in multiplayer

• A proper error is now displayed when trying to accept a stale invite

• Fixed state divergence related to Imbued enchantment and Letter Opener relic

• Fixed state divergence related to Defect orb passives triggering during a player choice

• Fixed a multiplayer softlock caused by auto-playing a sequence of multiple cards (via Cascade card or another similar effect) and dying before the last card in the sequence has been played