Version 1.0.4

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a small bug with quest state on a saved game.

• "Nice try!" Achievement now correctly measures required henchmen after battle; achievement texts updated.

• Player count now accurately reflects players in room rather than all online players.

• Companions that spawned on load while in player's party are now fixed.

• Holy stone no longer clones itself.

• Corrected resource cost when buying multiple henchmen.

• Fixed issue where selling items and shop could remove holy stone unintentionally.

• Improved the functionality of forging, especially when adding various items.

• Saving items Keeps works properly and it now also store heroes.

Gameplay and Balancing

• Implemented pause during saving to prevent quitting mid-save.

• Notification for failed saves ("Save failed" message).

• Added easy, hard, and insane difficulty modes.

• New players no longer receive hard-to-play characters initially.

• Added game setting to enable/disable the imp.

• Added achievements for hard, insane, hardcore, normal, and easy modes.

• Henchmen are now immune to curses.

• Trading negative gold is no longer possible.

• Enhanced monks' ki abilities.

Character and Enemy Enhancements

• Enhanced mind control to prioritize heroes.

• Restored Chaos Dragon's fireball functionality.

• Introduced big spider companion for goblin ranger as a level-up option, requiring spider companion first.

• Added Hard hit ability to warriors.

• Introduced Barbarian ability for return damage in Defensive Berserk (You can now build a tanky Thorn Barbarian if you want).

• Added Werewolf as a playable character (Can be unlocked with Achievement).

• Introduced Warlock Class.

User Interface and Quality of Life

• Added short intro and outro.

• Improved clarity of text for abilities and items.

• Increased winning gold requirement in player list UI from 500k to 800k.

• Corrected alignment text in hero selection.

• Added quest location hints for early quests.

• Enhanced property descriptions (str, agi, int, etc.) in hero picking screen.

• Increased font sizes where needed.

• Reworked Hero selection screen for better focus on character backgrounds.

• Added background history for many characters.

• Game starts with a more zoomed-out view.

• Updated Steam connection failure text.

• Moved level-up screen to the right for better inventory visibility.

• Added hardcore game-over announcement.

• Removed the connected from chat message when starting the game.

• Extended timer in multiplayer hero selection lobby.

Items

• Gloves of speed now increase reload time for crossbows and rifles.

• Clarified differences between knuckles and knives.

• Dropping all Gems in a Holy Shrine now yields a Holy Stone.

• Introduced a new Holy Stone recipe using gems.

• Reworked shields for more distinct variations.

• Added Warlock Items: Staffs and robes.

• Introduced an item set focusing on damage return.

• Renamed Amulet of Peace to Amulet of Harmony; now damages barbarians.

Sound

• Added soundbomb avoidance (previously, mass heal caused excessive noise).

• Introduced an option to toggle affirmative sounds.

• Improved animal sound effects.