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- The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.042)
Not being able to get any new upgrades after lvl 14 made later loops less interesting. So you can now keep earning gold even after reaching maximum level. This should also make going through new zones more worthwile. La…
Announcement16 changes9 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.041)
Fixed steam community screenshots not working (Screenshots can be taken with F12) Arena bonuses can now appear on multiple items in shop (Previously only 1 item could have arena bonus) Fixed magic staff ammo cost being…
Store3 changesFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.040)
While doing some testing i noticed one more bug so i decided to do quick follow up update. I thought that i might as well give small buff for some of the weaker items. Cockroach felt by far the worst defensive item so i…
Store5 changes2 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.039)
Arenas felt somewhat grindy with so many enemies. There was also lot of idle waiting time in earlier arenas, since enemies died so fast. Arenas should now feel lot more fast paced with lower respawn times and reduced nu…
Announcement5 changes2 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.038)
Wasn't really planning on making any major updates, but i felt like game was lacking those juicy rare items. Once you have beaten zone boss there is now small chance to find arena items from shop. Completing arenas will…
Store4 changesFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (V1.037)
Fixed sawblade sprite in logbook Fixed factory arena boss having wrong sprite Fixed rats being unable to climb walls while frozen
Announcement3 changesFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small Update (v1.036)
Some of the new items were feeling bit underwhelming, so i tried to do some rebalancing. Burn damage from fire weapons was also feeling really weak during later levels, so i did small rework for burn damage. Painfully l…
Announcement14 changes2 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Struggle Continues!
Long waited update is finally here! Whats new? 3 new zones 3 new characters 9 new weapons 26 new items 16 new achievements There is now 1 unique item for each character to further differentiate their playstyles. New ite…
Event21 changes3 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small update (v1.034)
Looks like achievements stopped working after i updated to latest version of GameMaker Studio. I have now updated to latest version of Steamworks SDK and steamworks extension so they should be working again. -Fixed stea…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay - The Struggle of Combat
Small update (v1.033)
After some consideration i decided to tune down some of the harder challenges. Difficulty of fly curse and later arenas should be now more reasonable. Spring gloves are getting small nerf. Bonus melee range ended up fee…
Announcement2 changes1 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small update (v1.032)
There is now 1 item reroll after using metro, so player can now get some upgrades instantly. Still working on that bigger update, but since most important hint message wasn't showing up properly i had to make quick upda…
Store2 changesFix - The Struggle of Combat
Price permanently reduced!
Price of The Struggle of Combat is permanently reduced from $7.99 > $4.99 There had been price differential between Itch.io version and Steam version. This felt unfair for Steam users, so i have decided to reduce price…
Announcement3 changesBalanceGameplay - The Struggle of Combat
Achievement update (v1.031)
I felt like there was huge gap between "mid tier" achievements and later achievements, so i added achievements for beating game with each character and completing arenas. If you have already completed these challenges,…
Store3 changesFixGameplay - The Struggle of Combat
Character update (v1.030)
Some of the character bonuses felt bit insignificant, so i decided to give small buff for most of them. This should make each character feel more unique. Also small changes for some of the abilities. Initially i only me…
Announcement3 changes1 numericFix - The Struggle of Combat
Small update (v1.029)
Very shocking small update! Finally fixed some things that had been bothering me for a while. Shocking laser and flamethrower felt bit underwhelming compared to other explosive weapons. Now their special effects are als…
Announcement2 changesFixBalance - The Struggle of Combat
Small update (v1.028)
Turns out that mouse lock was causing problems with some accessibility softwares, so i added option to disable mouse lock. -Added mouse lock option to graphics options -Fixed Ninja's piercing slash extending further tha…
Announcement2 changesFixGameplay
