Demo Update - Nov 8th

Highlights:

• HUD now shows your level. No more “what level am I again?”

• Main menu & splash screen refreshed. New background, cleaner layout.

• Prologue updated. A tighter, moodier opening flow.

• Spotlight effect added. Clearer visual emphasis at key moments.

• Loading screen hints now rotate. Useful mini tips while you wait.

Localization

• New languages: Spanish, Italian, Estonian, Portuguese.

• Typos fixed across all languages.

• Language selection bug fixed: Changing language on the main menu no longer causes in-game upgrades to use the previous language.

• Demo boundary label: Locked rooms on the map now show “N/A in demo.”

Gameplay & Balance

• Attack Speed & Attack Power nerfed: 10% to 2% per level. Cuts down on runaway power creep.

• Lifesteal limited: Down to 1%. Stops near-immortal loops.

• Max HP increase toned down: 20% to 5%. More reasonable survivability curve.

• Full follow range increased. Enemy pursuit feels more consistent.

• Scatter rules clarified:

• Fast and Exploder enemies no longer enter scatter.

• During scatter, enemies can’t push through walls anymore.

• FixedTether chainsFixed delayed damage; no passing through the chain.

Bosses & Enemies

• Twin Boss:

• Stray debug logs (causing crashes) are now off.

• Polarity label removed to reduce on-screen clutter.

• Boss HP experiment: We tried 100x (yes, we know), then settled on 10x for longer but fairer fights.

UI/UX & Visuals

• Skill screen: Black center bar no longer closes after picking a skill.

• Inconsistent “Down” capitalization in some upgrade names has been fixed.

• Flask cooldown bar offset corrected (especially after cooldown reduction).

• Notification/indicator text animates more slowly for readability.

• Gateway-specific collectibles added, with ease-in / ease-out polish.

Audio & Music

• Collectible sound spam capped: Max 10 simultaneous collect sounds.

• Mute state persists: Toggling sound now saves properly.

• Master volume default set to 10% (ear-friendly start).

• Volume slider added for fine control.

• Music flow fixed:

• Music now plays correctly when returning to the map after a run.

• Demo finished screen now has music (instead of random SFX).

Technical & Stability

• Loading bar no longer grows into infinity.

• Crash when an Elite buff spawns during pause is fixed.

• If a waller elite spawns its wall on the player, it now gently pushes the player aside.

• Main menu redrawn and background changed, cleaner and steadier.

Demo Limits

• Locked rooms on the map are labeled “N/A in demo”—no shortcuts, no surprises.

Small but important notes

• “Full follow range” boost means you should read the distance a bit more carefully when kiting.

• Keeping Fast/Exploder out of scatter reduces sudden chaos bursts.

• Tether chains now enforce their rule visually and mechanically; take that line seriously.

• Spotlight helps with telegraph readability during peak chaos.

Mini Patchlist (quick hits)

• Level text added

• Language typos fixed

• Skill screen bar-closing bug fixed

• Flask CD bar position fixed

• Indicators slowed down

• Loading bar overflow fixed

• Twin Boss debug removed

• Twin Boss polarity label removed

• Audio mute state saved

• Master volume 10%

• Volume slider

• Music on return to the map fixed

• Demo finished, music added

• Wall-spawn pushes the player

• Gateway collectibles + ease animation

• Fast/Exploder excluded from scatter

• No wall-passing during scatter

• Tether chain instant damage + pass-through blocked

• Follow range increased

• Attack Power/Speed 2% per level

• Lifesteal 1%

• HP buff 5%

• Main menu & splash & prologue refreshed

• Loading tips rotation

Developer Note (for Efe)

Neutral take: Dropping AS/AP from 10% to 2% per level, HP from 20% to 5%, and lifesteal %5 to 1% will slow the early-mid power curve. It kills power creep (good), but risks dulling that early “I’m getting stronger” feedback if left alone. Boss 10x after the 100x detour is a sane “long fight” baseline.

Encouragement: This package is disciplined: less noise, more clarity. For the next sprint, consider early-game micro-rewards (first 3 levels feel-good bumps). It boosts retention without breaking balance.

Try the update and tell us what lands and what doesn’t. Next round, we keep chipping at readability + flow. Guard the light, command the shadow.