Torch of Shadows Demo Update v.1.1.13

Highlights

• Elites behave. Their skills no longer spawn outside the arena; everything spawns inside walls like a law-abiding void creature.

• Reroll is in. Don’t like your upgrade options? Reroll right there in-run.

• Rarity is in. In-game upgrades now have rarity tiers with tuned weights—especially for Attack Power and Attack Speed.

Performance (a.k.a. the Big Chill)

• Ward Totem optimized; no more stutters when it lands.

• Corruption Trail / Radiant Trail refactored; heavy moments are smooth.

• Separation logic tuned for large crowds; CPU bonfires extinguished.

Audio & Music

• The run music was a lullaby. So we added ~28 dynamic tracks that rotate every run, plus 11 menu tracks that shuffle outside runs. Every session sounds fresh.

UX & Quality of Life

• Dash cooldown display bug after “cooldown down” effects—fixed.

• Reroll keyboard & gamepad placeholders—added, so you always know the inputs.

• “Having a bug? Reset the game” button—added for quick recoveries.

• ESC after win/lose now returns you cleanly (no more accidental pause tries).

• Critical hits got a shiny icon. Crunch meets clarity. Next updates will have critical hit chance and damage.

• Flask count is now 3. Also, Flask Cooldown Reduction was removed to keep resource timing crisp.

• Disclaimer & Ancient Bestiary open/close skip bugs—fixed.

Systems & Rewards

• Boss & Elite rewards: 2x XP and refreshed drop tables. Risk up, reward up.

• Main Upgrade early unlocks are now achievement-gated (earn it, keep it).

• Main Upgrade costs are higher; economy pacing is cleaner.

• AddedPer-level scalingprevious +2% felt stingy, so we moved to +4% for better early-mid momentum—tempered by the new rarity weights to avoid late-game overflow.

Language & Text

• Percentage (%) formatting standardized across languages.

• In-game tooltips now update properly when you switch language.

• German pass completed. Umlauts are happy.

Lore & Collection

• AdjustedAncient Book/Bestiary addedenemies show as GIFs in-game; when new entries unlock, you’ll see a “Bestiary updated” toast on the right side. Knowledge is power (and cosmetics).

• itch.io demo is now live. Another doorway to the temple—mind the gravity.

TL;DR Patch Notes (one breath)

• Bugfix: Elites spawn inside walls

• Upgrade screen animations

• Reroll added

• Rarity added (AP/AS weights tuned)

• Ward Totem perf

• Corruption/Radiant Trail perf

• Separation perf

• Dash CD UI fix

• Reroll & gamepad placeholders

• “Reset game” button

• ESC exits end screens properly

• Crit icon

• Flask = 3, Flask CD reduction removed

• Boss/Elite = 2× XP + new drops

• Main Upgrade early unlocks via achievements

• Main Upgrade costs increased

• Per-level scaling to +4% with rarity balancing

• % formatting standardized

• Tooltips refresh on language change

• German localization pass

• Bestiary with GIFs + update toast

• itch.io demo live

That’s the batch! Try a few runs, abuse the reroll (responsibly), and tell us how the new music mix and rarity curve feel in the wild.

Guard the light. Bend the shadow.