v0.29.0 Update Recap

Covers v0.18.5 through v0.29.0

• Infinite mode has been expanded with recurring scripted boss waves.

  • Deeper endless runs now periodically force a Dragon or Baron Von Dreadmoor encounter instead of relying only on the normal boss rotation.

  • Late-wave Infinite rewards have also been rebalanced so post-wave-40 upgrades come online faster, while enemy base move speed now stops scaling after wave 55.

  • Slimes can no longer split recursively.

• Crafting, salvage, and reagent handling have been overhauled.

  • Gear, gems, and runes now break down into proper salvage rewards, refunded socketables, and Gem Dust.

  • Reagents now live in a dedicated inventory tab with expanded space.

  • Follow-up fixes cleaned up salvage routing, recovered gem handling, reagent stacking, and false `Inventory is full` failures.

  • Gem Dust is now its own proper reagent item with dedicated presentation.

• Traders received a major quality-of-life pass.

  • Trax and the Pub now keep separate stock instead of overwriting each other.

  • Sold items can now be bought back during the same run.

  • Individual Trax offers can now be locked in place for gold through rerolls.

  • Follow-up fixes improved buyback layout and made trader stock-lock confirmations reliable and fully clickable.

• The new Action Log gives runs a cleaner event history.

  • You can now open a dedicated in-run log that tracks pickups, level-ups, trades, crafting, quests, hires, mutators, boss activity, and other major run events.

  • The Action Log hotkey is remappable and its HUD label updates to match your current binding.

• Captain Nemeses have been heavily reworked.

  • Captains now patrol the map, escape and rank up if ignored, then return stronger with better rewards.

  • Their presentation has been improved with clearer tutorials, battlefield warnings, HUD information, minimap visibility, and better loot payoffs.

  • Multiple follow-up passes also improved patrol pacing, route length, checkpoint handling, cornering, combat re-engagement, intermission behavior, wave-clear handling, and general stability.

• Enemy movement and combat behavior have been improved across the board.

  • Standard enemies, escorts, ranged attackers, bosses, support healers, and Loot Goblins now path more reliably through tight spaces and around obstacles.

  • Distant enemies no longer freeze just because the player stops moving.

  • Ranged enemies now respect blocked cover and reposition to recover line of sight instead of getting stuck.

  • Enemy visual scaling no longer increases collision size.

• Combat readability has been cleaned up.

  • Floating damage numbers are easier to read during heavy cleave and AoE.

  • Critical hits stand out more clearly.

  • Flame Skulls now properly light dark scenes, with follow-up tuning to keep the effect visible without overpowering the screen.

• Loot and progression pacing have been improved.

  • Loot Goblins now always drop at least one corrupted item.

  • RPG gear drops now scale in part from your equipped item level so upgrades stay relevant longer.

  • Trader gear now keeps pace with that same progression.

  • Maria and Gunther unlock progress now accumulates across runs instead of requiring a single qualifying run.

• Bjorn received a major gameplay pass.

  • He now has a full berserker talent tree.

  • His melee reach has been brought in line with other frontliners.

  • Shield Bash and Flurry of Blows were reworked for better feel, control, and readability.

• Shrines, Jade, and general gameplay feedback have been polished.

  • Shrines now show clearer nameplates before activation.

  • Gem Shrines can upgrade both loose gems and socketed gems, with equipped item stats refreshing immediately.

  • Jade’s rank-5 elemental impact effects are now fully represented, including the final Wind payoff.

• General UI and run-flow improvements have landed throughout the game.

  • The in-match Hotkeys list now correctly shows the full set of run windows.

  • Kalibros now gives clearer one-time warnings for Healing Obelisks and Hellmouths.

  • Consumables now scale with item level and display their true restored values.

  • Extra mouse buttons can now be rebound.

  • The UI now uses the updated PixelifySansV2 font family.

  • Combat callouts and dialogue cards have been cleaned up for better readability.

• Additional fixes and cleanup.

  • Co-op restarts now correctly bank earned Vault Gold before resetting the match.

  • Wandering World Bosses no longer use Captain-style escape behavior or block wave completion.

  • Gunther can no longer instantly execute wandering World Bosses.

  • Loot Goblin flee speed no longer scales out of control in late runs.

  • Dragon Gate scenery no longer blocks movement.

  • Small Obstacles on Map cleaned up

  • Font '5' altered and cleaned up

  • Scrolls of Revive no longer appear in singleplayer where they have no valid use.