Lost & Altered | Balancing, QoL Patches & Stability

Hey All!

First off, we just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who nominated Windblown for the Steam Awards. Seeing the community rally behind our game has been incredibly motivating for our whole team! ❤️ Meanwhile we’ve been digging through your recent feedback and match data to cook up a fresh batch of improvements. Thank you all, -MT

Patch Notes

Note: ⭐️ indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

Balancing

• Adjusted⭐️ Lost Archipelago WeaponsIncreased combo damage on Crocojaws , Golem Flail , Spinalsword & Worm Claws 0.7.1.11

• ⭐️ Weapons: Crocojaws: You can now change the direction of the Alterattack 0.7.1.12

• Adjusted⭐️ WeaponsSpinal Sword : 0.7.1.12 - Reduced the Alterattack movement speed slightly - Special "kill" effect's duration increased

• ⭐️ Weapons: Worm Claws: Alterattack can be interrupted way earlier (other languages will be localized afterward) 0.7.1.12

• Adjusted⭐️ WeaponsGolem Flail combo modified: - Increased breach potential (to stun enemies) 0.7.1.11 - Increased push force 0.7.1.11 - Beware, Dashing is locked for a bit longer between attacks 0.7.1.11 - Eased dash during the 2 last attacks of the combo 0.7.1.12

• ⭐️ Trinkets: Smokey Dokey: Now triggers Dodges, thus dealing some damage and synergizing with Dodge-related Gifts 0.7.1.11

• ⭐️ Affixes: You can no longer lose an affix by upgrading an item at the Thrift Shop (this could happen when the affix was replaced by a rare one). 0.7.1.10

• ⭐️ Enemies: Ant's Egg: Hatch damage over time now starts after a short delay 0.7.1.16

QoL

• ⭐️ Weapons: Spinal Sword: Made English and French descriptions clearer 0.7.1.12

• ⭐️ No Flashes accessibility option is now applied on Blast's VFXs. 0.7.1.15

• ⭐️ Co-op: UI: The multiplayer lobby list now clearly displays which rooms can be joined and which ones cannot. 0.7.1.11

• Added⭐️ Co-op / UIAdded several popup messages which explains clearly why you cannot join some online groups: 0.7.1.12 - Group is full - Expedition already started - Game difficulty not unlocked by player

Bugfixes

• AdjustedSoftlockArk : Improved how player death prevention is done, to prevent some rare locks. 0.7.1.10
• Fixed⭐️ Alterattack / Gobbling FishFixed an issue where hitting the Gobbling Fish did not count as a hit for charging the Alterattack Gauge. 0.7.1.11
• Fixed⭐️ WeaponsSpinalsword : Fixed a targeting issue that often caused attacks to miss. 0.7.1.11

• ⭐️ Weapons: Golem Flail: No criticals-based affixes will be proposed anymore (this weapon has no criticals on its own) 0.7.1.14

• Fixed⭐️ WeaponsCrocojaws : Fixed the charged attack activating Brutality even when hitting objects (e.g. breakable jars) 0.7.1.14
• Fixed⭐️ Trial ChestsFixed being able to get items banned from your Deck or which are incompatible with your current build from those chests. 0.7.1.15
• Fixed⭐️ HUDFixed texts above the player being sometimes unreadable because they would appear on top of each other (e.g. Trinket up!, Bleed Infusion…) . 0.7.1.15

• ⭐️

  Carving

  : Fixed cases where some enemies could not be

  carved

  when they fell out of the map. 0.7.1.16

• Fixed⭐️ TrinketsDetonado : Fixed cases where having multiple Detonados' effects active at the same time can send out enemies flying too far away. 0.7.1.16

• ⭐️ Enemies: Fixed

  Naveless Octo

  and

  Big Tentacle

  enemies having a gigantic aggro range. 0.7.1.15

• ⭐️ Enemies:

  Big Jar

  : Will no longer drop its Encrypted Memory right after breaking and will instead wait for the

  Golem Chicken

  variant inside it to be defeated. 0.7.1.15

• ⭐️ Enemies: The

  Mushroom Warrior

  's poison pools can no longer appear outside of the islands 0.7.1.16

• Fixed⭐️ Memoreaper BossFixed the boss becoming invisible when using the Leafade Trinket. 0.7.1.16

• ⭐️ Broken Banger Boss: Its lasers weren't destroyed when stuned and some lasers were missing 0.7.1.16

• Fixed⭐️ Naveless Warrior BossFixed starfall explosions could kill player after its death 0.7.1.16
• Fixed⭐️ Elite TraitsFixed Elite Starfall trait inflicting damage on the player after the enemy's death. 0.7.1.14
• Fixed⭐️ OverwhelmFixed readibility issues caused by its damages' text labels 0.7.1.16
• FixedFactory0.7.1.14 - Fixed having a secret place without rewards - Fixed having some secret path being unclear
• Fixed⭐️ Lost Archipelago0.7.1.14 - Fixed missing some decoration elements - Fixed having some gigantic elements placed in the middle of islands thus blocking the sight
• Fixed⭐️ IncubatorFixed having some decoration being placed in the middle of islands (rare) 0.7.1.14
• Fixed⭐️ LDFixed not being able to reach small islands where a chest is placed 0.7.1.13

• ⭐️ Shop:

  Training Dummy: Some Gifts and other effects will now work on this dummy. Including scythe effects, trinket cooldown reduction, etc.

  0.7.1.15

• ⭐️ Inventory: Dropped items will no longer displace other items on the ground 0.7.1.14

• Fixed⭐️ ShopFixed an issue where shop items could be moved 0.7.1.14

• ⭐️ RTCs: Weapons are now hidden properly during the

  statue ritual at the onsen of the Sanctuary

  0.7.1.14

• Added⭐️ VFXsAdded a cap on the Blast VFXs so they clutter less the screen 0.7.1.16

• Graphics: Fireworks Trinket will no longer draw squares on the ground 0.7.1.13

• ⭐️ UI: Shop: When not discovered,

  Memonites

  won't be spoiled in the UI of the shop items. 0.7.1.16

• FixedUIFixed weapon category icon position in FREND's UI 0.7.1.10
• Fixed⭐️ UIRun End Stats : Fixed displaying negative numbers when you dealt more damage than your computer can comprehend (mostly in Endless) 0.7.1.10
• FixedUIFixed early access text being cropped 0.7.1.10
• Fixed⭐️ No Flashes accessibility optionFixed having some VFX ignoring it (e.g. Fireworks Trinket's explosion) 0.7.1.15
• Fixed⭐️ Co-op / Softlock / CavernsFixed team being stuck because the last remaining player alive cannot use ropes. Now ropes are always usable when you are inside caverns. 0.7.1.14

• ⭐️ Co-op / Softlock: When a Boss arena's entry is stepped through: AFK players will now be teleported to the alive ones in order to prevent them from being blocked by the closed doors later on. 0.7.1.15

• Fixed⭐️ Co-op / GiftsMerged Scythe : Fixed merged scythes not displaying the right VFX in multiplayer. 0.7.1.15
• Fixed⭐️ Co-op / Trial ChestsFixed a visual issue in multiplayer where an absent player's chest elements could still be visible. 0.7.1.15
• Adjusted⭐️ SaveFixed tooltip display mode toggling being triggering data save even if not changed (potential data corruption fix) 0.7.1.10

• ⭐️ Minor bugfixes, text tweaks and object misalignment fixes several patches