v1.88 Patch Notes

Hi folks,

We just deployed a new version of DemonCrawl! This update includes the 2022 Halloween event, a ton mastery balance changes, several new items and more.

Full patch notes are available below. Enjoy!

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[h2]Halloween Event[/h2]

Expanded holiday questline with new avatar rewards - 11 missions in total
Questline avatars from previous Halloween events have been moved to prizeboxes
2 additional avatars have been added to Halloween prizeboxes
When you donate the maximum amount of candy to a stranger, you will receive 10 Tokens instead of 1 for the final donation
New consumable item: Big Candy - "50% chance to spawn a heart during the next 100 turns."
New magic item: [TOP SECRET]
New holiday paint: [CLASSIFIED]
New mythic emblem: [REDACTED]
Replaced Options screen music

[h2]New Features[/h2]

New legendary item: Mana Signet - "Stages have additional Ethereal cells equal to the minimum power. When you complete a stage, gain 50 mana for each visible Ethereal cell." (Designed by Mythic Patron Emberflame ❤️)
New consumable item: Instant Familiar - "Spawn a familiar on target empty cell and pass a turn."
New consumable item: Evil Container - "Lose all of your omens. Get them back at the start of the next stage."
Added blueprints for Caliper and Liquid Gold
Updated GameMaker runtime to the latest version
Added some easter eggs that most players will never notice :)

[h2]Balance Changes[/h2]

Commander III rework: "Convert your familiars into Instant Familiars."
Undertaker II rework: "When using Bones, you can target any visible cell without an aura."
Firefly I rework: "Burning cells do not hurt you. Each stage has burning cells equal to the minimum power."
Firefly II rework: "Whenever you fully and correctly chord a 2 or greater, burn and reveal a random nearby cell."
Ghost I nerf: "Whenever you die, activate Ectodrop."
Ghost II rework: "Whenever you complete a stage in ghost form, revive with 1 life."
Ghost III rework: "Activate Ectoplasm and increase the amount of life you revive with."
Demolitionist II rework: "Increase the radius of all explosion effects."
Barbarian II buff: "Whenever a stranger dies, activate Rotting Head. Whenever a Rotting Head expires, kill all visible monsters."
Barbarian III rework: "Activate Rotting Heads equal to the number of strangers you have killed."
Survivor II buff: "At the end of each stage, gain max life equal to the minimum power if you are injured."
Knight III buff: "Fortify all of your armor by 5."
Mutant III buff: Charge cost reduced from 3 to 2
Poisoner III buff: "Consume all of your Poisons, activate an equal number of Spider Fangs, then gain Poison."
Detective III buff: "Remove all visible monsters from the board and gain coins equal to their cell values."
Prophet I buff: "Increase your XP gain by 35%."
Bookworm I nerf: Book of Love research subject changed from "heart" to "life"
Bookworm III nerf: "Gain an item related to your research subject."

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

Undertaker III and Commander III can no longer activate before monsters have spawned
Fixed Sphere of Influence not affecting targeted consumable items
Fixed Plum not affecting targeted consumable items
Fixed Ectodrop status effect lingering after reviving
Re-coded Mortar and Divine Mortar to avoid crashes with large chains of explosions
Mrs. Claus Spawners can no longer appear out of season
Fixed an issue with old special event progress interfering with new special events