Ziggurat 2 News

Hi! Today we're releasing a new update featuring plenty of new bosses eager to crush your chances of surviving the dungeon!

With 5 new bosses, we're more than doubling the amount currently available. They're now split in two kinds: Minibosses that will be found in the initial floors of dungeons, more reliant on minions and without invulnerability stages, and the standard bosses you've seen so far, waiting for you in the final floor.

While we've tried to make sure everything works fine and the new bosses present a proper challenge, we may have missed some things, so please let us know if you find any issues!

New features:

• 2 New bosses
  
• 3 New minibosses
  

Improvements:

• Improved initial startup loading times.
  
• Added more preloading to reduce stutters when loading model data on slower hard drives.
  
• Damage over time (mostly status effects) will now show damage numbers and update the health bar.
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixed leveleable perk pickups not showing the proper information
  
• Fixed rebind issue with mouse buttons.
  
• Fixed an issue with weapon accuracy stat in the campaign (results from the first dungeon weren't properly applied, causing reported accuracy to be way higher than the actual value).
  

This is the last update of the year (aside from possible hotfixes), and we'll be taking a short Christmas holidays. We have lots of ideas to further improve the game, so stay tuned for future updates, and stay safe!

Hi! Today we're releasing a small update with fixes to most of the issues found during the weekend:

Bugfixes:

• If an error is found while loading a game in progress, the game should go back to the main menu now.
  
• Fixed an error while loading a game in progress when a room layout was changed.
  
• Fixed unlocalized shrine effect description
  
• Damage multiplier should now affect Lava Stone.
  
• Fixed tooltip UI not refreshing properly.
  

It's Friday!

Today we're releasing a new update that fixes many of the issues recently reported, and adds the How to Play section, with information on some of the game mechanics that weren't explained anywhere else.

New features

• Added How to play section to the Settings list, with information on many of the game mechanics.
  

Improvements:

• Changed a bit Urguth's environment so minions don't blend in with the fog.
  
• Shrine effects are now applied after the cutscene, not before. This should prevent the level up sound from being heard before seeing the cutscene.
  
• Added some preloading to prevent a few hiccups in the first combats when playing on a slower hard drive. Not perfect yet, but should be better.
  
• Added a victory pop-up when finishing a fight.
  
• Added tooltips with information on specific stats on perk and equipment screens.
  

Gameplay changes:

• Agatha: Made it so she doesn't move as close as before. This way she shouldn't use her explosion attack as often.
  
• Agatha: Made ground projectiles slower (this was actually a bug).
  
• Some weapon attacks now have knockback.
  
• Stomp attacks from Orc bosses now have knockback.
  
• Reduced Curse effect on bosses a bit.
  
• Reduced complexity of some boss room layouts so they are not as cramped.
  
• Minions spawned by others will drop ammo twice as often. This should be noticeable on boss fights.
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixed running out of perks causing an error while loading the next floor.
  
• Fixed being able to move while in a cutscene.
  
• Fixed being able to open a chest from behind a wall.
  
• Fixed knockback effects cancelling jump momentum.
  
• Fixed Level Complete screen being black when antialiasing is Off and Quality is set to a low value.
  
• Fixed incorrect unlock number shown in the Select Character screen.
  

Welcome back! Today we're releasing a new update, adding many new features and plenty of improvements to the game. The main highlights are the Extra Modes section, featuring the classic Ziggurat Trial and Infinite Dungeon modes, and the Damage Numbers, which will add additional feedback on the damage you're dealing to enemies.

We also have more in store for next week, including a bunch of new bosses to fight against, so stay tuned!

New features:

• Damage numbers: See how much damage every hit deals! We've made sure they're not annoying or distracting at all, but if you want to get rid of them they can be disabled in settings.
  
• Extra Modes: Ziggurat Trial (classic mode with no permanent progression and no loadout selection) and Infinite Dungeon (endless floors with ever-increasing difficulty).
  
• Added Razer Chroma support. It will show selected weapon category and flash red if damaged.
  
• Added Brazillian Portuguese language thanks to community localization.
  

Improvements:

• Changed the way game data is structured. This should lead to slightly more disk space usage, but faster loads and smaller update download sizes in the future.
  
• Inner Wisdom and similar perks now show which weapon received the boost.
  
• Every boss has now its own lighting setting.
  
• Totally revamped Player's movement system. Now it shouldn't get stuck as often with the environment as before. This has been a huge change in the game's internals, so if you find any problems please let us know.
  

Gameplay changes:

• Decreased chances of getting a punishment in shrines. Now they're 60-25-15 chances of good-mixed-bad results.
  
• Reduced number of enemies spawned in special combats (Obelisks, Scavenge, etc) in deeper floors.
  
• Increased difficulty of the Chained Chest combat in deeper floors (was ok in the first floors, but too easy after that).
  
• Bosses have more health in deeper floors (again, it was fine on the first floors, but they had too few health later).
  
• Increased damage and number of minions spawned of Urguth the wise (Ice boss).
  

Bugfixes:

• Fixed some enemies still turning around while frozen.
  
• Fixed light and environment settings not being applied properly after first floor. This includes the "Lights Out" room modifier.
  
• Fixed error message when trying to start a main quest without having enough map pieces.
  

Hi!

While we don't have an update ready for this week, we wanted to let you know of our progress with the work on many of the new features we're planning to add in the following weeks:

[h2]Damage numbers[/h2]
This is something that we consider already complete, so it will be included in the next update. With this feature, you'll have more feedback of the damage you're dealing to enemies, as well as the effect of elemental attacks on different enemies.

While they do look great and not distracting on our tests, we'll offer the option to disable them if you don't want to see them.

[h2]Classic modes[/h2]
The "Ziggurat trial" attempts to be a faithful reproduction of the original Ziggurat 1 experience, without permanent progression, simple equipment unlocks and longer runs.

For this and future extra modes (such as Endless or Daily challenges) we'll be adding a separate section on the main menu, with its own unlock system.

The Ziggurat Trial mode is almost ready, with just a few UI adjustments left, so we'll probably include it in the next update.

Endless mode is still being worked on, and while it shouldn't take long, it should be included a bit later.

[h2]Minibosses[/h2]
This is something we've been working on for some time now. Minibosses are stronger variations of the standard minions, and will act as guardians of intermediate floors in the missions.

Despite the name, Minibosses are intended to be as strong as the current bosses, but will rely more on help from other minions instead of being a powerhouse just by themselves.

We intend to release the feature once we have 3 minibosses ready, and we're approximately halfway there.

[h2]New bosses[/h2]
We're also working in new bosses based on the Agatha model, with their own attacks and behaviors. One of them will spawn some shields for protection that you will need to break or move around, while the other will spawn turrets that will require you to avoid incoming attacks from different directions.

[h2]New dungeon theme[/h2]
Finally, we're also working on a new dungeon theme, to add more visual variety to dungeons. Dungeon themes require a lot of work and careful design in order to match the layout, so it will take some time until it's ready, but so far it's looking really nice, can't wait to show you more!

Oh, and don't forget, the game is currently sold at a 10% discount for the Steam Fall sale, so don't forget to tell your friends!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159560

And if you feel like it, we'd love you to vote Ziggurat 2 for any of the categories in this year's Steam Awards!

That's all for today, hope you have a great week!