Monster Portal News

[p]Just a few global changes that I think will improve the game play and make MONSTER PORTAL even more fun!!![/p][p][/p]

• [p]20% faster base leveling up![/p]

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• [p]10% global speed boost for everything! [/p]

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• [p]Enemy "Slowed" effects going from -50% to -20%[/p]

[p][/p][p]As always, any of your feedback is great to hear!! I really appreciate it!![/p][p][/p]

[p]Controller support has been requested and is now delivered!! Please let me know if you have any feedback! I am super excited to bring this to the players and expand the playing experience for you all!!!

I still have ideas to expand out the game in certain ways and would love to hear any ideas you all may have as well![/p]

[h2]Monster Portal – Major Patch Update! 🌀[/h2][p]New Features, Performance Improvements, and Huge Balancing Overhaul!

📢 Ready to dive back in?[/p][p]With all-new balance, smoother game-play, and clearer UI — this update makes Monster Portal better than ever. [/p][hr][/hr][h3]
🔥 NEW & IMPROVED FEATURES[/h3]

• [p]🧭 Mini Map Added!
  See shops, portals, quests, health regen zones, and bosses at a glance.[/p]
• [p]💠 Gem Store Upgrade!
  Make your gold matter with powerful gem upgrades and a cleaner buying/selling experience.[/p]
• [p]🚨 Danger Indicators
  Now you'll know what hurts — new danger icons alert you to threats.[/p]
• [p]🎯 Ultimate Abilities Rebalanced
  Stronger ultimates, smoother gameplay, bigger impact![/p]
• [p]🧼 Improved Help Menu & Color-Coded Hints
  Understand everything faster with better tool-tips and clearer guidance.
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⚔️ BOSS + ENEMY UPDATES[/h3]

• [p]🧠 Boss AI Overhaul
  Bosses and minibosses no longer get stuck on the player — there's always a way out![/p]
• [p]💥 Boss Fights Revamped
  Major improvements to Boss 1, Boss 2, and Boss 4 (including projectile defenses and shield interactions).[/p]
• [p]👿 Miniboss Attack Variants
  Minibosses now use alternate attack patterns on levels 2, 3, and 4.[/p]
• [p]😵 Improved Enemy Status Effects
  Buffed Eye Stun, new stun/poison particles, and visible player effect icons (stun, buff, poisoned, etc.).
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🎮 GAMEPLAY & BALANCE CHANGES[/h3]

• [p]💨 Sprint & Dodge Reworks[/p]
  • [p]Sprint now respects slow debuffs[/p]
  • [p]Dodge now moves through objects to help escape sticky situations and buildings[/p]
  • [p]Shift = Sprint / Space = Dodge[/p]
• [p]💰 Gold & Gem Economy Rebalance[/p]
  • [p]Reduced gem drops from minibosses to make gold buying at the shop more integral[/p]
  • [p]Lower shop gem chance = more value for gold[/p]
• [p]🧙 Path Buffs & Debuffs[/p]
  • [p]🛡️ Path of Death Eater buffed to +15 hit-points gained per kill [/p]
  • [p]🐉 Dragon & Veteran Paths fixed[/p]
  • [p]👟 Debuff Shoes scale by level (10% base + 5%/lvl)[/p]
  • [p]🎭 Level 3 Hooded Demon slightly nerfed[/p]
  • [p]⚡ Miniboss speed reduced on levels 4 & 5[/p]
• [p]🩸 Health & Shield Adjustments[/p]
  • [p]Health gem auto-give takes longer (balanced)[/p]
  • [p]Shield gem duration slightly reduced[/p]
• [p]🚶 Easy Mode Enhanced[/p]
  • [p]Slower enemy cooldowns, slower projectiles, increased spawn time between monsters[/p]
  • [p]"Made easy... even easier"
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🎨 VISUAL & AUDIO UPDATES[/h3]

• [p]🌪️ New screen shake effects for certain attacks[/p]
• [p]🔥 New particle effects for enemies, flamethrower, Boots of Haste, stunned/poisoned states[/p]
• [p]🎵 New sound effects for spike hits and dodge shots[/p]
• [p]🛍️ New Steam Store + Library art
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🐞 BUG FIXES[/h3]

• [p]✅ Fixed: Health regen upgrade now improves negative regen until positive (aka -1 will not go to -1.15 if upgraded, will now go to -1 -> -0.85 etc)[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Gambler & Greedy Path bugs [/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Massive lag caused by 3rd boss[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Totem speed bug with loot boss shots[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Store logic issues and clarity[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Text display after boss fights[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Incorrect speed values in character select[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Damage passing through Boss 4’s shields[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: "R" not opening the store reliably[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Multiple shop UI bugs and text clipping[/p]
• [p]✅ Fixed: Boost of Haste logic bug
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✨ Other Quality of Life[/h3]

• [p]Higher shop appearance rate[/p]
• [p]Updated tutorial [/p]
• [p]Giving better hints and objectives when finding travelers notebook[/p]
• [p]Reduced snowflake opacity[/p]
• [p]Improved visual cues for Confuse effect[/p]
• [p]Dodge Bomb added + shots & distance rework[/p]
• [p]Slight increase in Fire-shot refresh rate
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Hello everyone!

It was an awesome launch and I continue to make the game even better with more feedback! Here are some updates below, and I am hoping to implement steam leader-boards soon so that it can be more competitive with other players since this is a solo player game.


Game mechanics update!

• Game now pauses when pressing [TAB] so you can take the time arranging your gems and reading about their spells/abilities, not having to worry about the chaos going on around you.
  
• Updated the tutorial and GUI to help inform the player more on the mechanics of the game.
  
• Added some new features to hopefully help the player understand how to bring out the bosses.
  
• Further balanced monsters.
  
• Added some lighting effects
  

Zoomed the camera out. Will help with three things:

1. Gives player more vision of map to help orient themselves and see things to access.
   
2. Adds more monsters on screen to add more chaos.
   
3. There is now more room for GUI elements to make the screen feel less cluttered.
   

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• Fixed objects to bounce off new camera size.
  
• Fixed the pressing "e" crash while in chaos totem.
  
• Updated most font for legibility.
  
• Updated the tutorial.
  
• Made the hero starting AOE lighting bigger to start.
  
• Made first level easier to access boss hint to guide players.
  
• Fixed a few bugs because of the new camera size.