Bugs, Balance, Misc.

It's been an amazing month since launch. Oh wait, it's only been three days. Doesn't feel that way. The support, encouragement, feedback, and reviews have been wonderful to see. It feels like a strong wind in my sails, pushing me on to make this game everything it can be. This first week post-launch is dedicated to fixing bugs, balancing, and quality of life improvements. Once I feel things are smoothed out, I can get back to the fun stuff: new items, new levels, new enemies, new challenges. Below is a list of post-launch updates. Thanks for everything, Strangers...

Bugs

The “Links of Carnage” item dropping no longer crashes the game
Opening Difficulty 26 door in the River area no longer crashes the game
Small handful of null reference error fixes
Fixed the power move on Cleghorn’s Block
Trading with The Coward now correctly follows the parameters listed
No longer roll in the wrong direction immediately upon entering a room
Chest in The Prison no longer puts the item out of bounds
Forge item info popup now properly shows all item stats
Coins are no longer taken on a failed meld
Closed infinite loop through The Sewers
You can no longer attack and roll while praying
Reloading the game no longer re-rolls items in The Armory
Reloading the game no longer re-rolls the ember in The Forge
Flamejet Staff now calculates burning damage correctly
Melding the Heart of Courage and Ruddy Chain no longer causes a 5,000% increase in health
Merchant’s Boots rarity bonus now shows up in stats correctly
Blessing of the Watcher now applies the correct amount of health
Running out of valid items at a rarity will no longer cause a stack overflow
Moving between nearby triggers no longer hides the upgrade prompt
Power move info now shows Key correctly in info pop
Potion Belt can now be accessed with a controller
Hope, Power, and Health meters can now be viewed with a controller
Items that modify move speed now meld correctly

Balance

Enemy power scaling is more gradual
In the Rat’s Nest, getting to the end of the level will kill all the rats and stop them from spawning
In the Boneyard, enemies will no longer get stuck on the edges of the map
In the Atrium level, waves of enemies don’t spawn as fast
Wo Mur Ran no longer does infinite damage
Draugur Summoners can no longer resurrect each other, and their overall resurrect time is slower
Fewer allies in The Siege room, but they are more powerful, making the fight less confusing
At the Fools Fount, your barrier will no longer absorb the sacrificed health
The Warrior Poet book now generates a lot more power
The Exile and The Innocent are a bit less tanky
Health Globs now heal a % of your health, instead of a flat value
Increase hit box size of Slime enemies
Bomb throwing enemies in the Hornslack Ruins have a much longer wind-up time
Increased difficulty scaling of enemies
Items are now more likely to be Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary
Increased Spinner hitbox size
Remnants (purple guys) in the Ruins are significantly less damaging, and fewer should spawn
Saving the Innocent and the Exile now provides hope
Crown of Arrogance damage lowered
Heart of Courage amulet now scales
Range and damage of Zaba Staff reduced. Reliability of hitbox improved.
Extended final reach of Zaba staff
Cretin Bomb Throwers no longer throw 100 bombs at once and one-shot you
Remnant Protectorate (purple guys with two swords in the Ruins) have a longer wind-up time

Misc.

Added Joystick/Trigger threshold values to the Usability Options menu
Updated Beggar’s Hood to provide accurate description
The Wraith in the Cemetery will only scold you once now, instead of every time you loot the graves
Gauntlets of Despair now shows the “Despair Gain” in red
Screenshake option is now only in Usability Options, not Video Options
Doodads will no longer block the exit of The Foundry
Contagious Laughter it is now worded more clearly, and shows its stat correctly
After your first encounter, the Guardian of Arrogance has a much shorter intro
You can no longer run back to the entrance in the Thieves Den
When upgrading the Effigy, you no longer automatically use it
Cutscene in the Cemetery is now slightly quicker
Added Gameplay section to options menu
Allow toggling off of feedback reminder
Bow sounds are much less annoying
Pyromancer’s Choker stats are more clear now
Hopestones have been renamed to Crystals of Hope
You can no longer go collect the goodies in the Rats Nest after completing the level
Getting an item from praying to The Mother no longer glitches when you have a full inventory
Fool’s Fount, Test of Arrogance, and Undercroft are worded more clearly
Health/Power/Hope/Potion popups now appear on top of the inventory