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[p] [/p][p]Archtower v0.6.6.0 build is ready![/p][p]Free Demo updated as well.[/p][p][/p][p]v0.6.6.0 Patchnotes:[/p][p][/p][h3]WHAT'S NEW[/h3][p]-Only for Alpha-[/p]

• [p]New class - Gunner (STR+DEX) (second skill is temporarily available via textbook purchase from the Skill Master in the Camp)[/p]
• [p]New class - Psychic (INT) (second skill is temporarily available via textbook purchase from the Skill Master in the Camp)[/p]
• [p]26 new achievements (most for Act 4)[/p]
• [p]New effect “Psychotrauma”, periodically deals psychic damage, accumulates like bleeding[/p]
• [p]After completing Act 4, additional power crystals are sold at the Gemcutter and Crystal Master[/p]
• [p]Added minibosses for Act 4[/p]
• [p]New note[/p]
• [p]New Cold Arena (for beating Act 4)[/p]

[p][/p][h3]CHANGES[/h3][p]-For Alpha and Demo-[/p]

• [p]Characters of the “Scholar” archetype (INT) are no longer can use accessories with the “Militarist” trait, as it causes bugs[/p]
• [p]“Confusion” effect is separated into two effects: “Confusion” (mental confusion), “Shock” (physical confusion, +defense ban) (new bugs are possible)[/p]
• [p]To avoid misunderstandings, the Health tooltip in the inventory shows both the curable percentage of max health and the power of the medicines[/p]
• [p]Other minor changes[/p]

[p][/p][p]-Only for Alpha-[/p]

• [p]Archer, passive skill, 3 tier upgrade, +10% evasion boosted to +12%[/p]
• [p]Pugilist, second skill, confusion improvement (shock now) does not require a body resistance check on hit[/p]
• [p]Stealth ban status added for player[/p]
• [p]Miniboss Dominator from Act 3, on the Ballad difficulty when creating illusory clones, removes all negative effects from himself[/p]
• [p]The “Potions I” and “Potions II” tower upgrades increase the max potion supply for all characters, thus allowing potions to be used even by characters with Rage Points[/p]
• [p]The “Potions I” tower upgrade also allows new characters to start with 1 potion[/p]
• [p]The Potions II tower upgrade also allows new characters to remove the new Psychotrauma effect with potions[/p]
• [p]In the inventory, the Rage/Tricks/Energy/Stress tooltip shows how much RP/TP/EP/SP is restored by potions[/p]
• [p]On Floor 13, when icicles hit from the ceiling, it is impossible to dodge this damage[/p]
• [p]Added Punisher enemies to Level 14-1[/p]
• [p]Other minor changes[/p][p] [/p]

[h3]FIXES[/h3][p]-For Alpha and Demo-[/p]

• [p]The first boss didn't remove all of the negative effects when changing phases previously, which was needed[/p]
• [p]Other minor fixes[/p]

[p][/p][p]-Only for Alpha-[/p]

• [p]Fighter, first skill, 3 tier upgrade, in the charge did less damage to shields with the second hand[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where ratdogs couldn't dodge some shots[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug, green quality ammo sometimes gave excessive invisible bonuses[/p]
• [p]Fixed 1st person sleeves on some classes' hands[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug, a couple of Act 3 minibosses were dropping the wrong food[/p]
• [p]Fixed bugs with equipment drop on some minibosses[/p]
• [p]Fixed trajectories of some enemy shots[/p]
• [p]Illusory clones do not grant experience[/p]
• [p]The health bar of the miniboss quest “Muddy Case” was not disappearing and getting in the way[/p]
• [p]Some disrupting attacks of mobs didn't interrupt companion attacks[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug, defense ban didn't prevent mobs from using blocking[/p]
• [p]If you parry an enemy with a melee attack, he can't block damage from that attack[/p]
• [p]Lowered the texture resolution of heated hearths so they don't clash out as much[/p]
• [p]At level 14-2, heals and potions near book cabinets only appear in the second phase, so that they can't be easily collected without engaging in combat[/p]
• [p]Other minor fixes [/p]

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Archtower v0.6.5.0 build is ready!
Free Demo updated as well.

v0.6.5.0 Patchnotes:
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[h3]WHAT'S NEW[/h3]

-Only for Alpha-
• 2 new quests
  
• New Floor 14
  
• New boss battle for Act 4
  
• 2 new music tracks for Floor 14
  
• 4 new elite enemies for Act 4
  
• New effect for some enemies, very high dodge chance at health level 1/4 and lower
  
• After beating Act 4, you can buy rare quality equipment from common merchants
  
• 2 new achievements
  
• New tower upgrades (for beating Act 4)
  
• New Weapon: Rifle (for beating Act 4)
  
• New Weapon: Rapier (for beating Act 4)
  
• New Weapon: Crystal Staff (for completing Act 4)
  
• New type of ammo - Rounds (for Rifles)
  
• New perk “Cunning Lockpicker” (allows lockpicks, makes it easier to lockpick, requires Lv 10, DEX/INT 40)
  

[h3]CHANGES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• When losing on a boss, the dropped loot is placed at the entrance on all difficulties
  
• Most quest keys can be used by simply going to the correct door and pressing “E” (by default)
  
• Some bosses can be tossed up with ice spikes in some states
  
• For “Arrows” (bow, crossbow) and “Rounds” (rifle) ammo a new property “Unique Reloading” has been added, such ammo works for a single weapon only
  
• Perfect Block is available to all characters, it stops damage completely
  
• The “Parry Master” perk, instead of accessing a Perfect Block, allows you to parry melee attacks with a Perfect Block
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• The armor and resistances boosting effect on enemies at low health now works on 1/4 instead of 1/3 HP
  
• Ratdog Alpha at low health now uses a new effect for strong evasion instead of armor boosting
  
• “Pest Control” quest item can be used by simply walking to the burrow and pressing “E” (by default)
  
• “Two In Trouble, To Say Nothing Of The Cat” quest, cages can also be opened through the dialog box
  
• Tower upgrades earned for Act 3 have been increased in cost from 500 to 750
  
• Merchant slots are further expanded for passing Act 3 and Act 4, as they should be
  
• “Pike” is now used for epic weapon names like “Spear” and “ Piercer” is now used for epic rapiers (does not affect old items)
  
• After beating Act 4, you can directly go from 13-3 to 14-1, shortcuts to 11-3 are now open too
  
• Updated scream sounds for some Act 4 enemies
  
• Other minor changes
  

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• Equipped starter equipment instead of the 0g price showed the price of a similar normal item
  
• Some edits in localization texts
  
• Maximum level reached in a class was tracked incorrectly
  
• Small internal code optimization
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• Rogue, 2nd skill is not parried by enemies when used from stealth
  
• Shadow and Night Shadow enemies had incorrect energy resistances
  
• Fixed bugs with skill upgrades not working properly to shorten the preparation time
  
• Starter items can't be used for enhansing/reforging/absorption
  
• Coughing sound didn't work correctly for some Act 4 enemies
  
• Stacking items can be moved one at a time when using a courier
  
• Other minor fixes
  

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Archtower v0.6.4.0 build is ready!
Free Demo updated as well.

v0.6.4.0 Patchnotes:
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[h3]WHAT'S NEW[/h3]

-Only for Alpha-
• 3 new faction quests
  
• New level 13-4
  
• New enemy - Ratdog Beta (+Ratdog Alpha)
  
• New object containing additional enemies, the Ratdog hole
  
• New effect for some enemies, armor and all resistances are increased at 1/3 health and below
  
• New power crystal “Bloodletting” (area of effect bleeding)
  
• New power crystal “Thunder Jump” (short teleport)
  

[h3]CHANGES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• If you close the game on the lose screen and the character is not dead yet, you can continue from that choice
  
• Dropped loot is saved if you quit the game
  
• Characters now do not lose any equipment they are wearing if they survive, even without all tower upgrades
  
• Redesigned “Colorblind” trait; it was - black and white mode; now - first-person sepia mode, can't distinguish the colors of item glowing, stealth detection +50%
  
• Food in the tower and out of the tower is different, but works the same
  
• Slightly expanded ranking system for strong enemies
  
• Some renaming of items, enemies, etc.
  
• Added a new method of drawing the health bars of enemies and followers (you can switch to the old one)
  
• Health bars can be customized to scale (in addition to the overall interface scale)
  
• Enemy and follower titles/names can be seen on the health bars (can be disabled in the settings)
  
• Added option to disable debuff icons above heads (enemies and followers separately)
  
• Old mode of health bars drawing has been finalized and supports all settings as well as the new mode
  
• All settings related to health bars have been moved to the “Interface” section
  
• The game now keeps track of the maximum level reached for each class (does not take into account previous saves)
  
• When choosing a new character, the level of experienced adventurers cannot be higher than the maximum level reached in their class
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• Revamped the method of generating epic item names (does not affect old items)
  
• Quest companion stops at the beginning of 13-4 instead of at the end of 13-3
  
• Tower upgrade “Dropped Loot II”, instead of saving the worn equipment, when picked up it replenishes health and potion bottles by +1
  
• Tower upgrade “Dropped Loot III” also saves tools (saves chemical tools not only for the Chemist class, but also for everyone who knows chemistry)
  
• After beating 13-4, new shortcuts on floor 13 are unlocked
  
• Enemy Eliminator, bombs stick on hit, charges increased from 3 to 5
  
• New crystal skill “Bloodletting” now drops from the quest boss
  
• Removed the chance of breakage when Reforging if the item is below epic quality
  
• When Reforging, you can choose a variant of the result (good items - 2 variants, rares - 3, epics - 4)
  
• Separated the concepts of Pets, Companions (quest), Followers (these are pets and companions)
  
• “Pet Healing” crystal works only on pets, not on companions
  
• Epic versions of the power crystals “Shield Stun” and “Puncturing Strike” cannot be parried
  
• Bandage achievements now counts for prevented bleeding damage instead of healed health
  
• Food healing achievements now require 20% less to heal
  
• Achievement for selling junk now requires 10,000 instead of 25,000
  
• Other minor changes
  

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• Added protection against losing characters and saves in case of crashes at the wrong time
  
• Fixed situations where pots dropped from barrels and enemies could be of the wrong level
  
• Fixed bugs related to food dropping from some minibosses
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• Some edits to localization texts
  
• Fixed a bug where you could accidentally sell a quest hat with the “sell junk” button
  
• To avoid errors, you can't leave one of the new factions unless you turn in a quest to their leader at the first entrance
  
• If a character is defeated, the energy shield will not be regenerated
  
• New attempt to fix rare crashes caused by throwing stones
  
• Prefix priorities for starter items of good quality were not working correctly
  
• Fixed tower upgrade to save class items (such items no longer appear in other heroes' inventory if the character is dead)
  
• After retirement, the classes “Harbinger” and “Chemist” do not clutter the inventory with extra copies of banners and acid bottles
  
• Fixed a bug where items were dropping out of Eliminators with errors
  
• Fixed flickering of glowing runes where it wasn't fixed last time
  
• Poison Spit Crystal, fixed incorrect rage/energy/stress cost increase for rare and epic quality
  
• Fixed bugs related to enemies parrying the player
  
• Fixed a bug where Blades could not parry the Hound
  
• Other minor fixes
  

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Archtower v0.6.3.0 build is ready!
Free Demo updated as well.

v0.6.3.0 Patchnotes:
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[h3]WHAT'S NEW[/h3]

-Only for Alpha-
• New quest chains (~17 quests)
  
• Quest companion system
  
• 2 new factions
  
• 2 new faction locations
  
• New small quest location
  
• New enemy Punisher/Eliminator
  
• 3 new music tracks
  
• New rare quality bag
  
• Added overhead health bars for followers (pets and companions)
  
• Added customization of follower health bars
  
• New achievement for 150 quests
  

[h3]CHANGES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• Redesigned the mini map mark for the Pathfinder Gobloid (quick pass to the Green Vanguard)
  
• Enemy/follower health bar signals with a red glow when health drops to 25% or lower
  
• In friendly areas, barrels can only contain 1 gold coin.
  
• Added insignia for enemy health bars (improved enemy, elite, mini-boss)
  
• Pet health bars also get insignia (depends on the chosen upgrades)
  
• From the settings of enemy health bars removed option Digits, as it is long outdated and will only interfere in the future
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• Better progression of the maximum equipment level for the most of the merchants
  
• In “Survival” mode experience in combat +50%
  
• Hearths for heating are marked on the map, even if they are not lit
  
• After completing Act 1, a hint for the achievements to recover lands and open an ambulance is revealed
  
• Other minor changes
  

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

-Alpha and Demo-
• Small performance optimization
  
• Fixed crash on pause while breaking barrels (when coins fall out)
  
• New attempt to fix a rare crash when hitting the hero with rocks
  
• Fixed rare flickering of explosion decals on carpets
  
• Fixed a rare crash when pausing when using chests
  
• When moving quest items to and from the stash, the quest status is updated
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
• Fixed large map cropping on some locations
  
• Attempted to fix a strange rare bug with a crash caused by crystal helpers
  
• Fixed rare crashes in arenas in “Survival” mode
  
• Fixed a bug where pets could have health above their max health
  
• Mental projectiles did not pause during a pause
  
• Other minor fixes
  

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