Backpack Hero News

We have new content on the testing branch!

New Stuff:
Added level-up music
Added music after you complete a level
Completely redesigned the curse system
Added 20 new cursed items
Added 6 new cursed carvings
Added 12 new hazards
Added the lantern, which removes curses
Updated all events that use cursed items to deal with curses more clearly

Changes:
Updated the golden whetstone and dice so they have a more standardized "Alternate Use" and can be used outside of battle
When you lose you can now retry or return to the menu
Hazards now spawn closer to the player's backpack
The living shadow now looks like the player
Removed the Robber Racoon from the 3-Hare-Defender enemy encounter
Replaced the 2 Sable encounter with an encounter with the muskrat brigand and 1 sable
Enemies take 2 more turns before scaling the power of their attacks
Changed the way items are reorganized in combat. Now there's no separate skip button
Items created in combat appear closer to the grid and be easier to place in your backpack

Bug Fixes:
Removed plasma sword from Tote's drops
Removed Emerald Bracelet from Tote's drops
Fixed the Wasp Honey in the item atlas
You can now walk past Scavengers
Hermit Crab Mimics no longer scale the power of their curses
Fixed a glitch with the double-poison potion
Fixed the SpellBlade's Ring - which wasn't properly saying "per turn"
Fixed the plinko game - which was randomizing the curse item
Fixed a glitch where prices would be shown in the atlas at shops
You can now pickup items created in combat and place them back in the same space

Hey, Backpackers!

If you're vibing with Backpack Hero – this is for you. We're here together with 5 wonderful devs, communities, and games we're pretty sure you're going to dig.

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A super excellent complete-the-set with:

• Havendock
  
• The Wandering Village
  
• Peglin
  
• Traveller's Rest
  
• Terraformers
  
• Backpack Hero
  

PS. A big shoutout to our buddy YYZ – his cozy, solo-developed colony sim Havendock just hit Early Access. Be a backpack hero today and spread the good vibes!

Hey, Backpackers!

Backpack Hero is part of the Earth Appreciation Festival - an event celebrating the planet we call home and reminding us not to take it for granted.

You might not have known that, but Backpack Hero's lore resonates with the ideas and values behind Earth Appreciation Festival. You'll learn more about it soon, but for now we have to keep our secrets.



Remember to take care of our beautiful Earth every day 💚

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Changes:
Updated some Translations

Bug Fixes:
Added additional protection to prevent soft-locks after items are spawned in combat

Changes:
Updated some Translations
Locked Chests cannot contain mimics
Added a secret number somewhere to the code

Bug Fixes:
The Hungry ManaStone cannot be found by Tote
Fixed a glitch where the Rat King would spawn two Ratwolves when defeated via Spikes
Fixed a glitch where incorrect items could spawn after battle
Added additional protection to make sure that you could move items created in combat
Fixed a bug where the Shoe Hat wouldn't transform properly
Fixed several glitches where events could spawn the wrong items