Cauldron News

1.0.25 out now! A few small changes/fixes:

• I've upgraded the save-checking to avoid the random issues people are having with their save files. If anyone has lost any data, feel free to reach out and I can try to help retrieve your files, or as a last resort - create you a custom save file!
  
• The recent update that requires controller "activation" is now a toggle found in the new "Controls" menu. It is defaulted to off, since it was causing some people's PS5 controllers to stop working
  
• I put a note in the mining meta-upgrade that you can steer bonus balls
  
• Dodge's skill hits now save correctly
  
• I changed diamond and multiplier upgrade scaling in the mining minigame to make grinding for late-game achievements slightly easier
  

Just two fixes for Patch 1.0.244:

• Controllers now have to be "activated" by pressing either the action, back, or d-pad buttons. This is to avoid controller drift that players were experiencing from phantom devices picked up by GameMaker
  
• Full screen has been reworked to a sort of "fake" full screen, to avoid the game minimizing for some players when clicking away from the game.
  

If either of these fixes cause issues (or don't fix the issues they're supposed to), please let me know either in Steam Discussions or over on the Discord!

Thanks!
Pete

[h2]Hey Everyone![/h2][p]A short status update coming in, but before all that, I wanted to give another huge thanks to everyone for all your comments, reviews, suggestions, playtesting, and bug reports these last few weeks! Cauldron is getting better because of all of your input, so keep it coming![/p][p][/p][h3]Steam Deck verification[/h3][p]First of all, Cauldron has been working well on Steam Deck since release, and about a week ago became Steam Deck verified! For anyone hoping to play on their favorite handheld device, now’s your chance![/p][p][/p][h3]The Cauldron Soundtrack[/h3][p]Secondly, we wanted to highlight that we released Cauldron's soundtrack on Steam, and also across a variety of streaming platforms yesterday. For those of you that simply can't get enough of Andrew’s music and want to support him, go check it out![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]The soundtrack is created by Andrew Moon, the songwriter behind indie prog-pop band Bored with Four, and Cauldron is his first video game soundtrack! [/p][p]
Check out Bored with Four on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uaEtDSVe9eXQYEYymTL74[/p][p][/p][h3]Summer Sale incoming [/h3][p]Thirdly, Cauldron will be taking part in the Steam Summer Sale starting later today 🙂. So for anyone waiting to take the plunge into the weird world of Cauldron, now’s a great time! [/p][p][/p][p]PS. We now have Steam community items too, so get collecting![/p][p][/p][p]And as always, keep posting your feedback![/p][p]Pete[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]
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1.0.23 patch out now!

• Trying something new with the mouse cursor! This should hopefully get rid of the double cursor issue
  
• The mouse now auto-activates itself if it moves a certain distance, so you don't need to click an extra time if you're using a hybrid mouse/keyboard playstyle
  
• More window size options! Keeping window size set equal to resolution is best for image quality, but there's a setting in the Video - - --- Options menu to change this now to whatever you want!
  
• Fixed error in skill trees where if you pressed fast enough you could refund upgrades beyond 0, causing all sorts of weirdness
  
• Added the "auto-talent" visual to party upgrades in the Talent menu
  
• Fixed an issue where auto-talent was still on for heroes after refunding a skill tree entirely
  
• Mouse controls now work in final boss room
  
• Added icons to the map so you can see where Nyx is, as well as where the minigames are
  
• Fixed another saving issue where bonus frozen and bleed damage upgrades from the party talent skilltree weren't saving correctly
  
• Tweaked the controller inputs a little, to hopefully help people who are constantly moving in a certain direction.
  
• Fixed some typos
  

A quick fix for the cursor issue, and some other stuff!

- Manually redrawing the mouse in the overworld, since for some people it seems to disappear
- Added a visual to the talent menu for heroes that have a preset build selected
- Cart game collect wave now shoots 3x more often
- Updated minigame instructions so they have current art