Demo Update – April 25, 2025

[h3]Hello, Ascenders![/h3]

This April 25 update includes the following key fixes and improvements.



[h2]⚪ Balance Changes[/h2]

[h3]Health Leech Effect[/h3]

• We discovered that the Health Leech effect was so powerful in certain situations that it rendered your current HP effectively meaningless.
  
• The amount of HP recoverable at once by the Health Leech effect has been significantly reduced, so that it functions as a meaningful strategic choice rather than a means of immortality.
  

[h3]Boss Pattern Difficulty[/h3]

• We also found that for some bosses, being one-shotted by any hit created a negative combat experience.
  
• To provide a fairer combat experience, we have toned down the difficulty and damage of certain patterns.
  

[h2]⚪ Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a crash caused by memory-allocation issues during gameplay.
  
• Fixed a quest-blocking issue if you quit immediately after rescuing an NPC.
  
• Fixed an issue where, upon switching from keyboard/mouse to gamepad, the mouse’s last position would interfere with controls.
  
• Improved consistency between keyboard and gamepad inputs in dialogue.
  

[h2]⚪ Quality of Life[/h2]

• Enhanced feedback when fighting in areas above or below your level.
  
• Improved visibility of guiding arrows during tutorials and quests.
  

[h2]⚪ Art & Visual Improvements[/h2]

• Polished the entry animation when boarding the time machine and entering a stage.
  
• Improved the return animation upon battle completion.
  
• Enhanced the unlock animation when completing NPC unlock quests.
  

[h3]Play now![/h3]
store.steampowered.com/app/3279910

Thank you!

- Ascend to ZERO Team