The Nightwatch News

[h2] And The Nightwatch is part of it next to many amazing games, with a special 50% discount to go with it! [/h2][p][/p][h2][/h2][h2]v1.2.0 Update[/h2][p]2 new playable characters, visual and performance improvements, Save/Resume system and many more balance and quality of life features have just been added to the game![/p][p][/p][h2]Demo Update[/h2][p]With the release of v1.2.0, the demo has been massively updated with all the quality of life features that have been developped this past few months. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Come checkout the game and try out the demo![/h3]

[p][/p][p]This small patch follows the release of v1.2[/p][h2][/h2][h2]New trinket: Stormbreaker (Warrior)[/h2]

• [p]Every 3 attacks, your base attack causes each enemy hit to release a lightning projectile dealing 50 damage[/p]

[p]This trinket replaces the Lightning Arrow trinket when playing the Warrior.[/p][p][/p][h2]Knockback talent point: (Physical Skill Tree)[/h2]

• [p]Knockback sytem has been entirely reworked.[/p]
• [p]Auto Attacks now correctly push back enemies when enabling this skill.[/p]
• [p]Correctly factors in the "mass" of the enemy (an Elite enemy will travel less than an Imp during knockback).[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Lightning Projectile: (Shock, Lightning arrow, Stormbreaker, Thor's Diary)[/h2]

• [p]Lightning Projectile now correctly bounces between enemies.[/p]
• [p]Lightning Projectile speed increased[/p]

[p]Reminder: Any lightning damage can "Shock", spawning a small lightning projectile dealing your shock damage as lightning damage.
Thor's Diary, Lightning Arrow and Stormbreaker create lightning projectiles as well.
Lightning Projectiles bounce between enemies, loose 10 damage each bounce and continue to bounce between enemies until there is no damage left to deal.
Increasing Lightning Damage will ultimately increase the number of bounces.
[/p][p]A bit confusing I know, I need to find a way to make it more clear in-game.[/p][p]Let me know what you think![/p][p][/p][p]Astrow[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]TLDR: [/p]

• [p]Warrior and Mage have been added as playable character, the Ranger has new model and animations.[/p]
• [p]Save/Resume system to continue a run where you left.[/p]
• [p]Demo updated, new trailer.[/p]
• [p]Performance optimisations.[/p]
• [p]Visual polish[/p]

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2 new playable characters + Ranger re-design[/h2][h2][/h2][carousel][/carousel][h3]Warrior[/h3][p]The Warrior has a playstyle more suited around physical damage. With a slower attack speed but huge scaling damage. His range can be increased with upgrades, talents and a trinket.[/p]

• [p]Deals 150 Physical damage in a cone[/p]
• [p]+100 Maximum Health[/p]
• [p]+1 Health per second[/p]
• [p]New Upgrade : +10% Attack Size[/p]
• [p]Talent Change (only for Warrior): "Bounce and Pierce deal 100% of base attack damage" is now replaced by "+30% to base attack size"[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Mage[/h3][p]The mage is played around elemental damage. He has a slower early game, but the best scaling damage in the game, for devastating end-game.[/p]

• [p]Projectile dealing 50 damage, cycling between Fire, Lightning and Ice.[/p]
• [p]50% of physical physical damage bonuses are applied to elemental damage.[/p]

[h3]Ranger[/h3][p]With his projectiles, range, bounces and pierces, the Ranger is the safest character with a well rounded arsenal to tackle the game. [/p]

• [p]+10% Movement speed[/p]
• [p]+5% Critical chance[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Save/Resume system[/h2]

• [p]The game will now automatically save the run progress when reaching a Shop.[/p]
• [p]A "Continue" button has been added to the main menu to load the available save file.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Performance improvements[/h2]

• [p]Many improvements have been made in the background to make the game run smoother, especially for ultra endgame.[/p]
• [p]Enemy on-death projectiles and animations have been optimised.[/p]
• [p]Gold spawn animation optimised.[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Bosses[/h2][h3] Imp Boss[/h3]

• [p]Hitbox increased to suit the close range playstyle of the Warrior[/p]
• [p]Exit portal size has been increased.[/p]

[h3]Tentacle Boss[/h3]

• [p]Challenge: Reworked the visual effects around the rune stone.[/p]

• [p]Exit portal size has been increased.[/p]

[h3] Eye Boss[/h3]

• [p]Floating eyes will have their speed increase over time.[/p]
• [p]Boss is no longer affected by Slow / Freeze.[/p]
• [p]Exit portal size has been increased.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Enemies[/h2]

• [p]Added a visual effect when hit by physical damage.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Player[/h2]

• [p]Light Radius upgrade has been removed.[/p]
• [p]Base light radius increased.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Shops[/h2][h3] Upgrade shop[/h3]

• [p]Added a reroll button.
  Rerolling costs x1 "Upgrade Shop Scroll", rerolling the pool of items displayed and setting the upgrades price back to 0.[/p]

[h3]Blood shop[/h3]

• [p]Reroll now correctly costs x1 "Blood Shop Scroll"[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Trinkets, Scrolls[/h2]

• [p]Name and description text size have been increased, and will dynamically decrease depending on the length of the text.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Healthbars[/h2]

• [p]Added a trail slider to every healthbar to better visualize the chunk of health that was removed.[/p]
• [p]Visual improvements[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Events (chests, shrines, crystals...)[/h2]

• [p]Added some extra floor visuals under each event.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Trinkets[/h2]

• [p]Ancestral Claw : added +10% to base attack size[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Menu[/h2]

• [p]Select your character in the main menu by pressing Tab or using the shoulder buttons (L1/R1) with a controller.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Level up panel[/h2]

• [p]Upgrade buttons redesigned, to preserve the original aspect ratio of the images.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]I hope every one will enjoy this patch, feel free to reach out to me if you have any input to give on those changes.[/p][p]Thanks again to anyone playing the game![/p][p]Astrow[/p]

Hello everyone,

[h2]Update v1.2 of The Nightwatch is in development![/h2]

I'm hard at work on version 1.2, which will bring several quality-of-life improvements and some of the most requested features from the community. While the full patch notes will come later, here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming:

[h3]Two New Playable Characters[/h3]

Without disrupting the current game balance, v1.2 introduces two new characters that offer fresh ways to play and reach the endgame.
Milestones, medals, and unlocks are shared across all characters, but now each medal will show which character achieved it.

[h3]Resume System[/h3]

Had to quit mid-run? Game crash out of nowhere?
A new save-state system will trigger when using a portal to the shop, letting you safely resume your run from the main menu whenever you're ready.

[h3]Graphic Improvements[/h3]

Expect better-looking character sprites and animations, enhanced floor tiles, and more visual polish throughout the game. There’s lots of room for visual upgrades, and I'll do my best to make it better.

[h3]Optimizations[/h3]
Some behind-the-scenes improvements are on the way to help the game run more smoothly, especially during the ultra-hard difficulty late-game around the 30–40 minute mark, where things can slow to a crawl. These changes should make even the hardest runs feel more responsive.

I don't have a definite timeline and patch note release date, but I'll be working on it actively in the next few weeks, pausing the development on the new untitled project I'm developing.

If you have any feature request, bug, or anything you would like to see in the game, don't hesite to contact me here in this post or through any other way you might want to reach out (Discord, social networks).

Thank you so much for playing the game.
Astrow

Even though the game still waits to perform the Steam Deck compatibility test, after multiple tests accross different Decks, the game fully runs from beginning to end with full controller support.


Also, since the game has a linux native build, it works out of the box. If you encounter the issue where the game doesn't start or any Cloud Sync issues, Steam might be downloading the game with Windows proton compatibility.

To fix this problem you can manually select the Linux Native build from the Settings->Compatibility option on the game.

If you encounter any other issue that I missed while playing, make sure to notify me in this thread so I can fix it right away.

Thanks for your support!
Astrow