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v2.2.5 - Winter 2024 Update

Heyyo, CraftedCircuitry here. I’ll be showcasing the Winter 2024 Update to Deep Dark Wrath! There’s a lot of things that I added so let’s jump right in!


The Winter and Halloween Updates are featured in this Update banner.

Changelog

Added
  • 5 More Sword Skins, Winter-themed
  • 3 More Enchanted Cards
  • Cyan Forge, unlocked after 1 Oracle Card, forge cards you may not have with cards of the same type and level
Updated
  • Card Inventory boosted to 750, from 500
  • Small Optimizations and Bugfixes
  • Better Tutorial, Removed some Tutorials, Lessened and Fixed some Text, and added Force Pauses for important Interactables
  • Points gained and lost when doing certain actions are now shown on top of the Player
Fixed
  • Damage and Brute Force Inventory Tooltips not showing the v2.0 Changes
  • Changed text pop-up when entering a Gauntlet
Cyan Forge



Forge Enchanted Cards with the Cyan Forge. You will need to have at least appraised 1 Oracle Card to unlock this feature in the Safe Area. You will then need 3 of the same Type(Permanent, Veil, Instant) and Level of the Card you want to forge.

This is kind of a pity system as a lot of the Cards before are behind RNG. This will allow you to make most of the Cards you may need. Other Cards that cannot be forged are still behind actually obtaining them, and are usually guaranteed in some fashion anyway.

Winter-themed Cards



The Winter Warmth and Cold Crumble Cards are powerful Veil Cards you can only find in the deepest areas of the Dungeon and only when the Wrath is Angered. They will allow you to tank or pummel your way through enemies respectively. I really wanted to try to make a high-risk, high-reward type of Card with Cold Crumble, and I think I made it.

One other new Veil Card is the Enlightened Flames. This will spawn 4 flames around you, that revolve around you and attack enemies! This can only be forged via the Cyan Forge. I always wanted to add some type of Summoner kind of Card in the game, and this lets you become one. Couple this with Flameboyance, and you’ll be dealing a lot of Fire to the monstrosities in the Dungeon.

These seasonal Enchanted Cards won’t go away, so you can get it whenever you can.

Winter-themed Sword Skins



I’ve added 5 more Sword Skins to the game. No Android exclusives on this one so you can use it from anywhere.
  • Frost and Frostbringer(animated) Swords
  • Icicle
  • Christmas Tree and Lit Christmas Tree(animated) Swords
Small Fixes



I’ve also done some small fixes and optimizations to the game. I removed some mechanics that really weren’t meant to be there and are unused. I’ve also boosted Card Inventory, from 500 to 750. This should give you a lot more space for the new Cards I’ve added these past few months.

The Tutorial was also revamped to be clearer and more concise. The tutorial updates don't change anything if you've already done that particular tutorial bit once.

Future? (again)



That’s really about it for Winter 2024. A lot of this new update is really remixing what Deep Dark Wrath already had and adding a little bit more. I will say this wasn’t what I planned for Winter. However, I really am not ready to take the deep dive into v3.0 and v4.0 yet, so I wanted to just add small bits of the update instead.

Enlightened Flames was actually a v3.0 Card. The Cyan Forge is a derivative of the main mechanic I wanted to add for v3.0, so it’s nice to get some practice for it and so I’ll have a better idea of how to make something similar.

Anyway, hope you all have a great Winter 2024, have fun with the game now that it's on a 35% Off Sale, and have fun getting those new Cards! This has been CraftedCircuitry, signing off for now.

Deep Dark Wrath joins Bullet Heaven Fest 2.0



Deep Dark Wrath joins the Bullet Heaven Fest 2.0, and continues to be on a 35% Off Sale! I may also announce the new additions I've been cooking up for this game for WInter!

v2.1.0 - Quick Fix: Tumblr Button

Heyyo, sorry for the inconvenience of an immediate update. This was genuinely something I forgot to note down on my to-do list. I added a Button that links to my Tumblr in the Credits section. It doesn't really affect gameplay whatsoever, but I implemented it so there will always be somewhere for you to contact me, the developer.

That's really it, no big changes. Again, sorry for the inconvenience. Hoping your enjoy the new Sword Skins I added!

v2.1.0 - Halloween 2024 Update

Heyyo, CraftedCircuitry again for another update to Deep Dark Wrath! v2.1.0 features a small Halloween 2024 Update! Happy Halloween!

A Bunch of Sword Skins





This is the main attraction of this update, a bunch of new Sword Skins to try! 1 previously Android-exclusive one and 4 more Sword Skins. Some may even have little secrets tied to them. They are:
  • Pumpkin Sword
  • Stygian Sword, previously Android-only
  • Bone Cleaver
  • Shadow Blade
  • Void Blade (animated)



But I kinda felt a little odd when I removed exclusivity of certain skins from Android, so I decided to make new ones for Android too! These ones, as well as the Beta Sword, will always be exclusive to Android.
  • Glimmering Sword
  • Shining Sword (animated)
Trick or Treat!

I’d also recommend checking out the final area of the Dungeon. You might find some Halloween treats there or maybe it’s just a trick? Who knows! If you do find something there, just know that it isn’t limited to Halloween and it won’t disappear when it's no longer the Halloween season.

Small Fixing

I added an animation upon entering the gauntlet as just spawning in is a little bit jarring.



Anyway, this ends the small Halloween 2024 Update to Deep Dark Wrath. I really didn’t have much in mind for Halloween back when I was brainstorming this game.

This has been CraftedCircuitry, signing off for now!

Deep Dark Wrath in GDoC Expo 2024

Heyyo, CraftedCircuitry here!



Just a quick update to announce that Deep Dark Wrath will be showcased on Game Devs of Color Expo 2024. The Game Devs of Color Expo is a festival highlighting creators of color in games, including an online conference, networking, jobs, the GDoCExpo Direct, Steam Sale, and more. You can find more info about it on their website, gdocexpo.com

Because of this, Deep Dark Wrath will be on sale for 35% Off from Sept 22 to 29. Hope you get to see the depths of Deep Dark Wrath, as well as the other really cool games, events, and more in the Expo!



This has been CraftedCircuitry, signing off for now.