Day of the Shell News

• [p]Damage multipliers (x2dmg, crit etc.)[/p]
  • [p]Damage multipliers now stack additively, not multiplicatively[/p]
  • [p](stacking two x2 effects on top of each other will now deal x3 damage, instead of x4)[/p]
• [p]Some effects can no longer appear as common powers. They will only appear as rare (with their base stats) or epic (with their former rare stats). The affected powers are:[/p]
  • [p]Enchanted Coin (+1dmg per 100 coins)[/p]
  • [p]Pendant of Pride (+1dmg when you skip a power)[/p]
  • [p]Idol of Winter (x2dmg against frozen enemies)[/p]
  • [p]Edelweiss (x2dmg if you have a precision bonus)[/p]
  • [p]Frost Feather (freeze enemies on hit if you have a precision bonus)[/p]
  • [p]Ring of Rampage (play again after defeating an enemy)[/p]
  • [p]Stone of Greed (+10% freeze chance per 100 coins)[/p]
  • [p]Skull of Lektraz (+1dmg when you upgrade a power)[/p]
• [p]Stone of Greed (+20% freeze chance per 100 coins)[/p]
  • [p]+20% -> +10%[/p]
  • [p]Freeze chance caps at 80% (for this power)[/p]
• [p]Broken Watch (+1 freeze duration)[/p]
  • [p]Can’t be upgraded[/p]
  • [p]Doesn’t affect bosses[/p]
• [p]Slow Breathing (+40% precision on your next attack after waiting)[/p]
  • [p]+40% -> +30%[/p]
• [p]Frost Missile (+3dmg to enemies 4+ tiles away)[/p]
  • [p]+3dmg -> +2dmg[/p]
• [p]High Focus (+30% precision against enemies 4+ tiles away)[/p]
  • [p]+30% -> +20%[/p]
• [p]Necklace of Storms (+30% chance of chain lightning)[/p]
  • [p]Chain lightning chance caps at 80%[/p]

• [p]Shotgun[/p]
  • [p]3dmg -> 4dmg[/p]
• [p]Collisions[/p]
  • [p]3dmg -> 5dmg[/p]
  • [p]Collisions between units now damage both units[/p]
• [p]Shields[/p]
  • [p]No longer disappear when playing extra turns (eg: after picking up a play-again feather)[/p]
• [p]Pendant of Mayhem (for the first 5 turns of each level, attacks explode)[/p]
  • [p]Misses now also explode[/p]
• [p]Inner Fire (+2dmg if you have
• [p]+2 dmg -> +4dmg[/p]

• [p]Gunsmith’s stand[/p]
  • [p]Greatly reduced the price of every weapon upgrade[/p]
  • [p]First rank costs 1 soul per upgrade, later ranks are about half their former price[/p]
• [p]Favourite weapon[/p]
  • [p]Now always changes between runs[/p]
• [p]Calamity mode[/p]
  • [p]Enemy health bonus and rewards : +30% / rank -> +25% / rank[/p]
  • [p]Calamity mode gives bonus boss souls, with correct feedback in the menu[/p]
  • [p]Add calamity counter at the top of the HUD[/p]
• [p]“On kill” triggers (eg:  Golden Spyglass, Ring of Rampage)[/p]
  • [p]No longer triggers on revived and summoned enemies[/p]
  • [p](shown with a “ghost” icon above their head)[/p]
• [p]Powers & relics RNG[/p]
  • [p]Power upgrades and indirect power upgrades (like chain lightning) appear more often in shops and rewards[/p]
• [p]Smuggler’s shop upgrades (Rune of Choice) :[/p]
  • [p]The 4th, 5th and 6th items are now more expensive (+50% / +100% / +150%)[/p]

• [p]Add V-Sync[/p]
  • [p]Prevents screen tearing[/p]
• [p]Add lock cursor[/p]
  • [p]Toggles whether your cursor is locked inside the game’s window while in combat[/p]
  • [p]Cursor is now always unlocked while not in combat[/p]
• [p]Add screen selection[/p]
  • [p]Switches the screen the game displays on[/p]
• [p]Camera orientation reset[/p]
  • [p]Set to “never” by default[/p]
• [p]Full screen[/p]
  • [p]Set to “false” by default[/p]

• [p]Rare and epic items now display correctly in the smuggler’s shop[/p]
• [p]Achievement Faster Than Lightning will now trigger correctly after 5 enemies have missed you[/p]
• [p]Skeleton bones can now be selected correctly with a gamepad[/p]
• [p]Fixes and improvements to music and SFX[/p]
• [p]Add analytics[/p]
  • [p]The game now sends us gameplay data to help us with balancing and analysis for the next updates[/p]
  • [p]We’re GDPR-compliant though, we keep it to ourselves and we don’t collect any personal info![/p]
• [p]Disabled the blurring post process in shop menus - you can now see the huntress’s outfit in the fitting room![/p]

• [p]Fix incorrect collider on map Chasm W2[/p]
• [p]Fix music issues when entering a smuggler level from the main menu[/p]
• [p]Fix Stone of Greed scaling with levels and coins[/p]
• [p]Fix hell levels spawning issues when walking over an enemy’s spawning tile[/p]
• [p]Fix some inconsistencies with cursor visibility[/p]
• [p]Fix achievement unlocking for Swiss Knife and Full Arsenal[/p]
• [p]Fix player locked in the air when clicking tiles quickly at the end of a level[/p]
• [p]Fix collision bug with some props in hell levels[/p]
• [p]Fix delays caused by some powers when no enemies are around[/p]

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• [p]One Click, One Turn: Tactical choices are made with a single click, keeping gameplay simple and dynamic while maintaining strategic depth.[/p]
• [p]Explore the Islands: Survive against monsters and collect treasures on each island to open its portal. Will you be able to reach the heart of the Islands and destroy the Shell?[/p]
• [p]Shape Your Destiny: Combine the powers of the many Wardens' blessings to fight your enemies. Different variations and combinations allow you to create a unique playstyle in every game.[/p]
• [p]Death is Part of the Adventure: With each death, you return to your home island, where you can make permanent upgrades or reconsider your strategy for the next day.
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• [p]1 world, 13 islands to explore[/p]
• [p]2 weapons: revolver and crossbow[/p]
• [p]9 blessings and 12 relics to combine[/p]
• [p]7 runes to permanently improve the Huntress’s passive skills[/p]
• [p]5 unique enemies [/p]

• Full run with 3 playable worlds
  
• New powers
  
• Weapons updated
  
• New runes in the shop