Skull Horde News

[h2]New features:[/h2]

• Added mouse controls to squad info screen
  
• Added new monster (currently only seen in Gong challenge)
  

[h2]Balancing:[/h2]

• Changed tags for Bulwark (added Vanguard) and Archer (removed Vanguard, added Rogue)
  
• Changed starting unit squad (removed one Archer, added one Bulwark)
  
• Reduced Mortar Slime AoE range
  
• Reduced slime enemy armor and slightly increased threat cost (i.e. fewer enemies)
  
• Added additional player character attack bolts
  
• Added starting discount to Vanguard units
  

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]

• Reset input bindings for savefiles created before "Squad Info" screen was added. You may need to re-map your bindings!
  
• Fixed Rampage (incorrectly dealt too much damage to friendly units)
  
• Attempted fix for exceeding stack caps
  
• Added closing shortcuts (pause and back) to squad info screen
  
• Tweaked timer between the two minimap tutorial beats
  
• Removed white dot on unit portraits (mainly visible on Bone Rat)
  

[h2]New features:[/h2]

• Added detailed squad inspection screen
  
• Bone Rat unit
  
• Added new items (Counter Attack, Shadow Veil, Spectacles)
  
• Stack data (max number and decay time) are now displayed in "More info"
  
• Option added to disable tutorial
  
• Changed default "more info" from "hold" to "toggle"
  
• Now display dungeon floor in recruitment screen
  
• Boss should now have recruitment shrine and vendor
  

[h2]Balancing:[/h2]

• Changed Incisive and Cloaked
  
• Increased max cap for Incisive and Cloaked
  
• Changed Rampage balance
  
• Added recruitment shrine to boss fight
  
• Luck rebalanced (lower impact on item tier)
  

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]

• Changed how respawn rate multiplier works (it's now just reflected in the total time, rather than impacting the timer speed)
  
• Modified respawn sound
  
• Do not store malformed window sizes
  
• Input rebinding sometimes incorrectly captured multiple keys of the same type
  
• "Grit" was not doing anything
  
• Limited the number of squad units that are displayed in the respawn queue, so that they do not overlap the minimap
  
• Hide "more info" prompt when leaving recruitment screen
  

[h2]Misc:[/h2]

• Added a new gamepad mapping (8BitDo Pro 2 for MacOS)
  

New features:

• Added "Threat timer" setting (ability to change how long it takes for the hourglass to turn)
  
• Added difficulty setting (affects starting stats for enemies)
  

Balancing:

• Increased AoE cap to 7
  
• Boss clears bad stacks when moving
  

Fixes:

• Fixed input rebinding not being saved
  
• Changes to stored window size management, attempting to prevent crashes and strange window position offsets
  

Misc:

• Added a new gamepad mapping
  
• Implemented updated Steam SDK
  
• Upgrade Defold to 1.10.3
  

[h3]Features:[/h3]

• Added "Explorer Mode" (available in Gameplay settings) - this removes the hourglass threat feature, instead each floor has a pre-determined threat level
  
• Added settings for FPS cap, Vsync, resetting tutorial, and reverting to default settings
  
• Made price red in Wraith Vendor when an item is unaffordable
  
• Added custom icon for Wraith Vendor on minimap
  

[h3]Balancing:[/h3]

• Tweaked item drop rates (fewer drops as many items are collected)
  
• Tweaked reroll costs (item rerolls ramp up quicker)
  
• Buffed Thorns
  
• Capped AoE damage to affect at most 5 enemy units
  
• Tweaked enemy spawning behaviour to prevent enormous clusters in unexplored areas
  
• Don't reset threat hourglass between floors
  
• Added damage/dodge reduction to Rampage
  
• Reduced damage bonus for Zealot's Fury
  
• Reduced length multiplier for Iron Shroud
  
• Reduced amount for Ethereal Form
  
• Reduce damage bonus for Ash Husk
  

[h3]Bug fixes:[/h3]

• Attempted fix for softlocking on squad recruitment screen
  
• Fixed bug associated with Bone Golem bone nova
  
• Made back button work in most menus
  
• Changed how volume settings work to make the sliders more intuitive
  
• Fixed bug which caused unit positions to be modified on hit
  

[h3]Sounds:[/h3]

• Player taking damage
  
• Sound when an item drops due to Luck stat
  
• Flag bearer inspiration
  
• "To me!" bark and looping effect
  
• Updated pipe and mushroom destructible sound effects
  
• Ballista shot sounds
  
• Bone Golem hurt sounds
  
• Ability not ready sound
  

[p]First of all - thank you to everyone who played our demo! We are so happy with the positive reception so far. We are hard at work on the game, and first out is a patch to address some issues we've discovered in the demo.[/p][p][/p][h3]Change log [/h3]

• [p] In Squad Upgrade when upgrading Recruitment Rank, empty purchase slots are now filled for free[/p]
• [p] Rebalance item economy: Drop rates reduce over time, but shop prices scale slower[/p]
• [p] Update keyboard key names to be more legible (e.g. ALT and R-ALT instead of LALT and RALT)[/p]
• [p] Increase project resources to prevent crashes and text failing to render[/p]
• [p] Reset dungeon data in between floors to prevent memory leak[/p]
• [p] Prevent player going out of bounds (previously caused by being overcrowded by enemies)[/p]
• [p] Added dedicated reroll shortcut button (default R on keyboard)[/p]
• [p] Input rebinding "hold to reset" bar should now start empty[/p]
• [p] Hide enemy health bars when there are too many enemies[/p]
• [p] Fixed double click exploit when accepting challenges[/p]
• [p] Changed reroll costs for items (gift and shop), higher cap[/p]
• [p] Prevent enemies going out of bounds[/p]
• [p] Added ducat/corpuscle cap (999)[/p]
• [p] Various minor balance tweaks (including changes to Rampage, Archer, Petard)[/p]
• [p] Various minor bug fixes and performance improvements
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[p]If you encounter any bugs or issues, either use the in-game bug reporting functionality, post in our dedicated bug reports thread or post in our Discord.[/p]