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UPDATE 0.3.0.0

Improvements:

  • Music volume slightly reduced during Boss battles.
  • Added a message on the main menu informing until when the demo will be available.
  • The Friends Leaderboard, which previously appeared when entering the portal, has now been moved to the board inside the portal room.
  • A menu showing the map difficulty is now displayed when entering a portal.
  • Added sound effects to some menus that previously had no sound.
  • Fixed a minor bug on the minimap.
  • Fixed a bug in the spellbook.
  • Added an option to reset game progress to the settings menu.
  • Added a new HUD to the settings menu.


Balancing:

  • Some area-of-effect (AOE) spells no longer follow the player.
  • Adjusted the area size of certain spells.
  • Significantly reduced the cooldown time of several spells.
  • Increased the cooldown reduction limit of several spells to 85%, with only some remaining at 50% due to their mechanics.
  • Adjusted the damage of certain spells.
  • Map difficulty now varies based on the required magic power, and this information is shown when entering a portal.
  • Healing potions now spawn randomly across the map.
  • The HP of various monsters has been reduced, especially elites and bosses.
  • Damage and attack patterns of some bosses have been modified.
  • Special monsters (explosive, ranged, etc.) now appear randomly in small numbers instead of in waves.
  • It is now possible to obtain upgrades to improve the basic attack.
  • Upgrades have been divided into two groups: one for offensive improvements and another for defensive and utility upgrades.


The Friends Leaderboard has now been moved to the board inside the portal room:



Map difficulty menu when entering a portal:

PATCH 0.2.3.0

Patch notes:

  • Fixed a bug where Dachs Minion was dropping only poison scrolls.
  • Reduced Dachs Minion speed by 20% during the first encounters.
  • Added a new HUD for the quests menu.
  • Fixed a rare bug where the player could die inside minigames.
  • Removed the storage chest and added a scroll exchanger (not avaiable yet).
  • Minigame entrances are now hidden on the map again.
  • Added a spell area indicator for the following spells: Acid Rain, Life Leeching, Necrotic Aura, Magma Geysers, and Meteor Rain.
  • The spellbook now indicates when an element is not available in the demo (Ice, Water, Electric, Earth).

PATCH 0.2.2.0

Patch notes:

  • Added poisoning/burning icon on player status effects bar.
  • Fixed a bug where an icon for the boss/mini-boss was not displayed on the minimap.
  • Now all spells activate if enemies are close to a certain distance while using the autocast system.
  • Fixed error where monsters would dash and pass through walls.
  • Minigame reward updated to grant 500x bones each time it is completed after the first time.
  • A small visual improvement has been made to the timer text within the minigame.

PATCH 0.2.1.0

Patch notes:

  • Fixed a SFX bug that rarely occurs when exiting the mini game.
  • Changed the autocast setting to start active by default.
  • Added a game minimap that will show points of interest such as shrines, bosses, chests, among others.
  • The game's HUD has been redesigned (health bar, experience bar, spellbar, etc..).

UPDATE 0.2.0.0

This update contains bug fixes, balancing, new upgrades, and more.

Improvements:
  • Small improvement to the spell autocasting system. (Now with the autocast system the AOE spells only activate if enemies are close to a certain distance).
  • The cooldown time of some spells has been slightly changed.
  • Fire Breath spell now attacks in the mouse direction.
  • Improved the sprite of the Fire Breath spell.
  • Changed the sprite of the Flamethrower spell.
  • Increased the number of elite monsters.
  • Elite monsters now have more health and use special attacks.
  • Characters now unlock by killing the first elite on the map of the same element instead of the mini boss.
  • The inventory chest has been temporarily disabled.
  • An improvement to the loot drop indicator has been made.


[h3]We've added some map events "Shrines" that appear randomly and grant bonuses.[/h3]


[h3]We've revamped the upgrade system:[/h3]


Upgrade System:
  • A visual improvement was made in the selection of upgrades when leveling up.
  • The base percentage for some upgrades has been changed.
  • Now there is a rarity system for the upgrades.
  • Offensive upgrades are now individual for each spell.
  • New special upgrades have been added that appear every 10 levels.


Fixes:
  • Fixed the font of some numbers displayed on the screen.
  • Fixed the luck upgrades to now show as a percentage.
  • Fixed a SFX glitch in the upgrade menu.
  • Fixed a glitch in basic attack SFX.