Desktop Defender News

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]It's now been 8 days since I started daily updates, not sure how long it'll last but I'm definitely continuing to do it while there's enough stuff to fit into them! Today's patch is a pretty good one, more incremental but still has a bunch of nice quality of life changes, I hope you like it![/p][p]Also, if you're enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. It's the best thing you can do to support the game if you're enjoying it![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Anyways, below are the patch notes![/p]

• [p]Made it such that you can press and hold upgrade buttons in order to buy them as long as you're holding it down[/p]
• [p]Added yet another fix to hopefully solve the "mouse pulling" bug[/p]
• [p]Made it such that loot now stays in the game across play sessions, even if you close the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused your resolution not to save if you changed it by clicking on the game window with right click and using the scroll wheel to adjust it[/p]
• [p]Made it such that loot trashed from your inventory gives you money, the same way that loot that you can pick up does[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that made it such that loot that reduces HP could sometimes give you extra HP[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that made it such that the Explosion weapon sometimes couldn't hit bosses[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused the Explosion weapon to not show damage numbers when you hit bosses[/p]

[p]- Conrad, Lead Developer[/p]

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]It's been 1 week since Desktop Defender launched, and it's going crazier than I ever expected. Since last week we:[/p]

• [p]Hit "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam [/p]
• [p]Reached 2,694 concurrent players [/p]
• [p]Became the top 5 most played new games [/p]
• [p]Pushed 27 updates[/p]

[p]I can't wait to continue developing the game, and I'm loving all of your feedback! Today's patch marks 7 consecutive days of updates, and I hope you're all enjoying them![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Also, if you're enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. It's the best thing you can do to support the game if you're enjoying it![/p][p]Anyways, below are the patch notes![/p]

• [p]Fixed bug that caused the explosion equip text to show that of the cogs[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that prevented you from using the scroll wheel while right clicking the window to change the window size[/p]
• [p]Added a setting for projectile transparency[/p]
• [p]Added a setting for window transparency while the game is unfocused[/p]
• [p]When you trash loot, you now get money for it[/p]
• [p]Adjusted the HP formula for loot, making HP-giving loot significantly more powerful[/p]
• [p]Added an extra edge case to fix the issue of some players having their save data corrupted. Previously you could fix this by manually renaming one of the backup save files, now the game will do this automatically for you[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused you not to be able to get the Strength achievements if your damage numbers setting was off[/p]

[p]- Conrad, Lead Developer[/p]

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]I'm continuing the streak of daily updates, and on this day 6 I have yet another one! This one is slightly smaller, and that's because I've started to do some work on the game's broader balance. This means making HP loot more useful, making percentage damage have more of a place together with flat damage, and adjusting XP gains in the lategame. Before I present you all with the patch notes, I wanted to ask: How alright are you with adding achievements to the game? [/p][p]I know some achievement hunters don't like the feeling of having a game 100%d, and then seeing that because of content additions, that is no longer the case. I'd love to hear how you all feel about this! There's definitely room for more achievements, especially with upcoming content additions, but I wanted to confirm with you all if that was something that you wanted![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Also, if you're enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. It's the best thing you can do to support the game if you're enjoying it![/p][p]Anyways, below are the patch notes![/p]

• [p]Fixed a bug with Rebirths that made it such that if you rebirth too many times, the game can softlock itself (not sure how you guys managed to do this, it only starts happening at about ascension 100)[/p]
• [p]Added a cap to the rebirth multiplier, you will no longer get bonuses after the 250th rebirth (this is for rebirths specifically, not ascensions)[/p]
• [p]Made it such that you can't get more than 1 level per wave[/p]
• [p]Improved the functionality that prevented first person games played at the same time as Desktop Defender from having their cursor "pulled"[/p]
• [p]Added functionality to allow you to change the window size by right clicking and scrolling on the mouse wheel[/p]
• [p]Fixed exploit that allowed you to farm 1 ascendium with no penalties in the early game[/p]
• [p]Made it so that the purchase limit with the shift-click on upgrades is no longer 500, but rather 5,000[/p]

[p]- Conrad, Lead Developer[/p]

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]I just pushed a new update that touches lots of aspects of the game! This one's a pretty big one, it adds health bars to the bosses, allows you to zoom around the menus with hotkeys, and also (hopefully) fixes a bug that caused some people to have the game tug at their mouse if they were playing a first person shooter.[/p][p]Also, if you're enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. It's the best thing you can do to support the game if you're enjoying it![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Anyways, below are the patch notes![/p]

• [p]Added the ability to move between menus through hotkeys assigned to digits 0-9[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to exit any menu by using the "Esc" key[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused some players to have the game unfocus the game window of a second game if they were playing one at the same time as Desktop Defender[/p]
• [p]Added a health bar to bosses[/p]
• [p]Added the ability to drag loot on the ground[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused the level 49 damage bonus not to apply[/p]
• [p]Increased the max number of VFX particles[/p]

[p]- Conrad, Lead Developer[/p]

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]Today we have another huge update! It has multiple performance improvements for players who've already entered the lategame, but there's also a big fix for the save corruption that some few users have been experiencing. It's the first bullet point below so make sure to follow those instructions if you've experienced this issue![/p][p]Also, if you're enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. If we reach 500 reviews with over 95% positive, we'll get the "Overwhelmingly Positive" tag, and we'll get super boosted. LET'S GET THERE![/p][p]
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Anyways, below are the patch notes![/p]

• [p]Fixed bug that caused some players to have corrupted saves. To fix your save, go into C:\\Users\\YOURUSER\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Conradical Games\\Desktop Defender, where "YOURUSER" is your PC's username. Then, delete settings.sav. After this, your save should work![/p]
• [p]Added 5 backup files to the game save data and to the settings data to prevent file corruptions from resulting in save data loss in the future[/p]
• [p]Majorly improved VFX performance through adjusting the pooling system[/p]
• [p]Adjusted the variables of the "Ball" weapon to improve performance in the lategame by doing the following:[/p]
  • [p]Reducing max pierces from infinite to 4[/p]
  • [p]Decreasing projectile lifetime to 0.5 seconds[/p]
  • [p]Increasing projectile speed by 50%[/p]
• [p]Adjusted the variables of the "Orbit" weapon to improve performance by doing the following:[/p]
  • [p]Increased projectile speed by 33%[/p]
  • [p]Decreased projectile lifetime by 43%[/p]
  • [p]Increased damage by 48%[/p]
  • [p]Decreased damage by 33%[/p]
  • [p]Decreased maximum pierces by 50%[/p]
• [p]Improved game performance when projectiles on screen surpass 500[/p]
• [p]Fixed bug that caused the settings screen to show some settings incorrectly until you toggled them on and off[/p]
• [p]Increased total amount of files and file size the Steam cloud saves support[/p]

[p]- Conrad, Lead Developer[/p]