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[p]v0.34.2 is released![/p][p][/p][h2]Cannon autocast![/h2][p][/p][p]I've added autocast to the cannon ability, to make it easier to control its MP usage. You can now toggle autocast on it like with regular skills.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The UI currently does not show the autocast indicator on passives, which will be added in the next update, but rest assured the feature is working and cannon is disabled when autocast is off.[/p][p][/p][h2]New use for dark matter[/h2][p]It was easy to overflow on Dark Matter after a few upgrades, so Dark Matter has been given a new use and is now used to upgrade your sentinel summoning level when unlocking a new tier.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Community Translations![/h2][p]The game is now open to community translations. I have also fixed many text overflows and UI issues with longer texts.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I would like to personally thank Игрь Черноямый for helping with Russian community translations for the game.[/p][p]If you wish to help, please contact me @YYZ on Discord, or look into the #translations channel in Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]Changelog:[/p]

• [p]Cannon and Phantom Step can now toggle autocast[/p]
• [p]Essence loot drop now in blue text[/p]
• [p]Translate STR, HP, MP, EXP texts[/p]
• [p]Wrote a tooltip for 'Give Feedback' button[/p]
• [p]Fix wrong 'only in full version' appearing on Steam leaderboards[/p]
• [p]Fix exit button in menu wonky on certain aspect ratios[/p]
• [p]Add better russian translations [/p]

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[h2]v0.34 is released![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p]Right clicks on skill cooldown icons now toggle autocast.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I spent two entire days debugging save timings and am happy to say that saving should now be near instant on a fresh savefile! This affects both autosave and quicksave.[/p][p][/p][p]I am making preparations for save file slots which should arrive in v0.35.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New equipment stat lines[/h2][p]I also wanted to share how higher rarity equipment work on the full version, so here's a preview of the higher tier equipments![/p][p][/p][p]Mystic and Ancient Rings / Pendants have a chance to give four lines instead of three.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I think this is pretty cool and although rare to get all four lines, it will be rewarding for those who get it. In future, there will be an EXP system so EXP% will be a new stat line that can be possible to get on the highest equipment tiers.[/p][p][/p][h2]Balancing[/h2][p]Fixes were also made and essence related skills were changed as it was too easy to reach 100% sentinel summon uptime with the ascension skill multiplicatively stacking off Essence Bloom companion skill.[/p][p][/p][p]Shadow Seeker darkness upgrade is also rebalanced.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Fixes[/h2][p][/p][p]I've also made a lot of fixes thanks to feedback and reports. For example, the skill names in cooldown UI sometimes did not appear. This has been fixed.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Equip essence% boost doubled[/p]
• [p]Essence Bloom cap: 2000% -> 1500%[/p]
• [p]Mystic Ring and Pendant has small chance of a fourth line[/p]
• [p]Ancient Ring and Pendant has some chance of a fourth line[/p]
• [p]Max equips is now 49,999[/p]
• [p]Shadow Seeker and Darkness asc upgrade formulas rebalanced[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]QoL:[/p]

• [p]Right clicks on skill cooldown icons now toggle autocast[/p]
• [p]Autosave and Quicksave are now much faster[/p]
• [p]Autosave when going back to menu[/p]

[p][/p][p]UI:[/p]

• [p]Flying UI loot size decreased by 20%[/p]
• [p]Add popup to show bonus companion up to 300m on first ascension[/p]
• [p]Ascension button now says reach 501m instead of 500m to unlock[/p][p][/p]

[p]Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fix resurrect activating even with autocast disabled[/p]
• [p]Fix unlocking all demo companions showed blank screen in Companion UI[/p]
• [p]Fix red dot appearing when no more demo companions unlockable[/p]
• [p]Fix display bug where stronger/weaker pendants & rings showed as equal[/p]
• [p]Fix Loot drops covering UI when flying[/p]
• [p]Fix skill names not appearing in cooldown panel[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thanks for playing~[/p][p][/p][p]I will be updating v0.34.2 shortly with further improvements and changes, including a recent feedback on Steam forums to add autocast to the cannon ability, to make it easier to control its MP usage.[/p][p][/p][p]I listen to feedback and the demo (and full version) are improved based on your feedback, so feel free to let me know here or on Discord, where myself and other players are actively discussing improvements and future updates![/p][p][/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]v0.33 is released![/p][p]It contains some new visual effects for skills, new damage numbers, and some fixes![/p][p][/p][h2]New damage numbers![/h2][p]Thanks to feedback, I have improved visuals for damage numbers. Critical numbers don't only have colour changes but also subtly unique styling and gradients. Chomp and Blinding Fury, plus Cannon attacks, will each receive their own damage styling to differentiate between the different damage sources.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Healing numbers have also been improved.[/p][h2]Blinding Fury new VFX[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Blinding Fury is currently the strongest attack skill, yet it was invisible when cast.[/p][p]I am happy to finally now give it a visual effect and a screenshake effect when cast. Don't worry, it won't blind your eyes.[/p][p]Also fixed cannonballs not disappearing when leveled to 0 in v0.33.1:[/p][p][/p][h2]Full changelog:[/h2]

• [p]Add new damage numbers for heal and all crit damages[/p]
• [p]Add new damage numbers for Cannon, Chomp and Blinding Fury[/p]
• [p]Add new skill VFX for Blinding Fury[/p]
• [p]Add screenshake when blinding fury is cast[/p]
• [p]Fix cannonballs not disappearing (in v0.33.1)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]I will be pushing out v0.34 shortly as well, to address some of the feedback and fix bugs reported by you guys in the forums! Thank you so much for playing and helping to improve the game for everyone else :)[/p][p][/p][p]Once v0.34 is pushed, I will write the patch notes for v0.34 at a later time once it is confirmed to be without issues.[/p][p][/p][p]Known issues in v0.33 that will be fixed in v0.34:[/p][p]Fix unlocking all demo companions showed blank screen in Companion UI[/p][p]Fix red dot appearing when no more demo companions unlockable[/p][p]Fix display bug where stronger/weaker pendants & rings showed as equal[/p][p]Fix Loot drops covering UI when flying[/p][p]Fix resurrect activating even with autocast disabled[/p][p]I will also be improving quick save and auto save time taken so it will not interrupt gameplay.[/p][p][/p][p]-YYZ[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[h2]v0.32.5 is released![/h2][p][/p][p][/p][h2]SP Breakdown tooltip[/h2][p]Upon ascending, I was asked at least twice if the calculation for Skill Points was correct. To add greater info and transparency on how the ascension skill works and how it affects SP gain and its calculation, I have added a breakdown tooltip to enhance the death screen info.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Shortcut keys to level up attributes[/h2][p][/p][p]I previously added the shortcut keys but they were not displayed in the UI, so it was not obvious. In this update, you now see them visibly.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Early death penalty[/h2][p]This was added as there was an SP farm exploit with Dungeon bosses that allowed you to get 99 SP within 0.5 seconds, which allows you to max every skill relatively quickly. I am okay with SP gains being crazy, but the problem was that it encouraged a really boring and mundane way to play the game, which I think ruins the point of the game which is to push further and go deeper during your runs, rather than repeatedly doing the same thing within 0.5 seconds.[/p][h2][/h2][p][/p][h2]Preview of fishing companion: Underwater Pelican[/h2][p][/p][p]I made a Pelican companion! The pelican now joins you underwater when you unlock fishing and have the pelican ability at level 1.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Full changelog:[/p]

• [p]Pelican now appears underwater with you[/p]
• [p]Add SP breakdown tooltip in death screen[/p]
• [p]Add 90% early death penalty if died before 60% of furthest distance (to fix Jetpack DG Boss SP farm exploit)[/p]
• [p]Shadow Seeker maxed dark matter boost: 10k% -> 2k%[/p]
• [p]Fix MP exceeding max when downgrading INT/max MP[/p]
• [p]Fix 10th ascension re-appearing card maxed popup[/p]

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[p]v0.32.4 is released[/p][p][/p][p]Certain companions did not appear when the game was set to low quality due to a rendering optimization. Unfortunately this caused them to completely not appear visually. Thankfully it was purely a visual error as their skills and functions still apply. Still, I wanted to fix this asap so it wouldn't cause confusion![/p][p][/p][p]Changelog:[/p]

• [p]Fix Kingfisher and certain companions not rendering in low quality[/p]

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