Accessibility update moves into beta

Hey everyone,

We're back with a pretty expansive beta for our upcoming accessibility update. If you haven't heard about what we're planning, go and read our previous alpha post.

Otherwise, here are all the changes that we've made with the new beta...

[h3]Balancing[/h3]

Reverted the changes on Crowbar.
Barnacle no longer crits on bleeding enemies.
Machete & pistol: The third hit now ignores side shields.

[h3]Graphics & UI[/h3]

Added an option to toggle the Crit Feedbacks.
Added an option to toggle Synergy Icons.
Tweaked the Crit Feedback on the HUD to something less visually jarring.
Changed all the Synergy Icons, as well as the Affect Icons, to make them more readable.
Outlines' colors can now be changed.
Added an option to toggle an outline for NPCs.
Added an option to change the text size of Item Names, Item Item Descriptions and Dialogues.
The HUD size can now be increased.
Added the Assist Mode to the Main Menu.
Added an option to increase the size of the Attack Announces.
The Brutality / Tactic / Survival color override now apply to the HUD, menus, icons, weapons, items, etc.
Added a new font to choose from: "Adys".
Added an an option to add a colored filter between the background and foreground. The color and opacity of the filter can be freely customized.
Reorganized the entirety of the Options menu and added a new "Accessibility" section.
Texts in the Stat Selection Menu no longer use "Red", "Purple" and "Green", but "Brutality", "Tactic" and "Survival".

[h3]Quality of life[/h3]

"Show Kill Count" option is now enabled by default.
The number of lives with Assist Mode's continue mode can now be changed.
Added an option to prevent "Auto-Attack" from breaking doors.
Added an Assist Mode option to instantly reveal the whole map.

[h3]Mods[/h3]

Added a way to modify the Assist Mode's values through mods.

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

Fixed a crash when scrolling through the credits.
Thunder Shield is now longer considered to be a ranged weapon.
Fixed a crash when entering Graveyard.
Fixed a bug where the mob displayed by the Mirror would appear glitched out in some situations.
Fixed Face Flask's "Volley of Arrows" affix not dealing any damage.
Fixed a bug where scrolling in the options felt "bumpy".
Fixed the left-most part of the HUD never fading back in, in case the player would ever be behind the HUD.
Fixed Options Sliders, with ranges different to 0-100, not working properly with a mouse.
Fixed the control label being wrong in the Controller or Keyboard Rebind menus.
Fixed a bug where Assist Mode's Continue would not work if the player died by a curse.
Fixed a bug with Options Lists, where the text would overlap with the arrows.
Fixed Golden Bat Kamikaze appearing in the ground in the Training Room.
Fixed the War Javelin being instantly thrown after teleporting, when "Hold to Attack" is enabled.
Fixed multiple issues when going back to an older version, after tweaking some settings in Update 29. Now, going back to an older version will create a clean version of the Options, while keeping what you changed on Update 29.

If you want to try out the beta and don't know how then BACKUP YOUR SAVE FILE, then follow these instructions:

Go to your Steam game library.
Right click on Dead Cells and click "properties".
Select the tab "Betas".
In the first dropdown box select "Beta".
Click close and wait for the upload to finish downloading.
Start playing.

You can leave any feedback here or on our official Discord - there are two channels called accessibility-alpha-discussion and accessibility-alpha-feedback. We also have a bug report form specific to this beta.

Barring any shenanigans, the next post will be for the update release so keep an eye out for that!

Cheers,
Matt, EE & MT