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Heroes of Hammerwatch II Demo update

Thanks everyone for trying our demo and giving feedback on the forums and on Discord! We're going to keep the demo online for a while longer, and we've just updated it with some improvements and additions.

* Added tooltips to stats in the player screen for a breakdown of where you get your stat from.
* Added a thunderbird that can bring your materials back to town.
* Added indicator in HUD for when you have dash charges.
* Reworked health and mana pickups to be a bit more obvious.
* Added spell power upgrades to Magic Shop.
* Several smaller fixes in shop UIs.
* Changed dirk from an offhand to a mainhand weapon that is now int-based and deals physical and poison damage.
* Improved behavior when switching to fullscreen.
* Game should no longer crash on startup on certain Core i7 CPUs.
* Paladin Conviction: Tweaked and reworked all upgrades.
* Paladin Blessed Strike: Reworked lightning upgrade to be more consistent and impactful.
* Paladin Armored Knight: Wrath upgrade now deals damage based on your Armor.
* Paladin Inner Flames: Stack duration now resets when casting a spell.
* Wizard Arcane Intellect: Reworked base skill and some upgrades.
* Wizard Fireball: The projectile now deals collision damage and loses speed when colliding with enemies.

Heroes of Hammerwatch II Demo update

Just a small one, trying to clear up some of the quicker issues.

* Gave the small material icons more detail.
* Fix for minimap opacity.
* Fix for missing tooltips.
* Some UI fixes.
* Another multiplayer fix.

Heroes of Hammerwatch II Demo update

Thanks everyone for trying the demo and reporting issues!

* Added options for a minimap in the top corner
* Updated UI for the player stash.
* Fixed some issues with tooltips not closing with shops.
* Possible fix for broken levels in the temple act, where you can't reach the exit.
* Possible fix for certain multiplayer timeouts.
* Made NPCs in town a little less "loud"

Overlooked roguelite RPG Heroes of Hammerwatch getting surprise sequel

Dungeon crawlers and roguelikes go hand in hand; pushing your way through room upon room of enemies in Hades 2 and furiously clicking them into dust in Diablo are two sides of the same coin. Progression is tight, reactions need to be quick, and the flow state is immaculate. The newly announced Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 wants to bring these ideas together, as the roguelite dungeon crawling sequel has been revealed. The first Heroes of Hammerwatch is an underappreciated gem, so now's the perfect time to try it ahead of the sequel.


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