Aura of Worlds News

[h3]New Class of Enemies: Golems[/h3]

• Different types of these can be encountered late-game, providing a new challenge to even skilled players.
  
• They currently have a shockwave and ranged attack, with the latter varying according to the biome that they're situated.
  

[h3]In game improvements[/h3]

• New Dialogue System This currently applies to the Necromancer's attack dialogue but will be rolled out to more situations. You can also add player speech bubbles to Your screenshots with ~.
  
• New crate destruction animations that vary with biome.
  
• Hazard chase level themes (toxic breeze, rising lava, avalanche) now start sooner.
  
• Stunning and throwing explosive flyers now cause them to detonate on impact.
  
• Several more
  

[h3]Seasonal Bonuses 🌱 [/h3]

• We've been doing some redecorating for the hub world.
  
• Spring breeze also applies to the shifting winds themes of Gnarled Gardens.
  
• New moon variants.
  
• Check the bag at the top-left of the hub
  
• 13% in-game XP bonus.
  
• Taking part in the Steam Sale, the game is on Sale with 20% off
  in addition to the heavy discount in early access.
  
  

[h3]Bug fixes Include[/h3]

• Clockwork turrets (particularly ceiling variants) are now lighter.
  
• Fixed rare dead-end glitch with level generation.
  

NOTE: the price will rise in near future as the game approaches full release.

[h3]Patch 0.114.3[/h3]

• Fixed potential crash where spring version of hub would not load for Mac/Linux (due to it being uploaded to the wrong but similarly named subdirectory directory).
  
• Ice Golem now has its own demise animation.
  
• Golems drop money on death.
  
• Fixed visual tilesheet bug with avalanche.
  

Have fun!

Hi folks, we hope things are going wonderfully for you with the dawn of the New Lunar Year!


[h2]We have some bonuses for you during the festivities:[/h2]

• You will have an extra 12% XP in each run through the rogue-lite (until the end of February)
  
• Check the gift 🧧 at the top left of the hub (if you've previously claimed the present, it will have been refilled as of the 22nd of January).
  
• Some additional environmental background parallax refinements, most noticeably in the Hub.
  
• We've put up other themed decorations, celebrating the year of the rabbit.
  
• The game is currently on sale by 20% (in addition to the Early Access discount).
  

[h3]Additional patches and updates 🛠️[/h3]

• Some additional sprite and visual enhancement work.
  
• Further testing and integration work to improve the experience for Steam Deck players.
  
• Some more behind-the-scenes work to refactor and reorganize the code base to streamline updates.
  
• Here's a preview of an upcoming opponent...
  
• We will be merging some more updates and patches with this announcement, so watch this space...
  

We wish you a prosperous and peaceful new year ahead! 恭喜发财!

Hi everyone!

We hope you're getting a well-earned break and time to catch up with friends and family during the festive season. We have some gifts for you with the latest update - 0.112.X:

[h3]Seasonal Tidings[/h3]

• Aura of Worlds is now on sale with 20% off + the discount in early access.
  
• New Year's decorations
  
• There's a new gift under the Christmas tree to the left of the starting area (even if you have claimed the previous three)
  
• During the festive season, all XP gained is increased by 12%!
  

[h3]Quality of Life Enhancements[/h3]
Include...

• Improvement to Steam Deck support: We've been making changes to the game to better support the device. One of which has been making the game start in full-screen by default.
  
• Spin Turtles continue to spin with low friction when stunned and thrown, allowing you to bowl opponents away.
  
• We've been adding more ice decorations to Cold Crust Caverns, with more to come
  
  
  
• New item pickup animation:
  

[h2]Patch 0.112.7 - Opponent health scaling[/h2]
Enemy health now scale up according to the areas you complete (this was nescessary due to powercreep from gathering resources in each area sometimes making latter biomes easier than intended):

• Grotto of Guidance + 5%
  
• Gnarled Gardens +12%
  
• Celestial Catacombs +12%
  

[h3]Patch 0.112.11.0[/h3]

• Rebalanced the critiical hits system
  
• Nerfed the recovery rune from 35% recovery to 18% on normal/easy difficulty.
  
• Fixed glitch with crystal blades that gave a very high crit rate under certain conditions.
  

[h3]Patch 0.112.12.23[/h3]

• Additional narrative context,
  
• Decorations set up for New Year celebrations.
  

[h2]Update 0.112.7 - Opponent damage scaling[/h2]

• Enemy damage now scales according to the areas you complete.
  
• Adjusted health scaling of gardens and catacombs from 15%->12%
  
• Fixed text on having insufficient funds when trying to buy an item.
  

We hope you have a wonderful 2023 ahead!

Hi folks, the game is currently participating in the Steam Autumn sale, and we have some bonuses for you!

[h3]Seasonal Bonuses [/h3]

• We've been doing some redecorating (as above)
  
• Check the bag at the top-left of the hub
  
• In-game XP is increased by 12%
  
• The game is discounted by 20% on top of the Early Access discount.
  

[h3]In game improvements with Patch 0.111.0[/h3]

• Various optimizations: including a memory spike with sliding ice hitting a wall on a jump-through platform.
  
• Shortened the Gold fist's detection range.
  
• The energy orbs fired from gilded serpents; start with a slow velocity before accelerating.
  
• Reforging an item now pauses the screen on Moderate and Easy difficulties.
  
• Improved Candle Animations
  
• Minor enhancements to Mantle's Edge Parallax
  
• Decorative gargoyle statues for Mantle's Edge
  

[h3]Some other things we've been working on but can't show you yet[/h3]

• Some more groundwork for the localization system.
  
• A new bulky opponent.
  
• Much more
  

This update isn't quite as large as our regular updates, as we've had to focus more on the admin side of gamedev and porting to Nintendo Switch this month.

Have fun!

Happy Halloween, folks!

We've got some seasonal bonuses and permanent additions to the game for you!

[h2]Seasonal spooky event[/h2]
With some specials for Steam Scream Fest and beyond

• The game is currently on sale by 20% off, the already heavily discounted (early access) price.
  
• Check for a gift bag of Goodies at the top left of the Hub. We have a surprise there for you...:
  
  
  
• We've been doing a bit of Hub redecorating to get into the spirit.
  
  
  
• All XP you gain in-game increases by 12% during Halloween (and up to the 6th of November). You'll need it because:
  
• Undead enemies rise more frequently during this season!
  
  
  

[h3]New Opponent: Jack O' Hoppers[/h3]
Seasonal Slime substitute
A specific species of slime use pumpkins as protective mobile homes and is even more territorial than their blue and purple cousins. They have a high chance of appearing during Halloween; when they see you, they will light up and can track you more accurately through the dark.

[h2]New Music 🎼👻🎸 [/h2]
We have an overhauled theme for the Necromancer boss; check it out!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mO71uH5ydp1T1olcMiCJXcSZcxB4pYWV/view?usp=sharing

[h2]Other New Graphics[/h2]

• Added multiple vase variants to Mantle's Edge
  
• Added a new randomized parallax layer to Mantle's Edge
  

[h2]Other Improvements/Bug Hunting[/h2]

• Certain enchanted enemies are more likely to appear during this season to...
  
• Arrows fired from Skeletal/Ashen rangers are now stopped by vases, encouraging you to use environmental counters more.
  
• Fixed bug where a blocked dagger throw; would also throw the player backward.
  
• Possessed crates can now rise and attack from liquids t0o.
  
• The skeletons that the Necromancer spawns are a bit weaker, taking into account the Celestial Catacomb's location within the progression.
  
• Much more...
  

We hope this season serves up a treat!