Update 1.38.1

[h3][ITEMS][/h3]

• Most equipment effects now have levels. Unlike rings, an item’s quality affects only the number of effects; their level can be any (from 1 to 3). The level of an item’s base effect (if it has one) depends on the item’s quality
  
• Smithing gems (Ruby, Opal, and others) now have 3 quality tiers. The higher the gem’s quality, the higher the level of the effects it applies
  
• Smithing gems can now be combined up to tier 3 (requires upgrading the Enchanting Table to level 3)
  
• At the Forge, you can now quickly combine all potions in your inventory (requires upgrading the Alchemical Laboratory to level 4)
  
• 2 new artifacts have been added - more powerful versions of the Claw and the Frog Leg; the icons for these items have also been updated
  
• "Phalanx Shard" has been replaced with "Obsidian Shard": the item’s name and appearance have been updated

[h3][GENERATION][/h3]

• A new small lair has been added - "Secret Sanctuary". The gate can appear in any location

[h3][GAMEPLAY][/h3]

• After changing the behavior type for summoned undead, all subsequent creatures summoned by the Necromancer will automatically use the same behavior type
  
• Creatures set to "aggressive" behavior will try to position themselves in front of the character

[h3][MISC][/h3]

• Many creatures now remain as corpses on the ground after being killed (can be disabled in Settings)
  
• The Golem pet is now fully animated
  
• Zombie Crossbowmans and Ancient Guardians are now animated
  
• After visiting one-time gates to sub-locations and bosses, they will not disappear; they will remain on the map, but in a destroyed state
  
• Goblin Druids now summon a Rat Spirit instead of a regular Rat
  
• Special sound and visual effects have been added for items that drop with Epic quality or higher ("Other Effects" must be enabled in Settings)
  
• All chests, the iron barricade, the ranged barricade (with and without spikes), and the four-way shooting trap now visually break apart gradually
  
• The Blood Circle is now displayed on the mini-map
  
• Added a sound for torches in hand and on the wall, as well as a crunching sound when moving over snow

[h3][BALANCE][/h3]

• All equipment and weapon effects have been rebalanced
  
• Stat values can no longer fall below 0 due to curses or perk penalties
  
• The attack range of the starter Zombies and Skeletons summoned by the Necromancer has been increased
  
• The "Laceration" curse now fills the Bleed gauge by a random amount for each hit taken (instead of having a chance to apply the effect instantly)

[h3][INTERFACE][/h3]

• Updated the icons of some effects and items
  
• Updated and clarified the descriptions of many equipment and weapon effects
  
• Effect icon backgrounds in the inventory now change depending on each effect’s level
  
• Descriptions of smithing gems, ingots, and artifacts can now be collapsed
  
• Inventory slots now play an animation when tapped/clicked
  
• Additional defense and damage types are now shown at the Forge when upgrading an item
  
• When the "Bleeding" effect is applied, the on-screen visual effect will not be shown if "Blood" is disabled in Settings

[h3][FIXED][/h3]

• Fixed a critical Unity vulnerability present in outdated engine versions
  
• The experience bonus granted after building the Tavern was calculated incorrectly and was too low
  
• The "Carrot and Stick" modifier, when taking damage, reduced not only current experience but also active experience modifiers
  
• The "Storm" weapon effect could not drop on most types of swords and daggers
  
• The "Payroll Records" effect increased experience gained instead of the amount of gold
  
• After animation updates, the Slime stopped using ranged attacks
  
• After repeatedly saving and loading the same floor (for example, by using many Runes of Greed on one floor), the game could freeze
  
• Ghostly creatures could teleport to zero coordinates if they finished their attack inside a wall
  
• If music was disabled, it could still start playing when moving to the next floor
  
• When stunned, the character did not interrupt some skills
  
• The transparency and size of touch buttons might not be saved
  
• Corridor generation between rooms did not account for door positions, and doors located in a room corner could be ignored
  
• The effects of ranged skills that depend on the target’s stats (for example, critical hit chance against creatures with a certain armor type) could use the character’s stats instead of the target’s
  
• The Royal Executioner’s weapon in phase two did not change color (for example, when affected by Frost); also, his weapon might not disappear after the fight ended
  
• Creatures could respawn as a shadow even if they were already a shadow
  
• Monster Champions will no longer appear as shadows when the "Vengeful Spirit" curse is active
  
• The "Vampirism" ability did not work for some allied creatures (for example, the summoned "Zombie Butcher")
  
• Fog of war over the mini-map could be cut off along the right edge if a modifier that increases location size was enabled
  
• When closing the consumables purchase screen in the Fortress, all interface buttons became unavailable
  
• The preview of effects currently affecting the character could appear twice after loading a save
  
• After loading a saved floor, items on the ground did not get an outline matching their quality
  
• Selling the last passive item in the inventory in the Fortress could cause an error
  
• Creature corpses did not disappear over chasms
  
• The amount of gold received from dismantling an item could fall outside the range shown on the dismantle warning screen
  
• The visual effect of the "Summoning Circle" perk was displayed only at level 5 (it now appears starting from level 1)
  
• The effects and penalties of the "Stone Skin", "Keeper of Secrets", "Alchemist", and "Crushing Power" perks were not displayed in the character’s stats
  
• The bowstrings of some creatures that became shadows were not tinted black, nor were their projectiles