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DISCONNECTION ERRORS FIXED!

A massive thank you to everyone playing the game. We’re overwhelmed by the responses!

New in this patch:


LOTS of disconnection issues have been fixed.
Major issues of disconnecting between floors, and disconnecting claiming a relic should now be fixed!
There is one edge case disconnection issue that we’re aware of that will be fixed soon.
Fixed whips not appearing for purchase
Fixed keys not appearing in large chests sometimes
Fixed some colours in the caverns and inferno
Fixed the eye of agnoy not actually upgrading as he gets angrier
Fixed the Twitch whip appearing when it shouldn’t
Updated safe fall animation
Keys in the relic rooms for caverns and inferno are a bit more difficult to find/reach. (they still contain the same amount of keys though!)
Fixed shrines to give blessings properly (shouldn’t brag about your MANY blessings as much)
Players can no longer use share codes from older game versions (this causes problems)
Victory screen now correctly tells you the keys you earned in a run
Fixed a whole bunch of misc level issues
Improved performance


Thank you to everyone once again. Things have been a bit hectic here as we've been focusing hard on fixing disconnection issues. Moving forward we're looking forward to talking to the community more on actual features and changes that people want to see!

We've got a lot of exciting ideas to share, and we'd love to hear your ideas too.

Twitch whip hotfix

A bug was found with the twitch whip causing players to lose the adventurer whip entirely. Quick patch to address this softlock.

As a bonus this hotfix includes:
Tier 3 whip sounds/effects
Option to turn roll animation off.

As a side note, know the people adding/changing these things are different people to the server programmers working on the disconnection errors. Those guys are chained to their desks until they fix it.

*Editor's Note* Chains?! What Chains? No one is being forced to work past what a human body on 5x5 Hour Energies is capable of. That's just silly. Every team member is allotted the standard 15 minute break everyday whenever they feel like it to blink their eyes and get feeling back in their fingers

Small update

Hey everyone!
First of all we want to give a massive THANK YOU to the community. Everyone has been super kind and patient as we iron out these launch bugs. We are terribly sorry for the rough edges and are working day and night to fix them.

IMPORTANT: Share codes from pre-patch won't work anymore. Using one will currently send you back to the main menu. We're working on a fix to properly stop this scenario from happening.

Our top priority remains disconnection issues. Sadly they are still occurring. The two main cases of this happening are
- claiming a relic
- Entering the first/second floor of a temple.

We can't tell you how bad we feel about this issue. Good news is we're hot on its heels and aim to have it fixed in another update either tomorrow or the day after.

Changes in THIS update are:
- Fixed share codes not appearing on death screen
- Added an option to remove "camera bob" while sprinting in the video menu
- Patched up some holes in temples that were exposed to the void...
- Added the twitch whip DLC

Changes to come in the next day or two:
- Fixes to the disconnection issues
- Fixes to "user verification error"
- Alternative roll animation that doesn't roll the camera
- Tier 3 whip visuals and sounds fixed while inside a temple

Changes to come after:
- Optimization
- User share codes
- Deeper progression

Thank you all!

Phantom Abyss is a whip-based platformer where you learn from the ghosts of fallen players




Phantom Abyss is an Indiana Jones-style platformer about escaping an underground prison, and dying a lot along the way. First shown at this year's Devolver Digital E3 showcase, your freedom is in the hands of a god who demands sacred relics. To get your mitts on these ancient items, you'll need to whip through four floors of a procedurally-generated temple filled with deadly devices. Falling rocks, giant swinging hammers, hidden spikes, moving stone floors, bottomless chasms—all the classic temple booby traps are here and ready to take you out...
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Share codes!

Share codes are back! Full patch notes are as follows:
- Temple share codes are back! (User share codes are coming soon.)
- Fixed a bug where your relics would disappear in the HUB
- Reduce lifetime of The Masked Defiler's bombs from 10sec to 6 sec
- Added warnings for future servers maintenance shutdowns

Top priority is fixing a bug where players occasionally disconnect. Making good headway on this, expect a patch soon.

Other things at the top of the list are:
- Optimizations.
- Various visual bugs such as share codes not correctly displaying keys.
- User share codes
- Twitch whip. - Some users own the Twitch whip DLC. This isn't live in the game but will be very soon.

Thank you all for playing!