Developer posts and news about this game.
Improved AI! Clever enough enemies will avoid dangerous spells persisting on the ground, as well as their own bomb explosions. Goblin Sappers, rejoice! AI that set traps will do a better job of interacting with them. AI now knows they can't hit through an altar. Blinded AI will n
Character customization is now saved! Your character is no longer randomized on its own, and the name is no longer reset to "Player". Changed to a different system for generating spell types and upgrades, and in doing so rebalanced the appearance rates. Common types are seen much
Added a new dropdown to the manual identification menu, making some spell types, like Summon , take up less space in the effects dropdown. Fixed scrolling on dropdowns on the manual identification menu when using a controller. Made menus more responsive when using a controller. F
Lots of new Summon and Transform spell types! Get transformed into a golbin! Summoner enemy uses some of the new summon types. Added secret shops! Some secret areas will hide a shop, even if it's not the right level to find one. Lots of fun, new upgrades added! Including: Show de
Fixed a bug where some menus, like the shop menu, wouldn't close properly when closed. Added menu sounds to the start menu, which had gotten left out.
Added tons of new or improved sounds, including for all menus, spells, and enemies! Spells that hit in the dark now make (muffled) sound. Added well-known software keyboard button shortcuts for ease of use. AI will now sometimes get angry at friendlies who hurt them, even potenti
Changed sounds to be more consistent in presentation, and to position them in stereo. Made sounds get quieter in the dark or when further away. Fixed Trample Destructibles upgrade (it broke in the last patch or so). Fixed broken Transform spells. Melee attacks now work again whil
Varied invisible code streamlining to speed up gameplay by a bit. Shop item descriptions now expand when hovered, accommodating spell scrolls and some other items with longer descriptions. Fix some buggy interactions between "autonomous", "persistent", or "trap" spells and some s
Software keyboard added while using a controller! This should finally enable controller-only play. New cosmetic spell effect types! Added a couple of silly spell effects that only change targets cosmetically. Spell effects now appear at different rates, making normal damage or he
We're back! After a long hiatus for personal reasons, I'm finally updating again, starting with this big, graphical, catch-up update. Various UI design changes and tweaks Shop overhaul! The shop menu and the merchant himself have both been updated with awesome new graphics from N
Added a customization section to the start screen! You will now be able to design and name your wizard before you start. New wizard faces! There are now a total of 5 faces to choose from. New Thorn Aura upgrade added! Fixed a bug with using the stairs while a level up is pending
New wizard faces! All wizards will now randomly receive one of 3 different faces for their gender. Some face types will have a random hair color Manual Identification screen updated - It should now be an easier process to manually identify spells New Halo Shield upgrade added! Ne
Nerfed Ether Energizes upgrade by 50% Fixed transformation spells on AI to change their attacks and spells as well Fixed rare stuttering bug involving AoE spells with the persistent attribute Fixed a crash introduced in 0.1.8 while loading a floor Fixed shield spells being resist
New spell effect type! Shield spells protect you from a set amount of damage for their duration New upgrade! Stronger at Full Health makes your spells significantly stronger, but only while your health is completely full New altar type! Scroll recharge altar lets you pump your et
Added Purifier item Added Sharp Knife item Added more enemy-specific vendor trash Some item system changes to make it easier to add more items later Added 3 more types of Altars: Healing, Energizing, and Scroll Combiner! Infinite buster screen wipe for if you're ever truly stuck
Fixed a bug that would soft lock the game from certain spell types Fixed a bug that would soft lock the game when unknown AI bugs occurred Added Life Tap Upgrade Nerf Blob enemies to give a lower starting difficulty curve: Lower health but also less XP Slightly increased chances
Female wizards added! Any wizards will now randomly spawn as male or female. (Including the player) Altars added! Only two types so far, but these are alternate ways to spend your kip or ether. Slightly fewer enemies spawn at maximum Lowered health rewards from Upgrades Fixed nam
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