Hi folks,
We just released an update for DemonCrawl that includes 6 new items, a save file repair system, and performance improvements related to GameMaker (the engine that DemonCrawl is made with.)
The save repair system can analyze your save files--including backups--to recover your progress in the event of data corruption. Such problems are rare but can occur for a variety of reasons, including hardware failure, app crashes, and hiccups in the cloud service. Until now, we have done our best to manually repair save files that players have sent to our support desk, but as our playerbase increases, so does our email load - we are at the point now where an automated solution is necessary.
We believe this new system will be able to handle the majority of save issues, but even when it can't, it will generate a log file with diagnostic information called "_repairs.txt" inside of your %localappdata% folder. If you're having issues with your save, you should consult this file for clues about the underlying cause.
On another note, we are making great progress toward the multiplayer Arena gamemode - we expect to have it ready in a matter of weeks. Until then, we will include any Arena changes in the stable patch notes so you can get a better sense of our development.
Enjoy!
New Features
- New magic item: Jade of Poison - "Target cell gains or loses Toxic."
- New magic item: Neoplasm - "[100 Mana] Add a random mutation to each of your Cankers, plus a mutation for each of your Poisons."
- New passive item: Mind Gut - "Right-click items with ongoing status effects to consume them and activate their completion."
- New consumable item: Puppet Strings - "Transform all visible strangers into Dolls." (Idea by community member juh9870)
- New omen: Nuclear Waste - "Whenever you lose an item, gain Poison."
- New omen: Broken Pocket - "You cannot use items that you have more than one of."
- Added experimental save repair system
- Default leaderboard version updated to v1.74
Balance Changes
- Lowered the Doctor's post-treatment price
- Added a few item crafting recipes that utilize holiday artifacts
Bug Fixes
- Updated GameMaker runtime to v2.3.2.426
- Disabled GameMaker garbage collector as it appears to be crashing the game after exiting the Leaderboard
- Fixed another crash related to the leaderboards
- Fixed a minor issue with the "total unlocked" label of the Customize menu
- Fixed punctuation typo on special chest signs
- Fixed an issue with selecting certain items in the Workshop
- Fixed an issue that could cause new item icons to persist after leaving the Codex
- Fixed a rare crash related to the Constant Reminder emblem
- Fixed a couple missing strings
- Added failsafe for rare crash related to boss killing itself when picking something up
- Speculative fix for leaderboard issue related to score loss
- Android: fixed a crash related to the Instant Revive microtransaction
Arena (Beta Only)
- Manual Division is now available
- New homeland: Mountain - "Whenever you make a mistake, reduce the stage timer by 5 seconds times the homeland tier."
- Ruins homeland buff: "Drop your passive and consumable items into random cells at the start of the stage."
- Ocean homeland buff: "At the end of the round, drain 100 mana times the homeland tier and send it to your opponent."
- New T2 arena mod: Boost - "Increase the homeland tier by 1 for the purpose of other effects."
- New T3 arena mod: Reboot - "When the stage timer hits 5 seconds, you restart the stage."
- Deadeye buff: "When you interact with an object, it has a 20% chance to get destroyed instead."
- Many improvements to AI
- Sign editor: you can now customize your homeland sign message with hundreds of unlockable sign parts
- Added a bunch of new emotes
- Minor visual improvements to existing emote designs
- Emotes can now be customized with paints and holographs
- Waygate is now available in Arena
- Lighthouse is now available in Arena
- Added Arena support for Dreamborne
- Failing to complete a stage in time will also inflict monster damage for incorrect flags
- Fixed an issue with Smithy providing its reward too soon
- Fixed a potential issue with Tunnel stairwell not spawning in arena
- Fixed minor alignment issue affecting emotes in the prizebox
- Fixed an issue with stage timer evaluation
- Fixed an issue related to the autosweeper and Nightmare mod
- Fixed an issue where latency could cause Arena mod effects to target the wrong players
- Fixed a few issues related to updating the player's Arena rating
- Fixed an issue with queue items in Arena, e.g. Miracle Seed
- If the timer runs out, the game will pass a turn before opening remaining monsters (this prevents invincibility with Hypnotist I)
- Fixed a rare crash related to opening a chest in Arena
- Prophet I now affects the AP you receive at the end of an Arena match