Hello!
Typically, I try to get Major Updates out within roughly 2 weeks of the latest patch. As of today, it's been more than 2 weeks and the Major Update isn't ready. I wanted to make a post to apologize for how long it's taking, as well as inform people that it's still being worked on and its general progress.
Major Update 5 involves completely overhauling the Weapon Skill system and introducing branching paths. It's an effort to add replayability to Characters and to keep them more interesting, as well as making it so Weapon Skills don't fall off as hard as they currently do. This update ended up being a much bigger overhaul than I originally anticipated, and as such, it's simply not done at this time.
A lot of the time was spent figuring out how the system would even work and the general direction to go with the changes. Thankfully, some people are helping Beta test the update as its being worked on in our Discord (anyone can participate) and it's really helping to speed things along.
So, how much longer will this update take? I'm not sure. I don't want to make another false promise. Currently, 3/9 Characters are complete, but the longest part was creating the foundation, so with that out of the way, I should be able to finish up the other Characters much more quickly.
I'm also having Weapon Skills mostly be affected by all stats. Amount, Duration, Projectile Speed, Size -- these are all things that will work with Weapon Skills immediately, which will allow for more interesting and fun builds.
Thank you for your patience. I don't want anyone to think that I've abandoned the game. I've been very active on the Discord taking in feedback and ideas in regards to the new system.
I will be working on a 4th map once this update is finished.