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Balance & Visual Pass 13.5

Some visual improvements, a variety of balance changes, and a fix to undetected input on a controller.

VFX

  • Improved the lighting effects
  • Improved the look of ground drops
  • Improved the collecting soul animation
  • Improved the shoot particles
  • Improved the animation of the gun firing
  • Improved the visuals of the enemies
  • Improved the look of the player’s bullet

Changes

  • Increased the drop chance of Runes by 50%
  • Modified the rarity of properties in the artifact pool
  • Increased max projectile size: 16 -> 20
  • Knockback now applies faster
  • Reworked how buffs work
    • Before: Small percentage stacking buff decaying over 6 seconds
    • Now: Gain a charge until the buff is triggered, giving a 20% increase lasting for 8 seconds


Armaments

  • Increased Projectile Size by 25%
  • Default Knockback 0% -> 25%
  • Madrugar: Range 30 -> 20
  • The Judge: Range 20 -> 14
  • Orgrish Thumper: Range 10 -> 6
  • Sashek’s Draught: Range 30 -> 28
  • Borrilis Blaster: Range 30 -> 24
  • Virin’s Atomizer: Fire Rate 500 -> 480
  • Virin’s Atomizer: Range 30 -> 28

Runes

  • Calibler Rune now gives Max Projectile Size
  • Hoarder Rune now gives Trinket Quality
  • Maelstrom Rune no longer banishes different artifact tags
  • Maelstrom Rune: Projectile Count 3 -> 20%
  • Runes now have artifact tags

Artifacts

  • Bonus to Range on Special Hit: 25% -> 20%
  • Explosive no longer triggers when hitting Obstacles
  • M`Thrgdr's Stunt: Range: 25% -> 20%
  • M’Trgdar’s Mayhem: chance to not expend bounce 70% -> 50%
  • Tome of Flight: Dash Cooldown 25% -> 20%
  • C’Luthu’s Wind: Chance to not consume Dash Charge 30% -> 25%
  • C’Luthu’s Wind: Dash Charges 3 -> 2
  • C’Luthu’s Wind: Dash Speed 30% -> 20%
  • Ska-Thish’s Gift: Dash Charges 2 -> 3
  • C’Luthu’s Flight damage deal on collision can now critically hit
  • C’Luthu’s Flight: Dash Cooldown 25% -> 20%
  • C`Luthu's Gale: Chance to not consume Dash Charge 50% -> 40%
  • C`Luthu's Gale: Dash Charges 5 -> 4
  • C`Luthu's Gale: Dash Cooldown 50% -> 40%
  • C`Luthu's Gale: Dash Speed 50% -> 40%
  • C`Luthu's Gale: Dash Duration 50% -> 40%
  • Ska-Thish’s Dagger: Dash Charges 3 -> 4

Fixes

  • Fixed the game not detecting the controller input when it should
  • Fixed Aetheric Gloves showing up when not having the requirements
  • Fixed the Silent Soul having a similar color to the Eldritch Soul
  • Fixed the Hoarder Rune being unobtainable
  • Fixed the Caliber Rune being unobtainable
  • Fixed Uzushug Dismay, creating a death spiral to performance
  • Fixed Tirbulations saying they are locked when they are not
  • Fixed Screen Messages not appearing
  • Fixed Converters artifacts missing from the pool of artifacts
  • Fixed many artifacts not working with Soul Fire or Explosive damage
  • Fixed Typos in artifacts