Part 1 includes a full overhaul of the opening section of Chapter 1, adding roughly 2–3 hours of new progression‑focused gameplay. (Part 1 covers everything leading up to defeating the first necromancer in the mines.) There are still a few tweaks and additions I want to make, but the updates are fun, stable, and in a good place, so I wanted to get them into your hands.
I still have a handful of ideas I want to refine or experiment with, but my focus is now shifting toward polishing the second half of Chapter 1.
V0.9.0 — Changes, Additions & Fixes
Updated project to Unreal Engine 5.8
Introduced a brand‑new progression system centered around upgrading your town and sellers via the Cosmic Cradle, unlocking new opportunities and options over time
First half of Chapter 1 fully revamped; second half still in progress
Added a friendlier helper tutorial for early runs to guide players on what to focus on first
Classes removed from game (they were just equipment configuration templates anyways). Now players are free to completely customize their character and play style and progress in a direction of their choice.
Added a fun town sign interaction during the first run (try interacting multiple times)
Difficulty progression overhaul: tougher enemies added after each portal entry to make every run more engaging
Added impact sound to the training dummy in the base
Complete overhaul of all armor and weapon images
Full rebalance of all weapons and armor to match the new progression system
Crafting now auto‑adds items to your bag unless it’s full
Updated all character dialogues
Crafting UI improvements:
Added item filtering
Added “can craft” icon indicators
Updated clothes shop; capes removed and moved to base crafting + shop
Updated theme worlds with new items and enemies
Ice World completely reworked with new enemies and bosses
Fixed UI hitching caused by the new item grouping system
Added new enemies, powers, and weapons (e.g., Blue Samurai with new sword and armor)
Added new Carnival Event
Includes new clown enemies and an event‑specific NPC
Added many new collectible items (e.g., Cotton Candy)
Added new Hell Event
Carnival and Hell events now award unique prizes upon completion
Added a new goblin camp variation
Updated Witch Shop with new craftable potions
Added Elemental Weapon Crafter to town upgrades
Added new Dark World NPC
Added new Club Moon NPC that sells unique random gear each visit
Added new capes with increased storage capacity
Added new skeleton digging spots
Added new ninja spawner in the world
Added new goblin shaman who drops a unique resource used for magic‑related base upgrades
Implemented a global occupancy system for spawning level instances
All celestial statues now drop a new upgrade resource: Celestial Essence
Club Moon character + dialogue overhaul
Added a new mechanism for entering Ice Land and Dark World: drink potions purchased from the Witch Shop
Numerous tweaks, polish passes, and rebalancing based on extensive playthroughs