Cats vs Rats lovers!
It's Kitty-mas! That time of year where you get your cats all kinds of treats and toys that they'll never use. So I figured this year, I'd add some stuff you will use. Let's see what Developer-claus has in their sack of toys:
New Content
Items
Giant Rat Spray
Deal +20% Damage to Bosses
(Yes this also applies to the brain bucket enemies)
Broken Lava Lamp
Kills now have a chance to spawn a pool of hot magma
Enemies within the pool will take massive damage and have stacks of the fire debuff applied to them
Bouncy Yarn Balls
Hits have a 12% chance to spawn a damaging yarn ball
Health Plus (For Cats)
Increases healing from all sources by 9%
Jury-Rigged Shock Collar
Critical hits now have a 28% chance to shock and push enemies
The push from this item is a little smaller than the one created by the Spray Bottle
Cosmetics
All Kitty-mas seasonal cosmetics have a very small chance of being earned for each rat slain
Santa Hat
Some cats love milk and others hate it; they are united in one commonality -- lactose intolerance
This is unlocked immediately for all players upon logging in!
Kitty-mas Tree
"It's because I'm green isn't it?"
???
Y'know, in some games, this hat would cost upwards of $3,000+...
You'll find out what this is when you unlock it... (oooh, suspense...)
Leaderboards
Introducing global leaderboards!
You'll now be able to compete with all other players in the world for the top 50 spots on three leaderboards:
Highest Score
Highest Stage
Fastest Final Boss Defeat
Unfortunately, all previous scores and runs will not be counted. All complaints will be warmly received here:
Menu
The main menu is all decorated for Kitty-mas! You'll notice a brand new backdrop and festive theme
Enemies
The base rat wanted to show its seasonal cheer, and decided to don a cute festive hat
Balance Changes
Enemies
Mine Rat
Yeah, these guys were putting out way too many mines haha
Lowered max mines that can be held at a time from 3 -> 1 on Kitten and Feral, and 6 -> 2 on Sphinx
Increased time between mine replenishments on all difficulties
Bug Fixes
Enemies can now be booped again
Previously, boops from items like the Spray Bottle wouldn't move enemies at all
Fixed an issue with activating shrines and obelisks on mouse and keyboard
Have a very merry Kitty-mas!