Here are the patch notes for December 18, 2021.

General

• Crystals and ores can for real be used in the furnace now
• ESC menu can now be used to open Settings. Like the ESC menu, time now also stops when the Settings menu is active.
• Added an option in settings to toggle enemy health bars so that they always show up regardless of their health
• Added an option in settings to toggle a health bar above the player
• There's now natural health regeneration. Like Corruption, you will now regenerate 1% Health every 2 seconds (subject to change)

Dungeon

• Drops from bosses now scale with floors. Floors 1-9 will yield 1 drop, 10-19 will yield 2, 20-29 3, etc.
• A new enemy type has been added, Treasured Soul, which drops more coins than usual when slain (yes I'm great at naming things)
• Small portals have been added throughout the dungeon. An elite monster (formerly known as a miniboss) guards this portal, and portal can only be taken once the elite is killed. The portal leads to rooms that treasured monsters, chests, and bonfires
• Added variety to starting rooms
• Added some more normal rooms
• Updated how bonfires look

Skills and Attributes

• Whirlwind's Corruption cost has been lowered to 15
• Swift Strike's Corruption cost has been lowered to 20
• Reaper Call's Corruption cost has been lowered to 75
• Leeching Strike's Corruption cost has been lowered to 30
• Demonic Gaze's Corruption cost has been lowered to 20
• Monsters now will do damage within a range of (max hit / 2) and their (max hit) instead of always their max hit.
• Defence now provides another effect where it can cause monster hits to be 0. I do like an effect like this but might separate it from Defence to make its own stat later.

Blocking formula: Roll a number x between 0 and 600 + Defence If x is lower than Defence, block

[ 2021-12-19 00:28:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Celestial conflict caused you to lose your powers. Once the Angel of Death, you must now start from scratch and go through the ever changing dungeons of Nefarium in order to avenge your past.

EXPLORE THE FLOORS OF NEFARIUM

The dungeons of Nefarium change each time you enter, introducing variety in how you will get to the end. Every room has a chance of introducing monsters, traps, or loot. Difficulty rises with each completed floor as monsters start to get stronger.

YOU ARE THE BOSS FIGHT

Everything in the dungeon wants a piece of you, especially the boss awaiting you at the end of a floor. Imbue your blades and don't keep them waiting any longer. Kill your enemies, collect their souls, level up and unlock powerful abilities. Show who the real boss of Nefarium is.

WIELD STRONG AND UNIQUE EQUIPMENT

Upgrade your items with the materials you acquire from the dungeons. Don't rely on randomized stats to get stronger than before. Enchant your items to acquire unique set effects.

PREPARE YOUR ARSENAL

You are equipped with the potential to unlock a variety of abilities and items, it is all up to you to realize the true potential of them all and define your own playstyle. Whether you want to focus on using your abilities to their fullest or slice and dice through your enemies rapidly, nothing will stand in your way either way.

Roadmap

As Nefarium is early in development, it is missing loads of features that will make the game more complex eventually. You can find a list of all the things that are either in development or are planned below.

Currently In Development:

• A Passive skill tree that the players can pick from
  
• More "game feel" to ensure it feels REALLY good to hit things endlessly.

Long Term Goals:

• Way more items with unique properties!
  
• Way more abilities!
  
• Increased variety in monsters and bosses, as well as mini-bosses
  
• Increased variety in dungeon obstacles, such as traps or locked doors
  
• An Enchanter to enchant items with specific properties
  
• Appearance changer
  
• More and better sound effects
  
• Music
  
• A storyline and lore
  
• An Endurance Mode where you will be able to start from the very bottom and see just how far you can go without dying.
  
• Better animations overall
  
• More player options to make the experience of every individual more unique

If you'd like to help with the development of Nefarium and keep up to date with its progress, don't forget to add it to your Wishlist!