Hey folks!

I have been terrible at posting proper release logs and have been silently launching updates in the wolf hour instead. But here is a big update on what has been implemented. (TL;DR at the top, full details below) I finally had time to polish the visuals and really unify the games look. The new style is darker, a little rougher, and much closer to the vibe we originally imagined. Several streamers and testers pointed out the background art as a highlight, so I decided to fully commit to that style. Last but not least, big thanks to the roguelike deckbuilding community for all the feedback and ideas. Stuff like the Plushie, Fly Agaric, and Red Pepper exist because of you, keep the ideas and feedback coming and help shape the game before launch, it's closing in fast.

TL;DR

• Visual Overhaul: The game now has a darker, rougher, and more cohesive art style with refreshed characters, environments, and UI to match the gothic-cartoon vibe.
• 5 New Locations and lore: Explore The Dumping Grounds, Crimson Ruin, Red Lake, Moons Hollow, and Hanging Rock.
• New Relics and Cards: Tons of new relics and cards to experiment with, including fun effects like summoning a cat, detonating grenades, and raising max HP.
• Status Effects Expanded: New mechanics like Strong, Angry, Poisoned, Vulnerable, and more to spice up combat.
• Board Editor: Create and play your own custom boards.
• Quality of Life Improvements: Better tooltips, mouseover effects, and keybinding options.
• Fixes and Stability: Smoother performance, better UI interactions, and bug fixes.

Version Update: 0.039 to 0.047

Big Art Update

• The visuals are now darker, rougher, and more cohesive.

New Locations

• The Dumping Grounds
• Crimson Ruin
• Red Lake
• Moons Hollow
• Hanging Rock

Lore

• Learn more about each location and the vampire clans that reign there by clicking the lore icon next to the location header.

New Relics

• Always Gary: Adds Gary to every battle. The more the merrier.
• Extra Wallet: Increases wallet by 1000. A portable treasure chest.
• Plushie: Transfers 10 percent shield to the next round. Early days comfort.
• Brass Knuckles: When dealing a new hand of cards, deals 100 damage to all enemies. A hand for a hand.
• Clover: On board refresh, gain 30 shield. Lucky you.
• Vampire Fang: When a monster is killed, gain 25 HP. Soul sip.
• Cherry: Raises max HP by 100. The cherry on top.
• Green Egg: Monsters spawn with 1 poison. A slightly cursed breakfast.
• Shop Discount: Adds 10 percent to your shop discount. Shop till you drop.
• Fortune Cookie: Transfers remaining mana to the next round. A bright future.
• Pickaxe: On wall hit, hit one peg and restore one peg. Mine those walls.

New Cards

• Gemstone: On peg hit, damage increases by 1. Shimmers mystically.
• Grenade: Explodes. On peg hit, deals 10 damage. Fire in the hole.
• Slice of Bacon: Lowers max HP by 100. On attack, deals 25 damage to all enemies. Worth it.
• Spyglass: Adds one bounce to the trajectory. Best guess.
• Blue Rose: When a monster is killed, gain 1 max HP. Healthy slow progress.
• Wooden Stick: On peg hit, deals 10 damage. Stick shaped.
• Space Rock: On peg hit, deals 20 damage. Random mana cost. Definitely not from here.
• Severed Hand: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and deals a new hand of cards. Dearly missed.
• Mega Eye: On peg hit, deals 10 damage. Huge.
• Piggy Bank: On peg hit, deals 10 damage. When a monster is killed, gain 30 gold coins. Oink oink.
• Toaster: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and electrocutes nearby pegs.
• Builders Hat: On peg hit, deals damage based on card count. Keep building.
• Double Axe: On peg hit, deals 10 damage to two enemies. Cutting edge technology.
• Yarn Ball: A cat appears. On peg hit, there is a chance the cat deals 25 instant damage to a random enemy.
• Anchor: On peg hit, deals 20 damage and applies 5 Strong.
• Fly Agaric: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and inflicts 5 Poisoned.
• Red Pepper: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and applies 5 Angry.
• The Grail: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and inflicts 5 Vulnerable. Finders keepers.
• Voodoo Doll: On peg hit, deals 10 damage and inflicts 5 Weak.

Status Effects

• Strong: Takes 25 percent less damage for the next NN attacks.
• Angry: Deals 25 percent more damage for the next NN attacks.
• Poisoned: Loses 50 HP each round for the next NN rounds.
• Vulnerable: Takes 25 percent more damage for the next NN attacks.
• Weak: Deals 25 percent less damage for the next NN turns.
• Protected: Gains 25 percent more shield for the next NN attacks.
• Defenseless: Gains 25 percent less shield for the next NN attacks.

Status Effect Items

• Strong: Takes 10 percent less damage for the next NN attacks.
• Angry: Deals 10 percent more damage for the next NN attacks.
• Poisoned: Loses 10 HP each round for the next NN rounds.
• Vulnerable: Takes 10 percent more damage for the next NN attacks.
• Weak: Deals 10 percent less damage for the next NN attacks.
• Protected: Gains 10 percent more shield for the next NN attacks.
• Defenseless: Gains 10 percent less shield for the next NN attacks.

Tooltips and Quality of Life

• Tooltip added on Exhaust
• Tooltip added on relic display
• More tooltips added
• Relic mouseover enabled
• Mouseover on room names
• Neculai mouseover enabled

Fixes

• Mouseover effects on UI
• Enemies closing in are now capped and stop before passing the player
• Window resizing now works correctly
• HP is always displayed during special events
• Board Editor
• Built-in board editor added. Create your own boards and play custom runs.
• Check the mod resources folder in the install directory for example files.
• Improved SVG examples included.
• Improved grid system.
• Editor now supports windowed mode.
• Set your own difficulty level when starting a new run. Is hard mode even possible? Let me know.

Key Bindings and Inputs

• Mouse scroll changes card
• Mouse scroll also scrolls map
• 1 2 3 4 5 to select cards
• Q to view relics
• W to view deck
• E to view inventory
• D to swap card forward
• A to swap card backward
• R to end turn
• S to skip button
• Z and C for action buttons like pinball flippers
• X and V to swap target
• L to open lore
• You can personalize keys in the settings.

[ 2025-05-09 12:22:31 CET ] [ Original post ]