v1.2.0

-The final boss fight phase 2 has been rebalanced! Both the Boss and Summons now have reduced HP and Damage at higher Storm levels.

-There are 2 new Core nodes for upgrading ALL of the Flasks, enhancing their stats! :-D

Price Drop

Setting the price of a game is tricky, and sometimes you dont get it right the first try. Ive heard your feedback, and have lowered the price to be more in-line with player expectations!

To show appreciation for those who purchased the game up to this point, Ive added a special Free Camera setting, found in Settings => Other => Advanced Settings. This is a fun little feature to give you a behind the scenes look at how the game works! :-)

New post-launch content is also coming soon!

Cheers!

-TopCog

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v1.0.16

New

• Added the Free Camera early supporter bonus option!\n

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Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the Free Move event softlocking the game\n

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• Fixed a bug with the Relearn event\n

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• Fixed the Second Chooser sigil\n

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v1.0.12\nGot a bunch of assorted things packed into this patch! I hope to start working on some post-launch content updates this week. Cheers! :-)\n\nQoL Changes\n-Optimized game performance a fair amount, especially with lots of Trinkets!\n-New Spell Opacity setting, to improve visibility as needed!\n-Embark selections persist even if you leave the screen now\n\nBalance Changes\n-Forge Guardians can now drop pickups\n-Enemies during the final boss fight now drop 0-value Soul pickups\n-Dynamo reduced from 25% to 20%, and it has a global cooldown of 1 ms\n-The path drops away 20% slower in the final boss location\n-You can no longer revisit locations using the Free Move forge event\n-Neon scales much slower after Storm 20 now\n\nFixes\n-Fixed Crystal Grail healing bonus with Slow Flask and Prolonged Flask\n-Fixed bug with Crystal Grail\n-Fixed the description of Arcane Shackle to specify that it reduces the cooldown of a random spell\n-Fixed a bug with Spice Bags\n-Fixed description of Second Chooser\n-Fixed Stone of Burden\n-Fixed description of multi-cast Level 5 or higher\n-Fixed Pulsing Magnet not stacking\n-Fixed bug with Zone Forges crashing the game\n-Fixed the Pure Wizardry achievement\n-Fixed a bug with Map generation that could result in invalid switchbacks\n-Fix Core sound not respecting volume settings\n-Fixed being able to activate Empowered Sigils anytime\n-Dashing with no direction pressed remembers your last movement direction

This is summary of patch notes since launch! Ill post a news update with each patch going forward :-)\n\n

v1.08-v.0.11

*Changes*

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• The final boss has 50% more hp in stages 1 and 3\n
• The final boss summons 20% more enemies in stage 1 and 40% more enemies in stage 3\n
• Starting and Peak enemy HP now scales 50% more with Storm Levels\n
• Map Extension now increases mob HP and Damage by x1.6 and x1.12 per use\n
• Map Zone hard-capped at 300 (for now)\n
• Dragons blood reduced from every 100 gold to every 200 gold\n
• Pocket Dimension will now restore flask charges that you lost during the final boss fight\n
• Revised a few default control bindings on controller\n
• Dashing will now put the wizard at maximum movement speed for the duration of the dash - aka, hitting dash from a standstill will now still dash!\n
• Quit menu option changed to save and quit for clarity\n
• Renamed Frost Sigil to Frost Ward, and Volcanic Sigil to Magma Geyser\n
• Trinket Cycle will now choose the right-most non-exclusive trinket\n
• Improved performance overall, especially on older devices\n

*Fixes*

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• Fixed issues with the Storm 10 Achievements\n
• Fixed the Trinket Cycle event\n
• Fixed Delay Potion\n
• Fixed some text showing the wrong gamepad glyphs\n
• Fixed controller issues on the embark screen\n
• Fixed a visual oddity if visiting the Mystic Biome after the Ember Biome\n
• Put in a safeguard against loading broken gear\n
• Put in a safeguard against a Flask UI crash\n
• Fixed an issue caused by ending a run with multiple UI panels open\n
• Optimized a little thing\n
• Fixed a crash causing flasks to crash the game sometimes finally!\n
• Fixed a crash that could happen with certain Fates\n
• Fixed Storm Level increasing in the Demo\n
• Fixed a crash caused by Pocket Dimension \n

Neon Spellstorm v1.0 is Live!

The path is lit and the spells are flying: Neon Spellstorm has officially launched!

Contact me anytime with bugs, suggestions, or feedback:

• Discord

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• Email: topcogllc@gmail.com

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Whats Next? Post-Launch Roadmap

Neon Spellstorm is feature-complete, but there\'s still work to be done! Over the next few months Ill be rolling out free updates focused on QoL, depth, and replayability. Here is what I have planned:

• Alternate final boss: The Viking Puppetmaster!

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• Endgame Core Nodes: Flask and Dash Upgrades!

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• Challenge Portals: find these in combat zones for extra challenge and rewards!

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• Companion system: design TBD!

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• Jukebox settings: to better control what music plays!

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I\'m also recording every piece of feedback I receive, and will focus on implementing the most requested features!

Dive In and Make Some Neon Mayhem

Thats the roadmap, but right now the Neon is calling. Fire up a run, get some ridiculous combos going, and leave a trail of rubble behind you. I\'m looking forward to seeing what you come up with! :-D

-TopCog

The push towards full release continues! All of the backend components, systems, and mechanics are now in place! Only a small amount of content remains to be completed, then production related tasks, polishing, and playtesting. The target released date is August 11th!

v0.9.3 Change Notes
-You can now quit the game mid-run and resume at the start of your current location! As a side effect, your settings will reset upon receiving this update.
-Map locations show enemy density, damage, and hp multipliers.
-Many many things polished and improved!
-Many many balance tweaks and bug fixes!
-Final backend systems for all game mechanics are in-place. New, unexpected, and exciting bugs may now start appearing! :-D

Please report any issues or feedback on the discord or steam forums. Cheers! :-)
-TopCog

I've just pushed a massive update to the Demo, which represents a big step towards full release! This update has innumerable changes, fixes, and revisions, including massive overhauls of numerous mechanics and systems such as:

• Trinkets and Archetype system (all new)
• Equipment generation, balance, drop rate, etc.
• Spell bonus system, aka Spell modifications (mods)
• Map generation
• Map Locations
• Zone Layouts
• Balance of everything
• Access to Embarking, Core, and Tome screens
• Help / Guide
• Countless UI and QoL improvements
  

• Final icons for various things (trinkets, flasks, etc.)
• Final Boss fight
• Fate system
• Rune system
• Achievements