New Features and Changes

Additions

• Added an option to delete all save data to the 'Gameplay Options' menu
• Added Steam Cloud synchronization for 'Save & Quit' states, progression and settings
• Added progress display when resuming saved sessions
• Added the ability to discard saved sessions while loading and return to the lobby instead
• Added warning message about achievements/leaderboards when trying to edit custom rules for the first time
• Added support for placing Gold, Blood and Diamond price tags in the level editor
• Added support for turning enemies into Lords in the level editor
• Added support for reducing the player's starting health in the level editor
• Added support for looping any song in the level editor

Changes

• Changed the timing window for multikey combos from 30 ms to 50 ms, making them much easier to hit
• Changed Steam Workshop integration to load mods directly, without first extracting them to `downloaded_mods`
• Changed the character skin selection menu to highlight the currently active skin
• Changed the character skin selection menu to list only skins from locally installed mods or active workshop mods
  • For convenience, we've added a shortcut to open the mod browser from the character skin selection menu
• Changed Quick Restart hotkey to be inactive during All Characters, Story and Deathless runs past the first loop
• Changed the 'PixieRapier' quirk to enable more finegrained control over the interaction
• Changed mutliline text prompts to allow leaving them by pressing the *Down Arrow* key on the last line

General Bugfixes

Performance & Stability

• Fixed framerate drops when loading textures or updating the minimap
• Fixed framerate drops when a sound effect is played for the first time
• Fixed framerate drops when opening the 'Mods' menu for the first time in a session
• Fixed the Linux build not launching from Steam unless the Steam Linux Runtime is enabled
• Fixed a crash related to the Steam API failing to initialize
• Fixed intermittent game freezes caused by the 'Enable Performance Logging' advanced setting

Save & Quit

• Fixed 'Save & Quit' sometimes failing to save very long runs
• Fixed 'Save & Quit' causing active extra modes not to reset after returning to the lobby

Achievements & Leaderboards

• Fixed Single Zone Mode not granting "In the Zone" achievements
• Fixed Deathless runs not submitting to their intended leaderboards
• Fixed Deathless leaderboards not being displayed correctly in the menu

Audio & Soundtrack

• Fixed all characters starting on the DannyB soundtrack, instead of their respective default soundtracks
• Fixed 'Change Soundtrack' menu not always listing all available artists
• Fixed soundtracks being listed in the wrong order in 'Change Soundtrack' menu
• Fixed music playing at a higher volume than intended
• Fixed 'Custom Music' menu failing to load files from paths with special characters
• Fixed character soundtrack settings not being imported from pre3.0 savefile
• Fixed 'Nicolas Daoust as Shopkeeper' setting not being imported from pre3.0 savefile
• Fixed Banshees screaming at an incorrect volume

Steam Workshop & Modding

• Fixed mods and custom dungeons uploaded prior in 3.0.0 not being visible on the Steam Workshop
  • Existing submissions are migrated automatically when first launching 3.0.1.
  • The old items may still remain on the Workshop, but will not be visible to other players.
• Fixed subscribed mods being reinstalled on every launch
• Fixed a crash when generating levels if the starting build was modified in `necrodancer.xml`
• Fixed starting build modifications in `necrodancer.xml` not always being applied correctly
• Fixed `isPiercing` flag not working in `necrodancer.xml` mods
• Fixed 'Change Skin' menu displaying a white square if a modded skin file is deleted
• Fixed Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese characters not displaying in community translations
  • The available set of characters can be controlled by adding an entry for `translation.fontVariant` to the CSV file
  • Supported values are `JP` (default), `KR`, `SC` and `TC`

Cutscenes

• Fixed non-AMPLIFIED intro video not playing
• Fixed Aria's cutscenes playing in a different order than intended
• Fixed cutscenes not being disabled in replay mode
• Fixed zone completion cutscenes not being skippable immediately
• Fixed quick restart hotkey restarting the run if pressed during a cutscene, instead of skipping it

Input & Menus

• Fixed Xbox 360 Controller not displaying the appropriate button prompts in the HUD
• Fixed Player 2's controls being mapped to the same bindings as Player 1 by default
• Fixed simultaneous keypresses not always being accepted by the "Reassign controls" menu
• Fixed certain keys (such as Numpad 5 or nonQWERTY keys) not being assignable on Windows
• Fixed excessive log output when certain controller drivers are managed by Steam Input
• Fixed options menu search query carrying over into submenus
• Fixed the game not always pausing when switching focus to another application
• Fixed unpause countdown being active during boss intro
• Fixed 'Custom Rules' menu listing gameplay option overrides while 'Show advanced settings' is disabled

Level Editor

• Fixed level editor being affected by autopause on focus loss
• Fixed level editor overlay sometimes persisting when returning to the lobby
• Fixed level editor overlay disappearing when loading a preset in the Custom Rules menu
• Fixed level editor duplicating Shrines when saving or testing levels
• Fixed level editor failing to save levels containing Rising Floor tiles
• Fixed level editor being "winnable" by placing a player on an exit staircase, causing a softlock

Gameplay Fixes

Enemies

• Fixed Shopkeeper Ghost dropping gold for Monk
• Fixed Moles not moving away immediately upon being tickled by Dove
• Fixed Shop Wall Mimics sometimes leaving a floating wall torch behind
• Fixed 'Orb Bump' quirk not protecting the player from moving into Electric Orbs via weapon recoil or courage
• Fixed crates and barrels containing an abnormally large number of Skeletons and Monkeys
• Fixed enemies not always moving immediately in trapdoor penalty boxes
• Fixed Spiders sometimes falling off the wall on their own in Training Mode
• Fixed unrevealed enemies not taking damage from the player's bombs
• Fixed Wired Zombies being immune to phasing damage
• Fixed Ghasts and Ghouls teleporting to the incorrect position when damaged by a player's bomb
• Fixed Headless Skeletons, Armadillos and Barrels not being redirected correctly by Earth Spell and Boots of Lunging
• Fixed Skeleton Knights killed by piercing damage dropping their gold in the wrong location
• Fixed Yellow/Black Skeleton Knights losing their head when knocked off their horse at 1 heart
• Fixed Evil Eyes charging instantly when randomized to a lower speed in Randomizer Mode
• Fixed Tar Monsters gaining too much health when grabbing the player in Randomizer Mode

Minibosses

• Fixed Red Dragons in boss trapdoor penalty boxes immediately being ready to charge a breath attack at the player
• Fixed Green, Blue and Earth Dragons being revealed in trapdoor penalty boxes while Shrine of Darkness is active
• Fixed Red and Blue Dragons being able to attack and inhale in the same beat

Bosses

• Fixed Coral Riff's tentacles dropping gold for Monk after being banished to the side walls of the arena
• Fixed Death Metal beginning to summon skeletons even when the player is nearby
• Fixed runs not counting as Low% if Dorian picks up an item on Cadence's final boss battle
• Fixed Ogres not being able to attack Dorian with their Club on Cadence's final boss
• Fixed Dorian receiving training weapons on Cadence's final boss
• Fixed Dorian being unable to use exit stairs in Training Mode for Cadence's final boss
• Fixed Melody's final boss not casting bombs during phase 2
• Fixed Armadillos, Wind Mages and Liches being delayed by an extra beat at the start of a boss fight
• Fixed Crown of Greed draining gold while the boss intro is open
• Fixed Crown of Teleportation sometimes teleporting the player into the hallway below the boss arena
• Fixed electric arcs from the Golden Lute not discharging batteries when practising for Nocturna's final boss

Aria

• Fixed Aria encountering Ooze Golems when AMPLIFIED content is disabled
• Fixed Aria encountering the wrong minibosses in Zone 1 and Zone 4 when AMPLIFIED content is disabled
• Fixed Aria finding too many Diamonds in Zone 1 and 2, and too few in Zone 3, 4 and 5

Nocturna

• Fixed Nocturna finding floating Wallpigs in Zone 4
• Fixed Nocturna being able to place bombs while in Bat Form
• Fixed Nocturna's penultimate boss being targeted by longrange weapons while its shield is active
• Fixed Shield Generators in Nocturna's penultimate boss not turning off when displaced by Boots of Lunging
• Fixed Skeletons sometimes surviving past the end of Nocturna's final boss fight

Mary

• Fixed Mary's lamb respawning with more health than intended if Mary reaches the next floor before the curse kills her
• Fixed Deep Blues' pawns performing an illegal move to capture Mary's lamb
• Fixed 'Familiar Displacement' quirk applying to Mary's lamb
• Fixed Gorgons being able to move through Mary's lamb
• Fixed sad sheep noises playing despite Mary offering her protection

Tempo

• Fixed Tempo's damage countdown not resetting when the Heart Transplant's effect wears off
• Fixed Tempo's damage countdown not resetting when interacting with shrines or chests multiple times
• Fixed Tempo finding the Shrine of Uncertainty in runs
• Fixed Tempo finding a Fear Scroll instead of an Enchant Scroll inside of an activated Shrine of Peace

Items

• Fixed weapons persisting across floors after being stored in a Holster
• Fixed Miner's Cap + Courage Shovel allowing Diamond to dash two tiles at once
• Fixed exit stairs not protecting against Cursed Wraiths
• Fixed some levels generating with a locked shop, but without a bomb to open it
• Fixed urns sometimes dropping items inside walls
• Fixed Ring of Luck and Lucky Charm cancelling out each other's effects
• Fixed Compass not displaying an arrow for unrevealed onscreen staircases
• Fixed Compass not revealing open staircases for Dove
• Fixed Monkeys being affected by Ring of Frost while grabbing the player

Shrines & Traps

• Fixed Shrine of War causing Red Bats to appear for Aria, Coda and Bolt
• Fixed Shrine of Glass replacing Dove's headgear with a Glass Jaw
• Fixed Teleport Traps and Dove's bombs failing to teleport frozen characters
• Fixed freshly deleted trapdoors still eating items

Lobby

• Fixed extraneous player characters spawning in the lobby when rapidly stepping on the 'coop' stairs
• Fixed Ring of Phasing appearing in the Janitor's item selection when AMPLIFIED content is enabled

Visual Fixes

• Fixed duplicate "New character unlocked!" notification displaying for Dorian
• Fixed Melody's final boss having a slightly incorrect visual offset during phase 2
• Fixed beat bars not turning red when nearing the end of Melody's final boss battle
• Fixed incorrect boss intro screen layout when resizing the game window
• Fixed Pixies sometimes appearing silhouetted
• Fixed screenshake effect playing when pushing a crate
• Fixed Monocle item previews sometimes being obscured by their container
• Fixed crates and barrels sometimes showing a different Monocle item preview from their actual contents
• Fixed 'Orthogonalization' Quirk labeling a nondefault option as 'Default'
• Fixed Gold/Blood Weapons continuing to glow after touching a Shrine of Glass while their damage boost effect is active
• Fixed Blue Slimes playing their tell animation incorrectly
• Fixed incorrect animation when triggering Crown of Teleportation
• Fixed Harpies displaying a diagonal attack animation if a player died on the same beat
• Fixed Goblin Sentries displaying invalid sprites while asleep in Mystery mode

Known Issues

• Monkeys can appear in Barrels and emerge from Hard Mode Sarcophagi for Aria in Zone 4.
• *SpikeChunsoft* skins are currently only available for characters with a matching sprite size, causing some of them to be absent from the skin selector of any character
• Because we switched to a textbased localization system in version 3.0.0, we're currently in the process of migrating all existing translations to this new system. We're going to re-add all previously supported languages in an upcoming patch.
  • Until then, the Legacy Client (available as a Steam launch option) still allows you to play the game in supported languages!