Hey folks! Welcome to the last update of 2022! We wanted to cap this huge year with something special, so we added Reaper, a previously Switch-exclusive character, to the base NecroDancer game for everyone to enjoy. As a special holiday event, there's also a Merry Cryptmas versus event to play. Happy Holidays to everyone from BYG and Vortex Buffer! We'll see you in the crypt. Onwards to 2023!

Merry Cryptmas!

New features

• Added Reaper as a playable character
  • Defeat enemies to accumulate souls that attack for you!
• Added Cryptmas game mode to Versus Mode
  • Gather presents for points, or open them to gain helpful items!
• Added Undead Santa and Zombie Elves to Versus Mode
• Added Shiver Island arena type to Versus Mode
• Added Deep Water tiles to Versus Mode: movement is not slowed, but staying in Deep Water for too long leads to drowning!
• Added Projection Scroll to Versus Mode
• Added an option to generate levels with larger room sizes in the level editor
• Added an option to render a warning outline around gold coins when playing Monk/Coda
• Added a warning message when trying to start a run with unspent diamonds
• Added a changelog menu that shows up when starting up the game after an update for the first time
  • This changelog can be revisited at any time via 'Options' > 'Misc options' > 'View changelog'

Changes

Reaper

With Reaper's introduction to version 3 of Crypt of the NecroDancer, we have made a few quality-of-life changes to improve her playability in online sessions:

• Changed Soul Familiars to no longer block Reaper's movement if they did not directly attack an enemy
• Changed Soul Familiars to use different colors for each player in co-op mode
• Changed Soul Familiars controlled by other players to appear translucent
• Changed Soul Familiars controlled by other players to be quieter
• Changed enemies spawned in training mode to always grant Soul Familiars

Gameplay changes

• Changed Shrine of Binding to drop Glass Armor when activated by a character with a broken heart
• Changed Blast Helm to no longer make Grenades explode instantly
• Changed Dice Traps to spread spawned enemies further apart on higher dice rolls
• Changed Winged Boots to have a time limit and cooldown in Versus Mode

Other changes

• Changed item despawn countdowns in Versus Mode to disappear more quickly, reducing visual clutter
• Changed options menus to display a hint when the host has locked a setting
• Changed ring slot equipment sprites to show up only on one hand
• Changed level editor to remember the last loaded/saved file name
• Changed Gargoyle variations to have unique names in the level editor

Performance

• Optimized Soul Familiar movement, reducing lag spikes when large numbers of souls are present
• Optimized tile attack checks, reducing lag spikes when large numbers of enemies or souls are present
• Optimized level generator to consume significantly less memory
• Optimized level generator to run faster when increasing the number of rooms in Zone 5 via the level editor
• Optimized load times for levels with large numbers of Zone 4 dirt walls

Modding features

• Added support for customizing the appearance of Reaper and her souls using the "Change Skin" menu
  • Resource packs with custom soul graphics will also be visible to other players in multiplayer
• Added Reaper's souls to the asset extraction menu
• Added [noparse]ev.target[/noparse] field to [noparse]event.spellcast[/noparse], allowing a single entity to be targeted
• Added functions [noparse]sink.unsink()[/noparse] and [noparse]sink.updateSunken()[/noparse] to affect an entity's interactions with liquids
• Added function [noparse]enemySubstitutions.pickUpgrade()[/noparse] to apply a specific enemy substitution
• Added function [noparse]familiar.register()[/noparse] to register a deployed familiar entity type
• Added functions [noparse]spawn.setSpawnCapParent()[/noparse] and [noparse]spawn.detachFromSpawnCapParent()[/noparse] to manage spawn caps
• Added support for nesting [noparse]enemySubstitutions[/noparse] tables to bias probabilities
• Added hidden custom rule to configure Reaper's Soul Familiar bumping behavior

Bugfixes

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed items dropped by Gargoyles being picked up immediately when dashing into them with Ring of Courage or Suzu's Lance
• Fixed Shrine of War not upgrading enemies in crates or barrels
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes placing the additional room after the exit room
• Fixed Glass Torch not applying its full vision radius when upgraded by Shrine of Glass or Scroll of Need's "Glass items" effect
• Fixed Melody's final boss sometimes creating isolated pockets of lava when switching to phase 2
• Fixed Explorers Boots spawning on some story bosses when toggleable Winged Boots are equipped
• Fixed missed beat on first input when training for Melody's final boss
• Fixed Dorian being able to equip the Lantern in Cadence's final boss fight
• Fixed Scroll of Gigantism not applying its dig radius to dirt walls created by Earth Spell
• Fixed dirt walls created by the Earth Spell breaking adjacent regular dirt walls when dug in Zone 4
• Fixed wall spikes granting unlimited invincibility frames when bumped with a Shovel of Courage while shrunk
• Fixed wall spikes shattering the Glass Shovel when bumped while shrunk
• Fixed Shovel of Courage briefly delaying its invincibility period after digging
• Fixed Pixies healing Monkeys latched onto players
• Fixed Gorgons petrifying Monkeys latched onto players
• Fixed Confusion Trap reapplying its effect to stationary players when another player steps on the trap
• Fixed Familiars reapplying their effects to stationary enemies when another enemy walks into the Familiar
• Fixed Ooze Golems dropping multiple Ooze tiles when hit by a move-attack weapon and a Ring of Pain in the same turn
• Fixed Ring of Protection preventing Scroll of Need from granting a Potion
• Fixed Winged Boots not interrupting ice slides when toggled off
• Fixed some enemies being able to destroy interior secret room travel runes, leading to softlocks
• Fixed electric arcs started by attacking a Warlock not inflicting damage to Nocturna's final boss
• Fixed massive enemies (such as Golems) not being immune to Wind Spells
• Fixed Teh Urn not being movable by Melody after falling down a trapdoor
• Fixed Blast Helm not immediately detonating bombs created via the Bomb Spell
• Fixed bounce traps not redirecting ice slides

Chaunter bugfixes

• Fixed errors when a possessed enemy takes fatal damage by picking up a Ring of Pain
• Fixed possessed mommies not being able to place bombs
• Fixed possessed enemies not being able to spawn minions after placing a bomb
• Fixed Cursed Wraiths cursing Chaunter's health when attacking its possession target
• Fixed enemies possessed by Chaunter not being protected from friendly fire
• Fixed confusion particles lingering when Chaunter possesses an enemy
• Fixed possessed Moles being unable to dig while unburrowed
• Fixed possessed Moles not being able to move towards walls while wielding Boots of Leaping or Boots of Lunging
• Fixed possessed Evil Eyes getting stuck on walls in multiplayer
• Fixed Shopkeeper forgetting who he was angry about when Chaunter possesses an enemy

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed players instantly picking up items dropped by destroyed shrines in multiplayer
• Fixed multiplayer level editor preview cursors not being colored correctly
• Fixed longer sound effects playing multiple times in online multiplayer due to rollback

Versus Mode bugfixes

• Fixed Versus Mode "Allow all characters" option not working in the lobby
• Fixed error when playing as a character with no valid weapons in Versus Mode
• Fixed Versus Mode treasure crown not rendering correctly on players standing in liquids
• Fixed players continuing to slide after respawning in Versus Mode
• Fixed "Killed by" text not displaying in Versus Mode for environmental damage sources
• Fixed Freeze Spell causing rollback in Versus Mode
• Fixed Versus Mode event countdown displaying on top of menus
• Fixed Versus victory screen displaying "Candy Score" outside of Halloween

Level editor bugfixes

• Fixed level editor accepting keyboard shortcuts while search bar is open
• Fixed crashes when specifying extremely large level sizes in the level editor's "Generate Level" menu

Menu bugfixes

• Fixed some quirks not being sorted alphabetically in the menu
• Fixed settings menu description text squishing long lines instead of wrapping to a new line
• Fixed mod menu search not correctly filtering by display name

Modding bugfixes

• Fixed error when using [noparse]LevelBuilder[/noparse] to create a boss level from within [noparse]event.generateBoss[/noparse]
• Fixed invalid [noparse]inventory.unequip[/noparse] calls causing persistent errors
• Fixed multiple embedded clients not saving window positions separately
• Fixed enemies converted to non-enemies still counting towards spawn caps
• Fixed log error when encountering mods with invalid metadata on mod.io
• Fixed level generation menu menu not displaying an option to quick restart
• Fixed custom skins not showing up properly on spawnable entities added by mods
• Fixed character skins being reset to default when adding files to a resource pack
• Fixed Shift + F5 debug key not opening an external window

Audio bugfixes

• Fixed some Zone 3 Cold tracks not playing after the song loops
• Fixed Shopkeeper losing his motivation to sing after the song loops

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed player list text outlines not fading out when toggling the player list
• Fixed missing bounce tween when bumping into walls while shrunk
• Fixed hover effect being permanently disabled after dying in a trapdoor
• Fixed gold coin and diamond icons in the HUD not increasing in size when replaced by a larger image file