It's patch day!

We fixed the leaderboards, they upload again!
Also, the leaderboards have been reset.

We heard that some of our players wanted an additional challenge so we've devised an experimental game mode for you! For those just starting Slay the Spire, we don't want to spoil the fun so we're putting it in a spoiler block. You have been warned!

Hotfixes

• Ascension Mode should unlock properly now. Sorry about that! (Exit Steam and Relaunch to force an update!)
  
• Pushed fixes for several odd crashes that prevented the game from loading for a few users.
  

• Italian is now available! Meraviglioso!
  
• Chinese (Simplified) is updated + Localized Achievements.
  
• Chinese (Traditional) is updated + Localized Achievements.
  
• French is updated + Localized Achievements.
  
• German is updated + Localized Achievements.
  
• Japanese is updated + Localized Achievements.
  
• Korean is updated + Localized Achievements + New font!
  
• Russian is updated + Localized Achievements.
  

• Cheater score penalty reduced as it's there for informational purposes, not fun ruining.
  
• Nightmare no longer retains "cost for turn" when copying cards (as you get the copies next turn).
  
• Playtime is now calculated incrementally rather than end time - start time (unaffected by system clock).
  
• Sentry HP ranges updated to be wider (36 - 40) -> (35 - 41).
  
• The Collector respawns its minions considerably less often when certain criteria is met: (100% -> 25%)
  

• If an anti-virus prevents the creation of a .copy file, the game will no longer crash.
  
• Improved card trail VFX to be more performant.
  
• Leaderboards Screen: No longer show the left arrow if filtered to friends with less than 20 friends.
  
• Mind Blast now shows you how much damage it will deal on the card itself.
  
• Updating description for Curl Up power to clarify it only triggers once.
  
• When saving sound settings, it is saved when you release the mouse now.
  
• You can now view your current run's playtime by opening the map.
  

• Accuracy wasn't working with Shiv+
  
• Achievement descriptions for non-hidden achievements now properly show how they're obtained.
  
• All files when saved now create backups. If a corrupt file is detected, they are now restored.
  
• Character info text in char select is now <- 200px to hide the flavor text for some languages.
  
• Cheater score penalty reduced. The bonus was meant to be informational, not a fun ruiner.
  
• Fixed bug where Centennial Puzzle doesn't trigger off of enemy thorns.
  
• Fixed interaction of Enlightenment + Eviscerate + Discard.
  
• Fixed issue where leaderboard scores weren't uploading properly.
  
• Fixed issue where Orichalcum will start flashing even if you have Block from Barricade/Blur/Calipers.
  
• Now preventing crashes when an audio file is not found. (how did this even happen?)
  
• Sadistic Nature no longer triggers twice from Shackles and Piercing Wail.