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DemonCrawl

Therefore Games Developer

Therefore Games Publisher

2019-11-05 Release

Indie Strategy RPG SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 124

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Mostly Positive (1107 reviews)

https://demoncrawl.com

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DemonCrawl Content [600.62 M]

v1.82 Patch Notes

Hi folks, We just deployed a major update for DemonCrawl! This patch contains a number of exciting changes, including: [olist]

Proper gamepad support. Enable "Controller Mode" in the settings and you will be able to navigate through the game and various menus using directional keys. Even if you don't have a gamepad, it's pretty fun to try out "Controller Mode" on a keyboard - though maybe not as practical as a mouse! We have plans to continue improving this feature over time.

Extra keybindings, better keybinding support. Players who rely on their keyboard to open/flag cells no longer have to swap to the mouse to perform inputs in other menus.

Massive performance improvements. We have overhauled many parts of the DemonCrawl engine to great effect. These improvements will be most noticeable in large stages, or on old computers. Depending on your GPU, you might see up to 3-4x increase in FPS while idling in a large stage. Hopefully, we didn't break too many things in the process.

New holiday content. There are 15 Christmas missions this year, a new secret stage called Igloo, and more! Check out our companion post for all the details.

Spawner rework. Sealing an inventory slot to spawn a stranger never felt very fun. Now, you can spawn the stranger for free. However, if you use a spawner too much, it will eventually break, killing all visible strangers of its type. [/olist] Full patch notes for v1.82 are available below. Enjoy! ---

Christmas Event

Santa's back! Don't get on his bad side
Every quest now has a special Igloo - home to Mrs. Claus
Complete new holiday missions to earn 4 new avatars and a new inventory skin
Expanded holiday questline, 15 in total: you can now complete missions from previous years to earn the original rewards, or tokens if you completed them before
Some of the older holiday missions have been tweaked and rearranged for better flow
Added 3 new avatars to Christmas Prizeboxes

New Features

Added gamepad support
Menus now support the "Open Cell" keybind in place of left click
Menus now support the "Flag Cell" keybind in place of right click
Added setting: Camera Speed - "The speed at which the camera moves from certain effects. Default: 10"
Added setting: Gamepad Camera Boundary - "The distance in cells from your gamepad cursor to the edge of the screen before the camera follows."
Added setting: Gamepad Rapidfire Delay - "The amount of time in steps you must hold a direction on your gamepad before the input will auto-repeat. Default: 30"
Added setting: Gamepad Rapidfire Rate - "The interval in steps between the input auto-repeat. Default: 10"
Added setting: Gamepad Menu Toggle - "Swaps the gamepad cursor between the stage board and HUD elements."
Added setting: Zoom In Keybind
Added setting: Zoom Out Keybind
Added alternative keybinds for panning controls
Added setting: Escape Menu Keybind
New consumable item: Milk - "Gain 1 defense. For the next 300 turns, you can powerchord Sanctified cells."

Quality of Life

Effects that pan the board, e.g. Novice III, will do so in a smoother fashion
Added active state for "play quest" button as requested by the speedrun community
Added blue version of the selector sprite to indicate that it's piloted by the AI (for the Arena or Tutorial)
Optimized script that checks if an object is outside of view - it now applies to nearly all kinds of board objects
Improved cell performance
Improved performance of UI group engine
Improved monster count UI performances
Minor optimizations for UI scrollbar elements
Improved performance of player HUD
Optimized stage creation script
Improved panning performance
Improved cell performance
Improved orb performance
Minor improvements to numeric abbreviation script
Minor optimizations for the script that handles holographic effects
Added error sound effect to certain notifications
Added simple gamepad button images in the Options screen
Updated credits
Minor adjustment to the appearance of text input elements
Updated GameMaker runtime to the latest version

Balance Changes

Spawner rework: "Spawn [stranger type]. Has a chance to break instead, killing all visible strangers of this type."
Bubble Solution buff: "Trap all visible objects on numbered cells in bubbles, then restore 1 life for each object trapped this way."
Pufferfish buff: reduced mana cost from 200 to 160
Binoculars buff: increased the rate of spawning Minions by 25%
Regift nerf: increased the price from 10 to 12 coins

Bug Fixes

Fixed a rare crash related to dying in a Misty stage
Fixed an issue with hybrid stage skins that was causing the empty cell sprite to load on a much larger surface than necessary
Fixed an issue related to a change in "is_real" behavior in new GameMaker runtime

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DemonCrawl Is Bursting With Content

600+ unique items to discover and collect: whenever you find something new, we'll record it in your Codex for future reference.
5 Quests & multiple difficulties for a long-lasting challenge.
50+ exciting stages to explore: think you've seen everything? Then it's time to dive into the Endless Multiverse, where stages are blended together and randomized for virtually unlimited possibilities.
70+ stage mods to keep things unexpected: from "Abstract Burning Forest" to "Double Dry Ocean" and everything in between - DemonCrawl stage mods can have a dramatic effect on how you approach the game board!

Open-ended player progression, the roguelite way: find Tokens while playing and spend them on Talents that complement your playstyle. DemonCrawl lets you create multiple profiles in case you'd like to experiment with different builds!
Gamemodes galore: in addition to standard Quests, we've got Endless Multiverse, a daily Hero Trial, an extra-tough 3-stage mode called Beyond, a simple Tutorial, and yes, even a Classic mode for the purists.
22 unlockable Masteries: enhance your runs with passive effects and charged abilities! Are you more of a KNIGHT or a SURVIVOR? A perilous HUNTER or a penny-pinching BANKER? A glorious FIREFLY or a special SNOWFLAKE?

Customize your profile with cosmetics: build up your collection of Avatars and Inventories, then get wild with super-rare Paint drops... assuming you're lucky enough to find one!
Online leaderboards for DemonCrawl savants: there's a leaderboard for every quest in Hard mode and above - including the daily Hero Trial. All scores are cross-platform, which means you get to flex on mobile players. (Sorry mobile players)
There's a crafting system too: solve blueprints, then craft your favorite items at will. Available in Hard Mode.
Over 100 achievements and yes they are tough.

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