Changes inspired by our community!

Major Features

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• New Playable Character - Octave: New range hero with 11 unique spells to unlock [hr][/hr]
• New World to Explore - The Coral Archipelago: New assets, new traps and new enemies [hr][/hr]
• New Zodiacs Battles: Scorpio & Pisces. Face these 2 members of the Orphne family [hr][/hr]
• Scorpio & Pisces challenges: Get their summons through their challenges [hr][/hr]
• Sun Room: Exchange your quartz to access powerful spells [hr][/hr]
• Moon Room: Exchange your maximum life to access Zodiac unique powers [hr][/hr]
• Zodiac Spells: Find and use 7 news powerful zodiac spells: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Leo, Pisces and Scorpio [hr][/hr]
• Echo Isles Room & Summon your Friends: Pick among 15 different summons of your friends so they can help you during your run [hr][/hr]
• New Miniboss - Draco: Fight a dangerous new Miniboss [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Andromeda's bar interior: Visit the Zodiacs there and the more victory you have against them, the more likely they are to join you [hr][/hr]
• Affinity Zodiac: Your Constellation sign can now randomly help you (once you met at least once) and will more easily join you in Andromeda's bar [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Pixel Art Animated Portraits: Legacy Portraits will still be accessible through game options but default portraits will now be Pixel Art and hand-animated [hr][/hr]
• Fight Rooms Rework: Complete rework in order to have waves / difficulty depending of level of the room [hr][/hr]
• New Affinity System: Spells now have elemental affinities (fire/ice/thunder/poison and neutral) and they gain power with related elemental gambits attached (up to 100% bonus damage) [hr][/hr]
• New Synergy System: Rework - Many Auras have been reworked and a dozen additional new auras have been added [hr][/hr]
• New Synergy System: Rework - Many Gambits have been reworked and a thirty additional new Gambits have been added

Small Features

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• New effect: Ignition: Burns enemies over time and inflicts burn stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Fire Wisp: Summons a fire whisp that follows the hero, shoots enemies and inflicts burn stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Sapling: Summons a small sprout that runs, explodes against enemies and inflicts poison stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Slime: Summon slime that bounces and inflicts poison stacks [hr][/hr]
• New Effect: Plasma: Create a lightning laser that pierces enemies and inflicts lightning stacks [hr][/hr]
• New Effect: Cumulonimbus: Summons a cloud of lightning that blasts enemies and inflicts lightning stacks [hr][/hr]
• New Effect: Thunder Orb: Create a lightning orb that persists on the field and inflicts lightning stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Snowflake: Create a snowflake around the hero and inflicts freezes stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Ice Idol: Create an ice idol that hits enemies and inflicts freezes stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Stalactite: Sends ice spikes bouncing off walls and inflicts freezes stacks [hr][/hr]
• New effect: Critical: % chance to inflict a critical hit [hr][/hr]
• Summon Zodiac: (Rework) Taurus: Now deals immense damage to all enemies on screen [hr][/hr]
• Summon Zodiac: (Rework) Virgo: Now deals damage to enemies and has a % chance to spawn when hitting enemies during the hero's basic attacks [hr][/hr]
• Summon Zodiac: (Rework) Sagittarius: Now follow the players by shooting arrows continuously and end up with a strong attack [hr][/hr]
• Pantheon Room: Backers statues Room in now accessible in the Garden [hr][/hr]
• Spells Reworks: We removed some of the beacon utility spells [hr][/hr]
• Spells Reworks: Some common & specific spells have been visually and gameplay reworked [hr][/hr]
• Spells Reworks: Dodge effect has been added to several spells, when a spell has it you are invincible during certain frames of the spell [hr][/hr]
• Voices feedback: When being hurt and when casting spells [hr][/hr]
• Camera: In several places we improved camera [hr][/hr]
• Camera: Camera movement when Zodiacs do their ultimates [hr][/hr]
• Camera: Camera is less zoomed by default [hr][/hr]
• Camera: Challenge Sagittarius: Camera is more dezoomed [hr][/hr]
• Cetus Room improvement: Better descriptions of the gambits, new categories of gambit and third random loot is more frequent and can only be a slot unlocker [hr][/hr]
• Elites visual rework: Elites have been visually reworked a lot [hr][/hr]
• Lupus Miniboss: During ultimate, a magnet effect affects player [hr][/hr]
• Spells altar: New category of altar you can find during your runs where you can choose between 2 spells [hr][/hr]
• Memory Fragments: You can now only get Memory Fragments from characters you already crossed [hr][/hr]
• NG +: Thorn feedback improvement [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Improved behavior placement for many enemies [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Stacks effects above enemies visual rework [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Enemies placements have been globally improved [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Improvements of movement behavior for some enemies [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Oloon - UI opens on last unlocked element [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Poetic Peddler UI does not show locked characters spells anymore [hr][/hr]
• Special rooms cannot appear twice in a row anymore [hr][/hr]
• Faster end of levels & appearing in levels [hr][/hr]
• Accelerated Aura pick-up [hr][/hr]
• Accelerated Spells/gambits pick-up [hr][/hr]
• Enemies projectiles improvements (visuals & behavior) [hr][/hr]
• Yalees summon improved (visual and gameplay) [hr][/hr]
• Game now playable with dpad of controller (game and interface) [hr][/hr]
• Jump crystals lisibility has been improved [hr][/hr]
• Spell order is reseted when coming back to the hub [hr][/hr]
• UI is not removed when staying IDLE [hr][/hr]
• You can now rush in Healing rooms and still get the heal/mana orbs

Balancing

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• Ayla Spells: Mana costs have been reduced [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n428 Metal Star: Visual improvement. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n 17 Toxic Bomb: Visual improvement. Improved area of effect. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n 249 Unrelenting Tornado: Visual improvement. Improved area of effect. Damage increased. Go through enemies without making them move. [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n 888 Fatal Dash: Much faster to use. Deal multiple hits. Damage increased. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n 086 Lighning Speed: Damage increased. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n12 Electric Scalpels: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n840 Doppelgenger: Improved area of effect. Damage increased. Deal multiple hits. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n+675 Moon Arch: Damage increased. Deal multiple hits. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Ayla Spells: n005 Astral Powder: Damage increased. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Mana costs have been balanced [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Lightspeed Fist: Damage increased. Do not hit multiple targets anymore [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Ground Pound: Damage increased. Deal multiple hits. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Ultra Loaded Knucles: Damage increased. Deal multiple hits. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Energy Projectiles: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Windturner Up-smash:Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Cutting Kick: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Rententless Fury: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Helping Hands (Got It?): Damage increased. Deal multiple hits [hr][/hr]
• Kiran Spells: Flamins Slide: Damage increased. Added ""dodge"" effect [hr][/hr]
• Spells & Gambits: Spells level change is bigger between worlds and balancing of empty slots on looted spells [hr][/hr]
• Spells & Gambits: Number of Gambits on spells by default has been greatly reduced [hr][/hr]
• Spells & Gambits: Slot unlocker price has been increased [hr][/hr]
• Spells & Gambits: Spells have minimum 2 unlocked slots and the slots probabilities have been reduced [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Fireballs: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Thunder Orb: Visual improvement. Improved area of effect. Higher damage rate. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Spirit Sword: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Magic Cyclone: Spell is slower. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Surrounding Spheres: Summons 5 orbs instead of 3. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Shooting Star: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Ravaging Spheres: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Glacial Spikes: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Ice thrower: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Frost Splinters: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Dark Outbreak: Damage reduced [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Electrospheres: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Shattering Stars: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Magma comets: Visual improvement. Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Ki Blast: Damage increased. Deal multiple hits [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Dark Burst: Damage increased. Deal multiple hits [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Aqua Ball: Damage increased. [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Thorns Chains: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Meteor Blades: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Common Spells: Slashing Squall: Damage increased [hr][/hr]
• Utility Spells: Fire Spreader: Visual improvement. Improved area of effect. Stack numbers reduced. Cooldown reduced [hr][/hr]
• Utility Spells: Ice Column: Stack numbers reduced. Cooldown reduced [hr][/hr]
• Utility Spells: Thunder Strike: Stack numbers reduced. Cooldown reduced [hr][/hr]
• Utility Spells: Utility spells are now anymore a possible rewars at the end of rooms / bosses [hr][/hr]
• Effect: Target: 100% chance to inflict a critical hit [hr][/hr]
• Effect: Vulnerability is 5% per stack instead of 3% per stack now [hr][/hr]
• Effect: Freeze slows now the enemies based on stack count and the stacks are reset once the enemy comes out of the freeze [hr][/hr]
• Effect: Bosses can no longer be slowed by freeze but can trigger freeze related effects [hr][/hr]
• Pavo Feathers: Feathers of +2 and +5 are less frequent [hr][/hr]
• Minibosses: Health / damages balancing [hr][/hr]
• Minibosses: Lupus Miniboss fall attack is faster [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Minibosses: Lupus dash attack has a more forgiveable collider [hr][/hr]
• Bosses: Zodiacs remove their stacks more often when teleporting [hr][/hr]
• Bosses: Zodiacs are now invulnerables in more attacks [hr][/hr]
• Bosses: Taurus Bull charges fire no longer hits behind him and Taurus no longer hits after he hit the wall [hr][/hr]
• Bosses: Leo's ultimate starts at 50% and now remains in his ultimate [hr][/hr]
• Bosses: Top attack laser of Capricorn is a bit higher now [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Sylvanian Protector enemy in world 1 is much faster now [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: HP balancing [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Lava Spider W2 enemy attacks from distance only and has an improved behavior [hr][/hr]
• Enemies: Elites HP balancing [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Zim-Zim Weakness Exploit reduction [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Itinerant merchant reset price changes with world [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Itinerant merchant altar slots are not re-filled after reseted [hr][/hr]
• NPC: Itinerant merchant altars are now always 2 spells, 1 utility spell, 2 gambits [hr][/hr]
• Global HP of Heroes have been reduced [hr][/hr]
• Fight rooms keys are now 3 by default then 4 with difficulty 4, 5 with difficulty 5 and 6 when difficulty 6 [hr][/hr]
• Mushroom trap in world one only throws one pack of mushroom [hr][/hr]
• Traps do more damages to enemies [hr][/hr]
• Quartz level ingredient now breaks in less hits [hr][/hr]
• Special rooms probabilities have been changed [hr][/hr]
• Mana Tree ""unlimited mana"" buff duration nerfed

Level Design

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• New exploration rooms [hr][/hr]
• New fight rooms [hr][/hr]
• Enemies spawn areas have been improved (placements, size) in exploration rooms [hr][/hr]
• Climbing walls are less present near fighting rooms to avoid auto-climbs [hr][/hr]
• Improvement of placement of traps [hr][/hr]
• Filled up empty spaces [hr][/hr]
• Clouds are at a more similar height when escaping rooms [hr][/hr]
• Fight rooms have been reworked to improve fight experience [hr][/hr]
• Spaces for end level portals are bigger

Music & SFX

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• Add SFX feedback in many places [hr][/hr]
• Adjusted volumes of several elements [hr][/hr]
• Add many contextuals dialogs for heroes/npc/zodiacs [hr][/hr]
• Added a sound when the hero takes a hit when he has the Shield effect [hr][/hr]
• Removed Bird ambiance from Cetus' room [hr][/hr]
• Added a voice when the hero takes a hit [hr][/hr]
• Added a voice when the hero launches a spell

Interface

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• End of levels selection visual rework [hr][/hr]
• New hurt feedback on UI [hr][/hr]
• Changed wording for many interface interactions for more coherence [hr][/hr]
• Improved ergonomy for merchant's interfaces [hr][/hr]
• Ergonomy improvements for Path of Destinies [hr][/hr]
• Sidescreen re-order in many cases for more coherence [hr][/hr]
• Coherence improvements for texts colors [hr][/hr]
• Many Auras now have a system of Cooldown [hr][/hr]
• Interface appears much faster when fight starts against Zodiacs [hr][/hr]
• Spells now have different interface backgrounds depending on the affinity of the gambits equipped on them [hr][/hr]
• Removed hint hiding option in menu [hr][/hr]
• Empty Auras slots do not show cooldown anymore [hr][/hr]
• New option to change portraits style from Pixel Art to Legacy

Visuals

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• New transition screen [hr][/hr]
• Reworked icons for Auras (including elemental distinctions) [hr][/hr]
• Reworked icons for Gambits (including elemental distinctions) [hr][/hr]
• Reworked Credits Menu [hr][/hr]
• Enemies fire sprites are on a different color now [hr][/hr]
• Improved outline selection when option is activated [hr][/hr]
• Improved lisibility for many trails of projectiles [hr][/hr]
• Pegasus Miniboss visual rework of water attack [hr][/hr]
• A lot of Fx are faster and are now behind enemies for better lisibility [hr][/hr]
• Improved ""ghost effect"" in many places [hr][/hr]
• The sun effect has been improved [hr][/hr]
• The screen becomes darker when the Zodiacs do their ultimates [hr][/hr]
• Removed a lot of flashes on screen [hr][/hr]
• Ingame clouds have changed [hr][/hr]
• Sun has been added in Andromeda's room [hr][/hr]
• W2 Djinn feedback improvement [hr][/hr]
• Changed Poison color from green to purple [hr][/hr]
• White outline removed on spells icons [hr][/hr]
• Visually improved Poetic Peddler interface [hr][/hr]
• Poetic Peddler UI opens on your current characters [hr][/hr]
• Rewards icons in Death Recap are now similar [hr][/hr]
• Generic dialogs icon above NPCs is a lot less visible [hr][/hr]
• Outline on NPCs in Death Recap has been removed [hr][/hr]
• Spells icons do not change their angles anymore, it was breaking the pixel art [hr][/hr]
• Visual improvement of Oloon's assistant UI [hr][/hr]
• Octave is always present on Main Menu for this update [hr][/hr]
• Visuals improvement in inventory when equiping a gambit [hr][/hr]
• New character unlock visual improvement

Narrative Design

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• New stories for Papa Yalee and rework of some existing ones [hr][/hr]
• Memory fragments are now unlocked only once concerned NPC/Zodiac has been met at least once [hr][/hr]
• Many typos fixed [hr][/hr]
• More generic variations on some NPCs [hr][/hr]
• More generic variations on Heroes

Miscellaneous

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• Updated spell previews for outdated spells [hr][/hr]
• Untranslated elements are now english instead of empty [hr][/hr]
• Keyboard summon default input has been changed

Bug Fixes

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• community inspired Coop - Enemies could keep focusing dead players [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Coop - Reviving a partner at same frame than dying would cause both players to remain stuck [hr][/hr]
• Coop - Player 2 could go through end level portal sometimes [hr][/hr]
• Some sound designs were not played for the first time, some have been fixed [hr][/hr]
• Summoned Zodiacs could focus invincible NG+ ghosts [hr][/hr]
• Dev message ambiance song would keep playing if skipped too fast [hr][/hr]
• It was possible to meet a Zodiac in a challenge room AND in a boss room in same world [hr][/hr]
• Oloon UI could bug if opened during Assistant's tutorial [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Clouds spawn faster in first intro room [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Some Fire portals in W2 would only go in one direction [hr][/hr]
• Jump crystals would sometimes get in front of enemies/players [hr][/hr]
• Sometimes big enemies would spawn in low difficulty rooms [hr][/hr]
• Context dialogs could occur during a dialog [hr][/hr]
• When starting the game, a pointer could appear for Barbecue while not unlocked yet [hr][/hr]
• Save icons could never disappear while NG+ [hr][/hr]
• Ordan could overlap Kiran and create issues [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Left side of the main hub shows cut-off clouds [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Right side of Pavo's ruins shows cut-off clouds [hr][/hr]
• NPC Dialog pop-up was missing sometimes [hr][/hr]
• Input of Zodiac summon could remain when swapping Zodiac while summon bar full [hr][/hr]
• Freeze effect was wrongly placed on most bosses [hr][/hr]
• Dummies could be killed [hr][/hr]
• Open NPC's UI would make player behind other playable characters [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Bosses would become invisible if killed by another Zodiac summon [hr][/hr]
• community inspired Wooden Guardian could remain on battlefield if killed at same frame than creating the laser [hr][/hr]
• Leo particles could remain on ground when defeated [hr][/hr]
• Gambits equip texts could overlap if quickly pressed [hr][/hr]
• Sagittarius could launch several times her fire attack [hr][/hr]
• When climbing sides, flying enemies launching attacks could go very high [hr][/hr]
• Barbecue Auras description would resize wrongly [hr][/hr]
• Removed a yellow square when opening Death Recap [hr][/hr]
• Ordan was sometimes at a wrong place when swapping character

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