Arcaxer

Hey there all you Stack-slaying Sim-escaping superstars,

Changelog version 1.43.0

Additions:

• Added a coffee machine puzzle to the drilling rig in Coffee lake.
  
• Added the Iced Coffee Caves overworld area.
  
• Casino Malware and the Blue Mage class have been localized in Japanese and Mandarin.
  
• Added a new charging arm cannon weapon to the Moneyfingers Mines chests. It can also be purchased for tokens.
  
• Enemy encounter pools will now combine if a battle is started with a roaming enemy with another one close by. Both will be defeated if the encounter is won.
  
• Added an extra exp multiplier for big battles. You will receive 10% more exp for each enemy in a battle.
  
• Added “Glitch Roulette.” A passive learned by the Thief at level 45. Causes random glitches to be applied by weapon attacks during a frenzy.
  
• Added “Morbin Time.” A passive learned by the Fighter at level 45 that causes weapons attacks to restore health during a frenzy.
  
• Added “Giant Form.” A hack learned by the Fighter at level 32 that turns them giant for 3 turns and increases all stats.
  
• Added some help text to the tutorial.
  
• Added fog to some overworld areas.
  
• Added a close button to the overworld menu. (B still works)
  
• Added a new victory fanfare that plays when a boss is defeated.
  
• Toxic Chemist is looking fresh with a new rig and textures.
  
• The credits now records how many times you get hit and gives you the tally at the end.
  
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Changes:

• Adrenaline will now only start draining after at least one attack is made while in a frenzy.
  
• The player turn will now end when adrenaline is maxed if AP is zero.
  
• The player's turn will not end if adrenaline has begun draining.
  
• Changed the sound effects on most projectile Hax.
  
• Changed the cast particle for most projectile Hax.
  
• Overworld NPC’s will now turn to look at the player when interacted with.
  
• The Coffee drilling rig in Coffee lake is now animated.
  
• ????? texture updated.
  
• Caster enemies have an added particle in their hands.
  
• Adjusted the dungeon light height and shadow intensity.
  
• Updated UI graphics.
  
• Added UI effects.
  
• Moved the locations of enemy debuff icons.
  
• Updated Female Town NPC animations.
  
• Credits earned from thievery are now capped to prevent enemies with 1 hit kill mechanics from granting too many credits.
  
• Updated Bounce pad model and item sprite.
  
• Gnome enemies have more time before their attack turn ends.
  
• If playing on easy or normal difficulty, the first 2 floors of Bottom Block will have a max enemy count per encounter of 2.
  
• Entering The Stack entrance will now force the player into third person.
  
• Turrets in the overworld can now be destroyed by throwing grabbable objects at them.
  
• The Super Death Dealer’s spike balls disappear faster now.
  
• The game will now automatically change to your system’s selected language if another language has not been specifically chosen.
  

Fixes:

• Fixed some text overflowing in shop item menus.
  
• Fixed some Hax sound effects not playing at the correct volume.
  
• The overworld green attack will now spawn where the player is looking when in first person.
  
• Fixed neon cowboy’s bullets not dealing damage.
  
• Fixed the Cafe Crystal quest in Coffee Lake not awarding items properly.
  
• Equipping items properly updates the health bar above the player's head if the player’s max HP is increased.
  
• Fixed the ally character in the final boss of the Casino Mines dungeon rotating during the battle.
  
• The Casino Malware final boss’s arms can no longer outlive the rest of the body.
  
• Fixed some battle alert sounds not having the correct volume.
  
• Fixed volume slider values being off.
  
• Fixed the CP score not appearing correctly in the loadout menu.
  
• Fixed incorrect monsters loading in Sim Sim encounters.
  
• Fixed the title screen skipping the difficulty select screen if comfort mode is enabled.
  

• Added the final chunk of the Casino Malware story. Return to the top of the Vienna Floors in the casino to continue the story.
  
• Added 2 new bosses which can be fought at the end of the new dungeon.
  
• Added new dungeon: Moneyfingers Mines. The first chunk based procedural dungeon which all takes place on one floor but generates infinitely. Complete the dungeon by finding 5 key fragments and using them on the elevator shaft.
  
• Added Cave Yeti, Cave Spider, Annoying Tourist, and Cave Tiger enemies.
  
• Added a new epic pistol “That Gun” find it by defeating enemies in the mines.
  
• Added a switch on the side of The Stack that enables dance mode.
  
• Added a new NPC outside The Stack that explains how Stack exploration works.
  
• Added That Guy’s casino battle metal theme to the casino arena!
  

• Updated the old bus models in The Hub.
  
• Increased visibility in dark dungeons.
  
• Nerfed projectile slowing effect of Glitch Freeze.
  
• Removed coming soon button on title screen.
  

• Fixed Metal battle themes being too quiet in some arenas.
  
• Returning to Title Screen now saves the game.
  
• Reverse Time should restart the encounter with the correct enemies now.
  
• Task Master’s final attack now keeps it’s hands up longer to prevent projectiles from firing from underground at the end.
  
• Toxic Caster Ally now aims higher.
  
• There is no longer a looping splatter effect left behind when you learn Blue.
  
• The stairs on floor 26 of Whistler block no longer have a cage.
  
• You can no longer glitch through the cage on longhorn stairs before the cage is removed.
  
• The volume is now lower on Toxic Caster Ally’s summon effect.
  
• Fixed Cauterize not saving to the player save file.
  
• Fixed Buffs activating on cast passives if the buff was already active when attempted.
  
• Fixed Johnny’s jaw being stuck open.
  

• Added the next part of the Casino Malware story including the next chunk of the Moneyfingers dungeon and a new boss.
  
• Added new variations of the casino enemies to the higher floors of Moneyfingers; Vienna Floors.
  
• Added the Neon Cowboy enemy.
  
• Added the Moneyfingers Guard enemy.
  
• Added a new forbidden rarity sword that can be found in casino dungeon chests.
  
• Added Challenge Mode menu when creating a new save file. Challenge mode allows you to choose Dark Knight or Blue Mage as your class as well as starts you at level 3 and skips the intro.
  
• Added the Blue Mage as a new challenge class. Blue mage learns a variety of abilities by stealing them from enemies with it’s signature move “Copy Bolt”
  
• You can now skip your turn by clicking in both thumbsticks on your turn.
  
• New Hax exclusive to Blue Mage (Spoilers if you want to discover them yourself):
  
• Bananarang: Launch a banana projectile that passes through enemies and returns to the caster.
  
• Blink (Defensive) : Teleport into the air to dodge enemy attacks. Returns to the ground automatically after 3 seconds.
  
• Bouncing Fire: Launch a ball of flames that can burn the enemy and ricochet off walls.
  
• Bouncing Frost: Launch a ball of frost that can freeze the enemy and ricochet off walls.
  
• Bouncing Thunder: Fire a ball of lightning that can bounces off surfaces and pass through enemies
  
• Chaos Blast: Launch 6 Bouncing Thunders in random directions.
  
• Copy Bolt: Has a 10% chance to steal an ability from an eligible enemy and permanently learn it.
  
• Fish Swap: Swap your current weapon to the Scale Edge
  
• Flamethrower: Shoot a blast of fire that can burn enemies.
  
• Frost Breath: Shoot a blast of icy wind that can freeze enemies.
  
• Green: Has a 100% chance to turn the enemy Green.
  
• Poison Fog: Inflicts all enemies with Glitch Poison.
  
• Red: Has a 100% chance to turn the enemy red.
  
• Shark Attack: Summon Chomper to attack a random enemy and break their links.
  
• Spike Ball: Shoot a bouncing spike projectile.
  
• Summon Toxin: Summon’s a toxin to fight for you.
  
• Summon Task Master: Summon’s the man himself to fight for you.
  
• Waterbolt: Launch a bolt of water that can inflict Glitch Breach, increasing the damage enemies take from weapons.
  
• Cauterize: Heals 40% health but inflicts burn on yourself (Damages each turn).
  
• Ice pack: Heals 40% health but inflicts Frost Bite on yourself (Lowers defense)
  
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• Added a “Sell Duplicate Equipment” button to shops. The button sells duplicates of any equipment you have in your inventory.
  
• Added a new Blue Mage passive “Null Blue” which causes copy bolt to deal zero damage. It can be obtained from the turret enemy in Bottom Block.
  
• Added early Japanese language support.
  

• Blue Health: Gain 5 health for each passive you have learned.
  
• Blue Master: Doubles the chance for Copy Bolt to copy an ability.
  
• Blue Strength: Gain 1 Power for each hack you have learned.
  
• Blueford: If your name is Blueford, gain 5% crit chance.
  
• Fire Mage: If all your Hax are fire Hax gain crit damage equal to 2x your level.
  
• Healthy Crit: Gain 10% crit chance at 100% health.
  
• Last Surprise: Enemy’s take damage at the beginning of battle if a pre-emptive strike is launched.
  
• Nerf This: If you have 2 or more buffs or debuffs, gain a significant boost to power.
  
• Power of Friendship: If you have 2 active allies, gain 1 max AP.
  
• Roll the Dice: Randomize your hax loadout when the battle starts and starts the fight with 3 powerful buffs.
  
• Sicko Form: Gain power equal to your level if there are more than 3 enemies present.
  
• Sweet Sixteen: If you are exactly level 16, gain 999 Power.
  
• Surrounded: Gain defense equal to your level if there are more than 4 enemies present.
  
• 1v1 Me Bro: Gain 5% crit chance if there is only 1 enemy present.
  
• Frost Mage: If all your Hax are frost Hax gain crit damage equal to 2x your level.
  
• Changes:
  

• Updated Task Master’s model to his new one.
  
• Bouncing Thunder is now larger and lasts longer than other bounce hax.
  
• Updated the Caster enemy’s textures.
  
• The outside of the Colossal Toxin’s now has collision.
  

• Added Chinese as a new language. Language can be changed from the title screen.
  
• Added support for the Pico Neo 3 Headset.
  
• New Fighter Hack “Hot Swap”: Toggle’s the “Hack ‘n Slash” passive on and off.
  
• New Thief passive: “Major Luck”: Greatly increases quality of drops from monsters.
  
• New Mage passive: “Master Mind”: Grants 1 additional max AP.
  
• Added the “Moneyfingers Resort and Casino area featuring new minigames and the token shop.
  
• Added new story segment leading into the next part of the story involving the casino.
  
• Added female Arcaxer player skin. Skin is unlocked after seeing the credits.
  
• Added Casino Token currency. Casino Tokens can be earned by playing mini games in the casino or fighting monsters in the casino dungeon.
  
• New Minigames:
  
• Coin Pusher – Shoot coins into a machines to knock more coins into the coin slots.
  
• Slots – Bet Tokens for a chance to win big.
  
• Added Token Shop which sells the items:
  
• Sweeper Beam – A wide projectile that can hit multiple enemies
  
• Shield Buster – A projectile that destroys enemy shields.
  
• Epic quality equips including a set of fist weapons. The Head, Chest, and Feet equips increase the drop chance of rare items.
  
• Exp Potions
  
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• Added first 5 floors of the Moneyfingers Resort Dungeon.
  
• New Enemies:
  
• Toxic Tourist
  
• Show Tiger
  
• Dice Aberration
  
• Troll Bouncer
  

• Updated the tavern building’s texture and added emission to the RGB trees in The Hub.
  
• Added new female NPC model to The Hub.
  
• You will no longer continue moving forward when you enter a first person shop.
  
• Most enemies now drop credits by default.
  
• Super Caster’s shields are now yellow.
  
• General Fenix in Bottom block now subtly hints that you can pick up objects in the overworld with your hands.
  
• Lowered velocity required to launch a throwing spear.
  
• Increased contrast for better readability on enemy healthbar names.
  

• Fixed flashing caused by camera turning in both smooth turn and snap turning modes in the overworld.
  
• Fixed some typos.
  
• Fixed weapons not having velocity when thrown.
  
• Fixed dialogue boxes sometimes have weird scaling issues.
  
• Treant’s mushroom attacks no longer get caught on its shields.