Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board GameBackpack Hero
Magic Hotfix 3
Updated some Translations
Locked Chests cannot contain mimics
Added a secret number somewhere to the code
Bug Fixes:
The Hungry ManaStone cannot be found by Tote
Fixed a glitch where the Rat King would spawn two Ratwolves when defeated via Spikes
Fixed a glitch where incorrect items could spawn after battle
Added additional protection to make sure that you could move items created in combat
Fixed a bug where the Shoe Hat wouldn't transform properly
Fixed several glitches where events could spawn the wrong items
Super Fast Magic Hotfix 2
Fixed a glitch with the rat king crashing the game
Changed the golden whetstone
Fixed a glitch where the healer would say incorrect text
Fixed a glitch where events would not properly give items
Super Fast Magic Hotfix 1
You can now kill yourself with Salami
Fixed Pet cards, which were showing the "Transformable" symbol
Fixed the vision mage - who wasn't creating mana stones
Magical Update on the Testing Branch!
New Stuff:
You now find less rare loot in the first floor, but in each new floor you will find more rare loot.
Mana has been completely rebalanced. Now you can see the path that mana will travel when you hover over a magic item!
New transforming items that can be transformed into multiple different items!
New Magic Items:
- Added Charging Manastone
- Added Hungry Manastone
- Added Vacant Manastone
- Added Mana Shard
- Added Spellblade's Ring
- Added Bird Chant
- Added Bonsai Tree
- Added Engine Wand
- Added College Robes
- Added Dowsing Rod
- Added Magician's Blade
- Added BowBlade
- Added Shoe Hat
- Added Frog Carving
Changes:
Flavor Text is now written a smaller font
Added the "Magic" tag to magical items.
Druid Staff - 1 mana -> 1 energy to summon
Lightning Bolt Legendary -> Rare. +1 damage when connected to mana
Apprentice Staff 7 -> 6 damage -> costs 1 energy to use -> Adds 1 mana on first use each turn -> no forge slots
Wizard Staff is no longer a projectile. No longer requires mana to use. Adds 2 mana. Deals 3 damage to one enemy
Ethereal Staff - removed use limit. Adds 1 mana. Creates ethereal shivs in each open space. Rare -> Legendary
Ethereal Shiv - 5 -> 2 damage
Ancient Tome - 1 -> 0 energy + rising energy cost
Book of Nightmares -> now an accessory
Necronomicon 4 -> 3 poison
Survival Guide -> now an accessory
Tunic - 2 -> 1 forge slots
Knight's Armor - 2 -> 1 forge slots 4 -> 6 armor common -> uncommon
Archer's Wand - 2 -> mana
Ethereal Blade - 2 -> 1 energy to use - 24 -> 18
Iron Helmet - common -> uncommon
Leather Cap - uncommon -> common
Bug Fixes:
Improved performance when you have a lot of mana in your bag
Fixed a glitch where you couldn't hover over some icons in the Atlas
Fixed a glitch where discarding the energy stick could add 2 energy
Fixed a glitch with the conduit not creating mana paths properly
Saving and Loading mana networks now works properly
Mana Stones can only be found on certain floors
Updated Item Atlas page to show characters and floors more clearly
Steam Deck Verified!
Who are we to argue?!?
If you've been looking for a great portable game - this might be the time to try Backpack Hero!
Rivals of Aether Items appear in the Dungeon!
In total there are 17 new items! Can you find them all?
Other updates:
Radically Improved controller support!
Improved Steam Deck compatibility
Improved performance when you have lots of mana-stones
New portrait art
New design for Purse!
Updated translations
Rivals Hotfix 1
The frozen hammer now counts as a melee weapon
Bug Fixes:
Fixed the retry button
Fixed some items that were spawning incorrectly (empty cups for example)
Fixed scratch from dealing half damage to rough hide
Fixed some items that wouldn't spawn in custom runs - e.g. Small Paws
Fixed an issue with some button images on Dual-Shock controllers
Fixed the issue where the user's quality would not set and save properly
Fixed a typo on the explanation for "Freeze"
Updates on the testing branch!
New Stuff:
Added in "Rivals of Aether" items - 17 cool new items!
Radically Improved controller support!
New portrait art
New design for Purse!
Updated translations
Bug Fixes:
Improved Steam Deck compatibility
Fixed a bug where you couldn't place curses or items created in combat when using the controller
Improved performance when you have lots of mana-stones
Fixed an issue with Mana when summoning carvings
Fixed lag issue that was occurring when Tote was in combat
Fixed an issue where the new items had strange trails when moving them around
Improved controller support generally - fixed several buttons and issues with the Atlas
Added an apostrophe to the "Brother's Bow"
Removed the electric ring
Thank you for playing! The Relic update is coming soon! We definitely are a bit behind schedule after being at PAX over the last week!
Happy Spring!
Spring is just around the corner, so it’s time to celebrate.
You can get your hands on Backpack Hero at a 20% discount in Steam Spring Sale 🌷
We're at PAX East next week!
Stop by our booth if you're visiting, we'd love to say hello!
We're planning a small community meetup after hours in the Boston area. Click [HERE] for more details.
We hope to see you around! Enjoy the spring season 🌼
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