0.90.1:

• Increased monster density of all Anomalies
  
• Vastly increased monster density in the larger open layouts and forests
  
• Tweaked the Anomaly completion bar fill rate
  

• Adjusted base drop rates as they were accidentally set much too low
  
• Bonus MF from difficulties past Legendary have had to be rebalanced (since they scale multiplicatively with the base drop rates)
  
• As a result of this, MF on gear is much more valuable now
  

• Reduced frequency of Unstable Dimension spawns
  

• Target circles should no longer be covered by ground damage effects
  
• Enemy fire ground effects should now also show target circles so they are still visible if they overlap with player abilities
  
• Thunder affix thunder strikes now show a target circle
  
• Spirits of Torment now merges from a greater distance (set bonus) and are now limited to 15 active spirits
  
• Spirits of Torment and Windcaller Whirlwinds (set) now update their attack timers properly when merging
  

• Fixed a Rune of MISSING TEXT dropping
  
• Fixed Crash on Maddoc boss fight
  
• Fixed Maddoc's table going absolutely nuts
  
• Fixed Grace's shield visual (Templar) not fading away correctly
  
• Fixed some Berserker Heritage skills causing a flickering Root Veil effect
  
• Fixed potentially unreachable exit in Clairebourg Halls
  
• Fixed Waypoint portals in The Chronicon appear as if unlocked at all times
  
• Fixed the Eastern Wing key still referencing Eastern Wall (old zone)
  
• Fixed going out of the Servant Quarters to Castle Exterior putting you inside a wall
  
• Fixed Sporeblood Perk (Warden) referencing the wrong skill
  
• Fixed dungeon doors in Lushlands spawning incorrectly
  
• Fixed Shrines sometimes doing a weird screen flicker when activated
  
• Fixed Containers of varying qualities merging
  
• Fixed "MISSING TEXT" on gem combination info cards
  

• Random Anomaly - similar to the old system, with the exception that no bosses appear and they don't automatically scale.
  
• Dungeon Anomaly - generates a 3-floor anomaly with a similar layout on all floors, and ends with a boss fight in a dedicated boss room at the end. Rewards a big chest and special crafting materials and Runes.
  
• Elite Dungeon Anomaly - A Dungeon Anomaly but has a higher concentration of Elites and Champions, better rewards at the end, and you may not leave it until you are done, or die.
  

• Runestones are received as rewards from Elite Dungeon Anomalies, and they can be transmuted with items with powers on them to extract the power from the item onto the rune. The Rune can then be transmuted with any item of the same type to apply the power to it, allowing double powers on items, or moving powers to those precious set items. Unique and Legendary items generate Lesser runes, and True Legendary items generate Greater runes - of which you can only have 3!
  
• Regular Dungeon Anomalies also reward Lesser Runes, however these Lesser Runes are different from the ones you create yourself. They can be applied to a wider array of items, and they hold new powers that aren't on any existing items! 47 such Runes have been added with this update, and more will be added over time.
  

The Test Builds

• Separate saves are used, and no progress can be carried over to live, and no achievements can be earned
  
• Characters can be boosted to level 100 & mastery 1000
  
• All waypoints and content is unlocked
  
• Vendors carry all legendary sets, and a special vendor carry the new runes
  
• Crafting is largely free of cost
  
• There's various keyboard commands (listed on the Discord pins) to spawn enemies/items/other stuff
  
• Odd bugs :-)
  

What's on the current test build:

• New rune system with several runes for Templar and Warden, and a few runes for Warlock and Berserker (many runes are yet to be added)
  
• New endgame system based on difficulty leagues that you can pick from freely, although so far it's only the "Random Anomaly" version that is testable (basically the current system but with controlled difficulty) - it is soon to be expanded with "dungeon anomalies"
  
• The complete new Mastery system
  
• A lot of changes to the base skills - for Templar the changes are pretty significant with new skills, but for others its mostly about number tweaking
  
• A lot of bug fixes
  
• General performance tweaks, however please note that the test build is *not* running the latest engine version that fixes the 144hz and other framerate issues, but the end goal is to have the update run on the latest engine version when it goes live
  

Why should I check it out?

• If you want to provide feedback or just see what on earth I've been up to all this time.
  

How do I get the test builds?

• Locate Chronicon in your Steam library, then right-click it and select Properties
  
• Go to the BETAS tab, and click the field to enter a code
  
• Enter tinkaistheking and click CHECK CODE to enter the special test builds
  
• Wait for it to download and you're off!
  
• To get back to the normal game you simply pick "NONE - opt out ..." in the dropdown-list under the BETAS tab where you entered the code
  

Next year's plans

What happens on release?

Post-release content and other plans

Time for some time off

So what's in the next update?

• A full Mastery rework
  
• Endgame/Anomaly rework
  
• A new endgame crafting mechanic called Runes
  
• Many tweaks and fixes
  

A mastery rework? Is my build nerfed?

• Allow a wider array of builds (including adding better support for requested things like better companion build options and thorns scaling)
  
• Make things more fun by making point investment matter more
  
• Make future class changes/additions/tweaks easier to manage and balance
  

0.82.4:

• Added more lights to the Champion's Domain
  
• Gems & sockets are now visible on the item cards when hovering items on the ground
  

• Further improved performance of several spell effects, especially lightning effects (mostly noticable on low-end machines)
  

• Updated skill description of Squall (Warden) to be more accurate
  
• Fixed crash from entering certain challenge portals
  
• Fixed some special effects that did not render, such as the effect on enemies and players using Warp
  
• Fixed rare crash from some Unique item effects, such as the Hound Whistle
  
• Fixed the timer not being displayed in The Rigged Vault
  
• Fixed animated interface elements such as socketing and skill spend animations not rendering correctly
  
• Fixed crash when reviving in co-op
  
• Fixed bad text formatting of numbers when hovering items on the ground
  
• Added an escape case for Thunder Punch (Berserker) which should prevent getting stuck if being knocked back while flying forwards
  

0.82.3:

• Caretaker Mundus now spawn Slimes when hit
  
• Caecus Dolo now raise his Nameless Ghouls more frequently
  
• High Priestess Medella once again summons her ghostly disciples
  
• King Weyrick will now summon his guards more frequently
  
• Khelagar now spawn slimes as he drinks the various elixirs
  
• Mor-Tak now resurrect skeletons during the fight
  

• Prismatic Gems and Champion's Crowns are now visible on the minimap when dropped
  

• Boosted performance, in particularly for Intel HD cards
  

• Added a Transmutation vendor
  

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• Fixed several boss props being invisible (altars, thrones, etc)
  
• Fixed Ruh-Falkas not taking DoT damage
  
• Fixed some traps being invisible (eggs)
  
• Fixed spike traps being rendered over character feet
  
• Fixed Mastery Up and Level Up text not rendering when gaining levels
  
• Fixed Torrential Garb 2-set bonus not working properly
  
• Fixed skill description formatting error of Hail (Warden)
  

0.82.2:

• Added an "Alternative Frame Timing" option to the Video Settings which is a different method to sync frames - tick this if you're having frame problems as it might help
  
• Improved performance of some Warden and enemy skills
  

• Added "alttiming" to menu text file
  
• Removed "altsync" from menu text file
  

• Fixed crash from Berserker skill Take Down
  
• Fixed bad depth rendering of target circles and curse spells
  
• Fixed vsync settings not always being correctly applied
  
• Fixed changing video options causing bad resolution scaling
  
• Fixed several tileset issues with vertical walls
  
• Fixed skills ignoring their maximum ranges
  
• Fixed crash from rare issue where an enemy would attempt to pathfind while colliding with an object and dying in the same frame
  

Update 0.82.1

• Fixed the local co-op menu being invisible
  
• Fixed a crash at start of act 3
  
• Fixed color problem of Chinese text
  

0.82.0:

• Ported from GMS 1.4 to GMS 2.1.5
  
• This change means increased compatibility and hopefully less problems overall
  
• It also lead to me doing a ton of performance work so it should hopefully run smoother for everyone
  
• It will likely also mean weird issues here and there that needs fixing, so please report anything out of the ordinary!
  

• New damage number displays - much less cluttered and vastly improved performance and clarity
  
• New NPC interaction system - talk about different topics or access services like shops from a small context menu
  
• New in-game lore from the new NPC interaction system
  
• New "Gear Power" system that gives items a "Power" value which is a rough calculation of its strength based on stat rolls and enchant rolls
  
• New boss intros which are also fully skippable
  
• Added an internal cooldown system which will be used to balance some triggered effects
  
• Independent companion health scaling
  
• Improved menus
  
• True Legendary weapons added
  
• New Transmutation recipes for endgame progression
  
• Performance tweaks
  

• Multiple debuffs of the same type from different sources now have diminishing returns when applied to players (ie you take less damage from groups of enemies applying DoTs)
  
• Healer enemies no longer heal themselves or Pylons, but will focus on healing other enemies instead
  
• Healing Pylons no longer heal themselves or other Pylons (of any kind) either
  

• Companion health is no longer based on player health, and instead have standardized values similar to enemy health
  
• Companion base health is also scaled with the new Power stat on each item, meaning that the items will always boost Companion health regardless of their stats
  
• Companion health still scales with the percentage based "Companion Health" stat on equipment and passive skills, and this is reflected on the skill cards
  
• As a result they should, on average, have higher health than before (unless you specifically geared for as high health as possible) and you no longer need to stack Health to make them tankier
  

• Changed leveling of monsters slightly so that they are always lower level than the player on Casual difficulty until you hit level 30, where it resumes normal pacing
  
• Normal difficulty no longer downlevel enemies
  
• The old system would downlevel on both Normal and Casual, depending on your relative Gear Score (which was kinda busted), so this should feel better for new players/characters
  
• Other difficulties remain as they were
  

• Added item grouping to option menus to make things more clear
  
• Made menu items smaller and more clear to read individually
  
• Re-ordered a lot of options for increased clarity under the new groupings
  
• Entering an Anomaly now also displays the current difficulty
  
• All announcements, such as "Quest Updated" etc, now wait until you exit dialogue/NPC interaction
  
• Added a new NPC interaction system where you can talk about specific topics to learn more about the game lore and other things
  
• Removed "Alternative Synchronization" option for Video settings, as it is no longer needed
  
• Damage numbers now look and function differently: Repeated hits with similar conditions use the same damage number, replacing the value and giving it a slight shake
  
• Pickup Radius is now considered when attempt to loot items with the mouse, either by clicking them directly or holding [Alt] and clicking their tags
  
• Made camera movement even smoother
  
• Improved all boss introduction cutscenes; improvements include name banners and an option to skip the cutscenes
  
• The cursor is now hidden during cutscenes
  
• Default skills now list their exact damage numbers, and are at rank 1 rather than rank 0 (visual change only)
  

• Added 3 new rare materials for 3 new Transmutation recipes, which will drop on Heroic Difficulty, on level 50 and up
  
• Rare materials now list their drop requirements on them, such as minimum level and difficulty
  
• Berserker:
  
  
  
  • New item:
    
    
    
    • The Face Breakers (True Legendary Fists):
      
      
      
      • Each attack adds a stack of Face Breaking, storing the damage of the attack. At 1-3(5) stacks, the damage is added to the next skill used
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• Templar:
  
  
  
  • New item:
    
    
    
    • The Phantom (True Legendary Sword):
      
      
      
      • Launches a Phantom Blade on attack, dealing 15-20(30)% of the used skill's damage to all foes in a straight line. The Blade is of the same element as the skill used and may trigger other on-hit effects
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• Warden:
  
  
  
  • New item:
    
    
    
    • The Harp (True Legendary Bow):
      
      
      
      • Rapid Shot, Charged Arrow, Poison Arrow, and Frost Arrow shoots as many arrows as your current rank of Multishot
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• Warlock:
  
  
  
  • New item:
    
    
    
    • The Death Speaker (True Legendary Staff):
      
      
      
      • All Curses now Weaken foes hit, increasing the damage they take by 8-14(20%) for 6 seconds
        
      
      
    
    
  • Tweaked item:
    
    
    
    • Hellstone Amulet:
      
      
      
      • Added an internal cooldown of 0.5 seconds between triggers
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• All:
  
  
  
  • New item:
    
    
    
    • Ring of Pure Energies:
      
      
      
      • "Up to 10-20(30)"% of damage taken is redirected to Mana instead of Health, draining Mana equal to 25% of the redirected damage";
        
      
      
    
    
  • Tweaked items:
    
    
    
    • Jeopardy:
      
      
      
      • Added an internal cooldown of 0.3 second between each stack application
        
      
      
    • Weyricks Crown:
      
      
      
      • Stat boost per gem reduced from 10% to 6% (still has almost exactly the same maximum benefit [approx <3% difference] with the new transmute recipes taken into consideration)
        
      
      
    • Vampire Lord's Cape:
      
      
      
      • Now rolls Mana on Hit instead of Mana Regeneration (better fitting the power it provides)
        
      
      
    
    
  
  

• Added some inventory, menu, and general interface stuff to localization files
  
• Updated all companion skills texts to reflect the health changes (if you translate, you need to update that!)
  
• Added a ton of lore and NPC speech
  

• Thorns have been reworked internally to allow synergies between sets and skills that change the behavior of thorns:
  
• For example, the Templar's The Reckoning set now works with her Lightning Thorns and Avenger passive skills.
  
• Enemy thorns now has a damage falloff depending on range, to be less punishing for ranged / placed skills
  
• Gear Score has been changed entirely and is now called Gear Power:
  
• All equipment has a Power value listed which is based on the level of the item, the gems slotted, the rarity and strengths of the rolled enchants, and the values of enchants and base stats
  
• Higher Power does not necessarily mean it's better for you - it's highly individual and depends on build - but it should give you a rough idea with a quick glance, and it's much more accurate than the old system
  
• Internal Cooldown system added:
  
• These cooldown will be used on certain items and legendary powers to balance their proc rates and uptimes
  
• These cooldowns will generally be very short, and they will not be displayed
  
• This system will be tweaked and used more as needed, currently very few items will use it
  

• Tweaked stats of several monsters to better fit their behaviors
  
• Monsters spawned from Shrines are now pacified for 1.5 seconds or until hit, whichever is sooner
  
• Removed Super Health from the champion affix pool
  
• Removed Extra/Super Health from Pylon affix pool
  
• Lowered damage of Slam Cross affix
  
• Added some more filters to the affix pool, prevent some of the more crazy and lethal affixes to be rolled together on the same monster
  

• Improved lighting updates
  
• Improved performance of many spells AoE effects
  
• Improved performance of many targeting mechanics
  
• Improved performance of damage number display
  

• Templar:
  
  
  
  • Shield Spiral, Shield Boomerang, Shield Throw:
    
    
    
    • Lowered mana cost by 20%
      
    
    
  
  

• Healing tick sounds now only play on heals casted by the player, and not by companions
  

• Added 3 new recipes to the Recipe Book (Hint: they rely on a new material)
  
• Added some sound effects to successful transmutations
  

• Shader options no longer scale up to 200%, instead scaling 0-100% with 5% increments (down from 10% increments)
  

• Improved visuals of lights, glow, and bloom effects somewhat
  
• Boss corpses now remain on the ground after defeating them, rather than quickly fading away
  

• Keras the shady dealer will now replenish his stock with all sorts of oddities, many which you cannot buy anywhere else (stock varies each visit)
  

• Fixed issue with skill name references in Chinese localization
  
• Fixed some help file typos
  
• Fixed skill cards not displaying all numerical values with consistent formatting
  
• Fixed missing default attack skill info in localization files
  
• Fixed being able to unequip The Mightcap and maintain the effect
  
• Fixed gems displaying "Level 1" when Gems actually do not have a level
  
• Fixed Unknown Tombs spawning too close to the entrance in The Catacomb
  
• Fixed crash from swapping inventory page while in a context menu with gamepads
  
• Fixed bad text offset on context menus and in some other places
  
• Fixed not seeing the "(X) Clear" indication on keybindings menu when using gamepad in certain resolution settings
  
• Fixed a ton of issues with the transmutation recipes, allowing certain recipes to be performed with incorrect items and materials
  
• Fixed Elite enemies spontaneously exploding offscreen
  
• Fixed issues with passive skills proccing on dead or on spawning/invulnerable enemies
  
• Fixed some performance issues with the more "active" passive skills
  
• Fixed Demonic Fury not breaking nearby stuff
  
• Fixed issues with binding Esc to stuff
  
• Fixed clicking the levelup / new skill point available button always putting you on the first tree (now puts you on last open tree)
  
• Fixed some skill description issues
  
• Fixed infinite money exploit with gambling in local co-op
  
• Fixed a ton of silent errors that affected performance
  
• Fixed Caine's Battlegear 3-set bonus not working correctly
  
• Fixed Howlers applying an unknown debuff to players
  
• Fixed not being able to properly reset the Mundus fight from the waypoints
  
• Fixed bug causing the "Lost and Found" boxes sold by the Shady Dealer sometimes give you an item called "Nada" (sorry)
  
• Fixed crash from Spirit Link ability in special cases during some boss fights or cutscenes
  
• Fixed item highlights showing during cutscenes
  
• Fixed some monster poison effects dealing <1 damage
  
• Fixed issue with some monsters not being cleared even after dying
  
• Fixed rare issue where players could get stuck inside Eazima's stomach
  
• Fixed not being able to drag equipment into the socketing slot when having the gems tab open
  
• Fixed the random unique/legendary transmutations not working properly if the average level was less than 10
  
• Fixed the test dummies occasionally not spawning
  
• Fixed a bug causing affix filters to skip out default affixes on monsters, meaning affixes that aren't meant to be combined would be
  
• Fixed several display errors with the tombstones in the graveyard
  
• Fixed rare crash from Berserker skill Arcpunch
  
• Fixed Magnetic Field dealing 0 damage after zoning
  
• Fixed being able to upgrade (transmute) the level of an equipped item to higher than the players level and keeping it equipped
  
• Fixed companions being slowed indefinitely sometimes from enemy affixes
  
• Fixed "Weaken" effects not properly working
  
• Fixed buff descriptions not following the same number format as everything else (commas as separators)
  
• Fixed visual error of Molten Veins trigger effect (Berserker)
  
• Fixed bug where dragging and dropping items into the Transmutation Altar would drop incorrect amounts, and make recipes fail randomly
  
• Added retroactive fixes for some items whose powers have been updated in the past but their augmentation values not been scaled
  
• Adjusted the scale of Unique mob "Darkskitter" which will hopefully keep him out of the walls
  
• Can no longer control the game when it's out of focus when using a controller
  
• Removed some old leftover sound effects that were in certain monster skills, and replaced them with more recent ones