Crypt of the NecroDancer

New features

• Added All Zones Mode completion achievement for Reaper
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed Reaper's souls inflicting damage when Reaper teleports
  
• Fixed Eli being able to obtain the Blast Helm
  

Merry Cryptmas!

New features

• Added Reaper as a playable character
  
  
  
  • Defeat enemies to accumulate souls that attack for you!
    
  
  
• Added Cryptmas game mode to Versus Mode
  
  
  
  • Gather presents for points, or open them to gain helpful items!
    
  
  
• Added Undead Santa and Zombie Elves to Versus Mode
  
• Added Shiver Island arena type to Versus Mode
  
• Added Deep Water tiles to Versus Mode: movement is not slowed, but staying in Deep Water for too long leads to drowning!
  
• Added Projection Scroll to Versus Mode
  
• Added an option to generate levels with larger room sizes in the level editor
  
• Added an option to render a warning outline around gold coins when playing Monk/Coda
  
• Added a warning message when trying to start a run with unspent diamonds
  
• Added a changelog menu that shows up when starting up the game after an update for the first time
  
  
  
  • This changelog can be revisited at any time via 'Options' > 'Misc options' > 'View changelog'
    
  
  

Changes

Reaper

• Changed Soul Familiars to no longer block Reaper's movement if they did not directly attack an enemy
  
• Changed Soul Familiars to use different colors for each player in co-op mode
  
• Changed Soul Familiars controlled by other players to appear translucent
  
• Changed Soul Familiars controlled by other players to be quieter
  
• Changed enemies spawned in training mode to always grant Soul Familiars
  

Gameplay changes

• Changed Shrine of Binding to drop Glass Armor when activated by a character with a broken heart
  
• Changed Blast Helm to no longer make Grenades explode instantly
  
• Changed Dice Traps to spread spawned enemies further apart on higher dice rolls
  
• Changed Winged Boots to have a time limit and cooldown in Versus Mode
  

Other changes

• Changed item despawn countdowns in Versus Mode to disappear more quickly, reducing visual clutter
  
• Changed options menus to display a hint when the host has locked a setting
  
• Changed ring slot equipment sprites to show up only on one hand
  
• Changed level editor to remember the last loaded/saved file name
  
• Changed Gargoyle variations to have unique names in the level editor
  

Performance

• Optimized Soul Familiar movement, reducing lag spikes when large numbers of souls are present
  
• Optimized tile attack checks, reducing lag spikes when large numbers of enemies or souls are present
  
• Optimized level generator to consume significantly less memory
  
• Optimized level generator to run faster when increasing the number of rooms in Zone 5 via the level editor
  
• Optimized load times for levels with large numbers of Zone 4 dirt walls
  

Modding features

• Added support for customizing the appearance of Reaper and her souls using the "Change Skin" menu
  
  
  
  • Resource packs with custom soul graphics will also be visible to other players in multiplayer
    
  
  
• Added Reaper's souls to the asset extraction menu
  
• Added [noparse]ev.target[/noparse] field to [noparse]event.spellcast[/noparse], allowing a single entity to be targeted
  
• Added functions [noparse]sink.unsink()[/noparse] and [noparse]sink.updateSunken()[/noparse] to affect an entity's interactions with liquids
  
• Added function [noparse]enemySubstitutions.pickUpgrade()[/noparse] to apply a specific enemy substitution
  
• Added function [noparse]familiar.register()[/noparse] to register a deployed familiar entity type
  
• Added functions [noparse]spawn.setSpawnCapParent()[/noparse] and [noparse]spawn.detachFromSpawnCapParent()[/noparse] to manage spawn caps
  
• Added support for nesting [noparse]enemySubstitutions[/noparse] tables to bias probabilities
  
• Added hidden custom rule to configure Reaper's Soul Familiar bumping behavior
  

Bugfixes

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed items dropped by Gargoyles being picked up immediately when dashing into them with Ring of Courage or Suzu's Lance
  
• Fixed Shrine of War not upgrading enemies in crates or barrels
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes placing the additional room after the exit room
  
• Fixed Glass Torch not applying its full vision radius when upgraded by Shrine of Glass or Scroll of Need's "Glass items" effect
  
• Fixed Melody's final boss sometimes creating isolated pockets of lava when switching to phase 2
  
• Fixed Explorers Boots spawning on some story bosses when toggleable Winged Boots are equipped
  
• Fixed missed beat on first input when training for Melody's final boss
  
• Fixed Dorian being able to equip the Lantern in Cadence's final boss fight
  
• Fixed Scroll of Gigantism not applying its dig radius to dirt walls created by Earth Spell
  
• Fixed dirt walls created by the Earth Spell breaking adjacent regular dirt walls when dug in Zone 4
  
• Fixed wall spikes granting unlimited invincibility frames when bumped with a Shovel of Courage while shrunk
  
• Fixed wall spikes shattering the Glass Shovel when bumped while shrunk
  
• Fixed Shovel of Courage briefly delaying its invincibility period after digging
  
• Fixed Pixies healing Monkeys latched onto players
  
• Fixed Gorgons petrifying Monkeys latched onto players
  
• Fixed Confusion Trap reapplying its effect to stationary players when another player steps on the trap
  
• Fixed Familiars reapplying their effects to stationary enemies when another enemy walks into the Familiar
  
• Fixed Ooze Golems dropping multiple Ooze tiles when hit by a move-attack weapon and a Ring of Pain in the same turn
  
• Fixed Ring of Protection preventing Scroll of Need from granting a Potion
  
• Fixed Winged Boots not interrupting ice slides when toggled off
  
• Fixed some enemies being able to destroy interior secret room travel runes, leading to softlocks
  
• Fixed electric arcs started by attacking a Warlock not inflicting damage to Nocturna's final boss
  
• Fixed massive enemies (such as Golems) not being immune to Wind Spells
  
• Fixed Teh Urn not being movable by Melody after falling down a trapdoor
  
• Fixed Blast Helm not immediately detonating bombs created via the Bomb Spell
  
• Fixed bounce traps not redirecting ice slides
  

Chaunter bugfixes

• Fixed errors when a possessed enemy takes fatal damage by picking up a Ring of Pain
  
• Fixed possessed mommies not being able to place bombs
  
• Fixed possessed enemies not being able to spawn minions after placing a bomb
  
• Fixed Cursed Wraiths cursing Chaunter's health when attacking its possession target
  
• Fixed enemies possessed by Chaunter not being protected from friendly fire
  
• Fixed confusion particles lingering when Chaunter possesses an enemy
  
• Fixed possessed Moles being unable to dig while unburrowed
  
• Fixed possessed Moles not being able to move towards walls while wielding Boots of Leaping or Boots of Lunging
  
• Fixed possessed Evil Eyes getting stuck on walls in multiplayer
  
• Fixed Shopkeeper forgetting who he was angry about when Chaunter possesses an enemy
  

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed players instantly picking up items dropped by destroyed shrines in multiplayer
  
• Fixed multiplayer level editor preview cursors not being colored correctly
  
• Fixed longer sound effects playing multiple times in online multiplayer due to rollback
  

Versus Mode bugfixes

• Fixed Versus Mode "Allow all characters" option not working in the lobby
  
• Fixed error when playing as a character with no valid weapons in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed Versus Mode treasure crown not rendering correctly on players standing in liquids
  
• Fixed players continuing to slide after respawning in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed "Killed by" text not displaying in Versus Mode for environmental damage sources
  
• Fixed Freeze Spell causing rollback in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed Versus Mode event countdown displaying on top of menus
  
• Fixed Versus victory screen displaying "Candy Score" outside of Halloween
  

Level editor bugfixes

• Fixed level editor accepting keyboard shortcuts while search bar is open
  
• Fixed crashes when specifying extremely large level sizes in the level editor's "Generate Level" menu
  

Menu bugfixes

• Fixed some quirks not being sorted alphabetically in the menu
  
• Fixed settings menu description text squishing long lines instead of wrapping to a new line
  
• Fixed mod menu search not correctly filtering by display name
  

Modding bugfixes

• Fixed error when using [noparse]LevelBuilder[/noparse] to create a boss level from within [noparse]event.generateBoss[/noparse]
  
• Fixed invalid [noparse]inventory.unequip[/noparse] calls causing persistent errors
  
• Fixed multiple embedded clients not saving window positions separately
  
• Fixed enemies converted to non-enemies still counting towards spawn caps
  
• Fixed log error when encountering mods with invalid metadata on mod.io
  
• Fixed level generation menu menu not displaying an option to quick restart
  
• Fixed custom skins not showing up properly on spawnable entities added by mods
  
• Fixed character skins being reset to default when adding files to a resource pack
  
• Fixed Shift + F5 debug key not opening an external window
  

Audio bugfixes

• Fixed some Zone 3 Cold tracks not playing after the song loops
  
• Fixed Shopkeeper losing his motivation to sing after the song loops
  

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed player list text outlines not fading out when toggling the player list
  
• Fixed missing bounce tween when bumping into walls while shrunk
  
• Fixed hover effect being permanently disabled after dying in a trapdoor
  
• Fixed gold coin and diamond icons in the HUD not increasing in size when replaced by a larger image file
  

• Fixed levels sometimes failing to generate when activating a Shrine of Space as Aria or Tempo
  

• Changed item hints of Shovel of Courage, Ring of Protection, Ring of Shielding and Karate Gi to match their new stats
  
• Fixed errors after resuming a saved game from an older version
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes creating levels without exit stairs
  
• Fixed Monk starting with 7 hearts in Single Zone Mode
  
• Fixed the game failing to launch on some versions of macOS
  
• Fixed game freezes while loading graphical assets for some mods
  

New features

• Added Discord Rich Presence integration and game invitation support
  
• Added "Treasure Hunt" game mode to Versus Mode, replacing "Trick or Treat" mode
  
  
  
  • Defeat enemies to collect their gems, or steal them from other players!
    
  • The top-scoring player wears a shiny crown... which reveals their position to everyone else!
    
  • Drop 50% of your gems on death, including those collected in previous rounds!
    
  • After 3 rounds, the player with the most gems wins!
    
  
  
• Added GOG Galaxy cross-play support for Apple Silicon Macs
  
• Added option to generate floors with more/fewer rooms in the level editor
  
• Added advanced option to retain custom rules after closing a multiplayer session
  
• Added advanced option to increase the HUD text size for item stacks (bombs, cookies, etc.)
  
• Added advanced option to increase the volume of important sound effects (Thief, Trapdoors, miniboss trampling)
  
• Added Mumble positional audio integration
  
• Added Integration options menu to configure mod.io/Discord/Mumble integration
  
• Added back Bolt's original unlock condition ('Complete Zone 4 with Monk') as an alternative to their new unlock method ('Complete All Zones Mode')
  

Balance changes

• 🔹 Onyx Weapons: Changed damage boost to activate when hitting shielded enemies (excluding crates)
  
• 🔹 Shield of Shove: Increased damage of crush attack from 4 piercing damage to infinite phasing damage
  
• 🔹 Karate Gi: Reduced incoming damage penalty from a 2x multiplier to a +0.5 flat increase
  
• 🔹 Quartz Armor: Now protects against extremely high-damage hits (>10 hearts)
  
• 🔹 Winged Boots: Added the ability to toggle the floating effect via the 'Throw' button
  
• 🔹 Ring of Shielding: Now protects any equipped Shields from taking damage or breaking
  
• 🔹 Ring of Protection: Now protects against one lethal hit, breaking the ring and leaving the wearer at half a heart
  
• 🔻 Ring of Pain: Changed area damage to be parryable by Blademasters
  
• 🔹 Courage Shovel: Added protection against Wall Spikes
  
• 🔹 Courage Shovel: Added to Monk's and Coda's item pool
  
• 🔻 Courage Shovel: Reduced dig strength from Stone to Dirt
  
• 🔹 Earth Spell: Changed damage and knockback to affect enemies standing on the exit stairs
  
• 🔻 Earth Spell: Greater Earth now knocks back adjacent enemies two tiles instead of unconditionally crushing them
  
• 🔹 Freeze Spell: Increased freeze duration from 7 to 8 beats (15 to 16 beats for Greater Freeze)
  
• 🔻 Freeze Spell: Increased cooldown from 15 to 20 kills
  
• 🔻 Freeze Spell: Increased blood cost from 1 to 1.5 hearts
  
• 🔻 Freeze Spell: Greater Freeze on the main level no longer affects enemies in the secret shop, and vice versa
  
• 🔻 Shield Spell: Increased blood cost from 1 to 1.5 hearts
  
• 🔹 Bomb Spell: Magical bombs no longer inflict damage to players or friendly entities
  
• 🔻 Frost Charm: Now casts the normal Freeze Spell when shattered instead of Greater Freeze
  
• 🔹 Grenade Charm: No longer spawns, replaced by a "Grenade" action slot item that comes in stacks of 3
  

• 🔻 Ogre: Changed behavior to avoid attacking until it has been visible for a full beat
  
• 🔻 Death Metal: Changed the shield in phase 1 to be breakable by inflicting 9 or more damage in one hit
  
• 🔻 Frankensteinway: Removed the shield's damage reflection
  
• 🔹 Crate/Barrel Mimic: Now drops a single Grenade for Eli (or rarely for other characters)
  

• 🔹 Chaunter: No longer gets slowed down when digging, using items or casting spells while possessing a slow enemy
  
• 🔹 Monk: Increased starting health from 2 hearts to 3 hearts
  
• 🔹 Monk: Reduced maximum number of enemies per floor
  
• 🔹 Mary: No longer encounters Orcs in Zone 5
  
• ▫️ Tempo: Shop Wall Mimics are no longer replaced by other enemies in Zone 5
  

• 🔹 Shrine of War: Increased probability of encountering Shrine of War to match other shrines
  
• 🔹 Shrine of Sacrifice: Changed rewards to 3 different chest items (red/purple/black), instead of 3 random items
  
• 🔻 Shrine of Pain: No longer applies a +1 item tier boost to its reward items
  
• ▫️ Shrine of Blood: Now drops Crown of Thorns while inactive, and Ring of Regeneration while active
  

• 🔻 Yetis: Added movement speed limit of at least 3 beats per move if health is greater than 1
  
• 🔻 Deep Blues: Reduced average movement speed of Pawns (5 to 8 beats per move instead of 1 to 4)
  
• 🔻 Deep Blues: Reduced average health of Pawns
  

• 🔹 Projection Spell: Now grants brief invincibility upon casting
  
• 🔹 Vanish Spell: Now grants brief invincibility upon casting
  
• 🔹 Vanish Spell: No longer interrupted when hit while invincible
  

Other changes

• Changed Heart Transplant to telegraph the end of its effect by showing beat bars
  
• Changed credits to use higher quality graphics for enemies
  

Modding features

• Added support for declaring a dependency on the latest version of a mod (use [noparse]"ModName_io_12345": true[/noparse])
  
• Added single-player chat visibility mode for mods
  
• Added "embedded client" mode with asynchronous rendering, accessible via the [noparse]MultiInstance[/noparse] module
  
  
  
  • This allows rendering a "picture-in-picture" view of the game from a different perspective
    
  
  
• Added support for joining the same session multiple times via embedded clients
  

Bugfixes

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed Trap Walls in Melody's final boss fight sometimes leaving small pockets of floor tiles intact
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space causing level generator to generate different items in subsequent levels
  
• Fixed Boss Shrine causing level generator to generate different items in subsequent levels
  
• Fixed minibosses spawned by the Dice Trap appearing in the next floor's Trapdoor Penalty Box
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space generating too many catacomb walls in Zone 3
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes overriding shop walls in Zone 3
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes failing to generate its extra room
  
• Fixed Shrine of Space sometimes creating inaccessible rooms
  
• Fixed crate Gargoyles not being affected by Ring of Luck and Lucky Charm
  
• Fixed extra items being granted when a non-Chaunter character uses the Lantern
  
• Fixed Chaunter disintegrating the Weaponmaster's lobby training weapons on pickup
  
• Fixed Tar Monsters not creating tar when spawned by a dice trap
  
• Fixed Fortissimole's initial facing direction varying when playing the same run in seeded mode
  
• Fixed items sunken by an angry Pawnbroker reappearing on the next floor
  
• Fixed Shopkeeper Familiar not collecting gold when deployed
  
• Fixed Shopkeeper failing to open metal doors when returning to his shop after chasing a player
  
• Fixed Ogres being able to immediately swing their club when spawned during a boss fight
  
• Fixed Deep Blues being able to castle after teleporting
  
• Fixed Bells spawning minibosses adjacent to players in Cadence's penultimate boss
  
• Fixed Melody's final boss sometimes getting stuck in walls
  
• Fixed non-Chaunter possessors being vulnerable to floor hazards
  
• Fixed enemies continuing to target players who died during possession
  
• Fixed enemies not despawning after falling down trapdoors
  
• Fixed Ring of Wonder and Crown of Greed doubling the Pawnbroker's sell prices
  
• Fixed Leprechaun's gold drop being affected by Randomizer Mode
  
• Fixed spawn caps not correctly handling multiple bosses on one level
  
• Fixed Berserk Spell not applying its damage boost when struggling against a Monkey
  

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed peer-to-peer message routing when connected to the same lobby from multiple clients
  
• Fixed "Logged in from another session" error when trying to play over LAN
  
• Fixed intro screen getting stuck when accepting lobby invitation
  
• Fixed accepted lobby invitations not fully interrupting cutscenes
  
• Fixed leaderboard player count not always updating correctly
  

Versus Mode bugfixes

• Fixed Vanish Spell being cancelled the same beat it is cast
  
• Fixed Versus Mode spectator view not working correctly
  

Menu bugfixes

• Fixed Steam Input not detecting controllers on Apple Silicon Macs
  
• Fixed Steam Overlay not working on Apple Silicon Macs
  
• Fixed text display issues in key rebinder on some resolutions
  
• Fixed keybindings in the controls menu's third column not being removable
  
• Fixed uncommon crash when exiting the game via the menu
  

Level editor bugfixes

• Fixed black screen when playing a multi-character custom dungeon
  
• Fixed editor text tool not preserving uppercase characters
  
• Fixed editor camera mode persisting when editor UI is open at level start
  
• Fixed entities dying to lava in level editor
  

Modding bugfixes

• Fixed settings not using [noparse]treeKey[/noparse] for sorting order
  
• Fixed [noparse]boss.summonNearby()[/noparse] ignoring [noparse]components[/noparse] if [noparse]caster[/noparse] isn't specified
  
• Fixed Steam Workshop resource packs not being loadable when Steam is in offline mode
  
• Fixed errors during level generation not being displayed correctly
  
• Fixed Synchrony's balance tweaks taking priority over mods
  
• Fixed "Popular on mod.io" section running out of mods too quickly
  
• Fixed mod icons not always being loaded correctly from mod.io
  
• Fixed image/audio preloader not handling modded files if the path contains Unicode characters
  
• Fixed asset extractor not listing files if a translation mod is loaded
  
• Fixed debug console only disabling leaderboards for the current run
  
• Fixed heart HUD graphics not appearing in resource extraction menu
  

Audio bugfixes

• Fixed missed beats when the Heart Transplant's effect ends
  
• Fixed 'Random' soundtrack option randomly causing Freddy to stop singing
  
• Fixed 'Random' soundtrack option sometimes failing to play any music at all when AMPLIFIED DLC is not installed
  
• Fixed Training song not looping correctly
  
• Fixed Onyx weapons not playing the correct attack voice line
  
• Fixed missing sound effects when a non-Chaunter character uses the Lantern
  

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed cut-off character sprite when equipping Winged Boots while standing in a liquid
  
• Fixed cutscene videos being cut off vertically on ultrawide display resolutions
  
• Fixed inconsistent fade-out/darken behavior between floors and walls
  
• Fixed Extra Mode labels sometimes being obscured by their shrine
  
• Fixed giant enemies audibly trampling while hovering
  
• Fixed missing particle effects when a non-Chaunter character uses the Lantern
  
• Fixed some equipment sprites being stretched when submerged in water
  

BOO!!! 👻🎃🍬

New features

• Added Trick or Treat mode - a seasonal event for Versus Mode! (SYNCHRONY DLC required)
  
  
  
  • Enemies drop candy in addition to gold - collect the most candy across three rounds to win!
    
  • Players drop 50% of their held candy when defeated
    
  • Bosses drop a large candy bag upon being slain
    
  • Heal half a heart at any time by eating 10 pieces of candy
    
  
  
• Added "Raveyard" zone to Versus Mode
  
  
  
  • Fight under the full moon in this spooky, multi-layered arena!
    
  
  
• Added Vanish Spell to Versus Mode
  
  
  
  • Temporarily renders the caster invisible for 10 beats
    
  • Picking up items or attacking is not possible while invisible
    
  • Interacting with the world (digging, taking damage, etc.) ends the invisibility early
    
  • Greater version: lasts 20 beats instead
    
  
  
• Added Projection Spell to Versus Mode
  
  
  
  • Creates 3 decoy characters that mimic the caster's appearance and movements
    
  • Each decoy mimics the caster's movement at a different offset (90°, 180°, 270°)
    
  • Decoys disintegrate upon touching an obstacle, taking damage or after 8 beats
    
  • Greater version: spawns 7 decoys (4 of which move diagonally), lasts 16 beats instead, decoys phase through walls
    
  
  
• Added Vanish/Projection Tomes
  
• Added a new lobby level to Versus Mode
  
  
  
  • Choose the game mode and level generation style using Shrines
    
  • Fight against players (or an unlimited supply of Skeletons) in a training arena
    
  
  
• Added match summary screen and post-game replay to Versus Mode
  
• Added asset extraction tool to the resource pack menu
  
  
  
  • Creates a template from images and sounds associated with selected entities/tiles
    
  • Opens automatically when creating a new resource pack
    
  • Manually accessible by pressing 'Tab' on a local resource pack
    
  
  
• Added support for modifying procedural weapons (Onyx weapons, Tridents and modded weapons) in resource packs
  
• Added integration for auto-installing and auto-updating subscribed mods via mod.io
  
• Added a section to showcase the most popular mods when visiting the mod management menu
  
• Added support for placing text labels in the level editor using Ctrl+F (prefix "@")
  
• Added custom rule to control Selective Shopkeeper Retaliation
  
• Added advanced option to prevent DLCs from automatically loading when launching the game
  

Changes

• Changed the sprite of Aria's/Coda's heart container
  
• Changed Shrine of the Feast's activation condition
  
  
  
  • Overeating while standing next to the shrine drops between 1 and 4 items, depending on the amount overhealed
    
  • Previously, the shrine would require two food items to be eaten, dropping 3 items after the second consumption
    
  
  
• Changed Shrine of Fire to self-destruct its rewards if activated via an explosion
  
  
  
  • The shrine now only drops its Fireball Spell upon destruction if it was previously ignited by non-explosive means
    
  
  
• Changed trapdoors to transport dropped items to the next floor
  
• Changed Electric Mages to only fire Electric Orbs at their target in multiplayer, instead of any aligned player
  
• Changed players to respawn with a shovel after death in multiplayer
  
• Changed Monk/Coda to fully remove gold piles in multiplayer after stepping into them
  
• Changed minimap to always display the player's current segment in Versus Mode
  

Bugfixes

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed shrines sometimes spawning items inside of walls
  
• Fixed the Golden Lute not dealing piercing damage when thrown using the Throwing Charm
  
• Fixed Dorian not collecting gold on Cadence's final boss fight
  
• Fixed Berserk Spell causing softlocks on Melody's final boss fight
  
• Fixed Coral Riff not splashing at the correct intervals in Randomizer Mode
  
• Fixed "8-ball" achievement unlocking when destroying trap rooms
  
• Fixed enemies moving one beat sooner than usual when testing a level in the editor while a player skin is active
  

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed Mary's lamb not being protected from other players' explosions if Friendly Fire is disabled
  
• Fixed co-op leaderboards sometimes counting the number of players in a session incorrectly
  
• Fixed music speeding up when returning to the lobby from post-game replay in multiplayer
  
• Fixed music going out of sync in multiplayer when a high-latency player steps on a Tempo Trap
  
• Fixed late-joining players not synchronizing their music time to the host when joining a paused session
  
• Fixed Wallpigs delaying their fireball inconsistently in multiplayer
  
• Fixed damage immunity granted by exit stairs not always resetting correctly when switching levels in multiplayer
  
• Fixed "Network issues detected" message showing briefly when the host pauses the game
  

Versus Mode bugfixes

• Fixed players blinking when entering the lobby in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed visual stutter when looping instant replays
  
• Fixed Monkeys and Tarmonsters being able to grab newly spawned players in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed bosses always spawning at the map origin in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed Versus Mode event countdowns showing after the round ends
  
• Fixed items and enemies sometimes despawning in Versus Mode lobby
  
• Fixed players not colliding with each other in Versus Mode lobby practice room
  
• Fixed stacked items not being picked up immediately in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed song not looping in 'Last One Dancing' Versus Mode
  
• Fixed quick restart not showing a confirmation prompt in Versus Mode
  
• Fixed Jade weapons not applying their poison effect on piercing attacks
  

Menu bugfixes

• Fixed game not pausing if window focus is lost during a cutscene or level transition
  
• Fixed disabled DLCs being re-enabled mid-run after loading a saved game
  
• Fixed saved sessions with more than 2 local co-op players not resuming correctly at startup
  
• Fixed Pause menu appearing on top of cutscenes in single-player
  

Modding bugfixes

• Fixed missed beats when looping Coral Riff's theme if the song is replaced by a resource pack
  
• Fixed Fortissimole rapping out of sync with the music when using a custom soundtrack
  
• Fixed custom music file chooser failing to reopen after selecting a file name with special characters on Linux
  
• Fixed mod translation generator failing to process some script file paths
  
• Fixed error when a mod calls [noparse]inventory.dropSlot()[/noparse] without passing a value for [noparse]keepItems[/noparse]
  
• Fixed error when removing a script's last setting or snapshot variable while editing a mod
  
• Fixed mod update checker not refreshing while in the lobby
  
• Fixed procedural weapon graphics not reloading correctly when changing their parameters
  

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed "Custom Mode" indicator being visible while the screen is fading out during a level transition
  
• Fixed co-op HUD health bar displaying incorrectly on the Steam Deck
  
• Fixed Wallpigs facing the wrong way in the level editor's placement preview
  
• Fixed Obsidian Shield displaying incorrectly in Mystery Mode
  

New features & changes

• Added Modded/Custom Mode indicator to lobby
  
• Added mode selection menu to Extra Modes room
  
• Changed default font for Simplified and Traditional Chinese translations to Noto Sans
  
• Changed Thief's spawn noise to use the sound volume level, instead of scaling with music volume
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed "Character Lock" mode disabling leaderboards
  
• Fixed Low% leaderboards not being viewable in the lobby after touching an Extra Mode shrine
  
• Fixed runs started in a previous game version not submitting to leaderboards
  
• Fixed performance issues when hosting multiplayer lobbies
  
• Fixed some audio device errors not being resolved correctly
  
• Fixed error when registering sound groups in same script name across mods
  
• Fixed [noparse]-connect-lobby-{GalaxyID}[/noparse] launch parameter not working
  
• Fixed softlock when sliding on ice in lobby level
  
• Fixed enemy health bars not rendering in lobby level
  
• Fixed game browser menu counting incompatible lobbies twice
  
• Fixed disconnected clients not being fully removed from online sessions
  
• Fixed GOG lobbies sometimes not appearing in the game browser menu
  
• Fixed players not disconnecting after a timeout when joining a GOG lobby
  
• Fixed client getting stuck on log-in when trying to reconnect to a previously joined GOG lobby
  
• Fixed network error when attempting to self-join Steam lobby using a second game instance
  
• Fixed equipment sprites displaying in replays despite being disabled
  
• Fixed fade-out being cut off when starting a custom mode run
  
• Fixed Coda unlocking on partially completed All Characters runs
  

New features

• Added Shrines to the "Extra Modes" room in the lobby
  
  
  
  
  • Extra modes can now be toggled on or off by touching their corresponding shrines, allowing multiple modes to be active at once
    
  • The mode-specific staircases have been replaced by a single "Start run!" staircase, which begins an All Zones Mode Run with the chosen mode combination
    
  • Activating a shrine shows a brief description of the corresponding extra mode
    
  • In multiplayer, Extra Mode shrines are only usable by the host player
    
  
  
• Added run modifiers for multiplayer that do not affect leaderboards or achievements:
  
  
  
  • Character Lock: forces all players to use the host's chosen character
    
  • Low Percent: Kills any players attempting to pick up an item or activate a shrine
    
  • Friendly Fire: Toggles the ability for bombs to hurt other players
    
  
  
• Added visual extra mode indicators in the lobby, showing which modes are currently enabled
  
• Added experimental cross-platform online multiplayer between Steam and GOG
  
  
  
  • Players from both platforms can join each other's lobbies and play together without the need for port forwarding
    
  
  
• Added a confirmation menu when quick restarting a multiplayer run after the first level
  
• Added an option to change the title of an ongoing multiplayer lobby using the "Lobby settings" menu
  
• Added an option to mute the boss intro announcer
  

Changes

Characters

• Changed Suzu's supercharge to collect gold piles when dashing over them
  
• Changed Bolt's unlock condition from "Complete the game with Monk" to "Complete All Zones mode"
  
• Changed Dove to no longer encounter Wall Spikes
  
• Changed possessed Shopkeepers to pay gold coins for every attack
  
• Changed attack sound effect of possessed Banshees to reduce loudness
  
• Changed possessed enemy health bars to measure health in half-heart units, matching regular player characters
  
• Changed Shrine of Duplication's Mannequin to no longer drop gold for Monk and Coda
  
• Changed Monk and Coda to leave behind a single coin when jumping into a gold pile in multiplayer
  
• Changed Double Tempo Mode to submit to separate leaderboards on Coda
  
• Changed Nocturna's story boss fights to let the view follow the local player in online sessions
  

Enemies

• Changed the Shopkeeper to only chase after attackers (and shoplifters) in multiplayer
  
• Changed Low% state to be preserved when retrieving items stolen by the Thief
  
• Changed Thief's spawn sound to be audible when playing with a low sound volume and a high music volume
  

Items

• Changed Berserk Spell to grant extra beats of invincibility upon casting and after ending
  
• Changed Shield of Shove to be unbreakable while shoving
  
• Changed Onyx weapons to appear less often in boss reward chests
  
• Changed Onyx weapon shop prices:
  
  
  
  • Lowered costs of Onyx Dagger, Broadsword, Whip and Spear
    
  • Increased costs of Onyx Bow, Crossbow, Cutlass and Warhammer
    
  
  
• Changed Throwing Charm to interact uniquely with loaded Crossbows
  
• Changed player-placed bombs to no longer hurt other players in the Synchrony DLC
  

Level editor

• Changed dungeons created in the level editor to also save their set of Custom Rules
  
• Changed level editor to automatically join in-progress test runs of other players
  

Engine changes

• Changed music timing logic to improve input reliability, error handling and multiplayer synchronization
  
• Changed weapon attack swipes to follow player movement smoothly
  
• Changed translations for all supported languages
  
• Changed player health bars to be hidden in the lobby
  
• Changed "Reassign controls" menu to indicate which bindings are automatically managed by Steam Input
  
• Changed "Quick lobby movement" setting to be overridable by the host player
  
• Changed leaderboard submissions to be skipped for players who stay in spectator mode for more than half of the run
  

Bugfixes

Performance bugfixes

• Fixed performance issues and crashes on Apple M1/Silicon Macs
  
• Fixed lag spikes when toggling Randomizer Mode, Mystery Mode or Dancepad Mode on/off
  
• Fixed low framerate in the lobby in large multiplayer sessions
  
• Fixed low framerate in the lobby when accumulating large piles of thrown weapons
  

Multiplayer bugfixes

• Fixed black screen when a player leaves during a level transition in multiplayer
  
• Fixed non-host players missing the menu option to return to the lobby's main room
  
• Fixed custom skins not being displayed in the late-join character selection menu
  
• Fixed softlock in multiplayer when the last player on the floor disconnects
  
• Fixed "Freeze Frame" effects causing flickering graphics in multiplayer
  
• Fixed configuration menu not allowing settings to be edited online
  
• Fixed viewport position not instantly updating when late-joining online sessions
  
• Fixed idle character being left behind when a player leaves during a cutscene in multiplayer
  
• Fixed cutscenes continuing to play when disconnecting from an online game
  
• Fixed level music sometimes playing during cutscenes in multiplayer
  
• Fixed All-Chars/Story runs sometimes ending prematurely in multiplayer
  
• Fixed All-Chars/Story Mode causing spectators or disconnected players to respawn in multiplayer
  
• Fixed minimap vision range not being consistent between single-player and multiplayer
  
• Fixed other players not showing on the minimap from within the secret shop
  
• Fixed animations sometimes getting stuck when entering a new level in multiplayer
  
• Fixed snapshot synchronization taking too long when using direct IP connections
  
• Fixed custom skins not loading after character switches in All-Chars/Story runs
  

Gameplay bugfixes

• Fixed Shopkeepers not being scared of the Fear Scroll
  
• Fixed enemies sometimes moving immediately after being summoned by a boss
  
• Fixed more enemies generating than intended for Dove
  
• Fixed Thief being able to steal Mary's Lamb and deployed familiars
  
• Fixed Berserk not protecting some glass items
  
• Fixed the player's last remaining heart container being removed when dropping Ring of Peace
  
• Fixed crates being immune to bombs while unrevealed
  
• Fixed Shrine of Binding not linking holstered weapons
  
• Fixed Shrine of Binding not linking item conversions via shrines
  
• Fixed Shrine of Binding causing items to drop in the wrong location
  
• Fixed Shrine of War converting Shock Monkeys to White Monkeys
  
• Fixed generated shrines not falling back to Shrine of Glass when the shrine pool is depleted
  
• Fixed Chaunter not breaking Low Percent when using a shrine during possession
  
• Fixed Chaunter ignoring item restrictions when transferring its inventory to a possession target
  
• Fixed Gigantism granting immunity to Hot Coals
  
• Fixed awoken Gargoyles not taking damage while frozen
  
• Fixed error when an unrevealed crate is pushed down a trapdoor
  
• Fixed Rifle dealing incorrect damage when thrown with the Throwing Charm
  
• Fixed Throwing Charm sometimes being consumed without performing a return throw
  
• Fixed Super Secret Shopkeeper not being centered when spawning above a food shop
  
• Fixed spirits spawning on unrevealed tiles
  
• Fixed potential errors when killing a Warlock during possession while holding a Ring of Courage
  
• Fixed enemies not always struggling against possessed or charmed monkeys
  
• Fixed possessed enemies not receiving a dig bonus from Gigantism
  
• Fixed possessed enemies stopping when berserking into other enemies
  
• Fixed softlock when the time runs out on Melody's final boss fight
  
• Fixed Melody's Golden Lute throws not damaging her final boss
  
• Fixed price tags not being removed when buying a duplicate charm
  
• Fixed enemy splash attacks not being affected by damage-boosting items
  
• Fixed missing alternate voice lines for Mary's greetings, attacks and cheers
  
• Fixed Shock Monkeys and other electric attacks not hitting Electric Zombies
  
• Fixed players being able to rapidly use items or spells on ice
  
• Fixed Blast Helm explosions not being instant while sliding on ice
  
• Fixed Coda encountering Ooze Golems when the AMPLIFIED DLC is disabled
  
• Fixed Merlin not offering Ring of Phasing if AMPLIFIED DLC is disabled
  
• Fixed Hephaestus not offering Warhammer, Heavy Glass Armor, Holster or Hargreaves
  
• Fixed Aria starting Dancepad Mode in Zone 1
  
• Fixed seed variance for button trap locations in Cadence's final boss
  
• Fixed unprovoked Shopkeepers being targeted by charmed enemies
  

Achievement/leaderboard bugfixes

• Fixed pre-3.0 Hard/No-Return Mode clears not counting towards "Mode Master" achievement
  
• Fixed multi-character achievements not auto-unlocking when a corresponding leaderboard entry is present
  
• Fixed All Zones completion achievements not unlocking in All-Chars/Story Mode
  
• Fixed "Custom Mode" menu ignoring unlock condition for All Characters Mode
  
• Fixed progression unlocks and achievements being awarded to spectators
  
• Fixed some statistics (e.g. Green Bat Kills) not counting correctly across Save & Quit
  
• Fixed debug commands not disabling leaderboards for non-host players in multiplayer
  
• Fixed Randomizer All-Chars/Story Mode runs cross-submitting to All Zones leaderboards, despite using the same seed each loop
  

Controller bugfixes

• Fixed missing controller bindings for switching pages in the mod menu or leaving spectator mode
  
• Fixed game exiting on title screen when pressing B on a controller
  
• Fixed incorrect controller prompts for "Join game", "Next page" and "Previous page"
  
• Fixed first column in "Reassign controls" being overwritten with Steam Input disabled
  
• Fixed Player 1 not always automatically switching to controller input at startup
  
• Fixed Steam Input failing to initialize if no controller is plugged in when launching the game
  
• Fixed "Diagonal" Steam Input action set layer not being applied correctly in local co-op
  

Editor bugfixes

• Fixed newly loaded levels in the online level editor not being visible until host enters the room
  
• Fixed level editor sometimes momentarily displaying the spectator mode HUD in multiplayer
  
• Fixed level editor not switching to the next level when immediately deleting the first level after opening a dungeon
  
• Fixed level editor not switching to the next level when the current level is deleted in multiplayer
  
• Fixed level editor level list selection going out of bounds
  
• Fixed level editor sometimes reloading all mods when switching between levels in multiplayer
  
• Fixed error in the level editor when clearing the selection box while quick-dragging a section of the level
  
• Fixed error in the level editor when deleting the first level while an online player is connecting
  
• Fixed error when loading a dungeon in the editor while online players are in a test run
  
• Fixed level editor not sending all online players back to lobby when the host leaves the editor
  
• Fixed "Restore default gameplay" appearing in level editor play rooms
  
• Fixed spirits not appearing when spawned via the in-game editor
  
• Fixed custom dungeon level options (e.g. "No Items", "Low Health") not applying to late-joiners
  
• Fixed entity attribute modifications in level editor not always applying correctly
  
• Fixed Charm Spell not showing up in level editor
  
• Fixed players getting stuck in editor test runs if the host deletes the level being tested
  
• Fixed Moles not being movable into obstacles in the level editor
  

Other engine bugfixes

• Fixed errors when resuming a session that was saved in a previous version of the game
  
• Fixed the player sometimes entering spectator mode when resuming a saved session
  
• Fixed music timing drift when switching between characters with different soundtracks in the lobby
  
• Fixed audio device errors sometimes causing beat bars and the in-game timer to run backwards
  
• Fixed framerate limit option allowing redundant "VSync" value
  
• Fixed custom music menu not reporting an error when failing to load a song
  

Visual bugfixes

• Fixed clones appearing as Cadence's instead of Chaunter's when entering a level while possessing an enemy
  
• Fixed Dash Spell's visual tell taking too long to show up
  
• Fixed Greater Dash Spell's visual tell not accounting for the extra range
  
• Fixed characters appearing below walls in Phasing Mode when wearing Winged Boots
  
• Fixed Pawnbroker price previews ignoring item slot restrictions
  
• Fixed Danganronpa skins being offset incorrectly
  
• Fixed character sprites displaying at incorrect offsets in the skin selection menu
  
• Fixed visual bugs when using a Shrine of Glass while holding an Obsidian Weapon
  
• Fixed Nicolas Daoust being selectable without the AMPLIFIED DLC, turning the Shopkeeper into a white square that does not sing
  
• Fixed numerous "Beat Skipped" flyaways showing up when playing Bolt in Double Tempo Mode
  
• Fixed Dorian visually equipping Cadence's spells in the final boss fight
  
• Fixed gold counter in the HUD getting squished more than necessary
  
• Fixed speedrun timer getting squished in some languages
  
• Fixed some enemy health bars not being aligned to the tile grid
  
• Fixed certain resolutions and view multipliers causing lobby text to jitter
  
• Fixed inconsistent visuals when changing "Character Lock" setting via lobby shrine
  
• Fixed offset for one of Suzu's armor sprites
  

Modding

• Added support for loading custom TTF/OTF fonts in resource packs
  
  
  
  • Font replacements for the non-pixel font are loaded from [noparse]/ttf/NotoSansJP-Bolt.otf[/noparse]
    
  • "Enable pixel font" in the Language Options must be unchecked for this font replacement to take effect
    
  • To force a full font reload when activating the resource pack, create a text file containing [noparse]Key,Text[/noparse] and save it as [noparse]/languages/all.csv[/noparse]
    
  
  
• Added event [noparse]clientRequestRestart[/noparse] to handle quick restarts from the hotkey or the pause menu
  
• Added event [noparse]itemGenerate[/noparse] to allow mods to intercept item generation
  
• Added component [noparse]itemCommon[/noparse] which marks "regular" items, distinguishing them from internal items like deployed familiars
  
• Added component [noparse]playableCharacterNonSelectable[/noparse] to exclude characters from the lobby
  
• Added command line option [noparse]--no-load[/noparse] to discard saved sessions
  
• Added debug command [noparse]translateMods()[/noparse] to generate a translation template for all loaded mods
  
• Added an option to show internal entity names in the level editor
  

• Changed events [noparse]objectTakeDamage[/noparse]/[noparse]holderTakeDamage[/noparse] to always supply [noparse]ev.attacker[/noparse], using an empty table for environmental damage
  

• Fixed mods downloaded from mod.io not loading on Windows if the username contains special characters
  
• Fixed "Missing mods" menu not showing mod names, descriptions or icons
  
• Fixed startup error when loading a mod with a malformed [noparse]mod.json[/noparse] file
  
• Fixed error when Death Metal's spawn limit is removed by a mod
  
• Fixed "Change Language" menu not displaying some modded translations correctly
  

Known issues

• It is not yet possible to send Steam invitations for multiplayer lobbies hosted by GOG users
  
• Multiplayer lobbies created on MacOS are not yet visible to GOG users