Today I've released Mutagenic EA Patch 0.4.6, containing the following changes:
10 new Unique Genes
Simplification of Gene Crafting System
New pointer to the portal
Achievement fixes
New stats: Evasion, Extra Damage, Skill Radius
New Keystones for weapon skills
Changes to difficulty modes (and a new Endless Mode)
Fixed a bug with Arc damage scaling
Changes to ailment calculations
... many other balance changes. Importantly, fixed a double-dipping bug with monster damage scaling -- defensive stats now work properly and are more effective!
Cheers! zediven
Patch 0.4.5.2
Small update:
Phantom Shield can no longer proc multiple times per game tick.
Gold Orbs are now updated properly in after closing the Gene Editor window.
Patch 0.4.5 - Major Update, Crafting, Gene System, New Characters & Skills
Patch 0.4.5 is finally here!
A short list of the changes (there are a LOT more than this):
Hi resolution UI
Gene System (Persistent Character Equipment)
Powerful Gene Crafting System
Expanded Mutation Tree
Dozens of new Character Stats
New Characters
New Skills
Codex revamp -- look up all stats of items
Crafting reference
Complete Balance overhaul
Much deeper combat mechanics
New enemies & enemy skills
Full Controller Support
Removal of old Customize Items in favor of Gene System
Many, many, bugfixes and QoL improvements.
Most importantly, this patch lays the groundwork for the future. With the core systems now in place, future patches will be focusing on content expansion.
Expanded Combat & Enemies
Genes are craftable items which you equip in a Gene Loadout. Gene Loadouts are usable by any of your characters, providing them with powerful stat boosts and mechanical changes!
There are 4 types of Genes: Offensive, Defensive, Utility, and Lesser. Unique variants of these are coming in an upcoming patch. Each one has different possible mods, and different mod strength. Check the in-game reference specific details.
Gene Loadouts
Upcoming patches will introduce more Unique Gene varieties, introducing even more build diversity on top of the massive amount already introduced in this iniital launch!
The Gene Editor
The new Gene Editor lets you craft your own unique, powerful Genes for use with your characters. Many powerful combinations can be crafted through skill and a bit of luck!
All crafting is powered by the various orb drops from enemies -- check it out in game to experiment!
New Mutation Tree
An expanded, rebalance Mutation Tree, with adding Quality of Life features such as smart pathing, full controller support, renaming, and more.
Revamped Codex & Reference
Look up all item stats for every tier, and every possible crafting outcome. Plan your crafts, execute, and become a Mutagenic hero!
... and much more to come!
Many thanks to the people who helped test out the beta (you know you are)-- your contributions are greatly appreciated!
Remember to check out the official Discord server for build ideas and chat!
Cheers! zediven
Patch Notes
Good morning!
Today I'm releasing update 0.4.3
This update reintroduces macOS support!
Among two 2 skills, and a few new items, this update brings many improvements to the user interface, as well as some big balance changes and bugfixes.
Here are some of the changes:
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Steam Achievements!
I've added in support for Steam Achievements in this update, and will continue to add more with further updates.
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Static Charge creates orbs of lightning damage which move around the character damaging enemies.
Pompeii summons a small volcano which periodically shoots Fire projectiles, dealing area damage.
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5 New Essence Items which give your character more penetration stats.
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A few new status effects: Charred, Conductive, Exposed
Fire damage has a 10% chance on hit to inflict Charred, reducing enemy attack and cast speed by 20% for 4 seconds
Lightning damage has a 10% chance on hit to inflict Conductive, increasing damage taken by 10% for 4 seconds.
Exposed is a new status effect that lowers resistances by 10% for 4 seconds. Currently available on the Mutation Tree
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XP is gained on kill now -- no more annoying orb pickups!
The absorb drop is also gone as a result.
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Fixed map rotation
Map rotation is now fixed, and cycles through the levels.
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Poison and Bleed damage types are gone -- these are now considered Physical and Toxic damage.
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Improved visual clarity of Mutation Tree
Better colors, highlights, and indicators of what is clickable.
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This was a big change, so I'm naturally worried a bit about stability. Hoping it goes well, but I would appreciate bug reports!
Cheers, zediven
Patch Notes
I wasn't happy with how the monster attack mechanics worked in patch 0.4.2, so I've deployed an update to make it feel a bit more natural.
I've also snuck in player dashes into this patch!
Cheers! zediven
Patch Notes
Good Day!
Today I'm releasing patch 0.4.2 for Windows.
It includes the following changes, among others:
New Monster Attack mechanics
Map Mods
In-game help
Mutation Tree tweaks
UI Improvements
Minor bug fixes
TL;DR: New monster mechanics, hard difficulties are now hard.
Remember to join the Official Discord server for regular updates and community: Mutagenic Discord
Leaderboards are reset since this patch heavily changes the difficulty of harder modes.
Cheers! zediven
Patch Notes
This patch adds a setting to enable Vsync.
As a fallback, the game will also no longer try to run faster than your refresh rate allows.
Cheers! zediven
Patch Notes - Windows Only
Good day!
I apologize for the time between the latest update and now.
This patch contains a ton of new features, quality of life improvements, and game system changes. Although this patch doesn't introduce too many new assets, it does introduce very big changes to the underlying mechanics -- the goal is this will allow for much more impactful changes in the future, and I'm excited to start working on them!
High level feature changes:
1. Mutation Tree:
The new Mutation Tree replaces the old Mutation system, which allows for much greater character customization and more functionality improvements. If you've every played a popular ARPG with one of these, you'll understand :)
Mutation Points are unlocked by leveling up your Mutation Tier, which is accomplished by completing stages. The further you get in a run, the more bonus experience you'll receive.
2. The game now features stages, instead of a singular level with infinite monsters. As you progress through each stage, you'll gain a portal to the next one, featuring tougher enemies. Leaderboards are now computed on the highest stage completed in the shortest time. Good luck!
3. Damage Types
I've completely overhauled the gameplay mechanics, and there are now multiple different damage types. You can access various stats via the Mutation Tree or via items which allow you to customize your characters!
4. Character Keystones
Each character starts with a unique keystone, giving them each unique gameplay opportunities.
5. Fixed layout generation
Still a work in progress, but level layout generation is much more predictable now.
6. Physics & Knockback
Characters and monsters are now physically simulated, so they can be knocked back, slowed, etc via mechanics in game.
7. Projectiles have a maximum travel distance
8. Many UI improvements, full controller support.
... and much more.
Please note that due to the many many changes in game, this patch will use a new save file. 0.3.x saves are not being deleted, but they will be unused going forward.
I'll leave the rest for you to check out in game!
Happy leaderboard chasing!
zediven
Patch Notes 0.3.13
This patch contains a number of new keystones, including 2 new active abilities.
The 2 new skills available are Battle Axe, and Frost Orb.
Lumi now starts with Frost Orb instead of Blizzard.
Various other balance changes, too much to write here. I'm resetting the leaderboards for this as the balance is likely quite different now.
Cheers, zediven
Patch Notes
Patch 0.3.12
Part of this was deployed earlier, the rest now.
Lumi now grants 60% increased effect of curses.
Damage Capacitor damage reduced from 100% of stored damage -> 15% of stored damage.
New, less obnoxious XP pickup sound!
Added clarity around locked item chests.
Fixed issue where curse proliferation wouldn’t apply spread curses properly.
Fixed issue with projectile collisions against terrain.
