October 22, 2022 Patch

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Sources

Source: v1.88 Patch Notes

Version notes

Updated to game version v1.88.

Patch notes

Hi folks,

We just deployed a new version of DemonCrawl! This update includes the 2022 Halloween event, a ton mastery balance changes, several new items and more.

Full patch notes are available below. Enjoy!

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Halloween Event

• Expanded holiday questline with new avatar rewards - 11 missions in total
• Questline avatars from previous Halloween events have been moved to prizeboxes
• 2 additional avatars have been added to Halloween prizeboxes
• When you donate the maximum amount of candy to a stranger, you will receive 10 Tokens instead of 1 for the final donation
• New consumable item:  Big Candy - "50% chance to spawn a heart during the next 100 turns."

• New magic item: [TOP SECRET]

• New holiday paint: [CLASSIFIED]

• New mythic emblem: [REDACTED]

• Replaced Options screen music

New Features

• New legendary item:  Mana Signet - "Stages have additional Ethereal cells equal to the minimum power. When you complete a stage, gain 50 mana for each visible Ethereal cell." (Designed by Mythic Patron Emberflame ❤️)
• New consumable item:  Instant Familiar - "Spawn a familiar on target empty cell and pass a turn."
• New consumable item:  Evil Container - "Lose all of your omens. Get them back at the start of the next stage."
• Added blueprints for  Caliper and  Liquid Gold
• Updated GameMaker runtime to the latest version
• Added some easter eggs that most players will never notice :)

Balance Changes

•  Commander III rework: "Convert your familiars into Instant Familiars."
•  Undertaker II rework: "When using Bones, you can target any visible cell without an aura."
•  Firefly I rework: "Burning cells do not hurt you. Each stage has burning cells equal to the minimum power."
•  Firefly II rework: "Whenever you fully and correctly chord a 2 or greater, burn and reveal a random nearby cell."
•  Ghost I nerf: "Whenever you die, activate Ectodrop."
•  Ghost II rework: "Whenever you complete a stage in ghost form, revive with 1 life."
•  Ghost III rework: "Activate Ectoplasm and increase the amount of life you revive with."
•  Demolitionist II rework: "Increase the radius of all explosion effects."
•  Barbarian II buff: "Whenever a stranger dies, activate Rotting Head. Whenever a Rotting Head expires, kill all visible monsters."
•  Barbarian III rework: "Activate Rotting Heads equal to the number of strangers you have killed."
•  Survivor II buff: "At the end of each stage, gain max life equal to the minimum power if you are injured."
•  Knight III buff: "Fortify all of your armor by 5."
•  Mutant III buff: Charge cost reduced from 3 to 2
•  Poisoner III buff: "Consume all of your Poisons, activate an equal number of Spider Fangs, then gain Poison."
•  Detective III buff: "Remove all visible monsters from the board and gain coins equal to their cell values."
•  Prophet I buff: "Increase your XP gain by 35%."
•  Bookworm I nerf: Book of Love research subject changed from "heart" to "life"
•  Bookworm III nerf: "Gain an item related to your research subject."

Bug Fixes

•  Undertaker III and  Commander III can no longer activate before monsters have spawned
• Fixed  Sphere of Influence not affecting targeted consumable items
• Fixed  Plum not affecting targeted consumable items
• Fixed  Ectodrop status effect lingering after reviving
• Re-coded  Mortar and  Divine Mortar to avoid crashes with large chains of explosions
• Mrs. Claus Spawners can no longer appear out of season
• Fixed an issue with old special event progress interfering with new special events