This is a major gameplay update with a focus on core mechanics. Combat should hopefully feel much tighter, more fun, and more skillful for those who enjoy a bit more than just “walk around and auto-attack everything” (which is a totally fine way to play too, but will require more metagame upgrades to be successful).

I also adjusted balance so it’s actually possible to reach the end of the demo (heh).

• there’s now a Golden obelisk that can be completed inside Groat’s compound
• most items are much more powerful now…
• improved hero and enemy animations
• item rarities are disabled temporarily
• knockback on all items is much more powerful overall
• many enemies now have some knockback resistance
• offhands can be used much more frequently
• offhands fire automatically in your direction of travel
• offhands have windup effects to give some time to aim them
• press “shift” to make your party stop and focus fire in front of you
• there are now glorious gibs when things are hurt/damaged
• improved tutorial windows
• item upgrade choices include all heroes again when leveling up
• more exciting UI for getting item upgrades and heroes
• added and improved various sound effects

• Fig’s shield creates smaller boulders at first, but much larger when upgraded
• Fig’s weapon knockbacks are stronger
• Fig’s jump attack now fully interrupts enemy attacks
• Fig does more damage
• Fig’s starting sword now actually looks wooden
• Fig’s boulder has a larger impact radius when bouncing, but bounces one less time
• Fig’s shield will create boulders much more frequently

• Min’s fireball gets a lot bigger with upgrades
• Min’s meteor also gets a lot bigger with upgrades
• Min’s meteor box cooldown is much lower
• Min’s pyroblaster throweth giant flames at higher upgrades

• Han’s arrows and bolts now do some knockback
• Han’s traps are thrown much more frequently and last longer
• Han’s Feathercut returns as an unlockable offhand with much more damage
• Han’s animations are improved

• Rea’s book of fear is used much more frequently
• Rea’s book of healio returns as an unlockable offhand with a larger area
• fix Rea’s leader skill upgrade so it actually increases healing

• fix heroes getting stuck if chosen too quickly in camp
• fix (reluctantly) heroes sometimes standing on chickens instead of mounting
• fix followers not helping leader if grabbed or knocked out
• fix some cases where more than one UI window could appear at a time
• fix a case where a new hero would join when getting a chest