Playtest notes 17 Apr 2025

Internal playtest70 entries22 interface changes22 bug fixes17 balance changes5 content additions2 art updates1 audio update1 wording fix

This is a pre-release internal note from the closed playtest, quoted as it was written for testers. It describes a build that no longer exists; treat it as history, not as a description of the current game.

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Content

Potions & Relics

Added Illusory Wall relic

Ancients

Tanx's Apex blessing now gives you its associated Apex Instinct relic

General

In runs where Neow appears, you start with 1 HP and heal at Neow
Map drawings are now saved into the save file
You can now erase parts of your drawings

Balance

Ancients

Choice's Paradox nerfed. Cards viewed from 10 -> 5

Enemies

Nerfed Corpse Slugs: no longer have multihit attacks
Changed Phantasmal Gardeners: initial moves changed to be all unique
Buffed Soul Fysh: HP increased from 144(155) -> 181(191)
Changed Waterfall Giant:
Now has a fixed moveset
No longer incorrectly scales
Steam Eruption starting amount increased from 6 -> 7
Buffed Mad Crab:
Dazed cards given increased from 2 -> 4
Smash damage increased from 12(13) -> 13(14)

Events

Buffed Abyssal Baths event: HP loss range decreased from 3-7 -> 2-6
Nerfed Orb Glutton event: "Smash the Slugs" choice energy gain decreased from 2 -> 1
Changed The Drowning Beacon event:
"Drink from the tide pool" choice now costs current HP instead of max HP
Waterlogged curse card now costs 1 energy and is Eternal

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Multiplayer

In multiplayer, every map has one less node (We're especially looking for playtester feedback on this one!)

Art

Added light VFX to layer 1 of Underdocks' combat background
Added Toadpole animations

User interface & experience

Enemies

Hardened Shell power now counts down to show how much damage is left to be dealt
In power descriptions, replaced "this creature" with the creature's actual name
Test Subject now gets bigger as he respawns

Ancients

Updated Ancient card banner and text box

General

Any Epochs you discover can now be revealed in the Timeline for free
Epochs are no longer represented as drawn cards in the Timeline screen
Undiscovered Epochs now have a blurry preview in the Timeline
Added enchantment icon next to card entry in deck history
Added heal VFX when you're healed at an event (or Ancient)
Made changes to multi-card play UX
Created a schema to show how to obtain epochs when you hover over their slot
Enchantment tab is now scooted up if there is no star cost
Enchantments that are used up now appear disabled
Feedback screen now only clears when you submit feedback, not when it closes
Give Up is now disabled if the climb is already over
Room where a specific relic was received is now highlighted when hovering over said relic in Run History

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General (continued)

If a player obtains multiple epochs, they are now staggered by 3 seconds each
Moved the card reward row down very slightly and increased the period when they're unselectable from 0.2 seconds to 0.35 seconds so that it's less likely for players to rapidly click on reward buttons and pick a card on accident
Removed epoch titles from the cards when obtaining them
Updated map drawing colors for all characters
When peeking from a hand selection (ex. Decisions, Decisions card) your whole hand is now visible again
When using the search bar in the card library, it no longer shows all pools

Audio

Added new SFX and background music for The Insatiable

Wording

Byrdonis Egg event has been renamed to Byrdonis Nest

Bug fixes

Ironclad

Choosing a Bound card to upgrade as a target for Armaments no longer softlocks the game after ending turn

Necrobinder

Doom no longer shrinks monster size if the monster grew

Regent

Fixed softlock when playing GUARDS!!! card

Potions & Relics

Beetle Juice potion now accounts for any other scale modification made to the monster

Ancients

Tezcatara's Ember blessing now properly shows up in event room hovertips

Enemies

Fixed Phantasmal Gardeners so that their HP is now ranged from 28(29)-32(33) instead of incorrectly either 28/29 or 32/33
Enemies that start combat with debuffs (ex. Slow) no longer shake when the room starts
Fixed typo in Hardened Shell power description
Disrupt power now only resets from 0 at the start of the player turn
Tough Eggs in Ovicopter fight no longer appear offscreen

Events

Waterlogged Scriptorium's "Prickly Sponge" choice is now locked if you don't have enough gold

General

Players can now hover over history nodes in game over screen
End Turn button now shows the turn number on turn 1
Fixed issue where clicking too fast in Epoch unlock screens causing weirdness and overlaps
Fixed card grid overlapping with scrollbar at certain aspect ratios
The VFX for when a power wears off no longer appears when you hard close the application mid-combat
When in fullscreen, the edge of the window is now clickable
Fixed issue where clicking the Close button twice in Unlock screens would cause weirdness

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Multiplayer

Ancient room is now only saved after all players have picked a blessing option (Previously, the room would be saved as soon as the host picked an
option, which would cause clients to miss out on taking rewards after the save was loaded)
Confused debuff no longer applies to all players in MP
Reduced the chances of seeing duplicate relics at the treasure room screen

Newer: 25 Apr 2025 All patch notes Older: 10 Apr 2025