Shovel Knight Dig version 1.1.3 hotfix

This version update brings you to 1.1.3 (hotfix). You can view your current version by selecting *Options *from the Title Screen and viewing the versioning information at the bottom of the screen.

You can also view the full history of all updates at our website http://yachtclubgames.com/digupdates.

This hotfix update addresses more critical bugs like soft locks, a few general bug fixes, and more level-design changes to improve fairness and reduce erroneous room layouts.

Version 1.1.3 (Hotfix)

General Fixes

• Updated and fixed Localization bugs.

• Aqua Mole Knight could get stuck in fin form on rare occasions.

• Tombola Gem icon persisted into the next dialog box.

• Rooms where Gastronomole’s shop did not fit properly in the room.

• Secret Fountain with Floatsome ambush rooms had issues when electrocuting while in water.

• Corrected platforms in Smeltworks where platforms were too small for oven art.

• Instances where rooms would be generated with corridors that were too small or had indestructible blocks, preventing the player from proceeding.

• Error with game saves when picking up a buff or Relic for the first time.

• Improved the timing when Chester’s shop arrives to coincide better with NPC dialog.

• Problems with Grub Pit and Secret Fountain Blueprints missing on some occasions.

• Sorting issues with Aqua Mole Knight and various parts of his stage.

• Spore Knight’s hat could disappear without being launched.

• It was possible to open the pause menu while skipping the opening cutscene.

• When rolling in the Ballistic Armor, speaking with an NPC, or interacting with a sign, it was possible to jump into a well, causing the text box prompt to stay on screen.

• Giant Crab would not turn on triggers from spikes.

• Scrap Knight would become frozen on the floor while her bag was in the air.

Softlock and Crash Fixes

• In Magic Landfill, it’s no longer possible to softlock the game when entering a portal and throwing the Boomerang Shovel.

• In specific situations when using the Warp Dirt, and using the War Horn, the player would slide across the screen and cause a softlock.

• A rare softlock in a Smeltworks sideroom.

• A crash when using the War Horn was used on various enemies during the dream sequences.

Improvements

• Level Design improvements in Secret Fountain involving side room design, access to locked doors, and gears in instances where it made it near impossible to reach.

• Level design improvements to Smeltworks for siderooms that improve the design and reduce unfairness.

• Mushroom Mines room changes that remove unfairly hidden spikes in some rooms.

• Removed continuous threats in a variety of stages to reduce difficulty.

• Optimizations to text rendering and text effects.

• How Crossbows reactivate when entering a horizontal room in Drill Knight’s Castle.

• Made it so the Cancel button could be used to exit Master Argus’ menu in the camp.

• After defeating a Propeller Rat with a drill, the drill now pauses longer before falling and won’t damage the player as soon as the Propeller Rat has been defeated.

• increased the amount of time it takes bombs to explode when dropped by Floorbs.

Spoiler Content

• Added title screen congratulation unlock prompts for regular and True Endings.

• Added more text hints to help with unlocking the True Endings.

• Added animation flourishes during the True Endings. questline.

• Player is no longer required to speak with Shield Knight when attempting the bomb component for the True Endings