Magic Research 2 version 1.6.3 is out!

A new version of Magic Research 2, version 1.6.3, is now out for everyone. This is a medium-sized update with mostly a lot of UI changes and improvements, with the goal of trying to reduce friction while playing the game.

Full patch notes below.

New features and changes

• Add new event that triggers if defeating Winged Sphinx a second time (on a different Retirement) and a new item

• Add ability to select equipped items by pressing on them

• Remove unequip buttons from equipped item display; items can be unequipped instead by double pressing them

• Add ability to jump to Transmute an item by clicking the item name in the cost display

• Sort Transmutations of materials in the Transmute screen by material type (Paper, gems, ores, ingots, etc.)

• Add ability to input a specific number quantity in a few areas in the game, including in the amount transmuted by Wizards

• If there are no empty slots, equipping a copy of a Pouch item that you already have equipped, instead of placing it in the first slot, it will instead replace the lowest quality equipped copy

• After clearing the "Convenience" Storyline, Enhancement purchases can now be queued

• Synchro grids can now be named

• Synchro bonuses can now be filtered by Element

• Synchro bonuses will reveal their effect if you have ever unlocked the requirements for its effect in any retirement, rather than at the current time

• Synchro UI for grids slightly improved

• Improve display of damage numbers in Exploration screen, hopefully also solving their performance issues

• Improve visibility of Familiar row swap button

• Reorder items in Strategy menu in Exploration screen, for better visibility of Exploration Config options

• Item quality no longer applies to items that do not get direct bonuses from it

• Auto-combine items will now unequip Pouch items outside of battle

• When specifically auto-combining healing Pouch items, it will now also unequip and replace the lowest quality item (outside of battle)

• Foresight now shows the timer next to the Events menu button if collapsed and on a wide screen

• The following menus are now badged: Study (if there are free researchers and they are not being auto-assigned), Familiars (if there are any idle Familiars) , Rituals (if corruption is above safe limit)

• Small backend performance improvements

• Allow ability to load backup save data when facing an error (to prevent being permanently stuck)

Bug fixes

• Fix display of critical errors (errors on loading saved data)

• Fix "dancing" Menu buttons when a different button is pressed

• Fix "Transmute, Channel and Purchase" button not appearing for Enhancements

• Other minor fixes

Balance changes

• Item Astrologer's Robe effect reduced (+1000% -> +500%) to compensate for the new item added