Update 1.38.1

[ITEMS]

• Most equipment effects now have levels. Unlike rings, an item’s quality affects only the number of effects; their level can be any (from 1 to 3). The level of an item’s base effect (if it has one) depends on the item’s quality

• Smithing gems (Ruby, Opal, and others) now have 3 quality tiers. The higher the gem’s quality, the higher the level of the effects it applies

• Smithing gems can now be combined up to tier 3 (requires upgrading the Enchanting Table to level 3)

• At the Forge, you can now quickly combine all potions in your inventory (requires upgrading the Alchemical Laboratory to level 4)

• 2 new artifacts have been added - more powerful versions of the Claw and the Frog Leg; the icons for these items have also been updated

• "Phalanx Shard" has been replaced with "Obsidian Shard": the item’s name and appearance have been updated

[GENERATION]

• A new small lair has been added - "Secret Sanctuary". The gate can appear in any location

[GAMEPLAY]

• After changing the behavior type for summoned undead, all subsequent creatures summoned by the Necromancer will automatically use the same behavior type

• Creatures set to "aggressive" behavior will try to position themselves in front of the character

[MISC]

• Many creatures now remain as corpses on the ground after being killed (can be disabled in Settings)

• The Golem pet is now fully animated

• Zombie Crossbowmans and Ancient Guardians are now animated

• After visiting one-time gates to sub-locations and bosses, they will not disappear; they will remain on the map, but in a destroyed state

• Goblin Druids now summon a Rat Spirit instead of a regular Rat

• Special sound and visual effects have been added for items that drop with Epic quality or higher ("Other Effects" must be enabled in Settings)

• All chests, the iron barricade, the ranged barricade (with and without spikes), and the four-way shooting trap now visually break apart gradually

• The Blood Circle is now displayed on the mini-map

• Added a sound for torches in hand and on the wall, as well as a crunching sound when moving over snow

[BALANCE]

• All equipment and weapon effects have been rebalanced

• Stat values can no longer fall below 0 due to curses or perk penalties

• The attack range of the starter Zombies and Skeletons summoned by the Necromancer has been increased

• The "Laceration" curse now fills the Bleed gauge by a random amount for each hit taken (instead of having a chance to apply the effect instantly)

[INTERFACE]

• Updated the icons of some effects and items

• Updated and clarified the descriptions of many equipment and weapon effects

• Effect icon backgrounds in the inventory now change depending on each effect’s level

• Descriptions of smithing gems, ingots, and artifacts can now be collapsed

• Inventory slots now play an animation when tapped/clicked

• Additional defense and damage types are now shown at the Forge when upgrading an item

• When the "Bleeding" effect is applied, the on-screen visual effect will not be shown if "Blood" is disabled in Settings

[FIXED]

• Fixed a critical Unity vulnerability present in outdated engine versions

• The experience bonus granted after building the Tavern was calculated incorrectly and was too low

• The "Carrot and Stick" modifier, when taking damage, reduced not only current experience but also active experience modifiers

• The "Storm" weapon effect could not drop on most types of swords and daggers

• The "Payroll Records" effect increased experience gained instead of the amount of gold

• After animation updates, the Slime stopped using ranged attacks

• After repeatedly saving and loading the same floor (for example, by using many Runes of Greed on one floor), the game could freeze

• Ghostly creatures could teleport to zero coordinates if they finished their attack inside a wall

• If music was disabled, it could still start playing when moving to the next floor

• When stunned, the character did not interrupt some skills

• The transparency and size of touch buttons might not be saved

• Corridor generation between rooms did not account for door positions, and doors located in a room corner could be ignored

• The effects of ranged skills that depend on the target’s stats (for example, critical hit chance against creatures with a certain armor type) could use the character’s stats instead of the target’s

• The Royal Executioner’s weapon in phase two did not change color (for example, when affected by Frost); also, his weapon might not disappear after the fight ended

• Creatures could respawn as a shadow even if they were already a shadow

• Monster Champions will no longer appear as shadows when the "Vengeful Spirit" curse is active

• The "Vampirism" ability did not work for some allied creatures (for example, the summoned "Zombie Butcher")

• Fog of war over the mini-map could be cut off along the right edge if a modifier that increases location size was enabled

• When closing the consumables purchase screen in the Fortress, all interface buttons became unavailable

• The preview of effects currently affecting the character could appear twice after loading a save

• After loading a saved floor, items on the ground did not get an outline matching their quality

• Selling the last passive item in the inventory in the Fortress could cause an error

• Creature corpses did not disappear over chasms

• The amount of gold received from dismantling an item could fall outside the range shown on the dismantle warning screen

• The visual effect of the "Summoning Circle" perk was displayed only at level 5 (it now appears starting from level 1)

• The effects and penalties of the "Stone Skin", "Keeper of Secrets", "Alchemist", and "Crushing Power" perks were not displayed in the character’s stats

• The bowstrings of some creatures that became shadows were not tinted black, nor were their projectiles