Backpack Battles Patch 0.5.2

PatchOct 8, 2023

The weekly update is here with a new subclass for the Reaper! You can now become a Hexblade by buying the Cursed Dagger. It gives you the ability to crit on Reaper and scales with debuffs. Additionally, as a Dagger, it…

Official notes on Steam ↗

Official changelog (from the Steam announcement)

NEW SUBCLASS (Reaper) using the Cursed Dagger
Reworked Fanfare
Gems can now fuse in sockets
Gems can now be thrown into storage from sockets with Ctrl+Click

Balance

Ranger now starts with a Banana instead of a Stone
Piercing Arrow: Crit damage 25% -> 30%, Luck chance 40% -> 50%
Poison Ivy: Extra damage Poison threshold 20 -> 15 (still deals 20% extra damage)
Mr. Struggles: Speed boost 100% -> 150%
Impractically Large Greatsword: Empower needed 10 -> 8, accuracy 85% -> 90%
Goobert: Heal 15 -> 12
Health Potion: Heal 10 -> 12
Strong Health Potion: Heal 12 -> 15
Bloody Dagger: Heal per Vampiric item 1 -> 2
Blood Harvester: Stamina usage 2.0 -> 1.8
Villain Sword: Cooldown 1.4s -> 1.2s
Stone: Block removal 4 -> 3
Spear: Block removal 5 -> 4 per slot
Emerald (Weapon): Chances increased
Critwood Staff is now a Nature item, Villain Sword is now a Dark item
Mr. Struggles now benefits from Death Scythe

Fixes

“The Lovers” now shows particles when giving Regeneration
Fixed a cooldown issue with Impractically Large Greatsword
Fixed Cap of Resilience visual effect staying active after combat
Cap of Resilience now applies Lucky Piggy buff correctly
Fixed an issue where fps was locked to 60 after tabbing out of the game
Fixed a crash when battle was entered without buying anything in subclass round
Several minor glitches

Other

“The Lovers” and “Ace of Spades” now have a visual indicator when the bonus effect is active
Added particles for Jynx torquilla, Flute and Fanfare