It's been another absolutely wild week for us! Since the 0.5.3 patch last Sunday, Backpack Battles has been the #1 demo on Steam with no interruption and has doubled its peak concurrent player count to over 12,000! We…
Spiked Shield: Spikes cap 3 -> 2, Block needed for Spike generation 20 -> 30
Shield of Valor: * items now give 30% more Block (no longer generates Block based on * items - it’s slightly less Block overall, but most importantly, it’s easier to grasp)
Hammer: Damage -1
Steel Goobert: Block gain 20 -> 18
Blood Goobert: Base lifesteal 8 -> 10
Garlic: Vampirism removal chance 50% -> 40%
The Lovers: Damage/heal: 10 -> 11
Ace of Spades: Luck gain 1 -> 2
Eggscalibur: Damage +1
Fixes
Fixed RNG manipulation using the reserve button
Mana Orb no longer triggers Emerald (Armor) and Topaz (Armor)
Leather Armor/Holy Armor now activate at the start of battle
Fixed rare case where the Deck of Cards could be rolled twice
Other
Crafted items that get larger now search for a free space in inventory instead of always being pushed to storage
Recipe book now shows the stars of an item
Recipes that are not accessible to your class can no longer be started
Improved empty star slots visuals
Added shopkeeper hints to teach the player how to reserve an item and that you can move bags
Renamed Rib Saw Blade to Ripsaw Blade
Updated many tooltips to use a highlighted condition in front (5 Mana gained: do something etc.)
Shopkeeper now starts talking when leaving the shop instead of when hovering the “Start Backpack Battle” sign