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Backpack Battles Patch 0.5.4

PatchOct 22, 2023

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…

Official changelog (from the Steam announcement)
  • NEW ITEM: Corrupted Crystal
  • NEW RECIPE: Pandamonium
  • You can now select a class in the recipe book (top left) to see all recipes available to this class

Balance

  • Crossblades: Cooldown 1.2s -> 1.6s, speed Scaling 5% -> 3%
  • Wooden Buckler: Chance 25% -> 35%, Block 6 -> 3, stamina drain 1.0 -> 0.5
  • 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
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