Backpack Battles Patch 0.7.0

PatchDec 17, 2023

This week's update is HUGE! It comes with 4 new items, three of them are crafts: the Torch is an early-game weapon, the Burning Lump of Coal and Burning Torch can be obtained by igniting Lump of Coal/Torch with a Fire…

Official notes on Steam ↗

Official changelog (from the Steam announcement)

Added ITEM LIBRARY!
NEW RECIPE: Burning Coal
NEW RECIPE: Torch
NEW RECIPE: Burning Torch
NEW UNIQUE: Artifact Stone: Heat

Balance

Reworked Potion Belt
Poison Ivy: No longer applies +5 poison when reaching the threshold. Damage bonus 25% -> 20%
Amethyst (Weapon): Now triggers “On hit” instead of “On attack” (this is for consistency)
Stone Skin Potion: Cost 5g -> 6g
Strong Stone Skin Potion: Spikes 3 -> 2, Duration 3s -> 4s
Eggscalibur: Mana Cost 15 -> 13
Ruby Chonk: Heat threshold 10 -> 15 (to compensate for the new Heat generation items in the game)
Hammer: Damage +1
Lump Of Coal (Armor): Block 6 -> 7

Fixes

Fixed Artifact Stone: Cold playing its throw animation twice
Another attempt to fix the Linux crash

Other

Recipe book can now be opened from the title screen
Improved cursor hotspot
Deck of Cards now always activates start of battle