Backpack Battles Patch 0.9.12

UpdateJun 28, 2024Summer Update OUT NOW!!

Backpack Battles is part of the Steam Summer Sale with a 10% discount! And our biggest update yet is live right now with many new items and quality-of-life features that were requested by you! The New Items! We added a…

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Official changelog (from the Steam announcement)

New Content & Features

NEW ITEM: Prismatic Orb
NEW ITEM: Unidentified Amulet (+Amulet of Life, Amulet of Feasting, Amulet of Energy, Amulet of the Wild, Amulet of Alchemy, Amulet of Steel)
NEW ITEM (Reaper): Toad
NEW RECIPE: Prismatic Sword
NEW RECIPE: Stone Golem
NEW ITEM: Shiny Shell
NEW RECIPE: Shell Totem
NEW ITEM: Oil Lamp
NEW ITEM: Maneki-neko
NEW RECIPE: Box of Prosperity
Added an UNDO FUNCTION! You can go back to old inventory placements with Ctrl+Z, redo with Ctrl+Y, define snapshots with Ctrl+ [1 to 9], and load them by pressing the same number (this only affects placements and can of course not revert buy/sell/crafting etc.)
Added a

summer-themed outfit for each chibi

Item tooltips now update in real-time during combat
Added new BGM for battle when in Survival mode, and for after battle (before and during Survival

Combat Log

Added totals to meters
Added meters & plots for weapon misses, item activations, maximum health gained, weapons out-of-stamina
Added entries when (de)buffs are reflected, nullified, resisted, protected, prevented etc.
You can show/minimize/hide activation entries using the panel above the combat log
Hovering entries after battle now restores states of items like potions, playing cards etc. as well as cooldowns, battle rage, and replays the related animations, damage numbers etc.
Added replay buttons to combat log

Neutral

Debuffs that are reflected can no longer be reflected a second time
Reworked Burning Torch: Heat threshold is removed, chance increased
Mana Orb: Now only triggers once. Mana cost 30 -> 35, buffs gained 12 -> 17
Djinn Lamp: Now only triggers once
Blueberry, Crown, Holy Spear, King Crown, and King Goobert now have the Magic type
Glowing Crown: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.4s
King Crown: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.4s
King Goobert: Invulnerability 1.2s -> 1.3s
Spear: Minimum damage +1
Holy Spear: Cooldown 1.4s -> 2.5s, damage 5-12 -> 13-18, Block removal 6 -> 10
Holy Armor: Block 55 -> 60
Corrupted Armor: Block 70 -> 75
Spectral Dagger: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.3s
Potion Belt: Cleanses 4 -> 5
Protective Purse: Block 12 -> 13
Stone Helm: Block 30 -> 35
Crossblades: Damage +3
Thornbloom: Chance to gain Empower 40% -> 50%, damage +1
Emerald (Inventory): More & faster Regeneration
Sapphire (Inventory): More & faster Cold
Tim: Critical hit and debuff resistance 30% -> 25%, cost 11g -> 10g
Hammer: Stun chance 50% -> 45%

Pyromancer

Burning Banner: Cooldown 3.4s -> 3.6s, Blind chance 30% -> 50%
Friendly Fire: Cooldown 3.5s -> 3.4s
Dark Lantern: Debuffs per Dark item 9 -> 8

Berserker

Reworked Wolf Emblem: No longer gives debuff resistance, now gives Empower or Block based on your current Block.
Anvil: Now affects a second weapon, damage bonus 2 -> 1

Ranger

Mega Clover: Buff threshold 20 -> 15, Buff amount 40 -> 25
Bow and Arrow, Belladonna’s Whisper, Tusk Piercer, Fortunas Grace: Stamina usage 1.5 -> 1.2
Belladonna’s Whisper: Damage needed per Poison 7 -> 6
Carrot: Cooldown 4s -> 3.5s

Fixes

Fixed a second Deck of Cards being available under very specific circumstances
Fixed a visual glitch when both players were in Battle Rage or invulnerable
Changed how Heroic Potion works internally, it now always creates a single log entry and issues with the Impractically Large Greatsword should be resolved
Fixed visual glitch when healing a try-heart

Other

Added activation animations for Mr. Struggles, Ruby Chonk, Cauldron
Added new sounds for Squirrel, Rat, Snake, Dragons, and items made of Fire & Ice
Added hover particles for Cauldron
Added a click tolerance for shop items to make them easier to grab
It’s now possible to grab a single item from the storage box by box-selecting it
Item library, options, character sheet: Lots of things now respond to hover
When crafting something from an item with gems inside, gems are now placed into the crafted item
Steam Deck: Removed options that are specific to desktop

Item Library

Filters (like the rarity) can now be right-clicked to apply it as an exclusive filter, and right-clicked twice to apply all except this one
Catalysts (crafting ingredients that are not consumed) are now marked on the info panel
Items now display their sockets when hovered