The Spell Brigade gets lots of gameplay improvements plus a UI update for Steam Deck

PATCH NOTES - VERSION 0.7.2.2392 (29-01-25)

✨NEW✨

🧠 A new developer: Luk
🏰 A new Lobby: The Spell Brigade Headquarters
🎯 2 new Objectives, featuring Spell Cores and Soul Sludge

🕹️GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS🕹️

✅ Added an intro and outro sequence to the boss battle with Sol’phish, the Long One.
✅ Updated Sol’phish, the Long One’s attack to be a burst attack.
✅ Sol’phish, the Long One can now become staggered.
✅ Defeating Sol’phish, the Long One in Endless Mode now rewards players with an Augmentation.
🤝 Improved the targeting for the Gnasher.
🤝 Chthonic Charge no longer drops mines when standing still, unless the Healing Augmentation was equipped.
🤝 During the Sacrifice Objective, targeting enemies within the objective’s zone is prioritized.
🤝 When playing with friends only, the game’s auto kicking system is disabled.
🤝 Quests for completing specific Realms and Threat Levels can now also be completed in Endless Mode.
✅ Fixed an issue where the Stats menu would sometimes show incorrect elements for a Spell.
🤝 Made the Matchmaking toggle in the Lobby more accessible so it’s easier to switch between playing online and offline.
✅ A player’s ready state is now easier to cancel (with ESC/B/Circle).
✅ Made category navigation in the Stat menu loopable.

🎨VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS🎨

✅ The game’s UI has a visual revamp, meaning more consistent colors and animations.
✅ Improved general button feedback and button prompt readability.
✅ Improved the visual feedback on the Ready button.
✅ Improved the visual feedback for the Covenants button, specifically when 2 Covenants are activated.
🤝 Fixed the pulsing animation of all matchmaking timers in the Lobby.
✅ Improved the visuals and navigation for the Quest menu.
✅ Refined some visuals for the Enchantments menu.
🤝 Fixed a visual issue where, sometimes, some Enchantments would not show yellow, even though they were fully mastered.
✅ Made the menu navigation in the Lobby loopable.
🤝 Reduced the delay between multiple reward popups in the Game Over menu.
✅ Increased the size of the XP bar, HP bar and Spell Slots to improve readability for Steam Deck.
✅ Added a failed state to Objective icons in the progress bar.
🤝 Fixed a visual issue where some stats in the Stat menu would overlap and mess with the spacing.
✅ Added an escape animation when the Golden Crab Objective is failed.
🤝 Fixed a visual where the player’s “Level Up” message was obstructed by the shadows of Sol’phish, the Long One’s attacks, as well as the VFX of some Objectives.
🤝 Reduced the volume of the explosion of Falling Stars.
🤝 Fixed an issue where the Gnasher’s animations would be stuck.

⚖️BALANCING⚖️

🤝 Increased the scaling of Enemy spawning and density in Endless Mode (after Cycle I).
✨ Improved some of the Moonerang’s Augmentations:
🤝 Deals Critical Damage at its furthest point: now also deals +15% Critical Damage
🤝 Lingers at its furthest point: increased size and duration by 10%
🤝 Aims at the Enemy with the most Health: changed bonus from +22% Range to +15% Damage

⚙️STABILITY⚙️

🤝 Adjusted behavior of the Hex Bomb to reduce impact on performance (more performance improvements will follow).
🤝 Fixed an issue where Spells moved wrong when targeting a Gnasher enemy.
🤝 Fixed an issue where pickups could spawn in the air and could not be reached by players.
🤝 Fixed an issue where Spell icons in the Stat menu weren’t shown sometimes.
✅ Fixed an issue where sometimes inaccurate button prompts would show when returning to the Lobby.
🤝 Fixed an issue where the Lobby’s music would not play when returning them from quitting a run.
✅ Players can no longer switch between menus in the Lobby when Matchmaking has started.
✅ Fixed an issue where keyboard/controller navigation in the Lobby would sometimes break when selecting a different menu using the mouse.
✅ Fixed an issue where controller/keyboard navigation in menus would lose focus after a mouse click.
🤝 Fixed an issue where the “Invite Friend” prompt would not work on controller after using it on keyboard.
🤝 Fixed an issue where the Start and Options menus would overlap in ultrawide and super ultrawide ratios.

🌎LOCALIZATION🌏

🤝 Improved French translations.
🤝 Improved German translations.
🤝 Improved Italian translations.
🤝 Improved Korean translations.
🤝 Improved Polish translations.
🤝 Improved Russian translations.
🤝 Improved Simplified Chinese translations.
🤝 Improved Traditional Chinese translations.

🤝 = changes inspired by community feedback