STS2 Patch Notes — 2023-09-08

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The Necrobinder and her faithful right-hand left hand are BACK and totally revamped! She now has 3 brand new cards under her belt and 2 new powers, Shield and Vigor. You may notice that many of her cards have been reworked, her and Osty’s HP has been rebalanced, Osty must now be revived/healed at rest sites, AND you can now freely switch between which character is in front. We’d greatly appreciate your feedback on anything Necrobinder-related! ☠️

We’ve also got tons of updated event art, UI changes, and bug fixes, among other things. Let’s dig in!

CONTENT:

• Added Shield power

- “The next time you gain Block from a card, gain X additional Block.”

• Added Vigor power

- “Your next Attack deals X additional damage.”

• "Born to Die" card has been removed, and "Deathbringer" card has been added

- Type: Common Attack

- Energy cost: 2

- "Deal 13(17) damage to ALL enemies."

• Added "Drain Life" Necrobinder card

- Type: Uncommon Attack

- Energy cost: 1

- "Deal 7(9) damage. Gain Vigor equal to unblocked damage dealt."

• Added "Grave Warden" Necrobinder card

- Type: Common Skill

- Energy cost: 1

- You and Osty each gain 5(8) Shield.

• Better Than Ever card has been reworked

- Rarity: Rare -> Uncommon

- "If Osty is dead, revive him and apply 5(8) Strength." -> "Transfer all your Vigor to Osty. Draw 1 card."

- Upgrade: Adds Retain keyword

• Bodyguard card has been reworked

- Type: Power -> Skill

- "Osty gains 3(4) Dexterity." -> "Osty gains 12(16) Block and moves to the front. You can't swap this turn."

• Loyalty card has been reworked

- Type: Attack -> Skill

- "If Osty is dead, deal 11(16) damage." -> "You and Osty each gain 3(4) Vigor."

• Shared Fate card has been reworked

- "For each Curse obtained this run, apply 6(9) Doom to ALL enemies." -> "Lose 3(4) Strength. Enemy loses 3(4) Strength."

• Heel card has been reworked

- "Osty gains 15(20) Block." -> "Osty gains 8(11) Shield."

• Dark Siphon card has been reworked

- Type: Skill -> Attack

- Energy cost increased from 1 -> 2

- "Osty heals HP equal to the amount of Doom on ALL enemies." -> "Osty deals 18(24) damage. If this kills an enemy, gain 3 energy. Exhaust."

• Flatten card has been reworked

- "Osty attacks 5 times." -> "Osty deals 5(6) damage 5 times."

• Plague Carrier card has been reworked

- "Whenever Osty dies, ALL enemies gain 20(25) Doom." -> "Whenever Osty gains Block, apply 3(4) Doom to a random enemy." BALANCE:

• Decreased Necrobinder's HP from 42 -> 35
• Increased Osty's HP from 15 -> 45
• Enemy debuffs are now redirected to Osty if he's in front
• Osty no longer revives and heals at the start of every room. Instead, Osty can be revived and healed by resting at rest sites
• Fetch card type changed from Skill -> Attack
• Reanimate card cost increased from 0 -> 1. Upgrading Reanimate now reduces its cost to 0
• Sacrifice card energy gain increased from 3(4) -> 4(5). Rarity changed from Uncommon -> Rare

BUG FIXES:

• Fearmonger power now triggers when "Osty deals damage" attacks are played
• Brainbug card selection now fades out to not overlap with relic bar
• Fixed the ability to deselect cards from Gambling Chip
• Energy orb shiny UI can no longer be seen in Neow room
• Fixed fade out asset misposition in deck
• Fixed character layering issues
• Fixed softlock on Acid Dust and Fairy in a Bottle
• Fixed softlock on stall
• Fixed typo in Dense Vegetation event choice
• Run history no longer crashes game
• Fixed softlock when debuffing Soul Nexus

METRICS:

• Re-added events sending metrics
• Neow choice metrics are now tracked

ART:

• Updated event art for the following 16 events: Battleworn Dummy, Brain Bug, Bug Slayer, Buried Seed, Byrdonis Egg, Cursed Choice, Field of the Forgotten, Hungry for Mushrooms, Infested Automaton, Self-Help Book, Symbiote, Telepathic Spiders, The Future of Potions, The Trial, Tinker Time, Wood Carvings
• Cleared out old potion outlines
• Fixed Defect animation
• Added art for remaining enchantment icons
• Added Chaos, Chill, and Compile Driver art
• Added Hellraiser and Aggression power icons
• Added new Hunter Killer animations
• Updated potion assets
• Added new marker icons for characters

UI & EFFECTS:

• “Abandon Run” confirmation popup buttons are now larger
• Added hide/show logic for all combat HUD toggler components
• Added button for swapping between Necrobinder and Osty being "in front"
• Adjusted common button outlines to be thinner and always displayed for now
• Adjusted event body text material and removed text panel background from Neow room
• Adjusted merchant hitbox and added debug visualizer for the hitbox to test aspect ratios
• Adjusted event text, spacing, alignment rules, etc
• Updated text color in events to be cream (used to be white after event loc update)
• Updated orb text materials and positioning logic
• Disallowed multiple energy gain VFX when effect is already playing
• Energy icon in energy tip is now on the right hand side
• Orb descriptions show up when you hover over character
• Rest site icon appears now in room history screen
• Moved Cubex Construct beam to be more centered to the orb

WORDING:

• Sentry Mode: "At end of turn, Osty attacks a random enemy for 10 damage." -> "At the end of your turn, Osty deals 10 damage to a random enemy."
• Blight Strike: "Apply Doom equal to damage done" -> "Apply Doom equal to unblocked damage done”
• Updated Osty's Devotion relic description