STS2 Patch Notes — 2024-10-24

CONTENT

Enemies:

• Reintroduced Decemillipede as an Act 2 elite
• Demoted Spiny Toad from an elite to a regular encounter
• Added more ascension levels:
• Ascension 7 - Intruder Alert
• Ascension 8 - Tight Belt
• Added Ascension 9 - Unchantments

BALANCE

Potions & Relics:

• Nerfed Daughter of the Wind relic: Block gain decreased from 2 -> 1

Ancients:

• Folly curse card now does HP loss instead of damage

Events:

• Reworked Hungry for Mushrooms event:
• “Big Guy” choice: lessened card draw at start of combat decreased from 3 less cards -> 2 less cards and ||now makes you big||
• “Fragrant One” choice: “Lose 30% Max HP. Upgrade 6 random cards.”
• Spoils Map quest card is no longer playable
• Reworked The Legends Were True event:
• “It's a Trap” choice: changed from Cursed: Regret -> Heal 10 HP
• “Flying Darts” choice: HP loss changed from 12 -> 18

ART

• Added VFX shield assets for Mecha Knight
• Made some Silent card portrait touch ups
• Added VFX for Nightmare card
• Added VFX for Infested Automaton event

USER INTERFACE & EXPERIENCE

• Added hovertip for the option to remove common tooltips
• Added tooltip when hovering Upload Gameplay Data option in settings screen
• Added ascension level to Run History
• Added a fade mask to bottom and top of card grid screens

WORDING

• Conqueror card now specifies that its effect is based on dealing unblocked attack damage
• Removed extra "choose" in Prepared card’s choice prompt
• Updated the Self Help Book event wording

BUG FIXES

Ironclad:

• Folly curse card now procs Rupture power
• Killing an enemy with Juggernaut + Toric Toughness card combo no longer softlocks

Silent:

• Distraction card no longer makes unplayable cards have an energy cost visual
• Effects applied to a card after its been selected by Nightmare no longer apply to its copies
• Quicken power doesn't proc if you already discarded a card before you played Quicken card

Potions & Relics:

• Fixed Cursed Key relic description
• Hungering Portrait is now properly listed in the Relic Collection as an Ancient Relic
• Vambrace relic now affects Toric Toughness' power application

Enemies:

• Workbug goop at Ascension 4 no longer softlocks the game
• Burly Enemies now correctly give 1.25x gold instead of 0.2x

Misc:

• Card previews properly carry over upgrades in the Merchant shop
• Card rewards no longer sometimes stay on the screen forever
• Colorless cards in the Merchant shop can no longer be upgraded
• Enemy healing no longer counts as player healing in the run history.
• Fixed scrollbar visual on reward screen
• Reaction wheel now goes away if the application window is unfocused
• Replaced Overdraw power with Draw Card power
• Settings button no longer fades when clicked once
• Smoky vignette VFX no longer blocks mouse input
• Upgraded cards that have Exhaust no longer softlock Soul’s Power enchantment