Hello WZRDS! Today I am rolling out a new update with a number of balance adjustments as well as UI improvements and bug fixes. More content as well as a roadmap for future development will come soon, but these changes were too important to put off
Notable Changes
After launch, I sent my game out to a few people who have never played WZRDS. Getting live feedback from a fresh set of eyes has allowed me to identify and address key issues with the game's ui and information presentation. As such, I have made the following changes:
Mid Wave
added damage numbers. can be disabled under gameplay settings
added wave number to time remaining
Level Up Screen
level up screen now includes weapons
new animation on selecting multiple level ups in a single round, to prevent accidentally double selecting a random level up
Shop
Weapon descriptions have been majorly reformatted
Most notably, Weapon descriptions now contain their level, directly under the weapon sprite
Overhauled the Weapon Diamond visuals
Weapon Diamond now displays weapon level under the weapon sprite
The Squares to represent Weapon Level have been completely redone
The button to upgrade the shop level now always shows the coin cost
The next wave is now displayed above the 'ready' button
Updated sprite for wand set bonus
miscellaneous
Removed 'lock camera' from Options. this was a defunct setting
Balance Changes
After watching a few brand new players play, I have come to the conclusion that WZRDS is too easy. More specifically, WZRDS gives you so many options and opportunities to become stronger that choosing carefully doesnt really matter as you end up strong no matter what. As such, I have made the following changes
Player Stats
Survivability stats should no longer be something you can passively take on level up and have more than enough
Player no longer starts at +5 speed. this is technically an bug (oversight from testing that slipped into the main game), but the change is large enough to note here
Player base speed raised by 10%. Net change in Player Speed is ~13% slower
Nerfed Dodge Stat.
Exact formula has gone from 5/(5+dodge) to 10/(10+dodge)
At 10 dodge, chance has gone from 66% -> 50%
At 20 dodge, chance has gone from 80% -> 66%
Nerfed Armor Stat.
Exact formula has gone from 10/(10+Armor) to 15/(15+Armor)
At 10 Armor, reduction has gone from 50% -> 40%
At 20 Armor, reduction has gone from 66% -> 58%
Enemy Stats
I have moved some of the difficulty out of the first set of modifiers and into the base stats. I have also made the Health Scaling difficulty modifier easier on the players, because enemies simply becoming damage sponges isn't fun difficulty
Enemy Base Health raised by 10%. Enemy Health difficulty modifier 20% -> 10%
Enemy Base Spawnrate raised by 5%. Enemy Spawnrate difficulty modifier 20% -> 15%
Enemy Health Scaling difficulty modifier lowered 10% -> 5%
Enemy Changes:
[Nerf]Evolved spirit clouds have less range on their additional projectiles (3t -> 2t)
Shop and Items
Item prices have been adjusted across the board. For the most part, Items of uncommon rarity and higher are more expensive. Reroll costs have also been raised from 2 -> 3. These two changes should make carefully deciding how to use your income more important.
Specific Item Changes:
[buff] crystal brain now gives more health on skipping (+2 -> +4)
[nerf] Demon Eye is now limited (6)
[nerf] Scroll of Cursed Flames 4 targets -> 3
[nerf] Scroll of Cursed Flames 50 Cooldown -> 55 Cooldown
As balance can be a tricky thing, I will continue to monitor and make changes so that the game remains fair
Bug Fixes
Difficulty unlocks are now properly saved before crashing
Poltergeist mask unlock now shows correct sprite
Fixed a number of crashes and potential crashes related to finding the square root of negative number
Fixed a crash relating to the Earth WZRD's ability
Tome Set Bonus now properly give Area Damage as listed instead of Damage over Time
The demo has also received an update with all applicable bug fixes, ui updates, and item changes hotfix 1.0.1.1
unlocking things no longer crashes games