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Patch 1.3.1: QoL, Performance and Bugfixes

Gnomes · published 24 Aug 2025, 03:00 UTC

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Sup Gnomies,

In the previous update we added 17 new languages as well as 4 new maps to the game! As a result we've been overwhelmed by huge wave of new supporters as well as the return of so many experienced players. In the last month we welcomed 15,712 new players (and 20,477 new wishlisters).

If you haven't already, please leave us a review on our Steam page, (it really helps us out a lot)

With this update we have tried to address what we can to improve the experience for as many people as possible. Check out the latest changes below:

Maintenance and Changes

Quality of Life

Standalone Leaderboard: includes all time daily run player records and top players of all time. https://gnomes-leaderboard.live/
Historic Daily Runs: you can now play every daily run ever (your score doesn't count)
Retry Day: When you die, restart at the beginning of the day you died.

Performance

Endless Mode: Improved game speed (Pathing on background thread)

Bug Fixes

Fixed spawning massive amounts of gold coins when the goblin king kills you and you've got blood chalice
Fixed the z ordering of coins/hearts during end of run menu
Added cap to undo history (1024)

Changes to Items

Bugfixes and Small Changes

Penny Bun: fixed error in description
Ectoplasm: gnomes can no longer be blown up by sappers and nukes when using ectoplasm
Fishing Hook: will now include the tile a gnome is standing on as well as adjacent tiles
Balisong: maximum of -1 damage and up to -75% cooldown
Rusty Shiv: crit chance up to 35% and cost down to 5

Shop Prices

Powder Charge: cost reduced to 5
Whetstone: cost reduced to 5
Bunk Bed: cost down to 8
Gold Top: cost reduced to 7
Pike: cost reduced to 5
Chanterelle: cost reduced to 6

Rarity

Tactics Manual: uncommon to rare
Butterfly: rare to uncommon
Wolf Mantle: uncommon to common
Wolf Claw: uncommon to common
Wolf Heart: uncommon to common
Hose: uncommon to common

Thank you all for your relentless support of Gnomes and a big shoutout to the members over on the Gnomes Discord Server for the feedback and motivation.

Cheers,

Tommy and Patrick

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