23.05.13. Upgrades/research, added weapons/characters/traits, applied gore

1. Upgrade

We've added the ability to upgrade your weapons so you can now take on tougher enemies and have a new experience every time you play.

Each weapon can be unlocked by spending Gold Teeth, which you earn each time you play the game, and upgrades can add more power. For example, adding "+1 extra projectile" to your sniper rifle will double its damage, or "AoE" to your longsword will allow you to attack over a wider area.

And unlocked weapons will be available from day one, regardless of blueprint acquisition, because they'll be craftable.

2. Research and Development

You can now do research that applies to all of your characters, such as making your armor more effective, or taking less damage, or having more HP, or mobile storage.

And then there's special research. These can have powerful effects, such as doubling the maximum value of your armor or making you temporarily immune to damage.

3. Character Trait Research

Character-specific traits are now also unlocked through in-game currency, and instead of being available at startup, they're now available in-game via the trait selection screen.

Especially for Eric, the existing way of strengthening the drone has been changed. Now, the drone can only be strengthened by selecting the trait that appears in the game called Strengthen Drone, and it is no longer possible to strengthen it rapidly according to the crafting level.

4. Additional Weapons

The following weapons have been added: Flame Whip, Rocket Hammer, Pile spear, Silver Pistol, Silver Rifle, Holy Water, Slug Gun, Ugly Gun, and Laser Knife. A variety of powerful special weapons have been added to match the various weapon tags, and a new weapon tag called Exorcism Weapon has been added.

5. New Character, Benedict

Benedict has been added. Benedict has been an active exorcist since before the outbreak, and he hasn't stopped performing exorcisms on zombies. He just uses silver bullets and flammable holy water against zombies.

All of his weapons are AoE, and his AoE skills allow him to make AoE attacks even when using other weapons. You can use this to deal explosive damage to your enemies.

6. Changes to Margot

Margot no longer only summons one type of minion - she can now control up to 8 minions, but she has increased her HP and added 2 more powerful minions.

Stinger minions are mid-range minions that use their elongated tongues to attack enemies. You can summon up to 2 of them, and you must select a trait to summon them.

Screamer minions are minions that use powerful shockwaves to make AoE attacks. You can only summon one, but they'll be a very powerful ally, as their attack range and power increase as they gain talents.

7. Add gory visual effects

Added gory visuals. Critical hits will now splatter blood around you, which will disappear over time.

8. Bug Fixes

Critical bugs have been fixed. We apologize for any bugs that may have prevented you from playing.

Other issues such as GFX not being generated correctly and SFX not being called in time have also been fixed.

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