Major Update #1 is LIVE

Heyo everyone!

The first major Handmancers Early Access update is now live on Steam.

This patch focuses heavily on community feedback gathered since launch and includes gameplay overhauls, quality-of-life improvements, visual feedback upgrades, balance changes, bug fixes, and one of the most requested features: multiple save slots.

Thank you again for all the support, feedback, bug reports, balance discussions, and for helping Handmancers reach 95%+ positive reviews on Steam so quickly after launch.

We’ve been reading everything closely and this is only the beginning of the Early Access journey.

Patch Notes

System

• [New System] Different Save System slots added.

• Skip Cutscenes Button added in settings.

• Loading screens reduced in MANUM.

• MANUM exit user experience improved.

Gameplay

• [Overhaul] SPRINT:

  • Normal SPRINT doesn’t discard CRAMPs.

• [Overhaul] Loot:

  • Curo is now separate from the loot reward options.

  • Confirm Button added during loot phase.

• Visual Feedback on enemy innate ability activation added.

• Visual Feedback on actions results improved.

• Visual Feedback on removed CRAMPs added.

• Visual Feedback on Perfect SPRINT added.

• Visual Feedback that differentiate Cursed Artifacts from others added.

• Visual Feedback that differentiate Legendary Artifacts from others added.

• Boss music now stops after defeating the boss.

• Description clarity improved.

• [Unwanted Behaviour] Mother Boss selection wasn’t supposed to appear.

• [BUG Fixed] Unwanted behaviours in loot fixed.

• [BUG Fixed] Major Clone ‘s effect on Magic Circle now doesn’t crash the game.

• [BUG Fixed] Issue that was blocking the user mouse after certain interactions solved.

• [LOCALISATION] Multiple localisation inconsistencies fixed.

• [LOCALISATION] MANUM tutorial is now localised correctly.

Balance

• [Change] Duelist’s Stance

  • Behaviour when interacting with Duelist changed.

• [Change] Ring of the Summon

  • The effect can now stack when having more than one copy of this Ring.

• [Nerf] Metamagic

  • Remove 1 CRAMP from your hand. Draw cards until your hand is full.

• [Buff] Suffocate

  • Suffocate now scales with each stack of each debuffs instead of the number of types of debuffs.

• [Buff] Rescentraxz, Corrupted Dragon:

  • Innate Abilities:

    • (-) TORNADOOO!

    • (-) Shaman

    • (+) Dazing Blow

    • (+) Growth

• [Nerf] Corrupted King Frog:

  • Innate Abilities:

    • (-) Dazing Blow

    • (+) Shaman

Handmancers is now available in Early Access on Steam:

Watch the Early Access Update #1 Trailer:

More updates, balance changes, content additions, and improvements are already in development.

Please keep sharing your feedback with us on Steam and Discord - it genuinely helps shape the future of Handmancers!

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