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🌿 Dryad Update 2.2.3 is now live on the main build!
This update focuses on cinematic polish, gameplay improvements, progression updates, stability fixes, and the first wave of Steam achievements.
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🎬 Cinematics & Visual Improvements
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• Fixed reaction icons from Obelisks appearing prematurely during cinematics
• Hid Dryad Summons at the start of levels with cinematics
• Fixed several screen faders triggering prematurely during cinematics
• Minimized seams appearing when zooming in and out during cinematics
• Reduced intensity of flashing red screen faders
• Fixed improper background distortion during the Sorceress entry
• Added new VFX for destructive and corrupted attacks
• Added a hit response effect when Burning Curse is cleansed from a tile
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⚔️ Gameplay Changes & Balance
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• Integrated Windmill into Weight Flower's base effect
• Reworked Windmill to spread crystals when consuming charges
• Increased nova damage from Earth Armor
• Slightly reduced base speed granted from Momentum
• Earthly Resurgence now respawns Dirt Tiles at 50% health
• Updated Eye Laser Beam tracking to be less obnoxious
• Fixed the Eye Blast origin for the Demon Eye in Phase 3
• Tweaked F2
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🗺️ Levels & Progression
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• Fixed lava pillars not appearing in H2 after restarting from checkpoint
• Added Dryad merge instructions in H3 to continue the cinematic
• Added Expansion Chests to Epilogue 2
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🧩 UI & Relics
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• Added experimental categories to the Relic Tab (pending feedback)
• EQUIPPED — Filters to all currently equipped relics
• Fixed improper categorization of the Virulence trait
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🛠️ Stability & Technical Fixes
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• Fixed a crash that could occur when:
• Restarting Level
• Exiting to Chapter Select
• Returning to Previous Level
during a level transition
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🏆 Steam Achievements
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• Added a Steam achievement for completing the Epilogue
• More achievements are planned for future updates
Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports. Every update helps us continue polishing Dryad as we move toward release.