0.102.0|Apr 3, 2026
View on Steam↗Beta Patch Notes - v0.102.0
3/5 Moderate
Ascension 6 reworked to increase card removal costs alongside the introduction of the new end-of-run Badges system and major card reworks for Silent and Necrobinder.
Key Changes
- 1Ascension 6 reworked to 'Inflation', increasing card removal costs at the Merchant
- 2New Badges system added to track unique run achievements
- 3Silent's Blade of Ink reworked to generate Inky Shivs that apply Weak
- 4Necrobinder's Borrowed Time reworked to a high-risk, high-reward energy generator
- 5Doormaker enemy buffed with a new energy-drain mechanic
- 6Skulking Colony buffed to attack every turn with increased damage
- 7Waterlogged Scriptorium event gold costs significantly reduced
- 8Hungry For Mushrooms event nerfed to provide fewer upgraded cards
- 9Major controller navigation improvements for Timeline and top bar UI
- 10Fixed several softlocks related to Armaments, Mayhem, and controller peeking
All Changes
⚙️Gameplay Systems(2)
- newBadges: Introduced Badges system to highlight unique run achievements in the end-of-run summary
- changeAscension 6: Reworked Ascension 6 from 'Less rest sites' to 'Inflation': Card removal at the Merchant now starts at 100 Gold and increases by 50 Gold per removal
🗡️Silent(6)
- changeBlade of Ink: Reworked Blade of Ink: Now a Cost 1 Skill that adds 2(3) Inky Shivs into your hand
- newInky Enchantment: Added Inky enchantment: Card deals 2 additional damage and applies 1 Weak
- buffLeading Strike: Buffed Leading Strike: Shivs generated increased from 1 to 2, though damage decreased from 7 to 3
- nerfSpeedster: Nerfed Speedster: Damage decreased from 2(3) to 1(2)
- nerfUntouchable: Nerfed Untouchable: Block decreased from 7(9) to 6(8)
- fixBullet Time: Fixed Bullet Time not setting card costs to 0 when played via Mayhem
💀Necrobinder(1)
- changeBorrowed Time: Reworked Borrowed Time: Now a Cost 1 Skill that gains 4(6) energy, but cards cost an additional energy this turn
👾Enemies(4)
- buffDoormaker: Reworked Doormaker: Grasp turn now attacks for 20(23) and applies a power that causes the player to lose 1 energy whenever they play a card
- buffSkulking Colony: Buffed Skulking Colony: Now attacks on all turns and deals slightly more damage
- fixSoul Nexus: Fixed Soul Nexus animation not playing correctly
- fixThieving Hopper: Fixed Thieving Hopper text errors in Polish and softlocks in multiplayer
🧪Relics & Potions(8)
- changeHistory Course: Changed History Course: X-cost card copies now use current energy for X-value instead of the energy spent on the original play
- buffFur Coat: Buffed Fur Coat: Now correctly affects restocked Axebots and enemies entering mid-combat
- fixUnsettling Lamp: Fixed Unsettling Lamp doubling Strength gained from Dominate
- fixWhispering Earring: Fixed Vakuu's Whispering Earring continuing to play cards after Void Form ended the turn
- fixLord's Parasol: Fixed Lord's Parasol occasionally failing to obtain all Merchant items
- fixHefty Tablet: Fixed Hefty Tablet having a peek button during card selection
- changeFoul Potion: Fixed Foul Potion description to clarify it hits all players and enemies, excluding Osty
- fixPotions: Fixed potions becoming unusable if discarded just before combat ends
❓Events(3)
- nerfHungry For Mushrooms: Nerfed Hungry For Mushrooms: Fragrant Mushroom option upgraded cards decreased from 3 to 2
- buffWaterlogged Scriptorium: Buffed Waterlogged Scriptorium: Prickly Sponge cost lowered from 155 to 99 Gold; Tentacle Quill cost lowered from 65 to 55 Gold
- buffWhispering Hollow: Buffed Whispering Hollow: Exchange option gold cost decreased from 50 to 35
🎨Visuals & Art(4)
- newCard Art: Added portrait art for Hotfix, Modded, Synthesis, and Sweeping Gaze cards
- newEnemy Art: Added new art for Ruby Raiders and background art/VFX for Vantom boss fight
- newAfflictions: Added new visuals for Bound, Entangled, Galvanized, Hexed, Ringing, and Smog afflictions
- changeVFX: Updated empty chest VFX and smoke puffs
🎮UI & UX(3)
- changeController Support: Improved controller navigation for Timeline unlock screen and Ascension hovertips
- newUI: Added distinct speech bubble colors for all monsters
- changeUI: Adjusted dialogue timings for Gremlin Merc and Cultists
🌐Multiplayer(3)
- changeChests: Disabled skipping chests in multiplayer to prevent accidental skips
- fixTrash to Treasure: Fixed Trash to Treasure power triggering from other players' generated statuses
- changeStability: Improved handling of intermittent Steam errors
🐛Bug Fixes(4)
- fixStability: Fixed a crash occurring on startup after Steam Cloud sync conflicts
- fixIronclad: Fixed softlock when selecting a card to upgrade via Armaments while Lethality is active
- changePerformance: Vulkan is now defaulted to ON for Intel iGPUs with D3D12 stability issues
- fixController Support: Fixed softlock caused by confirming hand card selection while peeking on controller
Summary
New Systems & General Changes
This beta update introduces Badges, a new system that highlights unique run achievements like flawless boss kills or speedruns. A significant structural change has been made to Ascension 6, replacing the map-altering 'Gloom' modifier with 'Inflation,' which focuses on increasing Merchant card removal costs to make the impact more tangible.
Character & Enemy Reworks
The Silent receives a rework to Blade of Ink, which now generates 'Inky' enchanted Shivs that apply Weak. Necrobinder's Borrowed Time has been redesigned to provide massive energy at the cost of increasing the energy price of other cards played that turn. Several enemies have been buffed, most notably the Doormaker, whose Grasp turn now punishes players for playing multiple cards.
UI & Controller Improvements
Extensive work has been done to improve the controller experience, specifically regarding navigation in the Timeline and top bar. Multiplayer stability has also been addressed with better Steam error handling and the removal of the ability to skip chests to prevent accidental clicks.