Mega Crit has rolled out beta patch v0.100.0 for Slay the Spire, delivering a substantial balance overhaul aimed at reducing infinite strategies and refining overall gameplay systems. The update also introduces Phobia Mode, offering alternative visuals designed to address common player sensitivities.
Alongside gameplay adjustments, the patch expands content with new relics, blessings, and visual upgrades, while addressing numerous bugs, crashes, and multiplayer issues. It is a comprehensive update that touches nearly every aspect of the experience.
Patch Notes
New Features and Content
- Introduced Phobia Mode with custom visuals to reduce phobia-related triggers
- Added Deprecated Card placeholder for removed cards in active runs
- Added new Neow blessings including Hefty Tablet and Neow’s Talisman
- Added new character-specific visual effects when gaining energy
- Introduced new portrait art for multiple cards
Balance Changes
General
- Reduced relic shop prices by 25 gold
- Removed gold-generating relics from merchant pools
- Updated Gloom Ascension to affect question mark rooms
- Capped power values at 999,999,999
- Restricted epochs and stat tracking in Daily and Custom runs
Ironclad
- Reworked multiple cards including Dominate, Expect a Fight, Spite, and Stoke
- Buffed Break, Cinder, Fight Me, Hemokinesis, and Tremble
- Nerfed Forgotten Ritual by adding Exhaust
Silent
- Reworked Prepared into Prepare
- Nerfed Anticipate, Corrosive Wave, Flick-Flack, Pinpoint, and Untouchable
- Buffed Grand Finale and Skewer
Regent
- Reworked Glow and multiple minion-related skills
- Buffed several cards including Collision Course, Heirloom Hammer, and Kingly Kick
- Nerfed Alignment, Void Form, and Minion Strike
Necrobinder
- Nerfed multiple cards including Banshee’s Cry, Borrowed Time, and Capture Spirit
- Buffed cards such as Danse Macabre and Debilitate
- Adjusted upgrade effects and scaling for several abilities
Defect
- Nerfed Hotfix with added Exhaust mechanic
- Buffed Rocket Punch with improved cost reduction duration
Colorless Cards
- Buffed Seeker Strike and Eternal Armor
- Updated Discovery to allow zero-cost play including Star cost
- Adjusted Hidden Gem and Production mechanics
Potions and Relics
- Buffed multiple relics including Bowler Hat, Book of Five Rings, and Planisphere
- Adjusted Tanx’s Tri-Boomerang and Vakuu’s Preserved Fog effects
Enemies
- Reworked Doormaker and Skulking Colony
- Adjusted multiple enemy stats, scaling, and encounters
- Updated boss and encounter behaviors for improved balance
User Interface and Quality of Life
- Added Phobia Mode toggle in settings
- Enabled relic skipping at treasure chests
- Added achievement and epoch restriction indicators
- Improved multiplayer interface including controller shortcuts
- Added option to disable map drawings in multiplayer
Writing and Localization
- Improved wording clarity for multiple cards and effects
- Updated translations across multiple languages
- Improved Korean text spacing and translation consistency
Bug Fixes
General
- Fixed Steam cloud save syncing errors
- Resolved rare save reset issues
- Fixed multiple crashes related to transitions and visual effects
- Addressed UI bugs in deck viewing and card previews
- Fixed softlocks in card selection and gameplay scenarios
Characters and Systems
- Fixed Regent character select visual issues
- Fixed Defect transformation softlock
- Resolved Ancients relic-related auto-selection and softlocks
Events
- Fixed missing tooltip in Sunken Treasury event
Multiplayer
- Fixed crashes when joining sessions repeatedly
- Resolved synchronization issues across different OS languages
- Fixed multiple softlocks and state divergence issues
- Improved error messaging for invalid invites
This beta update, version v0.100.0, is currently available on the beta branch and will be released to the main branch at a later time. Slay the Spire 2 is scheduled to enter Early Access on PC via Steam in late 2025, with planned releases on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch to follow.
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