STS2 Patch Notes — 2023-09-01

Happy Friday and a 3 day weekend 👀?

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This week's a bit busy as there's a lot of PAX-related distractions but we're bringing in a lot of art and 2 new events! There's still some misc architecture cleanup going on so if you spot any unusual behaviors like audio not playing or saves being broken, bug reports are greatly appreciated.

If this was a Steam announcement I would post a gif of the new chest animation but it's not so you'll have to experience it yourself.

ART:

• Added casting animation to Defect cards
• Added character icon for Defect
• Added in Defect combat animations
• Added Molten Egg relic art
• Added Defect animations & set blending
• Added Work Bug animations
• Battleworn dummy event, and exterminate and squash card update
• Impelemtend ceremonial beast animations
• Implemented Byrdpip attack animation
• Implemented Chomper animations
• Implemented Defect character select
• Implemented Defect energy art
• Implemented Defect orb art
• Implemented Defect rest site art
• Implemented Mite enemy animations
• Lighting pass in Act 2 combat backgrounds
• Removing outlines on some buttons (separating assets)
• Tweaked Defect proportions
• Updated Apotheosis card art
• Updated Claw card art
• Updated Clean Up button on map
• Updated Coolheaded card art
• Updated Dazed card art
• Updated debuff intent art
• Updated Defect's Defend card art
• Updated Defect's Strike card art
• Updated Flick-Flack card art
• Updated Good Instincts card art
• Updated how chests look
• Updated Mayhem card art
• Updated Necrobinder sprite font (energy icon)
• Updated Panic Button card art
• Updated Zap card art

BALANCE:

• Brainbug event tweak. 'share knowledge' choice offers 2 card rewards instead of 3
• Deprecated Blue Candle relic
• Deprecated Melter card
• Neow 'chosen one' choice offers less rare card choices 3 -> 2

BUG FIXES:

• Abandoning a run right after starting a new act no longer causes a softlock
• Cubex construct laser animation plays correctly now
• Echo form no longer has tooltip for focus
• Mad Science can no longer be enchanted by Nimble when it's not a Skill
• Normality no longer prevents players from playing cards after Echo Form dupe
• Opening the draw/discard pile view quickly after ending your turn no longer brings the End Turn button back
• Streamline card's cost can no longer go negative
• The Lieutenant no longer cries when you die
• You can no longer skip choosing cards when obtaining Astrolabe from a boss chest

CONTENT:

• Added "Field of the Forgotten" act 3 event
• Added "The Round Tea Party" act 3 event

OPTIMIZATION:

• Card UI assets load faster and require less memory now (set at 1080p)
• Deleted some unused card assets

UI & EFFECTS:

• Added Adrenaline card vfx
• Clarify Affliction and Enchantment explanations
• Defect orbs now stick around after the combat victory
• If you click the Peek button in a card selection screen, you can no longer select more cards until toggling peek mode again
• On spawn, sort enemies based off of their y positions
• When card glows are disabled, they fade out twice as fast now