Steam Next Fest is here! This update adds jumping, Amiko rarity and level-cap upgrades through crafting, single player challenges, a round of Amiko balancing, and a long list of bug fixes.

Gameplay

The “Beginning of the Game” will be available to all new players.
The single player experience is now accessible to players holding an Aurorian in SyncSpace.
Jump – the Avatar can now jump.

Amiko Upgrading

The rarity (star level) of an Amiko can now be upgraded by completing crafting recipes.
The level-cap can now be upgraded by completing crafting recipes.

Challenges

Will now also feature single player challenges.

Blitz improvements

Added VFX to Blighted, Burned, Doused and Priority + abilities.

Amiko Balancing

Wassie (buff)

Base Stats
- Ether Attack: 17-20 → 8-10
- Defense: 25-30 → 33-40

Zzoo (buff)

Base Stats
- HP: 71-85 → 75-90
- Attack: 25-30 → 17-20
- Speed: 83-100 → 87-105

Keybab (buff)

Base Stats
- Defense: 54-65 → 62-75
- Ether Defense: 46-55 → 54-65
- Speed: 33-40 → 17-20

Damit (buff)

Base Stats
- Defense: 58-70 → 62-75
- Ether Attack: 33-40 → 29-35

Beeblock (buff)

Base Stats
- HP: 83-100 → 87-105
- Attack: 25-30 → 17-20
- Ether Defense: 50-60 → 54-65

Logator (buff)

Base Stats
- Attack: 66-80 → 71-85
- Ether Attack: 58-70 → 50-60
- Ether Defense: 42-50 → 46-55

Ghouliath (buff)

Base Stats
- Attack: 33-40 → 29-35
- Ether Attack: 71-85 → 75-90

Fotion (buff)

Base Stats
- Defense: 29-35 → 33-40
- Ether Attack: 25-30 → 17-20
- Speed: 91-110 → 96-115

Oogrock (buff)

Base Stats
- Defense: 71-85 → 75-90
- Ether Attack: 50-60 → 42-50
- Ether Defense: 71-85 → 75-90
Abilities
- Icebreaker III: Now also grants “Self Ether Defense +1 (2 turns)”

Shockal (buff)

Abilities
- Unleash Strength (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Unleash Ether (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Finisher (all Tiers): +10 Power

Kopikat (buff)

Abilities
- Wind of Avarice (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Crystal Punch (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Enchanted Orb (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Occult Herb (all Tiers): +5 Power
- Lightning Spear (all Tiers): +5 Power

Wooltail (nerf)

Base Stats
- Attack: 79-95 → 75-90
- Ether Attack: 33-40 → 37-45

Dodorex (nerf)

Abilities
- Earthshaker III: -20 Minimum Power

Znix (nerf)

Abilities
- Solar Flare (all Tiers): -10 Power

Clicktin (nerf)

Abilities
- Static Malfunction (all Tiers): Take 5% more of damage dealt

Bubble Popper (nerf)

Abilities
- Sharp Claw III: -5 Maximum Power

Raccoin (nerf)

Abilities
- Fired Up (all Tiers): -5 Power to first Hit

Tokoma (nerf)

Abilities
- Sky’s Fury III: -5 Power
- Earth’s Wrath III: -5 Power

Block Choy (nerf)

Abilities
- Strangling Roots II & III: -1% HP Regeneration

Bug Fixes

Stability & Performance

Fixed a crash that could occur while exploring Lands.
Fixed the game sometimes freezing when quitting from the Esc menu.
Fixed the game stalling on the synchronization screen, and the screen flickering, when deleting an account.

Blitz Battles & PvP

Fixed a soft lock when Wooltail dodged out of sequence.
Absorb no longer overrides Dodge.
Abilities that trigger when your Amiko has fewer hearts than its opponent no longer activate when hearts are equal or higher.
Kopikat's Mimic passive now also copies maximum HP.
Bloomtail now shows damage numbers when hit.
Pressing Esc in the swap menu no longer undoes your previously queued choice.
Swapping Amiko in a PvE battle no longer shows their level cap as 0.
Trainer Amiko's skills can now be inspected.
Fixed Blitz music cutting off when going straight into another Blitz.
Rocks in PvE battle arenas no longer float above the ground.

Lands & Exploration

Fixed extraction failing when a Blitz started right as you were extracting.
Fixed the extraction prompt becoming unresponsive after opening and closing the map.
Potions and other usable items picked up in Lands can now be used right away, instead of only after switching your leader.
Your companion Amiko now updates when you change your squad leader.
Loot that drops behind the fence in northern Meadows can now be picked up.

Amiko Progression, Codex & Skins

Level Cap and Rarity upgrade requirements no longer sometimes appear as placeholder items until the game is restarted.
Codex entries now appear promptly after hatching an Amiko.
Skins that can't be applied to an Amiko no longer swap to other skins.
After applying a skin, the skin list now stays focused on that skin.

Quests & Challenges

Fixed punctuation in the "Master Seeker" challenge description.

UI & Text

Fotion's Bombard description now shows the correct Power.
Fixed the number format on the upgrades button.
The Obtained Loot scrollbar on the Results screen now resets between runs.
Fixed the tile for a newly hatched Amiko sometimes appearing shrunk.
Amiko models in the Drifter's Chest no longer stay stuck after closing the menu while dragging.
Fixed Amiko clipping through the squad and team menu backgrounds.
Changing the display in Maximized Window mode now takes effect.

Characters & Cosmetics

Fixed the avatar clipping through the Lucky Star shoes, Rags top, Squire top, and Wretch top and pants.

World

Fixed spots where players could get stuck inside broken ruins or walk through trees.
Fixed sudden camera jumps at the log bridge, the large eastern tree, the southern extraction stairs, and the western waterside.
Fixed missing textures on a fallen lamp post and on stairs, a floating chest, a fence clipping into the ground, and an NPC stuck in a cliff.
Reduced pop-in on objects in the beach area.
Water splashes no longer look too bright from some angles.

Amiko Arena

PvP Rewards

Shard Boosters now award Shards after a draw.
Fixed incorrect reward amounts on the results screen when using three Shard Boosters.

Incubator

The Volatile Egg now shows its correct name.

Amiko & Abilities

Equipping skins repeatedly no longer swaps the skin list to the wrong skins.
Fixed missing icons for ingredients.
Fixed texture issues on Ragdoll Unika and Number 9.
Pumpkin King Hollowoo's and Number 9's fire effects no longer show through the Incubator.
Skills no longer stay highlighted when double-clicked.
Water splash effects in Dipkeep restored.

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Bug Fixes

Fixed a crash that could occur while exploring Lands.

Fixed the game sometimes freezing when quitting from the Esc menu.

Fixed the game stalling on the synchronization screen, and the screen flickering, when deleting an account.

Fixed a soft lock when Wooltail dodged out of sequence.

Absorb no longer overrides Dodge.

Abilities that trigger when your Amiko has fewer hearts than its opponent no longer activate when hearts are equal or higher.

Kopikat's Mimic passive now also copies maximum HP.

Bloomtail now shows damage numbers when hit.

Pressing Esc in the swap menu no longer undoes your previously queued choice.

Swapping Amiko in a PvE battle no longer shows their level cap as 0.

Trainer Amiko's skills can now be inspected.

Fixed Blitz music cutting off when going straight into another Blitz.

Rocks in PvE battle arenas no longer float above the ground.

Fixed extraction failing when a Blitz started right as you were extracting.

Fixed the extraction prompt becoming unresponsive after opening and closing the map.

Potions and other usable items picked up in Lands can now be used right away, instead of only after switching your leader.

Your companion Amiko now updates when you change your squad leader.

Loot that drops behind the fence in northern Meadows can now be picked up.

Level Cap and Rarity upgrade requirements no longer sometimes appear as placeholder items until the game is restarted.

Codex entries now appear promptly after hatching an Amiko.

Skins that can't be applied to an Amiko no longer swap to other skins.

After applying a skin, the skin list now stays focused on that skin.

Fixed punctuation in the "Master Seeker" challenge description.

Fotion's Bombard description now shows the correct Power.

Fixed the number format on the upgrades button.

The Obtained Loot scrollbar on the Results screen now resets between runs.

Fixed the tile for a newly hatched Amiko sometimes appearing shrunk.

Amiko models in the Drifter's Chest no longer stay stuck after closing the menu while dragging.

Fixed Amiko clipping through the squad and team menu backgrounds.

Changing the display in Maximized Window mode now takes effect.

Fixed the avatar clipping through the Lucky Star shoes, Rags top, Squire top, and Wretch top and pants.

Fixed spots where players could get stuck inside broken ruins or walk through trees.

Fixed sudden camera jumps at the log bridge, the large eastern tree, the southern extraction stairs, and the western waterside.

Fixed missing textures on a fallen lamp post and on stairs, a floating chest, a fence clipping into the ground, and an NPC stuck in a cliff.

Reduced pop-in on objects in the beach area.

Water splashes no longer look too bright from some angles.

Amiko Arena

Shard Boosters now award Shards after a draw.

Fixed incorrect reward amounts on the results screen when using three Shard Boosters.

The Volatile Egg now shows its correct name.

Equipping skins repeatedly no longer swaps the skin list to the wrong skins.

Fixed missing icons for ingredients.

Fixed texture issues on Ragdoll Unika and Number 9.

Pumpkin King Hollowoo's and Number 9's fire effects no longer show through the Incubator.

Skills no longer stay highlighted when double-clicked.

Water splash effects in Dipkeep restored.

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Patch 0.18.45

Patch 0.18.45