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2025-01-21T18:58:57Z

MrGency: Added Third Patch

This page documents the patches released for ''Heroes of Hammerwatch 2''. Patches are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent patch at the top.

==Version History==

===Build 118 (Third Patch)===
''Released: January 21, 2025''

====Summary====
This patch added save profiles which can link to Steam Cloud as well as some UI updates. There were also a number of balancing changes.

====Additions====
* Added Save Profiles menu with support for Steam Cloud and having separate saves
* Added game option for managing visibility and colors on different kinds of health bars, letting you visually distinguish between player, enemy, allied players and minion health bars
* Added a graphic to the load screen with a game option to change its brightness
* Added separate icons to Monolith buffs
* Added HUD icon for Warriors Rage buff

====Changes====
* Improved wording in a few different tooltips and descriptions
* Reduced trap damage scaling
* Changed Rogue class title from gold gain to reduced trap damage
* Buffed Ranger and Wizard class titles to give 3 instead of 2 of attack/spell power
* Life leech now heals over time with a maximum of filling your health to max over 5 seconds
* Improvements to player minions targeting and movement
* Slight adjustment to enchanting costs
* Imp reward when upgrading item levels now upgrades 5 levels with a max of +15 total on the item going beyond the blacksmiths total of +10
* Lightning attack from wizards in Courts now have slightly higher damage but it builds up over time giving you a chance to move away
* Avatar boss in New Game+ 5 and above now does some more damage with the slam in phase 3
* Two-handed maul damage increased from 150% to 175% weapon damage and Ground Slam increased from 200% to 250% weapon damage
* Charged shot with bows now penetrate up to 6 enemies instead of 4
* Bows now shoot 33% faster with a reduced movement speed penalty while attacking
* Dexterity bows no longer shoot slower while moving
* '''New Game+'''
** Experience rewards from enemies now go up by 33% every New Game+
** Enemies base armor and resistance now go up by 33% every New Game+
** Minor adjustment made to enemies base armor and resistance to increase slowly and progressively for every New Game+
** Enemies now do 5% more base damage per New Game+
** Lowered armor of the big eye enemies in Dark Halls in New Game+
* '''Sorcerer'''
** Lowered Frost Nova damage from 50/70/100/130/170 to 50/70/90/110/130 but increased their travel distance by 40%
** Increased Frost Nova - Frost Seekers trigger chance from 25%/50% to 33%/66%
** Lowered Discharge chaining from 2/4 to 2/3 and increased bounce dmg reduction from -10% to -20%
** Lowered Flame Wall cooldown from 15s to 13s
* '''Ranger'''
** Lowered ranger wind weaver cooldown from 0.5s to 0.25s
** Ranger wolf attack AoE increased in size
* '''Wizard'''
** Changed Magic Missiles damage from 40/50/70/90/130 to 50/60/70/85/100
* '''Warlock'''
** Fixed Drain Essence scaling but lowered it from 2%/3%/5%/7%/10% to 2%/2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%
** Lowered Drain Essence - Life Siphon restoration from 2%/3%/4% to 2%/2.5%/3%
** Lowered Chaos Blade damage from 100/120/160/200/260 to 100/120/140/160/180
** Lowered Chaos Rifts max amount from 4/4/6/6/8 to 4/4/5/5/6
** Lowered Blood Ritual - Leeching Ritual life leech 5%/7.5%/10% to 2%/3%/4%

====Fixes====
* Fixed Weapon Mastery attunement being inconsistent and sometimes broken
* Fixed Evasion being broken
* Fixed trinket picker not showing attuned trinket descriptions
* Fixed trap room in Dungeon missing a reward
* Fixed Rangers Entangle showing incorrect mana costs in its description

===Build 117 (Second Patch)===
''Released: January 17, 2025''

====Summary====
This patch focused primarily on bug fixes, particularly in multiplayer, and addressed several exploits.

====Additions====
* Added player level display to the multiplayer HUD.
* Added a sound option to disable the combo sound loop.
* Added a game option to adjust the opacity of multiplayer names.
* Added missing combo descriptions to the Library menu.
* Added confirmation prompts for exiting the game and abandoning a run.

====Changes====
* '''Thunderbird:''' No longer damages players upon spawning.
* Picking a combo at the Library now correctly awards the corresponding achievement if not already obtained.

====Fixes====
* Fixed a bug where mission selections in multiplayer could persist in a player's single-player town.
* Fixed exploits related to resuming a run.
* Fixed a bug where resuming a run could spawn the player in the previous level with broken elements.
* Fixed a bug where multiplayer clients could build structures based on the host's unlocks.
* Fixed a bug where multiplayer clients could create characters based on the host's class unlocks.
* Fixed a bug where clients could sometimes take trinkets intended for the host.
* Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind the gate during the Shadow Face boss fight.
* Fixed several minor issues in the Courts act.

====Future Plans====
The developers have stated they are currently prioritizing the following based on player feedback:

;Multiplayer Connectivity
:Addressing connection issues.
;Save Profiles & Steam Cloud
:Implementing save profiles with Steam Cloud support.
;Modding Support
:Introducing modding support, starting with translations.
;New Game+ Curse System Redesign
:Reworking the curse system to offer a better risk/reward dynamic, rather than being solely tied to enemy attacks.

===Build 115 (First Patch)===
''Released: January 15, 2025''

====Summary====
This patch focused on quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and some balance adjustments.

====Additions====
* Added a graphical option to disable wind animations on foliage.
* Added a UI scale option.
* Added an option for a larger crosshair.
* Added the '''Rings of Resistance''' trinket set.
* Added evasion to '''Cult Assassins''' and '''Skeleton Crawlers''' in New Game+.

====Changes====
* '''Accomplishments:'''
** '''Kill Elites:''' Fixed tracking.
** '''Combo Accomplishment:''' Lowered requirements for the highest tier.
** Accomplishment tooltips now correctly display awarded items.
* '''Tab Overlay:''' Now displays the New Game+ level.
* '''Server List:''' Now displays the NG+ level and region of the game.
* '''Paladin:'''
** '''Lay on Hands:''' Fixed the skill's size reduction when using '''Cleansing Touch'''.
* '''Tavern:'''
** '''Soul Anguish:''' Lowered mana leech.
* '''Cooldowns:'''
** Reduced cooldown on '''Wizard's Haste''' and '''Meteor Shower''', '''Sorcerer's Firewall''', '''Rogue's Poison Cloud''', and '''Paladin's Judgement'''.
** Increased cooldown on '''Warrior's Totem'''.
* '''Multiplayer:''' Applied a tentative fix for town progress loss in rare cases when hosting. This will help identify the issue further.

====Fixes====
* Fixed overlapping text issues on the character selection screen.
* Fixed empty effects appearing in the Effects tab of the Player Menu.
* Fixed icons for the '''Closed Circuit''' trinket and '''Paladin's Inner Flames''' skill.

== References ==
# ''Build 118 (Third Patch)'' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/619820/view/748260861310665419?l=english]
# ''Build 117 (Second Patch)'' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/619820/view/748260765014688447?l=english]
# ''Build 115 (First Patch)'' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/619820/view/546724500468662793?l=english]

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