Elite Rework and Gameplay Enhancements

Important features

• Thunder Shield rework:
  – Parrying charges you up, dealing damages all around you.
  – Using the shield again when charged up discharge instantly, stunning ennemies.
  – Keeping the shield up still deals damages in front of you.

• Community suggestion We nerfed arbiter.
  That's all folks!
  And locked them up in the Cavern in all difficulties, for good measure.
• New mob: the Rampager. Think Zombies, but deadlier.
  Replaces the Arbiter for difficulties BC3+ in all levels.
• Community suggestion Elite rework:
  – Removed minions
  – Removed the bump when the Elite enrages
  – Weapons and Activables dropped by Elites always have a starred affix.
  – Prevented some mob + ability combos : Shield + Shielding pylons, Failed Experiment + Rotating laser and Bomber + Rotating laser
  – Fixed elites seeing you through walls when climbing one-way platforms.
• Thunder Shield rework:
  – Parrying charges you up, dealing damages all around you for 8 seconds.
  – Using the shield again when charged up discharge all damages left instantly, stunning ennemies.
  – Keeping the shield up still deals damages in front of you.
• Two new Brutality mutations:
  – Adrenalin: Dodge an ennemy attack at the last second and gain lifesteal on melee damages for a few seconds.
  – Frenzy: Gain lifesteal on melee damages while in speed boost.
• New affix on amulets: Reveal invisible ennemies.
• Community suggestion Added an option to remove screenshake.

Balancing

• Community suggestion Arbiters nerf:
  – Now only attacks horizontally.
  – Added a deadzone in close range where the hero is safe.
  – Removed them from all levels in BC3+ and put them in Cavern.
• Flawless buff: Reduced cooldown before crits from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.
• Javelin buff:
  – Cooldown before the weapon comes back automatically reduced from 15 to 10 seconds.
  – The weapon comes back immediately if it falls in spikes or lava.
• Bombers nerf:
  – Increased charging time before melee attacks.
  – Removed them entirely from Toxic Sewers.
• Demons nerf:
  – Slightly reduced density in Castle.
  – Stunned on contact with the hero when in mid-air.
  – Slightly increased stun time.
• Golems nerf/fix:
  – No longer stunlock to death.
  – Elite Golems can no longer teleport next to the hero. But they can still teleport the hero next to them.
• Knifes Throwers nerf:
  – Stunned on contact with the hero. Elite Knifes Throwers are not though, be careful!
• Added Flask recharges where the Fountain is broken in BC1.
• Community suggestion Spikes in Beholder‘s Pit are now retractable.
• Community suggestion Timed Doors now open if you reach them at the exact last second.
• Community suggestion [Custom Mode] level modifier Blood no longer resets the kill counter.
• Community suggestion Added a tiny time frame of invulnerability after opening a chest or picking up a scroll. Less unfair deaths, yay!

Level design

• Community suggestion Fixed some lore rooms never appearing in Astrolab.
• Community suggestion Fixed a challenge room being impossible to finish.
• Community suggestion Fixed Cavern sometimes generating an unescapable corridor under entrance bridge.
• Community suggestion Added Lanterns in boss arena when the Darkness modifier is active (from [Twitch] or [Custom mode]).
• Lantern are now spawned in multi-treasure rooms when the Darkness modifier is active.

Graphics & UI

• The Broadsword now glows yellow on the second and third strike.
• Community suggestion Fixed a gap sometimes appearing in Astrolabbetween the shops roof and its decoration.
• Community suggestion Fixed Arbiter being stuck in an animation and sliding on the ground.
• Community suggestion Fixed color of Treasure rooms spilling out a little in outside levels on the minimap.

Music & Sfx

• Changed SFX for the Forgotten Map.
• Added a SFX on Failed Experiment dodge.

Bug fixes

• Community suggestion Legendary altar can no longer spawn in front of doors.
• Community suggestion Fixed an elevator not going high enough in Astrolab.
• Community suggestion Fixed a small gap sometimes appearing in Cavernentrance.
• Community suggestion Fixed meta settings being ignored in [Custom mode]. Speciality shop, random equipment at the start, etc.
• Community suggestion Fixed attack indicator on slowed ennemies.
• Community suggestion Fixed Hayabusa boots range on the last hit. Did you know that it used to push everyone in the level? Yeah, we didn't either.
• Community suggestion Fixed the cooldown for the Owl being inconsistent.
• Community suggestion Fixed turrets shooting at Giant‘s hands after its death. My immersion!
• Community suggestion Fixed Failed Experiment hitbox and hurtbox.
• Community suggestion Fixed some walls with auto-rectractable spikes being climbable.