What changed in Crypt of the NecroDancer in 2014

Made Aria and Dove die if they pick up a weapon.

Fixed bug where the ring of courage wasn't working against spike traps.

Fixed bug where Transmute was changing Blood Shop costs to 1/1/1 every time.

Shrine of Peace now gives 2 heart containers when activated instead of 1.

Made Aria and Dove die if they pick up a weapon.

Fixed bug where winning while playing a gamedata mod would fail to progress to post-game screen.

Fixed issue where 'woah!' would play for every ice slide.

Crates and barrels are now never empty and may contain something dangerous.

Fixed bug where dropping crates/barrels down trap doors and dying would result in items being placed in lobby.

Central spike trap in Conga1 replaced with a speed-up tempo trap to facilitate bombing the throne.

Fixed bug where jumping on a trapdoor on last beat of a song would prevent falling.

Fixed bug where erasing crates/barrels in level editor would cause them to duplicate.

Fixed bug where Transmute was changing Blood Shop costs to 1/1/1 every time.

Fixed bug where players could kill themselves while falling down trapdoor to retain gold in lobby.

Confuse particles, frozen enemies, and gigantism now flicker on the final beat before the effect wears off.

Fixed issue where you could theoretically get infinite score via Death Metal spawns and transmute spell.

Fixed bug where players could kill themselves while falling down trapdoor to retain gold in lobby.

Crates and barrels are now never empty and may contain something dangerous.

Various fixes related to confused enemies and confusion particles.

Fixed bug where ring of courage wasn't working against spike traps.

Fixed issue where 'woah!' would play for every ice slide.

Various fixes related to confused enemies and confusion particles.

Fixed bug where starting bombs in level editor were inconsistent.

Shrine of Peace now gives 2 heart containers when activated instead of 1.

Fixed bug where erasing crates/barrels in level editor caused them to reappear and duplicate.

Fixed bug where dropping crates/barrels down trap doors and dying would result in items being placed in lobby.

Fixed issue where you could theoretically get infinite score via Death Metal spawns and transmute spell.

Fixed bug where jumping on a trapdoor on the last beat of a song would prevent falling.

Fixed bug where starting bombs in level editor were inconsistent.

Fixed bug where winning while playing a gamedata mod would fail to progress to post-game screen.

Removed central spike trap from Conga1 and replaced it with a speed-up tempo trap.

Option to display hints when standing next to items.

Teh Urn can now be opened by dealing 5 damage instead of 9.

Crates/barrels now indicate 'EMPTY CRATE' or 'EMPTY BARREL' when opened and empty.

Resolved issue where enemies could fall down trapdoors without others following.

Resolved an irregularity in the Deep Blues boss battle changes.

Resolved irregularity in the Deep Blues boss battle changes.

Blood Shops now have slightly better items.

Resolved bug where Blood Magic’s damage was being reduced by armor.

Now cuts cooldown delay by 1/4 instead of 1/2 and enhances spell effects.

Resolved issue where Bard could move quickly onto and off a trap without triggering it.

Prevented double bombing before teleporting.

Teh Urn gives out a spell and food in addition to its previous powerful item.

Resolved longstanding input bugs that hindered exiting the game and navigating menus.

Resolved issue where player could drop a monkey down a trapdoor and avoid it.

Resolved bug in Options menu where 'Done' wasn't functioning.

Cooldown delay cut by 1/4 instead of 1/2, with more powerful spell effects.

New items that deal damage to enemies when walked towards.

Transmogrifier NPC cost is now 1/2 as much.

Introduced Blood Magic allowing spell casting at the cost of health.

Added more variability to the initial setups of all boss battles.

Teh Urn can now be opened by dealing 5 or more damage instead of 9.

Crates and barrels now indicate 'EMPTY CRATE' or 'EMPTY BARREL' when opened and empty.

Resolved issue where Bard took no damage on hot coals.

Resolved bug where Blood Magic’s damage was being reduced by armor.

Resolved bug where 'Done' in the Options menu wasn't functioning.

Option to display hints when standing next to items.

Resolved issue where enemies could fall down trapdoors without others following.

You only attack crates/barrels/urns if adjacent, regardless of weapon.

Resolved bugs and prevented double bombing before teleporting.

Made barrels and crates contain items slightly more often.

Transmogrifier NPC now costs half as much.

New items that deal damage to enemies when walked towards.

Resolved longstanding input bugs preventing proper game exit and menu navigation.

Blood Shops now have slightly better items.

Made barrels and crates have something inside them slightly more often.

Resolved issue where Bard could move quickly onto and off a trap without triggering it.

Added more variability to the initial setups of all boss battles.

Introduced Blood Magic allowing spell casting at the cost of health.

Resolved issue where players could drop a monkey down a trapdoor and avoid it.

Resolved bug where Bard took no damage on hot coals.

Fixed bug where King Conga looked funny when frozen.

Increased discount at shops, including blood shop.

Made blood weapons do massive damage when player is at 1/2 heart of health remaining.

Fixed bug where ‘tink' sound was missing when you hit an undiggable wall.

Allow moving/deleting items from on top of player in level editor.

Resolved a ton of longstanding bugs and made replays more reliable.

Fixed bug where King Conga looked funny when frozen.

You can once again dodge dragon fire and bomb blasts by using bounce trap tricks.

Fixed bug where 'no items' wasn't working in level editor.

Larger+stronger enemies now move and attack before smaller+weaker enemies.

Fixed bug where level editor was generating the same levels for 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 2-3, etc.

Fixed bug where level editor was generating the same levels for 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 2-3, etc.

Fixed bug where transmuting items from a shrine would let you take all three instead of just one.

Made dagger of frost do 1 damage on first hit, but 9999 damage to any frozen enemy. Also, frozen enemies can no longer teleport away.

Allowed movement with cat + ring of phasing into walls.

Larger+stronger enemies now move and attack before smaller+weaker enemies.

Made it so you can damage King Conga early, or on his throne, if you have a Dagger of Phasing (regardless of your shovel type).

Fixed bug where ‘tink' sound was missing when you hit an undiggable wall.

Made dagger of frost do 1 damage on first hit, but 9999 damage to any frozen enemy. Also, frozen enemies can no longer teleport away.

Added ability to attach thumbnail preview images to published mods/dungeons.

Fixed bug where 'no items' wasn't working in level editor.

Let blunderbuss recoil knock player back into walls with ring of phasing.

Let blunderbuss recoil knock player back into walls with ring of phasing.

Fixed bug where invisible enemies could show up with ice around their feet.

Fixed bug where fallen crates could prevent boss battles from finishing.

Added crates, barrels, and ‘teh urn’ -- a very rare container that always has a powerful item inside!

Resolved a ton of longstanding bugs and made replays more reliable.

Fixed issue with inconsistent Deep Blues priorities.

Fixed longstanding issue where skeleton mages would sometimes wait 1 beat too many before moving or casting wind spell.

Increased discount at shops, including blood shop.

Added ability to attach thumbnail preview images to published mods/dungeons.

Fixed some Bard movement bugs including Ring of Courage bug and Dragon Dance bug.

Allowed movement with cat + ring of phasing into walls.

Fixed bug where fallen crates could prevent boss battles from finishing.

Made it so you can damage King Conga early, or on his throne, if you have a Dagger of Phasing.

Fixed bug where invisible enemies could show up with ice around their feet.

Fixed issue with inconsistent Deep Blues priorities.

Fixed some Bard movement bugs including Ring of Courage bug and Dragon Dance bug.

Made blood weapons do massive damage when player is at 1/2 heart of health remaining.

Added crates, barrels, and ‘teh urn’ -- a very rare container that always has a powerful item inside!

You can once again dodge dragon fire and bomb blasts by using bounce trap tricks, and standardized the way knockbacks work.

Fixed bug where transmuting items from a shrine would let you take all three instead of just one.

Fixed longstanding issue where skeleton mages would sometimes wait 1 beat too many before moving or casting wind spell.

Allow moving/deleting items from on top of player in level editor.

Enemies could move on the first beat while in the level editor.

Now automatically picks up dropped gold when the player moves.

Players will hear the name of the scroll, not just its color.

Example: Fireball scroll now does 8 damage, Fireball spell does 3.

Quick restart wasn't restarting from level 1 when choosing 'Play Dungeon' in level editor.

Now does double damage instead of +1 damage.

Randomly moving enemies like bats will only hit you if they have no other place to move.

Now does double damage instead of +1 damage.

Made beat missing death happen in level editor levels.

Enemies could move on the first beat while in the level editor.

Now 'auto mines' adjacent walls, gives +1 dig strength, and better vision radius.

Now does phasing damage, piercing shields and armadillo armor.

Pierces shields, armadillo armor, etc., and added ‘not loaded’ image.

Scrolls tell you their name when you pick them up, not just their color.

Scrolls now have more powerful effects; e.g., Fireball scroll does 8 damage, spell does 3.

Quick restart wasn't restarting from level 1 when choosing 'Play Dungeon'.

Now 'auto mines' adjacent walls, gives +1 dig strength, and better vision radius.

Made beat missing death for Aria happen in level editor levels also.

Randomly moving enemies like bats will only hit you if they have no other place to move.

Bombing activated shrines now gives out different items than non-activated shrines.

Added ability to assign a character for dungeons created in the level editor.

Fixed item RNG weirdness in level editor.

Added support for mods including graphical skins, sounds, music, and XML data.

Players can now bomb traps to destroy them, with secret rooms added where items are surrounded by traps.

Transmogrifier NPC now gives out better items and transmogrification cannot fail.

Fixed bug where shrine effects weren't resetting in level editor.

Players can now bomb traps to destroy them, with new secret rooms added.

Ability to edit level editor-created XML files to modify enemy starting beat delay.

Reduced likelihood of finding glass torch in glass shops as it was too common.

The duration of the Heart Transplant effect has been doubled.

Fixed bug where trying to move nothing in level editor would crash the game.

Level editor can now start the player with no items and place other starting gear on the player.

Fixed duplicate definition of 'level' variable in some parts of the Item class.

The duration of the Heart Transplant effect has been doubled.

Added the ability to assign a given character for dungeons created in the level editor.

Fixed bug where transmuting normal shop items caused them to have blood costs instead of coin costs.

Introduced a new Transmute Spell and Scroll.

Made torch of foresight a little rarer and more expensive.

Added support for custom dungeons through Steam Workshop.

Fixed bug where transmuting normal shop items was causing them to have blood costs instead of coin costs.

Bombing activated shrines now yields different items than non-activated ones.

Fixed bug where shrine effects weren't resetting in level editor.

Level editor can now start the player with no items and place starting gear.

Added support for mods including graphical skins, sounds, music, and XML data.

Transmogrifier NPC now gives out better items and transmogrification can’t fail.

Fixed bug where trying to move nothing in level editor would crash the game.

Fixed duplicate definition of 'level' variable in some parts of the Item class.

You can now edit level editor-created XML files to modify each enemy’s starting beat delay.

Added support for custom dungeons through Steam Workshop.

Reduced likelihood of finding glass torch in glass shops as it was too common.

Removed some potential sources of game stutter, due to messages being logged to disk for Steam Stats

Put background behind level editor GUI

Fixed crash bug in level editor when saving large dungeons

Fixed issue where level editor was generating the same level over and over again

Fixed bug where game was remembering zoom level changes but wasn’t always applying them on restart

Fixed bug where losing armor via transmog would not reset the player’s torso sprite to remove the armor

Fixed bug where losing armor via transmog would not reset the player’s torso sprite to remove the armor

Added quick delete and ability to move objects in level editor

Fixed bug where picking up items in the lobby as Monk would cause the other items in the lobby to disappear

Fixed bug where picking up items in the lobby as Monk would cause the other items in the lobby to disappear

Made enemies near a Nightmare miniboss are silhouetted

Added quick delete and ability to move objects in level editor

Made it so enemies near a Nightmare miniboss are silhouetted

Made it so you can bomb shrines and get items out of them

Fixed bug where game would sometimes not let you buy a torch after losing one previously to Shrine of Darkness

Removed some potential sources of game stutter, due to messages being logged to disk for Steam Stats

Added Glass Torch, Obsidian Torch, Infernal Torch, and Torch of Foresight

Made it so you can bomb shrines and get items out of them

Added Glass Torch, Obsidian Torch, Infernal Torch, and Torch of Foresight

Fixed bug where Orange Scroll would sometimes take away your weapon

Made shop items free when shopkeeper is outside his shop

Made monsters not seek the player when player is inside a wall with Ring of Phasing

Made shop items free when shopkeeper is outside his shop

Made monsters not seek the player when player is inside a wall with Ring of Phasing

Fixed millisecond formatting issue on speedrun leaderboards

Fixed issue where arena minibosses would unlock exit stairs

Fixed bug where Orange Scroll would sometimes take away your weapon

Fixed issue where Aria + potion + trapdoor would cause a freeze

Fixed issue where level editor was generating the same level over and over again

Fixed crash bug in level editor when saving large dungeons

Fixed bug where game was remembering zoom level changes but wasn’t always applying them on restart

Fixed issue where Aria + potion + trapdoor would cause a freeze

Made tar monsters able to fall down trapdoors

Put background behind level editor GUI

Fixed bug where game would sometimes not let you buy a torch after losing one previously to Shrine of Darkness

Fixed bug with torches not animating.

Dagger of frost will not melt on hot coals.

Fixed bug that duplicated shopkeepers.

Daggers of phasing and frost now each do 3 damage.

Fixed bug where cursor gets stuck at top of level editor.

Beating heart wasn’t always showing up on the Calibration GUI.

Scroll of Descend removed due to making speedrunning too luck based.

Reset player state after testing a level to fix ice slide and equipment persisting issues.

Dagger of frost does not melt on hot coals.

Fixed minotaur colour swapping bug.

Fixed bug where key doesn't open door if you have no shovel.

Unloaded crossbows now do appropriate damage for their material type.

Fixed bug related to undeletable shopkeeper.

They will not destroy trap doors when falling through them.

A ton of fun achievements added.

Shopkeeper’s ghost audio loop now pans properly as he moves.

Unloaded crossbows now do appropriate damage for their material type.

Fixed bug where zone 3 hot walls turned to ice.

Appears during the run if you kill the shopkeeper.

Fixed bug where zone 3 hot walls turned to ice.

New clone enemies for Aria, Bard, Monk, and Bolt.

Appears during the run if you kill the shopkeeper.

Audio loop now pans properly as the shopkeeper's ghost moves.

Fixed bug where 8 minute Cadence speedrun achievement could be unlocked while using Bard.

Game now sends fewer Steam stat messages to reduce lag.

Daggers of phasing and frost now each do 3 damage.

A ton of fun achievements added.

Achievements could be unlocked via level editor, beastmaster, watching replays, etc.

Fixed undeletable shopkeeper bug.

Beating heart wasn’t always showing up on the Calibration GUI.

Unlock it by beating zone 3 in normal mode or hardcore mode.

Fixed bug that caused duplication of shopkeepers.

New music track for training against enemies and minibosses in the lobby.

Fixed bug where cursor gets stuck at top of level editor.

New music track for training against enemies and minibosses in the lobby.

Fixed bug related to minotaur color swapping.

Achievements could be unlocked via level editor, beastmaster, watching replays, etc.

Made the game send fewer Steam stat messages to reduce lag on some machines.

Unlock it by beating zone 3 in normal mode or hardcore mode.

Resets player state after testing a level to fix ice slide and equipment persisting issues.

Fixed issue where achievement could be unlocked while using Bard.

Scroll of Descend removed due to making speedrunning too luck based.

Fixed bug where key doesn't open door if you have no shovel.

Hellhounds and fire/ice slimes do not destroy trap doors when falling through.

Fixed bug with torches not animating.

New clone enemies for Aria, Bard, Monk, and Bolt.

Fixed a bug where banshee’s deafen effect would persist if the song ended and the player fell through a trap door.

Fixed a bug where Scroll of Need could take your shovel or weapon and leave you with none.

Fixed a bug where flyaways would persist after death or restart.

Fixed a bug where Scroll of Need wasn’t giving armor if the player had no armor.

Made pause screen black to prevent looking at enemies or map while game is paused, aiding in speedruns.

Confuse traps will now invert enemy movements instead of randomizing them.

Made Scroll of Need drop your previous item when getting a new one.

Fixed a bug where dance pad mode was generating the same level layout every time.

Fixed a bug where players could pause the game when falling down trap doors, saving time on the speedrun timer.

Made pause screen black to prevent the ability to look at enemies or map while game is paused, aiding in speedruns.

Fixed a bug where flyaways would persist after death or restart.

Added new graphics for Bolt.

Fixed a bug where Scroll of Need wasn’t giving armor if you had no armor.

Fixed a bug where dance pad mode was generating the same level layout every time.

Added new graphics for Bolt.

Confuse traps will now invert enemy movements instead of randomizing them.

Fixed a bug where Scroll of Need could take the player's shovel or weapon and leave them with none.

Made Scroll of Need drop the previous item when getting a new one.

Fixed a bug where banshee’s deafen effect would persist if the song ended and the player fell through a trap door.

Other minor tweaks to the Scroll of Need.

Fixed a bug where joysticks and controllers would sometimes fail to work in the game and on menus.

Fixed a bug where players could pause the game when falling down trap doors, saving time on the speedrun timer.

Fixed a bug where joysticks and controllers would sometimes fail to work in the game and on menus.

Other minor tweaks to the Scroll of Need.

Fixed bug where getting hit while using the shield spell would break Coin Multiplier and result in non-flawless boss wins.

Fixed bug where tracks looping in Bard mode would desync the shopkeeper vocals.

Fixed leaderboard repeated ‘LOADING' bug.

Fixed bug where the character select confirmation dialog wouldn’t allow you to say ’no'.

Players can now manually set the gameplay's zoom level.

Players can now manually set the gameplay's zoom level.

Fixed bug where getting hit while using the shield spell would break Coin Multiplier and result in non-flawless boss wins.

Players can now enable quick-move in the lobby.

Players can now enable quick-move in the lobby.

Fixed bug where the character select confirmation dialog wouldn’t allow you to say ’no'.

Fixed bug where cracked walls could be turned into walls with gold in them, and the gold would cover up the teleporter.

Fixed bug where tracks looping in Bard mode would desync the shopkeeper vocals.

Fixed bug where cracked walls could be turned into walls with gold in them, and the gold would cover up the teleporter.

Fixed leaderboard repeated ‘LOADING' bug.

Made the player’s location on minimap flicker more rapidly for easier visibility.

Helps new players learn that they sometimes die because they accidentally missed a beat.

You can destroy King Conga’s throne with a bomb or good shovel to speed up the boss battle.

Changed bounce traps to take effect immediately, fixing replay/bard inconsistencies and other issues.

You can now attack and aggro the shopkeeper with bombs or a fireball spell, and dragon fire affects the shopkeeper differently.

Fixed a bug where players could move quickly on the next level to avoid damage after using the Shrine of Risk.

Updated Monk scoring to credit players for all coins left on the ground.

Added Dagger of Phasing, Dagger of Frost, Shield Spell, and Scrolls of Need, Shield, and Enchant Weapon.

Increased the duration of effect for tempo traps.

You now get credit for all coins left on the ground.

Bounce traps now take effect immediately, fixing replay/bard inconsistencies and other issues.

Added 'empty heart container' and 'double empty heart container' items with a chance of appearing in the secret Health Shop.

Added 'empty heart container' and 'double empty heart container' items, with a chance of appearing in the secret Health Shop.

Increased the duration of effect for tempo traps.

You can destroy King Conga’s throne with a bomb or good shovel to speed up the boss battle.

Bombs now destroy coins and items in their blast radius.

Fixed bug where you could move quickly on the next level to avoid damage.

Boots of leaping are now togglable and less rare.

You can now attack and aggro the shopkeeper with bombs or a fireball spell, and dragon fire affects the shopkeeper differently.

Made boots of leaping togglable and less rare.

Added Dagger of Phasing, Dagger of Frost, Shield Spell, and Scrolls of Need, Shield, and Enchant Weapon.