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Fixed text errors for some spells to improve description accuracy.
Added missing emojis to the descriptions of some spells for a better visual experience.
Shield Barrage: Fire a Force Bullets upon each perfect block.
Puddle Crisis: Spawn 3 puddles whenever a large wave of enemies or elites appears.
Winding Shot: 5% chance to entangle enemies within 100 radius of the mouse with each shot.
Thunder and Lightning: Randomly summon 5 lightning strikes each time an explosion spell is cast.
Deflagration Warhead: Burn the target when dealing critical damage.
Control Experience
Fixed an occasional issue where the ESC key failed to respond, ensuring reliable menu access.
Resolved an occasional bug causing option buttons to become unclickable, improving interface responsiveness.
Now you can press \ to fresh market item or map etc.
Text & Descriptions
Optimized description logic for certain spells to enhance clarity and coherence.
Added missing descriptions for some spells, helping players better understand skill mechanics.
【Origin of the Circle】: 25% chance to instantly recharge after triggering a formula.
【Freeze Warhead】: 20% chance to freeze the target upon dealing damage.
【Hover Memory】: Triggering a mouse-hover effect (e.g., formulas) extends the duration of all summoned units by 0.8s.
【Electric Insulation】: Casting explosion-type skills randomly summons 1 lightning strike against enemies.
【Spread Shot】: Each shot stacks 1 range bonus (up to 50 layers), lasting until battle ends (each layer increases bullet range).
Thank you for your support! We will continue to refine your gaming experience.
Control Optimization
Fixed an issue in windowed mode where mouse cursor movement outside the game window occasionally caused auto-shooting to stop, ensuring stable combat command execution.
Audio & Display
Resolved background sound effect persistence when switching weather, improving environmental immersion continuity.
Skill Effect Refinements
Slightly reduced the trigger delay for 【Force Bullets】, allowing faster bullet emission and improved skill responsiveness.
Adjusted the slow effect of 【Time】 faction magic: Enemies briefly gain opportunities to approach during infinite slow states, enhancing counterplay strategy.
Force Faction Enhancements
Added 2 passive spells to increase 【Force Bullets】 trigger frequency, improving combo fluidity.
Four Elements Faction Expansion
Water/Earth/Air/Fire: Each gains 1 probability-triggered passive spell, making the 【Fortune】 property more valuable in combat.
Light Faction Innovation
Introduced 1 brand-new passive spell, expanding support and damage synergy options.
Control Optimization
Fixed an issue where controller aim movement speed was too slow at low frame rates, improving aiming smoothness.
Resolved occasional delays or disappearance of confirmation buttons on level completion, victory, and failure screens, ensuring stable interface interaction.
Display & Animation
Fixed incorrect text animation displays, enhancing visual effects for story and prompt texts.
Early-Game Optimization
Adjusted values of some early-game books to help players progress more smoothly.
Balanced the effects and strength of certain spells to improve combat fairness.
MOD Guide Updates
Added a reminder: Excessively large MOD cover images may cause upload failures; please optimize image sizes.
Developer Tools Improvement
Optimized configuration file annotations to help MOD creators better understand table fields, reducing modification barriers.
ːsteamthisːThe highly anticipated Creative Workshop of Book Shooter' is now live! Numerous customization and attribute options can be freely combined. Dr. Dragon has prepared new characters and additional resources for everyone, such as extra masterpiece walls, max-level sub-academies, and reduced ink consumption for academy copying, hoping everyone will actively participate in MOD trials and creation for 'Book Shootter.' We will also update official MODs for everyone to enjoy in the future.A new attempt, a new beginning, we just want all our readers to have a better gaming experience, break free from the limitations of the game, and unleash their excellent imagination and creative talents. Here, we sincerely thank our readers for their strong support!At the same time, Dr. Dragon has also left a guide for readers interested in creating MODs~ \ The game now comes with a built-in MOD creation guide: in the game's installation directory/Guides folder.
This update introduces new passive magic for the Force faction and the Four Elements factions, along with multiple fixes for a smoother gaming experience. Below are the detailed update notes:
New Passive Magic that randomly summons elements to aid in battle.
Add more new Passive Magic for four element factions.
Fixed multiple errors and ambiguities in skill descriptions and UI text to improve accuracy
Optimized some localized texts to better fit linguistic habits and cultural context
Fixed a late-game crash that could occur under specific conditions, improving overall game stability
Fixed an occasional loss of focus issue caused by the controller support feature, ensuring a smoother operation experience
Dear Readers,
This update introduces comprehensive controller support, enhances the gameplay experience, and includes multiple bug fixes and balance adjustments. Below are the detailed update notes:
Use controller joystick to aim
Mouse movement prioritizes aim position
A Button: Activate all equipped attack spells
X Button: Use all equipped shield spells
B Button: Trigger all equipped ultimate spells
Y Button (after selecting spell slot): Toggle auto-cast mode
START Button: Open ESC menu
B Button: Close some pop-up UIs
LT Button: Quickly snap aim back to self for easier targeting
RT Button: 2x aim movement speed
All UIs fully support controller navigation for smooth operation
Sliders automatically adapt to controller-selected UI element position for better display
New player tutorial adds controller button explanations and fully adapts to controller operation
Controller support must be manually enabled: Check the 【Enable Controller Support】 option in the 【Options】 menu
Default state is 【Disabled】
Fixed tutorial interface misalignment issues on some resolutions
Fixed ink icon display misalignment on certain resolutions
Fixed weather switching chaos when clicking weather icons in the Infuse Star panel
Nerfed 【Flame Thrower】 spell power to better match its level
Books now require clearing 【Apocalypse 10】 difficulty to earn the special green frame and visual effects for highest difficulty completion
Added Ink Spending Guidance: New players will receive guidance on rational ink consumption after completing the first playthrough
Starter Fund Reward: 40 additional ink rewarded as initial development fund after first playthrough completion
Academy Upgrade Guidance: New guidance steps to help players understand the importance and operation of academy upgrades
Mythic Literature Drawing Guidance: Guides players to use ink for drawing mythic literature to enhance combat capabilities
Character Customization Guidance: Added character creation workflow guidance to help players create personalized characters
Fixed issue where collecting small suns at 【Summer Returns】 level 10 didn't trigger Force Barrage
Fixed game freeze issue caused by still being able to answer questions after battle when using 【53】
Fixed issue where 【Trade Guild】 College occasionally refreshed two identical spells in the shop
Some initially unlocked books moved to later progression
【Engineering】 unlocked after first playthrough completion
【53】 unlocked after first playthrough completion
【Rainbow Page】【Photosynthesis Page】 unlocked after first playthrough completion
【Arcane Page】mana cost reduction decreased from 100% to 60%
【Arcane Page】Additional mana consumption for shields and ultimates now calculated based on current mana instead of maximum mana
✨ New Features
【Advanced Difficulty System】Added 10 new 【Advanced Difficulty】 levels (Apocalypse 1-Star to 10-Star) beyond current Apocalypse difficulty
Advanced 3: Elite enemies and Bosses additionally summon Slime King
Advanced 5/7/10: Significantly increased Elite/Boss HP, slightly extended Timer Reaper appearance
Other Advanced levels: Progressive increase in enemy quantity, HP, and attack power
Minor shop price increase across all Advanced levels to balance additional enemy rewards
【Apocalypse】 achievement unlock condition unchanged (clear original 【Apocalypse】 difficulty)
⚖️ Balance Adjustments
【Endless Mode Optimization】Projectile merging no longer affects bullets with inherent scatter/rapid-fire properties
Removed 【Endless Mode】 and 【Boss Rush】 toggle from create character panel
【Endless Mode】 and 【Boss Rush】 now selectable as difficulty items during character creation
【Endless Mode】 unlock condition changed to clearing Judgement 4 difficulty
Fixed instant lag caused by mass buff application/removal
Redesigned shop pricing formula
Now calculates based on current crystal count (instead of historical maximum)
Price scaling based on crystal holdings:
<2000: No inflation
2000-20k: Slight price increase
20k-1M: Moderate price increase
1M-10M: Drastic price inflation
10M: Cannot purchase more items with more crystal (for those extreme players!)
Fixed duplicate faction burning options
Burned factions no longer appear in selection
Fixed opposing factions still being burnable under Focus Magic
Corrected English localization for 【Grandfather Paradox】
Fixed 【Quantum Mechanics】 incorrectly targeting 【Crystal Shards】 in auto-aim mode
Faction burning options increased from 2 to 3 choices
Tutorial mode now provides base HP regen to reduce new player deaths
【Quantum Mechanics】+auto-aim now calculates nearest enemy from clone position (not main body)
Purchasing passive spells slightly reduces their shop refresh chance (resets at next stage)
Passive fragment stage rewards unaffected
Added 【Low Power Mode】 toggle in 【Options Panel】
Limits visual effects and makes bullet images semi-transparent when enabled
Effectively reduces eye strain from excessive visual effects in late game
Significantly lowers bullet effect saturation when 【Bullet Size】 property is high
Bullet images gradually become semi-transparent as 【Bullet Size】 increases
More aggressive transparency calculation when 【Low Power Mode】 is enabled
【Minor Light Element】 and 【Magic Bubble】 now generate asynchronously, reducing lag during mass conversion
【Rock】 generation changed to asynchronous, solving lag issues when spawning large quantities
Improved 【Auto-Aim】 targeting algorithm for smarter enemy acquisition
Auto-aim now requires 0.2s mouse hover on self to activate, preventing accidental triggers
Fixed 【Snow Topology】 passive spawning snowmen in non-snowy weather
Fixed 【Burn Out】 magic not displaying upgrade effects properly
Fixed tutorial prompt misalignment in non-16:9 resolutions
Fixed text overlap in Endless Mode victory screen at non-16:9 resolutions
Added current magic display in 【Replace Magic】 interface
【Shop】 and 【Chapter】 rewards no longer offer 【Non-Current Weather】magics, helping players build synergies faster
When summon limit is reached, extends duration AND adds bonus damage to all existing summons of same type
【Shooting Art】 +10 mana regen, +10 stability
【Magic Encyclopedia】 +5 HP regen, +5 attack speed & crit
【Ballistics】 +50 crit, +50 crit damage, retains shield crit, no longer -150 attack speed
【Art is Explosion】 no longer reduces HP/MP caps or base attack
【Postpartum Pig Care】 +25 base HP, sow growth crystal reward increased to 2
Rebalanced matching magic appearance rates for Judgement difficulties 1-4
Added prominent visual effects for combo magics
【Time Stasis】 no longer slows bullets, enemy slow effect slightly reduced
【Treasure Chest】 rewards now scale with Luck (+2 crystals/+1 EXP per Luck point)
Earlier bullet merging threshold
Reduced early/mid-game enemy attack scaling
Increased late-game enemy attack scaling
No more 【Treasure Chest】 or 【Campfire】 reward nodes after stage 13
Dear Players,
We are delighted to bring you the v1.2.0 update for Book Shooter! This update introduces an auto-aiming feature, optimizes game performance, fixes multiple bugs, and includes balance adjustments. Below are the detailed update notes:✨ New Features
【Auto-Aiming System】Added auto-aim toggle in the 【Options Panel】
When enabled, mouse hovering over your spellbook in combat will automatically target the nearest enemy
Does not work with special spellbooks (e.g., Burning Steel, Engineering)
Will attempt to fire all equipped shoot spells even if auto-cast is disabled
⚡ Performance Optimizations
Improved performance when opening 【Magic Book】 panel with too many spells
Fixed performance issues caused by excessive 【Black Hole】 stacking
Reduced computation interval for high-frequency effects, improving overall smoothness
Optimized lightning strike visual effects:
Reduced particle count
Lowered visual intensity when disappearing
Improved snowman and magic crystal generation/conversion logic, significantly reducing lag
🐞 Bug Fixes
Fixed potential errors during character refresh
Optimized logging system to exclude irrelevant information, improving performance
Simplified font animation implementation and fixed related errors
Fixed potential errors when returning to main menu after defeating a Boss
Fixed enemies getting stuck at screen edges making them unbeatable
Fixed temporary collision detection failure for enemies
Fixed 【Space Circle】 enemy gathering effect being affected by player range
Fixed specific units (Sow, Turrets) still triggering hover effects at max level
Fixed display issues with certain turret summons
⚖️ Balance Adjustments
【Engineering】Maximum deployed turrets reduced to 30
Gain +1 turret capacity every 7 levels
Exceeding capacity now triggers 3 waves of force barrage and grants +3 permanent EXP
【Shining Angel】 and 【Anti-Magic Demon】 no longer cause screen darkening
【Spell Research】 purchases no longer reduce random player properties (slightly lowered bonuses instead)
Slightly reduced 【Passive】 spell refresh rate, increased 【Spell Research】 refresh rate
Adding rare properties in bonus stages no longer increases enemy HP
【Small Chest】 and 【Rare Chest】 rewards now scale with player level
Significantly reduced enemy attack power growth rate
Still has chance to spawn white and blue magics in shop
Reduced waiting time for score display and confirm button in stage completion screen
Increased auto-cast tooltip text size on skill icons
UI Enhancements:
Property tooltips now display \ and \, with only Base Values participating in conversion effects (e.g., "Every X stat increases Y stat")
Frame Rate Optimizations:
Fixed lag caused by excessive snowmen spawns
Reduced stutter from \ crystal shard drops
Improved performance with multiple \ essence generators
Optimized player stat calculation code
Addressed instant lag from too many initial rocks in late-game Endless Mode
Streamlined bullet visual effects to prevent overload
Tweaked enemy displacement calculation frequency
Visual Effects:
\ & \ attacks now trigger a full-screen blackout effect (purely visual, no hardware impact)
Combat System:
Fixed auto-attack interruption when hovering over skill icons
Resolved skill icon overlap obscuring tooltips (e.g., blocking "Sow" prompts)
Corrected \ skill cooldown refresh
Progression Issues:
Added layer cap descriptions for state-based spells
Fixed infinite loop with \ & \ at 220k+ Luck
Patched post-dodge damage vulnerability
Eliminated victory lag from high-stack buffs
Fixed progression freeze when acquiring passives after purchasing all available ones
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Technical Glitches:
Fixed array boundary error during character retrieval
Optimized \ performance with excessive projectiles
Ensured \ detonates at correct timing
Prevented enemies from getting stuck at screen edges due to stun
Difficulty Adjustments:
Fixed unintended 40% difficulty spike in early levels (now smoother for new players)
\ spell cap increased from 500 → 5000
Shop & Economy:
Improved price display clarity
Slightly nerfed overpowered tomes
Shield Mechanics:
State-granting shields now refresh duration and stack layers on recast (up to cap)
New Enemy Type:
Post-Stage 14: \ replace regular foes
Stats scale with their numbers on-screen
Clusters boost all same-type monsters' attack power
Become dominant in later stages (excludes special/boss units)
Progression Tweaks:
Reduced price inflation; items now cheaper
Lowered XP thresholds for faster leveling
Rebalanced late-game difficulty to prevent "unbeatable" scenarios
Performance:
Dynamic bullet merging (converts clusters into stronger variants)
+Hotfix an issue where shields could not be obtained based on percentage of max health/mana.
+And the issue of getting stuck in the magic-learning node map after mastering all magics.
Endless Mode Revamp:
100% chance dodge items now cap at 90% success rate in Endless Mode
Smoother progression with dynamic scaling
Difficulty Rebalance:
Early-game eased across Trials 2/3/4 & Apocalypse
Late-game challenges enhanced for build diversity
Status Effects:
Reduced \ slow stacking frequency
Summons:
Excess \ now extend existing units' duration
Engineering Turrets:
300% performance gain with overlapping upgrades
Bullet Hell:
\ recoded as state-triggered
Fixed infinite spell loops & summon chains
Addressed Timer Reaper ATK decay issue
Economy:
No more Mana Crystal caps per stage
Adaptive shop pricing based on reserves
Meta Shifts:
Fireball-type projectiles from BOSS ignore slow effects
Dodge hard-capped at 60%
Dear readers, to provide a smoother gaming experience and more balanced gameplay, we've conducted comprehensive performance optimizations and numerical adjustments. Here are the details of this update:
+ Projectile System Optimization
Removed physics interactions between bullets, essentially eliminating lag caused by \
Adjusted particle counts for certain visual effects to reduce performance overhead
Removed some glaring visual effects to improve visual comfort
+ Summon Limits
\ now have a maximum limit - exceeding this limit will instead increase duration of all existing skeleton archers
\ and other common summons will also have quantity limits to prevent late-game lag
+ Bullet System Fixes
Fixed issue where oversized bullets could cause colliders to go outside map boundaries
Fixed bullet detachment issue caused by excessive attack speed
+ Economy Rebalance
Readjusted game economy curve to prevent players from easily emptying shops in late-game
\ reduced crystal yield from growth states
\ magic no longer works on magic crystals to prevent infinite crystal exploits
+ Attribute Balancing
\, \, \, \, \, \ properties now use smoother value curves
\ appropriately nerfed
\ property cap set at 300 - excess values will be converted to equivalent attack power
+ Spell Adjustments
\ nerfed to 0.02s per rock kill
\ adjusted to produce 1 magic crystal with reduced cooldown
\ now grants 3 crystals per hit but capped at 300 per battle
+ Other Changes
Experience thresholds will now continue increasing beyond level 20
\ mythic effect reduced to 0.01s per shot
Algorithm Overhaul:
Rewrote \ book's weather turret attack logic (300% smoother)
Optimized enemy search algorithm (solves too many summons lag)
VFX Optimization:
Blood splatter duration reduced by 50%
Hit flash material compressed (70% less memory)
AOE glow effects reduced by 40%
Fixed crash when swapping max HP/MP
Solved skill swap bug with -1 slot trash work item in Library
Fixed \ book's essence stacking lag
\ book's crystal shards now expires properly
\ rock spawns reduced 40%
\ now creates 4 bubbles
\ becomes full-map strike
\ cooldown increased 20%
\ book's XP gain nerfed at Lv21
"Book Shooter" Official Version Now Live!
Dear players, after extensive development and refinement, "Book Shooter" has finally launched its official version!Diverse Books, Unique Characters
Explore 38 distinct magical books, each with unique skills and progression paths, delivering wildly different gameplay experiences.
Deep Meta-Progression Systems
Unlock 11 Magic Colleges—including the Arcane School, Nature Order, and Burning Inferno—each with 10 tiers of upgrades. Clear stages to earn Ink and unlock permanent boosts!
Love Letter Drop System: After each run, receive Love Letters that grant powerful blessings and bonus Ink.
Visit the Library to draw legendary Masterpieces (or laughably bad Flops) that provide game-changing buffs.
Challenges for Every Player
6 difficulty levels, from casual to brutally hard, cater to all skill levels.
Dive into extra modes like Endless Mode and Boss Rush for intense action.
Take on Starred Stages for greater rewards and bragging rights!
New Archive to track all in-game achievements and progress.
Steam Workshop support—MOD tools coming soon!
1000+ optimizations and bug fixes for smoother, cleaner gameplay.
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New Social Features:
Added QQ Group button (Join our Chinese community!)
Added Discord button (Global players welcome!)
Game Mode Previews: (Coming Soon)
♾️ Endless Mode: Survive against infinite waves
⚔️ Boss Rush Mode: Consecutive boss battles
Quality of Life:
Visual notification when unlocking new characters
Fixed all special character errors in English text
Optimized English typography and line breaks
Resolved Traditional Chinese bestiary crash issue
New Icons:
Masterpiece/Trash item markers
Upgrade item icons
Study item icons
New Battle Arenas:
Cosmic: Planet-scale defensive battles
Chamber: Classic starter room
🔧 Core Adjustments
Alchemy Tome: Increased gathering generation by ~30%
Faction Synergy:
Reduced passive requirement thresholds
Smoother build progression curve
🎚️ Difficulty System Rework (New player-friendly mechanics)
Progressive Unlock:
Unlock next difficulty by clearing previous tier
Mercy Rule: Auto-unlock after multiple failures
Tier Scaling:
Tier 4 = Former Tier 5 difficulty
New Tier 5 (Impossible): Ultimate demo challenge
📚 Tutorial Enhancements
Added right-click Auto-Cast demonstration
Highlighted Shop Refresh button location
**⚗️ Affinity System 2.0** (Deepened progression system)
Circle Drawing: Now requires Lv.5 affinity
Extra Bonuses: Extra properties at Lv.2/8/12/18
📖 Smart Spell Shop (Dynamic loot system)
Synergy Spawns:
Higher chance for spells matching your current book
Each book has average 8-12 combo spells
(Chance affected by Luck stat)
Entity Creation: 40% faster reflection processing
Camera System: Fixed frame drops during panning
Memory Optimization: Reduced GC allocation spikes
Fixed Fire Elemental mana drain bug
Resolved character creation freeze issue
Patched spell slot duplication glitch
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