Hold The Mine news & patch notes

Hello miners,

The Astrologer Update is now available!

The 13th hero is here and I hope you'll enjoy experimenting with its powers. With a major focus on Shock synergy, the Astrologer also opens new combo with the Curse and should be a really good companion to the Cursed Apostle, a character that has been a bit left behind since the release.

This patch doesn't contain a lot of new content but includes major changes to the scoring system to make it easier to understand and also a big change to the Mithril Shards required to unlock new Perks points. The maximum level has also been increased from 15 to 20. For comparison, you can check some examples below:

Case Examples

Before the Update

After the Update

Level 14 to 15

103 Mithril Shards

32 Mithril Shards

From level 0 to max level

608 Mithril Shards (level 15)

420 Mithril Shards (level 20)

As said before, the Perk System is here to customize your experience with the game and I think those extra points will provide more flexibility and opportunities to customize your experience.

A lot of other changes has been made, including the ability to speed up the camera, a better highligh of important values in tooltip among other changes.

Patch Highlights

• New hero: the Astrologer

• Scoring System & Run Recap Rework

• Maximum level of Perks increased from 15 to 20

• Mithril Shards grind reduction

• Quality of Life changes and Bug Fixes

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Patch Notes - Early Access Version 0.7.5

The Leaderboard has been reset to take into account all of the changes!

Addition

• Added the 13th hero into the game: the Astrologer, a very unique character with an infinite scaling summon and a big focus on the Shock synergy. 

• Added an extra setting allowing players to adjust the camera movement speed from x1 to x2 (with adjustments possible in increments of 0.1). 

• Increases the amount of points to unlock for the perks from 15 to 20 max. 

Balancing (+)

• Reduced Flying Skull enemy base health from 70 to 40 and base speed from 40 to 38.

• Mithril Shards requirement for Perks has been adjusted to make the progression feel much less grindy. 

• Sparks (Wizard Power) damage percentage has been increased from 30 to 60%.

• Knight base damage has been increased from 8 to 9.

Other Changes

• Values in descriptions (such as hero’s powers) are now colored to facilitate text reading.

• Boss effects at night now only happen every 10 days. Their day effects stay active every 5 days like before. 

• Depth reached in the mine, resources collected, types of monster killed and the rarity of buildings no longer grant score points.

• All enemies now grant the same amount of score points.

• The recap at the end of the run has been reworked. It now properly shows the information that matters for the score calculation and performs the calculation step by step. The Mithril Shards are now filling the perk experience bar right after the score calculation, to provide a better understanding of the perk system and increase the rewarding feeling. 

• Quests completed during a run have an unlock reminder in the end recap to better highlight hero/building/block/relic unlocked for future runs.

• The difficulty selection menu is now visible from the very first run (only the first difficulty can be selected, you still need to win a run in a certain difficulty to unlock the next difficulty). 

• The difficulty multiplier has been changed to avoid rounded values. There are now x1, x2 and x3 depending on difficulty.

• Endless Mode is now accessible from the very first run.

• The Quests Panel in the Main Menu  now clearly states that the element shown in the image is unlocked, as it wasn’t very clear each quest unlocked a new content for future runs. 

• Magic Mirror Building’s visual has been updated so it can fit better with the background of the mine, no matter what the biome is.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where in case of defeat, the game could be locked into an infinite black screen if it occurs on a night with the Meteor Shower event.

• Fixed an issue where going back to the main menu at the end of a run could lock the game.

• Fixed an issue with Savings Perk where it was granting 7 coins on day 15 instead of the intended 15 coins on day 7.

• Fixed an issue where Critical Damage displayed value in different texts was incorrect. 

• Fixed an issue in the Ice biome where the mine background would switch to the regular biome one in the deepest part.

• Fixed an issue preventing Hunter Pin relics from dropping during any run. 

• Fixed an issue preventing all relics to be displayed on the leaderboard panel if you collected a certain amount.

• Fixed an issue where the shop button at the top of the screen when mining is over would show up even if the demolition service was gone. 

What's Next?

Next update will be released next month (in august). As I continue to improve the game and existing aspects thanks to your feedback, I plan to make several changes and additions to the current run structure to make every run feel more unique and each choice made matter even more.

The default run duration is only 10 days, after what you either exit the run victorious or continue to push your build into endless mode. This means a lot of people could miss the pleasure to develop and specialize further their custom build and all the joy to see waves of enemies crushed by their heroes in the chaos of endless mode. I'd like to extend this base duration to 20 days. Endless will still be accessible after this.

A new type of event will be added to the game, offering decisive choice and helping you customize the run further. Mid run saving will be possible once this last addition is made, or shortly after depending on how fast I can implement all of those.

To give you more perspective, here are a non exhaustive list of upcoming content and changes:

• New buildings, relics and gems

• New type of blueprints and relic chests in the mine, with guaranteed rare drops

• New type of events and additional weather events

• A compendium incl. all information about heroes, enemies, buildings,...

• Base run length extension from 10 to 20 days

• Mid run saving

• Hero damage ranking

• Custom dfficulty mode

• New perks and quests

• And many other things...

But what about Conquest Mode?!

Conquest Mode is currently in active development! As it still requires a lot of work, it is unlikely the first chunk of content of this mode will be available before september. But it is coming, rest assure this new game mode is not abandoned at all.

Here is a small teaser for it....

That's all for today. Thank your for your support, don't forget to leave a review if you haven't done it already.

Paci

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Hotfix - Early Access version 0.7.41

• Slightly Improved overall performance, especially linked to numerous damage number occurrences. 

• Increased Gold Digger Tent building cost from 2 to 7 Gold.

• Fixed an issue where the game could be locked in a black screen instead of showing the run recap. 

• Fixed an issue with the Sealed Sewer building effect that could trigger multiple screenshakes instead of one per effect.

• Fixed an issue allowing Siren Scream Power (Sea Witch) to be triggered multiple times within the same attack. 

• Fixed an issue preventing the attack speed stat for the hero to show the real attack speed value (for example with Water Dance Power from Sea Witch) during battle. 

• Fixed an issue when opening the Construction Panel where a previously constructed building could be highlighted. 

• Fixed an issue where the meteor falling during the Meteor Shower event would not trigger a screenshake. 

• Fixed an issue where the Heavy Anvil spell could not damage some enemies when they took previous damage recently in some specific cases.

Hello miners,

Hold The Mine is 35% off right now during the Strategems festival!

Since launch, the game evolved a lot with new features and content so it's the perfect time to jump into the Early Access, as I just released the 10th update of the game!

• Meta Progression

• 3 Bosses

• A lot of new Heroes, Buildings and Relics

• A lot of quality of life changes and improvements

Upcoming Features & Content

• More Heroes, Buildings and Relics

• New Random Events

• Mid Run Saving

• Damage Tracker

• Conquest Mode

• Codex

• And much more!

Thank your for your support!

Paci

Hello miners,

The May update is finally here! I was really sick the first week of the month, so my ability to work on the game was severely affected. This update marks also the beginning of the new series of updates included in the new roadmap I shared a week ago. 

I’m pretty excited with all the stuff I have planned, a lot of things happening behind the scenes as I start setting things up for upcoming changes and most wanted additions like the mid run saving system and new game mechanics.

This month's update might seem a bit small compared to previous big updates, but that’s because the next ones require a lot of preparation work I need to tackle first, but I was still able to make several new content additions I hope you’ll enjoy. 

Patch Highlights

• 2 Weather Events

• Missing 5th powers for the Sea Witch, Huntress and Dragon Hunter

• 2 New Relics

• 1 New Building

• Periodic effect and Summon cooldowns buff

• Engineer & Sea Witch buff

• Shop/Demolition Last Minute Button

Since the initial release, Weather Events only included 3 unique ones: the Snowstorm, Heavy Rain and Eclipse. My goal was always to have more unique events like this that can alter the experience for a day and spice things up. 2 new ones are added with this update, and more are coming. 

Periodic effects and Summons tightened to cooldown had a big disadvantage at the start of the battle, especially when the cooldown value was big. To make those long cooldowns feel more fair, I’ve made the decision to half the cooldown at the start of the battle for both periodic and summon. After this initial occurrence, it goes to the default value as intended. 

Examples:

• Necromancer can summon Minions every 6 seconds. With the change, the first summon happens only 3 seconds after the start of the battle, then it goes back to the default 6 seconds cooldown for the next occurrences.

• Wind Maker building effect has a periodic cooldown of 12 seconds. With the change, the first trigger happens only 6 seconds after the start of the battle, then it goes back to the default 12 seconds cooldown for the next occurrences.

This is the list of the Powers and Buildings positively affected by this change:

Heroes (Powers):

• Necromancer (Minions)

• Engineer (Defense Turret, Chrono Bomb)

• Wizard (Tornado, Polymorph)

• Alchemist (Toxic Rain)

• Dragon Hunter (Dragon Spear)

• Bastion (Tectonic Shock)

• Rogue (Death Mark)

• Sea Witch (Aqua Prison)

• Huntress (Ambush, Easy Shot)

Buildings:

• Bomb Workshop

• Volcano Heart

• Wind Maker

• Strange Glimstone

• Electric Pole

Another highly requested addition was a way to avoid missing a last visit to the shop before a battle. I added an extra button near the “Start Battle” button that appears at the end of the day to avoid further frustration.

Patch Notes - Early Access Version 0.7.40

Addition

• Rain Of Ashes (new weather): Burn damage is increased by 50%. 

• Meteor Shower (new weather): Periodically drops a meteor onto the battlefield every 10 seconds. On impact, the Meteor deals 20 damage to all enemies within the area. Meteors must be destroyed in order to attack enemies behind them.

• Gold Digger Tent (new uncommon building): Whenever a hero’s basic attack deals a Critical hit, 40% chance of throwing a pickaxe at a random location. The pickaxe deals 100% of the hero’s damage to the first enemy it hits.

• Flint (new common relic): Burn status effect deals 1 more damage per tick.

• Monocle (new rare relic): Increases Critical Hit damage by an additional 100%.

• Explosive Arrow (new 5th Huntress Power)

• Fire Breath (new 5th Dragon Hunter Power)

• Aqua Prison (new 5th Sea Witch Power)

Balancing (+)

• Periodic effects and Summon cooldowns start at half their value when the battle starts. 

• Engineer base damage has been increased from 6 to 7.

• Engineer base range has been increased from 7 to 8.

• Sea Witch base range has been increased from 9 to 9.5.

• Tidal Wave (Sea Witch’s Power) percent damage has been increased from 100% to 200%.

• Dragon Pet (Dragon Hunter Power) summon base range has been increased from 6 to 7.

Other Changes

• Remove the Vsync setting. It was causing a lot of trouble in the game for several reasons, making the game unstable and could even prevent some players from launching the game. Adjusting FPS is still available.

• A new shortcut Button is available near the “Start The Battle” at the end of the day when there is a shop or demolition service available today.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where summon spawn positions for Necromancer and Engineer summons could be handled incorrectly in some cases. 

• Fixed an issue where switching heroes on the Hero Upgrade Panel could make the hero visual grow indefinitely. 

• Fixed an issue with Ambush (Huntress Power) and Fire Dance (Dragon Hunter Power) that prevents the sounds of those effects from playing.

• Fixed an issue with Heavy Rain event that was reducing the duration of all status effects to 1 second instead of reducing the total duration by 50%.

• Fixed an issue with the hero stat small window that could be rendered behind summon like the baby dragon and prevent players from seeing all the information.

• Fixed an issue where a destroyed building could appear again as a new blueprint.

What's Next? July Update

Next big update is planned for July and will introduce a brand new hero to the roaster, bringing the total amount of available heroes to 13! New gems (!!!) and buildings are part of the plan as well. I'll make sure to give you more details once I've made enough progress.

That is all for this update. Again, thank you all for the support, If you’ve been enjoying the game, one of the most impactful ways to support it is by leaving a Steam review. It helps players discover the game and gives me valuable feedback.

Paci

Hello miners,

Today I’m really happy to share the new roadmap for the game. Early Access is far from finished as you can see, a lot of updates are planned to add new content, quality of life and much needed features you talked about. 

Upcoming Content & Features included

• Mid Save Run system

• Hero Damage Tracker

• Custom Mode

• Compendium

• New Random Events

• New heroes

• New Buildings

• New Relics

• New Gems

• Weekly Challenges & Leaderboard

• Better Scoring System

First thing first, what about the May update. First planned for this week, the update of the month is now planned for the 26th. I fell sick last week and was unable to work fully, which led to this extra delay. I've been back on my feet since the start of the week and fully committed to finishing this update by the new deadline. 

What can we expect for this month update "Falling Star"?

Some heroes were missing their 5th powers since release, this update include them (finally!). It should give Dragon Hunter, Sea Witch and Huntress a major boost for battle. Without spoiling everything, the update also includes new weather events and relics. 

What’s next after May? 

Several things are planned for this summer, including a proper Mid Run Save system, a new hero, several new random events offering (with exclusive relics and buildings to get) among other things.

Because of all the work needed in the game architecture to set up the mid run save system and upcoming features like a Damage Tracker (planned for September and after), the next big update will be released only in July. 

Where is the Conquest Mode?

My focus remains on the main experience for now. Hold The Mine has already improved a lot since the initial release but the classic game mode still requires a lot of improvements to make it more fun, replayable and interesting. All this work will also benefit the Conquest Mode in a lot of ways. 

So yes, the Conquest Mode is still planned but a lot of work is needed before it’s ready.

That's all I can share for today. I'll try to share more information before each updates in the future to help the wait. Thank you again for all the support, it means a lot!

Paci

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Hello miners,

A very small patch mostly here to ease a bit the grinding for perks and fix several bugs.

Changes (+)

• Slightly changed the curve of Mithril Shards required to unlock Perk Points to make each level cost a bit faster to unlock (around a 10% decreased overall). 

• Slightly increased the amount of Mithril Shards dropped by Mimic when killed from 2-4 to 3-5. 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Demolition Service would leave instantly the second time it shows up, preventing any use after the first time it shows up. 

• Fixed an issue where the Explosive Stash Perk icons were inverted. 

• Fixed an issue where Relic Chest would only appear in the deepest chunks of the mine.

• Fixed an issue where finding a chest when all relics have been found could soft lock the game. The Chest panel now shows an “Out of Stock” message and you have the ability to close it, preventing any issue.

• Fixed an issue where swapping Hero with the left and right arrow in the Hero Upgrade Panel would increase the size of the hero visual over time. 

• Fixed an issue preventing the Hunter Pin (Common Relic) to appear in a run.

• Fixed an issue where a stat node in a Hero Power Tree would be in the wrong color.

Next update is coming in the first half of May, with the most anticipated addition of the 5th power for Huntress, Dragon Hunter and Sea Witch, several quality of life changes (to reduce the chance to miss the shop before starting battle, among other things) and some new content.

That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support!

paci

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Hello miners!

Many small hotfixes have been deployed the last few days following the big update. The Perk system is a big addition and making it right the first time was impossible. Thanks to your feedback, I've been able to make several adjustments quickly to the Perk system and the difficulty of the game.

Summary of hotfixes deployed since last patch

• Mithril Shards are more common in the mine, especially in the starting area.

• Mimic now drops Mithril Shards, making the grind less frustrating and each difficulty in endless more rewarding.

• Several Engineer buffs.

• Several perks are now working properly.

Today, some additional changes and bug fixes are deployed to make the game more stable and less frustrating for everyone.

Patch Highlights

• Small Engineer buff

• Mithril Shards transfer to the Perk Panel take more time, to make things a bit clearer (more changes and improvements are coming in the future).

• A lot of bug fixes

Patch Notes - Early Access Version 0.7.38

Changes (+)

• Increased Minefield (Engineer Power) damage from 5 to 10. 

• Increased Curse Eruption (Cursed Apostle Power) trigger chance from 40 to 100%. 

• Slightly decreased the chance to find Reroll in the crates found in the mine, since it's easier to get through the perks, it can be much less interesting than before. 

Misc

• Increased the time for the Mithril Shards to be transferred into the Perk Level circular bar, making it more clear for players. 

• Added the ability to switch the perk active without having to disable / enable the node when a node contains more than one perk variant.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Relic Scavenger Perk that could prevent the display of a rare relic.

• Fixed an issue with the Perfect Hero Perk that would give an infinite reroll in some cases.

• Fixed an issue where Spell Master perk could not be unlocked without having Archeologist perk active.

• Fixed an issue with the Shop and Demolition Service where moving the camera away from the surface would prevent the visual to appear properly. 

• Fixed an issue on the difficulty selection screen, where the difficulty modifiers would not always be displayed correctly. 

• Fixed an issue where the resources dropped by the Mimic could stay visible on the screen longer than intended.

• Fixed an issue where the monster spawned by the Dwarf-Eating Plant Boss could stay in the air when knocked back during the spawning animation.

• Fixed an issue where the mine left by the Engineer’s Turrets could stay active after a battle.

• New tentative fix for an issue where enemies frozen by the Frozen Thing building effect could stay at the surface even long after the battle ended. 

That's all for today. Next patch, more adjustements and improvements are planned. As always, your feedback can help me a lot, so again, thank your for all the support and don't forget to leave a review!

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Changes (buff)

• Decreased the cooldown of Defense Turret (Engineer Power) from 5 to 4 seconds.

• Decreased the periodic cooldown of Chrono Bomb (Engineer Power) from 7 to 6 seconds.

• Mimic Enemy can now drop Mithril Shards when killed.

• Mithril shards' spawn rate has been slightly increased.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue allowing some buildings to trigger their effect when destroyed with the Demolition Service.

• Fixed an issue allowing the Flying Skull Head Enemy to spawn before day 20.

• Fixed an issue preventing Relic Specialist Perk to work.

Balancing (+)

• The pickaxe available at the start of each difficulty has been reverted to its base value.

• Decreased the depth of spawn of the first Mithril shards.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing the game from loading.

Bug Fixes

Hello miners!

You might notice the replacement of half the shop by a new event type: the Demolition Service. This is a big addition, as it allows you to destroy an existing building and get back the ruin to construct a new one. And it's totally free, but you can only do it once per day the event is available. With the reduction of available ruins, it means the game now offer the chance to change/adjust/pivot the strategy during the run, making construction choice even more decisive than before.

Patch Highlights

• Dwarf Perks: a progression system where choice matter

• New Hero: The Engineer

• New Boss: The Dwarf Eating Plant (Ice Biome)

• New Enemy: The Titan

• New Event: Demolition Service

• 4 New Relics

• Rarity & Balancing Rework

Patch Notes - Early Access Version 0.7.37

The Leaderboard has been reset to take into account all of the changes!

Addition

• Added the Dwarf Perk System (meta progression), allowing players to spend points to gain advantages and customize their experience for future runs.

• Added a new type of block in the mine: Mithril Shards.

• Added a new type of enemy: the Titan, appearing at wave 25. This enemy is immune to knockback and status effects. 

• Added a new type of shop: the Demolition Service, appearing every other time and allowing players to destroy an existing building and get a ruin spot back (Endless Mode only). 

• Added a new hero: the Engineer.

• Silk Heart (new common relic): Whenever Slow is applied, increase the slow by an additional 10%.

• Death Medallion (new common relic): Whenever a Death Mark is triggered, 40% chance of applying a new mark to another enemy.

• Lightning Shard (new uncommon relic): Whenever an enemy takes extra damage from Shock, it takes 3 more damage.

• Mimic Sculpture (new uncommon relic):Increases the Mimic chance to spawn. 

Changes (+)

• Decreased the health of the Flying Skull Head enemy type by 50%, making them easier to kill without relying on spells. Flying Skull Heads now appear from day 20.

• Increased the amount of Relic Chest that can be find in the mine by 40%.

Changes (-)

• Decreased Shock base damage from 5 to 3 and base trigger chance from 30 to 25%. 

• Increased Clumsiness (Alchemist Power) tally condition from 4 to 5 attacks. 

• Increased Berserk (Berserker Power) tally condition from 3 to 4 attacks. 

• Increased Titan Grip (Berserker Power) tally condition from 4 to 5 attacks. 

• Increased Blood Lust (Rogue Power) tally condition from 3 to 4 attacks. 

• Decreased Spirit Lust (Necromancer Power) attack speed bonus from 10 to 8%. 

• Slightly decreased the exchange rate of stone, gold and diamond in the shop.

Several adjustments were necessary with the addition of the meta progression. I'll keep monitoring the game difficulty and make extra changes in the following days.

Other Changes

• Shop frequency has been changed. It now appears on day 4, 9, 19, 29,...

• Mine Layout has been slighly reworked to take into account all of the perks and changes included in this update.

• The rarity system has been reworked entirely. Uncommon and rare items were easy to get, as some drop chance were higher than expected. The new drop chance for Buildings and Relics is as follow: Common = 65% chance / Uncommon = 30% chance / Rare = 5% chance.

You might notice Uncommon and Rare items (blueprint, relics) are now slightly harder to get after the patch, it’s perfectly normal. Several perks and relics can alter those chances, don’t underestimate them, as it can really make uncommon and rare items easier to find than before this patch.

• The amount of ruins available in the mine to construct buildings has been slightly reduced from 32 to 24 (and up to 26 with some perk).

This change was necessary to compensate for the fact a building can be destroyed through the new event Demolition Service and that both Archeologist perks can increase the amount of ruins in the mine. It also means the choice to construct a building is more important than before. 

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing the Boss from appearing on day 30.

• Fixed an issue with several UI panels when a certain amount of blueprints is reached.

• Fixed an issue with Clover (relic) chance to find uncommon and rare items not as powerful as intended. 

• Fixed an issue when clicking on the navigation buttons when the dwarf is diggingthat could break the game.

• Fixed an issue where it was possible to construct a building when the dwarf is digging that could break the game.

• Fixed an issue with the size of the Necromancer visual displayed on several UI.

• Fixed an issue allowing the Spirit Lust (Necromancer Power) to scale the attack speed based on the current attack speed instead of the base attack speed.

Is the game harder after the update?

Yes and no. Without any perks active, it's definitely a bit harder to win a run. Winning without any perks is still something possible with the update. Once you unlock few perks, you should be able to see the difference.

What’s Next?

Mid Run Saving

Conquest Mode

Upcoming Content

More heroes, blocks, buildings and relics are coming for sure. I also started working on several new weather events and other types of events to make each run more unique. I also have a plan to make a new boss unique to Endless Mode. An extra hard mode and several improvements for existing difficulties are also in the work. 

Updated Roadmap

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Hello miners!

It's been almost 2 weeks since the last patch and I wanted to talk a bit about what's coming next in Hold The Mine. First, let me reassure you: yes, new stuff is on the way! I'm currently working on a brand new hero, a new shop, a unique perk system (meta progression), and a new enemy among many other things. Let's jump right in!

The next big update is planned for April 16. You'll have to be patient just a little longer but I can assure you, it will be worth the wait, whether you've only just started playing the game a few days ago or have already logged dozens of hours into it.

The Dwarf Perks System (meta prog)

Many of you requested it, I'm glad to say it's finally coming! Dwarf perks are bonus nodes that allow you to gain benefits for future runs and customize your experience. Your choices matter: many perks are exclusives, meaning you have to pick one or the other, depending on how you play and what you like the most in the game.

To unlock those perks, you'll have to find Mithril Shards in the mine, a brand new resource kept between runs. You won't be able to unlock everything, you'll have to make choices: the goal is to allow each player to create its own build.

New Hero: The Engineer

The Engineer is a brand new hero specialized in the Summon synergy. As an expert in advanced dwarf technology, she uses her skills and knowledge to deploy turrets, mines and traps on the battlefield.

Mine Generation Rework & Demolition Service

With some perks of the new meta progression system changing how the mine is generated, it was necessary for me to make some adjustments and finally adress some issues.

If the first few days are really fun to explore, the mine becomes less and less interesting as you progress deeper. Ruins are a big part of what makes exploration engaging but as you go deeper, there are fewer ruins to find. The rework changes how the ruins are spread through the mine, making long runs more interesting without breaking the fun of the early days.

If you think every run feels the same, it's mainly because the amount of ruins available within a single run is so high, a big chunk of the building available in the game can be constructed. The rework will introduce some limitations to the amount of ruins available but also include several building buffs and a new way to replace an existing constructed building during the run.

The upcoming new shop allows players to demolish an existing building and use the spot to construct something new. It means you'll be able to pivot your build during the run more easily and change your strategy depending on the buildings and relics you find.

For example, constructing the Glorious Statue building is really interesting early on, but doesn't really provide more damage for harder nights. With the new shop, you'll be able to demolish the building once you think it no longer provides enough benefit and needs more damage focused buildings.

Other Upcoming Additions and Changes

This update will be the biggest the game ever received. Here is a list of things I'm working on and will most likely be included:

• 3rd Boss (exclusive to Ice Biome)

• New Buildings and Relics

• New end game enemy

• Lot of balancing changes

• Lot of bug fixes

• ...

What about Mid Run Save?

The April update is big and brings a lot of important changes, including several technical stuff that alter how the game works. This is the reason why the mid run save is still not ready. This is probably the next big thing I will work on after this update, as many of you requested it.

And the Conquest Mode?

Regarding the Conquest Mode and based on your feedback, I took the decision to delay this new addition, as more work on the main run format was more urgent. It's still planned, most likely this summer.

That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support!

paci

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Minions (Necromancer Power) cooldown was reduced from 6 to 3 seconds.

Hello miners!

It's been a full month since the game released! There are a lot of things I want to add in the game, something I cannot do without your support! So thank you so much.

Hold The Mine is also currently on sale at 20% off for few days as part of the Steam Spring Sales.

Today's patch is mostly focus on some quality of life improvements and bug fixes. I took a few days off after the last big update but now I'm back and fully dedicated to bring you the big update coming next month! I'll have more info to share really soon. You can expect a lot of cool stuff, including things many of you asked for!

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Patch Notes - Version 0.7.36

Addition

• Added spell shortcuts for both QWERTY and AZERTY keyboards (from 1 to 6). 

• Added the mention of the max usage of each spell in addition to the amount of use available. 

• Added an extra screenshake state in the settings, allowing you to choose between Off / Low / Medium (standard) intensity. 

• Added the rarity of each relic in the tooltip.

• Added a forced rotation to the hidden selection of a random biome when starting a new run to prevent the same biome from being selected multiple times in a row. 

Balancing (+)

• Decreased Piercing Shot (Huntress Power) chance malus from 20 to 15%, making her attack able to pierce a maximum of 6 enemies instead of 5.

• Increased Thrilling Chase (Huntress Power) extra damage from 5 to 6.

Misc

• Updated visuals for Toxic Well and Strange Glimestone buildings, so that the color is different from the one used on the elements related to the Curse synergy.

• Slightly reduced the screenshake strength of several effects.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue allowing the visual of the Strange Glimestones at the surface once you build the linked building that could be rendered in front of enemies and bosses. 

• Fixed an issue making the Mountain Dragon Boss day effect not trigger properly when you go down with the camera. 

• Fixed an issue preventing certain duplicate gems to show in the shop. 

• Fixed an issue preventing the call for help from the prison in the mine to not show the next day even when it was visible before. 

• Fixed an issue preventing the Necromancer stat display to refresh properly after Spirit Lust power benefit is received.

• Fixed an issue allowing the escape menu to appear while the ending run sequence is playing. 

• Fixed an issue preventing the welcome panel to show the first time the game is launched.

• Fixed an issue with Death Mark (Rogue Power) when no enemy could be targeted.

• Fixed an issue that could make Minions (Necromancer Power) spawning in incorrect positions.

Not a lot of changes this time, as I mostly work on secret things planned for the big update coming mid April. That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support! 

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Hello miners!

I hope you're having fun battling the bosses! Today I have small patch for you to buff several things (incl. heroes like Wizard and Huntress that are not as good as others) and address some bugs reported since the last update.

Patch Notes - Version 0.7.35

Balancing (+)

• Increased minimum poison stack applied with Toxic Concoction (Alchemist Power) from 1 to 2. Maximum poison stack is unchanged (3).

• Decreased periodic cooldown of Ambush (Huntress Power) from 7 to 6 seconds.

• Decreased piercing chance malus with Piercing Shot (Huntress Power) from 25 to 20% (meaning it’s possible with a single attack to deal damage to 5 enemies instead of 4 maximum).

• Increased damage percentage of Bloodlust (Rogue Power) from 150 to 200% of Rogue base damage.

• Decreased periodic cooldown of Polymorph (Wizard Power) from 12 to 9 seconds.

• Increased damage percentage of Tornado (Wizard Power) from 25 to 50% of Wizard base damage.

• Slightly decreased the Worm Boss base health during battle.

Misc

• Slightly improved the visibility of difficulty modifiers.

• The camera is now locked while the Dragon Boss intro is playing at the beginning of the day.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing the amount of pickaxe available to show during Difficulty Selection details.

• Fixed an issue preventing the effect of Dragon boss to trigger during the day in some cases.

• Fixed an issue preventing screenshake from happening whenever the Dragon strikes the ground with its tail.

• Fixed an issue showing 4 damage per stack per second for Poison synergy instead of 1. Damage applied was correct.

• Fixed several issues preventing texts from showing in some languages.

So yes, no new content this time! The next big update is planned in April, but I have some new content and quality of life stuff coming before that, don't worry. That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support! 

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Hello miners!

It's time for the first big update in Hold The Mine: the Chaos Beasts Update!

This update introduces the first two bosses: the Mountain Dragon and the Giant Worm Duo.

Available in Lord Of Stones and King Under The Mountain difficulties, those bosses are respectively actives in the Mountain and the Volcano biomes and are here to cause you some trouble both day and night. And before you ask, yes the Frozen biome is still boss free... at least for now... but maybe not for long.

The update also includes new buildings and relics, to provide more ways to specialize your build. I know it's still impossible to rely entirely on one single synergy, but that's something I'll keep improving over the next patches without removing the ability to play a mix of some.

Some important balancing changes come with this update, including several hero buffs, a big improvement of the curse synergy and the hospital building among other things.

Hold The Mine released just 3 weeks ago and I feel like the game already improved a lot. Thanks to your feedback, I'm sure I can make it even better in the coming weeks and months. You guys really share some really cool ideas I can wait to work on.

It's still the beginning of the Early Access, there is so much things I want to make and implement into this project.

Patch Highlights

• 2 Regional Bosses

• 2 new Buildings

• 5 new Relics

• Several heroes got buffs

• Balancing Changes (incl. a major buff to Hospital building)

• A lot of bug fixes

Patch Notes - Early Access Version 0.7.34

The Leaderboard has been reset to take into account all of the changes!

New Content

• Mountain Region now has Mountain Dragon as regional boss event

• Volcano Region now has Giant Worm Duo as regional boss event.  

• Sealed Sewer (Uncommon Building): Whenever a stack of Poison is applied, 20% chance of triggering a toxic flood that deals 5 damage within a small area. Damage is increased by 3 per additional stack of poison on the enemy.

• Electric Pole (Common Building): Periodically triggers a giant lightning strike every 10 seconds, dealing 25 damage and applying Shock to enemies within the area.

• Poison Vial (Rare Relic): Poison status effect deals 1 more damage per tick.

• Blunt Dagger (Uncommon Relic): All heroes' basic attacks have 30% chance of applying Knockback 1.

• Mysterious Fruit (variant) (Uncommon Relic): Increases heroes' base damage by 2.

• Ritual Dagger (Common Relic): All heroes' basic attacks have 20% chance of applying Curse.

• Burning Sword (Common Relic): All heroes' basic attacks have 20% chance of applying Burn.

Balancing (+)

• Slight reduction of the bonus health on enemies for the first 10 nights.

• Reduced Curse trigger cooldown from 4 to 3 seconds.

• Increased the Hospital (building) effect damage from 75 to 150% and decreased construction cost from 10 to 8.

• Decreased Volcano Heart (building) construction cost from 10 to 9.

• Decreased Giant Bellows (building) construction cost from 7 to 5.

• Decreased Cursed Temple (building) construction cost from 10 to 8.

• Decreased Ambusher Ground (building) enemy spawn trigger from 10 to 8.

• Increased Unstable Furnace (building) damage from 6 to 8.

• Increased Dragon Hunter base damage from 10 to 12.

• Increased Dragon Hunter base critical hit chance from 5 to 10%.

• Increased Fire Heater (Dragon Hunter Power) next attack cooldown reduction from 50 to 60%.

• Increased Cursed Apostle base damage from 7 to 8.

• Increased Cursed Apostle base attack speed from 0.55 to 0.65.

• Increased Berserker base range from 6.5 to 7.

• Increased Huntress base critical hit chance from 5 to 10%.

• Increased Necromancer base attack speed from 0.6 to 0.7.

• Increased Necromancer base range from 5 to 6.

• Increased Necromancer base damage from 5 to 6.

• A guaranteed Mimic spawns on the first night in Endless Mode (3% chance for one to spawn before that). After that it's 6% chance for to spawn and the percentage increases by 3% every 5 nights for a maximum of 12% chance.

Balancing (-)

• Decreased the Harpoon Atelier (building) effect knockback strength from 5 to 3 and from 10 to 6.

• Decreased the Windmaker (building) slow effect from 20 to 10% and increased construction cost from 5 to 8.

• Increased Tax Collector (building) construction cost from 4 to 5.

Misc

• The leaderboard has been reset to take into account all the changes introduced.

• Building Information Panel has been updated. Building tooltip now displays the cost for building not built yet and linked synergies information, similar to relics and powers. This panel is accessible through the little House button near the Play/Pause button.

• Flying Skull Heads can now be affected by Death Mark and Hunter Mark as it doesn’t do direct effect or damage to them. They are still immune to status effects (Burn, Slow, Poison, Shock, Slow) and Knockback.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Siren Scream (Sea Witch power) visual effect would trigger as soon as you get the hero.

• Fixed an issue preventing stats of the hero in battle to show the real and updated numbers when mouse hovering a hero at the surface.  

• Fixed an issue where the Group Pillar (Bastion power) bonus knockback would not be applied to Cursed Apostle and Necromancer.

• Fixed an issue where a tile covered by snow without something on the block would not show any tooltip, hinting it contains nothing.

• Fixed an issue preventing any digging after looting a blueprint even when expedition is available.

• Fixed an issue that could cause some music overlapping after the game is paused.

• Fixed an issue with the HP counter growing too much when taking multiple damage in a short period of time.

• Fixed an issue allowing more than 2 uses of each spell per night.

• Fixed an issue where an enemy could show damage numbers from previous death occurring once respawned. 

• Fixed an issue with the gem that adds a random status effect on basic attacks that would prevent any shock or curse application.

• Fixed an issue with the gem that adds a random status effect to apply 2 random status effects instead when the Gem Belt relic is active.

• Fixed an issue preventing 2 stacks of Burn to be applied with a certain gem once the Gem Belt and Sacred Torch relics are both active. 

• Fixed an issue preventing Death Mark (Rogue Power) to consider the Flying Skull Head as a top priority enemy.

• Fixed an issue allowing the Flying Skull Heads to spawn within the same short period of time at the start of the night. 

• Fixed an issue when Explosive Stash (Building) could trigger visual effects in the fog of war at a bomb location, revealing the position of the block. 

• Fixed an issue making a call for help in the mine disappear after an expedition.

• Fixed an issue with Berserker range calculation allowing her to hit enemies out of range.

Known Issues

Several people experienced a bug with the previous patch causing the game to be locked into a loading screen. After investigating, the issue seems to be linked to the save file. It could be that the game is unauthorized to write/read the file or the save itself got corrupted.

I added several safe checks with this update to prevent this issue from happening, but It's possible it doesn't prevent every cases.

If it happen to you after today's patch, before restarting the game, access the game logs:

press Windows + R, then paste this text, "%USERPROFILE%\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Hookaria Games/"

Compress the entire folder into an archive and send us an email here: [email protected]

This is only the beginning of Hold The Mine Early Access, tons of cool stuff are coming, including highly requested features:

• Dwarf Perks - A unique meta progression system with choices to make and experiment with

• New content - More heroes, bosses, buildings, relics, enemies and blocks

• New shop - Destruction service

• Endless Improvements

• Mid Run Saving

• Sandbox Mode

• Conquest Mode

• And much more!

That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support!

paci

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Hello miners!

Today's patch is mostly about bug fixing, including a fix to lags introduce with the last patch, but I took the opportunity to make some extra changes, including the removal of scoring penalty from taking damage and increasing occurence of random events in endless among other things.

Next patch will be the Chaos Beasts update coming on March 9th.

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Patch Notes - Version 0.7.32

Balancing

- Removed point penalty for taking door damages from score calculation. 

- Each additional night survived in endless grants more points for the score calculation.

- Increased Gem Specialist (Knight Power) rune cost from 3 to 5.

- Decreased First In Line (Berserker Power) range bonus from 50 to 25%.

- Decreased Venom Blade relic chance to trigger from 40 to 30%.

- Removed a limitation preventing random weather events from happening after a certain amount of nights in endless mode.  

Misc

- Improved loading time speed when starting a new run or going back to the main menu. 

- Reduced Special Beer Stash effect volume by 25%.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an issue where heroes’ stat would still show bonus from previous runs when you have to choose one from a prison. 

- Fixed an issue preventing critical hits triggered by Axe of Giants building effect to ignore heroes’ brutal hit chance.

- Fixed an issue preventing new run loading. 

- Fixed an issue with some relic visuals being overpixelized. 

- Fixed an issue preventing Bastion to show in the first prison choice.

- Fixed an issue with the Special Beer Stash building provoking undesired lags in battle.

- Fixed an issue with the Special Beer Stash building preventing the visual effect from playing.

- Fixed an issue making clicking on the restart button at the end of a run impossible in some cases.

- Fixed the unnecessary Cursed Source (Apostle Power) text spam in endless waves.

- Fixed an issue preventing enemies killed with the Heavy Anvil spell to count (including mimics for the quest requirement).

That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support! Next patch will be the Chaos Beasts update coming on March 9th, including bosses and some other cool things.

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Hello miners!

Today's patch is adding 2 brand new buildings and 2 gems to add some diversity.

Many people asked why summons were not benefiting from the gems with on hit effects equipped by the hero invoking them. A fair criticism, especially since only one building is available to boost summons. The Puppeteer Workshop is here now, making this kind of benefit possible! Necromancer's minions and Wizard's Crows will be much deadlier now!

Another building, the Special Beer Stash and 2 new Gems are also included in this patch, providing extra benefit to critical hit and poison synergies.

This is a continuous effort, more buildings, relics and gems are coming.

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Patch Notes - Version 0.7.31

New Content

• Special Beer Stash (New Building): Critical Hits have a 20% chance of triggering a blast which deals 100% additional damage and applies Knockback 2 to nearby enemies.

• Puppeteer Workshop (New Building): Summons invoked by a hero benefit from the gems equipped on that hero.

  It means gems giving status effects on hit to heroes also apply to the hero summons. Gems providing flat stat bonus are not concerned, as they were already benefiting to summons invoked by heroes (taking 50% of actual hero stats). 

• New Gem: Hero Critical hits have 10% chance of becoming Brutal Critical Hits, dealing 500% of their base damage instead of 200%.

• New Gem: Basic attacks reset the duration of all stacks of Poison on the enemy.

Balancing

• Rogue base range has been increased from 6 to 8. 

• Dragon Pet (Dragon Hunter Power) rune cost has been decreased from 4 to 3 runes.

• Fire Eater (Dragon Hunter Power) rune cost has been decreased from 4 to 3 runes.

• Decreased the base health of the Skull Head enemies. Spawn rate starting night 25 has been slightly adjusted.

• Increased damage numbers size and added a unique color to them when the damage is from a Brutal Critical hit.

• Decreased the amount of enemies killed required to unlock the Berserker hero from 40,000 to 30,000.

• Adjusted the minimum number of Bomber enemies on the first 10 waves. 

• Increased the base move speed of the Slime enemy from 4 to 5.5. 

Misc

• Increased overall performances for enemies and visual effects in battle.  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue allowing identical relics to be obtained with the Scavenger Hideout building effect. 

• Fixed an issue with deeper mine chunks displaying an incorrect visual background.

• Fixed an issue causing a main menu soft lock when steam is not connected.

• Fixed an issue allowing a 6th prison to spawn in the mine.

What's Next?

Our first major update is coming on March 9th, introducing new content like relics offering more synergy specialization and also something bigger... run bosses (including a dragon?!). This update will also be an opportunity to completely reset the Leaderboard, as it will also include changes to the way points are calculated.

I hope you are as excited as I am for the future of Hold The Mine, we have a lot of cool stuff planned, players already provided a lot of really cool ideas I want to add into the game over the next months:

• New Game Modes: Conquest (challenges) and Custom (sandbox)

• Meta Progression

• Mid Run Save

• More heroes, buildings, relics,... and more!

That's all for today, thank you so much for all the support, it means a lot! 

paci

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Hello miners!

This week, we have 2 patchs coming including this one today mostly about some necessary balancing changes and bug fixes, and another one later this week (including some brand new gems and buildings!).

Today, I wanted to adress some player feedback regarding the Huntress and the Rogue. This patch gives some love to those 2 heroes by granting them some necessary buff and giving more interest to Hunter and Death Marks. I hope those buffs will make those two more reliable especially early on.

Glorious Statue is a very powerful building especially if you get it in the first 2-3 days. But his cost was arguably very low in comparison to its snowball potential early. Don't get me wrong, it's still a powerful building to get as soon as possible, but with the increase of the diamond cost, it means you'll have less opportunity later to construct rare buildings.

The flying skull heads that appear starting on night 20 are a real nightmares to deal with right now. They are fast, are immune to status effects and have tons of health. This patch includes a significant health pool reduction for this enemy type. I'll keep monitoring this enemy, in case it's too much or not enough.

Patch Notes - Version 0.7.30

Changes

• Glorious Statue building diamond cost has been increased from 2 to 3.

• Ambush (Huntress Power) damage range has been increased by 30%. Visual effect visibility has been improved.

• Easy Shot (Huntress Power) periodic cooldown has been reduced from 6 to 4 seconds.

• Hunter Mark bonus damage has been increased from 100 to 200%.

• Ambusher Ground building effect now applies a Hunter Mark every 8 enemy spawns instead (previously 10).

• Death Mark health ratio trigger has been increased from 25 to 40% maximum health.

• Death Mark (Rogue Power) periodic cooldown has been reduced from 6 to 5 seconds. Rune cost has been decreased from 4 to 3 runes.

• Shadow Strike (Rogue Power) rune cost has been decreased from 4 to 3 runes.

• Flying Skull Head enemy type base health has been decreased by 30%.

• Mine depth has been extended. More changes are coming to make deeper chunks more interesting to dig.

• Hospital building effect damage has been increased from 50 to 75% of total damage.

Misc

• Slightly improved overall performances especially in endless mode.

Bug Fixes

• Several bugs causing crashes have been fixed.

• Fixed an issue causing Ruins to be hidden (no cracks visible on the blocks).

• Fixed an issue causing Barrels to show an incorrect direction compared to the one applied with the effect.

• Fixed an issue causing multiple ruins to spawn on a single location.

• Fixed an issue causing the game speed to reset to x1 when the dwarf army arrived.

• Fixed an issue with mine block tiling in some block configurations.

• Fixed an issue with the main menu animation speed being tightened to framerate.

That's all for today, see you later this week for a new patch with new content! Again, thank you so much for all the support! 

paci

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Hello miners!

Thank you for sharing your feedback! Today I can finally share the Early Access Roadmap for the upcoming months! 

I've been reading through all your Steam reviews, and I appreciate the feedback we've been receiving. Keep in mind this is just the beginning of Early Access. If you like the game, it will be really helpful to leave a review!

Early Access Roadmap #1

Here is the first Early Access Roadmap for the upcoming months! I'll go into each major update details below.

Keep in mind those major update are not all the things I'll add to the game, more content are coming along the ways. Below, I will just focus on the main features included.

Major Update #1 - Chaos Beasts

The first major update will add Bosses, a brand new feature that makes every run feels more unique!

Bosses will impact both gameplay phase of the game: the mining and the battle with spicy effects. Each boss has its own set of effects you'll have to deal with to win a run. And things will be even be crazier once your reach the Endless.

Major Update #2 - The Conquest

The Conquest Mode is a brand new mode full of challenges to explore new mechanics in the game and create unique scenario with important gameplay twists. It will also include a custom mode to customize the content available during the run and increase different difficulty settings.

Major Update #3 - The Falling Star

This update will include a brand new set of synergies, a new hero and more buildings, relics and gems centered around those!

More content is coming in the next few days, weeks and months. I have no intention to leave people disappointed or to abandon this game.

Regarding some feedback and most urgent concerns raised:

- Is mid run saving planned?

Yes, definitely! Work has started already before the release, but the system is not fully done (especially saving your progression in the mine is currently not working). I cannot provide any ETA for now, but I’ll make sure to give you update on the matter as soon as possible.

- Is controller support planned?

Yes! This is something I want badly, but I’m not sure when I’ll have more time to work on this, as new content and mid run save are definitely bigger issues for now. It’s definitely something I want to implement before the full 1.0.  

- Meta progression?

I know it’s a big topic and people rightfully raised concerns about the lack of it. Be sure I’m thinking about the best way to implement it, either for global progression and/or for a brand new game mode. 

- What about the lack of content?

First, keep in mind this is the beginning of Early Access. I’m aware people feel like the game is short in that regard, especially because of how the content is split (or not split) between one run and another. Hold The Mine doesn't offer a different load out or a limited by an amount of weapons/skills per run. You have access to everything, for better or worse, and it means every run can end with a very similar set of heroes, buildings and relics. 

More content is coming in the next few days, weeks and months. I have no intention to leave people disappointed or to abandon this game.

Of course, I’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions and learn what you want to see in the game the most.

Again, thank you so much for all the support! 

paci

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Patch Notes - Version 0.7.29B

Bug Fixes

• Fixes an issue with some gems displaying new effects that are not supposed to be out now (the effects don't work).

Hello miners!

I'm so happy people can finally try the game I’ve been working on over the past two years and by the sheer amount of support! 

I do realize the game can feel a bit short of content, especially for build specialization and variety. This patch won’t fix this issue, but I’m already hard at work to add new buildings and relics as soon as possible and make some much needed changes. Rest assured this is my top priority right now. 

Here are the first quick improvements based on your bug reports and feedback. More content and improvements are coming in the next days and weeks. I'll share a proper Roadmap for the Early Access by the end of the week.

Patch Notes - Version 0.7.29

Changes

- Endless Mode is no longer accessible on your first run.

- Some gems can now be found more than once. 

- Slight improvement of the skill tree to make things more clear that you always need to unlock the central node first (more visual improvements are coming later). 

Balancing

- Increases the chance to get runes and rerolls as resources in the crate found in the mine. 

- Added a 10% chance for a block with a rune to become a block with 2 runes. The 5% chance for it to become  a block with 3 runes is unchanged.

- Reduces the rune cost of Piercing Shot (Huntress power) from 4 to 3 runes.

- Reduces the rune cost of Clumsiness (Alchemist) from 5 to 3 runes.

- Reduces the rune cost of Tectonic Shock (Bastion power) from 4 to 3 runes.

- Reduces the rune cost of Dragon Pet (Dragon Hunter power) from 5 to 4 runes.

- Reduces the rune cost of Last Stand (Knight power) from 4 to 3 runes.

- Reduces the rune cost of Pile of Bones (Necromancer power) from 4 to 3 runes. The attack speed bonus is reduced from 20 to 15%.

- Reduces the rune cost of Vicious Spirit (Necromancer power) from 4 to 3 runes. 

- Increases slightly the chance to see a Mimic during battle. Chance is also increased once you get into night 15 and night 20 an additional time. 

Bug Fixes

- Fixes an issue with the power info panel when you loot a new hero that would scale bigger than intended.

- Fixes an issue preventing heroes from targeting the Mimic properly.

- Fixes an issue with some runes found in the mine and are not added to your resources. 

- Fixes an issue with some poison status effect stack not being counted for damage calculation.

Known Issues

- Some stats don’t refresh properly in the small window that shows up whenever you move the cursor over a hero. I’m already working on a fix. 

Regarding some feedback and most urgent concerns raised:

- Is mid run saving planned?

Yes, definitely! Work has started already before the release, but the system is not fully done (especially saving your progression in the mine is currently not working). I cannot provide any ETA for now, but I’ll make sure to give you update on the matter as soon as possible.

- Is controller support planned?

Yes! This is something I want badly, but I’m not sure when I’ll have more time to work on this, as new content and mid run save are definitely bigger issues for now. It’s definitely something I want to implement before the full 1.0.  

- Meta progression?

I know it’s a big topic and people rightfully raised concerns about the lack of it. Be sure I’m thinking about the best way to implement it, either for global progression and/or for a brand new game mode. 

- What about the lack of content?

First, keep in mind this is the beginning of Early Access. I’m aware people feel like the game is short in that regard, especially because of how the content is split (or not split) between one run and another. Hold The Mine doesn't offer a different load out or a limited by an amount of weapons/skills per run. You have access to everything, for better or worse, and it means every run can end with a very similar set of heroes, buildings and relics. 

More content is coming in the next few days, weeks and months. I have no intention to leave people disappointed or to abandon this game.

I’ll share a roadmap by the end of the week to give you a clearer picture of what is planned.

Of course, I’d love to hear your thoughts and suggestions and learn what you want to see in the game the most.

Again, thank you so much for all the support! 

paci

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HOLD THE MINE IS OUT NOW IN EARLY ACCESS!

Guide your dwarf through the mine to gather precious resources, construct helpful buildings, and recruit heroes to defend your mine at all costs!

Oh, and maybe you can set a new record on the leaderboard? 👀

Time to get to work! ⛏️

Huge congrats to Paci from Hookaria Games and everyone involved in the development of this little gem.

More than ever, we need your feedback to make this Early Access as awesome as possible.

We'll be sharing the Early Access roadmap in the next few days and we can't wait to build this journey with you!

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Hey everyone! Yes, I have an official release date to share. Hold The Mine is set to launch into Early Access on February 17, 2026.

In just a few weeks, you’ll be able to begin your digging adventure into the mine and protect it from monsters! I hope you all are as excited as I am!

While you wait for launch day, be sure to check out our new release date trailer:

The game will have a lot of content to experiment with from the start:

• 12 unique heroes

• 45+ buildings

• 40+ relics and gems

• 30 quests to complete

• 20 types of blocks in the mine

• 7 types of enemies

And keep in mind this is just the beginning: a proper roadmap will be revealed soon after launch!

I can’t wait to share the game with all of you soon! Don't forget to wishlist the game and spread the news! Thank you everyone for the amazing support!

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Hello miners,

Where it all begin

Hold The Mine was at first a concept with a very big fantasy component: what if you play a group of dwarves digging in the mine during the day and defending it during the night? The first thing I ever drew for the game was this image, showing this group defending the entrance of a mine, a very easy to pick up concept.

Trouble in the Mine

Inevitable Changes

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Patch Notes v0.6.16

Performance

Settings

• Vsync (new!): you can now toggle VSync in game.

• Max FPS (new!): you can set the maximum FPS in game which can greatly impact performance (keep in mind this limit only works if the VSync is disabled).

Bug fixes

• Fixed unnecessary long loading times when the game language is set to Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. 

• Fixed several issues with some characters in Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese not being displayed correctly. 

• Fixed an issue with the save system, preventing the data from correctly being loaded in some situations. 

• Fixed an issue with the relics not being displayed on the UI after a certain amount of relics found.

• Fixed an issue where finding a chest could prevent you for playing.

Known issues

• Game Quality, VSync and Max FPS setting names are not translated.

• Some characters in the Leaderboard are still not displayed correctly.

Thanks for all the support and feedback, see you in a few days for a new sneak peek of the things we are working on for the release of Hold The Mine!

Paci

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Introducing Regions

Hero Upgrade Rework

Thanks for all the support and feedback, see you next week for a new sneak peek of the things we are working on for the release of Hold The Mine!

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A special thanks to Angory Tom who covered the new demo this week! It was a real pleasure to watch his video.

Release date when?!

New demo vs Early Access 

Leaderboard and Builds Sharing

That’s all for now? 

Thanks for all the support and feedback,

Paci

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20,000 Wishlists thanks to you!

Hold The Mine is starting 2026 with a very good news since the game reached 20,000 wishlists today on Steam and it's all thanks to you! 

Your Feedback Matters

What's next?

We are working on really cool stuff I cannot share yet, but an announcement will be made very soon with some good news about the future of the game!

Hold The Mine Community

Again, a huge thank you to everyone!

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