Lunacid news & patch notes

Hello! Lunacid: Tears of the Moon is now available for free on Steam. It’s a Lunacid spin-off made with the Sword of Moonlight — a toolkit from 2000 used to create King’s Field like games that was released by FROMSOFT. After all, a lot of inspiration for the original Lunacid stems from my deep appreciation of Shadow Tower and King’s Field games. Tears of the Moon is also a dark fantasy dungeon crawler — full of daunting foes, spells and weapons to obtain and, of course, secrets to discover. The game is very much worth trying out, if you never got to experience the KF series, or feel nostalgic about games of that era. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3506110/Lunacid__Tears_of_the_Moon/ Naturally, a tool straight from the year 2000 is bound to have a fair share of limitations. However, I very much enjoyed challenging myself to be more creative within these constraints. And I hope, that you could appreciate both this passion and FROMSOFT’s legacy in Lunacid: Tears of the Moon. Thank you for your support. Moonlight watch thee.

Various small and localization error fixes.

Fixed Hybrid weapon scaling type Fixed Resolution menu text Nerfed Ice Tear

Fixed issue with inputs, thanks Unity.

Fixed Polish font atlas. Fixed Legacy mode controls to be more like the Sword of Moonlight engine controls. Numpad now can control movement and looking, left shift and control attacks and blocks. For the controller, the right thumbstick now strafes and looks up and down.

Fixed Fallback Fonts showing Chinese Kanji when set in Japanese. Fixed Credit Error.

Hotfix for dialog issues with old saves

Hello! The localization update is finally here — now the blessings of the Moon can reach you in 10 new languages. It definitely took me longer than anticipated — but in return I'm pretty sure the game doesn't mix up Royal and Royalty in other languages. I hope that if English isn’t your native language, these translations will show you the small details you might’ve otherwise missed. You can now venture into the Great Well with the following languages on hand:

• Brazilian Portuguese
• Chinese
• Chinese traditional
• German
• Korean
• Polish
• Russian
• Spanish
• Spanish LATAM
• Japanese
• Nyan

And if your language is not on the list — let me know in the comments. I am open to adding even more popular languages. Also, if you find any localization issues, definitely point them out. So they could be fixed and we would have the best translations possible. And, wow, it’s been more than two years since Lunacid launched into Early Access. It honestly feels like a lucid dream itself — to have come such a long way and to have so many of you enjoy the game. Thank you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34910757/51b23d9dc2c4e7294661a75804abaeb8e07d9eef.jpg I wish that the upcoming year 2025 would be kind to you and your close ones. And, hey, if you like Lunacid, you might wanna keep an eye on its updates. Maybe follow the game on Steam, if you’d like. Because there is a big announcement waiting for you in 2025. The story of Lunacid isn’t quite over just yet. Moonlight watch thee. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44889921/5df629c5a25c2a28fadc4161445cb7e8986fd2d3.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44889921/71533114fa83e7ef73a6e15765050fba452a8a16.png

Hello! Thanks to the guiding Moonlight, our prowess and a certain amount of luck — Steam Trading cards for Lunacid are finally available. The idea with these was to tie each of the characters to a certain Major Arcana card, but the choices here aren’t exactly ‘canon’. So it’s best to treat them for what they are — a cool art piece expanding the game. Speaking of! Definitely check out the full versions of the cards, because the small portrait is just a preview. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41193816/88a3cfb2b2261a8ad718c54b4cf183e27f5eef39.png Of course, Trading cards also mean profile backgrounds and emojis. We won’t spoil the surprise here, but the backgrounds were drawn exclusively for Trading Cards by the same artist as the cards themselves, and the emojis are done by Akuma Kira. In other news, the localization update is also coming soon, as promised. Hopefully, this will give some of you extra motivation to revisit the game, if English isn’t your native language. The story of Lunacid isn’t quite over just yet. Moonlight watch thee. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44578933/06d996f9b16ad2aa8124154072943040dea456e8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44578933/9688308dc49bf6b024501152dad81c3f008279c4.jpg

Fixed incorrect profile images in main menu Fixed Demi clipping into pumpkin. Fixed potion bottle sizes in Wing’s Rest Fixed Vesta Stalk position

Hello! October is already here, and you know what this means — all manners of scares and seasonal decorations crop up all over the place. You might be surprised, but the denizens of the Wing’s Rest are no exception to this!

Halloween in Lunacid

Wing’s Rest is now adorned with lots of jack-o-lanterns and couple of other furnishings. Now the mellow blues and serenity of the abandoned shrine is punctuated with mischievous flicker of orange flames. https://i.imgur.com/IwjPT7E.gif But not only that, Wing’s Rest also received a slight lighting improvements for the base version as well. Speaking of, this update brings some more improvements and fixes.

Patch Notes

• Wand projectiles change colors according to element.
• Light Reveal is more helpful.
• Fixed Useable Items equipping wrong slot when used.
• Fixed Critical hit effect position.
• Fixed Garrat not moving without reloading.
• Fixed menu bugs.
• Tried to fix projectile accuracy.
• Slightly improved lighting in Wing’s Rest.
• Fixed Backwards Khopesh.
• Added Halloween items.
• Added more character portraits.
• Made the main menu look better.

Lunar Divination

We’d like to give a brief update on the new languages and Steam Trading cards we teased in June of this year. First of all — localization process is its finale phase, the in-game testing. Since Lunacid features quite a bit of text written in a lot of different formats (item and spell descriptions, menus, dialogues, notes) we need to make sure that everything looks similar to the baseline English version in terms of visual presentation and clarity. It might take a bit more time, but don’t worry — the localization update is closer than you think. As for the Steam Trading cards — these are almost ready, actually! Hopefully we can release them this month, if everything gets approved by Valve. Don’t forget to check out the full-sized card arts when they drop, as they’re not simply “small art now big”. Once again, thank you so much for all your support and love. And remember, the Moon has its phases, and the story of Lunacid isn’t quite over just yet. Moonlight watch thee. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44578933/06d996f9b16ad2aa8124154072943040dea456e8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44578933/9688308dc49bf6b024501152dad81c3f008279c4.jpg

Greetings! It’s been some time since our last update, but just like the Moon we rise up again. First of all, Lunacid is currently on sale with a -15% off deal — the discount will run for 14 days, so don’t miss a chance to get your hands on the game. https://youtu.be/8rzFXKtQFGQ Next, we actually have a publisher now — Critical Reflex! Thanks to their support the game is about to get extended localization support. Together we can finally make the game more accessible and immersive for everyone, no matter what language you may speak. First batch of translations will include:

• Brazilian Portuguese
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Polish
• Russian
• Spanish (LATAM)
• Spanish (Spain)
• Japanese
• Nyan

This is not the whole list of translations that are planned, but these languages will be integrated into the game in the upcoming weeks. If your language of preference is missing — let us know in the comments! Another upcoming addition alongside the localization is finally getting Steam Trading Cards. All of your favorite characters are getting their new portraits, so here’s a small teaser. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41193816/0546c2a2ff314e6c4f8b1321a63ec828e4fa23f1.png Alongside the localization patch there will also be various bug fixes and small enhancements, such as a certain weapon finally displaying which element it’s casting. Last but not least, thank you so much for all your support and love. And Lunacid’s story isn’t over yet. Moonlight watch thee.

Patch notes: Increased weapon spam cooldown Weapons shake screen when swung (new slider in extra settings) You can now crit with weapons (on full charge, with an element that does more than 1.4x damage to enemy, and must do at least 1/10 total enemy health in damage.) Rebalanced Weapon Guards Rebalanced Enemy Hitboxes You can now block status effects (random roll dependent on RES and weapons guard ability) Added Particles when you block an attack Add shake strength option in settings Fixed Lighting in Wing’s Rest Fixed Credit error

Version 1.2.0 is out in the public beta! I've refined melee combat in this one and retooled a lot of things so it will only be available in the open beta for now. Patch notes: Increased weapon spam cooldown Weapons shake screen when swung (tied to headbob setting) You can now crit with weapons (on full charge, with an element that does more than 1x damage to enemy, and must do at least 1/10 total enemy health in damage.) Rebalanced Weapon Guards You can now block status effects (random roll dependent on RES and weapons guard ability) Added Particles when you block an attack

Patch notes: Fixed Tower floor 31 bug. Added Legacy mode in extra settings. Attempted to fix a sus boss. Legacy mode is experimental and will be rebalanced and iterated in future updates.

Fixed some jittering by using mouse smoothing, and more accurate positions. Fixed Objects with AI spawning out of bounds in the tower. Added Cloud Save support

December is almost upon us and with it, I bring you a new Lunacid patch!

Wow this game is broken, and it all falls on me. I seriously had a bunch of bugs because sometimes I called a class Royal and sometimes Royalty. Sorry for all that, but I will continue to find and fix bugs as I can! This patch will also introduce Christmas in Lunacid, from December 10th till the new year. Thank you all for your amazing continued support, may you have happy lucid dreams! Patch notes: Added Christmas Fixed sequence break in arena Hopefully fixed dying while loading Fixed Clive dialog bug Fixed Weapon XP bar showing up when no weapon was equipped Fixed Alchemy giving moss instead of candles Fixed Spelling mistakes Fixed Tower objects killing themselves Hopefully fixed castle door loading too slow Adjusted False wall closing time Fixed menu exploit Fixed Royal/Royalty debacle {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41193816/be04707cd88000201f2081e5b03664036fd88e8e.png

Fixed spelling issues Removed tower exploit Fixed control issue with minigame

Sorry :3

Fixed Royal class castle door glitch Fixed collision issue in prison Fixed 99 item bug Fixed item pickups showing wrong count Made current weapon and item slot sync across levels Fixed enemies dying spontaneously in Tower Added Invincibility during loading Attempted to fix PlayerPrefs not saving bug (Daedalus and others)

Hotfix for saving your character while dead.

Fixed hole in forest Made rhythm game easier to see Fixed dying in last boss Lowered price of a certain sword

Replaced system name from main menu with system type. Fixed some spelling mistakes. Weapon XP is now shown under the power bar. The game now pauses when not focused. Fixed Boss reappearing.

Changed keybinding to use a config text file for better support. Made secret rhythm game scale with difficulty slider.

Hi addressing some complaints here. Version 1.0 added pronouns to character creation in Lunacid, which some people are upset about because they exist, and some people are upset because they think it’s a cheap tactic to make people mad, and that I’m hurting people who normally use them. Originally yes, I did add them as a spiteful response to a similar drama about Starfield. Earlier than that when I noticed them in Baulder’s Gate 3 I was happy that I could be my NB self, and thought wow I really should have added them in my Character Creator. I’ve had similar ideas about adding a gender slider in the past. But that idea didn’t really have a purpose in my eyes until I got mad that day. Some people who are quoting my tweet have also been leaving out my second one, where I clarified a bit because I thought it could be interpreted badly. I said this under my “I’m adding em, Just to make people mad”, In a fantasy world you should be able to be whatever you want. I do think it helps roleplaying a bit, even though there’s no place they are used in-game. I tried to think of some scenarios when they would be used, but talking about the player in third person only happens once in the game, and it’s after the final boss anyway. Games should be a safe place, where we can experience a world we cannot in real life. And while pronouns are more and more commonplace in real life, where I live in NC, they are not. Which gives me more of a reaction than some to outrages over this small thing. I wanted to use my control over my world, but I understand that Lunacid isn’t just mine. It belongs to all of you. If you don’t like pronouns existing at all, you are going to have a tougher and tougher time coping as the world progresses without you. And if I hurt you because you feel that I weaponized your differences or your pain, then I am very sorry. I want this game to be uplifting, I want it to be a dream in which you can experience triumph over impossible odds and then wake up at the end and bring newfound confidence with you. In reality I am just emulating the dreams I had when I was near ending my life. They became lucid and when I triumphed in them and woke up, I brought those feelings with me, and they helped me. That’s what this game is about, and if I’m doing the opposite then I’m not a very good game designer.

Fixed npcs being around when they shouldn’t Made mimics spawn less often Fixed npc collision issue in forest Fixed elevator issues Fixed Left Hand going Right after reading notes

Fixed grey boxes in Boss Arena

Fixed version number in menu Fixed Ultrawide support Added more collision to boss walls Fixed empty keybinds being saved Fixed missing npc health bars Fixed a specific creature that wasn't dying Fixed a missing ceiling collider