Noxious Weeds: Prologue — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Early Access Roadmap | 2024-01-19 | Hello everyone! Here's our roadmap for the planned updates during the early access phase of Noxious Weeds. Feel free to join our Discord server to ask us any question and share your feedback 🌿 |
| Noxious Weeds is out now! | 2024-01-09 | 💚It is time! Noxious Weeds is out💚 The wait is finally over, Noxious Weeds is officially available on Steam! This marks the beginning of our journey. With the game in Early Access state, we'll work hard to expand and improve it, and together with your feedback we strive to shape it into the best experience ✨ During the first week, Noxious Weeds will be at a 10% discount, don't miss it! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429310/Noxious_Weeds/ Please consider joining our Discord server and become a part of our community! Thank you for your support 💚 |
| Release Date Announcement | 2023-12-20 | The wait is almost over! Time to grab your favorite gardening (and not only) tools and jump into the fray - Noxious Weeds is coming to Steam Early Access on January 9, 2024! You can still try the demo for a glimpse of things to come, and don't forget to add Noxious Weeds to your wishlist 💚 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429310/Noxious_Weeds/ If you are a content creator, submit your review key request here! Presskit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KTwJaUnJsUvrrm8WzkzfeBAPR7gcJWig We love to hear your feedback, you can reach us on our Discord server to stay updated on all our announcements! |
| Noxious Weeds joins Bullet Heaven Fest! | 2023-11-06 | Hello Everyone, we're participating in this amazing Bullet Heaven celebration! Come join us and play our demo! We love to hear your feedback, you can reach us on our Discord server to stay updated on all our announcements! |
| Noxious Weeds is joining Steam Next Fest! | 2023-10-07 | We are thrilled to announce we are participating in Steam Next Fest: October 2023! Come try the demo! We will be live both Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th at 1 PM (CET) for two short gameplay streams where we'll also talk about the development of the game and answer your questions, feel free to join us! We love to hear your feedback, you can reach us on our Discord server to stay updated on all our announcements! |
| v0.5.45 Update | 2023-10-06 | Hello everyone! Just a quick update to expand the How to Play screen, giving more insight about the Day/Night cycle and the trapped vegetable companions. |
| V0.5.4 Beekeeper Update | 2023-09-24 | Hello everyone! This new update brings some changes regarding game balance, but most importantly it introduces our new addition to the roster: New character: Beekeeper This unlockable character joins the battle with 3 new tools and a special companion that radically changes her gameplay. New feature: Magnet Shard This rare item will now appear during new runs, collect it to draw all the water in the map right to you! Misc changes: New challenges (along with new Steam Achievements) have been added to the game. The Progress screen is not in its final state yet, it will be revised and expanded for the early access release; Projectile sprites are |
| v0.5.35 Changelog | 2023-07-26 | Misc changes: Stats in the pause menu list now show their description on mouse-over without needing to click Back End changes on how levels are loaded for easier implementations of new levels Bug fixes: Restored knockback applied on Owlnions (or Moths) Balance changes: Owlnions: Increased HP and decreased acceleration speed Known issues: On rare occasions Owlnions stop following the player and fly in a straight direction |
| v0.5.3 Weather Update | 2023-07-01 | Hello everyone! The 0.5.3 Update is live right now, and I suggest bringing an umbrella because the days spent slaying creatures and saving veggies won't be warm and sunny anymore! New feature: Weather System Besides the usual clear skies, days and nights will now have a chance to come with particular weather, each with its pros and cons that will modify the playing field. In the Prologue Scenario you can expect to encounter: Rain With water falling from the sky, it's a perfect chance to stock up for a bountiful harvest, but beware of the puddles scattered around because they'll slow you down and make you an easy target Fog All these fog banks |
| v0.5.25 Changelog | 2023-06-19 | New Features: Added Steam Rich Presence, letting you show info about your current run on your friend list Extended the clock ticking sound preceding the end of the wave to 10 seconds Bug Fixes: Fixed a bug that lets you click buttons out of the Pause menu while inside the Restart/Quit confirmation screens Fixed a possible cause for a bug that makes the top Vitamin upgrade unclickable |
| v0.5.21 Hotfix | 2023-06-13 | A quick patch for a bug that was found in the latest version: Fixed a bug that would freeze the game at the end of the wave after defeating the Pepper-Oni for the first time Achievements pop-ups are now shown at the end of a wave to avoid cluttering the screen during the fight |
| v0.5.21 Changelog | 2023-06-12 | Balance changes: _Owlnions_ now slow down after hitting the player, and their speed increase is more consistent _End Scenario Boss_ has a reworked phase 2, with a shorter attack cooldown and slightly increased movement speed General enemy spawn times and positions adjustments Bug Fixes: Fixed a bug that would cause _Pepper-Oni_ to drop the reward item multiple times (Linux) Vulkan set as primary API choice Known Issues: _Owlnions_ might get stuck after being stunned and not resume their movement |
| v0.5.2 Changelog | 2023-06-06 | New features: Added the option to switch between 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios Stats in the pause menu list can now be selected and have their own description Localization added for Simplified Chinese and Italian Clouds and fireflies weather effects added on Spring map New visual effect for Shears tool (and hitbox resized accordingly) Balance changes: Adjusted tool range/size scaling for: Pitchfork, Broom, Machete, Watering Can Half Apple (+5 HP Max | -5 Damage → +5 HP Max | -1 Damage) Spinach ("100% Critical Hit chance on enemies below +11% Health" → +20% Critical Chance | -10% Tool Range) Butternut Squash moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2 Increase |
| Patch v0.5.1 | 2023-05-27 | Misc changes Added controller navigation to the Delete Save button and sub-menu in the Progress screen It's now possible to navigate to a previous menu using the B button on a controller or Esc/Backspace on keyboards It's now possible to check the inventory during level-ups and harvesting Game pauses when Steam overlay opens Game pauses after a controller has been unplugged The description box in the inventory is much larger |