Release Notes for The Messenger

Patch 1.0.5 (28 May 2019)

• New key art + minor bug fixes + Discord rich presence integration

Patch 1.0.4 (21 November 2018)

New Game+ mode:

• NG+ is additive, where each subsequent cycle increases difficulty, but also lets you lock in an item to have from the start, making the quest shorter every time
• Tread carefully; in NG+, you need to pay Quarble upfront, or it’s GAME OVER
• Can you beat the dev’s high score of New Game+7??

Controls remapping:

• Accessible through the pause menu

Dialogue turbo speed:

• Hold right trigger (default) and jump to skip text as fast as possible

Underwater labyrinth accessibility:

• A visual effect (bubbles) will be there for adventurers who carry the Magic Seashell

• Prophet hints now accessible directly in the map (Can be toggled on and off)

Jukebox:

• Accessible in the Shop after finding your first Music Note
• Accessible through the pause menu after first discovering it in the Shop

Updated Windmill Shuriken:

• Accessible from the start in NG+

• Charges now based on a cooldown timer

• Hitting targets with it also gives a cloudstep

• Miscellaneous bug fixing, none of which affecting speedrunning

Patch 1.0.2 (25 October 2018)

• Fixed memory leak to prevent framerate drop issue when playing for extended periods of time (6+ hours)
• Fixed soft lock that occurred when dying at the same time as killing a boss
• Fixed game timer that would restart at zero after going over 24h
• In Catacombs, preventing an issue where players could get stuck in a challenge room after saving in the room and reloading the game because of breakables respawning
• In Rivière Turquoise, fixed an issue where players could respawn in the wrong dimension and get stuck
• Health and mana drop upgrades will now function properly the moment they are bought, instead of upon restarting the game
• Being careful with spoilers here, but a certain button mashing sequence has been reworked to prevent blockers for certain players.