With a brand new relic, now you can see the weapon evolution pairings proper within the pause menu

Patch 0.7.3 for Vampire Survivors is out at present, and you understand what meaning: extra characters, weapons, relics, Arcanas, and achievements to unlock. I’ve by no means fought so laborious to keep up one hundred pc completion in a sport, however that simply goes to point out how shortly these updates are coming. I grind and grind, and the builders grind proper again.

This trailer is a pleasant hazy attention-grabber, and I’ve acquired specifics beneath.

Right here’s a spoiler-filled rundown of what’s in patch 0.7.3, together with the brand new secret character

Characters

Relics

• Grim Grimoire — exhibits all at present identified evolutions/unions within the pause menu.
  • The best way to unlock: Choose it up within the Inlaid Library close to your spawn level.
• Mindbender — allows you to change the looks of characters within the choice menu, and allows you to restrict your energetic weapon slots (which pairs properly with a brand new Arcana).
  • The best way to unlock: Full 100 entries within the Assortment.

Arcanas

• Tragic Princess (III) — reduces the cooldown of weapons whereas transferring, together with Garlic, Soul Eater, Santa Water, La Borra, Lightning Ring, Thunder Loop, and Carréllo.
  • The best way to unlock: Attain stage 99 with Porta.
• Silent Outdated Sanctuary (XX) — grants +3 Reroll, Skip, and Banish, and offers +20% Would possibly and -8% Cooldown for every of your empty energetic weapon slots.

Tweaks and fixes

• Improved stats of Vento Sacro’s early ranges.
• Added further space protection to Fuwalafuwaloo.
• Moved Magic Banger relic to Inexperienced Acres.
• Hurry mode additionally provides a 25% XP bonus.
• Added assist for German and Brazilian-Portuguese.
• Tentative repair for traditional saves not engaged on Steam Deck for some customers.

After highlighting a fan-made evolution chart, it’s good to see that within the sport correct. I’m about 50 hours into Vampire Survivors and I nonetheless must double-check a few of them.

The Vampire Survivors workforce is rising

In a Steam put up, the creator of Vampire Survivors, poncle, spoke in regards to the rising workforce.

“We had a workforce for a while now, however I’m taking the chance to speak about it solely now that another developer, David, is lastly becoming a member of me in working full time on the present model of the sport. This doesn’t imply we’re going to succeed in model 1.0 of the sport sooner than anticipated, nevertheless it means we’ll be placing within the sport much more options and be sooner in sharpening tough edges. One of many new relics from this patch, the Grim Grimoire, is an effective instance of what sort of extras to anticipate!”

There are additionally a couple of builders engaged on porting Vampire Survivors to an “industry-standard engine” with out shedding the sport’s very explicit appear and feel.

They’re aiming to have “a model of Vampire Survivors that performs similar to the present one, however that is freed from {hardware} and controller compatibility points and that performs properly even when there may be an unreasonable quantity of projectiles and enemies on display.”

If all goes properly, that’ll be accomplished this summer season, nevertheless it’s finally “prepared when it’s prepared.”

“We may be getting near the conclusion of Vampire Survivors, however for poncle that’s just the start.” On that be aware, I’m rooting so laborious for a Nintendo Swap port.

I’m not joking round once I say that Vampire Survivors is considered one of my favourite video games of 2022. No, actually! It’s simply so satisfying to cleave by way of hordes of pixelated baddies, and I really like the sense of micro and macro development. Particular person sport runs are inherently enjoyable, as are the achievements/unlockables that push you to maintain taking part in many times.

It won’t appear to be a lot, however that’s a part of the attraction.

Jordan Devore

Jordan is a founding member of Destructoid and poster of seemingly random footage. They’re something however random.