Patch Notes Page 63

v0.0.881

Tightened nemesis nameplate visibility.
World-space enemy nameplates now render only for Captain nemesis targets instead of every named elite.
Ordinary elite enemies such as slimes and fire skulls no longer clutter the screen with non-captain nameplates.

Retuned Wandering World Boss intrusions.
World Bosses can now only intrude as Orc Champions, Orc Soldiers, or Zombie Bursters.
World Boss intrusions now render about 20% larger than the previous pass so they read more clearly as off-track major threats.

Added a run-local Nemesis system with recurring Captains and Wandering World Bosses.
Elite enemies can now be promoted into named Captains that do not block wave completion, can escape after surviving long enough, and may later return stronger with the same identity.
Rare Wandering World Boss intrusions can roam into normal waves, ignore aggro until engaged, leave if not defeated in time, and re-enter the run later through the same nemesis progression rules.
Returning nemeses now scale through extra affixes, flat stat growth, escort reinforcements, larger rewards, and larger visual presentation.
Added named elite presentation and testing hooks for nemesis content.
Elite enemies now pull family-based first/surname combinations from new data-driven name pools, and Captain/nemesis threats keep their names across returns.
Visible named elites now show persistent world-space nameplates and HUD callouts colored by data-driven threat tier.
Dev console support now includes forced Captain spawn, World Boss spawn, nemesis escape, and nemesis return commands for deterministic testing.

Reworked dynamic gold rewards for bosses, events, and the Vampire Lord.
Normal boss kills and event clears now scale gold from current round progress, completed waves so far in the current round, bosses/events already completed, difficulty, and a no-revive bonus.
The Vampire Lord victory bonus now starts from a 100 gold base and also scales from the finale escort composition before player gold-gain bonuses apply.

Retuned ghost fear pressure.
Wraith contact hits now trigger Fear much less often.
Fear now uses diminishing returns, so repeated applications in a short window expire faster instead of chaining at full duration.

Fixed Vampire Lord cast interruption.
The Vampire Lord now finishes an active cast/projectile action before proximity melee can take over.
Contact melee no longer cancels the Lord’s mid-cast scripted actions when a player steps into range.

Fixed Vampire Lord projectile collision reliability.
Hostile vampire projectiles now use swept collision checks so they stop hitting the player or blockers inconsistently when crossing between frames.
The Lord’s single-shot spell now uses the large Projectile Impact animation, while the multi-projectile volley keeps the smaller Small-Impact animation.

Fixed Vampire Lord projectile impacts.
The single dark projectile now explodes with the large Projectile Impact animation when it hits a player or solid collision.
The multi-projectile volley now uses the smaller Small-Impact animation on those same impacts.