ToT 1.16.2.1 Notes

ToT 1.16.2 Notes
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- (1.16.2.1) Fixed milestone bug when starting new game after loading old save

General/Balance
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- Adjusted combat UI to take less space and show more statuses
- Inflated version number due to a publishing flub by Bo (lol)
- Fixed some contextual skills (eg. Swan stare) not going first
- Slightly reduced lag from some VFX (still investigating)
- Various typo fixes

- Added bonus rewards upon certain milestones
  - First Victory/S-Rank against most foes (EXP)
    - (Dr. Swan is exempt as she is not a villainess)
    - (Old saves will need to redo S-ranks due to new tracking)
  - Various optional events
    - Redeem Lily (EXP)
    - Karen "Good End" (Full Level)
    - Complete Claus Maze (Full Level)
    - Escape The Crow (Resolve Skill or Full Level)
    - Jessica Mirror Fix (EXP)
  - This should normalize levels and reduce grind somewhat
    - Early floors may need buffs to compensate
    - Balance feedback is always welcome

- [Grab Block] is now learned at Level 2
  - Meant to introduce milestones, shouldn't affect progression
  - Also increased skill book cost to avoid accidents

- [Blaze Palm] is now learned at Level 5
  - Shouldn't affect progression due to milestones
  - Can now crit (and still has an 80% damage variance; YEET)
    - Will probably regret/retune this, but enjoy for now!

- Added [Focus], learned at Level 10
  - Buffs ATK for next attack, stacking up to 3 times
  - No time limit, but only works for one attack
  - Lost when restrained (Stun, Grabs, etc.)

- [Insulation] tooltip adjusted
  - No longer claims blanket stun immunity
  - All stuns it doesn't cover now use a different icon
    - Please report any missed cases

- [Prayer] now heals a mix of flat and % Max HP
  - Up to 100 HP at 100 TP
  - Up to 60% Max HP at 100 TP
  - Now has 4T Cooldown

- [Tide Wall] now buffs DEF for its duration
  - Same stacking as Blue Potions

- [Mist Clone] code is now less janky, also adjusted balance
  - Fix: Prevents damage outright rather than zany DEF trickery
  - Fix/Buff: Now preserves Guard, Grab Block, and Insulation duration
  - Nerf: Cost increased to 40 TP

- [Last Laugh] adjusted
  - Buff: ATK increased to 30 (from 20)
  - Buff: No longer affects AGI (mostly relevant for Potion speed)
  - Fix/Nerf: Now properly slows all attacks
    - Some otherwise-swift (eg. Ember) attacks may no longer go first
    - [Twin Punch] and Defensive/Contextual skills still always go first
      - Please report any jank (most likely with counter or contextual moves)

- [Abyss Strap] buffed
    - Now ensures minimum 25 TP at battle start
    - Now increases AGI by 20%
    - (Still Preserves TP above 25 and has its hidden effect)

- [Duality] buffed
    - Now also increases TP gain from damage taken
    - (Still boosts TP upon failing QTEs)

Abyss Tent (Jessica)
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- Fixed Jessica saying you defeated her too early
- Fixed slave outfit not properly influencing some text
- Fixed room objects counting as scene when resisted
- Fixed room objects audio balance

- Meeting Jessica now only requires unlocking 6F
  - (ie. defeat Lily once and go down any stairs)
  - (You no longer have to actually enter 6F)

- Minor submission route adjustments
  - Surrender truncated prior to first submission scene
  - Submission scenes are now easier to trigger
    - Only requires Inverted Space to have been used, not active
    - No longer cancelled when Surrendering
    - Must still be wearing Jester Set
  - Adjusted bare foot room scene unlock
    - Must lick feet or socks three times
    - Can be from surrender or loss service
    - May need to be re-unlocked due to new tracking
  - Made mirror shards more obvious in Mirror Room

- Minor combat balance adjustments
  - Slightly nerfed ATK and DEF at levels 1 and 2
    - Level 3 has same stats as 1.16.0
  - Jessica no longer has artificially low AGI
    - 25/35/45 at levels 1/2/3
    - Be careful on her counter turns!
  - Ballbusting attacks now deal fallback %MHP damage
    - 5% MHP per kick for multiple kicks
    - 30% MHP for knee strike
    - Still uses ATK/DEF formula instead if that result was higher
    - Final damage is still affected by Guard (ie. 2.5%/kick or 15%/knee)

- Adjusted arousal (heart debuff) in battle
  - Seduction is now less of an automatic loss
    - Fix: No longer applies debilitating Swan debuff
    - Nerf: No longer automatically applies a heart stack
    - Nerf: Heart stack increases much less quickly during animation
    - Buff: Breaking seduction now requires a QTE, however
  - Sniffing her pits/soles can now be avoided (QTE)
  - Added potential heart stack to her Scissor/Thigh holds
  - Maxed stack now results in cum loss
    - Similar effect of holding pantyhose
    - Mostly flavor change as max stacks was already deadly

- Added some combat variations to Jessica
  - Added some flavor text to Ballbust attacks
  - Added additional flavor/qte to Armpit and Face Trample
  - New Heavy Attack after room panties scene
  - New Scissor hold followup after room panties scene
  - New Thigh hold followup after room trample scene
  - Various aesthetic tweaks

- Added combat variations when mind-broken (her slave and in outfit)
  - Ballbust can now loop up to ~20 kicks
  - Seduction can occur earlier and requires QTE to decline
  - Different oufits cause a different penalty
    - Sissy/Clown/Cowl = cannot stop looping ballbust
    - Puppy = cannot decline seduction
    - Gimp = cannot resist pit/sole sniff

- Added some scene replay to Jessica's [Talk] after full submission

- [Invisible Silk] will now always drop on first S-Rank
  - Should help telegraph that it's in the drop pool
  - (Drop rate otherwise unchanged)

- Added [Cloud Bandage] and [Abyss Bandage] to crafts
  - Essentially potions that purely restore % Max HP
  - Will be more effective than Potions A/B at high levels
  - Potions A/B remain more effective at low levels

- [Jester Shoes] text change
  - AGI reduced to 101
  - Aesthetic change only (you'll still out-speed Jessica)

6F South (Swan/Crow)
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- Fixed materials not being consumed when upgrading Fume Hood
- Fixed crash when licking The Crow's boots via Omega potion
- Completing the Fume Hood now requires consulting Swan
  - (Due to potential early Copper from Jessica)

- Nerfed The Crow's fortify/sharpening bonuses
  - Bonuses are now soft capped based on her EX level
    - Initial cap (ie. before escaping) is 10 at EX 0
    - Bonuses beyond the cap decay by 1 each night
  - Scaling reduced to 2% per point (from 3%)
  - Bonuses can now be reset after reaching 1 Flame
    - Accessed via Sword/Armor piles above her booze