UPDATE NOTES
What is Experimental Branch
An optional build of the game with new content and fixes we have already begun working on from community feedback is now live! This branch will be updated regularly and will eventually see some of its changes moved to the live version with hotfixes and future updates.
Note:
This branch has not been fully tested and may contain unforeseen bugs and issues.
Please also bear in mind that not every change will make it to the live version, and we’ll be listening to your thoughts on what does and doesn’t work. Your save should carry over between this version and live but we also cannot guarantee your save data!
How to access the Experimental Branch
1. First right-click the game in your Steam Library and select Properties
2. Then select the ‘Betas’ tab
3. From here select Experimental from the dropdown
Your game should now automatically download the experimental branch when you next play Neon Abyss!
Let us know all your thoughts and feedback in the ‘Experimental Branch Feedback’ section on the Steam forums and feel free to report any issues in the ‘Report Experimental Branch Problems’ area.
Thanks again for all your support and feedback so far, we can’t wait for everyone to try out all of our new changes!
FAQ and Regularly Asked Questions
Q. What is a seed?
A. A seed is a code for the random generation of a run. You can use the seed machine near the character select to replay runs you particularly enjoyed or to share with friends but you will always start them fresh.
Q. Why hasn’t my platform gotten the updates?
A. Consoles need more time for QA and testing to make sure it's stable and good. And all the work depends on our publisher Team17. As the devs, what we can do is work hard for updates, and make sure Steam players get them in time because it's easy to publish new content on Steam (only takes a few seconds).
**potential spoilers**
Q. How do I unlock the next boss after Zeus? (very mild spoilers)
A. For Ares you need to get a Violence token which you can find from the Violence/sacrifice special rooms that drop randomly (Enter this room 4 times in the same run and you will definitely be able to get the token). If you get a token, there will be an extra level at the end with Ares. For the next boss Athena you need to do the same except this time, with Wisdom rooms and a Wisdom token. To get more info, you can visit this site: here
Q. What are the smiley faces on my HUD?
A. They indicate the difficulties in their color but also with hard the dots are the win streaks you need to unlock Abyssal.
Q. How do I unlock Abyssal difficulty?
A. You need to win a runs on the hard mode with the 5 dots and this will unlock the Abyssal difficulty mode.
UPDATE NOTES
1.2.5.6 Default-Branch
Major Changes:
* The Lab(Basement level 2)is now open, you can now customize the monster encounters!
* Added 3 Sets of items, obtain enough items in a Set to activate Set powers!
* Added new jump related items, you could win fights without ever firing a shot!
* Tweaked explosion related items, synergies between the explosion items are now enhanced.
* Added 6 new soundtrack in the game, let's rock!
New nodes in the unlocking true:
* WARRIOR STATUE - GUARDIAN: You will get a random blessing if you die 3 runs in a roll.
* Reroll Cube: There is a chance that a carryable cube will appear in the shop, which has many magical effects! Lift and throw it!
* Golden Secret: There is a chance that you may find golden creatures in battle rooms.
* New Pain room: it will drop an item if you get hurt on the 6th time in this room.
Added Random Character choice with a random item.
Other changes:
* Added a series of puzzle-solving rooms (you will be rewarded if you solve them)
* Remake Ming's skill: he can now preview the result of the next egg hatch
* Pets will now get stronger the more pets you have
* Added a new big worm monster
* Added a Special Chest Shop
* Added more battle rooms
* Added item effect activation indicators
* Added a new type of Challenge room, it will reward you even if you get hit.
* Abyssal difficulty can be accessed any time once unlocked
* Update to monster bullet appearance
* Reduced glare issue when bullets or lasers fills the screen
* Added item effect indicator
* Tweaks to Shooting game room, it now drops items other than weapons
* Tweaks to Brick game room, drops more varied items
* Added a new piano song
* Fire Cracker item now only works in combat
* Thunder and Summer buffed，radius increases with jump times
1.3.2.1 Exp-Branch
*Added a new skin for James, you can change skins at the character choice screen. The new James can modify and combine weapons, but every time he combines weapons, he will take extra damage on hit.
*Will of Steel set power buffed, now immune to all explosion damage. Big Daddy nerfed, now only immune to your own explosions.
*Whisper of Chaos set power now does not deduct resources twice (eg. Coins, hearts)
1.3.1.45 Exp-Branch
* Added new WARRIOR STATUE - GUARDIAN, you will get a random blessing if you die 3 runs in a roll
1.3.1.44 Exp-Branch
* Ming can now preview the result of the next egg hatch
* Added Random Character choice
* Added Special Chest shop
1.3.1.38 Exp-Branch
* Added new battle rooms
* Thunder and Summer buffed，radius increases with jump times
* Added more item effect activation indicators
* Pain room will now always drop an item if you get hurt the 6th time
* Minor bug fixes
1.3.1.34 Exp-Branch
* New Pain room, available in the unlock tree
* Added item effect indicator
* Tweak to the Re-Roll cube
* Limits to the number of monsters spawned by pumpkins
* It should now be possible to drop all items available in the Gallery room
1.2.2.26 Default-Branch
Notice: This update will reset your unlock tree and key bindings, but will return your faith gems.
Major Changes:
* AUTO-SAVE for every level, you can now continue your runs
* Item Gallery: In the basement of the bar, you can browse all items that you encountered, you can try them on or ban them. (Peter and Jack are back)
* Item Bans: You can now ban items/pets/weapons in the gallery (Achievement will not be available after a certain number of bans)
* New Boss: God of Gambling
* New Challenge room: Put your skill to the test! You will get the reward based on how you perform, try not to get hit.
* New batch of pets
* Enemy bullets will now be displayed in front of player bullets.
* Revamped for more flexibility in picking the path of your progress, cheaper to progress too!
* Extra gem drop for fixed bosses, each time you beat the last boss, you will be awarded extra gems based on your difficulty levels.
* You can now reset your unlocks tree (for the cost of 20 Gems).
* Boss badge for every character (different difficulty will result in a different boss badge)
* Tweaked damage model, balanced weapon damages
* A new button for the character's passive ability instead of the interact key
* Grenade projectile preview (not available in hard mode).
* Add monster spawn indicators
* You will now unlock more monsters by defeating managers, (previously, you have to unlock them on the unlock tree.)
* Pets now no longer shoot on their own, they will only shoot if you shoot
* Updated boss portraits
Other Changes:
* General performance improvements.
* Max Hearts and shield containers now reduced from 10 to 8
* Removed the Hit-recover time for the player
* Increase the duration of the item banner display.
* Broken slot machine door can now be blown open by explosives
* Add the egg counter.
* Add level numbers.
* Added more types of pickups(money bag, double keys and double bombs).
* Tweaked level setup, the musical monster will not appear on early levels
* Tweaked biter monsters' behaviors
* The first level shop will now be on sale, also shop now displays item names.
* Zen room: Tweaked difficulty, it now costs hearts to play.
* Added more songs for piano
* Fixed cursor lock for fullscreen
* The inventory screen can now show more than three rows of items
* Added aiming reticle for controllers
* Optimized flying control
* Mines do not explode on contact
* Moldy hearts now has a chance to increase your heart containers
* R-6 picking up items that increase heart containers can increase shields
* Coin Bomb change: You get triple the coins, but coins will explode after 3 seconds if you haven't picked it up.
Bug Fixes:
* Fixed the issue where player/monsters may glitch out of the room
* Fixed Saya revive bug with melee mode
* Fixed roulette machine
* Fixed for upgrade tree can not interactable bug
* Fixed issue where stacked explosions might propel player/monster/boss out of the room on performance hitch
* Fixed tracking weapons not able to lock-on to Athena and Zeus
* Fixed Saya's animation being stuck when in the air
* Fixed being unable to show map and teleport bug with Heart of Fire
* Fullscreen mode now locks cursor.
* Fixed the issue where player/monsters may glitch out of the room
* Fixed Big Daddy that sometimes does not prevent explosion damage.
* Fixed Blink which should not be able to get past special doors.
* Fixed the wrong amount of Gems dropped by the final boss of each run.
* Fixed Egg count related items that count the eggs wrong.
1.3.1.30 Exp-Branch
* Halloween surprise! (enter seed "20201031" to experience it first)
* Added a new node on the second page of unlocking tree: "Golden Secret"
* Added a new piano song
* Fixed chaos cube related bugs, monsters of chaos cube gets stronger and stronger, use with caution
1.3.1.26 Exp-Branch
* Chance to encounter reward room in place of special rooms
* Chance to drop Clown box (unlockable)
* Buffs to damage and effects of jump items
* Pets will now get stronger the more pets you have
* Added new battle rooms
* Fixed SFX of Ares
* Fixed shops selling items that spawned already
1.3.1.16 Exp-Branch
* Abyssal difficulty can be accessed any time once unlocked
* Added 6 new soundtrack in the game, let's rock!
* Added lots of more battle rooms
1.3.1.14 Exp-Branch
* Tweaks to Shooting game room, it now drops items other than weapons
* Tweaks to Brick game room, drops more varied items
* Added a new type of Challenge room, it will reward you even if you get hit
* Added a batch of new Challenge rooms
* Pets now immune to environment damage
* Fire Cracker item now only works in combat
* Raised the stat ceiling of some item effects
* Buff to Shaman's Mask
* Update to monster bullet appearance
* Fixed crash on continuing to save progress on level 8
* Fixed Plan B effect
* Fixed texture error on Clown bombs
* Fixed Smirk Co. and Mystery box minimap display
1.3.1.10 Exp-Branch
* Fixed: Revival items no longer stop your progression
* Fixed: Pause menu inaccessible bug fixed
* NEW: Robot monsters now available in the Lab\
* Optimized: The big worm monster
* Balance: Tweaks to some unreasonable parameters
1.3.1.9 Exp-Branch
* NEW: Basement level 2 The Lab is now open, you can now customize the monster encounters, but beware it could be filled with bugs (PUN intended)
* NEW: Added a new powerful monster
* NEW: There is a Zombie Worm easter egg for you to find :)
* NEW: Added more monster-rooms to the mix
* Fixed: Electric Melee attack on machines no longer bugs out your gun
* Fixed: Jumping monsters no longer stuck on walls
1.3.1.5 Exp-Branch
* Fixed Lottery Ticket item
* Fixed some unnatural monster behavior
* Fixed pets movement speed affected by difficulty
* Fixed push-back on some weapons
* Added more items into Sets, it is easier to obtain sets of items now
* Fixed gallery room not showing pets
* Bombs by Joker pets now synergies with explosion items
1.3.1.4 Exp-Branch
* Added a series of puzzle-solving rooms (you will be rewarded if you solve them)
* Added 3 Sets of items, obtain enough items in a Set to activate Set powers!
* New jump related items, you could win fights without ever firing a shot!
* Tweaked explosion related items, synergies between the explosion items are now enhanced
* Monsters are now more varied
* Enhanced the look and effects of many items
* Reduced glare issue when bullets or lasers fills the screen
1.2.1.35 Exp-Branch
* More tweaks to HP amount of bosses on harder difficulties and late levels
1.2.1.28 Exp-Branch
* Fix auto-save seed consistency
* Reduce HP amount of bosses on harder difficulties and late levels
1.2.1.24 Exp-Branch
* Fixed issue of low HP amount of bosses on harder difficulties and late levels
* Optimized flying control
* Mines do not explode on contact
* Weapon balance
* Fixed freeze issue of the doll machine room
* Fixed God of Pill from glitching out of the room
1.2.1.18 Exp-Branch
Notice: This update will reset your unlock tree and key bindings.
Changes：
* New Boss: God of Gambling
* New Challenge room: Put your skill to the test! You will get the reward based on how you perform, try not to get hit.
* New unlock tree: Revamped for more flexibility in picking the path of your progress, cheaper to progress too!
* You can now reset your unlocks tree (will cost faith gems).
* Add the EGG COUNTER
* Add level numbers
Balance Tweaks:
* Weapon damage balance ( still under working).
* Optimize enemy bullets, which are more visible.
* Zen room: Tweaked difficulty, it now costs your hearts to play.
* Coin Bomb change: You get triple the coins, but coins will explode after 3 seconds if you haven't picked it up.
* Remove the pet NOD-8.
* R-6 picking up items that increase heart containers can increase shields.
Bug fixes:
* Fixed Big Daddy that sometimes does not prevent explosion damage.
* Fixed Blink which should not be able to get past special doors.
* Fixed wrong amount of Gems dropped by the final boss of each run.
* Fixed Egg count related items that count the eggs wrong.
1.2.0.35 Exp-Branch
* Added Up is Jump setting to keyboard/mouse
* Broken slot machine door can now be blown open by explosives
* Moldy hearts now has a chance to increase your heart containers
1.2.0.31 Exp-Branch
Major changes:
* Removed the Naughty-egg, all pets are back (except the Vibrant ball), also added some new pets
* You can now ban items/pets/weapons in the gallery (Achievement will not be available after a certain number of bans)
* Boss badge for every character (different difficulty will result in a different boss badge)
* Auto-save for every level, you can now continue your runs
* Monsters will no longer pop out of thin air without warning, a portal will appear before the monster
* A new button for the character's passive ability instead of the interact key
* The inventory screen can now show more than three rows of items
Balance Tweaks:
* Max Hearts and shield containers now reduced from 10 to 8
* Removed the “Hit-recover" time for the player
* Pets now no longer shoot on their own, they will only shoot if you shoot
* Tweaked item drop rates
* Tweaked level setup, the musical monster will not appear on early levels
* Tweaked damage model, balanced weapon damages, you will no longer three-hit bosses, or dealing no damage to bosses
* Tweaked biter monsters' behaviors
* Tweaked rewards from rooms
Bug fixes:
* Fixed issue where player/monsters may glitch out of the room
* Fixed Saya revive bug with melee mode
* Fixed roulette machine
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