1.16.111 : hotfixes - Next patch preview - Ode to Castlevania Soundtrack

Hi everyone!

The stable version of VS has been updated to 1.16.111

Contains several fixes:
- Fixes for online desyncs
- Fixed BGM hiccups
- Fixed Argent Flow not reducing enemy defenses
- Fixed common Gifts drop rates (Pearl Magatama, Velvet Dodecahedron)
- Fixed QuickStart getting stuck on the same few setups on late game save files
- Fixed Survarots not working properly if unlocked via spells
- Fixed prices on Bloodmoon evos
- Fixed Emerald and Joker Disks sometimes not unlocking stages
- Fixed some evos not always registering for unlocking Bloodmoon characters
- Fixed some weapons not getting cleaned up properly when removed (eg. Forbidden Siren)
- Fixed LunarBight not slowing enemies down
- Fixed some weapons not firing properly at very low cooldown.
- Fixed several achievements and secrets not working online.
- Performance improvements for late-game frame drops
- Reduced Knockback received by Bloodmoon bosses
- Shenanigans to buff Vicious Hunger gold yield to try to get close to the pre-collision-fix values
The patch is also being rolled out to other platforms.

The next content update of Vampire Survivors is still several weeks away, but in the meantime the new content will be available for preview in the public-beta branch (on PC).

We're advertising this public-beta in particular because it contains a major update to the engine version (or we wouldn't be able to publish patches on most platforms after October) and online capabilities, so it would be great to get more players than usual to try it out.

The public-beta currently contains about a lot of the content scheduled for version 1.17, so there's plenty to fiddle with. Save data carries over back-and-forth safely.

After the darkness of Legacy of the Bloodmoon, it's time for some levity: please come have fun at...

🔴 public-beta version 1.17.108:

New Content:

- CUSTOM CHARACTERS
- 1 new stage full of crap
- 1 new relic
- 1 new character
- 1 new weapon & evolution
- 1 new Darkana
- 1 new passive weapon, or maybe 4
- Baron Husker, the winner of the Community Challenge!

Coming Soon

- 1 new character
- 2 new weapons & evolutions
- 2 new Darkanas
- 1 incredibly useless relic
- Sefi Rotto, the winner of the Lucca Comics ARG!

🔴 Ode to Castlevania Soundtrack:

48 bonus tracks added to the VS ost

For the 40th anniversary of the Castlevania series, we teamed up with Konami once again, and after months of working together on the licensing, we're able to add the full Ode to Castlevania soundtrack, all 48 tracks, to the VS Soundtrack on Steam!

It comes at no extra cost, and if you already own the OST, the update should already be in your download queue.

Please note that this is a time-limited licensing deal, so at some point in the future we may not be able to renew it and would have to remove the 48 bonus tracks.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2169090/Vampire_Survivors_Soundtrack/
Unfortunately we couldn't get the licensing rights to put the music tracks on streaming services as requested by many :(
They are available on Youtube, at least .

🔴 Custom Characters

In case you missed the previous news about Custom Characters, we've started adding Steam Workshop support, starting with, well, custom characters!

Please join the Discord or check the official wiki if you're interested in trying them out locally before we officially open the Steam Workshop.

🔴 Steam Achievements

Thanks to a new Steam feature, we'll finally be able to separate main game achievements from DLC ones, without ruining game completion rates. We'll be doing a lot of tidying up before the end of the year, together with the full release of v1.17

🟡 Warhammer Survivors by Auroch Digital

arrives on November 10th

Our friends at Auroch Digital, makers of the fantastic Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, have been tinkering with the VS engine to bring the VS experience to Warhammer fans:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3669620/Warhammer_Survivors/
You can try the demo right now!

(Please note that progress doesn't carry over to the full game)

🔵 Vampire Crawlers

new content and mobile release

Here’s the latest from Vampire Crawlers:

• Now available on iOS and Android!
• The Death Parade content update is out now
• Two new OST tracks (“Barely Staying Alive - Crawling” and “Barely Staying Alive - Turbo”)
• The full soundtrack is also now on Spotify
• And as of today, we’re part of a limited-time charity bundle raising money to support UNICEF’s work for children around the world.

Thank you and see you soon in public-beta or on the next Steam news!
- Luca