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Version 2.1.2.0
- feat: 'in the shadows' and 'break the unbroken' no longer crit on tactician difficulty or above.
- feat: 'abyssal acuity' now adds shovel's charisma modifier to attack rolls and spell save dc instead of her proficiency bonus.
- feat: 'stealthy critical' is now only available while in shadow cat shape.
- feat: shadow cat's flat crit reduction removed.
- feat: shadow cat's shadow strike action can now only be used while shovel is obscured. the target can be in light though.
- feat: targets that receive the negative effects of cave frog's healing bile 10 times will now become permanently immune to it and automatically succeed saving throws on it.
- feat: increased the frequency of turns in which shovel should say something during combat.
- feat: shovel will now also say something when she uses multi-attack, shadow strike, mind screech, and garrote during combat just like when she uses scare.
- feat: when a player attacks shovel, she now says a few different unique things.
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Version 2.1.1.9
- fix: the drider will now correctly have its knowledge absorb aura applied after being defeated.
- fix: using shadowstrike while invisible on withers to lift the tactician restrictions is once again working.
- feat: updated the fx for the knowledge absorb aura on both the strange ox and the drider.
- feat: updated the fx applied to shovel when she unlocks new knowledge.
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Version 2.1.1.3
- fix: phantasmal spiderling explosion fx now correctly occur on the spiderling
- fix: minor adjustments to some animation/effect timings.
- feat: 'blind as a bat' now applies 5 turns up from 2. phase spiderling now receives 'urticating hair' at 'shapechanger: intermediate' which may also blind as well as damage for 2 turns.
- feat: unique head fx applied on targets that shovel scares.
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Version 2.1.1.2
- fix: the critical hit reduction from the shadow cat aspect no longer applies while shapechanged.
- fix: the damage reduction overhead message on phantasmal spiderlings has been removed.
- fix: pact of the chain warlocks can once again benefit from improved extra attack at level 5.
- feat: phantasmal spiderlings and the gremishka shape now have updated fx.
- feat: deep bat's eyes were updated.
- feat: 'critical dread' and 'infectious dread' explosion fx updated.
- feat: several balance updates including moving the 'murderizer' passive from level 4 to level 12. this alone reduced the damage substantially.
- feat: 'bonded magic resistance' was moved from level 12 to level 10.
- feat: some actions that previously had a short rest cooldown no longer have a cooldown and instead use sorcery points.
- feat: the damage of phantasmal claws was reduced to 1d4+charisma per claw (on tactician), but it now benefits from 'in the shadows'.
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Version 2.1.1.1
- fix: added missing photo mode poses for shadow panther and land dragon (dilophosaurus) shapes.
- feat: shovel can now be summoned along with other familiars that aren't imps or other quasits (pact of the chain).
- feat: added photo mode poses to the phase spiderling shape by using the adult spider photo mode poses.
- feat: added photo mode poses to the deep bat shape by using the raven photo mode poses.
- feat: added help actions with animations to the unlockable end shapes.
- feat: cave frog shape can now use compelled duel, healing bile and ochre sputum.
- feat: phase spiderling can now use camouflage and disarming strands.
- feat: meenlock shape can now use sneak, jump and disengage.
- feat: new unlockable secret that grants the phase spiderling shape the ability to use a non-legendary version of spindleweb sanctuary. unlocked by 'absorbing' the drider's knowledge after it's been defeated.
- fix: a few minor changes to some action animations for shovel and all her shapes, vfx for some statuses and spells, text updates to some descriptions.
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Version 2.1.0.0
- feat: compatibility with patch 8. many changes, but these are the highlights.
- fix: photomode compatible with quasits, cats and frogs (no photomode for spider critters or bats)
- fix: enhanced shapes now correctly unlock as soon as you arrive at high hall if you absorbed the phasm's knowledge.
- fix: removing a shape no longer scrambles the spell layout on the hotbar for desktop (still sometimes happens right after summoning. workaround is to shapechange into something and dismiss the shape).
- fix: an extra claw action no longer sometimes appears in the hotbar.
- fix: shadow cat's disengage can now correctly trigger 'umbral escape'.
- fix: shovel can no longer recast an aspect spell if she's already in that aspect.
- fix: removed shader files preventing console compatibility.
- feat: vfx, animation and sound overhaul of almost all spells and actions for shovel and her shapes. themed after shadow magic sorcerery.
- feat: 'phantasmal claws' impact fx is now an actual phantasmal claw instead of a purple magic missile.
- feat: shadow cat can now use shadow walk. same obscurity restrictions as the sorcerer version.
- feat: added missing fx to the frog toxic spit and spiderling discharge spell prepare fx.
- feat: shovel now spawns from the floor and crawls up from the shadows.
- feat: shovel now uses her own quasit animations instead of human male animations for casting the cantrips granted by aspects (mind strike, bone chill, acid splash, poison spray). minor illusion animation remains unchanged.
- feat: 'in the shadows' vfx added to shovel and the shadow cat shape's feet to help distinguish when the effect is active. deep bat, phase spiderling and cave frog have an aura instead.
- feat: deep bat echolocation ring vfx changed from an energy ring to a bard instrument sound wave.
- feat: claw damage now remains 1d4+unarmed modifier and no longer scales to 2d4+unarmed modifier at level 7.
- feat: multi-attack damage also reduced from 2d4+unarmed modifier x 3 to 1d4+unarmed modifier x 3 for both hardcore and casual, but can now be used more than once per battle in hardcore.
- feat: shadow strike damage also matches claw damage at 1d4+unarmed modifier + scaling psychic damage.
- feat: all shapes can now also use the 'help' action and have special animations to use the action correctly.
- feat: 'thicker thighs' renamed to 'beefy thighs', and jump distance boost from both 'thick thighs' and 'beefy thighs' now only applies to shovel and doesn't get added to her shapes. difficult terrain immunity from 'beefy thighs' still applies to all though.
- feat: 'abyssal sight' renamed to 'eyes of the abyss', 'arcane strikes' renamed to 'ominous strikes'.
- feat: 'advanced resourceful quasit' now also works with the 'help' action (forgot to update the description on the passive).
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Version 2.0.2.5
- feat: the end game phase spider shape unlocked with phasm knowledge can now hatch two phase spiderlings per combat
- feat: the end game land dragon shape unlocked with phasm knowledge can now use hunger of hadar once per combat
- fix: phantasmal phase spiderlings will now correctly reduce all incoming damage when attacked at range before teleporting to the attacker
- fix: items that should be picked up by shovel to unlock certain abilities are now marked as consumables. this allows use of the items even when updating on existing saves.
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Version 2.0.2.3
- fix: camp shovel will no longer break her camp behavior after speaking to her and then resummoning regular shovel.
- feat: added brute-force way of receiving the initial grenade if shovel's rock and skull were already loaded in an pre-existing run. the combination will show that it failed, but the player will receive the grenade unlock item after a few seconds anyway.
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Version 2.0.2.1
- fix: added safeguards against other mods interfering with the dismissal of shovel. some mods also handle removing extra shovels in the party, but that sometimes causes shovel to instantly get dismissed. this is now prevented.
- fix: shovel's stats file is now unique. this fixes issues with other mods overwriting the stats file and preventing the progressions from being added (leaving shovel permanently with level 1 abilities).
- feat: shovel's dialog has been reworked/fixed. fixes many MANY ...many... issues it had in the base game and also adds new dialog when speaking to her outside of camp after the quest is complete (besides the 'bored' dialog). additionally, if she already told you the truth about the mirror, she will no longer lie to you if you speak to her with a different party member.
- feat: introduced several background goals related to shovel. (noble, urchin, outlander, haunted one, charlatan, sage and guild artisan)
- feat: new secret. adds a way for the rock found in shovel's coffin to turn into an upgradable grenade you can use once per long rest. spell is unlocked by combining the rock found in her coffin, 'friend' skull, and alchemist's fire (all found in the coffin the scroll is originally in).
- feat: new secret. defeating the strange ox and 'absorbing' its knowledge will unlock enhanced versions of each shape when you get the 'gather your allies' spells. unlocks cloaker, 'land dragon' (dilophosaurus), phase spider (adult), and shadow panther. each enhanced shape has shared abilities with the shape it's enhancing with some extras.
- feat: shovel will now actually pick up the poo-scraper and the rock found in her coffin instead of 'consuming' it.
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Version 2.0.1.3
- fix: shovel will no longer appear in camp before she's been summoned at least once
- fix: statuses from auras will no longer remain on shovel if she is dismissed and the aura's source is removed
- fix: shovel can longer be attacked in camp while dismissed to avoid animation issues
- feat: the anchor item that grants the spell to summon shovel has been replaced from local to global to avoid duplicate issues or losing the anchor. the item will silently get replaced the next time you summon shovel.
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Version 2.0.1.2
- feat: scare can be used against non-allies (changed from only usable against enemies)
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Version 2.0.1.1
- fix: duplicate anchors are no longer added after long rests if shovel's summoner wasn't in the party during a long rest
- fix: camp-shovel now correctly skips her invisibility vfx after long resting
- feat: shovel's scare can now only be used against enemies
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Version 2.0.1.0
- fix: the threatened condition no longer remains on shovel if she is dismissed with the condition active
- feat: shovel is now a proper camp follower. while dismissed, a clone of her will appear in camp and perform several different actions around the camp. she has special interactions with certain campers and may also shapeshift to different forms depending on who she's visiting around camp.
- feat: while summoned, shovel will still wander around, but actions like jump scaring, practicing on test dummies, "stealing" food from the camp chest, dancing, etc. are only available if shovel is dismissed.
- feat: shovel will now join you in the epilogue. she'll dance, eat and wander around.
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Version 2.0.0.2
- feat: added in-game method of removing hardcore difficulty restrictions
- fix: umbral escape will now correctly apply its blindness to enemies at the start of the turn (unless they are immune)
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Version 2.0.0.1
- fix: scripted unsummon now working as expected
- fix: unlocker passives no longer remain active when passing the anchor to a different companion
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Version 2.0.0.0
- feat: major rebalancing for most abilities and passives when playing on hard difficulty or above
- fix: polymorphs now properly removed on long rest
- feat: updated visuals for changing into meenlock shape
- fix: sorcery points now limited to a maximum of 12 for cases when players can level beyond 12
- feat: infectious dread now an interrupt, previously passive
- feat: added in-game method for safely uninstalling the mod
- feat: phantasmal spiderlings now teleport to attackers when attacked outside of melee range instead of blinding and damaging the attacker
- feat: meenlock shape now uses shovel's stats instead of its own (significant reduction)
- feat: garrote changed to a level 1 enchantment spell and will use 1 sorcery point during combat
- fix: break the unbroken now limits to one application when using multi-attack
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Version 1.0.0.29
- Added "Help" class action as part of "Resourceful Quasit" passive.
Fixed bug that would sometimes display "Claws" attack without Aspect after dismissing a shape.
- Added "Help" class action as part of "Resourceful Quasit" passive.
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