Greetings from Team Tapas!

Today, we’re excited to share news of our long-awaited version 0.8.2 update!

This update focuses on improving areas of the game that felt a bit lacking or cumbersome. It also introduces quite a few balance adjustments. For details, please continue reading.

0.8.2 Patch Notes

Epilogue 1 Adjustments

Time Attack System Removed & Berserk Timer Added

Originally by default, we utilized a Time Attack System in Epilogue 1. However, we found that the system felt forced, unnatural, and unintuitive.

As a result, we have removed the Time Attack System from all bosses in Epilogue 1, and in its place, we are introducing a Berserk Timer. The Berserk Timer is applied individually to each boss, and when the timer runs out, the boss’s attack speed will increase by 40%.

We now look forward to seeing how players overcome this new challenge using their mechanics and preferred build choices.

Difficulty and Epilogue Exclusive Upgrades Adjusted

Previously, we balanced the difficulty of Epilogue 1 under the assumption that players would have already gotten all of the upgrades they could get in Sil’s House. However, in actuality, players often entered Epilogue 1 with fewer upgrades. So we have rebalanced Epilogue 1 by reducing enemy HP from the first wave by about 15%.

Furthermore, defeating the final boss used to require a relatively high level of Epilogue 1 exclusive upgrades, which forced players to repeatedly grind for upgrades unnecessarily. To address this, extra seeds will now be generated upon clearing each boss, and enemy HP for the final boss has also been reduced by about 15%.

Lastly, to match the lowered difficulty of the final boss, we have removed the Harmony upgrade from the Epilogue 1 exclusive upgrades. Now, players will need to think strategically about what choices to make within the limited growth cap they have in order to clear Epilogue 1.

• Enemy HP Adjustments

  • First Wave: 15% reduction

  • First Boss: 11% reduction

  • Second Boss: 13% reduction

  • Third Boss: 14% reduction

  • Final Boss: 15% reduction

• Epilogue 1 Exclusive Upgrade Adjustments

  • Harmony upgrade removed

  • ※ If you have seeds invested into the removed Harmony upgrade, they will be refunded and your maximum seed capacity will be reduced by 150.

• Additional Seeds Granted Upon Clearing a Boss

  • First Boss: 2 seeds

  • Second Boss: 4 seeds

  • Third Boss: 6 seeds

  • Final Boss: 10 seeds

Epilogue 1 Challenge Mode Adjusted

We have applied the difficulty changes mentioned above to the Epilogue 1 Challenge Mode as well. However, to provide an initial difficulty level similar to before, we have added a new option that increases the HP of all enemies.

• Existing Difficulty Setting Option Adjusted

  • Before: All enemy HP per wave +0% / 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% (+1 / +5 / +10 / +15 / +20 points)

  • After: All enemy HP per wave +0% / 1% / 2% (+1 / +5 / +10 points)

• New Difficulty Setting Option Added

  • All enemy HP increases by 0% / 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% (+0 / +3 / +6 / +9 / +12 points)

Side Missions Adjusted

• Added UI that displays the mission objective and a brief description when entering each side mission.

• Changed the clear requirements for the “Perfect Counter” mission.

  • Counter 15 times → Counter 12 times

• Changed the clear requirements for the “Powerful Strike” mission.

  • Inflict 9,000 or more damage → Inflict 6,000 or more damage

• Changed the clear requirements for the “Getting Used to Giant Scissors” mission.

  • Inflict 10,000 or more damage → Inflict 9,000 or more damage

  • Requirement count: 20 times / 30 times → 15 times / 20 times

• Changed the clear requirements for the “Getting Used to Magic Scissors” mission.

  • Requirement 1: Defeat 7 enemies → Defeat 5 enemies

  • Requirement 2: Defeat 14 enemies → Defeat 12 enemies

• Changed the clear requirements for the “Getting Used to Broken Scissors” mission.

  • Requirement 1: Inflict 250,000 cumulative damage → Inflict 150,000 cumulative damage

  • Requirement 2: Inflict 400,000 cumulative damage → Inflict 300,000 cumulative damage

Skill Balance Adjusted

Giant Scissors

Although Giant Scissors had sufficient late-game potential, there was feedback that its unique long delay between attacks made it unwieldy in the early to mid-game. To address this, we increased its attack speed to make it feel less unwieldy and adjusted its damage to maintain its original performance level.

• Before

  • Attacks the enemy with scissors. Sharpness efficiency is increased by 2 times, but all Sharpness is removed upon hitting with Scissors. After a fixed number of hits, the next attack will be a Critical Hit.

  • Damage: 300%

  • Attack Speed: 1.1 per sec

• After

  • Attacks the enemy with scissors. Sharpness efficiency is increased by 3 times, but all Sharpness is removed upon hitting with Scissors. After a fixed number of hits, the next attack will be a Critical Hit.

  • Damage: 250%

  • Attack Speed: 1.8 per sec

Counter

There was feedback that Counter didn’t provide sufficient returns compared to its difficulty of use. To address this, its difficulty of use has been slightly eased, and its returns have been strengthened. 

• Before

  • Blocks most damage for 0.3s. Upon blocking an enemy attack, become immune to all damage for 0.7s and attack all nearby enemies.

  • Damage: 1000% 

• After

  • Blocks most damage for 0.4s. Upon blocking an enemy attack, become immune to all damage for 1s and attack all nearby enemies.

  • Damage: 1200%

• Scissor Attribute

  • Before: When Counter inflicts a hit, gains 150% Sharpness.

  • After: When Counter inflicts a hit, 500% of Scissors damage is inflicted as Additional Damage.

• Cooldown Attribute

  • Before: When Counter inflicts a hit, cooldown of Counter is decreased by 3s.

  • After: When Counter inflicts a hit, cooldown of Counter is decreased by 5s.

• Thread Attribute

  • Before: Shoots 3 Needles at every target hit by Counter.

  • After: Shoots 5 Needles at every target hit by Counter.

• Flower Attribute

  • Before: When Counter inflicts a hit, spawns 3 Flowers.

  • After: When Counter inflicts a hit, spawns 5 Flowers.

• Crow Attribute

  • Before: When Counter inflicts a hit, summons 3 Crows.

  • After: When Counter inflicts a hit, summons 5 Crows.

• Blood Attribute

  • Before: When Counter inflicts a hit, spawns 3 Blood Clots.

  • After: When Counter inflicts a hit, spawns 5 Blood Clots.

Leech

We have changed the skill’s name because “Leech” could be misunderstood in some languages as a skill that restores the player’s health. The skill’s name now matches the actual visual and nature of the skill better.

• The skill name has been changed from “Leech” to “Blood Marble.”

Synergy & Witchcraft Attribute Balance Adjusted

Synergies

We adjusted some dual synergies that underperformed in the previous version of the game. Although a full-scale rework of dual synergies is planned for the future, we hope that this adjustment will provide some immediate improvements to build diversity.

• Blood 7 / Fire 7

  • Before: When a Blood Clot is absorbed, has a 10% chance to Burn all enemies within 3m for 200% of ATK.

  • After: When a Blood Clot is absorbed, Burn all enemies within 3m for 200% of ATK.

• Thread 7 / Fire 7

  • Before: All Combustion is increased by 20% per connected Thread.

  • After: Enemy HP is burned for 40% of Needle damage.

Witchcraft Attributes

Minus a few builds, we determined that the damage of Needles, Crows, and Flowers still fell short of our expectations. So we have buffed their overall performance.

• Needle: Increased base damage of needles from 60% to 80%.

• Crow: Increased base damage of crows from 60% to 100%.

• Flower: Increased base damage of flowers from 200% to 260%.

Existing Chapter Boss Difficulty Adjusted

• Chapter 4: Maid Abigail

  • Reduced the difficulty of the attack pattern where fan-shaped and donut-shaped danger zones appear simultaneously.

• Chapter 4: Fiena Phase 3

  • Reduced the summon frequency of monsters that throw poison bombs into the cauldron.

• Chapter 3 & 4: Nahatra

  • Reduced the difficulty of the attack pattern where grid-shaped danger zones appear.

• Chapter 4: Nahatra Phase 2

  • Reduced the density of projectiles in the attack pattern where rectangular danger zones appear together with multiple projectiles.

  • Reduced the difficulty of the attack pattern where fan-shaped and donut-shaped danger zones appear simultaneously.

  • Reduced the difficulty of the pattern where large and small fan-shaped danger zones appear multiple times.

Gamepad Settings Improved

• Added an option in the settings menu to invert the Confirm/Cancel buttons.

  • Example: DualShock → ㅇ / × buttons, Xbox Controller → A / B buttons

• Added a Vibration On/Off option in the settings menu.

• Added a UI in the settings menu to check combat key bindings.

• Fixed an issue where certain controllers such as the Switch Controller and Pro Controller were not recognized or had incorrect key mappings applied.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Ambush would not cross to the other side of an enemy in certain boss battles.

• Fixed an issue where the Flower 6 synergy damage was applied lower than intended in Epilogue 1 and in Epilogue 1 Challenge Mode.

• Fixed an issue where certain homing projectiles would remain in the air for too long under specific conditions.

Note about Upcoming Schedule

We are currently working hard on preparing a new epilogue chapter with the goal of releasing it by the end of November. We want to keep bringing fresh and enjoyable game experiences to you, so we are also in the midst of planning various types of new content for you to enjoy. In regards to this new content, we will be sharing a brief update in the near future. So stay tuned!

Thanks to your valuable feedback and support, Garden of Witches is gradually blossoming into something even more beautiful. We will continue to do our best so that you can keep enjoying the game.

Once again, we sincerely thank you.

– Team Tapas