Don't Die, Collect Loot

Devlog

• Major Content Update
  November 11, 2023 by dan.marchand

  The game has been updated to fully match the current playtest build on steam. Enjoy new bosses, skills, uniques, and more!... Continue reading
• v0.2.25 - Ultimates, Part 1
  September 24, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added new Hero Ultimate - Hero Fantasy. Become temporarily invincible as you plow through your foes! Added new Tamer Ultimate - The Cavalry. Summon a massive army of random monsters to your side. Adde... Continue reading
• Major Update - v0.2.2 - Twist of Fate
  August 15, 2023 by dan.marchand#Patch Notes

  Twist of Fate - v0.2.2 The Goddess, Fate, has descended upon the shifting memories of the world of Don’t Die, Collect Loot. This major title update includes a new way to control your path through th... Continue reading

  
• Minor Patch Notes
  May 31, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Fixed an issue with Fur-Lined Boots targeting an incorrect modifier Fixed an issue with the Taming Swipe Minion Max temporary skill not boosting minion max in some circumstances Fixed an issue with th... Continue reading
• Skill System Change + Content Update
  May 30, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Skill System Change One common piece of feedback I get is that the dominant strategy involves picking one skill (usually basic attack), forcing it into all 3 slots, and as a result you end up with vir... Continue reading
• Patch Notes
  May 22, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added 3 new Beastmaster item base types Added item modifiers for Minion Movement Speed and Minion Monster Level Added blue health bars for minions to help differentiate them better Added two new skill... Continue reading
• Beastmaster Alpha Release
  May 19, 2023 by dan.marchand

  It’s been longer than I would have liked, but the Beastmaster is finally ready for the first round of testing and feedback! This patch focuses primarily on adding this new class and making sure it... Continue reading
• Minor Content Patch
  April 28, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added new music to the Nexus area Added 6 new Exploration tree nodes focused on Shrines. One path adds lots of monsters and upgrades them, the other improves the benefits from the Shrines themselves F... Continue reading
• Minor Content Patch
  April 26, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added new random event - “Airship Bombardment” Added a Research skill that increases Weather effect spawn rates Added four Research skills that influence Airship Bombardment and make it more rewar... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes and Performance
  April 25, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Reduced the amount of garbage generated by rounds of combat, improving combat performance Added caching support for Artifacts, Weather, and improved caching support for player buffs. This effectively... Continue reading
• Bosses, Loot, and Bug Fixes!
  April 25, 2023 by dan.marchand

  This release aims to add more fun content to the game while fixing a plethora of bugs and assorted annoyances. Bosses Forest Warden You’ll now be able to encounter the game’s second boss, the Fore... Continue reading
• Gameplay Update
  April 19, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Loot Crystals A new random event that spawns a Loot Crystal has been added. Loot Crystals have major rewards, but very high life values. You’ll need to kill the Loot Crystal before it falls off the... Continue reading
• Gameplay Update
  April 18, 2023 by dan.marchand

  New Feature: Special Rewards Treasure chests that spawn randomly in the wild now have a variety of special reward classes, indicated by the hovering icon over the chest. Some reward classes are rarer... Continue reading
• Stability + Quality of Life Patch
  April 12, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added an “End Run” button to the pause menu. If something does go wrong or you’re just tired, this will trigger a death and you can collect all of your loot Added the stats window to the pause m... Continue reading
• Quality of Life + Bugfix Patch
  April 09, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Patch Notes Added the ability to bulk sell items based on rarity at the shop and at the end of the level. (Thanks Zen for the cool mockups for this!) Added some safety checks to make sure you die if y... Continue reading
• Minor QoL - Damage Numbers
  April 06, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added the ability to switch the damage number display between “Full” and “Minimal”. Full is the current default behavior, all numbers display and are flashy. Minimal removes some superfluous t... Continue reading
• New Monsters and Bug Fixes!
  April 06, 2023 by dan.marchand

  New Monsters Blue Beetle Rust Beetle Treasure Beetle - This is a particularly rare monster, but if you happen to find it and kill it, you won’t regret it! Bug Fixes Fixed a hitbox issue where Shockw... Continue reading
• Skills, Bugfixes, and QoL!
  April 05, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Thanks to everyone from the 5055 crew for testing and giving feedback/bug reports! This patch focuses on bugfixes and quality of life, while hopefully not adding too many new bugs itself. New Features... Continue reading
• New skill: Kinetic Blade
  April 04, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Added a new skill, Kinetic Blade. Using the skill summons an orbital version of the weapon you have equipped, which will damage enemies it contacts Added a variety of skills to support Kinetic Blade a... Continue reading

  
• Berserker Tree Patch
  April 02, 2023 by dan.marchand

  This patch enables the third Hero skill tree, Berserker. Like Warrior and Hero, this tree is still in the process of being expanded, but currently allows for you to specialize in an entirely new abili... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes
  March 30, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Fixed one elite monster not spawning Fixed the Artificer not spawning her event in the Forest Fixed the Explorer not spawning their event in the Forest Fixed an issue where the “Elite Monsters” un... Continue reading
• Major Itemization Patch
  March 29, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Today’s major update focuses on making items more interesting, more consistently powerful, and more accessible in the lategame. Affix System Update Previously items could roll between 1 and 4 modifi... Continue reading
• Bug Fix
  March 29, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Fixes an issue where touching the bottom of the screen would cause the run to end when the player wasn’t being actively crushed Hide info related to Research/Exploration before that content is unloc... Continue reading
• Super Content Patch!
  March 29, 2023 by dan.marchand

  Welcome back loot enjoyers! Today I'm releasing a major patch designed primarily to add more content, more fun, and of course, more loot to Don't Die, Collect Loot. As always, this is still an alpha b... Continue reading
• Minor Patch
  February 28, 2023 by dan.marchand

  * Moved options on the main menu to a new Options page * Added volume controls for SFX and music * Hopefully made the pixel render mode option clearer... Continue reading
• Difficulty and Scaling Patch
  December 08, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Hi everyone! As a reminder, the Discord community for this game can be found here: https://discord.gg/m6hp2ZVV6R As Don't Die, Collect Loot has evolved, so has player power, agency, loot, and the abil... Continue reading
• Itemization Patch
  December 04, 2022 by dan.marchand

  For a game centered around loot, items have fallen into a pretty boring place. This patch is the first of a few intending to bring them into a more interesting spot. Items Regular item drops have had... Continue reading
• Minor Fixes and Balance
  December 03, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Bugs Fix an issue with damage numbers disappearing on long runs Balance Reduce the damage of Ice Slime, Angry Hornet, and Forest Sprout by 20% to make the transition into Tier 2 a bit smoother... Continue reading
• Discord Server!
  December 03, 2022 by dan.marchand

  If you're interested in following development of the game, or chatting with me directly, I've updated the Discord server I've used for previous games: https://discord.gg/m6hp2ZVV6R... Continue reading
• Minor Fixes + Content
  December 02, 2022 by dan.marchand

  New Content Added "Increased Critical Strikes" to the offensive ingame upgrade pool Added "Increased Critical Multiplier Damage" to the offensive ingame upgrade pool Bug Fixes Cleaned up and optimized... Continue reading
• Minor Bug Fix Patch
  December 02, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Fixed some more bugs, thanks for all the support and bug reports everyone! "Destroyer of Worlds" no longer causes amusing character scaling effects when using Shockwave The Treant boss in the Forest n... Continue reading
• Various Fixes
  November 28, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Big shout-out to the helpful folks over in https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/z670x0/dont_die_collect_loot_dan_marchan... who gave a ton of useful feedback! This patch incorporates some quick fix... Continue reading
• New Monster, Render Changes, Critical Item Mods
  November 27, 2022 by dan.marchand

  More minor stuff! Monsters Added Forest Sprout, Jungle Sprout, and Enraged Sprout to the Forest monster pool Items Added "Critical Hit Chance %" to Gloves and Weapons Added "Critical Hit Multiplier %"... Continue reading
• Damage Numbers, Crits, and More Hero Skills!
  November 26, 2022 by dan.marchand

  A relatively minor patch adding a few new things UI Re-wrote the damage number system. Things should look prettier, perform better, and be more readable in combat Gameplay Added support for critical s... Continue reading
• More Content and Bug Fixes
  November 25, 2022 by dan.marchand

  After playtesting yesterdays patch, I've identified and fixed a number of bugs and balance issues. I've also finished up a big wave of item/ability content that I've merged into this patch too. Have f... Continue reading
• Major Gameplay Update
  November 25, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Finally got the chance to test and deploy a number of significant changes. There's a bunch more fun stuff in the works, but I wanted to get this out sooner to get more feedback! World Added another ar... Continue reading
• Gameplay and Systems Update
  October 21, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Graphics Updated shaders and level assembly. This won't impact gamplay, but everything should look nicer now Gameplay Added a new weather system. Under certain conditions, memories may come under the... Continue reading
• Gameplay and Lighting Patch
  October 13, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Gameplay Events Added support for areas spawning randomized events Added "Shrine" events. When this event fires, a random Shrine can appear in the area you're in. This shrine will be surrounded by ene... Continue reading
• Minor Gameplay Update
  October 10, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Rewrote the engine code for movement. This shouldn't impact moment-to-moment gameplay, but should remove various collision errors at high speeds and during knockbacks Added unlock notifications for wh... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes
  October 09, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Fixed skill caching issues causing some ingame skills to not work Fixed issues with holding down true instant skills (like Warcries) while attacking Fixed Multistrike to deal damage with each hit Prob... Continue reading
• Big Content Patch #2
  October 09, 2022 by dan.marchand

  With a bunch of the core features working, it's time for content, and lots of it! This patch is so large that I've likely missed a few things from combing the commit log, so let's just consider them s... Continue reading
• Update and Performance Improvements
  October 01, 2022 by dan.marchand

  New Features Added Block. Blocked attacks/spells deal 50% of their total damage upon successful block. Block chance caps at 80% Added Evasion. Evaded attacks deal no damage. Evasion chance caps at 80%... Continue reading
• Minor Update
  September 30, 2022 by dan.marchand

  New Skills Thaumaturgy - Enemies killed while under the effect of Overwhelming Strikes have a chance to heal you for a percentage of your life Explosive End - Enemies killed while under the effect of... Continue reading
• Minor Patch
  September 29, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Some improvements, primarily focused on the Steam Deck and controller support: Tooltip text scales better with the window resolution, and should display better on handheld screens in particular Toolti... Continue reading
• Gameplay Update
  August 14, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Revamped the Treant boss fight to be much more interesting. Probably a bit too hard for now, but more tuning is coming Added additional skills for Shockwave, particularly designed at helping it scale... Continue reading
• Gameplay and Progression Revamp
  August 01, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Progression Re-vamp + Major Gameplay Update This build completely re-writes the core gameplay loop! As always, let me know what you think in the comments. Progression Each region is now a single infin... Continue reading
• Controller Bug Fix Patch
  July 18, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Fixed issues with selecting items on the mouse vs. controller in some niche scenarios Fixed bugs related to unequipping items entirely Fixed issue with some setups where clicking an item registered tw... Continue reading
• Full Controller Support
  July 17, 2022 by dan.marchand

  This patch adds full controller detection and support to Don't Die, Collect Loot! You can swap controllers (including keyboard/mouse) on the fly, and the game's menus and combat should adapt and updat... Continue reading
• Partial Controller Support Update
  July 16, 2022 by dan.marchand

  This update includes general controller detection and support. Currently, you can play the game, navigate the menus, and use the skill tree. Inventory management is only partially implemented however,... Continue reading
• Content Update
  June 08, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Another small-ish content update for the game! Gameplay Added support for unique items. These items can rarely drop upon killing enemies, and have a fixed mod pool Unique items cannot be crafted at th... Continue reading
• Minor Patch
  April 28, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Village area spriting updated Fixed (hopefully) some issues with pathfinding... Continue reading
• Visual Upgrade - Pt. 1
  April 25, 2022 by dan.marchand

  No major patch notes here, just some foundational work for the second major area. That same work has also enabled a graphical upgrade for the Forest region, which I'll be rolling out over time. For no... Continue reading
• New Adventurer (Warrior) skill!
  April 23, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Small update today, adding a new skill and some supporting nodes on the tree as well, along with some other minor changes New Warrior Skills Storm Attunement - Converts 20% of your Whirlwind damage to... Continue reading
• Major Update - Crafting!
  April 20, 2022 by dan.marchand

  This update adds the initial version of the game's crafting system to "Don't Die, Collect Loot". I anticipate iterating on this quite a bit, but I hope this provides new and exciting ways to customize... Continue reading
• New skills, some balance, and stacking debuff effects
  April 09, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Engine Added support for buff/debuff stacking Added ability to stack debuffs on enemies from generic sources Added a display next to the main enemy health bar to display debuffs Added the ability to d... Continue reading
• Adventurer Skills Update
  April 06, 2022 by dan.marchand

  New Skills Shockwave - Slam the ground, creating a shockwave moving forward. Any enemies hit take damage and trigger an explosion that damages nearby enemies as well Expedient Recovery - Reduce Potion... Continue reading
• More Items!
  April 04, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Added the following items to the game: Bent Wand Iron Boots Iron Gloves Iron Mail Iron Sword Patched Robe Ripped Brigandine Silk Mitts Tattered Wizard Hat Added the following mods to the game: Increas... Continue reading
• Juicing Update
  April 03, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Audio: Performed 0dB normalization on all audio. This should make sound a lot more balanced Added various missing SfX Gameplay: Added more juice to the Level Up animation Added some juicy effects when... Continue reading
• Balance Update + Bug Fixes
  April 03, 2022 by dan.marchand#Patch Notes

  Balance: Enemy experience scaling exponent reduced from 1.18 to 1.1 Enemy health scaling exponent reduced from 1.15 to 1.1 Magic Enemy health multiplier reduced from 50% to 35% Rare Enemy health multi... Continue reading
• Minor Balance Change
  April 03, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Enemy damage scaling exponent reduced from 1.25 to 1.15 (Scaling formula: Mathf.Floor(baseDamage * Mathf.Pow(GetCurrentLevel(), DamageExponent))... Continue reading
• Research and Bug Fixes
  April 03, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Research: The "research" feature has been enabled for the Forest Clicking the book icon next to the research meter will let you drill into research details Completing monster kill tasks will earn rese... Continue reading
• Patch Notes (4/2/2022)
  April 02, 2022 by dan.marchand

  Items: All items have implicits now Item implicits have ranges instead of being fixed value. This hopefully makes finding items a bit more exciting and varied Some new items have been added, including... Continue reading