Have a Nice Death October 18 Hotfix: Squashed Bugs from Natural Disasters Update

By Abhinav Sharma Published 10/19/22 EDT

Have a Nice Death Hotfix Steam/Magic Design Studios

The indie rogue-like game Have a Nice Death is currently in an early access state, so players should expect several updates that bring new content and bug fixes.

Well, the developer released a hotfix recently to squash dozens of bugs reported by players after the release of the Natural Disasters Update. The NPC Muriel in the lobby is made more visible, and the curse "Take It Easy" now works with spells. The brightness of the Morticulturalist enemy is reduced, and drowned enemies in the Natural Disasters Department now spawn as intended.

The voice for Claude has been added, and the "Shop closed" signs in the Control room won’t float in the air anymore. You can read about the rest of the changes below.

Only the second chosen Malus is active on the Difficulty 10
Player can choose a Malus outside of the array when choosing the second Malus on Difficulty 10
The progression discount of the Sepulchral Ray (Joe’s contract) is improved by killing Waldo instead of Horace
The "Complete a run in under 45 minutes" contract is completed if you die in under 45 minutes
The Dash & Slash attack of Görske (Mini Boss) is not stopped when the boss is stunned
Player can take damage from projectiles of Pill enemies even after the projectile disappears.
The game crashes when the player dies from the Mordicine spell damage
The SFX of the cooldown weapon UI can be heard after starting the game and after quitting the Run Summary GPE (Pitbook in Lobby)
"Complete Breakdown IV" quest is completed after Breakdown 5 instead of 4
A plug can be seen in a WC kit room
Some Spells are lacking cooldowns
Some Spells' mana consumption in the air differs from ground consumption and descriptive consumption
Some Spells' description, ground and air damage values differs from each other
Timer inside the Challenge Room also measures the time spent in the menu
Laser attack VFX of the Phase 1 of Waldo stays longer than the collider of the attack
Patrick’s sign tour guide in the Physical Diseases Department is hard to read due to the lighting
Transformed Scythe is shown as a different kind in the Transform Menu
Frenzy attack of Focus spell gives a permanent increase of life
Slaymore (upgraded level 3) gives permanent max HP instead of temporary max HP when player passes a floor
The player is not healed when leaving the Training room trigger
Ulcermonner has no SFX in the Physical Diseases Department
The Game Over sound can be heard two times after defeating boss Catherine Imamura
If you restart the game during a run, the elevator music plays during the loading screen
The beginning of the Game Over music can be heard during the Quit loading