Desktop Survivors 98 Update 1.0.4 Patch Notes – May 24, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fairy Crash Fixed: Resolved a crash caused by the Fairy enemy’s behavior.
• Hit Numbers Crash: Attempt at addressing a crash caused by floating hit numbers.
• Cursor Cost Rounding: Fixed rounding issue with purchasing cursors.
• Milo Picks in Endless: Milo’s mining picks can now appear in all endless modes and are received for each minute survived.
• Stray Pixel Pass: Cleaned up various stray pixels across multiple enemy sprites.
• Broken UI: Fixed a UI-related bug where UI elements would break after a certain boss fight.

System & Optimization

• Overlay Rendering Framework: Built and implemented a new overlay rendering pipeline which should help with the game’s performance. Along with some other general optimizations.
• Text Rendering: Text rendering has been revamped and should now be clear on all different scaling.
• Improved Save Backup: Safer and more reliable save backups in case of corruption.

Content Changes

• Remix Room Preview: You can now preview music tracks in the Remix room.
• Clicking Chance: Chance can now be clicked to REDACTED.
• Plant Pal Toggle: Max Level boosts from Plant Pal can now be disabled from the zone selection screen.
• Ignis Flame: Ignis flames are now blue.

UI & QoL

• Map Improvements: Added a stair icon to exit room and now shows room depth.
• Next Level Text: Clearer level-up text (e.g., “Level 1 → 2”).
• Sort Discoveries: Discoveries now sort alphabetically.
• Highlight Equipped Items: Equipped items are now highlighted in the Library.
• Dim Shop Items: Items you can’t afford are now dimmed in Piper’s shop for clarity.
• Golden Cursor Indicators: Added clearer indicator for what stat golden cursors are affecting.

New Settings

• Auto-Close Menus: Added a toggle to auto-close menus when a round begins.
• Glitch Effect Toggle: Screen glitch effect now also disables with flashing effect toggle for those sensitive to visuals.