UnderMine 2’s fourth major update is here! Welcome peasants to 0.7.0 Duskfall!

This is an enormous update. Possibly the biggest in the history of UnderMine! 0.7.0 Duskfall adds the titular zone: Duskfall, a new fearsome boss Bul & Gogi, a new landmark Thimble Thicket, a new challenge mode Grim Crucible, and many, many more features and changes. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

Duskfall and thimble thicket

Duskfall is a new starter area that occupies the first floor of the Undermine, alongside the Goldmine. In fact, Duskfall is now THE starter area for new players just beginning the game. The goblins of the area have barricade the entrance to the Goldmine. Before Camilla can begin rebuilding her Hub you must confront the goblins and fine a way into the Goldmine. Unfortunately, Gogi, the goblin chieftain and his mount Bul stand in your way. More on them later.

Within Duskfall resides the Thimble Thicket, a market run by strange creatures known as Wizardlings. These strange creatures have an obsession with enlargement and delargement and their wares reflect that. New items, along with some older items are now available for purchase with iron from the Thimble Thicket. You’ll find many things that scale you in multiple kinds of ways.

Duskfall is also full of new enemies. Goblin Tinkerers and Armorsmiths roam the grounds, producing and armoring goblin contraptions that are hostile to outsiders. Strange chefs look to ignite or cleave you with their cooking tools. Some basic critters also infest the woods such as snakes. Discover optimal strategies for how to dispatch these enemies, or charm them to your team and discover how they can serve you!

GRIM CRUCIBLE

The Grim Crucible is a challenge mode that opens up after you complete your first full run of the Undermine. In Terminus you will meet Shrubble, a temporary NPC (We still have some longer term plans for Terminus.) Shrubble will offer you the Grim Emblem which unlocks a trap door in Camilla’s office. This trap door takes you down stairs to the Grim Crucible, and will also connect to the rest of the Rabbit Hole once its other secret entrance is found.

Familiars begin with one unlocked ability. In Noxx’s case, he can help you raise skeleton followers by inspecting the inanimate skeletons laying around the Undermine. A familiar’s other abilities have unlock conditions that need to be met throughout the run. Some of these can be repeated over and over again. For example, Noxx’s II can be accomplished more than once, ramping your poison duration each time you poison 35 enemies.

Each familiar has a fourth ability that is unlocked in a special way. These abilities are reserved for when you discover the Egghanim’s Scepter, a rare relic.

New SHOPS

Two new shops have opened in the Undermine, each with a different inventory.

A holistic change to holes

New ACHIEVEMENTS

Rabbit hole expansion

You can now buy a Sharpshooter Trophy in Black Rabbit’s Shooting Gallery. This trophy unlocks a version of the game for the Rabbit Hole. Now you can practice your game and aim for that Sharpshooter achievement. Expect more of Black Rabbit’s games in the Undermine and in the Rabbit Hole in the future.

Load screen tips

Just some friendly reminders of lesser known mechanics. We know you don’t need them, but someone else probably does.

And much more…

Like in all updates, we’ve added new items, secrets, and made quality of life improvements in addition to bug fixes. One focus in this update was the gold economy. Potions, Basic Items, and Food have all had their gold costs reduced so that you can take advantage of these items more. We’ve also lowered the cost of Transmuting items. This is key as the item pool expands. We understand that not all items are going to suit your build. That’s part of the game. But, we want to give you the tools to manipulate it.

We’re going to continue working on this area especially. Expect some changes to Attunement and other similar mechanics in future updates.