The hit indie release Vampire Survivors arrives on the Nintendo Switch with a new update
The popular indie game Vampire Survivors has made its way to the Nintendo Switch, and with it comes a brand new update. Version 1.6.108 is now available on Nintendo’s hybrid system, bringing a host of fixes and improvements to both the main game and DLC. One of the most notable additions is the inclusion of language support for Chinese (Traditional). Additionally, players will find an updated game icon and various fixes for visual effects and gameplay elements. Let’s take a closer look at what this update brings:
Update Details
- Added language: Chinese (Traditional)
- Updated game icon
- Updated credits
- Fix for revives triggering twice
- Fixes for particle effect sizes and duration on Level Up and Arcana
- Various small fixes for VFX at different aspect ratios
- Pentagram flash now obeys Flashing VFX in the options
- UI pages can now be scrolled quickly using shoulder buttons on controllers
- Fixed lingering images on screen sides after completing the yellow sign collection animation
- Improvements to Arcana selection navigation
- Optimized Thunder Loop Projectile to reduce hitch after evolving
- Fixed Gorgeous Moon display colors and alpha
- Updated config for Rosary SFX
- Fixed audio issue with vacuum
- Fixes for pickup vacuum behavior differences
- Fixed DLC enemies showing as white squares in the credits if you don’t own the DLC
- Fixes for Luminaire’s VFX
- Fix for walking characters hiding too early during preloader
- Fixed an issue with CherryStarsWeapon/Projectile not despawning its sprites and effects properly
- Fixed an issue where the bone giant weapon was not being removed properly during special events
- Fixed an issue with some enemies starting at an angle when they should not
- Fixed issue where Sammy leveling up too much before starting the Director fight would cause a crash
- Fix for crashes occurring at or after 30 minutes
- Fix for controller issue causing players to get stuck on the ‘Photosensitivity Warning’ screen
- Fixed an issue where clicking on a blank arcana card after exhausting via rerolls could cause a crash
- Fixed Selection arrow colors not always refreshing when reentering a panel
- Fixed quick access options page failing to display when entering for a second time
- Fixed a bug where extra players could clip through walls at boundaries
- Fixed Crimson Shroud explanations not counting as retaliation damage
- Fixed total egg count not updating when buying from the merchant or picking up Golden Eggs which caused Egg Man to not show up
- Fixed an issue where projectiles supporting Heart of Fire Arcana were triggering retaliation explosions instead of weapon explosions
- Fixed evolution highlights not covering the entire item in the Grimoire
- Improvements to caching and performance of options menu
- Fixed issue with Trickster appearing in non-inverted library
- Removed Stained Window from weapon summary list
- Multiple navigation arrow fixes across the UI
- Fixed a crash that could happen when the Sire weapon was removed
- Fixed an issue with sprite generation which resulted in higher vertex counts causing gradient tinting to not work
- Enabled missing gradient tint and corrected depth sorting of mirage projectiles
- Fixed issue with equipment panel spacing
- Fixed potential crash related to equipment panel
- Fixed issue with Gem physics offsets
- Fixed Coin sound being more high-pitched during gold fever vs the original engine
- Fixed Metaglio merging not showing in equipment panel
- General improvements to formatting and alignment of items in the equipment panel
- Improved sprite sizing across all panels
- Optimized tilemap loading
- Fix for UI popups being on the wrong layer in some situations
- Fixed avatar infernas weapon not showing in secret page
- Fixed a sorting order issue for cursors and their icons
- Updated how toastie is spawned to ensure it is hidden when leaving gameplay
- Added switching of Syuuto’s song during weapon evolution
While the Nintendo Switch version is on Version 1.6.108, the PC version of Vampire Survivors has been updated to Version 1.6.109. This recent update was released on September 14th. If you haven’t had a chance to play Vampire Survivors yet, we highly recommend giving it a try. In our review, we praised the game and believe it offers great value for its price of $4.99 / £3.99 or the equivalent in your region. Don’t miss out on the fantastic DLC as well. Have you experienced the latest update? Let us know your thoughts on the new game icon in the comments. Source: Nintendo Everything.