After five years in development, UnderMine is ready for full release! It will exit early access and release on Thursday, August 6th, 2020. Buckle up because this is going to be a long post. We have so much to share.

The development of UnderMine has been a hard and exhausting process. Everyone on the team has put every last ounce of themselves into it. Many people comment on how polished the game is, but in reality we come in hot on every single update. We’re usually fixing bugs up until an hour before releasing an update. That’s because we’re so passionate about delivering as much as possible. We don’t want to leave any good ideas on the table, so we push hard, and try to deliver as much content as we can while still hitting our own bar of quality and polish. 1.0 is no exception.

We want to give an enormous thanks to the UnderMine community for being so wonderful and supportive. We could not have gotten here without you. Early access has been an incredible success because you have given us such valuable feedback and an enormous pile of bug reports. Thank you for jumping on board early, and trusting that UnderMine would continue to grow and improve.



1.0 might be our largest update yet. It was difficult going dark for so long, and not releasing an update, but it was necessary. We needed to make some fundamental improvements to support our console releases, but PC players are going to benefit from these improvements as well. In addition to new content, UnderMine now performs much better and has improved stability. Below is a list of other things to look forward to in the 1.0 update:

• Final boss fight with numerous phases and cutscenes
  
• An ending sequence that ties up the story
  
• Character dialog for post Golden Core, Seer, and final boss states
  
• New items
  
• Improved performance
  
• A new challenge system that lets players make the game as hard as they want
  
• Artifacts added to the journal along with lore entries for each
  
• Lifetime stats added to the journal
  
• Improved mini-map functionality, including being able to see an entire floor in expanded view
  
• A Hoodie “care package” making fast travel more valuable
  
• Visual overhaul of the final room, as well as Death’s Head (now Death’s Hand)
  
• Visual improvement of the Shimmering Caverns
  
• Numerous bug fixes and balance changes

There will be a more indepth preview later in July akin to what we have released with other updates.

As we stated in our original early access writeup, the price for UnderMine will increase at release. The cost will be increasing to $19.99 USD. Lucky for you UnderMine is currently on sale at its early access price, so if you want to snag it at a discount get it now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/656350/
Many players have asked us how they can support us even more. Do we have a Patreon? Etc. Never mind all that! If you want to help support Thorium and UnderMine here’s what you can do:

• Post a review of UnderMine on Steam, tell the world how great it is
  
• Share our posts on Twitter
  
• Join us in Discord
  
• Send us your fanart
  
• Support UnderMine content creators on Twitch and Youtube

We love seeing what you all do with the game, so don’t be shy about sharing your experiences. Fanart, and other creations really give us energy and we love seeing it.

We also want to make it clear that this is not the end of the road for UnderMine. Far from it. UnderMine will continue to see feature and content updates, including some things the community has requested. There is lots to look forward to.

Thank you again for all the support. We’ll be sharing more info leading up to release. You won't want to miss it so keep your eyes peeled.

- Thorium

Hey everyone and welcome to the Summer Sale!

UnderMine is currently 25% off, so if you were waiting for a deal, now is the time! We want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that we will be increasing the price of UnderMine when it leaves Early Access. That date hasn't quite been announced yet, but I can assure you it isn't long off. Expect an announcement soon.

So if you've been looking to buy UnderMine, this will be the cheapest it gets for quite some time. Happy summer, and expect some exciting UnderMine news soon!

- Thorium

• Fixed a bug preventing Ponzu from dropping loot in Othermine
  
• Fixed an issue that would allow you to skip the Golden Core if Sho’Guul was encountered on Caverns 4
  
• Resolved an issue allowing you to leave Seer’s room via a Shop in a Bottle potion before defeating Seer

• The conditions for the “boss skip” achievements have been relaxed so that bosses that have been revived via the Summoning Stone now count as alive
  
• Lava Walkers and Helios Boots now grant immunity to molten gold
  
• Rocks can no longer spawn immediately to the right of the hatch in the first Toadvine and Bathcat room in the Goldmine

Brave the deepest part of the Undermine, cross rivers of molten gold, avoid dangerous traps, and defeat new enemies for a chance to challenge the fire lord Seer.

Crossbowman - An armored guard of the Delvemore dungeon. Crossbowmen have steady aim and will attack from a distance. If you get too close to them they will dash away and unleash a devastating triple shot.

Shaman and Manikin - Shamen animate small dolls, twisting their essence in the process. These dolls are called Manikins. They dart in and out of reality, encircling the peasant and creating geometric death traps.

Rift Wurm - These wurms mindlessly roam the corridors of the Golden Core. They only know to move forwards and devour anything in their path. Approach them with caution and annihilate them entirely, lest they grow back a new head and continue their feast.

Som’s Golem - Som originally created these mindless automatons to aid him in his research and care for his keep. He is now long dead, but his creations live on. They are quite stupid and rather curious. Keep a wide berth or they will wander over and inadvertently injure you with their many spikes.

Bass Fly - Similar to other flies of the Undermine but far deadlier. The projectile from the bass fly will ricochet off walls and other surfaces.

Gremlin - Dangerous, winged creatures that defend the Golden Core and other areas of the Undermine. They wield long pole arms and can close distance quickly with their dash attacks.

Ogre Firestarter - Another dangerous, bomb-wielding ogre. This time an ogre that slings Seer’s Blood bombs, spilling fire everywhere.

Firebat - Similar to shrill bats, except that they drip fire… wherever they go… always

• All-potion
  
• Starlight Sip
  
• Churchbell Nectar

• Beheaded and Betailed
  
• Destroyer of Worlds
  
• Hot Hot Heat
  
• Peasants do what Bathcan't

A note for Othermine: All new encounters, items, enemies, zones, and bosses are automatically included in Othermine.)

• We asked Dibble once again to stop restocking his shop after an Othermine run. We were very stern this time!
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the player to be launched high into the air if knocked back on the frame immediately after a jump
  
• Fixed several issues with the Toadvine and Bathcat encounter when entering the Caverns from the Halls
  
• Fixed some open chests that couldn’t be used with the recycler
  
• Projectiles can no longer collide with the interaction trigger in front of locked doors
  
• Fixed an issue preventing Helios Boots from re-equipping correctly reload
  
• Fixed a problem with Halls2-3 that gave it a 50% chance to not spawn a relic room
  
• Addressed an issue that could cause enemies to be stuck in their falling animation if the player left the room during their fall
  
• Fixed a softlock that could occur in a certain secret encounter that shall remain secret
  
• Tsar Bomba’s load order has been adjusted so that it will reapply its debuffs correctly on reload
  
• Keys lost to Sweaty Fingers can no longer proc popcorn effects
  
• Nullification can now correctly nullify slot-unique relics such as Chakram, Sequence Breaker, and Vorpal Blade
  
• Fixed an issue causing the Blood Bomb damage radius to not scale correctly with the Demolition blessing
  
• Resolved a problem that could cause letter-box bars to become stuck if the player died during a scripted sequence
  
• Fixed a timing issue that could cause the game to not pause correctly if the pause menu was opened on the same frame as you attacked an enemy
  
• Improved Glimmerweed beam hit-detection so they can no longer hit invisible or flat targets
  
• Fixed a memory leak related to a recent material system refactor
  
• Fixed up some issues related to enemies getting stuck in their jump animation after getting webbed by a Selt Larvae
  
• Fixed an issue preventing the Othermine Antechamber music from not respecting your music volume setting
  
• Fixed a layering issue that made it possible to see secret walls by attacking them
  
• Improved how doors are drawn on the minimap to prevent weird one-sided lock issues
  
• Alt-F4ing on the game over screen will now correctly clear the global flags for your next run

• All “eaters” (curses and Lesser Demon) now no longer count minions when killing an enemy
  
• Lowered the amount of enemies that can spawn in some Cavern rooms. There were a few that ended up too cramped.
  
• Doubled the amount of healing from Kiss of the Succubus

• Added a small grace-period to pits. This allows you to walk out over their edge for a few frames before falling
  
• Certain enemies that had a habit of juggling or grinding up against the player for multiple hits have a new safe-guard in place to help prevent this
  
• Performing another action while voluntarily drinking a potion now cancels the drink. Jumping is still allowed while compulsively drinking; all other actions are prevented
  
• The grace-period on the floor Down has been removed
  
• Churchbell shields now give 99% damage reduction to everything inside them and last for 10 seconds
  
• Gold Tooth now only procs on gold pickup instead of gold gain
  
• Cursed Jars now randomize when they spawn Wisps
  
• Hidden room entrances will no longer be covered by large rocks in the Halls
  
• Gargoyles now have North and South facings so that it is easier to tell when they plan to attack in those directions
  
• The visuals on store discounts have been slightly tweaked
  
• Throbo no longer splats pilfers (permanently at least)
  
• The dogs have a deeper woof
  
• Improved the performance and visuals of oil
  
• Dramatically lessened Noori’s memory requirements, which should result in fewer performance spikes during the fight
  
• The invulnerability buff granted by killing a boss now prevents damage from Waking Light
  
• Lucent Imp projectiles now immediately orient towards their target and change color when finished seeking
  
• Hidden room staircases now destroy the grass around them so they’re easier to see
  
• The boss HP bar now appears over top of your relics, making it easier to see

UnderMine 0.7.0 is finally near! Behold the Golden Core and its fiery rivers of molten gold. Battle your way down 4 more floors of the UnderMine and challenge the fire lord Seer himself. Want to know more? Head on over to our website for the official update preview.

https://undermine.game/undermine-070-golden-core-update

Again, thank you to everyone who helped us test this on our Beta Branch. Bug reports and feedback from these preview builds are super valuable. If you want to know more about testing the beta builds of UnderMine, follow this link: https://undermine.game/beta-branch or hop into Discord.

- Thorium

• Fixed a crash that would occur when picking up Cosmic Egg or drinking a Biscuits potion without a familiar equipped
  
• Fixed a crash related to restoring a saved state with an active Ghost Pepper Sauce
  
• Cleaned up several issues related to boss state tracking between the Othermine and the UnderMine
  
• The Othermine challenge encounter should now work correctly if you exit and re-enter before opening the chest
  
• Closed an exploit related to the Eidolon, Breastplate, and Relic Altar
  
• Resolved an input ordering issue that allowed you to drink another potion while being forced to drink a potion by Compulsion
  
• Fixed an issue with the Chaos Spawn’s level 3 ability which caused it to not reset on zone transition
  
• Lesser Demon should now more reliably follow you after attacking. Additionally, his lv3 beam should now correctly scale damage based on the number of curses he’s eaten
  
• Fixed a tracking issue with Lesser Demon's attack
  
• Fixed a bad animation state that Ardor Priests could get stuck in when casing Inner Fire on a target that is already Inner Fired

• Blast Suit now protects you against bombs dropped from Sweaty Palms and Nitroglycerin

Welcome to the Othermine! UnderMine’s brand new rogue mode. Othermine is unlocked when the player completes the 4 main zones and enters Nowhere at the end of their run. Once unlocked, you can speak with The Gatekeeper in what we are now calling the terminal. The terminal is a room that sits to the north of the main lobby. Giving The Gatekeeper a Nether will open the Othermine.

The peasant takes nothing into or out of the Othermine except for Thorium and Nether. So each Othermine run starts the peasant at zero upgrades (with a couple of exceptions like Glasses) and zero gold. Once you enter, you will be dropped into the Antechamber where you will receive some random upgrades, and will need to choose a Relic, Blessing, Familiar, and Curse. Then you’re off!

Nether is a new currency found in the UnderMine. Primarily you can earn it by crafting items once you have unlocked The Gatekeeper. You will also earn a Nether by completing an Othermine run. Once nearly all items have been crafted, you can discover a Nether recipe which will allow The Gatekeeper to craft it for Thorium.

When a peasant enters the Othermine they don the Othermine crown. The crown can be upgraded in appearance by completing Othermine runs. However, if the peasant ever dies inside the Othermine, their crown will be lost and revert back to its default state. Win streaks will be tracked on the save file. It’s important to note that a streak and crown can only be lost inside the Othermine. Dying in the UnderMine won’t count.

There is a new magic mirror that appears in Arkanos’ library, shortly after the beginning of the game. This mirror will randomize your appearance and name.

Getting around the UnderMine can sometimes be tedious, especially when hunting for secrets. You can now buy an upgrade from Hoodie called the Explorer’s Boots. These boots will give the peasant a 40% out-of-combat movement speed boost. They automatically become disabled when taking damage, entering combat, or jumping. They can also be manually toggled off with a rebindable key.

• Chaos Spawn - Embraces randomness
  
• Eidolon - An armored spirit
  
• Lesser Demon - Gains power through curses

• Break on Through (To the Othermine)
  
• King for a Day
  
• Streaking
  
• Soul Restored
  
• The Naked and Famous
  
• Master Swordsman
  
• Upstanding Credit

• Fixed an exploit with the Canary and Lunchbox that allowed you to spawn unlimited golden food
  
• Fixed a bug causing Vorpal Blade to miss its second hit if you also have Grimhilde’s Mirror
  
• Fixed a few lines of dialog that didn’t correctly account for peasant gender
  
• Re-tuned the animation timings of familiars so they don’t flutter on high Hz monitors
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Black Rabbit’s Lever Game to usually be the rightmost lever
  
• Improved Ticker behavior to more reliably aggro when taking damage
  
• Fixed an issue that would instantly put Sol’s Phoenix to max level if you slept in a Tent
  
• Eradicated a rare layout bug that would prevent you from exiting the starting room
  
• Fixed an issue causing Dirk’s Hammer to transmute Thorium
  
• Noori’s cursed fireballs can no longer curse you after Noori is dead
  
• Improved Glomp behavior so they no longer attack you while attacking you
  
• Empty treasure chests no longer show up on the Minimap
  
• Lightning Mites can now be transmuted to gold with Midas Touch
  
• Fixed an exploit with open chests and Rabbit Gloves

• Increased the duration of Biscuits, Numbing Cream, and Berserker’s Brew
  
• Increased the purchase price of Midas Touch
  
• Waking Light fireballs now fires less frequently and deal less damage
  
• Tuned the damage, HP, and behavior of several bosses. Notably, Ponzu’s roar is now better telegraphed, his breath weapon no longer ignores your grace period, and he spawns fewer Scales at the start of stage 4
  
• Added a randomized delay between Lurker shots to offset them from each other
  
• Buffed the drop rate increase granted by Petrified Rock
  
• Reduced the damage reduction of Battle Axe
  
• Removed the damage reduction of Glaive
  
• Branding Bombs now give +10 bombs on pickup
  
• U-235 now give +5 bombs on pickup
  
• Gargoyle’s Bombardment attack no longer ignites
  
• Gold Sack upgrades are now cheaper
  
• Caustic Vial no longer does friendly fire
  
• Mushroom no longer gives an initial -50 to your max HP
  
• Antimatter now procs your grace period to prevent you from getting hit again right away
  
• Increased the drop rate of items from rocks
  
• Glimmerweeds and Gargoyles now have a 1s delay on their behavior to avoid them instantly attacking you when entering a room

• Added a new run timer to the HUD, along with a boss split timer. These can both be toggled via a new option in the menu
  
• Added a new “Autoswap Potions” option to the menu that will automatically switch to new potions you pick up
  
• Price decorators have been simplified to now show a green arrow down or a red arrow up to indicate adjustments to the base price
  
• Added support for Indestructible curses, which cannot be removed through normal means
  
• Pilfer Credit Cards can now only be found in the Othermine. Debt now carries forward to future Othermine runs until you pay it off or die trying
  
• Added a nighttime mode to the title screen
  
• Movement is now slightly biased towards E or W when moving diagonally with a keyboard to prevent stuttering
  
• Controller dead zone implementation has been overhauled to be more reliable
  
• The Game Over screen icons now scale to half size past a certain threshold to make sharing screenshots of your run summary easier
  
• Crystalline projectiles have been color-shifted so they are easier to see against the background
  
• Thorium and Nether counts now autohide to save UI space
  
• Added a small delay before a Chooser popup will allow input to help prevent accidental selections
  
• Bramble Vest, Malicious Intent, and Loyalty have new icons
  
• Black Rabbit will remark when selling her familiar relics
  
• The secret shopkeeper now has some dialog
  
• Changed the subfloors of the Priestess encounter to avoid confusion with other hidden rooms
  
• Mortar no longer displays damage kickers on his body
  
• Lillyth now moves to the terminal room when she is upset with Arkanos

Welcome everyone to UnderMine's 5th major update: The 0.6.0 Othermine Update, which will drop on Friday, March 27th (sometime PST.)

This new update offers an entirely new game mode, along with a few content updates like new familiars, a new upgrade, and a magic mirror.

If you want more detail, follow this link to the official update preview:
https://undermine.game/undermine-060-othermine-update

Again, thank you to everyone who helped us test this on our Beta Branch. Bug reports and feedback from these preview builds is super valuable. If you want to know more about testing the beta builds of UnderMine, follow this link: https://undermine.game/beta-branch or hop into Discord.

- Thorium

• Can now be toggled from normal size to large. The default keys for this are [c] on a keyboard and [up] on the D-pad of a controller. This key is rebindable in the options menu.
  
  
  
  
• New icons to denote the Relic Room, Beginning Room, and Boss Entrances
  
• Altars will now indicate if they have been used
  
• Items such as food, keys, bombs, potions, talismans, armor shards, relics, chests, blessings, and altars will be shown on the map.
  
• Four of the most important items per room will be shown in large mode, while a single item will be shown in normal mode.
  
• Players can also toggle the transparency of the minimap in the options menu. When transparent, the background of the map will be removed.

• Fixed a crash related to Tsar Bomba and ownerless entities
  
• Fixed the description of Powder Shortage to now accurately reflect its new behavior (of increasing the cost to drop a bomb to 2 bombs)

• The secret altar room now requires only 1 major curse to enter
  
• Breastplate is now a common relic
  
• Reduced the shop cost of Breastplate
  
• Reduced the crafting cost of Breastplate
  
• Rare Chests (blue) now have a 100% chance to drop a blueprint, egg, tome, or recipe

• Breastplate has been reworked to now grant a point of armor. Armor acts as temporary HP for the purposes of combat damage and can be refilled by picking up an Armor Shard (which can drop once you have Breastplate). Armor will not block loss-of-life effects like Penance or TRANSMUT3 machines
  
• The shop Relic pool now falls back to the default Relic pool once exhausted
  
• The Relic and Shop RNG pools will now more reliably produce the same results if the current floor is reloaded

• Tsar Bomba no longer unequips if you have zero bombs when picking it up
  
• Ogre bombs now drop into pits
  
• Phantasmal Pickaxes are now destroyed when they leave the room, fixing several issues including repeated audio
  
• Items should no longer land in inaccessible areas
  
• Cursed relic pedestals now correctly display their cost again
  
• Fixed an issue where Dibble referred to the female peasant with “sir,” rather than “madam.”
  
• Fixed an issue where Black Rabbit referred to the female peasant with “bristly one.” Unfortunately there was no translation for this line and it will appear in English until our next localization round.

• Blood Offering now requires slightly less health for items
  
• Ogre Bombardiers, Troll Bombardiers, and Ogre Annihilators are now immune to their own bomb blasts, while reducing other explosive damage by 50% (rather than being immune to explosive damage)

• Electrified Orb is now a bit smaller visually (no change to collider)
  
• Battle Standard has had its audio removed
  
• Boss relics can now be found like normal relics after the boss is defeated. They still drop from the boss on the first kill, and they should also be discoverable in the boss arena when the boss is currently dead.
  
• Powder Shortage has been changed: It no longer lowers bomb damage. Instead it makes laying a bomb cost 2 bombs instead of 1 (The item description will appear in English until our next localization round)