Candies 'n Curses

New Patch 3.2.18

- Fixed a bug that caused some countries to break floating point values.
- Fixed a bug that caused inputs to be dropped.
- Play button mode order changed: Normal > CC > Map

MANSION MAP

When talking to Bunber for the first time, he'll grant you the Mansion Map. Use the Mansion Map to participate in Free Play Mode! Select any stage or boss you'd like to visit and transport there in an instant!
Drag 'n drop any Candy or Curse you'd like into your TREASURE slots to experiment! It's a great way to practice - or just have some chaotic fun!

BALANCE CHANGES

• Phantom King will shoot exactly 4 eye candy peppermints instead of randomly shooting 4-8.
Developer Note: The randomness of this attack had implications on the speed running community and felt too long after 4.
• Phantom King / Phantom King Omega peppermints now have smaller hurtboxes.
• Phantom Worm's worm parts wait 10 frames before becoming invulnerable after being damaged. Allowing the player to damage a second worm part if the damage source is another entity.
Developer Note: Speeding up bosses was a big part of this patch
• Phantom Worm no longer moves slowly after attacking if it was damaged before attacking.
• Reduced spitter spider screen shake.
• Bubblegum Bones & Bubblegum Wraiths will now count towards the defeated count.
Developer Note: King's Beacon and Necro Scythe's were 2 of the lowest used flashlights in the game, we're hoping this change increases that.
• Reduced Fire Spirit's health to 5 from 6.
• Reduced Necro Witch's health to 5 from 7.
• Reduced Jack's health to 5 from 8.
• Reduced Phantom King's health to 4 from 6.
• Reduced Necro Scholar's health to 5 from 7.
• Reduced Pyro Jack's health to 6 from 8.
Developer Note: Most boss fights felt like they were taking too long to finish, we decided to lower the health of those that bothered us the most.
• Necro Scholar's falling skull attack now does not increase in speed when she's at a lower health.
Developer Note: The increase in speed felt unfair and too hard to dodge for most players.
• Hopscotch does not eat your souls anymore, he'll jump every 3 seconds.
Developer Note: We felt Hopscotch was under used because he was taking players souls.

IMPROVEMENTS

• Better error messages when trying to recover your account.
• Removed the Ads Free iAP from the store while the Ads Free Combo Pack is still on sale.
• Clicking the Ads Free button after a game will display Bunber and the price for purchase, if the launch sale is still active, the Ads Free Combo Pack will be shown instead.
• Removed the What's New popup for players that have already seen it.

ACCOUNT CHANGES

• Tako Account save uploads are less frequent than before to save us on server costs. Here are some tips for uploading your save:
1. Manually upload your save by clicking on your Tako Account Username in settings and clicking "Upload Save".
2. Putting the game into the background will automatically trigger a server save.
• You need to be connected to internet in order for Tako Account saves to be uploaded.
• Does not effect local saves, those that do not use the Tako Account system or need their save to be uploaded for any reason should not worry.
• Online saves are primarily for players that:
1. Want to delete the game but download it again.
2. Use multiple devices to play.
3. Want a backup in case their phone is damaged.
• Settings now has a button to see more account options, these include:
• Log out of your Tako Account.
• If you log out you are able to log back in or create a new account. This will copy your progress over to the new account.
• Upload your local save.
• Manually upload your local save to the server, since these uploads are less frequent now you may want to do this before playing on another device.
• Delete your save.
• Deleting your save will not delete your Tako account but just reset your progress.

New Update [3.0.2]

- Costume Update -

• Molli can now change her outfit these are the costumes we've added:
• Witch Costume A garment hand-crafted for the Necro Witch! Very comfy!
• Reaper's Robe An extra Reaper's robe found in the attic. I wonder how it got there?
• Omega Garment The epitome of otherworldly fashion. How regal!
• Blueberry Tart Palette I think you may pass for a member of the Hunter's Society with this get-up.
• Orange-Strawberry Palette Hopefully you don't lose your unwavering bravery with this palette.
• Lemon-Lime Palette You'll have a feeling of travel and otherworldly expertise in this one.
• Butterscotch Palette Why does this palette look so familiar? Have I seen it somewhere before? Olly might know...
• Talking to an NPC in the manor wearing a costume will give different dialogue!
• If you see a pink star next to the costume, it means you've heard all the dialogue for that costume!
• If you see a gold star next to the costume, it means you've beaten the game with that costume!

- Bug Fixes -

• Fixed a bug that caused Molli to be outside the mansion walls.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Necro Scythe to freeze the last frame played when hitting a wall.
• Fixed a bug that caused the bubble gum shield to be invisible when reviving.
• Fixed the menu title for exiting a run early so the title fits on the popup.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to equip charms to blocked or locked slots.
• Fixed a bug that would show double spawn animations for some allies.
• Fixed a bug where the price didn't update in the bigger popup window for some countries.
• Fixed a bug that would still show the price of the palette even if you already owned it.
• Fixed a bug that would make the Blaze Devil's first Heat Crash attack spawn flame pillars outside the room.
• Fixed a bug that made it so only 1 lantern fly would spawn after revive when the Chamberstick was equipped.
• Fixed a bug that caused Hector & Paige not to display the "new" dialogue box sprite when players got new lore from costumes.
• Fixed a bug that wouldn't allow the player to open the XP info menu on the game complete & game complete cc screens.
• Fixed a visual bug that would show some fields in the journal as 2 lines.
• Fixed a visual bug that had the containers of elements/rarities/types the wrong colors.
• Updated the Omega costume sprite sheets
• Updated the Lemon-Lime palette sprite sheet
• Updated the Orange Strawberry sprite sheet

COSTUME & JOURNAL UPDATE

NEW MOLLI COSTUMES!

• Molli can now change her outfit / palette these are the costumes we've added:
• Witch Costume A garment hand-crafted for the Necro Witch! Very comfy!
• Reaper's Robe An extra Reaper's robe found in the attic. I wonder how it got there?
• Omega Garment The epitome of otherworldly fashion. How regal!
• Blueberry Tart Palette I think you may pass for a member of the Hunter's Society with this get-up.
• Orange-Strawberry Palette Hopefully you don't lose your unwavering bravery with this palette.
• Lemon-Lime Palette You'll have a feeling of travel and otherworldly expertise in this one.
• Butterscotch Palette Why does this palette look so familiar? Have I seen it somewhere before? Olly might know...
• Talking to an NPC in the manor wearing a costume will give different dialogue!
• If you see a pink star next to the costume, it means you've heard all the dialogue for that costume!
• If you see a gold star next to the costume, it means you've beaten the game with that costume!

The Journal Update is finally here! Thanks to everyone that has supported the game from day 1, this has been on the waiting list for some time! I’ll quickly go through the various functions of the journal to get you all quickly update to date.

• To access the journal, press the green button (dailies replaced) when you’re in the flashlight menu. You can also access it through the pause screen while playing.
• Daily Challenges: These will act the exact same as the daily challenges before, there have been no changes to this.
• Side Tasks: These will show you when Hector or Paige have asked something of you. You are able to cancel the quest if you wish, but you’re only allowed to cancel 1 per day.
• Achievements: Now viewing achievements is even easier! Achievements that you had previously unlocked should be unlocked in the journal, along with a nice reward!
• Character Log: You can view all the enemies, bosses and friends you’ve seen and met through the Character Log, pressing the “i” toggle while you have a character selected will show it’s description and some LORE! Have fun!
• Item Log: Similar to the character log, the item log will show you information on all the candies, curses, charms and flashlights that you’ve purchased throughout your stay in the manor!
• Leaderboards: Speed running is back! However, there’s a twist! There’s 2 leaderboards for every room, the good old fashion All Time Leaderboard where times never get removed and the Weekly Challenge Leaderboard.
• The Weekly Challenge leaderboard resets every Sunday, first, second and third place players from any leaderboard will be granted a new charm, The Golden Tako Boy! While fourth-tenth place players will be granted a The Tako Boy Charm.
• NOTE: Only 1 of each prize can be obtained weekly.

UPDATES AND FEEDBACK

• Language for treasures/charms more standardized.
• Charms that are fully upgraded will now have a purple tag.
• Charms & Flashlights obtained during a run (from a boss gift) now give ectoplasm rewards.

These are both exclusively obtainable through the weekly challenge leaderboards.

BALANCE CHANGES

• Blaze Devil Added a 'tell' to his Scorching Scream attack that shows where the Blaze Devil will teleport too.
• Necro Witch Reduced the length her Raining Skulls attack.
• Pyro Jack Removed Vine Walls from all of his attacks.

BUG FIXES

• Buster Blade: Fixed a bug that would increase soul drop rate instead of soul heart drop rate.
• Fixed a bug where skipping the ad would still revive Molli.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the Living Statue to not use his "awaken" animation
• Fixed a bug that would reapply your modifiers for some flashlights upon reentering an in progress game.

Full release notes: discord.gg/takoboystudios

JOURNAL UPDATE

The Journal Update is finally here! Thanks to everyone that has supported the game from day 1, this has been on the waiting list for some time! I’ll quickly go through the various functions of the journal to get you all quickly update to date.

• To access the journal, press the green button (dailies replaced) when you’re in the flashlight menu. You can also access it through the pause screen while playing.
• Daily Challenges: These will act the exact same as the daily challenges before, there have been no changes to this.
• Side Tasks: These will show you when Hector or Paige have asked something of you. You are able to cancel the quest if you wish, but you’re only allowed to cancel 1 per day.
• Achievements: Now viewing achievements is even easier! Achievements that you had previously unlocked should be unlocked in the journal, along with a nice reward! NOTE: Eternal Blasphemy & Sugar Rushed will not be unlocked when starting the game even if it’s unlocked in your Google Play or Game Center accounts, you will have to do that one again! However, we are working on a fix.
• Character Log: You can view all the enemies, bosses and friends you’ve seen and met through the Character Log, pressing the “i” toggle while you have a character selected will show it’s description and some LORE! Have fun!
• Item Log: Similar to the character log, the item log will show you information on all the candies, curses, charms and flashlights that you’ve purchased throughout your stay in the manor!
• Leaderboards: Speed running is back! However, there’s a twist! There’s 2 leaderboards for every room, the good old fashion All Time Leaderboard where times never get removed and the Weekly Challenge Leaderboard.
• The Weekly Challenge leaderboard resets every Sunday, first, second and third place players from any leaderboard will be granted a new charm, The Golden Tako Boy! While fourth-tenth place players will be granted a The Tako Boy Charm.
• NOTE: Only 1 of each prize can be obtained weekly.

UPDATES AND FEEDBACK

• Language for treasures/charms more standardized.
• Charms that are fully upgraded will now have a purple tag.
• Charms & Flashlights obtained during a run (from a boss gift) now give ectoplasm rewards.

NEW CHARMS

• Tako Boy Charm (3 levels): A little pink octopus floats behind Molli, occasionally firing ink bullets that shoot downward, piercing through floors. The projectile is destroyed when it makes contact with an enemy. Upgrade it to make it so any enemy killed by the ink bullet will spawn a poisonous ink puddle on the floor beneath where they were destroyed.
• Golden Tako Boy Charm (4 levels): A little golden octopus floats behind Molli, occasionally firing ink bullets that shoot downward, piercing through floors. The projectile is destroyed when it makes contact with an enemy. Upgrade it to make it so any enemy killed by the ink bullet will spawn a poisonous ink puddle on the floor beneath where they were destroyed.

These are both exclusively obtainable through the weekly challenge leaderboards.

TREASURE CHANGES

• Treasure descriptions now show stat values
• Undead Curse Buff: +40 SHP -> +80 SHP
• Devil’s Bargain Buff: Give up half your MAX HP to double your current SHP and boost the strength of Soul Hearts by 2x.
• Sugar Heart Buff: Gain +25% HP.
• Soul Taffy Buff: Gain +12 SHP.
• Spirit Fudge Buff: Gain +25% HP & +25% SHP.
• Heart Lollipop Change: Convert all of your SHP into HP.
• Servants Curse (Bunber) Change: Now heart spawns are not random, Bunber will throw a heart every 5th drop cycle.
• Cloak Gumdrop Nerf: 2x -> 1.5x

CHARM CHANGES

• Charisma Charm Nerf: Lvl 1: 1.5x->1.25x, Lvl 2: 2x->1.5x, Lvl 3: 3x->2x
• Ecto-Meter Charm Buff: Lvl 1: 1->5, Lvl 2: 2->10, Lvl 3: 3->20, Lvl 4: 5->30

BUG FIXES

• Buster Blade: Fixed a bug that would increase soul drop rate instead of soul heart drop rate.
• Fixed a bug where skipping the ad would still revive Molli.

Full release notes: discord.gg/takoboystudios

RELEASE NOTES (2.1.1.0)

UPDATES/FEEDBACK

* NEW ROOM SAVING SYSTEM! We know many players have been waiting for this! Well now it’s here.
* Here’s what to expect from the room saving system: If you close the app at any point during a room the app will load up back at the start of the room with everything you had previously. Destroying a boss will automatically leave you at the start of the treasure room. No more losing progress because you can’t complete a run in one sitting!
* Blast Worm: Changed his boss behaviour to better reflect how bosses behave in CnC. (check him out!)
* Phantom Worm: Changed his boss behaviour to better reflect how bosses behave in CnC. (check him out!)
* Loading changes, may help some players with memory crash issues on startup.
* Level Up Present Reward: Now the text will dynamically scale for longer charm descriptions.
* Molli Collected Charm Item: Now doesn’t flip if molli is flipped.
* Ectoplasm Currency Exchange Popup: Bunbers shop now has a button to exchange souls for ectoplasm.
* Torchfly lantern: Torchflies charging are more obvious.

BUG FIXES

* Torchfly Lantern: fixed a bug that would have the lantern fire from the same orb when your shot count is 2 (max upgrade).
* Maltose Machine: Fixed a bug that caused the dialogue box to stay up.
* Maltose Machine: Fixed a bug that caused the game to softlock when gaining 3 rewards.
* Launch Sale Popup: Fixed a bug that caused the launch sale rewards popup to stay up after purchase.
* Fixed a bug that caused a previously talked to NPC to not interact anymore if Bunber shows up from the Maltose Machine.
* Icy Feet Curse: Fixed a bug that caused the Icy Feet slippery movement to be disabled when entering CC mode from normal mode.
* Bookworm Skull Lasers: Fixed a bug that caused them to not deal damage to Molli.
* Bomber Slime: Fixed a bug that caused them not to deal damage to Molli on explosion.
* Blast Wraiths: Fixed a bug that caused them not to deal damage to Molli on explosion.
* Poison Water (Dinette of Doom): Fixed a bug that allowed Molli to run in the water without taking damage.
* King’s Beacon: Fixed a bug that allowed players to spawn and endless amount of Bubblegum Wraiths.
* Charms: Fixed hidden description for Lilypad charm and Inventors charm.
* Heart Points + CP: For some early users, their heart points and CP weren’t correctly calculated due to changing level up rewards. This has been fixed and you will be automatically put at 48 HP with 11 CP if over level 40.
* Pyro Jack: Fixed a bug that caused Jacks head to appear at the top of the screen on death instead of his full body.
* Fixed a bug that caused Jacks head to be shown during an absorption animation.
* Fixed a bug that caused the pre-boss music to still play even if sounds/music were off.
* Fixed a bug that caused all music to start playing where they left off playing.
* Fixed a bug that caused the fire spirit to sometimes get “stuck” when reviving.
* Other small bug fixes and improvements.

COMING SOON

* JOURNAL UPDATE: Here’s what to expect from the all new journal coming to Candies n Curses very soon~
* Bestiary: Look up all your favorite ghosts and bosses and their names as you discover them in the mansion! We’ve written fun descriptions about each one!
* Item Log: Want to know more about your favorite candies, curses, charms and flashlights? The item log will give lots of details on those!
* Achievements: Now achievements will be hosted directly within the app, you’ll also be rewarded very well for completing them!
* Side-Tasks: Check out Hector and Paige’s side mission details so you can keep track of them!
* Leaderboards! Speed running rejoice! Leaderboards will be hosted directly within the app now, be prepared for cross platform bouts! Will you be #1?

QUESTIONS/CONCERNS/BUG REPORTING

Join our fantastic community of cnc players from around the world!

discord.gg/takoboystudios

- Fix for crash experienced after Jack.

Return to the Phantom King's mansion in the brand new Curse Crusher expansion - Candies n' Curses' big new game update featuring new enemies to vaporize, powerful bosses to slay, and a whole bunch of new flashlights, charms, candies and curses to collect! With the Peppermint of Souls in hand, our young hero Molli Pop dives once more into the spooky manor to free its tenants from their cursed fate. Does she have what it takes? Grab your flashlight and bring along your sweet-tooth, because its about to get sugary!
Features:

- Massive UI updates for iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS & iPhone XS MAX

- Upon defeating the Phantom King, play through 6 new, much tougher stages - Bring your most powerful charms and flashlights as these stages shouldn't be taken lightly!

- Face-off against 14 new enemies - from exploding slimes to screaming banshees, and everything in-between!

- Test your might against 6 enhanced bosses, each of which wields powerful new abilities. You may even be rewarded with ghostly riches for slaying them!

- 6 new flashlights to collect - each with unique abilities that offer a wide variety of playstyles. Fling powerful pumpkin bombs across the stage with the Jack o' Slash Blade, or turn enemies into allies with the power of the King's Beacon!

- Need souls for those super-powered upgrades? iAPs now offer majorly improved value to help you out!

- 7 new achievements to earn - if you thought you already mastered Candies 'n Curses, think again!

- Various balance tweaks, gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and more!

- Fixes an issue that doesn't allow users to continue into a new game.
Return to the Phantom King's mansion in the brand new Curse Crusher expansion - Candies n' Curses' big new game update featuring new enemies to vaporize, powerful bosses to slay, and a whole bunch of new flashlights, charms, candies and curses to collect! With the Peppermint of Souls in hand, our young hero Molli Pop dives once more into the spooky manor to free its tenants from their cursed fate. Does she have what it takes? Grab your flashlight and bring along your sweet-tooth, because its about to get sugary!

Features:

- Massive UI updates for iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS & iPhone XS MAX

- Upon defeating the Phantom King, play through 6 new, much tougher stages - Bring your most powerful charms and flashlights as these stages shouldn't be taken lightly!

- Face-off against 14 new enemies - from exploding slimes to screaming banshees, and everything in-between!

- Test your might against 6 enhanced bosses, each of which wields powerful new abilities. You may even be rewarded with ghostly riches for slaying them!

- 6 new flashlights to collect - each with unique abilities that offer a wide variety of playstyles. Fling powerful pumpkin bombs across the stage with the Jack o' Slash Blade, or turn enemies into allies with the power of the King's Beacon!

- Need souls for those super-powered upgrades? iAPs now offer majorly improved value to help you out!

- 7 new achievements to earn - if you thought you already mastered Candies 'n Curses, think again!

- Various balance tweaks, gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and more!

- Fixes an issue that doesn't allow users to continue into a new game.

Return to the Phantom King's mansion in the brand new Curse Crusher expansion - Candies n' Curses' big new game update featuring new enemies to vaporize, powerful bosses to slay, and a whole bunch of new flashlights, charms, candies and curses to collect! With the Peppermint of Souls in hand, our young hero Molli Pop dives once more into the spooky manor to free its tenants from their cursed fate. Does she have what it takes? Grab your flashlight and bring along your sweet-tooth, because its about to get sugary!

Features:

- Massive UI updates for iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS & iPhone XS MAX

- Upon defeating the Phantom King, play through 6 new, much tougher stages - Bring your most powerful charms and flashlights as these stages shouldn't be taken lightly!

- Face-off against 14 new enemies - from exploding slimes to screaming banshees, and everything in-between!

- Test your might against 6 enhanced bosses, each of which wields powerful new abilities. You may even be rewarded with ghostly riches for slaying them!

- 6 new flashlights to collect - each with unique abilities that offer a wide variety of playstyles. Fling powerful pumpkin bombs across the stage with the Jack o' Slash Blade, or turn enemies into allies with the power of the King's Beacon!

- Need souls for those super-powered upgrades? iAPs now offer majorly improved value to help you out!

- 7 new achievements to earn - if you thought you already mastered Candies 'n Curses, think again!

- Various balance tweaks, gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and more!

Return to the Phantom King's mansion in the brand new Curse Crusher expansion - Candies n' Curses' big new game update featuring new enemies to vaporize, powerful bosses to slay, and a whole bunch of new flashlights, charms, candies and curses to collect! With the Peppermint of Souls in hand, our young hero Molli Pop dives once more into the spooky manor to free its tenants from their cursed fate. Does she have what it takes? Grab your flashlight and bring along your sweet-tooth, because its about to get sugary!

Features:

- Massive UI updates for iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS & iPhone XS MAX

- Upon defeating the Phantom King, play through 6 new, much tougher stages - Bring your most powerful charms and flashlights as these stages shouldn't be taken lightly!

- Face-off against 14 new enemies - from exploding slimes to screaming banshees, and everything in-between!

- Test your might against 6 enhanced bosses, each of which wields powerful new abilities. You may even be rewarded with ghostly riches for slaying them!

- 6 new flashlights to collect - each with unique abilities that offer a wide variety of playstyles. Fling powerful pumpkin bombs across the stage with the Jack o' Slash Blade, or turn enemies into allies with the power of the King's Beacon!

- Need souls for those super-powered upgrades? iAPs now offer majorly improved value to help you out!

- 7 new achievements to earn - if you thought you already mastered Candies 'n Curses, think again!

- Various balance tweaks, gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and more!

Fixed a bug that logged players out of accounts when the game closed.

Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.

- Changed the health to be a numbered point system instead of a heart system. - Added a fire pillar pumpkin bomb to jacks vine attack phase. - Blade hitbox fixes - Edited the "8" to eliminate confusion with the "3" - Crash Fixes & Performance improvements