Hello, Kādomon Keepers!

We’re excited to announce that a hotfix has just been posted to resolve the recent issues caused by the save file bug. This should fix the problems some of you were experiencing with new save data creation, along with a few other improvements. Thank you for your patience and support as we worked to address this!

Please see the full patch notes below for details:

Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing save data to not be correctly initialized when starting a new game, which was leading to an infinite loading loop.
  
• Resolved a softlock caused by opening the tutorial directly from the main menu.
  
• Forced Ace to be the playable character in the tutorial, ensuring that tutorial prompts refer to the correct Kādomon.

Thank you again for your patience, and happy training in the world of Kādomon! As always, let us know if you encounter any further issues or feedback. We’ll keep working hard to make your adventure as smooth as possible!

- The Kādomon Team

Hello, Kādomon Keepers!

We’re currently aware of a bug affecting the creation of new save data files in Kādomon.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may be causing. Rest assured, our team is working hard on a hotfix, which will be out as soon as possible to resolve this issue.

In the meantime, we have a couple of workarounds to help you get started:

Workaround 1 (Easiest):

• Switch to the experimental branch.
  
• Launch the game to create a save file.
  
• Switch back to the default branch.

This should generate the necessary save data and allow you to continue playing on the default branch.

Workaround 2:

• Download the blank save file provided HERE[we.tl].
  
• Place the blank save file into this folder: C:\Users\[YOURUSERNAME]\AppData\LocalLow\Dino Rocket\Kadomon Hyper Auto Battlers\Saves
  
• Launch the game.

This should bypass the issue and let you start your adventure.

We greatly appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this! Stay tuned for updates, and we’ll keep you posted as soon as the hotfix goes live.

Thank you for your support and dedication,
The Kādomon Team

Hello, Kādomon Keepers!

We’re excited to announce that a brand-new update for Kādomon is rolling out today! Alongside this update, Kādomon will be on sale for 50% off starting today at 5 PM GMT. It’s a perfect time for new players to jump in or for veterans to explore all the latest additions! Be sure to check out the patch notes at the end of this post for a full list of improvements and new features, including Steam Trading Cards, which are available RIGHT NOW!

A Heartfelt Message from The Developer

Before diving into the update details, we want to address the recent quiet period. Development has been moving forward behind the scenes, but we understand it may have felt a bit disconnected. Here’s a heartfelt message from our developer, sharing a bit about what’s been going on and the next steps for Kādomon:

Originally posted by Patrick:

Hello, Kādomon community!

Thank you for sticking with us! We know it’s been a bit quiet recently, and I wanted to share why.

After the initial release and some minor updates, I took a short break to recharge and handle a few personal things. Since then, I’ve been diving deep into all the feedback we received, and it’s clear there are some design challenges that need to be addressed. These aren’t simple, quick fixes, so I’ve been hard at work on a major update to improve gameplay clarity and overall experience.

Working as a solo developer on design and coding has its own set of challenges, and I’ve gone through several iterations to find the best way forward. While the new version was taking shape, it became clear that it would still take more time to re-implement everything, so I’ve decided to bring updates to the current game step-by-step, incorporating the improvements and ideas I’ve developed over the last few months. This means you’ll start seeing more frequent updates, each one bringing something new to enhance your experience.

Our first update in this new approach introduces Keepers (humans) to the game! Plus, you’ll encounter two new map bosses in your adventures. While this update doesn’t capture all of the recent development efforts, it’s a step toward faster, more consistent content updates.

Thank you for being part of this journey and for helping bring Kādomon to life with your feedback and support. We’re excited for what’s to come!

Thanks,
Pat

Roadmap Update & Community Involvement

As we continue developing Kādomon, we wanted to let you know that the existing roadmap is now outdated and has been retired. At this time, we don’t have plans to release a new one, but we’re excited to bring you some updates over the next month. After that, we’ll likely begin using a community vote system to help decide which new features you want to see next, giving you an active voice in shaping the future of Kādomon.

Just to be clear, ALL of the content we outlaid on the original roadmap is still coming before we reach 1.0, and some of it is coming way sooner than we initially planned.

Localization Updates

Localization is key to making Kādomon enjoyable for all, and we’re shifting our approach to make this process smoother. With so much text, we don’t want translations to delay content updates. Moving forward, if any in-game text isn’t finalized in a particular language, you’ll see a disclaimer in the game to keep you aware. Rest assured, we’ll be putting out hotfixes to finalize these translations as soon as possible. (Today’s update, however, is fully localized!)

Patch Notes 0.5.0 – October Update

• New Run Setup Screen – We've added a brand-new setup screen to give you more control over your runs!
  
• Kadomon Keepers (Human Avatars) – You can now choose a human avatar, or Kadomon Keeper, for your run! Each Keeper comes with unique starter selections and relics to enhance your gameplay experience.
  
• New Region End Bosses – Two additional end bosses, Synistar and Serraskull, have been added to the lineup.
  
• Varied End Bosses – Regional end bosses are no longer fixed and will now vary on a per-run basis for added challenge and excitement.

• Fixed an issue causing "NONE" to be incorrectly displayed before certain Passive and Super Abilities.
  
• Reduced game file size by approximately 1GB for smoother downloads and updates.

Thank you for your support and dedication to Kādomon! We’re thrilled to continue this adventure together and look forward to more updates and community-driven development ahead.

Happy training, and see you in the world of Kādomon!

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that the Public Branch has now been updated with our latest changes from the last two patch notes (previously these were on the Experiments Branch).

These changes included:

- Controller support
- Seeded runs
- Hyper Evolution items added to the Kādodex
- The removal of Type Effectiveness
- & lots of smaller bug fixes


While we don't have a set date yet on when to expect the next batch of updates, please rest assured we are working hard on improving Kādomon throughout the rest of 2024 and beyond. We want to give everyone the best experience we possibly can, so expect lots of changes and lots of chances for your feedback to be heard.

We're very excited to show you more of what's coming to our game, but we just need a little more time to get our heads down and iron out some details before we share more.

Thanks so much for your ongoing patience and support.

Pat

Hey all! A smaller update today looking at localisation issues and some minor bug fixes! :) Please do be assured we will have some bigger news to share soon!

Misc.

• Made adjustments to text in all languages to improve overall readability/user experience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed images of unlockables not appearing correctly in the post-run rewards screen.
  
• Fixed Shocked status not correctly being removed.

Hey everyone,

Please find below the patch notes for Patch 0.4.1 on the experimental branch of Kadomon!

• Following community feedback, Type Effectiveness will no longer be factored in to combat.
  
  • Furthermore, the Type Effectiveness chart has been removed.
    
  • The Eelement line has been adjusted accordingly, with their passive now "Attacks deal [20/40/60/80]% bonus DAMAGE to targets with a matching type."
• Made balancing adjustments to Camoss and Camount.
  
  • Speed and Energy requirements increased, causing their attacks to occur less frequently.
    
  • Camount's Super Heal has had its healing capabilities reduced.
• The Item required for a unit to Hyper Evolve can now be viewed alongside that unit in the Kadodex (once the Hyper Evolution combination has been discovered).

• Added in a prompt encouraging first-time players to play through the tutorial before starting a run.
  
• Added in a new pop-up at the end of a run highlighting newly unlocked items.
  
• Tabs in the Kadodex screen are now listed alphabetically.
  
• Made changes to the way Audio loading is handled, which should have an impact on reducing load times.

• Corrected an issue causing completed quests not to be displayed at the end of a run.
  
• Fixed On Death effects that deal damage not triggering correctly, addressing issues with some passives (including Bouse).
  
• Corrected a missing string causing Rest Areas to display the wrong error message when attempting to add a bonus type to a unit that can't add any more.
  
• Fixed the statistical diagram in the Kadodex incorrectly scaling 'Health' values.
  
• Fixed Coldent's Passive spawning a Token unit at the incorrect level.
  • Also fixed the description on this Passive not updating correctly.
• Fixed Shock Ball functioning incorrectly.
  
• Fixed Spotlight functioning incorrectly.
  
• Fixed some items missing the backgrounds for their description tool tips.
  
• Fixed Settings and Credits buttons not working after returning to the Main Menu after a run.
  
• Fixed issues regarding the Minecart item, addressing softlocks.
  
• Fixed blank notifications appearing after collecting the last reward from a battle.
  
• Fixed RS scroll on controller not working correctly on expanded view during a battle.
  
• Fixed money gained during miniboss encounters not saving correctly.
  
• Fixed an exploit causing the Quick Cash field effect to incorrectly trigger when continuing a save.
  
• Fixed an issue causing progressing to be reset if continuing a save with a Split Evolution line in your team.
  
• Fixed an issue causing users to load into empty battle screens.
  
• Fixed an issue causing some UI elements to become stuck, preventing progress.
  
• Fixed Unequip button appearing inconsistently in expanded view.
  
• Fixed expanded view becoming inaccessible if the Minecart item has been triggered.

• Additional fixes are in the works regarding the appearance of certain localized languages in game (focused mainly on French and Japanese).

Hey everyone,

The May update is now ready to play on the experimental branch! (Instructions on how to switch to this build are here). This update includes tweaks and bug fixes to improve the overall gameplay. A couple changes you can expect to see include:


You no longer need to try and remember which items Hyper Evolve which Kādomon. If you've already discovered the item, it'll now appear in the Kādodex next to the name of the Kādomon that it will evolve!


Following feedback we've seen from players, Type Effectiveness has now been removed. This also means that Eelement now has an entirely new moveset, with their passive now "Attacks deal [20/40/60/80]% bonus DAMAGE to targets with a matching type."

Please note: The departure of Type Effectiveness might not be permanent. We will bring it back if there's a good reason to!


Alongside these changes, we've fixed some of the popular bugs we've noticed the community has been experiencing. For example, the Spotlight and Shock Ball items are now functioning, as well as the issue causing users to load into empty battle screens.

Thanks so much for your continued support and feedback. We're working hard to keep improving our game, so please do keep letting us know your suggestions - they're really helpful!

If you'd like to share your strategy with other Kādomon players and chat with the dev team, do join us over on Discord[discord.gg].

Until next time,

Pat

Hey everyone,

Big thanks to those of you who commented on our last post with your thoughts on the speed stat. It's been really interesting reading all your opinions and while we haven't got a set decision yet, it's definitely helped influence where we go from here.


We've been looking closely at reviews and Steam forums to determine what we should tweak next, and if possible we'd love to get a little more input from our community. Seeing as the previous blog worked so well with capturing comments, we'd like to ask another question...


By quality of life, we're talking about changes that aren't heavily affecting any gameplay elements or features, but instead tweaks that make the player's life easier.

What would make the game easier to understand/more fun to play? Is there anything you've come across in-game that's confusing/frustrating? Please reply to this post and let us know!

We want to make sure we're sorting the things that are impacting your playthroughs, so any feedback you have related to quality-of-life would be fantastic.


We'll have an update coming by end of May with more fixes and tweaks. For example, we'll have a fix for the Shock Ball item. We'll share more with you soon on what to expect from this update.


As a solo dev, it's hard to get updates out as quickly as I'd like, so thank you for bearing with us. Launching into Early Access has been a bit of a whirlwind so far, but please know we are dedicated to improving and growing Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers!

Talk soon,

Pat

Hey everyone,

We've been hard at work on the next batch of fixes and tweaks, and we came across something that we'd love to get your thoughts on. 💭


We've noticed a lot of players have had concerns about the speed stats, and have said how it seems confusing. We've taken a look into this and agree, it might be making the game unnecessarily complex, so we've come up with 2 options on how to change this:


We can remove the speed stat so that attacks are now based on the units position. Both ally and enemy attack each other at the same time.


The same as Option 1, but units now always attack the enemy in the mirror position unless stated otherwise.


Have your say! Alternatively, if you have a different solution to how speed stats work, we'd love to hear it.


Please let us know in the comments how you like us to progress with this, alternatively we will be setting up a thread in the steam discussions to discuss the speed stat - your thoughts are really important to us and we want to make sure we're taking our game in the right direction!

We'll have more news about updates coming soon. Thanks for your help with this.

Cheers,

Pat