Hey everyone!

A new patch for the Mistaken demo is now live! This update focuses on QoL improvements, bug fixes, balancing changes, and a few new items to discover.

Major Changes

Controller Support

Mistaken now has controller support!

This required major input changes, so expect some rough edges and future fine-tuning (like remapping). Steam Deck should work, but haven’t tested yet.

New Settings Options

The settings menu has been expanded with more customization, including:

• Toggle for screen shake,

• Toggle for controller rumble,

• Option to always display certain UI elements (buffs, affliction levels, etc.)

• Settings are now also accessible from the main menu, not just in-game.

Pause During Menus

The game now pauses when using inventories or menus, making combat item swaps less stressful.

Not everyone may like this, so a toggle will come later.

New Content and New Items

A beginner magic weapon can now be crafted using tick remains and sticks (good luck experimenting!).,

• Several new Cartifacts have been added to make the early game more impactful and rewarding.

Visitor System Changes

• Visitors now appear every hour instead of only once per day, still based on your settlement level.,

• The Cartifact Trader now always offers 3 different trades instead of just one.,

Balancing

• Melee weapons have been slightly buffed.,

• Some ranged and magic weapons have been slightly nerfed.,

UI & Tooltips

• tem tooltips now factor in your stats when displaying damage and speed.

• Tooltips have been improved with clearer details and color coding for better readability.

What’s Next

This will likely be the last major demo patch for Mistaken (aside from small hotfixes).

From here, the focus shifts toward developing and preparing for Early Access—exciting times ahead!

Thanks for playing, and until next time, take care! (edited)

Steam Next Fest brought a wave of lovely new players to Mistaken — along with a ton of great feedback!
I’m continuing to work hard on improving the game, and while not everything has been addressed just yet, here are the tweaks and features included in the latest patch:

• Resolution settings added with improved ultrawide support.
  (Note: A 16:9 aspect ratio is still recommended for the best visual experience.)

• Fishing drops rebalanced — now include some less desirable items to reduce the frequency of high-value catches. Further tuning may follow.

• Health indicators added to iron ore nodes.

• Dashing now negates damage from Whispers of Affliction orbs.

• Added sound effects when equipping/removing gear and scrolling, for improved feedback and clarity.

• Tooltips now correctly update when swapping equipment via right-click.

• Enemy spawns during chest swarm events reduced to ease difficulty spikes.

• It’s no longer possible to equip two of the same amulet (e.g., two Odd Springs).
  (This may be relaxed later to allow specific amulet pairings.)

• Gathering tools buffed for slightly faster harvesting — especially noticeable early on.

• New characters now start with a "Heavy Stick", a basic tool that’s slightly better than bare hands, to improve early-game progression.

Thank you all for playing and supporting Mistaken.
– Storken