CRYPT OF THE NECRODANCER: SYNCHRONY DLC enters Early Access and brings mod support to the game

Crypt of the NecroDancer it’s a really fun game and a new DLC is now available in Early Access. The DLC is titled SYNCHRONY and brings a lot of changes. With the DLC, developer Brace Yourself Games has opened up full mod support for most aspects of the game via mod.io. Madeleine Gray of Brace Yourself Games explains that it was as perfect as SYNCHRONY was originally a mod made by Vortex Buffer fans.

Modding has been an important part of our community for a long time, in fact the Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY DLC started out as a community mod. We thought the creators, now known as Vortex Buffer, were so great that we decided to work with them to make SYNCHRONY an official DLC.

Vortex Buffer and modders in general have made Crypt of the NecroDancer better than we ever thought it could be. With mod.io making modding easier and more accessible than ever, we’ve seen a huge influx of edited content in just the last few weeks and can’t wait to see what mods people will do in the future.

Here is the list of mod features included with SYNCHRONY:

• Full mod support via an extensive “Lua” modding API.

  • Event-based game code, which allows mods to intercept and manage most game events

  • Full Live Reload: Mods can be edited and changes viewed in real time

    • Mods can be uploaded and downloaded in the middle of a run

  • Ability to load multiple Lua mods at the same time

  • Automatic multiplayer compatibility for most game mods (deterministic).

  • Flexible Entity-Component-System architecture, which allows for the extension and modification of all entities in the game

  • Customization points for tiles, level generation and other game systems

    • Procedural weapon system to define new materials and weapon shapes and automatically generate their combinations

    • Pool of customizable items for shops, secret rooms, chests and chests

  • API reference web page, list of functions, components, events and classes with descriptions where available

• Mod portal to share and discover community created mods, powered by mod.io!

  • Game menu to manage, browse and download game mods

  • Automatically download mods (after a confirmation prompt) when you join a server with mods that are not installed locally

  • Automatic update system for mods, which informs the user in the main menu when a new version of an installed mod is available

  • Options for mod categorization (preferred / hidden, local / downloaded, active / inactive) and filter

• Io upload integration: publish mods directly via the in-game mods menu!

  • Creation of mod.io account is not required to browse, download and play mods

  • A login via Steam or an email code is only required when publishing a mod

SYNCHRONY it adds more than just mod support though. The full list is available on the official site, but the highlights include new characters; online multiplayer for up to 8 players; cross-game between Windows, macOS and Linux; new items and enemies; and more. You can buy SYNCHRONY in Early Access on Steam now for $ 6.99.