Box Knight v1.0.0.3 Beta Patches Co-op Stats, Boss Softlocks, and Input Swallowing

Developer Lykarn, returning from a Gamescom appearance in Germany, has released v1.0.0.3 as a beta branch patch for Box Knight — cautioning that the update touches many systems and a full rollout to the main branch will follow after a couple of days of testing.

What changed

Co-op

• Meta and Outfit stats were not applying correctly in co-op; now fixed.
• Scaling upgrades were incorrectly applying to both players rather than only the one who picked them.

Bosses

• Fire status was dealing damage to bosses that should be immune to it.
• A softlock could occur if a boss died before reaching its final phase.
• The boss health bar sometimes failed to toggle correctly during intro sequences.

Gameplay & Balance

• Gravity has been added to Attack, Drink, and Charge player activities.
• Players can now dodge out of the Claymore regular attack's third hit.
• Stat gating added to specific in-run upgrades (e.g., a fire-on-crit upgrade now requires some crit stat).
• Modifier rewards no longer allow duplicate stat rolls (e.g., Common Damage and Rare Damage cannot both appear).

Fixes

• Enemy Fire damage was not resetting the Buzz status on the player.
• UI overlap between Employee Evaluation and Savable Worker resolved.
• Savable Worker now permits selecting the Drink option when full, though the reward cannot be claimed.
• Missile reflection ricochet now correctly targets flying Overseers.
• Horde mode was only spawning melee enemies after the first loop.
• Loading a save with a different gender no longer fails to refresh the display dummy.

Settings & Input

• VSync setting was not applying correctly on load, breaking saved target FPS.
• Input buffering added during hitstop to prevent swallowed inputs, noted as especially noticeable in co-op.
• Cursor lock state added to prevent accidental off-screen clicks.
• Button prompts updated to display M4/M5 instead of Back/Forward.
• Steam Cloud saving enabled for Dev and Tester accounts, pending full rollout once confirmed working.

For co-op players in particular, the stat application and input buffering corrections address issues that could meaningfully distort runs — making this patch worth opting into before it reaches the main branch.