CRYPT OF THE NECRODANCER: SYNCHRONY DLC Enters Early Access and Brings Mod Support to the Game

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

Modding has been a big part of our community for a long time – in fact, the Crypt of the NecroDancer: SYNCHRONY DLC started off as a community mod. We thought that the creators, who are now known as Vortex Buffer, were so awesome 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 modded content in just the last few weeks alone, and we can't wait to see what mods people make in the future.

Here’s the list of mod features included with SYNCHRONY:

• Full mod support via an extensive ‘Lua’ modding API

  • Event-driven game code, allowing most gameplay events to be intercepted and handled by mods

  • Full live-reloading: mods can be edited and the changes seen in real-time

    • Mods can be loaded and unloaded in the middle of a run

  • Ability to load multiple Lua mods at the same time

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

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

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

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

    • Customizable item pools for shops, secret rooms, chests and crates

  • API reference webpage, listing functions, components, events and classes with descriptions where available

• Mod Portal for sharing and discovering community-made mods, powered by mod.io!

  • In-game menu to manage, browse and download gameplay mods

  • Auto-download mods (after a confirmation prompt) when joining a server with mods that are not locally installed

  • Auto-update system for mods, informing the user on the main menu when a new version of an installed mod is available

  • Options for mod categorization (favorite/hidden, local/downloaded, active/inactive) and filtering

• mod.io upload integration: publish mods directly via the in-game mod menu!

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

  • A log-in via Steam or an email code is only prompted when publishing a mod

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