The massive 1.8 update is finally here, check out everything that was added:

• GAMEPLAY
  • Big magic and spells overhaul:
    • Fireball now scales with distance from the explosion, knocks enemies back and sets the ground ablaze, dealing extra damage over time, and it can hit the Slime boss.
    • Ice Spike now freezes enemies for 3 seconds or until hit. Frozen enemies can't move at all, but frozen players can still use items and access menus.
    • Lightning now stuns enemies in a small area around the target for 1 second. Stunned enemies and players are stopped just like frozen ones.
    • Symbol of Pain now explodes all other symbols on the floor, dealing twice the damage in twice the AoE, before creating another one.
    • Envenom now leaves a small lingering cloud on collision.
    • Disable now shoots two projectiles that ignore collision in a spiral pattern around the caster.
    • Bind is now a shockwave-type spell that penetrates enemies and walls, and is 75% as effective.
    • Stop is now called Decelerate and shoots 8 projectiles around the caster with 75% the power.
    • Ennervate is now a slow projectile that follows the closest enemy.
    • Silence now hitscans all enemies not behind cover, distributing its power evenly.
    • Obfuscate's projectile now slowly grows to a huge size and penetrates enemies and walls, and is 75% as effective.
    • Befuddle's projectile now bounces around like a beach ball.
    • Mend Wounds heals 50% slower.
    • Purify can now cure all status ailments, and shoots them out in a projectile.
    • Cleanse has been replaced with Summon Blade, which creates and equips a random, weightless weapon.
    • Barrier now actually pushes enemies back, and casting it a second time shoots it out, for no MP cost.
    • Teleport now has it's full effect on boss rooms (but it still doesn't allow you to skip them).
    • Spells can now be blocked, parried or dodged to reduce their damage by 50% (or 25% if unarmed). Secondary effects, like the burning ground and freezing, cannot be stopped.

• Spells now have random modifiers that affect their power, cast speed and MP cost.
• Three new craftable items that modify spells.
• All spells can now break crates.
• Confused, blinded or panicked enemies can now cast spells in random directions.
• The hitscan code used in some spells and abilities has been improved and made consistent all-around.
• 6 new weapon classes:
  • Maces!
  • Halberds!
  • Katanas!
  • One-handed Axes!
  • Throwing Axes, with an arched projectile!
  • Crossbows, with a non-strength-scaling attribute!
  • Weapon attributes rebalance to account for the new ones.
• 16 enchantments for shields that trigger on blocking or parrying, plus a new shield type: Tower Shields!
• Several improvements and changes to magic rings:
  • The Scorching Ring (damage nearby enemies) is now the Vortex Ring (Turns all melee attacks into ranged ones, and doubles already ranged attacks).
  • The Eternal Ring (halves durability losses and lamp oil consumption) is now the Bull Ring (Charge while running, damaging and knocking back enemies).
  • The Catalyst Ring (halves MP costs) is now the Protection Ring (Converts half of all damage received into MP loss).
  • The Adrenaline Ring (regenerate health when enemies are aware of you) is now the Tearstone Ring (Increases your speed up to 1.25x when low on health).
  • Neither the Call Lightning or the Summon Slime ring's effects will damage non-aggroed enemies.
  • The Alchemy Ring chance to recycle consumed or combined items has been reduced from 1/2 to 1/3.
  • The Darkwood Ring no longer makes you automatically dodge attacks if you'd Parry them.
  • The Serpent Ring now grants a 25% chance of enemies dropping items (same pool as the crates) when killed instead of a bonus to experience.
• You may now choose one of three rewards upon defeating a boss:
  • +3 points in an attribute.
  • A large amount of gold.
  • A ring's effect as a passive skill (in the form of a floating rock).
• You can now press M to view the map fully.
• Armor now lasts twice as long, and shields half as much.
• Class cards now increase an attribute by 6 and decrease another by 4.
• The Pain enchantment for weapons (doubles damage but costs health) was replaced with the Spirit one (consumes 5 MP to double damage).
• Instead of trinkets, the Scoundrel will start with a lock pick, and the Raider with a bag of gold.
• Ailment-inflicting spells and effects are now 2/3 as effective.
• Panicked characters will try to block more and act less in general.
• You are now told when you're aflicted with an ailment and what it is.
• Portals now only send you back, so you can get more equipment and experience in easier floors.
• Better pushback formula that takes into account the enemy's Vitality.
• The durability cost of blocking projectiles is now halved. It's still zero when parrying them.
• Nerfs to maximun carry and equip weight.
• Lighter enemies with lower VIT can lunge for longer distances.
• Merchants no longer get hit by arrow traps if they're not aggroe'd.
• Merchants also no longer attack the player if he rings a bell. 
• Arrow traps no longer fire if the player is on top of downstairs.
• Better footstep sounds code, which accounts for climbable props.
• A secret has changed.
• Other fixes and adjustments.
• GRAPHICS
  • Several improvements to all spells' visual effects, including the first-person casting one!
  • Better animations for bows!
  • Better and more consistent shield sprites!
  • Shields and weapons now shake when they block attacks.
  • A new map prop type for each dungeon, and some shared procedural props!
  • Better and more stylised textures for the bosses!
  • Slight improvements to the enemies' death animation and graphics.
  • Extra details on the HUD when transformed.
  • Toned down the pixelization effect.
  • Some improvements to the character portraits, mainly the eyes.
  • Your character's breathing gets visibly faster as he loses Health.
  • The downstairs "carpet" has been replaced by a trapdoor.

And more is still to come, so stay tuned!