This new update is kinda a rework but not really
+1 New Starting Item (Pumpkin Head)
+1 New Purchaseable Item (Pumpkin Pie)
+3 New Maps (Pumpkin Patch, Haunted Manor, Halloween Happenings)
+3 New Entities (Wanderer, Vampire Cube, Benvil Cube)
2 Entities Reworked (Madtracker Cube, Lavahood)
2 Items Reworked (Acceleration Shoes, Cubedeck/Stamina Deck)
New Sprinting & Stamina System
Starting Items changed (you can bring 2 but you can’t buy any during game)
probably more stuff but i forgot
expect 2.9 to be a big update with a lot of things that contribute to the rework from 2.8, if you wanna know what anything does look below
Pumpkin Head Item: Increase max stam by 100
Pumpkin Pie Item: Increase stam regen by 1
Cubedeck/Stamina Deck Rework: every second, chance you can gain 1-10 stamina, chance to gain any is increased with luck
Acceleration Shoes Rework: Gives 0.2 speed every 6.5 seconds, unlimited
Wanderer Entity: Decrease speed by 50 on the floor you on (rare entity) reference to Minus Elevation (Wanderer Entity).
Vampire Cube: Fast entity that will spawn traps that either damage you or slow you, contact will kill you regardless of having more than one heart. Spawns floor 15 and up
Benvil Cube: Super fast entity that will spawn a ball that disappears after a few seconds that decrease stamina regen. Spawns floor 25 and up and is a reference to Minus Elevation. (Bevil Entity)
Lavahood Rework: Wont kill you but will decrease speed by 25 permanently if u make contact.
Madtracker Rework: Instead of having one of those radius things it will now teleport to you.