Spelunky update 1.4 drops: HUD changes, save back-ups & more changes listed

Spelunky developer Derek Yu has released a chunky update for the Steam version of his dastardly platformer. It offers a wide range of tweaks and feature additions, such as a less-intrusive pro-HUD, save back-ups and much more.

This update is for the Steam edition of Spelunky only, as there's a separate GOG patch in the works. The patch notes were listed on Yu's forum and go as follows:

• Added less intrusive "Pro" HUD option in graphics menu
• Added icon on screen when playing Daily Challenge
• Added backup save file system
• Daily Challenge seed will no longer repeat
• Attempted to fix crashing when changing resolutions
• Attempted to fix Windows 8 compatibility issues
• Attempted to fix crash on Intel integrated graphics cards
• Game will no longer crash if mouse and/or keyboard are not detected
• Fixed freezing/losing input control when changing resolution on graphics menu
• Allows multiple upload attempts of scores that fail to upload to leaderboards
• Fixed bug where legitimate scores were sometimes set to $1
• Alt-tabbing during Ankh animation no longer creates infinitely growing ankh
• Fixed infinitely growing shopkeeper/black knight body bug
• Bots can pick up royal jelly in deathmatch mode
• Monkeys no longer play stealing sound when stuck to worm tongue
• The "So It Begins" achievement will retry to unlock if the tutorial is replayed
• Throw damage is no longer stored if the player does not hit a wall when thrown
• Ghost deaths are reported correctly
• “Desafío ciario” changed to “Desafío diario” in Spanish translation
• White "cruft" on edge of green player sprite removed
• Ankh activates correctly when player falls into Abyss while frozen
• "Entire Gang" description corrected to read "16 hidden characters"
• Skeletons play "bone shatter" effect when killed instead of "pot shatter"
• Anubis II portal sound no longer plays briefly before cutscenes
• Anubis II will no longer attack during the Yama cutscene
• Added graphics for destroyed Moai head
• Allow spawning inside Moai head with ankh even if player has already entered
• Added "invert run" control option (Must hold button to walk instead of run)
• Times display with decimal point in front of milliseconds instead of colon
• Shopkeepers no longer glitch after being eaten by a mantrap while patrolling
• Damsels should no longer get occasionally stuck exiting levels
• Ball and chain will no longer float when thrown with pitchers mitt
• Can no longer become stun-locked while hanging from chain stunned
• Ball and chain now works correctly when being resurrected with ankh
• Music will transition correctly when teleporting in and out of shops
• Ghost no longer kills the player during the Olmec cutscene
• Cavemen no longer explode in one-tile-wide underwater areas
• Corrected upper left tile of kissing parlor
• Hired hands can no longer whip players in the tunnel transition
• Shotgun bullets are destroyed when hitting lava
• Removed black "cruft" on edges of some items
• Olmec can no longer crush the platform under the exit in his lair
• Fixed collision error when many objects overlapped
• Shops should no longer be able to generate with a blocked-off entrance
• Teleporter no longer floats in midair after teleporting into a wall with the ankh and a jetpack on

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Via Joystiq.