Ardenfall News

A new (small) update has landed for Ardenfall's Demo! The main feature being added is autosaving - no more losing progress if you forget to save, woohoo! It also brings a handful of fixes and quality of life additions.

[h2]Features:[/h2]

• Autosaving!
  

[h2]Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed weapons sometimes not appearing when equipping
  
• Fixed lockpick chance percentage ui being incorrect
  
• Fixed some game settings not saving correctly
  
• Fixed time not loading correctly in some circumstances 
  

[h2]Improvements:[/h2]

• Added photo mode button to pause menu
  
• Made autosave + quicksave backups visible in load menu
  
• Made quicksaving allowed when moving and in air
  
• Reduced enemies in starting dungeon
  
• Renamed “military time” setting to “24 hour time”
  
• Renamed “Freecam” keybind to “Photo Mode” 
  
• Added option to ask about the living tunnels from Tensi Gama
  

Another update has arrived! This is just a small update fixing a handful of common issues, plus a few improvements!

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed feed dead breaking if summon despawns sometimes
  
• Fixed summons not dying sometimes
  
• Fixed summons giving XP
  
• Fixed killing self giving XP
  
• Fixed purchasing yanaki causing money to be added
  
• Fixed light render distance in dungeons being too low
  
• Fixed incorrect text when lockpicking
  
• Fixed favorite key not being rebounded
  
• Fixed darvaki being killed not correctly ending quest
  
• Fixed some locations in garkai having non owned items
  
• Fixed npc not correctly detecting picking up items
  
• Fixed Hori Tsuki selling enchanted items
  

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Added option to stop yanaki from following player
  
• Added important option to pet the yanaki
  
• Removed eye shrinking option for npcs
  
• Made locks show chance of success
  
• Added links to main menu
  
• Added Karu Pocket Dictionary
  

A new version has landed! This update comes with a few features and fixes ported from the Official Release we are hard at work on. We also balanced a few key areas, bringing it closer to what it would be in the Official Release.

[h3]Features:[/h3]

• Made discovered locations appear in map
  
• Added reputation UI to dialog menu
  
• Added tips to loading screen
  
• Added mouse invert options
  

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Redesigned “The Yanaki with the Red Ribbon” quest
  
• Added dialog to the Mages Guild salespeople
  
• Redesigned HUD Messages and SFX
  
• Improved tooltip UI
  
• Added compass rose to map
  
• Improved npc spellcasting AI
  

[h3]Balance:[/h3]

• Doubled the length of time monsters take to respawn
  
• Reduced chance to find weapons and armor in containers
  
• Increased XP requirements for higher levels
  
• Increased reputation gain in various quests
  
• Increased negative reputation required to trigger an npc attack
  

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed expression animator not working for npcs
  
• Fixed NPC’s not detecting you the first time you hit them
  
• Fixed map interaction detecting clicks outside of map ui
  
• Fixed NPC not leaving melee attack mode once entering
  
• Fixed Tensi Gama following player sometimes
  
• Fixed Sappers not completing correctly after triggering fight
  
• Fixed duplicate items being ordered randomly
  
• Fixed creation menu not updating age correctly
  
• Fixed reputation messages not appearing in some circumstances
  
• Fixed dead bodies not loading correctly in some instances
  

A new patch has landed! The team is focused on the world beyond the demo, but we still want to bring new bug fixes and improvements!

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Added a new tutorial quest
  
• Improved several quests
  
• Improved map input
  
• Improved tooltip texture
  

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed several quest-related softlocks
  
• Fixed third person movement not acting correctly when no weapon is equipped
  
• Fixed certain non-hostile throwing potions not affecting self
  

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Health potions healing slightly decreased and regeneration over time reduced to 5 seconds from 6 seconds.
  
• Mana potions increased greatly and regeneration over time reduced to 3 seconds from 6 seconds
  
• Stamina potions greatly increased and regeneration over time reduced to 3 seconds from 6 seconds.
  
• Slowfall duration greatly decreased.
  

Here is another hotfix, including a handful of major fixes, plus a lot of quest fixes and improvements!

If you have any issues with Ardenfall, please join our discord! Sending us your save file can also be a HUGE help for us - several bugs fixed today were possible due to players submitting bug reports and save files!

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• Improved The Missing Caravan quest
  
• Improved Healings Hands quest
  

[h3]Major Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed tree flickering bug
  
• Fixed multiple save corruption issues
  
• Fixed save corruption related to caravan quest
  

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed softlock if poisoning rhia
  
• Fixed caravan quest phase issue
  
• Fixed yanaki softlock
  
• Fixed Tensi being attacked by Darvaki
  
• Fixed markers reappearing on dead bodies
  
• Fixed some Darvaki not staying friends after quest completion
  
• Fixed default ambient audio being too low
  
• Fixed Rioshi Sako’s Bow
  
• Fixed a handful of npc packages
  
• Fixed green splint large hat not muffling voice
  
• Fixed an issue with humanoid AI freezing
  
• Fixed dead bodies breaking culling on load
  
• Fixed water splashes not playing
  
• Fixed summons counting towards clearing dungeon
  

[h3]Balance[/h3]

• Re-added stamina drop when running sheathed
  
• Balanced potions