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Harbingers,

Have you enjoyed the winter holidays? Has your New Year's resolution list been written (and already discarded)? Now it's time to get back to the hunt, preferably armed and... dazzling.

Welcome to our usual appointment with the State of Eudros, our monthly summary with the latest news from the world of The Bloodline and glimpses of what's cooking 🥘

[h2]GOODBYE 2023 👋 [/h2]

In the last month of 2023, a lot has happened, and the work behind the scenes has never stopped, between one holiday treat and another.

We introduced you to Alin, the sweet donkey we adopted in honor of Ferguson, and released a Winter Update to enjoy the festive season in the world of The Bloodline. Did you manage to collect all the themed weapons?

In the meantime, we kept taking notes over your feedback and listening to your suggestions, which are essential for the game's evolution.

So, a new update is just around the corner, and we have a small preview for you!

[h2]AN ARROW TO CHASE THEM ALL 🏹 [/h2]

A lot is simmering in the pot for this update. Among bug fixes, optimization, and various improvements, get ready to test new weapons and skills!

A new ranged weapon will be introduced, the One Above Death, a bow capable of locking onto targets and launching seeking magical arrows, excellent for facing even the most elusive enemies. You will be able to find it in... Oh, well, will you be able to find it?



You will also find an Expanded Three Sisters Forest, new Two-Handed Weapon passive skills, a new Two-Handed Weapon skill - a short-range dash that allows you to close the distance on enemies, and the new dazzling Moonstone Weapons to “punish in the name of the moon” cit. 🌙



Our fellow Necromancer will enjoy some additions: Tons of Necro summon buffs (increased health, damage, lifetime), a new Necro spell, and 7 new Necromancer passive skills!

In conclusion, get ready to say goodbye to the beloved Wood Bundles... 🪦

[h2]COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS: OVERWORLD EVENTS 🌍 [/h2]

The Community Design Challenges are back! For the new Harbingers, these are Discord-only events in which YOU all get to design some content that has a chance at making it into the game.

For this round, we asked the community to imagine and propose fun Overworld Events that they would enjoy encountering in The Bloodline.

Here are some of the proposals among the most voted by the community and Milo’s favorites:

• Peasants Under Attack by Iskenos
  It's a dangerous world out there! Enemies set ambushes for the harbinger all the time, why wouldn't they ambush traveling civilians or even merchant caravans? They totally would! This overworld event would be stationary. If the Harbinger chooses to participate: They can choose if they want to help the civilians for the warm fuzzy feeling you get inside for protecting the weak and get a nice reputation bonus in the nearby settlement(s) and potentially a reward in the form of gold and loot! OR The harbinger can choose to viciously murder the civilians with the help of the "bad guys" and get a cut of the spoils! Or you could just kill everyone if you're feeling extra chaotic today!
  
  
• Cultist Ritual by NotsoNecro You come across a group of Necromantic Cultists trying to summon a lich. You can either watch and let the ritual play out, getting to fight a beefy Lich miniboss, or you can clear through all the cultists for some basic loot.
  
  
• Night Creatures by Sharark Meetings for those who like to play as a monster hunter: Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, Witches, Hellhounds, Ghosts, Trolls, etc...
  
  
• Traveling Merchants by Eclipse Like a group of traveling merchants that sell basic items, think potions, arrows, bullets, and things like that, but there's a chance that they also have unique weapons and/or pieces of armor.
  
  
• Druid's Grove by Azirin Adding in a druids grove where the player could do some druidic studies or play a racing mini-game (give the player a potion of mouse or have the druids cast rabbit on them upon accepting the race). Have the reward for completion be a bit of extra Druid exp or harder to find food components.
  
  
• Join the Crusade by Sirdesmo Paladins are battling a local necromancer, join the fight and pick a side.

Of course, the purpose of these challenges is to unleash your imagination: we can't guarantee that these ideas will be added to The Bloodline exactly as they were imagined, but they will certainly be a great source of inspiration for future content!

Thanks to all the participants, and - if you want to join the next Design Challenges, join our Discord.

[h2]A GOBLIN STOLE MY WALLET! 💸 [/h2]

For those still waiting to become Harbingers and purchase The Bloodline, get ready to save: we're working on some juicy bundles with exciting titles!

We recommend you not to reach for your wallet just yet and to come take a look at the Steam page starting from Monday, January 22nd... *wink wink* 👀

As always, we thank you for your incredible support, see you in the next update!

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Harbingers,

It is time for a new winterly update! 🎄

Celebrate the winter festivities with a special event at Whitebrook Haven, unwrap gifts, and collect all the special-themed weapons to slay your enemies with some mighty and unforgettable ho-ho-holiday spirit!

Plus, a few bugs are now fixed and ALL skill trees are now fully revamped!



Let's see the full changelog together:

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

• All skills on the Detailed Character Stat window should now track properly
  
• Fixed day/night cycle duration for some generic camping locations
  

[h2]ADDITIONS[/h2]

• Special Winter Event at Whitebrook Haven!
  
• Winter Spirit Weapon Set!
  ○ Yuletide's Edge (Ultrasword)
  ○ Nutcracker (1H Hammer)
  ○ Mistletoe (1H Sword)
  ○ Winter's Whisper (Staff)
  ○ Gift Openers (Daggers)
  ○ Holly Harpoon (Spear)
  ○ Reindeer Rampart (Shield)
  
• New Mount - Verglas Elk
  
• New event-enemy type - Naughty-List Goblins!
  
• All missing skills on the Detailed Character Stat window should now be present.
  

[h2]ADJUSTMENTS:[/h2]

• ALL skill trees have been revamped to function the same way as the dagger skill tree! Happy respec-ing!
• Vampirism has been transferred to the new disease system - now, after having contracted the disease, a countdown will be shown under the HP/MP/STAM bars. Once it has run off, the player will become a vampire and will learn the first Vampirism skill.

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Greetings Harbingers,

Today, we would like to wish you all happy holidays with a special - and quite unique - gift.

[h2]OUR BELOVED FERGUSON IS NOW REAL! [/h2] (well, kinda...)

We have adopted a beautiful and joyful donkey from an Italian shelter (“Il Rifugio Degli Asinelli", Italian base of “The Donkey Sanctuary”) for the entire year; his name is Alin, but to us, he embodies the spirit of Ferguson that we all want to bring along on our adventures.



With this gift, we would like to thank you all for being the amazing community you are, and we also want to seize this opportunity to shed light on a worthy cause. Everyone can contribute in their own way: through adoption, donations, helping to raise awareness, or simply by expressing gratitude to those who tirelessly work to improve the lives of the less fortunate.

Welcome to the family, Alin! From HOOK & Shieldbearer Studios we wish you all tons of fun with the upcoming update and happy holidays!

Harbingers,

Are you ready to dress up and scare the daylights out of your enemies with ribbons and mistletoe? Say no more! Something new is coming to spice up your hunt just in time for Christmas 🎄

But before going into detail, let's start our appointment with the State of Eudros, a monthly summary of the latest news regarding what we’ve been working on and what to expect for the world of The Bloodline.

[h2]IN THE LAST MONTH... [/h2]

The work behind the scenes never stops and, over the past month, Miles and the HOOK team have kept focus on the goal: making The Bloodline experience bigger and better every step of the way!

We have released a huge update containing a large number of bug fixes, optimizations, adjustments, and new additions (because boredom in Eudros is not an option 👌).

Every day we take notes on your feedback, especially regarding the new features Miles is testing, listening to your thoughts, suggestions, and preferences.

To facilitate the collection and processing of your most recent bug reports, we've done some cleaning up and opened a new bug report thread in the Steam forum, archiving the previous one.


[h2]GOBLINS, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT 👀🎁 [/h2]

As we hinted on the first paragraph, something new is coming! 🍃

A new update is around the corner to bring some bug fixing (such as a fixed day/night cycle duration), a new event, and ALL skill trees will be revamped to function the same way as the dagger skill tree! Happy respec-ing!

To celebrate the end of this exciting year, special themed weapons will be added to deliver festive appreciation to some of the naughty inhabitants of Eudros. We have a list! And we are checking it twice!🎄

Below you can take a peek at their design, but if you're too curious you'll have to work a little for it 👀



Plus, for our fellow completionists there will be another in-game surprise 🦌

On another note, Miles continues to work on popular requests such as full key binding, but - with just two hands - things can take a while. We know this feature is important for you, but we ask you to have just a little more patience while Miles advances through his long to-do list or we mutate him into an Octopus 🐙(Not saying we will. Not saying we won’t).

[h2]100% MORE FERGUSON 🫏 [/h2]

More surprises will arrive - one in particular to honor our beloved donkey Ferguson... - but we'll tell you about them soon™. For now, this State of Eudros ends here!

As always, we invite you to join us on Discord to share your feedback and suggestions with Miles.

Thank you for your support and we hope you have fun exploring the lands of Eudros this holiday season 🎄

Harbingers,

A new hotfix patch is available now to address the latest issues you reported and improve your experience in the lands of Eudros!

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

• Fixed issue with diseases not curing properly
  
• You can cure minor diseases by resting for 3 or more hours in a bed, drinking a Cure Ailments Potion, or by waiting for your character to naturally cure themselves
  
• Fixed issue where Logging Hut job board would not spawn properly
  
• Fixed issue with Quarry job board only allowing for interaction at certain angles
  
• Fixed issue with beds not progressing time when resting in them
  
• Fixed issue with library desks not allowing you to study magic until leaving and returning to your village
  
• Fixed issue with "Slide" skill causing camera displacement (Added cooldown as well)
  
• Fixed issue with completed building window not showing the proper building info
  
• The "Deathfog" event should now work properly - The Deathfog spawns have been changed to allow for 15 undead to be spawned at once, preventing hordes of 100's of undead which causes crashes
  
• Can no longer interact with most items when the console is open
  
• Fishing should no longer break equipping/unequipping (although, for now, the "Sheathe/Draw Weapon" key requires 2 clicks to work. Mouse wheel equipping seems to work fine!)
  
• Fixed issue with some guards not allowing you to pay your bounty if it's under 5000 gold
  
• Fixed issue where the overworld date would differ from the actual date
  

[h2]ADJUSTMENTS [/h2]

• Diseases now appear under your health bar as a status effect. (Hold ALT to view active status effects)
  
• Various spelling error corrections
  
• Consuming an item from your consumables bag no longer closes the window. To close it, you'll have to press the consumable bag button again.
  
• Centered roof on Wizard Tower
  
• Increase mining node spawn rate for Rocky Hills areas
  
• Made level 3-5 fish slightly easier to catch
  

[h2]ADDITIONS [/h2]

• The following actions can now be rebound to different keys:
  ○ Sneak
  ○ Sheathe/Draw Weapon
  ○ Throw Grapple (now works properly
  ○ Toggle Slow Motion
  ○ Open/Close Hotkey Menu
  ○ Open/Close Radial Menu
  
• Added new console commands:
  ○ "Additem" console command (not very item has been added yet) - " Additem {Itemname} {qty}"
  ○ "Cure Minor Diseases"
  ○ "Contract Disease {DiseaseName}"
  ○ "Cure Vampirism"
  ○ "BeginCalendarEvent {EventType}"
  ○ "Spawn Bed"
  

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