Steam Patch 2.16.2026 - New Astral Key Types, Combat Balance & Fixes
Steam Patch 2.16.2026
Class Balance - Share Your Thoughts!
[p]Class balance coming, help us make the classes super fun: ⭐ Disciplines and Classes[/p]New Features
[p]• Astral Key Types: Added elemental Astral Key icon variants (Arcane, Demonic, Divine, Earth, Fire, Frost, Lightning, Nature, Shadow, Water, Wind) [/p][p]• Special Currency System: Expanded the special currency framework to support up to 3 special exchange currencies if needed [/p][p]• Spell Scaling Info: Players can now view spell scaling details in the UI[/p]Combat & Balance
[p]• Mitigation XP Handling: Improved how XP is awarded for damage mitigation [/p][p]• Void & Radiant Weapons: Updated DamageSource wiring on Void and Radiant legendary weapon sets for proper damage meter tracking and skill XP [/p][p]• Spell Updates: Updated Imbue Weapon: Arcane, Pact of Protection, Radiant Shield, Stormshield, EarthSlash, SeismicSlam, Retribution, and "Bug Boy" spells updated [/p][p]• Target Name Color: When you target a hostile monster and engage combat, its nameplate text smoothly pulses between red and orange [/p][p]• Level Up Stats: When you level up, a message appears in System chat showing the exact attribute points you gained (e.g. +2 STR, +4 INT), based on your current class [/p][p]• Facing Requirement: You must now face their target (180° front cone) to cast spells and land auto-attacks [/p][p]• Warden Imbue: Now applies to both weapons[/p]Content Updates
[p]• Corrupted Grove: Fixed respawn point [/p][p]• Darkreach Map: Wall opened to make a nice flowing loop [/p][p]• NPC Updates: Updated Quendra Oss in Farwood, Markus Luddberg, and several world boss entities (Mammoth, Tundrath) [/p][p]• Talent Categorization: Organized 70+ talents into proper categories [/p][p]• Guard Conversation: Fixed a bug with dialogue [/p][p]• 40 Cloaks: Exchange your level 30 cloak + 2 platinum leyline thread with Quendra for the level 40 version [/p][p]• Dol Ring Exchange: Exchange 25 blessed orbs with Strider for the other ring variants that you need [/p][p]• Demonic Temper: Added the Demonic Temper reward from The Dungeoneer, which is now completeable [/p][p]• Tempered Rings: Added upgraded Dol Rings • Tasks: Tundrath, Dolenar Tasks added [/p][p]• Shrine of Melrenor: Moved the dungeon quest off of the ghost, added automatically on enter and completed upon killing Melrenor.[/p][p][/p]Items & Crafting
[p]• Tempered Ring Set: Added Tempered versions of Erudition Loop, Ring of Glory, Sovereign Band, Stoneheart Ring, and Sylvan Wreath [/p][p]• Epic Cloaks: Added Epic variants for Black Knight Armor Cloak, Dolenar Cloak, Dragon Scale Cloak, Manafused Fur Cloak, Ritualist's Cloak, and Spellslinger's Cloak [/p][p]• Mount Tooltips: Mount speed values now display on mount item tooltips • Untradeable Text: Replaced all "Can't be Dropped" item text with "Untradeable" flag [/p][p]• Blacksmith Repair Skills: Blacksmith NPCs across 18 towns now offer equipment repair services [/p][p]• Combat XP Gain Mods: Soulseller's Pact now correctly boost combat skill XP gains[/p]Bug Fixes
[p]• Fixed bank withdrawal bug • Fixed trade issue when receiving items with a full inventory • Fixed spawn direction for entities not being set properly • Fixed Humanoid animation issues • Fixed icon display issues for several items[/p]Other Changes
[p]• Updated over 100 item icons across multiple categories (enchanting shards, blueprints, rings, weapons, farming, insignias) • Added new sound effects for quest start/complete • Currency now converts at 100 copper/silver • Players now receive a red system chat message telling them how much infamy they gained and why, including the victim's name Appreciate all of the feedback so far - you guys are legends![/p][p]