🛠️ Patch Notes - Early Access Hotfix 6

We wanted to drop one more hotfix with important updates, new torch items, as well as additional performance and visual improvements to make sure all of you have a great time with the game this weekend! We also fixed the rings!

Not to beat a dead Echo Knight Horse but please continue sharing issues or feedback you have with us!


⚔️ Art:

• Improved rim light rendering in the shadows to improve game readability in dark areas. This should help with the “game is too dark” feedback we were getting in some cases.
  
• Adjusted rim lighting looks even nicer and allows characters to feel more integrated into the environments!
  

⚔️ Performance:

• Reduced unnecessary memory allocations for general rendering, fog, and other game systems
  
• Optimized shadow rendering for all Visual Effects
  

⚔️ Quests:

• Changed Potion Seller quest reward from a Medium XP Potion to a Small XP Potion.
  

⚔️ Loot:

• Increased drop rate of gems
  

⚔️ Content Additions::

• Added new Torch offhand for purchase at Whittacker’s shop and crafting at the Workbench
  
  • Torches can be used for more light in dark areas

⚔️ Balance:

• Replaced Risen enemies on Prologue ship with special instances so they won’t be affected by global balance changes
  
• Nerfed health on Risen enemies (except Risen Great Axe Raider) on Prologue ship by 40%
  
• Rebalancing Cerim Crucible by nerfing enemies in the most deadly room and buffing enemies in weaker rooms
  
• Increased timing of lowering platforms in Cerim Crucible so its more challenging and requires player to wait around less
  
• Rebalanced Plague Ring
  
  • Increased Gain Health effect to 1-3%
    
  • Decreased Lose Focus effect to -7-10%
• Rebalanced Snake Ring
  
  • Decreased damage dealt to player to 5%
    
  • Changed damage type dealt to player and enemy to Physical Damage instead of Plague Damage

⚔️ Enemies and Bosses:

• Improved Risen Bruiser locomotion animations
  

⚔️ Areas:

• Improved collision, faders and texture in Mariner’s Keep
  
• Improved set dressing, collision and faders in Nameless Pass
  
• Improved faders in Sacrament
  
• Improved set dressing, collision and faders in Cerim Crucible
  

⚔️ Loot:

• Increased drop rate of gems
  

⚔️ Audio:

• Improved Falstead Darak intro audio timing
  

⚔️ Localization:

• Added and updated localized text in many places across multiple languages
  
• Added localization support for the attribute insights tooltips, new Quit menu and depositing stacks UI
  

⚔️ Bug Fixes:

• Fixed Crash on the Main Menu
  
• Fixed some transparency rendering artifacts
  
• Fixed Plagued Mutant Soldier bounty boss going invisible
  
• Fixed Fog of War not creeping back while the game is closed
  
• Fixed error spam on the Refinery
  
• Fixed Fierce Ring not dealing extra damage
  
• Fixed interior backgrounds no longer being black
  
• Fixed Bows not having full durability when being purchased at Whittacker's Shop
  
• Fixed spot in Black Trench where you can go out of world
  
• Fixed spot in Prologue ship interior where you can sidle and get stuck
  
• Fixed spot in Echo Knight arena that resets the fight
  
• Fixed shadow flickering at Campfire in Black Trench
  
• Fixed spot with texture flickering in Black Trench
  
• Fixed Chest inside a Chest appear in Orban Glades
  
• Fixed UI layout so that coins are evenly spaced
  

To give feedback and report bugs, please head on over to our No Rest for the Wicked forum!