Empyreal News

[p]Hey folks,
[/p][p]Empyreal’s newest update is now rolling out for free across most platforms, with PlayStation coming a little later! Amongst plenty more additions and improvements, this update brings a highly requested feature: Transmogrification![/p][p][/p][p]Starting today, the game will also be a massive 67% off on Steam until August 21st, so now is the perfect time to dive into the Monolith, if you haven’t already checked out Empyreal![/p][p][/p][p]Here are the full Patch Notes:[/p]

• [p]New Feature: Transmogrification! Armour & Weapons can have their appearance swapped with other Equipment you've obtained[/p]
• [p]New Feature: Illusory Orb! During a playthrough, you can re-customize all aspects of your Character in The Hub[/p]
• [p]Added a new NPC who offers access to the new features[/p]
• [p]Added a new cutscene to introduce the new NPC[/p]
• [p]Added a space in The Hub for the new NPC to set up shop[/p]
• [p]Added new Shop selling Level 1 Equipment (for unlocking new Transmogs) [/p]
• [p]Knockback Blast damage significantly improved, timing windows made easier, and can now Detonate Status Effects![/p]
• [p]Added Back prompt to all gamepad Control Scheme widgets[/p]
• [p]Fix for background select switching the name of the background and the description around when all options are unhovered on mouse and keyboard.[/p]
• [p]Negative trust with an NPC now properly increases their prices if they are a Vendor[/p]
• [p]Added "Select" and "Back" prompts to the bottom left of the Ability Crafting Screen[/p]
• [p]Fixed Matilda's Weapon and Apparel being visible in the pause screen when carrying her[/p]
• [p]Fixed a rare issue where the pause menu could lose focus on the Controller if pressing A a split second after pressing pause[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where Modification Success Panel stats could not be scrolled with the mouse[/p]
• [p]Sophia now uses the correct Elemental Imbuement Colour on her Weapon Swings[/p]
• [p]Abilities with long iFrames (like Feint, Vanish, etc) will now work as intended when evading Explosions[/p]
• [p]Equipment slots in Manage Loadout will now update correctly after changing loadout in the Switch Loadout sub-menu [/p]
• [p]Default placeholder images and text will no longer display on the first Loadout when opening the Loadout Screen with M&K[/p]
• [p]View Profile prompt will only appear on the currently selected mail rather than all[/p]
• [p]Currency amount when sending multiple Mails is now reset to 0 between Mails[/p]
• [p]Save Notification now correctly updates when the game is paused[/p]
• [p]All Healing Events now correctly display the "Healing Disrupted" Combat Notify when Disrupted[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue that caused the Fat Boy to remain in Stasis indefinitely if he was ensnared during his Bombing Run Ability[/p]
• [p]Morys can now only use Taunt Totem once in Combat[/p]
• [p]Morys will now heal for less when using Taunt Totem[/p]
• [p]Cartogram description panels can now be scrolled on the Trading Post Buy, Sell, and My Sales tabs[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where the Quick Equip prompt was always showing default keys instead of the rebound keys on the manage consumable pages[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue where the My Sales and Buy tabs of Trading Post would not show the cartogram details of the selected cartogram when switching tabs[/p]

• [p]Equipment in Icons are now better framed to be more visible, including adding icons to equipment which previously did not have them.[/p]
• [p]Upgrading Raulin's shop will now refresh the shop to have better items.[/p]
• [p]To War will no longer negatively impact performance[/p]
• [p]After they are adopted/destroyed, the Wasp in Hanwyn's lab will not reappear[/p]

[p][/p][p]Stay up to date with the latest Empyreal news and be the first to know about updates by joining our Discord, following us on X, Bluesky, and TikTok.[/p][p]
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[p]Hey everyone,[/p][p]
Last week we teased a few things coming to the game in an upcoming update, so here are more details on what's coming to your game on August 7th! 
[/p][p]Illusory Orb [/p][p]During a playthrough, you will be able to re-customise all aspects of your character at any time in The Hub! Add scars as you venture through the monolith so your character tells a story, or try out different hair colours and styles to switch things up! 
[/p][p]Transmogrification System[/p][p]Don’t like the look of your high-level Armour? That's not a problem. Now you can keep those stats while rocking a different look! Armour & Weapons can have their appearance swapped with other Equipment you've obtained. [/p][p][/p][p]New Hub Vendor[/p][p]A Mini-Mage will join you in The Hub to help with all your Transmog needs, providing you with Armour and working his magic to make them appear as desired! The little fella will be available after you complete the first World and Life cartogram![/p][p][/p][p]Alongside these new features, there will also be plenty of bug fixes and other improvements coming on August 7th. We’ll share full patch notes as the update rolls out.[/p][p][/p][p]Stay up to date with the latest Empyreal news and be the first to know about updates by joining our Discord, following us on X, Bluesky and TikTok.[/p]

[p]Hey folks,

We’ve got a treat planned for you in the upcoming weeks: a free content update to Empyreal! Here are some key things to look out for in the update, with more details and patch Notes soon.[/p]

• [p]New Hub Vendor[/p]
• [p]‘Illusory Orb’ customisation tool [/p]
• [p]Transmog system[/p]
• [p]More bug fixes and improvements[/p]

[p][/p][p]We’re super excited to get more player-requested features into the game with this update, alongside further improvements that will help new and existing players get the most out of Empyreal! [/p][p]
Stay up to date with the latest Empyreal news and be the first to know about updates by joining our Discord, following us on X, Bluesky and TikTok.

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A few months ago, we announced our partnership with Just, providing Empyreal mercenaries with the chance to win real money by completing bounties. We’re proud to have continued this partnership through launch, with several bounties still ongoing, such as designing a new boss, speedrunning a cartogram, and leaving some tips for new players who are beginning their journey.

Today, we wanted to share just a few of the brilliant submissions across a couple of categories, to not only celebrate the incredible work that’s been created, but to inspire more of you to get stuck in.

You can read more about Just and how the platform works in our introduction blog.

[h3]Bounty - Design a recruitment poster for new Mercenaries[/h3]

Yan over on Bluesky made this incredible poster, cleverly using the Monolith to frame two of the Guardian Statues:



Meanwhile, Dudu on X nailed the ethereal vibe…



…and Bryda went with a classic western-style ‘wanted’ poster. Seriously though, kill that guy. Those blades have stabbed us too many times.



[h3]Bounty - Design a new boss enemy (ongoing!)[/h3]

Projecta Zone created Echoryn - “a primordial form of energy, chained centuries ago by some keepers. Due to various disorders, Echoryn managed to escape and appears even more evil than before, embittered by centuries of imprisonment. His body is deformed, black eyes and his head is split in the center by a luminous scar from which electricity discharges come out.

His usual move is the static roar that allows him to advance quickly and through his eyes he manages to stun for a few seconds. But the devastating one is the fatal storm where the energy envelops his body and can transport itself a short distance unleashing a real energetic storm.”



What type of enemy could you imagine lurking in the deepest recesses of the Monolith? Let us know in the comments and over on Just for your chance to win $60!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377700/Empyreal/
We’d love to hear how your Empyreal journey is unfolding over on our Discord. Follow us on X, Bluesky and TikTok for future information.

[p]Hello folks,
[/p][p]We rolled out our first major patch for Empyreal a week-and-a-half ago that addressed quite a lot of things, but our team is keen to add some more improvements!

Today's patch is a small one that brings optimisations to some Ultimates, Abilities, and Sets, as well as bug fixes.
[/p][p]Below are the full set of patch notes for this update:[/p]

• [p]Final Boss Aerial Abilities now have longer cooldowns (reduces total time he can spend in the air).[/p]
• [p]Super Nova (Ultimate) will now pull Enemies to its epicentre with greater effect.[/p]
• [p]The projectiles spawned by The God of Death Looks Down (Ultimate) will now auto-target Enemies.[/p]
• [p]Flay (Ultimate) initial damage and bonus damage increased significantly.[/p]
• [p]New Auto-Save Trigger has been added to collecting Items from the Mailbox.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Bug that caused Killing Blow Damage Numbers to fail to display on Final Bosses and NPCs.[/p]
• [p]Summons will no longer target "downed" Enemies I.E. in Duels.[/p]
• [p]Stat Tooltips added to Modification Screen.[/p]
• [p]NPCs defeated with a Coup de Grace during a Duel will now correctly enter their knockdown state.[/p]
• [p]Reduced damage of the explosion triggered by Modified Vanish (Depth & Silence Set).[/p]
• [p]Vanish cooldown has been moderately increased.[/p]
• [p]Drain Essence cooldown has been moderately increased.[/p]
• [p]Meteoric Slam damage increased (affects both normal and modified versions).[/p]
• [p]Modified Force Punch (Man & Church Set) damage increased significantly.[/p]
• [p]Healing & Barrier received via Modified Bubble Shield (Word & Life Set) improved significantly.[/p]
• [p]Perfectly timed Modified Bubble Shield (Word & Life Set) now reloads and levels up ALL Ammo.[/p]
• [p]The duration of Stasis Chamber is now increased by Player's Debuff Duration Stat.[/p]
• [p]Increased Radius of Stasis Chamber, making it easier to ensnare Enemies.[/p]

[p][/p][p]This patch is available now to all players on all platforms. Let us know what you think of the tweaks! [/p][p][/p][p]\Stay up to date with the latest Empyreal news and be the first to know about updates by joining our Discord, following us on X, Bluesky and TikTok.