Sker Ritual News

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This features a series of bug fixes and optimisation updates that are live now on all platforms.

If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service.

[/p][h3]Sker Ritual Patch v.1.3.1 - 25-07-2025[/h3][p][/p][p]ADDED NEW CUSTOM GAME MODIFIERS[/p][p]-Enemies Set: Choose which set of enemies you would like to face based on their original maps or pick all of them (doesn't affect stalkers) [/p][p]-Changed the Random Weapon Reward mode to Weapon Reward Mode which now lets you choose between the following modes[/p][p]-Random: Random weapon every round interval selected [/p][p]-Incremental: An increasingly more powerful weapon after each round interval selected[/p][p]-Decremental: An decreasingly less powerful weapon after each round interval selected[/p][p]-Weapon Speed Multiplier[/p][p]-Reload Speed Multiplier[/p][p]-Stalker Round Interval [/p][p][/p][p]BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS[/p][p]- Increased the slider speed on certain custom modifiers[/p][p]- Fixed an issue causing some rewards to be obtainable in custom game modes[/p][p]- Fixed an issue in Deadly Lover's Fortress which would cause the Music Hidden Objective to not be achievable[/p][p]- Fixed an issue causing the game to shower squares when localized in Thai[/p][p]- Corrected a typo in one of the Poison Master miracle[/p][p]- \[PC ONLY] Fixed a bug causing some microphones to not be detected by the microphone selector[/p][p][/p][p] Wales Interactive Team [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p]

[p]As a big thank you to our players for supporting our latest huge update, we're giving all players +50% XP all weekend! This update is live now, so grab your Sker Squad and get earning that extra XP. [/p]

[p]SKER ISLANDERS! [/p][p][/p][p]Oh do we have the mother of all updates for YOU. As promised in our 2025 roadmap, this update has third person mode and a custom game mode. We've also introduced a trial for the most requested feature...[/p][p][/p][h2]Sker Ritual Patch v.1.3 - 10/07/2025 [/h2][p][/p][h3]VOICE CHAT TRIAL ADDED[/h3][p]Surprise players! After hearing your feedback our team have been experimenting with communication options to better your Sker experience. This is our first time implementing a voice chat feature and so we're trialling it for players on PC. We would love it if you could try it out and feed back to our team in the comments below, on Discord or across our socials. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h3]THIRD PERSON MODE ADDED[/h3][p]Sker Ritual is now playable in third person mode! Select in the graphics options your preferred type of view: first person or third person. You then have the option to select from three third person mode types: [/p][p][/p][h3]NEAR[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h3]NORMAL [/h3][p][/p][p] [/p][h3]FAR[/h3][p][/p][p][/p][h3]CUSTOM GAME MODE ADDED[/h3][p]Bring full chaos to your games with over 70 modifiers to choose from in our new custom game mode. These solo or private games can be selected in the difficulty menu. But be warned, some modifiers will disable your chance to earn XP. Earning achievements and masks will also be disabled in this mode. [/p][p] [/p][h3][/h3][p][/p][p]Want to stomp on your enemies by making them teeny tiny? Well, now you can! Want to get stomped on by your enemies by making them giant? Well, now you can do that too! Plus, add a touch of anti-gravity to make dealing with those Quiet Ones extra satisfying. [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]We look forward to seeing all of your custom game chaos. Share your favourite modifiers and moments with us on socials! As always, we welcome feedback and if you have additional ideas for custom game modifiers our team definitely want to hear them. [/p][p][/p][p]Wales Interactive[/p]

This features a series of hotfix updates that are live now on all platforms. We apologise for the issues this caused players since the launch of our anniversary update.

If they haven't automatically updated, please close your game and update manually using the dedicated platform service.

[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.1.2.3 - 24-04-2025 -> 29/04/2025 - Hotfixes[/h3]

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
- Added UI to the Post Match Summary to show when XP multipliers are enabled
- Added Auto-Reload option which allows to pick between auto/manual reloading

- Reduced the range of Abomination melee attacks
- Reduced the damage of the Exploding Demon Lambs

- Fixed an issue causing the loading screen to load forever if you load back into the menu while having "Random" selected for Menu Backgrounds
- Fixed a crash caused by Exploding Demon Lambs in Hidden Objective boss fights which made the game to go into an infinite loop
- Fixed a bug causing the spirit post processing effect to flash on every time you shot in "The Ashes of Sker Hotel"
- Fixed a bug causing melee attacks to interact with gameplay triggers, which would block hits
- Fixed a bug causing some boss mechanics in the Extra Hidden Objective to not get enabled
- Fixed a bug causing Extra Hidden Objective to prematurely save as completed if you leave the game when it's active
- Fixed a bug in the Extra Hidden Objective in "Sewers of the Dead" causing an escort task sometimes not continue
- Fixed a bug causing the teleport to not reactivate after the end of the Extra Hidden Objective in "Sewers of the Dead"
- Fixed a bug causing the boss fight in the Extra Hidden Objective to get stuck because an enemy that needs to be killed gets despawned to make space for another enemy
- Fixed a bug causing weapons to sometimes not auto-reload when they run out of bullets in their clip but still have ammo in the magazine
- Fixed a bug causing the Life Point Added notification to not appear
- Fixed a bug causing the Game Over UI to appear when leaving a game through the Pause Menu
- Fixed a bug causing the Vote to Start button to not trigger when using Controllers
- Fixed a bug causing the Exploding Demon Lambs to not be hit by projectiles
- Potential fix for players getting stuck dead in multiplayer games when they're not the host in case they miss the repop message
- Menu Music "Heavy All The Way" now remains hidden if locked until Christmas
- Fixed a bug causing the game to crash for certain configurations when unloading a level

Xbox
- Fixed a crash that would happen at startup due to some licensing checks
- Fixed a bug that caused some saved information to load incorrectly (25-04-2025 - Affected 1.0.0.37 on Xbox Series X|S & 1.0.0.3 on Xbox One)

PlayStation 5
- Fixed a graphical bug causing the ice wall to be very bright in "Deadly Lover's Fortress"

PlayStation 4
- Added "Host Region" option in Network Options

Wales Interactive Team

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