Sker Ritual News

First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us in the Horror Game Awards! As promised, we have now turned on the Christmas lights to get you all in the festive spirit but that's not all that we've got in this latest patch.



[h2]Sker Ritual
Patch v.1.2.1 - 05/12/2024[/h2]

[h3]New "Tides of Terror" Sker Pass[/h3]
-7 brand new masks including our most requested theme: the Shark!
-5 fun, new voice lines
-4 blood-thirsty player icons
-2 nautical themed menu backgrounds
-Plus new menu music



[h3]New Christmas Hidden Objective[/h3]
-Experience an all new Christmas themed Hidden Objective in the Deadly Lover's Fortress. Featuring our beloved Christmas lights, lots of gifts and an exclusive Saint Balor decked in a festive outfit.



[h3]New Music to the Hidden Music Objectives[/h3]
-Including MsLiterate's Cover of Calon Lân originally arranged by Gareth Lumb and performed by Tia Kalmaru
-Plus new music from guitarist, composer and producer Aaron O'Donnell

[h3]New Performance Improvements in the Base Game Levels[/h3]
-We've been working on base performance optimisations in preparation for the PS4 & Xbox One release. Having tightened up maps to improve frame rate and performance, this will be noticeable in areas on PS5 and Xbox Series and will also contribute to any rare performance based glitches on those platforms. Those with mid-higher end PC setups will notice slight improvements. Expect further enhancements in upcoming patches.

[h3]Previous Patch v.1.2.0 - 21/10/2024[/h3]
These bug fixes were set live on Steam but were not implemented on consoles due to technical issues. This patch sets these fixes live on console. Please see the full notes of those changes.

- Fixed an issue causing one of the orbs in the hidden objective in "Tides of Terror" to have an incorrect hitbox
- Fixed a potential soft-lock issue in "House of the Damned" during the "Hearts of the sons" objective
- Fixed an issue causing the hidden unlockable songs to not loop in the main menu
- Potentially fixed an issue causing players to fall through the geometry on the stairs in "Sewers of the Dead"
- Increased the online inactivity timer to 30 minutes, up from 10 minutes

This patch contains a lot of work underneath the game to improve it, so there is an increased chance of additional bugs that we didn't find in testing. We'd appreciate any help in reporting these bugs to us. Please reach out to the team across all platforms and we'll be able to help fix them as best we can.

Wales Interactive

Sker Islanders, your votes got Sker Ritual into the Top 30 for the People's Choice Award at the Horror Game Awards. Thank you so much to every single person in the community who voted for Sker Ritual
Now, we need your help once again to make it into the TOP 10.

Round 2 will run until Saturday 16 November and it would mean a lot to our team if you voted for Sker Ritual!

>>> How can you vote? Simply by selecting Sker Ritual on THIS form! <<<

Let us know in the comments below or over in our Discord if you voted!

Diolch, thank you!

Wales Interactive

Sker Islanders, we need YOUR VOTE! The voting for the People's Choice Award at the Horror Game Awards has OPENED.

Round One will run until Saturday 2 November and it would mean a lot to our team if you voted for Sker Ritual!

How can you vote? Simply by selecting Sker Ritual on THIS form!

Diolch, thank you!

Wales Interactive

This features a series of hotfix 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.

Not only that, to celebrate the launch of Tides of Terror, all players can experience +50% more XP this weekend, starting now!

[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.1.2.0 - 18/10/2024 - Hotfixes[/h3]

NEWLY ADDED
- Added Keyboard & Mouse Support to PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S
- Added the hidden objective songs as unlockable Menu Music when completing "House of the Damned", "Tides of Terror"
- Added animation to the Wolf Mask DLC

BUG FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
- Reduced the cooldown time after melee weapons do damage by 40%
- Fixed an issue causing rate of fire modifiers to not only speed up the animation but stop you from attacking again
- Fixed an issue causing the ammo capacity increase from "More Gun" to only apply on newly picked up weapons
- Fixed an issue causing the hidden objective Elisabeth boss fight to get stuck in "Deadly Lover's Fortress"
- Fixed an issue with the "Fire and Ice" step being interactable before it should have been in "Deadly Lover's Fortress"
- Fixed an issue causing the hidden objective in "Sewers of the Dead" to not allow you to use elixir miracles to progress
- Fixed an issue causing the upgrade parts on certain weapons to be misaligned
- Fixed an issue causing the "Shattering Edge" to not look correct on higher tiers in the Weapon Upgrade menu
- Removed the characters 0/O from the invite code generation to avoid confusion

TIDES OF TERROR BUG FIXES
- Removed the wooden posts on both boats and some props to allow players more space to run around
- Fixed an issue with "Uncover the Secret Message" step being interactable before it should have been
- Fixed a missing collider near a door in the cave
- Adjusted the interact for both doors in the cave
- Swapped out hatch for collapsible wood on the ships
- Adjusted amount of enemies that spawn during ambushes in the Hidden Objectives
- Adjusted position of one of the far away targets during the Hidden Objectives
- Reduced damage of the wave of waterballs during the "Y Cracen" boss fight as it was doing more damage than intended at higher waves
- Reduced Health of Squid Lord by 30%
- Fixed an issue causing Squid Lord's to run in slow motion

Wales Interactive Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492070/Sker_Ritual/

Players, prepare yourselves for a brand new Sker Ritual experience! Tides of Terror is OUT NOW across all platforms. What does this new map have in store for you? You might want to check out the trailer below...

Not only that, Sker Ritual will be on sale starting 6pm BST with 30% off! DLC will also be on sale!

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See below for the full patch notes!

Sker Ritual
Patch v.1.2.0 - 15/10/2024

- NEW MAP: Tides of Terror: Explore the wreckage and infected ruins on Sker Beach.
- NEW WEAPON: Maelstrom
- NEW PERK: More Gun: Increases weapon slots by 1 and ammo capacity by 5%

- Winter Shield: Lowered the amount of damage reduction you receive from 80% to 50%
- Ice Elixir: Lowered the amount of damage reduction you receive from in higher ranks from 10% to 5% per rank
- Dragon in the "Burning Village" menu background now has improved animations
- Fixed an issue causing the Bomb Boost miracle to affect all weapons
- Fixed "The Stranger" & "Abomination" not having aim assist for controllers
- Fixed an issue that made you receive more Hearts than intended on "House of the Damned"
- Fixed an issue causing you to shoot through the walls with certain weapons
- Fixed an issue causing area names to not appear if you exit a map and enter it again
- Fixed an issue causing the "Pig" & "Heart" player icons to appear twice in the selection menu

Known Issues: (Fixed in the next hotfix)

- More Gun ammo capacity on weapons only applies on newly bought weapons after purchasing the perk
- Squid Lords might occasionally run in slow motion