Sker Ritual News

Sker Islanders, we hope you're ready for the latest and greatest update from our dev team! We have a MAMMOTH patch for you that is chock-full of enemy additions, updates and improvements. Check them all out below!


[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.0.4.6 - 21/07/2023 [/h3]



NEW ENEMY
- "King of the Rats" - Appears during the "Cometh the Monster" objective in "Sewers of the Dead", replacing the giant mutated rat enemy
- "The Stranger" now appears randomly in "Sewers of the Dead"

BOSS UPDATES

Abraham - Cursed Lands of Lavernock
- Encounter is now split in 3 Phases with each phase receiving extra abilities
- Phase 2 Starts at 66% and Phase 3 at 33%
- Added a new charged blast ability that damages anyone near him
- Added a new jumping slam ability that sends fireballs all over the room
- Added damage and speed buffs when he hits 66% and 33%
- Replaced animation on frontal slam
- Amount of adds he spawns increased with each phase
- Amount of heated floors & damage rate increased with each phase
- Model changes at 33% to show the damage caused to him

Isaac - The Ashes of Sker Hotel
- Encounter is now split in 2 Phases with each phase receiving extra abilities
- Phase 2 Starts at 50%
- Added a new lightning bolt wave ability, which shoots several lightning bolts out of Isaac that can bounce off the environment
- Added damage and speed buffs when he hits 50%

Balor - Deadly Lover's Fortress
- Overhauled encountres completely
- Each variant of balor receives extra abilities
- Added a new lunge ability
- Added a new shockwave slam ability
- Added a new whirlwind melee attack ability which damages anyone nearby as he moves across
- Added 2 new melee attack combinations which also end with fireballs in every direction
- Updated models for all of his variants



ENEMY UPDATES

Knights of Sker
- Added a new ranged projectile ability
- Added a new melee combo ability
- Updated Models
- Updated movement animations

Demon Hag
- Added a new ranged poison spit ability that leaves a damage over time effect on whoever gets hit
- Added a new poison trail ability
- Removed laser beam ability

Mariner
- Adjusted timing for the beam ability visual effect

Abraham (Stalker)
- Has received a new Slam attack ability

Isaac (Stalker)
- Has received a new lightning bolt wave ability, which shoots several lightning bolts out of him that can bounce off the environment

Guto
-Has a new ability that allows him to create a clone of himself once he hits 50% health

Husk
-Now spews explosive damage to nearby players while he remains alive after his head has exploded



ISSUE FIXES
- Fixed a bug causing damage scaling on enemies to only apply to their auto attacks, all their abilities use damage scaling when applied
- Fixed a bug causing the "Husk" to not explode when his head is hit


Once again, thank you for supporting Sker Ritual and our team! We hope you enjoy this latest patch and look forward hearing your thoughts in the comments below and over on the Sker Ritual Discord!

If you also have a spare moment please do leave the game a review over on the Steam page which supports our Early Access Beta journey!

Wales Interactive Team

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Sker Islanders, there's no patch this week but that's because our team are preparing for a very exciting one next week that we know you're going to love!

However, we can't help but tease you, which is why we must warn you that when you delve back into the Sewers of the Dead next week, there will be...something more horrfying and more deadly awaiting you there.



The Rat King is dead but Long Live the King of the Rats, with a terrifying new look, abilities and move set!

What do you think of the King of the Rats? Let us know in the comments and over on our Sker Ritual Discord! Once there, you can chat more with the team, find squads to take on the Quiet Ones, and work towards some amazing rankings and rewards.

Wales Interactive Team

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Sker Islanders, another week, another patch as our devs want to keep improving on the Sker Ritual experience for you, our amazing players! Check out the additions, upgrades and fixes below.


[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.0.4.5 - 07/07/2023 [/h3]

NEWLY ADDED

- Added an option to show Player Health Text
- Added a third-person animation for when a player throws a Molotov and drinks elixirs
- Added a run to the "Abomination" enemy
- Added a run to the "Mariner" enemy
- Enemies will receive a 10% speed increase when there are less than 6 left in a round, this increases after each enemy dies, until the last one moves at 50% increased speed
- Lowered the intensity of miracle modified visuals on Molotovs, Ultimates, and the "Shattering Edge" weapon
- Removed the difficulty icon under the Rounds Interface when playing on Normal

ISSUE FIXES

- Fixed a bug causing an extra slot to appear in the Miracle Menu
- Fixed a bug causing the Miracle menu to not animate properly when playing solo since it was made to pause the game
- Fixed a bug causing enemies to get stuck if their projectile ability hits it's target before they are finished animating

Please do also see our list of known issues here.

Don't see a fix or a suggestion that you think would help improve the Sker Ritual experience? Our team are active over on the Sker Ritual Discord where you can chat with the devs and the community!

If you also have a spare moment please do leave the game a review over on the Steam page which supports our Early Access Beta journey!

Wales Interactive Team

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

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Sker Islanders, another week, another patch as our devs want to keep improving on the Sker Ritual experience for you, our amazing players! Check out the additions, upgrades and fixes below.


[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.0.4.4 - 30/06/2023 [/h3]

NEWLY ADDED

- Added a Waypoint Marker when a teammate dies and can be Revived for free with a timer counting down

- Interacts which require to be held now show a black circle around the button and fill up further when pressed shortly

ISSUE FIXES

- Fixed an issue causing the Interact UI when holding to be stuck if you use an ability while holding
- Fixed an issue causing AI to ignore it's cooldowns on reaction behaviours
- Fixed an issue causing AI to be able to start abilities when staggered
- Fixed an issue causing the correct profile level to not display in Inspect Player Profile menus
- Fixed an issue with The Stranger boss gliding through unintended environment
- Adjusted health bar for the The Stranger underground bodies
- Fixed an issue causing some shockwave decals to appear in the air and render incorrectly
- Fix potential issue with multiple Oil pots being used on a single interact on Deadly Lover's Fortress

Please do also see our list of known issues here.

Don't see a fix or a suggestion that you think would help improve the Sker Ritual experience? Our team are active over on the Sker Ritual Discord where you can chat with the devs and the community!

If you also have a spare moment please do leave the game a review over on the Steam page which supports our Early Access Beta journey!

Wales Interactive Team

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

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Sker Islanders, since the launch of Episode Four our hard-working team have been drilling down on fixes and improvements, and it's thanks to you, our amazing community of players for providing the feedback we need to make Sker Ritual the best it can be as we head toward our 1.0 launch.

Below you can see what is in store for the latest patch, including a brand new enemy and a long awaited improvement on the revive mechanic for you and your teammates.


[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.0.4.3 - 23/06/2023 [/h3]

NEWLY ADDED

- New Revive Mechanic
Only online, when you or one of your teammate dies, a spirit orb will spawn at their position for 30 seconds, which will allow anyone who is alive to Interact with it and put you back into the game, without using a Life Point. Interaction requires holding the Interact button for 5 seconds

- New Enemy
"The Abomination" - Failing one of the trial objectives will now spawn this enemy, replacing The Reaper

UPGRADES AND CHANGES

- All objectives that require you to kill enemies within an area will now credit if an enemy dies inside the area or if the player was in the area when the enemy was killed
- Increased size of the the radius in which you can kill enemies for the "Hangman's Riches" Objective in "Sewers of the Dead"
- Removed health scaling on certain trial machine objects and objectives
- Added an impact particle when the thunderbolt hits

ISSUE FIXES

- Fixed an issue causing The Stranger boss fight to not return sometimes
- Fixed an issue online causing enemies to completely desync their positions
- Fixed an issue causing AI Abilities to interrupt some attacks while they're still happening
- Fixed an issue causing player Health to restore while they're a spirit
- Fixed an issue causing the cursor to be hidden if you're in a menu while a teammate dies
- Fixed an issue causing the Knights of Sker to never let go and never give up their weapons when they die
- Fixed an issue causing enemies to not face the target they're trying to attack but thinking it has and proceeding with the ability
- Fixed an issue causing enemies to not face the direction they got hit from when they received staggering damage

Please do also see our list of known issues here.

Once again, we'd like to invite everyone over to our Discord channel to chat with the devs and the community, and also please do leave the game a review over on the Steam page which supports our Early Access Beta journey!

Wales Interactive Team

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

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