Sker Ritual News

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.

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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

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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

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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

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Sker Islanders, we've been listening to all of your feedback and so this week we've introduced new improvements to the weapon sounds in game. We'd love to know what you think!

Plus, if you've been encountering some bugs, see below for the issues that our team have fixed up.


[h3]Sker Ritual
Patch v.0.4.2 - 16/06/2023 [/h3]

UPGRADES AND CHANGES

- Improved sounds on multiple weapons & miracles
- Added a counter to display how many cosmetics are unlocked per type

ISSUE FIXES

- Fixed an issue causing traps spawned by Abrahams during the boss fight to not explode if you're playing online and not the host
- Fixed a bug causing the player camera to lock out
- Fixed a bug causing players to not receive the "Fast Food" achievement
- Fixed a bug causing some players to be stuck on the loading screens
- Fixed a bug causing spell increase buffs to not work on enemies which are immune to Staggers

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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