Lords of the Fallen News

• Fixed an issue that could cause the host's input to become unresponsive after interacting with an Emergency Effigy while a coop partner triggered a cinematic.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Blessed Reflections spell to work properly for an invader in Crimson Rituals.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Infernal Hounds spell to work properly for an invader in Crimson Rituals.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Seared Soul spell to work properly for an invader in Crimson Rituals.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed invaders to deal wither damage to the host immediately after transitioning to Umbral.
  

• Fixed an issue in the character creator that wrongly stated Face Texture instead of Fine Tuning.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Umbral Distortion effects to get reactivated unexpectedly.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused certain menu items to get highlighted wrongly when using a mouse.
  
• Fixed an issue with Tincts that allowed players to use the "Apply to all" function even when no Tinct was selected.
  

• Fixed an issue that caused Umbral objects to load in visibly while traversing through Forsaken Fen.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Umbral objects to load in visibly while traversing through Forsaken Fen.
  

• Balancing pass to auto-adjust values for Crimson Rituals once a matchup has started. This change will balance out stats of characters of different power levels to create a fairer PVP experience.
  
• Added a missing hazard volume to the small lava pool in front of the Vestige of the Bloody Pilgrim.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused a prolonged hitch to appear after siphoning an Umbral Parasite in the boss encounter with Blessed Carrion Knight Sanisho.
  

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to look out of the game world using the photo mode near the boss arena with the Spurned Progeny.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the game world to stream in visibly upon leaving Skyrest Bridge towards Sanctuary.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to see out of the game world using photo mode near the entrance to the Mines.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to see out of the game world in one of the caves in Pilgrim's Perch.
  
• Fixed an issue that could briefly show the Skinstealer standing in the boss arena before playing his actual spawn animation.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause Umbral objects to visibly load near Redcopse Windmill.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause Umbral objects to visibly load in the boss arena of Tancred, Master of Castigations.
  
• Fixed an issue that spawned wrong death particles on enemies.
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause the menu selection to return to the top of the settings list when adjusting certain options in the Display Settings.
  
• Adding a warning popup to indicate the reset of character customization when switching body types in the character creator.
  
• Fixed an issue that wrongly displayed placeholder text and icon when nothing was selected in the Rune tab in the Inventory.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause wrong shop prices to be displayed after freeing Sparky.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Inventory item counter to not update correctly without reopening the Inventory.
  

• Improved multiplayer experience to reduce rubberbanding and desynchronization of 2 and 3 player matchups. In addition, this change should give a small performance boost in all areas of the game.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could cause the coop partner to lose their input after being teleported to the host.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed coop partners to receive Severed Hands upon defeating Invaders when using a password to matchmake.
  

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to skip a part of Pilgrim's Perch by jumping on wooden assets near the middle part of the area.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to skip the boss encounter with the Hushed Saint by jumping on Umbral objects close to the bonfire in Forsaken Fen.
  

• Fixed an issue that allowed players to skip Bramis Castle by defeating the last Conflagrant Seer with a Corrupted Banner Javelin.
  
• Fixed an issue that could prevent enemies to trigger aggro if they were affected by a status effect.
  

• Fixed a crash that could occur when pressing the Load Game button while the savegames were still loading in.
  
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when selecting the Apply to All option for Tincts.
  

• Increased the overall damage received by players by 10% in PVP.
  

• Fixed a rare issue that could cause players to get stuck in the ground when starting a new game.
  
• Adjusted streaming volumes to improve performance near the Vestige of the Bloody Pilgrim.
  
• Fixed an issue that could prevent players from entering the boss arena with Griefbound Rowena through the moth wall while in Umbral due to Umbral enemies blocking the entrance to the arena.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Bucketlord NPC to play the correct animation when being grabbed by Carrion Knights.
  

• PVP damage multiplier reduced 0.5 > 0.25 - From your feedback and our own experiences, we felt that time-to-kill was disproportionate to optimal combat. As a result, we have decreased the PVP damage multiplayer by half, this should allow all players the opportunity to engage in more gratifying combat.
  
• Stabs PVP damage multiplier increased overall (1.0 > 2.0 for all weapons except UGS, which is 1.0 > 1.25) - Lacking a certain oomph that we felt stabbing in combat deserved, we have increased the overall PVP damage multiplier by 2x (except UGS). This should increase the desire to perform effective stabs whilst in PVP combat.
  
• Harrower Dervla's Crossbow PVP damage overall reduced 1.0 > 0.33 - We have noticed a popular combo dominate PVP combat in recent weeks, which we felt needed some slight balancing to increase the variety of play. As such, we have reduced the PVP damage for Harrower Dervla's Crossbow from 1.0 to 0.33.
  
• Various spell PVP rebalancing - We have made an overall balancing pass of spells, elevating some spells that could do with an increase in damage, whilst decreasing the damage of other spells that appeared too strong.
  
• PVP Status Effect buildup multiplier 0.66 > 0.5 - Due to data observed on our end, we concluded that the PVP status effect buildup was too strong, as a result, we have decreased the buildup multiplier.
  
• Dual wield status effect buildup reduced 1.0 > 0.7 - Lastly, we have decreased the Dual wield status buildup effect to positively impact the health of player combat.
  

• Fixed a visual glitch with rock assets in the arena with the optional boss encounter with the Lightreaper.
  
• Fixed a visual glitch with rock assets on the main path in Defiled Sepulchre.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to look out of the world on the roof of a building close to the boss arena in Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to look out of the game world due to a hole in the environment near the Vestige of Rosamund.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause blood splatter effects to only be visible up close in front of the boss arena with the Hushed Saint.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause certain assets to visibly disappear when moving away from the Vestige of Lydia the Numb Witch.
  

• Adjusted matchmaking to only allow connections between players using the same game version.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the "New Item" badge to reappear after joining a multiplayer session.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could cause clients to not be affected by frostbite and other effects summoned by the Hollow Crow.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could cause the host's character to be inivisible for a coop partner in the first scene of the pre-fight cinemantic with the Hushed Saint.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause certain holy weapons to deal additional magic damage in invasions.
  
• Fixed a rare crash in multiplayer, that could cause clients to crash when the host's tombstone appeared.
  

• Fixed an issue that wrongly displayed the Dark Crusader class unlock prompt upon defeating a lategame boss in Upper Calrath.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Vestige menu selection to automatically jump back to "Rest" when browsing the Vestige menu while looking for a multiplayer match.
  
• Fixed an issue that wrongly displayed health bars above the Sacred Resonance of Tenacity.
  

• Adjusted level streaming to improve game performance in Skyrest Bridge.
  
• Adjusted level streaming to improve game performance near the boss encounter with the Sundered Monarch.
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause Umbral assets to visibly load in at the boss arena with Crimson Rector Percival.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause Umbral assets to visibly load in near the Vestige of the Pale Butcher.
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause the Hushed Saint to knock the player out of the boss arena with certain attacks.
  
• Fixed a rare blocker that could prevent players from finishing the game due to missing interaction prompts after the boss encounter with the Sundered Monarch.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Dark Crusader class to be unlocked when finishing the corresponding quest.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause fire VFX to stay on the screen even after the affected enemy has died from "Infernal Weapon".
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash in multiplayer.
  

• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could result in dead NPCs appearing incorrectly for clients.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that may cause a revival failure if the host tried to revive the client immediately upon death.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could result in the Coop Indicator not appearing for the host player when the co-op partner died.
  
• Fixed an issue in Multiplayer that could result in the "Inventory full" pop-up message to appear for the host player if the co-op partner's inventory is full.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could result in an invading player being able to kill an Umbral parasite.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer where an invader could have a loading screen while the host's coop partner was teleported to the host.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that could prevent status effects caused by casting spells from not building up properly for the client.
  

• Fixed a collision issue that may cause players to become stuck inside the scaffolding near the passageway between Skywalk Bridge and Penitent Path.
  
• Fixed a collision issue that may cause players to become stuck if they rolled from a ladder onto Umbral assets near Redcopse Windmill.
  
• Fixed a collision issue that could allow players to reach an inaccessible area and fall out of the world near the courtyard at Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters.
  
• Fixed a collision issue that may cause players to become stuck behind a fence whilst in Umbral near the Lightreaper boss fight.
  
• Added missing collision to certain carts placed in Umbral areas in Fief of the Chill Curse.
  
• Fixed a collision issue that allowed enemy spells to clip through the tree on top of the cemetery near the optional boss fight with the Lightreaper.
  
• Fixed a collision issue that may cause players to become stuck next to the wooden platform prior to the tavern in Lower Calrath.
  
• Fixed an issue that may allow players to access an inaccessible area and potentially become stuck near the Skinstealer in Bramis Castle.
  

• Fixed an issue that could result in a ray of light appearing incorrectly on the staircase in the Manse cellar.
  
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ashen human statues to appear black when "Global illumination quality" setting is set to low in the boss arena with the Sundered Monarch.
  
• Fixed an issue that could result in the waterfall to abruptly cut near the balcony with the Abbess in Abbey of the Hallowed Sisters.
  
• Adjusted stone textures present in the deep forest that could result in players being able to see out of the environment in Fief of the Chill Curse.
  
• Adjusted textures that could result in players being able to see out of the environment near the rope bridge in the cave close to the Shrine of Adyr.
  
• Adjusted textures near the Vestige of Brother Jeremiah, which could result in players being able to see out of the environment.
  
• Fixed an issue that may cause wooden planks to disappear on graphical settings "High" or lower in Lower Calrath.
  

• Fixed an issue where the gates near the bottom of the stairs below the Dunmire room were misaligned with the wall.
  
• Adjusted textures on the side path leading to the Congregator of Flesh that failed to load correctly resulting in players being able to see through the environment.
  
• Adjusted textures present within the Depths on the rock wall, leading players to be able to see through the environment.
  
• Adjusted a stone pillar that was misplaced inside the tower near The Crow's Nest.
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause players to be unable to scroll to the top of the list in character creation using a controller.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented "Invert controller vertical axis" from working in photo mode.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Quality and Performance to be reversed in the AMD FSR settings.
  
• Fixed an issue that could result in graphical settings to be changed to Ultra on PC if the player selects "Reset to Default".
  

• Fixed an issue that may cause Lucent Beam to behave incorrectly and point to the ground when an enemy target is too close to the player.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented Explosive Bolts from dealing damage to nearby enemies if the bolt hit an Umbral asset.
  
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that prevented Holy Bulwark to spawn near Manse kitchen, if the host player did not rest before.
  

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