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For reasons explained in the video above, I will adjust the order of the updates on the roadmap a bit. For the next major content update, I will do something special and let you decide what is more important to you right now. For that reason, I created a simple survey. On September 1st, I will evaluate the results and share them with you.

Please also check out the small update that released today.

A small update for RAIDBORN is now available. It adds a perma-death mechanic, various difficulty options and more ways to customize your game. The ability to skip tutorial (and tutorial popups) is another addition that will make replaying the game easier and more fun. In response to your feedback, I have also added Steam cloud saves.

Please also check out this announcement regarding the next major content update.

Highlights:

• Implemented perma death mechanic
  
• Added new game customization menu
  
• Added option to customize perma death
  
• Added option to customize combat
  
• Added option to customize loot amount
  
• Added option to skip tutorial
  
• Added new difficulty options
  
• Removed old difficulty sliders
  
• Implemented Steam cloud saves
  
• Corpse loot now includes dropped equipment
  
• Eating animation to citizen NPCs
  

Improvements:

• Implemented tooltips (currently only for new game menu)
  
• Notifications now also show item icons
  
• Added confirmation for upgrade kits
  
• Added confirmation for unlocking skills
  
• Added confirmation for resetting settings
  
• Completing dungeons now reduces the time for new dungeons to spawn
  
• Slightly increased maximum number of dungeons on the map
  
• Slightly increased spawn chance of Fred
  
• Changed item required level display to make it more obvious
  
• Adjusted color gradation of enemy and dungeon levels
  

Balancing:

• Slightly decreased level requirement for artifacts
  
• Decreased rage mode damage boost
  
• Slightly decreased amount of loot in higher level dungeons
  
• Rebalanced armor and shield protection values
  
• Clamped protection to a maximum of 95%
  
• Decreased spawn chance of rarer items
  
• Increased price of upgrade kits
  
• Increased price of tools
  
• Increased price of ingots
  
• Increased price of crafting recipes accordingly
  
• Balanced required item count for certain fetch quests
  
• Decreased count of quest reward items
  
• Decreased coin pouch spawn chance
  

Fixes:

• Fixed incorrect calculation of XP boosts
  
• Fixed exception when no item was available for Goblins to steal
  
• Fixed noise damping effect not resetting
  
• Fixed issue with detection of nearby enemies of chests in the city
  
• Fixed issue that could cause dungeon room repetition
  
• Fixed locked dungeon door that could not be opened
  
• Fixed obscured notifications in main menu
  
• Fixed misleading combat challenge description
  
• Fixed misleading armor skill description
  

RAIDBORN will participate in this summer's Dream Hack Beyond Indie Showcase. The event ends on August 27 at 10:00 a.m. PST.

For the duration of the event, a playable demo will be available for anyone to try.

The wait is over! The second major content update is finally here, bringing you a completely revamped city, where mysteries and treasures await around every corner. On top comes the all-new crafting system, offering a whole new layer of complexity.

For an introduction to the highlights, you can watch this video. Below, you can find the full list of changes:

Complete City Overhaul:

• Revised city architecture with over 150 new meshes
  
• Revised market district
  
• Added lower district
  
• Added residential area
  
• Added locked upper district
  
• Added quest to gain access to upper district
  
• Added new merchants
  
• Added many hidden loot stashes
  
• Added some secret locations and treasures
  
• Implemented weather system including, dynamic lighting
  
• Implemented new ambient NPCs
  

Crafting System:

• Added crafting workbench to player home
  
• Added new tool items for smithing and alchemy
  
• Added weapon, armor, and shield upgrade kits
  
• Added alchemy recipes for potions
  
• Added smithing recipes for upgrade kits, tools, and resources
  
• Dropped weapons can now be looted and scrapped
  
• Added 14 new alchemy ingredient items
  
• Added 7 new smithing ingredient items
  

Improvements:

• Implemented appearance randomizer for citizen NPCs
  
• Implemented quest giver spawn rules so they spawn at appropriate locations
  
• Added some new citizen meshes
  
• Replaced some old citizen meshes
  
• Added some new guard meshes
  
• Replaced tutorial guard meshes
  
• Added new smithing animation for equipment merchants
  
• Added new brewing animation for potion merchants
  
• Added new idle animation for merchants
  
• Added new idle animation for guards
  
• Improved NPC sitting animation
  
• Added two new merchant voices
  
• Added hammer sound for NPCs
  
• Added cause of death to death screen
  
• Added flashing effect of possession bar if critical
  
• Disabled pop-up of unessential tutorial messages
  
• Added notification icon for unread tutorial messages
  
• Changed object highlight effect to be more noticable
  
• Improved inventory sorting
  
• Added new icon for book items
  
• Added new icon for smithing items
  
• Added new icon for alchemy items
  
• Improved level complete notification
  
• Slightly increased view range of compass icons
  
• Slightly improved lip syncing
  
• Replaced main menu background
  

Balancing:

• Increased dungeon loot amount
  
• Increased effect of dungeon level on loot amount
  
• Slightly decreased spawn chance of rare items
  
• Increased quest XP reward
  
• Increased quest gold and loot rewards
  
• Increased protection effect of armors and shields
  
• Slightly decreased all level requirements
  
• Slightly decreased level requirement for artifacts
  
• Slightly decreased damage of all enemies
  
• Slightly decreased damage and health of Kings and Berserkers
  
• Slightly decreased health of Peasants and Workers
  
• Slightly increased maximal possible attack speed
  
• Slightly increased damage of all weapons
  
• Slightly increased bow damage
  
• Slightly decreased stamina cost for bows
  
• Slightly decreased stamina cost for running and jumping
  
• Added more gold and potions to start loot
  

Fixes:

• Fixed quest dungeons from not getting removed
  
• Fixed arrows from not ricocheting from crystal hearts
  
• Fixed NPCs not being able to walk on rugs
  
• Fixed an issue with higher-level chest spawning
  
• Fixed inventory sorting from not resetting
  
• Fixed not being able to attack with the torch
  
• Fixed some clipping and missing dungeon objects
  
• Removed lever from barricaded gate
  

Watch 30 minutes of pure unedited RAIDBORN Gameplay.

Enough of wasting precious time by walking eternal distances and engaging in endless dialogue? Want to get to the fun part quickly? Say no more! RAIDBORN should be right up your alley.

RAIDBORN is a straightforward first-person fantasy action RPG featuring procedurally generated dungeons and quests. Plunder a treasure-strewn world, upgrade your gear, level up your skills, and hurl yourself into intense combat.