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The best V Rising abilities and how to get them

If you want the best V Rising abilities, you're going to have to defeat some powerful bosses first, and there are some abilities worth hunting down first.

V Rising abilities are split into five affinities based on the type of damage they inflict: Blood, Unholy, Illusion, Chaos, and Frost. Blood abilities include lifesteal and healing spells, Unholy focuses on debuffs, Illusion uses magic for teleportation and trickery, Chaos abilities use Chaos Burn which deals damage over time, and Frost causes chill and freeze for crowd control. You can mix and match abilities between these groups to find what works best for you and your build.

There are also three distinct ability types: Basic, Travel, or Ultimate. Basic abilities cover ranged attacks and buffs, and you can equip two at a time. You also get one Travel ability for movement and extra damage, and one ultimate ability, which is usually an effective, deadly attack with a long cooldown. While you might want to go all in around a certain ability type, there are clear winners in each category.

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How to set up a V Rising dedicated server

You may not believe it, but the simplest, most buttery-smooth gameplay you'll experience on the latest survival hotness comes from a V Rising dedicated server. Of course, that might not be the way you want to join over 500,000 other players online. Here I'll look over how to host your own server and how to play multiplayer in V Rising. (That is of course if you're of the "more than Valheim with vampires" crowd, not the "why is Dracula doing home improvement" crowd.)..
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Vampire survival game V Rising passes 1 million copies sold during its first week in Early Access

Swedish game developer Stunlock Studios has announced that V Rising, the open-world vampire survival game, has surpassed 1 million copies sold after its first week in Early Access.

The figure is up by over 500,000 since last week when it was announced the game had hit that particular number within three days of release.

Released through Steam Early Access on May 17, in the game you have the ability to play solo or co-op on official servers of up to 50 players. You can build your own castles or fight mighty foes in vampiric combat.

Coarse thread is an uncommon item in V Rising and is essential for crafting better armour. It can be found in various locations, so be sure to hover over yellow areas on the map to see if it can be found in the local area. It can also be dropped as loot, so let's take a look at where you can get coarse thread...
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V Rising sales hit over 1 million Steam copies in a week

It seems like vampire games are popular again, as developer Stunlock Games reports that V Rising sales have hit over one million copies on Steam. The survival game was only released on Steam early access a week ago, and its success has even taken Stunlock by surprise.

V Rising has proved an immediate hit on Steam, reaching a concurrent player count peak of over 46,000 players on its first day - a peak that the RPG game has more than tripled since according to SteamDB. Sales have been equally impressive, and Stunlock confirms that V Rising has crossed over a million Steam sales in a week - a fact that has taken even the team by surprise.

"I don't think anybody expected it to be quite this big," Stunlock community manager Jeremy Fielding told IGN before the game even hit the million mark. "A very small company with a brand new IP? It took a lot of people a long time to start to take notice."