Grimlord News

Dear Lords of the Monastery:
The Pumpkin Lord quest for the 2023 Halloween Challenge is officially over. Rewards earned will be kept in your character inventory permanently. Also, by this update, the rewards of the Pumpkin quest will be cross-shared with any other characters you might create in the future.

[h2]The specifics:[/h2]

[h3]New content:[/h3]
1. The equipment and items earned from the Halloween Challenge can be obtained by newly created characters. You can find them in the Blacksmith's board and armor scrolls.
2. The Pumpkin Lord quest line will be removed.

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]
3. Fixed the issue where the BOSS may get stuck during battle.
4. Fixed the issue where the enemy is suspended in the air after grabbing them then rotate your head.
5. Fixed the hand glitch caused by certain doors.
6. Fixed the abnormal vibrating glitch caused by low HP
7. Optimize the hand so it no longer twitches when taking out items from the slots.

Dear Fellow Adventurers:

Over the past few weeks, we've been working on creating exciting new content. While players can't experience it just now, we assure you it will be epic. This week, we completed certain crucial foundational tweaks, addressing long-standing issues with the game's overall handling. The constraints on weapons and hands are now more stable than before. We've also optimised the effects of humanoid enemies being hit, ensuring they no longer stand stiffly when being attacked. We hope these improvements provide you with a more compelling combat experience.

Additionally, we've addressed some issues with spells, enhancing the damage caused by most magic attacks. Here are the list of specifics.

[h3]New Additions:[/h3]

1. Climbing support - Players can now grab onto and climb the edge of wooden surfaces to reach different areas.
   
   
   
   
2. Added Hand Calibration to the setting menu - Players can adjust the relative angle of hands, weapons, and controllers to accommodate different VR headsets and controllers. The grip constraints on the player's hands were reworked for increased stability.
   
   
   
   
3. The grip constraints on the player's hands were reworked for increased stability.
   
   
4. Added a head-turning mechanism, making it easier for players to draw weapons from the left side holster with their right hand.
   

[h3]Balance:[/h3]

1. Increased the base damage of level 1 Fire Gem from 28 to 30.
   
2. Increased the base damage of level 1 Ice Gem from 28 to 30.
   
3. Increased the base damage of level 1 Thunder Gem from 28 to 30.
   
4. Increased the base damage of the Pumpkin gem from 20 to 32.
   
5. Optimized physical effects when humanoid enemies are attacked.
   

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]
1.Fixed the issue causing wrong damage from the lightning spell.
2.Fixed the issue where the Pumpkin gem spell wasn't dealing damage to certain bosses.
3.Fixed the issue where the Exiled Mage’s tutorial getting stuck.

Thank you for your continued support and patience as we strive to polish our game to become your ultimate gaming experience. We look forward to your feedback on all aspects of this update!

Dear Adventurers,

We hope this letter finds you immersed in the thrilling gaming world, where the realms of fantasy and adventure come to life. Today, we reach out with excitement and gratitude, seeking your support for something extraordinary – a nomination for Grimlord in the prestigious Steam Awards 2023.

It's an epic journey into a dark, enchanting universe that has captivated VR community. As we approach the Steam Awards, we believe Grimlord deserves to stand among the best, and we're counting on your support to make it happen.

We looked back at the Grimlord development history. It amazed us how far the title has come. We have packaged 1200 builds since 2022. Here are some moments along our journey improving the gameplay with our fantastic community.


Sincerely,
Metalcat Interactive

Dear Lords of the Monastery,

Halloween is upon us again, and the despicable Pumpkin Lord has returned. This time, he’s not battling us alone, this time, he was possessed by a very essential entity in Chapter 2. You can start this quest from the Exiled Mage after completing the teleportation tutorial

Defeat him! Shatter his souls! Take his belongings!


Note on the Pumpkin Lord, written by the Exiled Mage:
The Pumpkin Lord is on the prowl again, it’s unfortunate that I must introduce him under these circumstances.
Decades ago, back when we both studied under the supreme warlock, the Pumpkin Lord was known as Sir Sandialos of SorrowVille.
He's talented, I remembered clearly he mastered every advanced spell while the rest of us were struggling to cast a simple illumination. But he was also prejudiced, always picked on pupils from minor houses, breaking their wands and staves just because he “despise lesser instruments ”.
A shame that even in death, he refused to rest, and kept coming back with vile and mischievous intentions. Now, he's a reanimated corpse housing two spirits, one is the man I had the displeasure of knowing, the other, is a grudgeful young soul taken from this world too early and seeking to “get even” with the man in the wheelchair.
But it’s better if we resolve this Pumpkin Lord and angry spirit situation ourselves, not burdening his mind.



[h2]List of Changes[/h2]


[h3]New content:[/h3]

1. Added Halloween Challenge quest line.
   
   
   
2. Added new clothes, Halloween special garment, which can be obtained by completing the Halloween tasks.
   
   
   
3. Added change of clothes storage, you can take out the clothes you want to wear by using a new scroll.
   
   
   
4. Added more animations of human enemies. When you perform a powerful attack, they will stagger.
   
   
   
5. We have also made certain optimizations to improve game experience. We solved the compatibility issues of the LIV plug-in, but due to UE engine compability reasons, manual configuration is required most of the time.
   

[h3]Optimizations and Fix:[/h3]

1. Optimized poise reduction on human enemies.
   
2. Optimized weapon stability when turning around.
   
3. Optimized the physics and trajectory of health potion and black powder grenade throws.
   
4. Optimized human enemy animations.
   
5. Fixed the issue of lightning magic won’t hit the boss correctly
   

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[h3]The essence of shattered souls were concentrated into these scarlet shards, echoing memories of past glories.[/h3]

[h3]Fellow Adventurers:[/h3]
we finally sorted out our program and made progress on clean coding, which is very important for future chapter updates as well as MOD support. It took longer than we expected but we never stopped keeping polishing the experience. Now there’s a Crystal Shard in each boss area, you can shatter it to re-challenge the boss. More importantly, we have improved the game by listening to our community suggestions.
Chapter 2 is in development! We are eager to share more about it here in the following months.
In the v0.4.3 we also implemented multiple languages. Hopefully it will make improve your gameplay experience while reading your own character and words. We are a small team, and welcome your support on localizations.

[h3]New Features [/h3]

1. Re-challengeable Boss fights. Now we can rechallenge bosses by using the essence stone.
   
   
   
2. Press Left Stick for sprinting (can be changed by controlling the stick)
   
   
   
3. Sprinting accumulate your balance bar, which could be restored when you stop. When your balance bar is higher than 80%, you can’t sprint.
   
   
4. Added skippable dialog. When talking to an NPC you can hold down Trigger to quickly skip through current dialog.
   
   
   
5. UI size and distance adjustment.
   
   
   
6. Boss health bar display: 1. Immersion mode (no display) 2. Fixed mode (shown above camera) 3. Hover mode (over boss head)
   
   
   
7. French， Spanish and Korean are added,
   

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

1. Readjusted gore effect, significantly reducing the performance burden when you hit an enemy.
   
2. Readjusted the piercing damage on certain enemies’ weak points
   
3. Fixed a rare issue causing Black Knight’s freeze
   
4. Fixed an issue causing sluggish hand movements, increasing hand tracking sensitivity
   
5. Fixed an issue causing extremely low attacking attempt of humanoid enemies AI
   
6. Readjusted some weapon handles’ model to fit better with hand models.
   
7. Fixed an issue causing game crash when using teleportation
   
8. Fixed an issue causing display errors on the teleportation wheel
   
9. Fixed an issue causing NPC quest mark displaying errors