1.12 - Burial Ground Rewards, Polish, Balance & Bugfixes
Withering Rooms 1.12 (2023-8-13)
New Features
In the Burial Ground, you can now turn in your "blemished" bestiary pages earned while defeating new monsters while holding the Burdened Book for a series of new item rewards:
- Closed Gaze Ring (Curious Ring)
- Cat Ears (Light Headwear)
- Rust Cloak (Light Outfit)
- Cursed Armor (Heavy Outfit)
- Cursed Helmet (Heavy Headwear)
- Moonless Formless Ring (Curious Ring)
- "Drink Me" Potion (Tool)
- "Eat Me" Cake (Tool)
Significant Polish
* The game has a new audio mix with mastered music, ambience and vocals. Overly harsh or loud sounds should be reigned in by a new mixing setup with additional compression. This is still in progress. Please press / to report sounds that are too loud or quiet on your setup.
* Quest display has been overhauled to include a small picture. Many additional quests have been added to help guide and remind the player of what needs to be done.
Polish
* Due to asset optimization, the game install size has been reduced by ~800mb
* A Target 30 FPS graphics option now exists on Steam Deck(off by default) to conserve battery
* Improved arm tracking for gun toting enemies such as Graverider or Valley Zombies
* All Hagsacks now have a unique icon
* The appearance of the Mourning Veil and Christmas Ghost Robe have been improved
* Clowns now use a Yorkshire dialect
* The Little Wretch now has improved animation and behavior, such as running away after being hit
* Blackett House has proper sounds now, including muffled screams and laughter
Balance
* Shields push combatants away on block and hitting a shield results in extra pushback, helping keep foes separated when blocking
* Nightingale is no longer affected by hit pushback while rolling, making it easier to roll past enemies
* The Bloody Bell is no longer a left hand item, and scales with spell damage
* Enchanted Candlestick and Bloody Bell are now upgradeable
* Valley Zombies are more likely to fire their guns
* Damage of Mad Witch & Cursed Armor decreased
* Health of Mad Witch decreased
* Damage & health of Chapter 4 bosses increased
* Aborted Experiments have been slowed down
Bug Fixes
* Fix periodic crashes introduced in 1.11 while "Noise Effect" is enabled
* Fix followers such as the Doll having trouble entering the room where the player is
* Fix instances of odd collision introduced in 1.11
* Fix Spell Toll not being charged properly
* Fix some Guardian Chests not opening even after all nearby monsters dead
* Fix the Church Basement metal door being enterable when power is off
* Night Mother Doll not blocking many types of damage fixed
* Fixed significant stat display inaccuracies for resistance and damage
* Fix Spirit Form not affecting default clothes
* Several typos have been fixed
* Fix the Cloaked Ghoul's lights being visible inside the wardrobe when hiding on Very high graphics level
* Fix greying of the skin due to cursedness not affecting freshly equipped outfits
* Fixed some rare instances of important furniture not spawning
New Features
In the Burial Ground, you can now turn in your "blemished" bestiary pages earned while defeating new monsters while holding the Burdened Book for a series of new item rewards:
- Closed Gaze Ring (Curious Ring)
- Cat Ears (Light Headwear)
- Rust Cloak (Light Outfit)
- Cursed Armor (Heavy Outfit)
- Cursed Helmet (Heavy Headwear)
- Moonless Formless Ring (Curious Ring)
- "Drink Me" Potion (Tool)
- "Eat Me" Cake (Tool)
Significant Polish
* The game has a new audio mix with mastered music, ambience and vocals. Overly harsh or loud sounds should be reigned in by a new mixing setup with additional compression. This is still in progress. Please press / to report sounds that are too loud or quiet on your setup.
* Quest display has been overhauled to include a small picture. Many additional quests have been added to help guide and remind the player of what needs to be done.
Polish
* Due to asset optimization, the game install size has been reduced by ~800mb
* A Target 30 FPS graphics option now exists on Steam Deck(off by default) to conserve battery
* Improved arm tracking for gun toting enemies such as Graverider or Valley Zombies
* All Hagsacks now have a unique icon
* The appearance of the Mourning Veil and Christmas Ghost Robe have been improved
* Clowns now use a Yorkshire dialect
* The Little Wretch now has improved animation and behavior, such as running away after being hit
* Blackett House has proper sounds now, including muffled screams and laughter
Balance
* Shields push combatants away on block and hitting a shield results in extra pushback, helping keep foes separated when blocking
* Nightingale is no longer affected by hit pushback while rolling, making it easier to roll past enemies
* The Bloody Bell is no longer a left hand item, and scales with spell damage
* Enchanted Candlestick and Bloody Bell are now upgradeable
* Valley Zombies are more likely to fire their guns
* Damage of Mad Witch & Cursed Armor decreased
* Health of Mad Witch decreased
* Damage & health of Chapter 4 bosses increased
* Aborted Experiments have been slowed down
Bug Fixes
* Fix periodic crashes introduced in 1.11 while "Noise Effect" is enabled
* Fix followers such as the Doll having trouble entering the room where the player is
* Fix instances of odd collision introduced in 1.11
* Fix Spell Toll not being charged properly
* Fix some Guardian Chests not opening even after all nearby monsters dead
* Fix the Church Basement metal door being enterable when power is off
* Night Mother Doll not blocking many types of damage fixed
* Fixed significant stat display inaccuracies for resistance and damage
* Fix Spirit Form not affecting default clothes
* Several typos have been fixed
* Fix the Cloaked Ghoul's lights being visible inside the wardrobe when hiding on Very high graphics level
* Fix greying of the skin due to cursedness not affecting freshly equipped outfits
* Fixed some rare instances of important furniture not spawning