Rotwood News

Hey everybody!

Before we get to our first proper content update we have two more important "Launch Feedback" updates planned. We have one update coming next week and another will follow shortly behind that.

The first update addresses two things we want to improve:

• We want to reward player creativity, but currently that creativity is restricted by your equipment's Attack and Defense values. Early game gear becomes obsolete too quickly, and players cannot take their favourite equipment along with them.
• Previous changes to make upgrading simpler removed some of the aspirational loot collecting that many players enjoy.

Coming Next Week
To help address these, we will be adding the ability to upgrade equipment even further than their natural levels, by collecting Ingots. Through these Ingots, you will be able to upgrade the stats of your equipment so you can continue using your Yammo's Noggin-Padder well into the higher Frenzies of The Molded Grave for those heavily boosted Focus damage Cannon blasts. This new upgrade system will apply to all equipment going forward.

This will naturally include a few balance changes to account for the fact that all equipment will be viable at end-game, with a focus on maintaining fun and variety.

We know that Ingots will not yet fully satisfy the loot-chasing desires of our players (or ourselves!) so know that we continue to think deeply about the different roles that different types of loot will play in Rotwood as we progress through Early Access.

Lastly, we will also be including a few Quality of Life upgrades: for example, the ability to check the status of your Masteries during a run.


Thank you for playing, and thank you for your feedback!
 

[h2]Additions[/h2]

• Added a new marker to Toot for when you have a mastery to hand in
  

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• When placing decor in the town, the game will now automatically save every 10 seconds
  
• When playing single player, the "All Zuccos" encounter in the Great Rotwood Forest will now spawn in two waves instead of one
  
• Upgrading starter equipment now costs the same as upgrading equipment bought in the market
  
• [h4]Imbued Ribbat[/h4]
  
  • The lick attack no longer applies Confuse
    

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where enemies would stand in poison pools until they died
  
• Fixed a bug where poison could become permanent
  
• Fixed some particle effects not facing the correct direction
  
• The NPC Spawn rooms in The Molded Grove are no longer completely empty
  
• Powers should no longer land in acid tiles when playing in The Molded Grove
  
• Fixed a visual issue where sometimes Amphibee hair would appear to be hovering above the player's head
  
• Fixed a bug where Wind Up could be stuck on forever if you somehow managed to do more than 5 attacks without it activating
  
• Fixed being unable to save if your windows username starts with a period
  
• Fixed an issue where incorrect values could be shown when upgrading equipment
  
• Fixed a bug when trying to recall a striker during a roll
  
• Fixed a bug where you could be given multiple heartstones at the end of a hunt
  
• Various crash fixes for issues we have seen reported
  

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• If you quick-join and then quit a lobby, you are now less likely to join that lobby in the future
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where your region was not being taken into account when quick-joining a match
  
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to enter the developer editing mode in the town
  
• Various crash fixes for issues we have seen reported
  

[h2]Additions[/h2]

• The Armoury and Weapon Rack screens now show you the equipment that you don't own, but is available to purchase within the biomes that you have unlocked
  
• Added a warning screen that displays when you are almost out of storage space, and may have trouble saving the game
  

[h2]Changes[/h2]

• Increased the quality of the Basic Headband
  
• Combat encounters in Blisterbane Bog now favour spawning either Mothballs or Mossquitos, instead of large swarms of both.
  
• Reduced the number of Snortoise that spawn in the all-Snortoise encounter
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed being unable to complete the Cannon Quick Rise mastery
  
• Fixed some masteries giving out old loot
  
• Fixed an issue where the Belle of the Ball used the wrong materials to upgrade
  
• Fixed a bug where Swarm could die out of bounds
  
• Fixed an issue where too many Bulbugs would spawn in some situations
  
• Fixed an issue where the entire combat field could become covered in poison pools
  
• Various crashfixes for issues we have seen reported
  

[h2]Changes[/h2]
[h3]Loot System[/h3]

• Streamlined the loot system so that you are more likely to get the loot that you are looking for.
  
  • Each dungeon now has two loot types plus a boss loot.
    
  • The loot players have earned are auto-converted to the new system.
    

[h3]Armour[/h3]

• Increased the baseline quality and stats of the Gnarlic, Mothball and Gloop armour sets to make them more viable for players