Dawn of Defiance News

[p]We have additional bugfixes for you following our Desert Reign update last Friday! If you have experienced any of the following, please update and let us know if you continue to have problems.[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where some players could not properly create a new character, resulting in skills being reset[/p]
  • [p]We've identified Join-By-Presence as a cause for the above issue. With our team going on holiday leave soon, we’re disabling “join by presence” temporarily until we have time to fully resolve all instances.[/p]
  • [p]You can expect Join-By-Presence to return sometime after the holiday.[/p]
  • [p]Some skill-resetting issues may persist. For now, please join multiplayer sessions through the in-game "Join Game" tab to ensure you are prompted by the character creator. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Seriph’s shield bubble could trap players[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where some players experienced increased Stamina drain when Gliding[/p]
  • [p]We’ll be fixing the issue if players are using the Ruleset “Grant All Abilities”. For now, disabling the ruleset will fix the issue if players have gained abilities through progression as well.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Poseidon' Trident recipe required the incorrect legendary core[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue preventing Building Mastery IV from being completed[/p]

[p]Yesterday, we also added our local character save data to the steam cloud paths which should have addressed some other issues causing skills to be reset, so long as you have Steam Cloud enabled, particularly if you are using GeForce Now.[/p][p]We are also investigating crashes related to unlocked compendium entries for clients, but we cannot confirm at this time it is completely fixed.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you![/p]

[p]Thank you to everyone who has joined us for Desert Reign today![/p][p]We hope you are enjoying the new content. We are pushing this hotfix to address bugs players have experienced this evening. Fixes include:[/p]

• [p]Clients encountering bugs entering and exiting raids[/p]
• [p]Aphrodite's Stillblade can no longer stun bosses[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with female animations equipping repair kits[/p]

[p]We'll continue to monitor players' responses and reports! Until the next one, have a wonderful weekend in the Ancient Desert![/p]

[p]Our second major update Desert Reign is now live! Today, either start a new journey or continue your current odyssey into the Ancient Desert! Nyx guides you to the Temple of Poseidon, but to uncover more answers to the missing Olympians, you’ll need to first survive the desert heat, complete the labors of Artemis, Aphrodite, and Demeter, and then challenge Poseidon’s most loyal guardians![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]For players with existing saves! You will be prompted by the character creator before choosing your world save. After creating your Spartan, you’ll then be able to play them in any new or existing world; however, the skills of your new character will have reset to 0. This is because we’ve reworked the skill system and have also tied them to the individual characters. Going forward, when moving between worlds, your character will take their skills with them. [/p][p][/p][h3]New Bundle![/h3][p]Alongside our exciting Desert Reign release, we’re bundled with Voyagers of Nera for an extra 10% discount. If you love the myth, ruins, and monsters of Dawn of Defiance, we think you’ll like their game too! Consider grabbing both games at a perfect time to play our Desert Reign update and Voyagers of Nera’s winter update which is on its way next week! [/p][p][/p][p]Now before you go forth into danger on the Crossroads, here’s a rundown of our update’s best features, followed by a more thorough changelist. We will keep the bottom of this page up-to-date with known issues to the best of our ability throughout next week. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Features[/h2][p][/p][p]CREATE YOUR ANTI-HERO[/p][p]Give your Spartan personality with our new character creator, featuring the long-awaited female player model and dozens of characterization options, from hairstyles, face shapes, to makeup and more. [/p][p]DEFEAT THE CHAMPIONS[/p][p]Within the Temple of Poseidon, master the aqueducts, navigate the labyrinth, and challenge the greatest of his champions: the Ironwake golems, Queen Nyssara, and the minotaur Taurok, the Crownbreaker. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]WIELD THE TRIDENT[/p][p]Through this raid, earn powerful new rewards including the legendary Spirit Bow of Artemis, the Stillblade of Aphrodite, and the newly improved Trident of Poseidon, in addition to two new armor sets and three unique-tier weapons. [/p][p]SURVIVE THE DESERT[/p][p]With the overhaul of the Ancient Desert, prepare to face the devastating heat as you take on nine new shrine quests in the name of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Demeter to unlock the gates of Poseidon's Temple.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]CONTROL THE WEATHER[/p][p]Call upon the power of Demeter with the Kythera, a new facility granting you the ability to control the weather in the Mediterranean, plus a new, dedicated facility to craft inlays: the Arcanist bench. [/p][p]EXPAND YOUR SKILLS[/p][p]Desert Reign increases the skill cap to level 25, adding new level 10 and level 25 skill perks, plus the ability to raise your skill in Dash, Downward Strike, Fishing, and the new Legendary skill which lets you maximize the potential of your strongest items![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Changelist[/h2][p][/p][h3]New Content[/h3]

• [p]Expansion of the Ancient Desert[/p]
• [p]New Raid “Fallen Royalty,” including[/p]
  • [p]3 New boss fights[/p]
  • [p]New raid zone, the Temple of Poseidon[/p]
  • [p]New puzzles[/p]
• [p]Character Creator[/p]
• [p]Female Character[/p]
• [p]Demeter’s Kythera, weather facility[/p]
• [p]Arcanist Bench facility[/p]
  • [p]Plus new, lesser inlay shards[/p]
• [p]Biome Hazard mechanics[/p]
  • [p]Cold Effects in the Dark Forest[/p]
  • [p]Heat Effects in the Ancient Desert[/p]
  • [p]Biome Hazard mitigation[/p]
• [p]New Legendary Weapons[/p]
  • [p]Aphrodite’s Stillblade[/p]
  • [p]Poseidon’s Trident[/p]
  • [p]Artemis' Spirit Bow[/p]
• [p]New Unique Weapons[/p]
  • [p]the Ironwake shield[/p]
  • [p]the Crownbreaker mace[/p]
  • [p]the Eternal Verdict bow, plus Inversion & Statis Arrows[/p]
• [p]Two new armor sets[/p]
  • [p]Primus gear[/p]
  • [p]Signifier gear[/p]
• [p]New Merchant and Quest-giver, Jason[/p]
• [p]New Resource & Items[/p]
  • [p]Quartz[/p]
  • [p]Lotus Flowers[/p]
  • [p]Infernal Embers[/p]
• [p]New Fauna, the Crocodile[/p]
• [p]Quests[/p]
  • [p]9 New shrine quests, 3 each for:[/p]
    • [p]Artemis[/p]
    • [p]Aphrodite[/p]
    • [p]Demeter[/p]
  • [p]Repeatable & daily quests[/p]
• [p]New Decor[/p]
  • [p]Two new beds[/p]
  • [p]Two Ottomans[/p]
  • [p]New Roman Braziers[/p]
• [p]Skill Level cap increased[/p]
  • [p]New Level 10 perks[/p]
  • [p]New level 25 perks[/p]
• [p]4 New skills to earn[/p]
  • [p]Downward strike[/p]
  • [p]Fishing[/p]
  • [p]Dash[/p]
  • [p]Legendary
    [/p]

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Increased Pomegranate resource locations[/p]
• [p]Shields no longer block enemy's entire body. You can aim for feet and legs when shield is raised.[/p]
• [p]Bracers now affect unarmed combat[/p]
• [p]New Art, Charcoal Kiln[/p]
• [p]New Art, Improved enemy camps[/p]
• [p]Quests redistributed between Jason & Aeacus[/p]
• [p]Aeacus sells more items[/p]
• [p]Supplementary lore[/p]
  • [p]Lore tablets[/p]
  • [p]Prologue VO[/p]
• [p]Optimization[/p]
  • [p]Gameplay Cues[/p]
  • [p]Damage/Combat numbers[/p]
• [p]Raid Optimization[/p]
• [p]Inlay changes[/p]
  • [p]Including equipment slots - Forged items now have two inlay slots, while Unique items only get one (see below)[/p]
• [p]Unique equipment changes - Unique items have had new buffs added to them (hence the single inlay slot)[/p]
  • [p]Current “Sisters of the Deep” Unique items and “Desert Reign” Unique items have the same buffs, but expect changes in the future.[/p]
• [p]Changes to the Bronze Ingot recipe[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Players can no longer place Town Center in the Crossroads Portal[/p]
• [p]Show Controls Input works on every character blade tab[/p]
• [p]Turning 180 no longer breaks Sprint[/p]
• [p]Soldier heads less likely to disconnect on death[/p]
• [p]Some Z-fighting issues fixed with buildable items[/p]
• [p]Golden Bow VFX stay on when switching weapons[/p]
• [p]Fixed Hephaestus' Shrine of Soot run-off text[/p]
• [p]Fixed Fishing pole stats overlapping window[/p]
• [p]Hephaestus forge now blocks foliage[/p]
• [p]Added increased damage to Heavy/Sprint unarmed attacks[/p]
• [p]Fixed buildables staying on cursor after switching from hammer[/p]
• [p]Fixed bear kills counting more than once[/p]
• [p]Fixed Golden Bow’s shots not counting towards wrath unless bow is fully drawn[/p]
• [p]Fixed “Add Stacks” pulling non-stackable items[/p]
• [p]Fixed players losing access to radial wheels if they rebind \[F][/p]
• [p]Fixed Solarium staggering ranged attacks[/p]
• [p]Various world fixes[/p]
• [p]Audio fixes[/p]
  • [p]Strange SFX on game exit[/p]
  • [p]Bears making boar sounds[/p]

[h3]Known Issues[/h3][p]We will continue to monitor the game over the next week and record common issues to advise other players. For now, here's a few things we're still working on! [/p][p][/p]

• [p]As of December 15th, we're tracking a few players who appear to have their character information blanking on a relaunch of the game. If you are rejoining a world, and appear to have retained your inventory and spawn in the correct location, but your character is "blank," and skills have reset to 0, could you please help our developers track down this issue by sending us your latest log file through:
  
  Discord: https://discord.gg/dV6s7CHHZj[/p][p]Our email: [email protected]).
  
  If you want more info about this issue or where to find you log file, please go here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2059530/discussions/0/705506553887834467/[/p]
• [p]We're still improving our portal system. Bugs may occur when teleporting.[/p]

[h3]The countdown begins![/h3][p]Dawn of Defiance "Desert Reign" is coming to you December 12th, this Friday![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]To seek answers to the missing Olympians, you must journey into the Ancient Desert, overcome the devastating heat, and complete the labors of Artemis, Aphrodite, and Demeter to unlock Poseidon's Temple, but be warned! In his absence, his most loyal champions continue to guard his palatial oasis... Get ready for a new raid, new fights, new gear, character creator, and more![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]We're On Sale![/h3][p]To coincide with this news today, we will be featured in Four Is A Party with a 35% Discount! [/p][p]As part of this event, we reworked our Taurok teaser to include the female player model, so if you want a first look at your newest Spartan in action, check it out:[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]We'll have a new "Desert Reign" trailer and feature list for you on December 12th![/p][p]See you then![/p]

[p]We hope all our players who celebrate Thanksgiving had a wonderful weekend! And everyone else, we hope your weekend was at least pretty good ;) We'll use the season (and any season, honestly) to say thank you to everyone following and supporting our journey in Early Access![/p][p]Now December is already here! And to celebrate the end of 2025, we have some exciting news![/p][p]Please welcome...[/p][h2]Our new publisher
Fireshine Games![/h2][p]
Fireshine Games has worked with other indie, open-world survival crafts like Core Keeper and Len's Island, among other titles, so we're really excited to have their experienced team to support us to our 1.0 release and beyond![/p][p]Now what does this mean for Dawn of Defiance? Our partnership is unlikely to have a huge effect on our roadmap features or our vision for the game, but our update cadence might change a tad bit as we take advice from their team on how to roll out improvements with better coverage and optimization! As always, we'll keep you informed of any changes. [/p][p]We ultimately hope the additional hands and eyes in QA, production, and marketing will mean more polished updates reaching even more players! Consider following them on their socials to get additional Dawn of Defiance updates (Twitter, Bluesky, TikTok).[/p][p]Lastly, we've partnered with them just in time to share our Desert Reign update this month! Yes, Desert Reign is coming very soon! This time, the update will drop only a couple days after its official date announcement, so please continue to stay tuned. Talk again soon![/p]