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Greetings, Ravens!

The Passtech Games and Nacon teams are thrilled to announce the Nightmares Unleashed Update will be out on January 23rd!

This Major Free Update will be the first of Ravenswatch's post-launch cycle. You can learn more about Year 1 on our official Roadmap.

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[h2]Get ready for January 23rd[/h2]

[h3]THE NIGHTMARES ARE UNLEASHING![/h3]

• Improved Keys system
  
• Alternate Master Nightmares patterns
  
• New Mini-bosses
  
• New Activities and Map Events
  
• The Refugees
  
• And more!

The Nightmares Unleashed Update will be available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

More information in our Content Highlights post:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2071280/view/511819072878411875

[h2]Live Showcase and Q&A[/h2]

Bookmark our future Devstreams to watch the dev team play and showcase the Nightmares Unleashed Update. A live Q&A is also scheduled; get your questions ready!

Nightmares Unleashed Update Showcase:
📆 January 14
🕚 5 PM CET

Nightmares Unleashed Update live Q&A and Co-op:
📆 January 21
🕚 5 PM CET

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- The Passtech Team 🍉

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Greetings, everyone!

Buckle up! Today, we’re telling you EVERYTHING you need to know about the Nightmares Unleashed Update—or at least most of it.

This first Major Free Content update will be released in early 2025, focusing primarily on replayability. Check out the Content Highlights below for a sneak peek of what’s coming, but beware of spoilers!

[h2]Improving the Keys system[/h2]

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Ever since Early Access, the Keys system in Ravenswatch has been a hot topic in the community. Hard to locate, not shared among the group… In this update, we tried to address most of the feedback reported by the players (and more!) by changing a few fundamental things.

Slymane, Game designer at Passtech Games, reveals the thoughts and processes behind those changes in our latest video. It’s also giving a peek in action at some of the new upcoming content!

As part of this redesign, Keys are now revealed on the mini-map by Vision Towers and by walking close by.

[h2]Alternate Master Nightmares Patterns[/h2]

Master Nightmares are coming back stronger than ever in the Nightmares Unleashed Update. New boss patterns have been added to all three Master Nightmares. The goal was to create a surprise effect: each time you meet them, you will get a different combination of attacks.







More are to be discovered, and you must stay on your guard so you don’t get caught in the unleashing of the Master Nightmares!

[h2]New Mini-Bosses[/h2]

Two new Mini-bosses join Reverie, to your great misfortune.

In Storm Island, you’ll get to confront Abu Al Jaan, the ancestor of all the Jinns. Careful on whom he may possess...


And in the sewers of Avalon, you’ll have to face Melion, the servant knight of King Arthur transformed into a Werewolf by his mischievous wife. Melion will be accompanied by his loyal pack, so be careful not to get bitten!



[h2]New Activities and Map Events[/h2]

Our focus for this new Major Update was to expand your experience in all three Chapters available in Ravenswatch. We want each run to feel new and different, especially when travelling through Reverie.

We’ve made changes to existing activities, such as the Tumors, but we mostly added new events. Check them out:

[h3]Blood Rituals[/h3]

If you’ve watched our video at the beginning of this news, you already know what this new activity is about! Blood rituals have taken place in Reverie, and a new enemy guards their precious reward. Break the ritual by defeating the Summoner Cultists, and get your hands on two Keys for your next adventures.




[h3]Locked Chests[/h3]

Locked chests make their apparitions on the map, and will require a Key to open them. Inside? An item times two! What a way to facilitate your future Magical Object collections!


[h3]Sacrificial Idol[/h3]

The Sacrificial Idol is exactly what it looks like. Sacrifice a part of your health points to gain more flat Damage (DMG). Sounds a bit like Curse of the Dead Gods, uh?

[h3]Astral Shrines[/h3]



You’ve asked for more Stars of Fate? We deliver! This new mechanism will let you choose between 3 options:

• Vision of Fate (gain Stars of Fate / Rerolls)
  
• Vision of Renewal (relearn all of your Talents except starting one with chances of higher quality)
  
• Vision of Enlightment (upgrade two different randomly chosen Talents)

[h2]The Refugees[/h2]

Your path will no longer be shared only by humanoid pigs and strange creatures. Meet the Refugees, a small group of people asking for your help in the land of Reverie. Those misfortuned souls will prove to be a glimmer of hope in your journey, or a bad decision around the corner. Choose wisely when speaking to them!


With these new NPCs, we wanted to highlight the few last humans remaining in Reverie, and how they're trying to survive. They may become a great help if you choose to help them.

[h2]More, and off to 2025![/h2]

More things are coming with the Nightmares Unleashed Update! As usual, we’ll reveal it all in our future Devstreams and detailed patch notes, so stay tuned!

The Nightmares Unleashed Update is planned to launch in early 2025. We’re still polishing up some content and getting everything ready for a good and stable release.

For now, we’re off to a short winter break! The Passtech team wishes you a happy Holiday season with your loved ones. See you soon in 2025 for the beginning of a new Ravenswatch adventure with us! We cannot wait.

- The Passtech Team 🍉

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Greetings, Ravens!

We're pushing a small patch on all platforms today to fix some reported crashes and issues since the game's launch on consoles. Check the patch note below for the list of changes.

[h2]Patch Note 1.0.07[/h2]

[h3]Fixed crashes:[/h3]

• Occurring when using Beowulf's Fireball talent during the Epilogue fight
  
• Occurring during the unloading of a run (when finishing a game)
  
• Occurring at the launch of the game on consoles

[h2]Post-launch Roadmap[/h2]



[h2]Our Latest News[/h2]

December Community Spotlight, to see what the community has been up to:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2071280/announcements/detail/521951078763201283?snr=2___

Announcing our first Hero DLC, which will be free and features two co-op Heroes:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2071280/announcements/detail/4465977636998349630?snr=2___

- The Passtech Team 🍉

[h2]Social Channels[/h2]

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Greetings, Ravens!

While everybody’s waiting for more news about our next Major update, we’d like to take a moment to look at what the community has been up to. We’re always grateful to see new videos from players and fan art, and we love to share them with a broader audience when we get the chance.

To give you some visibility on what's coming next week, patch and news-wise:

• A patch to fix reported crashes is in the works and should released sometime next week, if everything goes according to plan
  
• A detailed overview of the new content of the Nightmares Unleashed Update will be posted here

But now let's make room for the December Community Spotlight!

[h2]News from Reverie[/h2]

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We’ve just released a new episode of “News from Reverie”, the perfect spot to learn about the latest Ravenswatch news and community report.

In this episode:

• We discuss the Consoles release and show you how we celebrated at Passtech!
  
• We talk about our next Hero DLC, which will be free!
  
• We take a look at what happened in the community last month;
  
• And finally, we’re talking about our next video, which will showcase an important part of the Nightmares Unleashed Update

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when we upload a new video.

[h2]Community Creations[/h2]

[h3]Fan Arts[/h3]

@SureJanel

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@MorganFromJovial

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@Nightmastr

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@Muwu

[h3]Videos[/h3]

At Passtech, we love watching community videos. It’s a great way of seeing what could be improved, what works well, and how players find fresh and amazing ways of playing Ravenswatch.

Here are our top picks for this Community Spotlight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZi7IPaRhTU&
A quick and efficient Beginner’s Guide, made by @Positive4ce in collaboration with Passtech Games! It’s perfect if you’ve just jumped into the game recently and want to learn tips from an advanced player.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_szNNxU026U
An incredible Nightmare run by @Tree Onion, full of Negative modifiers and majestic dashes. It’s really entertaining to watch and well-executed throughout.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW0KzZ4JuK8&
Math is mathing in @Febr33ze’s video! A gripping deep dive on how damage is calculated in a run, and the specificity of Multiplicative and Additive bonuses. It brings up interesting points, and food for thought!

[h2]Community Corner[/h2]

[h3]Are you going to add a textual chat?[/h3]

We're looking into this possibility, yes. We'll have to see how we implement it from a technical point of view, as Ravenswatch can be played with a controller or a keyboard/mouse setup. Then, other questions need to be answered: moderation, reporting, and consoles. We know that voice chat is not the preferred method of communication between strangers, so we're interested in alternative means of doing so.

[h3]I want to play with other players, but I don't want to use matchmaking. Where can I go?[/h3]

Our Discord server has proven to be a good place to meet new people and play with other Ravenswatch aficionados. You'll always find teammates over there, and voice channels are available to connect together as well as textual chats. Join the community on Discord!

That's it for today! As mentioned above, we'll see you next week for an extensive look at the Nightmares Unleashed Update.

- The Passtech Team 🍉

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