Gameplay Patch 6 (4/30/2023)

While working on the Ship Events update, we found some pretty major crash fixes and bugs that we wanted to push to live. Since we were going to push some fixes to live, we figured we'd just ship a full on balance patch.

Noticeable adjustments this update include:
-Fixing the crash that sometimes occurs when you have both Amberblight and Expiate on the same enemy
-Buffing a bunch of Bosses :)
-Reworking Bola

Again, this is likely our last large-scale balance update until the Ship Event update unless something major pops up. We'll be devoting most of our time towards new content updates from now on.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed issue where enemies with Expiate/Amberblight applied to them sometimes crashed the game when they used a friendly skill
  
• Fixed issue where old provision icon was used in the Camping Tutorial Popup
  
• Fixed issue where an inaccurate positive quirk removal cost was shown in the Clinic Tutorial Popup
  
• Updated some help menu pop-up tooltips that were outdated
  
• Updated the First Mate's Provision sprite to make Reflex Serum's Price more readable
  
• Adjusted Sprites offsets for Antiquarian/Occultist/Veiled Mystical skills so their sprites are spaced a little further away from enemies
  
• Made more internal adjustments to Shovel Bash in a futile attempt to fix the crash it causes (requires testing)
  
• Made some internal adjustments to Cactonid Alraune's animations to help prevent crashes when loading into her quest
  
• Fixed issue where Levantine Enchantress healed 100 stress when you encountered her. I have no clue how this wasn't ever reported
  
• Fixed issue where Levantine Janissary's "Keep Them Busy" didn't respect summon limits for individual enemies
• Fixed issue where Levantine Appraiser's "Blinding Powder" didn't apply Stress
  
• Fixed issue where Otekh counted as an Apprentice level enemy on Vet/Champ for trinkets and ADoTs
  
• Fixed issue where using Cleansing Salt on Legion Decapitations showed as a negative interaction despite it being positive
  
• Fixed issue where "Rotten To the Core" didn't apply Amberblight if used in a Hunting Pack
  
• Fixed issue where Troglodyte Slinger's "Sickening Spew" Blight Chance didn't increase with difficulty
  
• Fixed issue where Ghoul Miser's head was clipping over the chest it holds
  
• Fixed issue where Wildlander Hellion's "Fearsome YAWP!" Debuff chance on Prep round didn't scale with difficulty
  
• Fixed issue where Wildlander Reavers were guaranteed to target marked heroes with with "Flying Guillotine"
  
• Fixed issue where Wildlander Raptors were guaranteed to target marked heroes with "Iron Grasp"
  
• Fixed issue where Plated Snails didn't have a "Wildlife" typing
  
• Fixed issue where Sand Charmer wasn't guaranteed to use "Charming Melody" when only one of his summons were still alive
  
• Fixed more typos :)
  

[h2]Changes[/h2]
[h3]Hero Changes[/h3]

• Abomination's "Beast's Bile" PROT Debuff scaling has been increased to 10/12/15/17/20%
  
• Abomination's "Absolution" Stresshealing has been nerfed to 7/8/9/10/11, but now Clears Horror
  
• Arbalest's "Bola" has been reworked and now looks like this:
  
• Flagellant's "Redeem" % Max HP healing on both himself and his target has been increased in earlier levels to 30/32/35/37/40% (higher amount earlier, but less scaling, so it's the same strength at level 5)
  
• Judicator's Bleed Resist has been lowered to 30% base, but her Stun Resist has been increased to 40% base
  
• Musketeer's "Stock Strike" base CRT has been reduced to 4/5/6/7/8%
  
• Musketeer's "Stock Strike" SPD buff has been nerfed to +6/7/8/9/10
  

[h3]Boss Changes[/h3]
Several bosses are underperforming. Some more than others.
Warhawk likely requires some more extensive changes to her fight overall, but it's not quite in scope for us to completely rework her any time soon.

• Levantine Janissary:
  -Accuracy on all of his attacks and his Riposte has been increased by 3
• Wildlander Warhawk:
  -Now has 35% PROT
• Greater Wurm:
  -The Maw Opens is now a free action that occurs if the Wurm Tongue is not alive at the start of a round
  -Wurm Tongue is now immune to Stun
• Cactonid Alraune:
  -The time between using "Looking for Love" and "Matchmaker" has been decreased to 1 tn (she uses Looking for Love, uses another attack, and then uses Matchmaker)
• Nucleic Core:
  -All Thicket Segments and the Core itself have had their Bleed Resist increased by 10% and Debuff/Mark Resist increased by 5%
  -"Take Root" now targets two random heroes

[h3]Monster Changes[/h3]
Certain values displayed in apprentice/veteran/champion format

• Cactonid Arcanoid's Debuff/Mark Resist has been nerfed to 30/55/80%
  
• Cactonid Hemophyll's Debuff/Mark Resist has been nerfed to 30/55/80%
  
• Cactonid Supterpath's Debuff/Mark Resist has been nerfed to 30/55/80%
  
• Ghoul Mother now drops her special trinkets from quest rewards. (Will need to pass a week for this to take effect)
  
• Ghoul Mother's "Undead Dissonance" no longer lowers Torch and now clears Stealth
  
• Ghoul Mother's "Ear-Splitting Wail" now lowers Torch
  
• Oblivion Buzzer's SPD has been increased to 9/11/13
  
• Oblivion Buzzer no longer buffs DMG vs Marked and SPD on its attacks
  
• Oblivion Buzzer no longer uses "Mandibles" if there are no marked targets
  
• Carrion Hive's Pheromones buffs have changed to +15/20/25% DMG, +5/7/10 DODGE
  
• Carrion Hive's Pheromones buffs now Cures the party's Bleed/Blight/Debuffs/Marks/Stuns
  
• Maggots, Plated Snails, and Spiders have found the Exposed Interior's climate too arid to live in, and will no longer spawn there
  
• Double Legion Missionary mashes have been removed
  
• Legion Missionary's "Invocation" bonus DMG vs Expiated has been decreased to +70%
  

[h3]Trinket Changes[/h3]

• The Perfumer's Treasury Trinket line has had their Max HP downside increased by 5% at all levels
  
• Commanding Visage has been buffed to give +10 ACC vs Levantine
  
• Janissary's Trophy Set bonus has been changed to:
  Ripostes Attacks when hit
  Riposte: +10 ACC
  
• Severed Progeny has been slightly reworked to:
  +10% Bleed Resist
  +10% Blight Resist
  +20% Disease Resist
  Buffs are doubled if any enemy is a Troglodyte
  
• Gastrosaur's Trophy Set bonus has been changed to:
  +10% PROT if HP is below 80%
  +15% Healing Received if HP is below 40%
  
• Heart Taker's Melee Armor Piercing Buff and Prot Debuff have been nerfed to ±10%
  
• Lovingly Yours' Ranged Debuff/Mark Skill Chance Buff and Bleed/Blight Resist Debuff have been nerfed to ±10%
  

[h3]Misc. Changes[/h3]

• Standardized all Trinkets and quirks that gave bonuses around 50 Torch to give bonuses "Below 51 Torch" and "Above 50 Torch"
  
• The DMG buff received from using Alum on the Waxen Penitent curio has been nerfed to +20%
  
• New Tutorial pop-ups have been added for Swarming enemies and for Day/Night Torches