Halls of Torment News

• [p]Will greet you for an encore after you’ve seen the outro cutscene.[/p]
• [p]If you have already beaten the game, the Bard will automatically arrive.[/p]
• [p]Along with the Bard there will be a new quest board.[/p]
• [p]The Bard’s Mark lets you select a Bard ability with any other character.[/p]

• [p]The Bard will have six unique abilities.[/p]
• [p]Each ability will be unlocked from the start.[/p]
• [p]You can unlock additional traits and upgrades through the quest board.[/p]
• [p]Each ability has 2 core upgrades and at least one upgrade related to a status effect.[/p]
• [p]Bard abilities are synchronized with the three new music tracks in the game.[/p]

• [p]When selecting the Bard, you must choose one of the three tracks to play with.[/p]
• [p]The beats of the music trigger the bard’s abilities.[/p]
• [p]When leveling up, the music becomes more intense.[/p]
• [p]It is possible to unlock the new tracks for all other characters.[/p]
• [p]On release we’ll add the new tracks to the OST.[/p]

• [p]In the “Settings -> Input Methods” a new option “Manual Trait Selection” can be found to change that level up screens open automatically so that they manually need to be triggered.[/p]
• [p]Added 6 new artifacts. 3 related to the bard and 3 new generic ones.[/p]
• [p]Some artifacts can now be obtained through quests.[/p]
• [p]Done a slight rebalancing of the Torment Ranks to have a less drastic increase per level. (Health x1.11 -> x1.09, Defense x1.10 -> x1.09, Movement Speed +1.5% -> +1.0%)[/p]
• [p]Changed that Ancient Signets add +50% Damage to specific abilities they apply.[/p]
• [p]Added rare Ancient Signets.[/p]
• [p]When a PS5 controller is connected, button prompts will swap to match the PS5.[/p]
• [p]Improved settings navigation via gamepad.[/p][p] [/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where pointers to collected objects would be still displayed even if it had been picked up.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with discarding items during a run with the gamepad and also selecting marks with the gamepad.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Damage, Health and Force would show the wrong buff amount for shard upgrades.[/p]
• [p]Fix: Master’s Vice artifact would not properly reduce the player’s Max Health.[/p]

• [p]Chasing Carrots[/p]

• [p]Green Goods Collector should now retroactively complete.[/p]
• [p]Meteor Strike should no longer crash the game when picking it.[/p]
• [p]Rare ancient signets would unlock the Morning Star upgrades when the base hasn't been taken before.[/p]
• [p]Bard's Dance traits would not grant an ability.[/p]

• [p]Hotfixes Part II:[/p]
• [p]"Unlimited Power"-Quest will automatically complete if there are enough shards on game start.[/p]
• [p]Confetti Canon and Pyrotechnics now respond to the ability opacity setting.[/p]
• [p]It was possible to have no items in a "guaranteed new item"-chest.[/p]
• [p]> If all common and uncommon items have been retrieved, rare items should now be available.[/p]
• [p]Bard music now keeps playing after the lords spawn[/p]
• [p]Wall of Death trait would apply -20 Base Damage to everything[/p]
• [p]Wall of Death now applies affliction and the stats should now raise properly.[/p]
• [p]Added Bard entry to the compendium.[/p]
• [p]Flame Strike and Radiant Aura can now destroy breackables.[/p]

• [p]Crone's plant quests now display proper requirements-[/p]
• [p]Telegraphed area of crones bomb plants matches the grow in area.[/p]
• [p]Undergrowth and Enlightenment abilities no longer show up in the bard ability pool.[/p]
• [p]Disabled the Regeenration Potion, wasn't meant to be in the game.[/p]
• [p]Increase death animation speed of bog beetles.[/p]
• [p]Other tweaks and balancing notches.[/p]

The million+ seller Halls of Torment from Chasing Carrots is set for a sweet free update and content-filled DLC on October 28th.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-boglands-dlc-and-free-update-for-halls-of-torment-land-october-28/

• [p]Introducing a new character: the Bard![/p]
• [p]6 new abilities for the bard![/p]
• [p]6 new endgame artifacts![/p]
• [p]3 metal music tracks with music selection per stage![/p]
• [p]20+ new quests![/p]
• [p]Convenience feature: manual level ups![/p]

• [p]A New Stage: Trudge through a slowing swamp teeming with insects, spirits, and ancient walking trees. Time is not your enemy here – survival is. Victory lies not in the grains in the hourglass, but in the piles of slain foes.[/p]

• [p]Two New Heroes: The Crone summons twisted plant life to ensnare enemies and spread Decay, while The Alchemist hurls volatile mixtures imbued with elemental power – customizable for fire, ice, lightning, or earth. [/p]
• [p]70+ New Quests: Earn rewards by experimenting with new mechanics, braving the Boglands, and mastering your tools (new quests will not reoccur as Steam achievements).[/p]
• [p]New Abilities & Gear: Unlock three new abilities and a dozen new items, designed to synergize with the Crone's control and the Alchemist's raw elemental creativity.[/p]
• [p]Decay Mechanic & Earth Element: Unleash the new Earth element and apply Decay, a long-lasting, armor-cracking curse that softens even the toughest foes.[/p]
• [p]6 New Artifacts: Customize your runs with powerful stage modifiers. Risk meets reward as these ancient objects twist the rules to your favor—or demise.[/p]
• [p]More Traits. More Blessings. More Ways to Die: Expand your build potential with potion-focused blessings and new traits waiting to be uncovered.[/p]

Halls of Torment is an incredible auto-battler like Vampire Survivors with a classic Diablo vibe to it, and now it's set to get a lot bigger.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-excellent-survivor-like-halls-of-torment-is-getting-a-big-dlc-and-free-update/

Halls of Torment is an incredible auto-battler like Vampire Survivors with a classic Diablo vibe to it, and now it's set to get a lot bigger.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-excellent-auto-battler-halls-of-torment-is-getting-a-big-dlc-and-free-update/