Talented News

[h2]As part of the Indie Assemble initiative Talented is now 20% off from May 5th until May 11th[/h2]

As part of the global Indie Assemble celebration, hosted by Excalibur, we're joining forces with over 1,000 indie titles from developers across 63+ countries in one massive, worldwide showcase and sale.


Better yet, we'll have a Special Announcement later this week that I know a lot of people have been waiting for! Until then...

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Greetings Talented Gamers!

Another couple of weeks have passed and we're still hard at work on the 1.1 update - this week we have one of our most ambitious undertakings yet to reveal!

[h2]New Environments[/h2]



That's right, we know some of you have been beating your runs on the same Talented bridge for years at this stage - it's only fair you get the oppertunity to shake things up!

Coming with the 1.1 update to all owners of Talented we have the Build-A-Beast Workshop environment!



Simply win a run on our original 6 Classes and you'll have access to the dark factory where our enemies are constructed.

For those who pick up the Wave of Shadows DLC, you'll have instant access to the Nightshade Grove.



Not only does this environment give Talented an entierly new feel, those willing to experiment can discover some of the hidden secrets within the forest and even unlock a special reward!



We're extremely proud of all of the detail in both of these new worlds, and we're definitely interested in creating more if they are recieved well!





And there we have it, we've almost revealed all of the main features coming in 1.1 and Wave of Shadows so. As you can imagine, we're almost ready to reveal the launch date - so stay tuned for that! And, of course...

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Hello Talented Gamers!

We hope you're all enjoying the Bandit Buffs and changes to how Lighting is handled on the Talent Tree. Feedback so far seems very positive, we'll continue to check in between now and 1.1 as there's plenty of time to add some more tweaks where needed.

Speaking of time - we've had a few requests to know the release date for Wave of Shadows (the DLC coming along side 1.1). We're not quite ready to pin down the release date at the moment, other than Spring 2025 - but rest assured there will be a Release Date announcement with plenty of time before release both in a Steam News Post and on our Discord.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3423250/Talented__Wave_of_Shadows/

So.. what are we talking about this week?

[h2]Ninja Challenges[/h2]

Oh of course! Ninja will be getting his own set of 6 Challenges with the DLC - unlockable by completing runs on Mastery 5, 15 and 25 with the Class.

[h3]Locked and Unloaded[/h3]



This Challenge gives you a generous 40 starting Ammo in your Clip. The only problem is, when you're out of ammo - you're done for!

You'll need to increase the size of your clip on the Talent Tree before there's too many enemies to handle

[h3]More Than Eyes[/h3]

In More Than Eyes, your vision will be heavily restricted so you'll need to think quickly to take on the hordes of enemies.



Luckily your Vision on the Talent Tree is massively increased - allowing you to plan as far ahead as you like.



There's also some special synergy with one of Ninja's most unique Talents..



[h3]The Archivist[/h3]



In the style of the very popular Long Strange Trip and Wealth Management, this Challenge will give you the goal of reaching the highest Reputation Level with the exclusive Archivist Clan - all without ever leaving the Talent Tree.

There are unique Quests and Talents to combine with the Talent Tree Mobility of the Ninja, so this should be a true Challenge of your skill tree traversal!

[h2]Rewards[/h2]

Of course Ninja will also have his own set of rewards! There are 3 unique Skins and 3 unlockable Legendary Talents to collect.



The Cyber Ninja really means business, but unlocking him will be a true test of your reflexes.



Looking to truly make the most powerful Souflame build? You'll need Eternal Embers on your side. Those of you who read Devlog #74 will probably have already spotted one of the most busted synergies in Talented history!



That's a wrap for this week, but fear not, we'll be back in 2 weeks with another update on what we're working on... I'd go as far we're entering uncharted territory.

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Greetings Talented Gamers!

I'm very happy to announce we've bundled with a personal favourite of mine - Shape Shifter: Formations

I've been following this gem of a game for quite some time, it's a brilliant cross-over between Twin-stick Shooter combat and Action Roguelike systems. There's tons of meta-progression, achievements and unlockable content to get your teeth into as well. It has kept me hooked for 47 hours and counting!

You can grab the Talented Formations bundle with an additional 10% off right now -

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/52188/Talented_Formations/

Time for me to get back to work on our brand new Challenges (I'll be announcing those in the next Devlog!). For now, shoot some shapes and...

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Greetings Talented Gamers!

Thank you for all of the feedback on Discord and the Steam Discussion Forums. We've taken some time to address two of the most common requests.

[h2]Bandit[/h2]

There has been quite a bit of discussion about Bandit's power level, particularly in the early game. We've given him some substantial early game buffs and also powered up some of the underperforming Talent Packages. In local playtests this has given him a lot more potential routes to power, without needing to rely entierly on Reload Speed Up.

• Starting Gold increased to 50 (up from 20)
  
• Base Reload time to 1.75s (from 1.9s)
  
• Base Time between attacks to 0.6s (from 0.75s)
  
• Helping Hands to 15% Activation Chance (up from 7% chance)
  
• Healing Hands, Mystic Hands and Rapid Hands talents to 10% Activation Chance (up from 7%)
  
• Fortunate Spree grants 20% Luck (up from 12%)
  
• Bargain Hunt now increases chance of Legendaries appearing in the shop if you have Black Market
  
• Notorious Spree grants 30 kills on the combo meter (up from 20)
  
• Work for Hire grants 15% Luck per combo Level (up from 10%)
  
• Pick Pocket has 20% Activation Chance (up from 5%)
  
• Smoke Trap now deals 8 damage (up from 3)
  
• Smoke Trap cooldown reduced to 10s (down from 20s)
  

[h2]Talent Tree Vision[/h2]

We firmly believe in the Talent Tree Fog of War as a mechanic that's both fun and solves the problem of getting overwhelmed at the start of every run.

Having said that, the current Vision Distance was very limited and often made running into dead ends/unexpected disconnects easier than we would like. We've made some substantial changes here, so we're definitely interested in your thoughts!

• Increased the light generated by all Talented by 33%
  
• Increased the light generated by special revealed Talented (e.g. Epic Talents within 10 connections) by 100%
  

Keep the feedback rolling in and..

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