Realm of Ink News

[h2]Hi Awakens![/h2]

It's the end of year again. As we look back on our journey together, we are constantly amazed by the unwavering support and enthusiasm you have shown for our game.

Now, we, the developers of Realm of Ink, are reaching out to you with the utmost sincerity and gratitude. The Steam Awards 2024 is underway, and we would be deeply honored if you could take a moment of your precious time to nominate Realm of Ink in the Outstanding Visual Style category. Your vote would not only recognize the hard work and dedication of our team but also help to introduce this amazing game to even more players around the world.

Once again, we cannot express enough how thankful we are for your continued support. It is because of you that Realm of Ink has come this far and continues to thrive. We look forward to many more adventures with you in the future.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. And hope you enjoy your journey in Realm of Ink!


Regards,
ROI Team

Hi Awakens,
We’re excited to roll out Patch 7 for Realm of Ink, following the major November update. This patch focuses on addressing new issues that were identified and implementing quick fixes based on player feedback. We’re committed to continuously improving the game, and this update is part of that effort. Here’s a breakdown of what’s included:

Bug Fix:
1. Fixed a bug where General Gor Form's Ability "Frost Blast" could not be triggered when having Azure Dragon Avatar.
2. Fixed a bug when owing Dr. Suen Form's Primordial Ink Gem "Eclosion Carol", picking up Boss Perk "Spirit Seed" would cause the game to crash.
3. Fixed a bug where stray enemies summoned by Perk "Fate Drum" would cause Emperor Puppet to stop summoning enemies.
4. Fixed an error with the description of Cursed Perk "Bloodlust Blade".
5. Fixed some text errors with certain Languages.
6. Fixed a bug where loading save data would cause Ink Pets to have incorrect forms when having Dr. Suen Form's Ability "True Form".

Optimization:
1. Perk "Ink God Edict" now only requires 1 equipped Legendary Ink Gem to trigger the Legendary Perk drop, so that it can be triggered by equipping Primordial Ink Gem.
2. Ink Gem Replacement no longer requires Fox Blood.
3. All Bosses will drop Dumplings as reward.
4. Made some improvements to some of the scene arts.

Thank you for your continued support and valuable feedback. We’ll keep working hard to make Realm of Ink better, so stay tuned for more updates!

Happy adventuring,
RoI Team

[h2]Hi Awakens,[/h2]
It's been some times since our last update, and we promise that we've been working hard towards what we have promised in the roadmap to v1.0. And now, please welcome and enjoy the Major November Update!

Watch the Major November Update trailer here: [previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

This update contains the following new features:
- New Ink Gem system: the Primordial Ink Gem. Offer the "Primordial Ink" Perk by sacrificing 2 Rare+ Ink Gems to receive the "Primordial Ink Gem". Each character form has a unique "Primordial Ink Gem" with exclusive effects and active skills.

- New Special Perks: Boss Perks & Fragmented Perks.
Boss Perks: Each featuring exclusive effects tied to the specific boss.
Fragmented Perks: Collect fragments from the Foe Forge; combine four fragments to craft the "Deity Relic".
Additionally, this update introduces new mighty Perks: 2 Legendary, 3 Epic and 3 Rare.

- Jade Ink Store: Now , you can spend the excessive amount of Jade Ink you've collected during the runs in the Jade Ink Store. Spend a certain amount of Jade Ink at the Peach God's statue on the inn's first floor to unlock advanced features, and more reward refreshes.

- New Difficulty Lv.6: Difficulty Lv.6: Wyrm Hair Brush Unlocked. Features increased enemies' stats, adjusted enemy layouts in the room, and enhanced mini-bosses attack mechanics.

- Multi-languages: Languages including Germany, Spanish, French, Brazilian-Portuguese, Russian, Japanese will be updated into the game on November 28th's patch update. If you find any bug/translation error/UI overload, or suggestions towards the translation, please join our Discord and go to #bug-report-and-suggestion channel, create a new thread and add the tag "Translation" to report your inquiry. Or you can join the dedicated language channel to discuss with others.



We truly appreciate all the feedback we have received from our players so far. Your insights and suggestions have been invaluable in helping us shape and improve Realm of Ink. We will continue to strive hard as we march towards the official v1.0 release. We look forward to having you with us on this exciting journey and experiencing more wonderful updates in the future!

Hope you have fun in the Realm of Ink!


[h2]Update Details[/h2]
Newly Added
1. Added "Wyrm Brush" difficulty: unlocked after clearing "Bear Hair Brush" difficulty, enemy number and distribution will be different under "Wyrm Brush" difficulty, Mid-Chapter Bosses will have new moves.
2. Added 8 new powerful Perks:
Legendary Perks - Fate Drum, Echoing Conch
Epic Perks - A Moment's Time, Prison Jewel, Floral Harmony
Rare Perks - Soul Chalice, Buddha Mace, Lucky Panda
3. Added "Divine Decree of the Peach God": Player can unlock new features and enhancements using Jade Ink
4. Added "Primordial Ink": Primordial Ink has a chance to appear as rewards in the Perk selection. Once collected, they may grant unique powers under certain conditions (needs to be unlocked at the "Divine Decree of the Peach God")
5. Added "Boss Perk": Defeating a boss has a chance to drop a rare Perk imbued with a portion of its power (needs to be unlocked at the "Divine Decree of the Peach God")
6. Added "Ink Gem Replacement": Once every game, player may replace a equipped Ink Gem with another Ink Gem of the same rarity of their choice (out of two random options) using Grace's Refining Furnace (needs to be unlocked at the "Divine Decree of the Peach God")
7. Added a new Ability "Pearl Sequence" of Miss Lee Form
8. Added a new Ability "Lotus Rebirth" of Monk Jin Form
9. Added "Supplements" entry in "Ink Realm Anecdote", which records info of Dishes and Elixirs
10. Added 3 new rooms that the player can encounter in Snowy Sanctuary

Fixes
1. When using aim assist, attack direction will no longer be changed into dashing direction if the player dashes in the middle of a attack
2. Fixed a bug where after some enemies are defeated, their attack indicator would still remain on the ground
3. Fixed a bug where purchasing perk “Emerald Ring”, the orbiting orb would occasionally stick together
4. Fixed a bug where the shockwave of Red Form's Ability "Endless Wave" could not break jars
5. Fixed a bug where certain dropped items would show incorrect icons
6. Fixed a bug where Ink Pets would occasionally stop acting in the Snow Giant battle
7. Fixed a bug where after loading save data, Ink Pets' Special Skills can be cast while the skill icon is on cool down status
8. Fixed an issue where Elixirs and Healing Potions won't drop from jars in certain scenes
9. Fixed a bug where under certain conditions, the effect of Perk "Stone-Splitting Axe" can be accumulated in 2 stacks

Optimization
1. Ink Pets and Aim Assist will no longer target invincible enemies
2. When you are hit by an enemy, you will be considered as unharmed as long as you don't lose any HP (i.e. the damage only causes shield loss)
3. If the enemy's damage doesn't penetrate your shield, the damage number text will have a different color to make a distinction with damage that causes HP loss
4. The indicators of magic circles will be increased accordingly when having increased magic circle range
5. Added Mouse Lock setting which confines the cursor within the game window when toggled on
6. Skills that only adds buffs such as Ink Skills of "Flash Ink", "Azure Ink" and "Abyss Ink" no longer has cast animations
7. Violetta Form's Ability "Protector Spin" no longer has cast animation. In addition, "Protector Spin" now summons 2 discs, and summons 4 discs when paired with "Tri-Spin"
8. Red Form's Ability "Endless Shockwave" will cast a weaker shockwave that deals 1/3 damage when using Powerful Swift Heavy Attack
9. Red Form's Ability "Twin Blades" has a larger attack range
10. Adjusted how Frost Points of General Gor Form's Ability "Frost Blast" is acquired. Now Frost Points can be acquired through Azure Ink's Azure Dragon Avatar
11. The attack windup of Miss Lee Form's "Enhanced Heavy Attack" can now be interrupted more conveniently
12. Shortened the windup animations of Monk Jin Form's Attacks
13. Adjusted the effect of Monk Jin From's Ability "Heavenly Flame" and the combined effect when having "Golden Wheel Strike: as well
14. The transparency of Player's Light Attack/Heavy Attack VFX as well as Ink Pets' attack VFX can now be adjusted in Settings
15. The portals between chapters are now fancier
16. Improved the visual effect of the scene of Keh 2nd phase Boss Fight
17. If you rolled "Ink Gem Duplicate" when gambling with Six, and you equip no Ink Gem or you equipped a Primordial Ink Gem, a random Legendary Ink Gem will drop as the reward
18. The % HP loss effect of Azure Wand will no longer take effect on the wood dummies in shops which would cause HUGE damage stats
19. Currency used to unlock talents is now called "Fox Blood" instead of "Blood Ink"


Experience Optimization
1. Cursed Perk "Living Staff" effect modified: Damage Modifier +500%. For each other Perk, Damage Modifier -10%. For each Ink Gem, the Damage Modifier -100%.
2. Damage dealt by the flame wave launched by "Crane Ink" is also Magic Circle Damage
3. The Ink Skill damage increase effect of "Curse Ink" can accumulate up to 999 stacks → 9999 stacks
4. Perk "Ephemeral Sundial": Light Attack Speed, Heavy Attack Speed, Move Speed +15% → +20%
5. Perk "Restoration Stone" needs 8s → 5s to charge to summon Magic Circle
6. Miss Lee Form's Ability "Unstoppable Force" deals an additional 50% → 100% damage to enemies under Ink Shield



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Hi Awakens,

Hope you enjoy the major update we brought to you! Here is a small patch to fix some issues specifically for the major updates:

[h3]Bugs Fixed[/h3]
- Fixed a bug where when Red Form's Ability "Endless Wave" was triggered by avatars and clones, the shockwaves would be incorrectly launched from the player
- Fixed a bug where Red Form's Heavy Attack range couldn't be buffed by Ability "Dual Stance" and " Lotus Blade" when having "Sky Sunder"
- Fixed a bug where the skill indicator of Miss Lee Form's Ability "Strategic Spread" and Dr. Suen Form's Ability "Feather Array" would display a incorrect range when having increased Magic Circle range
- Fixed a bug where the buffs of Miss Lee Form's Ability "Strategic Spread" wouldn't properly take effect under certain conditions
- Fixed a bug where Grace Form's Sublime state when having Ability " Ink Essence" would be consumed by Wood Clone summoned by perk "Spirit Charm"
- Fixed a bug where when having two Azure Inks of different rarities, the Legendary Azure Ink's permanent Azure Dragon Avatar would disappear occasionally
- Fixed a bug where the Wood Clone summoned by perk "Spirit Charm" could not correctly replicate Monk Jin Form's fully charged Heavy Attack
- Fixed a bug where the Wood Clone summoned by perk "Spirit Charm" would stop moving if its target is defeated
- Fixed a bug where perk "Shadow Mask" wouldn't summon Momo clone in Animitta's Sanctum
- Fixed a bug where "Shiny Perks" talent could not be triggered when picking up Epic Perks in the first room of Snowy Sanctuary
- Fixed a bug where the damage displayed by wooden dummies in shops is much less than the actual damage dealt
- Fixed bug where food could be bought repeatedly in shops under certain conditions
- Fixed a bug where the Resolution setting couldn't be correctly adjusted when using controllers
- Corrected some textual errors

[h3]Optimization[/h3]
- Adjusted how A'kuan Form's Bamboo Point is acquired. Now Bamboo Points can be acquired through Azure Ink's Azure Dragon Avatar
- Adjusted General Gor Form's Unarmed Mode light attack when having both "Frost Fist Power" and "Earthbreaker Slash", so that light attack can de used during dash
- All Heavy Attacks' VFX will be replaced with a special version when effected by Abyss Ink's Ink Skill
- Now regular dashes can also break jars
- Self-damaging effects of Cursed Perks "Thunderbolt Mirror" and "Cursed Prayer Beads" can also trigger Dash Dodge and the corresponding effects

[h3]Balance[/h3]
- Dr. Suen Form's Light Attack base damage + 20%
- Dr. Suen Form's ability "Whirlwind", marked enemies take an additional 20% Light Attack damage

Hope you enjoy the new patch! Happy gaming!

ROI Team