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Early Access Patch 5 Notes

[h3]Hi Awakens,[/h3]

After a short moment of rest, we have immediately jumped back to fixing the game and enhancing the experience. And here is Patch Note No. 5!

[h3]New Function[/h3]
- Added skip cutscene feature, BOSS intro and Level intro cutscenes can now be skipped.

[h3]Bugs Fixed[/h3]
- Fixed a bug where items drops by breaking jars in some scenes may spawn in unreachable area.
- Fixed a bug where Red Form's ability "Swift Edge" wouldn't work when processing both "Twin Blades" and "Swift Edge".
- Fixed a bug where Grace Form's ability "Ink Cloud" didn't work properly in Animitta's Sanctum.
- Fixed a bug where when holding two Tiger Inks, the Ink Skills could not be replaced with Tiger Eclipse.
- Fixed a bug where the Screen Resolution setting wasn't properly saved.
- Fixed a bug where purchasing Golda's Voucher may increase the price of other perks in the shop.
- Fixed a bug where using free rerolls in the shop would incorrectly increment shop rerolls' price.
- Fixed a bug where certain UI buttons that are only intended to be interactable once can be interacted with multiple times if being clicked on fast enough.
- Fixed a bug where opening the pause menu right at the start of the second phase of the Book Spirit BOSS fight.
- Fixed a bug where loading saves that are inside Animitta's Sanctum would cause the game to break.
- Fixed a bug where damage dealt to wooden dummies would also be counted into Most Damage Dealt and Total Damage stats.
- Fixed a bug where new drops could not be spawned when there are too many drops in a scene.

[h3]Improvements[/h3]
- Shortened the duration of Dram Master's attacks' flaming areas.
- Descriptions of certain Ink Gems, Perks and Key Words are now more concise.

[h3]Balance[/h3]
- A'Kuan Form's ability "Shadow Break" increases 2→1 Bamboo Points Limit, Bamboo Points needed to cast Shadow Break is now 3 instead of 4, damage of Shadow Break decreased slightly.
- Monk Jin's Form's ability "Buddha's Radiance", mark's lasting time now increase from 1.5s - 3s.
- Damage dealt by Perk "Plumed Fascinator" is now Light Attack/Additional.
- Perk "Enamel Burner" provides 2% → 3% per second of Ink Skill Cool Down.
- Perk "Blessed Seal" now provides +20% → 35% Damage Modifier.
- Perk "Fury Amulet" now provides +1% → 1.5% Damage Modifier per stack.
- Perk "Wailing Pipa" now deals 15% → 25% of the damage of the light attack with its soundwaves.
- Perk "Fiery Wheel": Burn Explosion no longer requires 5 stacks of Burning to trigger Burn Explosion.
- Perk "Farmer's Staff": Max HP +15% → 20%.
- Perk "Ink Tunic" now deals 200% damage of the Heavy Attack with Ink Clones, and no longer has a number limit for Ink Clones.
- Ink Gem "Curse Ink" can also accumulate stacks when killing enemies without Curse.
- Ink Gem "Kylin Ink" no longer deal damage when applying Gold Touch to enemies.
- Ink Gem Shield Ink's bonus rebound damage now doesn't require taking damage when shielded.
- Dragon Ink no longer provide Super Armor, in compensation it provides an extra 10% Heavy Attack Crit Chance.
- Extra gold by Gold Touch per Chapter 30% (120% in Chapter 4) → 15% (60% in Chapter 4).

Hope you enjoy the new patch! Happy gaming!

ROI Team

Early Access Patch 4 Notes

Hello, Awaken!

We're excited to bring you Patch 4! In this update, we've implemented bug fixes and improvements based on your valuable feedback, ensuring smoother gameplay and more refined mechanics. Thank you for your continued support as we work together to enhance your experience in Realm of Ink.

New Function
  • Added quick restart feature which allows player to give up and restart from first level.


Bug Fix
  • Fixed a bug where some NPC related achievements could not be properly completed.
  • Fixed a bug where when A'kuan Form's heavy attack gets interrupted, the character may move in an unexpected way.


Improvements
  • Undo cursor size adjustment to avoid cursor delay (high contrast cursor is on its way).
  • Increased engage range of Ink Pets, now they won't quit fighting when being far away from enemies.


Balance
  • Grace Form's light attack now deals 25% more damage.
  • A'kuan From's ability "Bamboo Smash" now deals 30% more damage for each point consumed instead of 20%.
  • A'kuan From's ability "Drifting Leaf" now increases 6% heavy attack speed instead of 4%.
  • General Gor Form's now has 5% more Damage Reduction, its heavy attack casts faster (including blade throw and Whirling Slash).
  • General Gor Form's ability "Quickstep" now increased attack speed and movement speed by 30% instead of 20%.
  • Red From's enhanced heavy attack now deals 33% more damage (related abilities will also deal more damage).
  • Dart casted by Perk "Triad Dart" now deals 15% more damage.
  • Poison Ring released by Perk "Venom Plume" also counts as Poison/DOT damage.
  • When possessing Cursed Perk "Fox-Curse Boots", player receives 1.5x damage instead of 2x.
  • Talent "Quick Revival Lv.3" now gives player Super Armor when casting Ink Skills.
  • God Pot casted by Legendary "Kylin Ink" now deals 30% less damage.
  • "Leafydew Elixir" now increases all damage taken by 1.1x instead of 1.2x.


Happy gaming!

RoI Team

Early Access Patch 3 Notes

Hey Awakens,

Patch 3 is here, and we've got more fixes, tweaks, and upgrades based on your feedback! We’re continuing to make the game smoother and more enjoyable, so thank you for sticking with us and helping Realm of Ink grow stronger! 🌱✨ Let's dive into what’s new:
[h3]New Function[/h3]
Added reroll for Perk, Elixir and Ability rewards (doesn't inlude Emerald and Six's Cursed Perks rewards). Perks can be rerolled 3 times, Elixir can be rerolled 5 times and Ability can be rerolled once.

[h3]Bug Fix[/h3]
Fixed a bug where the "Ink Gem Master, That's Me Now" achievement could not be properly completed.
Fixed a bug where the "Fated Connections" achievement could not be properly completed.
Fixed a bug where "Ink Essence" wouldn't work when possessing "Ripple Blast" and "Ink Essence".
Fixed a bug where Ink Skills couldn't be casted with "Celestial Brushstroke".
Fixed a bug where A'kuan disappears in the Inn.
Fixed a bug where using "Shadow Break" the player may end up at incorrect positions.
Fixed a bug that caused Dragon Avatars are summoned on incorrect positions when using Dragon Ink.

[h3]Improvements[/h3]
Adjusted the size of cursor.
Added keyword descriptions of DOT for Inkspark Elixir and Blossom Elixir.
Adjusted the sound effect of Red Form's light attack.
Adjusted the postions of reward drops in some maps so that they no longer overlap with the spawn points of NPCs.
The V-Sync setting is now toggled on by default, Frame Rate is 60 by default.
Adjusted the collisions of the map of {Grove Guardians} Evan & Mason Boss Fight.

[h3]Balance[/h3]
A'kuan From's heavy attack deal 50% mroe damage, "Leap Strike" deals 50% more damage.
General Gor Form's light attack deals 30% more damage, "Earthbreaker Slash" deals 20% mroe damage.
Dr. Suen Form's light and heavy attack deal 30% more damage.
Miss Lee Form's light attack now deals 30% more damage, "Instant Burst" deals 30% more damage.
Grace Form's "Ink Cloud" ability now deals 30% more damage, "Ripple Blast" now deals 20% more damage.
Burning now deals 100% more base damage.

Happy gaming!
RoI Team

Early Access Patch 2 Notes

Dear Awakened,

We’ve been closely listening to your feedback, and today we’re excited to roll out our Day 2 patch! This update addresses a range of bug fixes and introduces key optimizations inspired by your insightful suggestions. Your feedback has been invaluable in refining the gameplay experience, and we can’t wait for you to dive into these improvements!

[h3]Bug Fix:[/h3]
1. Fixed a bug where player can move outside walking area with Leap Strike ability.
2. Fix a bug where after defeating General Gor the reawrds may spawn inside pillars.
3. Tiger Ink and Blaze Ink's will clear the energy stack once it's full and replace their skills with the enhanced versions.
4. History Log will run a check upon game start and opening the Higtory Log UI, currupted logs will be automatically removed.
5. Fixed a bug where the would crash when playing ending CGs under certain conditions.
6. Game records will be first checked for integrity before saving.
7. Fixed a bug where certain achivements could not be completed.
8. Swarm Frenzy summoned by Buzzy Momo summons Swarm Frenzy when enemies are attacked will be initialized correctly.
9. Fixed a bug where the player's heavy attack could not be replicated by Dragon Ink's avatars when possessing "Strategic Spread" ability.
10. Fixed a bug that made the Talant Stele UI to flash frequently and become non-interactive.

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]
11. Slightly reduced the size of Blood Blooms in Chapter 3.
12. Chapter 4 shops no longer sell common perks under Difficulty 2 - 5.
13. Common Ink Gems no longer drops starting from Chapter 3 under Difficulty 4 and 5.
14. Player avatars will be cleared during Keh and Book Spirit Boss fight when turning into phase 2, player can now summon new avatars even when the number of avatars reaches the upper limit, but the earliest avatar will be eliminated.
15. When platyer avatars are summoned outside walking area, they will be teleported to player position.
16. Corrected the description of "Instant Burst" and "Trace Dance".
17. Added attack warning for Bone Doll, Shadow Top and Azure Guard.
18. Modified the attack animations of certain foes in Chapter 4, making their intentions more obvious.
19. Adjusted the hit area of "Instant Burst".
20. Adjusted the skill of Shadowmaster
21. Improved the knockback effect of "Overwhelming Rain".
22. Improved the text layout of Ink Realm Anecdote.
23. Giving up for the first time will also trigger the dialogue played when player die for the first time.
24. Dream Master will occationaly do a taunting dance, which is a good time to attack him ;)
25. Adjusted the volume of BGMs and Voice Overs.

[h3]Balance:[/h3]
26. Increase Damage of Frostblade Spin's fly-back blade from 1.5x throw blade damage to 2x
27. Increased Mind Void's Charge speed bonus when below 50% HP from 15% to 25%
28. Slightly increase Monk Jin & Dr. Suen's Heavy Attack's base charge time

Happy gaming!

RoI Team

Early Access Patch 1 Notes

Hi Awaken,

Based on the player feedback and suggestions we've collected on Day 1 of the game launch, we have fixed the known bugs and made some adjustments to combat balance. Please find the details in the list below. We also welcome players to continue providing feedback. Thank you so much!

Additionally, regarding the highly anticipated multi-language support, we have completed translations in six languages: Japanese, Russian, German, French, Spanish (Spain), and Portuguese (Brazil). We are currently in the final stages of LQA and will do our best to release them as soon as possible.

Patch 1 Notes:

[h3]Bug Fix:[/h3]
  1. Fixed a bug where the enhanced Tiger Ink skill has no CD after switching Ink Gem.
  2. Fixed a bug where checking the History Log would incorrectly unlock new difficulties.
  3. Fixed a bug where Ink Gem skills can't be used in Animitta's Sanctum when possessing Grace Form's "Celestial Brushstroke" ability.
  4. Fixed a bug where the Frame Rate setting wasn't correctly loaded.
  5. Fixed a bug where some NPCS would have incorrect conversations.
  6. Fixed a bug where the condition of the "The Loneliness of Invincibility" achivement was incorrect。
  7. Player input is now correctly locked during the intro animation of Grove Guardians - Evan & Mason boss fight
  8. Fixed a bug that has a small possibility to crash the game.
  9. Fixed a bug that occationally caused enemy AI to stop running.
  10. Fixed a bug where clicking the Back button of Ink Ream Anecdote interface would't close the page correctly.


[h3]General Improvements:[/h3]
  1. The Ink Gem Effect Tranparency setting is now at 60% by default, you can also change the value in Settings-Video for perferred effects.
  2. You can now view Details of Character Forms before you unlock them.
  3. Improved the sound effects of Player's attacks. Adjusting the SFX Volume setting now have better effects.
  4. Improved the attack warning effect of Elder Tree.


[h3]Balance:[/h3]
  1. Dream Master no longer summon player clones during the second phase.
  2. Increased initial movement speed of General Gor Form. Increased cast speed of General Gor Form's heavy attack (including blades throwing and Whirling Slash).
  3. Violetta Form now provide -0.1s Dash Cooldown instead of -0.05s.
  4. The heavy attack of Dr. Suen Form now charges 20% faster and deals 25% more damage.
  5. Stage 4 Ink Pets now deal 30% less damage.
  6. The Gold Post of legendary Kylin Ink deal 50% more damage.
  7. Multiple enhancements of Monk Jin Form: heavy attack charges 20% faster and deals 20% more damage, light attack animation is 25% faster, gain +15% movement speed.
  8. Grace Form now provide -25% Ink Skill Cooldown Cap instead of 15%. "Ink Fall" ability now deals 25% more damage
  9. Increased the damage dealt by Red Form's light attacks and the corresponding abilities.


Happy gaming!

RoI Team