Packmates News

[p]Packmates Playtest has been updated to include Act 2! After beating the boss in Act 1, you can keep playing longer and push your build deeper in Act 2 which features 2 more maps followed by the Act 2 boss.[/p][p][/p][p]This update also adds three new items to shake up your runs:[/p]

• [p]Barbed Wire (trinket) - Adds Bleed to adjacent Weapon items[/p]
• [p]Oak Quarterstaff (weapon) - Blunt twin headed weapon with knockback ... Bonk![/p]
• [p]Frozen Twinblade (weapon) - Sharp twin headed weapon that chills on hit[/p]

[p][/p][p]Steam Playtest: How To Join[/p][p]New or wishlisted only? Go to the Packmates store page and click Request Access in the 'Join the Packmates Playtest' (below the Trailer/Screenshots). Playtest access is currently being sent out daily in waves. Once accepted look for and install “Packmates Playtest” in your Steam Library to play![/p][p][/p][p]Have Any Feedback?[/p][p]Feel free to drop all feedback and bug reports in the Steam Community Discussions for Packmates, or join us in the Packmates Discord![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you all so much for helping us test and improve Packmates, and we hope you enjoy playing Act 2![/p][p][/p][p]Changelog: [/p]

• [p]Hero Unlocks: all unlocks in hero trees have reduced gem costs, this change should make it more likely that you will have enough gems to unlock something after your first adventure[/p]
  • [p]This is a retroactive change, so expect to have some of your hard earned gems back; ready to spend on unlocking new things to try![/p]
• [p]Artifact Merchant (Item Shop): improved item offer algorithm so items which align with your chosen class will appear more often[/p]
• [p]Artifact Merchant: now starts with 4 items in the shop, which can be expanded to 6 items by the unlock tree[/p]
  • [p]These extra items are not as likely to be based on your chosen class, opening up options for build diversity for experienced players[/p]
• [p]Item Collection - Can now preview stats for items which have not been unlocked[/p]
• [p]Item Tooltips: Tidied up how details are presented to make better use of space[/p]
• [p]Portals that lead to a map with a boss are now red and appear larger[/p]
• [p]Zweihander (weapon) - Increased physical damage[/p]
• [p]Wooden Ruler (trinket) - Increased range and area scaling[/p]
• [p]Added a glow to the event marker to improve visibility[/p]

[p][/p][p]Fixes:[/p]

• [p]Fixed Throwing Knives not having their bleed attribute[/p]
• [p]Fixed Gotato missing an unlock sprite[/p]
• [p]Fixed Rogue's Companion weapon missing the Bleed tag[/p]
• [p]Potential fix for item tooltips going off the screen on some setups[/p]
• [p]Fixed input issues on Steam Deck[/p]
• [p]Fixed the "Not available in the Demo version" message not being localized[/p]

[p]The first wave of Packmates Playtest invites has been sent out! If you requested access on the store page make sure to check your Steam library for 'Packmates Playtest'. More invites will be sent out in waves over the next few days.[/p][p]Since we're looking for co-op feedback as well, we've made it even easier to squad up with every invited player receiving an additional two invites to share with friends. You can invite friends to join the test from the invite widget shown after selecting 'Packmates Playtest' in your Steam Library.[/p][p]After playtesting the game, we'd love if you could share any of your feedback and bug reports in the Steam Community Discussions for Packmates. Your playtesting and feedback will help us make Packmates the best it can be, so thank you for being part of the journey![/p][p][/p]