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What's Next

Hey everyone!

It's been a while. We'd like to thank everyone for another great year of Chronicon, and also give you a little hint of what's coming next.

We've been working hard with a brand new game, which we'll be announcing properly sometime in the next year. Though for now, we can let you know that it's part of the Chronicon universe, and that it'll be something on a smaller scale than Chronicon. But we hope to make it just as fun!

We know a lot of people are excited for the possibility of a sequel, but after 9 years of Chronicon, we really want to do some shorter projects, and try some new things first.
After that, however... who knows? ːsteammockingː

Thanks again for another great year. We want to wish you happy holidays, and a happy new year!
Stick around for more news, and we'll see you next year!

- Squarebit & Marruu

Update 1.52.0 is live - The Final Update



Hey everyone!

We are finally here. A little over a month ago we reached the end of our Post-Release Roadmap. Since then we have been working on various bugfixes, balance and QoL improvements, and looking at your suggestions - old and new - for things we want in the final version. This update is the last planned update, and with which the game is considered "done". There may be more updates further down the road, with fixes or minor tweaks. But as far as big content updates and DLC goes, we're done!

This has been an incredible journey, which has spanned almost exactly 9 years from first prototype to where we are today! We are very grateful for all the comments, suggestions, bug reports, and support over the years. This community has turned out so great, and we are incredibly happy to have shared this journey with all of you.

Thank you everyone. We hope you will enjoy this update.

...And we hope to see you on our next adventure!
(We'll let you know when it begins!)


[h2]1.52.0:[/h2]
Complete Edition:
  • Owning both DLC's will now unlock the new UI Theme for "Chronicon Complete".
QoL:
  • Rather than fixing the bug which lets you autocast skills by hitting Esc while binding the key, it has been extended to also work with gamepads. Enjoy :-)
  • Buff display has been extended so that you can now see up to 30 buffs on the HUD. Debuffs were moved to be displayed underneath buffs (instead of above) because it made more sense.
  • Buff durations are now fully paused during area transitions.
  • Companions now have portraits on the UI displaying a counter for how many are alive and any timers (if they have a non-permanent duration). These portraits only show up when playing solo due to interface space constraints.
  • Added a new entry to the Help Index with information on the Mechanist and her unique mechanics.
  • Added a new entry to the Help Index with information on all enemy Affixes.
  • Larger damage numbers should now display on top of smaller numbers.
Items:
  • Lucilla's Vision (TL Helm) buffed to using 100% of overhealing, up from 10%.
Berserker:
  • Frostwyrm set 3p bonus now increases the maximum amount of Frost Winds by 10, up from 5.
Mechanist:
    Runes:
    • Lesser Rune of Loaded Bombs now Greater Augments to 100% increased damage per Ammo, up from 50%.
    • Lesser Rune of T-342 now removes the cooldown of MOAB entirely (was halved before).
    • Lesser Rune of Rocketeer Bots now works with Entity's Inclination (Artifact that applies Weakness stacks on Satellite hits).
    Drone Pilot (Set)
    • Now counts all Drones, including Turrets with the Drone tag (from the 2p set effect) for the 4p set effect.
    Mechalord's Legacy (Set)
    • Mechalord's Legacy damage stacking effect is now displayed on your buffs, so they are easier to track.
    Skills:
    • Added small visuals for Mechanist Ultimate abilities.
    • Improved Mechanist's Whirl skills so that they are less likely to get stuck when struck by Knockback or Pull effects.
    • Leaking Containers (passive):
      • Now adds Parry for each Drone of the linked skill, not for all Drones of any type.
      • Now have 3 ranks instead of 2, and as such grants +3% Parry per drone (up from 2%).
      • The related Gas Salvage mastery perk now grants 4% Poison Resistance and Poison Damage per Drone, up from 3%.
Templar:
  • Templar Valkyrie 3p set bonus now also makes Sharp Steel deal damage in a radius on each tick.
Warden:
  • Snowy Fur (Mastery Perk) no longer has any cooldown.
  • Improved the logic of Lesser Rune of Norla's Gale so it does not replace Tornados too soon, and will empower more effeciently.
Misc:
  • Slightly improved performance of damage numbers.
  • Improved performance when resurrecting friends in local co-op.
  • Further tightened collision checks for teleporting enemies to reduce chances of them going through locked doors at odd angles.
  • Dead enemies no longer draw Auras and shadows beneath them. (helps performance and makes for less visual clutter in hectic combat)
Fixes:
  • Fixed issue where the game window would open off-center while in windowed mode.
  • Fixed damage numbers getting buggy after hitting 9.9Qi.
  • Fixed "Shoulder-Mounted RPG" (Mechanist Synergy skill) triggering regardless of rank or proc rate as long as you had Rocketeer allocated.
  • Fixed several Mechanist Passives and Masteries that could trigger even with 0 points spent.
  • Fixed weird behaviour with "Machine Guard" Mechanist Pasive and interactions with Companion Passive & Use effect.
  • Fixed some cases where the Drone Pilot set (Mechanist) would need 3 pieces instead of 2 to properly count Turrets as Drones, and where it would consider normal Satellites as Drones.
  • Fixed issue where Mightcap (Legendary Helm) allowed binding the same skill to two slots.
  • Fixed quest "Infestation" granting legacy Elixirs - will now grant 10x Fire Vials on start.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur if a Shrine rolled to spawn monsters, but failed to spawn any due to space constraints.
  • Fixed issue where some monster affixes that modify elements of base attacks (like "Poisonous") wouldn't actually do that until re-entering a zone, so most of the time these affixes did nothing (lol).
  • Fixed issue where unique monster kills would be added to the codex as random other monsters.
  • Fixed the auto-attacking Dummy in Tinka's Domain not properly triggering some on hurt/parry/evade etc effects on players.
  • Fixed some weirdness with Gravity (TL amulet) and satellite indexing that
  • may* solve the random double satellite bug. Maybe.
  • Fixed a secret thing that didn't do the secret thing. (Secretly)
  • Fixed Battlemaster's Cape not showing the buff/counter for nearby enemies.
  • Fixed issue with Lesser Rune of The Storm Killer not working correctly with Norla's Gale.
  • Fixed Element of Surprise artifact not working properly with Killbot.
  • Fixed issue where the Mythic Axe recipe might still be hidden for some players.

Update 1.51.0 is live with fixes, tweaks, and some QoL improvements

Hey everyone!

Thanks for the reports & feedback!

This update should fix most of the recent issues, and also reflects on some of the recent suggestions & feedback.

For the next update, I'm taking another pass at some Mechanist stuff, as well as looking at making some UI improvements based on recent (and some long-time) suggestions. Keep the bug reports, feedback, and suggestions coming! I very much appreciate all your engagement :)

Thank you, and have a good weekend!

Here are the full notes:

[h2]1.51.0:[/h2]
QoL:
  • You can now right-click Bramley to go directly to the Expedition Tree.
  • Stackable items are now marked as favorite if either the source or target stack is marked as favorite when transferring to or from the Stash.
  • Runestone renamed "Blank Runestone" to further emphasize on the difference between the Dungeon and Elite Dungeon Anomaly rewards.
  • Improved text display on the Anomaly Waypoint interface (mostly noticable for non-Latin fonts), and several other UI panels.
Mechanist:
  • Improved targeting of Rip Blade and Seeker Swarm, reducing the chances of it not hitting anything. (Keep in mind that if it goes off screen too far it will still disappear, so try and point it towards closer groups)
  • Updated visuals of Bomb Bots explosion.
  • Updated visuals of Misfire.
Fixes:
  • Fixed issue where Machine March (Mechanist TL Axe) would snapshot and count companions twice.
  • Fixed issue where Magic Mags (Mechanist Mastery Perk) would trigger on the Drone Pilot 3p bonus, and then cause the Drone Pilot 3p bonus to immediately trigger again, consuming all ammo, effectively not making any difference.
  • Fixed Drone Controller (Mechanist TL item) not granting an extra Drone when using Bomb Bots, and updates its description to be more clear.
  • Fixed issue where Gunner's Toolbox and Lesser Rune of Pandora's Turret could both spawn the extra Turret(s) in the wrong location.
  • Fixed Light Lance (Mechanist Holy Passive) always triggering regardless of listed proc rate or points spent on the skill.
  • Fixed Restorative Tech (Mechanist Mastery Perk) not working.
  • Fixed Dragon Leap (Berserker Fire skill) not being able to hit targets the player landed on, if landing on the exact same spot as the target.
  • Fixed Ammo Find stat (Mechanist) not properly being affected by effects that increase all Minor stat, depsite being a Minor stat.
  • Fixed being able to roll Ammo enchants on non-Mechanist characters while Enchanting.
  • Fixed issue where when swapping from one Mechanist character to another, the Mastery tree would not reset properly and some points would transfer.
  • Fixed the Fire and Physical Specialization expedition nodes for Mechanist being swapped (Fire increased phys skill damage, and vice versa).
  • Fixed the Physical Specialization expedition nodes for Templar having the Sword Hurl and Shield Boomerang improvements switched.
  • Fixed some tooltip issues when opening the Wardrobe or the Codex when using a gamepad.
  • Fixed the Mythical Axe crafting recipe not having the correct icon and missing its name.
  • Fixed crash from opening the Device Slotter and some other UI windows after having browsed page 2 or higher in the Shared Stash using a controller.
  • Fixed issue where you couldn't send your beast to sell Unique items sometimes when clicking the sell button (overlapped with the stat page buttons).
  • Fixed similar issue with some buy row buttons of the Shared Stash. (this could also in some cases lead to a crash!)
  • Fixed issue where you had to enable hit numbers AND indirect damage numbers to be able to see indirect numbers (now you can disabled "Player Hit Numbers" if you only want the indirect numbers).
  • Fixed rare crash on entering Hidden Canyon.
  • Fixed issue where you could get softlocked when dying in the Eazima fight just as she changes phase - she will now politely make sure you are alive before vomiting you up.
  • Fixed several issues with the Eazima fight and mobility skills causing you to fly away during phase changes (and other weird issues).
  • Fixed DLC Beast Materials dropping from story areas.
  • Fixed some skill typos.
  • Fixed several "Missing Text" in the German translation.
  • Fixed several localization issues and incorrect translations.
  • Fixed problems syncing saves between PC/Linux/Steam Deck. Hopefully.

Update 1.50.7 live with fixes!

Hey everyone!

How are you enjoying The Mechanist?

A few issues popped up and this update will take care of some of the more immediate ones, such as the Laser Drone crashing on boss death cutscenes. I am also working on another update to squash the rest of the bugs, and fix some weird skill behavior and such.

I also expect to be doing a balance/tweak pass over the next few weeks, so if you have any feedback regarding balance and builds, please let me know!
(I would also recommend joining our Discord and theorycraft and bounce ideas with the community! This is also the place where I am most active myself. Here is a link: https://discord.gg/nSKhPEA )

Anyway, I hope you're having a good time!

Thank you!

[h2]1.50.7[/h2]
  • Lowered volume of the M3D1C companion.
  • Fixed Flame Zag adding ammo instead of consuming it.
  • Fixed "+x Max Ammo" enchants not being translated.
  • Fixed Power Bots not granting any Holy Damage when activated.
  • Fixed bad offsets and some cutoff on tooltips in some languages (like French).
  • Fixed Laser Drones causing a crash.
  • Fixed The Mechanist having a Templar Holy Mastery node instead of her own Holy Mastery node.
  • Fixed some set bonus typos.
  • Fixed issue where any newly created character wouldn't show up on the Load Hero screen until the game was restarted.
  • Fixed Lancer (Legendary gun) dropping earlier than its other element counterparts (was 5, is now 15).

The Mechanist DLC is now available!

Hey everyone!

The Mechanist is now available!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2206120/Chronicon__The_Mechanist/

We hope you will enjoy playing it as much as we did making it.

Thank you for your support!