Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night News

Hey, everyone.
Our previously announced balance update is here.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed instances where Bloodless would not heal while using Blood Steal offscreen.
  
• Fixed shards that had memory leaks
  
• Fixed the physics bug on hair while using some accessories
  
• Fixed the crash after interacting with a bookcase
  
• Fixed items getting stuck on walls
  
• Fixed repeating SFX during Beal encounter
  
• Fixed instances where sliding into water would cause the player to get stuck
  

Familiar Changes:

• Familiar upgrade via Grade was nerfed
  
• Increased strength based on level
  
• Dullhammerhead has been nerfed
  

Shard Adjustments (Decreased Power):
Riga Stroaema
OLD ATK 28
NEW ATK 24

Craftwork
OLD ATK 15
NEW ATK 10

Change Bunny
OLD ATK 30
NEW ATK 25

Flame Cannon
OLD ATK 18
NEW ATK 16

Straight Arrow
OLD ATK 18
NEW ATK 16

Chase Arrow
OLD ATK 16
NEW ATK 14

Heretical Grinder
OLD ATK 19
NEW ATK 15

Circle Ripper
OLD ATK 36
NEW ATK 32

Shooting Dagger
OLD ATK 24
NEW ATK 20

Riga Dohin
OLD ATK 40
NEW ATK 35

Welcome Company
OLD ATK 18 - Spawns 5
NEW ATK 12 - Spawns 3

Directed Shield
OLD MP 30/sec
NEW MP 50/sec

Weapon Adjustments (Decreased Power):
Flying Edge
OLD ATK 18
NEW ATK 16

Rhava Bural
OLD ATK 14
NEW ATK 12

Rhava Velar
OLD ATK 16
NEW ATK 14

Weapon Techniques (Increased Power):

• Surprise Gift
  
• Force Blast
  
• Lasting Wound
  
• Flashing Air Kick
  
• Crimson Storm
  
• Sansetsuzan
  

Crafting

• Changed crafting materials for Flame Cannon
  

Enemy HP Increases

• Dullahammer Head
  
• Malediction
  

Boss Adjustments

• Orobas
  
• Valefor
  
• Gremory
  

Drop Adjustments

• Increased the drop rate of "Monster Fur" from Simians
  

Credits

• Text corrections
  

Misc.

• Valefor's max HP heal is capped at 9999
  
• Adjusted quest jingle volume
  
• Adjusted lighting on GDN013 well (difficult to see that players can go through).
  

Map

• Map feature improvements
  

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is available now on the Steam store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/Bloodstained_Ritual_of_the_Night/

https://youtu.be/xi7Wzl3YHjU

It’s been a long road, but we are now live. Igavania is back!

It's Iga's biggest game ever, roughly twice as big as his previous games. There's crafting, cooking, upgrading and hundreds of weapons, spells, gear and cosmetics to power up and look the way you want while you fight the demons of hell.

We have a celebrity cast to do all the voice acting, including David Hayter(!) from the Metal Gear franchise, and a full orchestra soundtrack by Michiru Yamane, composer of Castlevania: Symphony of the night.

Bloodstained's getting 13 FREE DLCs after launch. That's right - THIRTEEN. FREE. DLCs.

At launch we're including:

- New Game Plus
- 8bit Level
- Nightmare Difficulty
- Pure Miriam Set
- Boss Rush Mode
- Speed Run Mode

After launch you're getting:

- Co-op & Vs.
- Local and online multiplayer
- Roguelike dungeon
- 2 extra playable characters
- Chaos Mode
- Classic Mode
- Boss Revenge Mode

Oh yeah and the game has alternate endings!

TL;dr We’re very excited to bring Iga’s latest game to you. It’s live today!

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!*

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

*Offer ends June 28 at 10AM Pacific Time

KILL
EVERY
LAST
DEMON

Zangetsu's vengeance against the demons of hell is a raging inferno that knows no peace. Play as the demon hunter samurai in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, FREE after launch!

https://youtu.be/irMPqha2YtQ

Zangetsu is brought to life by the awesome voice talents of David Hayter, (Snake - Metal Gear series) and brings new ways to play, explore and experience the story of Bloodstained.

Equip the deadly Zangetsuto katana and ravage your enemies with devastating elemental talisman magic. Traverse the impossible with his chain hook and discover all the secrets that await in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night; launching June 18, 2019 on PC, PS4, XB1 and June 25, 2019 on Switch!

Pre-order now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850

It’s official. Digital and retail preorders for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night go live today for PC (Steam and GOG), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

https://youtu.be/B7587f5IATc

Bloodstained launches (digital and physical retail) on PC, PS4 and Xbox One June 18, 2019, and Nintendo Switch on June 25.. Global launch dates may vary by region.

Visit the Steam Store to preorder now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850

Pre-order Bonuses:
* Steam: 10% pre-order discount
* PlayStation: Exclusive Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night dynamic theme. Current PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive a 10% discount
* BestBuy - Option to add an exclusive collector Novobox futurepak for physical pre-orders for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

There's a ton of FREE DLC coming after launch! Online and local multiplayer, and almost a dozen extra game modes including roguelike mode, boss rush, speedrun, and nightmare difficulty to name just a few...

From today’s Kickstarter Update: Stretch goals (aka, extra game modes, etc) will be coming after the game launches and will be free content updates for everyone who owns the game, not just backers. We are currently on track to update the game on day one with Boss Rush and Speedrun mode, as well as the Pure Miriam outfit.

Here’s a list of all the extra content coming post-launch

• Two additional playable characters
  
• Local and online multiplayer for certain co-op and vs. modes
  
• Roguelike Mode
  
• Chaos Mode
  
• Classic Mode
  
• Boss Revenge Mode
  

Thank you to all of the Backers and fans for supporting Bloodstained and Iga!

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