Vellum News

[p]Hello Scribes! [/p][p]As the champions of the Illuminated Library face Yonder - and the Tangent Tear-ors within - we've taken a quick pass at mending some other creeping errors in a bugfix patch! [/p][p]Thank you for playing and sharing your experiences with us! Detailed bug reports help us immensely in tracking down and investigating ways to make Vellum as smooth as possible.[/p][p]Quick highlights of today's patch:[/p]

• [p]Added new Disconnect messaging for diagnostics[/p]
• [p]Solved some Yonder encounter-blocking bugs[/p]

[p]Please continue to let us know about any issues you encounter in Vellum. Go save a Library![/p][p]- The Vellum Team[/p][p][/p][h2]General and Yonder Fixes[/h2][p]- Added new Disconnect messaging for diagnostics[/p][p]- Signature Ink: Green Inkling transformation timer decays at the proper speed again[/p][p]- Signature Ink: Yellow Flourish will no longer "time out" incorrectly before being consumed (e.g. Concoct and other spells should now consistently flourish)[/p][p]- Page of Power: Pretender to the Throne now properly interacts with Bosses[/p][p]- Page of Power: Timelord has new safety mechanism for Scribes, and now affects Torn at a consistent rate[/p][p]- Page of Power: Dyson Em Up now maintains effect uptime appropriately[/p][p]- Raid: The Taking Tree has adjusted terrain to give transformed Inkling more consistent access[/p][p]- Raid: Chronomalus hourglass sands and related effects are now more clear[/p][p]- Raid: Chronomalus fixed an issue with Fixate behavior[/p][p]- Raid: Perplexicon Keywarden Platforms should behave more accurately with terrain based effects (e.g. aiming Orange Signature Spell)[/p][p]- Raid: Perplexicon Keywarden Platforms will stay appropriately hazardous for the duration of Shelf Sanitization[/p][p]- Raid: Perplexicon out-of-bounds reset now throws Scribes higher (should result in more control, less risk of frustrating chain fallouts)[/p][p]- Raid: Perplexicon health adjustments should no longer incorrectly end the encounter early[/p][p]- (Known issue: If activated/released too quickly, Orange Signature Spell may fail to fire in Perplexicon encounter)[/p][p]- Raid: The Brainstorm planets are now indestructible[/p][p]- Raid: The Brainstorm now appropriately clears Wind buff from Scribes[/p][p]- Raid: The Tangent Lord - Clatter cooldown adjustments to reduce clipping back-to-back casts[/p][p]- Reset Mover/sensor collider on Map change[/p][p]- Updated various Yonder encounter ability names[/p][p]- Vignette: Thesis, a Ship Rewritten has been adjusted slightly[/p]

[p]The time has come to face The Tangent Lord - welcome to Vellum 1.1![/p][p]This end-game focused Major Chapter brings Scribes to the frigid realm of Yonder! In 1.0, we dove deep into the beautiful terror of The Grey Area (home of the Ravings) and the grand machinations of The Forgery (lair of the Splices) - and now, the Tangents take their turn![/p][p]As always, you can chart the condensed Vellum journey below - or see the full timeline in game![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]Last Lord of the Torn - Third Time's The Charm[/h2][p][/p][p]Deep in the cold reaches of curiosity itself lies the realm of Yonder - home of the Tangents! [/p][p]As befitting a dangerous lair of a Torn Lord - Yonder holds mechanically complex encounters to tackle solo or with your local book club and friends. [/p][p]Normal difficulty unlocks after reaching Attunement 20 and completing The Grey Area and The Forgery. Yonder is built to challenge Scribes in the end-game: maximum Ink Level and strong build-making recommended. For Hard Mode... you'll need to make every drop of ink count.[/p][p]Like the previous Raids, Scribes will venture through 4 Major Encounters and 2 Vignettes - with typical runs targeting 30 - 45 minutes. That said - time can be a tricky companion![/p][p][/p][h2]Yonder - The Tangent Plane[/h2][p][/p][p]Yonder is the plane of Tangents: an ethereal, hauntingly cold realm devoted to curiosity itself. Here, Scribes will brave the orbit of the Tangent Lord's obsessive, deepening struggle with the unknown. [/p][p]If the Illuminated Library's champions can outmatch a time-oppressed maw, breach a top-secret silo, and weather a torrential storm of ideas - Scribes will find themselves under the intense scrutiny of The Tangent Lord, ever-watchful for answers. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Once more, Scribes will face terrors far from the safety of the Font. Defeat the third Torn Lord, uncover the last piece of Prism's Final Chapter, and continue the legacy of the Illuminated Library![/p][p][/p][h2]Raid Rewards - Winging It![/h2][p][/p][p]New Curiosities are now available! No more window-shopping amid flights of fancy - you can go beat the Torn Lords with your favorite Signature Inks and reap the rewards![/p][p]Nook items will also continue to drop from Yonder encounters - and the pool of Pages of Power grows with some radical new additions! Go defend the Library and make your style known![/p][p][/p][h2]Epilogue - The Next Pages[/h2][p]With all three Raids completed - The Grey Area, The Forgery, and Yonder - we've finished some of our largest, most complicated pieces of content yet! While 1.1 fills out the events of Prism, Myriad, Verse, and Horizon's saga - there is more Vellum to be made![/p][p]Next up, we're looking to dive deep into community feedback in some key areas - balance, performance, and accessibility. Feedback is huge for us - if you're enjoying the game, please consider joining our Discord and/or leaving a review on Steam![/p][p]The Vellum Discord is a wonderful place to group up with other Scribes, learn, and share your experiences with the game! It's also a great way to let us know (via active discussions, 300+ message long threads, and more) what aspects of Vellum resonate with you (and what you'd like to see more of)![/p][p]The Tangent Lord awaits new challengers - and we can't wait to see you brave these twisted encounters! [/p][p]Thank you for continuing the journey of Vellum![/p][p]- The Vellum Team[/p][p][/p][h2]Chapter XII: Beyond - Vellum 1.1 Full Patch Notes[/h2][p][/p][h3]Raid: Yonder[/h3][p]- Venture into the Realm of Tangents[/p][p]- 4 Major Encounters & 2 Raid Vignettes[/p][p]- Normal & Hard Modes[/p][p]- New Curiosities now available for beating all Torn Lords[/p][p]- New Page of Power Rewards[/p][p]- New Nook Items[/p][p]- Codex Badges for Victorious Builds[/p][p]- Music - Underscoring the abstract challenges of curiosity![/p][p]- Lore - Thwart the Tangent Lord and uncover the last piece of Prism's Final Chapter![/p][p][/p][h3]General[/h3][p]- New Signature Challenges for Wing Curiosities[/p][p]- Raid Ink Color Achievements now show progress[/p][p]- Blot Keyword "Spread" now requires an entity be targetable (no more spreading to Araxiom eggs)[/p][p]- Target Practice minigame in the Illuminated Library will no longer auto-complete[/p][p]- Vignette: Lighthouse now has additional routing options[/p][p]- Tangents: Minor Torn are allowed to jump again (should result in fewer stuck enemies)[/p][p]- Book Club: Special Pages (e.g. "The Bearer") can no longer be omitted [/p][p]- Green Inkling passive damage augment calculations clamped[/p][p]- Page of Power: Murder (Swoop) now reduces the damage of each bird by 35%[/p][p]- Page of Power: Fine Control is triggered on Flourish Spell cast now (was on Flourish damage dealt)[/p][p]- Tome: The Wolves should no longer apply infused mana effects when siphoning Scribe mana and damaging at the same time (wild bug!)[/p][p]- Ghostwrite: Scribes will no longer take damage during Ghostwrite if they have an effect increasing their damage taken[/p][p]- Boss healthbar text spacing behaves better between boss encounters[/p][p]- Unstuck while in the Torn Antechamber will now correctly transport Scribes[/p][p]- Additional safeties for Raid encounter starts[/p][p]- Page of Power: Double Dose removed from pool/Codex[/p][p]- Vignette: Overlook increased jump pad safeties[/p][p]- Vignette: Ashen Conflux changed lore page location[/p][p]- Raid: The Forgery fixed some out of bounds access in Binding Workshop, Plot Device encounters[/p][p]- Raids: Respawn locations are now inside the area after defeating final bosses[/p][p]- Raid: The Grey Area - now prevents softlocks from "Unstuck" in Araxiom arena[/p][p]- Raid: The Forgery - now prevents softlocks from "Unstuck" in Styxen arena[/p][p]- Library: adjusted ink launcher visual alignment[/p][p]- Fixed Vignette secret rewards being multiplied in multiplayer (Oasis, Dark Wall, Light in the Dark, Abandoned Treasure, Boons from the Author, Giant Stump, Alcove)[/p][p]- Fixed navigation hole in Forgotten Grotto[/p][p]- Fixed typo in Delayed Gratification[/p][p]- Fixed typo in cosmetics[/p]

[p]Hello, Scribes![/p][p]We're over a month into the release of Vellum 1.0 (how time flies!) and as always we're in awe of the staggering support for the game! A couple weeks after launch, Scribes welcomed In Circulation, an Interlude Patch with a new movement spell, QOL changes, and so much more! [/p][p]Since then, we've been hard at work designing the next climactic battles between Scribes and Torn - leading up to a confrontation with the final Torn Lord! Ink and quill at the ready, Scribes...[/p][h3]Vellum 1.1: Beyond releases June 20th![/h3][p][/p][h2]Play Beyond, Vellum's 1.1 update on Steam - June 20th, 2025![/h2][p]Explore the edges of curiosity in Yonder, the realm of the Tangent Lord! [/p][p]As with the other two raids, Yonder will be available in Normal and Hard modes with intense, mechanically complex encounters. You'll have unlimited attempts per run and can tackle these challenges solo or in multiplayer.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Beyond will include new achievements, lore, wardrobe unlocks, nook items, balance changes, and more![/p][p]As always - we welcome you to come play and make discoveries together, then tell us all about it in Discord (and show off your Nook designs)! We'll also be sharing details there on early testing opportunities for this upcoming raid. [/p][p]Thank you for playing, Scribes - and keep your eyes on the horizon![/p][p]- The Vellum Team[/p]

Welcome back, Scribes! It's been almost two weeks since 1.0 dropped and we've been blown away by the enthusiasm and support for Vellum. Thank you!

Today - we're channeling our own 1.0 excitement into Interlude Patch: In Circulation!

This update includes Circulate: a new Movement Spell, Performance and QOL Upgrades, Book Club Reward Updates, Vignette Secrets, an Ascendant Rewards Adjustment, Raid Tuning, Photosensitivity Mode and many bug fixes.

Check out the highlights of this patch below and watch for our next update: 1.1 - Beyond! As always, you can track our journey from the Roadmap in Vellum's main menu (quite the saga!).

Go for a leisurely scroll...

Build momentum with mounting anticipation and a trusty Scroll - then zoom off into and through your foes with the first Movement Spell to have baseline damage!

What wild combos will you skillfully scrawl into existence? Use the new Pages of Power and clever strategy to show the Torn what 'doom-scrolling' really looks like!


Intrepid adventurers may have noticed some extra secrets and rewards in the various Vignettes found within the Tomes. Sometimes these hidden rewards give new Pages of Power, Temp Mana, or other useful statuses.

I dare not speak further of such secrets - only to say that previously secret-lacking Vignettes are now up to date with something more to discover. Happy hunting!


Performance and quality of life have been top of mind for us since the 1.0 launch! With today's Interlude Patch, we're taking a more ink-laden pen to performance! Many of the wild interactions between mechanics in Vellum come down to core building blocks: Projectiles, Areas of Effect, Statuses, and Augments. Improvements in this patch aim to smooth out each of these pillars' performance - both in solo and multiplayer games!

We've also made a number of networking changes and upgrades aimed at improving the stability and synchronization of your team-up scribbling adventures!

Elsewhere, in the realm of Quality of Life - we're directly addressing feedback in a few key areas: we're adding new toggles for photosensitivity and visual effect intensity, we've clarified language and tutorials in the beginning of the game and throughout the Binding/Attunement/Ascendant processes, and smoothing out other experience-impacting bugs!

Please continue to share your feedback with us as you interact with these systems!

The Book Club is now more rewarding! From now on, you'll be able to gain a first-time 500 Quillmark + Gilding bonus from playing new Book Club challenges - the perfect way to spice up your journey as a Scribe. Because Book Club challenges are ink-level-agnostic, tackling the Book Club right after Ascending may be a great way to kickstart your level-ups! On that topic...

Ascending is now more clear, no longer restricts Tome access, and will now allow multiple Bindings to drop at once when Over-binding Tomes! As a bonus - Ascendant Scribes also start with 500 Quillmarks to more flexibly reignite their journey!

Ascending in Vellum is designed to be an optional way to continue playing the game - we want it to be rewarding and fun, but not feel like a mandatory part of your journey. We'll continue to keep an eye on this system - let us know what you think!


We're adjusting and improving many aspects of the Torn Raids - from multiplayer scaling and boss ability frequency to visual telegraphs and Codex hints. Full details are in the patch notes below, but Araxiom, The Taking Tree, Styxen, and both Torn Lords have all received adjustments.

Quillmark and Gilding rewards have also been increased to help celebrate your victories!

Eyes on the Horizon... 1.1 - Beyond is coming soon and the Tangent Lord's curiosity knows no bounds!

In the meantime, come join us in the official Discord to share your feedback and show off your achievements, strategies, and your Reading Nooks designs (in a new dedicated channel)!

If you've been enjoying your time in Vellum, please consider leaving a review on Steam (it's a huge help, we read them all, and we always love to hear about your experiences)!

Thank you for playing Vellum - write on!

- The Vellum Team


[h2]Features[/h2]
[h3]Movement Spell: Circulate[/h3]
- New Spell: Circulate
- Hold & Release: Charge up a Scroll and charge forward when released, damaging foes (Speed and Damage increase with hold time)!
- Tap: Charge a short distance in your movement direction.
- Circulate Pages of Power
- Illuminated Library Race Course
- Illuminated Library Tower Platforming Puzzle

[h3]Book Club Rewards and Ascendant Adjustment[/h3]
- Book Club now grants 500 Quillmarks and Gildings for first-time completions
- Book Club now highlights the cosmetic rewards available (and your progress)
- Ascendant no longer locks access to Tomes (jump into illegible at Level 1!)
- Ascendant now grants a 500 Quillmark starting bonus
- Over-bound Tomes now drop multiple Bindings, increasing with higher Over-Binding

[h3]Performance and QOL[/h3]
- Performance improvements (Enkindle and Many AoEs are vastly improved)
- Network Connection improvements (harder to be disconnected, easier to rejoin, less stress from game actions)
- Damage VFX intensity slider
- Photosensitivity Mode
- Arachnophobia updated for Raids
- Change Ink in Antechamber

[h3]Vignette Secrets[/h3]
- New Secrets can be found in Vignettes, awarding Pages, Temp Mana, and other Statuses
- No changes to Raid or Pride and Profit Vignettes

[h3]Raids & Raid Tuning[/h3]
- Scribes may now swap Signature Inks in the Antechamber
- Quillmark rewards have been increased(100/encounter, 150/Torn Lord)
- Gilding rewards are now visible (25/encounter, 100/Torn Lord)
- Scribes will now be fully healed when defeating an encounter
- An "!" now appears over the Codex when it becomes available
- The Codex now has an introductory UI Tutorial for Encounters
- The AFK timer should no longer function in Raids
- Binding Workshop appied typo fix to Decomposition
- Raid Boss HP Reduced in Multiplayer:
-- 2 Players: - 8%
-- 3 Players: - 20%
-- 4 Players: - 20%
- Araxiom: Reverberate Cooldown increased by 3s
- Araxiom: Awaken, Legions! Cooldown increased by 11s
- Araxiom: Removed duplicate ability in Codex Entry
- Araxiom: Bombardier Broodling now has improved hitbox points
- Araxiom: Burstling Broodling now has improved sound effects while attacking
- The Taking Tree: Beam Walls have increased visibility in their spawn location, with a slight grace period
- Raving Lord (Normal): Will now be immune to damage while channeling a - - Statue (matching Hard Mode behavior)
- Raving Lord: Lantern attacks and Blossom will now target a maximum of 2 Scribes
- Styxen (Normal): Avalanche size decreased by 20%
- Splice Lord (Normal): Foil damage reduced to 35 (was 50)
- Splice Lord (Normal): Wordsmith damage reduced to 30 (was 50)
- Splice Lord (Normal): Jot damage reduced to 15 (was 18)
- Splice Lord: Callback AOE size reduced slightly
- Splice Lord: Now changes phase at 5% higher HP
- Splice Lord: Encounter Info tip is now clearer

[h3]General Fixes and Improvements[/h3]
- New Pages are available for Orange
- Clarified text for some Teal and Orange Inscriptions
- Teal Ink: Now has Book VFX when Signature Spell is ready
- Pink Inscription: Exceeds Expectations now functions as written
- Pink Signature Challenge: Doctrine will now properly record progress
- Spender: Weave targeting has been improved
- Spender: Passage now shows the proper colorization when infused with Signature Ink
- Page of Power: Molten Slag (Wordsmith) will now properly rain metal
- Page of Power: Explosive Payload is no longer lethal to players
- Page of Power: Measured Response credit now persists through death
- Page of Power: Father of Quill has improved targeting
- Page of Power: Four Scour and Seventy - Scour now deals +70% damage to the first 4 Torn hit (had been only allowing 4 Torn to be hit at all)
- Scribes can now collect Signature Challenge rewards from the Cosmetics window (in addition to the Questboard)
- Bindings UI: The rewards section now shows +1 Attunement - which has a hover tooltip for reviewing the system
- Bindings: "Random" will now opt to fill over the Target value if an exact match is not found
- Binding Attunement reward bonus is now properly capped at 600% (and is now appropriately reflected in the UI)
- Binding: Stormy Night will now longer appear purple
- Tome: On the Nature of Seasons now displays hover text and information for the Seasonal Statuses
- Tomes: To avoid confusion, Binding Tome rewards are now hidden until Bindings are unlocked (continuing into the Appendices is still available as usual)
- Vignette: Tundra Pass platforming has been adjusted
- Vignette: Lighthouse has been remodeled (how'd the construction crew even get there?!)
- Vignette: Timeless Alcove will now appear less often
- Vignette: Skyline Belfry has been remodeled (how'd the construction crew even get there?!)
- Library: the Vault jump puzzle will no longer vanish while midair
- Lore: Codex/Cosmetic/Nook breadcrumb pages now appear at Attunement 1
- Lore: "Knowledge, Unending" will now appear in the proper space (should now be collectable for all eligible Scribes)
- Suggested Reading bonuses now properly account for chapters completed
- Curiosities (back items) will now scale properly
- The Abandon Run button will no longer negatively affect performance when spammed
- Improved the performance of high volume of damage numbers
- Nook Object: Money Bag will no longer go invisible (but keep an eye out for thieves!)
- Boss: "Big" Cap VFX will properly clean up after the encounter
- "Donut-shaped" AOEs are now more accurate with their inside calculation
- Updated Bell visuals
- Fixed the elusive "Empty Quillmark Tracker" bug in the Library
- Adjusted text and icons in the FTUX Tutorial Chapter
- Various Vignette Arena structural cleanup
- Fixed various issues with Multiplayer AOE Status applications
- Fixed an issue with Boss reward scrolls not appearing properly in Multiplayer games
- Freeze effects on Zombies will now scale properly
- Entities will no longer turn while Frozen
- Improved the performance of high stacks of various Green and Orange statuses
- Improved the performance of all statuses
- Fixed various stuck camera issues
- Fixed the display of some Nook Items

Hello Scribes!

Happy 1.0 launch week - we couldn't be more thrilled with the outpouring of support and enthusiasm for Vellum! Today, we're pushing a collection of fixes and adjustments with the continued help of our amazing Discord and Steam communities!

Two notable highlights of today's patch:
- Multiplayer Disconnects should happen less frequently
- Significant performance improvements - particularly when Enkindle is used by Scribes

Thank you for playing and for helping us continue to improve the game. Go read a book!

- The Vellum Team


[h2]General, Fixes, Raid Tuning[/h2]
- Generator: Punctuate will properly knock back enemies again
- Spender: Eclipse will appear with bright rings again
- Red Ink: Signature Spell will no longer repeatedly apply its FOV effect
- Pink Ink: Adjusted descriptions in Scriptorium for clarity
- Orange Ink: Adjusted description in Scriptorium for clarity
- Page of Power: Blinding Light will no longer summon such blinding lights
- Adjusted Scriptorium "!" indicator tutorialization
- Spell descriptions in the spellbook have been adjusted - green emphasis is now reserved for gameplay elements, no longer used on flavor
- Barrier recharge will now respect the pause menu (clever find!)
- Ascendant Badge will no longer overlap Health totals
- Nook Item: Brazier may now be placed on raised surfaces
- Vignette: Ashen Conflux adjusted terrain clipping
- Vignette: Skating Rink should now properly award pages in multiplayer
- Num Pad buttons will now display the proper glyphs when bound
- Settings with sliders now have tick-marks denoting their default values
- Status and other effects should no longer persist when returning from Raids
- Pages dropped from Elites should once again be auto-awarded at the end of Chapters in multiplayer games
- Bonus Objective: Go Long! will now display "!" on the goal soaks
- Quest and Signature Challenge tracking should now be updating at the appropriate times
- Performance improvements for invoking high rate of damage/healing effects
- Fixed various typos
- Multiplayer disconnects should happen less often
- Projectiles will now properly re-check their movement speed (example - this may also fix fast Passages or imperceptible/ineffective Blue Signature bolts)
- Various navigation fixes
- Removed some lingering logging tools
- Camera FOV will adjust correctly for UI panels
- Tangent: Glint projectile size will more closely match the visual
- Raid: The Taking Tree should no longer fail to deliver Scribes to towers
- Raid: The Raving Lord's telegraph for Blossom should now properly appear on Normal difficulty
- Raid: The Metaphorest door animation improvements
- Raid: The Splice Lord will no longer use Foil back to back in Normal mode, and will properly apply damage
- Raid: The Plot Device is strong enough to destroy the gate with 2 blasts (was 3)
- Raid: The Plot Device "!" above Scribes will now last for the duration of the applicable ability
- Raid: The Plot Device obelisk deposit area effect indicators have improved visibility
- Raid: The Plot Device Hard mode will now summon Spiders instead of Bears