Dark Envoy News

Get ready for an exclusive sneak peek at what's coming in the upcoming Patch 1.4! In addition to addressing reported issues and refining game balance, Patch 1.4 will introduce exciting new features detailed below.

[h3]Narrative changes[/h3]
One of the main features introduced in Patch 1.4 includes narrative changes. We have listened to your feedback, which is why we made cutscenes more dynamic and less janky. These changes are particularly significant in the first act of the game. For example, now you start the game by controlling two characters instead of just Malakai, as it was before. This adjustment allows for seamless co-op play right from the beginning. Additionally, we've added a scene where Vasso, one of the characters who will join us later, helps us deal with enemies.



[h3]New Unique items[/h3]
We have prepared new unique items, including unique items for each of the available bosses, as well as those that can drop randomly from chests or enemies. We expanding on the feature from the last patch, introducing even more weapons that will have their unique abilities.

When creating new items, we aimed to ensure that these new abilities are directly associated with bosses. For example, defeating the Bob, who is one of the first bosses, will reward you with the one-handed hammer "Fallen Rat King's Scepter" along with a new weapon skill "Rat Toss" allowing you to throw it at enemies dealing 200% weapon damage and poisoning them additionally it will also provide us with an passive skill that will add immortal rat companion that will assist the wearer in fights.



[h3] Weapon Rebalance[/h3]
We've received a lot of feedback indicating that ranged attack-focused builds are much stronger than melee variations. Therefore, in Patch 1.4, we have made significant changes to melee weapons. To rebalance them properly, in the newest update, they will now deal approximately 60% more damage than ranged weapons. Additionally, we've buffed 2-handed ranged weapons, especially the two-handed crossbows, which were underutilized despite their explosive effect.

Additionally, with the 1.4 update, we make graphical improvements such as an enhanced map and a new look for mining deposits, which will now vary in appearance depending on the resource obtained.


Thank you to all who provide feedback on Discord and Steam. Remember, you can directly share your ideas using the in-game "report issue" tool, ensuring they reach our team for consideration.
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As before, we want to express our gratitude to everyone who shares feedback with us. Your input is invaluable in shaping the game. Please continue to use the in-game "report issue" tool to share your thoughts directly with our team.

Version: 1.3.2.72365 download size: 3.1GB

[h2]Technical fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed an exception that caused certain enemies to desynchronize in multiplayer games, resulting in them not being visible for the client. If you encounter further issues relating to multiplayer desyncs, please report them through the in-game report tool.
• Guaranteed rewards will now correctly spawn on random dungeons.
  
• Crafting recipes will now correctly appear in merchants’ inventories in the later parts of the game.
  
• Fixed an exception that could have caused input issues, blocking character movement.
  
• Fixed a multiplayer issue that resulted in melee attacks not applying correctly due to latency.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the two-handed sword’s weapon skill to deal lower damage.
  
• Fixed an exception that resulted in the player not being able to enter a random dungeon.

[h2]Skill fixes:[/h2]

• Warrior: Guardian’s Defensive Stance skill will now drain the correct amount of mana.
  
• Warrior: Assassin’s Shadow Dagger will now correctly apply Critical Damage.
  
• Ranger: Sharpshooter’s Singular Focus skill will now toggle correctly.
  
• Ranger: Trap Field skill will now correctly clear invisibility.
  
• Ranger: Fire Rain will now correctly apply Burn on Status Synergy.
  
• Ranger: Bounty Hunter’s Smokescreen applied incorrect stat modifiers on level 1 - fixed.
  
• Adept: Elementalist’s Meteor Strike will no longer incorrectly inflict Knockdown without Status Synergy.
  
• Engineer: Constructor’s Contruct Guard summon will now regularly Taunt enemies, instead of doing it only on cast.
  
• Engineer: Constructor’s Construct Cover skill will now correctly apply stat modifiers.
  

We are committed to making this game as perfect as it can be.
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Unleash the power of the elements, control your enemies, or summon ancient spirits to fight alongside you. Dive into the diverse world of magic in Dark Envoy with these three distinct Adept specializations!

[h3]Elementalist[/h3]
The Elementalist in Dark Envoy is a traditional mage harnessing the combined power of the elements, to decimate enemy formations. With abilities like Meteor, allowing for massive AoE damage, the Elementalist is a force to be reckoned with. The Immolate skill, on the other hand, scales with the enemy's total HP, making it a perfect tool for dealing with bulky high-priority enemies and bosses.



[h3]Combat Medic[/h3]
The Combat Medic is a sorcerer who wields the powers of both life and death. Their very presence serves as an inspiration, granting vitality to allies and enabling them to surpass their own limitations. Not only does this specialization possess abilities capable of dealing Chaos damage, making it unique among adept specializations, but it's also one of few classes capable of seizing control of an enemy's mind, turning them into an ally thanks to the skill "Mind Virus" .



[h3]Summoner[/h3]
The Summoner is a druidic adept who utilizes their bond with spirits to summon them onto the battlefield. Beyond their summoning abilities, they possess the unique capability of transforming themselves into a powerful entity called the Colossus, serving as the last line of defense. Depending on your choice, your transformation can be more defensive, buffing allies around you, or offensive, with skills that allow you to pull enemies towards you.



The Elementalist, Combat Medic, and Summoner are just three of 12 specializations available in Dark Envoy. Each offers a unique playstyle and range of abilities for you to master.

What specialization do you think is the best? Is there any particular combo you use during the game? Let us know in the comments!

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We want to express our gratitude to everyone who shares feedback with us, whether on Discord or Steam. Your input is invaluable in shaping the game. Please continue to use the in-game "report issue" tool to share your thoughts directly with our team. Your feedback helps us identify and address issues promptly, ensuring a better gaming experience for all. Thank you for your continued support and contributions!

Version: 1.3.1.72335; download size: 41.4 MB

[h3]Hotfix 8 - All changes:[/h3]

• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused inventory stat previews to display incorrect values.
  
• Fixed an issue that could have blocked players’ progress if a client joined a coop session during the opening cinematic.
  
• Fixed an exception that occasionally caused Random Dungeons to load incorrectly or fail to load altogether.
  
• Fixed an issue that could have caused the game to crash upon leaving a location if a player unit had an active overhead notification.
  

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Get ready for an epic update packed with thrilling content! Prepare to tackle new challenges in the Challenge Arena, explore revamped random dungeons, and experience a multitude of improvements across the board. One of the main changes in this update is the shortening and standardization of player ability cast times, ensuring smoother gameplay.

We're committed to making Dark Envoy as close to perfect as possible, so please continue sharing your feedback with us. We appreciate your support and input.

Thank you for being an integral part of this journey!

Should you have any issues in this patch, or want to play through the game with previous balance, you can always continue your journey on the public beta branch “previous_version”.

[h2]New Features / Highlights[/h2]

• Player ability cast times have been shortened and standardized for greater responsiveness. Most skills will now cast faster and it should no longer be possible to accidentally cancel a skill before it is cast, resulting in a waste of mana and cooldowns.
  
• Added 6 new challenges to the Challenge Arena:
  
  • Explosions? Explosions! - Face off against waves of explosive drones. Don't let them get too close!
    
  • Krannite Troops - Stave off an attack of empowered krannites, whose weapon damage and attack speed have been increased. You can rely on your increased movement speed within the challenge.
    
  • Armageddon - Face off against waves of enemies while dodging the constant shelling from above that only affects your party.
    
  • Miniboss Showdown - Face off against a selection of minibossess accompanied by their allies.
    
  • Boss Showdown I - Face off against the joint forces of Technomancer Atia and a pair of Vault Guardians in this boss rush challenge.
    
  • Boss Showdown II- Face off against the joint forces of Technomancer Ragna and the Rogue Agent, followed by Madman and Theran in this boss rush challenge.
• Introduced new rewards for the challenges, both new and previous ones, including unique items that can only be found there. All rewards have been reset on your current playthroughs so even if you already finished a challenge, you can replay it now to gain the new rewards.
  
• Added a new side objective that can now generate on random dungeons - the Ancient Generator that rewards the player only if they successfully protect it against incoming enemies.
  
• Added 4 new miniboss units for the Scorpion, Wild Elementals, Manaless and Crazed Robots families that can now spawn on randomly generated dungeons.
  
• Added 4 new biomes for randomly generated dungeons: Mountain Pass, Dark Mountain Pass, Caves and Shattered Lands.
  
• Overall cutscene and animation polish including a complete overhaul of top down dialogue cameras to minimize issues with view-blocking environment pieces as well as general camera work and atmosphere improvement.
  
• Updated run animations on all humanoid characters.
  

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Warrior: Guardian’s Juggernaut Passive skill now grants increased Physical Resistance and additional Elemental Resistance.
  
• Warrior: Guardian’s Shieldmaster Passive skill now grants Knockdown chance on weapon attacks on level 1/2 in addition to Weapon Damage increase.
  
• Warrior: Blademaster’s Inner Vitality Passive skill now scales with user’s missing HP and grants greater bonuses.
  
• Warrior: Fixed an issue with Assassin’s Shadow Gift buff remaining on a unit indefinitely.
  
• Ranger: Sharpshooter’s Bipod Passive skill now grants increased Attack Speed and Skill Power in addition to Critical Chance increase.
  
• Ranger: Bounty Hunter’s Priority Target Passive skill no longer grants guaranteed 2s. Marked on Weapon Attacks. It was vastly outperforming all other Passive skills. It now has a low chance to inflict Marked for its default duration (10s) but grants its user additional Critical Damage and Armor Piercing against Marked enemies.
  
• Ranger: Sharpshooter’s Sniper Training now grants greatly reduced threat generation in addition to Weapon Damage increase.
  
• Ranger: Sharpshooter’s Extended Range Passive skill now correctly applies only to 2-handed ranged weapons.
  
• Adept: Overcharge Passive skill is now only active in combat.
  
• Adept: Elementalist’s Frost Aegis will now correctly trigger only once per combat.
  
• Adept: Spirit Wolves summoned through Summoner’s Call of the Wild skill will now correctly apply Taunt.
  
• Adept: Summoner’s Arcane Backup Passive Skill had its Skill Power boost reduced.
  
• Adept: Summoner’s Arcane Scavenger is no longer stackable. Its bonuses were extremely powerful when combined with Call of the Wild and cooldown decreasing items.
  
• Adept: Summoner’s Colossus now checks if there is a valid target before attempting to cast Entangling Roots.
  
• Adept: Elementalist’s Fire Breath and its upgraded versions will now automatically turn the caster in an attempt to catch the most units within its cone.
  
• Engineer: Mana Absorb Passive skill will now apply its bonuses correctly.
  
• Engineer: Technomancer’s Mana Conduit Passive skill now grants an increased Mana Regen boost and is stackable.
  
• Elemental Air Lord’s Chained Lightning skill will now split to fewer units.
  
• Titan and Fire Elemental units can now turn while using their flamethrower skill, greatly increasing its effectiveness against mobile targets.
  
• Increased movement speed on Valkyrie, Scavenger miniboss.
  
• Increased attack range on the Phoenix Turret, League miniboss.
  
• Increased attack range on Gear Spider, Revenant unit.
  
• Research Nodes that upgrade crafting level will now increase it by 1 instead of setting it to a specific value. It will no longer be able to reach max crafting level without researching all corresponding upgrades.

[h2]Quality of life[/h2]

• Player ability cast times have been shortened and standardized for greater responsiveness. Most skills will now cast faster and it should no longer be possible to accidentally cancel a skill before it is cast, resulting in a waste of mana and cooldowns.
  
• Players can now reorganize their party order when traveling to a location and can change it at will using the new Party Order option in the game menu.
  
• Players can now change their currently selected unit on the merchant popup, allowing them to compare items equipped on different characters.
  
• Current equipment weight will now display over the weight bar and the bar itself will dynamically change its color to clearly indicate which weight tier the character is currently in.
  
• Player’s party pathfinding was improved - they will no longer regularly bump into one another and will attempt to stick together when issuing orders to multiple units instead of getting separated by obstacles.
  
• Enemies now display a line showing their current target for better aggro clarity (only in tactical mode by default, it can be changed or disabled in the settings).
  
• Updated and more responsive Gamepad controls. Most screens and popups can now be navigated without the use of an emulated cursor. Further improvements coming soon!
  
• Camera should no longer occasionally get stuck outside of the level’s bounds after loading a location.
  
• Weapon Skills are now described as such and a placeholder weapon skill icon is now displayed on the skill bar in the ability window even if the weapon skill has not been unlocked yet.
  
• In single player the game will now pause while the player is reading a lore note.
  
• Previously visited locations will now remain on the world map and appear grayed out, showing a map of the team’s previous endeavors.

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• Added 6 new challenges to the Challenge Arena.
  
• Introduced new rewards for the challenges, both new and previous ones, including unique items that can only be found there. All rewards have been reset on your current playthroughs so even if you already finished a challenge, you can replay it now to gain the new rewards.
  
• Added a new side objective that can now generate on random dungeons - the Ancient Generator that rewards the player only if they successfully protect it against incoming enemies.
  
• Added 4 new miniboss units for the Scorpion, Wild Elementals, Manaless and Crazed Robots families that can now spawn on randomly generated dungeons.
  
• Added 4 new biomes for randomly generated dungeons: Mountain Pass, Dark Mountain Pass, Caves and Shattered Lands.
  
• Added 2 sets of turrets to the Training Room useful for testing unit tankiness against various elements.
  
• Tweaked the AI of ranged intelligent units - they should now be more responsive and make decisions faster, while also wasting less time looking for cover if it’s suboptimal.
  
• Upgraded melee unit pathfinding when chasing an escaping enemy. They will now attempt to predict its destination and adjust their path to intercept it.
  
• Ranged units should no longer occasionally hit a wall in front of them when shooting from around the corner.
  
• Added more item recipes to Faction Quartermasters’ stock.
  
• Standardized recipe costs.
  
• Reduced the amount of lengthy wave-based fights in the second half of the game.
  
• Enemies will now stay in combat longer after breaking line of sight.
  
• Fixed Duelist’s Gloves bonus applying when not dual wielding.
  
• Added cast effects on certain Bosses’ skills for increased clarity
  
• Enchantments that inflict Damage or spawn AoE effects will now only be in effect during combat to avoid needless clutter and accidental triggering of non-aggressive units.
  
• Fixed the order of the speaker's lines in the arena fight before Joe Mana’s boss fight.
  
• Shelter Global Skill can now be used correctly even if there are no covers placed on the current dungeon.
  
• Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause permanent movement speed decrease on characters.
  
• Mind Control status will no longer cause mismatch in the order of character selection hotkeys.
  
• Fixed an issue that occasionally caused static units to spawn in a wall, locking players in an endless combat.
  
• Ranged units will no longer crowd a spawn point they appeared on as long as they have a valid target. They will now attempt to find a good position nearby, causing them to spread more.
  
• Skill cost reduction can no longer result in negative Mana costs.
  
• Krannite Stone Keepers will no longer use their chains to pull enemies standing right next to them.
  
• Fixed marking on Elemental Air Lord’s Lightning Storm skill.
  
• Fixed an issue with Hybrid Rotmorph's Entropy Beam skill not applying Damage and Statuses correctly and not scaling with unit level.
  
• Rogue Agent Boss will now be accompanied by rogue Troopers coming in as reinforcements.
  
• Fixed an issue that could have resulted in the Ancient Pillar Side Objective not granting a reward upon reloading a save made immediately after destroying it.
  
• The pipeline in Project Terminus/Doorkeepers quests can no longer be sabotaged multiple times resulting in an unlimited amount of mana spill AoEs.
  
• Fixed Benedict’s starting shield having 0 Armor.
  
• Fixed some incorrect status effect names on enemy units.
  
• Fixed an issue causing challenge rewards to display lower stats on the challenge menu.
  
• Fixed an issue that could have resulted in player characters getting stuck in a prison cell by using a waypoint in the “Not everything that glitters…” quest.
  
• Updated some unique item icons to differentiate them further from regular drops.

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• Overall cutscene and animation polish including a complete overhaul of top down dialogue cameras to minimize issues with view-blocking environment pieces as well as general camera work and atmosphere improvement.
  
• Updated run animations on all humanoid characters.
  
• Fixed an issue causing certain background environment elements to appear in cutscenes with a visible delay.
  
• Added dynamic rendering of unit, destructible and clutter asset shadows.
  
• General graphical update to story NPCs including upgraded textures and unique complexions.
  
• Added micro normals and Ambient Occlusion on all Armors and NPCs clothing.
  
• Improved lighting and mood on multiple main story locations and random dungeon themes.
  
• Improved enemy unit details on close-up.
  
• Overall polish of enemy units skill animations.
  
• Adjusted and normalized Health Bar height on all units.
  
• Fixed and adjusted LOD on enemy units.
  
• Improved VFX fading on dying units.
  
• Added blood VFX on unit death.
  
• Updated and improved animations and textures on Hybrid, Scorpion, Elven and Elemental units.
  
• Updated materials on miniboss units for a more unique look.
  
• All units including Bosses now use textures with Ambient Occlusion
  
• Fixed an issue in character creation causing starting equipment to display a fist in the main slot instead of an actual weapon.
  
• Fixed an issue with some submeshes not being rendered correctly to the unit mask.
  
• Fixed status vfx size on the Matriarch miniboss.
  
• Added micro normals and Ambient Occlusion on environmental assets in the City of Bones, Free Phoenicia and Pablo’s House locations.
  
• Fixed start points and visual timing on Hybrid units’ skills.
  
• Fixed an issue occasionally causing graphical glitches shortly after loading a new level.
  
• The hidden passage in the “Not everything that glitters…” quest was updated visually to look less like a passageway until the player learns its location by making specific choices.
  
• Unique items found in the “Where it all began” quest have had their models updated for a more distinct look.
  
• Keycards will no longer slightly sneak away from their original position.

[h2]Audio[/h2]

• All dialogues were updated to 3D sounds ensuring more immersive audio placement in cutscenes.
  
• Overhead dialogues will now fade as the camera moves away from their source.
  
• Overhead dialogues will no longer comically increase their pitch when time flow is sped up.
  
• Overall ambient sounds and location specific audio improvement.
  
• Added missing footstep audio and normalized footstep volume across the board.
  
• Improved and polished sfx in cutscenes.
  
• Fixed audio glitching occasionally on skills inflicting Taunt.
  
• Upgraded barks on the Summoner while in Colossus form.
  
• Smoothed audio on skills spawning multiple instances of the same audio event (such as multi-hit attacks)
  
• Standardized volume of buff and aura sounds.
  
• Fixed sfx on the black hole generator.
  
• Updated sfx on player skills, including Healer’s Peace, Fire Weapons, Power Shield, Wind Stance, Iron Skin and Liquid Skin.
  
• Fixed disappearing music track during the “Doorkeepers” quest.

[h2]Performance[/h2]

• Fixed several cases of memory leaks and decreased memory usage in some additional areas.
  
• Improved overall performance in multiple combat scenarios across the game
  
• Reduced CPU bottleneck caused by inefficient render batching
  

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