ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/ee768ef52e165877a06bdb52e6b433ecf8e4bec5.png Set decades after the events of the "Rain of Death" in the destroyed kingdom of ENDER LILIES, the trailer of ENDER MAGNOLIA has been released.

Coming to Early Access

Just like its predecessor, Ender Magnolia will be available on Steam Early Access Please be sure to add it to your wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2725260

1.1.6 Patchnotes

New feature:

• Added support for the Steam Deck

Bug fixes:

• Fix a UI focus problem that could happen in specific condition

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1.1.5 Patchnotes

Bug fixes:

• Fix a regression causing invalid homing behavior

1.1.4 Patchnotes

New features:

• Add a save data copy feature

※ How to use the save data copy feature: - In the slot selection screen, highlight the slot to copy and open the "manage data" menu - Select the "Copy data" button - The save data will be copied to the next empty slot. The copy will fail if there is no empty slot

Bug fixes:

• Fix the crow enemy behaving incorrectly in Twin Spires

Patchnotes version 1.1.3

Bug fixes :

• Fix slot selection screen loading indefinitely when encountering corrupted save data. In case of save data corruption: - open the save data folder located in %LOCALAPPDATA%\EnderLilies\Saved\SaveGames\ - rename the backup data you wish to restore: GameSlot_backup_X_Y.sav → GameSlot_X.sav where X is the slot number, and Y is the backup number.

Patchnotes version 1.1.2

Adjustements：

Skills

• Chief Guardian
  • Increase SP gauge generation at level 6

Relics

• Eldred's Ring
  • Increase effect of SP gauge gain bonus

Bug fixes：

• Fix Gerrod, the Elder Warrior's air attack effect not always matching animation
• Fix Lily's design not updating correctly when using "Lost Heirloom" or "Blighted Phantom" relics in NG+
• Fix conditions for achievement "Visitant" that could be unlocked too early
• Fix timed door in the "Twin Spires" area to avoid Lily getting stuck inside in some cases
• Fix rare case where Lily was considered crouched after a map change when using specific action
• Fix controller disconnected message display while hiding the UI on a restpoint
• Fix geometry problems in some maps
• Fix minor incorrect behavior on some enemies
• Fix some translation errors

Patchnotes version 1.1.1

• Fix incorrect movement behavior of specific enemies
• Fix dodge action behavior in slopes
• Fix specific enemies movement when playing with low FPS
• Fix some translation errors

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New features:

◆Maligned Memories: challenge your skills by fighting against all bosses one after another

• Unlocked after purifying all bosses
• Accessed from any restpoint in the "Memories" menu, after selecting "Maligned Memories"
• The difficulty is determined by the current game's chapter
• The time it took to clear the mode is saved
• Obtain enhancing materials by clearing the mode. The materials obtained depend on the difficulty. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/0904cff37139c51a8f8ba241eea6e51f251dac5c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/e34b438a97373ab9e9fdb0430696b6cf0ab8ac77.png

◆Purified Memories: Challenge a purified boss

• Accessed from any restpoint in the "Memories" menu, after selecting "Purified Memories"
• The difficulty is determined by the current game's chapter
• Obtain enhancing materials by clearing the battle. The materials obtained depend on the difficulty.

◆Blighted Memories: Watch previously seen movies

• Accessed from any restpoint in the "Memories" menu, after selecting "Blighted Memories"

◆New Game+: start a new adventure with current status in a harsher world

• Start a new game while keeping Lily's status, actions, skills, relics and tips
• All enemies will be stronger than chapter 9: enemies, bosses AI and actions are strengthened
• Enhancing materials can be obtained by defeating enemies and bosses 　※Some event related items are not transferred {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/de23f0c614862291ddc7022158c5c7bd83f777bd.png

◆Blightborn Modes: customize game parameters to make your own challenge run

• Unlocked after obtaining the achievement "Dawn Prayer"
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◆Prologue movie

• The prologue movie is played when being inactive for some time on the title screen ※This prologue movie is the trailer that was published on the youtube channel

◆New relic: "Blighted Phantom"

• After obtaining the achievement "Journey's End", the relic can be found at the restpoint "Blighted Heart"

◆New setting entries:

• Disable damage area post process visibility
• Disable automatic ledge grabbing while pressing DOWN button

Adjustments:

• Skills

  • Dark Witch Eleine
    • Decrease power of Last Rites
    • Adjust Last Rites' projectiles' curve and location
  • Ulv, the Mad Knight
    • Increase SP generated with Last Rites
  • Hoenir, Keeper of the Abyss
    • Increase number of use
    • Increase SP generated by attacks
    • Increase power of Last Rites
  • Ancient Crypt Keeper
    • Decrease power
    • Decrease SP generated by attacks
    • Adjust projectiles' curve and location
  • Fallen Archer
    • Decrease power
    • Decrease SP generated by attacks
    • Adjust projectiles' curve and location
  • Verboten Champion
    • Increase power at level 6
  • Umbral Knight
    • Increase power of Last Rites when grounded
  • Knight Captain Julius
    • Increase power of airborne attacks

• Relics

  • Blighted Appendage
    • Increase the damage bonus
  • Giant's Ring
    • Increase the damage bonus
  • Ancient Dragon Claw
    • Increase the damage bonus
  • Executioner's Gloves
    • Increase the damage bonus
  • Blightwreathed Blade
    • Increase the blight (experience) bonus
  • Vibrant Plume
    • Decrease the number of slot required (3→2)
  • Spellbound Anklet
    • Decrease the number of slot required (3→2)
  • Nymphilia's Ring
    • Decrease the number of slot required (2→1)

• Enemies

  • Adjust various enemies attack and behaviour
  • Adjust various hitboxes and movement errors

• Map

  • Adjust terrain around some items
  • To fix a non intuitive case in a specific map in the Stockade area where the map would be marked as "Complete" while a secret passage was still undiscovered, an item was added ※Areas that were marked as "Complete" may return to be "Incomplete" because of this change until the newly placed items are obtained
  • Remove hook points from the boss map of Stockade

• Parry

  • Slightly increase the window for a successful parry
  • Slightly decrease the time before allowing another action to cancel a successful parry
  • Allow cancel of Parry action into Dodge action for a short time after starting parry
  • Slightly increase the time before allowing Pray action to cancel Parry action

• Increase the number of available save slot (3→10)
• Add key bindings to move the camera on keyboard
• Hook logic update to prioritize higher hook points
• Lower volume of movies
• Adjust post process effect of damage area to make it less intrusive
• The last map of the Abyss area can become "Complete" (orange)
• Various UI adjustments
• Various map design adjustments

Bug fixes:

• Fix rare knockback bug that was causing AI to become unresponsive
• Fix hook point that was not always reset correctly
• Fix vertical velocity that was not reset correctly after cancelling specific actions
• Fix enemies that would stay invisible in rare conditions
• Fix UI that could become invisible when pressing buttons in a specific timing in pause menu
• Fix summon set switch method that was not respected while in clinging to a wall
• Various translation fixes
• Various minor bug fixes

Patchnotes version 1.0.6 Bug fixes：

• Fix underwater movement problem when touching some geometries caused by previous update
• Fix geometry problems in the Verboten Domain area

Patchnotes version 1.0.5 Bug fixes：

• Fix the underwater elevator that could not be ridden in the Stockade area

Patchnotes version 1.0.4 Adjustements：

• Hoenir, Keeper of the Abyss 　Shorten knife attack range 　Add more down time between attacks 　Decrease number of side enemies that can be spawned at once 　Decrease HP and attack of side enemies
• Various skill adjustements 　One-Eyed Royal Aegis : Increase hitbox size and visual effect, decrease recast time (5 -> 4.7) 　Cliffside Hamlet Elder : Increase hitbox size and visual effect 　Guardian Silva : Allow the cast of Last Rites while in combo
• Tweak the condition for casting Last Rites to decrease casting miss when using stick input 　Set the necessary UP input stick value higher
• Decrease the waiting time of elevator in some maps
• Adjust the location of some items
• Adjust background elements in various maps
• Add correct animations for Lily when executing a Purification underwater
• Adjust various enemy attack hitboxes

Bug fixes：

• Fix player action problems 　Fix dodge action that could be canceled by summon set switch action 　Fix movement of underwater dodge that could get stuck in slopes
• Fix various map geometry problems
• Fix multiple enemy attacks hitbox and visual 　Fallen Sentinel : hitbox size fix 　Knight Captain Julius : visual effect fix
• Fix various translation errors
• Fix keyboard key events that were not forwarded to game correctly when a UI was open
• Fix teleporting enemies that could become invisible
• Skill Chief Guardian : Fix explanation text error
• various small fixes

changelist of 1.0.3 Adjustements：

• Adjust AI of enemies in the "Twin Spires" area and "Hoenir, Keeper of the Abyss"
• Add breakable objects in the "Twin Spires" area
• Brush up translations

Bug fixes：

• Fix mouse input bug requiring double click
• Fix some visual effect bugs
• Fix various translation problems
• Fix various visual background bugs

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights v1.0 is now available! Five more areas have been added to those available in Early Access, bringing the total up to eight. More bosses stand ready to be defeated and join Lily’s side. Her spirit companions can all be fully upgraded, new secrets lurk in the shadows waiting to be found, and the story can now be completed. Players who have purchased ENDER LILIES in Steam Early Access will receive the v1.0 update at no cost. Furthermore, save data from Early Access will carry over into the full game. However, since updates have been made to the opening and tutorial we recommend starting over from the beginning. Our beautiful soundtrack from musical group Mili, who has contributed tracks to acclaimed anime franchises including Ghost in the Shell and Goblin Slayer as well as rhythm games such as Cytus and Deemo, is also available today. You can get it here on Steam, check it out on your favorite streaming service, and find it on a variety of other music storefronts. Once again, we’d like to give a massive shout out to everyone who has supported us so far. Thank you for giving ENDER LILIES a chance in Early Access, and to everyone who has made time to share feedback with us. You have helped us make ENDER LILIES a better game and we are so excited to hear everyone’s thoughts on the full experience. We know some of you have eagerly been asking about physical editions and additional content. Now that the game is out, we can think about adding more in future updates. Please keep an eye on our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages for news, as we’ll shout from the rooftops about further developments on social media. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/a802ac0cf88c6443240541942aab71a6ae35654a.png Illus.Ayumi Yamada（Concept Artist/Cutscene Artist）

▼ New content

• new areas, bosses, enemies
• new player skills
• new relics
• new parry action relic
• new "Last Rites" system (super attack)
• new tutorials
• new UI elements and various improvements
• new BGM

▼ Adjustments

• Brush up Lily's animations
• Adjust general game balance
• Adjust enemies placement and AI
• Adjust player skills
• Brush up translation in some languages
• Brush up background visuals of some maps

▼ Bug fixes

• various bug fixes

With apologies for any inconvenience or confusion, there were some mistakes in the updated regional pricing for some countries. We are fixing them right now, but it might take a few days before the changes go live.

Only one more day until ENDER LILIES launches out of Steam Early Access! 😁 With a huge thanks to everyone for your support so far, we bring you this illustration titled "Guardian Siegrid and Silva" by Yohei Ueda, art director for ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/40b5723e3bb781f42cfc1b362c99b8cb7010c201.png

In 2 days, ENDER LILIES v1.0 launches and the game officially comes out of Early Access! Today's illustration on the ENDER LILIES Twitter is from Kuninori Ueno, character concept artist and animator on ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights. It features some of the beasts that crawl in the darkness. 😱 Thank you for following along with our celebratory art festival! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/dc691997cee08ee607370768e8439b19d28fab50.png

Hey hey hey! ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights is just 3 days away! 🎉 Today we have two celebratory illustrations. The first features Dark Witch Eleine and was drawn by Mirei Takeishi, character concept artist and animator on ENDER LILIES. The second is from Tetsuya Uehara, concept and background artist for ENDER LILIES and is titled "The Rain of Death and the Immortal Knight!" Thank you for coming along with us on this journey. Keep an eye out for more artwork as we race towards launch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/13716a94e4f55a7ffbb327db07a0280b5c58f18d.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/0e4664240bdd869224635f289e8a2eb2e41f592f.png

Only 4 days left until you can play ENDER LILIES on Switch and Steam! 🎮 We've put together another great image for the countdown on the ENDER LILIES Twitter. This one is an illustration of Guardian Siegrid by RENN, who's contributed a picture of her to our social media in the past. RENN is an ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights character concept artist and icon designer! As always, we are eternally grateful to everyone who has supported us in Early Access and we look forward to getting the full game into everyone's hands! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/8ce6d6418967e7cb1c8c667141630b8fb150d5d7.png

There are just 5 days left until the launch of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights! To celebrate, we're counting down with art from different people on the team. You can see the first one, an illustration of Lily and her faithful spirit companions, over on the @EnderLiliesGame Twitter. This was drawn by Hironori Takeshige, character concept artist and animator for ENDER LILIES! Keep an eye out for more daily illustrations leading up to launch, and thank you to everyone who has followed us on this journey. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/0e7eb0b1f944373528ad886ecc0906e16aedbcd5.png

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights will get its v1.0 update on June 22, 2021! The rest of the story and content will be released at that time. Between now and then, we'll still be working on bugs for the content available in Early Access, so keep an eye out for patches if you're having trouble with the game. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us so far, whether through wishlisting, buying and playing the game, or going the extra mile to give us feedback on what you like so far or want to see improved. We look forward to getting the final version into your hands and hope you'll enjoy the full experience and the end of Lily's story!

Bug fixes:

• Fix enemies on some specific map that didn't move
• Fix a few text errors
• Fix keyboard bindings that were not save correctly

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38795227/fa3b26568ff089a7c749ee4fc148ec50e03088d3.png Thank you for playing ENDER LILIES! We are working hard towards the official release. For players waiting for new content, we apologize for the wait, but we would like add all the new areas as part of the official release As a first step, based on feedback we received from all of you since the beginning of the early access, we made some changes to the game systems in hopes of making the gameplay experience more enjoyable. Those changes are described in detail below. Thank you again to everyone who has played ENDER LILIES, and especially to those of you who have taken the time to share your opinions with us!

New

• Add a new "Hold" mode for summon set switch that can be activated in the game settings
• Allow binding of mouse buttons in keyboard settings
• Allow binding of UI inputs in keyboard settings
• Add a "Hide UI" option in pause menu
• Add options to hide player UI, enemies floating gauges in game settings

Adjustments

■Gameplay

• Change most "Interaction" input to not require directional press (pick up an item, activate switch, restpoint)
• Adjust camera speed when using the auto climb action
• Update some UI elements
• Allow wrap in most menus
• Add footer in most menus
• Zoom out minimap for better visibility
• Update effects used for items obtained
• Change conversations in events to proceed by player input instead of automatically
• Update effects and animations when a skill can be used

■Player

• Update underwater action :
• Allow underwater dodge after obtaining 「Witch's Bubble」
• Allow diving underwater while swimming horizontally by pressing ↓
• Allow falling through platforms while moving
• Update player knockback :
• landing recovery animation can be cancelled by dodge or attack action
• Update double jump effect
• Update and brush up some player's animations
• Update effect of heal action to follow player's location

■Spirits

• 「Headless Defender」 - Decrease recast time - Decrease invincibility time after use - Increase range - Adjust knockback properties, make enemies fly away if their stamina reaches 0
• 「Umbral Knight」 - Adjust knockback properties, make enemies fly away if their stamina reaches 0
• 「Cliffside Hamlet Youth」 - Adjust knockback properties, make enemies fly away if their stamina reaches 0
• 「Gerrod, the Elder Warrior」 - Adjust effect display to match attack range

■Relics

• 「Ruined Witch's Book」 - Decrease the effect of underwater movement speed bonus

■Enemy

• Reduce contact damages
• Adjust some enemies hitbox
• Adjust some magic projectiles' speed and trajectory
• Add attack motions to some enemies
• Adjust some enemies AI

■Map

• Adjust graphic elements in some maps
• Adjust location of some elevator switches

Bug fixes

• Fix some maps where player could fall out of bounds
• Fix jump action that could get cancelled too fast
• Fix some enemies display problem
• Fix 「Guardian Siegrid」's transformation action that could be skipped
• Fix BGM not always switching correctly after changing map
• Fix player's step effect not always triggering after changing map
• Fix keyboard key state that was reset when disabling player input (ex. game map change)
• Fix heal action that could be used when falling
• Fix opening menu on the same frame as starting event causing UI focus to be lost
• Fix 「Gerrod, the Elder Warrior」's attack that could leave its FX trail active
• Fix knockback on flying enemies that was reset at each attack
• Fix visual artifact on characters that was happening with some integrated GPU
• Fix some items location
• Fix keyboard key 「1」 that couldn't be used

Currently under examination

• New defense action for attacks that are currently hard to avoid completely

Thank you.

In spite of some technical difficulties with the launch, we’re happy to have been able to get ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights into everyone’s hands. With your support, ENDER LILIES climbed the ranks to the top of the Steam top sellers list, and we’ve gotten an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from users. Thank you so much! Now that feedback is rolling in, we’re gradually learning about some of the issues facing us to make ENDER LILIES as awesome as possible. We’re carefully considering the information and opinions you’re giving us as we improve the game ahead of its v1.0 launch in Q2 2021. If you have any additional comments or suggestions, please reach out to us through the Steam Community forums. We look forward to hearing from you!

Bug fixes :

• Fix some background visual bugs

Adjustments :

• Remove unused data from sound library
• Adjust and brush up texture of some background elements

Bug fixes :

• Fix video not playing when VSync is OFF

Adjustments :

• Adjust some enemy attack parameters

Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding as we worked through some technical difficutlies that delayed the start of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights' Early Access launch. Now it is finally here! Windows PC users can get hands-on with the first three areas of the game. The final release will have at least eight areas. Please let us know what you think so we can take your feedback into consideration as we work towards the v1.0 launch in Q2 2021. There is now a subforum in the Steam Discussions for bug reports, but feel free to tell us any thoughts you have on the game in the ENDER LILIES Chat subforum as well. Thank you everyone for your support and all the kind words we’ve received in the Steam Discussions and through Twitter and Facebook until now, and to those who stepped up today to help spread information as we gave the community updates. We look forward to hearing more from you in the coming days.

UPDATE: ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights was planned to go live on Steam at 5pm JST / Midnight PT / 8:00 am UTC today. We scheduled this announcement for about 1 hour ago to rejoice in the launch, the text of which can be seen below. We are having technical difficulties with Steam, but the team is working to resolve them ASAP and get ENDER LILIES out the door. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and understanding! -- The Steam Early Access launch of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights is finally here! Today, Windows PC users can get hands-on with the first three areas of the game. The final release will have at least eight areas. Please let us know what you think so we can take your feedback into consideration as we work towards the v1.0 launch in Q2 2021. There is now a subforum in the Steam Discussions for bug reports, but feel free to tell us any thoughts you have on the game in the ENDER LILIES Chat subforum as well. Thank you everyone for your support and all the kind words we’ve received in the Steam Discussions and through Twitter and Facebook until now. We look forward to hearing more from you in the coming days.

When we revealed ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, we told you to expect it in Winter 2020. As development has continued, we’ve realized we need more time to give you the best possible dark fantasy metroidvania experience. We know you’re eager to get your hands on ENDER LILIES and we don’t want to keep you waiting, so we’ve decided to bring the game to Steam Early Access on Jan. 21. We’re starting by releasing the first three areas out of at least eight total in the final game. During early access we’d love to hear from you - please head over to the Discussions here on Steam and let us know what you think! We’ll have subforms for bug reporting and feedback. Alongside this news, we have also announced that in addition to a soundtrack from Mili, who have contributed to anime franchises including Ghost in the Shell and Goblin Slayer as well as rhythm games like Cytus and Deemo, the sound effects come from former Sega producer Keiichi Sugiyama. Sugiyama-san has worked on franchises like Rez and Skies of Arcadia as part of his illustrious career. In case you missed it, we've been teasing details about gameplay on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and we'll continue to do so leading up to launch. You can keep up to date with all the latest news, ask questions for the devs, and hang out with us there or in our Steam Discussions. In the meantime, we wish you all happy new year while awaiting the release of ENDER LILIES!