Iratus: Lord of the Dead news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/71a775b325e7b6aa864fee1ff57a6aea6d686e7c.png Hello, necromancers! Today Iratus: Lord of the Dead turns four 🎉 Birthdays are usually the time when we turn our inner gaze backwards. We decided to turn our gaze to one of the studio's veterans: Alexander, The Art Director.  We asked him what he thinks about Iratus four years after its release:

Inspiration and Ideas

A: The overarching conceptual reference is Darkest Dungeon, but we didn't reference it directly. Our emphasis was on classic dark fantasy, intersecting in some ways with the Diablo game series or Grimdark in the spirit of the Warhammer universe. We also wanted to give the visual direction some charm of originality, reminiscent of games from the early 2000s.

Favorite Features

A: Of course, the ability to play as the villain is imbued with the charisma of Stephan Weyte's voice, who once voiced my favourite hero from my youth — Caleb from the game Blood. Overall, the sound design of Iratus, in my opinion, turned out well. Besides overseeing the sound design, I also managed to create a small part of the sound content myself and voice several characters.

Community Feedback

A: The early access period allowed us to improve many aspects of the game, for which we are immensely grateful to the responsive community. Perhaps most memorable were the first streams by players; it was extremely interesting to see the project from the outside, and it was then that the realization came that the game fulfils its purpose — entertaining people (sometimes through the sorrow of defeat).

Personal Bright Memory

A: The release is something that both developers and players eagerly await. Game development is mostly a long, monotonous routine, and there are long stages of implementation behind any playful creativity. Releasing a finished and functioning game is a huge satisfaction. Thank you for all these years full of support, original content and passionate reviews!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bbb2d3ec6c8da995398e4f9289d988d3e0226c79.png 2023 was a pivotal year for Unfrozen. We've done a lot — and you'll start seeing the results next year. ːiratus_medallionː Growth and Expansion This year, we welcomed more talented professionals to the studio. That makes us 50+ strong now, working remotely from all over the world — a far cry from the small indie team we started as! More people means more hands to create bigger and more ambitious games, as well as more expertise to ensure their quality. We mentioned already that we have two projects in the works — and one of them boasts a significantly larger scope than Iratus. Which means more awesome games for you! ːsteamthumbsupː Big, Big Publisher In a game-changing move, we signed a partnership deal with a world-famous publisher — it opens up incredible opportunities for us (and you — as, once again, it leads to more gaming awesomeness). Can't wait to announce the details next year! For now, the takeaway is that this is another way to ensure bigger, more interesting, and more polished titles... and maybe a return to something familiar. ːfaithful_heartː You We were overwhelmed by the support you've shown us when we broke our radio silence. Thank you! Games don't exist without their audience, and our main mission is and always has been to entertain you, challenge you, create worlds and systems for you — and nothing is more encouraging than your comments and support. Expect exciting news from us next year — lots of them. Happy Holidays!

Get ready for an exceptional deal! This exclusive bundle offers you two incredible turn-based strategy games: Iratus: Lord of the Dead and Inkulinati. Grab them with a massive 64% discount, available only until November 21st. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/ef117f2863363b8d6091684e198434f31760a508.png

Greetings, dear necromancers! Iratus is not just about mechanics. Over the years, we were amazed how some of you scrutinized the lore behind the game, developing theories, sharing ideas, thinking about characters, and making guesses about the world's structure and history. We want to introduce you to one of the most dedicated fans and content creators of Iratus: Meet Fableheim! Fableheim has been making videos about Iratus almost since its release. During this time, he accumulated a lot of questions about the game’s lore, and we decided to select some of them and lift the veil of secrecy — especially since we are now developing the lore deeper in preparation for the expansion of the Iratus universe. Hope this gives you even more food for thought and theories. Enjoy — and be sure to subscribe to Fableheim if you like theorycrafting!

The Stranger and Fate

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The Stranger that opposes Iratus is shrouded in mystery, is there anything you can reveal about his identity or if we will meet him again? He is an extremely important figure. We will explore his role further in the next game. Let’s just say some theories we like are not spot-on, but there is certain merit to them. But, to be clear, we don’t want to give a direct and straightforward answer about the Stranger — we feel that the shroud of mystery makes him both a more compelling character… and more effective in-universe. He wouldn’t want us to dispel his incognito, and we’re not brave enough to go against him.

After breaking through the first five floors, The Stranger explains that Iratus' fate was already woven, as if someone or something had set in motion the events of the base game. Who or what determined that fate? Who or what indeed? Does Fate exist? Does Iratus act out of his own free will, is he led by destiny — or is he being manipulated, even toyed with? What would he do to such a manipulator if he ever found out? Great questions — but ones not to be answered in an interview. We wouldn’t want to spoil the answer for Iratus himself. Let’s just say any powerful man can be a powerful tool — and there are always people in the world that would try to use him as such.

God(s)

Upon the construction of the Abode of Wrath, Iratus mentions he possesses the insight to petition the "bloodthirsty gods of old" directly. Are these old gods the source of Iratus' Wrath abilities or do they simply amplify the Ire within his undead heart? Absolutely not. Iratus’s power comes from within. In truth, he bows to no god — which is one more topic we intend to delve deeper into in the next game. Iratus is the ultimate Nietzschean/Promethean figure (note the flame symbolism in the art — the flame might be blue, but the idea is there). Prometheus stole fire from the gods, but he’s not a thief — he’s a rebel against higher powers who fought and suffered to make humans equal to gods. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/7a234f1e94c07cc01ffbab6e0ffb83f4a3022658.png But Iratus can pretend to follow various rites if that suits his needs and ambitions. And in times of old, people worshiped all sorts of things, from powerful creatures to outright myths. More often than not, such rites were merely proxies to better commune with the inner darkness within their souls. But it can’t hurt to try a ritual and see if there is merit to it, can it?

The Light Elemental's Humanorium token mentions that it is heavenly might made manifest upon the "mortal plane". How many planes of existence are there? It’s a complicated matter. Calling it “planes of existence” is just a colloquialism to simplify the structure of the world. In these simpler terms there are three — the mortal plane, Heaven, and Hell (or Oblivion, as some call it). You could also say there are just two planes of existence: the primordial darkness — and everything else that the Shaper gave form to. Both Heaven and Hell would (curiously) belong to the latter category, since it was the Shaper who gave them their form and purpose. Heaven and Hell only exist for humans — they have no meaning for other sentient races. So would it be right to call them full-fledged “planes of existence”? Debatable. (How? Why? Who is the Shaper? We’ll dig deeper into this in the next game!)

When first confronting Iratus, The Stranger says "the potential for corruption lies in all life" when referencing the downfall of the once noble Grand Order. Was the Order's corruption simply due to mankind's avarice or did some unseen force influence their perversion of holy magic? Yes and no. We will delve much deeper into human nature in the next game. After all, necromancy wouldn’t be possible if all humans didn’t harbor darkness within, would it? The world of Iratus is meant to show a gray/black morality that’s classic for dark fantasy: no one really is a good guy here, and it makes you wonder if maybe Iratus, evil as he is, is actually on the “gray” part of the spectrum. But the Grand Order has its own unique history — they believe they are direct descendants of God’s personal army. Which, in their mind, gives them the unique right to shape and rule the world, which explains the arrogance… and makes them so much closer to just becoming tyrants themselves.

By the end of the game, Iratus had destroyed manifestations of heavenly might, an Ascended Magister with "near godlike powers", and even heroes returned in their prime by "divine will", according to the Adept's Humanorium token. Has the Lord of the Dead approached godhood himself? Again, we view Iratus as a sort of Promethean figure — an ultimate rebel against nature and God (or gods). As he achieves power, does that make him a god himself? In a certain philosophical sense, absolutely. And mastery over death can be viewed as a sort of godhood — Iratus has, after all, shed one of the most binding shackles of human nature. But it’s not the sort of godhood that automatically grants him magic powers or makes people worship him. He’ll have to work extra for that.

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Ever since the addition of the Werewolf, Iratus will occasionally say "The blade is a deadly weapon when one has an eternity to master it" upon creating a Ghoul. Is this an unused voiceline for one of his many Creations, or for a Creation that never saw the light of day? That is a reference to an old design. In the early development stages, we planned to have the ghoul be a sort of undead blademaster. A perfectionist in the arts of killing, who’s grace with the sword is at odds with its bestial appearance. Obviously, this design was scrapped but the voice line remained, likely added to the game later by mistake.

The Wraith's description mentions rumors that this ghostly Creation was the blueprint for the First Necromancer's vessel. Has the father of Necromancy truly perished or has he mastered Death as well? The First Necromancer is a mythological figure. Nobody knows what happened to him. Some say that he never even existed in the first place, but several ancient works penned by the same hand seem to point to the opposite. Iratus would rather view himself as the first truly successful Necromancer to ever exist. But is it true — or does his ego make him conveniently forget those who came before him? We plan to explore Iratus’s struggle with another’s greatness further down the line.

The Scout's humonarium token states that the Elven population has always been low, but very few seemed to participate in the attempt to thwart Iratus' return. Is the Elven population simply that few in number or is there some other reason that Elves did not answer the Grand Order's call? Both your observations are correct. Not only are elves few in number, but they also don’t like working with the Grand Order.

Below the Dead Lake is a being that would "invite madness" should Iratus even look upon it, is this entity one of the "ancients from the depths of the ocean" mentioned in the Doomsayer's Humanorium token? Yes, but likely not in the way that you imagine it. The dread creatures that live within the water are the mutated offspring of the Serpent. Or the mutated bits of its decaying body. Who or what is the Serpent? You guessed it — find out in the next game in the Iratus universe!

During Iratus' desecration of the Catacombs, the player can discover an Event learning about the Grand Order's research into both creating and curing disease. The Plague Doctor's Humanorium token mentions that the Plague Doctors were exalted due to their fight against both the "Great Plague" and the Grand Order's attempt to seize power during the chaos it caused. Was the Grand Order behind the Great Plague? There were many plagues in history, and some of them definitely were engineered by the Grand Order. But the worst plague — the mother of all plagues, so to speak — came from either the Serpent or humanity’s overall sinfulness, depending on who you ask. And if you haven't had the chance to acquaint yourself with the mechanics and lore of Iratus yet, now is your opportunity to purchase the game at an 87% discount until November 6th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/Iratus_Lord_of_the_Dead/ Join us! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bcf0c97ac00179f1df2f7010797cf3a0faa94e72.png

Hello Necromancers, Or maybe… more than just necromancers? You’re probably wondering why we went silent for a while. And that is because making games takes time. Since the release of Iratus, we’ve been working steadily to bring you more fun and more evil — but we want to have well-rounded projects on our hands before we announce them. Hence the lull in publicity. And yes, you heard that right — projects. We are currently working on two games! One of them is likely what you’re expecting — the Iratus universe is expanding (but even that comes with a twist). The other is bigger, more ambitious, and might come as a surprise. It’s a PC-centered turn-based game set in a fantasy world. More news will follow. The team has grown to more than 40 people. We are no longer that tiny yet ambitious studio that brought you Iratus — instead, we are a medium-sized yet ambitious studio! But the fire in our eyes remains the same — and that fire spells a soon-to-come encounter with death, reanimation, darkness… and more. So stay tuned for further announcements that are hopefully coming soon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/73a859897f136ba3646f11f81a950fd500cae77f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bcf0c97ac00179f1df2f7010797cf3a0faa94e72.png

Hey! People tend to sum up their achievements at the end of the year, but we decided to start ours with them! Here’s a list of last year’s successes — to boost our motivation and hopefully hint at the great things to come: ːiratus_medallionː On April 23rd, we celebrated the first anniversary of the full release of Iratus: Lord of the Dead with a new minion, the Werewolf, and an illustrated strategy guide https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/807120/view/3050602228718667937 ːiratus_medallionː October 26th marked a year since the release of the Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer DLC, and July 24th marks exactly two years since the Iratus’ Early Access release. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ ːiratus_medallionː Iratus: Lord of the Dead sales reached 300k+ copies ːiratus_medallionː We received an investment of $1.6 million from GEM Capital https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/807120/view/2968421119174680934 ːiratus_medallionː During last year, our team expanded from 8 to 25 people. Which means each following project will be more ambitious than the last. Which means bigger and better games for you! Currently, we’re working on the new project at full speed (and continuing our support of Iratus, of course). Can’t wait to share! Follow us and stay tuned for announcements. Soon we will please you with at least teasers! 😈 🧿Steam https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35731754 🧿Discord https://discord.gg/unfrozenstudio 🧿Twitter https://twitter.com/Unfrozen_Studio 🧿Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UnfrozenStudio 🧿Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/IratusLOTD 🧿YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/IratusLordoftheDeadOfficial 🧿Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unfrozen_studio

Hello, necromancers! The Steam Halloween Sale has started! Iratus and the DLC received discounts: Iratus: Lord of the Dead - 70% https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/Iratus_Lord_of_the_Dead/ Iratus Supporter Pack - 40% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125270/Iratus_Lord_of_the_Dead__Supporter_Pack/ Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer - 50% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ Iratus Halloween Skin Set - 67% https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423921/Iratus__Halloween_Skin_Set/ Call your friends and have fun!

Hello friends! We are pleased to announce some good news: our studio has partnered with GEM Capital, received investment for further development and is actively working on a new project. The investment company GEM Capital has invested $1.7 million in the game studio Unfrozen. As you may recall, our first game, Iratus: Lord of the Dead entered Early Access on Steam in July 2019, becoming one of the most commercially successful indie projects of the year with origins in CIS. The official release of the game was in 9 months. It was in the Steam sales leader chart for more than a week. The project was enthusiastically received by the public, as evidenced by the high ratings and positive reviews from players and critics. In late October 2020, the first DLC was released - Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer - which also received good ratings. Daedalic Entertainment from Germany was the publisher of both projects. More than 300 thousand copies of the game have been sold so far, which makes it one of the most successful releases in its genre. "We are delighted to announce this deal. Unfrozen has gone through a difficult early stage for any young studio: they have assembled a strong and dedicated team and released their first product. The studio has proven that it can create commercially successful games with competitive budgets. Now the team is setting even more ambitious goals. It's time to continue growing, creating new worlds and launching new games with bigger budgets. We are ready to help Unfrozen achieve its goals," said Kirill Gurskiy, head of games and entertainment at GEM Capital. Our CEO and Unfrozen founder, Denis Fedorov, commented, "We welcome GEM Capital among our shareholders. Unfrozen studio is actively growing and we are optimistic about the future. The investment from GEM Capital will help us strengthen the team and eventually develop multiple projects in parallel. The Iratus franchise will continue to evolve. With the experience we have gained over these years, we want to develop even more complex and engaging games. We can not reveal all of our cards right now, but we promise to continue to improve the quality and continue to excite our audience with ambitious announcements and releases." Unfrozen is currently working on a new, as yet unannounced project, the details of which we can not reveal yet, but we will be sure to share them with you later. Nice little teaser: multi-award winning Alexandra "Alphyna" Golubeva is responsible for the narrative and plot of the new game. Alexandra is best known for her work at Ice-Pick Lodge, Disco Elysium localization as well as translating the Blood, Sweat and Pixels book into Russian and many other projects. Of course, the studio will continue to support Iratus: Lord of the Dead support, so there is no need to worry about the future of our first project. Thank you for your trust and attention: thanks to your support, we can scale new heights! We will do our best to make decent games that will bring you many hours of fun and the most pleasant experience!

Hello, necromancers! Iratus: Lord of the Dead is participating in the Steam Summer Sale with 66% off the base game, 34% off DLC Wrath of the Necromancer and 25% off the Supporter Pack from now until July 8, 10:00 AM PDT. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ Also 50% off the Summer Skin Set. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423920/Iratus__Summer_Skin_Set/ In addition, with the summer update, the Hungarian language has been added to the game interface. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/222936b40ce18a557cadc0bcfd97a0ca74c69d07.png Thank you for being with us! See you next time and be careful! ːfaithful_heartː

Hello necromancers! With today's update, a new minion has been added to the game — the Werewolf which we created, based on your requests and from our community discussions, to celebrate the first anniversary of the game. He is available to all players without additional unlock conditions: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/807120/view/5079473324788647988 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/00100250ff6ae6ea820989cd4b6509e3ce3dd45f.gif Also, for owners of the DLC Iratus: Lord of the Dead - Supporter Pack our Illustrated Strategic Guide is now available. It contains about 200 pages in four chapters. To open the Strategic Guide, click the "Play" button on the Iratus page in the library, then select "Bonus Content" - this will open the folder C:∕ Program Files (x86)∕ Steam∕ steamapps∕ common∕ Iratus Lord of the Dead∕ bonus content with .pdf files of English, Russian and Chinese versions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/44233491079799130a585b8e1490a477c1fb21f8.png https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/807120/view/3050602228714523132 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/a921eb357057bbee25f3451a6148ebb4475c054b.png Additionally our Publisher is having it’s big Daedalic Entertainment Publisher sale from April 29 to May 3! Iratus: Lord of the Dead gets 55% discount, Supporter Pack gets 20% discount, DLC Wrath of the Necromancer gets 34% discount and the Iratus Necromancer Edition has an additional 10% discount! Jump into the game, try new tactics and learn the subtleties! ːfaithful_heartː

Hello, necromancers! This April, we're making up for months with no news — this time with an Illustrated Strategic Guide Announcement! It took a long time to make it exactly what we wanted. The Guide will be available to all owners of the Iratus: Lord of the Dead - Supporter Pack after the April 29 update. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125270/Iratus_Lord_of_the_Dead__Supporter_Pack/ The Illustrated Strategic Guide is available in digital .pdf format and includes almost 200 pages. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/e96451b28639ba3d8119af775b3e0244570de6d7.png The Illustrated Strategy Guide contains four chapters: Combat Basics (pages 7-13), Main strategies (pages 15-19), Minions (pages 21-159) and Bosses (pages 161-181). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/1511eb61fd0fb27ad53435276b7c99e8d92e8dd1.png Combat Basics — this is a more detailed tutorial, this chapter describes the subtleties of the characteristics and basic mechanics. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/a882addfd2c841256ca726c4d821ac1b644bf331.png In the chapter Main strategies you will learn the most common strategies, minions using and the pitfalls that come with it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/22e528c33252a16f060c9845a2339549e5192e34.png In the chapters Minions and Bosses the characters are analyzed in details: from characteristics to combos. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/80ed0402b6275bb662cbf762dd0de085b2607a93.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/4c2dc56419347f107d3c7402476c3741418325a3.png The Illustrated Strategic Guide will be helpful both for beginners to quickly master the game, and for experienced players who can confirm or disprove their theories and, possibly, discover fresh ideas for experiments. Thank you so much for your waiting and understanding, see you on Thursday! ːfaithful_heartː

Today, April 23rd, is exactly one year since the full release of Iratus: Lord of the Dead! We are very grateful for your support and active feedback throughout the development and all this year! We hope you spent unforgettable hours in the dungeons in company with Iratus. ːhunky_skullː We have prepared a promo video for you with the very first prototype of the game in the old graphic design, from which it all began in the now distant 2017. This video has never been published before, and reflects the earliest concept of gameplay and graphics. Not all of our ideas were eventually embodied in reality, but it seems that the end result was worth the effort! ːiratus_medallionː And on April 29, expect a game update with an anniversary gift — a new minion, the Werewolf: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/807120/view/5079473324788647988

Hello necromancers! Long time no see. ːcursed_eyeː In a couple of days it will be a year since the release of the full version of the Iratus: Lord of the Dead. To celebrate this great event we have prepared a birthday gift for all owners of the basic version of the game — a new minion, which will appear in the game on April 29! His blueprint will be available immediately, you'll only need to craft it with parts. Meet the Werewolf. Simple and reliable attacker. The guards of the underground prison used to hound prisoners for fun. It was particularly fashionable to bet on which of the poor souls would be torn apart first by the raging wardogs. But a flesh-based diet, however nutritious, was not healthy for the creatures, and some of them died from gluttony. Well, now their pet cemetery serves the necromancer, who revives the ugly beasts craving to tear out their former masters’ throats… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/6e4394367cf5f58cbb509bf84ed2bfb1d9cb2d33.png The Werewolf has sharp claws and powerful fangs, which, be sure, he will not fail to use: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/21e62a534165d515493687e82e0c354ec45f4e45.gif The Werewolf with its cursed growl inspires allies, increasing their luck and the power of critical hits: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/eb4309390a987bac474bac4047f4b65e69bf755c.gif And on the new moon, the Werewolf reaches the peak of his strength and attack speed: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/dc36e202f4d41db815d2552cdf36f18150cdcb37.gif We hope you'll enjoy your new fluffy friend — after the update on April 29, he will be available to all players, without additional unlock conditions.

Hello, necromancers! 2020 comes to its end, and we'll celebrate this with great discount for Holidays Skin Set and small patch with bug fixes and tiny balance change. Changelog: Bugs:

• Insanity and Inspiration animations no longer play
• Now has characteristic — inedible
• Coward's Foot item now works correctly with the minion
• Correctly sacrifices a minion equipped the Hero's Blood item
• Animations are fixed

Balance: Iratus talents and spells Conjure Shadows:

• Mana cost changed from 25 to 40
• Cost reduction based on Spellpower changed from 0.4% to 0.2%

This year was significant for Iratus and the Unfrozen team. Thank you all for your support and faith in us! Play games, relax, take care of yourself! Happy New Year and may it be better than this one! ːhunky_skullː

Hello, necromancers! As you maybe already have heard, the Steam Awards are here! Over the past year, we had two big events: the release of the game 23 Apr and release of the DLC Wrath of the Necromancer 26 Oct. But some things never change: this autumn we are again nominating for the category that looks like it was made for us — Best Game You Suck At. If you think that berserkers, monks, "saint" hypocrites and other annoying meatbags really challenged you, please give Iratus your vote! We would feel honored and very appreciate this. Thank you! ːfaithful_heartː

Hello, necromancers! We keep collecting feedback from players and make appropriate adjustments. Today we have a patch with minor balance changes. Also, we've fixed a bug with Chinese localization! Sorry for the inconvenience caused by this issue. Here is a balance changelog: Minions Skeleton:

• Baseline Accuracy changed from 96 to 100
• Baseline Luck changed from 9 to 10
• Baseline Evasion changed from 0 to 10

Zombie:

• Baseline Vigor changed from 120 to 125
• Baseline Resistance changed from 8 to 10
• Baseline Luck changed from 12 to 16

Banshee:

• Baseline Evasion changed from 24 to 30

Bride of Iratus:

• Baseline Evasion changed from 5 to 12

Head Hunter:

• Vorpal Slash: chance of immediately kill changed from 5% to 6%
• Abundant Harvest: chance of immediately kill changed from 2% to 3%

Lich:

• Baseline Attack changed from 23-24 to 25-26
• Baseline Dread changed from 24-28 to 26-30
• Sacrifice: Vigor restored changed from 20 to 30
• Cannon Fodder: Vigor restored changed from 25 to 40

Lost Soul:

• Baseline Attack changed from 22-26 to 24-28
• Baseline Dread changed from 20-24 to 22-26

Ghoul:

• Baseline Attack changed from 22-28 to 24-30
• Baseline Dread changed from 20-25 to 22-28
• Upgrade Attack bonus changed from 2 to 3

Hello, necromancers! Halloween and Samhain are over, so we celebrate a turn of the Wheel with a balance patch: Minions Skeleton:

• Unassuming Strike, Clumsy Strike, Sudden Strike: Now can target position 3 and 4
• Forceful Lesson: Damage changed from 75% to 100%
• Astounding Fortitude, Unnerving Fortitude: Bonus Armor and Resistance changed from 10 to 12
• Mystic Fortitude: Bonus Armor and Resistance changed from 14 to 18
• Strength of Mediocrity: Bonus Attack and Dread changed from 2 to 4
• Smite, Vorpal Smite: Damage changed from 40% to 50%
• Smite the Show-Offs: Damage changed from 50% to 65%

Zombie:

• Volley, Accurate Volley, Grand Volley: Now can be cast from position 4

Dark Knight:

• Baseline Armor changed from 7 to 8
• Baseline Resistance changed from 7 to 8
• Heartless Slash, Death comes for everyone: Damage changed from 60% to 80%
• Edge of Abyss: Damage changed from 90% to 120%
• Heartless Slash, Edge of Abyss: Damage depending on Armor and Resistance changed from 40% to 80%
• Death comes for everyone: Damage depending on Armor and Resistance changed from 60% to 120%
• Unfeeling Aggression, We Are Nothing, All is Dust: Critical strike damage changed from 200% to 400%

Banshee:

• Soprano, Crescendo, Accelerando: Now can be cast from position 4

Wraith:

• Baseline Attack changed from 17-21 to 22-26
• Baseline Dread changed from 24-28 to 26-30
• Feature: Maximum effects amount changed from 5 to 6
• Feature: Bonus Accuracy and Evasion changed from 3 to 5
• Terrorwave, Echoing Terror, Panic Blast: Now can be cast from с position 4

Head Hunter:

• Feature: Decrease of chance to escape changed from 15% to 50%

Blood Phantasm:

• Baseline Armor changed from 4 to 5
• Baseline Resistance changed from 4 to 5
• Baseline Luck changed from 4 to 5
• Baseline Evasion changed from 4 to 5
• Transfusion, Grand Transfusion, Rage Injection: Now can be cast from position 4
• Chains of Anger, Moaning Chains: Damage changed from 100% to 125%
• Chains of Fury: Damage changed from 130% to 150%

Fallen Dhampir:

• Upgrade Attack bonus changed from 3 to 4
• Upgrade Dread bonus changed from 5 to 6
• Upgrade Luck bonus changed from 4 to 5
• Aim for the Vein: Vigor restored by critical strike changed from 40% to 65%
• Aim for the Heart: Vigor restored by critical strike changed from 50% to 100%
• Aim for The Soul: Mana restored by critical strike changed from 25% to 50%
• Pain Blast, Terror Blast: Damage changed from 25% to 30%
• Agony Blast: Damage changed from 30% to 40%
• Sundering Squall, Disfiguring Flurry: Damage changed from 40% to 50%
• Sundering Storm: Damage changed from 50% to 65%
• Terror Blast: Cost changed from 25 to 20 Wrath
• Disfiguring Flurry: Cost changed from 25 to 20 Wrath

Black Widow :

• Baseline Vigor changed from 130 to 140
• Baseline Attack changed from 13-18 to 15-20
• Baseline Dread changed from 13-18 to 15-20
• Feature: Spider Venom damage to regular enemies changed from 2% to 4%

Bosses Inventor

• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Vigor changed from 820 to 800 - Baseline Sanity changed from 725 to 705

Steam Machine MKII and Steam Machine MKIII

• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Attack changed from 18-21 to 17-20 - Baseline Vigor changed from 1185 to 1150 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1135 to 1100 - Baseline Steam Machine MKII Armor changed from 20 to 24 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Resistance changed from 20 to 24
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Attack changed from 24-27 to 22-25 - Baseline Vigor changed from 1350 to 1300 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1300 to 1250 - Baseline Steam Machine MKII Armor changed from 29 to 34 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Resistance changed from 29 to 34

Bounty Hunter

• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Vigor changed from 995 to 970 - Baseline Sanity changed from 965 to 940
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Attack changed from 33-48 to 30-45 - Baseline Vigor changed from 1155 to 1130 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1125 to 1100

Mad Scientist

• Difficulty level Cakewalk: - Baseline Vigor changed from 900 to 925 - Baseline Sanity changed from 900 to 925
• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Vigor changed from 1125 to 1175 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1125 to 1175
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Vigor changed from 1350 to 1400 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1350 to 1400

Final battle

• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Dwarf Hero Attack changed from 29-33 to 28-32 - Baseline Elf Hero Attack changed from 34-36 to 32-34 - Baseline Mage Hero Attack changed from 26-35 to 24-33 - Baseline Dwarf Hero Luck changed from 29 to 27 - Baseline Mage Hero Luck changed from 16 to 15 - Baseline Paladin Hero Luck changed from 17 to 12

Enemies Monk

• Difficulty level Cakewalk: - Baseline Attack changed from 38-42 to 32-36
• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Attack changed from 46-50 to 40-44 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 147 to 141
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Attack changed from 53-57 to 46-50 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 152 to 149

Elite Monk

• Difficulty level Cakewalk: - Baseline Attack changed from 39-43 to 33-37
• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Attack changed from 47-51 to 41-45 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 160 to 154
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Attack changed from 54-58 to 47-51 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 163 to 160

Hello, necromancers! This packed week is very generous with it's news! It's finally time for the already announced surprise! Halloween is a time for spirits and scary stories, but also for gifts! Trick or Tr... spooky skins? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/34e07a6f6572974d88cf51a83f1b20e4ddcdba0e.png Enter the game from October, 29 to November, 2 (6 PM CET / 5 PM UTC) and get thematic skins for Skeleton, Dark Knight, Bride of Iratus, Zombie, Banshee and Wraith. The skins will remain in your possession forever! Happy Halloween! :hunky_skull:

Hello, necromancers! We're very grateful for such a warm welcome for our DLC Wrath of the Necromancer! With this warm welcome massive feedback was following right away — which we are very grateful for, as well. Thanks to your feedback we were able to quickly identify weaknesses, and we are already releasing a hotfix! Here are the changes: Minions: Zombie:

• Volley, Grand Volley: Damage changed from 75% to 100%
• Accurate Volley: Damage changed from 100% to 120%
• Buckshot, Plentiful Buckshot: Damage changed from 50% to 60%
• Whistling Buckshot: Damage changed from 65% to 80%
• Bombardment: Damage changed from 40% to 60%
• Shock Charges, Abyssal Bombardment: Damage changed from 50% to 75%

Bride of Iratus:

• Feature: Bonus Luck against female enemies changed from 10 to 25

Bosses and enemies: The Mistress

• Difficulty level Cakewalk: - Bonus allies Attack changed from 1 to 0
• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Attack changed from 15-18 to 14-17 - Baseline allies Vigor changed from 100 to 75 - Bonus allies Attack changed from 3 to 2
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Attack changed from 20-23 to 18-21 - Baseline allies Vigor changed from 150 to 100 - Bonus allies Attack changed from 5 to 4

Steam Machine MKII and Steam Machine MKIII

• Difficulty level Cakewalk: - Double-shot damagechanged from 100% to 40% per shot - Baseline Steam Machine MKII Armor changed from 7 to 6 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Armor changed from 7 to 0 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Resistance changed from 0 to 6
• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Double-shot damage changed from 100% to 50% per shot - Baseline Luck changed from 11 to 10 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 150 to 125 - Baseline Steam Machine MKII Armor changed from 19 to 20 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Armor changed from 19 to 0 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Resistance changed from 0 to 20
• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Double-shot damage changed from 100% to 60% per shot - Baseline Vigor changed from 1355 to 1350 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1305 to 1300 - Baseline Luck changed from 22 to 20 - Baseline Accuracy changed from 200 to 145 - Baseline Steam Machine MKII Armor changed from 23 to 29 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Armor changed from 23 to 0 - Baseline Steam Machine MKIII Resistance changed from 0 to 29

Bounty Hunter

• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Attack changed from 28-43 to 25-40 - Baseline Evasion changed from 18 to 15 - Baseline Blocks changed from 0 to 1 - Baseline Wards changed from 0 to 1

Bugs:

• Description of minions item Second Brain is fixed
• Now Abomination, Blood Phantasm, Infested and Bone Golem Features are scaling with minion characteristics correct

Hello, necromancers! Finally, the day has come: our DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer is available now! Thank you for your active support and passion, because of this we always know for whom we're working hard ːfaithful_heartː https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ Without further ado — let's get up-to-date with the DLC content::

• New minion, the Reaper {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/38499f7a4903744c60c353d8201e740b703a60a1.gif
• New minion, the Abomination {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/231bbbfdfcd9358e8ade38ebea5227f35e19c77f.gif
• Additions to the alchemy system — craftable Battle Potions, as well as new items and artifacts to boost your potions even further! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/3df293d43c6965580eb9eefb812e885c606eb17d.gif
• Huge, two-position enemies on all floors {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/87dc380923da40d319a801b7e134109b7a2bec6b.gif
• New bosses for first four floors and a final super-boss, which you are guaranteed to meet on your first playthrough {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/91d99887d2aed9f110386add0439f03f26aac5f6.gif
• New sixth floor — the Cemetery and new game ending, additional outro video and story content {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/ba303ede2c883170364f91c5fab1635b6c32fe2f.gif
• 17 skins for minions: Banshee, Wraith, Mummy, Lich, Head Hunter, Shade, Vampire, Blood Phantasm, Lost Soul, Bone Golem, Fallen Dhampir, Ghoul, Unfrozen, Black Widow, Infested, Reaper, Abomination {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/a76f3dd27b50e7011c646c310d5c26bf556e4bdb.png

Old saves are compatible with DLC, but we strongly recommend starting a new game in order to have time to learn new minions, items and potions, as well as meet all the new enemies and bosses! Also, the DLC is included in the new set Iratus: Necromancer Edition, together with the main game Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Supporter Pack and DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer with a permanent 10% discount: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16624/Iratus_Necromancer_Edition/ In addition, due to sufficient requests from players, from now on everyone has the opportunity to purchase limited event skins at any time of the year! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423922 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423920 P.S. Stay tuned for Halloween skins during the Steam Halloween event :) Join our Discord and share your impressions and thoughts! https://discord.gg/iratuslordofthedead {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/b47a80d10a137ff0f2c45cf1cf3b039dc05f683f.png

Hello, necromancers! Less than a week left until the release of our first DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer — at 6 PM CET (or 5 PM UTC) on October 26th all new content will become available to its owners! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ We've revealed two new minions in the previous blogposts — the Reaper and the Abomination, and also new alchemy mechanics, the Battle Potions. Additionally, there will be additional skins for 17 minions, new items and artifacts and a new game ending with an additional outro video and story content, included in the DLC. And of course, the core of this DLC: new enemies, bosses and a brand new sixth floor. Let’s learn some more about them today.

Two-position enemies

On all of the old five floors, we will add one large and impressive enemy: an Ogre, Automaton, Fallen Knight, Wurm and Cavalryman. All two-position enemies can't be moved and take up two adjacent positions. They all have their own unique roles and must be explored one by one. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/06ad0dc9e5095c567b5a9caefeee6f74a9e1b6f0.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/a62a92f0552e637548ca327733c303e218ba9df7.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/a486d1254640f2327f8511cf87e4955556c110d4.gif

Bosses

New bosses will appear on the first four floors. On the first playthrough, it's guaranteed to meet them, and in the future, they will randomly alternate with the old ones. In some ways, they are similar to their associates, but there are also completely new mechanics. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bc476cb6a6a2070af9d23f18baa2f4d93df59c5f.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/4e6c4cb0805291d75d1f25b27e22477530e1f7d4.gif

Sixth floor

After crushing the Cathedral, Iratus and his undead army will go to the next sixth floor — Cemetery. There we'll meet nine new enemies, including one who takes up two positions — the Amazon. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/813c96fffe470c4aa84941464ecf20c50b9ffafe.gif All enemies on this floor have a Feature which triggers when they die and buff allies or debuff minions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/52f7a81272b43314846e1bf42d3b57a3f23fff0f.gif At the end of the Cemetery, you'll face the epic boss. After defeating it, you'll be able to see the future of Iratus and how his story unfolds. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/ba303ede2c883170364f91c5fab1635b6c32fe2f.gif Let us remind you, that you can preorder DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer with 15% discount before October, 26th. We recommend you to join our Discord server: there our communication is the fastest, and players are able to share their thoughts, ideas and the best lineup with each other! https://discord.gg/iratuslordofthedead {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/ac3a4ee2f865d5ea759041d8d430524611d31897.png

Hello, necromancers! Today is the big day of good news! ːiratus_medallionː As the first part of the news, we are happy to announce that DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer is coming soon — on October 26th. You can pre-order the DLC now with an awesome discount on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/ Let's remind ourselves what this DLC will include:

• Two new minions — the Reaper and the Abomination
• Additional skins for 17 minions
• New alchemy mechanics: battle potions
• New enemies on all floors, including ones who take two positions
• New bosses for first four floors and a final super-boss
• New (sixth) floor
• New game ending with additional outro video and story content
• New items and artifacts

A more detailed list of the upcoming content in the DLC can be found in the previous blogpost: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/807120/view/2870439853374923383 ːiratus_medallionː Secondly, in preparation of the DLC, we've updated the main version of the game with several improvements and balance changes: 1. Players focussed a lot on the shortcomings of the Transmutation randomness and asked us to implement a more guaranteed and reliable way to improve the parts. We found a way to meet the wishes and added (to supplement the Transmutation) the option to improve the part which is already planted into the minion, with the Diggers' Souls (20, 40, 80 for each step). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/5ee324359b93c59f4b4a55cf25016c28d4035aa2.gif 2. There also have been some displeased players because the game profile automatically deleted itself after finishing the game. Now the game profile is saved even after finishing the fifth floor. Because of this feature, you now always have the opportunity to re-watch the final cinematic, load the old quick save, look into your inventory and achievements, and save progress before DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer to continue your conquest from the sixth floor. 3. After analyzing your feedback for all this time, we changed the mechanism for generating maps and squads to make the walkthrough more dynamic, fights and squads more varied, and the improvement of the minions and Iratus more rapid. 4. And — of course — balance changes! In short, we added Features to all the remaining minions, for example, Zombie now Ignores {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/0e03b28505e8d51c063e2a2bcb528bf06f425e23.pngArmor and {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/35387d0bd1c0395ddc92ef27cb871621657f5240.png Resistance, and our Ghoul restores 10% of the damage dealt to enemies as {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/51b64d6182f438a512c7a468eee7cbe89f99b6e3.pngVigor. We also changed the power of minions' abilities and characteristics upgrades, strengthened a list of minion items, tuned the talents Finger of Death and Battle Eternal, and as well, slightly changed the characteristics of enemies and bosses on the 4th and 5th floors. A detailed changelog can be found at the end of this blogpost. ːiratus_medallionː Before the release of the DLC, we will do one more preview of the upcoming content, this time — new enemies, and the announcement of some small but good news. We recommend you to join our Discord server: there our communication is the fastest, and players are able to share their thoughts, ideas and the best lineup with each other! https://discord.gg/iratuslordofthedead {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/ac3a4ee2f865d5ea759041d8d430524611d31897.png Detailed changelog: Minions Zombie:

• Feature added: Ignores Armor and Resistance
• Reworked Volley and all its upgrades: - Now can be cast from 3 position - Volley, Grand Volley: Damage changed from 120% to 75% - Accurate Volley: Damage changed from 120% to 100%
• Reworked Buckshot and all its upgrades: - Buckshot, Plentiful Buckshot: Damage changed from 80% to 50% - Whistling Buckshot: Damage changed from 80% to 65%
• Bombardment: Damage changed from 50% to 40%
• Shock Charges, Abyssal Bombardment: Damage changed from 65% to 50%

Wraith:

• Feature added: Receives +3 Accuracy and Evasion at the start of each turn until the end of combat. Stacks up to 5 times
• Upgrading Dread bonus changed from 3 to 4

Mummy:

• Upgrading Dread bonus changed from 2 to 3

Lich:

• Command Undead, Ineffable Command: Attack and Dread bonus changed from 14 to 18
• Dominate Undead: Attack and Dread bonus changed from 18 to 24

Shade:

• Attack upgrading cost changed from to stat points. Bonus has not changed
• Luck upgrading cost changed from to stat points. Bonus has not changed
• Feature damage changed from 120% to 150%
• Pain Reflection: Damage changed from 100% to 150%
• Pain Amplification: Damage changed from 135% to 200%
• Pain Mirror: Damage changed from 110% to 165%
• Deep Shadows, Shadows within Shadows: Damage dealt to bosses when trapped changed from 7.5% to 5%
• Hungry Shadows: Damage dealt to bosses when trapped changed from 10% to 7.5%

Vampire:

• Baseline Luck changed from 10 to 12
• Baseline Evasion changed from 6 to 8
• Upgrading Attack cost changed from to stat points. Bonus has not changed
• Mesmerize: Amount of restored Mana changed from 15 to 20

Lost Soul:

• Baseline Accuracy changed from 98 to 99
• Baseline Luck changed from 3 to 6
• Baseline Evasion changed from 3 to 6
• Feature added: 50% chance to redirect any attack to an ally standing in front of them

Bone Golem:

• Feature added: When the Bone Golem dies, all enemies receive 200% physical damage

Fallen Dhampir:

• Baseline Attack changed from 15-17 to 18-20
• Baseline Dread changed from 13-15 to 16-18
• Baseline Accuracy changed from 91 to 95
• Baseline Luck changed from 30 to 25
• Baseline Evasion changed from 14 to 10
• Upgrading Evasion bonus changed from 3 to 4

Ghoul:

• Feature added: Restores 10% of the damage dealt to enemies as Vigor
• Repelling Mark, Repulsive Mark: Attack, Dread, Luck and Evasion bonus changed from 8 to 12
• Alluring Mark: Attack, Dread, Luck and Evasion bonus changed from 10 to 16

Minion items Mutant Claw:

• Bonus to damage dealt to Bosses and Elite enemies changed from 20% to 25%

Skin of Alabaster:

• Bonus to reduce damage taken from Bosses and Elite enemies changed from 20% to 25%

Essence of Mind:

• The amount of Mana restored per damage dealt changed from 15% to 20%

Burning Blood:

• The amount of Wrath restored per damage dealt changed from 15% to 25%

Spiked Head:

• Counterattack stress damage changed from 30 to 40

Salamander Skin:

• Counterattack magic damage changed from 30 to 40

Crow Paw:

• Damage dealt by curse changed from 10/4 to 15/6

Ashes of a Burned Witch:

• Damage dealt by ignition changed from 10/4 to 15/6

Warrior Bones:

• Incoming physical damage decreasing changed from 40% to 50%
• Incoming magic damage increasing changed from 40% to 25%

Wizard Bones:

• Incoming magic damage decreasing changed from 40% to 50%
• Incoming physical damage increasing changed from 40% to 25%

Bloated Flesh:

• Restoration of Vigor for each unfilled squad slot changed from 6 to 12

Hero's Blood:

• Damage bonus changed from 50% to 100%

Witchskin Sash:

• Spellpower bonus changed from 4 to 5

Bane Aura:

• Spellpower bonus changed from 12 to 15

Unholy Water:

• Spellpower bonus changed from 18 to 25

Cannibal's Jaw:

• Minion Attack and Dread bonus changed from 12 to 24

Vulture's Feather:

• Luck bonus changed from 10 to 16
• Accuracy bonus changed from 10 to 18
• Evasion bonus changed from 10 to 12

Iratus talents and spells Finger of Death:

• Baseline damage changed from 50% (bosses - 10%) to 25% (bosses - 5%)
• Damage bonus based on Spellpower changed from 0.15% (bosses - 0.03%) to 0.25% (bosses - 0.05%)

Battle Eternal:

• Cost changed from 85 to 75 Mana

Bosses and enemies

• Slightly changed the characteristics of enemies on the 4th floor at all difficulty levels: Attack decreased and Accuracy increased
• Slightly changed the characteristics of enemies on the 5th floor at all difficulty levels: Attack, Vigor and Sanity amount decreased, increased other characteristics

Inventor

• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Vigor changed from 850 to 820 - Baseline Sanity changed from 755 to 725

Monster Slayer

• Difficulty level Good Always Wins: - Baseline Vigor changed from 1255 to 1160 - Baseline Sanity changed from 1255 to 1160

Grand Magister

• Difficulty level More Pain!: - Baseline Vigor changed from 925 to 900 - Baseline Sanity changed from 925 to 900 - Baseline Attack changed from 30-36 to 28-34

Hello, necromancers! Only a few weeks left until the release of the DLC Wrath of the Necromancer. Let's take another look at what it will include. ːiratus_medallionː 2 new minions: the Reaper and the Abomination {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bb36180170a29c43e94c13f02e1563eb11ef53cc.gif ːiratus_medallionː New skins for minions: Banshee, Wraith, Mummy, Lich, Head Hunter, Shade, Vampire, Blood Phantasm, Lost Soul, Bone Golem, Fallen Dhampir, Ghoul, Unfrozen, Black Widow, Infested, Reaper, Abomination {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/6dc862e2e43a8b4ad91412085dba5eafa8b5b19c.png ːiratus_medallionː New Alchemy mechanic — Potions, that can be made from parts and used in the battles affecting minions and enemies {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/3df293d43c6965580eb9eefb812e885c606eb17d.gif ːiratus_medallionː New enemies, including ones who take multiple positions: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/deaba9e78ce8493119936219039a1e1fa3e6c15d.gif ːiratus_medallionː New bosses on all floors (except 5th floor): {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/0dae28625406d7a14eaa993b04da49008585feb0.gif ːiratus_medallionː New (sixth) floor and continuation of the game plot with an additional story video {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/435dc3430c3810f6c27ec3f201ede3358150fc39.png ːiratus_medallionː New items and artifacts: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/19511010491b93e43e5c4632c565b36abefe6612.png We are also preparing a small surprise for the Halloween, but for the time being, you must not breathe a word of this to anyone! ːhunky_skullː Stay tuned for more news, things will get exciting very soon! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/

Hello, necromancers! We're keeping in touch: DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer, which we plan to release this fall is almost complete and is already testing! DLC will include two new minions, additional skins, a new Alchemy mechanic — Potion Making, new, including elite and two-positions enemies, alternative bosses, new artefacts and items, and an additional story video. We introduced the first new minion, the Reaper, and talked about Potion Making in the previous news: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/807120/view/2584453847268297759 https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/807120/view/2731947822879003309 Today we will introduce you to the second new minion— the Abomination. Multifunctional... a lump of flesh that effectively protects allies from attacks, and also instils panic in enemies with its mere appearance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/14899f481c9cf01aa966d886be7041d0615eca47.png "War is an eternal mover of progress, especially in the realms of the necromantic. Although Iratus had only recently reemerged onto the stage, he did not waste any time delving back into his favorite hobby: the creation of minions both dread and vile. In his malefic pursuits, the arch necromancer had stumbled upon something he did not expect, the power of a new curse - a curse of flesh. Infused into the bodies of those wretched miners by the alchemists and strengthened through sorcerous experiments, their flesh turned out to be infused with so much lingering pain. It took some study but finally, the results are at hand... the grotesque and putrescent Abomination. Undead flesh forced to grow and deform over and over until it becomes a grisly engine of war." The abomination uses all its outgrowths to inflict very nasty damage on enemies: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bf48c4ad865ad5c8630e377a7afc5c95e7701a68.gif It can easily become more intimidating or destructive, depending on the needs of the necromancer: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/781076c68e5a27ef95e7ff4b2f4ea638babfa2c3.gif Shielding another minion with its rotting mass, it also counterattacks the assaulter: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/88ff778e315485368a5e1ddbfe808cf3298b7ad5.gif And of course, weak-minded opponents will be rashly absorbed and disappear in the dehisced womb of this monster forever: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/bed79c080058cb69b27dad8e3b00eab597910e46.gif As usual, we ask you to share your impressions! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/cc1a8ed2c0969d3584cc7c48b8b5fb2e0570f94b.gif P.S. Answering the question about the release date of the DLC, we will inform you that we plan to release it in late autumn. Until then, add to your wishlist, so don't miss Wrath of the Necromancer. ːcursed_eyeː https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer

Hello, necromancers! Today we have two news and both are good! ːcursed_eyeː The first one is from our fix-it-team — the today update of version 176.15 will not affect players who have not noticed anything strange before, but is intended to eliminate and prevent graphics glitches for players using AMD Radeon video cards . We offer our deepest apologies to the players who have encountered this issue. We are very sorry that it took us so long to fix this game-breaking bug. We will be very grateful for your feedback: both about the fact that everything is fine now, and in cases when suddenly something does go wrong. ːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionːːiratus_medallionː ːhunky_skullː Also, we continue to announce new content from the upcoming DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer. Last time we talked about a new minion, the Reaper: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/807120/view/2584453847268297759 Besides new minions and enemies, a completely new mechanic of Alchemy is also planned — Potions. By combining various parts in the cauldron, you will learn new recipes for potions, which you can later use right in the battle. The higher quality pieces you use, the more powerful you will get the potion. Flasks are needed to make potions — this resource drops out as a reward for winning a battle. New recipes can be learned by experimenting with different combinations of parts. The Potions using does not depend on the progress of the talent tree — this is a separate mechanic. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/0f9cdbc0e63d543e0eff43fc443e670265c19015.png You can store a maximum of six potions in your inventory. In battle, potions are used in the same way as Iratus spells: on the appropriate tab, select a potion and click on one of the highlighted targets. Potions are also used once per round. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/c60fb23a4f08fe6c3f29f80baf35d47f4a19fcee.png You'll enchant one or all minions, weaken enemies and restore resources to Iratus (mana, wrath, increases Spell Power) with the power of potions. This mechanic will expand tactical options in combat and open up new abilities combinations. In total, about three dozen recipes are planned. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/78645dd3d88755667c546433e1e640fe8a032dcd.png We're glad to inform you that the DLC development is entering the final phase, very active work is underway. We hope to release the DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer in fall 2020. DLC page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/

Hello necromancers! As you know, we are working hard on the DLC and we really want to share what it will contain! So, first of all in DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer we are preparing new minions. Meet the first: Reaper — the grim rider of death, bringing terror and draining life from opponents. The universal damager and reliable helper for the necromancer. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/15243a64ea7358291b28066c8fb44aa0f67f95b6.png "Capable of destroying both body and soul with their necromantic scythes, they are the preferred shock troop of many a power hungry necromancer, even before Iratus took the stage. Despite this, the nature of their ability to channel destruction back to their masters is still poorly understood, since the curse they carry seems to predate the dark arts themselves. The best that Iratus was able to discover is that it's something primal, inherent in the world that does not and might not ever have a name. But while their true origin might be an enigma, their purpose is anything but... to wage war on the living." With his deadly scythe, the Reaper slices through the flesh of the enemy, and also restores resources to Iratus: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/1f4cec3c58046a8b09a98b24c430e99c79468b19.gif Reapers are capable of setting their enemies in flames, forcing them to wriggle in hellfire and lose their minds in terrible agony: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/36ebcc14d2ded5f886e8614bbd9e98104e2c01f7.gif Gathering a harvest of horror and despair, the dark rider enhances all undead magic that is used nearby: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/277a5c6b0dfb998aab90a23444a930080f7fe5e1.gif And, finally, a crushing blow with a scythe, which draws a line under the life of mortals and fills the grim figure on a bone horse with strength: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/faf1dc550400fb74f2c3e3d34dad99856625d226.gif Please, share your impressions of the new minion: we are very interested in your opinion! DLC Iratus: Wrath of the Necromancer will be released before the end of 2020. You can get acquainted with the planned content on the page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293280/Iratus_Wrath_of_the_Necromancer/

Greetings, necromancers! Hope you're going well and your summertime is not sad! We prepared for you update, including new features for difficulty levels system, a present — summer skins for Mummy, Shade, Blood Phantasm and Lost Soul, and usual bugfixes and balance changes. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/73fffc454f1dec1020d721cc66f5e063c50b7c01.gif All players who will enter the game from June 25, 7 PM CEST to July 9, 7 PM CEST will get new limited skins for four minions: the Mummy, Shade, Blood Phantasm and Lost Soul. Skins will remain with you forever. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/485066427b6a092b0229e88a0d8eea3e5f2b6625.gif About new features. Many players tell us what locked difficulty levels didn't allow fulfilling the entire experience of the game. So we made "Good Always Wins" available after the Tutorial too in this new version. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/7e930c8a44ba018a95a3d1ad5c79cc91dc9527ce.png Another part of the community voiced a wish for more mechanics for a comfortable and safe game be added, and we also listened to them: in the save mode at difficulty levels “Cakewalk” and “More Pain!” implemented the option to quicksave (you can create a save point in the menu or by pressing F5 in the lair of Iratus). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32348000/17b4ca54593c507751b6d50a5583bf065cce6b93.png We hope that now the game will be much more comfortable for both prudent and hardcore players! Enjoy the summer and follow the news: we are in full swing developing the DLC, will soon begin to share you with its contents, there is a whole cauldron of interesting things! ːcursed_eyeː Below is a detailed changelog. Bugfixes:

• Event battle now isn’t moving the map focus on the squad
• Eternal Harvest stats bug when switch game profiles is fixed
• Tab when switching minions now isn't rotate
• : Deafening Bellow can be dispelled now
• now attacks from the stance
• and now correctly trigger to the incoming attacks

Balance: Minions Skeleton:

• Abilies reworked Astounding Fortitude, Unnerving Fortitude, Mystic Fortitude: - Removed feature "Enemies аttack this minion more often." - Now can be casted on any ally - Abilities got feature "Has a 100% chance to redirect any attack that targets the marked minion to itself."

Bride of Iratus:

• Overwatch, Careful Watch, Deadly Watch: Damage changed from 55% to 60%

Dark Knight:

• Futile Hopes, Dashed Hopes, No Tomorrow: Now can be casted from 3 and 4 positions

Banshee:

• Upgrading Dread bonus changed from 2 to 3

Infested:

• Reworked Feature: when an Infested dies, all enemies lose Sanity in the amount of 200% of his Dread instead of 40

Mummy:

• Abilies reworked Hex Beam, Hex Spear, Vengeance Beam and all its upgrades: - Removed feature "Deals additional stress damage, if Mummy has a debuff" - Hex Beam, Hex Spear got feature "Curses targets for 1 turn, additionally dealing stress damage equal to 25% of Mummy Dread" - Vengeance Beam: got feature "Curses targets for 2 turns, additionally dealing stress damage equal to 25% of Mummy Dread"
• Hex Beam, Vengeance Beam: Damage changed from 30% to 25%
• Hex Spear: Damage changed from 45% to 35%

Lich:

• Sacrifice, Cannon Fodder now doesn't spend action
• Sacrifice: Amount of restored Vigor changed from 40 to 20
• Cannon Fodder: Amount of restored Vigor changed from 50 to 25
• Reworked Cruel Sacrifice: Then: - Restores 20 Vigor to all minions Now: - Immediately resets cooldowns on Iratus's talents, making it possible to use them again during this round
• Rain of Fire, Armageddon, Bedlam: Ultimate ability cost changed from 55 to 35 Wrath
• Reanimate, Dark Resurrection: Ultimate ability cost changed from 65 to 75 Wrath
• Cheap Bodies: Ultimate ability cost changed from 50 to 60 Wrath

Head Hunter:

• Abilies reworked Sense ‘Em and all its upgrades: - Abilities got feature "Moves the target to a random position"

Shade

• Abilies reworked Gloom Claws and all its upgrades: Then: - Target receives magical damage depending on missing Sanity Now: - For each 1% missing Sanity target receives magical damage in amount of 4-5% Shade Attack

Vampire:

• Abilies reworked Bloody Offering and all its upgrades: Then: - Restores Mana / Wrath to Iratus in exchange for 10 Vampire Vigor Now: - Immediately resets cooldowns on Iratus's talents, making it possible to use them again during this round in exchange for 30 Vampire Vigor - Mesmerize additionally restores 15 Mana - Hypnosis additionally restores 40 Wrath
• Greater Auspex: Accuracy decreasing changed from 30 to 40
• Blood Visions: Invasion decreasing changed from 20 to 40

Blood Phantasm:

• Abilies reworked Phantasmal Assault, Phantasmal Carnage, Phantasmal Blitz: Then: - Blood Phantasm recovers 6 / 9 / 6 Vigor for each successful attack Now: - Blood Phantasm recovers Vigor in amount of 45% / 75% / 30% of damage dealt
• Phantasmal Blitz: Damage changed from 65% to 75%
• Reworked Grand Transfusion: - Now can be casted on an ally - Ability got feature "Has a 100% chance to redirect any attack that targets the marked minion to itself"
• Grand Transfusion: Amount of restored Vigor changed from 50% to 40%
• Reworked Aura of Retribution: - Removed feature "Enemies аttack this minion more often" - Duration changed from 2 to 3 turns
• Reworked Feature: now the death of a Blood Phantasm restores Vigor equal to 200% his Attack to his allies instead of 33 Vigor

Lost Soul:

• Upgrading Attack bonus changed from 3 to 4
• Upgrading Dread bonus changed from 3 to 4
• Benevolent Spirit: Restoring Vigor and dealing damage changed from 60/60% to 80/80%
• Price of Glory: Restoring Vigor and dealing damage changed from 80/60% to 100/80%
• Peace Eternal: Restoring Vigor and dealing damage changed from 60/40% to 80/40%
• Reworked Substitute World: - Got feature "Immediately resets cooldowns on Iratus's talents, making it possible to use them again during this round" - Cost changed from 35 to 50 Wrath

Ghoul:

• Just a Bite, Degustation: Damage dealt to an ally changed from 20-24 to 15-18
• Shared Satiation: Damage dealt to an ally changed from 10-12 to 15-18, restored Wrath changed from 45 to 50
• Just a Bite: Restored Vigor changed from 30% to 25%
• Degustation: Restored Vigor changed from 30% to 50%
• Reworked Lunch Break and all its upgrades: - Removed feature "Enemies killed by this attack don't leave parts" - Lunch Break, Happy Meal: Vigor amount requiring to cast changed from 30% to 25% - Early Lunch: Vigor amount requiring to cast changed from 40 to 35%

Iratus talents and spells Battle Eternal

• Then: - All units recover full Vigor - Cost: 100 Mana - Cost decreased by 0.4% for every 1 Spellpower Now: - All units recover 50 Vigor - Cost: 85 Mana - Cost decreased by 1% for every 1 Spellpower

Finger of Death

• Then: - Cost decreased by 0.4% for every 1 Spellpower Now: - Damage increased by 0.15 % (0.03% for bosses) for every 1 Spellpower

Bosses and enemies Ascended Magister

• 3rd ability now can be casted from 1 position
• Feature: Buff from ally's death changed from 10/10/10 to 5/10/15 depending on the difficulty level

Monster Slayer

• 1st ability now additionally recovers Sanity

All enemies

• Enemy stats slightly increased on floors 4 and 5 at all difficulty levels
• Enemy stats have been globally adjusted for Eternal Harvest: the difficulty raises more smoothly with game progress

Greetings necromancers! Exactly a month has passed since we left early access. Thank you for the impressive amount of feedback that allowed us to quickly fix the remaining flaws, and for the understanding and support that helped us to handle everything! Due to our productive communications with you in the early access, Iratus: Lord of the Dead has entered the list of the best releases of April on Steam! You can read about our early access experience in the Steam blog post: https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/3439006723613132840 Your feedback inspired us and we didn't stop for a moment: we are already working on upcoming updates and the DLC. We’ll talk about our plans in the near future in more details, stay tuned! ːcursed_eyeː