Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood news & patch notes

• Localization updates for all languages
• Fixed a bug with Crowns not appearing

I. New Features

• Rare Bug: Think you’ve maxed everything out? Think again! New Rare Bugs will upgrade one primary stat for one character. Purchase them for big bucks, or find that special skeleton . . .

II. New Content

New Stages

• Whitechapel: Take a trip back to one of Dracula’s old haunts.

New Boss

• Dr. Sweet Stake: Killing vamps with style. Too bad he thinks you’re the enemy!

New Playable Characters

• Mina Harker: Dracula’s old flame is back to bring the pain!
• Bat Head: Part bat, part CEO, all destruction!
• Richard the Werelobo: The patriarch of the Lobo clan is back to howl and scowl his way to the top once more.
• The Maestro: Ex-theater turned marketing whiz turned street magician. Whether in the alley or in the boardroom, this guy is full of magic.
• Remy Broussard: Leader of a New Orleans biker gang brings the heat with fiery wheel attacks.
• Gore Golem: A humanoid shape consisting of, uh, former humans.
• The Red Death: Evil entity of doom? Or an enthusiastic Poe cosplayer? You be the judge.

New Weapons

• Mina Harker’s Thorny Pursuit
• Bat Head’s Sonic Screech
• Richard the Werelobo’s Slash N’ Howl
• The Maestro’s Card Cascade
• Remy Broussard’s Blaze Trail
• Gore Golem’s Skull Strike
• The Red Death’s Zero Hour

New Special Attacks

• Mina Harker’s Thorned Tempest
• Bat Head’s Sonic Disruption
• Richard the Werelobo’s Call of the Pack
• The Maestro’s Cardaclysm
• Remy Broussard’s Blazing Wheelstorm
• Gore Golem’s Skullpocalypse
• The Red Death’s Time Sweep

Revamped Weapon Evolutions

• A Blacker Death
• Backstab Bounty
• Claw Shield
• Cursed Cranium
• Traverse
• Mutagenic Menace
• Silver Bind
• Sinister Symbiosis
• Solar Storm
• Spectral Bat Blitz
• Stake Cascade
• Stone Cold
• Summoned Snare
• Symphony’s Surprise
• Trident
• Vital Hits
• Winged Vortex

New Challenge Rooms

• Hall of Survival
• Eclipsed Chamber
• Hazard Room

New Familiars

• Witchy Toad
• Mysti-Chameleon

New Achievements

• To Protect and Serve
• A New Lease on Life
• Howling in the Dark
• Lord of the Night
• Ora et Labora
• Explosive Positivity
• School Spirit
• It Burns!!!
• The Bad Old Days
• Supernatural Hunter
• A Special Occasion
• Once and For All
• An Endless Grind
• Pet Shop
• Bad Dream
• Challenge Accepted

New Enemies

• Saboteur
• Super Saboteur

III. Updates

• More information in the Compendium under Bosses, Victims and Characters when the Top Secret File is found
• Speed Run Timer
• Optimization of Enemies and Bosses
• Weapon Balancing

Incoming Features for Content Update #4

I. Rare Bug

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II. Weapon Evolutions

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III. Familiars

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IV. New Characters

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/fb6a628757990e6944754953c2e9dd3bfb1d2c03.gif Bat Head Bat boss that goes heavy on the sauce. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/bccfcc52076e35cde9db2bbb96b1167e1a7e6452.gif The Maestro Cajun street magician, part-time bounty hunter, and former theater kid. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/39409fc91d1d70052aed0c2b97ed96471f466b78.gif Mina Harker Drac’s old flame coming to bring the pain.

V. New Stage

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/6f40f36a8ab3f938ca483dafd5a9e29548421275.gif Whitechapel Once, while moving westward, Dracula and Renfield stopped in merry olde London for a bite to eat…

VI. Challenge Rooms

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/0dc956f5d8c72eef74b5ebbe1d8844779ce01c54.gif Eclipsed Chamber This room is immediately doused in darkness. Can you see far enough to fight your way through? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43948273/6b6f260a9fbb28a6834d50c6a0a1b763e58ca38b.gif Hall of Survival Complete with the ominous skull imagery, this room challenges you to stay alive in a limited amount of time. Can you live long enough to reap the rewards?

NEW UPDATES

• Free rerolls on the Sacrifice Route of your runs
• Familiars Stat Upgrade tab in the Shop
• Show the Results Screen even when the player gets a Game Over.
• Fixed the issue where the Shadow Claw visuals disappear during boss fights.
• Fixed the issue where the Spirit Owl’s VFX is too bright.

I. New Features

• Nightmare Mode: Finding normal mode a breeze? Dive into Nightmare Mode! Designed for seasoned players, it offers a more demanding journey through Renfield's levels, in exchange for a greater reward. Plus, you get to fine-tune the difficulty of your runs. Dare to try?
• Challenge Rooms: Chance-spawned special rooms await you! Every room boasts a distinct mechanic and offers a variety of rewards upon completion. Now, the decision of which room to enter is more meaningful than ever before!
• Familiars: Summon creatures or companions to assist in battling foes! Every familiar possesses unique stats and attack patterns. Harness their strengths for maximum advantage in combat.
• Banish: Don’t want to see a particular power-up ever again? Banish it from your sight once and for all during your run.
• Steam Leaderboards: Show them who’s at the top of the vampiric food chain!

II. New Content

A. New Weapons

• Dueling Pistols
• Refectory Table
• Marble Cat Statue

B. New Enemies

• Abe
• Honest Abe
• Flintlocker
• Super Flintlocker
• Gatling Gunner
• Super Gatling Gunner
• Cannoneer
• Super Cannoneer

C. New Stages

• Murder Room
• Dracula’s Castle

D. New Boss

• The Lord of Darkness (and the Murder Room), Dracula
• Vampire Hunters of Dracula’s Castle

E. New Playable Characters

• Dracula
• Mark, the Therapy Group Leader
• Cheerleader
• Sister Charlotte
• Sun-Kissed Dracula

F. New Special Attacks

• Mark’s Critical Surge
• Sister Charlotte’s Divine Immolation
• Cheerleader’s Star Crusher Sun-kissed Dracula’s Scorchwing Barrage

G. Revamped Weapon Evolutions

• Coasting Guillotine
• Critical Cutter
• Devouring Tome
• Macerated Hurl
• Rapid Bubble Popper
• Resonant Ringburst
• Unholy Conduit
• Minigun
• Reverse Raticide
• Winged Plunder
• Ruby Dashstorm* *This one is volatile! Anyone experiencing issues is encouraged to report them through Discord (see bottom of post below)

III. Expanded Features

• Windowed Mode
• Compendium Info Tab
• Accessibility - Key rebinding
• Accessibility - Colorblind Modes Tritanopia (blue-blind) Protanopia (red-blind) Deuteranopia (green-blind)
• Accessibility - Nightmare Mode

Incoming Features for Content Update #3

I. Weapon Evolutions

II. Familiars

III. Nightmare Mode

IV. Challenge Rooms

V. New Characters

VI. New Stages

NEW UPDATES

• Steam Cloud Update: Good news! You can now access your progress across your devices as long as you have your game in the cloud or synced in Steam.
• Translation Update: Fixed and corrected several strings.
• Cemetery Tombstones Destructibles: Now, you can destroy all the tombstones at the St. Louis Cemetery level. That way, you don’t get tripped up or stuck!
• Crown Counter: We made things easier for you to track the crowns you acquire for over-leveling your weapons.
• Wave Counter: Like Renfield, we try to be thoughtful! So, we also added a counter that displays how many waves you have completed during Endless Mode.

• Fixed the issue where it’s unable to unlock the Gold Medal for the Weapon Maniac Achievement.
• Fixed the issue on all medals’ progress counters for the Narcissist Achievement are maxed out.
• Fixed the issue where the “The Sweet Talker” achievement has no checkmark despite having achieved it.
• Fixed the issue of the unresponsive Muxy gateway menu.
• Removed all unlockable upgrades that are unavailable from the level-end UI.
• Adjusted the Muxy gateway so that it’s easier to navigate and set up.
• Added the unlock condition counter to the Shop
• Added the Options to the Pause Menu
• Fixed the issue where the Malicious Aura is still locked despite achieving the Tormented Genius Gold in the Shop.
• Performed a general collision and layering check of all stages for QoL.
• Updated the enemies in the Abandoned Hospital boss room.
• Fixed the UI issue where text overflows.
• Fixed the bug where an elite enemy pushes the player to the next area.
• Fixed the issue where the Level Up UI also triggers the Special Attack.
• Fixed the issue where the blue experience bugs disappear when they approach Rebecca.
• Fixed occasional game lags and freezes
• Rebalanced the prices of Shop upgrades
• Fixed a blocker in the Options screen
• Fixed the issue where some Compendium text descriptions for the entries are wrong or swapped, and other inaccurate information
• Fixed the issue where the “Love Yourself” talent does not increase your current HP
• Fixed the lighting issue in Abandoned Hospital, where some spots are lit up even though there are no lighting fixtures around the area
• Fixed the issue where some talent stats overflow from the UI
• Fixed the gameplay issue where the players can’t get inside Ella Lobo’s bodyguard circle
• Fixed the issue where the players get thrown across the screen when they knock enemies while in the invisible state of Moonlight Steps
• Fixed the issue where Renfield may clip through protective gateways in the Lobo Stronghold
• Fixed the issue where the screen resolution couldn’t be changed
• Added new VFX animation when picking up special items at Livespring High

Hello everyone! We’re excited to announce our SECOND MAJOR CONTENT DROP!

• New playable character
• New bosses
• New stages
• New weapon
• New special attack
• New enemies
• The Compendium

• Rebalanced Rebecca's starting weapon
• Unlock conditions for items are now shown in the shop
• The options menu can now be accessed through the pause menu
• Major collision polish
• Updated enemy spawns in the Abandoned Hospital
• Weapon Maniac Gold Achievement is now unlockable
• Narcissist Achievement counting fixed, now all progress counters will tie back to it
• Sweet Talker Achievement counters fixed
• Muxy Gateway menu fixes

• Fixed Save Files resetting. Already reset save files unfortunately cannot be restored
• Fixed French Quarter from hard-locking the game
• Added a fail-safe to the shop to prevent shop items from being locked if they were purchased previously

Hello everyone! We’re excited to announce our FIRST MAJOR CONTENT DROP!

● New weapons ● New enemies ● New stages ● New boss ● New achievements ● New playable character ● Endless Mode ● Bugs destroyed and polish added

• Full Controller Support!
• Tightened controls and improved feel when using a joystick on gamepad
• Added new UI to show total kill count and progress through the current room
• Weapon info is better than ever, with a DPS chart and enhanced displays in the HUD
• Improved the shop to show locked items
• Added a Reroll option to give you even more control over your loadout. Additional rerolls can be purchased from the shop!

• Fixed the crash on exiting the game
• Squashed the bug that removed shop descriptions
• Added invincibility frames to prevent mass swarm damage
• Balanced the difficulty and character progression even further
• Fixed other bugs and tightened other features

• New levels and bosses
• New enemies and victims
• New weapons and talents
• New playable characters
• Expanded achievements, features, and unlockables