The Bloodline news & patch notes

Hey everyone!

This hotfix addresses a number of issues introduced with the recent Elemental Rebirth update.

• Cryomancy passives from level 10 to 100 are now visible and accessible to the player 

• Fixed typos in cryomancy passives that said specified Pyromancy instead of cryomancy 

• Geomancy passives from level 10 to 100 are now visible and accessible to the player 

• Fixed issue with clock-time speeding up when inside the Mage’s College 

• Fixed issue that could sometimes stunt your mana regen after doing the Chamber trail at the Mage’s College 

• The Geomancy skill, Crushing Slabs, now deals damage properly 

• Thunderstep now consumes mana properly 

• Player should no longer take unnecessary fall damage when in rolling boulder form (I wasn’t able to replicate this reliably, but I did add some safety nets to prevent fall damage when in this form) 

• Reduced Rolling Boulder Form cooldown from 30s to 10s (it’s more fun this way and 30s was way too high anyways lol) 

Dev Note:  

Sorry for the delay with this hotfix! I took a short family vacation, but I’m now back to work on Bloodline. Stay tuned for the next update, which will focus on the crime system and the Company of Thieves! (: 

Harbingers,

A new update is now available to improve your journey in Eudros! New elemental skills, spacing from Electromancy to Necromancy have been added, together with major adjustments to item drops and balancing 🧙 Be ready to show off your new powers! 💫

Bug Fixes/Optimizations 

• Fixed issue with electrocution not arcing damage to nearby enemies 

• Picking up bags of gold from a fully grown Coinburst Bulb no longer gives a bag of gold and just grants 100 gold directly to your gold count 

• Minor Self Heal no longer triggers the animation if you don’t have enough mana. 

• The pyromancy skill “Engulf” now consumes mana properly 

• Leveling up pyromancy, geomancy, cryomancy now only grants 1 proficiency point for their respective skills (as intended) 

• Revisited many, many skills that would trigger their animation even if the player didn’t have enough mana to cast the skill 

• Reduced memory load throughout the game 

• Further optimized textures  

• Optimized various skill VFX 

• Fixed typo with “Thunderbelch” enchantment (was “Thunderblech” on accident), which in turn fixed the enchantment itself. Note that existing runes with the typo won’t work. 

• Fixed issue with 4th potion ingredient effects not showing in the potion summary in the potioncrafting window 

• Parkour challenges now properly grant base level EXP 

• Optimized Mage’s College areas 

• Fixed issue with assignment board job titles not being visible when re-opening a job board 

• The “Cast Neco spell” assignment now works properly 

• Removed oddly-angled board papers from the constructable stables 

• Fixed issue with engineer vendors (both in Elderglen and the buildable one) not ending dialogue completely when opening their shops, causing lockups 

Additions 

• Reworked EXP granting for all magic schools; 100% of the mana cost for spells are converted into skill EXP. In addition, the cooldown for spells act as a multiplier for the EXP gains. (about 5% more per cooldown second). So, if you cast a 35-mana spell with a 5 second cooldown, you’ll get about 44 EXP for that spell! That’s before the bonus multiplier from your intelligence stat. This should result in a pretty smooth rework to the level requirements for Pyro, Cryo, Geo, Electro, Necro and Aero skills. Some of the other magic trees will feel like a BREEZE until they get revisited like the magic schools in this update. 

• Added tiered passives. These passives can be increased up to 5 times. 

• Removed damage value in tooltip for “Minor Self Healing” 

• Fixed issue with the "Nose" category not being selectable in the character creation window when using a gamepad 

• Fixed issue with the Aeromancy skill “Tornado” triggering strangely when it exhausts your mana, which could cause lockups 

  New Electromancy Skills: 

Hello, harbingers!

Milo here. I know it’s been a bit longer between updates - my apologies! With a lot going on across development, production, and my personal life, the Elemental Rebirth update got pushed back a couple of times. With the sheer number of skills being added and refined, plus a boatload of bug fixes and optimizations, the QA scope for this update is pretty staggering. Rest assured, the update isn’t far off now!

In the meantime, I figured I could give a little update and teasers for what’s to come.

Development Update

Things have been going smoothly! I’ve been having an absolute BLAST making new skills for the elemental magic trees! This is my bread and butter. I love making weird, fun, and satisfying skills. Skills, in my opinion, are the backbone of the game, and this update will lean heavily into that.

For those who have been wanting more skill slots on the skill bar - I hear you! The dynamic skill bar is still in the works. It won’t be coming in the next update, as it’s a complex system that requires lots and lots of work. But it is a priority. 😁

Another element that’s always high-priority is bug fixes, of course! This next update will have plenty of bug fixes and optimizations.

Lastly, a big, big task that has taken up lots of dev time is setting up localization. This has been a massive task and has consumed a lot of my dev time! Luckily, it’s just about ready.

Dev personal update

I find that giving a peek behind the dev curtain helps keep things in perspective. For many people, buying an early access game is about supporting development. And that’s absolutely true. But you’re doing so much more than that! My main goal with The Bloodline was to make enough money to start a family. Thankfully, with all of your support, I was able to have the peace of mind to start one. My wife and I are now expecting our second child. Thank you all for your continued support of my game. You’ve helped me achieve my dream of releasing a game, starting a family and fostering a community that I’m proud of.

Hey everyone!

This hotfix addresses a number of issues introduced with the recent Armorsmithing update, along with some adjustments to progression and experience gains. The goal is to smooth out the leveling experience, fix unintended bugs, and make the new systems feel more rewarding and consistent overall.

I also want to make sure the new level system is heading in the right direction - so if you have a moment, I’d really appreciate your feedback. You can share your thoughts via this survey.

Your input will directly help shape the next update and fine-tune the system moving forward.

Thanks again for your patience and support - and sorry for the issues that slipped through!

Bug Fixes 

• Slotting armor runes into crafted armor no longer causes the armor to grant 0 Armorsmithing EXP. 

Adding runes to armor now greatly increases Armorsmithing EXP: 

• 1 rune = 30% bonus 

• 2 runes = 70% bonus 

• 3 runes = 120% bonus 

• 4 runes = 180% bonus 

• 5 runes = 250% bonus 

This is intended to be the optimal way to level Armorsmithing. 

Crafting enchanted armor will now also grant Rune Attunement EXP. 

○ 50% of the Armorsmithing EXP gained is also granted to Rune Attunement. 

• Mushroom Helm (Number 29 custom heavy head armor) no longer causes major clipping issues. 

• Fixed an issue where some Pyromancy spells were not tracking Pyro kills correctly: 

  ○ Cinder Bullet 

  ○ Bouncing Fireball 

  ○ Emberspark 

• The cauldron in the Necromancer Classroom at the Mage’s College no longer clips the player into the wall when interacted with. 

• Chiseling now correctly gives all artifact types instead of only armor runes.  (I accidentally left some of my test code in there — sorry!) Armor runes should appear about 20% of the time for chiseling 

• Increased drop rate for armor runes from ALL ore types 

• Deer now drop Deer Pelts again.  (This is temporary until I replace all recipes and quests that require them. Once those are updated, Deer Pelts will be retired and replaced with basic leather items) 

• Custom armor now tracks armor levels correctly: 

  ○ Armor 1–5 = Light Armor 

  ○ Armor 6–9 = Medium Armor 

  ○ Armor 10+ = Heavy Armor 

• Base stats are now clamped to their new minimum values to prevent older saves (from before the level revamp) from falling below the new baseline: 

  ○ Health minimum: 150 

  ○ Stamina minimum: 200 

  ○ Mana minimum: 100 

• Foot armor enchantments now work properly. 

• Fixed Rune Attunement skill EXP tracking 

• Fixed various spelling errors/typos in the level up window  

• Fixed issue with some skill VFX being untextured (like Heavy Sweep’s dirt FX) 

This update introduces Armorsmithing and a fully rebuilt level system. Just as importantly, a major portion of this patch was dedicated to optimization, stability, and long-term performance improvements. 

A lot of work went into reducing memory usage, improving UI efficiency, tightening up systems, and eliminating issues that could affect performance on mid-range hardware. If you experienced low-res textures in-game, this update should fix that for you! 

Additions 

• Light, Medium and Heavy armor skills have been added. Increasing these skills reduces the impact armor pieces of the associated class has on your mobility. 

• Armorsmithing – You can now craft Light, Medium, and Heavy armor. This includes armor enchanting, which introduces the new Rune Attunement skill and minigame. 

• Rune Attunement – A new skill that utilizes the Rune Attunement Table. Place dormant armor runes on the table and bind enchantments to the runes. Runes come in three tiers, with higher tiers increasing the potency of the bound enchantment. 

• Added 100+ armor enchantments 

• Added 300+ armor pieces for Armorsmithing – each piece is fully color-customizable and enchantable 

• x171 helmet types 

• x35 torso armor pieces 

• x30 leg armor pieces 

• x20 foot armor pieces 

• x27 shoulder armor pieces 

• x42 arm armor pieces 

• 3 tiers of Armor Runes have been added. These can be found via mining, chiseling and in loot containers 

• Added controller support to armorsmithing 

• Completely reworked the main level system. (The full details are below!) 

• NOSES have been added to the character creation screen! (Remember, if you want to give an existing character a nose, you can re-edit your character by interacting with the mirror in your room at your stronghold.) 

• Added Light Armor, Medium Armor, Heavy Armor, Chiseling, Rune Attunement, Armorsmithing and Focus crafting to the detailed stat window 

• Added new player base stats (strength, dexterity, intelligence, etc.) to the detailed stat window 

• Added interiors to empty buildings at Millshade. Added locked doors and lootable objects to these buildings. 

• Removed purification shrine from Squall’s End 

• Added interiors to all empty buildings at Squall’s End. Added loot and locked doors to these buildings as well. 

• Added a new armorsmithing-focused shop to Squall’s End 

• Filled in empty building at Ordwood (locked door, loot, bed) 

• Filled in empty buildings at Raven’s Reach 

• Added new alchemy shop to Raven’s Reach 

• The Armorer now spawns a Armorsmithing Bench and a Rune Attunement Table 

• The Wizard Tower now spawns a Focus Assembly Table 

The following mobs now drop Raw Leather: 

• Rabbits 

• Pigs 

• Deer 

• Lesser Sand Serpents 

The following mobs now drop Cured Leather 

• Deer 

• Wolves 

• Sand Serpents 

• Boars 

• Camels 

The following mobs now drop Hardened Hide: 

• Bears 

• Sandscourges 

• Runeweavers 

• Thornlings 

The following mobs now drop Reinforced Hide: 

• Hill Trolls 

• Armored Hill Trolls 

• Great Ogres 

• Goblin Boar-Riders 

Bug fixes/Optimizations 

• Farming Hoes can no longer harvest crops that aren’t fully grown 

• Exiting the main hall to the exterior of the Mage’s College now places you outside the doors instead of at the bottom of the stairs 

• Opening the Mage’s College quartermaster shop no longer causes camera to remain zoomed in 

• Can no longer spam-click the “Quick Finish” button when chiseling 

• Wand “Blast” attacks now deal damage properly 

• Chapter Pauldrons no longer have bird skulls under the pauldrons (remnant from other pauldron type) 

• Fixed quest marker after completing the objectives for “Into the Righteous Current” 

• Fixed issue with some Death Seals not being interactable in the Necropolis 

• The quest “The Sacred Siphon” should now properly complete upon returning to Eldraeth 

• The quest “Vessels of the Forgotten” should now properly complete upon returning to Eldraeth 

• Fixed quest marker for the quest “The Hollow Assembly” 

• Fixed various quest markers not disappearing properly in the Necropolis 

• Fixed controller input for the cauldron minigame 

• Armorer shopkeeper is no longer floating a few feet above the ground 

• Holding RMB when in the seed window should no longer allow you to press ESC to get temporarily “stuck” in the seed window 

• Equipping a spear with a shield already equipped will now attach the spear to your character properly and initialize the spear+shield animation as intended 

• Texture memory usage has been reduced by several gigabytes (yes, that much) through format and streaming improvements. This should help prevent blurry textures as well as keep camera movement smooth, and help reduce pop-in. It should also generally help stability on mid-range GPUs! I’m still very much learning everything about game dev and Unreal. This should be a great step towards the game running (and looking) much better!  

• Optimized skill window UI 

• Optimized trade window UI 

• Optimized character sheet UI 

• Player no longer clips into the ground when interacting with the Enchanting Table at the constructable Wizard’s Tower 

• Fixed issue with beards and noses showing when wearing some full helms 

• Guards no longer follow the player after speaking to them (unless you have a bounty, of course) 

• Fixed quest markers for “The Court Rebalanced” quest objectives 

General Adjustments 

• Armor speed and mobility penalties have been updated. The impact of armor on player movement now depends on your skill level with the armor class you are wearing. For example, wearing Heavy Armor at low proficiency will greatly reduce mobility, while higher proficiency significantly lessens the penalty. This is a general buff, as even the baseline for the lowest level is the same as it was before. It just allows you to work towards making armor less burdensome and, when the skill trees are reworked, this will also allow for more passives and buffs to be added for better build crafting. 

• Decreased starting health, mana and stamina. This should help lean into the new level up system and slow down the power increase for players. The game is indeed a power fantasy, but players become incredibly powerful very soon. This should help slow that down a bit. 

• Drawing your bow no longer slows you down, allowing for full movement while using a bow and arrow 

Full Level System Revamp 

The primary level system has been completely rebuilt from the ground up. Previously, players chose between just three stats (Health, Mana, or Stamina) which offered modest bonuses. While each option included a few additional effects, some of these never functioned correctly and were disabled. The result was a flat, unengaging system that offered little room for meaningful specialization.  This old system has been thrown out the window, and a new nine-stat system has been implemented, allowing players to have better control over what their characters excel in.  With each level up you’ll be able to allocate 3 stat points to any of the stats.    The new stats are as follows:  Strength - Increases melee damage. Increases the weight of objects you can lift. Also increases the rate at which you gain EXP for melee-focused skills. Small increase to stamina.    Intelligence - Greatly increases mana. Also increases the rate at which you gain magic-focused EXP.    Dexterity - Increases critical hit and headshot damage. Also increases the rate at which you gain ranged EXP. Slightly increases stamina.    Endurance - Greatly increases stamina. Reduces armor's effect on mobility.    Fortitude – Greatly increases health    Constitution - Moderately increase health and stamina. Also slightly increases health regeneration.    Vitality - Greatly increases health regeneration.    Wisdom - Moderately increases mana regeneration. Slightly increases mana.    Willpower - Greatly increases mana regeneration. Small increase to mana. 

You can also decrease stats, allowing you to freely re-spec your character.   

And don’t worry – you don’t need to start a new game for this to take effect! When you load an existing save after this update, you’ll be automatically granted the appropriate number of stat points. Keep in mind that your already-existing character’s stats will appear higher than those of a newly created character. This is expected, as the baseline starting stats for new games have been lowered, while existing save stats have been left untouched.  Along with these changes, I also reworked the primary level EXP requirement formula. The one I was using before was quadratic, which felt really bad. Most players would top off at around level 15-20 or so, which is way lower than I wanted. To show just how big of a change this is, here’s a little table showing the difference in required EXP: 

  Since starting stats have been lowered and the increase from stats has also been lowered, this new system should strike a balance between letting players level up more frequently while preventing too much of a power increase too early in the game. Again, the game IS a power fantasy, and you’re meant to feel powerful. But this should help players feel like you’re achieving that power yourself. This new curve will allow levels to still come steadily and slow down in a predictable manner, allowing for continuous growth while slowing down meaningfully at higher levels. There still is no level cap.  Note: If you’re playing on an existing save that has EXP towards your next level already, you might see that you are over the required amount of EXP for the next level. If this happens to you, simply gain at least 1 EXP and it will resolve itself via a level up.  

Harbingers,

A new update is now available to improve your journey in Eudros! This time, get ready to join a brand-new guild: the Mage’s College. Multiple new Mage’s College minigames await you, along with a variety of new magic-focused assignment types, a brand-new crafting type, and a new Chiseling skill with its own dedicated minigame.

Are you ready to make your adventure truly magical? ✨

BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATIONS

General Fixes

• Replaced the Gravecoil Ring inside the well at Old Glennheim with Blazesteppers, a new enchanted item. (If you already looted the ring in this spot, return to the well. Blazesteppers will now appear there.)

• Fixed an issue where the sniper rifle scope would remain visible and block the camera when aiming.

• The Hopsap Hollow puzzle no longer completes automatically.

• Moved the spawn location of the bad barrel for the “Proof” questline to a more open area

• Fixed issue with FOV slider not updating properly

• Made the game generally brighter

• The “Restore Defaults” button in the video settings now resets vsync and color deficiency type settings

• Reworked chairs - they now do a check to see where the safest spawn is for the player, preventing players from being placed inside objects if chairs are placed close enough to other objects

• Added the Silver Pinion to the console command spawn list. This way, those who didn’t get the reward due to a bug can now add it to their inventories. (AddItem SilverPinion)

• The Arcane skill, Final Rites, now has a much larger AoE radius

• Player weapon is now sheathed when they are planting seeds

• The ESC button now closes the seed-planting UI

• Equipment tooltips no longer show for emptied equipment slots

• Fixed issue with button item codes showing on hotkey item slots when using controllers

• You can now scroll readable book text when using gamepad

• You can now scroll quest details in the journal when using gamepad

• Added controller support for seed window

Food Item Buff Corrections

The following foods now apply their proper healing values:

• Cooked Minitrout - Heals 50 HP

• Boiled Carrot - Heals 20 HP

• Fried Chicken - Heals 75 HP

• Ham Stew - Heals 150 HP

• Minitrout Sandwich - Heals 100 HP

• Honey Bread - Heals 75 HP

• Cheesy Wrangler - Heals 100 HP

• Cheesy Minitrout - Heals 75 HP

ADJUSTMENTS

Staff Skill Tree Rework

• The Staff skill tree has been completely converted into the new Focus skill tree.

• All abilities previously locked to staves are now usable with wands, spellbooks, and staves, greatly expanding mage build variety.

• Your Staff level will automatically transfer to the new Focus level.

• The Focus tree is now broader, more future-proof, and allows for true spellsword-style builds when used with spellbooks.

Combat Camera Adjustments

The following abilities no longer trigger a third-person action camera:

• Arcane Burst

• Poisonous Waft

• Detonation

Skill Functionality

• All Staff skills have been updated to function properly with wands and spellbooks.

Bow + Crossbow Skill Changes:

One of the weakest-feeling skill trees in the game right now is bows and crossbows, largely due to how awkward many of the skills feel to aim and use. To address this and to help better shape the future of the skill tree, I have begun transitioning bow and crossbow abilities away from instant-cast shots.

As part of this change, I have implemented a quiver enchanting system to replace immediate-cast skills such as Fire Arrow, Frost Arrow, Rimeshot, and similar abilities. Instead of firing automatically, these skills now enchant your quiver, allowing your next nocked arrows to inherit the active effect. For example, activating Fire Arrow will enchant your quiver, causing the next arrow you fire to become a fire arrow. This addition should make bow skills much easier to use, especially for gamepad users, and just generally feels better to use. 

I also plan to remove third-person cast animations from bow skills that suffer from perspective issues, which, frankly, is most of the skills that currently rely on a third-person camera. The goal is to make ranged combat feel more responsive, precise, and consistent with player intent. These changes will be rolled out gradually as I gather feedback from the community on the direction of bow and crossbow skills, ultimately leading into the Ranger’s Arsenal update, which will include many new bow/crossbow skills, passives, etc, all built upon the feedback gained from changes like this.

General Adjustments

• Studying Magic (rune transliteration) now grants a 30-minute mana regen boost for every 5 streak you achieve while studying

• The General Store now sells current seed types for farming, including several new ones!

• Harvesting mature crops now spawns loot pickups, which I find to be more satisfying. ( Testers: If this is just annoying, let me know. It’s easy to swap back to automatically adding the items to the player’s inventory!)

• Reworked farming levels and EXP gains. You should be able to level up much quicker with level 60 or so being the highest level seed in the game currently.

ADDITIONS

Armor

• Added new Scholar Robe sets in blue, green, yellow, black, and purple.

• Added unique Pale Scholar Robes, hood and hat

• Added Surveyor’s Field Pack: A backpack that greatly increases your chance of finding chiselstones. Also allows chiselstones to be found in any type of ore.

• Added a Geologist armor set

Weapons

• New Weapon Type: Wands (see section below)

• The Ossuary Pick: Using this weapon’s heavy strike instantly shatters a mining node. This method yields only a portion of the ore and provides no mining experience, but allows you to harvest mining nodes of any level.

New Farming Tools: Hoes!

These tools are classified as spears and can be used as weapons, but they’re very weak in that regard. The heavy attack of these weapons can be used to quickly harvest all mature crops in a radius. These items can be purchased at a General Store.

• Rusty Farming Hoe: 10m harvest radius

• Standard Farming Hoe: 20m harvest radius

• Apprentice’s Farming Hoe: 30m harvest radius

• Journeyman’s Farming Hoe: 40m harvest radius

Added new plantable seeds:

• Cairnfruit Seeds: Grows quickly into stone-yielding fruit.

• Ironrind Gourd Seeds: Can be planted to cultivate iron-yielding gourds.

• Copper Floret Seeds: Matures into copper-yielding florets.

• Corn Seeds: Grows into… well, corn.

• Pinecones: Grows into fresh pine trees, which yield more wood than standard pine trees

• Chiselpod Seeds: Grows into a small gourd that contains chiselstones!

• Coalspore Bulb Seeds: Can be planted to grow into a coal-yielding bulb.

• Cotton Seeds: Grows into cotton, which will be useful for armorsmithing, when that crafting type is added.

• Coinburst Pepper Seeds: Grows into peppers that pop into 100 gold each.

• Flax Seeds: Grows into flax that’s refined into flax twine, which will also be used for crafting armor when armorcrafting is added.

• Silkvine Seeds: Can be harvested for Fine Cloth when fully matured

(Some of these new seed types were suggested by the Discord community. I’m hoping to add more unique seed types to incentivize farming and make it feel a bit more useful! If you have any ideas, leave them in the comments!)

THE NECROPOLIS OF DORNHURST

Structural & Layout Improvements

• Added a new segment to the Necropolis entrance.

• Removed randomized objectives when entering the zone.

• Streets of Dornhurst and The Descent now load together, allowing seamless travel between the two major areas.

Gameplay & World Changes

• Death Seals redesigned as the future guild currency for the Hollow Assembly and are now significantly more common.

• Reworked puzzles, doors, and many functional systems throughout the Necropolis.

• Added new NPCs, new dialogue, and new loot.

• Added enemy spawns and furnished the interiors of several structures.

Performance

• Major optimization pass:

  • Draw calls cut by ~50%

  • Improved navigation generation (Additional optimizations are still planned, but these were the major performance hitches)

Developer Note

When originally created, the Necropolis was meant to be a repeatable dungeon, which led to its massive size. Its purpose has since shifted: it is now the foundation for the future Hollow Assembly necromancy guild.

This update focuses on improving exploration, adding quests, and refining systems to support its new role. The guild itself will come later, built around delving into the Necropolis’ shifting crypts and repurposing the Undead Colosseum as a guild feature.

THE MAGE’S COLLEGE

World & Guild

• The Mage’s College added to the overworld.

• The Mage’s College Guild is now available.

• All exterior and interior rooms are now accessible.

Skills & Systems

• Added Focus Crafting (Wands only for now; Staff crafting will be added later).

• Added the Focus Crafting skill.

• Added Chiseling minigame and its associated skill.

• Added multiple new magic book types for study.

• Added a new classroom minigame.

Content

• Added several dozen new assignment types across College classrooms.

• Added ~12 new quests for the Mage’s College.

THE HILLS OF DELVENAUGH

New Locations & Points of Interest

• Grimdelve Cave - contains two key puzzles.

• Wandweaver’s Grove - early wand component area, also usable as optional player housing; contains a Spirit Guide puzzle.

• Fieldsguard Catacomb - puzzle-focused crypt.

• The Golden Canopy - features a delivery puzzle.

• Vista point added at the top of the hilltop tower.

Unique Items

• Steampulse Pack

• Wobble Lenses

• Reaper’s Mantle

• The Gustflower Glider

• Sunflower Blade (unique weapon component)

World Updates

• Reworked quarry area.

• General optimization passes across the region.

• Refined Naeworth Keep.

• Added a vessel at Naeworth Keep capable of curing Vampirism.

• Added loot to the hilltop tower interior.

• Added a new puzzle to the Everfall Cairns.

CHISELING

A brand-new skill and minigame!

• Use hammers and chisels to uncover artifacts, fossils, ores, gems, and rare crafting components.

• Higher Chiseling levels make uncovering high-tier artifacts easier.

• Chiselstones now drop randomly when mining stone or coal.

• Chiseling Stations are located at the Ossuary inside the Mage’s College.

WANDS

A new Focus weapon type!

Crafting

Wands are crafted at Focus Crafting Stations, currently located only at the Mage’s College.

Wand Components

• Wand Focus - determines heavy attack type.

• Wand Shaft - determines standard attack type.

• Wand Core - determines the wand’s element.

• Wend Grip - influences attack speed and overall weapon value.

Combine components to create your ideal spellcasting weapon!

Classroom minigame:

This is a small, lighthearted minigame meant to bring the Mage’s College to life. Sit in on a lecture with other students and respond to the professor’s questions as they’re asked. Every correct answer awards Mage’s College EXP and a 2-minute mana regeneration boost. Maintain a streak of correct answers to build a combo multiplier, earning increasingly greater rewards.

Hello Harbingers,

It’s time to share an updated roadmap with you all, providing a clearer view of what lies ahead for your journey in Eudros over the coming months! I’ve also left time inside all of these roadmap points for bug fixing and optimization, as that is always happening. (:

Let's dive into the details of what you can expect:

• Kingdom 1 Rework

  • This was the final update of 2025, focused on improving and expanding several areas within Kingdom 1. You can find all the specific details \.

• Mage's College Update

  • This update will introduce a brand-new guild: The Mage’s College! It will include multiple new Mage’s College minigames, a variety of new magic-focused assignment types, a brand new crafting type, and a new Chiseling skill with its own minigame. The Mage’s College will be added to the Kingdom 1 overworld, filling in some of the emptier space there. This update will also bring more location reworks to Kingdom 1.

• The Armorsmithing Update

  • Master the art of creating and enchanting your own light, medium, and heavy armor!

• Elemental Rebirth Update

  • A complete overhaul of ALL magic skill trees. We will be adding numerous new skills AND passives to every magic tree, alongside refining and balancing existing skills.

• Company of Thieves Update

  • Introducing the Company of Thieves guild. This update will also feature a fully reworked and refined crime and bounty system.

• Sunbrand Legion Update

  • Refining and completing the Sunbrand Legion guild storyline and features. This update will also place a strong focus on the kingdom of Askil, bringing more dungeons, loot, and life to some of the explorable areas.

• Sands of Renewal

  • Similar in scope to the Kingdom 1 Rework, this update will focus on expanding and refining the existing areas within Kingdom 2.

• Warrior's Foundry

  • A complete overhaul of ALL melee skill trees. Expect many new skills AND passives for every melee tree, plus a thorough refinement of existing skills.

• Ranger's Arsenal

  • A complete overhaul of ALL ranged skill trees. This includes the addition of new skills AND passives to all ranged trees, as well as refining existing skills.

• The Unforgiven Update

  • The beginning of the long-awaited Unforgiven invasion. This update will introduce Warp Portals, new challenging enemies, and serve as a kind of "end game" content for players.

Please Note:

Our plans are subject to change based on your valuable feedback and the ongoing progress toward our 1.0 release. However, as always, we promise to keep you fully updated every step of the way!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and passion for The Bloodline!

Harbingers, A new update is available now to improve your journey in Eudros!

BUG FIXES AND ADJUSTMENTS

• Mist of the Night no longer has overturn when using A or D to turn

• The door to the last room in Tomb of the Ascended should now be open if you already completed the dungeon before. Now, you can properly enter the room and receive the angel wings if you did the dungeon *before* the last hotfix. It should work as usual for new saves.

• Added missing “Leave Location Volume” to the Drakthul Fjord

• The quest marker for Alric Steadfast during the “Atonement Unending” questline should now properly disappear after putting him to rest

• When crafting weapon components, the mace should no longer show “guard” components in the dropdown

• Mounts should no longer be “painted” by pathways placed in your village

• Constructed buildings should also no longer be “painted” by pathways placed in your village

• Morrak Ashwarden no longer spawns at the castle at Thraesir’s Vale before the proper quest is active

• Updated EVERY SINGLE SKILL to work with new settings (mainly FOV settings) PS: This took forever and my head hurts

• Settings have been completely reworked. This won’t mean much on the player’s end outside of the settings now functioning once again and that elements that weren’t working nicely even before controller support should now be working better.

• Fixed gender-specific dialogue for Pembroke Wells and Fredrick Woodkin (they would call the player “Sir” regardless of gender)

• Building previews now appear once again when selecting a building to construct in your village

• Increased scroll speed for village decorating camera

• Fixed issue that would cause lockups (and in some case a crash) when quickly pressing ESC to close the field crafting menu

• Fixed issue with excessive civilian spawns at the harbinger's stronghold

• Fixed Anointed Halo visibility issue

• Oathsworn Wings are no longer visible when in first person

• Fixed Brynda Runeweaver’s dialogue at the end of “The Rune Hermit’s Hoard” questline

• Fixed dialogue with Orlen when he arrives at Helgasker

• Fixed dialogue with Dain Rockbellows

• Fixed issue that would cause the companion “Skald” to spawn when you had “Bijan” selected as a companion

• Fixed rune wheel puzzle in Khadrin’s End at the Pale Pass

• Since selling multiple items in quick succession can cause issues if you DON'T use the multi-trade window (which can be accessed by right clicking items when trading), I made it so the multi-sell window automatically pops up if you’re adding more than one of the same item to the trading window. This only happens for player inventory, as that’s where the memory issues arise. (You can still access the multi-trade window when purchasing items by right clicking them.

• Added collision to birch trees in the randomly generated autumnal areas

• Fixed kill enemy objectives progressing multiple times when striking corpses

• Boar Rush (and other skills that perform a quick shapeshift attack) no longer cause you to take fall damage from tiny falls

• Fixed floating fishing spots at Thraesir’s Vale

• Added missing bound volumes to Hammerstead

• Added missing bound volumes to Runehill

• Increased night brightness at Helgasker

• Fixed lockup that would happen if you tried to fish at a sandfish spot without a sand rod

• The Astral Rift event has been removed. If you had the event on your calendar already, it simply won’t spawn. Going forward, it won’t appear on calendars any longer. (at least until it’s more stable and more interesting)

• Optimized weather FX

• Fixed issue with Alastair not becoming a companion after finishing his questline (Helgasker)

• Alastair should no longer appear in the tavern in Helgasker after he becomes a companion

• Fixed issue that would grant you certain special items when you enter the Pale Pass after completing certain puzzles

• The Gravecoil Ring should now restore health when near corpses, and stack with nearby corpses properly

• Fixed dialogue issues with the Rune Hermit’s Hoard questline

• Fixed issue with crossbows/flintlocks firing when fishing

• Fixed issue with ranged weapons preventing weapon swapping after catching a fish IF you started the fishing minigame with a ranged weapon equipped

• Mount description text should now scale better to the window

• Dain Rockbellows should no longer loop his quest dialogue after completing his questline (Thronhild Blacksmith)

• Fixed issue that would cause your camera to be locked in third person if you attempted to get on a mount while in third person. You still won’t be able to get on mounts in third person since interactions aren’t set up for the third person camera

• Added checks for when the player has a shield on their back (unequipped) and to force-hide the shield when in first person. Hopefully this prevents any camera clipping with shields going forward!

• Condensed the achievements into better categories (also added missing categories to many achievements)

• Achievement details should scale much better now in the achievement screen

• Optimized achievement sheet

• Fixed issue with cooking recipes being duplicated in the recipe selection window

• Fixed issue with controllers not working for the assignment popup from civilians

• ALL weapons and shields are no longer visible at all when sheathed and in first person

• The completed building overview now works with controllers

• Fixed issue with the “Inverted” checkbox not working/saving properly

• ALL mounts should use inverted controls if you have inverted controls enabled

• Village overview board should now work with controllers

• Weapons/offhand items (like shields, spellbooks) now hide when harvesting a tree/mining node

• Elvara Mistvein’s shop (Helgasker) should open properly after completing the quest associated with her

ADDITIONS

• Added new dungeon to Glennheim Hills

• Added combat challenge to Glennheim Hills

• New enemy type: Stormward Faithful

• New enemy type: Zombie

• New spellsong: Disruptive Distraction. Makes any physics object call out insults and jump around, creating a great distraction!

• Expanded potioncrafting, adding a new mechanic - Alchemist’s Insight! You can now use a cauldron to gain Alchemist’s Insight, which you can apply to any ingredient to DOUBLE its effects!

• New cauldron minigame. Cauldrons can currently only be found at the alchemist that you can construct at your stronghold!

• Added new ultrasword: The Silver Pinion

• Added new mount: Stag

• Added new offhand weapon type: Spellbooks! While only a few are available now, more will come when the Mage’s College is added

• Added new spellbook: Roanan’s Chorus. Charge and SHOVE to summon a pack of wolves to run forward and attack any enemies in their way.

• Added new puzzle type: Pattern Paths!

• Added new puzzle type: Key Sockets!

• Alastair the Bard is now a companion!

GLENNHEIM HILLS

• Added new dungeon under Old Glennheim

• Added combat challenge

• Added more loot containers to Old Glennheim

• Changed the weather probabilities for this area. It should now be rainy/stormy more often

• Added new dungeon - Fulminar Catacomb

• Added new enchanted item: Sparkbottoms

• Added new enchanted item: Endurer’s Slacks

• Added more bandit spawns

• Optimized area

• The Dwarven door should work more reliably now

• Added new location of interest: The Copper Crown Fort

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Shrine of the Pinion

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: The Boarheart Stump

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: The Blooming Deep

• Added new enchanted item: Sporing Gloves

• Added interior to abandoned church

• Added new enchanted item: Veil of the Shrouded Saint

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Den of the First Stag

• Added new location of interest: Troll’s Grove

WOLFDOVER TIMBERLAND

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Grove of the Kindred Moon

• Added new NPC: Roanan

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Hopsap Hollow

• Added new unique armor item: Mushroom Pauldrons

• Added parkour challenge

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Warden’s Underbough

• Added new location of interest and puzzles: Warden’s Cradle

• Added new enchanted item: Grove Warden’s Mask

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Fae Dell

• Added new enchanted item: Fae Wings

• Added new armor set: Grove Warden’s Set

WOLFDEN PRIORY

• Expanded interior of Pebblestep Crypt

  Added two puzzles to Pebblestep Crypt

  Added loot

  Added new enemy spawns

  Added decor

• Added Undead enemy spawns to area surrounding Pebblestep Church

• Added new location of interest: Red-Leaf Chamber

  Multiple puzzles within

  Seed and Sorcery spellbook added

• Added more loot and a puzzle + reward (Firebound Spellbook) to the Fallen Star Mine

• Improved enemy spawns in Fallen Star Mine

• Added parkour challenge

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Curdlestone Hollow

• Added new enchanted item: Crown of Curds (inside Curdlestone Hollow)

• Added more enemy spawns throughout the map

• The Mad Monk (inside the Priory) now has dialogue

• Added new location of interest and puzzles: Wolfden Priory Crypt (speak with the Mad Monk in the priory to gain access to the crypt)

• Added new enchanted item: Monk’s Handwraps (Granted by completing the Mad Monk’s request)

• Added interior to Autumn Bell Manor Study

  Added Beekeeper’s Helm to Manor Study

  Added Rugged Spellbook to Manor Study

  Added song lock to door to Manor Study

• Added new location of interest and puzzle: Autumn’s Seat

• Added Roostplate Pauldron to Autumn’s Seat puzzle

ADJUSTMENTS

• Removed cave entrance that didn’t have interior at the Drakthul Fjord

• Quarries should now give significantly more resources every week

• Increased EXP rewards when crafting certain ingots

Due to an engine issue with some collision profiles being mixed up, a lot of stuff was unintentionally messed with. I’ve tried my best to go through and fix these issues! The main things affected by this issue were skills and some interactions.

BUG FIXES

Harbingers,

It’s time to begin, continue, or return to your adventure in Eudros, because one of the biggest updates for The Bloodline is now live! Explore the new icy kingdom of Lonland, featuring new quests, weapons, characters, and much more. Enjoy a fresh gameplay experience with the controller support*, along with numerous adjustments, improvements, and bug fixes. Challenge yourself with new puzzles, explore new areas, and get ready to collect brand-new special items with unique effects. The future of Eudros is in your hands.

* For the smoothest gameplay, we recommend using an Xbox controller. PS5 controllers are supported, but since they don’t rely on XInput (the standard used by most PC games), they might not always behave as expected. If you want the most consistent and trouble-free experience, an Xbox pad is the way to go!

BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATIONS

• Undead Miner now has a 30 second cooldown

• Fixed jump/grab sound that would play when pressing jump again while airborne

• Fixed visibility issue with Sturdy Wood Kiteshield when on the player’s back. It should no longer block your vision when running with it unequipped

• Fixed issue that wouldn’t let you accept more than 20 quests at a time (you can now have unlimited quests active)

• Korfil Silvergrog’s dialogue can no longer be closed with ESC, which could break his questline if done at the right time.

• The Odachi blades now face the correct way

• Fixed various double-listed pommels

• Silver Flamberge blade can now be properly crafted

• Massively improved load times

• Massive optimizations to all areas

• Fixed issue that would cause a hang-up when booting up the game after an update

• Fixed issue with some helmets duplicating on the character preview on the character sheet screen, causing clipping

• Fixed issue with Rune Locks that would cause a lockup when exiting the puzzle

• You can no longer use the “Spawn Favorite Mount” button when you’re already mounted

• You can no longer open the pause screen when the storage window is open

• Fishing Competition UI no longer clips off the screen

• Only one fishing challenge can now be activated at a time

• Undead Knowledge Bearers can no longer be ragdolled

• Fixed issue with custom 2H weapons not triggering skills properly when equipped

• Fixed issue with some names clipping out of the NPC’s name plates

• Fixed issue with Rune Locks that would allow the player to exit the puzzle when it was resetting, making it continue even after the player left

• Fixed issue that would cause the Consumable Bag to become layered if you spam-clicked the consumable bag button

• Can no longer toggle mouse cursor while fishing, which could cause a lockup

• Fixed camera bug that would occur when player is grabbed and bitten by multiple vampires at once

• Player can no longer jump when digging

• Player can no longer disassemble weapons during the combat tutorial

• Fixed the old, unreliable hitboxes inside the Baddie Barrel encounter. The new hitboxes should work much better.

• Players can no longer use the “teleport” cheat while on an airship

• Can no longer close Bomith Gearbeard’s dialogue in middle of his quest dialogue

• Right clicking at the same time you initiate fishing no longer breaks movement

• Pressing ESC right when you interact with a fishing spot no longer causes a movement lockup

• The flintlock skill “Buckshot” can now only be triggered with a flintlock equipped

• Fixed Spear of Chaos rotation issue when throwing the spear

• Fixed issue with companion not spawning when entering a new area

• “Chop Ash Tree” assignments now track properly (I guess setting it to progress “Chop Ass Trees” assignments didn’t work, lmao

• Relics of the Manor quest now updates correctly when you place all of the urns

• Fixed issue that would sometimes allow you to harvest trees and mining nodes while performing skills

• Fixed issue with some cooking recipes not working as they should. Fixing this has added around 40 new cooking recipes!

• Replaced Undead summon dialogue with the proper dialogue

• Fixed ingredient grid scaling in cooking menu

• Fixed issue that would arise when using the teleport cheat in the overworld and teleporting directly to one location of interest to another. It would not update the location correctly, making you camp in a generic randomly generated area.

• Ending a conversation with companions should no longer make them idle in place for an extended period of time. They should return to following you right after the conversation has ended

• Increased reliability of Undead Miner harvesting (Also no longer prioritizes herbs and mushrooms. Only ores)

• Massively improved and optimized companion harvesting (including the Undead Miner). Companions should now harvest much more reliably and (hopefully) never get stuck trying to reach harvestables that they can’t reach

• Fixed issue that would cause some humanoid ragdolls to behave oddly

• Dying with the inventory screen open should automatically close the inventory screen now

• Pressing space while in bat form will no longer cause issues

• “Boulder Form” is now classified as a shapeshift, preventing overlapping shapeshifting

• “Boulder Form” now hides equipment properly when cast

• Fixed the odd “overturn” that would happen when in wolf form after using the left/right movement keys

• “Shadow Meld” is now classified as a shapeshift, preventing overlapping shapeshifting

• “Shadow Meld” now hides equipment properly when cast

• Pressing the sheathe/unsheathe weapon button (default key is T) should now work more reliably when you spawn into an area. (Remember that scrolling up and down also works as your unsheathing button!)

• Fixed issue with weapon components being removed from your inventory in quantities of 2 when assembling a weapon

• Fixed issue that would cause the player’s torso and head to be invisible after dismounting the dragon mount

• Fixed issue with dragon mount that would cause odd rotation if you ended flying while turning

• Fixed two handed grip location for Long Iron Grip (If you have other components that have odd grip placement, let me know! It’s a quick and easy fix.)

• Fixed issue that would cause custom weapons to flicker when you interact with a weaponsmithing anvil with a custom weapon equipped

• Falchion blades should now socket correctly to crafted weapons

• Can no longer move when the trading window is open

• Fixed issue that would allow for companions to trigger the physics interaction popup

• Fixed lockup issue with Vazorrig Fishbane at the Flowing Sands

• Vampire enemies can no longer attack when ragdolled

• Player should no longer get stuck on objects when mounted, disconnecting the player from the mount

• Fixed issue with Final Rites spell healing the player, but not updating the health bar

• Fixed various issues with the mining tutorial quest

• Fixed issue that would allow players to interrupt the gathering animation if they gathered multiple nodes very quickly

• Fixed issue that would allow players to attack during gathering if they clicked at the right frame

• Updated Francis Beufort’s dialogue to align with his new quest requirements (Copper Practice Blade, no longer asks for copper daggers)

• Many, *many* fixes done on vampire attacks and behaviors

• Fixed issue with runereader achievement unlocking even if you didn’t translate a rune properly

• Attempting to sit with a weapon equipped will now auto-sheathe your weapon, preventing odd animations

• Optimized the cooking window

ADJUSTMENTS

• Removed sliding down walls when falling fast (ended up just causing too many issues and didn’t feel good. This should help make climbing feel more responsive.)

• The roses grown from enemy corpses with the Rose Daggers can now be collected. Upon collecting, they will restore your health

• The player character is no longer wearing gloves by default. Some arm armor will now add gloves to the player.

• ALL tutorials have been updated to work for controllers as well as mouse and keyboard

• Updated the “New Item” popup UI element

• Great axes have been reclassified. Before, they were classified as Halberds, making it so 2H skills wouldn’t work with them. They are now classified as standard 2H weapons.

• Removed the Velosian Guard questline for the time being

• Updated Wolfden Priory harvestable spawns

• Green Slime ingots are no longer classified as food (note that this will only be reflected when you have a NEW stack of Green Slime ingots in your inventory)

• Reduced base summon lifetime from 200 seconds to 60 seconds (passive skills will help increase summon lifetime duration. It was just too high for the base amount)

• Undead Miner now has much less health

• Undead Miner now deals very little damage

• Added more weight to the Hill Troll’s ragdoll

• Grimclaw companion health increased

• Amulets and rings now have their own slot, allowing you to have a support/cosmetic item as well as an amulet or ring.

• Bee enemies are no longer named “Enemy” and now show “Bee” as their name

• Greatly increased base stamina regeneration rate

• The objective for the quest “The Angler’s Revenge” should now update properly after catching the Sandscale Spineback

• Removed the interactable skull from the Tomb of the Betrayer until the content related to it is added

ADDITIONS

• Controller support has been added! For the smoothest gameplay, we recommend using an Xbox controller. PS5 controllers are supported, but since they don’t rely on XInput (the standard used by most PC games), they might not always behave as expected. If you want the most consistent and trouble-free experience, an Xbox gamepad is the way to go!

• The Kingdom of Lonland is now open for exploration!

• Calendar events can now appear at Thraesir’s Vale, The Pale Pass and The Drakthul Fjord

• Every area has plenty of puzzles, dungeons, challenges, secrets and locations of interest

• Added ~40 new unique enchanted armor pieces

• Added new 3 new armor sets

• Added new Lonland weapon set

• Added “Confirm” button when deleting a save

• “The New Statue” quest in Velosia can now be competed

• Added ~30 new questlines

• Custom weapons can now be sold! (Custom weapons IGNORE vendor relations and will always sell for max price! A great way to make some coin!)

Added several new puzzle and challenge types, which can be found throughout Lonland. These puzzles/challenges are:

• Symphony Stone Challenges

• Rune Pattern Puzzles

• Rune Spelling Puzzles

• Parkour Challenges

• Leap of Faith Challenges

• Combat Challenge Stones

• Spirit Guide Puzzle

  29 NEW QUESTS (122 quests total, but 29 if we’re just counting total questlines)

• The Firstborn

• The Herald’s Blight

• Fires of the Fjord

• The Weeping Mountain

• A Final Drink

• The Deep King’s Mead

• The Hand that Strikes

• The Vanishing Verse

• The Weight of the Forge

• Whispers in the Stone

• What Remains

• Fellflame Hunt

• Unveil

• The Stubborn Curseborn

• Distant Wails

• Marrowbound

• The Harvester’s Claim

• Lost in the Pale

• The Rune Hermit’s Hoard

• Bloodforged

• Days in the Sun

• What Fire Can’t Burn

• The Eldflame

• Beneath the Vale

• The Herald’s Oath

• Marked by the Moon

• Hold the Line

• Atonement Unending

• Beneath Her Gaze

THE DRAKTHUL FJORD

• ~ 15 dungeons (some are quest-specific) - Deepmourne Mine - Vampire Castle - Wyrmback Reach - The Cradle Cave - Toothgate Cavern - Glasstide Hollow - Grave of the Ascended - The Broken Seal - Gribble’s Glowhole - The Veiled Light Mine - The Unseen Way - Crawlshade Den - Collapsed Mine - The Silken Maw Cave - The Shatterspine - Shacklefort (and Shacklefort Cave)

• x3 Combat Challenge Stones

• x2 Spirit Guide Puzzles

• x4 Parkour Challenges

• x1 Leap of Faith Challenge

• x1 Symphony Stone Puzzle

THE PALE PASS

• ~ 17 dungeons - The Whisperbound Hollow - Thaldrik's Keep - The Frenzied Hall - Tharnor’s Descent - Stabgut Mine - Khadrin’s End - The Hollowspire - Highmoore - Secluded Study - Grimhaldur’s Rest - Scabspike Hollow - Durmrik’s Rest - Cragthane’s Hall - Defiled Stonevault - The Frozen Gaol - Oldridge Cave - Shrine of the Forge - The Haven of Lights

• x2 Combat Challenge Stones

• x1 Rune Spelling Puzzle

• x1 Rune Pattern Puzzle

• x5 Parkour Challenges

• x3 Leap of Faith Challenges

• x3 Spirit Guide Puzzle

THRAESIR’S VALE

• ~ 11 dungeons

• x3 Rune Pattern Puzzles

• x2 Rune Spelling Puzzles

• x2 Spirit Guide Puzzles

• x1 Symphony Stone Puzzle

• x3 Combat Challenge Stones

List of new special items added, each with their own unique effects and abilities:

• Seismarch Stompers

• Skullcrush Boots

• Windstep Treads

• Booters

• Gale Runners

• The Wandering Grove

• Soles of the Veiled Sprint

• Dreadgaze Helm

• Godless Visage

• Goblin Jetpack

• Gorgon's Viperhelm

• Parachroom Cap

• Fungifeet

• Anointed Halo

• Glowring

• Veinsteel Claws

• Goblin Gas Mask

• The Pale Crown

• Webspinner Gauntlets

• Wings of the Wall

• Fangtooth

• Altarlight Pauldrons

• Keg of Kings

• Lifebinder Ring

• Bonecaller's Band

• Jester's Jumpstart

• Brew Brawlers

• Scorchrune Gauntlets

• Grippers

• Boltbringer

• Earthshaker Gauntlets

• Frostbite Knuckles

• Overcharged Sigil

• Snack Pants

• Drak'nalor

• Holy Noose Crossbow

• Staghorn Crown

• Fishmonger's Helm

• Frostplate Helm

• Frostplate Pauldrons

Harbingers,

It's been a little while since our last State of Eudros, our monthly update on the development of The Bloodline - but we've been deep in the thick of production!

After last month's massive update, Secrets of the Forge - which introduced a complete Weaponsmithing Rework and Armor System Rework - our tireless Milo has returned to focusing on bug fixing and developing the new Kingdom, while also receiving support on a few extra tasks. So, let’s take a closer look at what’s been happening lately!

CONTROLLER SUPPORT 🎮

Work on controller support has continued non-stop, and we’re finally happy to say - it’s done!

It’s now in the hands of our QA team for full testing, and so far the feedback is looking very promising. There’s a good chance that full controller support might be included in the next update.

Of course, we can’t promise that for certain just yet, as testing is still ongoing - but we’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, here’s a short clip of it in action!

KINGDOM 3: LONLAND ❄️

Milo wanted to share some updates on the progress being made on Kingdom 3: Lonland.

This will be the final kingdom added before he goes into full-steam “Polish Mode”, focusing on refining all existing locations and content in the game. Lonland should keep players busy while he prioritizes expanding Kingdoms 1 and 2, completing all skill trees, and adding the long-awaited Mage’s College and Company of Thieves!

In the meantime, enjoy this short teaser of the new locations awaiting you in Lonland.

POLLS 📊

As many long-time players know, Milo regularly runs polls in the official The Bloodline Discord - and if you haven’t joined us there yet, we warmly invite you to come share your opinions!

Recent polls featured unarmed-enhancing gauntlets and some unique boots. Some of the items in these polls were selected from the "Enchanted Item Request Form" we mentioned in a previous State of Eudros (which, by the way, is still available at this link!).

Here are the results of those polls:

• Gale Runners: After sprinting for 3 seconds, gain a burst of speed

• Curd Stompers: Replaces your feet with blocks of cheese. Pressing jump while in the air slams your down, dealing AoE damage

• Skullcrush Boots: Jumping on dead low-level enemies raises them from the dead.

• Booters: Your unarmed SHOVE attack is replaced with a powerful kick!

• Windstep Treads: Dodging now flings you into the air in the direction you are moving!

• Soles of the Veiled Sprint: Sprinting makes you blind, but increases sprint speed by 10x!

Milo wasted no time - the winning items from these polls have already been implemented in-game! Check out the video below to see them in action:

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY

To stay in the loop with smaller and constant development updates, you could follow Miles on TikTok and X, where he posts regularly. If you want to chat directly with him, you can join the official Discord server, which is also the best place to share your suggestions and feedback. The world of Eudros will continue to evolve, and we hope you're enjoying this adventure with us ⚔️

Harbingers,

A new hotfix patch is available now to address some of the latest issues you reported and improve your experience in the lands of Eudros!

• Fixed issue with NPC names not being visible

• Fixed issue with some weapon components not showing the correct recipe (or any recipe)

• Fixed flickering issue when mounted in third person

• Fixed issue with some components not snapping to the correct sockets

• When starting to craft a weapon, the camera now centers on the center of the anvil (where the arrows for the minigame spawn)

• The rubble covering the anvil at the Harbinger’s Stronghold should now always be destroyed after mining all of the tutorial nodes

• Fixed inconsistent armor values on storefronts and storage tooltips

• Fixed issue with duplicating enchanted items in storage

• Fixed issue that caused spear cores to not be craftable

• Fixed issue that would cause all gear to inherit the color of the Tattered set you get at the beginning of the game when equipped

• Weapons are now auto-sheathed when you interact with an anvil, preventing odd animations

• Custom-forged daggers are now detected as such and should not allow a shield to be equipped at the same time as them

• Equipping custom-forged daggers when a shield is equipped now auto-unequips the shield, as it does with preset daggers

• The dropdown menu when crafting weapon components should now populate in order of level. Lowest level components first, and higher components last.

• Fixed issue with custom-forged rapiers sheathing on player’s backs

• Fixed issue with custom-forged daggers sheathing incorrectly (one would appear on the back, similar to the rapier)

• Fixed issue with custom-forged spears not allowing you to equip shields with them

• Fixed issue that would cause shields to behave oddly when swapping between a 1H sword and a spear

• The storage window can now be closed using ESC

• Fixed issue that would cause your shield to be invisible when equipping a weapon AFTER equipping your shield

• Made a few changes to “The Art of Smithing” and the “Guardhouse Weapons” quests that are found in Elderglen. These quests required you to craft weapons using the *old* weaponsmithing system. They now require you to craft components using the new weaponsmithing system.

• Custom daggers now face the correct way

Harbingers, The news update Secrets Of The Forge is available now to improve your journey in Eudros! This one focuses mainly on the Weaponsmithing Rework and Armor System Rework, which - along with the full list of bug fixes and adjustments - we break down in detail in this article!

BUG FIXES

• Lightning Rod now consumes mana properly

• Lightning Rod now grants electromancy EXP

• Fixed issue with Arcane Bolt that would cause an attack lockup if casting it exhausted your mana

• Fixed issues with enchanted gear that would cause it to sometimes not activate or activate several times

• Fixed issue that would cause flintlock weapons to jam after gathering a resource

• Can no longer attack with ranged weapons when fishing

• Aloe now grants EXP properly

• Fixed issue that would cause flintlock and bow levels to not track correctly

• The amount of runewords you’ve deciphered should now properly track in your detailed stats

• Fire Elementals can no longer be ragdolled with Ignition Kick

• Venison Sandwich now heals properly. Also updated heal amount to 250 instead of 100. (Will only appear in the description if you don’t already have the item in your inventory before the update!)

• Fixed dead-end dialogue with Prawix

• Fixed a couple equipment items that had inconsistent tooltip details

• Fixed issue with weaponsmithing EXP not tracking properly

• Fixed camera sensitivity being linked to framerate... finally! Sorry about this – It was an obvious solution that I just didn’t understand. I’m still learning, after all (;

• Fixing the camera sensitivity issue in turn should also fix an issue that some users report about their camera suddenly jerking in a different direction

• Fixed third person camera issue when riding on griffon

• Players can no longer place auto turrets on top of one another (could cause players to get stuck within the turrets)

• Fixed EXP bar at the top of the crafting menu not updating properly

• The Electromancy skill “Lightning Rod” should now grant Electromancy EXP

• Fixed issue that would allow players to pick up physics items beyond what their strength would allow

• Fixed issue with EXP gains from anvil strikes when weaponsmithing - the proper EXP amount (2 exp) should now be added to your weaponsmithing level with each successful hit

• The item filters on the trading window now work properly

• Levelling up a multiple times at once no longer plays overlapping sounds

• Fixed issue that would allow players attempt to strike the anvil multiple times per arrow when weaponsmithing (this would allow for multiple quick successful hits or failures. You can now only attempt to strike the weapon once per arrow popup)

• Weapon speed (for custom weapons) now shows properly in tooltips

• Fixed issue with the sleep popup that wouldn’t allow you to accurately select the amount of time to sleep

• Fixed rotation issue with third person griffon cam

• Fixed issue when dismounting while in third person. (Would cause many character model issues, especially when changing gear

• Fixed third person camera on mounts

• Fixed issues with some helmets not hiding the player’s head correctly, resulting in the head clipping through the helmets.

ADJUSTMENTS & OPTIMIZATIONS

• Griffon mount now has better handling when flying

• Further optimized crafting window

• Reworked mining/smelting/weaponsmithing tutorial given by Theo Macgowan at the Harbinger Stronghold. Before, it required lots of leaving/returning to the stronghold. This new tutorial should be a bit smoother and direct, while still showing players the basics.

• Refined Mary Osterhout’s quest to introduce the player to woodcutting. She also better explains village mechanics now.

• Updated Rasoul’s dialogue (the weapon trainer at the Harbinger Stronghold)

• Improved Self Propulsion Boots functionality

• Adjusted various loot table spawn rates and added new items to some loot tables (lockpicks can be found more often now!)

• Optimized crafting menus

• Optimized Harbinger Stronghold

• Adjusted the speed at which the quality bar is filled when crafting weapons. The amount that the quality bar is filled is still increased with every weaponsmithing level, but at a more steady rate.

• Climbing EXP Orbs no longer require you to be climbing to collect them since

• Removed “Atacamite Ingots” from smelting and replaced them with “Mystcopper Ingots” (Atacamite and Slimemetal were too similar. Mixing copper and atacamite will create mystcopper)

• Adjusted some ingot level requirements for smelting:

  - Silver is now level 5

  - Gold is now level 6

  - Moonstone is now level 7

• Added an auto-save checker. Specifically, this check ensures the player isn’t falling before auto saving. This should help prevent saves when flying or when players manage to get out of bounds and fall out of the map

• Meadowstrider (Huge rabbit) ears now flop to down when you mount it

• Player can no longer equip weapons when mounted and in third person (you couldn’t attack properly when in third person on mounts anyways)

• Increased all damage dealt by Armored Troll

ADDITIONS

• Added level up tutorial

• Added lockpicking tutorial

• Added combat tutorial (given by Fredrick at the start of the game. Can be skipped.)

• Added grappling hook tutorial

• Added a woodcutting tutorial

• Added quest that is given at the very start of the game by Fredrick that guides players to Geoffrey, who kicks off the main quest

• Added a “Getting Started” quest that shows each of the tutorial NPCs to that player.

• Added skill tutorial (takes place after combat tutorial)

• Added new coconut helm available from Omar the CocoNUT

• Added detailed potion crafting tutorial

• Added weapon components to loot tables

• Added new weapon components to loot tables

• Weaponsmithing has been completely reworked

• You can disassemble weapons by right-clicking them in your inventory and selecting “disassemble”

• Disassembling CRAFTED weapons will return the components to your inventory

• Disassembling PRESET weapons will return resources to your inventory

• Added player storage, finally! The chest can be found in your room at the Harbinger’s Stronghold

• Added new weaponsmithing level up jingle

• Armor system rework

• Having a total armor value above 50 will make additional armor foley sounds play when moving

• Added new ingot type: Steel

WEAPONSMITHING REWORK

It goes without saying that the previous weaponsmithing system was very lackluster. It was shallow, uninteresting and didn’t draw players in. Some of the weapons you could make were cool, but even then, you craft them once and you’re done interacting with those elements ever again (unless you sell the crafted weapons, but I digress)

I wanted to make the weaponsmithing experience a bit more in-depth, polished, and fun to experiment with. The refined system allows players to craft weapons piece-by-piece! For example, crafting a sword requires you to assemble a grip, pommel, guard and blade together. Each element dictates the weapon’s speed, damage and value, allowing players to craft their ideal weapon. (Selling custom weapons is still a WIP but will work retroactively for already-crafted weapons since all the necessary data is stored in the weapon.)

Instead of adding a new crafting type (like highly requested armor smithing), I’ve decided to refine elements that are already present in the game. This will be a common theme going forward – polishing existing content until the sandbox experience is smooth, enjoyable and polished as I can make it!

Forging high-quality weapons doesn’t just improve their stats — it also boosts the EXP you earn from crafting them.

The equation EXP gains from forging weapons is the following:

EXP = (((OverallDamage * 1) + (OverallSpeed * 10) + (OverallValue * 0.5)) * QualityMultiplier) ^ 1.25

This equation ensures that both raw stats and weapon quality meaningfully impact the amount of EXP gained. Players are rewarded not just for crafting powerful weapons, but for perfecting their craftsmanship and aiming for higher quality tiers.

Crafting Difficulty - How does it work?

When forging your weapon, the weaponsmithing minigame will begin. Here, you’ll strike the weapon to enhance its quality. Successful strikes increase the quality bar.

The AMOUNT that the quality bar is increased depends on a couple factors; One being your weaponsmithing level and the other being the crafting difficulty of the weapon.

The crafting difficulty is based off of the EXP that the weapon earns you by crafting it. The same equation as above, except the quality multiplier isn’t applied in this case.

Weapon EXP is divided by 300 to determine the weapon’s difficulty rating. This rating directly affects how much the quality meter increases with each successful strike. The higher your weaponsmithing level, the more efficient your strikes become—each level adds a 1.5% bonus to the base increase per strike.

It may sound a bit complex, but I’ve found that it balances nicely in my tests so far.

For example:

• At level 1, crafting a weapon worth 405 EXP (which is a lot for level 1) would only increase the quality meter by 1% per strike.

• At level 6, that jumps to nearly 7% per strike. A weapon worth 405 EXP is about right in this level range.

• And by level 15, you’re gaining almost 17% per strike. A 405 EXP weapon is still fine at this level, but in this level range, you should be crafting harder weapons.

This system should also help ensure that craftable weapons remain challenging at your current weaponsmithing level, preventing them from feeling trivial too quickly. I’m trying to achieve a balance of allowing the player to feel like they’re progressing as a weaponsmith without making it too easy, too quickly. It should also allow those who are really good at the minigame to be able to craft powerful weapons earlier. If you come across a stash of Moonstone weapon components at a low weaponsmithing level, you can still try forging them… but only skilled players who have mastered the minigame will be able to unlock their full potential so early on.

So far, I’ve found that this helps encourage creating high quality items rather than creating many low-quality items. That being said, however, I’m sure there will be some balancing that needs to be done to make it feel just right.

ARMOR SYSTEM REWORK

The armor system has been gutted and reworked! More specifically, how damage reduction, sprint stamina reduction, jump stamina reduction, and movement speed are calculated.

Damage reduction broken down

DamageReduction =

(HeadArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.10 + (ShoulderArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.10 + (ArmArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.15 + (TorsoArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.30 + (LegArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.20 + (KneeArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.05 + (FeetArmor ^ 1.15) * 0.10

This equation factors in how much of the body each armor piece protects. For example, torso armor is multiplied by 0.30 because it covers approximately 30% of the body. This ensures that larger, more critical armor pieces contribute more significantly to your overall damage reduction.

The exponent in the equation (1.25) introduces non-linear scaling, meaning that higher armor values contribute more than lower ones. This helps make heavier armor feel stronger. Instead of each point of armor always providing the same benefit, the exponent ensures that the impact of armor increases more noticeably as the value rises—while still keeping low armor values modest.

Stamina consumption for running and jumping broken down

EffectiveArmor = max(0, ArmorRating - ArmorOffset)

StaminaDrain = BaseStaminaDrain × (1 + ((EffectiveArmor ^ Exponent) / SoftCap))

This equation ensures that sprint stamina drain is minimally affected by low armor values, while higher armor values cause a gradual and noticeable increase in stamina consumption.

For example, wearing 50 armor increases stamina drain by approximately 37%.

The “armor offset” ignores the first 5 points of armor, allowing light armor builds to sprint without significant penalties, rewarding mobility-focused playstyles. The same method is used for calculating stamina costs for jumping.

Movement Speed and Jump Height Breakdown

Armor now has a greater effect on movement speed and jump height. Here’s the equation for it:

EffectiveArmor = max(0, ArmorRating - ArmorOffset)

SoftCap = 30

MoveSpeedMultiplier = 1 - ((EffectiveArmor ^ Exponent) / ((EffectiveArmor ^ Exponent) + SoftCap))

This equation controls how movement speed is reduced based on the player's total armor, rewarding lighter armor builds with minimal slowdown while ensuring heavier armor feels appropriately bulky - but not too slow, as I’ve added a clamp to ensure your speed never reduced more than 50%.

In summary, it’s pretty much how you’d expect it to behave: Low armor values have little to no impact on movement speed, while higher armor values result in a gradual reduction.

For example, wearing 50 armor reduces your movement speed by approximately 29%.

The equation includes an “armor offset”, which ignores the first 5 points of armor to give light armor users full mobility, the same principle as stamina consumption. The same % of movement speed decrease is applied to your jump height as well.

KNOWN ISSUES

• Loot window ESC key needs to be added

• ESC doesn’t close village windows

• Druid sight not working until respawn

• Crafting menu doesn’t close with ESC

• Space while gathering causes camera issues

• Need to Alphabetize building list

Harbingers,

Today we’re taking a moment to update you on the latest developments for The Bloodline!

After gathering your feedback, it’s time to share some important decisions regarding version 1.0 — directly from Milo (the dev behind the project) — along with our plans for the upcoming updates. One of them is just around the corner, and we’re ready to give you more than just a sneak peek!

NEXT UPDATES

In the upcoming updates — alongside ongoing general QA and bug fixing — you can expect a solid dose of new content to expand your experience in The Bloodline!

Before you get to explore a new realm, Lonland — which we've already told you quite a bit about through our State of Eudros series — you'll soon be able to dive into "Secrets of the Forge": an update improving tutorials, enhancing quests, overhauling weaponsmithing, and more!

You can watch the trailer below — the update drops on June 17!

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MILO As The Bloodline continues to grow, I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has offered feedback, reported bugs, and shared ideas over the past months. Your input has shaped the game more than you know—and it's helped redirect the path of development going forward! I think you all will love and agree with this (: The new development theme going forward will be a strong focus on refining and strengthening existing systems, areas, and content. Rather than spreading my efforts too thin, I’ll be diving deep into what’s already in place. Tightening mechanics, filling in lackluster elements,  improving clarity, and making the experience as polished and cohesive as it can be.

To be clear, that doesn’t mean development on new content is stopping. Kingdom 3 has already been cookin’ for quite some time, and it’s still on track to release—likely before all the above-mentioned goals are finalized. I believe this will actually benefit the game’s flow, giving players a substantial chunk of new content to enjoy while I continue improving the foundation beneath it. The Kingdom 3 update will also push the goals listed above.

To make this possible, we've adjusted the production schedule a bit (huge thanks to 505 Pulse for their flexibility and support. I couldn’t ask for a better team to be supporting production of the game), and I’ve re-prioritized development tasks with long-term AND shorter-term goals in mind. Some of these changes might not be immediately visible, but they’re vital for reaching the quality bar I want to hit for the eventual release of 1.0, which will only come when I feel the game is in a polished state.

As many of you know, The Bloodline is developed by me alone, which means things can sometimes take a bit longer than we all wish. That said, I’ve recently brought on some help to speed up progress on a few highly requested elements of the game, and that support is already making a difference. I’m committed to upholding the promises I’ve made as reasonably as one can (from major features to polish and performance), and I’ll continue pushing forward with care, clarity, and the same passion that’s fueled this project from the start. I love The Bloodline with all of my heart and I hope that the soul of the game continues to shine through. 

WHAT’S COOKING? 🥘

KINGDOM 3: LONLAND ❄️

THE BLOODLINE 1.0: WHAT TO EXPECT?

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY

BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATIONS

• Made the camera when talking to shopkeepers zoom in and out smoother (especially with Dwarven shopkeepers)
• Fixed quest info that would refer to the Khenmoore Flatlands as the Khenmoore Woods
• Fixed misspelling of “The Hills of Delvenaugh”
• Fixed issue with Quickness buff that would cause slowness if you harvested while buff was active
• Fixed issue with Quickness buff that would cause it to sometimes not activate properly entering an area or loading a save with the buff already active
• The “House Blend” questline can now be completed once again with the new farming system
• Fixed issue that would cause freezes if you rapidly clocked the crafting button when smelting
• Optimized villager spawns at the player’s stronghold
• Village buildings should now more reliably spawn NPCs
• Fixed issue that would cause the first-placed themed decor item to grant double theme EXP
• Fixed the decoration “Shop Stall 6” granting irrelevant resources upon demolition
• Fixed issue that would sometimes cause the player to spawn at their stronghold after taking an airship to another city
• Fixed issue with overworld airship that would force players to board the airship after disembarking from the airship during flight
• Fixed issue with all necromancer spike decorations not updating to the correct material after being hovered over
• Fixed farming plots not decreasing village EXP when deleted
• Player can no longer move when smelting/weaponsmithing/engineering
• Metal Lightposts now produce light correctly
• Players can no longer place decorations on or too close to the village overview board, donation box or decoration table. This should prevent players from locking themselves out of those features with placed decorations.
• Fixed issue with guild rank title not showing properly in the guild overview screen

ADDITIONS

• Added new potion drinking animation
• Added new shopkeeper spawn points for player village, allowing players to create vendor stalls. Different vendors will spawn based on your village theme levels.
• Added option to disable head bobbing
• Added option to disable ALL screen shakes
• Added 140+ new village decorations ○ X4 crate stacks ○ Firewood Pile ○ Stone Lantern ○ Standing Torch ○ X7 new trees ○ X7 dead trees ○ X6 bushes ○ X4 grass types ○ X5 rocks ○ X3 cairn ○ X3 stacked stones ○ Monolith stone ○ X2 archery targets ○ Arrow barrel ○ Tanning rack ○ Hunters Campfire ○ Fish Rack (Large) ○ Fish Rack (Small) ○ Fish Bucket ○ X4 training dummies ○ X2 weapon racks ○ X2 Warrior statues ○ X2 Arcane statues ○ Prayer Candles ○ Chapter Banner ○ Divine Vessel ○ Shrine Archway ○ Necro Lantern ○ X3 bone piles ○ Wooden Table 4 ○ Wooden Table 5 ○ X5 Hunter Statues ○ X3 Carts ○ X2 fountains ○ X3 wells ○ Wagon ○ Cauldron ○ X2 buckets ○ X4 barrel stacks ○ Barrel ○ X2 Wooden Archways ○ X2 baskets ○ X5 benches ○ Gibbet ○ X2 Gargoyles ○ Crypt ○ X2 coffins ○ X3 glowing mushrooms ○ X4 logs ○ Gazebo ○ Gazebo Wall ○ Barrel Target ○ X2 sacks ○ Catapult ○ Mortar ○ Cannon Balls ○ Bard Spawner ○ Rabbit Spawner ○ Deer Spawner ○ Horse Spawner ○ Hitching Post ○ X4 Hay Stacks ○ X2 Bard Statues ○ X3 signs ○ X4 chairs ○ Stool

ADJUSTMENTS

• Added a bit more detail to some parts of the overworld
• Deploying a zipline on an invalid surface, the skill will now immediately cooldown
• Reduced SFX for Rock Fists
• Reduced attack screen shake (especially for unarmed attacks)

What are your three most used combat skills?

Melee Weapons ⚔️

Magic 🪄

Ranged Weapons 🏹

• Dynamic Skill Bar Your skill bar was actively swap depending on what weapon you have equipped. This would allow you to have a full skill set for every single weapon class. Example: You enter an area, weapon sheathed. Your skill bar would be set to an “out of combat” skill bar. You equip your 1H sword and your skill bar automatically swaps to your 1H skills. You see a goblin in the distance, so you swap to your bow and your skill bar swaps to your bow skills.
• Radial Skill Bar Loadouts Similar to the dynamic skill bar, but not automatic. The player can have many skill loadouts, allowing them to actively swap between them as they desire.

Non-Combat Skills 💎

• Fixed issue with smelting and weaponsmithing menu locking up if you click “auto craft” without enough resources. (Auto craft button no longer available for smelting)
• Fixed issue where leveling up could sometimes block skill book interaction
• Fixed issue with the gathering minigame not ending properly if the player doesn’t click at all during the minigame

Bug Fixes/Optimizations

• Fixed Woodhurst dialogue (all dialogue was stuck thinking it was still Hallowed Eve)
• Fixed Woodhurst music (like the dialogue, it thought it was still Hallowed Eve)
• Fixed issue with some 2H weapon skills changing FOV
• Fixed issue with Khenmoore Fishermen dialogue not closing when selecting “Nevermind”
• Fixed companion dialogue for Itzel (was set to Malaya’s dialogue)
• Fixed issue with Thomas Dornsheidt’s dialogue when you don’t have enough of the required items to complete his quest
• Fixed issue that would cause sheathed weapons to become visible after fishing, which would cause some camera blocking issues with some weapons
• Fixed issue with the flintlock skill “Suppressive Fire” not dealing any damage when firing your weapon.
• Fixed Ironbark Bastion statue puzzle (If you attempted to do it and got the music but no reward, you should be able to return to the area and complete the puzzle again to get the reward!)
• Scarecrow enemies now only spawn during the Hallowed Eve event at the Hills of Delvenaugh (they replace Goblin spawns!)
• Gloomkin and Emberbough Leaves now only spawn during the Hallowed Eve event at Wolfden Priory
• Fixed holes in Undertower Mine that would allow the player to fall through the map
• Fixed issue that would cause 1 or 2 bullets to be discarded upon equipping a flintlock weapon when entering an area.
• Fixed theme progress bars in the Village Overview window. They should now all track your theme progress correctly now.
• Fixed issue with smelting that would cause intense lag or even crashes if you smelted many items quickly
• The EXP bar at the top of the crafting window should now track smelting accurately
• Optimized crafting window
• Fixed Saria Elmspring’s dialogue for donating Fae. Now she will have a custom currency shop where you trade Rescued Fae for goods (the shop is still being set up, but the bug where you’d get locked in dialogue with her is fixed!)
• Removed duplicate apple item from loot pool
• Fixed Engineer Statue 1 granting mage village EXP
• The Aeromancy skill “Billowing Winds” is now properly identified as Aeromancy, and should grant Aeromancy EXP
• The Aeromancy skill “Tornado” is now properly identified as Aeromancy, and should grant Aeromancy EXP
• Can no longer start a gathering minigame when the level up animation is playing, preventing a cursor lockup
• Decorated Dwarven Shortsword should now work with the “Throw Weapon” skill
• Fixed issue with Bloodpool at the Molten Crag that would bind your interaction key to it even after leaving the Bloodpool.
• The sand blocking the way into the Whispering Cathedral at the Flowing sands should be visible before starting The Mirage quest line instead of there just being an invisible wall there
• Dwarven Airship events in the Overworld can now be disembarked at any safe point and not force the player to enter the targeted city when the airship arrives at its destination.
• Arriving at a city via an overworld Dwarven Airship should now properly update your overworld location and not send you back to your stronghold.
• Hallowed Ground and Final Rites (Arcane skills) no longer cause camera issues after the camera transitions
• Bishop Grove should no longer give you duplicate skills. You should be able to tell him if you already know the spells he asks about.
• All reagents should now properly show in the potion crafting window. If you notice one that doesn't show up, please let me know which item isn’t showing and I can fix it!
• All reagents should appear in your potion crafting window, even if you have an incredibly full inventory
• Moved Frostvein chunk that couldn’t be obtained due to a collision issue
• Fixed holes present in the Gin Badur Mines at Whitebrook Haven
• Shapeshifting while grappled onto something will now unhook your grapple automatically, preventing key conflicts
• Fixed issue with Raven Form status effect popup not being removed from screen after exiting the form early
• Fixed Broomstick Mount issue that would cause player’s animations to not work properly. This would occur when the broomstick exhausts all of the player’s mana and boots them off.
• Fixed various generic weapons that had issues with the “Throw Weapon” skill
• Using the Vampire skill “Feed” on a ragdolled enemy no longer makes them clip through the ground
• Fixed various farming plants not having any yield upon harvesting (coffee beans, potatoes)
• Fixed issue with Hill Trolls not falling back to the ground after being lifted by the Druid spell “Carrion Lift”
• The new game naming window on the main menu should no longer be cut off by other UI elements for certain resolutions
• Copper Flintlock Pistol now deals the correct damage (was 100, now is 125)
• Final Rites should now heal the player for the correct amount when blessing a corpse.
• Equipping cosmetic or support items such as a simple quiver, assassin’s belt, woodcutter’s harness, scribes belt, etc will now immediately show on the character preview. Before, it would require you to open and close your inventory to see the items on your character. (some wouldn’t show at all as well)
• Fixed damage number spawn location for Bloomfangs
• Fixed damage number spawn location for Thornlings
• Vampire Bat Form now consumes the correct amount of mana (30 mana)
• Fixed issue that would cause player’s mesh to remain visible after dismounting mounts when in third person
• Player model now sits correctly on Thalandrian’s back (the dragon mount) when in third person
• Player can no longer consume shapeshifting potions while they are already shapeshifted
• Removed the old lute type from the loot table. If you have a lute that automatically places you in performance mode when equipping it, that is the old lute type and can be destroyed.
• Foraging EXP boost effects from potion crafting should now work properly
• Custom potions now work with the ALT item hotkeys (needs stress testing)
• Village Assignments now provide village EXP
• The Village EXP bar in the village overview board now updates properly after gaining village EXP
• The shopkeeper that spawns with the Graveyard no longer has Gearbeard’s dialogue
• Fixed issue with ETC items having their tooltip image off-center
• Flash Slash (One Handed skill) now consumes stamina properly
• Greatly optimized burning enemy VFX
• The Grimclaw (when hostile) can no longer be ragdolled. (Rabbit physics sometimes went nuts, breaking the encounter)
• Can no longer sheathe/unsheathe weapons while gathering, which made it possible to break the gathering minigame if timed perfectly
• Stone Walls no longer grant Necro Theme EXP
• Amulets, backpacks and cosmetic items are no longer visible when shapeshifted
• Dagger no longer visible when shapeshifting with daggers equipped
• Fixed Stationary Ballista bug that caused it to float away upon spawning
• Fixed issue with spawning siege weapons that would sometimes cause them to fall through the map
• Removed tester crate from the Tomb of the Betrayer
• Moonstone Meteorites should no longer fall out of bounds, allowing you to collect them every time
• Bandits should no longer spawn under the merchant wagon during the Caravan Ambush event
• Blood Enchantment now works as intended: Weapons with the Blood Enchantment active have a 35% chance to make enemies bleed. If you hit an enemy that is already bleeding, it will heal you for 50% of the enchanted weapon’s damage.
• When leveling up weaponsmithing, the next level of weapons available to craft should be available and no longer require you to leave and return to the weaponsmithing anvil
• Earthen Crush no longer causes a lockup if it is casted with the last bit of your mana
• Conjure Boulder no longer causes a lockup if it is casted with the last bit of your mana
• Added missing boundary walls to the Askillian village of Muscan
• Inventory, radial menu, skill book and skill tree windows can no longer be opened while fishing.
• You can no longer interact with fishing spots when your inventory, radial menu, skill book or skill tree windows are open, preventing the minigame or the opened windows from becoming broken/conflicting
• The Woodhurst Priest, Father Granville, should no longer have repeated dialogue after finishing his quest
• Player can no longer throw grapple when harvesting
• Removed old lionsmane NPCs from Woodhurst, which had old dialogue that could cause lockups
• “Standard Light Post” village decoration should unlock properly after finding the decoration schematic at the Logging House at Parford Lake (will work retroactively, so if you already found the schematic, it will be unlocked now)
• Companions should now more reliably gather their target harvestables
• The objective marker for The Vigils Oath quest should now follow Greyson Everdane in Elderglen
• Removed compass icons for unnecessary areas at the Molten Crag
• Assignments based at the Molten Crag should now work properly
• Fixed popup that would appear every time you enter the Molten Crag if you opened the Crucible gate
• Fixed issue that would sometimes cause rune wheels to have to be fully rotated if the selected rune was already in the correct position
• Fixed Village Level bug that would let you gain endless village levels if you are above a certain village EXP threshold
• Fixed Ichorian Blade skill allowing the weapon to be added to your inventory
• Fixed issue with Woodcutting EXP Boost potion/food effect not being removed properly after the effect ends
• Fixed issue that would cause health bar to not update correctly after loading in
• Fixed issue that would sometimes cause the health bar to stay in the “decreasing” state (yellow bar showing damage taken)
• Fixed “Assassin’s Kunai” skill from locking the player in slow-motion + low gravity if they end the skill quickly or throw all the kunai quickly after casting.
• Fixed other Assassin’s Kunai issue that would cause constant low gravity if the player opened the radial menu when the skill was active
• Self-propulsion boots should now work properly upon equipping them
• Fixed issue that would allow you to hit gathering crits if you spam-clicked after missing
• Fixed issue that would not allow interaction with fishing spots that were near to the player when loading in
• Optimized fishing spots
• Optimized the Harbinger Stronghold
• Optimized Khenmoore
• Optimized Elderglen
• Optimized Woodhurst
• Fixed “Ice Pillar” issue that would allow it to drop players mana into the negatives if casted long enough
• Fixed issue with village visitor spawns (specifically Necro visitors) that would prevent guests from visiting if you had more than 100 necro theme points
• Fixed issue that would cause Sandscourge to float in the air after being ragdolled
• Fixed issue that would cause Camels to float in the air after being ragdolled
• Fixed bug that would cause some Church of Arosa assignments to not give Tithes upon completion
• Fixed Wizard Tower contents not being fully destroyed when destructing the building
• Fixed issue with Engineer Statues not reverting to the correct material after hovering over them when decorating your village
• The radial menu should now close automatically if you are killed with it opened
• Fixed issue where players could quickly press the "leave" button right after starting crafting or auto-crafting, resulting in a lockup
• Fixed issue with Wardstones causing interaction issues if they were placed in the Wardstone Pedestals without throwing them into them.
• Corrected “The Vigil’s Oath” quest objective spelling for Commander Kaelen
• Fixed issue that would cause village resources to not be delivered if you were in the overworld when the delivery day passed
• Fixed EXP and gold rewards for “The Vigil’s Oath” questline
• The “You no longer are infected with Vampirism” popup should no longer occur every time you drink a cure ailments potion (unless, of course, you are infected with Vampirism)
• Fixed issue that would allow you to double-use items if you right clicked the item and clicked the item itself instead of the dropdown menu that appears. Clicking the item should automatically close the dropdown menu, preventing double-use of items in this fashion.
• Fixed Foraging EXP boost - should now give 25% more foraging EXP while active, as intended
• Fixed issue that would cause the icon for saved potions to revert back to the default image upon saving the potion
• Consuming custom potions via the consumable bag should no longer consume two at once
• Custom potions should now work properly via the Z menu
• Fixed issue with Z menu inventory not updating when consuming/using items
• Can no longer start fishing with skill tree window open

Additions

• Added new Halberd animations (only 1 or 2 halberds are in the game, so this isn’t a big change. Nearly all players won’t notice this change. Just getting ready for a halberd revamp in Kingdom 3)
• The holiday of Hearthsong now is set up to occur only during the 12th month of the year OR when the real-world month is December.
• Added Aeromancy to the detailed stats window
• Added Smelting to the detailed stats window
• Churches now spawn Priests who you can exchange tithes with (Church of Arosa guild currency)
• Deer, rabbits, pigs and friendly wolves now spawn at your village if you have enough Druid theme points
• Dwarves now spawn at your village if you have enough Engineer theme points
• Added new Necromancy spell: Summon Miner: Summon an Undead Mine who can help you mine ores. This summon will always be 5 levels higher than you in mining.
• Skeleton Visitors will now spawn at your village if you have enough Necromancer points

Adjustments

• Changed the way fire damage is done to the player. Looping fire damage now appears under the health bar (instead of on the right side of the screen, where it would be blocked by quests)
• The player can only be set on fire for a maximum of 5 seconds
• Necro summons now teleport to the player if they’re far away from the player’s location. This should help prevent the frame-skipping that some players have been experiencing when summoning
• Made the UI shake more cleanly when crafting an item. Before it was quite jarring, now it’s less so
• Moved the Aeromancy skill “Tornado” to level 3 Aeromancy
• Farming Plots now hide grass around them in a wider radius
• Custom potions now stack! (Won’t work for duplicate potions already in your inventory. Will work for newly crafted potions.)
• Removed donation window popup from churches
• Caravan Ambush events now spawn between 5-10 bandits (before it was always 5)
• Earthen Crush now costs 25 mana to summon the stone, 25 to slam it to the ground
• Changed compass indicator icons for locations at the Molten Crag
• If you save while wielding an Ichorian Blade, the next time you load, the weapon will be removed
• Unequipping an Ichorian Blade will cause it to dissolve and not be added to your inventory
• Adjusted many mesh LODs to lead to a more optimized overall experience
• Reduced the size of damage numbers
• Added new Shieldbearer Studio logo intro (no more being blasted by a warhorn lol)
• Changed village overview theme bars slightly to convey their function more clearly

Grappling Hook Changes

• Throwing your grappling hook now requires 25 stamina. If you don’t have enough stamina, you will not throw your grappling hook.
• Swinging/launching from your grappling hook now requires 25 stamina as well. If you don’t have enough stamina, your grapple will simply unhook from whatever it’s attached to
• Note: I plan to have a grappling hook skill that you can level up to make your grappling more efficient and effective.
• Made more surfaces deflect your grapple (essentially more stone surfaces to make it more consistent as to which surfaces can be grappled onto and which cannot)

WHAT’S COOKING? 🥘

A NEW KINGDOM: LONLAND ❄️

CONTROLLER SUPPORT, WHEN? 🎮

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY

• Fixed issue when camping at Hostile Logging Camps, which took players back to the main menu
• Fixed an interaction inside the Hearthsong Holiday quest

BUG FIXES

• HUD should now restore properly when closing the achievement window
• Arrow hits now show damage numbers properly
• Moved the objective for the “Hand in the Snow” quest
• Fixed issue with Dropkick skill that would cause player’s mesh to be rotated 90 degrees if used AFTER ragdolling
• Fixed issue with grapple, companion and mount windows not being able to be closed by TAB
• Fixed issue with goblin mold not spawning when starting a new game (hopefully)
• Fixed issue with Wizard Tower vendor not spawning
• The village overview board should now show the correct number of visitors in your village
• Valarie Westmoth now gives the correct slime bait for the slime taming quest
• Fixed issue with skill passive tooltip text clipping out of the box for some resolutions
• Fixed issue with Thunderous Smite not giving Electromancy EXP
• Fixed issue with Carrion Flock not giving Druidism EXP
• Fixed issue with Blood Spear not giving Blood Magic EXP
• Removed slash VFX from spear attack impacts
• Fixed issue that would cause the “Throw/Drop” controls to remain on-screen when some held items were destroyed
• Fixed issue with dialogue lock after speaking with Elderglen Lionsmane Quartermaster
• Fixed issue where accessory item wouldn’t be visible on character when loading into a new area. Would require you to unequip and re-equip to see the item
• Fixed issue where head and hair would be visible through full helms
• Fixed issue with stone spear that would block interaction
• Fixed issue with Sanguine necklace that would block interaction
• Fixed issue with Azure Necklace that would block interaction
• Removed odd, creepy hum sound in Khenmoore that could be heard when master volume was turned down
• Added city ambience to Khenmoore
• Fixed issue where city ambience in Elderglen would still be audible when volume as turned down
• Fletcher’s shop description now properly shows what is missing or included in the building
• Enemies now are bounced by summoned Spring Shrooms
• Fixed issue with Carrion Flock behaving strangely when exhausting all of your mana when casting it
• Fixed issue with hotkeyed weapons being consumed if you already have them equipped and use the hotkeyed item. (For example, if you had a Chapter Mace in one of your hotkey slots and you click that item while already having the Chapter Mace equipped, it would destroy the mace that is in your inventory. Now if you try to equip a hotkeyed item that is already equipped, it will unequip the item.) (Now also fixed for clicking the hotkey radial menu buttons as well)
• The metal puzzle block within the Temple of the Fatal relic can no longer be broken
• Fixed gender-specific dialogue with Pembroke Wells at the Harbinger Stronghold

ADDITIONS

• Added/expanded interior to Chapter’s Court in Elderglen. Now contains Paladins as well
• Added 3 new level tiers to engineer crafting
• Added Port-A-Pult deployable. (A small deployable catapult) to engineering crafting
• Added Stationary Ballista deployable to engineering crafting
• Added Self-Propulsion Boots to engineering crafting
• Added exhaust pipe
• Added Blastfuel
• Added Small Blastfuel Tank
• Added Dwarven Metal
• Added engineer level up console command
• Added new cosmetic item to the Golden Loom in Arema (Scribes Belt)
• Added new accessory – Hearthsong Lantern
• Added new cosmetic item – Assassin’s Belt (Firesmith’s in Arema)
• Added new cosmetic item – Simple Quiver (Dwarven crossbow shopkeeper in Arema)

HEARTHSONG HOLIDAY

• Find all 25 Hearthsong Candles scattered across the city
• Help Dromli deliver his gifts from Lonland to his friends in Arema (Quest gives the Hearthsong Lantern)
• 2 new armor sets: Winter Warden set and the Froststrider set!

CRYOMANCY

• Frozen Touch 1: Increases size of Frozen Ground by 25%
• Slick Frost: Makes Frozen Ground slightly more slippery for foes

• Frozen Touch 2: Increases size of Frozen Ground by 25%
• Frostbite 1: Increases the damage of Cryomancy spells by 15%
• Frozen Heart: Regenerate mana faster while standing on Frozen Ground

NECROMANCY

• Death's Embrace 1: Necromancy spells deal 10% more damage (does not increase summon damage)

• Death's Embrace 2: Necromancy spells deal 10% more damage (does not increase summon damage)

PYROMANCY

• Blazing Fire: Increases the duration of ground fires by 25%

• Flamesurge: Nearby burning enemies restore your mana.
• Infernal Grace 1: Increase all damage done by Pyromancy spells damage by 15% (does not increase ground fire damage)

• Infernal Grace 2: Increase all damage done by Pyromancy spells damage by 15% (does not increase ground fire damage)

• Flame's Favor: When igniting an enemy, the fire has a 25% chance to spread to other nearby enemies.

ARCANE

• Divine Grace: Blessing a corpse with Final Rites now heals you for twice the amount.

• Holy Retribution 1: Arcane spells deal 10% more damage

• Holy Retribution 2: Arcane spells deal 10% more damage

BOW AND ARROW

• Deadly Focus: Holding a fully-drawn arrow for a moment triggers Deadly Focus for half a second. If you release your arrow in this window, your arrow's damage by x2.
• Head Hunter: Headshots with bows and bolts now have a 40% chance to make an enemy dizzy

• Hamstrung: Shooting an enemy in the leg has a high chance of SLOWING them for 5 seconds.
• Ranger: Hitting an enemy at distance greater than 30 meters increases damage by 25%

• Hitting an enemy at distance greater than 50 meters increases damage by 25% (stacks with the “Ranger” passive)

ONE HANDED WEAPONS

• Charged Smash: Charged attacks with BLUNT WEAPONS (maces, hammers) now have a chance to ragdoll enemies
• Hatchet Master: Throwing axes deal 50% more damage when thrown.
• Duelist’s Focus: Hitting a crit spot with a rapier immediately spawns another
• Duelist’s Surge: Hitting a crit spot with a rapier restores 10% of your max stamina

ELECTROMANCY

• Honed Bolts 1: Increases Electromancy skill damage by 10%

• Capacitive Crit: Hitting a crit spot of an electrified enemy will add 5 stacks of Capacitive Surge to the target.
• Honed Bolts 2: Increases Electromancy skill damage by 10%

• Attunement: Electromancy skills deal 25% more damage during thunderstorms

DRUIDSIM

• Bestial Fury 1: Increase damage of shapeshifted attacks by 20%
• Nature's Wrath 1: All (non-shapeshifting) Druidism skills deal 15% more damage
• Piercing Talons: The "Peck" skill now has a 75% chance to cause bleeding.

• Bestial Fury 2: Increase damage of shapeshifted attacks by 20%
• Nature's Wrath 2: All (non-shapeshifting) Druidism skills deal 15% more damage

• Bestial Fury 3: Increase damage of shapeshifted attacks by 20%
• Nature's Wrath 3: All (non-shapeshifting) Druidism skills deal 15% more damage

BLOOD MAGIC

• Blood Scent: Nearby BLEEDING enemies will restore your mana.
• Nonequivalent Exchange: Blood Exchange takes half the amount of blood (health) from you.
• Bloody Might 1: Blood Magic skills deal 15% more damage

• Strengthened Leech: Bloodleech heals you for twice the amount.
• Bloody Might 2: Blood Magic skills deal 15% more damage

• Hemorrhage: ALL critical hits have a 20% chance to cause bleeding
• Bloody Might 3: Blood Magic skills deal 15% more damage

TWO HANDED WEAPONS

• Cleaving Crits: Hitting a crit spot on an enemy also damages nearby enemies

SPEARS

• Keen Edge: Thrown spears deal 25% more damage

• Binding Thrust: Hitting LEG crits with a spear now has a 75% chance to SLOW enemies for 5 seconds.
• Reach Advantage: While wielding a spear, crit spots appear 20% more often.

• Skirmisher: Hitting a crit spot with a spear has a 30% chance to immediately spawn another crit spot.

FLINTLOCK WEAPONRY:

• Skull Shrapnel: Headshots with flintlock weapons that kill an enemy now cause their heads to explode, damaging nearby enemies
• Began revamping the Tomb of the Betrayer
• Closed off unfinished sections of the Tomb of the Betrayer
• Added Tomb of the Betrayer questline “The Vigil’s Oath”, which will introduce the player to the Chapter guild (Paladin guild)

ADJUSTMENTS

• Changed how Reanimate Corpse functions. Now, the body of the enemy that is being targeted will spawn a skeletal companion. The higher the level of the dead enemy, the more powerful the skeleton that is spawned. This change will help streamline how summons work, allowing any reanimated enemy to draw from your passive Necromancer abilities and prevent unintended behavior from reanimated enemies.
• Refined civilian spawns at the Harbinger Stronghold
• Reduced rapier crit spot damage from x8 to x4 (was much too powerful with the new rapier passive!)
• Reduced Spark skill damage from 25 to 15
• Reduced damage of Rock Wall (when shoved) from 350 to 150 base damage
• Reduced Rock Hammer damage from 150 to 100
• Reduced Bomb Shroom damage from 50 to 15 (these were incredibly overpowered!)
• Increased Clot Orb base damage from 20 to 35
• Increased Velosian Leaf-tip spear hitbox size
• Removed Bronze Key drops as they will not have a use going forward
• Hallowed Eve has been set up to work with the in-game and real-world calendar. If it’s the month of Truill in-game, then Hallowed Eve events will be active. If it’s the month of October IRL, then Hallowed Eve will be active regardless of the in-game month.
• Greatly optimized Carrion Flock skill
• Changed hand-drawn filter slightly

IN THE LAST MONTHS...

BUT FIRST, LET ME HUNT A BUG 🐛

WHAT’S COMING NEXT 🎄

FOLLOW THE JOURNEY

HALLOWED EVE OVERVIEW

• New harvest themed weapons! ○ The Corncleaver ○ Harvestlight Scepter ○ Harvest Warden’s Shield ○ Barbthresher Pitchfork ○ Baleshield ○ The Bramblethorn Rapier
• New Hallowed Eve clothing items ○ Scarecrow hats ○ Jack-o-Lantern Helms
• Special holiday enemies! ○ Scarecrow Reavers have swarmed the Hills of Delvenaugh! ○ Fieldscourge – Large versions of the Scarecrow Reavers, also stalking the Hills of Delvenaugh ○ Gloomkin have risen from the ground and haunt the grounds around Wolfden Priory
• Added new village decor, including new Hallowed Eve themed village decorations! ○ 3 pumpkins (Various sizes) ○ 2 jack-o-lanterns ○ 3 Haybales ○ Sunflowers ○ Scarecrow
• New Hallowed Eve questline - Flame of the Hallowed Harvest

Bug Fixes

• Fixed dialogue at Squalls End
• Fixed issue when paying off your bounty would take twice the amount of gold required
• Fixed many grammatical errors
• The new dragon and griffon mount can now be spawned via the favorite mount button
• Fixed item values for Armorer shop contents (buildable structure)
• Fixed issue with moonstone meteorites hitting the top of an areas bounds, making the mining nodes float high in the sky
• The “Abandoned Research” quest now auto completes when destroying the research
• Fixed issue where you could close Bishop Groves dialogue before accepting the next stage of his quest, locking you out of the questline
• Fixed issue with Esros dialogue where game could auto-save between quest states, leading to the player being locked out of the questline
• Fixed issue with ranking up after max rank in the Lionsmane resulting in becoming a Footman in the guild
• Fixed issue with Fletcher’s Fowl quest that would lock controls if you already had the items required for the quest before the quest was initialized
• Fixed issue that would cause you to have fewer stat points to spend if you level up multiple times at once
• Fixed issue with the cooking station in the Fletcher’s Fowl tavern causing the players mesh to remain visible after exiting the cooking menu
• Fixed issue where enemies in separate area would spawn when entering the Cavern of Frozen Echoes, causing lag
• Fixed issue with city “Kill X at Y” jobs not tracking correctly
• Fixed issue with overworld merchant windows now showing the correct amount of gold in the player’s inventory
• Fixed various dead-end dialogues
• Fixed issue where player would spawn inside or below the caravan during Caravan Ambush events
• Electrified Reposition now only works if you have the Electromancy passive unlocked
• Removed t-posing birds from Aviary building
• Fixed issue that would cause Goblin Mold to not properly spawn at the Harbinger Stronghold upon starting a new game
• As a Vampire, your mana and stamina will now properly drain when exposed to sunlight. This is amplified when you are blood starved.
• As a Vampire, your mana and stamina restore faster at night or when you are not exposed to direct sunlight
• Closing mount, companion and grapple mod windows no longer causes movement lockup when closing with the TAB key
• Spear of Chaos special attack can no longer be triggered while the weapon is sheathed
• Fixed issue with Night Vision skill that would cause on-screen widgets to be unclickable while the skill is active
• Fixed issue that would cause the third person action camera to remain after the Spear of Chaos special attack was completed if the player blocked during the animation
• Fixed issue where unequipping a shield while wielding a spear would cause spear skills to not work
• Added additional enemy spawn checks for enemy ambushes events
• Player can no longer activate skills while viewing a vista

Adjustments

• Reduced stone spear damage
• Reduced copper spear damage
• The lava level at the Immolation Forge is now saved, preventing saves from being stuck in the lava
• Added a 10 second cooldown to the Spear of Chaos special attack
• Reduced overworld event victory fanfare volume
• Swapped rune wheel requirements in the Infernal Crucible since it led to lots of confusion
• Climbing no longer modifies camera roll, preventing tilted camera placement when dismounting
• Dismounting while climbing manually or by running out of stamina will now force-reset your camera, further preventing any odd camera rotation
• Removed old, unused interior to Woodhurst Castle
• Fixed projectile issue with Emberspike skill. Should no longer duplicate and have an odd trajectory
• Added exposure range, which should help prevent areas from being too dark or too bright
• Changed required items for Alchemist building
• Reduced jump height increases per jumping level

Additions

• New enemies ○ Scarecrows Reavers. Slay these enemies to turn them back into regular old scarecrows, which you can loot for special holiday currency! ○ Gloomkin – Living pumpkins that toss fire and explode upon death as a last resort! ○ Fieldscourge – large versions of the Reavers!
• You can now craft small animal traps through the field crafting menu
• Added new Vampire skills: ○ Bat form: Transform into a bat! ○ Grave Hunger: Consume a corpse. Restores 50% of your health, mana and stamina and boosts health regen for 2 minutes ○ Tyrant’s Grasp: Hold out your hand, pulling weaker foes to your palm. With the enemy in hand, you can consume their life force by attacking (restoring a random stat with each hit), or throw them by blocking. ○ Heartwrench: Plunge your fist into the chest of an enemy. If they have less than 20% health, they will be killed instantly. Has a 40% chance to rip their heart out intact, adding it to your inventory. Deals unarmed damage * vampire level damage
• New Necromancer Skill: Shadow Scythe – Conjure a scythe and sweep it in front of you.
• New lute – Acorn Lute
• New Ultrasword – The Oathkeeper
• New potion type – Bat Form Potions
• Added 2 new locations of interest to the Hills of Delvenaugh ○ The Ironbark Bastion (Contains 2 puzzles) ○ Grove of Silent Oaths
• - Added new spellsong: ○ Mending Melody (The Hills of Delvenaugh)
• Added new companion: Itzel Delgado. A master woodcutter!
• New questlines: ○ Flame of the Hallowed Harvest ○ The Keeper’s Burden
• The Alchemist building now spawns a shopkeeper and a potion crafting table
• The Herbalist building now spawns a shopkeeper
• Added new item: Hearts, which can be consumed by vampires to extend their feed timer
• The Necromancer Shrine building now allows you to use the doors and perform the necromancer ritual
• The Graveyard building now spawns a shopkeeper who sells bones and the Undead weapon set
• The Fletcher building now spawns a vendor who sells ranged weapons and ammo
• Added simple Guild Overview window to the character sheet screen

• Fixed issue with Old Splintered Staff not casting basic spells correctly
• Fixed issue with runereading not properly levelling pyromancy and cryomancy
• Fixed issue that would cause TONS of civilians to spawn when constructing a new building (when you already have buildings constructed)
• Fixed dialogue with Javad locking up when asking him to follow you
• Fixed overworld potion merchant shop contents
• Fixed Arcane Priest Staff point-black damage Taking the caravan back to Karraq will now update your overworld location properly
• Taking the caravan back to Karraq will now update your overworld location properly

BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATIONS

• The portal to the Khenmoore Flatlands that can be opened at Parford Lake should no longer place you under the map after teleporting
• Speaking with Rostam after destroying the Warp Spire at the Fal Fadir Oasis and accepting his offer to ride the caravan back to the city no longer places you under the map
• Fixed dialogue with Ghost of Millshade
• Fixed issue with camera if players repeatedly casted Thunderous Smite
• Fixed issue that would cause the camera to rotate 90 degrees when casting spells (ones set your camera to third person) at extreme upwards or downward angles
• Can no longer ragdoll or be ragdolled while harvesting
• All items (except custom potions) now work with the hotkey menus (Z and ALT menus)
• Can no longer freeze dead enemies, which would cause the frozen FX to persist endlessly
• Fixed issue with staff projectiles doing much more damage when hitting enemies point-blank
• Overworld enemy encounters now function better. Enemies no longer wander off at the beginning of a battle, making it easier to complete the encounter
• Badbarrel Calendar Events should now spawn properly
• Fixed issue with Medium Health Potions spawning very tall
• Fixed issue with Damaged Airship event that would not update the player’s location, leading to the player falling through the world or high in the sky
• Fixed another issue with Damaged Airship event that would teleport the player even if the player hops off the airship
• Fixed issue with vampires not triggering grab+bite attack
• Fixed issue with enemy attack cooldowns (Certain abilities would skip their cooldowns, allowing some enemies to spam certain attacks)
• Fixed issue with the “Restocking the Dearest Leaf” quest which would allow you to complete the quest without the required item
• Fixed issue with Fragment of Iher not spawning properly inside cave where the fragment-related quest is recieved
• Lionsmane overworld goblin and undead assignments now track properly
• Fixed issue where you could receive duplicate spells from Bishop Grove if you already knew the spells before he teaches you them
• Player movement is halted when the level up screen is active
• Fixed issue that required the player to click on the level up screen to “focus” it, allowing them to then click on the buttons on the level up screen. It should now automatically be focused.
• Optimized fire VFX
• Astral Ingots now show the correct recipe when clicked
• Fixed issue with free camera now showing weapons properly. Also fixed issue with left hand missing in this camera mode.
• Beer now properly heals the player and adds the drunk debuff

ADJUSTMENTS

• Goblin Looters now run faster and are more aggressive
• Revamped aesthetic of the Moonhorn Cliffs
• Expanded enemy elemental weaknesses and resistances. If an enemy is weak to an element, they’ll take 25% more damage from the source of elemental damage. If they’re resistant to the element, they’ll receive 25% less damage. Enemies resistant to certain elements also are not debuffed by them. For example, a Fire Elemental cannot be set on fire and an Ice Elemental can’t be frozen or slip on ice
• Added a “Confirm Destruction” popup when destroying a fully constructed building
• Cancelling an ongoing construction now returns all materials to your inventory
• ESC now closes more windows properly
• Reworked the radial menu crafting window. Since village decorating has been replaced with the new-and-improved system, this old crafting menu is now a “Field Crafting” window, which allows you to craft arrows, bullets and camping supplies. It also allows you to craft physics objects because physics objects are always fun to have on-hand.
• Village decor now hides nearby grass
• The Harbinger Stronghold now can experience different weather

ADDITIONS

• New weapon class: Lute! ○ Hold BLOCK to enter plucking mode, where you can play Spellsongs. ○ Spellsongs are hidden throughout the world. The lute skill tree allows you to “favorite” spellsongs, which adds them to your screen when in plucking mode. ○ Added tutorial for lute when it is first equipped (You should also learn the “Performance” spellsong when you equip a lute for the first time
• New Electromancy Passives: ○ Electrified Reposition: Casting an Electromancy skill imbues your dodge with an AoE burst of electricity for 3 seconds. Repeated casts stack effect. (Deals your Electromancy level x5 damage) ○ Aftershock: Killing an enemy with an Electromancy skill has a 35% chance to leave behind an Electrical Remnant.
• New Lute Passives: ○ Bard’s Rhythm: Spellsongs with multiple charges gain an additional charge. ○ Lute's Embrace: Healing spellsongs now heal 50% more health. ○ Resonant Aura: Healing spellsongs now burst outward, healing friendlies as well as yourself.
• New skills: ○ Sticky Bomb
• Humanoid companions can now harvest ores, wood, mushroom and herbs! Companions have their own (static) harvesting levels, as well. For example, Malaya Of-The-Leaf is a great forager (level 15 foraging) but isn’t great at mining (level 3 mining) and can chop low level trees (level 5 woodcutting). Companions will harvest around their general location and will default to following the player if they wander too far.
• Testing out revamped companion dialogue system with Malaya.
• Several new overworld events/encounters ○ Roaming Bears ○ Roaming Wolf Packs ○ Deer Grazing Spots ○ Merchant Caravans ○ Goblin Armies (small) ○ Hallowed Bellkeepers ○ Goblin Boar Riders ○ Airships (Can transport players to cities quickly and safely) ○ Bandit Fortresses (semi-randomly generated fortresses that offer plenty of lute and challenging combat encounters)
• Overworld encounter rework (Pop-up windows with options of how to deal with a situation. Combat encounters allow you to run, speak with animals, climb trees, etc. to escape the situation. The different option success rate depends on player skill levels.)
• Overworld Mount System
• Added “Cragstone Shards”, scattered around the Molten Crag area. These shards can be given to the Cragsmith to forge new weapons.
• Added new status effect: Slowed
• Added telegraph FX to some enemy attacks
• Village passive income and resources! Every week you’ll receive resources and gold from your constructed buildings. For example, a Logging Hut will provide you with a delivery of x50 logs of all types!
• Village visitors – your constructed buildings will now attract visitors.

NEW ENEMY TYPES

• Chilled Geodite
• Ice Elemental
• Greater Stone Elemental – High-level gentle giants that aren’t hostile until attacked!
• Fire Elemental
• Armored Hill Trolls

NEW MOUNTS:

• Griffon
• Baby Dragon

NEW WEAPONRY

• Frostvein weapons ○ Frostvein Ultrasword ○ Frostvein Greathammer ○ Frostvein Lance
• Molten weapons ○ Molten Ultrasword ○ Molten Cleaver ○ Molten Daggers ○ Molten Spear ○ Molten Kite shield ○ Molten Buckler ○ Molten Round shield
• New unique weapon: Thurston’s Grimoire and Pen. Slay enemies with the pen, filling it with blood. Use the blood as ink in the Grimoire to summon bloody companions from the pages! (Kills with the sword (pen) add charges to the shield (grimoire). Summons require 2 charges.)
• New unique weapon: The Sorrowsong
• Adept Cryomancer Staff
• 2 different standard lutes
• Eirik’s Shield
• Lena's Lut

THE MOLTEN CRAG

• Added new location of interest: The Ashen Thicket
• Added Tomb of Kazarad the Flamebard
• Added Flamewrought Sanctuary (Contains puzzles)
• Added The Infernal Crucible location (Contains puzzle)
• Added interior to The Immolation Forge
• Added new dungeon: Thurston's Crypt of Tomes
• Added new dungeon: Pyreheart Hollow
• Added a bard tomb

THE MOONHORN CLIFFS

• Added new location of interest: Ancient Ruins (unnamed)
• Revamped aesthetic

THE ELDERGLEN WOODS

• Added vista points
• Added bard tomb

THE PILLARS OF MISRAFAL

• Added vista points

WHITEBROOK HAVEN

• Added new cave: Frigid Cavern (Contains puzzle)
• Added interior to Gin Badur (Contains the Frostforger, which will grant the Heart of Ice questline)
• Added new cave - Cavern of Frozen Echoes (Contains puzzle relevant to Heart of Ice questline)
• Added new location of interest – The Everfrost Citadel (Will be relevant for kingdom 3 intro questline)
• Expanded location of interest – Briarwatch
• Added new location of interest - Hovgard Bastion
• Expanded location of interest – Griffon's Peak (Unique puzzle using context and quests within area)
• Added new dungeon - Sepulcher of the Sorrowful Chord (Contains 2 puzzles)
• Added a few bards' tombs

GLENNHEIM HILLS

• Removed and replaced ugly rock formations
• Added new harvestable spawns
• Added a bard tomb

NEW QUESTLINES

• The Dragon’s Cradle
• Heart of Ice
• Lifeline to the Lost
• The Bound Souls of Briarwatch
• Rekindling

IN THE LAST MONTHS

NEW UPDATE INCOMING!

Follow the journey

ADDITIONS

• The player’s location and rotation are now saved ○ Nearby harvestable objects are saved ○ Enemy locations are not saved ○ Returning to the overworld resets the player’s save location
• Added brightness slider
• Added 17 new food recipes
• Added ~15 new armor pieces (Masks and variants of them as well as a new iron heavy armor set! Masks can be found at the Pillars of Misrafal and the new iron armor can be found at the Elderglen or Khenmoore blacksmiths!)
• Added ~5 new general weapons
• Added “Running” to the “IncreaseSkill” console command
• Added the Spear of Chaos
• Added the Greenwarden Axe
• Added the Black Flame Tongue
• Added new Proficiency Books, which level up their associated skill immediately upon reading them
• Added Cookbooks, which reveal recipes to the player. (If the player already knows the recipe, they earn cooking EXP)
• Added new skill – Concentrated Antigravity (Makes any physics object float!)
• (Test run) Dynamic Civilians! (Elderglen, Khenmoore, Woodhurst, Velosia and Arema) ○ Civilian jobs now dictate their dialogue in the listed cities ○ Every civilian with a job (in the listed cities) can give the player randomly generated quests (Assignments), which can be turned in at the city delivery box
• Changed overworld event display (Now shows event name, collapses when zoomed out, reducing screen clutter. Hovering over the event while zoomed out expands the details)

PARFORD LAKE

• Added 2 new locations of interest: ○ Warden's Glade (Contains unique item if the player is at least level 5 in Druidism AND 2-handed weapons) ○ Lakeveil Wood
• Added 1 new cave: Whisperwind Grotto (Contains Runewheel Puzzle)
• Added interior to Abandoned Logging Camp location with a unique NPC! (Kill the bandit leader to get the key to the cellar!)
• Added new interior elements and loot to Parford Castle
• Added new loot to the Bandit Woods
• Added more harvestable spawns
• Added interior to Dwarven structure (Contains puzzle!)
• Added more loot to Carifax's Tower
• Added Overgrown Church

PILLARS OF MISRAFAL

• Added new cave, the Scholar’s Hollow (Contains puzzle)
• Added Temple of the Fatal Relic (Contains 2 puzzles)
• Added Ignis Cavern (Contains puzzle)
• Added Nomad’s Pass
• Added Nomad’s Pass Cave (Contains puzzle)
• Added Misrafal Caravanserai
• Added Pillar Sandpool
• Added Nomad's Refuge
• Added Dymdall's Hall of Knowledge (ONLY opens on Dymdag. Pulling the lever on any other day will not open the passage)
• Added new enemy spawns
• Added more harvestable spawns

FLOWING SANDS

• Added Overgrown Academy (Contains loot, skill book and skill point)
• Added Sand Scarred Waytower Cave (Contains Puzzle)
• Added interior to Elder’s Tower
• Added Sunblazed Cove (Contains Puzzle)
• Added Crypt of the Warbound Underground (Contains special weapon)

BUG FIXES & OPTIMIZATIONS

• Fixed animation when climbing while unarmed
• Fixed Magic Carpet not working with favorite mount key
• Fixed White Direwolf not working with favourite mount key
• Poison Bolt now grants Druidism EXP
• Demon of Grief can no longer be ragdolled
• Fixed issue with Vazoirrig Fishbane not accepting Spineback
• Fixed spawn location for Korfil during his questline (Elderglen)
• Fixed issue when exiting cooking at certain cooking stations that would cause the player’s character model to be visible in first person
• Fixed issue with “The Spellweaver” quest not progressing under certain circumstances
• Fixed Oak and Ash tree woodcutting EXP
• Fixed issue with Goblin Infantry T-posing when disarmed
• Fixed issue with the Unarmed skill “Fist Projection” rotating the player character
• Fixed issue that would not allow for bonus loot to be obtained from mushrooms and herbs
• Fixed the issue with multiple bears being spawned when attacking them
• Fixed Basic Greatsword
• Clicking “Loot All” on a container that contains a bag of gold no longer adds the bag to your inventory. Instead, it adds the gold to your inventory
• NPCs that you speak with should no longer spin 360 degrees to face you
• Fixed day/night cycle speed in Woodhurst
• Ragdoll level is now properly tracked on the stat sheet
• The staff given from the quest “The Departed” should now be properly given upon quest completion
• Fixed many weapons that had issues with the “Throw Weapon” skill (mostly the weapon model not matching your actual weapon)
• Characters of smaller stature can now throw the Pumpkinade as intended
• Fixed quest progression issues with The Flames in the Sand questline
• Fixed various collision issues with buildings in Askil
• Civilians in Eldern cities should spawn with the proper dialogue
• Fixed issue with the climbing and decorating tutorial not properly appearing
• Fixed issue with skill book skill slots being misaligned after unlearning a skill
• Fixed issue with the “Leg Swipe” skill allowing you to cast another skill before it was completed which would create camera issues.
• Fixed issue with saved potion recipes not properly updating the potion icon
• Fixed issue with Molten Missile not properly colliding with many surfaces
• Player no longer gets stuck in a falling/jumping state when speaking with an NPC immediately after jumping
• Offhand dagger is no longer visible when daggers are sheathed
• Crashing on the Flying Broomstick or Magic Carpet should no longer ever break your camera rotation and interaction
• Fixed issue with the “Enhanced Jump” effect on potions
• Fixed issue with interaction being broken after interacting with certain objects
• Can no longer succeed in the harvesting minigame even when missing the target
• Fixed various collision issues at the Pillars of Misrafal
• Sunbreaker Maul VFX are no longer visible in the inventory screen preview
• Fixed dialogue with wine salesman in Arema
• Pressing ESC on the level-up screen no longer disables the cursor
• Corrected the weapon image for the Sunbreaker Maul
• Player no longer gets stuck in flying animation after using Eviscerating Blink and sheathing their daggers
• Tooltips should no longer show the incorrect heal amount
• ALL passives should now be working properly
• Enemies now freeze when starting the cutscene at the top of the Steps of Esros, preventing the player from being attacked if enemies follow them to the altar
• Character preview now works properly in the village of Kalava
• Fixed issue when progressing through “An Angler’s Revenge” questline
• Fixed issue with the harvesting minigame that would allow you to get a successful hit if you spammed the interact key
• Fixed cave entrance to the Valley Waytower Hollow at the Flowing Sands
• Fixed many visual issues
• Fixed aspects of the Elderglen Lionsmane Guildhall
• Fixed Mayzar’s dialogue in Turacca (no longer repeats quest intro)
• Fixed thumbnail for Grey Horse
• The console command “Increaseskill Running” should now work properly
• Failing to tame a Small Green Slime no longer spawns an oddly coloured slime with the name of “Deer”
• Fixed issue with Cataclysmic Split sometimes locking your attacks after use
• Fixed quest goal location market for stages of “The New Ralah” questline
• Fixed weapon name (if long enough) not properly fitting in the tooltip name location
• Fixed weapon name (if long enough) not properly fitting on-screen when swapping weapons
• The Decorating 101 quest can now be progressed with the new village decoration system
• Mounts can more reliably be mounted without having to be very close
• Selecting a female character when starting a new game and equipping a weapon no longer changes your torso to that of a male character
• Various grammatical fixes

ADJUSTMENTS

• Dramatically reduced chance to catch Ogrestench from Hill Trolls
• Reduced Updraft cooldown
• Block entrance to Gin Badur (Whitebrook Haven) until the interior is completed
• Adjusted how civilians are spawned and how they move around cities. Most cities should now feel more alive.
• Adjusted vendor purchase and sell prices to slow down player money acquisition
• Made the camera zoom in/out when speaking with an NPC smoother
• Moved spawn point at the Flowing Sands
• Status effect icons (Diseases, buffs) no longer fade off HUD, improving clarity for ongoing effects on the player
• Mortar Arrow, Frost Arrow, Fire Arrow, Rimeshot, Balloon Arrow, Homing Arrow, and Mind's Eye Arrow now work with Crossbows!
• Updated overworld spawn points for the Elderglen Woods (Camping near the locations of interest now places you near them when entering the area)
• Tripled the distance at which you can zoom in on the overworld
• Grapple no longer nullifies fall damage
• Completely reworked the Dropkick skill, which includes the following fixes: ○ No more jittery camera when activating the skill ○ No longer shoves you under the map when ragdolling immediately after landing ○ No more odd camera rotation after landing ○ More reliable hit detection ○ Should ALWAYS launch you in the direction you want to go.
• Lumistrike Crystals no longer show damage numbers
• Reduced overworld HUD size
• Reduced size of overworld event timer
• Doubled the distance at which overworld events can spawn
• Greatly reduced the duration of the “Sunburn” debuff
• Swapping to an enchanted item now shows the enchanted item’s name
• The text popup warning players about the Askillian sun should now only appear if they are not wearing protective gear
• Ents can no longer be ragdolled
• Opening the achievement window now fades HUD, preventing UI overlaps

Other important notes

• CROSSBOWS will no longer have their own skill tree – instead, they will share most skills with bows! Skills on the “Bows & Crossbows” skill tree will indicate if they can also be used with crossbows.
• For those affected by the broom mana regen bug (if your mana no longer naturally regenerates), you can type “Restore mana regen” in the console to fix this issue. The broom should no longer cause this issue as well.