Thymesia news & patch notes

Greetings, Corvus

Your valiant efforts in darkness, wielding the plague, haven’t gone unnoticed. We’ve deployed another patch to remedy some gameplay issues and fix various bugs - NOW LIVE! This update also harbours an array of balancing changes – predominantly focused on Plague Weapons and AI – to improve your experience! We’ve also altered a plethora of boss attributes with the intention of refining combat. Please let us know your thoughts on the following changes – and thank you for your unwavering support through launch and beyond!

Patch Notes

Overall

• Fixed the achievement not unlocking bug
• Players can now get missed achievements by talking to Aisemy
• Fixed the Corvus stuck in air bug
• Added an extra story note from the tutorial level to the main game
• Added a hint next to enemy health bar when they’re out of their area before they start healing
• Gameplay
• Unreleased ladders will now have a different look
• Plague weapon Blood Sword damage increase effect will expire with the buff
• Offensive buffs gained from Katar and Knife plague weapon will expire correctly
• The Fools Punch plague weapon enhance 01 and 02 will function correctly
• 'Flying Dagger' plague weapon will overwrite “Intercept Wing” talent correctly

Level

• Leave Garden Sub-quest 1 early will now unlock other levels correctly
• Moved the archer in Garden main level so he can't shoot you when accessing the shortcut
• Moved the Aisemy at the end of Sea of Trees Sub-quest 1 so it’s easier to spot

Misc

• Volume control will affect the volume before you applied
• The Corvus music will not be affected by volume control
• Made the elite enemy’s health bar more obvious
• Polished the camera control using controller and fixed related bugs
• Fixed some typos and incorrect strings

Balancing

• Potion recipe “focus” will now give you 25% more Memory Shards rather than 10%
• Lowered the efficiency of the "Energy Restore" buff from Perfectionist Lv2 or Adrenaline Lv2
• Fast-acting potion amount increased by 1 for each level
• AI
• Lowered Odur’s health (from 3500x2 to 3000x2)
• Odur will now use his ultimate more often (from 80 secs to 60 secs)
• Increased Mutated Odur’s health and damage (from 8000 to 10000, ultimate damage from 190 to 237)
• Increased God of the Fools’ damage (from 145 to 195)
• Increased the Hanged Queen health and damage (from 7000 to 9000 and about 20% damage increase)
• The Hanged Queen will now stop restoring health when blood sucking animation is interrupt
• Lowered Sound of the Abyss’ health (from 6000 to 5000)
• Added hints for some of Sound of the Abyss’ attacks
• Corvus boss’s hammer plague weapon area affect now match the special effect size
• You will get correct plague weapon when reaving Corvus boss
• Mutated male villager’s critical attack will now knock down Corvus
• Female villager’s crying attack will now deal damage to Corvus

Plague Weapon

• Increased Halberd plague weapon extended action damage (from 1.25x to 1.5x)
• Increased Fist plague weapon damage (from 3x to 4x, in air damage from 5x to 6x)
• Increased Vile Blood Shield plague weapon damage (from 300 to 600)
• Increased the Blood Strike damage from Blood Sword plague weapon damage (from 2x to 4x)
• Shortened the explosion delay for Javelin Sword (from 5 secs to 3 secs)
• Increased Fist plague weapon affected area (from 500 cm to 700 cm)
• Lowered Bow plague weapon damage (from 2.5x to 1.5x)
• Increased Bow plague weapon cooldown (from 1 sec to 3 secs)
• Increased Bow plague weapon energy cost (from 50 to 60)
• Increased Shield plague weapon cooldown (from 1 sec to 3 secs)
• Increased Hammer plague weapon cooldown (from 10 secs to 12 secs)
• Increased Great sword plague weapon cooldown (from 10 secs to 15 secs)
• Increased Katar plague weapon cooldown (from 8 secs to 12 secs)
• Shortened Mutated Tentacles plague weapon cooldown (from 15 secs to 10 secs)
• Increased Mutated Tentacles plague weapon energy cost (from 75 to 100)

Talent

• Lowered the health and energy recovery amount from Healing Execution Lv1 and 2 (about cut in half)
• Lowered the energy recovery amount from Energised Claws Lv1 and 2 (from 10%, 20% to 5%, 10%)
• Increased the efficiency of Defence Lv1, Lv2, and Lv3 (about 10% more efficient for each level)
• Lowered the damage from Gliding Claw Lv1 (from 1.5x to 1.25x)
• Lowered the damage from Long Claw Lv1 and 2 and removed the bleeding effect (from 30% to 20%)
• Corvus will now move forward more when performing Short Claws
• Short Claws will only restore your health when dealing claw damage
• Short Claws will only a stack of "Offensive" buff for each combo, not each hit

Good afternoon, Corvus. How are your memories? You must remember, Corvus. Hopefully, these fixes & tweaks will assist you on your journey. Please be rest assured that we're aware of outstanding bugs. We're working to address them -- they're taking longer to test and amend. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40161336/cad1f8fae2ddde731f87ba46fc8ca4b2e3189fff.png

Talent

• Plague weapons will show correctly after Plague Weapon Lv2 refunded
• Players can switch plague weapons when learning Plague Weapon Lv2
• Adrenaline talents will trigger at correct threshold
• Fixed some talents won’t give you correct energy
• First Aid will trigger correctly when equipping long-lasting potion

Gameplay

• Made some special effects bigger for some bosses
• Fixed the bug when executing multiple enemies
• Fixed some of the stuck issues
• Fixed the “focus” potion recipe
• Fixed Blood Sword plague weapon’s second threshold

Misc

• Fixed some missing textures
• Fixed the timing
• It will show correct icons rather then texts
• Fixed some wrong texts
• Fix issue on UI where sometime focus will goes to lower level (non-top) page.
• Fixed Corsair iCue not initiate properly when first load into title map.
• Update Scrolling logic when using controller on scroll-able widgets.
• Added AMD FSR Logo to bootflow
• Fixed ghosting and optimized the performance when AMD FSR2 is turned on
• Correct FSR2 quality mode display. (use English only)

We're aware of other issues:

• Achievements not unlocking bug
• The story items in tutorial will now be placed in the main game as well
• Completing Garden Sub-quest 1 and not unlocking other levels
• Other balancing issues

Since these are more serious, they will take us longer to implement and test.

Hello players, here's a list of known bugs and their some temporary fixes that you can try now. We will fix all of them in the coming patches, so don't worry if the temporary fixes don't work for you. We're pushing a patch on PC in a week or so. Unable to unlock Achievements bug Temp Fix: Wait a couple of minutes and go trigger it again. Can't switch Plague weapon after learning Plague Weapon 2 talent Temp Fix: Load into a new level Mouse sometimes won’t register Temp Fix: 1. Change the “Scale and Layout” to 100% 2. Close the game. Find the PlagueProject.exe under Steam\steamapps\common\Thymesia folder Right click on the .exe file and select Properties> Compatibility > Change high DPI Settings > Check both checkboxes. Can't unlock new levels after completing Garden Subquest 1 Temp Fix: Go back to the level and open and close the door in front of Aisemy This is for the "Mouse sometimes won’t register" bug https://i.imgur.com/nHD8CSC.jpg

It's time for punishing action RPG Thymesia! Step into the blood-soaked kingdom of Hermes today.

Remember Corvus. You must remember: Taking players to the once thriving Kingdom of Hermes they will step into the shoes of half human, half raven hybrid, Corvus, the one remaining hope for humanity, as he attempts to piece together his shattered memories and save the world.   https://i.imgur.com/Qs92vz4.jpg Combining fast paced combat with an intricate plague weapon system, Thymesia challenges players to take on a series of gruesome and unforgiving enemies. As Corvus, they must master the use of plague weapons - devastating powers reived from the diseased denizens that stalk the Kingdoms streets – combing fearsome attacks, perfect deflecting, and agile dodging in order to overcome the punishing challenges that await, saving those that remain from a fate worse than death.   https://i.imgur.com/QQY7Xeg.jpg

Thymesia Key Features:

• Weaponising diseases: Seize diseases from enemies and wield them as deadly weapons 
• Fight Your Way: Upgrade and modify Corvus’ basic movements and plague weapons to devastating effect   
• A dark and deadly world: With a sinister and gloomy backdrop, Thymesia oozes character through its environments and setting 
• Unforgiving enemies: Corrupted by the plague, and mutated into monsters, enemies are twisted and incredibly hostile, challenging players at every turn 

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A 10% launch discount will apply for one week, through August 25th!

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Thymesia is OUT NOW on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/

Good morning! I know you're keen to get stuck into this plague-ridden world, so let's get straight to the important details.

Thymesia Release Time

5pm UK | 6pm CEST | 12pm EST | 9am PT

Pricing

• STANDARD: $24.99 | £19.99 | €24.99
• DELUXE: $29.72 | £23.77 | €29.72
• SOUNDTRACK: $4.99 | £3.99 | €4.99
• ARTBOOK: $4.99 | £3.99 | ₤4.99

Launch Discount (Runs through August 25th)

• STANDARD: $22.49 | £17.99 | €22.49

Any other details you require, if anything more region specific - please give us a shout below! Cheers, see you soon. :)

Hello everyone! We’re happy to announce that the Thymesia demo is available on steam again - right now! We’re participating in the first-ever Steam event focusing on games from the SEA region! You can play the updated demo until Aug 8th 10am PST. The demo includes the following updates:

• Shorten the wind-up animations between saber attacks
• Shorten the wind-up animations between deflecting and dodging
• Extend the i-frame for deflecting and dodging
• Significantly increase the flying speed of feathers and extend the window for interrupting enemy critical attacks
• Gain super armor while casting all the plague weapons
• Separate dodge and spring functions into different buttons, so dodging is more responsive

Please share with your friends who missed the previous change to play! Or you can simply click the link and enjoy very diverse games from Taiwan and SEA developers! We hope you enjoy, and please bear in mind that the demo is features the tutorial section of Thymesia - combat is limited in contrast to the full version. https://store.steampowered.com/sale/nightmarketfest_2022

Hey all! To ensure the best possible player experience, we're releasing Thymesia a week later. 📆 Thymesia launches August 18th! https://i.imgur.com/HYG6A2B.jpg

Hello everyone, Let's take a look at the Claw mechanic! An insight into how this devastating attack works, and the role it plays with enemy health bars 👇

Hello, everyone! The steam demo was a great success for us! We enjoyed watching people playing our game. We also really appreciate those who were willing to take the time and tell us what we could do better. We are listening! Our team had a meeting right after the event and here’s a list of things we will change:

• Shorten the wind-up animations between saber attacks
• Shorten the wind-up animations between deflecting and dodging
• Extend the i-frame for deflecting and dodging
• Significantly increase the flying speed of feathers and extend the window for interrupting enemy critical attacks

These alone should drastically improve the fluidity of the basic combat. Besides that, we have so much to do before launch.

*Please note

The demo featured the tutorial segment of Thymesia, offering a limited selection of combat. You can upgrade talents extremely quickly in-game, enhancing dodge/deflect abilities in no time, at all.

Thymesia releases August 9th

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/

Hey all, Here's a look at how Feathers work in Thymesia! In case you missed it, Thymesia is releasing August 9th!

Thank you for playing!

Hi everyone! Thank you for participating in Thymesia's demo! The demo is a modified version of the tutorial level. The purpose is to let you practice the basic combat system, so you cannot level up in the demo and iteratively advance your abilities. In the tutorial, you only have to defeat the greatsword elite to progress. The halberd elite and Varg are there for players who want to challenge themselves. Don’t get discouraged if you can’t beat them. When you meet them in the game, Corvus has already levelled up, so it will be much easier. We understand the feedback we've received on restricting Corvus' combat mechanics early on, but rest assured — you'll be able to spend Skill Points in the Talent Tree very quickly. Important enhancements to dodge, deflect etc — can be made early on in the game. In the meantime, we’re so happy to receive so much feedback from all over the world. Please keep it coming. We are listening, and we will keep improving the game!

Video content

The following videos show a few mechanics at an advanced level (which you'll achieve quickly) and a fight with an 'elite' enemy. Next up, we'll be talking about the Feathers mechanic; stay tuned for more on that!

Thymesia releases August 9th on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/

We're livestreaming Thymesia on Twitch this afternoon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40161336/68bf119e2287ab307acd1cce3b1f7e4a5a523f49.png Come by and watch Team17 play through this gruelling action-RPG with a look at some exclusive gameplay! 4pm BST | 11am EST Watch: https://www.twitch.tv/team17

PLUNGE INTO THE PLAGUE-RIDDEN WORLD OF THYMESIA ON 9TH AUGUST 

We're delighted to bring OverBorder Studio’s punishing action RPG with fast-paced, dark fantasy combat PC later this summer.  Join Corvus as he confronts his past to save the Kingdom of Hermes: As the mysterious, masked protagonist Corvus, players will battle through the plague-ridden and blood-soaked streets of Hermes against the unforgiving enemies that now inhabit the once-thriving city. Tasked with uncovering the truth and saving Hermes, Corvus will utilise mysterious plague powered weapons reaved from fallen foes and use them to execute devastating attacks as he overcomes seemingly impossible odds and uncovers the truth hidden in his memories. 

Play the Demo!

For players wanting to test their prowess against the forces already wreaking havoc on Hermes ahead of Thymesia’s August launch, a Steam demo is available for a limited time between now and Monday 9th May.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/ We've been reading and collecting all of your feedback so far, thank you! Please bear in mind that this is just a demo; we will be addressing concerns and tweaking as we go!

Thymesia Key Features:  

• Weaponising diseases: Seize diseases from enemies and wield them as deadly weapons 
• Fight Your Way: Upgrade and modify Corvus’ basic movements and plague weapons to devastating effect   
• A dark and deadly world: With a sinister and gloomy backdrop, Thymesia oozes character through its environments and setting 
• Unforgiving enemies: Corrupted by the plague, and mutated into monsters, enemies are twisted and incredibly hostile, challenging players at every turn 

  Thymesia is currently available to Wishlist on Steam. To keep up to date with all the information on Thymesia follow us on Twitter, too: https://twitter.com/OverBorderGames

Hi all! Thymesia taking part in the 'Going Rogue Festival' on Steam. A small portion of the soulsborne action-RPG will be playable as a demo through May 2nd - 9th. The demo is currently live!

Feedback

Please leave your feedback here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1343240/discussions/0/3266808619817581707/ We'd love to see what you think of your experience!

Bug Reporting

Alternatively, if you encounter any bugs or game-breaking issues - please head to Report a Problem in the sub forums, and detail your issue there. Our support team will be available to log your reports and provide assistance. Thank you for taking part in Thymesia, we appreciate your help in making this a better game!

PLAY THYMESIA

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Hi all, Here's some footage from a fantastic duel I had yesterday with an 'elite' enemy; you'll see these guys pop up from time-to-time. Not for the faint-hearted! Let us know what you think :)

Hi all, hope you're all doing well! Following our feature on Dodging in Thymesia, it's time to look at the Deflecting mechanic. Deflecting can be unforgiving, leaving Corvus vulnerable if you don't execute your move correctly and accurately. Check out our recent video that explains all: As always, here's the full video script if you'd prefer to read instead: Deflecting in Thymesia is important when duelling your enemies; it provides Corvus an opportunity to thwart incoming attacks – which can become overbearing when you’re on the receiving end of a flurry of strikes. Press your left bumper just before the enemy’s attack hits Corvus to Deflect it. Deflecting an enemy attack negates any damage to Corvus and deals damage back. It sounds great, but you must time it perfectly – you have milliseconds to get it right. Time it poorly, and you’ll incur the damage. You won’t have ample opportunities because Thymesia can be … unforgiving. The Talent Tree gives you some flexibility in your approach to Deflecting. You can increase the time you have to deflect, but this reduces the amount of damage Corvus inflicts when successfully deflecting. Conversely, you can opt to reduce deflect time – which increases the damage Corvus deals when deflecting. Most risk for the best reward in this case.** If you wish, you can opt for a defensive stance and omit Corvus’ ability to deflect altogether – ~~where Corvus hold’s his stance and parry’s incoming attacks~~. This is more of a damage control method for when timing accurately isn't your strong suit; your foes will still inflict damage as Corvus parries. Less risk for less reward. When an enemy has a green indicator over their head, they’re about to charge in with a critical attack – these cannot be deflected. You’ll need to get the hell out of there or interrupt them somehow, as we explain in our upcoming video. Thymesia releases this year on PC. Thank you for taking an interest, we'll have a release date to share with you all soon!

Hi all, We hope you've been doing well! The feedback to what we've been sharing on Twitter has been immense, so we thought we'd show off some mechanics with you.

Let's take a look at how the Dodge mechanic works in Thymesia:

Here's the script, for those that would prefer to read something: The dodging mechanic is an integral part of Corvus’ apparatus – sidestep and dance with your enemies to create a window of opportunity for attack. The Talent Tree will allow you to iteratively enhance Corvus’ dodging abilities – you can spend skill points on a long dodge, for example – Corvus performs an extended slide when dodging twice. Alternatively, you can opt for a second short dodge – a sound method for those of you wanting to stay in your enemies’ face. Thymesia will punish you if you’re not quick enough to evade incoming critical strikes. You can also use dodge offensively, dodge towards your enemies to quickly charge at them and unleash devastating attacks. If you time it perfectly, Corvus can step and jump towards an enemy right before their critical attack hits to interrupt it. It’s up to you how you spend your skill points, to determine your own approach to combat. We hope to have a release date for you, soon!

Wishlist Thymesia

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Hey Everyone, Together with our publisher Team17, we had made the difficult decision to delay the launch of Thymesia into 2022. As a community you have been so amazing in your support, and we know this will come as a disappointment to many, but our goal is to release Thymesia in the best possible state, and to do this, we need a little longer to work on the finishing touches. It is important to us as game developers to put out something we’re proud of, and we can’t wait for you to enjoy the experience we’ve created next year when it’s fully ready. Thank you for your understanding and your continual support!

Hey everyone, Thank you all for your amazing support, kind words and discussion about Thymesia since our announcement here on Steam. Today we're excited to reveal that you'll be able wield the plague and make it your own when Thymesia launches on Steam December 7th! To celebrate today's news we've got a brand new gameplay trailer for you, featuring a previously unseen boss... Prepare yourself for: ⚔️Punishing action-RPG 🛡️Skill based combat 🧪Customisable builds 📚Multiple endings You will become Corvus... Follow Thymesia on Twitter Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/

Hey everyone, Following the release of our 'A World of Plague and Alchemy' trailer last week we've been taking a quick look at abilities in Thymesia and how they alter your combat style. We'll be doing deeper dives into the two core different ability types on the lead-up to launch, including the range of abilities available, how they behave in combat as well as how you can unlock them. Until that time comes though, here's a preview... Plague Abilities - Ranged in action Thymesia's 'Plague Abilities' are powerful moves that the player learns by cleaving them out of the enemies they face. From area of effect damage, to knockdowns, chaining and creating distance they all bring something unique to your skill-set. Below you can see one of the available ranged Plague abilities in action: Corvus Abilities - Feather 'Blink' in action In Thymesia we're keen to empower our players with the ability to tailor combat to their own playstyle. For example Corvus' feathers can be used to interrupt heavy (red highlighted) attacks for a defensive approach, or as shown below used as an aggressive gap closer to re-engage an enemy and continue their onslaught. That wraps up today's post! We look forward to sharing more with you in the near future! If you liked what you saw and would like to support Thymesia ahead of our launch later this year you can add us to your Steam Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/ Thank you!

Hey everyone, Today we're excited to share with you all a brand-new trailer for Thymesia! Featuring over two-minutes of gameplay you'll discover a world ravaged by plague and alchemy, where you, the player, will determine its fate. From combat and plague abilities, to character progression and lore we reveal more about what you'll be playing with when we launch later this year... Spot something you really liked in the trailer? Any mechanics you saw that you'd like to know more about? Let us know in the comments and we'll see what we can do on the run-up to launch. If you haven't already you can also Wishlist us to support the game ahead of release: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/ Thank you!

Hey everyone, This week we've been sharing some quick looks at some of the bosses that you'll be facing in Thymesia. We're really keen to give our players a wide range of bosses for you to face that all bring different fighting styles and attacks to overcome. Be ready to clash swords against the strong, the nimble and the monstrous... https://media.giphy.com/media/r8tvKmgX21er3ADVap/giphy.gif You'll need to react fast and strike hard to stand a chance against the toughest enemies in the game, for the bosses that roam these lands will be quick to punish you... https://media.giphy.com/media/eDAOw2ZvllW74z82z1/giphy.gif Whether you choose to dodge, parry, counter or stagger - do so wisely and with conviction...

Hey everyone, Just thought we'd stop by and share a little look at how Thymesia began, as well as the how far we've gone with it! We're incredibly excited to create a combat experience with Thymesia that gives you fluid, rewarding and customisable combat where your skill as the player creates immense satisfaction as you progress from learning enemies, parrying and trading to mastering them in a most brutal style as you turn their own strengths against them. https://media.giphy.com/media/svHlEn9UXpsLZfkAal/giphy.gif How it started VS How It's going We'll be sharing more with you all as we move toward launch, so let us know in the comments if there's anything in particular you're keen to see! The team would also like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that has Wishlisted so far, it really helps us and we've been blown away by the recent support over the Team17 Steam Publisher Sale - THANK YOU! (Yes you!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/ You can also get regular updates and posts from the team over on the official Thymesia Dev Twitter HERE. Have a great week!

Hey everyone, Today we're excited to announce the partnership between OverBorder Studio and Team17 to bring Thymesia to Steam later this year! Prepare to enter a hauntingly beautiful world ravaged by plague where your fast-paced melee skills are all that stands between you and death at the hands of the twisted monstrosities that stalk the land. The time has come to step out from the darkness! Become the bane of the plague! At the heart of Thymesia's story is Corvus, a mysterious character who wields the power to draw out and seize enemy diseases to use as weapons against those who stand in his path. As Corvus players will engage in visceral combat that combines ferocious offensive abilities, perfectly timed parries and dynamic dodges to take down unforgiving and relentless enemies. Players will also have the ability to customise and form Corvus around their own playstyle, improving and upgrading various stats to further strengthen their build build as they journey to recover and restore Corvus' lost memories. Key Features

• Weaponising diseases: As Corvus, players can seize diseases from enemies and wield them as deadly weapons
• Engaging combat: Players will need to use their entire arsenal to avoid death; dodging attacks and parrying at precisely the right time will be instrumental to survival
• A dark and deadly world: With a sinister and gloomy backdrop, Thymesia oozes character through its environments and setting
• Unforgiving enemies: Corrupted by the plague, and mutated into monsters, the enemies are twisted and incredibly hostile, challenging players at every turn
• Replayability: The ability to customise Corvus and try different builds, coupled with the multiple different endings available, means no two playthroughs are ever the same.

Join the Thymesia Community - Developer Updates & Social Spaces As you're probably well aware, today's announcement brings with it the opening of our Steam Community Hub and Forumhave gone live! If you have any questions about the game, would like to chat with the team or discuss any theories you may have with other community members head over and say hi! You can also keep up to speed with all things Thymesia, including regular developer updates and behind the scenes content sneak peeks over on our social media channels: Follow OverBorder Studio on Twitter Like OverBorder Studio Facebook Subscribe to OverBorder Studio on YouTube And with that, today's announcement comes to a close. But Corvus' journey has all but just begun... Can can Wishlist us here to support Thymesia ahead of launch: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1343240/Thymesia/ Thank you!