Vigil: The Longest Night news & patch notes

Hello,

This update is (maybe) the last update of Vigil. Since these two updates include fairly large changes, I hope you can help test them out. If testing goes well, we will release it this weekend. Thank you!

To participate, right-click the game in your Steam Library > Properties > Betas, enter the password: openbetabeta, and select the open beta branch.

Please remember to back up your save files. Save file location: C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\LocalLow\\glassheart\\Vigil\\one.io

Update Notes:

• Added 12 new equipment enchant effects.

• Extended the display duration of damage numbers.

• Fixed a bug related to the quick potion key.

• Fixed incorrect camera positioning when entering a new scene.

• Fixed flickering lanterns in scenes.

• Fixed "MONEY DROP" not showing its preview value in the equipment menu.

• Improved the equipment stat display in the Forge menu.

• Frost Spear now shatters when hitting a wall.

• Breath of the Ancient Guard: the poison explosion now appears directly in front of the player.

• Enhanced Owl Claymore, the effect now travels along the ground.

• Fixed an audio error when the Ancient Guard dies during its first phase.

• Fixed the execution animation error of the Blue Bug soldier.

Hello,

The Open Beta version has been updated! We have made many changes and need your help testing them out.

To participate, right-click the game in your Steam Library > Properties > Betas, enter the beta access code openbetabeta, and select the open beta branch.

Please remember to back up your save files. Save file location: C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\LocalLow\\glassheart\\Vigil\\one.io

Update Notes:

• Fixed a map misalignment issue that occurred on screen resolutions other than 16:9.

• Optimized camera shake and hitstop parameters when attacking, and added a new hit flash effect to monsters.

• Added a map exploration percentage (%) display.

• Optimized and reduced loading times during scene transitions and save file loading.

• The original potion hotkey can now be freely assigned to any item.

• Added the ability to bind game controls to mouse buttons in Keyboard Mode.

• "Owl's Feather" will now return the player to the last save point they arrived at via teleportation.

• Fixed an issue where casting "Poison of Hatred" did not consume MP. Additionally, the poison mist's area of effect will now expand based on your Arcane stat.

• Changed "Power of Dizziness" to a ranged trigger. The maximum number of monsters that can be stunned will now increase based on your Arcane stat.

• "Vessel of the Holy Six" will now correctly trigger a monster's hit animation every time it deals damage.

• Fixed a bug where "Hand of Glory" could be used on defeated bosses.

• Optimized the AI of "Mad Pale Raven" and added a new attack AI.

• Optimized the AI of "Uptancos, Pulse Surrounder".

• Adjusted the attack hitboxes and damage values for "Plague Doctor" and "Light Devourer".

• Fixed an error that occurred when the "Red Skeleton" monster cast its summoning skill.

• Fixed an issue where "Toad Eggs" could not be attacked while in an idle state.

• Enhanced Ice attribute effects; Ice damage will now also reduce the target's jump height.

• Increased the speed at which the camera pans down when crouching.

• Fixed a visual issue where the camera would abnormally pan from bottom to top during scene transitions.

• Optimized the text layout of the teleportation UI.

• Fixed an issue where the "Charm" status effect on certain monsters would not be cleared after interacting with a save point.

• Added a third effect slot for Gemstones (currently locked/unavailable).

• Fixed an issue where the Reused Bottle could not be given to Daicy.

• Corrected misused punctuation in the English text.

• Added Category Switch keys - Separate key bindings for inventory/equipment menus
• Added Controller Vibration support (Default: OFF, toggleable in System Menu)
• Added Auto Potion Replenish - Automatically refills potions from storage at save points
• Added Auto Backup - Creates "one.io.safe" backup when manually saving
• Black Set backstab effect now multiplies by 120% after other bonuses
• Adjusted Slingshot projectile effects

• Fixed an issue where players couldn't activate the haircut conversation when using Japanese.
• Removed the sound when starting a dialogue.
• Fixed the issues where damage and heal numbers wouldn't disappear or would display incorrectly.
• Optimized the description texts for equipment set effects; some effects are now directly displayed in the status UI.
• Corrected some punctuation errors in the English texts.
• Enhanced the Frost Suit.
• Buffed the Phantom Daggers and the Frost Suit.
• Spending one skill point at the Skill Master now increases Cooldown Reduction by 2%.

To our Turkish followers, and anyone else who has a black screen problem while opening the game:

As the Longest Night continues - we're bringing more optimizations and fixes for you! Check out the notes down below~

Patch Notes:

• Can sort items in the Inventory
• Can delete the save file

• Removed the invisible wall at the Top of the Giantwood
• Set default camera setting (Vertical Orientation) to character
• Leila's Arcane stat affects the Attack strength and Cast Speed of the Cage Helmet transformation
• Arcane stat affects the Staff of the Holy Six's special attack speed
• Optimized the dual daggers and fist's air attacks
• Add fist's special attacks: 1. Hold the special attack button to charge. 2. ←→+Heavy Attack Button 3. ↓↑+Attack Button 4. Air ↓ + Attack Button
• Can Get Hilda's Hat if didn't get it in the first OB
• Fixed incorrect items are shown on the map by using the Light of Exploration.
• The moving platforms can be break by the final boss's attacks
• Now can repeatedly interact with the seal pillars in the last stage
• Fixed the bug when talking with Dawn won't complete the note "Investigate Bufonitte Lake"
• Fixed two E3 teleport bug in the Catacombs
• Fixed the bug that caused abnormal activation of the skill "Something From Nothing"
• Fixed two Carlos appearing at the same time
• Fixed the light effect in Town
• Added lost waterfall effects to "Bufonitte Lake" and "Peak of Weep"
• Can buy Owl's Feather from Idonia's shop
• Optimized the AI of the cage enemy in the Catacombs
• Fix the Comet Strike bug
• If your money is under 0, you can get it back from the Shimmer goddess in the Maye town
• Fix the bug that when hit by toad egg, it won't trigger the Rejuvenation skill
• Fix the bug - double knife stabbing cannot be connected correctly
• Optimized the digital display of damage

Hey everyone!

We hope you enjoy the new cards in this update!

• Added: A Large Number of New items and Equipment
• Improved: Overhaul of English Language Localization
• Added: New weapon actions
• Improved: monster drop rate mechanics
• Map update: Fixed icon errors and issues with maps not revealing hidden areas once found
• Added a number before every portal's name

• Modification: Support added for third party controllers (None Xbox, PS, and Switch controllers)
• Update: NPC dialogues (mostly Nordell and some of the traders)
• Update: Added names to map( Added names on rooms in the Abandoned Town and the Flooded Area)
• Update: Tutorial for saving and teleporting are separated now
• Improvement: The Miner rescue quest will now remind players and show the miner's corpse when failed.
• Fixed: The enchantment special effects of fire and curse now work as intended.
• Improved all Leila's actions:
• Decreased the movement distance of a normal attack.
• Removed the slow effect when landed from jumping.
• Improved the third attack of dual weapon's air combo.
• The combo's triggering time has been changed to 0.25 sec on the keyboard and 0.45 sec on controllers.
• Fixed: Loading, squatting down, or entering another scene when using the bow and holding the other 3 weapons will cause immediate death.
• Fixed: Many fall through issues scatters around throughout the game
• Fixed: Autosave in the Owl Statue will cause some monsters to repeatedly play the death animation
• Fixed: Now the NPC Alice's name is all changed to Iris.
• Fixed: The Hand of Glory bug
• Fixed: Now Hilda won't disappear in the Mill after the apocalypse
• Fixed: Now the Lower Underground Hall's portal name displays correctly.
• Fixed: Percival's buff is now effective with all other enchantment effects.

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone! First of all, Happy New Year!

• Please open the C:>User>xxx>AppData>LocalLow>glassheart>Vigil_Night
• Then duplicate the one.IO file to the desktop.

• Go to the Big Picture Mode> Library> Vigil> Manage game> Select Beta
• Enter the passcode: openbetabeta
• Select the openbeta and start the game.

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Hello Vigilants,

Major Update

• Lower lowered enemy attributes (HP, EXP, Attack, etc.) in NG+ and further rounds of NG+.
• This caters to the needs of hardcore players and story/quest lovers! A round 20 enemy's power is roughly equal to previous version's power at round 6. We welcome hardest-core players to challenge Vigil for 100 rounds!
• Now Character's Arcane attribute will increase more Arcane spell damage and mana.
• Increased the Flaming Magpie's basic damage.
• Vigil: The Longest Night now uses Steam Input to read gamepad inputs.
• For older players - you need to revert to your Global Steam Input Settings

Map

• Fixed - Bug that allowed player to see the closed path using Glowing Orb.
• Fixed - Bug that when in 5:4 resolution screen, the player will be blocked by an air wall after entering the Brood Mother area.
• Added - A hint of light to the entrance of the cave to reveal a hidden path.
• Optimized- Map fog clearance improved
• Deleted - Incorrect treasure chest at the Peak of Weep.
• Fixed- A bug that allowed player to pass through walls in the Cemetery.
• Adjusted - BGM in the Forest areas.
• Optimized - Lowered the brightness in certain scene
• Fixed - A bug that the map won't show player's location when checked inside the Giantwood
• Optimized- Moved the teleporter's location to the Shadow Disaster to the entrance
• Optimized - Lowered the sound effects of the ice cube attack in The Frozen Realm
• Adjusted - Location of the Elevator Lever and enemies in the Secret Trail.
• Fixed - Clear the last teleport place before starting new game +. You can't use Owl's Feather before interacting with another Owl Statue
• Fixed - An issue that after completing the Mine Pit, sliding backward on the ramp causes the player to fall out of the scene

Monsters

• Optimized- Removed the Craving Terror's jump-oppressing action
• Optimized - Removed the Brood Mother's falling rock attack after her ground attack.
• Fixed - The bug that allowed the players to get behind the Brood Mother.
• Optimized - Kelpie's overall actions.
• Reduced the delay between Lord of the Misty Lake Boss intro and combat.
• Fixed the damage triggering issue of Erupting Flesh Cluster's fire attack. Can no longer be burned once the flame attack is finished.
• Optimized - Scholar of the Sacred Wood's special effects.
• Optimized - Extended the AI search distance of certain bosses.
• Tara's jump height has been increased.
• Optimized - Strengthened the Mutated Flesh enemies in Maye Sewer.
• Added - A few Explosive Old Man enemies to the mine
• Adjustment - Earth Spider can be attacked while hiding
• Adjustment - Raised the height of the event frame in the Lord of the Misty Lake's boss fight so players can't move behind it anymore.
• Fixed - Poison damage no longer stuns enemies for long periods but does interrupt their actions.
• Adjustment - Tweaked the animation of the Hammer Miner. It's easier to interrupt his movements now.

Main Character

• Optimized - Two-handed weapon's charging action, trigger timing and animation.
• Optimized - Minor modification to the trigger timing of "Comet Strike" skill.
• Fixed - Bug where the player couldn't stun an enemy after learning "Foresight" skill
• Optimized - All sword's special effect and sound effect.
• Fixed - bug that after exhaustion the gasping animation failed to trigger.
• Fixed - The issue where air-dash cannot be used immediately after falling while running.

Equipment

• Fixed- A bug that uses Arcane items twice while airborne
• Adjustment - Fishbone Bow's weapon action now has an area of effect
• Added - Curved Daggers now have a unique weapon action - Cross Slash
• Optimization - Increase the attack range of the Golden Hammer.
• Optimization - The appearance and pictures of weapons and armor.
• Optimization - Increased the Spiked Reaper's weapon action damage.
• Optimization - Lowered the stamina cost of the following weapons:
• Saw Blade
• Excellent Saw Blade
• Blood-Stained Shovel
• Sacrificial Sword
• Obsidian Daggers
• Optimization - Strengthened the below weapons:
• Wakizashi
• Raven's Halberd
• Thorn Axe
• Fixed - Bug where the Stray Ring didn't actually increase experience gained
• Fixed - Bug where the Wrath of the Holy Six item will ignore the direction thrown and destroy one-way destroyable obstacles
• Modified - The Blacksmith sells all Vigilant gear at the start of the game.
• Fixed - Enchantment effects of Blood Shards (HP%) and Amber Sparks (Backstab)
• Fixed - A bug that using the Breath of the Ancient Guard will override the last Arcane Item used.

Attributes and Statuses

• Optimization - Adjusted the calculation of Lightning Elemental damage, won't trigger error due to low Lightning Resistance.
• Adjusted the calculation of Poison Elemental damage, now all poison effects last longer and deal more damage (including those afflicted on monsters).
• Adjusted the calculation of Bleeding Affliction, now will interact normally with the monster's poise value. Damage value has been increased.
• Fixed - Bug that will occur after the value of "Reduce Debuff Duration" goes above 100

Other

• Modified - Side menu can be closed using Option (PS4) or Start (Xbox) buttons.
• Optimize - The item/equipment descriptions in both Chinese and English.
• Fixed - "Great Arcanist" and "Acrobat" achievements now trigger correctly.
• Optimized the death sound effects of certain bosses.
• Adjustment/Added - Can now use Fledgling's Blood Soul in the Unknown Space, and added a teleporter at the beginning section so player can return to the Catacombs.
• Fixed - The bug that can't enter Leila's new home. (The one she bought in game)
• Fixed - Hilda will repeatedly re-appear
• Fixed - The bug that Tangerine can't receive the necklace.
• Now talking with the Foreman Edward after defeating the Mine Pit Boss will immediately update the "Rescue The Survivors" mission.

Quest (Spoilers Alert!)

• Now players can find 30 Mysterious Manuscripts in below locations:
• Empty Library *2
• Secret Cave *2
• Catacombs *2
• Professor's Home *2
• Library *2
• Shimmer Church *2
• Maye Hall - Workshop *2
• Sunken Queen Anne's Revenge *2
• Bufonitte Lake *2
• Doctor's Home *2
• Bishop's Room *2
• Inside of the Giantwood *2
• Upper Underground Hall *2
• Middle Underground Hall *2
• Adjustments of "Placebo" Achievement
• Now Pierre won't take out Clay until Chapter 3
• Now the Fisher will be counted in this achievement. (But only count as 1 person)
• Now Hilda will wait in the Outskirt of Maye after received the Research Report.
• Now the Doctor will be in Asylum after Leila submit the Research Report.
• Adjustment: getting the Golden Slime's Plasmodium and not returning will now fail the Gold Rush quest in chapter 3.
• Fixed - Minor bugs when talking to Stein.
• Fixed - The bug where Tangerine can't receive the necklace and won’t give the Ruby Ring.
• Fixed - Talking to Shabbir and returning to Captain Carl will initiate a discussion about the Blood of the Sacredwood.
• Fixed - Passing the Blood of the Sacredwood to 3 pagans can complete the "Addict" quest.

Hello Vigilants!

Below are the Patch Notes WHICH CONTAIN SPOILERS!

• Can now open storage at save points
• Fixed “Dephil's Will” achievement and final ending not showing issues.
• Placebo Mission now unlocks achievements
• Arcane Items are no longer broken when completing “The Draft in a Bottle” Quest

• Improved saving system that writes immediately to disk to prevent data loss.
• All skill points can now be reset on Cat Isle
• Classic Incense Burner can be found in a locked room in the Sewer on the Estuary
• The Raven's Helmet can be found in the Mountain Cave after defeating the Lord of the Misty Lake

• D-pad can be used to select the number of items to sell in the store.
• In the option menu, you can now select either D-Pad or Analogue Movement

• Fixed incorrect walking animation when talking to bridge guard
• Doctor now shows in the correct location after the meeting in the Town Hall
• Shabbir won't disappear after talking with the Gram
• Guard Storage room will be closed after the investigation
• Maye Hall believers’ dialogue fixed
• Clarified the mission description for "Eliminate Skeletons."

• Tara will now drop their weapon

• Optimized following monster stats: Spike Wolf, Crawling Miner, Creeping Skull, Young Poison Toad
• Reduced stamina costs of dual blade skills: Crescent Spin and Full Moon Spin
• Owl Claymore: increased attack damage by 15% and -30 stamina cost
• Golden Hammer: +40 stamina cost
• Increased the stamina cost of air dash
• Reduce the Fallen Eyeball's cooldown

• Fixed Secret Trail’s save point not matching map pin location

• Removed hittable cages in first chapter’s Catacomb and Miner’s Path
• Decreased the height of the first stone wall at game opening, you can now jump with normal jump
• On the lower left side of The Frozen Realm, the wind-blown cube will no longer cause a dead end
• Players can now break a barrier from the other side of the Limestone Way to the Mine
• Catacombs: Increased one-way destroyable obstacles

• In the Upper Underground Hall, obstacles to secret passages have been removed

• Map fall through in Miner's Dining Room fixed
• Fixed the stock issue of the breakable cube in the Middle Underground Hall
• Now players can’t jump out of the map from right corner of the Wasted Town
• Sealed all opened areas, players can no longer air dash off the map

• Adjusted the effect size of the mechanical bow when using Elemental Enchantments
• Adjusted the effective position of the Evading Slash skill
• Entrance to the ship, the Mary Rose, has a hint to help guide the player
• Fixed bug where certain effects are too bright.

Hello Vigilants!

Are You Ready, Vigilant?

The Trial Has Begun

The Walls Between Us Are Crumbling

Strange Beasts Oozing Salt Sighted Around Maye!