Update 2 [beta] 03

This [beta] Update is for Windows only. Linux and Mac [beta] will be launching this weekend or early next week! There will be bugs!

Hey Venturers! A big thanks to all the old and new Venturers joining Arakion during the sale! Please remember to check out the forums or head to the Arakion Discord if you have any questions!

In the second update in a week, a lot of gameplay improvements have been made. As promised I will continue updating Arakion far more often. Please remember this patch is only for the [beta] branch.

So get in there and check out the Update Two [beta]! If you'd like to wait for the official launch of Update Two, it should be rolling out before the end of this month! Be sure to report any bugs with the feedback form, on the forums, or the Arakion Discord.

Let's get venturing! -Lavidimus

To see the Update Two notes, click here!

To access the [beta]:

• Right click ‘Arakion: Book One’ in your library and click Properties

• Select the 'Beta' tab

• Under Select the beta you'd like to opt into, Select 'beta'

• There will be bugs! Also please read the bugs section below before trying the beta!

This patch brings in some stability, balancing, and features. As always, in any [beta] build, There will be bugs!! I will continue to get these ironed out over the next couple of weeks so please be patient and remember to report them with the new feedback tool in Arakion, on the forums, or Discord

• Items can now be assigned to the hero actions. Items are assigned by holding an item then clicking on an action slot.

• Currently only consumable items work in the assigned items slot

• Added placeholder sets for the Alignment armor (IE the helm you get at the start of the game)

• New icons for stat boost potions.

• Added new graphics and icons for a lot of items. I will continue to update items until the library is updated.

• Added a blood splatter feedback on the GUI when hit. I will improve this over time.

• Added a press key indicator during dialogue.

• Starting hero 'spirits' have been replaced with mannequins.

• Energy now refills before the first slime fight.

• Made the tutorial slime mobs easier.

• Made stamina recovery more evident in realtime combat.

• Stamina now recharges twice as quickly in real-time combat.

• Added a 'closest undiscovered blueprint' to the camera to help find 'some' blueprints. Certain blueprints are still hidden and all non-blueprint photographables are not shown.

• Added some minor graphics to more visually highlight the selected hero.

• Cleaned up some areas where the incorrect or additional text was displaying during the tutorial.

Alchemy The Alchemy system has been entirely overhauled. Potions are now inventory objects that can be used and assigned to the hero action slots. Potions can be brewed at the alchemy station once it's unlocked.

• Potions automatically refill when resting (this may or may not change)

• All potion icons (including stat potions) have been updated.

Bugs Fixes

• Armor was being calculated too aggressively making it too powerful early.

• Ability visuals were not always showing this has mostly been fixed.

• The 'Motion Sickness' setting is fixed and now properly causes instant turns.

• Fixed a bug that would cause issues with the 'Accept' panel in settings in 4K.

• Fixed hero hud sometimes popping.

• Fixed a bug that was causing the hero hotkeys (RT) to sometimes no longer work.

This is a list of known critical bugs that still exist!

• If you change a hero's race during creation, there is a chance the HUD will show multiple characters. Simply save then restart the game to correct this.

• 'Sometimes' abilities/attacks won't work after creating a new game making the initial training dummy unforgettable, simply restart the game to correct this

• If a mob is stunned in the Sanctuary Arena, there is a chance that the arena won't complete correctly, leaving the player stuck.

These are the planned major features coming next week!

• Venturer Quests - These are quests given out at the Venturer Hall and will send you to explore old and new areas with special one-off events.

• Outlaw Town - This is a zone with a large arena in Chapter One.

• !This update is only available in the [beta] branch!

• There will be bugs! Please read the bug section below for game-breaking bugs

• The [beta] branch will be updated at least once a week until Update Two officially launches. If a critical bug is found and reported I will update the day after it's fixed with an announcement.

• This version of Arakion is incompatible with previous saves.

• Update 2 will be launched in the main branch next month. However, there is a few more weeks of work to do, so I wasn't able to launch officially in time for the Summer Sale.

• To check out other important notes, click here!