Update log
Full Bark & Blade update
The complete published notes, normalized for clean reading and source attribution.
Extracted changes
- Performance
- Gameplay
- Maps
- Store
- Fixes
- Balance
Meet Captain Snips the pirate crab, earn the Pirate Hat with four special perks, and explore with a new compass rose minimap. Plus bigger dungeons, a real dodge stamina cost, major performance improvements, and a pile of fixes.
What's New
- CosmeticCaptain Snips the Craba dramatic pirate crab guarding treasure on the beach. Out-bark him in a dance battle to claim the chest and earn the Pirate Hat!
Pirate Hat - find Captain Snips to earn a new helm loaded with stat bonuses and four special perks. Plunder Strikes earn bonus coins on hits. Treasure Magnetism pulls nearby coins toward you. X Marks the Spot reveals hidden dig spots with golden sparkles. Pirate's Fortune gives any pickup a chance to be worth double. Swap hats and the bonuses switch off; put it back on and they return.
Compass Rose Minimap - an always-on minimap sits in the top-right corner, styled like an old treasure map. Watch the compass needle spin as you turn and see the fog of war lift as you explore. Toggle it off in the pause menu if you prefer the mystery.
- CosmeticActive Weapon & Helmet Displaythe stats panel now shows your currently equipped weapon and helmet in real time, updating live as you swap.
- CosmeticInventory screenyour collected items now appear in the Inventory tab, organized into color-coded categories with stat tooltips on hover.
Improvements
- CosmeticBigger talent tree iconstalent node icons in the talent tree (N) are now larger and easier to read at a glance.
- CosmeticDodge is now a commitmentdodging drains a massive chunk of stamina. One, maybe two dodges before you're empty. Choose your moments wisely.
- CosmeticSmoother performance across the boardeliminated hundreds of unnecessary memory allocations that ran every frame, reduced GPU overhead, and optimized AI checks. Less stuttering, fewer frame drops.
- CosmeticDungeons are bigger and more openlarger rooms, proper collision on all walls, props and lanterns throughout, and dungeon goals that track correctly.
Bug Fixes
- CosmeticMelee attack no longer locks upfixed the true root cause of the permanent left-click lockup. A background auto-recovery catches any remaining edge cases within seconds.
- CosmeticTutorial now starts correctly on new gamesfixed multiple bugs where the tutorial could fail to appear on fresh save profiles.
- CosmeticDodge spam fixeddodging now properly requires enough stamina to cover the full cost.
- CosmeticDungeon save fixquitting inside a dungeon no longer traps your spawn point there.
- CosmeticPopups no longer cover the pause menudamage numbers and combat notifications hide properly when paused.
- CosmeticProgress menu icons fixedhelm and weapon icons were displaying stretched; they now show at the correct proportions.
- CosmeticNow Playing display fixedsong name now shows cleanly as "Song - Artist" without wrapping or overlapping other UI.
- CosmeticSniffing while airbornesniff now only triggers when grounded.
- CosmeticLava/Crystal Cave teleportfixed a bug where fast-traveling between these areas could cause the destination to vanish.
Coming soon: build and customize your very own kennel! Currently in testing.
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