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Steam News 11 March 20262mo ago

Bark'n'Blade - Flaming Sword & Performance Boost

Find the flaming sword and watch enemies burn. Every area runs smoother now, the Crystal Caves got a massive FPS boost, and the compass minimap got a visual overhaul. What's New Flaming Sword - find and claim a powerful…

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  • Performance
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Maps
changedFind the flaming sword and watch enemies burn. Every area runs smoother now, the Crystal Caves got a massive FPS boost, and the compass minimap got a visual overhaul.
changedWhat's NewFlaming Sword - find and claim a powerful flaming sword that replaces your trusty longsword in the same weapon slot. Press 4 to draw it just like before, but now with fire!
changedWhat's NewBurning Enemies - enemies hit by fire weapons now visibly catch fire! Flames cling to them and follow their movement for the full burn duration.
changedImprovementsPerformance boost across all areas - every area in the game now runs smoother. Particles, lights, and effects beyond your view are automatically managed so your GPU only works on what matters. Expect higher framerates everywhere, especially in dense areas like the ancient forest, crystal cave, lava peaks, and dungeon.
changedImprovementsCrystal Cave performance boost - the crystal cave runs significantly smoother now. Crystals, lights, and particle effects beyond your view are automatically managed so your GPU only works on what you can actually see. Expect much higher framerates while exploring underground.
changedImprovementsMinimap hides behind menus - the minimap now politely tucks behind the pause menu, full map, and progress panel instead of floating on top of everything.

Find the flaming sword and watch enemies burn. Every area runs smoother now, the Crystal Caves got a massive FPS boost, and the compass minimap got a visual overhaul.

What's New

  • CosmeticFlaming Swordfind and claim a powerful flaming sword that replaces your trusty longsword in the same weapon slot. Press 4 to draw it just like before, but now with fire!
  • CosmeticBurning Enemiesenemies hit by fire weapons now visibly catch fire! Flames cling to them and follow their movement for the full burn duration.

Improvements

  • Performance boost across all areas - every area in the game now runs smoother. Particles, lights, and effects beyond your view are automatically managed so your GPU only works on what matters. Expect higher framerates everywhere, especially in dense areas like the ancient forest, crystal cave, lava peaks, and dungeon.

  • Crystal Cave performance boost - the crystal cave runs significantly smoother now. Crystals, lights, and particle effects beyond your view are automatically managed so your GPU only works on what you can actually see. Expect much higher framerates while exploring underground.

  • Minimap glow-up - the compass minimap got a visual overhaul with bigger cardinal labels, a thicker double-ring border, intercardinal tick marks, a facing-direction cone on your blip, and a larger compass needle. Looks sharper and reads better at a glance.

  • CosmeticMinimap hides behind menusthe minimap now politely tucks behind the pause menu, full map, and progress panel instead of floating on top of everything.

Bug Fixes

  • CosmeticCombo counter no longer sticks on screenpausing the game while a combo counter (x3, x5, etc.) was showing no longer leaves it frozen on the screen forever.
  • CosmeticDamage numbers now show the correct weapondealing damage with a sword equipped now properly shows "Longsword" (or the correct weapon name) instead of always showing "Bite".

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Steam News / 11 March 2026

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