Erenshor v0.3 is Live!

Erenshor's v0.3 Patch is here!

This patch is the biggest one to hit Erenshor since launch. It adds a ton of 'alternate progression' to the game in the form of your Guild and your Reliquary. I'm very excited to continue to expand on these systems over the development of the game. Like everything else so far, this is laying a framework for bigger things.

I owe A HUGE THANK YOU to many of the folks in the Erenshor Discord community who have been playing this content for the past couple of months, reporting bugs, giving feedback, and sharing their ideas for balance and game feel. This patch is better because of their input.

For those who use mods, I cannot guarantee compatibility until users report back, so please share any issues you have on the steam forums or the discord.

If you run into bugs or issues please contact me directly on the discord or post on the steam forums and I'll get them fixed ASAP. My calendar for the next few days just says "support v0.3".

Enjoy! Brian

2/2/26 post-release Hotfixes:

• Group Window is now movable again

• Tool tips no longer bug out on 4k resolutions

• Asking a party member for invisibility while they were already casting a spell would cause a script to fail and their name to bug out in game. This is fixed as of 5pm EST

• Lowered aggro on all Reaver Spells, and increased the Aggro multiplier on taunting stance to allow for DPS Reavers to avoid aggro a bit better without hurting Tank Reavers.

GUILDS:

• Join or create a guild

• All new characters are placed in by default

• Compete with

• Invite your friends - those familiar with you will join quickly, those who aren't may want to group with you first. Get loot, share XP, and make friends.

• Compete for “Guild Rank” by building a roster and winning world target races

• If you're in the Top Ranked Guild you'll enjoy better "loot rolls" and chances to find Sivakruxes, Planar Stones, Rare Drops, etc.

• Prep for raids!

• NOTE: Previous Guild Tags "Hatty Cats", "Make my Dei" etc were all placeholders and stored no data. Because a SimPlayer was in that guild previously does not mean they will still be in those guilds.

• Guilds will naturally form and populate over time.

REAVER:

• New class - 2h or 1h + shield melee bruiser

• New lore, quests, and items

• Class Vendors in Stowaway's Step, Willowwatch, Hidden Hills, Port Azure

• Play as a tank or DPS

DUELISTS:

• Renamed to “Windblade”

• Early-Mid game damage buff

SERVER POPULATION

• Players can increase server population on Admin Panel on main menu

• Increase to add Reavers. Recommend a minimum of 180 total.

RELIQUARY:

• A player controlled hub in Port Azure. Talk to or kill Reliquary Guard to get the key

• Buy furniture in Port Azure Market

• Turn in Blueprints to the Furniture Vendor to unlock new buyables

• Many furniture icons are placeholders

INVISIBILITY:

• Arcanists can learn Invisibility. They can cast it on your group - there is a new UI button to ask for it.

• All mobs (except Port Azure Guards) randomly roll a chance to "see invis", and some mobs see through it by default. Move cautiously!

SIMPLAYERS:

• Can now answer questions like “Where does X spawn” or “Where does Y drop?” or “Where did you get that ring” in Say or Whisper. Guild can also answer questions in /guild. This text parser is very "WIP"

• The lower level limit for adding players to your group has been removed. You can bring any SimPlayer lower level than you to any content you want.

• Use "/setname Name" to rename your SimPlayer friends!

OTHER:

• New buttons on top right of UI - "Guild Manager" and "Lock / Unlock UI"

• Fishing is now auto-recast as long as you don't move and have inventory space

World and Systems

• In-game GMs now exist and roam the world

• In-game prison added for breaking rules (togglable)

• Character guild creation enabled

• SimPlayers form and join guilds and invite the player

• Guilds now appear in /who

• Hide Helmet option in Player and SimPlayer inventories

• Added Population slider to the server admin panel to allow for more or fewer SimPlayers in the world - Increase this to add some Reavers to your server

• UI can now be locked / unlocked for moving

• Added a “Vertical Offset” camera option in options menu

• Cast bar can now be re-positioned with "lock / unlock UI button"

• The bank now has nameable tabs

• “/players” still works to see local players in your zone, however /p will autofill to “/party” (group chat). You can type just “/” to see local players.

• Healing supports “Heal through” so healing a hostile target will heal its target. If your target has no target, it will heal the caster.

• Limited stacking of movespeed debuffs on NPCs, they cannot be brought to a complete stop via snares etc.

• Fishing is auto-recast now as long as you don't move and you have inventory space.

Spells

• Paladin taunt can now be cast while moving

• Added “Invisibility” spells (Arcanist, level 10). Added a new button on the group commands window to ask for Group Invis.

  • When using Invis, (c)onsidering enemies tells you whether your invisibility is effective against them or not.

• SimPlayers more wisely choose spell casts in certain situations

• Healing value messages are now on the Combat Log and not the Social Log

Guilds

• All previous guilds are reset: Hatty Cats, Make My Dei, etc are now gone and Guilds are rebuilt from scratch

• All new Characters are automatically placed into Erenshor’s Young.

• Players can create their own guilds (limit 4 player guilds ‘per server’ at this time)

  • Invite SimPlayers to your guild. They want to ‘know’ you first, so take them out XPing if they aren’t sure. Awarding them loot they want helps too.

  • You can /friend then to lower the threshold to join

• Guild UI added

  • View current guilds

  • Click through to see rosters

  • Invite SimPlayers directly

• Guildmates can issue guild quests requesting help for obtaining specific items

  • They prefer to be present when the quest item is acquired

• Guildmates will ask for advice in guild chat

• Expanded global guild dialogue

• Guilds are ranked on the server. Highest ranked guild will get a bonus chance at loot drops including planar stones, shards, sivakruxes, etc.

  • Rank calculation: Roster Strength (your top 15 only) + world achievements

• Periodically, “The Spirits of Erenshor” will challenge guilds to race for a target. Winner gains rank.

• is an antagonist guild that will not group or associate with you

Quests

• Players who have joined Ripper will find a new Questgiver in her keep. This NPC does not appear until you’ve turned in Kilkay’s ear.

• New quests in Port Azure slums (Reaver themed - any class can do it)

• New “Bonepits Quest” in Hidden Hills for Reavers (at the tents)

• Port Azure furniture vendor will take any blueprint you find and begin selling that item

Reliquary- In Port Azure near back gate

• Customizable space for Players

  • Can host portals to world locations

  • Can find furniture and collectibles to display for buffs and utility

  • Can summon your guild to the reliquary at any time

• Can “town portal” to and from without losing your place in the world

  • Your exit portal returns you to where you came from when you leave

• Host banks, stores, respec locations, and more in your Reliquary

• “Account Wide” (Persistent between all your characters)

SimPlayer Behavior

• SimPlayers answer questions in /say, /shout, and /guild regarding items, quests, mob locations (WIP)

• SimPlayers now auto-join your group upon arriving at your location and no longer run off if you take too long

• SimPlayers may send a tell to alert you if they’ve been attacked while traveling to your group

• SimPlayers are more likely to group together organically in the world

• SimPlayers will now leave their existing groups and join yours without requiring multiple invites

• Groups of SimPlayers are more likely to camp established camp spots instead of flooding zones

• SimPlayers in your group will wander around a bit and reposition themselves while idle

• Reduced frequency of lone, reckless SimPlayers charging solo into high-end zones

• Use /setname on a SimPlayer to rename it (does not work on pre-written SimPlayers)

• “Friended” SimPlayers will always load into game, despite server population settings

• You can now ask SimPlayers about their gear (via say or whisper) e.g.: “Where did you get that sword?”

Combat and AI

• Low health aggro behavior added - low health players will more easily attract attention

• Enemies will now flee combat and seek help if:

  • They are alone

  • Below 12 percent HP

  • Not undead

  • Not a boss

• Bleed damage is now capped at 10,000 (Stormcaller)

• New toggle in Group Manager to allow fear-kiting tactics

• Added “Fear” spells, causing opponents to disengage and try to escape. Some enemies are immune to fear.

• All mobs have a 30% increase to HP pool

• Higher level mobs are more likely to “shake off” status effects and DOTs before their full duration completes

• NPCs now have a “stun cooldown” and cannot be chain stunned for the entire duration of a fight. This does not apply to Dazzle or other ‘sleep’ spells.

Items

• Druid added to Garg Wand

• Druid’s Astra weapon (Eternox) is now classified as a Wand with a ranged attack

• Abyssal Shell, Backplate, and Assassin’s Bane now have on-character models

• Reaver exclusive weapon now dropped by Astra

• Fixed coloring and model selection on multiple items

• Rune of Azure is now Rune of the Winds (Windwashed Pass)

• Braxonian Fossils can drop "Crystallized Balance" (also a very rare world drop) - an item that will bring down all Guild Rankings, allowing for a "catchup mechanic". Players in the top guild will not be happy if you use it.

Classes and Abilities

• New class: Reaver

  • Multiple stances focused on tanking, aggression, and aggro generation

  • Damage-over-time abilities

  • Melee DPS combined with magic

  • Gains buffs as HP is lost

• Duelist class renamed to “Windblade”. No major mechanical changes

• Windblade gets early & mid-game power bump through passive damage increases and earlier Dual Wield skill availability

• Cleave and Stun Strike are no longer restricted to 2H weapons

• New Druid spell: Ensnaring Roots

  • Level 21

  • Sold in Fernalla's Revival Plains

  • Applies a movement speed debuff

Audio

• Soundtrack now fades in and out from time to time, making music less repetitive and allowing zone ambience to carry more weight (Toggle-able in options)

• New ambience in many locations

Buttons

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where player was not alerted if they chose a name that was taken by a SimPlayer

• Fixed issue allowing ascensions to be added to blank slots

  • Also cleans up previously added empty ascensions

• SimPlayer hair and skin colors are now consistent across sessions

• Druid Ascension "Critical DOT" now works properly

• Tons of bug fixed and other adjustments

• SimPlayers will now properly display hair and skin colors and hair styles and be consistent between sessions

• Fixed a notable “Hitch” when opening and closing Group Builder

• Optimized loading screens to be faster and smoother

• Player no longer “bounces” into falling animation when running down hills

• Fixed a bug where “Trick Shot” would spawn free trick targets if auto attack was on, but your target was out of range.

• Windowed mode players will now have consistent window-sizes when launching the game. Previously, you’d have to resize it every launch if you manually resized it or put it into a monitor zone.

• Fixed a bug on SteamDeck where the cursor would start out over the “Exit Game” button, and trigger it on the “Press Any Key” screen on startup, creating the illusion of a crash

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes stop skill hotkeys from properly triggering

• Fixed a bug where trading an item to a simplayer would suddenly cause NPC nametags to appear through walls

• Fixed a bug where item info cards could appear off screen