Upcoming Major Update - The First Ascent

We've been hard at work expanding the world of Everwind, and with the release of The First Ascent drawing near, we wanted to share with you a bit more about the massive haul of content that will be included in this first major update for our game, let's crack straight into it!

Here's what you can expect:

New Enemies

Besides the previously discussed Steamer Colossus Mech, and Carnivorous Plant, we've introduced a variety of new creatures to challenge you.

• Vespers, Vesper Larvas, Snapblooms and Scorpiors

• X-44R The Scrapper - A neutral monster who roams the Rotten biome.

• Damaged Steamer - This enemy got a small rework

• Capybara Merchant - A rare, secret encounter. Can you find him?

New Items and Tools

• The Lantern - A highly requested item that can be equipped in your off-hand to illuminate the darkness. There are multiple variants available, depending on which materials you use for crafting.

• Ladders - You know what a ladder is for

• Moisture Collector - A new station for passive water collection

• Charred Wood - A new type of wood for rafting and building

• Pirate Furniture Set - A new set of decor inspired by the pirates found at the desert's water level.

• New Resources - Collected primarily from the new enemies. Many of the newly added resources will be used to craft new items and blocks.

Combat

• 20+ New Arrow Types

• New Bow Modifiers

• New Bow Runes - To customize your play style.

New Gear

• New Unique Items - Powerful new unique weapons and accessories scattered throughout the world. Additionally, old uniques had their drop rates adjusted.

• New Mage Clothes - Special attire for magic users that provides powerful modifiers and scales significantly with upgrades.

Mechanics & Quality of Life

• Third Person Perspective leaning - A new feature allowing players to lean up or down in third-person view. This improves aiming at mobs above or below you.

• More Character Customization options - New tattoos, markings, and scars.

• Proximity Crafting Management - You will be able to toggle specific chests on or off for proximity crafting.

• Expanded Proximity Crafting - Now compatible with more stations.

• Tutorial Improvements - Several steps have been reworked for a smoother onboarding experience.

World Generation, Balance & Exploration

• Bosses & Structures - We’ve increased the boss spawn ratio and added new structures, including new mines, buried treasure chests, and Pirate Galleons.

• Starting Area - The starting tower and the starting biome have both been updated.

• Caves - We added a few new objects to caves and updated the way they’re generated..

• The Future - We are currently working on further solutions to make tracking down bosses even easier.

Note: Keep an eye out for the new Galleons and buried chests while exploring the updated starting island!

We hope you’re as excited about this update as we are. Keep in mind that this is just a teaser - the actual update will include even more changes and updates, including a lot of bugfixes. See you in Everwind!

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