Patch Notes 1.3.0

1.3.0 Patch Notes

This patch brings a significant overhaul to the battle sets in the Old Woods and Hinterlands, introducing formidable new foes such as the Alpha Wolf, Defender, and Necromancer, as well as additional variants to enhance combat diversity. Additionally, the ability redraw feature has been updated, and new tags like 'melee' and 'ranged' have been added to abilities, complementing new game effects. The update also incorporates numerous bug fixes and minor enhancements to further improve gameplay. Improvements & Changes

• Redrawing Abilities Improved: Players can now redraw abilities in battle more frequently, once every 2 mind points (previously once every 5 points). Redrawing now introduces the Mind Fog effect, increasing the cost of the next ability by 1, and guarantees that redrawn abilities will differ from the current set.

• Smithy Formula Updated: Both the weapon's level and the number of attempts are considered, offering flexibility to either spread upgrades safely across multiple weapons or risk concentrating upgrades on a single, more powerful weapon.

• AddedNew Ability Tags AddedTags including 'ranged,' 'melee,' 'area effect,' and 'multi-hit' have been added to ability descriptions, enhancing interactions with existing abilities like the Keen Sight perk and new oriflamme bonuses.

• Elderly departures: Goblins now have a defined lifespan and may "depart" after 15 days of retirement, though some may stay longer if fortunate. A maximum of three goblins can depart per day.

• AddedBattle Set Overhaul for Old Woods and HinterlandsEach location now introduces a new foe, with battles designed to be distinct from one another to enhance variety. To better address the difficulty curve, lower-tiered versions of certain foes have been introduced. These regions will also debut three new combatant archetypes: the Alpha Wolf , the Defender , and the Necromancer .

• Weapon Changes: Axe’s Chop will now apply Weaken (reduce foe’s power by 1), and Blunt’s Bludgeon will apply Sunder instead of Knockback.

• AdjustedOriflamme Effect ChangesBear’s Gift was changed to increase damage of melee attacks, while Falcon’s Gift has changed to increase the damage of ranged attacks.

• Mute in Background: Allows the option to mute audio when the game is not in focus.

Enemy Adjustments

• Burly Adventurer now has a new ability called Enraged which gives him Fury.

• A notification will display before Burly Adventurer casts Heavy Swing.

• A notification will display before Hinkypunk casts Discombobulate.

• Shifty Adventurer cast Focus Target for his allies to direct damage toward that target.

• Helpful Halfling (previously called Halfling Burglar) now has a new ability called Share Rations that heals allies 15 life.

• Skeletal Princess' summoned skeletons' power reduced by 4.

• Skeletal Steward can only summon 1 skeleton not 2.

• Decreased Stygian Skull’ s Sunder resistance from 100% to 60%

• Rat handler's ‘Assigned Duties’ will now add 10 Armor Up to the Champion Rats.

• Champion Rat's Toughen Hide and Toxify now cost 0, and Max life increased by 30.

Bug Fixes

Combat and Ability Issues:

• Corrected the Glaciate ability causing the Mystic to disappear from the party.

• Glaciate now properly moves Mystic to its intended spot after effect ends

• Glaciate Ability Cost preview does not match actual ability cost in Battle

• Improved the functionality of Intercept with certain foe abilities and when the Guard is stunned or frozen.

• Ensured Frostbite no longer refreezes an enemy with 100% freeze resistance.

• Resolved the issue where foes could be inflicted with status effects despite being immune.

• Fixed mismatched Poison and Toxin stack amounts.

• Fixed Poison being able to