Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb
Steam News 2 May 202618d ago

Patch Notes Version 1.0.8

▼Helmer Adjustments Delayed the conclusion of Helmer's aerial heavy attack (Slam), so that it only ends upon landing. Increased the amount of time Helmer is vulnerable when being blocked by a Nightwalker with a shield.…

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Full Green Ember: Helmer in the Dragon Tomb update

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Extracted changes

20 fixes2 additions1 change0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Store
  • UI and audio
changed▼Helmer AdjustmentsIncreased the amount of time Helmer is vulnerable when being blocked by a Nightwalker with a shield.
added▼Helmer AdjustmentsAdded several control hints to the first level.
fixed▼Bug Fixes and ImprovementsFixed a bug where Helmer could become locked in place if a cinematic was started while Helmer was midair.
fixed▼Bug Fixes and ImprovementsFixed a bug where Helmer could become stuck when hitting a Nightwalker's shield with an aerial light attack.
fixed▼Bug Fixes and ImprovementsFixed a bug where Helmer could rotate unexpectedly while performing an aerial heavy or special attack.
fixed▼Bug Fixes and ImprovementsFixed a bug where Helmer could become stuck in the draw bow animation when buffering shooting an arrow.

▼Helmer Adjustments

  • Delayed the conclusion of Helmer's aerial heavy attack (Slam), so that it only ends upon landing.

  • Increased the amount of time Helmer is vulnerable when being blocked by a Nightwalker with a shield.

  • Attempting to shoot an arrow when out of ammo will now result in Helmer attempting and failing to shoot.

  • Added several control hints to the first level.

▼Enemy Adjustments

  • Nightwalkers with Swords now attack slightly faster.

▼Save Adjustments

  • The game now autosaves to the current slot when exiting from the pause menu.

  • The completion state of puzzles can now be saved, ensuring crate and brazier puzzles remain completed when saving and loading.

  • The completion state of arena battles can now be saved, ensuring rooms with waves of enemies remain completed when saving and loading.

▼Bug Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer could become locked in place if a cinematic was started while Helmer was midair.

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer could become stuck when hitting a Nightwalker's shield with an aerial light attack.

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer could rotate unexpectedly while performing an aerial heavy or special attack.

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer could become stuck in the draw bow animation when buffering shooting an arrow.

  • Fixed a bug where the New Item Pop-Up could freeze when playing with a controller.

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer could jump while holding a grabbable item or aiming his bow, resulting in animation errors.

  • Fixed several bugs where Helmer's attacks would have FX and SFX skipped if the attack was used as part of a combo.

  • Fixed a bug where the cancel input would Roll while holding a grabbable item, rather than simply dropping it in place.

  • Fixed a bug where Helmer would not drop grabbable items when hit, resulting in animation errors.

  • Fixed a bug where SFX was missing from Helmer's aerial light attack.

  • Fixed a bug where enemies would lose track of Helmer if their guard was broken.

  • Fixed a bug where enemies hit with a thrown item could become locked in a strange rotation.

  • Fixed a bug where graphics settings occasionally would not be saved.

  • Fixed a bug where sound settings would not apply to pre-rendered cinematics.

  • Fixed several bugs where saving and loading would cause unexpected behavior or result in a loss of progress.

  • Fixed a bug where the gates of the Northeast Mine would not open when reloading a save.

  • Fixed several bugs where subtitles / control hints could display at the wrong time.

  • Fixed several bugs where some gates lacked slots and moved too quickly.

  • Fixed several bugs where some walls in the Dragon Tomb did not have collision, allowing Helmer to access unintended locations and skip sections of the game.

  • Fixed a bug where Karn could warp out of his arena in certain conditions.

▼Known Issues

  • The previous update introduced a change to where save files for the Mac version of the game are stored. Please refer to this guide on restoring saves made with previous versions of the game.

The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Main Menu will be as follows:

Version: 1.0.8

After downloading the update file, please restart the game to apply the update.

Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy Green Ember more comfortably.

Thank you for your patience!

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Steam News / 2 May 2026

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