Frontline only! Click here for Frontline instructions Patch Info Recommended Level: 23-25 Summary Don't invite Rick Astley because this update will totally desert you! This is one of those real Frontline updates!
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Full Secrets of Grindea update
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What changed
3 fixes3 additions1 change3 removals
UI and audio
Gameplay
Balance
Fixes
addedPatch InfoRecommended Level: 23-25 Summary Don't invite Rick Astley because this update will totally desert you! This is one of those real Frontline updates! All the sounds are either placeholder or missing, and some effects aren't final etc, but the functionality should be enough for testing! Details About Dragonbone Dunes Finally there's some new Story Mode stuff, and it's the next area: Dragonbone Dunes (aka the desert)! The role of the desert in terms of pacing is a bit different than how we did for Seasonne and Mt Bloom. The reason why is that Tai Ming itself was so very different from the other temples! For one, Tai Ming was very NPC-heavy. This put us in a situation where players who leave Tai Ming might feel that the next part of the game seems like a ghost town in comparison. Since this is the final non-temple area in the game, and is supposed to be this bustling trade hub, we really didn't want that! In the end, we made over 60 NPCs for the desert and its port town. Another thing we felt was that Tai Ming pushed the story forward into a place where another forced mini-dungeon (like the Toy Factory or Lurifix quest line in Mt Bloom) would be weird pacing wise. Still, if the desert just had a lot of NPCs but no gameplay content, that would be bad as well. Because of this, we decided we'd shift the main/side content balance a bit for the desert, with a slightly more streamlined main quest (still with a couple of bosses), but more side content to do instead. This way, people who felt Tai Ming left them yearning for a more traditional gameplay/story pace can go through it relatively quickly to get to the next temple, and people who want to spend more time in the desert area can do so with the side quests and secrets! That means this Frontline update is a bit unusual, as well. For the other areas, we first released only the main quest and no side content, but since the side content is a more integral part of the experience, we decided to add a portion of the side content to the Frontline patch! Of course, since this is the first Frontline patch of the area, we're going to polish things up a bit and also add more stuff to do in coming updates, before shipping it all in one big lump to Stable. Hope you all have a good time in Dragonbone Dunes!
fixedPatch NotesHotfix 0.820c
addedPatch NotesAdded some polish to NPC behaviors in Port Monnaie
changedPatch NotesPerfect guarded Cacute projectiles now move faster and deal significantly more damage to enemies
fixedPatch NotesFixed a number of multiplayer bugs in the desert
removedPatch NotesBees no longer spawn en masse outside of bounds in Pillar Mountains
Secrets of Grindea changes
addedRecommended Level: 23-25 Summary Don't invite Rick Astley because this update will totally desert you! This is one of those real Frontline updates! All the sounds are either placeholder or missing, and some effects aren't final etc, but the functionality should be enough for testing! Details About Dragonbone Dunes Finally there's some new Story Mode stuff, and it's the next area: Dragonbone Dunes (aka the desert)! The role of the desert in terms of pacing is a bit different than how we did for Seasonne and Mt Bloom. The reason why is that Tai Ming itself was so very different from the other temples! For one, Tai Ming was very NPC-heavy. This put us in a situation where players who leave Tai Ming might feel that the next part of the game seems like a ghost town in comparison. Since this is the final non-temple area in the game, and is supposed to be this bustling trade hub, we really didn't want that! In the end, we made over 60 NPCs for the desert and its port town. Another thing we felt was that Tai Ming pushed the story forward into a place where another forced mini-dungeon (like the Toy Factory or Lurifix quest line in Mt Bloom) would be weird pacing wise. Still, if the desert just had a lot of NPCs but no gameplay content, that would be bad as well. Because of this, we decided we'd shift the main/side content balance a bit for the desert, with a slightly more streamlined main quest (still with a couple of bosses), but more side content to do instead. This way, people who felt Tai Ming left them yearning for a more traditional gameplay/story pace can go through it relatively quickly to get to the next temple, and people who want to spend more time in the desert area can do so with the side quests and secrets! That means this Frontline update is a bit unusual, as well. For the other areas, we first released only the main quest and no side content, but since the side content is a more integral part of the experience, we decided to add a portion of the side content to the Frontline patch! Of course, since this is the first Frontline patch of the area, we're going to polish things up a bit and also add more stuff to do in coming updates, before shipping it all in one big lump to Stable. Hope you all have a good time in Dragonbone Dunes!
fixedHotfix 0.820c
addedAdded some polish to NPC behaviors in Port Monnaie
changedPerfect guarded Cacute projectiles now move faster and deal significantly more damage to enemies
fixedFixed a number of multiplayer bugs in the desert
Frontline only! Click here for Frontline instructions
Patch Info
Recommended Level: 23-25 Summary Don't invite Rick Astley because this update will totally desert you! This is one of those real Frontline updates! All the sounds are either placeholder or missing, and some effects aren't final etc, but the functionality should be enough for testing! DetailsAbout Dragonbone Dunes Finally there's some new Story Mode stuff, and it's the next area: Dragonbone Dunes (aka the desert)! The role of the desert in terms of pacing is a bit different than how we did for Seasonne and Mt Bloom. The reason why is that Tai Ming itself was so very different from the other temples! For one, Tai Ming was very NPC-heavy. This put us in a situation where players who leave Tai Ming might feel that the next part of the game seems like a ghost town in comparison. Since this is the final non-temple area in the game, and is supposed to be this bustling trade hub, we really didn't want that! In the end, we made over 60 NPCs for the desert and its port town. Another thing we felt was that Tai Ming pushed the story forward into a place where another forced mini-dungeon (like the Toy Factory or Lurifix quest line in Mt Bloom) would be weird pacing wise. Still, if the desert just had a lot of NPCs but no gameplay content, that would be bad as well. Because of this, we decided we'd shift the main/side content balance a bit for the desert, with a slightly more streamlined main quest (still with a couple of bosses), but more side content to do instead. This way, people who felt Tai Ming left them yearning for a more traditional gameplay/story pace can go through it relatively quickly to get to the next temple, and people who want to spend more time in the desert area can do so with the side quests and secrets! That means this Frontline update is a bit unusual, as well. For the other areas, we first released only the main quest and no side content, but since the side content is a more integral part of the experience, we decided to add a portion of the side content to the Frontline patch! Of course, since this is the first Frontline patch of the area, we're going to polish things up a bit and also add more stuff to do in coming updates, before shipping it all in one big lump to Stable. Hope you all have a good time in Dragonbone Dunes!
Patch Notes
Hotfix 0.820c
Added some polish to NPC behaviors in Port Monnaie
The Cacute aggressive state now reverses if you leave them alone for a while
Perfect guarding the first tick of the Solem laser now interrupts the attack
Perfect guarded Cacute projectiles now move faster and deal significantly more damage to enemies
Fixed a number of multiplayer bugs in the desert
Bees no longer spawn en masse outside of bounds in Pillar Mountains
Hotfix 0.820b
Added some chat commands for desert reset: /desertreset (entire desert), /desertsidereset (all side quests), /desertmainreset (the main quest), /farmareset (only the Farmamera battle), /solgemreset (only Sol-Gem battle), /marino2reset (only Marino battle)
You can no longer stand next to Sol-Gem during its shockwave attack
You can no longer blink past the Marino cutscene trigger
