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Steam News14 November 20257mo ago

Regular Update 1.2u

The 62nd update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! Release date announcement trailer coming next week! 1.

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What changed

4 fixes11 additions2 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Performance
addedAdd a new death animation that matches the classic souls like death
addedAdd a new death 'jingle' with sound settings toggle
addedAdd new hurt and death sounds
addedAdd a dialogue pop-up when entering the Wishing Pool area with the Withered Flower
addedAdd new fishing animations for the player
addedAdd new fishing animations for Split

Shell of a King changes

addedAdd a new death animation that matches the classic souls like death
addedAdd a new death 'jingle' with sound settings toggle
addedAdd new hurt and death sounds
addedAdd a dialogue pop-up when entering the Wishing Pool area with the Withered Flower
addedAdd new fishing animations for the player

The 62nd update for 'Shell of a King' is here! As always, if you find any bugs, especially game-breaking ones, please let me know via the official Discord! Release date announcement trailer coming next week!

1.2u Change List:

  • Add a new death animation that matches the classic souls like death

  • Add a new death 'jingle' with sound settings toggle

  • Add new hurt and death sounds

  • Add a dialogue pop-up when entering the Wishing Pool area with the Withered Flower

  • Add new fishing animations for the player

  • Add new fishing animations for Split

  • Add item flavor text back in for all items, most with lore tidbits and item explanations

  • Add static batching for all stationary game objects

  • Add more particles to various rooms

  • Add more various sounds

  • Add new FX for lighting chains

  • Default shadow setting back to All Shadows

  • Nerf Vile Talisman buff from 4s -> 3s

  • Clean up intro cutscene drawings some more, I like how they're looking now

  • The arrow wall in the Hall of Mistakes now permanently slows you

  • Make Greg look more like a scammer to fit recent story changes

  • Move Crumpled Page 1 to be less hidden, move faded remnant to the cage spot in the Meadow of Whispers

  • Reduce build size back to 2 GB by compressing map images

  • Simplify shadows for graves in Queens Garden

  • Increase inventory background opacity to improve readability

  • Clean up various sprites

  • Many small optimizations, unloading lights and particles

  • Fix enemies sliding around when colliding with stuff

  • Fix sounds in Colossal Cube trial

  • Fix being able to shoot through all staircases

  • Fix the boulder pushing the player after death

  • Various visual bug fixes

  • Other Internal changes

Source

Steam News / 14 November 2025

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