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Largest Discount to Date
The Hopebringer is now available at an 80% discount, it's largest to date. This discount will apply from now until March 20th. This also applies to the Punch and Slash Bundle Happy adventuring!
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The Hopebringer: v1.6.1 Patch Introduces Respecialization
The Hopebringer's v1.6.1 patch is now live, and includes new Potions of Amnesia. These were a recent user recommendation from ToyMachine on the forums. These potions can be purchased from magic vendors, and are also a r…
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The Hopebringer: v1.6 Patch
We are happy to announce that we have moved the latest Public Beta branch into the live build. This patch updates from Unreal Engine 5.1 to Unreal Engine 5.3, and in the process it adds automatic DLSS support if you hav…
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The Hopebringer: DLSS and UE 5.3 Beta Test
We have been working behind the scenes on a port to Unreal Engine 5.3, which includes DLSS integration. This build is currently available on a special beta branch which you can enable if you would like to participate in…
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Achievement and Logo Updates
In preparation for the new year, we have updated the games logo: We have also updated each of the game's achievement icons. A few examples of those are listed below:
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Autumn Sale
From now until November 28th, The Hopebringer will be available for 52% off, as part of Steam's Autumn Sale.
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Happy Halloween - v1.5.7 Patch Is Live
We hope that everyone has a great Halloween. This seemed as good of a time as any to introduce a new Vampire boss type into the game. Audio Added new coin looting sounds. NPCs Introduced new Vampire bosses. Vampires are…
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v1.5.6 - Auto Gold Looting
We have a small patch today, which introduces automatic proximity looting of gold. Thanks to Shamiah for this suggestion. From this point forward, gold will automatically be collected whenever you move near it. There is…
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v1.5.5 Build Notes
The v1.5.5 patch focused primarily on bringing Transmuting up to date with some of the newer item types. Transmuting Recipes You can now transmute some jewelry pieces with multiple runes to create a version of jewelry w…
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v1.5.4 Build Notes
The v1.5.4 patch brings new consumable items, longer decay times, and small UI improvements. Items and Loot Introduced new single use items, which are activated using the consumable slots, similar to Potions. But unlike…
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v1.5.3 Build Notes
Today's patch adds ricocheting projectiles, which are now supported by some NPC bosses (thanks to Astrochronic for the suggestion). Wizards also have a new spell which utilizes this feature. We'll be adding it to more a…
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The Hopebringer: August Recap
Our third month of Early Access brought a price reduction, and a variety of changes. This month brought items with reactive procs, and a variety of new NPCs added to the bestiary. You can find highlights of the changes…
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v1.5.2 Build Notes
Items and Loot Items can now process special effects after you get hit, or when you defeat an enemy. The time at which it processes will vary by the item type. In the near future we will also be adding weapon procs whic…
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v1.5.1 Patch Brings Harpies
Harpies have been added into the game. Harpy songs can bewilder heroes and their companions, and they also have some deadly talon attacks, and debuffs. They are vulnerable to elemental effects, but resistant to poison.…
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v1.5 Patch Is Live
This is a small performance related patch, to try to address a report that we received on poor performance in some situations. Although we were unable to duplicate the issue, we believe that it was likely virtual shadow…
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The Hopebringer: v1.4.9 Patch Live
The Hopebringer's v1.4.9 patch has gone live and includes new additions to the bestiary, along with some miscellaneous improvements. Dungeons and Scenarios The Protecting the Artifact scenario now features multiple new…
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