Steam News20 March 20263mo ago

For the Hoard! Valor of Man: Patch 1.0.0-164

Greetings, Wardens, Thank you to everyone who dived in and tried the full game! We appreciate all the feedback and reviews. It means a lot and helps us make the game even better.

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Greetings, Wardens,

What changed

2 fixes3 additions4 changes1 removal

Performance
Gameplay
Balance
UI and audio
Maps
Fixes

changedToday's patch is about fixing some of the issues you've reported and improving overall stability.

addedMain FeaturesAdded an automatic save backup every 10 minutes, so your progress is always safe.

changedMain FeaturesIncreased the inventory size so you can hoard away!

fixedMain FeaturesFixed a couple of balance issues with some potential cheeses and an over-tuned enemy (looking at you, Mr. Specter 👀).

removedThat's great, but what's next?💰 A Sell feature for items you no longer need; highly requested and on its way. 📜 Tooltips for the Map legend. 🛡️ A bunch of other fixes and balance updates.

changedThat's great, but what's next?Stay tuned, and thanks again for your continued support. See you in Steam Discussions and Discord .

Valor of Man changes

changedToday's patch is about fixing some of the issues you've reported and improving overall stability.

addedAdded an automatic save backup every 10 minutes, so your progress is always safe.

changedIncreased the inventory size so you can hoard away!

fixedFixed a couple of balance issues with some potential cheeses and an over-tuned enemy (looking at you, Mr. Specter 👀).

removed💰 A Sell feature for items you no longer need; highly requested and on its way. 📜 Tooltips for the Map legend. 🛡️ A bunch of other fixes and balance updates.

Thank you to everyone who dived in and tried the full game! We appreciate all the feedback and reviews. It means a lot and helps us make the game even better.

Today's patch is about fixing some of the issues you've reported and improving overall stability.

Main Features

Added an automatic save backup every 10 minutes, so your progress is always safe.

Increased the inventory size so you can hoard away!

Fixed a couple of balance issues with some potential cheeses and an over-tuned enemy (looking at you, Mr. Specter 👀).

That's great, but what's next?

We're actively working on:

💰 A Sell feature for items you no longer need; highly requested and on its way. 📜 Tooltips for the Map legend. 🛡️ A bunch of other fixes and balance updates.

Stay tuned, and thanks again for your continued support. See you in Steam Discussions and Discord.

Florian & Traian

Full Patch Notes 1.0.0 Build 164:

New Features: - Auto backup save file, 10 minutes interval. (up to 3 backups created) - Increased inventory size and auto increase if necessary.

Quality of Life Improvements: - Show game version in map. - Improved visibility of hero icons on new item pickups. - *Improved Almanac loading times. - *Menus are now snappier and open and close faster.

Balance - Redesigned Specter: Sorrow Reaction now only shows on the upgraded Specter on Valor 8+. - Buffed Zhul: Added a new Action - Chain Lightning. - Buffed Gromm: Added a new Action - Carnage. - *Reworked Steady Hand: now gives Critical Chance per courage instead of Might. - Reworked Granite: now gives Impervious instead of Immune to Displacement. - Rebalanced hero starting stats, some abilities and artifacts. - Ash Bellows is now a Rare artifact. (previously Common). - Sharpening Stone is now a Rare artifact. (previously Common). - Hand Mirror is now a Rare artifact. (previously Legendary). - Elixir is now a Common artifact (previously Rare).

Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug where Grace could be used infinitely. - Fixed Quick Step animation. - Fixed a bug with Voracity translation. - Fixed a bug with Turn Undead translation. - Fixed a bug with Death's Kiss description. - *Fixed a bug where Masteries unlocked even on losses. - *Fixed a bug where Almanac abilities were not properly ordered. - *Fixed a bug where losing a run would not properly save unlocks.

Legend: - Lines marked with * are from build 163.

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Steam News / 20 March 2026

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