Hotfix #99

Hi Adventurers,

You can now explore the dangerous seas of the Ship Graveyard in the ‘Squire to Riches’ and ‘High-Roller’ game modes while outlasting the treacherous ‘Drowned Curse’. This update also adds a more dangerous, but more rewarding ‘High-Roller Adventure’ PvE mode that can be accessed through the ‘High-Roller’ campaign book. Please note that the Goblin Merchant will not be able to recover any equipment lost in the High-Roller Adventure mode dungeons. The new modes also bring the addition of two new artifacts and a slew of new craft items. Thank you and have fun in the dungeons!

IRONMACE

Bugfixes:

• Fixed an issue where the sound might not play when hitting a jar with the Fighter’s Shield Slam skill.
• Fixed an issue where the Warlock’s Evil Eye could fly outside the map when used while sitting, causing the jump action to malfunction.
• Fixed an issue where the Penetrating Shot effect of the Ranger could remain even after the skill duration ended.
• Fixed an issue where a frame drop could occur when a Ranger with the Trapping Mastery perk dismantled a hunting trap after being caught in it.
• Fixed an issue where casting the Cleric’s Protection on a monster could generate duplicate shields.
• Fixed an issue where damage VFX could appear when recovering HP with the Cleric’s Over Healing.
• Fixed an issue where the Ghost King’s corpse might not be visible if it died while teleporting.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom where some monsters could remain idle at certain locations.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom where monsters could stop attacking when moving between land and underwater areas.
• Fixed an issue where the Pirate monster’s ranged projectile attack could pass through walls and deal damage when the monster was positioned against a wall.
• Fixed an issue where underwater monster corpses could not be interacted with.
• Fixed an issue where interacting with Mermaid Corpses could sometimes produce no sound.
• Fixed an issue in The Goblin Caves – Cave Altar A module where skeleton monsters could stop moving at specific positions.
• Fixed an issue in The Goblin Caves – Goblin Rooms module where generated portals could not be used properly.
• Fixed an issue in The Goblin Caves – Ants Nest module where players could get stuck behind a roster at certain locations.
• Fixed an issue in The Goblin Caves – Cave Pit Hall module where terrain beyond stone pillars could be visible.
• Fixed an issue in The Ruins of Forgotten Castle – Keep where movement in certain areas could cause frame drops due to environmental props.
• Fixed an issue in The Ruins of Forgotten Castle – Stables where certain trees might not appear as intended.
• Fixed an issue in The Frost Mountain – Ice Abyss – Narrow Bridge where players could be attacked by monsters immediately upon spawning.
• Fixed an issue in The Frost Mountain – Ice Abyss – False Throne where a Druid in Rat Form could activate a lever by passing through the portcullis.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom – Skull Island module where a Druid could enter the boss reward room using transformation forms.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom where the escape current sound could be heard even when the underwater escape cave was inactive.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom – Abandoned Ship module where players could become trapped.
• Fixed an issue in The Blue Maelstrom where broken jars or chests could display incorrect cross-sections.
• Fixed an issue where potions placed in dungeons could consistently spawn as Potions of Water Breathing.
• Fixed an issue where swimming sounds might not play while swimming quickly.
• Fixed an issue where striking spilled Tar after destroying a Tar Barrel could produce no sound.
• Fixed an issue where Spider Webs could only be destroyed when players passed through them.
• Fixed an issue where actions might not proceed correctly after a successful parry.
• Fixed an issue where the equip time of the Recurve Bow could differ from other bows.
• Fixed an issue where bolts appeared to float when reloading the Crossbow, Hand Crossbow, or Windlass Crossbow.
• Fixed an issue where hitting certain walls with a Rapier or Dagger could produce no sound.
• Fixed an issue where blocking with the rapier might not work properly.
• Fixed an issue where blocking attacks with a War Hammer could produce no sound.
• Fixed an issue where hair could clip through the Occultist Hood when worn by certain races.
• Fixed an issue where the Soul Heart skin might not display properly after moving to the next floor in a dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where the new party leader’s lobby skin would not update after a leader change.
• Fixed an issue where Quest Logs that needed to be completed within the same session could not be completed separately.
• Fixed an issue where items required by the Quest Log could display random options.
• Fixed an issue where the Trading Post screen could appear when entering a dungeon.
• Fixed an issue where clicking the Trading Post button produced no sound.
• Fixed an issue where the Trading Post and Marketplace could be accessed even without reaching level 20.
• Fixed an issue where error codes could appear when making purchases or crafting.
• Fixed an issue where class rankings might not display correctly on the Leaderboard.

Game Updates:

• Added The Blue Maelstrom to Squires to Riches.
• Added the Blue Maelstrom dungeon to High-Roller mode.
• Added Adventure Mode to High-Roller. In High-Roller Adventure mode, you can earn only 25% of the AP compared to the standard High-Roller mode.
• In Adventure Mode, the Druid’s Thorn Barrier and the Ranger’s Purge Shot have been changed so that they no longer affect other players.
• Improved the Mummy Chest module in The Ruins of Forgotten Castle – The Crypt.
• A new monster, Midnight Stag, has been added to The Ruins of the Forgotten Castle.
• Changed so that boats in The Blue Maelstrom now spawn immediately after the session starts.
• Melee attack accuracy has been improved.
• Improved the VFX of the Ranger’s Purge Shot skill.
• Improved certain animations of the Skeleton Royal Guard.
• Some animations of the Tidewalkers have been improved.
• Updated several torch icons.
• Updated various equipment item icons.
• The size of the Horseman’s Axe and Hatchet has been reduced back to their previous scale, and their attack range has been slightly increased.
• Added new craftable items.
• Changed so that logs obtained through Woodcutting are now purchased by the merchant Woodsman.
• The Possession system of Faustian Bargain has been adjusted so that you now possess a monster closer to your death location than before.
• The positions of some UIs in the lobby have been adjusted.
• Added new loading illustration images.

Balance Updates:

General

• Adjusted the overall balance of monsters and map elements in The Frost Mountain – Ice Cavern.
• The loot drop rate for The Blue Maelstrom has been improved.
• Increased the parry multiplier of Rapier and Cutlass from 1.25x to 1.5x.
• Increased movement speed and action speed while underwater. Also increased the speed of physical and magical projectiles underwater.
• Overall monsters in Faustian Bargain have been polished and balanced.
• Reduced the attack difficulty of Pirate monsters.

Items

• The weakest impact zone has been removed from various weapons, and the remaining impact zones have been adjusted accordingly.
• Reduced the reload and firing time of the Hand Cannon.
• Increased the Weapon Damage of the Hand Cannon by 5.
• Decreased the Weapon Damage of Drum from 24–30 to 16–28.

Classes

• Increased the Barbarian’s Vigor by 5 and decreased Knowledge by 5.
• Increased the Barbarian’s Two-Hander Armor Penetration from 5% to 10%.
• Decreased the Barbarian’s War Cry max health bonus from 25% to 20%.
• Reduced the Bard’s Dissonance duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.