Army of the NIght!

The Steam Awards are here and we would love your help!

We'd love you to nominate us for the "Labor of Love" award. Labor of Love is the category for games that launched in a previous year and continue to update the game and add new content. If you think we are worthy of any of the awards please consider voting for us. Votes are open until December 1st at 10am PST (24 hours from this post)

Once again thank you all for your continued support as we continue to update Bloodstained!

We have posted a steam update to resolve the "Downloadable Content Required" issue that was affecting some players. Once you have this update, your old saves should work normally.

Thanks for your patience and thanks for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

Greetings, Army of the Night!

Bloodless rises to become the newest playable character in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!



The Bloodstained community has shown us incredibly support, patience, and understanding as we’ve worked to complete each new stage of development and complete content. To thank the community, we are releasing Bloodless today as our latest playable character! Bloodless is an additional playable character that wasn’t included in the previous Development Roadmap. We still have the unnamed playable character that you see on the Roadmap in development.




Bloodless is available to all players, even if you haven’t previously completed the game. Just start a new game and name the save file BLOODLESS (make sure to use ALLCAPS). You will hear Bloodless’ voice and see her as a character option. Choose her, select your difficulty and start the game!




As you explore the castle, you will discover crystal globes that will grant Bloodless new skills and improve her attributes. Each addition making her more deadly to her enemies. Increase your power and defeat your enemies!




Bloodless is launching for free across all platforms along with updates for Randomizer Mode and bug fixes.

Version 1.18 will address the following issues:
In addition to Bloodless, we are rolling out significant improvements for Randomizer!

• Fixed the algorithm so it wouldn't create invalid seeds
  
• Implemented safety chests and lamp, so previously invalid seeds can now be completed. These safety chests will contain the required item to complete.

Randomizer number of possibilities.

1152 combinations from settings:

3 GOAL x 2 KEY ITEM x 2 SAVE/WARP x 3 ITEM x 4 ENEMY DROP x 2 CRAFTING x 2 SHOP x 2 QUEST = 1152 combinations

65,536 combinations per set

The seed consists of 31 bits. 15 of those bits are used to store the settings generated by the initial choices the player makes. The remaining 16 bits are used to generate the randomness in the seed.

2^16 = 65,536 combinations.

Total number of possible combinations for the entire mode:

1152 settings x 65,536 seed combinations = 75,487, 472 total combinations.

• Fixed issue with clan names showing in Save File Selection Screen
  
• Fixed an issue with clan names in credits
  
• Fixed minor audio issues

Thank you for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night! We hope you enjoy playing as Bloodless!

Hello, Army of the Night!

We have updated our Development Roadmap though the first quarter of 2021. The new schedule kicks off (likely) next week with the surprise release of Bloodless as a playable character and improvements to Randomizer.



When you compare the new Roadmap with the previous one, you’ll see that several modes are now planned for the first quarter of 2021. We are still expecting the Crossover Content and Classic Mode to launch in November for all platforms except for Switch, which will drop in December. This change gives us more development time on Chaos and Vs Modes.

As always, the Roadmap is subject to change. We will always let the community know whenever the schedule adjusts.

Due to the change in the Roadmap, we thought it would be a nice bonus for the community to release Bloodless as a playable character! We should point out that Bloodless is an additional playable character. She does not replace the “???? playable character” that you see on the Roadmap.



Along with Bloodless, the next update includes a number of positive improvements for Randomizer. New behind-the-scenes ‘safety chests’ will ensure that items critical to completing a seed will be available. Additionally, the algorithm has been further updated to ensure generated seeds can be completed.

That’s it for now.

Thanks for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

It isn't often we get to announce an update for a soundtrack, but here we are!



If you own the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night soundtrack and have previously downloaded the FLAC version, you will notice a fairly sizable update (879.5 MB).

While you may not be able to hear a difference on your earbuds or phone speaker, these new files eliminate some audio issues. You can see the difference between the old and new versions when you analyze the audio.




We hope you enjoy the soundtrack!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101300/Bloodstained_Ritual_of_the_Night__Soundtrack/

For a limited time, Steam users can save big on a huge selection of titles in the 505 Games Publisher Sale!



Check out the sale here:
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/505GamesPublisherSale

From Thursday, September 3 (10:00 PDT) until Tuesday, September 8 (10:00 PDT) enjoy discounts on selected 505 base games, expansions, game bundles and bonus packs. We've included a variety of different titles in our 505 Games Publisher Sale, including Hideo Kojima's DEATH STRANDING (-25%) Control Ultimate Edition (-20%) and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (-50%)

Other titles include...
• Assetto Corsa Competizione -50%
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• Portal Knights -60%
• Abzu -50%
• Total Tank Simulator -33%
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• Last Day of June -75%
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• Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons -80%

For a complete list of 505 Games’ limited-run discounted games and products, visit the 505 Games sale page on Steam.

Oh and one final thing! For those looking to pick up a copy of DEATH STRANDING, this is your last chance to receive the DEATH STRANDING Soundtrack Expanded Edition (The Expanded Edition of Ludvig Forsell’s award winning official score includes 10 unreleased bonus tracks) Head over to the DEATH STRANDING Steam store page for more info.

All discounted games can be found here:
http://store.steampowered.com/sale/505GamesPublisherSale

For more information about 505 Games and its complete library of entertaining products, visit www.505games.com

We have a small update today that fixes two Boss Revenge bugs that were not able to include in our previous patch.



Update Notes
Version 1.17 will address the following issues:

• Bloodless Crash – Fixed an issue where the game would crash when pausing the game or entering the menu while playing Bloodless in Boss Revenge Mode.
  
• Timer Error – Fixed an issue where the ‘Best Time’ would fail to update during Boss Revenge.

Bug Reporting
Have a bug to report? Please submit it here: {LINK REMOVED}http://bit.ly/BSROTNBugForm
Troublesome Randomizer Seeds can be reported here: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/BSRandomizerReport
505 Support Page: https://support.505games.com/

Thanks for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850

We have an update planned today that addresses both the achievements bug and the NPC Area Crash.

A fix for the Boss Revenge Bloodless pause/menu crash will be part of a future update.

Thank you for your bug reports! Thank you for playing Bloodstained!

- The Bloodstained Team

More details here: https://playbloodstained.com/status/
Report bugs here: {LINK REMOVED}http://bit.ly/BSROTNBugForm

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Version Numbers
New Version: 1.16


Update Notes
Version 1.16 will address the following issues:

* Achievements / Extra Items – Some achievements cannot be completed due to unobtainable items.

*NPC Area Crash – A crash that can occur when you enter or leave an area with an NPC or speak with an NPC.

Current Top Issues
We are aware of the following issues and are investigating. This is a list of top-priority issues and does not include everything we are working on.

* Boss Revenge – A crash occurs when pausing the game while playing as Bloodless or entering the menu.

Bug Reporting
Have a bug to report? Please submit it here: {LINK REMOVED}http://bit.ly/BSROTNBugForm
Troublesome Randomizer Seeds can be reported here: {LINK REMOVED}https://bit.ly/BSRandomizerReport
505 Support Page: https://support.505games.com/

Hello, all.

A quick development update. The team has been making progress on the Achievements / Extra Items bug and the NPC Area crash (aka Arvantville crash). A fix is in testing. The Boss Revenge Bloodless pause/menu issue may take more time and require a separate update to address. We apologize for the issue.

When an ETA is available, we will post here and on our new Current Status page:

https://playbloodstained.com/status/

Thank you!

- The Bloodstained Team

Hello Bloodstained Fans!

The first update from the 2020 roadmap is almost here! In the works is Boss Revenge Mode and Chroma Wheel, both of which will be available for free.

What will each of these features include? Let’s find out…




Boss Revenge Mode

It’s time for the bosses of Bloodstained to get their revenge on the heroes!

Boss Revenge mode puts you in control of one of Bloodstained’s notorious villains: Andrealphus, Bathin, Bloodless or Gremory.



Each boss comes equipped with their own roster of abilities, and their own unique play styles..



Once you’ve chosen your character, you’ll challenge a series of heroes: Zangetsu, Dominique and finally, Miriam. The battles are set in their own dedicated spaces. Once you win your fight, you’ll be sent to a transition room to prepare for the next challenge.

It’s time for the villains to have their day! Are you ready to accept the challenge?


Chroma Wheel

Ready for a new look? Todd the Killer Barber has really improved his abilities and is ready to update your style!



Previously you were limited to just a few color options when customizing your look. Now you will have an entire range of colors to choose from.



The variable options can be applied to Hair, Sub Hair Color (A new option!), Outfit, Sub Outfit Color, Skin and Eyes. Currently lip color isn’t an option, but it will be added in the next update.



When you’re ready to try out the new options, head to Todd and help him reach 666 hairstyles so he can have his curse lifted!

We hope you enjoy these new additions to the game!



Other Changes

We want fans to access the content we release as soon as possible, as a result we are making some changes to how content is unlocked. With this new patch we will include the following adjustments:


Unlocked from the start, including new profiles and existing profiles that have not beaten the game:

* Speedrun Mode – Unlocked
* Randomizer Mode – Unlocked
* Boss Revenge Mode – Unlocked
* Zangetsu – Unlocked


Requires game progression to access:

* Boss Rush
* Hard Difficulty
* Nightmare Difficulty


We hope you enjoy Boss Revenge and Chroma Wheel when they come to Bloodstained on July 2nd!

UPDATE VERSION: 1.15

https://store.steampowered.com/app/692850/