Hello, everyone.

Today's update addresses a number of current issues. You can see the list below.

• Final update to randomizer seeds and addressed issues where previous seeds were invalid. NOTE: Seeds begun or saved after 1.20 may no longer work.
  
• Fixed New Game+ crash
  
• Classic Mode: Hit detection remaining on screen
  
• Classic Mode: Miriam walking in the wrong direction after Gremory encounter
  
• Classic Mode: Instances of Gebel not appearing
  
• Classic Mode: Score reaches max then loops to a negative number
  
• Classic Mode: Double KO during Gremory encounter
  
• Classic Mode: Wolfman failing to reset
  
• Classic Mode: Mini Gebel bug
  
• Classic Mode: Jack (Gusion) boss not moving
  
• Classic Mode: Instances where enemies and game gimmicks stop moving
  
• Classic Mode: Disable the Pause Menu during the walking animation transitions
  
• Classic Mode: Miriam softlock after obtaining the heart at the end of a boss battle

This update is 3.8gb

Thanks for playing!

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The recently released Classic Mode hides a secret...within the update is a more difficult mode called “1986”.

Classic Mode is an homage to the classic games of yesteryear, when games were 8-bit and controllers were analog. One mistake and you’re sent back to the beginning of the level with one less life to lose. Lose enough and it’s Game Over.



1986 takes things to a new level by restricting Miriam’s abilities within the mode.

* No Backflip
* No Backstep
* No Slide
* Mid-air control is reduced
* Cannot jump off stairs
* Cannot jump on to stairs
* Extended whip is not available
* Cannot stand/crouch mid whip animation

Reducing Miriam’s abilities requires your own skills to be sharp as a sword to reach the end. The mode still has three difficulty levels to choose from, so you may want to start off on easy to get used to the controls.

To access the mode, head to the Extra Modes menu.

MAIN MENU ➡️ EXTRA MODE ➡️ CLASSIC MODE

On the Classic Mode launch screen, enter the following code:

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🔘(X or Square)🔘(B or O)

When you have successfully entered the code, “1986” will appear at the bottom of the screen. Starting the game will reveal Miriam in a new red outfit. This lets you know that you’re playing 1989 Mode.



We hope you enjoy 1986 Mode!


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Hello, Army of the Night!

Today we launch Classic Mode and a new area and boss based on the hit game Kingdom: Two Crowns. The updates (ver 1.20) is free! Play Bloodstained in a whole new (old) way!





Miriam must once again enter the castle to confront Gebel and survive five harrowing stages and five sub-bosses that stand in her way. Armed only with a sword and whip, can she survive her journey through the demonic castle?

Classic Mode brings retro action to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night with levels and gameplay inspired by the classic games of yesteryear.



In addition to your main weapon, you will be able to pick up special, limited-use abilities throughout the mode, but you can only have one at a time. When you pick up a new ability, the previous one will disappear.

As you advance though the castle, you will have to defeat the sub-bosses to advance to the next stage. Defeat them all and you will face off against Gebel himself!



When you finish Classic Mode, you’ll be graded on time, score and number of deaths across three difficulty modes – be sure to efficiently use Miriam’s special moves including slide, backstep and backflip.

To play Classic Mode, choose “Extra Mode” from the main menu and then select “Classic Mode”. The mode is available to all Ritual of the Night owners, you do not need to have completed the core game to play Classic Mode.




Last year we partnered with our friends at Raw Fury to transport Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night’s beloved characters – Miriam, Zangetsu, Gebel and Alfred – to Kingdom: Two Crowns.

Now it’s time to pay it forward as both publishers team up once again to merge the worlds of Kingdom: Two Crowns and Bloodstained. The Kingdom Crossover includes a new area that captures the beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic of Kingdom.



Within the Kingdom area, you will encounter a new boss that, once defeated, will grant the new Archer Familiar Shard. This familiar will follow you throughout your adventures and attack enemies from a ranged distance. Level up the shard to get more powerful attacks!

The Kingdom Crossover will become available <b>after you have defeated Bathin</b> on your current save, or load an old save where you have previously defeated him. From there you will need to acquire the Crown of Creation before you will be able to locate the hidden area (it’s not shown on the map).

The Crown of Creation is equipped into the head slot and is your key to the Kingdom Crossover area. It also reduces damage at the cost of gold when worn.

We are excited for you to play the new Classic Mode and to experience the Kingdom Crossover.




Thank you for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night AND for playing Kingdom: Two Crowns!

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/

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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.

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Thanks for playing Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night!

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