Hi Wardens!

These last weeks have been pretty crazy for the team. We are working hard on the next update -- our biggest one yet! You're very active, and you’ve sent us extremely valuable feedback. We want to thank you for your support and interest in the world of Eden. Our next update will be a whole new beginning for Eden Rising, and we have some exciting news for you today: the 'Game Changer' update will be out on October 18th! Two weeks from now!

A lot of features are coming with this update, and we hope you will enjoy the brand new experience! We are writing this post today to share the excitement and give you a first glance at the new features below:



Our combat system is something you have raised as an issue, and we have heard you! Over the last months, the team has been working on many aspect of the combat system to improve it and make it more reactive.

With this update, your interactions will feel more fluent. We spent some time on dodging, combo attack movements, animations, and latency. Most notably in this update, you can break out of your attack animation after the initial windup -- to increase your reaction time when fighting monsters. Our combat system is something we want to push and continuously improve. With this update, you will already feel direct improvements. Please note, this is not the end for our combat system, as we are now working on decoupling the camera and controller support, which we believe are important factors to upgrade our combat system.



After receiving community feedback, we have completely reworked our onboarding. The beginning of the game will quickly brief players through the controls in a beautifully revamped island. But most importantly, the new onboarding will interactively show players how the Tower Defense and Open World game loop mechanics fit together. After all, Eden Rising is a first of its kind!





Eden Rising has brand new tech trees and item upgrading! Player progression is in the front lines of the upcoming update. Tech trees will help players make strategic decisions on which weapon, traps, and items to unlock. The new item upgrade has a brand new, dedicated interface that will let you delve deep into your favorite weapon and unlock powerful new versions, even more than before! If you need that Bident to kill a boss, the tech trees and upgrades will help you reach that goal!





In order to clarify some of Eden’s gameplay mechanics, and resurface some of the coolest features, we have spent time reworking the UI. And we haven’t just changed the look (though we do think it’s pretty nice!).




Elements needed to start a new siege will be better exposed, such as the new Crucible Tiers, as well as your goals and rewards.



Crucibles have been reworked to have “Tiers” of sieges. Completing a tier means you can unlock a whole new branch of that Crucible’s tech tree (new weapons! new items!) and use your Essence rewards to improve Crucible camps across the game. Improvements can give your Crucible more power, unlock trap or resource factories, or unlock Boost spots for your defenses.



Watch out for the Gorgon! Our monsters have brand new abilities, and you have to be smarter to defeat them. In order to improve the combat system, we have also spent some time working on windows of opportunity and monster rotation. Beware, their interactions will now be more reactive, and you’ll need to watch out for your chance to attack! Be tactical, and with time you will be able to master and defeat all of Eden’s fearless creatures.



As part of our combat improvements, we put some effort into the damage numbers and UI surrounding them. Now, when you take on that armored Hydra, you’ll know right away that the front is shielded -- damage numbers will appear smaller and greyed out, and an icon will show that damage was deflected. But flank the Hydra, and suddenly your damage -- and damage numbers! -- will greatly increase!




We’ve also added weak spots and weaknesses to many of our monsters. Those Archons (one of the seahorse monsters) are in for a surprise when you put down the new Laser Lance turret! Test out other special abilities, weapons, and turrets on monsters to find out what does the most damage!



With this update, we have done a full siege revamp. From the onboarding to the Valley, all the way to the Shatter Causeway, all sieges have been rebalanced for better entertainment and challenge. You’ve played all the sieges in the Valley before? Give them one more shot -- the experience is completely different! Monsters can now spawn in a formation that moves through the lane as a unit. We’ve also updated the way monsters aggro during a siege and have added three new turrets to your arsenal! The trap interactions and challenges are completely revamped and will bring you a new and more rewarding sense of accomplishment!



Sieges have a new way of calculating your score. With the next update, time is of the essence. Sieges start with less time, but killing monsters will increase your time! Defending your turrets also plays a larger role in your final siege score. If your turrets are destroyed, your score will suffer! These changes are reflected in an updated siege scoring UI. Of course, your own personal kills and damage done in the siege are still displayed.

--

“With a great update comes great changes.” The game will now feature a better combat system, a whole new onboarding experience, brand new tech trees, item upgrades, a huge UI update, new and improved monster behaviors, and so much more… Therefore, to implement these changes, we drastically had to change the game and your current game data will be reset once the update goes live. BUT, this update is a totally new, fully revamped game, and a better experience for all players!

It also lays the groundwork for future updates, and we have some great things in store for you! We will have even more exciting announcements in the next few days, so stay tuned on Steam, our community Discord, and our social media!

Thank you for playing Eden Rising!


—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

After the monsters and the sieges, let's talk about menus! We said it already, but this update will be a huge game changer in many ways. Your feedback and comments are very important for us. It allows Eden Rising to get better and better!

Until now, harvesting raw materials unlocks crafting recipes for gear and other technologies. We wanted players to see the potential in all their gear, so we've added a new feature! The next update will change this system by introducing Tech Trees!



Crafting remains in the game and it's still one of the most important features of Eden Rising. Tech Trees allow a better and more clear classification of gear. You’ll be able to purchase crafting recipes step by step, according to their complexity to craft.





At the current state of development, Eden Rising has 5 main areas and just as many Crucibles to defend.



Tier1 of Tech Trees are unlocked when a Crucible is activated. The other Tiers are unlocked when sieges are completed: the more sieges you complete, the more Tiers (and recipes!) you’ll unlock!
Another reward is waiting for you. Every Tree has its own Master Node, a special recipe automatically unlocked when all sieges of the Crucible are completed.



Essences gain a brand-new role in the next update. They are currently primarily used for Crucible improvements. But in the next update, Essence will be the currency of Tech Trees and allow the player to buy crafting recipes.



Essences are obtained when a siege is successfully completed. The rate depends on how well you complete the siege. So the better you are at sieges, the more Essence you earn! Check out the Siege menu to see your rank and remaining rewards.


Thank you for your patience and your kindness as we work on this next update. We really want you to have the best content as possible. We only currently say that this update is coming very soon and we’re very excited to release it. So stay tuned here and in our social media for future news!

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

In our last post, we talked all about the upcoming changes to Sieges and how that will impact gameplay. This time we will talk more about the core changes to monsters in Eden, changing them from mostly mindless monsters to more engaging and dangerous challenges, both in the open world and during sieges!

The creatures of Eden were always intended to be challenging and deadly! From the Medusa to the Chimera, all monsters are intended to have their own look and feel, strengths and weaknesses, and effective tactics to take them down. A big focus for the team has been bringing that intention to life!




Recently, we added the 'backstab' functionality, that detects the direction a player's attack is coming from and awards additional damage based on striking weak spots. With the new update, there will be a number of new creatures to discover across Eden with heavy armor to overcome. Dodging behind enemies to land an attack of opportunity will be crucial to defeating them!



To make this whole system look and feel better, monsters will now properly animate to turn to face you as opposed to snapping in place.


Many of the monsters of Eden have undergone an overhaul of their abilities and attacks. This includes more animations and visual effects, as well as zone specific energy types, more area of effects, new attack types, and even rampages!

Out in the wild, you'll need to be ready to dodge and maneuver to defeat enemies and make use of a broad arsenal of weapons and turrets to help you!


In addition to a slew of new abilities, monsters have also had a full re-balance to have better difficulty escalation as you progress. They will also have much more interesting combinations of strengths and weaknesses to exploit and overcome!

Monsters both in the open world and in sieges have experienced this overhaul, and as a result all the sieges of the game have been changed and updated to make for a challenging new experience.



As we have said previously, this update is a game changer! It's through feedback from the community that we have honed and improved the game, and we are very excited to share what we've been working on. Stay tuned for more updates in the days to come!

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

Sieges are a core part of Eden Rising, and we are working hard to make them more exciting, challenging, and fun to play. Today we're doing a deep dive of the upcoming changes to Sieges and why!

Our biggest priority is to bring Eden's siege events in line with the expectations of fans of the Action/Tower Defense genre. There are a number of steps that we decided were needed to achieve that goal.


One of the biggest changes coming to the way sieges work is an update to monster aggro. In the current live version, monsters will begin to attack you if you come within range of them. This means you can accidentally end up with an entire swarm of dangerous monsters attacking you and ignoring all your well laid traps and defenses!



When we update, sieges will be much more in line with traditional tower defense games: monsters will spawn in loose groups at one end of the lane then pursue down their pathway towards the center of the Crucible. They can only be deterred from their goal by direct intervention of the player (by hitting them purposefully) or when struck by a tower.



This will mean strategic placement of towers will become crucial, and engaging enemies in a siege won't be immediately overwhelming. Of course, with that change in place it also means the potential for many more enemies per siege!


We have received a lot of feedback about sieges from the community, and a big part of that was the general viability and utility of defense items. In addition to the general monster aggro changes detailed above, turrets and traps are getting a full balance overhaul, as well as a number of new additions!



The Mortar Turret is a long range, heavy damage turret. Use it to deal devasting damage to clusters of monsters. This turret goes nicely with some of the monster changes we're making in the game, which we'll talk about more next week!



The Hive Turret takes advantage of some old "friends" from the Fungal Preserve. Ascendant-tainted razorgnats inhabit this turret. Their pheromones attract monsters, causing them to seek out the Hive Turret over all else. Used carefully, this turret can have a big impact on your battles. Pair this with the Mortar turret for a devastating combo!



The Laser Lance is a long-range single target nuke tower, allowing you to decimate a single enemy from far down the lane. Placement is key with this turret, allowing you to deal heavy damage -- as long as it's in a straight line!


This is just a small sample of the changes being worked on for Eden! There are many other changes coming that will impact the balance and gameplay of sieges, namely the complete overhaul of all the monsters in the game, and additions to the available arsenal of weapons and tech! We'll discuss each in more detail in the days to come, so stay tuned!

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

Hi Wardens!

The latest patch for Eden Rising has just gone live. It includes a number of quality of life fixes and adjustments to combat, some balance adjustments, and a lot of fixes.

This is the last patch before the 'Game Changer' patch we announced last week. It lays the groundwork for a lot of the awesome stuff that's coming. Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming changes!


PATCH NOTES v0.2.3
Full patch notes below:

• Directional damage!
You can now hit monsters with melee attacks in vulnerable angles to cause extra effects.
• Camera Hard Lock
Lock on to a target to more easily focus your attacks and maneuver around them using [R]. You can cycle through multiple enemies using [TAB] or the middle mouse button.



• Soft lock tweaks
You will no longer continue to move forward, which sometimes resulted in sliding past an enemy, while attacking if the monster is right in front of you.

• A new heavily armored monster now roams across Eden!



• Crustaceans will now appear on the world map.
• The Gorgon will now play a windup warning animation for its Charge Attack.

• Adjusted balance of Auto-Turrets
• Made Stickpot trap behavior consistent across all levels
• Updated Stickpot trap text

• Jumping against geometry will no longer cause the player to be bounced backwards.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Spark Baton to appear in the wrong hands during the Sprint attack.
• Characters will no longer flash red despite successfully avoiding enemy attacks.
• Fixed behavior of the Mutant Gorgons in The Shattered Causeway.
• Living Wall leading to the Searing Coast can no longer be jumped over.
• Grounded floating Pod Mines.
• Removed some awkwardly placed fungus located on the new path to The Fungal Preserve.
• Living Walls will now correctly display their health-bar.
• Corrected the name tags for boost spot in the Valley and Searing Coast camps.
• The new weapon hit impacts will now correctly follow the orientation of the monsters.
• The character will now dual wield the Shock Batons on the main menu screen.
• The Gorgon Rex will now use all his abilities.
• The Gorgons' idle animation will no longer interrupt its attack animations.
• Fixed an issues that causes players to get stuck on dead trees.
• Corrected cooldown delay timings for turret abilities.
• Resetting graphics settings to default now works correctly.
• Stamina will no longer be consumed after running and jumping.
• Monsters no longer wipe their difficulty buff when they evade.
• Siege monsters now spawn with the correct orientation.
• Fixed a number of stuck locations across the game.

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

Hi Wardens!

With our final round of 'groundwork' improvements and bug fixes (v0.2.3) due to hit steam next week (more details to come!), which will further improve combat, smooth out some important bugs and lay final groundwork for the next patch.

We thought now was the perfect time to share the goodies we have been working on behind the scenes for a future update. Eden is going to be getting some big improvements and we are excited to give the community a first look!


The monsters found in Eden were never intended to be mindless hack-and-slash enemies. They are dangerous native creatures with their own strengths and weaknesses. It’s our goal to make monsters feel much more challenging, diverse and most of all, FUN to fight.



As such, all monsters in the game are getting a massive overhaul. More animations, more behaviors, and more abilities and attacks will make fighting creatures feel like a much more engaging and challenging experience both in and outside of sieges! Expect more dangerous rampaging attacks, flailing tentacles, deadly areas of effect, damage/weakness types, and windows of opportunity to jump in and take them down.

In conjunction with these changes the balance of enemies you’ll see in the game will have a complete overhaul, making progression feel smoother and more natural, as well as provide a greater diversity of monsters overall with different strengths and weaknesses to exploit and overcome.



In the next patch we'll be adding the first of several enemies that are so tough your blows will bounce off, inflicting very little damage. You'll be able to make use of a new system that will allow for directional attacks, meaning dodging behind a monster and jumping in for a back-stab attack to a vulnerable weak spot will yield effective results. As part of this feature we’ll also have a hard-lock system, so you can focus on a single target, maneuver around them and watch for a perfect opportunity to strike! No more accidentally overshooting or sliding past an enemy during a combo!


To coincide with the balance and behavior changes for monsters all the sieges in the game will be getting a full overhaul as well. In addition to a full balance pass there are several features and improvements that will totally change the way sieges work in the game.

Monster aggro has been given a fundamental change in sieges. Monsters will now pursue their path to the Crucible unless they are actively engaged in combat from the player or hit by a tower. This means monsters will no longer mob aggro the player if approached, they will only respond if directly attacked otherwise continuing their path towards the center of the camp. This change will make sieges feel much more like traditional tower defense and make tower placement and effective use much more important!



As a result of these aggro changes this means that monsters can spawn in greater numbers, and aesthetically in more randomized formations, rather than the single file lines that you currently see! Towers will play a bigger, more active role in your defense, with several new towers in development to add to your arsenal!


The way you gain tech in the game is also being changed, adding a system of purchasing the tech you and your tribe want, there will also be a system for upgrading your Crucible to grant the tribe various bonuses during sieges.

There is a wide variety of weapons in Eden, and even more coming. To give players a better understanding of their options and the strengths and weaknesses of each we are adding a weapon tree UI that will demonstrate the different branching paths each weapon can take.


In addition to new UI interfaces for new features, the main UI will be having a full overhaul in a slick and clean to use style!




To top off all these massive changes to the game Eden will be getting an all new starting experience, complete with its own Crucible challenges and island to explore. Combined with the recently implemented opening cinematic, the new player experience is intended to give players a better introduction to the world, their goals and the flow of combat and sieges before venturing out into the open world.

-----

This is only a high level of the changes that are currently being worked on, the full patch notes will be posted closer to the date of release. We are confident that what is coming for Eden is a total game changer and will really address all the concerns and feedback we have received so far!

Because this major update makes such significant changes to the core of the game, expect that servers will need to be reset to enjoy them. While we understand that it might be frustrating, this is Early Access and we promise the new experience of Eden will be even better, and very different! We will of course give notice to the community before these changes are intended to go live.

We hope you are excited about what’s around the corner for Eden, the feedback and support we have received has been invaluable in helping move forward and make Eden Rising the best it can be.

As promised, the first major combat update is here!

This new patch is focused on our big steps to improving the look and feel of combat. You'll now feel a big improvement in the impacts of your weapons on monsters, and dodging will now feel more reactive and not keep you locked you into attacks as it used to. Today's improvements will pave the way towards more improvements in the very near future.

There's of course a lot more in today's patch which you can check out in full below. Your feedback is important, so please make sure to drop us a message on the official Discord or the Steam forums and tell us what you think!

Full patch notes below:

• Weapon hits on monster feedback have been greatly improved.

• Improved visual effects for all melee weapon types.
  
• Improved timings and impacts.

• Player attacks will hit all monsters more reliably on all types of terrain.
• Player character will no longer get ’caught’ on collision while running.
• The player camera has been moved back and centered.

• Large tree objects will now fade out to prevent awkward camera clipping.
  
• Swapping to a ranged weapon will revert the camera to an over the shoulder view.

• Dodge windows while executing attacks have been tweaked to feel better, allowing more reactive dodging to avoid enemy attacks.
• Failed dodge attempts due to lack of stamina now have an appropriate visual effect and audio.
• Fixed animation popping while dodging.

• Eden Rising has a brand new opening cutscene! Find out how you came to be on Eden!



• Monster hit collisions have been updated to encompass all parts of the monster more accurately.
• Monsters will no longer snap to idle in the middle of an attack.
• Monsters will now play their warning visual effects and animations correctly before triggering the attack.
• Nametag heights for monsters have been repositioned to be more easily visible.

• Entrance to the Fungal Preserve from The Valley has been adjusted to be more obvious and clear.
• Fungal Preserve starting area has been adjusted to include a new vista and clearer pathways.
• Fixed some faulty collision in the Searing Coast that allowed players to go out of bounds.
• Smoothed out the entrance to the Valley.

• Mitigation damage formulas have updated behavior.
• Auto-turret now autofires continually instead of in short bursts with a recharge.
• Withering Turret cooldown time has been adjusted.
• World mini-siege activation radius have been adjusted to better encompass the intended area.
• Siege result screen will now show full score calculation.
• Build points in the Valley and Sulfur pits have been updated to provide new bonus effects.
• Turrets & Pillars will now regenerate mana consistently after it is consumed.

• You can now read the latest patch notes when you launch the game.
• Consumables can now be used from the inventory.
• Items now have tags to indicate their intended use, as well as strengths and weaknesses.
• Pressing ESC during the Crafting or Consumable Pop Up Screens (Progress Bars) will return you to the menu.
• You can now drag onto your character model to equip it.
• Server admins are now able to recover items from offline players.

• Bomb scarabs will no longer instantly disappear on death.
• Null Batons will now display their upgrade icon correctly.
• Discovered tech will no longer display in the Resource Owned Menu (~).
• Fixed a bug where gloves and armor could not be unequipped.
• Crafting will now take into account resource consumption when checking for free inventory slots.
• Fixed a bug where the player would play a damage taken audio without actually being hit.
• Gloves now properly consume mana when used on a valid target.
• Visual effects will now play correctly when using a dye on the hotbar.
• Fungal Preserve center outpost has been adjusted to prevent wild monsters aggroing while a mini siege is in progress.
• Fixed an issue that caused items like consumables and traps to continue to be displayed in the hotbar slots after the player dies.
• Monsters no longer display the ‘armored’ icon when their damage reduction is not in effect.
• Fixed some sulfur volumes in the Shattered Causeway.
• Fixed an animation loop issue with ranged weapon idles.
• Swapping weapons while sprinting will no longer cause the wrong animation to play.
• Swapping weapons will now reset the special attack UI correctly.
• Jump sound effects will now always play.
• Multiple stuck issues fixes in the terrain all across Eden.

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

Earlier this month, we announced that improving the overall look and feel of combat is one of our main priorities.

The upcoming patch will have a number of great improvements, many of which vastly improve the feeling on impact and physicality of combat!

Swinging a big heavy hammer? Now you'll see your attacks connecting with monsters and really feel that impact!


Slashing at a monster in a flourishing combo? Now you'll see directional swipes and impacts on monsters!


As a part of these changes monster collision boxes have also been adjusted, and dodge windows on attacks have been tweaked to feel better as part of a larger ongoing overhaul! We are planning to continue to roll out further improvements regularly over the summer and your ongoing feedback is greatly appreciated!

The update containing this first round of changes is in a final round of polish and bugfixing so expect to see it hit Steam quite soon so stay tuned!

We hope you’ve been exploring the new world of Eden Underground and taking advantage of the quality life improvements!

As we mentioned in last our last steam post, we have been listening attentively to all your feedback and it has been guiding our plan going forward for improving the game! We are working on some cool stuff which will will share soon, but in the meantime we are also addressing bugs and reports from the community.

Todays update contains a range of improvements such as not losing your inventory when pressing the stuck player button, improvement on the way sulfur damage works, and better teleporting to targeted telesites. Enjoy!

Full patch notes below:

• Sulfur damage fix. You will no longer receive sulfur damage when you’re not physically in the sulfur.
• New Unstuck feature. Using the Stuck button won’t get you killed anymore! Instead you’ll be teleported to a nearby spot.
• Monster visual effects fix: You’ll now be able to properly see the infamous Archons and Hierophants’ passive auras!
• Patch notes display pop-up on launch: you’ll always know what’s new in Eden Rising :)

• Shortened respawn timer: get back to the action faster
• Monster drops and item containers no longer disappear when exiting & reloading a server
• UI improvement: won’t display an endless list of blueprints notifications when joining a server
• Siege monster path indicators update correctly when barriers are broken
• Drag and dropping equipped items to occupied inventory slots no longer destroys the item
• Target telesite selection is now more reliable
• Clearer confirmation text (turret destruction, quit confirmation, etc.)
• Multiple stuck issues fixes in the terrain all across Eden
• Fixed dyed bone cuirass visual glitch

—

Website
Discord
Official Facebook Page
Official Twitter Page
Instagram
Youtube Channel

Hello Wardens!

It’s been a busy few weeks for the dev team, and we wanted to give an update on what we have been working on and what the plans are from here.

We've been listening to your feedback about the game, in reviews and on the forums. We've watched streamers playing and talked with you all on Discord! Based on your feedback, we are putting together a plan for development going forward to tackle some of the most reported topics we have seen.

We have heard your feedback and are listening. We are aiming to start rolling out some significant improvements to the look and feel of the combat system, to make it feel smoother, more responsive, and just generally play better. This is something that will be achieved over time with each iteration (hopefully!) improving from the last.

The strike team in charge of combat is already hard at work, so expect to see rolling updates in the patch notes to combat as we move forward in Early Access.

As far as development goes, because combat is an existing system, our designers and programmers will (for the most part) be handling those improvements. This means our artists are going to be moving ahead on additional content. And of course, fixing those annoying stuck locations! We’re investigating a better workaround for the “Unstuck” button, as well as fixing those locations. In the meantime, every time you use it we receive a report and can immediately work to fix that location.

We’re also looking into a few more issues reported by the community – radiation fixes, better turret reactivity, and a few more!

We want to assure the community that just because we may release content, it does not mean we are neglecting other areas of the game. The team is split into various disciplines and are working in parallel to improve the game overall!

With your help we will continue to make Eden Rising the best it can be!