Mar 14, 2024

New Hunter: Panzer! Relic Hunters Legend

Relic Hunters Legend - Gearbox_CM Joie

Hey Hunters!

Today, we're thrilled to introduce the latest addition to the lineup of hunters – say hello to Panzer, our favorite little pyro-maniac.

Panzer is Jimmy’s little sister, and both of them were adopted by a group of anti-Ducan rebels. The siblings didn't take too long to demonstrate a spectacular aptitude for ruining the day for the Ducans! However, Panzer doesn’t have a strong desire to be part of the rebellion and relic hunting missions, but she can be swayed by some Chocolate Fudge Balls.

Skill Overview

Panzer’s abilities include:

●Can’t Catch Me –Panzer jumps into the air and bounces off an enemy’s head for greater battlefield mobility.
●Headbutt – Panzer headbutts right into the enemy, creating an impact area that damages and pushes other enemies. This skill can detonate other Hunters’ combos for maximum damage.
●Growl – Panzer unleashes a growl that stuns all enemies near her for 3 seconds.
●Bite – Panzer chomps an enemy 3 consecutive times for repeated damage.
●Fire Frenzy – Panzer enters her rage mode, dealing more weapon and skill damage at the cost of a lowered resistance. During this mode, all her skills release a Fire Shockwave every time they hit an enemy.
●Burn Burn Burn - Panzer grabs her trusty Flamethrower, causing a burning mayhem Ultimate. She gains +20% Movement Speed, +30% Bonus Fire Damage, and is immune to Freeze, Stun, and SIlence. Flamethrower deals constant 100 Fire Damage.
To unlock Panzer, make sure you update Relic Hunters Legend to the newest update - 0.9.0 and complete Panzer’s Friendship Adventure “Wildlife Show”!

Now is a great time for players to jump into the game’s Early Access and master all of the Hunters’ abilities. From March 14 through March 21, Relic Hunters Legend is 33% off.

Treasure Maps

Also new to Patch 0.9.0 is the introduction to the Treasure Maps System. This is a new endgame feature that centers around the discovery and exploration of special items known as "Treasure Maps". These consumable items will unveil randomized mini-exploration missions within your Navigation System.
Adventures Await
Each mission Treasure Map is designed to offer unique challenges, making each Mission feel different from the others. These missions are home to incredibly important and rewarding Treasure Chests, powerful Champions, and abundant farming opportunities, promising an unparalleled adventure for players to immerse themselves in.
Unlock the Rewards

The Treasure Chests, featured in each Treasure Map, house coveted prizes such as Relic fragments and Legendary equipment. However, unlike other chests in Relic Hunters Legend, these Treasure Chests will require special keys for unlocking. These keys can be enhanced to increase the likelihood of acquiring superior loot, with higher-tier keys promising even greater rewards!

Introducing The Cartographers

As part of the Treasure Map System, we’re pleased to unveil a new faction: The Cartographers! These astute allies play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting players throughout their treasure hunting journey. Make sure to check The Cartographers’ shop to embark on their quests, and check their goods for sale.

To see what else is in the new Patch 0.9.0 you can check it out here and see all the new Relics, Gear, Weapons, bug fixes, and more being added to Relic Hunters Legend!

Until next time! Happy Hunting!

Mar 14, 2024

Relic Hunters Legend - Patch Notes for 0.9.0

Relic Hunters Legend - Gearbox_CM Joie

Hey Hunters,

We're happy to announce the first big update to our Early Access! This release introduces a new Hunter, Panzer! It also includes a new endgame activity called "Treasure Maps" and new Relics, Weapons, Gear, Rebel Rank Chapters, and more!

Thank you for supporting us! This update has been shaped by community feedback - if you want to join the party, head over to our Discord!

Discord: https://discord.gg/relichunters

Happy hunting!

Patch Notes- March 14th
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What’s New:

●New Hunter: Panzer
●Treasure Maps
●New NPC where players can exchange lower-end materials for high-end materials
●Special Missions reworked to be more frequent and give much better rewards
●10 New Relics
●3 New Unique Weapons
●4 New Unique Gear
●16 new Legendary Gear
●4 New Rebel Rank Chapters
○The Raging Mascot 1,2, and 3
○Relic Hunter 2
○Legendary Gear 3
○Legendary Weapons 3

Bug Fixes

●Projectile Weapons will now work when shot from inside the Ducan Fanatic’s Barrier
●Weapons with override slot are no longer causing slots to become empty when players log in
●The Scanner and the Obsidian Cat Relics will now properly scale as their level increases
●Ace, Raff, and Pinkyy no longer become softlocked when being silenced while charging their Charge Skills
●Kami Nari and Ducan Siren are no longer breaking the "Cannot be Silenced" and "Cannot be Stunned" affixes.
●Consuming more than one consumable results now correctly adds the proper experience points (there was a desync between client and server)
●Shotguns Weapon Tooltips are now displaying Shot Amount info
●The "collect gear/weapons" objectives now work if you've got auto-recycle on
●Gear Score will now recalculate when you Transfer enhancement levels between different items
●Ace can now trigger portals when airborne during his Ultimate.
●Buff/Debuff displays no longer fail to show texts and duration when the game is in Korean or Chinese languages
●Skipping Bartender's dialogue no longer causes a loss of functionality
●Enemies are now properly interrupted when defeated or when crowd controlled.
●Ace's accessory positioning is now in the proper place
●Unique Rarity display on Tooltips now has proper localization
●Black Dragon affix description has been updated
●Other players’ auras and trading icons are now visible in the Shooting Stand during “Fight Like a Rebel" missions
●Bailing Bay now has Ammo Boxes on the first level
●Freeze's Ice Cube scales with larger enemies
●Leash will no longer apply Status that regenerates health and increases movement speed
●Pinkyy's Battle Barrier Physical Damage buff is applied consistently
●Pinkyy's Iron Will threshold properly increases her damage bonus when below a certain Health threshold
●Players can now properly use Pinkyy’s Short Fuse skill
●Raff's "Shotgun" Keytar damage has been increased
●There is now a 10% chance of Jimmy vocalizing each time he throws a Multi-Grenade
●There is now a 20% chance of Ace vocalizing each time he throws a Holo-Sandwich

New Items

●10 New Relics
○Wild Mask
○Red Butterfly
○Frozen Statue
○Ring of Steel
○Ring of Elements
○Ancient Book
○The Battery
○Manifesto
○Spooky sphere
○Champion’s Belt
●3 New Unique Weapons
○Thunder Cannon
○Mist Maker
○Night-Night
●4 New Unique Gear
○Backup Drive
○Resistance Guard
○Reesa’s Might
○Krek’s Grasp
●16 new Legendary Gear
○Lucky Shirt
○Authority
○Street Queen
○Mercy
○Cold Embrace
○Brawler’s Rages
○Non-Euclidean
○Plasma Generator
○Blind Luck
○Singularity
○Joker’s Signet
○Warrior’s Medal
○Dark Hero
○Gray City Rebels
○Resistance Runners
○Cold Irons

Balance Changes:

Special Missions

●Hard Special Missions are now level 30, spawning every 60 minutes and have better rewards
●Epic SMs now spawn every 6 hours and have better rewards

Weapon Damage

●Base damage for ALL Tier 4 Weapons increased by 30 - 40% (both Epic bases and Legendaries)
●All item affixes that increase Weapon Damage have been increased by flat 10 - 25%
Feats
●"Complete X Hard Missions" and "Complete X Epic Missions" Feats with each
Hunter reduced from 10/20 to 6/12

Hunters

●Raff's Soundscape base range (for damage purposes only) reduced from 10 to 6
●Raff's Keytar Blast Shotgun damage reduced from 120 to 60
●Raff's Keytar Blast Non-Shotgun damage reduced from 200/310/570 to 180/250/350
●Raff's Wrench damage reduced from 200 to 120
●Raff's Deadly Drop base damage reduced from 80 to 50
●Raff's Deadly Drop base range reduced from 10 to 6
●Raff's Mosh Pit base Recovery reduced from 1% to 0.5%
●Raff's Mosh Pit base range increased from 8 to 10
●Raff's "Party Mode" Duration increased from 15 to 20
●Raff's Overshields given to allies increased by 30% across the board
●Raff's healing increased by 100% across the board
●Pinkyy's Leap base cooldown time reduced from 11 to 7 seconds
●Pinkyy's Ultimate Combo damage increased from 100/125/150/300 to 150/200/250/500
●Pinkyy's Iron Rush damage increased from 60/200/400 to 100/350/800
●Pinkyy's Always Eager base damage increased from 20 to 40
●Pinkyy's Titan Punch damage increased from 120 to 200
●Pinkyy's Barrier Base Life increased from 1500 to 6000
●Pinkyy's "Straight Into Danger" now pulls enemies in instantly when you start charging
●Pinkyy's "Straight Into Danger" now has an added effect: '18% chance of recovering Iron Rush cooldown when hitting an enemy'
●Pinkyy's "Getting Angry" damage reduction doubled (maximum now is 95% reduction)
●Added a visual effect to Pinkyy's "Straight Into Danger" pull effect Seven's Avatar of Time beam damage increased from 64 to 100
●Seven's Avatar of Time now allows the use of Blink while it is active
●Jimmy's "The Crackshot" capstone now also increases Weapon Damage Relics
●Thunder Hammer base damage reduced from 40 to 30

Enemies

●Ducan Sheriff Quickfeather base damage reduced from 90 to 40
●Kami Spit's aura no longer deals damage

Augmented Affixes Rework

●"Gunner" weapon damage increased from 16% to 40%
●"Meticulous" weapon damage increased from 20% to 50%
●"Strong" weapon damage increased from 20% to 40%
●All "Avatar" and "Frame" affixes increased from 30% to 50%
●"Experimental" now increases Condition Duration by 50% in addition to increasing Condition Trigger
●"Battery" now has 16% chance on hit to give you 50 Overshields
●"Collect 25 Biomass" Augmented Affix Quest replaced by "Collect 100 Materials"

Added 6 new Augmented Affixes:

●Bounty Hunter Gear: 20% chance to reset the cooldown of your Mobility skill when you defeat an enemy
●Charger Gear: 15% chance to reset the cooldown of your Charge skill when you defeat an enemy
●Fighter Gear: 15% chance to reset the cooldown of your Melee skill when you take damage
●Close Quarters Weapon: On Melee Skill use, your next Weapon shot deals 200% damage
●Ricochet Weapon: All shots ricochet but deal 20% less damage
●Tenacious Weapon: After reloading, increase Fire Rate by 50% for 4.5 seconds

Items

●Black Dragon shuriken damage increased from 20 to 55
●Black Dragon shuriken range increased from 8 to 10
●Black Dragon is no longer a World Drop
●Fixed an issue where Toxic Friend Resistance debuff was being applied incorrectly
●Fixed an issue where Emergency Shields cooldown was higher than intended
●Fixed Spooky Reaper's affix description not accurately describing what it does

Feb 16, 2024

Join the Relic Hunters Legend Public Test Server!

Relic Hunters Legend - LucyG

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Public Test Server (PTS) for Relic Hunters Legend! This PTS presents an exciting opportunity for our dedicated community to get an exclusive first look at the new features we've been developing.

From the beginning of our Early Access, we've been listening to all the suggestions and feedback you've brought. We've fixed several features and bugs, but we know plenty must be done to deliver the best possible experience for you.

We appreciate all the love and support that our community has been giving us all this time and we hope you continue with us on this journey.

The primary goal of this PTS is to gather valuable feedback from our community. This feedback will be instrumental in refining and enhancing the game, ensuring that it meets the expectations and desires of our players.

Therefore, before releasing the Treasure Maps in a new, more robust, and complex update, we create the Public Test Server so that all players who are interested in helping us improve Relic Hunters Legend can have an advanced look at this new feature, which includes various new maps, a new faction, new items, some rebalancing and changes that were previously discussed with the community.

In this test server, your accounts will be leveled up to be able to play the End Game. This way, you can test all the new features we have implemented in the game without the need to level up a character again.

This also means that progress will not be saved and will not transfer to the normal server. As we mentioned, the purpose of this server is to gather as much feedback as possible to improve Legend.

We've been working on this feature for the past few months and have fixed a large portion of the bugs and errors that you may encounter, but we want your help to further refine the game and carefully listen to your needs and suggestions to make the necessary changes before the new build, which will have a lot more content for you to check out.

Duration

The PTS will run for 10 days, during which participants will have the chance to explore the new features and provide their input thoroughly.

Start Date: February 16th at 1 PM UTC
End Date: February 26th at 3 PM UTC

To participate in this exclusive testing phase, simply enter the password below on Steam to access this version of Relic Hunters Legend. We encourage all willing players to join us in this endeavor and help us identify any errors, areas for improvement, or elements that could be enhanced.

Password: publictest022024

Here is a quick tutorial to activate the PTS:

Go to your Library and find Relic Hunters Legend

Click with the right bottom of the game and select “Properties”

Go to “Betas” and on “Private Betas” copy and paste the password.

Then on “Beta Participation” select the Public Test Server and done!

Your contributions during this PTS will play a crucial role in shaping the final release of Relic Hunters Legend, which will feature even more exciting content and improvements based on the feedback received.

In addition to the Treasure Maps endgame system and a lot of new items, we are also making experimental changes to the balance of the Hunters.

In a nutshell, we are trying to bring all Hunters to the same power level as Raff, while making sure that Raff is more effective as a support character and a bit less effective as a raw damage dealer.

We are also making an attempt at bringing guns back to the endgame meta with significant Weapon Damage buffs across the board. This should hopefully also enable some weapon-centric builds from Hunters such as Jimmy or Ace to become more viable.

We hope that with the new changes and the new items (such as Pinkyy’s “Brawler’s Rags”, which enables her “Low-Life” playstyle like never before) you will have a much more interesting and diverse meta instead of just “Raff goes brrrrrrr”.

New Features

For the PTS, all accounts will start at Rebel Rank 9 with all Hunters unlocked at level 25 with full Rare+15 gear sets
New activity: Treasure Maps
Over 100 new level bases for the randomly-generated Treasure Map missions, including some new tilesets and assets
New Faction: Cartographers (meet them at the End of Time)
New Tutorial for Treasure Maps
New Item Type: Treasure Maps can drop from all Hard and Epic difficulty activities
New Item Type: Treasure Keys with different rarity tiers (Old, Curious, Mystical, and Ascendant)
New Material: Cartographer’s Shards (used to enhance Keys and to purchase goods from the Cartographers Faction NPC vendor)
New “Treasure Hunter I” and “Treasure Hunter II” Rebel Rank Chapters and Feats
New Item Type: Unique Weapons
Dozens of new items (see full list below)

Special Missions Rework

All Hard Missions are now level 30
Hard and Epic Missions are much more frequent
Hard and Epic Missions give significantly improved, endgame-relevant rewards, including Legendary Materials, Treasure Keys and Cartographer’s Shards

Relics

Thunder Hammer base damage reduced from 40 to 30

Weapons

Base damage for ALL Tier 4 Weapons increased by 30-40% across the board (both Epic bases and Legendaries)
All item affixes that increase Weapon Damage have been increased by flat +10-25% across the board

Unique Items

Salty Galaxy Shake base damage reduced from 60 to 36

Augmented and Exotic Items

Fixed an issue where some T4 items required Timeless Essence to Enhance
"Collect 25 Biomass" Augmented Affix Quest replaced by "Collect 100 Materials"
"Gunner" weapon damage increased from +16% to +40%
"Meticulous" weapon damage increased from +20% to +50%
"Strong" weapon damage increased from +20% to +40%
All "Avatar" and "Frame" affixes increased from +30% to +50%
"Experimental" now increases Condition Duration by 50% in addition to increasing Condition Trigger
"Battery" now has 16% chance on hit to give you 50 Overshields

Hunters Rebalance

Raff's Soundscape base range (for damage purposes only) reduced from 10 to 6
Raff's Keytar Blast Shotgun damage reduced from 120 to 60
Raff's Keytar Blast Non-Shotgun damage reduced from 200/310/570 to 180/250/350
Raff's Wrench damage reduced from 200 to 120
Raff's Deadly Drop base damage reduced from 80 to 50
Raff's Deadly Drop base range reduced from 10 to 6
Raff's Mosh Pit base Recovery reduced from 1% to 0.5%
Raff's Mosh Pit base range increased from 8 to 10
Raff's "Party Mode" Duration increased from 15 to 20
Raff's Overshields given to allies increased by 30% across the board
Raff's healing increased by 100% across the board
Pinkyy's Leap base cooldown time reduced from 11 to 7 seconds
Pinkyy's Ultimate Combo damage increased from 100/125/150/300 to 150/200/250/500
Pinkyy's Iron Rush damage increased from 60/200/400 to 100/350/800
Pinkyy's Always Eager base damage increased from 20 to 40
Pinkyy's Titan Punch damage increased from 120 to 200
Pinkyy's Barrier Base Life increased from 1500 to 6000
Fixed an issue where Pinkyy's Battle Barrier Physical Damage buff was not being applied consistently
Fixed an issue where Pinkyy's Iron Will threshold would REDUCE her damage bonus instead of increasing it when you lost Health
Fixed an issue where Pinkyy's "Short Fuse" skill node would not work properly
Fixed an issue where Raff's "Shotgun" Keytar damage was dealing the same base damage per hit on enemies as its non-Shotgun variant
Seven's Avatar of Time beam damage increased from 64 to 100
Seven's Avatar of Time now allows the use of Blink while it is active

Enemy Rebalance and Hitbox Fixes

Ducan Sheriff Quickfeather base damage reduced from 90 to 40
Kami Spit's aura no longer deals damage
Kami Sux’s mines now disappear after 6 seconds
Fixed the hitbox of over 30 enemy models to ensure more accurate hit registration

New Unique Items

Unique Beam Rifle: Thunder Cannon - Chains lightning to enemies near your target
Unique Grenade Launcher: Mist Maker - Grenades leave an area on the floor for 5 seconds. Allies inside the area receive a Weapon Damage bonus based on the amount of Overshields and Overarmor they have
Unique Auto Rifle: Night-Night - Defeating an enemy grants a stack of "Good Night". At 10 stacks, gain +30% Weapon damage. At 20 stacks, gain +1 Shot Amount. At 30 stacks, gain a total of +75% Weapon Damage and this weapon's bullets ricochet. Receiving damage removes 1 stack.
Unique Lt Shields: Backup Drive - Ultimate Energy never drops below 50%
Unique Hv Shields: Resistance Guard - While having Shields, gain +30% Weapon Damage. When Shields are down, release 6 projectiles that deal 160 Fragmentation Skill damage each
Unique Armor: Reesa’s Might - Damage Reduction +15%, gain Melee Damage bonus proportional to current Armor value
Unique Gloves: Krek’s Grasp - Hitting an enemy with your Melee Skill grants x% Lifesteal for 5 seconds
New Legendary Items
Legendary Machine Gun: Unreality - Every 10th shot will also release a grenade that deals 300 Nature damage in an area. Destroying enemy Shields or enemy Armor with this weapon creates an explosion that deals 200 Magnetic or Nature damage, respectively, in an area
Legendary Grenade Launcher: Dream Eater - Fires a volley of 6 homing grenades per shot. Defeating an enemy instantly reloads the magazine.
Legendary Heavy Pistol: Knuckles - Melee damage +20%. Whenever you deal Melee damage, gain a stack of "Knuckles" for 7 seconds. Each stack adds 20% of your Melee Damage Bonus to Weapon Damage (max stacks: 5)
Legendary Marksman Rifle: Imperial Enemy - Precision hits increase Precision damage by 10%. Stacks up to 5 times, lose all stacks when you reload
Legendary Lt Clothes: Lucky Shirt - Critical Hits grant a stack of "Lucky Dodge". At 20 stacks, the next attack received is a guaranteed Dodge and removes all stacks
Legendary Lt Clothes: Authority - When you apply a Condition to an enemy, you also reduce the damage they deal by 4% for 7 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 times.
Legendary Hv Clothes: Street Queen - Deal +25% damage vs Stunned enemies
Legendary Hv Clothes: Mercy - Whenever you Heal yourself or allies, gain a stack of "Mercy". At 100 stacks, emit a pulse that heals 50% Life around a large area, then remove all stacks.
Legendary Lt Shields: Cold Embrace - Gain 1% Damage Reduction for 7 seconds when you Freeze an enemy. This effect can stack up to 15 times.
Legendary Armor: Brawler’s Rags - If Life is over 50%, gain +30% Melee damage but lose 10% Life when dealing Melee damage
Legendary Gloves: Non-Euclidean - Your Weapon shots ricochet to nearby enemies. This effect can happen only once per second
Legendary Gadget: Plasma Generator - Critical Hits on Burning enemies create a small explosion that deals 30 Fire Skill damage
Legendary Gadget: Blind Luck - (Community-Designed) Add 50% of your Critical Damage bonus as Precision Damage bonus
Legendary Sash: Singularity - Whenever you gain Overshields or grant it to allies, gain a stack of "Singularity". At 20 stacks, release a pulse that Freezes, Stuns and Silences enemies in a large radius around you for 7 seconds, and remove all stacks.
Legendary Medal: Joker’s Signet - Using a Skill counts as "defeating an enemy" for triggering item and skill effects
Legendary Medal: Warrior’s Medal - Gain +30% Impact damage for 7 seconds after using your Utility skill
Legendary Accessory: Dark Hero - Your Charge skill has an additional use. 10% chance to instantly reset the cooldown of your Charge skill when you defeat an enemy suffering from Injury or Burn.
Legendary Shoes: Gray City Rebels - Sprinting for 5 seconds will recover your Mobility skill cooldown
Legendary Shoes: Resistance Runners - On Dodge, gain +25% Move Speed for 8 seconds
Legendary Boots: Cold Irons - Gain +20% Move Speed for 7 seconds when you Freeze or Stun an enemy

New Relics

The Battery
[**] Chance to gain 25-50 Overshields when applying a Condition to an enemy
[**] When you use any Skill and you have Overshields, sacrifice up to 30 Overshields to get +5% Skill Damage for 3 seconds. It can stack up to 10 times
[**] Using your Ultimate removes all stacks and causes an explosion, dealing Magnetic damage based on the number of stacks accumulated. 10% chance of Silencing enemies
The Red Butterfly
[**] Defeated enemies explode causing X Fire damage
[**] Explosions have a 10-30% chance of causing Burn
[**] Fire Damage +10-20%
The Frozen Statue
[**] Defeated enemies leave an area that deals X Water damage
[**] Adds X% chance to Freeze to the area
[**] Water Damage +25%
The Ring of Steel
[**] Gain a rotating +5-10% bonus to Impact, Fragmentation, or Magnetic damage every 10 seconds
[**] Increase the bonus damage by 10-15%
[**] Increase the bonus damage by 10-15%
The Ring of Elements
[**] Gain a rotating +5-10% bonus to Fire, Water, or Nature damage every 10 seconds
[**] Increase the bonus damage by 10-15%
[**] Increase the bonus damage by 10-15%
The Wild Mask
[**] Nature damage +10-30%
[**] Contagion duration increased by 100-300%
[**] Converts all damage you deal to Nature
The Ancient Book
[**] Skill Recovery +5-15%
[**] Using a skill increases Skill Damage by 10-20% for 7 seconds
[**] Using a skill recovers 10% of all Skill cooldowns
The Manifesto
[**] HONESTY. Gain 25-50 Overshields when dealing damage with your Melee Skill
[**] LOVE. Increase Skill Recovery by 5-10% for all nearby allies
[**] RESILIENCE. Whenever you would gain Overamor, gain a stack of ""Resilience"" instead. Each stack increases Physical Damage by 3% for 10 seconds (max 20 stacks)
The Spooky Sphere
[**] Condition Duration +10-30%
[**] Condition Damage +20-40%
[**] When you apply a Condition to an enemy, there's a 20% chance that another random basic Condition (Stun, Silence, Injury, Burn, Freeze, Contagion) will be applied as well, for 5 seconds. This effect has a 1-second cooldown

We conducted several tests before making the Public Test Server available and we fixed most of the bugs. However, some are more complex, and our team is working to fix them. They are:

1st time session's Social interactions might not be working as intended. We recommend restarting the game after the Character creation\tutorial.
Cannot trade Time Crystal if you're using a Gamepad.
Players may spawn in an invisible wall at the start of Vortex, legendary Tier 3 Treasure Map.
Rarely, players may get a Backend Error when opening an Old Treasure Chest with a fully upgraded Old Treasure Key.
Sometimes, Portals are generated and appear above the Dropship at the beginning of Treasure Maps.
Some newly implemented Relics, Legendary and\or Unique gears are a work in progress and their name, descriptions and effects appear as “[IN DEV]”.
We discovered that Ring of Element cannot be crafted because Curious Chest(s) of Dominance contains The Shell relic blueprint instead of The Ring of Element frame Relic part

Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to making Relic Hunters Legend the best it can be. We can't wait to embark on this testing journey with you and look forward to your valuable feedback!

Stay tuned for further updates and details as we delve into this exciting PTS for Relic Hunters Legend.

Dec 20, 2023

State of the Game and Future Development

Relic Hunters Legend - LucyG

Hey Hunters,

Welcome to our very first "State of the Game" post! My name is Mark, and I'm the Game Director for Relic Hunters Legend here at Rogue Snail.

It's been a wild ride since launch, and we are super grateful for all of you who loved Relic Hunters and supported us in this grand adventure! We are a small team from Brazil with very big dreams and you are helping make them come true. Thank you with all our hearts!

Posts like this will be opportunities for us to talk about the game's development, and also to talk to you—our community—to keep you in touch with what we’re working on, and what is coming next in Early Access!

Launch went well and overall server stability is pretty good! We haven’t had any long outages since launch, and apart from a few hiccups on day 1, our servers seem to be generally well-behaved.
Overall, we've seen very positive sentiment about the game itself, the core gameplay, the story, and the RPG systems—with the vast majority of negative reviews being about the current technical state of the Early Access build. The overall sentiment from negative reviews was "this game has a lot of potential, it just needs to be more stable before I can recommend it".

Although the early parts of the game and story content seem stable enough, we’ve made mistakes when it comes to the technical state of the endgame. We’ve fixed a LOT of things since launch, but there still are a lot of serious technical problems that we are working hard on addressing, including but not limited to:

Some Asteroid Dungeon Nemesis (ADN) missions are unstable when played in multiplayer, and can soft lock or crash sometimes;
Some skill and item combinations in Raff and Jimmy are causing performance issues that can lead to sync issues, crashes or soft locks;
Sometimes Delve bosses don't spawn their exit portal;
Trading has some general instability and can be a bit buggy and unreliable at times;
When playing Epic missions in a sequence, backend errors can be frequent and occasionally require players to restart the game;
Players are sometimes getting temporarily stuck in the dropship when joining a game in progress

We are also aware that the current endgame balance is not fulfilling your expectations. Compared to Raff, the rest of the Hunters feel underpowered and weak. Even so, there seems to be a decently healthy variety of builds being used in endgame, so it's a good sign that with a few more updates and tweaks we can bring the game to a great spot balance-wise!

Finally, the endgame didn't hold much interest after about 80-100 hours of play, and you are waiting for more content and/or major features. Honestly, this is actually not bad for our first Early Access release, and we are hopeful for the future, as we will explain below!

We heard you and are currently investigating adding an Offline Mode to the game before it's out of Early Access! Our goal is for you to be able to enjoy Relic Hunters Legend even when you're somewhere without an internet connection (or if servers are down for maintenance).

This is early in development, so we will share more information at a later date.

We are aware that, for some of you, being restricted from playing Story content in multiplayer is annoying. We are a very small team making a huge RPG, so we have to be very careful about where to dedicate our resources, and unfortunately, that’s a really hard change to make at this stage. We’ve made the difficult decision to keep Story missions single player and to invest our attention into making other parts of the game stronger.

We understand that some of you will disagree! At the end of the day, game development is full of hard choices like this where there isn't a clear "right" answer.

I played the game myself alongside you all for 40+ hours at release and the whole team have been watching livestreams, playthroughs, and feedback posted on our Discord.

We were shocked and felt really bad to see the game performing badly and making players frustrated, when we all put so much love and care into making it.

The team and I took a step back and looked at some of our technical infrastructure supporting the game's systems. We are serious about addressing everything that the community has spoken up about at launch, but that is a big undertaking.

We are balancing our time and prioritizing fixing known issues while also working towards a larger update that we’re looking forward to sharing with you all when we can.

Our goal is that, whenever the next big update hits, players will come back to a much more stable and enjoyable experience. We are super grateful for your patience, and we are doing our best to make sure it is rewarded!

We have been working on a first big Early Access update that is due next year!
Here's what to expect:

Bug fixes and technical stability;
"Treasure Maps" endgame system, with over 100 new levels, new gear, new weapons, new Relics, a new Faction and new Rebel Rank Chapters;
A new playable Hunter (who do you think it'll be?);
New balance and items made to make all Hunters strong and fun to play;

We have no release date yet, as we want to make sure we fix the majority of serious technical issues before making the game bigger. But hopefully you are as excited as I am to jump back into the game when the new update hits and farm some loot in Maps!

That’s it for our first State of the Game post! If you've read it all until this point, I commend you for your commitment—I know it was a lot of text! But hopefully it was a good read and made you feel like we are all on the same page about how to make this game better!

If not—that's okay too! Tell us about it (respectfully, please!), as the team over at Rogue Snail will be keeping a close eye on community discussions here on Steam, on our Discord, and on social media.
We are only just beginning, and we are grateful for having you all along for the adventure!

Cheers,
~Mark

Nov 27, 2023

Relic Hunters Legend - Holiday Events 2023

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Hey Hunters!

Get ready for an epic holiday season with Relic Hunters Legend! 🎄 We have TONS of festive holiday events planned for you ALL MONTH LONG. I know! Crazy right?!

Let's dive into the exciting gifts we have to share!

Holiday Twitch Drops

We're thrilled to bring you our special Holiday Twitch Drops event. It's the perfect way to celebrate and spread joy this festive season. 🎄

From December 11th to December 29th, you'll be able to earn rewards while watching your favorite streamers play Relic Hunters Legend! Check out the Holiday-themed presents you'll receive while watching channels that have Twitch Drops enabled:

Holidays Present Bubble: Watch for 15 minutes.
Panzer Reindeer Bubble: Watch for 20 minutes.
Holidays Badge: Watch for 30 minutes.
Snowman Banner: Watch for 60 minutes.

Enjoy the holiday season with Relic Hunters Legend!

🎁Discord Community Achievements🎁

🎁 Starting today, we're launching the Holidays Community Achievements event. It's simple: the more, the merrier! As our Discord server grows, we'll unlock special presents to share the joy with all of you!

How does it work?

1. Invite your friends and fellow Relic Hunters to join our Discord.
2. Keep an eye on the #announcements channel for our weekly achievements updates.
3. As our member count increases, we'll unlock weekly codes for awesome in-game cosmetics.

🎉 Our weekly gifts will be distributed as follows:

Reaching 50 new members by December 7th - 500 Shop Token
Reaching 100 new members by December 14th - Santa Hat (all Hunters)
Reaching 200 new members by December 21st - Seven’s Santa Clothes - Top and Bottom

The more friends you bring, the more rewards we all get. So, let's spread the word and share the joy of Relic Hunters Legend this holiday season.

📆 Event Schedule:

- Each week from now until December 21st, we'll announce new achievements every Thursday.

🎄 The greatest gift you can give this year? More friends to play and celebrate with! Stay tuned for updates and invite your friends to join the Relic Hunters community.

Let's make this Holiday unforgettable together! 🌟

Discord:https://discord.gg/relichunters

Holiday Instagram Stories Event

'Tis the season of giving, and we're thrilled to spread some holiday cheer with our Relic Hunter community! 🎅🎁

We're excited to spread joy and gifts during this festive season. From December 18th to 22nd, stay tuned to our Twitter for a special gift every day!

🗓️ Event Dates: December 18th to 22nd

🎁 What's in Ace's bag? Exclusive in-game gifts for YOU! 🎮✨

🔗 How to Participate:

Follow us on Instagram (@playrelichunters).
Share this post with your friends and spread the joy!
Share on your Instagram stories which gift you received from Ace!

🎅 Daily Gifts:

Every day, from December 18th to 22nd, we'll reveal a special Holiday code on Instagram Stories. Be quick, as each code is limited to the first 250 redeems!

The presents will contain:

December 18th: 10 Dye Kit
December 19th: 250 Shop Token
December 20th: 250 Shop Token
December 21st: Holidays’ Tree Bubble
December 22nd: Ace’s Holidays Banner

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playrelichunters

Shop Token Holiday’s Calendar on Twitter

Get ready for a month of gaming surprises and holiday cheer! 🎅🕹️ We're excited to present our Relic Hunters Legend Holiday Calendar Event, starting December 1st and continuing all the way to New Year's Eve.

📆 Event Duration: December 1st to December 31st
🎮 How It Works: Each day, we will reveal a special gift code on our Twitter. Simply redeem the code in-game to receive your Shop Tokens!

📢 How to Participate:

Follow Us: Make sure you're following us on Twitter to catch the daily gifts.
Redeem Quickly: The codes will be available for a limited time, so don't miss out!
Spread the Joy: Share your holiday victories with your gaming buddies. The more, the merrier!

🌟 Join the Countdown: We're counting down the days of December in style. Let's celebrate together! 🎉

Mark your calendars, invite your friends, and stay tuned for a month full of epic gifts and holiday-themed fun. It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we can't wait to share it with you! 🎮🎄

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RelicHuntersU

Social Links:

Discord:https://discord.gg/relichunters
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RelicHuntersU
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RelicHuntersUniverse/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playrelichunters