This year, we felt the best way to mark the passage of October was to create a spooky, pumpkin-filled Custom Game. Haunted Colosseum is a new 5-on-5 battle for territorial control, complete with Capture Points, devilish traps, and warrior behemoths. It's available now, you can learn more about it here, and then launch Dota 2 to try it for yourself.



We've revamped the Custom Games overview page with the goal of promoting discovery of great Custom Games, and getting people into lobbies and playing as quickly as possible. To do that, we've replaced the "Suggested Games" list with an "Open Lobby" list, and we've added a new panel which highlights an automatically-chosen Game of the Day.



This update also includes the second Tribute treasure for Fall Compendium owners: the Tribute of the Sharpened Feather.

There are a lot of additonal changes and improvements in this update, such as a new section in your profile for showing off your tournament tickets, a way to see and manage your downloaded replays, support for offline solo play, a new matchmaking region in Tokyo with connectivity to Taiwan and Korea, a couple of balance changes with 6.85b, and more. Check out the complete notes for the full rundown.

This year, we felt the best way to mark the passage of October was to create a spooky, pumpkin-filled Custom Game. Haunted Colosseum is a new 5-on-5 battle for territorial control, complete with Capture Points, devilish traps, and warrior behemoths. It's available now, you can learn more about it here, and then launch Dota 2 to try it for yourself.



We've revamped the Custom Games overview page with the goal of promoting discovery of great Custom Games, and getting people into lobbies and playing as quickly as possible. To do that, we've replaced the "Suggested Games" list with an "Open Lobby" list, and we've added a new panel which highlights an automatically-chosen Game of the Day.



This update also includes the second Tribute treasure for Fall Compendium owners: the Tribute of the Sharpened Feather.

There are a lot of additonal changes and improvements in this update, such as a new section in your profile for showing off your tournament tickets, a way to see and manage your downloaded replays, support for offline solo play, a new matchmaking region in Tokyo with connectivity to Taiwan and Korea, a couple of balance changes with 6.85b, and more. Check out the complete notes for the full rundown.

Just in time for the annual Steam Halloween Sale, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon is now updated and on sale for the first time!!

You have only until November 1st to get Spider for just $8.70. That's 33% off! Another sale is not coming along any time soon.

What's in the update?? Feature requests and bug fixes that our players have asked for:

• Weather Device & Time Machine now stay active for a full hour.
  
• Leaderboard fixes - Your fixed scores should submit automatically!
  
• Special HALLOWEEN SURPRISE - Can you find what we left for you in a special place?
  
• Moons flipped - We flipped 'em back to the way the moon should look.
  
• Final puzzle correctly marked solved, if/when you ever solve it. Have you!?
  
• Puzzles still no longer gate exploration, which along with the increased duration of the Weather Device & Time Machine, means Blackbird Estate in its many variations is all the more yours to explore.
  
  If your high scores don't automatically update on the global leaderboard, just toggle "Submit Scores" off and then on again in the Settings menu. This will trigger our fix.
  

Just in time for the annual Steam Halloween Sale, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon is now updated and on sale for the first time!!

You have only until November 1st to get Spider for just $8.70. That's 33% off! Another sale is not coming along any time soon.

What's in the update?? Feature requests and bug fixes that our players have asked for:

• Weather Device & Time Machine now stay active for a full hour.
  
• Leaderboard fixes - Your fixed scores should submit automatically!
  
• Special HALLOWEEN SURPRISE - Can you find what we left for you in a special place?
  
• Moons flipped - We flipped 'em back to the way the moon should look.
  
• Final puzzle correctly marked solved, if/when you ever solve it. Have you!?
  
• Puzzles still no longer gate exploration, which along with the increased duration of the Weather Device & Time Machine, means Blackbird Estate in its many variations is all the more yours to explore.
  
  If your high scores don't automatically update on the global leaderboard, just toggle "Submit Scores" off and then on again in the Settings menu. This will trigger our fix.
  

As we mentioned in yesterday’s Thank You blog, we were hoping Steam would select our Grave Danger Costume Pack for the sale, and guess what: We were selected!

From now until November 2nd, you can get the Grave Danger Costume Pack on Steam for 20% off! Remember: Every dollar we make goes towards making new gameplay content for everyone.

The pack includes:

• 3000 gems
  
• 4 Skeleton Costumes [Limited Edition Costumes]
  
• Headless Horseman Premium Pet
  
• Exclusive “Bone Collector” Title

Thanks for your support!

Love,
The Trendy Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a52oPtUAI8

As we mentioned in yesterday’s Thank You blog, we were hoping Steam would select our Grave Danger Costume Pack for the sale, and guess what: We were selected!

From now until November 2nd, you can get the Grave Danger Costume Pack on Steam for 20% off! Remember: Every dollar we make goes towards making new gameplay content for everyone.

The pack includes:

• 3000 gems
  
• 4 Skeleton Costumes [Limited Edition Costumes]
  
• Headless Horseman Premium Pet
  
• Exclusive “Bone Collector” Title

Thanks for your support!

Love,
The Trendy Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a52oPtUAI8

Hey guys!

We had some huge technical problems yesterday. First the update was buggy, then the Halloween email has bounced back a lot of you.
We are extremely sorry for that.

The update fix has been implemented quite fast and hopefully it wasn’t such a problem for you. The email issue however has made a much bigger impact.

We have received your emails. We have three people chosen for the prize, however, the emails came our way quite chaotically, sometimes they just bounced only as IP numbers that couldn’t reach us. We have checked a lot of stuff to be sure that the said three people are really the ones who should earn the prize, but to be 100% sure, we would ask you to forward the automatic reply you have received from our mailbox once again to Halloween@layersoffear.com. This will give us the last confirmation we need. If you guys think you were among the first to send the code, please reach out to us.

Sorry it transpired this way, sadly technology likes to mess up with people and yesterday it did that to us.

We hope you had fun searching for the keywords and enjoyed looking at what they did with your surroundings.

Also, Layers of Fear has a 25% discount starting from today :)

Best Regards
Bloober Team

Hey guys!

We had some huge technical problems yesterday. First the update was buggy, then the Halloween email has bounced back a lot of you.
We are extremely sorry for that.

The update fix has been implemented quite fast and hopefully it wasn’t such a problem for you. The email issue however has made a much bigger impact.

We have received your emails. We have three people chosen for the prize, however, the emails came our way quite chaotically, sometimes they just bounced only as IP numbers that couldn’t reach us. We have checked a lot of stuff to be sure that the said three people are really the ones who should earn the prize, but to be 100% sure, we would ask you to forward the automatic reply you have received from our mailbox once again to Halloween@layersoffear.com. This will give us the last confirmation we need. If you guys think you were among the first to send the code, please reach out to us.

Sorry it transpired this way, sadly technology likes to mess up with people and yesterday it did that to us.

We hope you had fun searching for the keywords and enjoyed looking at what they did with your surroundings.

Also, Layers of Fear has a 25% discount starting from today :)

Best Regards
Bloober Team

Welcome to Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Pre-Alpha Release 23! Notes on what is in this release are available here.

October 29 2015  

Build Number 342 3:15 PM CDT: 

Fixes:

• Fixed Blinding Shot animation
• Torpid Torment and Chaotic Feedback can now be trained
• "T" key can now be used again to toggle Auto Attack
• Fixed missing harvesting sparkle effect on Pumpkin Patches
• Taming skill now displaying correct animation
• Lunar Rifts now change starting location based on time of day
• Added Obsidian chip reagents to more creatures: Liches, Elven Mages and Zombies
• Fix for issue with house pets and servants wandering
• Fixed issue where Isle of Storms starting location would be saved from a deleted character
• Fixed combat message for ranged weapons
• Fixed issues with Shield of Air and Sap
• Chat history cleared when creating a new character
• When NPCs are given items (for quests, etc.) that information is now echoed in the chat window
• Slimes will no longer flee through walls in the Kingsport Sewers
• Bear and wolf head icons now work properly in bag mode.
• Fixed Crocodile attack range
• Fixed bug that was causing players to get stuck in casting mode when casting spells with long casting times.
• Free Attack charge up visual effect is now looping properly
• Servants now properly displaying walking animations
• Fixed issue with fires in Highvale that were blocking movement by the covered bridge
• Free attack charge up visual effect is now properly visible to other players
• Sacred Oracle Orb of Obliteration is can now be thrown again (just remember that the number is 3, no more than 3, and no less)
• A single wax cylinder is now delivered along with Phonographs purchased from the add on store or included as pledge rewards
• Fixed combat death message timing that was making it appear that players were "not quite dead yet"
• Non-combat NPCs should now properly display equipped items
• Terrain texture and flora polish on Player Owned Town Undergound template
• Improved visual effects for Fishing Hot Spots
• Fixed composer names on wax cylinders
• Fixed issues with waterfalls sorting improperly with water
• Visual effects for Faun skills
• You can now move with 2 mouse button movement while dead.
• Fixed missing materials on Knight Founder House
• You can now use the mouse wheel to scroll through video options
• Fixed targeting visual overlay not showing on the Ice Elemental, Ghost, cow, chicken, and pig when targeted
• Fixed missing collision on several boulders in various scenes (ex. Crag Foothills)
• Fixed the speed of the Flesh Flayer pull attack
• Fixed issue preventing salvage of rusty weapons and broken cloth gear
• Fixed visual distortion in caves in Highvale and Necropolis Barrens
• Targeting highlight visual now defaults to maximum (can be reduced in Options menu)
• Fixed naming issues where all Plate Boots were named gauntlets
• Fixed spawning issue with the Satyr in the Pool of Destiny room of the Epitaph
• Player Owned Town Fixes:
  
  • Calain entrance on Overworld should now point to the correct town
  • Added ferry from Rats Nest to Verdantis Shardfall. Added ferries between Rats Nest and Horned Society and Corvus Peak.
  • Changed location of Falling Water Fortress
  • Ferry added between Grumpie Hermit's Hide-a-way and Falling Waters Fortress.
  • Ferries added between Isles of Wonder to Golden Cove, Serenity Isle, PaxLair, and Novia
  • Visitors to Islands of Wonder from Novia now correctly enter at the southern docks.
  • Ferry to The Drowned Mountains from Sparrowfall now works correctly
  • Moved Liberty two hexes to the east, to ensure significant "buffer" space surrounding Britanny (by order of Lord British himself)
  • Dracheninsel and Calain now connected
  • Boat added to all swamp biome templates at the dock leading back to overworld map.
  • Exits to Sparrowfall, Jade Valley and Phoenix Fields added to Port Phoenix
  • Hwaseong entrance on Overworld should now point to the correct town
  • Both boats in Vanguard Ruins now correctly exit to Vanguard
  • Unterwelt, Drachenfels, Drachental, and Drakenhof are all now properly connected
  • Vanguard boat on docks set to exit to Novia, second boat added that leads to Vanguard Ruins
  • Connection from Tenakill to PaxLair added
  • Rift's End: Removed the POT icon on the mainland (the POT now exists as an island only)
  • Ferry to Old Penshire Wharf added to Horned Society PoT
  • Scrunt: Confirmed access to Scrunt from Hidden Vale. Removed tree too close to town.
  • Sea Nymph Grotto is now accessible from Serenity Isle
  • Refugees Hideout is now connected to Refugees Haven
  • The Caverns of Kahli now correctly set up as Underground template and is now connected to Kahli
  • Raven's Head now correctly connected to Raven's Head South
  • Added town crier/banker to underground PoT template
  • Fixed connections to Dragons Watch and Sea Nymph Grotto from PaxLair
  • Fixed connection between Port Phoenix and The Drowned Mountains

Welcome to Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues Pre-Alpha Release 23! Notes on what is in this release are available here.

October 29 2015  

Build Number 342 3:15 PM CDT: 

Fixes:

• Fixed Blinding Shot animation
• Torpid Torment and Chaotic Feedback can now be trained
• "T" key can now be used again to toggle Auto Attack
• Fixed missing harvesting sparkle effect on Pumpkin Patches
• Taming skill now displaying correct animation
• Lunar Rifts now change starting location based on time of day
• Added Obsidian chip reagents to more creatures: Liches, Elven Mages and Zombies
• Fix for issue with house pets and servants wandering
• Fixed issue where Isle of Storms starting location would be saved from a deleted character
• Fixed combat message for ranged weapons
• Fixed issues with Shield of Air and Sap
• Chat history cleared when creating a new character
• When NPCs are given items (for quests, etc.) that information is now echoed in the chat window
• Slimes will no longer flee through walls in the Kingsport Sewers
• Bear and wolf head icons now work properly in bag mode.
• Fixed Crocodile attack range
• Fixed bug that was causing players to get stuck in casting mode when casting spells with long casting times.
• Free Attack charge up visual effect is now looping properly
• Servants now properly displaying walking animations
• Fixed issue with fires in Highvale that were blocking movement by the covered bridge
• Free attack charge up visual effect is now properly visible to other players
• Sacred Oracle Orb of Obliteration is can now be thrown again (just remember that the number is 3, no more than 3, and no less)
• A single wax cylinder is now delivered along with Phonographs purchased from the add on store or included as pledge rewards
• Fixed combat death message timing that was making it appear that players were "not quite dead yet"
• Non-combat NPCs should now properly display equipped items
• Terrain texture and flora polish on Player Owned Town Undergound template
• Improved visual effects for Fishing Hot Spots
• Fixed composer names on wax cylinders
• Fixed issues with waterfalls sorting improperly with water
• Visual effects for Faun skills
• You can now move with 2 mouse button movement while dead.
• Fixed missing materials on Knight Founder House
• You can now use the mouse wheel to scroll through video options
• Fixed targeting visual overlay not showing on the Ice Elemental, Ghost, cow, chicken, and pig when targeted
• Fixed missing collision on several boulders in various scenes (ex. Crag Foothills)
• Fixed the speed of the Flesh Flayer pull attack
• Fixed issue preventing salvage of rusty weapons and broken cloth gear
• Fixed visual distortion in caves in Highvale and Necropolis Barrens
• Targeting highlight visual now defaults to maximum (can be reduced in Options menu)
• Fixed naming issues where all Plate Boots were named gauntlets
• Fixed spawning issue with the Satyr in the Pool of Destiny room of the Epitaph
• Player Owned Town Fixes:
  
  • Calain entrance on Overworld should now point to the correct town
  • Added ferry from Rats Nest to Verdantis Shardfall. Added ferries between Rats Nest and Horned Society and Corvus Peak.
  • Changed location of Falling Water Fortress
  • Ferry added between Grumpie Hermit's Hide-a-way and Falling Waters Fortress.
  • Ferries added between Isles of Wonder to Golden Cove, Serenity Isle, PaxLair, and Novia
  • Visitors to Islands of Wonder from Novia now correctly enter at the southern docks.
  • Ferry to The Drowned Mountains from Sparrowfall now works correctly
  • Moved Liberty two hexes to the east, to ensure significant "buffer" space surrounding Britanny (by order of Lord British himself)
  • Dracheninsel and Calain now connected
  • Boat added to all swamp biome templates at the dock leading back to overworld map.
  • Exits to Sparrowfall, Jade Valley and Phoenix Fields added to Port Phoenix
  • Hwaseong entrance on Overworld should now point to the correct town
  • Both boats in Vanguard Ruins now correctly exit to Vanguard
  • Unterwelt, Drachenfels, Drachental, and Drakenhof are all now properly connected
  • Vanguard boat on docks set to exit to Novia, second boat added that leads to Vanguard Ruins
  • Connection from Tenakill to PaxLair added
  • Rift's End: Removed the POT icon on the mainland (the POT now exists as an island only)
  • Ferry to Old Penshire Wharf added to Horned Society PoT
  • Scrunt: Confirmed access to Scrunt from Hidden Vale. Removed tree too close to town.
  • Sea Nymph Grotto is now accessible from Serenity Isle
  • Refugees Hideout is now connected to Refugees Haven
  • The Caverns of Kahli now correctly set up as Underground template and is now connected to Kahli
  • Raven's Head now correctly connected to Raven's Head South
  • Added town crier/banker to underground PoT template
  • Fixed connections to Dragons Watch and Sea Nymph Grotto from PaxLair
  • Fixed connection between Port Phoenix and The Drowned Mountains