Patch Notes 1.0.1

General

• Added a feature that allows players to skip Credits at the end of the game by holding a button.
  
• Tweaked the dead zones and aiming for a smoother experience using a gamepad controller while using Flamberge.
  
• Added touch pad functionality to the Steam Deck while using Flamberge.
  
• Fixed some crashes caused in the second area of the game.
  
• Fixed an error in the Inventory UI Screen in which the total of Solar Vials was x99.
  
• Fixed an issue in which dying right after using Dash while crouching, the game would freeze.
  
• Fixed an issue in which randomly spamming buttons while respawning would crash the game.
  
• Added some options to the Main Menu and a version number for easier tracking of future bugs.
  
• Fixed an issue in which if players died fighting a specific white orb in the area before the final boss, they would fall endlessly upon respawning.
  
• After completing the game, if players bought all Sword and Shield upgrades, upon starting a new game they would still be in the player's inventory.

Difficulty

• Modified Hitstop timing for some enemies.
  
• Reduced Hitboxes and sizes for some enemies.

Levels

• Polished collisions for the second and third areas of the game.
  
• Fixed a hidden chest that was previously unreachable in the tutorial area.
  
• Fixed an issue in which the Interact Prompt would disappear in the Library Area.
  
• Fixed an error in which players could see underneath the Map by crouching in the first area of the game.
  
• Fixed an issue that would make respawned cricket bandits turn invisible after getting hit

Known issues we are still working on for future patches

• Chinese localization has translation errors pointed out by some users, we’re currently working on fixing them on future patches.
  
• Ultra Settings in 4K have some performance issues that are being worked on.
  
• The Scholar boss sometimes ignores the players if they've skipped some checkpoint Chalices.
  
• Changing tabs while in full screen in certain resolutions causes the game window to not behave properly.
  
• Cricket Bandits occasionally freeze when jumping

We will continue patching the game in the coming days so please keep reporting any and all issues and suggestions, we thank you very much for your continued support and we’re working to make Candle Knight the best experience it can be.

What’s up Folks, the second DLC “Artisan and Magician” now has officially been released!
It contains two new heroes: [Zi Xiao] and [Nona]. [Zi Xiao] is a hero mainly focused on “strategy” and “Fortunate”. By utilizing his unique mechanism of occult scrolls reset and quality upgrade, players can optimize the triggering probability of powerful skill effects. [Nona] has an auto-battle partner named “Iron Wing”. When you were knocked down, don’t be nervous and Iron Wing with “Emergency Function” talent will come to save you at once.

There are also 4 brand-new weapons at the same time! [Brick], [Jet Octopus], [Wolf Gaze] and [Star Ring]. Hope you will like them!
To celebrate the release of the DLC, we have prepared a 10% discount for the first week. The base game will also have a two-week discount promotion. Thank you all for your support!

In this update, we have also brought some free content for all players. The [Bizarre Dream] now offers two additional Modes: [Transcendent Arsenal] and [Ascension Fusion]. In the [Transcendent Arsenal], you can collect your favorite weapons, while in [Ascension Fusion], you can use Ascensions from different heroes to create unique BD. Meanwhile, we have iterated on the gameplay of [Qing Yan] and introduced a batch of new occult scrolls and inscriptions. To those occult scrolls and inscriptions that have existed, we also have made adjustments to them.

Finally, we get some exciting news to share with everyone: “Gunfire Reborn" has surpassed 3 million copies in global sales for the PC version! We would like to express our gratitude to all the players for their support and love. We will continue to update and refine the game, striving to bring you more joy. As a special commemoration of reaching 3 million copies sold, we have prepared an exclusive commemorative level frame. All players who own the game before the end of this promotional event (before 12:00 AM on June 16th, 2023) will automatically receive this exclusive frame.

If you encounter any areas in this update that you are not satisfied with, we encourage you to provide feedback to us promptly. We will work together with you to continuously iterate and improve on these updates. Wish you all a joyful gaming experience!

- Gunfire Studio


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After purchasing DLC “Artisan and Magician”, you will automatically unlock following content:


Introduction:

Fate in hand, stars above head.Zi Xiao's mastery of occult scrolls surpasses all others. With each flick of his fingers, the star cards come alive like sharp blades, gathering cosmic power with each motion. When the moment is right, stars will heed his command, descending from the sky with a dazzling cosmic radiance.

[Zi Xiao] Skill：

• Primary Skill（E）: Falling Star
  Gain [Astrohouse] through obtaining [Astroaspects] randomly until slots are full, causing Stars to fall and deal DMG to enemies within a certain range according to [Astrohouse]. Afterwards, the [Astrohouse] is cleared. [Astrohouse]: forms by filling slots with [Astroaspects]. if [Astroaspects] are same, they form a [Normal/Rare/Legendary Astrohouse]; If [Astroaspects] are different, they form an [Impure Astrohouse].
  

• Secondary Skill（Q）：Astroforecast
  Obtain [Astroaspects] randomly and summon 3 cards for protection. Cards can track enemies within a 7m radius automatically and deal 500 DMG for each card. Astroaspects: Obtain [Astroaspects] randomly according to initial chance and quality of occult scrolls, Normal/Rare/Legendary/Cursed occult scrolls correspond to Normal/Rare/Legendary/Wild [Astroaspects]. [Wild Astroaspects] are regarded as any kind of [Astroaspect], [Wild Astrohouse] is regarded as a [Legendary Astrohouse].
  

Talent：

1. Scroll Divination: Upgrade the quality of Occult Scrolls in your backpack without changing its effect, or reroll the Occult Scroll to another one of equal or higher quality. Each Occult Scroll can only be upgraded or reset once. Start with 1 reset attempts. For each Ascension obtained, gain 2 upgrade attempts and 1 reset attempt.
   
2. Stellar Recovery: If [Falling Star] deals no DMG, recover 100% cooldown. (CD: 15s)
   
3. Card Practice: After shooting 300/800/1600 cards, shooting rate improves to a maximum of 2/4/8 cards at once.
   
4. Concentration: +20% chance to appear Ascension Level 3.
   
5. Star Rearrangement: After finishing stages, optimize the initial chance of drawing [Astroaspects].

Spiritual Blessing:

1. [Star Compass]: +200% total DMG and +1 use of [Falling Star]. Affected by occult scrolls in the backpack, there is a chance to upgrade [Astrohouse] quality of [Falling Star] by 1 level.
   
2. [Explosive Hand]: When a card hits an enemy, trigger a 5m Explosion, dealing card DMG once to enemies in range. Obtain the same [Astroaspects] as the previous slot through [Astroforecast]. Clear [Astrohouse] and gain Skill DMG for 7s if slots are full. There is a chance to gain a bonus without clearing [Astrohouse]. [Normal Astrohouse]: +80% total DMG. [Rare Astrohouse]: +160% total DMG. [Legendary Astrohouse]: +320% total DMG.
   
3. [Functional Deck]: Obtain weapon bonuses for 5s when consuming [Astroaspects]. [Normal Astroaspects]: +5% RoF [Rare Astroaspects]</color>: +30% Weapon DMG. [Legendary Astroaspects]: +20% Lucky Shot Chance. [Wild Astroaspects]: +0.5x CritX.

Spiritual Jade:

1. [Chip Exchange]: Obtain a [Legendary Astroaspect] for every 40 Normal Ammo/20 Large Ammo/10 Special Ammo consumed.
   
2. [Card Master]: +20% Weapon and Skill DMG for every slot.

Spiritual Ascension:

1. No Pain No Gain: Obtain a [Rare Astrohouse] when using [Falling Star] after dealing Crit Hits/Lucky Shots 20 times, or a [Legendary Astrohouse] after dealing Crit Hits/Lucky Shots 40 times. Accumulated Crit Hits/Lucky Shots reset after using [Falling Star].
   
2. [Extreme Decks]: There is a chance to obtain reserve cards up to the card holding capacity when using [Astroforecast].
   
3. [Final Words]: CritX of all weapons becomes 4x.

[Zi Xiao] is the most complex hero in terms of gameplay mechanics so far. We have prepared a guide for you. Refer to the link for more details:Guide of Zi Xiao

Introduction:

Adorable, Agile and Talented.Nona, who still retain a touch of innocence, had already constructed the outstanding mecha called 'Iron Wing'. Basing on its different core operation systems, Iron Wing can rush into the battlefield for close-quarters combat with enemies, or hold its position and transform into a turret for shooting at enemies. Besides her expertise in mechanical skill, she is also pro in forging meticulously crafted pistol.

[Nona] Skills

• Primary Skill（E）: Mecha Drop/Redeployment
  Primary Skill switches according to battle mode of Iron Wing.
  Mecha Drop: Iron Wing - Strike Mode charges into the target location, dealing 150% normal damage to enemies and taunts them for 3s within a 10m radius.
  Redeployment: Iron Wing - Fire Mode deploys in defensive position at the target location.
  
  

• Secondary（Q）:Hardwood Missile
  Fires a missile that explodes upon impact, dealing 500 DMG to all enemies within a 4m radius. Hitting on Iron Wing regenerates 20% of its HP .
  

Talent:

1. [Armor Reinforcement]: +30 Max HP for Nona, +25% HP for Iron Wing.
   
2. [Improved Craft]: +100 DMG for Iron Wing. +100 Base DMG for [Hardwood Missile].
   
3. [Lucky Magazine]: +20% Lucky Shot Chance for 4s after fulfilling the magazine.
   
4. [Emergency Function]: When Nona is Knocked down, Iron Wing will go revive her.
   
5. [Aggressive Craft]: There is a 25% chance to deal +100% Iron Wing total DMG.

Spiritual Blessing:

1. [Pair of Us]: Iron Wing will not be knocked down as long as Nona is standing. +1% DMG for each 1 HP Iron Wing currently has.
   
2. [Fire Coverage]: +40% Missile DMG for 5s for each missile dealing DMG and launched by Nona and Iron Wing (up to 20 stacks). Use [Redeployment] to gain 4 additional stacks immediately.
   
3. [Same Boat]: 30% of the DMG taken by Nona is shared to Iron Wing. For 5s after Iron Wing deals DMG to an enemy, +3x Weapon CritX and +150% Weapon DMG for Nona when attacking the same enemy. For 5s after Nona deals damage to an enemy, Iron Wing - Strike Mode/ Fire Mode will regenerate 10%/5% HP when attacking the same enemy.

Spiritual Jade:

1. [Component Recovery]: Iron Wing regenerateds 20% HP after defeating an enemy.
   
2. [Extra Shield]: After Nona's shield is fully charged, +5 Max Shield for 10s (up to 10 stacks).

Spiritual Ascension:

1. [Evolution]:+1 Max HP and +1% Base DMG for each enemy Iron Wing defeated (up to 1000 stacks).
   
2. [Shells Symphony]: Obtain 1 use of the secondary skill every 3s. When hitting an enemy with a pistol, consume up to 3 uses of the secondary skill and trigger a missile explosion with +2m AoE (CD: 1s). For each use consumed, DMG is increased.
   
3. [The Third]: +100% Lucky Shot Chance and grant a crit hit every third shot when using a pistol.

[Brick]

Type: SnipersDual-Wield: SupportDescription: After a crit hit, a Starlight drops that, when picked up, grants the next attack a crit hit with higher CritX. Exclusive Inscription:
1. The effect of Starlight is permanent and picking up a Starlight ＋0.1x CritX (up to +2x).
   
2. +5s duration of Starlight staying on the ground. For every 1s before Starlight disappearing when you pick it up, +15% basic Weapon DMG of next hit each second.

[Jet Octopus]

Type: Spray WeaponDual-Wield: SupportDescription: Absorb energy from enemies within a cone-shaped area in the front. Exclusive Inscription:
1. 60% chance to restore one unit of energy when water column hits the weak point.
   
2. -50% movement speed of enemies hit by water column and +100% Crit hit DMG taken.

[Wolf Gaze]

Type: Submachine gunDual-Wield: SupportDescription: Hitting on enemies applies a stack of "Voracity". At 6 stacks, trigger higher damage and apply a stack of "Howl".Skill: Hitting on enemies applies a stack of "Voracity". At 3 stacks, trigger to scatter projectiles in surrounding area which can apply stacks of "Voracity".Exclusive Inscription:
1. Defeating enemies causes an extra scatter shot. The enemies hit by the scatter shot will also receive an extra high DMG.

[Star Ring]

Type: pistolDual-Wield: Not supportDescription: Star Ring expands, dealing DMG to enemies along its path.Skill:Star Ring contract, dealing high DMG to the enemies it hits. If it contracts from the maximum radius, the DMG will further increase.Exclusive Inscription:
1. Each hit on an enemy ＋20% total damage of the next Weapon Skill (up to 100%).

Meanwhile, we also prepare following free update notes for base game.


Two new-added options in [Bizarre Dream]：
（1）[Transcendent Arsenal]：Players will encounter an arsenal guard after clearing the vault in scene 3 and 4 or defeating the Pole Monarch. At this time, players can entrust the weapons they've collected during adventure to the arsenal guard for safekeeping. In a new game, players can retrieve these weapons when they meet the arsenal guard again. Meanwhile, the vault will become more dangerous, with previously unseen Demonic Aura Diffusion occurring. To facilitate weapon collection, players' weapon inventory will be expanded with three additional slots for backup weapons. To collect a desired weapon, simply hold down the pickup button to place it in a backup slot. Additionally, players can view other players' collected weapons in the team interface.
（2）[Ascension Fusion]: When players reach the boss stage in Longling Tomb, they can select Ascension from other heroes. The chosen Ascension will not be obtained immediately; instead, there is a higher chance of encountering it during subsequent interactions with the Golden Goblet. There are currently 24 Ascensions available for selection, with 6 options presented each time, and up to 2 of them can be chosen.


Occult Scrolls Update[Interdependent Fortune]
We added 50 new Monster Scrolls in this Update.

1. Optimized the position of Dealer and Craftsman in [Anxi Desert-Stage 2] and [Chaos Realm].
   
2. Optimized the lifting time of the elevator in [Duo Fjord-Stage 1]
   
3. Optimized the sky rendering in the scene of [Duo Fjord].

We have iterated on the gameplay of [Qing Yan], including aspects such as Talent, Ascension, and Spiritual Blessing.

[expand type=details]Talent:
After a Leap, +75% weapon and Skill DMG for 6s. Each enemy hit by a shot during this period restores 1 point of Armor (up to 6→12 HP/s).

Ascension:
·[Gigantic Explosion]
Old: -20/40/60% Leap cooldown, and +2/4/6m AoE. +20% Leap DMG for every enemy within the range of Leap.
New: +2/4/6m displacement range and AoE of Leap. +20% Leap DMG for each enemy within the range of Leap.
·[Iron Scud]
Old: When you use Leap, gain +30/60/100 max Armor and +10/20/30% movement speed for 7s, and if you are injured during this period, there is a 25% chance to become invulnerable for 0.5s.
New: -20/40/60% Cooldown and have a 30% chance to reset Cooldown. After using Leap, +30/60/100 max Shield for 7s.
·[All or Nothing]（remove）
Effect：When hitting an enemy with Leap, consume all of your armor to increase the Leap DMG by 1.2% per consumed Armor point.
·[Unstoppable Momentum]（new-added）
Effect：+5% total Leap DMG for 1m displacement of Leap.
·[Fully Equipped]
Old: After a Leap, +75/100/150% weapon DMG and skill DMG for 2/2/3s. During this period, regain 20/30/50% armor and -1/1.5/2s Leap's remaining cooldown for each enemy you kill.
New: After a Leap, +75/100/150% weapon and Skill DMG for 6/6/10s. Each enemy hit by a shot during this period restores 1/2/3 point of Armor (up to 12/18/24 HP/s) .
·[Last Stand]
With [Flesh and Bones], the effect of [Last stand] can be permanent.
·[Victory Rush]
Old: +50/100/150% weapon DMG in the next 5/5/10s when the number of hits caused by a single shot/slash is greater than or equal to 4/3/2.
New: The more hits a single shot causes, the greater the increase in Weapon DMG.
Level 1: +20%/40%/60% Weapon DMG for 5s when the number of hits caused by a single shot is greater than or equal to 1/4/8.
Level 2: +40%/80%/120% Weapon DMG for 5s when the number of hits caused by a single shot is greater than or equal to 1/3/6.
Level 3: +60%/120%/180% Weapon DMG for 10s when the number of hits caused by a single shot is greater than or equal to 1/2/4.
·[Death Mark]
Old: Enemies hit by Cleave receive a death mark for 4s. Marked enemies take +20/40/60% DMG from you (also applies to the initial Cleave). Killing a marked enemy grants you +20/25/30% Movement Speed for 6/6/10s.
New: +20/40/60% DMG on the enemy for the current and next 4 hits with Cleave. +300/400/500 Cleave base DMG for 6/6/10s upon defeating this enemy during this period.
·[Defensive Cleave]
Old: Regain 10/20/30% armor for each enemy hit with cleave; Regain 20/40/60% armor and -1/1.5/2s leap's remaining cooldown for each enemy kill with cleave.
New: Each hit with Cleave restores 10/20/30% Armor and -1/1.5/2s remaining cooldown of Leap.
·[Nova Shockwave]
Old: +10 max Armor for 9s for each enemy killed. When your armor breaks, release a Nova Shockwave that deals [max Armor * 50] DMG to surrounding enemies.
New: Gain 1 stack of "Nova Shockwave" for hitting an enemy with a shot. Each stack +1 max Armor for 9s (Up to 100 stacks). When your Armor breaks, deal DMG to nearby enemies equal to 50 times the max Armor. When "Nova Shockwave" reaches the stacks of 100, using Cleave will consume all the stacks of Armor and Shield.

Spiritual Blessing:
·[Unstoppable Momentum] (Remove)
Effect: For each enemy hit by a Leap, +100% next Leap base DMG and gain a 5% chance to reset the cooldown (up to 10 stacks). Removes all stacks on a miss.
·[All or Nothing] (New-added)
Effect: Consume all of Armor when hitting an enemy with Leap. +4% Leap DMG for each point of consumed Armor. -1s remaining Cooldown of Leap for every 10 points of Armor consumed.
·[Double Tap]
Deal extra normal damage based on Base Weapon DMG once when dealing Weapon DMG to enemies.CD 0.5S→0.3.

Spiritual Link:
·[Army Breaker]
Old: +5 max stacks for Spiritual Blessing [Unstoppable Momentum].
New: All or Nothing +5% Leap DMG for each point of consumed Armor.

·[Heart Piercer]
- 0.2s → -0.1s cooldown for Spiritual Blessing [Double Tap]. [/expand]

• Li
  Accurate Crush
  Effects in main level: Increases DMG when Blazing Meteor hit only 1 enemy.
  Effects in [Spiritual Assault]: If choose rare occult scroll [Blazing Nova], Increases DMG when Blazing Meteor hit 3/3/6 enemies.
  
  Flame Arsenal
  Effects in main level: Drop an extra Fire DMG weapon after defeating a Boss or an Elite.
  Effects in [Spiritual Assault]: Drop an extra Fire DMG weapon after defeating 50 enemies.
  
  
• Lei Luo
  Sniper
  Effects in main level: Elite monsters/bosses will drop an extra sniper rifle.
  Effects in [Spiritual Assault]: drop an extra sniper rifle after defeating 50 enemies.
  
  
• Ao Bai
  Precise Explosion
  Effects in main level: Increase Total DMG if grenades or explosive weapons deal DMG to only one enemy.
  Effects in [Spiritual Assault]: Increase Total DMG if grenades or explosive weapons deal DMG to 3/5/7 enemies.

In this updates we add more than 20 occult scrolls and adjust the effect of more than 10 occult scrolls.

• [Piercing Bullet]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Normal
  Effect
  Normal: After dealing Weapon DMG to an enemy, +40% Skill DMG against that enemy for 5s.

• [Normal Ammo]
  
  
  Unlock：Defeat [Catfish Warrior] 30 times
  Quality: Normal
  Effect
  Normal: -100% extra ammo of other types when shooting with normal ammo weapons. +30% Weapon DMG for each extra ammo consumed in this shooting.

• [Large Ammo]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Kappa] 20 times
  Quality: Normal
  Effect
  Normal: -100% extra special ammo when shooting with large ammo weapons. +0.5x CritX for each extra ammo consumed in this shooting.

• [Special Ammo]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Yaksha of the Seas] 15 times
  Quality: Normal
  Effect
  Normal: -400% extra large ammo when shooting with special ammo weapons. +12% Lucky Shot Chance for each extra ammo consumed in this shooting.

• [Connected Mind]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Normal
  Effect
  Normal: When using the same weapon type with a teammate, +10% Weapon DMG; when using the same weapon with a teammate, +10% additional Weapon DMG.

• [Take it all]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Elite Lobster] 3 times
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: You can select all options in Mysterious Chest. But you can no longer discard scrolls anymore. (cannot be discarded)

• [Nirvana Force]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: While knocked down, deals damage to enemies within an 8m radius per second (damage increases with lower max HP); +15% teammates movement speed and -30% revive time.

• [Concurrent Cooldown]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [White Shark] 15 times
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: -10% magazine ammo per second and gains a stack after reloading. Each stack ＋10% weapon damage (Up to 100%). Stops consuming when the magazine is ≤50% or has 1 round left. Stacks reset after reloading.

• [Overflowing Waters]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Elite Yaksha] 3 times
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: Consume all when secondary skill count reaches the upper limit. ＋10% Weapon DMG for each charge consumed (last for 20s).

• [Blessing in Disguise]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Elite Kappa] 3 times
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: Ascension options are fixed at 2. You have 3 chances to select both Ascension options.

• [Lucky Roulette]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Dragon Qian] 3 times in elite or higher difficulty
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: When switching stages, change the highest digit of the copper to 1, and then randomly permute the digits.

• [Intimidating Presence]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Rare
  Effect
  Normal: Defeating an enhanced monster inflicts Manipulation Effect on all monsters within a 7m radius of the defeated monster.

• [Explosive Magazine]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Legendary
  Effect
  Normal: Reloading deals current Weapon DMG to enemies within an 8m radius. For every 0.5s spent reloading, an additional DMG is dealt. (CD: 3s)

• [Masterful Craftsmanship]
  
  
  Unlock: Defeat [Flying Saucer] 10 times in elite or higher difficulty
  Quality: Legendary
  Effect
  Normal: Acquired weapons always have 2 Exclusive Inscriptions. The maximum number of Exclusive Inscriptions is fixed at 2, and the total Inscription upper limit is fixed at 4 (cannot be discarded).

• [Convergent Paths]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Legendary
  Effect
  Normal: After using a Weapon Skill, +40% Weapon DMG and -25% Skill DMG for 10s. After using the primary skill, +50% Skill DMG and -20% Weapon DMG for 10s. When both effects are active at the same time, the buff effect is doubled, and the debuff effect is removed.

• [Iron Circuit]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Legendary
  Effect
  Normal: -25% DMG taken. -10% additional DMG taken for each teammate carrying the [Iron circuit]. When taking DMG, teammates carrying [Iron circuit] will share 30% of the final DMG. This damage will not knock the teammate down.(CD: 5s)

• [Quack Doctor]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Team Cursed
  Effect: +30% revive time while reviving teammates.

• [Stubborn Stance]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Team Cursed
  Effect: Unable to pick up shared Occult Scrolls from teammates or share Occult Scrolls with teammates.

• [Shared Adversity]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Team Cursed
  Effect: When a teammate acquires a Cursed Scroll, there is a 50% chance to have the same scroll.

• [Burden of Solitude]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Team Cursed
  Effect: Takes DMG equal to 50% of your max HP every 15s if there are no teammates within a 15m radius. This damage will not knock you down.

• [Struggle for Independence]
  
  
  Unlock: Initial Unlock
  Quality: Team Cursed
  Effect: -15% final DMG if there are no teammates within a 15m radius.

• [First Strike] and [Battle Scarred] are adjusted from Exclusive to Common.

1. [Radioactive Gauntlet]
   Attack Range adjustment: 40m->35m
   Magazine Capacity adjustment: 80->60
   Remove the function of reloading through using Secondary skill
   
   
2. probability of Elemental Effect of Launchers adjustment.
   （1）Deafening Mortar promoted to 15%
   （2）Frenzied Shark and Shrieker promoted to 20%
   （3）Tiger Cannon and Bone Dragon promoted to 25%
   （4）Justice promoted to 40%

• New Gemini Inscription
  （1）(Gemini) Magazine capacity is fixed at 1. +50% total Weapon DMG for 5s when reloading (Up to 150%). When basic DMG of current weapon is greater than or equal to the other one, -50% reload time; When basic DMG of current weapon is less than or equal to the other one, +70% Lucky Shot chance.
  
• Gemini Inscription Adjustment
  Old: (Gemini) Weapon 1&2 magazine capacity become the sum of both weapon's magazine capacity, and RoF +25%.
  New: (Gemini) weapon 1&2 share magazine capacity. Gain 1 stack every second while firing, and 2 stacks on hitting enemies. Reloading －50% the number of stacks. The max number of stacks is equal to the shared magazine capacity. Each stack ＋0.75% weapon damage.
  
• Optimized the recasting rules for Gemini inscriptions

• New Common&Exclusive Inscription
  （1）Each Projectile hit on an enemy +1.2% basic Weapon DMG for 3s (up to 120%).
  
  
• New Exclusive Inscription
  Hedgehog:
  （1）Each time the Weapon Skill deals damage, +2% Lucky Shot Chance for a period of time (up to 200%).
  （2）Hitting enemies with projectiles will accumulate stacks. When the stack count reaches 25, a certain amount of additional projectiles will be generated and fired at the same targets.

This update includes iteration on the effects and quality of 40 common inscriptions.

• Some ”DMG increase” adjust to: “+XX DMG” or “+XX Total DMG”.
  
• Some “Weapon DMG increase” adjust to: “+XX Base Weapon DMG”.
  
• 
  Old: When scope is on for 1s, hits deal Crit DMG.
  New: When scope is on for 0.5s, hits deal Crit DMG
  
• 
  Old: Enhanced Weapon Skill breaks normal enemy's Shield/Armor and deals DMG.
  New: Weapon Skill breaks normal enemy's Shield/Armor and deals DMG.

• Weapon auto-reloaded when unequipped.
  
• 30% chance to recover 50% ammo to the magazine when you kill an enemy.

• Optimized the layout of the prompt for picking up items.

• [Victory of Zi Xiao] Win a game as Zi Xiao.
  
• [Victory of Nona] Win a game as Nona.
  
• [Destiny's Choice] Obtain [Legendary Astroaspects] 200 times.
  
• Shelter From Storm [Shelter From Storm] Use [Mecha Drop] to taunt enemies 500 times.
  
• [Unwavering Preference] Obtain Zi Xiao's exclusive level frame.
  
• [Never Defeated] Obtain Nona's exclusive level frame.

• Now multiple players can give aid to the same player in the same time.
  
• Optimized the rule of obtaining Ascension of Golden Goblet in the same scene.
  
• Optimized the performance of enemies revival.

• Fixed an issue that [Oppressor], the spiritual blessing of [Qing Yan] stacked HP improperly under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an issue that [Lei Luo] cannot trigger those effects which are supposed to be triggered after defeating enemies like [Magical Supply] under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an issue that interface appeared improperly after entering the Vault under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an issue that [Misfortune Aura], Spiritual Link appeared improperly in [Interdependent Fortune].
  
• Fixed an issue that the interaction interface performed improperly when handling occult scrolls to Peculiar Chests.
  
• Fixed an issue that [Radioactive Gauntlet] caused screen jitter and improper sound under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an issue that the special effect is improper when [Radioactive Gauntlet] has inscription of “50% chance to cause an explosion that deals Corrosion DMG when killing an enemy”.
  
• Fixed an issue that the special effect is improper after being hit by [ABYSSAL SERPENT].
  
• Fixed an issue that the Max HP of [POLE MONARCH] is imporper.
  
• Fixed an issue that players cannot pick up items dropped in stages of [Longling Tomb], [Anxi Desert], [Shoreside Valley], [Basement of Longling] and [Mid Fjord].
  
• Fixed an issue that players get stuck in stages of [Duo Fjord], [Hyperborean Jokul], [Desert Ruins] and [Desert frontier].
  
• Fixed an issue that players cannot pass the stage because enemies did not appear in [Anxi Desert], [Duo Fjord] and [Hyperborean Jokul].
  
• Fixed an issue that player cannot enter the main level under certain circumstances.
  
• Fixed an issue that the improper shield recovery of some enemies with Paranormality in [Interdependent Fortune].
  
• Fixed an issue that spiritual jade [Top Client] occasionally fail to work when choosing to upgrading the reward.
  
• Fixed the issue that players with multiple Playthroughs match improperly.

• Fixed the issue with the card of Zi Xiao being unable to lock and automatically launch the aura jars.
  
• Fixed the problem with Nona where "Iron Wing" could not be reassembled in certain situations after self-destruction.
  
• Fixed the issue with the sound effect missing for the self-destruction of Nona's "Iron Wing".
  
• Fixed the multilingual display problem in some interfaces

We have created a new update announcement because the comment section of the original announcement was not functioning properly.

2023.06.02

Here is a new patch for Riftbound. Thanks again to everyone on the Steam forums and Discord for the incredible feedback!

Also, in case you missed it, check out our feedback post and let us know your thoughts, as your input will help with the direction that we take for future content:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1588340/view/3721708329644548421?l=english

New tutorials will show up throughout the roguelite run, covering various aspects of the game including Spells, Elites, Combos, Evolving and Boss fights. These will help new players, but also highlight anything that experience players may have missed. The tutorials are short and to the point, so won't get in the way!

We have created a new Crystal Shield spell to replace the boss version of Spirit Shield. There are a number of changes involved in this (read the notes below), but one of the main reasons is that this allows us to balance the boss spell and standard Spirit Shield separately.

In addition to this, the Necromancer boss has been updated, with more obvious visual effects when you successfully reflect a special attack. The effect of reflecting the attack is also more significant as well.

Blocking is one of the strongest enemy effects, so we have made it so it wont appear on bosses on Neutral and below difficulties. In addition to this, blocking aura and regen aura from enemies will not apply these statuses to bosses (it was never intended for the boss to be able to regain health).

A huge thanks to everyone that has been letting us know how much you love the game and the roguelite mode. Reading these comments means so much to us! The best way you can support us is by leaving a review on Steam, as this gets more attention to our game on Steam, and will give us the flexibility to expand the game even more into the future.


This isn't the last update, so keep the feedback coming, and we will keep improving the game! Thanks to everyone that has joined the Discord to share their feedback as well, you are all amazing!


Below is the full list of fixes for this update.

• The previously hidden Achievement “Master Summoner” has been removed, it was not intended to be available as yet and was for originally intended for an extra-hard level in the campaign (which was not needed since the existing hard mode is already very difficult).
  
• The Spirit Shield spell has been split into two separate spells, a boss version and a standard version. The standard Spirit Shield no longer reflects boss attacks, for now the other stats remain unchanged.
  
• A new spell Crystal Shield has been added as a new version of Spirit Shield that was used in boss battles. This new spell also features high damage reduction. Unlike Spirit Shield it does not have a chance to give energy on hit, however it as no energy cost. Note that Spirit Shield still exists as a separate spell but will no longer reflect boss attacks (only the new Crystal Shield spell will do this). This change allows us to balance the spells separately.
  
• The Lich Boss has new VFX for when you reflect its attack to make it more obvious, we have also increased the effectiveness of the reflect to ensure it kills tough enemies and added a targeting indicator so you know which tile it will hit.
  
• Updated the in-battle icon area so that icons will use 4 rows instead of 3, and reduced the size of icons slightly to handle when you have a large amount of upgrades.
  
• Updated the description of the Fireling, to show that the attacks deal splash damage in a small area.
  
• Updated the description of Heroic Transformation to mention that it also fully heals the unit it is used on.
  
• Classic Campaign Troll Boss now gives the new Crystal Shield spell instead of Spirit Shield.
  
• Classic Campaign Reaper Boss, Warlord Boss and Necromancer battles now gives the Crystal Shield spell as a bonus gift spell periodically (previously you were required to take Spirit Shield from your spell book to reflect attacks).
  
• Updated the lane highlighting feature when targeting a spell, with an extra border for boss fights when tile you are targeting is currently the lane the boss is in.

• The first tutorial has been updated, and now excludes the Evolve part of the tutorial which is a separate tutorial. The spell part of the tutorial has also been slightly adjusted to show the detail about interrupting enemies in a separate tutorial.
  
• Added a new Spell Tutorial that will show during a roguelite run after you get your first spell (excluding summon or evolution spells).
  
• Added a new Elite Tutorial that will show near when you first do a battle that has elite enemies.
  
• Added a new Mutators tutorial that will show when you do your first battle with mutators.
  
• Added a new Combo tutorial that will show once you have your first combo spell.
  
• Added a new Boss tutorial that will show during the first boss battle when you do your first reflect, or after you miss several reflects.
  
• The compendium book button will now show in the loadout area during a run, this allows you to view the compendium at any time.
  
• The Lightning Elemental attack has been updated to always travel straight down the lane, instead of shooting in a random direction when its target is killed.
  
• Damage caused by the Electrified and Charged status effects will now show damage numbers.
  
• Blocking Aura will no longer appear on the Troll boss on Neutral difficulty. Note that it already won’t appear on difficulties below neutral.
  
• Blocking Aura will no longer appear on the Warlord, Reaper or Necromancer bosses on Neutral and below difficulties.
  
• Blocking Aura and Regen Aura from elite/champion enemies no longer effects bosses (but a boss can still have this aura which applies them to the other enemies).

• Magic Barrier spell cooldown has been increased from 30 to 40 seconds, and duration has been decreased from 30 to 15 seconds. This spell was overperforming against ranged enemies and could be kept up almost permanently. The spell is still just as effective, but now you will need to decide the best time to use it during a battle.

• Fixed a bug with the Gem Reward screen that could cause it to get faster and faster, eventually getting into a state where you could not continue from the gem screen.
  
• Fixed a bug with the Classic Campaign Fiery Chase challenge level, in which the Aetherling’s were not producing energy.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Magic Barrer effect would last slightly longer than the barrier itself.
  
• Fixed a bug where the Totem of Aether incorrectly showed a status icon.
  
• Fixed an error in the English text for the Oak’s Gift encounter.
  
• Fixed an issue with the projectiles emitted from an enemy with the Electrified status, that could sometimes cause them to not hit enemies.

We are very active devs, so you are more than welcome to join our discord or leave your feedback on the Steam forum with anything you would love to see in the future of the game. This is just the beginning of very exciting times ahead!
Join discord here

• Deers' health limit increased.
  
• Increased the number of stone, branches, wood, flints all over the map.
  
• Branches will be picked up lesser from now on.
  
• Fiber objects are now found more easily.

• Direction change will be available again when swimming.
  
• Icons can be clicked when organizing the crafting list by category.
  
• Deers will not overlap anymore.
  
• Auto-focusing disabled when swimming.
  
• Heads will not disappear when changed to third person view.
  
• Objects flying above the ground fixed.
  
• Monsters will now less likely be stuck in the terrains.
  
• Tons of stacked trees removed.
  
• Material will now properly displayed in the grass objects.
  
• Grass objects having weird behavior of collision now fixed.
  
• Branches are now picked up as branches rather than picked up as wood.
  
• Players are now less likey to be stuck in the terrains.

• Machanism when inventory is full modified.
  
• There will be no decrease in oxygen level when above the water.
  
• Monster will not be spawned where they can't move.
  
• Frame dropping problem improved during the nighttime.
  
• Hit and stop timing fixed.
  
• Auto-focusing behavior improved.
  
• Trees will fall down properly after cut down.
  
• Boars are now replaced to deers.
  
• Tree scales are uniformed to "1".
  
• Damaged bar will be shown when cutting down the tree.
  
• Unchoppable trees will not show the damage bar anymore.
  
• Oxygen will be needed when swimming under the water.

• Graphic update on the red cliff zone.
  
• Campfire brightness adjusted.
  
• Blinking error in the pond fixed.
  
• Smoke effect replaced.
  
• Fogs are now displayed for the atmosphere.
  
• Tree shapes and motions developed.
  
• Visual effects when cutting down the trees developed.

• Sound effects when cutting down the trees are modified and refined.

• Intro clip added.
  
• Intro playtime trimmed down to 1 min.
  
• Ocena wave sound and monster's roaring sound effect added.

We are here to inform you that the scheduled maintenance will be held on June 9 in order to free products in the CROWZ shop.

Please use them freely as all in-shop items can be used for free by all mercenaries from after maintenance to CROWZ service ends.

For more information, please check out the details provided below.

■ Maintenance Schedule
- Schedule: June 9 3:00 ~ 4:30 4:20 (GMT+0)
- Details: Free all in-shop products (Till service ends)

■ Notice about currently owned RCP
1. For mercenaries who own RCP, please spend your RCP before the maintenance on June 9.

2. For mercenaries who own RCP, in exchange for Steam Wallet is available if there is no spending record.
- Refunded Targets: Recipients who purchased RCP from May 15th to May 29th
: Users who don't have any used record RCP after charging the RCP in between the date above. (Refund to Steam Wallet)

3. Please inquire us through the email below for an inquiry about exchanging Steam Wallet.
- CROWZ Customer Center Inquiry: crowz_help@thumbage.co.kr
- When inquiring, please make sure to include your CROWZ nickname and Steam 64ID.

4. All refund policies including DLC and etc will proceed following the Steam rule. If you wish to refund any product, please request to Steam after checking the Steam refund policy.
- Steam Refund Policy: https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/

- Products that have passed 2 weeks from purchase or have been used for more than 2 hours are not eligible for a refund.

※ Game access will be restricted during the maintenance.
※ The contents of the maintenance may be subject to change and any changes will be notified through a separate notice.

Thank you.

Dear agent

The Lingjing system is expected to undergo a version update on June 2 at 10:30 (UTC/GMT:+8:00), which is expected to take 180 minutes. This update will restart the server, and online agents will be forced to offline. Please offline in advance to avoid losses! We will notify you separately after the server is opened. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the simulated training of agents!

This update will issue compensation: Lingcoin x10000



Welfare Function

● Welfare function: weekly exemption role

Free character experience this week

Agent camp: Wu Qizhi, Aofeng, Jiahui, Qin Qiang, Ling Zhengying, Ge Yongming

Simulated Grievance Camp: Xiaopi, Yuji, Bai Qiulian, Spoon Demon



New Activity

Rainbow Grandpa is here!

Hey hey! Here comes the double door refrigerator~

Activity time: June 2, 2023- June 16, 2023

Collect the full range of Rainbow Baby clothing and redeem it for Qin Qiang - Rainbow Grandpa



Time Limited - Elemental Surge Treasure Box · Fire

Dragon Whispering Flame, Gasification Fist, Martial Arts Defending Heart

Activity time: June 2, 2023- June 16, 2023

Activity Rules:

Gathering the corresponding clothing of the characters can unlock the corresponding hair and social actions, and extract a new currency - Secret Silver, with a high probability of obtaining 16, 10, 8, 5, 3, and 1 Secret Silver.



Secret Silver Mall is officially launched!

Secret Silver Weaving Gift, Warm Enjoying Honey Meaning

The Secret Silver Mall is available for selection of highly popular clothing. Secret silver can be obtained by extracting elements from a treasure chest, and has a high chance of obtaining 16, 10, 8, 5, 3, and 1 secret silver. The mall is updated periodically, and the currency will not be cleared

Secret Silver Shopping Mall Entrance: Shopping Mall - Exchange Mall - Secret Silver



[New fitting room added]

Element Surge · Fire Treasure Box Added: Aofeng - Wudao Longyan · Ao Series, Huo Luan - Wudao Longyan · Zun Series

Redemption page: Rainbow Grandpa interface Redemption

Shopping Mall Listing: White Snow - Encounter Old Knowledge - Apricot Yellow

New on the Secret Silver Shopping Mall: Nalan Lotus Dance - Pure White Flower Wedding Series, Luo Fang - Ghost Bride Series, Shang Xiang - Incredible Lover Series, Shang Xiang - Yin Gui Round Dance Series, Sikong Star - Qimeng Symphony Series, Xiao Li - Juechen Golden Branch Series, Xiao Jun - Yuyan Jiali Series, Jia Hui - Ye Cang Shengnu Series, Nan Gong Yi Chen - Bai Lu Shengnu Series



Problem Repair

1. Fixed the issue of simulating the Nine tailed Fox to use its spiritual power to attack twice in a row

2. Fixed the issue of mismatched positions between the headwear and face decoration text on the Qimi Gem activity page

And fixed several other issues and optimized the performance of the local area

• Removed shadow from blood explosion pool.
  
• Added more blood effects to Witch, Maniac, and Demon.
  
• Golem now has electricity effect when dying.
  
• Mouse scroll-wheel can now be used for next/previous weapon select.

The “Field of View” system introduced in the last Un-Dev Note is a key system that enhances the mood and theme of the game. This is because the concept of “trying not to be detected by the enemy” was to be central to the “zombie/creature” themed media.

The Noise System, wherein a player must move quietly to avoid detection, that we will introduce today was developed for the same reason, but the role and goal of the system changed while refining the game. So today we’ll take a look at this process.



In early versions we wanted Noise to be generated in all situations that would entail noise creation in the real world and wanted this system to tie into the “Field of View” system in regard to detection.

• When any Character moves
  
• When the Enemy detects us or when they are killed
  
• During interactions (opening doors, setting up barricades, opening items boxes, etc)
  
• When using Weapons that create noise (throwing stones, explosive tools, etc)

However, our goal was to use the zombie/creature theme whilst blending the genres of Stealth and Tactical RPG, but not to create a full-on stealth action game, so the UI’s complexity became too high.

Although the visibility system led to the intended playstyle of “dealing lots of damage from outside the field of view”, factors such as “noise” being made when characters moved didn’t match the intention.

For example, if an enemy hears footsteps from behind, it would be impossible to make a surprise attack, so as a result, the satisfaction of one-shotting an enemy from behind or the stability of removing a threat without detection had to be given up.



As we mentioned in our previous post about the hit rate system, we were continually trying to make the game fun while maintaining uncertainty and minimizing any factors that had the risk of becoming frustrating.

From this point of view, creating an unexpected noise and having a creature jump out on you suddenly was an exciting variable and matched the theme, but the problem was that there was a risk the player might be frustrated for having been punished for not really doing anything wrong.

Therefore, currently, Noise creation is limited to tools which a player can use actively like throwing stones, or in other certain situations where we want this intention variable, such as when a Blister explodes or when a door is opened.



As a result of these changes, the feeling of “I have to try hard not to get caught” during gameplay has reduced in comparison to previous versions of the game, but it has been refined in a more positive direction which takes advantage of the players ability to use Noise creation tools like Stones to set up critical hits or create advantageous positioning.

Going forward we're going to take a look at the process of creating the Fun Factor in our game and the development process, and various factors related to that.

Thanks for sticking around and hopefully see you next time!

Thank you

Fighting is an art. This is our masterpiece.



Street Fighter 6 brings in a new era for the iconic series complete with a diverse roster with new and returning characters. Enter the Fighting Ground, your classic fighting game experience with innovative features for all players to thrive in.

Begin your World Tour with a customizable avatar in the single-player RPG-like story mode where you'll carve your own legacy through your bonds and skills.

Step into the Battle Hub where you can play matches against other players, further style your customized avatar, and engage in new ways in this interactive hub built for the community.

Also check out the Buckler's Boot Camp, Street Fighter 6's companion website where you can check yours and your opponents' stats, characters' abilities and outfits and play the new mini-game, Pockest!
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