We've just released the Ancestor Mystery Box, a new mystery box without duplicate microtransactions! Each of the microtransactions in this mystery box has visual behaviour that interacts with your gameplay. Check out the contents of the box in the video below!


There are 20 microtransactions that you can find in the Ancestor Mystery Box. Each of these microtransactions has a varying number of thematic variations, and you'll never receive a duplicate copy of a variation that you have already opened. For example, if you open the Starfall Harbinger Portal Effect variant of the Harbinger Portal Effect, you may later receive the Void Emperor variant, but you'll never get a duplicate Starfall one. The Ancestor Mystery Box will be available in the store until the end of 2023. Check out the full details at http://pathofexile.com/mystery-box, or press M while in-game to access the store to purchase yours!

The Official Maguntsche Chapter Two Server

As we come closer to the early access release of Maguntsche Chapter Two, the time has come for us to establish an essential hub for communication. During the early access period, players can expect to find bugs and missing features. On our server, you'll have the opportunity to provide feedback, recommendations, and report issues during your experience. Our early supporters will be crucial to the success of this project, and we look forward to working with each and every one of you over the next few months. Below you can use the link to join the server so we can all get started! The server will have a dedicated section for questions and answers from the developers. So, if you have anything on your mind, let us know! See you all soon!



https://discord.com/invite/MWV3NxBw8Y

Big news on the horizon – get ready to dive back into the world of RUINED with the all-new RUINED Part 2 DLC! And guess what? It's totally free to play! We're beyond excited to share this thrilling chapter with you, packed with even more excitement, mystery, and heart-pounding adventure.

🌟 What's in Store for You:

✨ Bigger, Better Story: Brace yourselves for an epic narrative that'll keep you hooked from start to finish. RUINED Part 2 brings a whole new level of storytelling, with fresh characters, unexpected twists, and more mysteries to come.

✨ Explore New Lands: Not just one, not two, but three captivating maps are yours to explore! From old abandoned laboratory to ancient space ship, each map is a unique adventure, brimming with secrets and challenges.

✨ Innovative Game Mode: Hold onto your hats, because we're introducing an exciting new game mode that's all about pushing your skills to the limit. Get ready to experience RUINED like never before!

✨ Stunning Visuals and Audio: The world of RUINED has never looked or sounded this good. We've revamped the graphics and audio for an even more immersive experience that'll send shivers down your spine.

✨ Continuation of Your Journey: Whether you're a RUINED veteran or a first-time player, A new beginning awaits you from Part 1. Your choices matter and will shape the outcome of Part 3's gripping story.

✨ Community-Driven Improvements: We've heard your voices loud and clear and have fine-tuned RUINED Part 2 based on your feedback. This DLC is a celebration of our amazing community and your dedication to our world.

Join us on this incredible adventure as we uncover secrets, face new challenges, and embark on a quest that'll leave you wanting more. The team is overjoyed to present RUINED Part 2, and we can't wait to share the excitement with you.

Get ready to enter the ruins once again – your next great adventure awaits!

The first mission: Hunt the DEA, has been completed!

Your shipment has been stolen from the Jeweler, and you have to steal it back from the DEA using any means necessary.

Money laundering: the process has been sped up, made easier.

Purchasing Cook Ingredients: To increase realism, you now have to purchase ingredients before each cook in the RV. You purchase these on the Dark Web Marketplace.


Thank you for your patience! More updates to come very soon!!!

The biggest part of this update is that the game now loads all the ship and level textures as it loads a level. This means a slight increase in load times and a large increase in VRAM usage, but it should reduce potential frame stutter as well as eliminate partially loaded textures (most visible in the hangar)

Now, when a boss spawns, you will automatically target it.

There have also been some small fixes to the minimap icons for the seventh stage bosses.

Since this was my first game and it's pretty simple, I didn't expect anybody to be interested enough to want achievements, color me surprised!

Hopefully nothing gets messed up, I had to import Steamworks.NET to put achievements in, and it seems to have a check for the game being a valid steam copy or something, so hopefully it doesn't give you any false-negatives and make your game close.

But yeah, there's achievements now!

Treasure Rats
Hunt those rats for their treasure!


Cursed Relics
Get Cursed Relics at the blood altar! They provide great boons, but also debuffs. 6 cursed relics are implemented at first, but more are planned!




Other
- Redesigned pointers (to bosses, treasure etc.) to make them easier to see
- Bosses now spawn near the player instead of randomly on the map
- Cooldown Reduction Calculation was off (too low especially at higher numbers), now it should calculate correctly.
- Capped Cooldown Reduction at 99%.
- Traps have a higher radius now, so it is much easier to stay in them. Increased the damage of the traps in return if you try to flee out of them.
- Added a circle outline overlay in the "Stay in the Circle Mode" that makes the circle outline always visible even if the screen is filled with stuff.
- Weapon attacks now don't despawn instantly when leaving the screen but stay a while now, that makes it possible to hit enemies offscreen too
- New "Wave Spawning": Instead of spawning only a few enemies every tick, sometimes enemies spawn in bigger numbers at once (to be expanded in later patches)
- Balancing (lots of smaller balancing adjustments, especially in gold/xp rates)

tweaked sum balance to make it better

added more maps
improved grapichs quality
optimized sum code

A lot of new features, bug fixes, and polish to prepare for release.

GO! GO! GO! Guardians!
To celebrate the release of my new game 8-Colors Star Guardians PLUS on Steam, Schwarzerblitz will receive a free costume set DLC inspired by the game! This set will be available for download on September 12, 2023 - at the same time as the game goes live!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2588310/Schwarzerblitz__8Colors_Star_Guardians_Collaboration_Costumes_Chapter_1/?beta=0

The DLC includes the following content:

• Amy - Star Guardian Emerald
  
• Elena - Star Guardian Pink (Elena must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• Jenn - Star Guardian Blue
  
• Kaya - Star Guardian Yellow (Kaya must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• K-069 - Star Guardian Red (K-069 must be unlocked in order to use this costume)
  
• Donner - Prince Barion (Donner must be unlocked in order to use this costume)

• Bramba's Pier (medium sized, ring-out on three sides)

This DLC adds a new song to the jukebox. The song will be selectable in Free Match as an available BGM:

• "GO! GO! GO!", by Blast Harbour (feat. Yeszo) - Chapter 1 final boss theme of 8-Colors Star Guardians Plus