Main focus
REIGN OF VALTHERIN Lead game
- A loot audit found only 16 of 100 weapons could be won outside quests, so 39 new chests went in and every boss and named elite now drops a weapon or charm of its own. 71 weapons can now be found in the world, and all 31 charms have a source.
- Combat effects were trimmed: hits and kills no longer flash rings, heavy blows throw extra sparks instead, and at most two long cut streaks show at once, so crowded fights no longer white out. Boss arena hazards now draw a warning on the floor.
- Field wolf deaths in automated runs came from the test pilot walking through the packs, so its paths now bend round them. The wolf pounce's bleed buildup was halved from 35 to 18, and a later 50 minute run had 5 deaths, against 11 in 13.5 minutes before.
- Max, a white haired spell caster recoloured from the hero's own sprites, is in testing as a companion. In a 40 minute automated run he cast 74 different spells with no errors.