Balancing

• Adjusted the early-game stamina gain curve. Mid to late-game stamina remains unchanged.
• Slightly increased starting stamina.
• Reduced the stamina cost of heavy weapon melee attacks.
• Increased the penalty for spamming the block input during perfect block timing.

Changes

• Added a new mini-boss to Blok6147: the Plagued Warden. [list]
• Requires the "Plagued Blood" item to initiate the fight.
• Recommended level: 20+
• Recommended gear: Mk. 4+

Konrad the Traitor is now skippable.

• The key to skip him can be found in his arena.

Added a new shield.

Improved various melee attack animations.

A new button mapping tutorial will appear on the left side of the screen until Konrad is defeated or the Monastery is left.

Reduced lock-on camera sway.

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Fixes

• Fixed the drop rate of the Ring of Power.
• Fixed an issue where keyboard keybinds would reset to default on restart for some players.
• Fixed unused perk points being lost in NG++.
• Fixed Debuff Mastery Perk benefits for Lacerate stacks.
• Fixed FPS issues in Deluge for some players.
• Fixed Plagued Revenant not spawning for some players on lower-end machines.
• Fixed Technomancy Projectiles not leeching properly.
• Fixed the homunculus in Vermillion Fields getting stuck on the second floor after a restart.