It has been a hot minute since the last big update and things are heating up still! The update #26, version 1.2.0 is now out! There are some nice additions packed in this bad boy and I will now give you some highlights on what to expect.
Update Highlights
Doomsday - The Hidden Archipelago
Of course the star attraction here is the new DLC: Doomsday. As with the last DLC, upon purchase and activation you will get a popup denoting a new questline (provided you have gotten out of Capernaum). This quest will take you across a new open world map that has been loaded with new obstacles, deadly enemies, shiny new materials and a whole lot of things to smash to bits and pieces in pursuit of new items and abilities. The Steam store page will tell you a bit more of what to expect if you choose to embark on this new adventure. As with the last offering, don’t want to spoil too much in advance, so you will just have to see for yourself. Check the DLC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2147250/DYSMANTLE_Doomsday/ ps. We have already started the porting process for other platforms as well, so sit tight. Now for all of the stuff you will receive for free!New Endgame Area
Some of you who worked really hard to push through the Ark might have felt that when you got the Power Fist, there wasn’t anything to really use it for. Thus we tasked the poor level designer to make up a really hard and nasty endgame area with an accompanying quest to offer a tough gauntlet with a really sweet food recipe at the end of it. Now you know what you have been stashing those Namazu for! The new area is activated upon reaching the escape pod at Crown and going a bit back to the “helipad”. Upon arrival all should be clear.
Surreal Door & Deathless Runs
If you have managed the arduous task of obtaining the key, you can now open the door and see what lies beyond. Remember to think like a proper magpie and snatch anything that seems valuable to take with you. We also added a death counter into the Collections screen under Total Progress so you will know for sure how many times you have expired. Also fixed are some pertinent issues, so using Amber Mana Pills will not count against gaining the key.New Game +
You might have found a map of the Island at the Ark level 2. There are some red lights which seem to denote certain locations or objects. If you manage to turn all those lights green, you will get to go deeper and reach a way to start over. You will be able to retain some things (such as the prizes from the new area and beyond the surreal door) in addition to your level, skills and all materials put into the Ark. Once you start the next cycle, everything will otherwise be as when starting the game from scratch with a fresh save (including the possibility to reach the surreal key). Well, that was a lie. Enemies will be a bit tougher and there might be some new dialogue in certain places. NG+ cycles are not limited, so head deeper and deeper if you wish, but it will only get more challenging.
New craftables
Paint brush will allow you to paint those disturbingly white walls and some of the objects and furniture you are able to build. You can finally have as good looking (or as unsightly) adobe as you wish. Rubber duck is a trinket that stops you from drowning. We know it is quite aggravating to be in a tough spot and backpedal into a lake when defending yourself against undead threats. Rubber duck will teleport you safely back to land without any loss of life. Portable monster scanner should be a godsend to those people who want to do ascensions, as you will now be able to check monster positions out in the field instead of heading back to link tower each and every time. As alluded earlier, there are now additional incentives to doing ascensions besides only gaining some more of those smooth and shiny mana beads. Ascension level is also now shown per area in the Collections screen.
