Greetings Adventures! New patch to keep everyone [b]up[/b] to date as we progress through 2025. This patch resolves a variety of softlocks, bug fixes and is helping us set [b]up[/b] the stage for a much bigger update in April that is centered around the UI, as well as improving the flow of combat. [i]We currently have a preview of the upcoming UI and combat changes on our Experimental Branch, head over to our Discord and we can share access if you want to check it out early![/i] [b]Noteworthy Changes[/b]

• Improved the loot drop rarity for non-common items to have better variation for rare and uncommon drops.
• Fixed the issue with the Party Heal hex overlay appearing white while using Party Heal on the overworld.
• Firearms will no longer default to target empty tiles.

[b]Softlock fixes[/b]

• Fixed a softlock that could occur in Chapter 4 when entering the Queen’s Labyrinth after completing a combat in the Midnight Woods.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur if the player were to Save and Quit during combat while the combat timeline was being populated.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur in an online session if the active player cancelled out of using a Safety Stone.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur in Dark Carnival if the player were to quit the game while the party was travelling [b]down[/b] to a new floor.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur if the player invoked the Player Summary on the overworld while the character was actively travelling to an encounter that would result in a dialogue menu.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur while loading into Dark Carnival if the previous session the player quit immediately after selecting the pathway to travel [b]down[/b].
• Fixed an online softlock that could occur on the Adventure Map if the player [b]left[/b] by selecting “Cancel” while the connecting window is present.
• Fixed an online softlock that could occur if a client selects “Continue” with a controller in a dialogue prompt [b]right[/b] before the Adventure Failed screen displays.
• Fixed an online softlock that could occur if the host continued a save game if the client [b]left[/b] the window and took the application out of focus.
• Fixed an online desync that could occur during Party Creation if a client quits to Main Menu during the Player Summary screen after completing an adventure and then joins the same party lobby.
• Fixed a softlock that could happen if the player sells an item in a dungeon market while having the Wheel Shield highlighted.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur while returning to the Overworld from a dungeon if the player had their inventory open.

[b]Online[/b]

• Fixed a desync that could occur if a player were to join [b]right[/b] in Loadout.
• Fixed an issue that could result in a player not having control of their character if they joined the game in Loadout.
• Fixed the visual-only issue where the off-turn player could interact with the End Turn [b]b[/b]utton.
• Fixed the issue where the “[b]A[/b] player has left the game!” menu would stay up for the host if a client quit while the host was attempting to reconnect after losing connection.
• Fixed the white flash on the encounter menu if the off-turn player was inspecting an encounter and the active player ended their turn.
• Fixed an issue where the online Region wouldn’t retain the previous selected region, or switch the default-expected region.

[b]Gameplay[/b]

• We improved the loot pool drop consistency to provide a better variation of non-common items being dropped.
• Fixed an issue where players that failed an encounter that resulted in Skip Turn were still able to use teleport scrolls on the same turn.

[b]Dark Carnival[/b]

• Bought Carnival Tickets will now go towards the global ticket inventory rather than being added to player inventory.

[b]Combat[/b]

• Fixed an issue where selecting a Crude Bomb in combat would display a quick puff of smoke in the centre of combat.
• Updated the name of the Dead Adventurer in combat.
• Fixed an issue in the Kraken fight where its boss health bar would not always display correctly at the [b]start[/b] of the fight.
• Fixed an issue in the Kraken fight that resulted in incorrect targeting if the Kraken grabbed a Sheep.
• Fixed an issue where Justice could proc on certain defensive abilities.

[b]Dungeon[/b]

• Fixed an issue where the Poison Trap was playing incorrect particles on roll failure.
• Fixed an issue where the incorrect number of lockpicks were being displayed in trap phase.
• Fixed the issue with the Dungeon Timeline displaying encounters as question marks rather than their correct icons.

[b]Party Creation[/b]

• Fixed an issue where a character could get stuck facing backwards.
• Fixed an issue where changing the class species wouldn’t always update in real-time.
• Fixed an online issue where deleting a character while customizing them would retain the deleted character info for the other players.
• Added in a display counter for current/max allowed presets.

[b]UX/UI[/b]

• Fixed an issue in Loot Phase where an item card would flash a second time after using a consumable.
• Fixed an issue where the camera would pan to an incorrect location if the player selected a HUD portrait and then a toolbelt item, rather than pan back to the active character.
• Fixed an issue on PC where PlayStation controllers were showing non-PlayStation controller glyphs.
• Fixed an issue in Loot Phase or Treasure Phase that was preventing players from passing to a player that had used an Identify Scroll in that phase.
• Improved the padding on the Campaign loading screen controller continue button for non-English languages.
• Fixed in issue in Chapter 1 where the Queensguard Cargo Ship encounter menu would not activate correctly if the Royal Tutorial simultaneously displayed a tutorial window.
• Fixed an issue on PC with the Graphics settings applied confirmation menu wasn’t closing correctly after changing graphics quality to custom.
• Improved the Mouse Edge Scrolling when playing on 4K resolution.
• Fixed an issue that could result in showing a debug string if the player quit the Multiplayer Menu while using a controller.
• Improved the controller glyph presentation after multiple loot phases.
• Fixed an issue with the Merling Guppy showing incorrect slot roll icons in combat.
• Fixed an issue where a boat’s HP could be displayed multiple times on the overworld after navigating to a water hex that contained a Ping marker.

[b]Controller[/b]

• Removed the “X” to close specific menus when playing on console or with controller.

[b]Art[/b]

• Fixed an issue with the Demon Loin Cloth not tinting correctly.
• Fixed an issue with the Hag’s hat not tinting correctly.
• Fixed an issue with the lightning in the Bandit King scourge fight.

[b]Localization[/b]

• Fixed an issue with the Japanese text not displaying correctly in the Dark Carnival banner on the Adventure Map.
• Improved Japanese localization.

[b]Xbox[/b]

• Windows - Fixed a softlock that could happen if a player was pressing the south-facing button during a boss dialogue that was followed from an ability attack.
• Fixed an Xbox-specific softlock that could occur with certain character name censoring.

[b]Playstation[/b]

• Improved the performance on Playstation 5 during the night-to-day cycle.

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