In-game event27 Jun 2024Release 1.9.1 Patch NotesRelease 1.9.1 Patch Notes Hello little skeletons! In this patch, several items that were difficult to obtain have had their effects enhanced. The detailed changes are as follows: Changes Made Items Berserker's Gauntlet · Changed the current HP ratio required for the attack speed increase effect to reach its maximum: 15% → 20% Dark Berserker's Gauntlets · Changed the current HP ratio required fo…
Hello, little skeletons! The nickname "Murdoc" had been our biggest patron during our fundraiser. However, he has been listed as TBD (To Be Determined) from the official launch of Skul up until now. As a crowd-funding reward, we at SOUTHPAW GAMES decided to create an original Skull in honour of Murdoc, but the project had been on hold until recently. Murdoc wanted to create a Skull that not onl…
Hello little Skeletons! We are beyond excited to announce that Skul: The Hero Slayer has surpassed 2 million copies in sales. This is another huge record achieved since we announced that Skul sold 1 million copies last year. We would like to express sincere gratitude to everyone for playing Skul and giving tremendous support up until now. As a thank you, we're offering a special 50% discount un…
Hello little Skeletons, it’s been a long time! Through today’s update, we have updated BGMs of Rockstar, Dark Mirror, and Demon King Castle Defense. We have also fixed the metadata of certain soundtracks. With the Dark Mirror and Demon King Castle Defense, Skul: The Hero Slayer’s digital soundtrack has now accumulated over 30 tracks. This has only been possible through the love and support from…
Changes Made - Adjusted the 2nd phase BGM of the boss 'Skul, The Dark Skeleton' - Improved the cutscene that took place while encountering the boss 'Alexander, The Emperor of Carleon' - Adjusted the 'Gambler' Skull's passive skill's chip UI · Before: displayed the current number of chips under the Health Bar · After: Displays the number of chips in the buff icon sections, while in possession of…
Hello to our dearest little skeletons, We deeply apologize for the inconvenience you may have experienced after the 1.8.0 Update. This hotfix aims to fix one of the most critical issues, 'Game crash occurring when changing maps'. However, we have discovered that the issue mentioned above was related to the Inscription Box sold in the Dark Mirror's Black Market and have temporarily disabled the…
Hello to our dearest little skeletons, After the release of Release Patch 1.8.0 Update on Nov 16 which included the Demon King Castle Defense, we have received numerous reports from players not being able to play the game. The reports included the game crashing and being unable to load the game properly. To resolve this issue as quickly as possible, we have started our investigations and are ta…
The wicked force that had loomed over the land of Harmonia has finally launched an invasion on the Demon King Castle. In order to fight against the blatant malice of the dark forces, Skul has returned to the Demon King Castle. Skul and his demon buddies must face against the Carleon’s invasion. Changes Made Demon King Castle Defense A new chapter, the ‘Demon King Castle’ has been added. 2 new b…
The latest trailer of Skul: The Hero Slayer has been revealed! As previously teased, The Demon King Castle Defense is the major free content that will wrap up Skul's journey with a bang. The Mythology Pack, is Skul's first-ever paid DLC, includes new Skulls and items inspired by famous mythologies. Get ready for the final adventure of Skul alongside the first paid DLC on Nov 15th!
Hello little skeletons! Today, we are proud to introduce Skul's first ever DLC, the "Mythology Pack". We plan to release this DLC pack in November alongside the Demon King Castle Defense update. More information, including the official release date and price, will be shared once they have been finalized. Now here's a sneak peek into our first DLC. As you can tell from the title, the "Mythology…
Hello little skeletons! As previously teased, today we would like to share new details regarding Skul's new upcoming content. Before we share any further information, there is an important topic that we must discuss. Four years ago, when we had just begun developing Skul, we launched a crowdfunding campaign. We were pleasantly surprised when numerous future skeletons showed their support and pr…
Hello little skeletons, it's been a while since our last Dev Blog! As always we hope the very best for our skeleton friends. We are grateful for the overwhelming love and support we received from our fans throughout the process of developing and releasing the Dark Mirror update. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our patient fans and also apologize for the delay in having the chance to interact…
Hello little skeletons! In yesterday's 1.7.5 update, we made changes to the 'Rapidity' inscription. We identified that the damage values for the newly added effects of 'Rapidity' level 4, combo attacks were set lower than our intentions. As this issue could affect many of our players during the weekend, we tried to rapidly resolve the issue. We will continue to play our game along with our play…
Hello little skeletons! After our previous adjustments to the Magic-focused balance update, we have worked on improving the balance of Physical Attack related aspects. Buffs have been made to some Skulls, Items, and Inscriptions that saw relatively low use and improvements to the related mechanics to those elements. Please continue reading below for the details of this update. Changes Made Skul…
Hello everyone We're moving forward with the 1.7.4 patch to address a number of issues we've received since the 1.7.3 update. Bug Fixes · Fixed a bug in which mapping the 'left MB' as 'attack' could close UI menus by clicking the 'left MB' · Fixed a bug in which by performing specific commands the player could skip the boss battle in the Dark Mirror Chapter 4 boss map · Fixed a bug in which pla…
Hello everyone Through the recent 1.7.3 update, we've taken steps to make UI interactions more usable and intuitive. However, there are some cases that we missed in the process that have caused issues, and we wanted to give you a heads up on those issues. Currently, there is an issue when player assign 'left mouse click' as 'attack'. When player interact with the pause menu, NPC dialog, Dark Ab…
Hello Little Bones We have made balance changes in the patch mainly focusing on Magic attacks. A variety of changes have been made such as damage buffs, QOL improvements, and lowering the high skill ceiling that was required for certain elements. As mentioned, this patch focuses on elements related to Magic attacks. In our next updates, we plan to focus on Physical attacks as well. Our efforts…
Hello everyone, It's the Skul team! We have received infinite loading issue reports from users who bought the game from Epic Games Store. First of all, we are sorry for bringing inconvenience to your game play. Currently, we have solved the issue and proceed a update patch on EGS, now users who experienced the infinite loading issue can play the game normally. If there are still the same issues…
Changes Made Stages The event map 'Danka Knight' will be playable again Enemies Adjusted the layer of the Ultimate Golem in Chapter 3 to be in front of the map terrain Bug Fixes Stages, Enemy Characters · Fixed an issue in which the players could not progress from the tutorial map · Adjusted the Root Ent's attack radius to better align with the pre-attack animation radius · Fixed a bug in which…
Hello everyone! First of all, we sincerely thank you for all the great feedback and response to the 'Dark Mirror' content. There was a ton of new content in 'The Dark Mirror' update, we mainly focused on the feedback and reports we have received from our players regarding the gameplay. Therefore, we came to a conclusion to quickly address those issues through this minor patch today. We are all…
Peace has finally been restored in the Forest of Harmony but a strange Dark Mirror has appeared out of nowhere. Test your limits in the Dark Mirror update. These patch notes will cover the changes made in this update. Before we dig into the details, we would like to sincerely thank everyone who has participated in the Dark Mirror Beta test. During the Beta, we received much quality feedback fro…
Hello everyone, It's the Skul team! First of all, we would like to thank everyone who has tried the Dark Mirror beta and for the feedback you have shared with us. All of the feedback we received has been taken into full consideration as we polish the game. Today we have released a new update for the beta version, which focuses on improving the overall gameplay experience and bug fixes for some…
Hello everyone! ‘The Dark Mirror’ Beta starts today. Everyone who has purchased Skul will be able to participate in this Beta. Please participate in the survey after you have played the Beta version. How to access the Beta version · Steam client → Library · Skul:The Hero Slayer → Click right → Property · Property menu → Betas · Type in the Beta Key : 17darkmirrorbeta How to go back to the previ…
A brand new world of Skul is approaching A Dark Mirror emitting a strange energy Powerful enemies no one has encountered New mysterious abilities Test your limits in the Dark Mirror Update! The Beta version will be revealed first on Dec 29, with the official update planned for Jan 12. *Updates will be released sequentially, coming first on Steam. *The Beta version can be accessed via Steam. It…
Changes made System · Regarding the status effect, Freeze and Stun!, boss’s resistance increases for some period of time when the same status effect is applied. · Now the Inscriptions of the items, ‘Prince's Box’ and ‘Clone Stamp’, will change when the items are restocked at the Black Market. Bug Fix · Fixed a bug where players could obtain the items ‘Solar Sword’ and ‘Lunar Ring’ after activat…
Hello everyone! New skulls, Davy Jones and Mage, will be joining the Carleon Castle conquest. Davy Jones, who is the master of the dead and the sea, will destroy Carleon’s soldiers with a great cannon, and the Mage will show its own fire magic to you all. In addition to the New skulls, changes have been made for the ‘Unstoppable’ status of bosses. Also, ‘Freeze’ and ‘Stun!’ skills have received…
Hello everyone, Today we would like to inform you about the inquiries we received after the Major Overhaul for Skul’s Items update. Issue of the Attack Speed increase of trait ‘Spirit Acceleration’ not appearing on the Character Information Window The trait ‘Spirit Acceleration’ increases Attack Speed and Movement Speed of Speed type Skulls However, even though a user has the ‘Spirit Accelerati…
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