In-game event10 May 2026When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:29- Added 4 new abilities: 'Pondus', 'Repello', 'Inane', 'Locus'; - Improved tooltip coloring with Catalysts to better see changes; - Very slight buffs to Crit over-all (~2%); - When casting without an auto-aim target, ranged abilities will now use their max range; - Teleporting due to abilities/items no longer resets your camera to match the body; - 'Erumpo' will now check against geometry when…
- Added 3 translations: zh_CN, pt_BR, pt_PT (more in progress); - Added scenic environment to Act 3; - Added 1 new music track: The Trial (Act 4); - Added 1 new gear: 'Nexus Overflow'; - Added 3 new purchasable gear items to 'Vilika'; - Several UI adjustments to accommodate translations; - Minor changes to 'Reverso'; - Increased base speed of 'Noxius', 'Orbis'; - Added flat damage nerfed in gen…
- Added 4 new abilities: 'Reverso', 'Floxo', 'Erumpo', 'Anidivisa'; - Added 1 new music track: Web of Eternity (Act 1b); - Added 1 new gear: 'Omen Vengeance'; - Added 2 new achievements: 'Unshaken And Untouched', 'You Did Well... But I Did Better'; - Added some missing hit-FX to abilities; - 'Status Effect: Lethargy' duration and effect lowered; - Fixed some meshes turning black when disappeari…
- Added 'Catalisk' to the Hall, unlockable to test Catalysts; - Added 4 new gear: 'Zodiac Phase', 'Zodiac Conjunction', 'Zodiac Perihelion', 'Zodiac Aphelion'; - Made it easier to interact with graves; - 'Rot' DoT now has a Stack Limit of 5; - Added Clatter steps SFX, with Audio setting to mute it; - Added search functionality to the 'Invite Players' panel; - Added mouse selection and copy capa…
- Added 1 new player Vessel: Clatter; - Slight animation and network optimisation for B3b; - Fixed Canned's 'Liquid' skin not working at the Vessel Lab, and shader artifacts at certain angles; - Most temporary gear is now lost after 3 stages (down from 4); - Added a new zone to the Hall - functionality coming soon; - Added more tips to the map loading screen;
- Added 1 music track: Luminance (hall); - Every boss will play the existing boss track - in the future each boss will have its own track; - Increased maximum active world and UI sounds, and improved music fades; - Added 4 new gear pieces: 'Fleet Solitude', 'Intercessor Parry', 'Intercessor Sanctum', 'Zodiac Ascendant'; - Sync'd run time every stage and show it on End Screen;
New zone, new bosses! - Added 4 new bosses to an alternative Act 1 - Shattered Echoes; - Added 2 music tracks: Main Menu, and B1 (more to come!); - The sky environment has been updated and customised for each battleground and Act; - Replaced every temporary gear art, catalyst, and merchant icons; - Added a Gameplay setting to show the current run time at the end of each stage; - Sync'd players'…
I'm happy to announce that an official soundtrack for When The Road Darkens is currently in production! The soundtrack is being composed by Jake Lockley , who will help bring more life and atmosphere to the world. You can check out more of their work here: · Tiktok: · Instagram: · SoundCloud: · Spotify: Tracks will be added as they come, for the most part. Here's the first official track, for t…
Hello! Just wanted to give a quick update. I've been working on 4 new bosses that will form an alternative Act 1, which is why Version 0:16 is taking longer than usual. I can't post direct videos here, but I sometimes post progress and things I'm working on, in my (or the game's) discord , if you'd like to join. I'll leave some links instead: He's depressed -> Silly short:
- Added a new zone and 'Vilika' to the Hall, unlockable to acquire special items; - Added 1 new gear piece: 'Vulnerant Reprieve'; - Items that say "proximity" now inform the exact distance; - Slightly nerfed B4 on easier difficulties; - Slightly nerfed B5 across all difficulties; - Fixed mp bug where abilities were desync'd after going to Hall on a failed run; - Fixed bug where the training dum…
- Added 7 new gear pieces: 'Quantum Slip', 'Quantum Resonance', 'Vulnerant Rebuke', 'Vulnerant Exchange', 'Vulnerant Resurgence', 'Vulnerant Rally', 'Vulnerant Retort'; - Vertical momentum is no longer kept after using Ability 'Perh'; - Added version and media buttons to the Ingame Menu; - Buffed Ability 'Parries' parry timing-window; - Random bosses in Endless Mode should now always match thei…
Version 0:12 - Added floating scenic environment to Act 1; - Nerfed how often common-npcs are spawned by B17 in Act 4 and nerfed their projectile speed scaling; - Added missing visual warning that an attack will predict the player's position; - Slightly reduced Vessel Canned's visuals to better match its hitbox; - Fixed cursor visibility when opening a Gear Reward with the Merchant panel open;…
- Fixed party member name not updating when joining through chat commands; - Added chat command to clear the chat (/clear_chat); - Added 1 new gear piece: 'Whacker Voyeur';
Version 0:10 - Added a 'Focus Mode' keybind (default 'Shift'): you move slower (configurable % in Gameplay Settings) and shows your hitbox (uses the feature color set in Char Lab) to help you dodge; - Changed the outline colors of some abilities; - Added 5 new gear pieces: 'Whacker Enjoyer', 'Whacker Fugitive', 'Whacker Instructor', 'Whacker Pacer', 'Whacker Sadist';
Version 0:8 - Increased immunity duration upon taking damage to 0.5s (up from 0.25s); - Adjusted timings on boss B3 at the start, to ease into the fight; - Scaled more boss attacks based on difficulty; - Added chat command to see your own Steam ID (/my_net_id); - Media icons in the Main Menu change color on hover;
Version 0:7 - Added small ground indicators to falling projectiles in Act 3; - Minor adjustments to several NPC attack timings and scaling; - Added some missing SFX for NPC attacks;
Version 0:6 - Added tracking of Gameplay Stats, visitable in the Hall; - Added 'The Coin' to the Hall; - Added 'Sapli' to the Hall, unlockable to upgrade base stats; - Added 3 new achievements;
Version 0:5 - Added 6 new gear pieces ('Cursed' prefix); - Added Steam Cloud support, with toggle setting; - Increased performance when opening the Ability Lab (instant now); - Fixed scrollbar showing on empty friend's list when inviting;
Version 0:4 - Added 4 new Abilities; - The 'Invulnerability' Status Effect provides immunity to player slaps; - Loading bars will show explicit percentage when possible; - Minor bug fixes, such as preventing players from slapping graves;
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