Hello everyone! In today's devlog, we're taking a look at a new ability tree coming in our next major update, "Ancient Echoes". And as you may already realize, it's dedicated to wands. Wands are the final weapon type we had planned for the game - their magical nature made them particularly interesting to design on a conceptual level. Our overarching goal was to retain the traditional roguelike…
BALANCE & GAMEPLAY · Added a "territorial" state to Harpies - they no longer attack immediately, offering a chance to avoid them. · Harpies now take flight only upon entering combat or when searching for an enemy. · Implemented separate immunities to certain effects (including Knockback and Stagger), which will allow us to better fine-tune different entities' resistance to Control and Move effe…
BALANCE & GAMEPLAY · Restored the ability to stack stolen coins with regular ones. Mixing coins in front of NPCs is considered a crime. · Reduced the price of Caravan Furnishings. · Proselyte Stone-Throwers now use "Bloodthirst" only after switching to a melee weapon. · "Forceful Slam" now sets the user's Counter Chance to zero until the next turn. FIXES · Moving stolen coins between Inventory…
Hello everyone! First of all, we'd like to thank you for your unwavering interest in the game. We're truly glad to see that you care about the direction Stoneshard is taking and that you continue to follow our updates. Today's patch introduces a brand-new Appearance System, making it possible to change the look of your Caravan. You can find the exact details in the changelog. Alongside it, we'r…
BALANCE & GAMEPLAY · Introduced a system for changing the look of the Caravan Camp, namely the main tent, Verren's tent, and the cart. This can be done with special items purchased from merchants and then added to the Appearance Collection - a new tab in the Caravan menu. There are currently 3 sets available: the Profiteer and Free Mercenary Appearances in the base game, and the Nomad Appearanc…
FIXES · Fixed a crash caused by destroying Deathstinger Hives. · Fixed a crash caused by dropping a Crowbar during the prying animation. · Fixed a simulation bug that caused the dog at the Osbrook Mill to become hostile toward other NPCs. · Fixed the Brigand Geomancer using standard brigand lines when addressing mage characters. · Fixed an issue with the attack zone calculation of “Impaling Lun…
FIXES · “A Matter of Faith”: fixed Grimms’ incorrect sprite swap when attacking him. · “Occult Consilium”: fixed a repeated line in the introductory dialogue. · “Competition”: potentially fixed a bug with Situational Morale suddenly dropping when the Situation starts. · Fixed a rare bug that prevented the use of some Weaponry abilities against multi-tile enemies. · The player character no longe…
FIXES · “From the Cradle to the Grave” and “A Matter of Faith”: added extra safeguards against rare softlocks related to NPC and player character pathfinding. Resolved several collision issues during cutscenes. Fixed the possible softlock caused by failing “A Matter of Faith” that would prevent players from accepting the next quest from l’Owcrey. · “A Matter of Faith”: Grimms now attacks the pl…
FIXES · Fixed “Ball Lightning” being castable through certain walls. · Fixed “Long Shot” still reducing the number of “Suppression” stacks when hitting the target. · Possibly fixed the softlocks caused by “Long Shot” and using “Seize the Initiative” with ranged weapons. · Fixed “Aether Harmony” granting its effects without being learned. · Re-fixed “Seal of Cleansing” replenishing less Health t…
Hello everyone! It’s been almost two weeks since the release of “Blood Omens”. The update was received quite warmly, and during this time we’ve managed to roll out numerous hotfixes, quickly addressing the issues reported by the community and polishing the newly added mechanics and content. Post-release support is still ongoing, but it’s gradually coming to an end - and we’re shifting our focus…
Fixed the crash caused by infinite damage transfer between two Templars with active "Vow of Protection". · Fixed the recurring error in recalculating the current capacity of water vessels when loading a save. · Fixed the bug preventing the Axonian Lantern from replenishing its charge during sleep or Caravan travel. · Fixed the bug with the gold counter in the inventory displaying an incorrect n…
Added enemies to Underground Workshops in the Bastions. · Added traps to locked side rooms in the Crypts. · Fixed the lighting level in the cave beneath the Plague Village. · Fixed the interaction between the Proselytes and the Brander’s pyres. · Fixed the issue with Young Trolls’ target switching when fighting both the player character and another target. · Fixed the incorrect use condition of…
FIXES · Enemy ability hovers now take the current Magic Power into account. · Fixed Settlement Situations in the Rotten Willow ending much quicker than intended. · Fixed the sprite depth of dungeons’ collapsed entrances. · Fixed memory leaks connected to potions, enemy ability effects, mini-boss name generation, and Fodder. · “A Matter of Faith”: fixed the trade option disappearing from l’Owcre…
STABILITY · Fixed the crash caused by Alda switching to melee. · Fixed the crash caused by bandaging with cloth fragments while they were inside a container. · Fixed the lighting-related crash during the Ancient Troll fight. FIXES · Fixed status effects being able to go through full blocks. · Fixed Stardust granting an incorrect amount of Bonus Range. · Fixed enemies being able to use “Nail Dow…
Craftsmen now pay more when buying items made with materials they have interest in. · Fixed the log message about the inability to rest appearing when loading a save with nearby enemies. · Fixed the visual bug with sprite backgrounds caused by quickly moving items to the Caravan Storage via SHIFT+LMB. · Fixed the crash caused by the "Tunnel Through" ability. · Fixed ranged enemies in dark locat…
Fixed an issue where contracts could fail to generate in settlements for an extended period of time. You may need to wait approximately one day for them to reappear. · Definitively fixed the crash caused by using "Befoul the Remains" in certain situations. · Fixed a softlock in the "Brewery's Fate" quest that occurred when helping the brewer first, then clearing the brewery and reporting the ca…
Potentially fixed a crash related to the use of the "Befoul the Remains" ability. · Fixed some animals becoming aggressive towards the player upon seeing other fleeing animals. · Fixed incorrect race check on some dialogue lines. · Fixed Leosthenes missing unique default dialogue lines. · Fixed being unable to lockpick doors to Bastion armories. · Fixed being unable to lockpick one of the cell…
Fixed a crash occurring when destroying all unholy altars during the "Lost Relic" contract. · Fixed a crash caused by Ol' Tott appearing in the "Rotten Willow". · Fixed a crash caused by using a crowbar from a backpack on old save files. · Fixed a crash related to missing sprites for some enemies. · Fixed missing upper duration cap on some new effects. · Fixed a T2 flail dropping from the new T…
IMPORTANT : This update is compatible with old saves. However, to ensure that all changes work correctly, we recommend starting a new game. MAIN FEATURES · New system: Lighting and Darkness · Added Torches and Lanterns. · Added a new multi-staged quest , "A Matter of Faith", designed for level 10-12+ characters, which can be undertaken after reaching Benevolence with the Rotten Willow. · Added…
Hello everyone! We're ready to announce the release date for “ Blood Omens” - March 26th! As a reminder, this major update brings a Lighting System, new Proselytes, slings as a new weapon type, a large side quest, an enemy AI overhaul, a Log System rework, and plenty of other improvements. Today we'll go into greater detail on some of these additions - and introduce a few entirely new ones. Bet…
Hello everyone! Today we'd like to wish you a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - and take the opportunity to talk about the state of development and what you can expect from Stoneshard in the near future. As announced earlier this year, we are continuing with our revised approach to updates, aiming to release smaller, more frequent patches whenever possible. Therefore, the next majo…
Made it possible to merge the contents of Belt Pouches and Purses. · Fixed the issue with containers closing immediately in certain circumstances as soon as they were opened. · Fixed the Brigand Warlock having two instances of the “Now or Never” passive. · Fixed “Daze” not preventing the use of spells. · Fixed one of the two-handed flail Brigands dropping a two-handed axe treatise on death. · T…
MAIN ADDITIONS · Added a new side quest: “Peculiarities of the Brynnian Hunt”. · Added 2 new backpacks : Burglar Backpack and Trapper Backpack. · Added a new purse type : Belt Pouch. · Added 7 new pieces of gear : Raider Helmet (medium, T3) Fjall Hunter Helmet (light, T3) Knight Coif (light, T5) Berserker Bear Cowl (light, T5) Fledgling Mage Gloves (light, T2) Veteran Gloves (medium, T4) Guards…
Fixed the Ancient Troll’s reaction to Mana Crystals. · “Seal of Reflection” now correctly dispels “Paranoia” hallucinations. · Hallucinations can no longer interact with doors. · Birds no longer react to hallucinations. · Hallucinations in Caves now match the type of enemies inhabiting them. · Fixed the crash caused by dropping a weapon while affected by “Panic”. · Fixed the delay during the Wo…
Fixed the constant spawning of tree branches in the Caravan Camp after re-entering the location or loading a save. · Fixed some objects being rendered incorrectly in the fog of war. · Improved the pathfinding for fleeing mobs when they run into walls. · “Frenzy” now has lower targeting priority against fleeing enemies. · Fixed several collision issues in secret rooms and caves. · Fixed incorrec…
Fixed the rare crash caused by mana crystal attacks. · Fixed mana crystals having permanent 100% accuracy. · Fixed the bug allowing arrows to deal incorrect damage types in certain situations. · Fixed enemies not losing stacks of “Unholy Blessing” when destroying manuscripts in Crypts. · Fixed the issue with NPC behaviour in settlements where they could get stuck in panic mode. · Fixed pathfind…
Fixed the mismatch between Stances' actual maximum number of stacks and the numbers shown in tooltips. · Fixed Claw Traps gaining additional charges when loading older saves. · Fixed the tracking of active quests not working as intended. · Fixed low Durability reducing both the base and repair prices of gear to zero. · Fixed Dirwin's trait failing to track visited Hunting Grounds and Dens. · Fi…
IMPORTANT: While this update is compatible with old saves (v0.9+), for optimal experience we recommend starting a new game. MAIN FEATURES · Added “Arcanistics” , a new magic school consisting of 14 abilities: teleport yourself and your enemies, manipulate the battlefield in various ways, and even summon allies to aid you in combat. · Added a new Dungeon type , Caves , divided into three variant…
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