Sins of the Floating City — Now Available! + Patch 2.6
Heads Will Roll: Downfall · published
Hello everyone!
We are excited to announce the release of Sins of the Floating City — the fourth DLC for Heads Will Roll: Reforged.
What awaits you in the DLC:
*No step too far, no measure too desperate
Become the right hand man of the Venetian Doge and plunge headlong into the maelstrom of European politics to help Venice survive the onslaught of an alliance of its many rivals. Enlist the help of allies and defeat your enemies on the battlefield or, through cunning intrigues and sophisticated machinations, set them against each other in order to reap the fruits of their discord. Deception, betrayal, bribery and political assassinations - achieve your goal by any means available and dare to take the most desperate steps for the sake of the greatness of Venice.
*A descent into darkness
Enter the service of an influential Italian noble house, surrounded by enviers and grudge-bearers, and take on the role of a bodyguard who will protect its members from the dangers that lurk everywhere and the traps set by their enemies. Descend into darkness as you make your way through the Venice's underworld that will confront you with powerful secret societies, mysticism, blood feuds and the many vices and sins of human nature.
*More than a dozen new characters
From members of various Italian noble houses and famous condottierros to the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire himself.
*Europe-spanning adventure
Visit Italy, France, Holy Roman Empire and the Outremer all within one continuous campaign.
*2 new romantic interests
Each with their own unique story and character.
Patch 2.6
Alongside the expansion, we are releasing a major update that is available to all players for free.
List of key changes:
Enemy knights have received additional armor slots, as well as the ability to switch weapons in combat by drawing a sword from its scabbard. Their base weapon pool has been reworked in favor of heavier weapons (one-handed swords are now only secondary weapons).
New trinkets and weapons have been added. A number of old trinkets and items have been reworked.
Added automatic target choice for the attack if there is only one enemy present.
Added active abilities for some trinkets and items (gauntlet punches, melee attacks for daggers, foot trips with shoes, etc.).
Some enemy characters will now have high or low virtue. It will affect their equipment, weapons, and abilities.
Throwing daggers have been reworked and can now also be used for melee attacks. When thrown, their damage increases from Coordination, but in melee, it increases from Agility.
Added virtue based damage scaling for more weapons. Enemies will now also receive the corresponding bonus.
Added two new civil talents – Drillmaster and Bon Vivant. A number of old talents have been reworked.
A number of balance changes have been made to the Kingdom of London section: reduced gold bonuses from battles, added army upkeep costs, changed the ransom price for some of the prisoners, added desertion and troop disband mechanics, and fixed a number of bugs.
Added a dynamic upper cap for the virtue and its reduction in certain situations (doing highly unvirtuous actions).
Reworked some of the attacks for various weapons. The Executioner's Axe and the Venetian Falchion have received additional unique strikes.
Shield bashes, pommel strikes, and other similar actions now have a stamina\\fatigue penalty for missing. The base stamina cost for these actions has been increased.
A clean hit on the target with the "Weak Spot" strike now additionally increases damage by 5 for every unit of weapon length (5 bonus damage for short swords, 10 for longswords, 15 for two-handed).
The special attack of curved swords now has an Agility multiplier of 100%, instead of 50%.
Virtue equal to zero or lower now extends the duration of applied bleedings by 1 turn and increases the severity of inflicted injuries by 2.
Helmet can now be removed in combat, returning the cut stats.
Reworked the High Scores menu.
Reworked the crafting recipes unlocked by the "do-it-yourself" talent. Items like a blacksmith's hammer or a utility knife will now be reusable.
Major changes have been made to the survival mode: the shop and rewards for completing waves have been reworked, the variety of available items and goods has been increased, the enemy difficulty curve has been made smoother, and additional rewards for quickly killing enemies have been added.
Applying poison to weapons, bolts, and daggers has been simplified (it can now be done directly from the inventory or a pouch).
Added new sounds for bludgeoning weapons.
Added a weapon blessing mechanic for high-virtue characters.
Armor- and shield-piercing bolts can now be used with all types of crossbows.
The snapshot mechanic for crossbows has been removed and replaced with a "point-blank shot" – less dependent on the crossbow skill, and increasing the chance to hit and bypass armor, but requiring the target to be stunned.
The Assassin's Crossbow can now be fired from the left hand without spending a turn (provided the character is armed with a one-handed weapon and does not have a shield).
Also added a very long list of large and small balance changes, as well as numerous bug fixes.
Special Offer.
To celebrate the release of the new expansion, all previous DLCs are now 50% off. And, at the request of players, we’ve created a separate bundle that allows you to purchase any missing DLCs with an additional 10% discount. If you’ve been waiting for the best opportunity to grab the game, now is the time: the base game is 75% off.
Alternatively, you can pick up the Complete Edition, which includes absolutely all available content to date — at the biggest discount ever.