Our first demo patch is live!
Huge thanks to everyone who played during Steam Next Fest and sent us feedback, it’s been a big help.
This update focuses on combat tuning, a few key bug fixes, and some general stability work.
Let’s get into it.
Game Balance Adjustments
Slightly increased damage of Baphomet’s slam attacks
Slightly reduced damage of Baphomet’s quick attacks
Reduced Baphomet’s HP from 330,000 → 300,000
Increased the effect of the “Birthday Cake” relic
Relic crafting cost is now fixed to 1 Amber
Increased stats of blessings with low selection rates
Increased initial cooldowns for certain powerful blessings
Added a cooldown reduction effect when leveling up blessings
Narrative Adjustments
Reduced the trigger rate of repetitive auto-play conversations in the field by half
Increased the cooldown of repetitive auto-play conversations in the field by 10x (e.g., 30s → 300s)
(This is change is to respond to community feedback that the protagonist’s voice lines were firing too often and pulling focus from the gameplay. We’re still tuning the overall dialogue tone and delivery for both the main character and NPCs, so expect more adjustments in the future milestone.)
Bug Fixes & Stability
Optimized assets in The Forsaken Library
Fixed an issue where certain achievements could not be completed
Fixed a bug where the relic crafting cost kept increasing
Fixed an issue in Arbor’s Crucible where certain trial buffs and restrictions failed to stack correctly
Fixed crashes that could occur in specific situations
We’re incredibly thankful for everyone who played the demo and shared feedback with us.
Your comments are helping us refine every part of Ember and Blade before release so please keep them coming!
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