Welcome back, Scribes!
Today, we're dropping a lighter update (after two encyclopedia-sized patches in a row) - say hello to Interlude Patch: Preparations!
This update includes a New Boss Arena, New Nook Items, a couple Pages of Power, an upgrade to the Blue Signature Spell, and some bug fixes.
Vellum's emergence from Early Access is just around the corner - we'll be sharing more information on that soon! As always, you can see how far we've come by looking at the in-game roadmap!
New Boss Arena
Deep in the forest ruins, the Torn cultivate a new foothold!
Ahh, the smell of pine trees is nostalgic, yet fresh - a perfect backdrop for climactic showdowns of Scribes and Torn!
Battles echo on crumbling stone as strange vines gnarl and twist.
Trinkets and Torchlight
By torchlight does the quill move - bright worlds begin...
We've been playing around with our personal Reading Nooks and realized there are always more items to add!
If you're looking to lighten up your own corner of the Illuminated Library, today's the day to add a new torch or a stand for light reading. Five new items are available in Nooks!
If you have a Nook design you'd like to share - please feel free to show us! Wild designs, visual riddles, miniature platform puzzles - we'd love to see what you come up with!
A Pair of Pages, Trio of Planets, and Blue
Naming constellations is easy - try having a trio of planets all to yourself!
Tired of throwing planets around one at a time? Don't have time to summon a solar system piece by piece? You're in luck, gravity-bender! Double Spaced II skips the billions of years of wind-up, letting you warp in 3 planets at once!
Our tried and true default generator, Jot, also gets some extra love - with Jab Jab Cross, you'll be adding +30 to the base damage of every third hit!
Blue Ink enthusiasts will also be thrilled with an upgrade - your Signature Spell now has summons 10 Blot projectiles as the minimum, with overflow projectiles allowed to hit repeat targets. Blot out the entire approaching Torn wave - or a single, overambitious Flabberghast - and always get your Ink's worth!
Epilogue
...Preparing?
We're knee-deep in preparations for Vellum's 1.0 release! You'll be hearing about a release date soon, with clues and hints as to what comes next in our INKredible journey so far. (Over 22 updates without making that joke, be proud of us.)
Thank you so much for continuing to play Vellum and share your experiences with us!
- The Vellum Team
Interlude Patch: Preparations - Full Patch Notes
Features
Blue Signature Spell
- Now has a minimum number of Blot projectiles it will release, if there are fewer enemies than projectiles, some enemies will get hit by multiple.
New Nook Objects
- Torch
- Small Cabinet
- Table with Cloth
- Grand Bookstand
- Inkwell & Quill
Pages of Power
- Double Spaced II: Eclipse now launches 2 additional planets with each cast, and costs 1 additional mana
- Jab, Jab, Cross: Every third Jot hit deals an additional +30 Base Damage (benefitting from scaling)
General Gameplay and Performance
- Minor performance improvements due to removing debug markers
- Changing tabs in the Nook customization UI will now scroll to the top of the list
- Fixed an issue preventing some Quests and Achievements from completing
- Fixed an issue where "Big" Cap's mushrooms attacks would persist after defeating him
- Tsar Khasm's Grandstand beams will no longer move around when he takes damage
- Fixed an issue causing Overrule's Scepter to be invisible
- Fixed an issue where you could get stuck in the Library after completing the first three Tomes