Fellow Knights,
As we stand on the threshold of a new era, I am thrilled to present to you "The Divine Update," a testament to our unyielding pursuit of greatness. This update ushers in a realm of new gameplay enhancements, new skills blessed by the divine, and a treasure trove of crafting items to forge our destiny. We've refined our combat with the addition of lock-on for precision strikes and a crafting inventory which will allow us to fill our bags with even more spoils of war.
Embark on this journey with the divine as your guide. Harness the power of Divine Fury, explore the depths of our enhanced abilities, and stand united as we face the challenges ahead. May your blades strike true and your resolve be unbreakable.
Adventure awaits, fellow knights. To battle, to glory, and beyond.
Yours in valor,
Aeromir
(Also here's a Google Doc of these notes for more convenient reading ːsteamthumbsupː)
NEW
4 New Crafting Items
Weapon Sigil - Increases the quality of a weapon by 1%, increasing its base damage by the same amount. Max 10% quality.
Armor Sigil - Increases the quality of armor by 1%, increasing implicit mod levels by 1. Max 10% quality.
Favored Weapon Sigil - Increases the quality of a weapon by 1%, increasing its base damage by the same amount. Max 20% quality.
Favored Armor Sigil - Increases the quality of armor by 1%, increasing implicit mod levels by 1. Max 20% quality.
Lock-On
Players can now lock-on to enemies. (Default: Mouse Thumb Button/Right Thumbstick Button)
Out of Combat Regeneration
Players and Companions now regenerate resources and cooldowns quickly while out of combat. No more need to stop and Meditate.
Crafting Inventory
A new special inventory has been added next to the normal inventory. This inventory can house any number of crafting items and features an Auto Transfer button to quickly move all crafting items from your normal inventory into the crafting inventory. This new inventory is account-wide and accessible by all characters. Crafting items can be transferred between each inventory by shift-clicking. A new binding has been added to the Input menu to transfer all items at a key press (default: Comma).
Action Bar Menu
You can now quickly set the skill in an action bar slot by right clicking the slot and selecting any of your available skills from the new menu.
Inspect
You can now inspect your allies' gear by right-clicking their party portrait and selecting the new Inspect option.
Universal Penance
Companions now use your Penance count
Graphics API Options
You can now swap between DX11, DX12, and Vulkan from the Video Settings menu (requires restart).
Misc.
New binding for Sort Inventory (Default: S)
New binding for Break Mode (Default: B)
New FPS Cap options (90, 180)
New statline for Base Damage on stat readout
CHANGED
Red Loot Crystals now drop Weapon Sigils and Armor Sigils
Favored Sigils have a chance to drop from any Boss
Penance can now drop from any Boss
SKILLS
NEW SKILLS
Divine Strike
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Strike all enemies in range for 150% melee weapon damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury.
Mana Cost: 40
Stamina Cost: 40
Cooldown: 2 seconds
Righteous Flamespear
Skill Tags: Spell, Area Effect, Divine
Summon a righteous spear at the target location that deals 185% Combined Weapon Damage to nearby targets and Ignites them for 25% of the damage dealt. Generates 1 Divine Fury.
Mana Cost: 125
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Hammer of Conviction
Skill Tags: Projectile, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Throw a divine hammer that inflicts 250% Combined Weapon Damage and Heavy Resilience Damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury on hit.
Mana Cost: 80
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Range: 1,500
Judgment Strike
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Boon, Aura, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Strikes all enemies in range for 300% melee weapon damage and adds Heavenly Strength to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Total Damage by 15%.
Mana Cost: 50
Stamina Cost: 50
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Sanctuary
Skill Tags: Boon, Aura, Divine
Adds Sanctuary to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Physical and Corruption Resistance by 15%.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Holy Storm
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Spin and burst with divine energy to deal 250% weapon damage to all enemies around you in a large area.
Mana Cost: 60
Stamina Cost: 60
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Smite
Skill Tags: Projectile, Spell, Area Effect, Charge-Up
Requires a Staff or Focus equipped
Call down a divine projectile which blasts nearby enemies for 125% spell damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury if you hit at least 1 target. Charge up to reduce the delay of the projectile.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 0.8 seconds
Range: 2,000
Radiant Arsenal
Skill Tags: Spell, Projectile, Divine
Requires a Focus or Staff equipped
Summon 4 radiant armaments. Recast to fire a radiant armament at the closest available target in range. Armaments deal 100% Spell Damage on impact.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Holy Arrow
Skill Tags: Projectile, Area Effect, Charge-Up, Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
Charge up and fire an arrow that bursts with divine energy on impact. Charge increases explosion radius and damage, up to 100% weapon damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury if you hit at least 1 target. Charge rate is affected by attack speed.
Max Mana Cost: 100
Max Stamina Cost: 50
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds
Summon Divine Legion
Skill Tags: Minion, Summon, Divine
Requires a Staff or Focus equipped
Summon a member of the Divine Legion to fight for you. Divine Legionnaires have a 30% chance on hit to generate 1 stack of Divine Fury for you. If you have Divine Fury when you cast this skill, all stacks of Divine Fury will be consumed to summon 1 additional Legionnaire per stack. Legionnaires are ethereal, they cannot be targeted and do not physically block foes.Hold Skill Modifier (default: Left Alt) while casting to dismiss.
Mana Cost: 150
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Celestial Volley
Skill Tags: Projectile, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
Fire a marking arrow that calls down a hail of divine arrows where it impacts, dealing 40% weapon damage per second to all enemies in the area and inflicting Searing Brand for 6 seconds, causing Hits on the target from any source to sear them, dealing 10% of your weapon damage. If you have Divine Fury when you cast, all stacks will be consumed to increase volley area by 33% and Divine Brand damage by 10% additional weapon damage per stack consumed. Lasts for 3 seconds.
Mana Cost: 60
Stamina Cost: 60
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Divine Quiver
Skill Tags: Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
For 8 seconds, all arrows inflict 1 stack of Piercing Brand. When applied, Piercing Brand inflicts 10% weapon damage per stack. Max 10 stacks.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Shield of Faith
Skill Tags: Divine
Imbue yourself or an ally with a shield, granting them 50% damage reduction for 4 seconds. Upon expiring, the shield explodes, inflicting 200% combined weapon damage to nearby enemies. Hold to target allies.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Divine Lance
Skill Tags: Spell, Projectile, Area Effect, Channeling, Charge-Up, Divine
Requires a Staff equipped
Cast a radiant lance that pierces through enemies in a straight line, dealing up to 125% Spell Damage and marking enemies with a Radiant Brand. If an enemy is already marked with Radiant Brand, Divine Lance instead consumes the brand to generate 1 Divine Fury.
Initial Mana Cost: 50
Max Charge Mana Cost:50
Range: 2,000
Lightbringer's Angelic Sealing Exalted Ray
Skill Tags: Spell, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Staff equipped
Unleash the heavens' wrath with a celestial beam of divine retribution, dealing 215% Spell Damage, heavy Resilience Damage, and inflicting all targets with Exalted Seal. Exalted Seal causes the next hit on the target from any source to deal 50% Spell Damage and break the seal.
Mana Cost: 150
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Divine Intervention
Skill Tags: Divine
Instantly revive a fallen ally and restore them to full health. Usable once per combat.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Radiant Aegis
Skill Tags: Divine
Requires a Shield equipped
Your next 3 blocks or parries within 6 seconds block an additional 10% damage and generate 1 Divine Fury. Max 6 stacks.
Mana Cost: 125
Cooldown: 5 seconds
Radiant Stance
Skill Tags: Melee, Stance, Divine
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a series of 4 rapid blows. Enter Radiant Stance for 5 seconds, causing your melee hits to mark enemies with a Radiant Brand. If an enemy is already marked with Radiant Brand, hits instead consume the brand to generate 1 Divine Fury. Only one Stance can be active at a time.
Mana Cost: 100
Stamina Cost: 100
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Exalted Fist
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Boon, Aura, Divine
Usable While Unarmed
Strikes all enemies in range for 280% unarmed damage and adds Divine Alacrity to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Cooldown Recovery Speed by 15%.
Mana Cost: 40
Stamina Cost: 40
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Divine Immolation
Skill Tags: Boon, Aura, Divine
Adds Divine Immolation to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, causing you to deal damage around yourself and allies equal to 20% combined weapon damage per second. Generates 500% threat. Damage scales with Boon Intensity.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds
Windforce Sweep
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a fierce roundhouse kick that deals 135% unarmed damage to nearby targets, inflicts Hindered, reducing their attack and movement speed by 25% for 4 seconds, and knocks back Basic and Elite enemies.
Mana Cost: 50
Stamina Cost: 100
Cooldown: 4 seconds
Crushing Sweep
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a crushing roundhouse kick that deals 165% unarmed damage and heavy Resilience damage to nearby targets.
Stamina Cost: 150
Cooldown: 4 seconds
SKILL REWORKS
Hallow Weapons Rework
Renamed to Sanctify Weapons
Now usable with Bows
Added the Divine Skill Tag
Call upon the divine to bless your weapons with overwhelming power. For 6 seconds, Physical Hits deal 50% more Resilience Damage and have a 30% chance to generate 1 stack of Divine Fury.
Divine Hammer Rework
Added the Divine Skill Tag
Cooldown: 0.25s -> 5s
Now consumes all available Divine Fury to summon 1 Divine Hammer per stack at once
No longer destroys hammers on Meditation
Damage: 85% -> 65% Primary Weapon Damage
Consumes all available Divine Fury to summon 1 divine hammer per stack that spirals around you. Deals 65% Primary Weapon Damage as Spell Damage on hit. Generates 300% threat. Each hammer lasts 10 seconds.
Consecration
New effect added: While standing in your Consecration, you have a 30% chance when you gain a stack of Divine Fury to gain an additional stack of Divine Fury.
Added the Divine tag.
Blood Rage: Now ends when exiting combat
Shockwave: Now usable while moving
Shillelagh
Mana Cost: 150 -> 125
Primal Charge on hit: 4 -> 5
NEW ICONS
Venombolt
Lacerating Strike
Shadowbolt
Blood Rage
Ice Knife
Summon Bear
Ironhide
Kirkira's Resolve
Earthwarden Stance
Leap Smash
Abyssal Path
Cursed Weapon
Blood Rage
All Shout skills
TALENTS
KIRKIRA
Shatterspell removed
New T1 Talent: Wellspring - Mana Regen increased by 10%.
VALKYRION
Balanced: Resilience Damage received is reduced by 10% -> 15%.
Kensai: Now enables the use of any skill that is Usable While Unarmed.
IMPROVED
Massive performance increase (thanks to your boy finally learning a thing or two about Unreal Engine)
Summon Spider and Summon Greater Spider now use the new spider model
Skills now cost 500 gold (down from 1000)
Significant performance optimizations for River Valtorin (Finally)
Improved Companion's use of instant skills and unarmed stances
Improved Headshot detection for arrows
FIXED
Camera zoom control at main menu has been restored
Fixed chain lightning effects not working for clients in multiplayer
Fixed Companion Creation sometimes deleting equipped items
Fixed some Companion skills disabling movement for the player
Fixed Companions not gaining Health, Utility, and Super pickups as intended
Fixed Shadow Grasp missing SFX
Fixed Arena not counting Companions for leaderboards
Fixed the Stamina restored by Sorcerous Veins not being doubled while wielding a Focus
Potential fix for crashes in Cave maps
Fixed strange projectile behavior on River Valtorin