Dear Tacticians,
Can’t believe it has been already 2 weeks since we’ve entered official release!
Thank you so much for your support and great feedback. After the last dev log and update, we have been working diligently on items which take more time to review and implement. We are in the midst of preparing our next update and it will be quite a major one as we are making a few important changes and adjustments based on feedback.
We would like to share what we have been working on with today’s dev log.
We have been taking feedback after the previous dev log, and also tested various difficulty adjustments to ensure we are providing players with the right options. After testing various configurations and modifiers, we concluded to make the following changes.
We'll be updating the UI and adding the below difficulty options when starting an expedition. Similar to Darkest Dungeon and other titles, each difficulty level will feature a distinct labeling and clear description.
Witch's Wrath
Sable is watching your battles closely, but offers no aid. Enemy attacks are fierce and your skills will be put to the test. A tightly tuned challenge for seasoned tacticians who want the intended experience.
Witch's Whisper
Sable's influence lingers on the battlefield. Enemy attacks are reduced in ferocity, but letting your guard down would be a mistake. A forgiving mode suitable for adventurers seeking a casual challenge
The new difficulty options at the Set Out screen will be replacing the current God Mode toggle found in Settings.
In addition to the overall difficulty of expeditions, we also worked on more balance changes to ensure the game provides the intended experience. For the upcoming patch we are planning to update game balances as below:
We have been carefully reviewing the balance of all battle variations and will be making updates to some of the battles. More detailed adjustments will be shared via patch notes prior to the patch.
Bernhardt Boss Fight (including some of the alternate versions)
Vermilith Battle
On top of making tweaks to these battles, we are making some of the challenging combat scenarios not show up in the very first expedition by adjusting the backend conditions.
We are improving the following relics to ensure they provide the intended impact on the overall gameplay. Detailed changes to the relics will be shared via patch notes!
Cracked Wind-Up Soldier
Scholar's Candelabrum
Luminescent Box
Bloody Effigy
Tattered Banner
Notched Hilt
We are rebalancing following traps – making them better:
Pillaging Trap
Bomb Snare
Based on feedback, we are making the following metagame changes:
Lowering the requirement for certain achievements
Allowing tracking clues for new characters from the very start, in order to reduce the time it takes to unlock new characters
Below are changes we made to improve the overall gameplay experience:
Adding tutorials for certain new enemy mechanics (including boss skills) to facilitate strategizing in difficult fights
When rerolling skill/stat cards, the immediately preceding choices will no longer be part of the pool. When we left things to be completely random, there were cases of the same exact choices showing again, so we wanted to prevent that.
Adding the option to toggle screen-shake off
Again, thank you so much for your support and feedback on Veil of the Witch. To share our appreciation and for those Early Access players who missed the special skin set for Ashe – we would like to re-release the free DLC for a month with the upcoming patch.
So please do not miss the chance to download it! 😊
We’ll keep improving the game with your feedback in mind, so don’t stop sharing your thoughts.
- ODS Team