Trinkets, Curses and Sorcerer Update (v84)
This is a broad gameplay update with a new playable class, a much larger trinket and cursed-item pool, new divine caster gear, Ranger companion support, and a lot of balance and progression cleanup.
Added
- Added Sorcerer as a playable class: an innate arcane caster who can convert mana into survival, burst damage, and risky high-power magic.
- Added many new trinkets with bonuses for combat, magic, scouting, survival, tools, resistances, trade, and carrying capacity.
- Added rare named cursed items and more cursed gear types.
- Added new holy symbols as trinkets for divine casters, each with different bonuses.
- Added Ranger animal companions with summon, recall, dismiss, travel, and recovery behavior.
- Added unarmed as its own weapon skill.
Changed
- Rebalanced monster armor values across the game.
- Retuned early boss caster encounters and several early quest rewards.
- Adjusted caster spell offers and Sorcerer spell progression.
- Improved several spells, including Color Spray, Flamestrike, Entangle, and spell targeting.
- Reworked the Orc Fortress route and rewards.
- Level-gated some early Havenford side quests for smoother pacing.
- Reduced cloak weights and tuned tool, mana item, trinket, and cursed item pricing.
Fixed
- Fixed player spell attack rolls and Blur's ranged defense bonus.
- Fixed several quest and boss progression checks, including White Vault, Dusty, Watchtower handoff, and Beacon recovery states.
- Fixed cursed equipment and identify result handling.
- Fixed generated dungeon gaps that could create diagonal blockers.
- Fixed hazard item break messages and channel completion timing.
- Fixed tutorial restart and feed tutorial edge cases.
- Fixed trap-tool usability around adjacent traps and piton-marked pits.
Game version is now v84.
More from Dragonwake
Other announcements
Smarter Allies and More Varied Adventures (v144)Smarter Allies and More Varied Adventures (v144) This update improves Party Mode allies, adds three run modifiers, smooths early progression, and polishes Expedition, combat, controls, and presentation. Party Mode · Allies now assess danger, health, positioning, resistances, and resources more effectively. · Allies use a much wider range of spells, abilities, scrolls, and wands. · Allies choose…Localization and Early-Game Balance (v143)Localization and Early-Game Balance (v143) This small update completes Dragonwake's current localization coverage, improves procedural safe sites, and smooths out several early encounters. Localization · Completed translation coverage for all current game text across every supported language. · Added localized text for the latest monsters, locations, services, quests, and game modes. Gameplay a…Expedition, Dungeon Dive, and Custom Runs (v142)Expedition, Dungeon Dive, and Custom Runs (v142) Saves from v138 are not compatible with this update. Older versions remain available through Steam branches for continuing existing runs. This update adds two new ways to play Dragonwake: a procedural seven-island Expedition and the forward-only Dungeon Dive. It also adds eleven optional modifiers that can be combined to create very different run…