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Ashen - Update v0.1.17
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Ashen - Update v0.1.17
Ashen
· published
7 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
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✨ New
World events: Blood Moon, Total Fog or the Awakening of the Tainted
Mythic dungeons: push it further for scaling rewards
Collection and Bestiary merged into a single screen
New volcanic island: 3 new fish species
Rare Tainted elite monsters can now also appear on the island
Full legendary armor sets grant a unique bonus
⚖️ Balance
Legendary items significantly strengthened
Crimson Fish is easier to catch
Forge upgrade cap rises with each island you unlock
🐛 Fixes
Quest names no longer get stuck in the old language after switching languages mid-game
Forge and cooking success messages now retranslate correctly when switching languages
Boss names are now consistent between their health bar and the name shown above them
Boss health bars now shift up correctly when one boss dies in a multi-boss fight
Significantly reduced loading screen freezes
Several smaller translation and display fixes
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✨ New · 6 new Steam achievements · Norwegian, Turkish, Romanian, Indonesian and Malay added · All quests are now translated into every language ⚖️ Balance · Defense now reduces damage by a percentage with diminishing returns (67% instead of a flat -202): small hits are no longer cancelled out by high defense 🐛 Fixes · Controls guide in the main menu is no longer hidden behind Settings · Contro…
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Ashen - Update v0.1.15
✨ New · Korean and Polish added (10 languages now supported) · Mison gives two new quests: an introduction to the talent tree and to the bestiary · Harvey gives a new quest introducing the dungeon log (per-dungeon badges) · Olf gives a new quest showing how to upgrade equipment (merge two duplicates into a stronger piece) · Abel and Kawett now point you to the Recipes and Professions menus at t…
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Ashen - Update v0.1.14
✨ New · New volcanic island: Kael'Dorne, reached by boat after dungeon level 5 · New dungeon: the Crater Maw, 5 levels, 3 new bosses · New monsters: Gelavas, Howlers and Spitters · New NPCs Meiko and Brann, 4 new quests · New Gelava and Howler sets, with legendary versions · Full Gelava and Howler sets change your look, Calciné look redone · Fog of vision on the island · Crater Maw badges tab a…