Awakening in the Shadows: Tutorial Improvements & Polish
Greetings, vampires! Today's update focuses on polishing the early-game tutorial to ensure every newly awakened initiate enjoys a smooth, seamless start to their journey in the Crimson Engine.
What's New & Improved
- Reliable Material Gathering: Fixed an issue where gathered materials (like Plagued Rat Blood and Thornvine) could occasionally vanish when completing a tutorial step. All harvested items are now safely secured to your inventory the moment they are gathered.
- Smarter Alchemy Assistance: When learning to brew your first Elixir of Swift Siphon, Lord Sanguis will now make sure you have all required ingredients on hand—even if you accidentally used up your rat blood earlier.
- Guaranteed Starter Weapon: Your first weapon, the Rusted Fang, can now be claimed completely free from the Blood Merchant during the initiation tutorial, ensuring no initiate is held back by a lack of Blood Shards.
- Distillation & Food Preservation: Rat Blood Vials brewed during distillation will now properly stay in your food storage without disappearing when switching menus.
- Smoother Combat Training: Polished your first hunt in The Forgotten Hamlet. Combat guidance, hunting stats, and return buttons now highlight more clearly to help you navigate back to your castle.
Thank you for your feedback, and may your reign over the night be eternal!