Update 5.17 is stacked. New features, fresh content, major balance tweaks, and QoL upgrades—all setting the stage for the upcoming Auction House launch. Here’s what’s landing now:
Balance
Healing pulse and fortify have had significant reductions in effectiveness, more details in the balance section below.
Many offensive abilities have been buffed to promote a more active combat experience in dungeons, more details in the balance section below.
Apartment search:
The new apartment search feature allows users to search for items and teleport straight into apartments to craft them. There are still many improvements to be made – but we’re hoping that this is a great foundation for improving land accessibility across Soulbound.
Station UI:
We’ve uplifted the consumer-facing stations interface to make it easier for players to engage with stations and crafting. Fuelling stations is still cumbersome, that’ll be changing very soon along with the manager interface and the land builder tool.
Bank UI:
Bank tabs are here, the bank view is larger, and we’ve spent some time speeding up the bank operations generally. Bank tab icons and names can’t be customised yet but that’ll be coming shortly.
Item UX:
We’ve made some adjustments to how and when items are delivered to improve the overall UX of item acquisition. Items earned through contracts are now awarded in a consumable loot box, and all crafted items are sent directly to the mail if you don’t pick them up at the craft location.
Skilling pets:
A new set of pets have been added to global drop tables for all gathering skills.
Contracts rework:
There are now Pioneer’s Guild representatives at Farpoint Rift and Everdune. All contract tasks & rewards have been reworked to provide more useful materials to players and provide a wider range of tasks. Tier 3 contract rewards are also now available, and contain within them a selection of rare items such as Lunar Keys, recipes, accessories, and new Speed Board mounts.
The Levora Expedition:
A new set of quest lines have been added to Everdune, more details below.
Features
New Questline: The Levora Expedition
A brand-new quest arc has arrived in Everdune!
Begin your journey with the Levora Expedition, a multi-part questline featuring several new quests and richly designed characters including Mirelle Stormcaller, Gideon Fairchild, and Selene Sable.
Head to Everdune to meet these new NPCs and uncover their stories. You’ll explore diverse mechanics across quests — including fishing, mining, combat, foraging, hacking, and even waiting for nightfall.
Notable quests include:
Mirelle’s Lost Pages
The Nyxanthium
Excavation Initiation
Piece by Piece
Jungle Fever
Research Duty
The Levora Expedition
Introduced a chest loot preview in the dungeon selection UI, showing the top potential rewards for each dungeon before a run. [TECH-9216]
Introduced apartment stations lookup UI – allowing players to view item crafting details, active slots, power status, and teleport directly to apartments using an interactive UI. Accessible at Arcadia and Farpoint Rift for players to manage apartment-related functionalities with easily. [TECH-9002]
Other players’ damage numbers in dungeons are now hidden by default to reduce visual clutter and performance issues. Players can enable this feature via a toggle in the settings menu. [TECH-9185]
Introduced new bank tabs to enhance inventory management, allowing players to categorize and organize items within the bank interface. Players can access multiple pre-made tabs, improving the overall customization and accessibility of the bank system. [TECH-8944]
Customised difficulty behaviours of specific fish for a more varied gameplay experience. [TECH-8870]
New pets – Rare drop on resource nodes
Introduced a set of resource-themed pets that can be obtained through the following resource nodes: Mining, Foraging, Hacking, Fishing.
All respective tables have a drop chance 1/2500. [DES-2272]
Power Cores for abilities and weapons are now stored in the upgrade interface instead of player inventories for cleaner item management. [TECH-9033]
Drop rates of accessories in mining, foraging, hacking, and fishing tables have been increased to 1/1000.
Introduced a new tutorial quest for the Apartment Finder in Arcadia, guiding players on how to craft items using the facilities provided by other players. [DES-2353]
This week’s update introduces six new events featuring four unique experiences: two gathering style events and three weapon-specific combat events (Sword Kills, Greatsword Kills, and Hammer Kills), enhancing the variety and engagement for players. [DES-2305]
Gear and cosmetics
Added the Ashen Blade Samurai cosmetic set to the Pioneer’s Guild Biweekly Vendor. [ART-3236]
Added the LAN Party cosmetic set to the Pioneer’s Guild Monthly Vendor. [ART-3236]
Added more power core items to quests and contract rewards to enhance ability and weapon upgrading. This change allows players to more easily acquire the necessary items for advancing their power scaling. [DES-2205]
The Obsidian Cloak has been added to the Tier 3 dungeon gear recipe tables, allowing players to craft this item using the necessary resources. [DES-2270]
Added a feature to preview gear while crafting at stations, allowing players to see what equipment will look like before crafting. This feature is accessible via a magnifying glass icon on the user’s screen. [TECH-9212]
Added new gear to T2 and T3 dungeon chests, introducing a total of 8 new gear pieces across these tiers to enhance the variety and excitement of loot drops. Updated drop rates to ensure a fairer distribution of the new items. [DES-1968]
Players who have completed specific quests will retroactively receive new quest awards via mail. [FEATURE-449]
Players can now see their location on the world map, marked with a pulsating green icon, if they are within the parent world of a map. This helps players easily identify their current position across main overworld zones. [TECH-9047]
Fishing difficulty is now based on individual fish with difficulty variables added to each fish’s item intrinsic properties. Players will experience different difficulty levels during the fishing minigame based on the fish being caught. [TECH-8255]
Added a tutorial tooltip for the apartment finder NPC to guide players in teleporting and searching for crafting items in apartments. [DES-2354]
Changed the Spectra fight (quest version) to allow a party size of up to 3 players and updated quest mechanics to enable the entire party to complete the quest together. [DES-2264]
Added new rentable land areas to Neotilus, suitable for small apartments, medium apartments, and a large apartment with farmland to enhance player housing options. [DES-2278]
Implemented the Player Action Count feature to display quest action requirements in the HUD and quest logs. Players will now see a dynamically updated count of actions, such as ‘Minnows caught’ or ‘Cactolings Killed’. [TECH-9004]
Added ‘Delete All Read’ and ‘Collect All’ options in the mail system to streamline mailbox management and updated the mail counter on the minimap to reflect changes immediately after mail interaction. [TECH-9120]
Crafted items from all stations will now be sent to players’ mail rather than directly to their inventory, providing a consistent experience regardless of crafting location. [TECH-9133]
Improvements
Fortify abilities now grant Technology experience based on the damage reduced, similar to how healing abilities grant Knowledge experience. [TECH-9160]
Scrapclaw can now take damage whilst spinning, allowing players to maintain their attack rhythm during this phase. [TECH-9170]
Introduced new head variants for key utility NPCs: Executive Lora, Magistrate Levi, and Task Manager, enhancing visual diversity in Neo-Tilus, Everdune, and Farpoint locations. [ART-3239]
Players can now view unlearned recipes at all station tables, aiding in understanding item progression. Unavailable recipes are displayed in a separate, greyed out section with a tooltip description. [TECH-9136]
Replaced the fallback non-animated cursor with a more aesthetically pleasing version to enhance user experience. [TECH-8220]
Resource node spawning has been improved to provide more consistent spawns across the world. [TECH-8988]
NPC interaction now takes priority over other player interaction. [TECH-8869]
Introduced new music when interacting with vendors to enhance the gameplay experience. [AUDIO-629]
Improved first-time user experience for Discord users by bypassing the Start/Continue flow, directly loading the Character Creation Screen for new users or booting returning users into the game world. [TECH-9023]
When a heavy hit and critical strike occur at the same time, the damage number is now shown in pink. [TECH-9282]
Updated the quest indicator location for ‘Hurting Juice’ to reflect the correct zone in neo-tilus, ensuring players can accurately gather needed resources there. [DES-2287]
Adjusted the quest marker for ‘Won’t You Be Mine’ to correctly point players to the Hollow Rock Mine, ensuring players can find all necessary resources in the first zone after the gate. [DES-2286]
Added hit indicators for the Cactosaur Spikes Artillery and Slime Artillery attacks to improve visual cues and allow players to dodge these attacks, even with shadows turned off. [TECH-9029]
Introduced new ambient sounds for the Everdune zone including campfire, research scanner animations, and torches to enhance the environmental immersion. [AUDIO-950]
Removed the moonstone requirement from the final quest, including Hector’s sequence, quest task, item requirement, and deactivation of the moonstone quest. [DES-2296]
Removed the percentage sign from the Buff Power stat in the player profile UI for clarity and accuracy. [TECH-9010]
Removed invisible collisions in Farpoint Rift dungeons. [ART-3233]
Improved party disconnection handling to prevent long wait times when a player disconnects in a dungeon. Disconnected players’ relics are automatically chosen after connected players have selected, and their portal votes do not delay the party’s progress. [TECH-9119]
Improved mob cap functionality to ensure mobs adhere to their specific limits, enhancing game performance and gameplay experience by preventing overcrowding of certain enemy types such as projectile bots and support bots in dungeons. [TECH-9180]
Added a setting to always display passive relics at the bottom of the screen (default is off) and fixed a bug where passive relics would appear empty when the relic screen opened. [TECH-9126]
Updated Virelda Caves and Virelda Arena with a new glowing door and changed dungeon names for improved navigation. [TECH-9202]
Improved the pacing of Stage 5 sequences in various dungeons to enhance the post-boss rush experience, making it more engaging and less slow-paced. [DES-2196]
Improved the item recreation system to minimize micro-freezes when performing bank deposit/withdraw actions. Players will experience smoother inventory management with reduced game window pauses. [TECH-9042]
Improved bank performance by reducing unnecessary server operations when interacting with bank items, addressing sluggishness issues and enhancing user experience with large inventories. [TECH-9116]
Improved the layout of skill descriptions for better clarity and removed placeholder skills to enhance player experience in navigating skill options. [DES-2280]
Damage numbers have been updated for clarity: Heavy hits are now displayed in red, critical hits in yellow, and when both occur simultaneously, in bright pink for better visibility. [TECH-9227]
The purchase of the Unstable Generator is now locked behind the completion of the ‘Love at First Byte’ quest, ensuring players complete the quest before purchasing the item. [DES-2238]
Improved the management of crafting materials by making Weapon and Ability Cores persistently available in the player’s inventory and displaying them directly on the upgrade screen UI, reducing complexity for new players and eliminating the need to store them in bags or banks. [TECH-9122]
Updated sound effects for the Fire Armadillo and Lizard mobs, specifically enhancing their hit and death audio cues. [AUDIO-936]
Updated sound effects for Lush Mob characters including Cactoling, Cat, and Rockydillo for hit and death actions. [AUDIO-935]
Improved the audio transition for over-world doors by enhancing the ‘whoosh’ sound and increasing its volume to provide a more immersive experience. [AUDIO-941]
Redesigned the SFX for Laser Duo to include new hit and death sounds and made small edits to the existing bot sounds. [AUDIO-932]
Improved the crafting station interface to enhance user experience, including better handling of crafted item notifications and corrected display of material requirements. Players will now see ‘Completed’ rather than ’00:00′ upon item completion, and long station names display correctly. [TECH-9241]
Improved the quest task list in the HUD by reducing padding, making main quests appear at the top, and introducing type-specific icons and colors. The input area is also reduced to prevent accidental hovering, and the scrollbar is less visible when not hovered over. [TECH-9053]
Improved item tooltips to display contained items horizontally for better clarity. [TECH-9009]
Adjusted difficulty calibration in the fishing minigame to improve gameplay experience by storing difficulty levels per fish on the backend. [TECH-8272]
The minimap border will now fade out when black bars are present, improving visual aesthetics and gameplay immersion. [TECH-9177]
Improved item pickup interaction by adjusting the interaction box to a circle, increasing its size, and aligning it with the item’s icon position for better accessibility. Additionally, a light blue outline is now displayed around the items you own upon mouse hover. [TECH-9152]
All contract rewards have been transformed into consumable box items, allowing players to open them directly from their inventory for a more streamlined experience. [DES-2207]
Updated the phrasing of the deployability upgrade to use ‘Power’ instead of ‘Damage’, as it covers healing, shielding, and damage. [DES-2197]
Improved the tooltip for crops by displaying ‘needs water’ when hydration reaches zero and ‘ready to harvest’ with a countdown timer once the crop no longer needs watering. [TECH-8775] Reported by user 01JFNJSS1Z3CJVKDFXCHMPD44P for the suggestion.
Updated the appearances of utility NPCs, including Executive Lora, Magistrate Levi, and Task Manager, across various zones to match the intended themes. [DES-2327]
Updated the tooltip to display multiple requirements for mining nodes simultaneously, such as the correct pickaxe and mining skill level, enhancing user clarity and experience. [TECH-9197]
Improved the sound effects for machine gun audio, enhancing gunshot realism and effect with updated sounds. [AUDIO-945]
Updated the death screen music to be less somber. The new music will have a looping feature. [AUDIO-921]
Updated the description for reroll tokens to clarify that they refresh upgrade selections during a dungeon run, rather than referring to the upgrade selection screen as the ‘shop’. [DES-2237]
Improved event notifications by displaying exact start times and dates in server time, enhancing player preparedness and coordination. [TECH-9200]
Improved the quest node to ensure that player action count stops accurately once the target amount is reached, with a visual indication such as a tick or text turning green to signify task completion. [TECH-9262]
Implemented the new audio for Laser Duo by moving sound effects to a retool system, offering slightly faster loading times and featuring updated sound effects. [TECH-9186]
Removed the bypass interface item drops from bosses so that items now consistently drop from chests, ensuring players receive quest items regardless of who deals the final blow to the boss. [DES-2186]
Standardized relic descriptions to ensure consistency. [TECH-9048] User: 01JSH4AG09MBFV744M67CC1Q7K
Added detailed descriptions to various tools such as shovels, pickaxes, and hacking tools, outlining their functions and chances to extract items from hacking terminals, ensuring clarity for players. [DES-2216]
Improved vendor interactions by removing unnecessary dialogue after exiting the vendor interface, streamlining the player experience in locations like Everdune and Farpoint. [DES-2234]
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where players were unable to manually fire abilities after they came off cooldown, unless temporarily switched to auto-fire. [TECH-9292]
Players can no longer interact with other players’ untradeable dropped items, preventing accidental pickups and improving the clarity of item ownership. [TECH-8980]
Fixed an issue where ability cast-settings were not being saved, causing players to lose their preferred settings between play sessions. [TECH-9293]
Corrected an issue where the quest pointer for ‘The Scroll of Life’ directed players to the Virelda Arena instead of the Virelda Cave entrance. This issue has been fixed, improving navigation during the quest. [DES-2275]
Resolved various issues causing new players to get stuck upon spawning on the tutorial island, including being unable to move or progress through the initial quest dialogue, and spawning in incorrect map locations. This should improve the onboarding experience for new players. [TECH-9124]
Fixed an issue where using the blackhole bomb in the Farpoint dungeon would cause the game to crash for the entire party. [TECH-9117]
Fixed an issue where the blackhole bomb in the game client was not functioning as intended, disrupting gameplay. [TECH-9063]
Fixed an issue where players were unable to complete the Jungle Fever quest due to the Desert Sphinx not being registered as killed. [DES-2351]
Fixed an issue where new players were getting stuck in the SoulGearStore map and unable to progress, due to a deployment error that wiped user locations. [TECH-9183] (Reported by player HUBBAHUBBA)
Fixed an issue where new players could get stuck in Tutorial Island due to an unrecorded room context during dialogues, preventing progression. [TECH-8806] (Report by player: waffletime)
Fixed an issue where newly acquired items could not be deposited with a single click in the bank. [TECH-9270]
Fixed a crash in the game client caused by the application surface’s width/height returning ‘pointer_null’ or ‘undefined’ when playing on Discord. [TECH-9067]
Corrected the display format of drop percentage chances on chests; tooltips now correctly reflect a 2.5% drop rate instead of 0.025%. [TECH-9181]
Fixed a visual glitch where the Seed Vendor Bud’s stock display incorrectly showed ‘1 Remaining’ regardless of actual purchases, allowing seeds to be bought multiple times. [TECH-9096]
Fixed a bug where teammates could become invulnerable after death in dungeons due to a timing issue with portal transitions. Players will now respawn correctly, preventing the creation of a ‘dead but not dead’ state. [TECH-9059] Reported by merkycat43.
Fixed an issue where ‘fishing_seaweed’ could not be used in crafting recipes, unlike the similar ‘ing_seaweed’. [TECH-8979] (Reported by User 01JS68JTWVEA7YKQ38X9XRDT67)
Fixed an issue where changes made by one party member to their auto-cast and manual cast settings affected all members of the party, leading to unintended ability casts at the start of each new dungeon room. [TECH-9187]
Fixed a rare issue where Cactaro Knight and similar bosses could become permanently stunlocked if stunned at a specific moment of their attack sequence. This affected several bosses including Cactaros, Toxic Cactosaur, Hovertrix, and Scrapclaws. [TECH-9128]
Fixed an issue where players could lose a relic if they clicked a dungeon portal before all EXP was absorbed, causing the relic selection screen to open and be skipped. Portals are now non-interactive until all EXP is absorbed. [TECH-8261] Reported by user 01HYKBNM4BYVA0PPBZQ699QE4E.
Fixed an issue where equipable items were providing incorrect Buff Power values, causing inflated character stats. [TECH-9190]
Fixed an issue where players could still take damage from environmental hazards such as cactus spikes and slime trails after completing dungeon round objectives. [TECH-9132]
Fixed an issue where party relic selections were obscured by party frames in dungeons, making them difficult to view. These are now anchored to the right side of the health bars for better visibility. [TECH-9131]
Chests in dungeons will now no longer allow interaction after being opened, preventing players from interacting with them again. [TECH-8911]
Fixed an issue where the upgrade section displayed identical stats for weapons before and after upgrade, which prevented players from seeing the increase in stats from upgrades. [TECH-8771]
Fixed an issue where players experienced a black screen at the end of dungeon sessions due to a cache update problem, preventing the game from updating properly on user PCs. This was resolved by implementing a policy to better handle the world cache refresh process. [TECH-9135]
Fixed an issue where entering Clifftop Pass would result in the map and minimap displaying as black, preventing players from seeing the area layout. [TECH-9191]
Fixed an issue where gaining more than 3 levels at once did not provide the correct number of relic upgrades. [TECH-7928]
Fixed an issue where players would become stuck in spectator mode and unable to exit after a match ends. [TECH-9062] Reported by player lukyber.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to use and upgrade four abilities simultaneously within dungeons by switching skills mid-run. Players can no longer change or unequip abilities during a dungeon run to prevent this exploit. [TECH-9015] (Reported by Voltage and confirmed by innershadows)
Fixed an issue where players would become stuck in a dungeon if a party member disconnected, preventing them from exiting the instance. [TECH-9061] (Reported by player roxbot)
Fixed an issue where strings of lanterns did not dim along with the background while fishing in Virelda, causing them to stand out unnaturally. [TECH-9050]
Fixed an issue where players experienced a crash loop in the Farpoint area due to the Blackhole Bomb ability. The crash was related to improper cleanup of the sound source. [TECH-9158, reported by User 01JSFZHZF7C5V0FGJEWR7KV8CW]
Resolved an issue where the Fortify ability’s cooldown remained unaffected despite having armor, supporter, or deployability relics, ensuring these relics now correctly apply their cooldown reduction effects to Fortify. [TECH-9159] Reported by user 01JSH4AG09MBFV744M67CC1Q7K.
Fixed an issue where the max HP value in the player profile was incorrectly displaying the base HP value instead of the actual max HP as seen in the healthbar UI. [TECH-9195]
Fixed an issue where players were able to move through campfires due to missing collision detection. [TECH-9277]
Fixed an issue where spark particles were not showing on the new flame decor items like the campfire ring and standing torch. [TECH-9269]
Fixed a UI flicker issue that occurred when upgrading items. [TECH-8773]
Fixed an issue where Dungeon Game Servers (DGS) would shut down abruptly due to a concurrency issue between shard service replicas, causing unclean shutdowns. This resolves several instances of game flow interruption when entering certain environments. [TECH-7706]
Fixed an issue where skill experience bubble tooltips would clip out of the window, making them unreadable, specifically inside dungeons. [TECH-8989]
Fixed an issue where players would become stuck in spectator mode after dying in a dungeon, unable to respawn or exit, ensuring players can now respawn correctly after death. [TECH-9076] Submitted by MattJM.
Fixed an issue where the Sandrammer’s run sound would continue to play after the player’s character death, affecting the relic selection and game over screens. [TECH-9013] Reported by 01JTEQ6VP645WV0MVMJZ150MQN.
Fixed an issue in the tutorial dungeon where a dead teammate could continue fighting and be ignored by enemies, preventing the match from ending. [TECH-8997] Reported by Anoosisio.
Fixed an issue where party members would sometimes become invisible to each other after teleporting or changing shards. Players will now be automatically placed in the same shard as their party members to ensure visibility. [TECH-8001]
Fixed an issue where Executive Lora displayed a shop icon instead of a bank icon, which caused player confusion regarding banking services. [DES-2345]
Fixed an issue where the teleport stone/recall SFX would only play once when using multiple recall stones consecutively. [TECH-9201]
Fixed an issue with the dev select button in the internal development tools, which could cause unexpected behaviors. [TECH-9207]
Fixed an issue where invalid dungeon configuration values could cause the game to crash by allowing an infinite number of level ups. The update caps level ups to a maximum of 5 to prevent crashes during testing configurations. [TECH-9209]
Fixed an issue where the visual effect of the Fortify ability would remain on the ground after the final pulse had completed. [DES-2300]
Fixed an issue where the dungeon stage did not close after killing the boss in the tutorial dungeon and T2 Farpoint dungeon, preventing portals from appearing. [QA-2497]
Fixed a crash issue where the game would crash if both the fortify ability and the necro soul ripple attack were active simultaneously during the Necro boss battle. [QA-2502]
Fixed an issue where the Quest UI did not appear on the side of the screen until the user refreshed the tab or entered the map UI. [QA-2503]
Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in a dialogue node during the quest ‘Fishy Business’, preventing further progress. [QA-2487]
Fixed an issue where Magistrate Levi, Executive Lora, and Task Manager NPCs in Everdune were misplaced on the map, ensuring they appear in their correct positions. [KUDOS-283]
Resolved a crash issue that occurred on Tutorial Island when interacting with Major’s dialogue nodes and receiving the first weapon. [QA-2499]
Fixed a major issue causing the game to crash when opening and closing the game menu UI multiple times in quick succession. [QA-2498]
Fixed an issue where map tiles appeared broken or black in Clifftop Pass, causing navigation problems for players. [TECH-8804]
The issue regarding Fritz providing the blackhole bomb at the start of a quest has been investigated and found to be non-existent. The quest instructions were checked thoroughly, and no discrepancy was found. [DES-2160]
Balance Changes
Updated the ‘A Fair Trade’ quest to require 3 perch instead of 3 minnows, with an increased spawn rate for perch when on the quest, improving the completion experience. [DES-2288]
Bag and equipment loss has been set to 0% for all dungeon mode tiers to prevent item loss. [TECH-9257]
Implemented entity-specific invincibility frames, allowing mobs to inflict damage independently, increasing damage potential but also providing more tactical evasion opportunities. This change especially impacts situations with stacked mobs or bosses by allowing distinct handling of damage timing for better challenge balancing. [TECH-9020]
Improved routes by reducing the length of Arcadia Approach by 10%, refactoring Seabreeze Pass to limit exits and entrances while adding resources, and enriching the surroundings of Neo-Tilus and Needlepoint Pass. Two new areas in Hollow Rock have been opened up for increased resource gathering. [ART-3235]
Reduced craft time for flour and made it available in the overworld. [DES-2214]
Increased drop rates of accessories from mining, foraging, and mining activities from 1/5k to 1/4k, making it easier for players to obtain valuable items. [DES-2271]
Removed core residue from crafting recipes for iron gear, cloth gear, refined weapons, and starmesh gear to streamline early crafting. [DES-2263]
Updated the Fishmonger to standardize fish fillet prices, where processing costs are consistent and different fish yield different numbers of fillets based on processing expense. [DES-1604]
Introduced stat requirements for the Toxic Messenger, Harbinger of the Foundation, Cloak for a Tormented Soul, Tormented Horns, and Legs of the Lost Soul sets to ensure balanced gameplay. Stat requirements include levels around 27 for most stats, with higher requirements like 32 for marksmanship and dexterity. [DES-2206]
Reduced crafting time for early game items such as iron and copper to 60 seconds, allowing players to progress more quickly in the early stages of the game. [DES-2232]
Adjusted the chest opening requirement in the Virelda Outskirts Dungeon to prevent a potential exploit by setting it to require 50 Yoku. [TECH-9218], reported by player MrSnorch.
Increased the mining experience (EXP) gained across all mined resources by approximately 30%, with Tritium Ore now granting the most EXP due to its difficulty to acquire. [DES-2277]
Recalibrated fish difficulty levels in the fishing minigame to better reflect their level requirements and intrinsic difficulty, enhancing the challenge and rewarding players with a more distinct fishing experience. [DES-2235]
Added Chronosteel to the T2 utility recipes loot table, ensuring it drops in both T2 and T3 dungeons for improved accessibility. [DES-2262]
Increased the effectiveness of the Old Coin Locket to provide a more significant boost to item drop rates. [DES-2212]
Combat Balance Changes
Updated and buffed multiple abilities including Drone, Chakram, Bomb, Machine Gun, Kusarigama, Blackhole Bomb, Chain Lightning, and reduced the power of Healing Pulse and Fortify to provide more ways to beat the dungeons. [DES-2335]
Chakram
New Upgrade at Level 4: Reduce the cooldown of your next Chakram throw by 30% when you catch the Chakram
New Upgrade at Level 7: Reduce the cooldown of your next Chakram throw by 60% when you catch the Chakram
Changed Upgrade at Level 3: Changed from Return Time to Chakram Size. [DES-2337]
Blackhole Bomb
New Level 3 Upgrade: Blackhole will deal damage to enemies over time when they are being pulled into or are in the Blackhole and increase the duration by 1s
Cooldown increased from 4.5s → 5s
Stun Time Upgrade reduced from 0.3s → 0.5s
Kusarigama
Increased damage modifier from 0.5 to 0.7
Reduced scythe speed from 13 to 7
Upgrades that increased Range also increase Scythe Speed for a better player feel
Scythes now spread more with additional scythes
Damage Upgrade reduced from 50% to 30%. [DES-2340]
Bomb
Increased damage modifier from 0.55 to 0.7
Level 1 Upgrade now boosts explosion radius by 50%
Level 2 Upgrade now grants base damage
Level 3 Upgrade now increases Crit Damage from 30% to 50%
Level 4 Upgrade now increases explosion radius by 50%
Level 7 now enhances Crit Damage by 50% instead of base damage for better scaling. [DES-2338]
Machine Gun
New Upgrade at Level 2, 5 & 7: Firing Arc Width Reduction and Range Increase by 30% with a Maximum of 90% with all 3 upgrades
Damage Modifier Increased from 0.32 → 0.4
Knockback Upgrade has been removed and replaced with Arc Width Reduction & Range
Chain Lightning
New Upgrade at Level 5: Enemies caught between Chain Links also take damage
Damage Modifier increased from 0.18 to 0.5
Base Chain Links increased from 2 to 3
Range Upgrades increased from 50% → 100%
Drone
Increased starting drone count from 1 → 2
Increased damage scaling from 0.4 to 0.5
Increase orbit range by 33%
Raise the maximum drone count to 6
Replaced knockback upgrades at levels 2 and 6 with explosion radius upgrades. [DES-2336]
Fortify
Fortify no longer stacks. Each pulse will refresh the shield back to its maximum
New Level 8 Upgrade that allow Fortify to stack shields on a player
Buff Power Modifier adjusted to 0.08
Reduced base pulses from 3 → 1
Base shield amount from 20 → 15
Base shield upgrade from 30 to 5
Duration decreased from 8 → 6
Cooldown reduced from 25 to 20
Healing Pulse
Buff Power Modifier set to 0.04
Base Heal Upgrade Reduced from 10 → 3 [DES-2217]
Ice Cube
Chill Upgrade increased from 10 → 20 chill stacks
Increased the difficulty of Farpoint Scrapclaws by enhancing the complexity of laser patterns [DES-2202]
Scrapclaw can now be damage during the Laser Spin Attack providing for damage up time
Adjusted the Cactaro boss to reduce spike persistence and increase player reaction time for smoother gameplay. Key changes include reduced duration of stomp/spike effects, increased wind-up time for attacks, and improved room storm size. Additionally, an extra walking step was added between stomps for player attack opportunities. [DES-2201]
Adjusted the difficulty in Everdune later stages by increasing storm sizes and intervals between spawns, reducing unavoidable damage from laser bots and other enemies. [DES-2200]
Adjusted cave encounters by making slimes slower and tankier, and extended cave waves for a more challenging and diverse experience. [DES-2135]
Increased the difficulty scaling of Tier 3 dungeons specifically for HP
Increased the room objectives in Tier 3 dungeons
Increased the rate of spawning of enemies per minute in Tier 3 dungeons
Adjusted enemy stats for better game balance:
Increased HP for Pyrodillo (32 → 44)
Increased HP Elite Cactaro (48 → 56)
Increased HP Bionic Scorpion Elite (28 → 36)
Orange Projectile Bot (60 → 76)
Slime Toxic & Fiery (48 → 80)
Increased Movespeed for Bionic Dragonfly (60 → 76)
Increased HP for Scorched Lizard (24 → 32). [DES-2326]
