The Bloodline (Steam) Halloween Update (2024 October 15)

1. New harvest themed weapons! 

1. -   The Corncleaver 

1. -   Harvestlight Scepter 

1. -   Harvest Warden’s Shield 

1. -   Barbthresher Pitchfork 

1. -   Baleshield 

1. -   The Bramblethorn Rapier 

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• New Hallowed Eve clothing items 

• -   Scarecrow hats 

• -   Jack-o-Lantern Helms 

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• Special holiday enemies! 

• -   Scarecrow Reavers have swarmed the Hills of Delvenaugh! 

• -   Fieldscourge – Large versions of the Scarecrow Reavers, also stalking the Hills -   of Delvenaugh 

• -   Gloomkin have risen from the ground and haunt the grounds around Wolfden Priory 

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Added new village decor, including new Hallowed Eve-themed village decorations! 

• -   3 pumpkins (Various sizes) 

• -   2 jack-o-lanterns 

• -   3 Haybales 

• -   Sunflowers 

• -   Scarecrow 

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• New Hallowed Eve questline - Flame of the Hallowed Harvest 

• -   Fixed dialogue at Squalls End 

• -   Fixed issue when paying off your bounty would take twice the amount of gold required 

• -   Fixed many grammatical errors 

• -   The new dragon and griffon mount can now be spawned via the favorite mount button 

• -   Fixed item values for Armorer shop contents (buildable structure) 

• -   Fixed issue with moonstone meteorites hitting the top of the bounds of an area, making the     mining nodes float high in the sky 

• -   The “Abandoned Research” quest now auto-completes when destroying the research 

• -   Fixed issue where you could close Bishop Groves dialogue before accepting the next stage of his quest, locking you out of the questline 

• -   Fixed issue with Esros dialogue where the game could auto-save between quest states, leading to the player being locked out of the questline 

• -   Fixed issue with ranking up after max rank in the Lionsmane resulting in becoming a Footman in the guild 

• -   Fixed issue with Fletcher’s Fowl quest that would lock controls if you already had the items required for the quest before the quest was initialized 

• -   Fixed issue that would cause you to have fewer stat points to spend if you level up multiple times at once 

• -   Fixed issue with the cooking station in the Fletcher’s Fowl tavern causing the players mesh to remain visible after exiting the cooking menu 

• -   Fixed the issue where enemies in separate area would spawn when entering the Cavern of Frozen Echoes, causing lag 

• -   Fixed issue with the city “Kill X at Y” jobs not tracking correctly 

• -   Fixed issue with overworld merchant windows now showing the correct amount of gold in the player’s inventory 

• -   Fixed various dead-end dialogues 

• -   Fixed issue where player would spawn inside or below the caravan during Caravan Ambush -   events 

• -   Electrified Reposition now only works if you have the Electromancy passive unlocked 

• -   Removed t-posing birds from Aviary building 

• -   Fixed issue that would cause Goblin Mold to not properly spawn at the Harbinger Stronghold upon starting a new game 

• -   As a Vampire, your mana and stamina will now properly drain when exposed to sunlight. This is amplified when you are blood-starved.  

• -   As a Vampire, your mana and stamina restore faster at night or when you are not exposed to direct sunlight 

• -   Closing mount, companion, and grapple mod windows no longer causes movement lockup when closing with the TAB key 

• -   Spear of Chaos special attack can no longer be triggered while the weapon is sheathed 

• -   Fixed issue with the Night Vision skill that would cause on-screen widgets to be unclickable while the skill is active 

• -   Fixed issue that would cause the third-person action camera to remain after the Spear of Chaos special attack was completed if the player blocked during the animation 

• -   Fixed issue where unequipping a shield while wielding a spear would cause spear skills to not work 

• -   Added additional enemy spawn checks for enemy ambush events 

• -   Player can no longer activate skills while viewing a vista 

• -   Reduced stone spear damage 

• -   Reduced copper spear damage 

• -   The lava level at the Immolation Forge is now saved, preventing saves from being stuck in the lava 

• -   Added a 10-second cooldown to the Spear of Chaos special attack 

• -   Reduced overworld event victory fanfare volume 

• -   Swapped rune wheel requirements in the Infernal Crucible since it led to lots of confusion 

• -   Climbing no longer modifies the camera roll, preventing tilted camera placement when                 dismounting 

• -   Dismounting while climbing manually or by running out of stamina will now force-reset your         camera, further preventing any odd camera rotation 

• -   Removed old, unused interior to Woodhurst Castle 

• -   Fixed projectile issue with Emberspike skill. Should no longer duplicate and have an odd             trajectory 

• -   Added exposure range, which should help prevent areas from being too dark or too bright 

• -   Changed required items for Alchemist building 

• -   Reduced jump height increases per jumping level 

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• New enemies 

• -   Scarecrows Reavers. Slay these enemies to turn them back into regular old scarecrows,     which you can loot for special holiday currency! 

• -   Gloomkin – Living pumpkins that toss fire and explode upon death as a last resort! 

• -   Fieldscourge – large versions of the Reavers! 

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• You can now craft small animal traps through the field crafting menu 

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• Added new Vampire skills: 

• -   Bat form: Transform into a bat! 

• -   Grave Hunger: Consume a corpse. Restores 50% of your health, mana and stamina and     boosts health regen for 2 minutes 

• -   Tyrant’s Grasp: Hold out your hand, pulling weaker foes to your palm. With the enemy in     hand, you can consume their life force by attacking (restoring a random stat with each         hit), or throw them by blocking. 

• -   Heartwrench: Plunge your fist into the chest of an enemy. If they have less than 20%             health, they will be killed instantly. Has a 40% chance to rip their heart out intact,                 adding it to your inventory. Deals unarmed damage * vampire level damage     

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• New Necromancer Skill: Shadow Scythe – Conjure a scythe and sweep it in front of you. 

• New lute – Acorn Lute 

• New Ultrasword – The Oathkeeper 

• New potion type – Bat Form Potions 

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• Added 2 new locations of interest to the Hills of Delvenaugh 

• -   The Ironbark Bastion (Contains 2 puzzles) 

• -   Grove of Silent Oaths 

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• Added new spellsong: 

• -   Mending Melody (The Hills of Delvenaugh) 

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• Added new companion: Itzel Delgado. A master woodcutter! 

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• New questlines: 

1. -   Flame of the Hallowed Harvest 

1. -   The Keeper’s Burden 

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• The Alchemist building now spawns a shopkeeper and a potion-crafting table 

• The Herbalist building now spawns a shopkeeper 

• Added new item: Hearts, which can be consumed by vampires to extend their feed timer 

• The Necromancer Shrine building now allows you to use the doors and perform the necromancer ritual 

• The Graveyard building now spawns a shopkeeper who sells bones and the Undead weapon set 

• The Fletcher building now spawns a vendor who sells ranged weapons and ammo 

• Added a simple Guild Overview window to the character sheet screen