No Rest For The Wicked Update Patch Notes April 20

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

A compilation of the patch notes for both hotfixes so far on April 20, for No Rest for the Wicked, the souls-like action RPG which entered Early Access on April 18, 2024.

The complete patch notes are below, in descending order, from latest to oldest:

UPDATED April 27

 

No Rest For The Wicked Update Patch Notes April 26

 

🛠️ Patch Notes – Early Access Hotfix 2 April 20

No Rest for the Devs as we’re back with another hotfix! Today’s hotfix aims to improve Performance (woooo!), Durability, Food costs, as well as introducing fishing rods to Whittacker's loot table. We’ve also improved enemy spawning in Nameless Pass, fixed some gaps in localization, and squashed a handful of other bugs.

Keep sending us your feedback (and bug reports)!! Now onto the patch notes!

 

⚔️ Performance Improvements:
  • Improved overall rendering performance
  • Additional optimizations in Balanced and Performance Quality Modes
  • Improved overall performance of Visual Effects and Fog
  • Improved performance on the Ship Prologue
  • Additional smaller performance improvements

 

⚔️ Balance Changes:
  • Increased Durability on tools:
  • Tier 1 - 100 Durability
  • Tier 2 - 125 Durability
  • Tier 3 - 150 Durability
  • Nerfed Silver Ring’s enchantment and buffed base stats
  • Buffed Riven Twins Boss by removing stagger on parry

 

⚔️ Loot Changes:
  • Moved Water Channel key to a chest in the Black Trench while we investigate Plague Leader not spawning for certain players
  • Adjusted Food costs to be more balanced in terms of cost to health gained
  • Improved drops for Clay and other rocks at Dig Spots
  • Introduced fishing rods to Whittacker's loot table

 

⚔️ Crafting Changes:
  • Added Tool crafting at Crafting Tables

 

⚔️ Area Changes:
  • Improved critter spawns (such as Deer) in some areas
  • Improved enemy spawning in Nameless Pass
  • Added a few more loot spawn locations in Nameless Pass
  • Polished art and climbables for Mariner's Keep

 

⚔️ Combat Improvements:
  • Adjusted Wolf and Plague Wolf targeting to remove aggressive rotation
  • Improved audio for Riven Twins Boss

 

⚔️ Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed missing text in Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
  • Fixed certain interaction texts appearing in the wrong language
  • Improved clarity for Filmore’s free repairs till you reach Sacrament
  • Fixed Map not showing area names on hover
  • Fixed Echo Knight Boss AoE damage zone not matching visual effects
  • Fixed enemies becoming kaijus (visually)
  • Fixed Shinies and Chests visually pulling a disappearing act in sewers
  • Fixed deleted chests not dropping loot bags when inventory is full
  • Removed the chest roasting over an open Campfire in Nameless Pass
  • Fixed rain sounds from occasionally appearing in the Phalen Church cinematic
  • Fixed Terms of Service and Privacy Policy screens so they appear correctly in all languages

 

To give feedback and report bugs, please head on over to our No Rest for the Wicked forum!

 

 

🛠️ Early Access Hotfix 1 – Patch Notes April 19

THANK YOU again to all of you for making our Early Access launch so amazing. Today’s hotfix is the first of many upcoming patches and updates to improve No Rest for the Wicked on the road to our 1.0 release.

We hear you! While we are hard at work on performance improvements and controller remapping, which are coming soon, please be sure to check the resolution settings for the game to be able to get the best experience in the meantime.

Today’s Day 2 hotfix aims to improve balance, durability, stamina, loot, stability, and immediate quality of life:

 

⚔️ Balance Changes:
  • Reduced Durability Damage Taken
  • Reduced Repair Costs
  • Increased Drop Rate on Repair Powders
  • Reduced Stamina Costs
  • Reduced Fall Damage Curve
  • Reduced cost of Horseshoe Crab and food that includes Horseshoe Crab
  • Balance update for the Cerim Crucible boss
  • Changed Corpse-Smeared Blade starting from Tier 2 to Tier 1

 

⚔️ Loot Changes:
  • Introduced more Weapons into Fillmore's Pre-Sacrament Loot Table
  • Reduced Drop Rate of Fallen Embers

 

⚔️ Stability:
  • Fixed crash that could occur when quitting out to the main menu

 

⚔️ Bug Fixes:
  • Improved inventory navigation
  • Fixed jump at Potion Seller Cave so you can’t miss the jump when executed correctly
  • Blocked off an out of bounds area of Nameless Pass
  • Removed lingering dev tools

 

To give feedback and report bugs, please head on over to our No Rest for the Wicked forum!

 

No Rest For The Wicked Update Patch Notes April 23

 

Those are the patch notes on April 20 for No Rest for the Wicked on Steam PC.

Wordle Today 1043 April 27 2024

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

Wordle can be an unforgiving puzzle sometimes, and you can often come so close to ending a long winning streak. So, for your convenience, here are some hints as well as the answer for the Wordle today April 27.

We present Wordle clues here in a variety of ways to gently help you along, but if you just want the answer straight, spoilers be damned,  then scroll all the way down to the section titled Today’s Wordle Answer.

 

Already April 28 at your location? Try our Wordle answer page for that day instead!

 

Wordle Hint Today 1043 April 27, 2024

Wordle Hint Today
Today’s Wordle Hint

Here’s a hint with the meaning of today’s Wordle answer

 

As a noun: a brief flash or beam of light, often suggesting brightness or a sparkling quality.

 

As a verb: to shine brightly, emit flashes of light, or reflect light in a bright, sparkling manner.

 

 

Wordle Hint Today Fifth Letter

The fifth letter for the Wordle answer today is:

 

“M”

 

 

Wordle Hint Today Fourth Letter

The fourth letter for the Wordle answer today is:

 

“A”

 

 

Wordle Hint Today Third Letter

The third letter for the Wordle answer today is:

 

“E”

 

 

Wordle Hint Today Second Letter

The second letter for the Wordle answer today is:

 

“L”

 

 

Wordle Hint Today First Letter

The first letter for the Wordle answer today is:

 

“G”

 

 

Today’s Wordle Answer

And finally, here is the Wordle answer today. While this is your last chance to turn back, don’t feel bad about having to look it up.

Sometimes you have just one last chance to solve the puzzle, but three different letters that could viably fit into that last remaining square. At other times the word is so obscure, you just would not have gotten it without having in-depth knowledge about some oddly specific subject.

That’s no reason to lose a streak you have kept going for 71 days straight! So here goes nothing:

 

3…

 

 

2…

 

 

1…

 

 

The Wordle answer today is “GLEAM”

 

 

Previous Wordle Answers With Their Definitions

 

Wordle Today – Answer And Hint For #1042 April 26, 2024

 

Wordle #1041 For April 25, 2024

“INTRO“

The opening or beginning segment of something, like a speech, a book, a movie, or a piece of music.

 

Wordle #1040 For April 24, 2024

“OVERT“

Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden; the opposite of covert.

 

Wordle #1039 For April 23, 2024

“ROVER“

A small, self-propelled vehicle used for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as the moon or Mars. Also a fairly popular name for a dog at one time.

 

Wordle #1038 For April 22, 2024

“LASER“

An acronym for a device that emits a coherent beam of light through the process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

 

Wordle #1037 For April 21, 2024

“RAISE“

An adjective that means cheerful, happy, and full of high spirits. It can also be used as an adverb to intensify the meaning of a verb, conveying the sense of merriment and joy.

 

Wordle #1036 For April 20, 2024

“LUCID“

An adjective that describes clarity, rationality, or transparency in thought, expression, or perception.

 

Wordle #1035 For April 19, 2024

“RAISE“

To lift or elevate something from a lower to a higher position. Or an increase in salary or wages, often as a result of a promotion or performance evaluation.

 

Wordle #1034 For April 18, 2024

“FACET“

A particular aspect or feature of something, often referring to one side or component of a larger whole. It can also describe a small, flat surface on a cut gemstone or other object, especially one of several that together form a geometric shape.

 

Wordle #1033 For April 17, 2024

“TITHE“

The practice of giving one-tenth of one’s income or produce to support religious institutions or charitable causes, often as a form of religious obligation or duty. In some contexts, it can also refer to any similar tax or levy, especially one imposed by a church or religious authority.

 

Wordle #1032 For April 16, 2024

“SHANK“

To attack or stab someone with a homemade knife, especially in a prison setting.

 

Wordle #1031 For April 15, 2024

“EQUIP“

To provide with the necessary items or skills for a particular purpose or task. It involves outfitting or supplying someone or something with what is needed to function effectively or perform a specific function.

 

Wordle #1030 For April 14, 2024

“BLIMP“

A small nonrigid airship or dirigible, typically used for advertising or as an observation platform. It is characterized by its elongated shape and ability to float and navigate through the air.

 

Wordle #1029 For April 13, 2024

“STEEL“

An alloy of iron and carbon, typically containing small amounts of other elements such as manganese, chromium, or nickel.

 

Wordle #1028 For April 12, 2024

“WHINY“

An adjective used to describe someone who complains frequently and in a high-pitched or irritating manner, often about trivial matters.

 

Wordle #1027 For April 11, 2024

“LOUSE“

A small, wingless insect parasitic on mammals and birds, known for infesting human hair and clothing, causing itching and irritation.

 

Wordle #1026 For April 10, 2024

“BROTH“

A savory liquid made by simmering meat, bones, or vegetables in water, often with herbs or spices added for flavor. It forms the base for soups, stews, and sauces.

 

Wordle #1025 For April 9, 2024

“MERGE“

To combine or unite two or more things into one entity. It often refers to joining together separate organizations, companies, or entities to form a single entity or to integrate different elements into a unified whole.

 

Wordle #1024 For April 8, 2024

“BREED“

As a verb, to mate animals with the intention of producing offspring, often to perpetuate certain desirable traits or characteristics.

As a noun, a particular type or kind of something, denoting a distinct category or class.

 

Wordle #1023 For April 7, 2024

“VOILA“

A French interjection used to draw attention to or emphasize something that has been done or presented. It is often translated to English as “there you go,” “here it is,” or “there it is.”

It is commonly used to indicate the completion or success of a task, or to introduce something that has been prepared or produced.

 

Wordle #1022 For April 6, 2024

“FINCH“

A small to medium-sized bird, characterized by a stout conical bill, a short neck, and a compact body, known for their colorful plumage and melodious songs.

 

Wordle #1021 For April 5, 2024

“WRIST“

The joint connecting the hand to the forearm in humans and other primates.

 

Wordle #1020 For April 4, 2024

“CLIMB“

To move upwards, typically using the hands and feet to ascend a steep surface such as a mountain, hill, ladder, or rock face.

 

Wordle #1019 For April 3, 2024

“PLAIT“

A braid or a length of hair that has been divided into three or more strands and interlaced over one another.

 

Wordle #1018 For April 2, 2024

“SERUM“

A liquid that contains the fluid portion of blood after it has clotted, typically containing antibodies or other substances extracted from blood for medical purposes.

 

Wordle #1017 For April 1, 2024

“FORCE“

The large, divided leaf of a fern or palm tree.

Game Night: Playing Roguelike Voltron with ‘Inkbound’

Posted on by Thomas Wilde

Welcome to Game Night, a Hard Drive review series that focuses on indie games.

“Indie” as a game category is loosely defined. It tends to refer to lower-budget productions with smaller creative teams, which can cover anything from a solo developer’s side hustle to veteran creators’ new startups.

More importantly, the indies get to be weird. Mainstream “AAA” video games often stick to a handful of established formulas, whereas indies have the freedom to explore niche genres, new mechanics, unique art styles, and/or the developer’s warped sense of humor. As a result, a lot of the “indie” label comes down to vibes, which is why games from billion-dollar studios like Dave the Diver can try to steal the label.

Despite that, this is a golden age for indies. It’s never been easier to make your own video game than it is right now. Digital storefronts like Steam and Itch can get anyone’s game in front of a global audience, while game creation tools have gotten progressively cheaper and easier to use. Sure, it creates the occasional broken nightmare or playable shitpost, but that’s the price you pay for creative democracy.

This would be a great time for indies as a whole to get more dedicated press coverage, but unfortunately, this is happening alongside the enshittification of the wider Internet. Due to the constant pursuit of SEO, many sites don’t have space to discuss anything that isn’t already a megahit.

That’s where Game Night comes in. Since Hard Drive is already on its financial suicide arc (join our Patreon today!), there’s no reason not to devote some of our column space to regular indie coverage. Every week, we’ll check out another game to highlight some hits, talk up the disasters, and look for diamonds in the rough. Hopefully you’re willing to come along for the ride.

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Anyway. Inkbound.

I hadn’t planned for this to be the first game I covered for the column, but I haven’t played much of anything else for the last few weeks. Sometimes you install a random indie just to see what it’s about and it proceeds to crawl directly into your skull.

Inkbound is a new roguelike from Shiny Shoe, the studio that made 2020’s Monster Train. Unlike its predecessor, Inkbound isn’t a card game. Instead, it’s a turn-based dungeon crawler, where you have to balance defense, offense, and positioning on every turn.

It’s also the sort of jam-band project that’s difficult to describe without talking about features from a half-dozen other games. Inkbound feels like Shiny Shoe took bits from every decent roguelike they’ve played lately, pushed it all into Inkbound like a game-mechanics Voltron, and then added co-op play. It was going to be a monster either way, but at least it’s in the sense that it’s a terrible, all-consuming addiction.

Inkbound is set in a magical library, the Atheneum, which is linked via its books to many other story-worlds. An unknown force has destroyed many of those worlds, and the survivors have taken refuge in the Atheneum.

You play as a Needless, a mute spirit of the library, who’s sent back out into the worlds in search of more information. If you survive, that’s great; if you don’t, you’re treated as expendable.

At the start of a run through Inkbound, you pick a class, which gives you 3 unique skills that define your basic game plan. As you progress through each encounter, you can gradually gather more upgrades and abilities. The challenge is to figure out how to turn all the random nonsense the game throws at you into a cohesive character build, and to do so before one of the bosses kicks your hairstyle in.

Co-op, conversely, is about how to trick your fellow players into not committing suicide. It’s tempting to just let everyone do whatever they want, but you end up having to discuss each turn in detail. Otherwise, your teammates will cheerfully redirect enemy attacks at one another, teleport into lava, or end their turn within 5 intersecting damage zones. If the solo game is about adaptability, co-op Inkbound is about herding cats.

In either mode, Inkbound is difficult, but it’s the good kind of difficult. Every time you lose, you can generally trace it back to a handful of your own bad decisions, so you might as well jump right back into the game and see if you can do better this time around. The next thing you know, it’s 2 AM.

Whether you win or lose a run, you gradually unlock more and better equipment, along with a whole whack of cosmetic items and a few of the stranger character classes. Winning gets you more of the same, as well as access to higher difficulty modifiers.

If I had a single major criticism, it’s that Inkbound’s overall reward structure makes an old mistake. It doesn’t give you any ability to filter your loot during a run, so all of the really killer gear that you unlock gets thrown into the same bucket with everything else.

You can find legendary items towards the end of a run that allow for some truly broken character builds, but in practice, you’ll rarely see them. There are just too many potential item drops by that point in the game. It creates an unsatisfying situation where all your best gear is also effectively too rare to reliably use.

The story’s also told in a strange way. Inkbound gives me the impression that its lore bible is a couple inches thick, full of characters we never meet and the strange history of the Atheneum. It’s a colorful world, but you aren’t exactly a character in it. Instead, you’re a magical UAV, who gets dispatched into threat zones by the people who actually matter.

It makes Inkbound into the story of something that happens around you, rather than to you. That doesn’t mean it’s bad, especially in a style of game that’s usually content to have no story at all, but it’s an interesting narrative flaw. Shiny Shoe was so eager to try and fill in some of the plot holes that are usually posed by roguelike mechanics that it created a few new issues that are all its own.

Otherwise, I don’t have many notes. If you’re like me and you’ve got a hole in your brain that’s only filled by short-run roguelikes, Inkbound is a charming, tricky example of the genre. Solo, it’s addictive enough to keep you busy for a couple of weeks, and its co-op mode is a useful game to have in your back pocket for quiet nights online.

[Inkbound, published and developed by Shiny Shoe, is currently available on Steam for $29.99. This review was written using a code sent to Hard Drive by Shiny Shoe’s PR representative.]

Backpack Battles Update Patch Notes 0.9.7 Apr 26

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

The full patch notes for Backpack Battles patch 0.9.7 on April 26 are below:

 

Hi everyone,

It's patch day! We have some balancing adjustments for you today, and a new outfit for the Berserker. You can unlock it with trophies in the Wardrobe.

Backpack Battles is on sale from now until May 5th! If you have not picked the game up yet, now is the perfect time to get it with a 10% discount.

Also, Steam has finally verified Backpack Battles for the Steam Deck! You can play using the touchscreen or simply with controller.

Did you find a bug or do you want to talk about the game? Join our Discord server!

 

Backpack Battles Update Patch Notes 0.9.6 Apr 19

 

Patch Notes for 0.9.7

Added new outfit for the Berserker

 

Balancing Changes:

Neutral
  • Leaf Badge: Cooldown 3s -> 2.5s
  • Skull Badge: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.2s
  • Flame Badge: Heat 3 -> 4
  • Blood Harvester: Cost 11g -> 10g
  • VIllain Sword: 11g -> 10g
  • Stone: Cooldown 3s -> 2.7s
  • Falcon Blade: Cooldown 1.8s -> 1.7s
  • Fancy Fencing Rapier: Cooldown 1.3s -> 1.4s
  • Impractically Large Greatsword: Empowered Cooldown / Stamina Cost 2.2 -> 2.0
  • Lightsaber: Blind 7 -> 8
  • Divine Potion: Cleanse threshold 20 -> 10 debuffs
  • Ruby Egg: Now also gains 2 Heat start of battle
  • Stone Armor: Health-based Block 30% -> 35%

 

Pyromancer
  • Burning Banner: Cooldown 3s -> 3.2s
  • Phoenix: Health cost 12 -> 11
  • Dark Lantern: Debuffs per Dark item 8 -> 9
  • Frozen Flame: Heat threshold for Cold 7 -> 6

 

Berserker
  • Brass Knuckles: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.6s
  • Shaman Mask: Cooldown 3s -> 3.2s
  • Chain Whip: Cooldown 2.3s -> 2.4s
  • Busted Blade: Cooldown and stamina cost during Battle Rage 2.8 -> 3.0
  • Dragonscale Armor: Damage reduction 15% -> 13%
  • Deerwood Guardian: Battle Rage bonus duration 0.6s -> 0.8s
  • Anvil: Increased number of * slots by 1

 

Ranger
  • Yggdrasil Leaf: Reduced number of * slots by 1
  • Piercing Arrow: Luck gain chance 40% -> 45%
  • Big Bowl of Treats: Food speed increase 15% -> 20%
  • Carrot: Empower chance 50% -> 55%
  • Belladonna’s Shade: Maximum damage +3

 

Reaper
  • Snake: Cooldown 2.5s -> 2.4s
  • Miss Fortune: Cooldown 3s -> 2.5s
  • Nocturnal Lock Lifter: Lifesteal Bonus 8% -> 9%
  • Cauldron: Heal 15 -> 17
  • Strong Divine Potion: Cleanse threshold 20 -> 10, Cleanse amount 13 -> 10
  • Strong Vampiric Potion: Lifesteal 20% -> 30%
  • Ruby Chonk: Damage +1

 

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug where a Unique item could appear in shop despite being at Unique limit

 

Backpack Battles Update Patch Notes 0.9.5 Apr 12

 

That’s everything in the balance adjustment update 0.9.7 on April 26 for Backpack Battles.

J.K. Rowling Explains Goblin Rebellions Were About States’ Rights

Posted on by Ciro Jacubowicz

EDINBURGH, Scotland. — J.K. Rowling is once again under fire after claiming the Goblin Rebellions in the Harry Potter canon were about states’ rights.

Rowling, whose claim to fame is authoring the Harry Potter series, started the spat when she posted about some in-universe lore on her Twitter account.

“All these liberals are constantly accusing me of being a cruel unloved TERF who despite her enormous wealth will never achieve happiness,” wrote Rowling. “But what they don’t realize is that the Goblin Rebellions were actually just about land disputes between the wizarding states.” 

Harry Potter lore expert Katherine Bongino replied to her post, arguing the facts did not support that claim. 

“With all due respect, Mrs. Rowling, there’s a truckload of evidence that the Goblin Rebellions started because of the enslavement of goblins. The declarations of war by both the goblins and the wizards specifically mentioned it. Also, is it just me or are the hook-nosed, money-loving goblins kind of an antisemitic stereotype?” 

“Kill yourself,” Rowling responded before turning off replies. 

Rowling’s publisher, Little, Brown, and Company, issued a statement in defense of the author. “Mrs Rowling is a genius author, whose tremendous ability should not be questioned. In the years she has worked with us, she has generated tens of millions of dollars and a few middling books, we’re told. If Mrs. Rowling says the ‘googahs’ fought the wizards for land, then that’s what happened. Now please stop distracting her, we need her to focus her attention on finishing her next book ‘The Evil Man in the Dress Who Tweeted Mean Things at Smart Authors and Killed All the Women’“

At press time, Rowling has moved on from discussing Harry Potter to explaining why she thinks the Holocaust didn’t happen.

Biden Approves Gamer Relief Plan After Category 5 Kotaku Review Hits Twitter

Posted on by Hard Drive Reporter

WHITE HOUSE — President Biden officially signed the RPG (Relief and Protection for Gamers) Act today as the widespread destruction and pain caused by an 8/10 review posted on Kotaku continued to dominate headlines, international aid groups confirmed today.

“The review said some things I agreed with, but not exactly. I would have worded it a little differently,” one of the most affected gamers said in his unlivable apartment with furniture turned upside down and trash thrown about. “It’s going to take me years to rebuild and get back on my feet.”

First responders as well as United Nations monitors on the ground had reportedly thought the review would be considered a category 1, or maybe just considered a particularly hot take, and are now struggling to set up a base of operations to intake and process hordes of gamers who tried to ride out the review’s publication.

“A lot of them are in rough shape. They come in mumbling to themselves. ‘Uncensored, patched out graffiti, the bus was good marketing’ – none of it makes sense. We need more resources,” Luke Franks, spokesperson for the National Guard, said. “I mean just getting them hydrated and eating a solid three meals a day is a problem.”

“Most of these guys come in essentially nocturnal,” he added.

According to experts, hundreds of thousands of gamers are expected to be emotionally displaced after the publication of the generally pretty positive review.

“They have no where to go. It’s not clear if neighboring entertainment-based identities have the infrastructure required to support such a large migration on short notice,” Dr. Tammi Givens, head of UCLA’s political science department, said. “It’s almost all men. But the real problem is just the sheer number of plushies they bring with them; it’s just not logistically feasible.”

At press time it was reported several congresspeople were celebrating large stock market wins after they placed bets on gaming related companies before the aid was announced.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Update Patch Notes 1.2.1 Apr 26

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

Granblue Fantasy: Relink receives a large update on April 26 in patch 1.2.1, addressing the usual bugfixes, but more importantly has a bevy of new content to enjoy, including two new characters, quests, sigils, and trophies.

Characters have had each of their fixes listed separately, so you can see if something in particular that annoyed you has been addressed in this update.

The complete patch notes are below:

 

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Update Patch Notes 1.1.4 Apr 8

 

Ver. 1.2.1 Update Information

The following update applies various changes listed below. Players who have purchased the disc version are strongly encouraged to download and install this latest update.

 

Changes from Ver. 1.1.4 (Steam)

 

New Content

  • Added two new challenging quests: "Gulp... So These Are the Rumored Monsters" and "Lock Horns."
    • How to unlock "Gulp... So These Are the Rumored Monsters": Unlock Extreme-difficulty quests.
    • How to unlock "Lock Horns": Clear "The Tale of Bahamut's Rage" quest.
  • Added two new playable characters: Seofon and Tweyen. These two characters require special crewmate cards, which can be traded for at the Knickknack Shack. Treasure required for the cards is obtained from the quests "Gulp... So These Are the Rumored Monsters" or "Lock Horns."
    • *Character Expansion Sets are also available for purchase. Each set contains the necessary treasure for unlocking their respective character.
  • Added sigils with new traits. They will appear in the Knickknack Shack after clearing "Gulp... So These Are the Rumored Monsters" or "Lock Horns."
  • Added new trophies.
  • Up to 30 sigil transmutations can now be simultaneously executed at one time.
  • Added the option to rewatch the end credits from the Title Screen. The option will unlock after completing the Final Chapter.

 

Battle

General
  • Environmental factors such as strong winds and ground tremors should no longer interrupt players that have an active Stout Heart effect. This also applies to non-Stout Heart effects that prevent interrupts from foe attacks.
  • Increased the radius of stun damage dealt to foes upon a successful perfect guard.
  • Improved the visibility of visual indicators for successful perfect guards performed by party members.
  • Improved the visibility of damage numbers that have hit their damage cap.
  • When Battle Camera Correction is set to Off, the camera should no longer automatically point toward the originator of a chain burst.
  • Fixed a bug where the Tyranny trait effect wasn't properly applying to Skybound Arts.
  • Fixed a bug where the "Boosts the amount of link level gained" effect granted by the Linked Together trait wasn't properly applying to Skybound Arts.
  • Fixed an intermittent bug where Eugen's sticky grenade attacks failed to fill his SBA gauge.
  • Party members with a skill that can revive will no longer automatically cast that skill on a player who enters critical condition and has the Autorevive status effect.
  • Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused the player to continuously guard despite only pressing the guard button once.

 

The Captain (Gran/Djeeta)
  • Fixed an intermittent bug where the damage cap of Decimate would be superseded by the damage caps of other attacks.

 

Katalina
  • Environmental factors such as strong winds and ground tremors should no longer cancel Ares's summoning during Ares Pactstrike.
  • Increased the amount of gauge gain granted by the Ares Gauge Gain Up mastery node.
  • Fixed an intermittent bug that, under certain conditions, caused the Guardian's Honor trait to not work properly.

 

Rackam
  • Increased Bull's Eye Blast's damage cap based on its charged level.
  • Increased the damage cap of well-timed □ attacks.
  • Increased the damage cap of launch attacks.
  • Increased Bullet Hail's damage cap.

 

Io
  • Added a "Boost to Stargaze's charge speed" effect to the Enhanced Mystic Vortex (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Concentration now also grants Debuff Immunity. Furthermore, whenever Io gains a Mystic Vortex orb within Concentration's circle, she'll gain the maximum number of orbs instead.
  • Shortened Mystic Vortex's cooldown.
  • Increased Flowery Seven's damage cap when it's fully charged.

 

Eugen
  • Increased Detonator's damage cap based on its charged level.

 

Rosetta
  • Added "Boost to rose attack frequency" and "Always plants the maximum number of roses" effects to the Enhanced Roses (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Increased the damage cap of attacks dealt by planted roses based on the rose's level.
  • Increased Spiral Rose's damage cap based on the level of planted roses.
  • Increased Lost Love's damage cap based on the level of planted roses.
  • Fixed a rare bug that caused Rosetta to act differently from the player's inputs after using Rose Tycoon.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the DMG Cut effect granted by Rose Barrier to not work properly.

 

Ferry
  • Increased the damage cap of certain sequences of Ferry's charged □ attacks.
  • Increased the damage cap of certain sequences of Ferry's charged △ attacks.
  • Fixed a bug where, under certain conditions, casting Purge Spirits would summon more pets than intended.

 

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Update Patch Notes 1.1.2 Mar 15

 

Narmaya
  • Increased the damage cap of Dawnfly stance combo finishers.
  • Increased the damage cap of Dawnfly stance charged □ attacks.
  • Increased Setsuna's damage cap based on its charged level.

 

Vane
  • Vane can now start an attack following a link attack more quickly.
  • Added "Boosts attack power and damage cap" effects to the Enhanced Beatdown Gauge (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Increased the damage cap for certain Beatdown combos.
  • Increased Energy Destruction's damage cap based on how full Vane's SBA gauge is.
  • Fix a bug that caused effects granted by the Enhanced Beatdown Gauge (Link Time) mastery node to not work properly.

 

Percival
  • Increased the damage cap of charged △ attacks.
  • Increased Roter Wirbel's damage cap.
  • The Adrenaline Rush support skill now grants a proportional boost to Schlacht's charge speed when charged after attacks that aren't combo finishers.

 

Siegfried
  • Adjusted the Enhanced □ Attacks (Link Time) mastery node to allow Siegfried to always perform perfect executions during link time.
  • Increased the damage cap of certain well-timed attacks.
  • Increased Verdrängen's damage cap.

 

Cagliostro
  • Added "Boosts attack power and damage cap" effects to the Enhanced Charging (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Increased the damage cap for certain attacks performed in Combo D.
  • Increased Mimic Doll's damage cap.
  • Increased Alexandria's damage cap.

 

Yodarha
  • Added an "Always performs the shortest combo" effect to the Enhanced Triple Shroud (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Increased the damage cap of successful counters triggered by Tit for Tat.
  • Increased Flashing Void's damage cap based on the number of Triple Shroud marks Yodarha has.
  • Increased Sky Shatter's damage cap based on the number of Triple Shroud marks Yodarha has.
  • Fixed a bug that, under certain conditions, caused Tit for Tat to not work properly.

 

Zeta
  • Added a "Boost to damage dealt by Zeta" effect to the Arvess Fermare status effect.
  • Increased the damage cap of □ loop combos.
  • Increased Wingclipper's damage cap.

 

Vaseraga
  • Added a "Raises the damage cap of charged △ attacks" effect to the Enhanced Charging (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Broadened the "Charged attacks charge faster" effect granted by the Quick Charge trait when equipped by Vaseraga.
  • Increased Skybound Art damage cap.

 

Id
  • Environmental factors like strong winds and ground tremors should no longer remove Godmight while rapidly pressing △ in Godmight.
  • Added a "Shortens skill cooldowns upon landing a combo finisher" effect to the Enhanced Versalis Gauge (Link Time) mastery node.
  • Increased Reginleiv Recidiv's damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Unbound's damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Ragnarok Form's damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Scourge's damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Never Enough's damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Fourfold Vengeance's damage cap based on its charged level. Damage cap is increased even further when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Atonement's damage cap. Damage cap is increased even further when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased Skybound Art damage cap when activated in Godmight.
  • Increased the damage cap of combo finishers performed in Godmight.

 

Other Items

  • Added an "Ease of Use" indicator for each character on the Crewmate Card screen.
  • Adjusted timing for quest music played during The Tale of Bahamut's Rage.
  • Sigils obtained from Claim Add-Ons at the Knickknack Shack will now be automatically locked when claimed.
  • Fixed a bug where the Town Hall Meeting Minutes archive collectible wasn't appearing in certain sections of Chapter Ø.
  • Various bug fixes.

 

Thank you for playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink!

 

Granblue Fantasy: Relink Update Patch Notes 1.1.1 Mar 14

 

That’s the entirety of the patch notes on April 26 for Granblue Fantasy: Relink.

For Honor Update Patch Notes Apr 25

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

 

Patch Notes 2.51.0 – FOR HONOR

 

CONVERTED MAP: CATHEDRAL

War has come to Cathedral!

 

DOMINION
  • Capture Zones A and C have been added alongside the cathedral exterior, while Capture Zone B runs through the interior of the cathedral itself.
  • Several modifications made to the navigational flow of the map, allowing Players optimal pathing towards the different Dominion objectives.
  • Available in 3 uniquely different weather conditions.
  • Available in Matchmaking and Custom match.

 

IMPROVEMENT

 

FIGHTERS

BALANCING CHANGES

 

Highlander Rework
*Dev comment: The Highlander rework is now live! The overall goals of this rework are: *
  • Improve entering and staying in Offensive Form
  • Adjust Defensive Form and Offensive Form to have access to better tools to deal withopponents
  • More easily accessible Guardbreak and Parry punishes
  • New Dodge attack in Offensive Form
  • Feintable Formorian Kick to allow Highlander to deal with Dodge attacks and catch roll attempts
  • Caber Toss from Offensive Form Front Dodge to catch roll attempts

 

The full list of changes is below:
Offensive Form entries
  • Can now hold Heavy Attack while Feinting an attack to fast flow into Offensive Form
  • Can now Dodge when entering Offensive Form from neutral after 533ms (was 800ms)
  • Re-entering Offensive Form during a Side Dodge while in Offensive Form is nowperformed from 600ms to 800ms (was 400ms to 600ms)

 

Defensive Form changes
  • Light Attacks
    • Light Opener Crushing Counter damage is now 18 (down from 20)
    • Chained Lights no longer have Uninterruptible Stance
  • Heavy Openers
    • Top Heavy Opener is now 800ms (down from 1000ms)
    • Top Heavy Opener now deals 24 damage (down from 30)
    • Top Heavy Opener now causes a Medium hit reaction (down from Heavy)
    • Side Heavy Openers are now 900ms (down from 1000ms)
    • Side Heavy Openers now deal 27 damage (down from 30)
  • Heavy Finishers
    • Can now chain to Zone Attack on Hit/Block/Miss
    • Now have 100ms of Guardbreak vulnerability (was 200ms)
  • Zone Attack
    • First Hit can now be Feinted
    • First Hit now gains Uninterruptible Stance at 500ms
    • Second and Third hits now gain Uninterruptible Stance at 100ms
    • Second and Third hits now have 100ms of Guardbreak Vulnerability (down from200ms)
    • Second and Third hit Feints are now 200ms (down from 300ms)
    • Third Hit now chains to Heavy Finishers on Hit/Block/Miss
    • All hits now cause a Medium hit reaction (was Heavy hit reaction)
    • Adjusted Weapon Trajectories to better match the weapon visuals
  • Other changes
    • Celtic Curse is now Feintable
    • Celtic Impetus now causes a Medium hit reaction (down from Heavy)
    • Adjusted Weapon Trajectories to better match the weapon visuals on all side Heavy and Light attacks, as well as for Celtic Impetus
    • Movement Speed has been increased to match Kensei's movement speed

 

Offensive Form changes
  • Formorian Kick
    • Can now be Feinted
    • Now costs 15 stamina (down from 20)
  • Dodge attacks
    • Can now perform Caber Toss from Front Dodge by pressing Guardbreak
    • NEW ATTACK: Balor's Flight
    • Performed by releasing Heavy Attack during Side Dodge
    • 14 damage, 600ms attack
  • Top Light is now 400ms (down from 500ms)
    • - Heavy Attacks
    • - Now deal 26 damage (down from 30)
    • - Now cost 12 stamina (down from 24)
  • Other changes
    • - Formorian Kick and Caber Toss no longer drain Stamina
    • - Exiting Offensive Form now costs 6 stamina (down from 12)
    • - Left and Right Dodges now move 0.5m further
  • Bug fixes
    • - Fixed an issue that allowed Highlander to chain on Defensive Light Attack MISS 100ms earlier than intended.
    • - Fixed an issue that prevented Highlander from Target Swapping Caber Toss.
    • - Fixed an issue that prevented Highlander from performing Caber Toss as early as intended when changing stance (was 600ms, is now 200ms)
    • - Fixed an issue that caused Highlander to have extra backwards movement whenperforming Heavy after Guardbreak while holding a direction with Left Stick.
    • - Fixed an issue that caused Highlander to cancel Right Heavy (miss) 100ms laterthan intended (from 0-300ms to 0-200ms)

 

Warden:
  • Shoulder Bash Followups
    • All Shoulder Bash followups now gain Uninterruptible Stance at 100ms
    • New unique animations for the following Shoulder Bash followups
      • Side Light, including combo lights
      • Heavy Attacks
      • Zone Attack
*Dev comment: Warden's Shoulder Bash is a strong tool in 1v1 situations but is difficult to use in group fight situations, especially when outnumbered, because the attack followups are slower than average but do not offer protection from opponent peel attempts. We are improving these attacks to gain Uninterruptible Stance to help protect Warden in these situations, and we have also changed their animations to make them fully distinguishable from their neutral attack counterparts, with the exception of the Top Light followup, which still gains Uninterruptible Stance but keeps its old animation in order to keep the Superior Block property. *
*Note that these attacks deal the same amount of damage and chain to other attacks at the same timing as before. *
Backstepping Superior Block Lights
  • The following heroes' neutral Light attacks can no longer be backstepped
    • Warlord
    • Valkyrie
    • Kyoshin
    • Afeera
    • Black Prior
    • Varangian
    • Highlander
*Dev comment: Superior Block attacks are strong in that they let players counter attacks using Light attacks instead of attempting to Parry. On Live, they currently have an issue where players can use them to Option Select opponent attacks by backstepping - as they walk backwards, if the opponent's attack is a Light Attack, the attack will be countered by the Superior Block, but if it is a Heavy attack the hero will move backwards enough to avoid the opponent's attack. This change removes this ability to Option Select opponent attacks from neutral completely and should lower the effective power of these attacks. *

 

Shinobi:
  • Opener lights now deal 10 damage (down from 12)
  • Zone Attack 2nd hit now deals 4 damage (down from 6)
Dev comment: We had an issue where the previously announced damage changes to Shinobi's Opener Lights did not end up going live. We have fixed the issue, so they now deal the correct amount of damage. We're also adjusting the damage of the 2nd hit of Shinobi's Zone Attack as part of this damage curve adjustments.

 

Hitokiri:
  • Heavy Openers now have a minimum Guardbreak Vulnerability of 433ms (up from 333ms)
Dev comment: Hitokiri has had an issue where the total Guardbreak Vulnerability of their Heavy Openers could be 333ms - the charge portion has 300ms of minimum charge, and the strike portion only had 33ms of Guardbreak Vulnerability. The strike portion of the attack now has 133ms of Guardbreak Vulnerability. With this change, the minimum duration of Guardbreak Vulnerability is 433ms (300ms during the charge portion, then 133ms during the strike portion).

 

Orochi:
  • Zone Attack now deals 11 damage (down from 14)
  • Side Heavy Finishers now deal 28 damage (down from 30)
  • Storm Rush now deals 17 damage (down from 20)
Dev comment: Orochi's damage curve is above normal, especially with their Zone Attack and Side Heavy Finishers. We are lowering their damage to bring them closer in line with the rest of the cast. In addition, Storm Rush was buffed when we removed the combo lights from the attack, but this proved to be too strong for the hero, so we are lowering the damage it causes as well.

 

Berserker
  • Top Heavy Opener now deals 28 damage (down from 29)
  • Top Heavy Finisher now deals 30 damage (down from 31)
  • Side Heavy Finishers now deal 32 damage (down from 34)
  • Side Dodge Lights now deal 13 damage (down from 15)
Dev comment: Berserker has been overperforming at some levels of play, partially due to his damage curve, which is above normal. We are therefore slightly lowering the damage values, and will keep an eye on the hero as things progress to see where they end up.

 

Afeera:
  • Top Heavy after melee attacks now deals 16 damage (down from 18)
  • Right Heavy after melee attacks now deals 16 damage (down from 18)
Dev comment: Afeera's Heavy Parry punishes deal above average damage at 18. We are lowering the damage of these two moves to 16 to ensure that her damage curve is better aligned with the rest of the cast. Note that it is still slightly above average due to the extra Stamina cost that is incurred for these specific punishes that require the use of Knockout Punch.

 

Varangian:
  • Hjaldr Oathkeeper now attack in the correct stance when Superior Blocking (was always Left stance)
  • Opener and Finisher Lights can no longer have their Superior Block followup be target swapped
  • Can now throw diagonally
  • Adjusted wallsplat and ledge windows of opportunity to be earlier in the throw victim's reactions to allow for more consistent wallsplat and ledging

 

ECO MODE

  • Added an ECO Mode on Current Gen Consoles.
Dev Comment: On Current Gen consoles (PS5, Xbox Series S & X), a new Graphic Settings is added to enable an ECO Mode to save energy by reducing framerate, resolution, and graphic upgrades. Four modes are offered: Off, Minimal that activates only in the menus, Smart that activates after 2 minutes of idle time and Full that activates at all times. In the menus only, an ECO Mode icon will appear when it's activated.

 

BUG FIXES

GENERAL
  • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Samurai and Viking minions incorrectly had Knight weapons. FH-7110
  • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue with Eagle Companion that make the eagle appear too black on podium screen when night map weather is selected.
  • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where the Frozen Profundis blade for Black Prior was upside down.

 

FIGHTERS
  • Hitokiri
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Hitokiri's weapon clips with their fingers while performing the execution "Toriireru"
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Hitokiri's hand is offset with the opponent's hand while performing the execution "Toriireru"
  • Shaman
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where the enemy's weapon does not disappear after falling down to the ground while previewing execution "Take it on the chin"
  • Orochi
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where paint patterns aren't applied well on Orochi's Honnari Arm shoulders. FH-6256
  • Kyoshin
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where the enemy's hand is displaced when Kyoshin's Celestial Discipline Execution is performed from the front on certain heroes. FH-5484
  • Medjay
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Medjay's Heavy finisher animation could change into top light finisher animation in certain circumstances. FH-4271
  • Warden
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where Warden's Zone Attack animation skips frames from the enemy's perspective when thrown from left & top left guard stance. FH-1824

 

MAP
  • Viking Village
    • [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the player to pass through a wall. FH-3444

 

Those are the For Honor patch notes on April 25 across platforms and storefronts.

System Shock Update Patch Notes Apr 25

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

 

Patch 1.2.18887

Behold!

 

Fixed:

  • Fix for 1.1 saves not loading properly on maps with a Loader Bot present.
  • Fix a case where after loading a save the player would remain in a combat state indefinitely.
  • Fix several cases where mission waypoints were showing up incorrectly.
  • Fix for user waypoints not showing up on the map.
  • Fix for Shodan not animating in the final pseudospace sequence.
  • Fix for several effects not rendering properly on the female hacker.
  • Fix vertical spacing issues on subtitle text on certain display configs.
  • Fix for movement inputs sticking when entering and exiting menus.
  • Fix for not being able to throw grenades when jumping.
  • Fix for corpses and limbs being frustum culled while still on the screen.
  • Fix for computer node monitors on Storage not displaying the correct code in certain cases.
  • Fix Reactor region labels on the automap.
  • Fix for cargo lift screen not displaying level transition properly in some cases.
  • Fix for cyberspace FOV interfering with realspace FOV in certain cases.
  • Fix for Diego remaining invisible if staggered while teleporting.
  • Fix for coins sometimes being invisible when dispensed from Credit Machines.

 

Adjusted:

  • Shotgun reloading will now prioritize small ammo stacks.
  • 'Vaporize All' will ignore existing scrap items.
  • Reduced Avian Mutant health from 125 to 100.
  • Force Diego V3 to reappear when he dies to prevent cases where his corpse would be invisible.
  • Hacking a robot will reduce their awareness by 90% instead of only 50%, but the effect wears off instantly if they are damaged.
  • Hooked up cooldown and disabled states for cyberspace software.
  • Made Decoy and Recall software obey stacking mechanics and consume only one per use.

 

Added:

  • Added the ability to create messages for user waypoints.
  • Added a health bar for the player in the final pseudospace sequence.
  • Added shortcuts to use Explosives and Consumables on the RB/LB buttons on the gamepad.
In case you missed the latest update, read about it here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/482400/view/4185606994277120701

 

Thanks again for the players support and helping us reach the vision we've always had for this classic game. We look forward to seeing you insects once more in Citadel Station.
- Your System Shock Team

 

Those are the patch notes for System Shock on April 25 across platforms and storefronts.

Fallout 4 Next Gen Update Patch Notes Apr 25

Posted on by Michelle Pereira

 

Fallout 4 Next Gen – Update Notes

 

New Creation Club Content Free for Everyone

Enclave Remnants
Some say the past is a scar, cut across the skin of the Commonwealth. Others believe it's a scab clotted over an unhealed wound. Those who fought the Enclave, and those who serve them subscribe to the latter. And when the scab is broken the flag of this old-world cabal will once more stand at full mast. Unless of course, you stop them first. Features the classic Enclave Colonel uniform and over a dozen workshop items! If you have other Enclave creations installed, some of these troops may use this equipment against you!
(Quest "Echoes of the Past" starts on the road north of Saugus Ironworks.)

 

Armor and Weapon bundle
  • X-02 Power Armor
  • Hellfire Power Armor
  • Heavy Incinerator
  • Tesla Cannon
  • Enclave Weapon Skins
  • Enclave Armor Skins

 

Makeshift Weapon Pack
Whether it be grenades or piggy banks, there's no shortage of objects you can transform into murderous projectiles with this collection of unique weapons. Included are two grenade launchers, a Nail Gun, Baseball Launcher, Saw Blade launcher, and piggy bank based weaponry.
(Quest "When Pigs Fly" starts at a merchant workshop northwest of Greenetech Genetics.)

 

Halloween Workshop
On the eve of the end, the New England Technocrat Society has thrown a spooky Halloween gala for anyone with the nerve to attend. Drop in on this fa-boo-lous pumpkin-lit soiree replete with witches, cauldrons, and ghouls, and unlock 38 new spine-tingling Halloween props to decorate your settlement! Includes new wearables, such as the iconic De-Capitalist helmet!
(Quest "All Hallow's Eve" starts by tuning into the Mysterious Signal on your Pip-Boy.)

 

Changes and New Features

  • Native PS5 and Xbox Series applications. Includes performance and quality mode options.
  • Performance mode: 60 FPS target, 4k resolution, standard settings, relying on dynamic resolution scaling.
  • Quality mode: 30 FPS*, 4k resolution, ultra settings, should not require dynamic resolution scaling.
    • *When connected to a 120Hz display, Quality mode will target 40 FPS.
    • *When connected to a 1440p display, the title will run at 1440p resolution at 60 FPS w/ ultra settings regardless of rendering mode
  • Release on Epic Store.
  • Widescreen and Ultra-widescreen support.
  • Steam Deck Verified
  • 9 Free Creation Club Items. Enclave Remnants (New!), Enclave Weapon Skins, Enclave Armor Skins, Tesla Cannon, Hellfire Power Armor, X-02 Power Armor, Heavy Incinerator, Halloween Workshop (New!), Makeshift Weapon Pack (New!).
  • Added “Installed Content” menu.

 

Bug Fixes

  • Resolved issues preventing Japanese and Chinese users from connecting to Bethesda.net (this restores access to Mods).
  • Resolved issue preventing save data from properly loading during the prologue.
  • Resolved issue that could prevent the Vault 111 Door from opening on new games.
  • Resolved issue that could prevent the quest “Go Home” from advancing.
  • Resolved issue that could result in Codsworth being broken on the ground after fast traveling.
  • Resolved issue with mipmaps in DLC.
  • Resolved issue that could result in a softlock when in dialogue with Prestson Garvey.
  • Resolved issue preventing autosaves while fast traveling in Power Armor.
  • Fixed issue where text would occasionally disappear in the Creation Club menu.
  • Resolved issues with text formatting in the credits in Japanese and Chinese.
  • Resolved issue causing the camera to fail when leaving furniture after an extended time.
  • Fixed issue that could misplace quest markers while the VR Workshop Creation was installed alongside Automatron.
  • Resolved issue with player movement in some underwater areas at Thicket Excavations.
  • Resolved issue that could cause corruption within the Settlement system resulting in wrong resource counts and/or destroyed settlements.
  • Resolved issue where the “Level Up” notification would display even if there was not a level up available.
  • Fixed some flickering in Vault 111.
  • Stability improvements.

 

PC Only

  • Resolved issue preventing saves being made under Windows Usernames with Cyrillic, Chinese, or Japanese characters.

 

Creation Kit

  • Removed non-functional “Hot Load” button. Removed non-functional “Material Editor” button.
  • Editor IDs longer than 99 characters will no longer crash the editor.
  • Resolved crash that could occur while viewing a quest’s Objectives tab.
  • Resolved hang that could occur while adding a reference to a layer.

 

Those are the patch notes on April 25 for Fallout 4 across platforms and storefronts.