What a crazy month
March has been a crazy month, both for the world and our studio. We launched Curse of the Dead Gods on March 3rd, 2020 and we’ve already added a handful of content, balances, and bug fixes. Yes, definitely a crazy first month. We are very glad about the positive reviews that Curse of the Dead Gods received over the course of this first month in Early Access, and we’re hoping to continue on the same road for as long as we can! There won’t be a patch this week, but we have something big cooking in the Temple 😈
Before we get to that, have a look at the new content already added in March:
The Cursed Temple Updates
You may have already noticed the “UPCOMING FUTURE UPDATES” section on our living roadmap. We are hoping to create a theme each month for our future updates, and well, it is time to announce the first one: THE CURSED TEMPLE UPDATES coming throughout April!
What can you expect from these themed updates?
- New Game modes (as requested in a lot of feedback)
- New Curses (as also requested in a lot of feedback)
- New Cursed Weapons
- Overall, Xbeltz’aloc is going to put you through living hell.
Should we stop here before we say too much? Perhaps we could reveal the first new Curse that will cross your path in April:
Trapped Chests
Chests trigger an attack on the hero when interacted with. They require a successful parry to open, but there is a 50% chance of it containing 2 pieces of gear (Weapons or Relics)
Work in progress VFX
Expect many more...
On another note, we’re still working on a whole new Temple. Although COVID-19 is having an impact, we’re still able to put some touches here and there and move things forward. Check our social media soon for exciting teasing about new foes and environments 🐍
Contest: Most Painful Death
What better way to entertain ourselves while in confinement than to create a small contest for Curse of the Dead Gods players! We’ll try to regularly challenge you to create a video or a gif on a specific theme.
This week’s theme is: Your Most Painful Death
Traps, enemy attacks, chained reactions. Show us how merciless the Temple can be with your poor explorer.
What will you win:
Top 3 winners will get a digital key of Curse of the Dead Gods! We’re sure you’ve got a couple of friends that’d be happy with that. Not to mention the fact that you’ll get mad respect from the community and ourselves!
How to participate:
1. Shoot a short video or gif (5-10sec max)
2. Upload your video or gif on Steam, Twitter, Discord or Reddit with the hashtag: #COTDGContest for us to find
3. Wait until our next Steam news to discover our top 3 winners
End of contest: 04/14/2020
Looking forward to your entries!
How to get the Blood Stake and Moonblade, Night’s Sword
A couple of weeks ago, we released the Champions’ Weapons update (0.17.1), where we made it possible to drop weapons from the Blood Hunter and the Moon Twin Champions. We deliberately stayed quiet on how to drop them, as part of an investigation game for the community, but a handful of players were able to find the mysterious conditions! It is now time that we reveal the mystery to everyone!
For both weapons, there is a 20% chance of drop if the condition is met. Only one condition is required for each Champion, and it is never too late to complete it.
Kiliz’Puzah, Blood Hunter:
Kill all the Jaguars before giving the final blow that kills the Champion.
TChi’U, Moon Twin:
During the Dark phase, parry successfully at least 3 hits from the Moon Twin.
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That is all for this week. Stay tuned on our social media for some new details about our next Major update in April, as well as our on-going contest!
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