Archtower v0.5.12.0 patchnotes

WHAT'S NEW

-Alpha and Demo-
• You can block with melee weapons (except brass knuckles) if your second hand is empty or a trinket is used -Only for Alpha-
• New perk “Battle Master” (Lv 10, STR/DEX 40)
• New quest line
• New minibosses for the Dust Arena after new quests
• Crystal absorption
• Added epic versions for every power crystal (via absorption)
• New power crystal “Trapping Net”
• New power crystal “Fire Trap”
• New power crystal “Electro Trap”
• 8 new achievements
• Maximum clan level increased to 80

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-
• The damage of unarmed attacks is based on STR/DEX (whichever is higher), not just STR alone
• Trinkets are available to all classes except "Firestarter" and "Electro"
• Skills that deal multiple weapon strikes do not use the second hand if weapon blocking is available
• On most faction locations, if reputation is high, the range of quests displayed on the mini-map is not limited, as in the camp and the clan's domain
• Slightly reduced the maximum damage of shield slamming
• Increased bleed damage for the “Bleeding Cut” crystal
• Significantly increased the chance of burning for the “Fire Bolt" crystal
• Other minor changes -Only for Alpha-
• Reduced the number of batbirds on Floor 12
• The perk “Insight”, also calculates attack speed for crystal rods from INT instead of DEX
• The old “Battle Master” perk has been renamed to “Combo Master”
• Perfect Block also works against some ranged attacks
• Achievements for sending via courier increase its max weight more and unlock additional slots for the sending
• The cost increase (+1 TP) for epic versions of the crystal skill for Trick Points is nullified when it enhanced up to +4
• Additional damage to shields has been increased for corresponding skills and skill upgrades
• Rewards for achievements in the form of crystal currency have been increased
• Achievements related to specific enemies are now additionally rewarded with crystal currency
• Other minor changes

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-
• Error correction in localization texts
• In some quests sometimes the text did not fit in the dialog window
• Fixed shortening of long quest names in dialogs and quest log
• Fixed inconsistent position of pluses when adding additional STR/DEX/INT stats
• Minor font fixes
• Bugfix, often throwing the smoke bottle of blue cultists was too fast
• Other minor fixes -Only for Alpha-
• When retiring, item transfers are not counted in the achievement for picking up dropped loot
• Fixed display issues with some new swords for 3rd-person view
• Fixed incorrect collisions of stones into the hero's back when blocking is active
• Achievements for parrying rats and ogres now take into account parrying with a perfect block
• Fixed bugs and crashes when using the Rogue's Smoke Bomb during some enemy attacks
• Bugfix, ice shards and ice spikes didn't knock Rogue out of stealth
• Bugfix, fixed a crash when trying to compare crystals with an empty master slot
• Bugfix, fixed coloring of water matching the color of enemies' health when it is displayed as numbers instead of bars
• Bugfix, fixed situations with massive ringing of achievement sound on game startup for no reason
• Fixed incorrect trap limit calculation
• Other minor fixes