Greetings, Ravens!
The Shores of Storm Island Experimental beta is live. Check the patch note down below to see what changed and what was added! How to access the Experimental beta is detailed below.
Read our announcement post for more information about the Experimental Beta branch:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/2071280/announcements/detail/3659790810657015318
:: PATCH NOTE 0.14.00 (August 17th 2023) ::
🐦 = Community additions
⚠ DISCLAIMER: Some texts are not yet translated for the Experimental Beta.
New features
- New Chapter - Storm Island: + A new map in a completely different setting. Reach the shores of the island, brave the storm, and defeat the Nightmares! + You will now continue your journey in Chapter Two after a victorious conclusion in Chapter One, allowing you to reach level 8 of your Upgrades! + You can now save in-between two Chapters, and continue your progression another time! (solo only)
- 1 new themed quest: Defend Sinbad from the Cyclops!
- 4 new enemy types: + Roc Birds: Rocling, Roc Eggs, and Phoenix Roc + Gnolls: Hunter Gnoll, Shielded Roc, and Gnoll Chieftain + Jinns: Storm Jinn, Ifrit Jinn + Crabs: Reef Crab, Mud Crab, and Coral Crab
- 1 new Mini-boss challenge: Boss Crab
- 1 new Master Nightmare: Faceless Master Nightmare
- Inventory / Map: + 🐦 Improved the overall look of the Map and Minimap in the Inventory menu and the HUD to make it more clear and more detailed + 🐦 Icons on the Map and Minimap have been improved to be more legible
- Loading screen: + 🐦 Added a loading animation + Added new icons for the tips
- Heroes: New Upgrades Talents for everyone! + 🐦 (Upgrades have been renamed Talents) + Scarlet: 3 new Talents - Pulverize - Double Strike - Explosive Rush + The Pied Piper: 3 new Talents - Spinning Solo - Stimulant Vibes - Music of the Spheres + Beowulf: 3 new Talents - Sparkling Shield - Retaliation - Fiery Slash + Snow Queen: 5 new Talents - Shards Flurry - Radiant Crown - Strafe - Ice Spray - Freezing Stars + Aladdin: 3 new Talents - Wish of Omnipotence - Leaping Strike - Tornado Jump + Melusine: 3 new Talents - Razor Tail - Soothing Presence - Wisp Surge + Geppetto: 3 new Talents - Laser Lenses - Family Meeting - Vacuum Capsules
Heroes adjustments
- Scarlet: + 🐦 Human Special (Bomb) no longer stuns allies (but can still stun Scarlet) + 🐦 Reviewed Wolf Power’s (Bite) targeting so it is more precise when targeting empty spots (for escape purposes) + Scarlet is now instantly Intangible when triggering ‘Grandmother's Souvenir’ + Fixed a bug where eating the last Master Nightmare tentacle with ‘In the Belly’ could result in not stun it properly + Fixed a bug where Scarlet’s Talent ‘Shapeshifter’ max health reduction was not counting Vitality points correctly
- The Pied Piper: + 🐦 Fixed the ‘Explosive Rats’ Talent description displaying an incorrect damage value + 🐦 Now displays current and max number of rats over trait ability
- Beowulf: + 🐦 Fixed Trait activation that was incorrectly canceled when Beowulf is stunned + Attack Critical Chance buff obtained when triggering Trait with ‘Blademaster’ Talent now lasts for up to 5 seconds + Improved ‘Crimson Fire’ explosion radius so it is wider for larger enemies
- The Snow Queen: Complete rework detailed below: Design Notes: We chose to make more in-depth changes to the Snow Queen after carefully taking into account the various feedback we had for her as well as our own perception of the character. Though the character was overall very appreciated, some of her core mechanics were not satisfying enough, especially at night, with the removal of most of her immediate damage. We took some time to think about the core aspects of the character, kept what was satisfying with her, and adapted the rest or even reworked some aspects so it fits better the vision of the mage/combo character we had in mind. We hope you’ll enjoy it and we are eager to hear from you about the changes! + Frost generated by abilities no longer behaves differently according to daytime. It now always deals damage and applies Chilled to hit enemies + Former Special (‘Shatter’) is now her Trait ability ‘Ice Crown’ + Former Trait (‘Ice Skating’) is now her Defense ability and has a small intangibility window at start + Former Defense (‘Gust of Cold’) is transformed in her new Special ability, ‘Ice Shards’. It no longer Chills enemies nor grants intangibility but sends waves of Ice shards in a cone that deal extra damage to Chilled targets + Chilled effect now lasts 5 seconds (from 4) and reduces movement speed by 40% (from 50%) + Attack damage reduced to 18 (from 20) + ‘Frost Exposure’ and ‘Biting Gust’ Talents have been removed + 🐦 ‘Ice Clone’ Talent is no longer limited to one clone. In addition to that, destroyed or expired clones now explode to deal damage around and Chill hits enemies + ‘Freezing Shatter’ Quest Talent is renamed ‘Rupture’. Each step now requires only 2 targets to be shattered at once instead of 3. When complete, it no longer re-applies Chill to shattered enemies but applies Vulnerable to them instead + ‘Frost Queen’ Talent is now a Starting Talent (Level 1). It now makes Frost last longer on the ground (similar to the former Night Frost but without the damage removal) and makes the Chill slowing effect more potent + 🐦 ‘Windy Lances’ Talent is now a Standard Talent (Level 2+). Its aiming has been improved and the general behavior adjusted so it can more easily benefit from its duration reset on hit. + ‘Slide’ Talent now transforms the Dash Ability, making it leave a frost trail, dealing damage and chilling enemies passed + 🐦 Halved the duration required to build up power with the ‘Frost Surge’ Talent + ‘Wind Shield’ Talent is renamed ‘Ice Shield’, and now allows Defense (‘Ice Skating’) to apply a Shield on the Snow Queen and other Heroes passed during the ability
- Aladdin: + ‘Slide Attack’ is now a Standard Talent and deals 400/500/600/700% Attack damage (from 300/400/500/600) + Fixed a bug where ‘SwordJinn’'s FX stays displayed if Aladdin is stunned while performing this Talent + Fixed an issue where Consumable objects from Dream shards’ wish was not interactable if spawned next to an exit or entrance of a cave
- Melusine: + Fixed a bug where the sound FX of ‘Wisp Ballet’ could last after she is stunned during the channeling + Fixed a bug where Shield generated from ‘Protective Flow’ would not apply on Intangible Allies
- Geppetto: Design Notes: We adapted Geppetto’s Trait so it is more challenging to keep all three dummies active at the same time so it is more valuable to try to maintain them in life rather than just letting them die to build a new one. + Trait’s cooldown is now frozen when all dummies are active + Dummies’ attack stagger power reduced to 5 (from 10) + Fixed Dummies damage description not taking ATTACK damage increase into account + Fixed Dummies ‘Fireworks’ missiles incorrectly scaling with ATTACK damage (it still scales with general DMG)
Balancing
- Timer: + Chapters are now 3 days each instead of 4 + Design Notes: Previously, with a solo chapter to play, there were 4 cycles of day and night before the final encounter. With the addition of the second chapter, we had to adapt this so the overall playtime fits the dense and intense experience we are looking for. Games are now longer, as the two Chapters will be played over 6 cycles. It means you’ll spend less time on the first Chapter (3 cycles) that’s why we made different adjustments to smooth it up and adapt some things related to the fact that you now play on two Chapters. Nightmare difficulties may be now more challenging because of the extra duration of the run as well as some changes that make them more potent. You may consider reducing the difficulty on your first tries to experiment with all the changes we made. + 🐦 The timer is now a countdown timer to 0
- Ravens Feathers: Start with 6 Raven Feathers, 4 if playing in Nightmare 2+, 2 if playing in Nightmare 8+
- Tentacle Master Nightmare: Chapter One Master Nightmare Base HP set to 350 (from 400)
- Healing Orbs: In Chapter One, Healing orbs now heal 25 (from 20) or 15 in Nightmare 4+ (from 10)
- Grimoires of Monsters: Grimoires XP rewards increased to 300/600/900 (from 300/420/540)
- Wishing Wells: Wishing well prices increased to 150/250/350 (from 100/150/200)
- Vision Towers / Map reveal: + Vision Towers and Chapter Start vision now reveal up to 4 Points of Interest (from 3) + Starting Vision effect now always reveals the Optional Quest location
- Talents: Talents rarity drop rate set to 75/20/4/1 (from 60/30/9/1)
- 🐦 Dash: DASH can now be interrupted by any Ability a very short time after it is triggered
- Masters Nightmares: Masters Nightmares now stop dropping healing orbs after some time
- 🐦 Priest Cultist: Healer enemies will not target other healers with their healing abilities
Fixed bugs
- Crashes / Hangs: + Fixed an issue where the game would crash upon attempting to teleport right after opening the Map + Fixed an issue where the game would soft lock the players if you simultaneously opened the map and pressed the ‘Back’ button on a controller
- 🐦 Same Heroes: Fixed an issue where it allowed multiple players to play as the same Hero in co-op (two Scarlets, etc.)
- 🐦 Slopes: Fixed an issue where projectiles from the Snow Queen and the White Ladies were coming through the slopes
- Inventory: Fixed a bug where the first Ability hovered by a mouse in the Inventory menu was not the correct one to be displayed
- Pushback: Pushback and hit stuns were not properly replicated for peer while playing in co-op
- Audio: + Fixed a bug where Scarlet’s bomb’s SFX was not replicated for peer while playing in co-op + Fixed a bug where Beowulf’s Talent ‘Fiery Slash’ SFX was not replicated for peer while playing in co-op
How to get access to the Experimental Beta branch
The Experimental Beta branch is open to all! You will need to complete a painless process to access it:
→ Right-click on the game’s icon in your Steam library
→ Select ‘Properties’ then choose the ‘Betas’ tab
→ Use the drop-down list and select ‘storm_island_experimental_beta’
→ Let Steam update the game
→ Launch, and have fun!
To opt-out, repeat the process but choose ‘None’ in the drop-down list. You will be brought back to the live version of the game.
Wait, you don’t have the game yet? You will need to purchase an Early Access copy of Ravenswatch on Steam to access the Experimental Beta branch for Shores of Storm Island:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/Ravenswatch/
What about my save?
The Experimental Beta branch will function on a different save than your main one. A new local folder and file named ‘storm_island_experimental_beta’ will automatically be created when switching to the Beta branch, you must open the game and at least change one setting in the settings menu to make it appear. This means you will start a fresh new save on the Experimental branch and anything you do won’t be replicated onto your original save. You can also copy your current save (Profile_1.ob) and paste it into the ‘storm_island_experimental_beta’ folder if you don’t want to start fresh, but your progress on the Experimental Beta won’t be updated on the live version of the game.
⚠ We still recommend making a copy of your original save and storing it somewhere safe on your computer, just in case!
Here’s where you can find your saves:\Steam\steamapps\common\Ravenswatch\_Save
Once the Shores of Storm Island update will be live for all, you will be automatically switched back to the main Steam branch (you can opt out of the Experimental Beta branch at any given time).
Thank you for participating in this Experimental Beta of Shores of Storm Island! We’re beyond excited to share our progress and read your thoughts on the new additions and changes.
- The Passtech Team 🍉
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