Hello Hunters,
The moment we've all been waiting for is almost here! Vampire Hunters 1.0 arrives in one week, on October 30th 10:00AM PDT on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
We have prepared this featurette to showcase some of the new stuff, so check it out!
I'm sure you are all dying to learn more about the new content and all the improvements coming in the 1.0. So check out the highlights below:
4 New Maps:
- Temple of the Night: The Desert People have fled from Necropolis and built a Wall to defend against the evil that corrupted their former home. Hunter, the Underworld Army did not take their defeat in Necropolis well and is attacking their new fortress using the Iron Maidens. You need to seal them again...
- Karzordoom: Evil lingers deep in the ancient Mine of the Dwarves. Demonic creatures consumed what once was a place of wealth and powerful Runes. Hunter, your mission is to hold off for 30 minutes and regain control over the ancient magic surrounding the Runes.
- Path of the Rising Sun: Winter is over and the rising heat of summer is granting unlimited power to the hellish creatures. Villagers living among the clan of oni hunters are under attack. Hunter, your mission is to hold off for 30 minutes and send the Undead Ronin back to where they came from.
- Dracula's Cave: You have successfully infiltrated Dracula's Castle using a secret path through the Sewers, leading to the Great Hall and an epic battle against the Titan. After defeating the dearest of Dracula's minions, you have located his Cave. Hunter, your mission is to defeat Dracula once and for all.
3 New Characters:
- Reaper: Summoned by the Brotherhood in times of difficulty, he fights alongside them to maintain balance between the worlds. You can level up quickly by converting blood into souls and harvesting them all across the map.
- Engineer: He found refuge in the Brotherhood after his city was put to the torch, becoming responsible for the significant technological advancement of their military power. You have high area control with his turrets and are able to turn scrap into a shield and ammo.
- ???: Comedy movies are his thing, but sometimes he decides to show the world the meaning of power.
Lots of New Weapons:
Check out some of them:
- Starcaller: Fires an energy sphere that marks the target. After 1 second, a star falls from the sky and hits the marked target.
- Boulder: Throws a large boulder dealing massive damage. When hitting an enemy, it crumbles into small stones that hit the entire area.
- Proton Buster: A weapon that fires a constant proton beam.
- Tombstoner: Fires bone fragments with short range and wide spread.
- Soulstormer: Shoots cursed souls that fly towards the nearest enemy. Upon hitting an enemy, it gathers all nearby souls for you.
- Sledgenator (Secondary): Fires a demolition sledgehammer attached to a chain, performing a horizontal arc attack.
- Mjolnir (Secondary): Throws a Mjolnir in an arc. When it lands, it deals area damage and electrifies the surroundings as long as it remains there. You can press the button again to recall it, dealing damage to enemies in its path.
- Gale Fan (Secondary): Unleashes a powerful gust of wind that pushes enemies far away.
- Familiar: Bat (Passive): Emits a sonic wave in an arc ahead, causing damage and confusion to all enemies hit.
- Fighter Spirit (Passive): When enemies approach from the front, executes a sequence of punches.
Buffed Several Old Weapons:
You should enjoy playing with whatever weapon you want. To this effect, the 1.0 release comes with a lot of balancing improvements. Some builds that were considered unplayable, will now provide awesome and super fun options for you.
Check out some of them:
- Sniper: 1: 40 -> 180 2: 65 -> 250 3: 105 -> 340 4: 125 -> 480 5: 125 -> 600 6+: 30 -> 100
- Rocket Javelin: 1: 40 -> 150 2: 40 -> 220 3: 65 -> 260 4: 65 -> 320 5: 85 -> 380 6+: 20 -> 80
- Pirate Cannon: 1: 12 -> 80 2: 12 -> 110 3: 16 -> 135 4: 16 -> 135 5: 19 -> 150 6+: 3 -> 30 The horizontal shot is no longer secondary and will always fire in this way.
- Hand Catapult: 1: 40 -> 100 2: 50 -> 140 3: 62 -> 180 4: 75 -> 220 5: 80 -> 240 6+: 10 -> 40
- Statikola: 1: 4 -> 15 2: 5 -> 18 3: 6 -> 21 4: 7 -> 24 5: 8 -> 28 6+: 1 -> 4
- Acid Flower: 1: 1 -> 12 2: 5 -> 18 3: 7 -> 26 4: 10 -> 34 5: 12 -> 42 6+: 3 -> 10
- Thunderstroke: 1: 22 -> 90 2: 120 -> 180 3: 142 -> 220 4: 195 -> 290 5: 240 -> 360 6+: 45 -> 70
- Pixie Shooter: 1: 15 -> 105 2: 25 -> 130 3: 35 -> 170 4: 45 -> 220 5: 55 -> 260 6+: 10 -> 30
We have also buffed several secondary and passive weapons like: Sticky Bomb, Batbat, Dragon Scale Whip, Death Ray, Chainsaw, SAM Gun, Shrinknator, Volcannon, Orb, Blessed Lightning, Raven, Rat, Frog.
New Constellations:
Check out some of them:
- Vulpecula: All Vanguard Sumotoris lose their shields.
- Corona Australis: Start with 14 random Level V weapons. Upon taking damage, lose one weapon. Only relics appear in the shop.
- Crater: HP Potions become Strength Potions, increasing your Damage by 200% for 30 seconds.
- Libra: Every 30 seconds, your weapons alternate with Bubble Blasters Level I. While using your normal weapons, you receive +200% Damage. While using the Bubble Blasters, your level up and collected chests will stack to use later.
- Eridanus: Enemies become 50% faster.
- Hercules: After finishing a stage, the next one begins immediately, and you retain your build, level, and score. Enemies become stronger on the next stage (more HP, damage and speed).
Dozens of New Relics:
Check out some of them:
- Death's Roulette: You have a 20% chance of killing a normal monster in one hit and 10% chance of killing an elite in one hit.
- Potion of Doom: Kill a random boss every time you collect a health potion.
- Manuscripts of Millennial Wisdom: Every minute your Special Ability changes randomly.
- Elemental Overcharge: Freeze and burn are twice as effective.
- Collector's Mater Key: Elites have a chance to drop a boss chest.
- One Ton Enchanted: +20% Critical Damage.
- Camper Perch: You deal 2x more damage when shooting an enemy in the back.
- Fangs of the Patriarch: For each weapon with Bleed that you have, increase the duration of your Blood ability.
- Ice Rune: After using your Special Ability, leaves a freezing rune in the place you were. It explodes, freezing the surrounding enemies.
A Bunch of New Monsters:
Check out some of them:
- The Lava Thing (boss): Molten fury in a monstrous form.
- Warden of the Ankrahdoom (boss): Collect his pieces and watch chaos unfold.
- Jack Cannon Man (elite): And that was without even a single drop of rum.
- Bes (elite): Do not google it.
- Banshee (elite): Her scream is the last thing you'll hear
- Minotaur: He’s got a-maze-ing horns.
- Goblin: Small, sneaky, and up to no good.
- Corrupted Dwarf Miner: Once dug for gold, now digs for souls.
- Troll: Lives under a bridge and inside your internet comments.
- Orc: Green skin, mean demeanor.
- Crypt Shambler: Creeping out of the crypt and into your nightmares.
- Desert Cyclops: One eye, endless sandstorms.
- Lizard Man: Cold-blooded, but always fired up.
New Permanent Upgrades and Maximum Capacity Increase:
Once you unlock the last character, you'll unlock new permanent upgrades. You'll also increase the maximum capacity of some of your permanent upgrades. Those upgrades are shared among all the characters.
New Skill Trees and Artifacts:
Each one of the new characters will come with a unique skill tree. In the skill trees you'll find upgrades, artifacts and skills.
Check out some of them:
- Clone: Press shift to summon a clone that lasts for 10 seconds. Press shift again to swap places with it.
- Blood Tempo: You control your heartbeats to the point of distorting the time of the weak of mind. For 20 seconds, all normal monsters stay still.
- Evocation Portal: Press shift to place a summoning portal that lasts for 30 seconds. You'll summon creatures like Legion, Blood Imp, Skeleton Archer and Frost Skull to fight for you.
- Horn of the Wicked: Start the run by choosing a Unique relic.
- Light Feet: You will hover in the air while jumping or falling. You can also jump higher.
- Soul Drain: Draw all souls from the map to you.
- Level Burst: Upon leveling up, receive +25% Damage and +15% Reload Speed for 5 seconds.
- Spectral Scythe: Performs a scythe cut around you, dealing damage and healing you per enemy hit.
- Ethereal Form: After using Soul Drain, you become ethereal for 4 seconds, gain +50% movement speed (ignoring the cap during the period) and becomes able to pass through enemies but unable to use your weapons.
- Friends From the Other Side: Killing enemies has a 15% chance to summon a ghost that attack nearest enemy.
- Living Battery: Every time the Electrify effect procs, you gain a live battery charge. Upon taking damage, you lose all charges, triggering an electrical explosion that deals damage equal to the number of charges.
- Sentry Turret: Press shift to enter build mode or switch turret blueprints. Press LMB to build the turret.
We have crafted all this new content with a lot of love and we hope you all have a great time playing it next Wednesday!
We deeply appreciate all the support during the Early Access. You truly helped us craft an amazing game. If we can ask you one more favor, please share the news about Vampire Hunters' 1.0 with your friends and favorite streamers. Together we can make Vampire Hunters really shine!
And as always, have a great hunt!
Cheers!