Greetings, brave adventurers!
We’ve been hard at work in the realm of Ancient Kingdoms, and today we’re thrilled to roll out a fresh update packed with new features, quality-of-life improvements, and fixes. Here’s what’s new in the world of Twilight Forest and beyond:
New Feature: Camps
- Introducing Camps in the Open World! These are clusters of 10-20 mobs with short respawn times, offering a 20% bonus EXP boost.
- Keep an eye out for rare elites lurking within—perfect for those seeking a challenge and extra rewards.
- The first camps, along with new elites, have been added around Twilight Forest. Time to gather your party and dive in!
Experience & Party Boosts
- Daily quests now grant more EXP to help you progress faster.
- Elites and bosses drop even more bonus EXP—hunt them down for maximum gains!
- Party players rejoice: the bonus EXP per party member has jumped from 10% to 25%. Teamwork makes the dream work!
UI & Visual Improvements
- Revamped Character Sheet UI for a cleaner experience.
- Adjusted Orthographic size in Character Selection for better visibility.
- Shrunk the chat font size to keep your screen tidier.
- Added sleek new icons across the UI.
- All weapon pixel art has been fully migrated to the new resolution.
- Fixed Dryads idle animation and polished the elf hairstyle side view for that extra flair.
New Content & Items
- More new equipment added to expand your gear.
- Completing the initial Despair main questline now rewards the shiny new "Cave Bag" item!
Gameplay Tweaks
- Traps can now be resisted based on your magic or poison resistance—choose your stats wisely!
- Added hit effect blending to players and pets for more satisfying combat feedback.
- Hardcore mode players can no longer claim non-tradable items from the house chest - survival just got tougher!
- Smoothed out open door movement in the elven village.
Bug Fixes & Enhancements
- Various under-the-hood improvements to keep your journey through Eratiath smooth and epic.
We hope you enjoy these updates as much as we enjoyed crafting them! Let us know your thoughts in the Steam Discussions or on our socials—we’re always listening. Now, grab your gear, rally your allies, and conquer those camps!
Until next time,
The Ancient Pixels Team