Hello everyone, Gronkins here with patch 0.4.6 of Dungeon Exiles. The main focus of this update was to introduce an ability upgrade system so let’s get into it!
Ability Upgrade System
Every second level you’ll now be offered the option to either select a new ability or upgrade an old one. Abilities can be upgraded to a maximum level of 5.
Upgrading an ability increases its strength, but also its Mana cost. The Mana Reservation of Auras does not increase with level, so to compensate level 1 Auras have been nerfed slightly.
When getting an ability to maximum level you’ll be presented with up to three choices on how to modify the ability. The intent is that all abilities will have a total of three choices, but currently, some abilities only have two upgrade paths.
It’s worth noting that in the demo of Dungeon Exiles, it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to get many abilities to maximum level in a single run as the full version of Dungeon Exiles will be significantly longer and I don’t want to balance abilities around the shorter duration of the demo
Balance Changes
Enemies
Necromancer’s Shadowbolt Fear chance: 50% -> 40%
Floor 3 non-boss enemies have had their damage reduced by roughly 5%
Traits
Sentinel 4 no longer grants 8% of Maximum Health as Extra Maximum Shield, it instead grants 1% increased Attack Damage per 8 Armour
Sentinel 8 has been reduced to Sentinel 6. Additionally, the new Sentinel 6 now grants 8% of Maximum Health as Extra Maximum Shield
Champion 3 no longer grants 1% increased Cooldown Recovery per stack. Champion 3’s Mana Regeneration per stack has been increased from 2.5% to 3%.
Passives
Inspired Strikes Increased Ability Damage: 25% -> 20%
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that allowed players to cast spells and abilities while Frozen or Feared.
Closing Words
So this is everything for patch 0.4.6! The ability upgrade system likely won’t have the most impact on the demo of Dungeon Exiles, but this update is more so for laying down the groundwork for the full release of the game, as well as the Early Access version which is steadily approaching
To play the newest update, ensure the main menu reads “0.4.6”. You may have to update, validate game files or re-install your game to play the newest update.
Cheers,
Gronkins