The first Part of the second invasion update is now available on a beta testing branch. If you would like to try out the new content while it's still being tested for bugs, right-click the game in your library, go to properties, game versions & betas, and enter "PublicBetaTest".
A side quest to unlock more equipment plans didn't make it in time, so I will try to get it in the game before the next player character update. I will continue testing on this version in the beta branch for a bit before updating the current version. Work will continue on the next playable character update later in February. Thanks as always for the bug reports and feedback.
Version 0.09 notes
New
New "Bellthur" invasion added for Act 2.
Hahn the Jeweler can appear in side areas and sell mythic rings.
100 Demon Arm E.D.F. upgrades available in collection.
Survivalist class skill is now unlockable. (View collection for key)
Combo demonstrations added to combo trials.
Ally demon NPCs can appear after the Demons of the Mountain event.
Library entry for ground markings added.
Various changes to and some new E.D.F. support buffs.
Changes
//Guard Damage Overhaul
All references to "guard damage" are now changed to "temp damage".
Doubled the base recovery speed of temp damage.
Various enemy grounded attacks (ie, puddles) now deal temp damage.
Initial damage taken from guarding unblockable attacks is now temp damage.
DOT and secondary damage from afflictions is now temp damage for players.
//Soul Orb Mechanical Changes
Soul orbs are now triggered manually with a guard+weapon input.
Soul orbs have their own use meter that builds up on hit like mana.
Triggering soul orbs acts as an animation cancel and resets combo.
Triggering soul orbs acts as a guard point and can perfect guard.
Perfect guard with soul orb trigger recovers some of the orb's charge.
Soul orb power boost from affinity increased from 5% to 15% per level.
Electric chain soul orb now also reduces def/res of chained targets.
Flame orb hit count reduced, but base damage is increased.
Healing orb now also casts a column of holy magic around the targets.
//Player Character Changes
Gilroy's wingless dragon skill A now grants def on aerial attack.
Gilroy's wingless dragon skill C base heal increased from 2 to 5.
Irena's charged weapon attacks now partial-reload ammo.
Irena's sanctuary now attaches/refreshes a 6-second buff when walked over.
Yuichi's note aura durations have been increased by 50%.
Yuichi has a new command link into a standing grab after soul snatcher.
Yuichi has a new command link into a standing grab after star breaker.
Yuichi has a new non-counter command for hawk dive.
Yuichi's headbanger skill is also now triggered by hawk dive.
Damage taken from Aenir's forlorn is now temp damage equal to 20% of hp.
Aenir's suffering skill C now increases temp damage recovery by 100%.
Increased mana generated by Aenir's shadow walk (B) skill.
Aenir's pain weaver skill D now also adds extra normal combo attacks.
Blue has a new rib breaker command normal attack on the ground.
//Equipment Changes
Guardian bracer now redirects 10/20/30/40% of damage from allies.
Redirected damage from the guardian bracer is now temp damage.
Custom combo properties of divine bracer moved into flow by default.
Divine bracer has a 10/20/30/40% chance to convert damage to temp damage.
Divine bracer mythic skill now reduces temp damage taken by 50%.
Soul bracer has 25/50/75/100% chance to grant a shield on mana gain.
//General Changes
Players are invulnerable during charged weapon attacks by default now.
Increased invulnerability duration when using jump to recover from knockdown.
Holding a up or down can now also influence recovery jump angle.
Aldaan's transformation is now linked to hp trigger instead of the special meter.
Aldaan has a new attack linked to his special meter.
Base foreign god influence rate increased on veteran difficulty and above.
Removed path restrictions on Sitheil map for previously discovered stages.
Decreased the armor break power of item weapons against gods.
Soft wall bounces added to help keep the action away from the edges.
Difficulty healing modifiers changed from 150/100/75/50% to 125/100/100/75%.
Stage retry is removed from Nightmare difficulty. A Vanguard wipe ends the run.
Some events now allow you to choose from multiple rewards.
Increased the base success chance of the black market event.
Soul art attacks now have OTG properties.
Mage Class now also increases the crit damage of magic attacks.
Warden Class now also grants an additional soul orb use charge.
Each level of Dr. Verners' survival training also increases Vanguard base hp.
Changed the color of friendly ground areas to differentiate from danger areas.
Added yellow danger marking for blockable persistent attacks.
Base duration of flow increased to 6 seconds.
Flow duration is reduced by 1 second when hit instead of being removed.
Boss def/res scaling on nightmare difficulty lowered.
Early-stage "Multi-Boss" boss fights are now solo boss fights until Act 2.
Grappler Class skills now scale with def.
Shatter affliction now also negates special physical and magical resistances.
Removed permanent armor reduction from shatter affliction.
Increased the chance for thrown objects to inflict shatter.
Base duration of freeze affliction increased against enemy targets.
Afflictions negating healing by default has been moved to an influence ability.
Reduced the area of the Demon Archer's magic puddle trap.
Perfect guard destroys satellite spells.
Reorganized easy, medium, and hard skill trials.
The graphic for Batsoyo's feint attack is more apparent.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug preventing soul eater heal from triggering on rapid kills.
Fixed bug where dark element soul orbs didn't receive their affinity bonus.
Fixed bug when pressing accept while viewing Influence abilities on the map.
Fixed bug that prevented freeze affliction instant death from triggering.
Fixed performance issue caused by specific attacks not being cleared.
Shock should deal temp damage instead of normal damage to players.