Hey everyone!
We are back with a massive combat update. We’ve been listening to your feedback, and the main goal for this patch was simple: Make the combat readable, and heavily reward aggressive playstyles.
Here is exactly what we changed to make the combat flow feel much more satisfying:
🔥 The New "Momentum" System (Yes, a Machine Gun Crossbow) We want you to stay in the fight. Playing aggressively now directly buffs your character:
Every successful melee hit gives you a stacking Action Speed bonus (stacking up to 10, 5% each).
Faster Dodging: This action speed directly benefits your rolling, allowing you to dodge much faster and reposition smoothly.
The Machine Gun: At max stacks, your crossbow attack rate goes absolutely crazy. It essentially becomes a machine gun for a brief second!
Note: The buff falls off every 2 seconds, one stack at a time. A UI visual indicator for these stacks is coming in the next patch!
☠️ Plague Doctor Enhancements
More Reach: We visually enhanced the Plague Doctor's melee attacks and increased the range. It is significantly more comfortable to use now.
Toxic Bolts: Shooting the crossbow now builds up toxins on enemies.
Rebalanced the damage output for both melee and ranged attacks to fit the new speed mechanics.
👁️ Visual Clarity (No more cheap hits) We completely overhauled how enemies communicate their attacks. If you get hit now, it’s on you!
Telegraphing: Ranged goblins now have a clear visual indicator right before they throw a javelin. Melee goblins display the same indicator before performing a quickstab.
Attack Trails: Added distinct visual trails to both javelins and melee attacks so you can clearly track the danger in the heat of battle.
Added new VFX to goblins across the board.
🛠️ Polish & Bug Fixes
Adjusted multiple animations to look and feel much smoother.
Fixed an annoying bug where javelins would visually disappear even after you successfully dodged them.
Jump in and test out the new momentum system! The balance might be a bit wild right now, so we desperately need your feedback.
Join our Discord to help us tune the numbers: https://discord.gg/PUxUfjr5
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