Hello everyone! Wishing you a wonderful Sunday — and once you’re done with your outdoor activities, let’s take a look at the new Thornkeep update.
What’s New?
Highlands added to the open world map
New open world vendor
New class to compete for the frontline slot
UI tweaks to make things more readable and intuitive
Swamp monster sprite rework
Highlands
The Highlands are now part of the open world and can be accessed through the Rotfen location. Just like the Infected Village and Deep Woods, the Highlands are a side location. The main reason to visit this area is a new vendor offering hard-to-obtain Class Items that alter or completely change the abilities of your heroes.
Harbinger
The Harbinger is a new hero class added to increase the variety of possible party compositions. This class focuses on stacking bleed damage while being resilient enough to stay on the front row.
It can be further specialized into an Exorcist, which supports the party with additional mana regeneration, or a Reaper, which enhances bleed stacking even further, making the class especially effective during prolonged boss fights.
UI Tweaks
The character sheet has been greatly improved, increasing readability and making the UI easier to use overall. In addition, new mouseover popups were added to some interface elements, suggesting ideal hero placement within the party and explaining which stats are most important for each class.
Swamp Monster Rework
This is part of a long-term effort to replace older sprites and bring the game closer to the visual standard established by the first wave of reworks. Drowners and Crabmen received brand-new sprites and animations, helping the game feel more visually consistent.
Future Updates
There’s still a lot of work ahead, although we can already see the light at the end of the tunnel — version 1.0.
With update 0.9, development focus will return to endgame content. The Blood Tree talent tree will be expanded further, more Blood Stone types will be added, and smaller additions and tweaks are planned as well — for example a dedicated sound set for the Goatmen enemy faction.
Thanks for your support, and I hope you enjoy version 0.8!
Tryzna