Update 4 is in beta right now if you're game:
Given that this is a beta update, we’re not going to make a big song and dance of it, most of you probably just read the patch notes when you want to know something anyway… Instead, below you’ll find the link to said patch notes and a brief overview of what you can expect to find if you have followed the instructions on how to access the beta here.
Check out the patch notes here.
So what’s going on here anyway?
The world has changed:
We’ve moved the bosses around and added in a new one! There are still more changes to come, so the final showdown will come later.
On top of that there are now two new levels for you to explore and take on.
New tier system:
We’ve updated the tier system to make your build choices more interesting. We’re trying to give you a real sense of control and strategy when you choose the tier that you want to upgrade. Each category; Brutality, Tactic and Survival will impact a different and disparate set of items. Some weapons and skills will cross both groups, this is where we hope things will get interesting.
As usual we’ll be counting on your feedback to help us balance out the new system. Bring us your ideas, you criticisms and don’t hesitate to let us know what you like.
Stats and affixes have been tweaked:
Now when you pick up items there will be a real choice for you to make instead of just taking the one that gives you +1 to Strength or whatever. Those kind of items will be much rarer, you’ll have to earn them and amulets will become much more powerful.
The Collector:
The upgrade system has been an issue for a while, so we’re canning it. The collector is now only there to unlock items. Something or someone new and more interesting will follow along real soon.
New way to unlock rare items:
It’s a process that you might be familiar with, but it will allow you to catch ’em all when it comes to those pesky hard to find blueprints. No more wading through long grass getting ticks and sacrificing your time to the grind obsessed gods of RNG.
Shield rework!
This has been on the cards for a while. You’ve been letting us know that the shields are a cool idea, but that we can do better… So here’s round two… Fight!
All right that’ll do for the big stuff. Check out the full details here.
Accessing the Beta:
To access the beta follow these instructions:
Go to your Steam game library
Right click on Dead Cells and click "properties"
Select the tab "Betas"
In the first dropdown box select "beta - "
Click close and wait for the upload to finish downloading
Start playing.
WARNING:
If you play with your save files in the beta version, you will not be able to use them in the stable version, until we push the beta branch out to the public.
If you are worried about losing you save then head over here: "steam\userdata\\588650\remote" and copy the files somewhere safe.
You can have one save slot dedicated to the beta branch and one to the old branch simultaneously, but you must revert to the stable branch to be able to use it.
Thanks!