The first patch for the Limerick Demo has arrived with a load of small changes that will better balance difficulty, improve the experience, and welcome new players. I've highlighted these changes below.
PATCH NOTES
- Greatly reduced difficulty of Mere Essayist
- Greatly increased the difficulty of Master of Writ
- Changed the number of dolls you must collect based on difficulty: 8 on Mere Essayist; 15 on I, Proofreader; 21 on Master of Writ
- Changed the rate of Elegy spawning based on difficulty
- Changed the amount of time you have to find a doll based on difficulty: 9 minutes on Mere Essayist; 6 minutes on I, Proofreader; 4 minutes on Master of Writ
- Added health pickups
- Added resource pickups
- Decreased/removed pickups based on difficulty
- It is no longer possible to run out of Essence (flashlight) before being prompted to use it in the tutorial section (or before entering the map if you skip the tutorial)
- Improved tutorial reflects changes to amount of dolls needed to win
- Decreased the volume of the player breathing noise
- Increased the volume emitted by dolls
- Increased doll brightness and intensity
- Increased range of the "Wheel of Death" sound
- Slightly increased the volume of the "Wheel of Death" sound