Welcome, Scribes!
We're excited to share a new Tome and new Torn challenges of every shape and size!
Our usual update author is secluded in candle-lit contemplation after being directly affected by the recent hurricane (but safe and sound!), so today's update might be a bit lighter on puns...
Vellum forges ahead in Chapter VII: Ventures!
New Tome: Pride and Profit
The Bazaar is open in Pride and Profit!
In this new Tome, the Torn are bursting with gold that enterprising Scribes can collect and spend in the various Market vignettes. Collect, save, and spend as you push back the Torn with the unyielding power of commerce!
Along with this new Tome, we've taken the opportunity to reorganize the bookshelves, freshening up the variety in Tome unlock progression. You'll be able to unlock Pride and Profit by beating Rivals and reaching Binding Attunement 5 (and you won't lose access to any currently unlocked tomes)!
New Bindings
Find new variety and challenge in Tomes with 10 new Bindings! Each binding group has been fleshed out, each now with a base binding and 3 sub-bindings.
The binding attunement values have also been adjusted based on gameplay analytics and community feedback to better reflect their effective difficulty.
New Torn Threats
The Torn continue to gather strength, and new foes join the fray! A new Tangent Elite emerges to rain fire and brimstone on unsuspecting Scribes, and a new Raving, Splice, and Tangent all eagerly await their chance to expel you from the Tomes.
Torn Pages
To compound the Torn Threat, an expanded selection of Torn Pages have been added, 18 in total. These pages have specific connections to other game features, to offer new opportunities for Scribes to take challenges into their own hands!
Natural disasters and upcoming life events will have some impact on our cadence of updates, but we're still pushing forward and excited for what we have in store (imagine a nice 'store' pun here!).
Thanks for playing and stay safe out there!
- The Vellum Team
Chapter VII: Ventures - Full Patch Notes
Features
New Tome: Venture
- Torn drop gold that can be spent in new Market vignettes
- Awarded from beating Rivals and reaching Attunement 5
New Bindings
- 10 new Bindings can now be unlocked and applied to Tomes
- Every core Binding now has 3 sub-bindings
- Adjusted Binding Levels based on analytics and feedback
New Torn Pages
- 18 new Torn Pages can now appear in Tomes.
New Torn
- Elite Tangent: Blaze
- Splice: Slimer
- Tangent: Acolyte
- Raving: Crab
Balance, Gameplay, and Fixes
- Spell: Flutterstep should no longer get stuck when teleporting to Atlas
- Spell: Weave now has damage info in the ability interface
- Binding: Wildfire Protocol reduced damage
- Binding: Thunderous Boom increased severity of Stun effect
- Bonus Objective: Golden Ink resolved issue where orb would not spawn
- Bonus Objective: Bear the Burden damage area now despawns after bonus objective completion
- Bonus Objective: Header fixed issue with distant starting locations
- Vignette: A Giant, Felled navigation area fixes
- Page of Power: Discordant fixed interaction with Orange Signature Ability
- Page of Power: Inscribed no longer applies Signature status effect to Scribes
- Page of Power: Inscribed reduced duration of damage-taken increase
- Boss: Harvest reduced frequency of extra slashes while slowed by 1s
- Boss: Harvest improved legibility of slow soaking
- Fixed enemy navigation issues on multiple maps
- Fixed player spawn points on multiple maps
- Placement adjustments for Font Power upgrades on some maps