Archtower

WHAT'S NEW

-Only for Alpha-

• Continuation of the quests of the traders brothers
  
• New quest location
  
• New music track
  
• Some enemies can go into frantic state at 1/4 health (faster attack and skill cooldown, higher running speed), the effect disappears only if the target is healed above the specified threshold
  
• New notes
  
• New Tower Upgrade "Rarity Trader", you can sometimes encounter a special trader in the Tower
  
• New achievement
  
• Alternative equipment of level 14 (can be found at the Rarity Trader, later it will also drop on the 11th floor)
  
• Blue version of the power crystal "Barrel Destroyer"
  
• Blue version of the power crystal "Pet Healing"
  
• New power crystal "Shout of Anger"
  
• New power crystal "Cryoblast"
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• It is more clear what to do at the end of the intro
  
• It is more clear that the key to the domain should be carried away, not used
  
• Clearer notification when "Wastrel" character spends 2 consumables instead of 1
  
• Redrawn low-level light armor (when worn by a character)
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• The elf in the last quest on 6-3 opens a shortcut on his path if it is closed
  
• "Secret Formula" quest, spiderons hunters appear more often while the quest is active, regardless of difficulty level
  
• Master of Crystals, now requires only level 10
  
• Some locks can be picked automatically, the chance depends on the difficulty of the lock and the character's DEX
  
• Achievement "Picklock", instead of gold as a reward, you can auto-pick locks of level 1 difficulty
  
• Achievement "Cracksman", instead of gold as a reward, you can auto-pick locks of level 2 difficulty
  
• Achievement "Not so fast!", non-lethality removed from requirements
  
• Added trading outside of safe locations: Buying - first you spend money with yourself, then clan money; Selling - the character will get the money, not the clan (you still have to save the money)
  
• Other minor changes
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Fixed wrong texture of Rogue's throwing knife
  
• Fixed some issues with decals in the air
  
• Fixed overlapping of popup text lines
  
• Some edits to localization texts
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Last time forgot to remove a temporary skillbook for the 2nd skill of Pugilists
  
• Enemies cannot block/dodge ranged attacks if they are not alarmed
  
• Fixed some bugs in achievement notifications
  
• Other minor fixes
  

WHAT'S NEW

-Alpha and Demo-

• Max clan level increased up to 55
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Added trading cards and badges in Steam!
  
• Added profile backgrounds for Steam
  
• Added emoticons for Steam and Discord
  
• 17 new achievements
  
• New quests for second skill (Harbinger, Pugilist)
  
• New quest locations
  
• New track
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Journal, Achievements, added scrollable subpages for big subsections of achievements
  
• Consumables and skill items now have a common cooldown 1 sec
  
• It is more clear, that Skill Master resets your skill upgrades
  
• Added pop-up message when you use a flint, that you need something to light it using it
  
• Sergeant Yax's greeting message depends on the character's level
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• "Rookie" achievement, instead of char level 10 it requires level 5
  
• Slightly more detailed description on same quest items for Wisdom Keepers
  
• Char limit in tavern increased from 12 to 16
  
• For 50th clan level you increase tavern char limit even more for +8 (up to 24)
  
• More slower cost rising of char slots in tavern
  
• Quest to unlock bracelets, decreased required crystals from 50 to 30
  
• Other minor changes
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Fixed the method of quest item drop in the quest to return money to the blacksmith, to avoid duplicates
  
• Optimized excessive amounts of shards/decals/stains on walls and floors
  
• Bugfix, "Clumsy" characters correctly break barrels on touch
  
• Bugfix, Hound could not dodge some dodgeable ranged attacks
  
• Bugfix, heroes and hound, now as well as mobs, can't dodge in fear/stun/entrapment state.
  
• Bugfix, Archer, Quick Shot, had 0 damage in skill description
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Fixed incorrect movement of the elf between quests on the Floor 6
  
• Other minor fixes
  

• trading cards 🧧
  
• badges 💎
  
• emoticons 😀
  
• profile backgrounds 🌆
  
• animated avatars 🏄
  
• other profile customization elements 🔮

WHAT'S NEW

-Only for Alpha-

• New class: Pugilist (2nd skill is temporarily purchasable from a Skill Master, quest will be added later)
  
• New Class: Harbinger (2nd skill is temporarily purchasable from a Skill Master, quest will be added later)
  
• New weapon: Claws
  
• New weapon: Pistols
  
• New Perk: Firearms Expertise
  
• New Perk: Sharpshooter
  
• New class skill items, Battle Banners (for the Harbinger class)
  
• New Tower Upgrades
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Bleeds from the upgrade on the effectiveness of extraslot attacks are enhanced by "Vital damage" and "DoT damage" bonuses
  
• "Fist Fight" perk can no longer be obtained, will either be removed or reworked later
  
• "Bleeding Cut" power crystal, reduced cooldown by a third
  
• Ranged weapons can no longer be used without suitable ammunition
  
• Redesigned mechanics of disrupting the movement of mobs and bosses with ranged weapon projectiles.
  
• The available Tower Upgrades are more visible
  
• "Titan's Grip" perk additionally requires a level 10 character
  
• Quest locations are more visible on the location selection screen
  
• Added an experimental view speed limit setting
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Clan's Mark is kept when you quit the game
  
• Better items from clan merchants at higher levels
  
• After beating the Act 3 boss, the first rune passage on 10-1 is always open
  
• Passage to the north to the Loyalists in 6-1 is marked with a rune so that you can see that this might be important later
  
• Other minor changes
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Fixes for some errors and typos
  
• Fixes to the mechanics of interrupting boss attacks
  
• Fixed inconsistency of some 1st and 3rd person melee attacks
  
• Fixed incorrect location of info on some items in stores and stash
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Floor 10 had incorrect tapestries on the walls
  
• Bugfix, during all combo attacks you can't hit with normal attacks
  
• Bugfix, after passing the Act 3 boss, the rune passage on 9-4 becomes immediately open instead of just the switch rune going blank
  
• Fighter, Charge, cooldown reduction upgrade worked incorrectly
  
• Bugfix, taking a quest to talk to Daring Dgal works correctly now
  
• Bugfix, when damaging the loot in the chest double loot wouldn't work
  
• Other minor fixes
  

WHAT'S NEW

-Alpha and Demo-

• Max clan level increased up to 50
  
• Talk to Skill Master to lock/unlock Exp gaining
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Two new tracks (1 for the tavern, 1 for new floor)
  
• New floor 10
  
• New enemies
  
• New effect Mental Domination
  
• New boss to complete Act III
  
• 7 new achievements
  
• Clan Mark is now granted for clan level 10 (mark a level with a boss, fast passage, for the tower only)
  
• Max level of heroes is raised to 15 (on the 15th +1 perk)
  
• New bandages of Lv15
  
• New food of Lv15
  
• New bag
  
• After the completion of Act III, new goods are added at some merchants in Clan's Domain
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• If already having 'Honor' with a faction, its reputation from quest rewards is converted to Fame at a rate of 2 to 1
  
• If char is at max lvl and exp limit, extra exp from quests is converted to Fame at a rate of 1 to 2
  
• Any full-fledged faction quests give reputation with those factions
  
• No reputation is given for factional microquests, like "just talk to a npc"
  
• Added act separation
  
• Rogue, Main Skill, 2nd upgrade of 1st tier - in addition to slowdown, allows you to throw a knife while in a combat state
  
• Added shot sound for bows
  
• The damage of bows and slings for active skills has been significantly increased
  
• More prominent shop and stash tabs
  
• Difficulty "Story", boss battles, if you lose, a bag of dropped loot appears at the entrance before the battle
  
• Perfect Block from the Parry Master perk allows unparried attacks to be reduced to null, but no parry is performed
  
• Normal characters can eat repeatedly every 5 min, regardless of food's level, while Picky Eaters only eat when there is no Satiation effect
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Trolls have purple blood
  
• Power crystal "Mental Spike", projectile flies with a more chaotic animation
  
• Added a chromatic aberration effect for player's confusion, same as with toxin poisoning
  
• On the floor selection screen, fixed the Dust Exiles banner overlay on the "Floor 10" line
  
• Crossbow damage formulas for active skills have been slightly revised
  
• "Fast Travel within the Domain" is now given for clan level 25 instead of level 10
  
• Added a hint that crystals are used to put in the bracelet
  
• Other minor changes
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• In the tavern on pause, the bard continues to play new music track when the old one is finished
  
• Some fixes for localizations
  
• Fixed twitching of buff icons on some GUI scaling values
  
• Fixed errors of incorrect description and damage formula of some skills for ranged weapons
  
• Done missing localization of keys for inventory/shop/stash hints
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Bugfix, after selecting a track from the bard, it played in a loop
  
• Better collisions for the troll brute
  
• Bugfix, Stalker's hound had no effect on confusion
  
• Bugfix, some enemies could drop a ring with an incorrect energy armor value
  
• Some code fixes of Thunder King
  
• Improved optimization on floor 7
  
• Other minor fixes
  

WHAT'S NEW

-Alpha and Demo-

• New consumables: food (meat, fruits & vegetables, fish)
  
• New status effect Satiation (exp in combat +15%)
  
• 2 new traits
  
• New containers with food
  
• New trailer
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• New building: Bathhouse (can be built after beating Thunder King)
  
• New status effect Pleasant Cleanliness (reputation +20%)
  
• 4 new achievements
  
• A few new quests for Dust Exiles
  
• A few new notes
  
• Two new tracks
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Localized keybinds and mouse button names
  
• Doubled penalty for surviving of "Tenacious" characters, but now you can recharge it in Bathhouse
  
• Tavern Keeper sells food, common merchants sell small amounts of food, also you can find it on locations
  
• "Exp for enemies" renamed to "Combat Exp"
  
• Decreased Exp bonus for improved versions of enemies +30% -> +12%
  
• You can start lockpicking a chest just by interacting with it, while having lockpicks in your bag
  
• "Subtlety" trait now works only out of combat
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Gobloid traider of Dust Exiles now sells lockpicks
  
• Redone fast travel within Clan's Domain (reward for an achievement) - less destination points, happens by using direction sign's
  
• Added glowing within an inventory when you have empty bracelet slots
  
• Matriarch's helper crystals don't stun, but now confuse you (prohibits attacking)
  
• Elven Flint lights hearthes up with the first try
  
• Hearthes can be lit just by interacting with it, while having flint in your bag
  
• "Genre classic" achievement requires to unlock 1 class, instead of 5
  
• Added notification informing when you unlock new bracelet slots
  
• In the tavern you can switch music track with a bard npc
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Demo-
  
• Added vertical capsule for a demo for Steam's library
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Fixes for Spanish localization
  
• Bugfix, rare crashes when pausing while items are dropping
  
• Bugfix, quick retirements sometimes gave miniscule amount of Fame instead of 0
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Bugfix, waterbolts of elven spearers again slow you as they should
  
• Electro, second skill quest, as spikes there are well-hidden, they ignore "Subtlety"trait
  
• Bugfix, a crash could happen when shamans heal/buff others on some rare occasions
  
• Other minor fixes
  

WHAT'S NEW

-Alpha and Demo-

• Added Spanish localization!
  

CHANGES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Better drop chances of green loot from chests on first floors
  
• Better chest loot for Story difficulty
  
• Many changes and renames in localization texts
  
• Changes of the panel with info about the hero and his health
  
• Other minor changes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Improved female spiderons and improved slimes for the elf quest can be found more frequently
  
• Shaman Matriarch no longer drops fire wave, also higher drop chances of a summonable protective crystal
  
• Other minor changes
  

FIXES

-Alpha and Demo-

• Many fixes of errors in localization texts
  
• Bugfix, when retiring the class name was always in English
  
• Some code optimizations
  
• Other minor fixes
  
  -Only for Alpha-
  
• Bugfix, in 9-4, half a room could accidentally get aggroed with a miniboss right at the entrance
  
• In 9-4 fixed the situation of getting stuck in the last chest after a fighter's charge
  
• Bugfix, error with displaying location names where the dropped loot lies
  
• Bugfix, when selecting new perks, the description of Subtlety did not show the actual dodge numbers
  
• Other minor fixes