It's been a while! Sorry! The servers are currently down for BrawlQuest, but will be returning very soon! Read on to find out why...
There are a few exciting things happening in the world of BrawlQuest.
First off, there is a 3d demo available now in the Betas tab. Head over to Steam -> Manage Game -> Betas -> 3d demo and you can have a play around. It loads very slow and is very unoptimised but is a little proof of concept for what might be to come at a later date.
Secondly - and following on from that demo - I'm in the process of totally rewriting the game's server. This will come with a few new features, although no new content for the moment. The good news is that this new server will be considerably easier to develop on, and may prompt me to rewrite some parts of the game client as well.
Have a play of the 3d demo and join our Discord to get news on the server rewrite.
Cheers, Tom
BrawlQuest 1.0.2
A new update is available for BrawlQuest, fixing several bugs.
- Boats now work as intended - Prestiging a hardcore character will no longer break that character - The server will now automatically restart once every 24 hours - Potentially fixed an issue that caused some players to not be able to load the game due to a crafting catalogue error - Fixed various other server issues. This should help with the lag issues faced by some users, but investigation is ongoing.
BrawlQuest 1.0.1 Patchnotes
Rebalancing Ranged Attacks
Ranged attacks have been far too overpowered when levelling, and are the only playstyle worth going for in the end-game. To balance this, we're re-introducing damage falloff.
- If an attack is more than 8m away, it will deal 1 damage - If an attack is more than 4m away, it will ignore INT and deal 1-ATK damage - If an attack is more than 2m away, it will deal 1-INT + 1-ATK damage - If an attack is 1m away it will deal ATK + 1-INT damage
This should make playing Mage fairer and make levelling via the kiting of high level mobs less doable.
Classes at low levels
Previously you've been able to visit the Class Enrollment Office and join an Order from Level 1. This remains, but rather than giving you +50 STR/STA/INT it'll now give you +LVL STR/STA/INT. So a Mage at Level 1 will gain +1 INT and +10 INT at Level 10 and so on.
User Interface
- Added a notice on the character selection screen to signify hardcore characters - Removed Early Acces references
Fixes
- Greatly increased server power. This should fix some of the "attacks take forever" problems, but a proper US server will be coming shortly - Fixed an issue that caused mobs to not aggro correctly - Fixed an issue that caused mobs to not remove tagged players when losing aggro (therefore giving players loot even if they weren't in combat)
BrawlQuest 1.0.0
Full release
After a year in early access, I'm happy to release this game out of Early Access. It isn't completely polished, but I've reached a point where I'm content with the engine and the in-game mechanics. I'll be continuing to add content on a regular basis and plugging any glitches as and when they arise.
Content
- Opened up the Foglands: a level 8-15 area with 2 new mob types
Changes
- Removed the Premium requirement from all actions. The game is now completely free-to-play - Reduced world draw distance as a temporary fix for framerate drops - Added a fade out effect to world tiles on the edge of the draw distance - Fixed a crash when left clicking on an item in your hotbar (thanks Glacier!) - Fixed a crash when talking to the Bartender in Squall's End (thanks Veesus!) - Fixed an issue that caused enemies to never aggro (thanks BipBap!) - Closed off barrel zones
Early Access 1.5.1
A new bugfix update is available. See the (short) changelist below.
Hardcore Improvements
* Added a "You've died!" UI panel when a hardcore character dies * Added the ability to reset hardcore characters
Bug Fixes
* Mobs no longer drop double XP * Added sound effects to Bear & Fish mobs * Fixed an issue that caused a crash when talking to NPCs * Fixed an issue that prevented the "Buy Premium" button from working correctly
Early Access 1.5.0
New Content
Hardcore Mode
- You can now enable Hardcore mode when creating a character - Hardcore characters cannot be revived
Fishing
- Fishing Rods can be crafted at an anvil - Water now has a chance to spawn a fishing spot on it (fishing spots will automatically despawn after a while) - Using the fishing rod at the fishing spot will reduce its HP like any other resource node - Destroying a fishing spot will drop 1-5x Pear, and has a 1 in 100 chance of spawning ANY random item from the entire game (ANY ITEM)
Changes
Character Wipe
- All characters have been wiped - This has been done as the game's balance has evolved a lot over early access, and as we prepare to move away from Early Access and into Full Release we wanted to have a fresh start - Old characters have been preserved
Premium
- As a free to play game, the time has come to move forward with our plans for a subscription system - Classes, Enchanting, Building & Pets are now locked to non-premium players - Added a "Purchase Premium" UI panel that is displayed when attempting to perform a Premium-only action as a non-Premium player - Added the ability to purchase premium game time from the Steam store (30 days costs £3.99)
Enemies
- Added SFX to various enemies that previously didn’t have them - Rebalanced the ATK, HP & XP of every single enemy in the game - Removed 2 Pumpkins left over from the Halloween event
Items
- Squall's End Brew now restores 5 HP (previously it took away 10 HP) - Boat now moves at 2m/s (previously 1.5m/s) - Pirate Boat now moves at 3m/s (previously 2m/s) - Fixed a capitalisation issue with Boat and Pirate Boat - All mounts other than Horse now move at 4.5m/s (previously variable based on rarity) - Rebalanced values on all weapons & armour - Greatly reduced the amount variance on all loot drops relating to Gold
General
- Increased tick rate to 2 (the world still updates once a second, but the server can take inputs twice as fast) - Rewritten world drawing system to greatly boost frame rates & stability (no more stuttering when moving fast! Woo-hoo! Also animated water! Woo-hoo!) - Hotbars now save server-side & will no longer clear between game sessions - Moved to a new server - Switched some fonts away from non-free fonts
Fixes
- Fixed a stuttering issue when casting a ranged spell - Fixed an issue that caused enemies to not flash red when hit if SFX volume was set to 0 - Fixed an issue that caused resource nodes to aggro onto players when hit, then spontaneously combust - Every character will no longer appear when the server restarts
Known Issues
- Some players are unable to load the crafting catalogue - Enemies are unintentionally giving double XP - You currently cannot earn achievements
Early Access 1.4.3 Patchnotes
A new version of BrawlQuest is now live with the following changes.
Changes
- Removed Halloween event (you will still be able to purchase Halloween items until Sunday 7th November) - Greatly increased the XP given by all mobs, balanced to ensure that stronger mobs always give greater XP than weaker mobs (no more farming Grey Wolves endlessly!) - Removed RNG from damage spells to match 1.4.2's melee changes - Old World Crystals are no longer effected by double drops via luck spells or happy hour - You will now be dismounted when taking damage - Enemies will no longer aggro on players far more powerful than them (unless taking damage)
Items
- Hero's Blade is a now a +140 weapon (previously +100) - Pumpkin Head / Slasher Jacket / Slasher Pants no longer give bonus stamina (this was unintended) - Scroll of Good Fortune is no longer a High Mastery spell and can be used by all classes - Poison Dagger & Bandit's Blade are no longer Medium weapons and can be held by all classes - Increased Fire Cloud's drop chance to 10%
Fixes
- Fixed the Oozing Bone Juice mount's sprite not displaying - Fixed character stat tooltips to accurately reflect their impact on the game - Fixed character hub's mislabelling of "STA" as "DEF" - Fixed an issue that caused a crash when using Scroll of Protection - Fixed an issue that caused Scroll of Protection's aura to be opaque - Fixed an issue that caused enemies to not aggro from melee damage alone
Early Access 1.4.2b Hotfix Patchnotes
A new update is now live! The focus of this update was to fix a few crashes, but we've also made some balance changes to all 3 classes.
Mage Buff
It's super fun to run around as a Mage firing off shots, but when playing solo it feels really nasty to run out of mana. While this is a necessary balance issue as Mages can totally avoid taking damage until this point, it makes sense to delay it a little and make it feel less like you're waiting around for your mana to restore. This small stat change will allow you to fire off shots more regularly when low on mana, taking away some of that boredom.
- Ranged attacks now require 3 mana (previously 5)
Mage is the only play style that has action-oriented combat. As BrawlQuest runs at only 1 tick, it can feel a little odd when you fire a shot if there's even a small amount of lag. Increasing the range of a staff's blast will make this situation less frequent.
- Increased radius of ranged attacks to 3 meters (previously 2 meters)
Melee Buff
We're not just buffing Mages! Stoics get to use the best armour and with the addition of the Bone Sword also have a +80 melee weapon, enchant-able up to +110. Warriors - meanwhile - only get to have a +50 STR boost that may be totally diminished if the RNGod is not on your side. So, we're making this pretty huge change to how melee damage is calculated to make Warrior feel more satisfying.
- Removed RNG from melee damage calculations - Critical hits now deal double weapon damage (previously double STR)
Previously you would deal your weapon's damage plus 1 to STR damage, with a 1 in 5 chance of a critical hit dealing STR*2 damage. Critical hits now instead deal double weapon damage, and the entirety of your STR is taken into account.
Obviously this is usable by both Stoics and Warriors, but this makes the +50 STR gain from being in the Warrior Order more significant.
Other Changes
- XP now spills over when levelling up rather than being hard set to 0 - Set ambient darkness to a purple hue to match Halloween event login screen
Fixes
- Slightly improved framerate when world animations are switched on - Fixed a crash that would occur when holding up your shield while still spawn invulnerable - Fixed a crash that would occur when trying to purchase the Bat mount - Fixed Black Bear mount sprite - Fixed Black Bear miniboss sprite
1.4.2 Patchnotes & Halloween Event
Hello adventurers!
A new update is now available.
Quest for Candy
The world has been plunged into a permanent darkness and demons have seeped through a rift in the fabric of reality. Also, some nice Pumpkin Farmer fellas who feed off the stuff the demons are made out of. Pretty handy, that.
- 2x XP - Added Pumpkin enemies in various places around the game world. These drop Coveted Candy - New area: Mr Bones Pumpkin Patch, featuring vendors who will exchange Coveted Candy for new event items - New headpiece: Pumpkin Helmet - New headpiece: Slasher Jacket - New chestpiece: Slasher Leggings - New mount: Bat (4.375m/s)
This event will end at 4pm BST on November 6th, and all items will no longer be obtainable. So get in there quick!
Balance Changes
- Increased the XP given by Mystic Being's in Elodine's Gift - Increased the XP given by Skeletons in the Skeleton King's Lair - Greatly reduced the HP of the Skeleton King - Set a cap on the reputation given by any kill to 100 - All quests now give 3x their normal XP - All players who earned reputation via boss kills have had each kill reduced to equalling only 100 rep per kill
UI
- Players now fade out as they reach the border of visible space - Introduced better garbage collection for players outside of your range - World animations now default to off due to FPS issues (pending investigation)
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused ambient lighting to not work correctly (welcome back, atmosphere!) - Fixed an issue that prevented spells from casting light sources - Fixed an issue that caused other Premium players to not have the correct coloured name plates - Fixed an issue that caused other players to not face the right direction if they moved less than 2 tiles - Fixed an issue that caused other players to have the wrong nameplates if more than 2 players were online
Early Access 1.4.1
Hello adventurers!
Continuing our weekly updates in week #2 comes 1.4.1. This is a smaller update than last week's and will be supported by a content update coming mid next week. The focus of today's update is getting us launched in Free To Play. Now that we've got all existing users with an endless Premium subscription, we're ready for this change occurring shortly.
Content
New
- Added Level 5 mini-boss to Westlum
Reputation
Reputation is earn-able at Level 40, and is given as a percentage of the total HP of any mob that is killed. Therefore: tougher mobs give greater reputation. Reputation is currently handled as a regular inventory item as currency. You won't earn any reputation between Levels 1 & 39, even after prestiging.
Changes
- Given all existing accounts 99999 days of Premium membership - The Skeleton King: greatly reduced HP - Greatly reduced XP given by Skeletons in the Skeleton King's Lair - Greatly reduced XP given by Mystic Beings in Elodine's Gift
UI
- Added a name colour effect to Premium players - Added a blue dot on the mini-map to represent your current position - Added red dots to the mini-map to represent nearby enemies
Fixes
- Removed the chat swear filter (you're welcome) - The "out of mana" SFX will no longer play if you don't have M1 held down - Greatly improved performance of world animations - Fixed an issue that caused your Order to be reset on server restart. You'll need to set your order again when you log back in!
