A bug where an incorrect ammunition consumption while shooting was present sometimes has been fixed.
The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. Cuisine Royale is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.
Unlocking Heroes, Items and Abilities. Special Challenges
With the upcoming global Update, we are changing the system of unlocking new rituals, traps, signs, hex bag recipes and customisation items. We have also fully reworked the way you gain access to Heroes for temporary and permanent usage.
Access to Heroes
Now you can try out most of the heroes in the game for free! Clyde, Annie, Ocelot, Eric and Valentine as well as other fighters in our mystical games, will move into ongoing rotation and be available to all players. We plan to give out one or more different heroes temporarily to all players. Then, previous heroes are locked again and you get trial access to new ones, and cycle repeats. So if you like one of them particularly, you can summon that hero for permanent access. Summoned heroes are always playable irrelevant of their position in the current rotation.
To summon a hero you need special Summoning Stones. You collect them by doing challenges from the battle pass. Please, be advised that with every new hero coming into the game, a new type of summoning stones will also become available.
Attention: since Clyde and Annie were free to all players in the game and accessible by default, we will give them out to play permanently to all current players in Cuisine Royale by the date of the Update!
Studying and Getting Items and Abilities
The workshop as we know it will be gone. Instead, each hero will now have their own experience level, growing as you participate in battles.
At each level, the hero unlocks new items and abilities. You can obtain them for Eternal Grace - the new in-game currency that will replace Royal Bucks. Note that, buying with grace is only available with permanently summoned heroes.
Naturally, if you unlock and obtain any new ritual or trap, or hex bag recipe, you will be able to equip it onto another hero as well.
All items already studied in the old workshop will be given as already obtained to players after the Update.
Also, we already discussed in the previous devblog that all customization items, like masks, underwear, talismans - will lose all mystical powers and can be equipped as you wish for a great look. Useful powers are now transferred to new entities - Spirit Guardians that are also studied in the hero experience tree. Naturally, if you have already studied some useful item in the workshop, you will get an appropriate spirit guardian to equip for your hero!
ATTENTION: with the season change old royal bucks are going to lose their main power. We advise you to spend them on items still unlocked and you can keep spending them on mystic scrolls and flare guns. Also, since we need to release this complex Update on all platforms at the same time, the current season is being extended into the first days of December. League season awards will be delivered to your accounts with a slight delay.
Battle Pass and Challenges
Instead of old Books we will introduce the Battle Pass system. Each battle pass will last until the end of the season. As before, you will be able to get rewards by doing challenges from both the free tree and the premium tree. The last one being available only to battle pass holders.
In rewards you will find new customization items for different heroes, hex bag recipes, mystic scrolls, eternal grace, unique traps and rituals, summoning stones and other great items.
If, at the end of the current season you still have an active Book, you will get the premium Battle Pass for the next season!
Challenges
As for challenges, they will also become much more interesting and… challenging! Besides the already familiar tasks like special kinds of kills or certain mystical actions in certain regions, you will have to complete new types of challenges, where you will often compete with other players in a battle!
Examples of these new tasks:
Bounty Hunting - at the start of a battle, the player is assigned with the task to find and eliminate another random player. They also get a hint on the target's whereabouts. The targeted player, at the same time, gets a task to survive for a certain time and information about being hunted. If the target outlives the hunter - they win. The hunter gets their win only if they kill the target personally or the target suicides.
Voodoo delivery - at the start of the battle, a group of players get a task to find and burn a voodoo doll at a bonfire. There is only one doll on the map and its location is marked on the map. So, beware of competitors!
Quarrel place - you need to kill any player with a certain weapon type in a specific region. The difference from the previous type of killing task is that the same challenge with the same region is given out to a group of players in the battle.
Fix the vehicle - you need to find a broken vehicle and fix it.
Treasure Hunt - a group of players getting this task will see a number of possible treasure zones on the map. Go there and dig for treasure. If you find one - you both complete the challenge and win and useful loot.
Get to the vehicle - a group of players get the task to find a specific vehicle and drive it to a certain point on the map. Naturally, you’ll have to kill or outrun other competitors in order to win this one.
Zombie Cleansing - you ‘just’ need to kill all the hollows spawning in a certain area of the map. Not too easy to do alone, so in squad mode your friends’ help might come handy.
As you see, it will be much more fun to survive now, and we plan to add other challenges as well!
We will disclose other new stuff for the upcoming Major Update in the following devblogs. Stay tuned!
New Champion Powers
The upcoming major update will bring completely new abilities and items that will make battles even more intense.
Today there are four kinds of mystic powers to be used in the game: personal special abilities, traps, rituals and effects of clothing and talismans. The first three require usage of sinner souls - a resource you get for killing opponents. Also traps and rituals can be used via consumable scrolls without paying in souls or even a need to unlock those powers beforehand in the workshop.
Rituals affect all players on the map and traps - only those who trigger them.
The update will add signs - that affect their user, - and hex bags - a way to make throwable traps.
Signs
After usage, every sign puts an effect on your champion: it can be healing, stamina regeneration, run speed, loot screening or even a forward jump.
Signs do not consume sinner souls! You just need to wait for the cooldown to use it again.
Hex Bag
Throw a hex bag as a grenade and it will immediately activate at the hit spot. It might be something similar to traps: enemy slowdown, health depletion, zombie summoning, etc. There are also some special variants like a special ability to blockade and an attractor pulling all enemies onto the hit spot.
To use a hex bag in a battle you must first find an empty bag in the loot or get it from challenges. Bring the empty bag to a bonfire and you’ll be able to craft hex bags according to the pre-equipped recipe. You need no other ingredients. Recipes themselves will be available to study separately and are equipped in the customization menu.
Spirit Guardians
Now you can dress any way you like without taking into consideration the special powers of masks, panties or talismans! These special powers are now delivered by your Spirit Guardians and they do not care how you dress. These guardians are a special kind of entity to be studied and unlocked. You can equip up to three different guardians with powers that you need in battle.
If you already own some clothes with powers, you will not lose them. After the update you will be given Spirit Guardians with the same effects as you had in your masks, talismans and underwear.
Traps and Rituals
Traps will also work without using your sinner soul balance in a battle. You will be able to use them again after an appropriate cooldown time. Otherwise they will work in the same way as do now, creating special effects locally after contact with the target.
Rituals remain absolutely the same as currently: affecting all champions on the map and requiring sinner souls for activation.
Load up for maximum impact!
It is easier to choose what to equip or if you can equip more. In the new system of powers you will be able to equip your champion for each battle:
3 spirit guardians
1 special sign
3 traps
2 rituals
1 hex bag recipe
3 single-use mystic scrolls
Champion special ability
Which means up to eleven different options that can be used on the battlefield!
New Rituals and Traps in the Update
Global Warming
All champions exposed to the burning rays of an overheated Sun will start to lose health. Only hiding under a roof or in the shadows can save your life. Pity those caught out in the open.
Ghost Jetpack
After this ritual is activated, every champion will get a fully functional ghost Jetpack until the end of its duration. Use it to move quickly and storm any enemies from above before they land on your head.
Mannequin
This trap creates a mannequin to distract enemies, especially from distance. Combine it with a bush-trap or an ice shield - and you will be guaranteed to catch the enemy's focus whilst preparing your ambush or giving you some time to maneuver.
Evil Insect Swarm
A huge swarm of aggressive fireflies surrounds anyone falling into this trap, unmasks them and obstructs their vision.
You can see any news about other upcoming changes and new content in the next devblog. stay tuned!
Shoot his pumpkin off
Twilight comes to Cuisine Royale - so it’s time to smash pumpkins! From October 29th until November 5th take part in especially gloomy fights and get a unique hat for your collection!
All fights during these days will be in either twilight or night, full of terror and surprises. Time to use flares and lights, look out for cigars glowing in the dark and hold your nerve while spirits try to ambush you.
During the event you can also buy a special reward chest for golden crowns in the in-game shop. Here you might get some mystic scrolls to summon zombies or darkness. Also that chest can reward you with a special hat - the infamous jack-o’lantern helmet! You are guaranteed to get it from one of the first 15 chests opened.
Also, as per your previous requests, we have made the darkness of night much more easy to navigate by making near objects highly seen even in the worst lightning conditions. So go for it, smash some pumpkins!
Update 1.3.5.143
A vulnerability that allows firing without ammunition consumption has been fixed.
New combat modes in Cuisine Royale events
With the big update we are also introducing new temporary combat modes.
The new type of events will be regularly launched in Cuisine Royale and during those events all rules and conditions for battles might change. Available loot, Dark Zone size and behavior, number of players, and other rules and mechanics - all can vary.
During events you will be able to choose your game mode either to go into regular battle, or participate in the event.
Currently we have prepared three versions of these events we would like to introduce with the major update release:
Rocket Surgery
Only grenade launchers, mortars, grenades and other items to make bada-boom are in the loot! To increase mobility we have also added a lot of jetpacks around the map.
Explosive mid-short range combat and lots of fun when occasionally blowing yourself up is guaranteed.
On the move
The Dark Zone is not only shrinking as usual, but also it’s center is moving constantly all around. Finally a way to say ‘NO’ to safe center camping and sniping! Also those who love teleport usage should adopt new tactics accordingly.
Las Vegas
You’ll be amazed by the number of gold coins in the loot. Until you realise that these are the only items available for looting! Plus significantly increased numbers of slot machines where you’ll need to win your weapons. Play for the win or die barehanded!
Oh, yes, and naturally cool rewards will wait for those participating in event battles!
Update 1.3.5.132
A bug where Erik was able to fly at long ranges in the special ability “Thunder Strike” has been fixed.
The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. Cuisine Royale is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.
The first rewards for participation in the leagues
The first rewards for participation in the leagues are ready and waiting for you in the game. From 15:00 GMT on the 8th of October until the 15th of October you will receive a reward corresponding to the league you are participating in.
Bronze league players receive
1 x random scroll
Silver league players receive
1 x random scroll
1 x flare gun
Gold league players receive
2 x random scroll
2 x flare gun
Diamond league players receive
3 x random scroll
3 x flare gun
Hurry and get into a higher league to get even more rewards! If you received 1 random scroll for your participation in the Bronze league and progress higher to the Silver league before the 15th of October, you will receive the difference in rewards - 1 flare gun in addition to the already received random scroll from the Bronze league.
Don’t miss the next award on the 15th of October!
Update 1.3.5.123
A bug where grenade launchers sometimes caused no damage has been fixed.
The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. Cuisine Royale is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.
New Leagues event and extension of reward season
Today marks the start of a new event in Cuisine Royale! Accompanying the new Leagues leaderboard season are epic rewards, so now is the time to go for them!
At the end of the Leagues season, the best players will be awarded and each winner will receive not only the maximum prize for their achieved level, but also all prizes from the lower levels. The top rewards will be calculated irrelevant of the game mode, so you can play solo, duo or squads - the choice is yours.
Also, starting from the second week of the event, all active players will receive a regular supply of Mystic Scrolls and Flare guns depending on their position in the leaderboard.
Today, at the start of the new Leagues event (15:00 GMT), all positions and leagues will be reset for all players. So, it’s time to fight for the top!
The current challenges and rewards will be extended until mid-November, as we require more time to prepare and release the largest update in the game’s history (keep an eye on the news!).
For those who play on PC: all new Leagues rewards will be tradable on the Gaijin Market. Have you managed to get some? Go trade your extras! Unable to achieve a particular desired item? Look for it there - it might be for sale.
