The third major content update has finally arrived, and it's by far the largest to date. Explore many new locations, each with their own unique quest or challenge. Uncover their mysteries and claim one of the many new rewards, ranging from special skills to exclusive crafting recipes to legendary artifacts.
Enjoy an improved dungeon crawling experience as you face dangerous banes, demanding careful planning and adaptive tactics. This update promises not only more fun but also extended playtime.
For an introduction to the highlights, you can watch this video. Below, you can find the full list of changes:
Event/Quest Locations:
Added druid hideout
Added abandoned cabin
Added forgotten library
Added cementery
Added monastery
Added swamp cottage
Added farm
Added forest clearing
Added remote blacksmith
Added five ancestor tombs
Dungeon Banes:
Added Bane of Blood (only dealing damage heals you)
Added Bane of Carnage (all damage amplified)
Added Bane of Greed (only looting heals you)
Added Bane of Haste (dungeon time limit)
Added Bane of Mind (constant possession damage)
Added Bane of Pestilence (constant disease damage)
Added Bane of Shadows (disabled dungeon lighting)
Added Bane of Wealth (taking damage costs gold)
Added Bane of Fatigue (stamina exhaustion means death)
New Skills:
Skill books have been added for each of the new skills.
Changed skill books to require a learning point
Reference Books now grant a learning point instead of XP
Renamed "Reference Book" to "Knowledge Tome"
Added max level for Skill Book skills
Added Resourceful Archer skill allowing to recover arrows from shot enemies
Added Alchemy Mastery making alchemy recipes yield one more potion
Added Smithing Mastery allowing upgrade kits to be used a second time
Added Holy Wisdom skill decreasing damage from undead
Added Holy Strength skill increasing damage to undead
Added Druid Wisdom skill decreasing damage from tribal creatures
Added Druid Strength skill increasing damage to tribal creatures
New Artifacts:
New artifacts are added to fragment quests, crafting, and quest rewards.
Added artifact sword "Phoenix Blade"
Added artifact sword "Dragonblade"
Added artifact axe "Infernal Hatchet"
Added artifact axe "Druid Axe"
Added artifact hammer "Monster Bane"
Added artifact hammer "Doombringer"
Added artifact bow "Deadshot"
Added artifact bow "Elven Bow"
Added artifact bow "Thunderstrike"
Added artifact armor "Dragonscale Armor"
Added artifact armor "Ironbark Armor"
Added artifact armor "Titanplate"
New Potions:
New potions and their recipes are added to loot, merchants, and quest rewards.
Added Elexir of Cloaking, making you less visible
Added Elexir of Illumination, emitting a magical light
Added Elexir of Resistance, increasing status effect resistance
Added Elexir of Regeneration, restoring health and stamina
Added Potion of Precision, increasing critical damage chance
Added Potion of Speed, increasing attack speed
Added Sanctified Elexir for a special quest
New Achievements:
Added new achievement "Hero"
Added new achievement "Alchemist"
Added new achievement "Master Alchemist"
Added new achievement "Craftsman"
Added new achievement "Master Craftsman"
Added new achievement "Dungeon Tourist"
Added new achievement "Diligent"
Added new achievement "Divinity"
Added new achievement "Dark Encyclopedia"
Added new achievement "Blacksmith"
Added new achievement "Treasure Hunter"
Added new achievement "Tomb Raider"
Added new achievement "The Art of Alchemy"
Added new achievement "The Art of Smithing"
Added new achievement "Bane Master"
Removed Fred achievement and his appearance (for now)
Enemies/NPCs:
Added new unarmed animation set
Added new lesser zombie enemy
Added new necromancer enemy
Added new plant mutant enemy
Added new undead monk enemy
Added new monk NPC appearance
Added new druid NPC appearance
Added new witch NPC appearance
Implemented level scaling for specific enemies
Implemented immortal trait for specific enemy
UI/UX improvements:
Completely revised skill menu design
Added misc tab to skill menu (for Skill Books)
Added new skill descriptions
Improved letter/note menu apperance
Increased scroll speed of letter/note menu
Improved location button apperance
Decreased location button size
Increased max amount of locations on the map
Added hover effect to location buttons
Implemented distribution algorithm for locations on the map
Updated player effect icons and colors
Improved camera zooming effect in dialogs
Moved recipes to crafting category of merchants
Recategorized inventory items
Improved recipe descriptions
Added permanent marker to the dungeon boss to improve orientation
Slightly increased compass marker size
Added dark background for popups while other menus are open
Additions:
Added over 40 new vegetation meshes
Implemented new grass system
Implemented vegitation coloring system
Implemented new distance-based item glow system
Implemented note system for quests
Implemented dynamic enemy wave spawning
Implemented the ability for NPCs to fight each other
Added recipe for arrows
Added recipe for lockpicks
Added recipe for torches
Added some new quest objectives
Added many new dungeon names
Added option to disable head bobbing
Added option to disable player taunts
Added option Epilepsy Mode
Added new lightning strike particle and sound
Added new ground fog effect
Added new color grading effect for Dungeon Banes
Added new pestilence mote particles
Added new mind mote particles
Added new death causes for dungeon banes
Improvements:
Implemented ability to equip torches with one-handed weapons
Improved torch mesh
Made slight adjustments to one-handed player animation set
Replaced some low quality NPC voices
Removed stun combat challenge because it could become tedious
Improved applied weapon force values
Added sound when discovering new locations
Increased max quest limit
Changed running to stop crouching
Added support for up to four simultaneous quest objectives
Added ability for quests to fail
Improved ability to step over obstacles
Increased player gravity factor
Improved sunset skybox appearance
Improved possession motes particle effect
Changed gained XP to be rounded to five
Prevented rain from clipping through the tunnel in the city
Overhauled and rebalanced certain fetch quests
Changed cure potions to only cure a certain percentage
Balancing:
Rebalanced quest rewards
Rebalanced quest XP
Decreased time for new quests to appear
Decreased time for merchants to restock
Decreased time for new dungeons to appear
Increased Merchant arrow stock
Increased Merchant lockpick stock
Increased Merchant potion stock
Slightly increased stamina potion price
Slightly increased health potion price
Slightly increased lockpick price
Slightly increased skill book spawn chance
Increased price of Reference Book aka Knowledge Tome
Increased prices of higher level equipment
Increased skill book prices
Increased start gold and potions
Slightly decreased stamina costs for jumping and running
Slightly decreased stamina costs for power attacks and blocking
Slightly decreased stamina regeneration rate
Slightly decreased effect of handling on stamina costs
Slightly increased kick damage
Slightly decreased effect of Knight Mastery skill
Slightly increased possession damage
Slightly decreased loot from chests
Fixes:
Fixed quest rewards granting duplicate recipes
Fix attempt to prevent enemies spawning behind walls
Fixed bug that did not update quest quick info correctly
Fixed bug that didn't save settings correctly
Fixed bug that prevented enemies from getting up again if knocked out by power shot
Fixed a bunch of typos
Fixed bug that calculated max quest limit incorrectly
Improved savegame compatibility
Added missing level in cave dungeon room
Fixed bug with lockpick menu that could block other menus
Fixed some misplaced cave architecture
Fixed bug that could cause repetition in dungeon generation
Fixed issue that loaded disease damage incorrectly
Fixed bug that prevented you from getting back stolen items from goblins
Fixed bug that prevented certain unlooted corpses to glow
Fixed bug with looting weapon remains of revived enemies
Fixed bug with looting stealth killed enemies
Fixed chest having no open sound
Fixed code input menu to close together with the main menu when pressing ESC
Fixed tooltips in new game menu
Third Major Content Update Sneak Peek
Here is a sneak peek at what I have been working on for the next major content update. If you are interested in more regular updates, make sure to join my Discord. I have made good progress, and the heavy lifting for UPDATE 3 is done. I have no release date yet, but it will probably be available by the end of November.
Here is some AI-generated concept art I made for the upcoming update to give me an idea of the mood and aesthetics for the new minor locations I have planned. I will keep it a secret for now what exactly I have in mind with them 😄 . See how they turned out in the game at the end of this post.
I am also adding some new enemies to support the ideas I have in mind for the new locations and quests. Below you can see a cool little animation I made that shows the creation process of a new plant mutant enemy.
Similary I am adding a whole bunch of new items, mostly serving as rewards for the new quests and events that are planned. Here is another modelling animation of one of the new weapons:
As promised, I saved the best for last. Here is how two of the new minor locations turned out in the game:
Uncover the mysteries of this abandoned cabin in the woods.
Explore the monastery, where pious monks seek your help. Dark mysteries await in the catacombs that lie beneath 👻
I feel this next update will be the most meaningful to date. The new dungeon modificators, events, quests, and locations will add a lot to the gameplay. A whole array of new weapons, potions, and skills is just the cherry on top. Combined with UPDATE 4, this will really catapult RAIDBORN forward.
RAIDBORN Spine-Tingeling Halloween Event
🎃 Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure, because RAIDBORN is participating in this years Steam Scream Fest, featuring a hauntingly good 24% discount!
💀 But that's not all! In the festival period from October 26th to November 2th a special ingame event will take place, wrapping RAIDBORN in a wonderfully eerie atmosphere, featuring spooky decorations and an all-new themed soundtrack.
👻 Even more treats await if you have registered for free DLC. Gain access to an exclusive, time-limited Halloween quest featuring the perfectly fitting reward for the season.
Hotfix 2023.09.09 Now Live
A small hotfix for RAIDBORN is now available, fixing various bugs and issues:
Improvements:
Added automatic savegame backup system
Added new link to menu footer to recover savegames
Fixes:
Fixed kick not working when no armor was equipped
Fixed inventory loading bug that could result in lost items or gold
Fixed incorrect maximum quest reward item count
Fixed display error with buy and sell tabs
Fixed bug that could block sounds while a menu is open
Content Update #3 Voting Results and Breakdown
The voting for the next major content update is over. I was surprised by the large number of submissions and the outcome. Thank you for voting and sharing your kind words and suggestions. It was a tight race, and the winner is Dungeons and Quests with 55.6% of the votes.
Below you can find the list of features and additions that are planned for the third major content update. If you have voted for Combat and Enemies, don't be sad because that will be subject to the next major update.
I am stoked to work on the new content, especially the dungeon modificators and new locations. As before, I will not name an exact release date but instead will update this post regularly to check completed features so you can follow the progress. For major updates, I usually plan roughly two months of development.
Additions:
☐ Dungeon Modificators ☐ New minor locations (farm, forest, graveyard etc.) ☐ New events and quests ☐ New note items for lore and quests ☐ New skill books ☐ New unique items and equipment
Improvements:
☐ Slight UI/UX improvements ☐ Some new mechanics for existing quest objectives
Finalization:
☐ Polishing ☐ Bugfixes
Feel free to share your thoughts on what is planned.
For reasons explained in the video above, I will adjust the order of the updates on the roadmap a bit. For the next major content update, I will do something special and let you decide what is more important to you right now. For that reason, I created a simple survey. On September 1st, I will evaluate the results and share them with you.
Please also check out the small update that released today.
Small Update 2023.08.26 Now Live
A small update for RAIDBORN is now available. It adds a perma-death mechanic, various difficulty options and more ways to customize your game. The ability to skip tutorial (and tutorial popups) is another addition that will make replaying the game easier and more fun. In response to your feedback, I have also added Steam cloud saves.
Please also check out this announcement regarding the next major content update.
Highlights:
Implemented perma death mechanic
Added new game customization menu
Added option to customize perma death
Added option to customize combat
Added option to customize loot amount
Added option to skip tutorial
Added new difficulty options
Removed old difficulty sliders
Implemented Steam cloud saves
Corpse loot now includes dropped equipment
Eating animation to citizen NPCs
Improvements:
Implemented tooltips (currently only for new game menu)
Notifications now also show item icons
Added confirmation for upgrade kits
Added confirmation for unlocking skills
Added confirmation for resetting settings
Completing dungeons now reduces the time for new dungeons to spawn
Slightly increased maximum number of dungeons on the map
Slightly increased spawn chance of Fred
Changed item required level display to make it more obvious
Adjusted color gradation of enemy and dungeon levels
Balancing:
Slightly decreased level requirement for artifacts
Decreased rage mode damage boost
Slightly decreased amount of loot in higher level dungeons
Rebalanced armor and shield protection values
Clamped protection to a maximum of 95%
Decreased spawn chance of rarer items
Increased price of upgrade kits
Increased price of tools
Increased price of ingots
Increased price of crafting recipes accordingly
Balanced required item count for certain fetch quests
Decreased count of quest reward items
Decreased coin pouch spawn chance
Fixes:
Fixed incorrect calculation of XP boosts
Fixed exception when no item was available for Goblins to steal
Fixed noise damping effect not resetting
Fixed issue with detection of nearby enemies of chests in the city
Fixed issue that could cause dungeon room repetition
Fixed locked dungeon door that could not be opened
Fixed obscured notifications in main menu
Fixed misleading combat challenge description
Fixed misleading armor skill description
RAIDBORN on Dreamhack Beyond Indie Showcase
RAIDBORN will participate in this summer's Dream Hack Beyond Indie Showcase. The event ends on August 27 at 10:00 a.m. PST.
For the duration of the event, a playable demo will be available for anyone to try.
Second Major Content Update 2023.08.11 Now Live
The wait is over! The second major content update is finally here, bringing you a completely revamped city, where mysteries and treasures await around every corner. On top comes the all-new crafting system, offering a whole new layer of complexity.
For an introduction to the highlights, you can watch this video. Below, you can find the full list of changes:
Complete City Overhaul:
Revised city architecture with over 150 new meshes
Revised market district
Added lower district
Added residential area
Added locked upper district
Added quest to gain access to upper district
Added new merchants
Added many hidden loot stashes
Added some secret locations and treasures
Implemented weather system including, dynamic lighting
Implemented new ambient NPCs
Crafting System:
Added crafting workbench to player home
Added new tool items for smithing and alchemy
Added weapon, armor, and shield upgrade kits
Added alchemy recipes for potions
Added smithing recipes for upgrade kits, tools, and resources
Dropped weapons can now be looted and scrapped
Added 14 new alchemy ingredient items
Added 7 new smithing ingredient items
Improvements:
Implemented appearance randomizer for citizen NPCs
Implemented quest giver spawn rules so they spawn at appropriate locations
Added some new citizen meshes
Replaced some old citizen meshes
Added some new guard meshes
Replaced tutorial guard meshes
Added new smithing animation for equipment merchants
Added new brewing animation for potion merchants
Added new idle animation for merchants
Added new idle animation for guards
Improved NPC sitting animation
Added two new merchant voices
Added hammer sound for NPCs
Added cause of death to death screen
Added flashing effect of possession bar if critical
Disabled pop-up of unessential tutorial messages
Added notification icon for unread tutorial messages
Changed object highlight effect to be more noticable
Improved inventory sorting
Added new icon for book items
Added new icon for smithing items
Added new icon for alchemy items
Improved level complete notification
Slightly increased view range of compass icons
Slightly improved lip syncing
Replaced main menu background
Balancing:
Increased dungeon loot amount
Increased effect of dungeon level on loot amount
Slightly decreased spawn chance of rare items
Increased quest XP reward
Increased quest gold and loot rewards
Increased protection effect of armors and shields
Slightly decreased all level requirements
Slightly decreased level requirement for artifacts
Slightly decreased damage of all enemies
Slightly decreased damage and health of Kings and Berserkers
Slightly decreased health of Peasants and Workers
Slightly increased maximal possible attack speed
Slightly increased damage of all weapons
Slightly increased bow damage
Slightly decreased stamina cost for bows
Slightly decreased stamina cost for running and jumping
Added more gold and potions to start loot
Fixes:
Fixed quest dungeons from not getting removed
Fixed arrows from not ricocheting from crystal hearts
Fixed NPCs not being able to walk on rugs
Fixed an issue with higher-level chest spawning
Fixed inventory sorting from not resetting
Fixed not being able to attack with the torch
Fixed some clipping and missing dungeon objects
Removed lever from barricaded gate
Indie Live Expo RAIDBORN Gameplay Stream
Watch 30 minutes of pure unedited RAIDBORN Gameplay.
Enough of wasting precious time by walking eternal distances and engaging in endless dialogue? Want to get to the fun part quickly? Say no more! RAIDBORN should be right up your alley.
RAIDBORN is a straightforward first-person fantasy action RPG featuring procedurally generated dungeons and quests. Plunder a treasure-strewn world, upgrade your gear, level up your skills, and hurl yourself into intense combat.
