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The Avalon Update will be released in April 2024 (Reveal Teaser)



Greetings, Ravens!

The team at Passtech Games is thrilled to announce "Avalon", the third and final Chapter of Ravenswatch, with an exclusive sneak peek revealed during Nacon Connect 2024!

Watch our Reveal Teaser for Avalon :


Get ready for April 2024

  • A new map to explore and reach level 10+
  • New enemies and bosses
  • New themed quest!
  • Upgrade your Ultimate abilities!
  • And more!
Learn more in our future Dev Diary and Vlog!


- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

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Ravenswatch during Nacon Connect 2024

Ravenswatch Patch note - Version 0.16.02



Greetings, Ravens!

Weā€™re here with another patch following the release of the Dark Tales Update last week! This one fixes multiple reported bugs and issues by the community, as well as adds a temporary solution for the AFK people blocking players in lobbies. Please read the patch note below for the details.

We are still investigating the other lobby issues (stuck at Starting / Canā€™t ready). If you are affected by those issues, check this master thread to see how you can help us track them.

:: Hotfix 0.16.02 ::


šŸ¦ = Community additions

New features and improvements


  • šŸ¦ AFK in lobbies: Added an automatic kick for AFK players blocking lobbies for players.
    Notes: A second iteration of the matchmaking is planned with proper Kick, Ban, Vocal chat, and more features. In the meantime, we have added this automatic kick for AFK players that puts a 30-second countdown in lobbies when players press ā€œReadyā€. After 30 seconds, all players who did not press ā€œReadyā€ will be kicked out of the party. They may start another search afterward. The countdown timer is reset if all players in a lobby press ā€œUnreadyā€.
  • Memoirs: Updated the unlocking animation for Memoirs in the Book
  • Notifications: Updated the ā€œ!ā€ in the Book to make it more visible

Fixed bugs


  • šŸ¦ Stuck in lobby/Starting: Attempt to fix some issues related to being stuck in the lobby / at the Starting stage.
    Notes: This may not work for all players, our team is still investigating other related issues. Check the bottom of this Steam news for more info.
  • šŸ¦ Seven League Boots: Fixed the effect of the Seven League Bootsā€™ magical object
  • šŸ¦ The Pied Piper: ā€˜Chorusā€™ Talentā€™s attack notes now properly benefit from ā€˜Sniperā€™ Talent
  • šŸ¦ Beowulf: Fixed Ultimate 2 fireballs incorrectly dealing damage for each player in the party (they now properly deal their damage once)
  • šŸ¦ The Snow Queen:
    + Fixed ā€˜Ice Coresā€™ acquisition, one is now properly generated for each enemy hit by
    + Fixed ā€˜Pirouetteā€™ interaction with Defense cooldown (it is now properly reduced according to the time it has been triggered at)
  • šŸ¦ Aladdin: ā€˜Sand Vortexā€™ vacuum effect does not trigger hit FXs on neutral props anymore
  • šŸ¦ Melusine: Fixed ā€˜Wisp Surgeā€™ and ā€˜Final Burstā€™ incorrectly interacting with Ultimate 2 ability
  • Unlocked Difficulty pop-up: Fixed the animation of the New Difficulty unlocked pop-up
  • šŸ¦ Subtitles: Fixed Sun Wukongā€™s name not appearing in subtitles for English and Russian
  • šŸ¦ Localisation: Fixed some parameter order inversions in certain languages

Currently investigated issues


  • Stuck in Lobby / Canā€™t Ready

Another patch should come out next week resolving these issues.

If you are encountering the ā€˜Stuck in Lobby / Canā€™t Readyā€™, please reach out to us with additional information to help us track this bug. Hereā€™s a step-by-step guide on how to:

You can help us by downloading this tester and running this program on your computer: https://nacon.fromsmash.com/Ravenswatch-Connection-Tester


Please follow this process:
  1. Unzip "Ravenswatch_UDPTestClient"
  2. Launch "UDPTest.bat" in the folder (not the .exe file). A command windows pop-up should appear
  3. Wait a few seconds until the pop-up closes
  4. Send us the "UDPTest.log" file generated in the folder

Provide us with your log files as well, automatically generated in this folder:
Steam\steamapps\common\Ravenswatch\_Logs
Reach us at contact@passtechgames.com or on our official Discord server with your attachments, your location (country), and a description of your issue.

- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Ravenswatch Hotfix (Disconnections in between Chapters) - Version 0.16.01



Greetings, Ravens!

Weā€™re pushing a quick hotfix to resolve issues with Disconnections while waiting on the loading screen between Chapters 1 & 2. It should prevent the host of the party from timeouting teammates. Let us know on the Steam forums or our Discord server if the fix was effective for you.

:: Hotfix 0.16.01 ::



Fixed bug


  • Disconnections: Fixed an issue where a disconnection would occur in between Chapters

Currently investigated issues


  • Stuck in Lobby / Canā€™t Ready
  • ā€˜Seven-League bootsā€™ Magical Object not working
  • Localization errors

Another patch should come out next week resolving these issues.

If you are encountering the ā€˜Stuck in Lobby / Canā€™t Readyā€™, please reach out to us with additional information to help us track this bug. Hereā€™s a step-by-step guide on how to:

You can help us by downloading this tester and running this program on your computer: https://nacon.fromsmash.com/Ravenswatch-Connection-Tester


Please follow this process:
  1. Unzip "Ravenswatch_UDPTestClient"
  2. Launch "UDPTest.bat" in the folder (not the .exe file). A command windows pop-up should appear
  3. Wait a few seconds until the pop-up closes
  4. Send us the "UDPTest.log" file generated in the folder

Provide us with your log files as well, automatically generated in this folder:
Steam\steamapps\common\Ravenswatch\_Logs
Reach us at contact@passtechgames.com or on our official Discord server with your attachments, your location (country), and a description of your issue.

- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Ravenswatch - Dark Tales Update Livestream (PRE-RECORDED)

Check out the latest update in Ravenswatch, the Dark Tales as our developers walk you through what to expect!

The Dark Tales Update is live!



Greetings, Ravens!

The Dark Tales update is now available for free on Steam! This new and fourth Major content update adds a glimpse of each hero's backstory, new unlockable talents, a very requested feature, and more!

Weā€™re excited to continue the Early Access of Ravenswatch in 2024 and have more major content planned for this year before version 1.0. Check our updated Early Access Roadmap at the bottom of this news.

Watch the Dark Tales Update trailer




Summary



OPEN THE BOOK OF DARK TALES!
  • Unlock Heroesā€™ Memoirs and learn more about their pasts and motivations
  • 30+ new Talents to unlock
  • Altar of Heroes: revive fallen teammates or buy extra feathers
  • Rank up to level 8 in the Book!
  • The Sandman now greets you (new voice lines)
  • New servers that ensure more co-op stability (disconnections, delays, high pingsā€¦)
  • ā€¦ and more!

Read the full patch note here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2071280/view/3972805574263010752

Get the Update



Update the game for free on Steam right now to start playing the Dark Tales Update!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2071280/Ravenswatch/

Updated Roadmap





Social Channels



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- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Ravenswatch Patch note - Dark Tales Version 0.16.00



Greetings, Ravens!

The Dark Tales Update is out on Steam! This new and fourth Major content update adds a glimpse of each hero's backstory, new unlockable talents, a very requested feature, and more!

Weā€™re excited to continue the Early Access of Ravenswatch in 2024 and have more major content planned for this year before version 1.0. Check out the patch note below to see the newest additions on this update and the Roadmap at the bottom of the news for our next plans.

Watch our Update trailer here:



PATCH NOTE 0.16.00 (February 1st, 2024)


šŸ¦ = Community additions

TL;DR:



Because we know our patch notes are lengthy ones and you probably just want to play, hereā€™s a ā€œtoo long, didnā€™t read!ā€ summary just for you:
  • Unlock Heroesā€™ Memoirs and learn more about their pasts and motivations
  • 30+ new Talents to unlock
  • Altar of Heroes: revive fallen teammates or buy extra feathers
  • Rank up to level 8 in the Book!
  • The Sandman now greets you (new voice lines)
  • New servers that ensure more co-op stability (disconnections, delays, high pingsā€¦)
  • ā€¦ and more!

Read the detailed patch note below:

āš  Disclaimer



Weā€™ve been working hard to bring players a more stable co-op experience worldwide. Starting today, we will use Epic Online Services to manage connections between players.

No Epic Accounts will ever be required, neither in solo nor in co-op.

Weā€™re hoping this change (and many others) will improve connectivity with players, and decrease high PINGs, disconnections, and delays in-game. We look forward to your feedback on this matter, as only a full-scale test with players of the Early Access will tell us if most issues are resolved.

šŸ“¢ Please let us know in this thread



New features


  • Memoirs:
    + Rank-up Heroes in the meta-progression to unlock their pasts and stories (Rank 2, 4, 6, and 8)
    + 4 Memoirs to unlock per Hero
    + Complete the Heroā€™s portrait in the Memoirs tab
    Note: Disclaimer, first iteration of the Memoirs! Weā€™ll improve the system with more entries, specific illustrations, and voiceovers in the next updates or version 1.0! Unlocking conditions will also change later when we add an achievement system.
  • šŸ¦ Altar of Heroes: A new Activity is available on the map!
    + Revive fallen Heroes
    + Buy extra feathers
    + Gain XP
  • Talents: 30+ new Talents to unlock
    + Scarlet: 4 new Talents - Adrenaline, Fan of Spikes, Savagery, On the Hunt
    + The Pied Piper: 4 new Talents - Chorus, Invasive Blast, Leeching Charm, Ghost Notes
    + Beowulf: 4 new Talents - Battlecry, Secondary Tremor, Furious Blows, Runes of War
    + Snow Queen: 4 new Talents - Protective Crown, Ice Cores, Frostbite, Pirouette
    + Aladdin: 4 new Talents - Dream Scimitars, Sand Vortex, Master Thief, Enchanted Jinn
    + Melusine: 5 new Talents - Sea Dance (used to be Dance Step), Wisp Finale, Waterlogging, Shimmering Scales, Long Lasting Wisp
    + Geppetto: 4 new Talents - Sharp Nose, Magnetic Swing, Flash of Genius, Lightning Rod Dummies
    + Sun Wukong: 4 new Talents - Focused Strikes, Sacred Seal, Chi Outburst, Fiery Golden Eyes
  • Maximum Ranks: Rank your Heroes up to Level 8 in the Book/Meta progression! (youā€™ll unlock the newest Talents and Memoirs)
  • The Sandman: The Sandman now talks
  • šŸ¦ Subtitles: You can now add subtitles to Heroesā€™ voice lines and dialogs in the Option menu

Heroes adjustments


  • General:
    + All Ultimate abilities now deal +20% damage per level above 5
    + šŸ¦ Fixed damage display in the interface to take into account all DMG bonuses
  • Scarlet:
    + Changed the ā€˜Shadow Strikeā€™ glow on Scarletā€™s daggers and Wolf claws, from dark purple to red, when the quest is complete.
    + Fixed: Scarlet in Wolf Form now cannot be stunned during her Ultimates (same as all other Heroes)
  • The Pied Piper:
    + The camera now follows the rats' swarm from its ā€˜Plague of Ratsā€™ Ultimate.
    + Improved steering of the ā€˜Plague of Ratsā€™ rat swarm
    + ā€˜Sniperā€™ notes have a new, more aerodynamic look
  • Beowulf:
    + Fixed: Holding attack input no longer prevents the Retaliation talent effect from being triggered
    + Fixed the ā€˜Defenseā€™ invincibility window on release, it is now an intangibility window
    + Improved Specialā€™s final sword swing to better differentiate it from the spinning swings since they donā€™t deal the same damage
  • Snow Queen:
    + Fixed: Snow Queenā€™s defense damage is not increased by ā€˜Radiant Crownā€™ talent anymore
    + Improved auto-aim of attacks launched when using ā€˜Strafeā€™ Talent
    + The camera now follows ā€˜Frost Rayā€™ā€™s target
  • Melusine:
    + šŸ¦ Completely changed ā€˜Dance Stepā€™ Talent and renamed it ā€˜Sea Danceā€™
  • Geppetto:
    + šŸ¦ ā€˜Unstable Coresā€™: Dummies now always turn unstable 5 seconds after their creation (instead of randomly)
    + Fixed: ā€˜Rocket Scienceā€™ now properly interacts with ā€˜Trappedā€™ status
  • Sun Wukong:
    + Base HP set to 110 (from 100)
    + Defense cooldown set to 5s (from 8s)

General Improvements & Balancing


  • Bosses: Bosses now give the same XP whether you're in multiplayer or single-player mode
  • šŸ¦ Cyclops: Lighting AOE warnings now show the spread pattern of the ground projectiles
  • Score: Score calculation has been reviewed, as well as Rank points required to rank up a Hero
  • šŸ¦ Results Screen: Abandoning a run or getting disconnected from a run will now bring the players to the Results Screen (Defeat) and give Rank points

Fixed bugs



Major
  • šŸ¦ Desynchronizations in co-op
  • šŸ¦ Disconnections
  • šŸ¦ High Pings
  • Overall optimization of game performance

Minor
  • Fixed: Only unlocked Magical Items and Talents are displayed on the recapitulative screen, not unlocked by default ones
  • Fixed: White Ladies AoE scream attack is now properly telegraphed on the ground
  • Fixed: Killing the Cyclops while being teleported to the Master Nightmare no longer plays the Cyclops' death cutscene nor teleports the hero to its arena
  • Fixed behavior of Rocs spawned by Phoenixes when leashed

Roadmap





Social Channels



Passtech Games Discord Ravenswatch Twitter Passtech Games Twitter Ravenswatch Subreddit Passtech Games Twitch Passtech Games Website

- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

The Dark Tales Update releases on February 1st (Reveal Teaser)



Greetings, Ravens!

Weā€™re happy to reveal that the Dark Tales Update will be released on February 1st on Steam! Get a look at our reveal date teaser for the occasion:



Get ready for February 1st


OPEN THE BOOK OF DARK TALES!
  • Unlock Heroesā€™ Memoirs and learn more about their pasts and motivations
  • 30+ new Talents to unlock
  • Altar of Heroes: revive fallen teammates or buy extra feathers
  • Rank up to level 8 in the Book!
  • The Sandman now greets you (new voice lines)
  • New servers that ensure more co-op stability (disconnections, delays, high pingsā€¦)
  • ā€¦ and more!

Learn more in our latest Dev Diary:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2071280/view/3979560339822617391

Live Showcase and Q&A



Bookmark our future Devstreams to learn more about all the details of the Dark Tales Update! Weā€™ll have our traditional showcase of the new content, followed by a live Q&A with the dev team.

Dark Tales Update Showcase:
šŸ“† January 29
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Dark Tales Update live Q&A and Co-op:
šŸ“† January 31
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Follow Passtech Games on Twitch

- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Social Channels


Passtech Games Discord Ravenswatch Twitter Passtech Games Twitter Ravenswatch Subreddit Passtech Games Twitch Passtech Games Website

What's in the Dark Tales Update - Dev Diary #07



Greetings, Ravens!

Itā€™s Dev Diary time! First of all, Happy New Year! We took a well-deserved break during the last Holidays and hope you did too.

Our fourth update will contain many new content and features for Ravenswatch, check it out down below:


Read the written version below:

New online servers!



As our latest Dev Diary stated, weā€™ve been working hard to bring players a more stable co-op experience worldwide. Starting February 1st, we will use Epic Online Services to manage connections between players.

Weā€™re hoping this change (and many others) will improve connectivity with players, and decrease high PINGs, disconnections, and delays in-game. We look forward to your feedback on this matter, itā€™s been a long road to get here and weā€™re eager to know if our efforts paid off.

As we have tested this change on our side for quite some time now, we will still wait to see your feedback once the Update is live before shouting victory! Only a full-scale test with players of the Early Access will tell us if most issues are resolved.

Memoirs



Onto brighter things with a new tab to consult in the book! Weā€™ve added a bunch of lore, told from the heroesā€™ perspectives so you can learn more about their intentions, their pasts, and their personalities.

Unlock memoirs while playing and read the codex entries in the book after your runs. Each hero has 4 memoirs to unlock, plus a cool illustration that reveals itself with your progress.

Weā€™ll add more memoirs in version 1.0. as well as the ending of each of their stories

Altar of Heroes



Weā€™ve already talked a little about Altar of Heroes in our latest Dev Diary and itā€™s going to be ready for our Dark Tales Update!

One Altar of Heroes will spawn on each Chapter and let you buy extra Revive feathers or revive fallen teammates. You can interact with the mechanism several times during a run to revive a friend, buy a feather, or gain XP points.

When a teammate falls, the Heroes of Altar will be revealed on the mini-map as well as a teleportation mark to make it easier to revive a friend.



New Talents



Weā€™ve added 30+ unlockable talents (about 4 per hero) to the game and increased the maximum rank to 8 in the meta-progression! We canā€™t resist a quick sneak peek:


Melusine can now grow her wisp!


A new moveset for Beowulf right after his Special!


Rats spawn after the Pied Piper's Defense

Live Showcase and Q&A



Bookmark our future Devstreams to learn more about all the details of the Dark Tales Update! Weā€™ll have our traditional showcase of the new content, followed by a live Q&A with the dev team.

Dark Tales Update Showcase:
šŸ“† January 29
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Dark Tales Update live Q&A and Co-op:
šŸ“† January 31
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Follow Passtech Games on Twitch

Community Questions



    1. Is the game going to be available on consoles and when?

    YES! Weā€™ve planned to release Ravenswatch on consoles since Day 1 of production, and have already started development on some platforms. Though it is still too early to communicate a date for the release of the console versions, we can already tell you that the game will be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch in 2024, once the Early Access is done and version 1.0. out.

    2. Will it be possible to play the same heroes in a run?

    YES, but only in custom modes. We know how much fun it can be to play 4 Aladdins so why prevent it? ;)

    3. Melusineā€™s 'Dancing Step' Talent feels very uncomfortable to play

    YES, it could get awkward sometimes. Thanks for sharing your feedback, itā€™s noted and weā€™ve reworked this talent completely in the Dark Tales Update. Letā€™s see how you will like it!

Passtech Games



We would like to introduce Luna, Passtech Gamesā€™ newest Community Manager! (I, MXiaa, will still be around for your shenanigans šŸ˜œ) With this addition, weā€™re hoping to be even more present on the Steam forums and our Discord server to answer your questions, help you with technical support, and monitor feedback for the Early access of Ravenswatch. Welcome to the team!

By the way, if youā€™re not there already, join our Discord server to participate in future community events, chats with the devs, and collective brainstorm sessions around Ravenswatch!



- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Social Channels


Passtech Games Discord Ravenswatch Twitter Passtech Games Twitter Ravenswatch Subreddit Passtech Games Twitch Passtech Games Website

The Dark Tales Update releases on February 1st - Dev Diary #07



Greetings, Ravens!

Itā€™s Dev Diary time! First of all, Happy New Year! We took a well-deserved break during the last Holidays and hope you did too.

Weā€™re happy to reveal that the Dark Tales Update will be released on February 1st on Steam! Get a look at our reveal date teaser for the occasion:



Our fourth update will contain many new content and features for Ravenswatch, check it out down below:



Read the written version below:

New online servers!



As our latest Dev Diary stated, weā€™ve been working hard to bring players a more stable co-op experience worldwide. Starting February 1st, we will use Epic Online Services to manage connections between players.

Weā€™re hoping this change (and many others) will improve connectivity with players, and decrease high PINGs, disconnections, and delays in-game. We look forward to your feedback on this matter, itā€™s been a long road to get here and weā€™re eager to know if our efforts paid off.

As we have tested this change on our side for quite some time now, we will still wait to see your feedback once the Update is live before shouting victory! Only a full-scale test with players of the Early Access will tell us if most issues are resolved.

Memoirs



Onto brighter things with a new tab to consult in the book! Weā€™ve added a bunch of lore, told from the heroesā€™ perspectives so you can learn more about their intentions, their pasts, and their personalities.

Unlock memoirs while playing and read the codex entries in the book after your runs. Each hero has 4 memoirs to unlock, plus a cool illustration that reveals itself with your progress.

Weā€™ll add more memoirs in version 1.0. as well as the ending of each of their stories

Altar of Heroes



Weā€™ve already talked a little about Altar of Heroes in our latest Dev Diary and itā€™s going to be ready for our Dark Tales Update!

One Altar of Heroes will spawn on each Chapter and let you buy extra Revive feathers or revive fallen teammates. You can interact with the mechanism several times during a run to revive a friend, buy a feather, or gain XP points.

When a teammate falls, the Heroes of Altar will be revealed on the mini-map as well as a teleportation mark to make it easier to revive a friend.



New Talents



Weā€™ve added 30+ unlockable talents (about 4 per hero) to the game and increased the maximum rank to 8 in the meta-progression! We canā€™t resist a quick sneak peek:


Melusine can now grow her wisp!


A new moveset for Beowulf right after his Special!


Rats spawn after the Pied Piper's Defense

Live Showcase and Q&A



Bookmark our future Devstreams to learn more about all the details of the Dark Tales Update! Weā€™ll have our traditional showcase of the new content, followed by a live Q&A with the dev team.

Dark Tales Update Showcase:
šŸ“† January 29
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Dark Tales Update live Q&A and Co-op:
šŸ“† January 31
šŸ•š 5 PM CEST

Follow Passtech Games on Twitch

Community Questions



    1. Is the game going to be available on consoles and when?

    YES! Weā€™ve planned to release Ravenswatch on consoles since Day 1 of production, and have already started development on some platforms. Though it is still too early to communicate a date for the release of the console versions, we can already tell you that the game will be available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch in 2024, once the Early Access is done and version 1.0. out.

    2. Will it be possible to play the same heroes in a run?

    YES, but only in custom modes. We know how much fun it can be to play 4 Aladdins so why prevent it? ;)

    3. Melusineā€™s 'Dancing Step' Talent feels very uncomfortable to play

    YES, it could get awkward sometimes. Thanks for sharing your feedback, itā€™s noted and weā€™ve reworked this talent completely in the Dark Tales Update. Letā€™s see how you will like it!

Passtech Games



We would like to introduce Luna, Passtech Gamesā€™ newest Community Manager! (I, MXiaa, will still be around for your shenanigans šŸ˜œ) With this addition, weā€™re hoping to be even more present on the Steam forums and our Discord server to answer your questions, help you with technical support, and monitor feedback for the Early access of Ravenswatch. Welcome to the team!

By the way, if youā€™re not there already, join our Discord server to participate in future community events, chats with the devs, and collective brainstorm sessions around Ravenswatch!



- The Passtech Team šŸ‰

Social Channels


Passtech Games Discord Ravenswatch Twitter Passtech Games Twitter Ravenswatch Subreddit Passtech Games Twitch Passtech Games Website