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Summary

• Unlock Heroes’ 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 pings…)
  
• … and more!

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PATCH NOTE 0.16.00 (February 1st, 2024)

TL;DR:

• Unlock Heroes’ 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 pings…)
  
• … and more!

⚠ Disclaimer

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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 Hero’s portrait in the Memoirs tab
  Note: Disclaimer, first iteration of the Memoirs! We’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.
  
• 🐦 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! (you’ll unlock the newest Talents and Memoirs)
  
• The Sandman: The Sandman now talks
  
• 🐦 Subtitles: You can now add subtitles to Heroes’ voice lines and dialogs in the Option menu

Heroes adjustments

• General:
  + All Ultimate abilities now deal +20% damage per level above 5
  + 🐦 Fixed damage display in the interface to take into account all DMG bonuses
  
• Scarlet:
  + Changed the ‘Shadow Strike’ glow on Scarlet’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 ‘Plague of Rats’ Ultimate.
  + Improved steering of the ‘Plague of Rats’ rat swarm
  + ‘Sniper’ notes have a new, more aerodynamic look
  
• Beowulf:
  + Fixed: Holding attack input no longer prevents the Retaliation talent effect from being triggered
  + Fixed the ‘Defense’ invincibility window on release, it is now an intangibility window
  + Improved Special’s final sword swing to better differentiate it from the spinning swings since they don’t deal the same damage
  
• Snow Queen:
  + Fixed: Snow Queen’s defense damage is not increased by ‘Radiant Crown’ talent anymore
  + Improved auto-aim of attacks launched when using ‘Strafe’ Talent
  + The camera now follows ‘Frost Ray’’s target
  
• Melusine:
  + 🐦 Completely changed ‘Dance Step’ Talent and renamed it ‘Sea Dance’
  
• Geppetto:
  + 🐦 ‘Unstable Cores’: Dummies now always turn unstable 5 seconds after their creation (instead of randomly)
  + Fixed: ‘Rocket Science’ now properly interacts with ‘Trapped’ 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
  
• 🐦 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
  
• 🐦 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

• 🐦 Desynchronizations in co-op
  
• 🐦 Disconnections
  
• 🐦 High Pings
  
• Overall optimization of game performance

• 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

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• Unlock Heroes’ 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 pings…)
  
• … and more!

Live Showcase and Q&A

New online servers!

Memoirs

Altar of Heroes

New Talents

Live Showcase and Q&A

Community Questions

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

YES! We’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. Melusine’s 'Dancing Step' Talent feels very uncomfortable to play

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

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New online servers!

Memoirs

Altar of Heroes

New Talents

Live Showcase and Q&A

Community Questions

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

YES! We’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. Melusine’s 'Dancing Step' Talent feels very uncomfortable to play

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

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Connection issues status

Stats Sun Wukong

Altar of Heroes

Chapter 3

Community Questions

1. Are you planning more content after 1.0.?
   YES, we are considering making Ravenswatch a live service game after its release in version 1.0. To be honest, we’re still thinking about how that would look like, but we want to keep the game alive for as long as possible, depending of course on what the players want.
   
   We will probably launch a poll/form in a couple of months, to gather some information about what YOU would like to see out of the game once the Early Access is complete.
   
   
2. Vocal chat for online Co-op?
   YES. It’s part of the second major iteration we’re anticipating for the matchmaking system that was released last update. We’ll add more co-op features, like a Kick button and more Co-op info in the HUD, for example. The vocal chat is a priority, as we understand that communication is key for success in Ravenswatch.
   
   
3. Remove the timer?
   YES & NO. That’s a tricky one… Obviously, some people don’t love it. But there’s also a lot of players that enjoy it. We’ve twisted and turned the problem in every way possible, but for us, the limitation of time is part of the core gameplay of the game. Having that pressure, and making decisions because of it, is the experience we designed for Ravenswatch.
   
   Now, we can understand players want to explore the whole map (like a true RPG) or that it contributes to the difficulty of the game. We’re keen on balancing the difficulty as we make patches during this Early Access, but we’ll also make custom modes available for those who want to get rid of the timer (and more) and enjoy the game differently. The custom modes will let you dabble with many customizable settings, giving you the chance to tailor your own experience.

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:: Hotfix 0.15.03 ::

Improvements

• Matchmaking: You can now start a Run even if the lobby is not full. Choose ‘4 players’ in the matchmaking settings and wait for 1, 2, or 3 players before launching a game.
  Note: More improvements will be made to the Matchmaking system, like choosing any Difficulty, having a kick button or a vocal chat, and more.
  
• Localization: Fixed some Simplified Chinese localization errors.

Currently investigated issues

• Desynch / Random disconnection issues
  
• High PINGs

:: Updated Roadmap ::

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:: Hotfix 0.15.02 ::

Fixed bugs

• Online: Fixed a bug related to P2P connections. May improve your experience if the online co-op has worsened since The Sun Wukong Update (0.15.01)

Currently investigated issues

• Desynch / Random disconnection issues
  
• High PINGs

:: Updated Roadmap ::

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