We are happy to announce that the next update for Vigil: The Longest Night is live now. This patch continues to stamp out pesky bugs and address some of your biggest concerns! The Glass Heart and Another Indie teams are continuing to go through your feedback and improve Vigil: The Longest Night! If you have feedback, questions, queries, or complaints, you can always reach us at in the Steam Forums or in our Discord!
This update is small in terms of content but big in terms of bug fixes and polish and addresses the controller issues that have plagued us since launch! We will have more news about upcoming content over the next few weeks and months. But rest assured, Leila’s journey isn’t over. If any players have issues with gamepads, please check our Steam Forum for fixes. People who changed their Steam settings previously may need to take a few extra steps! We’ve got you covered 😊
You can check out the patch notes bellow but beware, there are SPOILERS within:
Major Update
Lower lowered enemy attributes (HP, EXP, Attack, etc.) in NG+ and further rounds of NG+.
This caters to the needs of hardcore players and story/quest lovers! A round 20 enemy's power is roughly equal to previous version's power at round 6. We welcome hardest-core players to challenge Vigil for 100 rounds!
Now Character's Arcane attribute will increase more Arcane spell damage and mana.
Increased the Flaming Magpie's basic damage.
Vigil: The Longest Night now uses Steam Input to read gamepad inputs.
For older players - you need to revert to your Global Steam Input Settings
Map
Fixed - Bug that allowed player to see the closed path using Glowing Orb.
Fixed - Bug that when in 5:4 resolution screen, the player will be blocked by an air wall after entering the Brood Mother area.
Added - A hint of light to the entrance of the cave to reveal a hidden path.
Optimized- Map fog clearance improved
Deleted - Incorrect treasure chest at the Peak of Weep.
Fixed- A bug that allowed player to pass through walls in the Cemetery.
Adjusted - BGM in the Forest areas.
Optimized - Lowered the brightness in certain scene
Fixed - A bug that the map won't show player's location when checked inside the Giantwood
Optimized- Moved the teleporter's location to the Shadow Disaster to the entrance
Optimized - Lowered the sound effects of the ice cube attack in The Frozen Realm
Adjusted - Location of the Elevator Lever and enemies in the Secret Trail.
Fixed - Clear the last teleport place before starting new game +. You can't use Owl's Feather before interacting with another Owl Statue
Fixed - An issue that after completing the Mine Pit, sliding backward on the ramp causes the player to fall out of the scene
Monsters
Optimized- Removed the Craving Terror's jump-oppressing action
Optimized - Removed the Brood Mother's falling rock attack after her ground attack.
Fixed - The bug that allowed the players to get behind the Brood Mother.
Optimized - Kelpie's overall actions.
Reduced the delay between Lord of the Misty Lake Boss intro and combat.
Fixed the damage triggering issue of Erupting Flesh Cluster's fire attack. Can no longer be burned once the flame attack is finished.
Optimized - Scholar of the Sacred Wood's special effects.
Optimized - Extended the AI search distance of certain bosses.
Tara's jump height has been increased.
Optimized - Strengthened the Mutated Flesh enemies in Maye Sewer.
Added - A few Explosive Old Man enemies to the mine
Adjustment - Earth Spider can be attacked while hiding
Adjustment - Raised the height of the event frame in the Lord of the Misty Lake's boss fight so players can't move behind it anymore.
Fixed - Poison damage no longer stuns enemies for long periods but does interrupt their actions.
Adjustment - Tweaked the animation of the Hammer Miner. It's easier to interrupt his movements now.
Main Character
Optimized - Two-handed weapon's charging action, trigger timing and animation.
Optimized - Minor modification to the trigger timing of "Comet Strike" skill.
Fixed - Bug where the player couldn't stun an enemy after learning "Foresight" skill
Optimized - All sword's special effect and sound effect.
Fixed - bug that after exhaustion the gasping animation failed to trigger.
Fixed - The issue where air-dash cannot be used immediately after falling while running.
Equipment
Fixed- A bug that uses Arcane items twice while airborne
Adjustment - Fishbone Bow's weapon action now has an area of effect
Added - Curved Daggers now have a unique weapon action - Cross Slash
Optimization - Increase the attack range of the Golden Hammer.
Optimization - The appearance and pictures of weapons and armor.
Optimization - Increased the Spiked Reaper's weapon action damage.
Optimization - Lowered the stamina cost of the following weapons:
Saw Blade
Excellent Saw Blade
Blood-Stained Shovel
Sacrificial Sword
Obsidian Daggers
Optimization - Strengthened the below weapons:
Wakizashi
Raven's Halberd
Thorn Axe
Fixed - Bug where the Stray Ring didn't actually increase experience gained
Fixed - Bug where the Wrath of the Holy Six item will ignore the direction thrown and destroy one-way destroyable obstacles
Modified - The Blacksmith sells all Vigilant gear at the start of the game.
Fixed - Enchantment effects of Blood Shards (HP%) and Amber Sparks (Backstab)
Fixed - A bug that using the Breath of the Ancient Guard will override the last Arcane Item used.
Attributes and Statuses
Optimization - Adjusted the calculation of Lightning Elemental damage, won't trigger error due to low Lightning Resistance.
Adjusted the calculation of Poison Elemental damage, now all poison effects last longer and deal more damage (including those afflicted on monsters).
Adjusted the calculation of Bleeding Affliction, now will interact normally with the monster's poise value. Damage value has been increased.
Fixed - Bug that will occur after the value of "Reduce Debuff Duration" goes above 100
Other
Modified - Side menu can be closed using Option (PS4) or Start (Xbox) buttons.
Optimize - The item/equipment descriptions in both Chinese and English.
Fixed - "Great Arcanist" and "Acrobat" achievements now trigger correctly.
Optimized the death sound effects of certain bosses.
Adjustment/Added - Can now use Fledgling's Blood Soul in the Unknown Space, and added a teleporter at the beginning section so player can return to the Catacombs.
Fixed - The bug that can't enter Leila's new home. (The one she bought in game)
Fixed - Hilda will repeatedly re-appear
Fixed - The bug that Tangerine can't receive the necklace.
Now talking with the Foreman Edward after defeating the Mine Pit Boss will immediately update the "Rescue The Survivors" mission.
Quest (Spoilers Alert!)
Now players can find 30 Mysterious Manuscripts in below locations:
Empty Library
2
Secret Cave
2
Catacombs
2
Professor's Home
2
Library
2
Shimmer Church
2
Maye Hall - Workshop
2
Sunken Queen Anne's Revenge
2
Bufonitte Lake
2
Doctor's Home
2
Bishop's Room
2
Inside of the Giantwood
2
Upper Underground Hall
2
Middle Underground Hall
2
Adjustments of "Placebo" Achievement
Now Pierre won't take out Clay until Chapter 3
Now the Fisher will be counted in this achievement. (But only count as 1 person)
Now Hilda will wait in the Outskirt of Maye after received the Research Report.
Now the Doctor will be in Asylum after Leila submit the Research Report.
Adjustment: getting the Golden Slime's Plasmodium and not returning will now fail the Gold Rush quest in chapter 3.
Fixed - Minor bugs when talking to Stein.
Fixed - The bug where Tangerine can't receive the necklace and won’t give the Ruby Ring.
Fixed - Talking to Shabbir and returning to Captain Carl will initiate a discussion about the Blood of the Sacredwood.
Fixed - Passing the Blood of the Sacredwood to 3 pagans can complete the "Addict" quest.
Slaying Wretched Bugs and Building Terrible Worlds!
Hello Vigilants!
First, thank you for making the launch of Vigil: The Longest Night such a wonderful experience. It’s been years of work by a small team and the response has been overwhelming. We’ve been reading through all your comments and feedback and are working on fixing, polishing, and updating.
This first update is just the beginning for us, we are already working on a major polish of the English text, adding a whole bunch of requested features and a substantial content update! We cannot wait to share more with you all.
Below are the Patch Notes WHICH CONTAIN SPOILERS!
Major Fixes
Can now open storage at save points
Fixed “Dephil's Will” achievement and final ending not showing issues.
Placebo Mission now unlocks achievements
Arcane Items are no longer broken when completing “The Draft in a Bottle” Quest
English translation updated - more English polish incoming
Improved saving system that writes immediately to disk to prevent data loss.
All skill points can now be reset on Cat Isle
Classic Incense Burner can be found in a locked room in the Sewer on the Estuary
The Raven's Helmet can be found in the Mountain Cave after defeating the Lord of the Misty Lake
Control Optimization
D-pad can be used to select the number of items to sell in the store.
In the option menu, you can now select either D-Pad or Analogue Movement
Mission Fixes
Fixed incorrect walking animation when talking to bridge guard
Doctor now shows in the correct location after the meeting in the Town Hall
Shabbir won't disappear after talking with the Gram
Guard Storage room will be closed after the investigation
Maye Hall believers’ dialogue fixed
Clarified the mission description for "Eliminate Skeletons."
Item Issues
Tara will now drop their weapon
Balance Adjustment
Optimized following monster stats: Spike Wolf, Crawling Miner, Creeping Skull, Young Poison Toad
Reduced stamina costs of dual blade skills: Crescent Spin and Full Moon Spin
Owl Claymore: increased attack damage by 15% and -30 stamina cost
Golden Hammer: +40 stamina cost
Increased the stamina cost of air dash
Reduce the Fallen Eyeball's cooldown
Mini Map Issues
Fixed Secret Trail’s save point not matching map pin location
Level Issues
Removed hittable cages in first chapter’s Catacomb and Miner’s Path
Decreased the height of the first stone wall at game opening, you can now jump with normal jump
On the lower left side of The Frozen Realm, the wind-blown cube will no longer cause a dead end
Players can now break a barrier from the other side of the Limestone Way to the Mine
First, we want to thank you for all your support during the launch of Vigil: The Longest Night. It’s been an incredible experience for Glass Heart Games and our publisher, Another Indie!
We’ve received encouragement and support from around the globe, but we have also received many bug reports and players facing issues, especially on Nintendo Switch. We have spent the weekend talking with players and the community and are working to fix these issues as quickly as possible. This was our first game, so we are learning a lot and thanks for bearing with us! We are now going to go into more detail on specific issues:
Issues including Placebo quest’s achievement not triggering, items not working correctly, unclear quest guidance, controller issues, and certain skills being too hard to activate will be fixed in the next update. The game’s technical structure means that certain modifications sometimes create other issues, meaning that both our internal and our Publishers QA team need to do a thorough test before the game goes live.
On another note, we’ve discovered that some of our English text hasn’t uploaded correctly, meaning that some item descriptions are unpolished (we are not English speakers), we are going to upload fixes ASAP.
We will keep you updated here and on Steam as we go forward.
Finally, we must thank all you guys again, Glass Heart Games will keep polishing “Vigil: The Longest Night and we can’t wait to share more news with you in the future.
Vigil: The Longest Night Deluxe Edition is available on Steam for 29.99 and includes the incredible soundtrack by Jouni Valjakka of metal band Whispered, a 100-page digital artbook, and a high-resolution map of Maye!
Take on the role of Leila, a powerful young warrior undertaking a mysterious trial to join become a Vigilant. As she returns to her hometown for her sister’s birthday, she becomes embroiled in a horrific mystery that will twist space, time, and her own sanity as she unravels the history of The Longest Night.
Vigil: The Longest Night also features a Salt and Sanctuary inspired side-quest that we worked on alongside Ska Studios! We would like to thank them for their support of Vigil: The Longest Night!
We also partnered up with Fextralife to bring you an official wiki! If you find yourself lost - you know where to look now.
We are proud to announce that, thanks to the wonderful people at Ska Studios, we will be including some exciting Salt and Sanctuary content! This content includes a unique questline, exciting battle against a familiar enemy, and a “unique” weapon. Owners of Salt and Sanctuary on Steam will receive an additional 10% discount on Steam from launch until the 21st of October!
Key Features • Salt and Sanctuary crossover quest and rewards! • Experiment with four types of weapon: swords, daggers, two handed weapons, and bows. Or go unarmed! Uncover hidden weapons like the Owl Claymore and Fallen Amaterasu • Use unique artifacts to manipulate enemies and the world around you • Experience a fusion of Cosmic Horror and Taiwanese culture in a deep narrative brimming with lore and history • Multiple endings to unravel and explore • Unlock Leila’s skill tree to create the ultimate Vigilant • Explore an enormous world a lose yourself in dank caves, abandoned villages, and haunted forests • Music by the talented Jouni Valjakka of metal band Whispered
For those of you who played our Demo during the Steam Game Festival, you are probably intimately aware with the tragic tale of the Brood Mother. A tragedy of epic proportions where love, deception, and science mingled to corrupt and create this frenzied, beast. I won’t spoil the story behind the Brood Mother but suffice to say, it isn’t for the faint of heart.
The design for the Brood Mother, as with most of our creations, came from the brilliant (possibly deranged) mind of our lead artist and Co-Founder Lin Li/Kevin who wanted to create something deeply disturbing for the game’s first major boss.
“Brood Mother is a real nightmare, I wanted to make something that was immediately shocking, but which fit into the story and the world.” Along with Co-Founder Joyce Chen, they brainstormed a truly appalling creature made up of distended human body parts along with an insectile abdomen. She has malformed insectile wings, dozens of eyes, and a scream of inhuman fury and pain. She’s an absolute nightmare. Originally, she was supposed to be a fusion of moth and human, but after experimentation, Lin Li decided to use the common fly for his beastly creation, here’s an early image of the moth version for comparison.
But perhaps the most gruesome thing isn’t the Brood Mother, it’s her children. You read that right, her CHILDREN! Throughout the fight the Brood Mother will give birth to half human, half larvae children that will quick overwhelm you unless they are dealt with. As you can imagine, the effect is completely horrifying!
Horror is always based in reality and Brood Mother’s ability to give birth makes one question other elements of her backstory as well as the nature of pregnancy and motherhood in a heavily religious, medieval society. “We wanted the Brood Mother to be terrifying on every level. The more you think about it, the worse it gets” Lin Li told me!
The Endless Night requires your sacrifice! Our Demo is live NOW! Go Play it!
Here's a small introduction into one of our main hubs~
Maye Town is an independent town to the East of the Empire. Formally a part of the Diqbushire and an important site in the history of this land. Many children can tell you of the stories of the Glorious Guard and brave battles and heroic resolve. But now is not the time for history. Since the Long Night began all those years ago, Maye Town has been a bastion of civilization in an increasingly wild land. The city is home to many industries, eager to cater to locals and weary travelers alike.
The General Store is brimming with local produce! Delicious potions, excellent equipment, as well as local curios. The Blacksmith, sturdy and strong, waits to improve the weapons of would be adventurers and resilient locals. The Local Bar is the center of small-town life! Here you can swap stories, share beer, and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of Maye! The Church is of course an important place for the devout members of the community. The beautiful Bruna and her wonderful Mother Tangerine can often be found spreading the joy of the Shimmer Goddess in these hallowed halls! [IMAGE] The Library is perhaps one of the most surprising finds in this beautiful town. A wonderful collection of ancient tomes brimming with history and fiction. The Librarian himself is happy to help you find books to your taste!
As you may have seen, Vigil: The Longest Night was included in the Guerrilla Collective. We’ve been working hard to get a trailer ready and hope you enjoyed it, if you missed it, here you go, I hope it chills you to your core.
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As the game enters the final stages, we’re going to be posting more in depth looks at Vigil: The Longest Night here, so be sure to check in with us soon!
