Achievements
• Added 50 Achievements! Note you do not need to start the game over to earn any Achievement; you may earn certain Achievements retroactively once you load your saved progress
Nocturnal Arms & Abilities
· Sister Blades: increased damage and range of Attack sequence
· Umbral Flames: reduced Special damage
· Moonstone Axe: increased Special speed; now easier to Dash out of the Attack sequence
· Argent Skull: Omega Special channels faster
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
· Moonstone Axe (Melinoë): increased bonus Attack Power and Max Life
· Moonstone Axe (Thanatos): increased Critical chance of Mortality effect; re-scaled Attack speed bonuses from upgrades
· Argent Skull (Medea): fixed an issue causing the damage bonus to affect Casts, which was not intended
·
Sister Blades (Morrigan)
: fixed Specials not hitting repeatedly as expected
· : reduced Omega Special Magick cost and damage; slightly reduced Omega Attack and Omega Special rate of fire
· Minor adjustments to requirements for Hidden Aspects to be revealed to Melinoë by various characters
Altar of Ashes
· Adjusted upgrade costs of various Arcana Cards
Oath of the Unseen
📢 The stasis effect from the Stopper Perk from the Vow of Fangs now is easier to anticipate
· Increased effectiveness of Drainer and Shielder Perks from the Vow of Fangs
· Unlocking the final rank of Vow of Rivals now requires having reached the True Ending
· Increased Fear requirement for claiming rewards from Bounties of the Infinite Abyss (Cauldron)
Boons & Blessings
· Nexus Rush (Hera): now affects surrounding foes instead of only on contact
· Extended Family (Hera): fixed Boons of Hades counting toward the bonus (he is not an Olympian)
· Poseidon: Splash effects should activate more reliably with strikes of varying speed and strength
· Wave Flourish (Poseidon): reduced bonus from Rarity to compensate for the previous change
· Nova Strike (Apollo): increased area with Sister Blades and Umbral Flames
· Nova Flourish (Apollo): increased area with Sister Blades and Black Coat
· Lucid Gain (Apollo): no longer requires you to stand in your Cast, but now restores less Magick
· Exceptional Talent (Apollo): increased Magick cost; fixed the effect with certain abilities
· Wispy Wiles (Aphrodite): reduced Dodge chance
· Furnace Blast (Hephaestus): fixed Heroic rarity and bonuses from Poms of Power
· Snuffed Candle (Hestia): fixed an issue limiting the damage bonus only to Attacks and Specials
· Grisly Gain (Ares): increased Magick restoration; improved bonus from Poms of Power
· Mean Streak (Hermes): now only affects Attacks and Specials
· Phalanx Shot (Athena): reduced projectile speed, letting each shot Deflect for a longer duration
· Lapis Lazuli Insight (Circe): now upgrades an additional Arcana Card
· Life Tax (Hades): increased total Life restored
· Gigaros Dash (Hades): reduced direct damage
· Unseen Ire (Hades): reduced bonus damage
· Ripple Effect (Hera x Poseidon): reduced effect chance
· Beach Ball (Poseidon x Apollo): increased projectile speed; it keeps up better if Melinoë is very fast
· Hearty Appetite (Demeter x Aphrodite): now only affects Attacks and Specials
· Further clarifications to descriptions for various Boons
· Various other minor fixes and adjustments
Hexes & Path of Stars
· Adjusted placement of several upgrades on the various Paths
· Dark Side: reduced Attack and Special damage
· Resonance (Dark Side): now correctly applies any damage bonuses from your Attack
· Splendor (Dark Side): now correctly applies any damage bonuses from your Special
· Rigor (Night Bloom): fixed an issue causing the bonus from this to apply twice
Keepsakes
· Added new Keepsakes that can be unlocked, eventually…
· Silken Sash (Arachne): increased starting Armor
Animal Familiars
· Increased chance of finding corresponding resource type based on which Familiar is with you
· You can recruit
Hecuba
and sooner than before
· Sped up the presentation when blocks incoming damage for you
· Added a hint to give Witch’s Delight to Frinos after casting Faith of Familiar Spirits
· Familiars no longer get confused when Unseen Ire (Hades) activates
Resources & Reagents
· The resource formerly called Prestige is now called Kudos
· As noted in The Unseen Update Patch Notes, any Zodiac Sand and Void Lenses you collected have automatically been exchanged for Kudos as part of the True Ending
· Additional minor adjustments to some resource appearance rates
· Reduced Whiles duration when ordering Moon Dust from Charon’s Gold Rewards
· Increased how much Gold can be found on the Summit
· Increased cost of Nightmare from the Wretched Broker
· Increased cost of Star Dust from the Wretched Broker
· Adjusted resource costs of some upgrades that required Zodiac Sand or Void Lenses
· Tablet of Peace sequences are slightly faster than before
· Rod of Fishing sequences are slightly faster than before
Foes & Dangers
· Reduced damage rate of magma in Asphodel
· Thorns in the Mourning Fields no longer damage foes
· : reduced tentacle damage in final phase; increased duration before Eggs hatch; reduced life and damage of some summoned foes; other minor adjustments
· Ambient attacks on the Summit are rarer and no longer damage other foes
📢 Ambient attacks on the Summit can no longer occur after Fig Leaf (Dionysus) takes effect
· Prometheus: reduced ground-slam damage; reduced kick-wave travel speed, adjusted hitbox
· Chronos: throw attack damage increased; adjusted behavior of summoned Tempus foes
· Scylla: increased Life; increased damage of scream and spin attacks
· Headmistress Hecate: Total Eclipse damage previews are more accurate
· : wave speed reduced and hitbox adjusted; other minor changes
· : increased damage of beam attacks; sped up bomb attacks; reduced area and frequency of bomb damage pulses; various other adjustments
· : no longer summons Lubbers with his march; other minor changes
· : no longer summons Goldwraith foes; other minor changes
· : reduced frequency of some defensive maneuvers; fixed a visual issue that could unintentionally reveal which was the real
· Root-Stalker (Erebus): updated behavior when Armor is depleted
· Dire Lurker (Oceanus): reduced appearance rate
· Phantom (Fields): significantly increased Life drain effect
· Dire Mourner (Fields): now less likely to remain passive
· Blasket (Thessaly): reduced damage
· Harpy Talon (Thessaly): increased move speed, attack speed, and attack distance
· Auto-Seeker (Olympus): increased time before firing; increased damage; other minor changes
· Harpy Raptor (Olympus): increased move speed
· Satyr Sapper (Olympus): adjusted behavior; reduced frequency of mortar attack
· Dire Sky-Dracon (Olympus): now also has a breath attack
· Mega-Dracon (Olympus): increased breath attack damage; adjusted behaviors
· Talos (Olympus): reduced travel speed of throw attacks; increased recovery times
· Eyesore (Summit): reduced damage
· Land-Dracon (Summit): reduced projectile homing and range
· Horror (Summit): increased recovery times; reduced damage
· : reduced speed of slam attacks; reduced damage
· Stalker (Summit): increased recovery times; reduced damage
· : reduced damage; reduced number of Headstone foes but increased their Life and Armor
· : reduced bomb blast range
· : increased move speed of the rolling
· Various other minor changes to foes and combat encounters
Special Encounters
· You now can meet Artemis, Icarus, or Athena in Locations with Path of Stars or Pom of Power rewards
· Reduced appearance rate of Heracles in Ephyra
· Slightly increased appearance rate of Artemis in Ephyra
· Slightly increased appearance rate of Medea in Ephyra
· Slightly increased appearance rate of Dionysus and the Fountain Chamber on Olympus
· Improved Nemesis pathfinding in some Locations
Level Design & Environments
· Added new Locations related to the True Ending
· Added new Locations to Oceanus
· Added new Locations to the Summit
📢 You can no longer be presented with two identical ‘countdown’ exits in Tartarus
· Shrines of Hermes more likely to appear on the Summit
· Improvements to collision in various Locations
· Various minor fixes and improvements to various Locations
The Crossroads Renewal Project
· Added new unlockable decorative items once the Renewal Project is available
· Dora now shows a special indicator when new decorative items are available
· Added more decorative Arcana Card Backs, for use with your Arcana layouts in the Altar of Ashes
· Added unlockable versions of new music tracks to the Music Maker
· Adjusted resource costs of various decorative items
Crossroads Cauldron
· Alteration of Familiar Forms: new! Lets you unlock various cosmetic forms for each Familiar
· Long Arm of the Unseen: new! Late-game incantation lets you rank up the status of the Unseen, earning a special insignia; note this has no gameplay impact
· Shimmering Ambrosia: new! Lets you brew up some Ambrosia
· Greater Removal of Rubbish: new! Lets you pick up all of Eris’ rubbish in one fell swoop
· : new! Lets you
· Sweet Nectar: this now unlocks sooner from ; adjusted resource cost
· Insight into Offerings: reduced reveal requirements, so that this can be cast earlier on
· Verdant Soil: adjusted reveal requirements
· Acceptance of Another Fate: adjusted reveal requirements
· Greatest Gift of Gaia: adjusted resource cost
· Moonlit Essence from Shadow: cut from game; the similar Moonlit Essence from Stars remains
· Adjusted reagent costs of various Incantations
Fated List of Minor Prophecies
· Bitter Tears: new! Rewards you for assisting Medea with a certain concoction
· Drowned Ambitions: new! Rewards you for assisting Circe with a certain incantation
· Nobody But Nobody: new! Rewards you for visting Polyphemus with a certain Keepsake
· Unfinished Business: new! Rewards you for aiding Odysseus with his predicament
· Silk and Spitefulness: new! Rewards you for aiding Arachne with her predicament
· Bearing Dark Gifts: new! Rewards you for prevailing using every Aspect of the Nocturnal Arms
· Den Mother: new! Rewards you for prevailing with the aid of each Animal Familiar
· Savior of Shades: new! Rewards you for pacifying Lost Shades from various Regions
· Valued Customer: no longer requires some rarer Well of Charon items
· Rearranged the order in which some Prophecies are listed
· Minor changes to requirements and rewards of several Prophecies
Book of Shadows
· Added new entries and updated others
· Updated requirements for unlocking entries
· Updated text colors and other minor changes
Menus & UI
· Updated Main Menu to reflect the end of Early Access and the full game launch
· Updated artwork and animations for the Main Menu
· Updated look and animations for the Options Menu
· Updated artwork and animations for the Silver Pool screen
📢 Updated selection highlight in the Altar of Ashes
· The Oath of the Unseen now shows a special message if you become Night’s Champion
· When inspecting fully-upgraded Arcana Cards in the Altar of Ashes, they appear bigger than before
· Updated purchase feedback in several contexts
· Added more contextual hints in the Insights Mode in the Altar of Ashes
· Improved compatibility for the Victory Screen on systems with multiple displays
· Improved the appearance of contextual actions at the bottom of some screens
· Improved gamepad navigation in the Path of Stars screen
· Various other minor fixes and improvements
Art & Visual FX
· Added various artwork and animations related to the True Ending
· Added ambient effects on character portraits that didn’t have them
· Updated Melinoë’s appearance during Dark Side and other full-invincible effects
· Updated various visual FX for improved clarity in the heat of battle
· Added 3D model and animations for Satyrs in the chamber with
· Added 3D model and animations for the Music Maker Shade
· Added 3D model and animations for Selene for certain scenes
· Added 3D model and animations for Arachne
· Added new animations for Circe
· Added new fidget animations for Nemesis
· Added portrait variant for Hecate during the
· Added portrait variant for most Olympians
· Added portrait variants for Icarus and Circe
· Added portrait variant for Melinoë in the Encounter
· Added new narrative background art to some Encounters
· Added ambient glint to Golden Urns found in various Locations
· Added visual effects for character portraits during hot springs scenes
· Added a little habitat for each Familiar available in the Training Grounds
· Updated presentation after vanquishing the Infernal Beast
· Updated artwork for the optional locked exits in Oceanus
· Updated portrait for
· Updated artwork for the family portrait in Melinoë’s tent
· Updated artwork for the Pitch-Black Stone in the Training Grounds
· Updated artwork and animations for the Oath of the Unseen screen
· Updated artwork and animations for the Well of Charon screen
· Updated artwork and animations for the Pool of Purging screen
· Updated artwork and animations for the Shrine of Hermes screen
· Updated artwork and animations for narration-style dialogue boxes
· Updated artwork for the Magick indicator when channeling Omega moves
· Updated Hot Springs portrait for Moros
· Updated Hot Springs portrait for Eris
· Updated artwork for Revenants from the Oath of the Unseen
· Updated artwork for Entropy resource
· Updated textures for Raki and Toula when found out in the wild
· Updated look of reticle when a foe is Marked by Raki
· Updated visual effect when Oil Slicks catch fire in Thessaly
· Updated artwork near where Odysseus normally resides
· Updated environment art objects in various places
· Updated visual effect when phasing through foes using The Swift Runner (Arcana)
· Adjusted positions of emotive animations for certain character portraits
· now is easier to spot in the fight
· now is easier to spot in the fight
· Updated some animations for Prometheus
· Updated visual FX for Aspect of Eos
· Updated visual FX for Special projectiles and reticle
· Updated look of character presentation during Return to Shadow sequences, such as Chaos appearing after Chaos Trials
· Updated look of Lone Shades that can aid you, including unique ones from
· Updated Land-Dracon burrowing and firing visual FX
· Updated look of Digging Spots in Tartarus
· Updated artwork for the Tablet of Peace interaction
📢 Updated Boon Screen artwork so that Melinoë’s Silver Sisters band is on the correct leg
· Numerous other minor visual fixes and improvements
Voice & Narrative
· Added the True Ending; you do not need to re-start the game to experience key events
· Added the Epilogue; you do not need to re-start the game to experience key events
· Added many new story events for the cast of characters
· Added new Gift events for various characters
· Added many new contextual voice lines for Melinoë and other characters
· Added special presentation when Scylla
· You can make yet another attempt to , after a certain point…
· Adjusted some events that unlock a new offering from various characters
· It now is easier to persuade Icarus to return to the Crossroads
· Nemesis now can show up in , eventually
· Adjusted priorities and requirements for various voice lines and narrative events
· Reduced how frequently Melinoë speaks up during battle or for other miscellaneous events
· Adjusted how frequently Artemis can appear in the Crossroads
· Selene now can appear in the Crossroads on a new moon
· Melinoë now can address the kitties during the
· Zeus and Hera now remark when choosing King’s Ransom or Queen’s Ransom, respectively
· Adjusted volume of Athena’s voiceover; other minor adjustments to some characters
· Numerous other minor changes and improvements
Music & SFX
· Added new songs from , one for the Region and one for the show
· Added ambient sounds to various Room Rewards
· Updated sound effects when striking with the Witch’s Staff
· Updated various effort sounds using Hidden Aspects
· Updated various sound effects for the Black Coat and
· Updated sound effects for when various resources appear and are claimed
· Updated sound effects for equipping each Keepsake
· Updated sound effects for navigating various menus
· Updated sound effects on several Chronos attacks
· Updated sound effects on several Prometheus attacks
· Updated sound effects when Polyphemus hurls boulders at you from afar
· Updated sound effects on various other foes
· Updated sound effects when striking Automatons
· Updated sound effects for Revenants from the Oath of the Unseen
· Updated ambient sound effects in many Locations
· Updated sound effects for some info banners, such as when clearing Chaos Trials
· Updated many other sound effects
· Adjusted music volume during character dialogue
· Other minor changes and improvements
Miscellaneous
· The Grave Thirst effect in the Training Grounds now never chooses the same weapon twice in a row
· Shades you salute in the Crossroads have a greater variety of things to say
· Shades in the Crossroads Taverna now will celebrate after a victorious night
· Added Rich Presence messages to provide your Friends List with a sense of your current status
· Added more Commendation messages that may appear on the Victory Screen
· Adjusted requirements for Victory Screen Commendation messages that appeared too often
· It is easier to destroy Ephyra Pylons using Aspect of Medea
· Added animations and voice lines to the Aquarium that can be added to the Crossroads
· Updated controller vibration tuning in various contexts
· Updated Cauldron presentation for various Incantations
· Updated presentation when characters are conversing with each other
· Updated presentation for when Dodge activates or a foe misses due to Daze
· Updated presentation for special deliveries from Hermes
· Updated presentation for Hot Springs, Taverna, and Fishing Pier scenes
· Updated presentation using Change of Fate
· Updated presentation for the overlook scene in the Training Grounds
· Updated presentation entering Locations, removing very quick zoom-outs that sometimes occurred
· Summoned servants from effects such as Night Bloom (Selene) no longer show Life Bars
· The now can also appear in Location with
· Added flavor text to Legendary Boons and similar, which didn’t already have it
· Sped up presentation collecting Poms of Power
· Sped up presentation exiting the first chamber of Tartarus after a certain point
· Melinoë can no longer be damaged while gifting, or while the Inventory or Book of Shadows are open
· Boons and offerings revealed during the story won’t appear in the Book of Shadows beforehand
· Improved look and position of speech bubbles on various characters
· Subtitles for ambient incantations from Circe no longer appear until you get closer
· Updated Inventory descriptions of some resources to specify additional ways to find them
· Updated subtitle colors for some characters
· Updated Shade patrol paths through the Crossroads
· Updated Credits with additional contributors who helped make this game possible
· Updates and fixes to translations in all languages
· Various other presentation updates and improvements
Bug Fixes
📢 Fixed various narrative progression issues with certain events
📢 Fixed an issue causing Extra Dose (Apollo) not to work with
📢 Fixed an issue where Wolf Howl (Selene) could put Melinoë out of bounds in certain situations
📢 Fixed an issue where Wolf Howl (Selene) could be used while getting snacked on by Polyphemus
📢 Fixed sometimes continuing to fire unexpectedly
· Fixed Special causing slain foes to be sent flying
· Fixed an issue where you could gather limitless Gold in certain situations with Nemesis in the Mourning Fields (it wasn’t fair)
📢 Fixed Sinister Pinion (Daedalus) not applying its bonus to
📢 Fixed interaction between Howling Soul (Hades) and Anvil Ring (Hephaestus) or Arctic Ring (Demeter)
📢 Fixed an issue where Warding Circles in Erebus did not fend off Inferno-Bombs
📢 Fixed instances where Melinoë could get stuck in certain combat animations
📢 Fixed Eris sometimes being powered up without the corresponding visual effects
· Fixed summoned servants dealing less damage than expected to the Infernal Beast
· Fixed Elemental Essences appearing in sub-rooms of Ephyra before Infusion Boons are unlocked
📢 Fixed certain Well of Charon items not displaying a hint when affected by Vow of Scars (Oath)
📢 Fixed various visual issues affecting menu screens in different aspect ratios
· Fixed exit to final Location in the Mourning Fields missing a Guardian preview indicator
· Fixed certain visual effects becoming stuck due to Demeter’s Freeze effect
· Fixed minor animation issues with Moonstone Axe
· Fixed issues where certain sounds or visual effects could linger during Return to Shadow sequences
· Fixed visual issues with some exit doors in Ephyra
📢 Fixed Roxy facing the wrong way if summoned using Night Bloom (Selene)
· Fixed Past Deeds screen not always tallying up every last foe slain with the Nocturnal Arms
· Fixed several issues where the Book of Shadows could display an incorrect gifting hint for characters
· Fixed a visual issue where effects from Twilight Curse (Selene) could linger after a foe is slain
· Fixed objective text disappearing unexpectedly in certain cases
· Fixed several text errors
· Many other minor fixes