Harbingers,
Have you enjoyed the winter holidays? Has your New Year's resolution list been written (and already discarded)? Now it's time to get back to the hunt, preferably armed and... dazzling.
Welcome to our usual appointment with the State of Eudros, our monthly summary with the latest news from the world of The Bloodline and glimpses of what's cooking ????
GOODBYE 2023 ????
In the last month of 2023, a lot has happened, and the work behind the scenes has never stopped, between one holiday treat and another.
We introduced you to Alin, the sweet donkey we adopted in honor of Ferguson, and released a Winter Update to enjoy the festive season in the world of The Bloodline. Did you manage to collect all the themed weapons?
In the meantime, we kept taking notes over your feedback and listening to your suggestions, which are essential for the game's evolution.
So, a new update is just around the corner, and we have a small preview for you!
AN ARROW TO CHASE THEM ALL ????
A lot is simmering in the pot for this update. Among bug fixes, optimization, and various improvements, get ready to test new weapons and skills!
A new ranged weapon will be introduced, the One Above Death, a bow capable of locking onto targets and launching seeking magical arrows, excellent for facing even the most elusive enemies. You will be able to find it in... Oh, well, will you be able to find it?
You will also find an Expanded Three Sisters Forest, new Two-Handed Weapon passive skills, a new Two-Handed Weapon skill - a short-range dash that allows you to close the distance on enemies, and the new dazzling Moonstone Weapons to “punish in the name of the moon” cit. ????
Our fellow Necromancer will enjoy some additions: Tons of Necro summon buffs (increased health, damage, lifetime), a new Necro spell, and 7 new Necromancer passive skills!
In conclusion, get ready to say goodbye to the beloved Wood Bundles... ????
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS: OVERWORLD EVENTS ????
The Community Design Challenges are back! For the new Harbingers, these are Discord-only events in which YOU all get to design some content that has a chance at making it into the game.
For this round, we asked the community to imagine and propose fun Overworld Events that they would enjoy encountering in The Bloodline.
Here are some of the proposals among the most voted by the community and Milo’s favorites:
- Peasants Under Attack by Iskenos It's a dangerous world out there! Enemies set ambushes for the harbinger all the time, why wouldn't they ambush traveling civilians or even merchant caravans? They totally would! This overworld event would be stationary. If the Harbinger chooses to participate: They can choose if they want to help the civilians for the warm fuzzy feeling you get inside for protecting the weak and get a nice reputation bonus in the nearby settlement(s) and potentially a reward in the form of gold and loot! OR The harbinger can choose to viciously murder the civilians with the help of the "bad guys" and get a cut of the spoils! Or you could just kill everyone if you're feeling extra chaotic today!
- Cultist Ritual by NotsoNecro You come across a group of Necromantic Cultists trying to summon a lich. You can either watch and let the ritual play out, getting to fight a beefy Lich miniboss, or you can clear through all the cultists for some basic loot.
- Night Creatures by Sharark Meetings for those who like to play as a monster hunter: Vampires, Werewolves, Ghouls, Witches, Hellhounds, Ghosts, Trolls, etc...
- Traveling Merchants by Eclipse Like a group of traveling merchants that sell basic items, think potions, arrows, bullets, and things like that, but there's a chance that they also have unique weapons and/or pieces of armor.
- Druid's Grove by Azirin Adding in a druids grove where the player could do some druidic studies or play a racing mini-game (give the player a potion of mouse or have the druids cast rabbit on them upon accepting the race). Have the reward for completion be a bit of extra Druid exp or harder to find food components.
- Join the Crusade by Sirdesmo Paladins are battling a local necromancer, join the fight and pick a side.
Of course, the purpose of these challenges is to unleash your imagination: we can't guarantee that these ideas will be added to The Bloodline exactly as they were imagined, but they will certainly be a great source of inspiration for future content!
Thanks to all the participants, and - if you want to join the next Design Challenges, join our Discord.
A GOBLIN STOLE MY WALLET! ????
For those still waiting to become Harbingers and purchase The Bloodline, get ready to save: we're working on some juicy bundles with exciting titles!
We recommend you not to reach for your wallet just yet and to come take a look at the Steam page starting from Monday, January 22nd... *wink wink* ????
As always, we thank you for your incredible support, see you in the next update!
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