Greetings, here is another demo update! We have been very focused on the official release of the game, but wanted to add some new improvements and fixes for the demo. The most exciting addition is Retro Mode, which makes the game more crunchy! Try it out, we'd love feedback on it - we're curious if people prefer it over the original artstyle.

Features

• Added retro mode

Fixes

• Reduced stuttery camera
  
• Fixed stealing achievement not triggering correctly sometimes
  
• Fixed damage voice not triggering when getting positional damage
  
• Removed grain quest reference
  
• Fixed various typos
  
• Fixed many npc’s not having assigned homes
  
• Corrected Dento Ekiro dialog that made ‘Where is the sheru tombs’ dialog not show
  
• Fixed Sappers quest peaceful resolution dialog showing up early

Improvements

• Made hollow horns not count as kills in Sheru Tombs quest
  
• Removed the weight UI from the trade menu
  
• Decreased respawn rate of random spawners
  
• Removed a few more hidden monsters from the Sheru Tombs
  
• Added flinch animation to Hollowhorn
  
• Improved projectile for Hollowhorn
  
• Brightened up the starting dungeon
  
• Made camera shake when damaged by effects such as fire
  
• Made the innkeeper stay at the inn all day and night due to Ardenfall’s lacking union regulations
  
• Added saves folder button to options
  
• Typo fixes
  
• Made some dialog more consistent
  
• Added auto exposure

A new (small) update has landed for Ardenfall's Demo! The main feature being added is autosaving - no more losing progress if you forget to save, woohoo! It also brings a handful of fixes and quality of life additions.

• Autosaving!

• Fixed weapons sometimes not appearing when equipping
  
• Fixed lockpick chance percentage ui being incorrect
  
• Fixed some game settings not saving correctly
  
• Fixed time not loading correctly in some circumstances 

• Added photo mode button to pause menu
  
• Made autosave + quicksave backups visible in load menu
  
• Made quicksaving allowed when moving and in air
  
• Reduced enemies in starting dungeon
  
• Renamed “military time” setting to “24 hour time”
  
• Renamed “Freecam” keybind to “Photo Mode” 
  
• Added option to ask about the living tunnels from Tensi Gama

Another update has arrived! This is just a small update fixing a handful of common issues, plus a few improvements!

• Fixed feed dead breaking if summon despawns sometimes
  
• Fixed summons not dying sometimes
  
• Fixed summons giving XP
  
• Fixed killing self giving XP
  
• Fixed purchasing yanaki causing money to be added
  
• Fixed light render distance in dungeons being too low
  
• Fixed incorrect text when lockpicking
  
• Fixed favorite key not being rebounded
  
• Fixed darvaki being killed not correctly ending quest
  
• Fixed some locations in garkai having non owned items
  
• Fixed npc not correctly detecting picking up items
  
• Fixed Hori Tsuki selling enchanted items

• Added option to stop yanaki from following player
  
• Added important option to pet the yanaki
  
• Removed eye shrinking option for npcs
  
• Made locks show chance of success
  
• Added links to main menu
  
• Added Karu Pocket Dictionary

A new version has landed! This update comes with a few features and fixes ported from the Official Release we are hard at work on. We also balanced a few key areas, bringing it closer to what it would be in the Official Release.

• Made discovered locations appear in map
  
• Added reputation UI to dialog menu
  
• Added tips to loading screen
  
• Added mouse invert options

• Redesigned “The Yanaki with the Red Ribbon” quest
  
• Added dialog to the Mages Guild salespeople
  
• Redesigned HUD Messages and SFX
  
• Improved tooltip UI
  
• Added compass rose to map
  
• Improved npc spellcasting AI

• Doubled the length of time monsters take to respawn
  
• Reduced chance to find weapons and armor in containers
  
• Increased XP requirements for higher levels
  
• Increased reputation gain in various quests
  
• Increased negative reputation required to trigger an npc attack

• Fixed expression animator not working for npcs
  
• Fixed NPC’s not detecting you the first time you hit them
  
• Fixed map interaction detecting clicks outside of map ui
  
• Fixed NPC not leaving melee attack mode once entering
  
• Fixed Tensi Gama following player sometimes
  
• Fixed Sappers not completing correctly after triggering fight
  
• Fixed duplicate items being ordered randomly
  
• Fixed creation menu not updating age correctly
  
• Fixed reputation messages not appearing in some circumstances
  
• Fixed dead bodies not loading correctly in some instances

A new patch has landed! The team is focused on the world beyond the demo, but we still want to bring new bug fixes and improvements!

• Added a new tutorial quest
  
• Improved several quests
  
• Improved map input
  
• Improved tooltip texture

• Fixed several quest-related softlocks
  
• Fixed third person movement not acting correctly when no weapon is equipped
  
• Fixed certain non-hostile throwing potions not affecting self

• Health potions healing slightly decreased and regeneration over time reduced to 5 seconds from 6 seconds.
  
• Mana potions increased greatly and regeneration over time reduced to 3 seconds from 6 seconds
  
• Stamina potions greatly increased and regeneration over time reduced to 3 seconds from 6 seconds.
  
• Slowfall duration greatly decreased.

Here is another hotfix, including a handful of major fixes, plus a lot of quest fixes and improvements!

If you have any issues with Ardenfall, please join our discord[discord.com]! Sending us your save file can also be a HUGE help for us - several bugs fixed today were possible due to players submitting bug reports and save files!

• Improved The Missing Caravan quest
  
• Improved Healings Hands quest

• Fixed tree flickering bug
  
• Fixed multiple save corruption issues
  
• Fixed save corruption related to caravan quest

• Fixed softlock if poisoning rhia
  
• Fixed caravan quest phase issue
  
• Fixed yanaki softlock
  
• Fixed Tensi being attacked by Darvaki
  
• Fixed markers reappearing on dead bodies
  
• Fixed some Darvaki not staying friends after quest completion
  
• Fixed default ambient audio being too low
  
• Fixed Rioshi Sako’s Bow
  
• Fixed a handful of npc packages
  
• Fixed green splint large hat not muffling voice
  
• Fixed an issue with humanoid AI freezing
  
• Fixed dead bodies breaking culling on load
  
• Fixed water splashes not playing
  
• Fixed summons counting towards clearing dungeon

• Re-added stamina drop when running sheathed
  
• Balanced potions

Here is the hotfix changelog for the most major issues we found from yesterday's big update, plus some minor fixes as well. The biggest and most important fix relates to npc's sometimes getting into a broken state, not interacting. This patch should fix those save files.

If you have any issues with Ardenfall, please join our discord[discord.com]! Sending us your save file can also be a HUGE help for us - several bugs fixed today were possible due to players submitting bug reports and save files!

• Fixed potential save corruption
  
• Fixed some quest markers not saving state
  
• Fixed Tensi Gama following player after quest completion

• Fixed status effect not being removed when health/mana/stamina gets full
  
• Fixed Karuntak dancing when stunned and killed
  
• Fixed quests allowing failing even after success
  
• Fixed some dialog typos
  
• Fixed shoe merchant not selling shoes
  
• Fixed some tooltips
  
• Fixed input mapping in main menu
  
• Enabled support for more resolutions

• Made stamina not drop when running and weapon is sheathed
  
• Balanced potions

Before we go into the patch notes, we just wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who tested our softlaunched demo! We got SO much amazing feedback, and tried to apply the most common feedback into the upcoming patch. It’s been a blast interacting with the community, and we very much looking forward to growing it further!

This patch will require new saves due to all of the changes to quests.

• Better Melee Animations: Now your weapon won't repeat the same swing animation over and over again
  
• Input Remapping: You can now remap inputs to whatever keys you desire
  
• Steam Achievements: We added a handful of steam achievements! Try to unlock them all :)
  
• New Quests: Two new quests, Amphibious Ambassador and Frogs of War

• Streamlined every quest
  
• Added bounty system
  
• Added “active quest” feature
  
• Added spore weather
  
• Replaced multiple equippable lockpicks with a single lockpick
  
• Made pressing shift when sneaking make player exit sneaking
  
• Added dialog speed+sound options
  
• Added military time option
  
• Improved Teleporting Kimashi AI
  
• Improved stat bars in inventory screen
  
• Made stolen items marked as such
  
• Optimized character mesh generationImproved NPC companion following
  
• Optimized world loading
  
• Added stilted shoes

• Fixed some items/containers not being marked as owned
  
• Fixed camera rotating incorrectly when switching between viewmodes or swimming
  
• Fixed npc’s not detecting when player steals items from containers
  
• Fixed Niko head spawning multiple times

• Fixed illegal text color on interactables
  
• Fixed menu’s being openable when in pause or options menu
  
• Fixed older sand elf player choice being karu elf race
  
• Fixed npcs not looking at player when interacting with AI interactables
  
• Fixed shop interactable using incorrect headlook mode
  
• Fixed dialog text animation skipping
  
• Fixed npc’s facial morphs being beyond boundaries sometimes
  
• Fixed npc’s blinking, expressions, and lipsync not working
  
• Fixed sleeping npc’s AI
  
• Fixed tame yanaki attacking garkai enemies
  
• Fixed enchanted armor turning pink on dead characters once ragdoll sleeps
  
• Fixed npcs not casting ice-spike and related spells
  
• Fixed loading dead niko body breaking animation
  
• Fixed objective markers not clearing when phase or quest is ended
  
• Fixed water splash sound not playing
  
• Fixed clothing not hiding underneath armor sometimes
  
• Fixed some hair not getting cut when wearing hats
  
• Fixed throwing items and arrows having high enchantment costs
  
• Fixed armor stat column in UI not being correct when not meeting stat requirement
  
• Fixed world time not correctly updating

• Balanced humanoid npc combat
  
• Increased damage on melee weapons
  
• Balanced stamina
  
• Balanced heavy armor
  
• Balanced high level monsters being too powerful
  
• Changed great axe charge attack to knockback
  
• Made player leveling/combat power progress faster
  
• Balanced magic mana usage
  
• Balanced summoning magic
  
• Lowered gold costs for spells and potions
  
• Reduced strength of knockback enchantment

Thank you again to all the testers, and I hope you enjoy this official demo version! We put a TON of work into this patch, and hope you enjoy the changes. If you have any feedback, we'd love to hear it! The best place to give it is our discord here![discord.com]

The third patch for Ardenfall's softlaunched demo has arrived! This comes with a handful of small features, and a ton of improvements and fixes.

Features:

• Added “Custom Map Marker” system
  
• Made arrows / throwing knives re-lootable from corpse
  
• Added simple clock to quest menu
  
• Added Niko monster variant 
  
• Added Niko SFX

Improvements:

• Made “Q” open the Quest Journal, instead of the Map
  
• Optimized distance terrain not stripping higher level LODs
  
• Made non humanoids unable to open doors
  
• Improved Poison Ball spell
  
• Added new starting item set for summoners
  
• Improved ranged and assassin starting item sets
  
• Minor optimizations on lighting systems
  
• Reduced blur in water
  
• Made NPC’s always pass stat requirement
  
• Made NPC’s always pass enchantment stat multiplier
  
• Added character limit to player name
  
• Added options menu to main menu
  
• Made “Feed Dead” enchantment not apply to bows and melee weapons 
  
• Improved HUD elements
  
• Increased overall brightness of game
  
• Improved npc’s shortbow ai
  
• Made exploding pods react to monsters
  
• Flipped keys for containers (opening vs taking)
  
• Added “click delay” to weapons after dialog closing, stopping users from accidentally attacking enemies after dialog
  
• Added “Favorites” menu
  
• Made melee weapons block after attacking if secondary mouse is being held down
  
• Made throwing potions not affect thrower
  
• Improved audio volume falloff

Major Fixes:

• Fixed leveling up skills sometimes “locking”
  
• Fixed melee weapon locking
  
• Fixed bow locking when aiming while entering water

Fixes:

• Fixed map fog of war inverting when saving
  
• Fixed arrow staying in hand sometimes
  
• Fixed enchanted weapons not scaling to ability with weapon
  
• Fixed Poison Ball spell visual
  
• Made equipped spell / throwing potion / throwing item non-quickusable
  
• Fixed quickslot item not being able to be requickslotted
  
• Fixed outlaws not attacking player
  
• Fixed bounty being affected by effects too much
  
• Fixed items without requirements
  
• Fixed quickslot sometimes not reassigning
  
• Fixed arrow count in hud not updating when shooting/picking up arrows
  
• Fixed fall damage not triggering
  
• Fixed npc’s not always noticing when allies are yelling
  
• Fixed quest location “discovered” not saving state
  
• Fixed darvaki sometimes not attacking player
  
• Fixed “Well Rested” status effect when you sleep at inn being too short
  
• Fixed humanoid ragdolls sometimes teleporting into the floor
  
• Fixed camera breaking in certain instances
  
• Fixed spells/potions not using roman numerals

Balance:

• Made attribute and skill modifiers allow to go beyond base cap
  
• Increased high level health
  
• Increased high level simple enemy damage
  
• Slowed down shortsword animations
  
• Removed bleed and crit from greatsword and made stun only occur on hard attack
  
• Removed bleed and stun from shortsword
  
• Removed stun and crit from dagger
  
• Made katana a light weapon
  
• Increased greataxe hard attack damage and decreased base damage
  
• Decreased shortbow and longbow damage
  
• Fixed initial fine weapon stat
  
• Set maximum companion count to 1
  
• Increased value of monster drops
  
• Added skill requirements to spell slates and spell scrolls
  
• Redesigned how initial skills are calculated for player and npc’s