Happy Tuesday!

Today we have an update with a couple important hotfixes, addressing the frozen/stuck refineries players were experiencing following our last minor update, plus a raid-related crash.

After today’s hotfix you’ll also see a pretty obvious change to the world map! This overlay that extends past the existing biome has been added as a warning indicator of incoming geography changes with our next major update. Any part of the landscape within the highlighted region may be altered as soon as the next update, so we advise you to not build here OR to remove your existing builds from within this region!

This overlay is NOT an indicator that you are currently unable to enter or play in the desert. Please continue slaying skeletons to your heart’s content.

As stated in our minor update last week, more details surrounding the next major update will be provided with a couple status changes on the roadmap next month. Thank you for your patience. Until then!

•  Desert “Barrier” - Map Art Warning Indicator (in preparation for next update)

• Fixed a Raid-related crash

• Fixed an issue where existing Refineries were not working properly

• Arrows were not deconstructing properly and have been temporarily removed as an item for the Salvaging Bench.

  • Will be readdressed in a following update

Hello Defiers!

Today we're pushing live a minor update that brings a few new items and further bug fixes and improvements to combat, the raid experience, audio, and more. Now in-game is the Salvaging Bench (yes, the same one players had noticed missing from a quest objective[dawnofdefiance.featureupvote.com] last month). Unlock this facility to deconstruct crafted items! You can also enjoy more wood furniture and cloth decor to adorn your base!

Thanks again to all players for joining us in Early Access. It's been roughly a month since Sisters of the Deep released, and we really appreciate the continued feedback. If you've finished the latest content, you may be wondering what's next...

We intend to maintain a 3-4 month cadence between major updates, so we'll be updating the roadmap next month to reflect the latest statuses of features ahead of the next raid experience coming to the Ancient Desert! We're really excited to share more news then, in addition to celebrating our one-year anniversary in Early Access!

We've been tracking bugs and feedback reported by players. Please read through the following changes to see if we've addressed issues you may have had. Please continue to report your bugs to Feature Up-vote[dawnofdefiance.featureupvote.com] (FUV) or visit us in Discord[discord.gg] for questions and conversation!


FEATURE ADDITIONS:

•  Salvaging Bench - It’s in the game for real this time, we promise!

  • The often-requested ability to deconstruct old stuff [dawnofdefiance.featureupvote.com]is now in-game! Unlock this new facility after the Temple of Athena.

• New furniture/decor buildables added

  • Unlock these items through the building mastery quest.

  • New Wood Furniture (requires Darkwood)

    • “Wood Bench” - two variants

    • “Wood Bookcase”

    • “Wood Chair” - two variants

    • “Wood Table” - two variants

    • “Wood Table Side”

    • “Wood Table Small”

    • New Cloth Decor

      • “Pile of Folded Cloth” - six variants

      • “Roll of Raw Cloth” - four variants

      • “Cloth Roll Pile” - four variants

IMPROVEMENTS:

• Repairing buildables no longer require additional mats. Hammer quality now affects repair rate and durability.

• Player’s unarmed combat animations

  • That left hook is sneaky!

• Player’s animation blending

• CPU optimizations related to navigation

BUG FIXES:

• Fixed issue where loot VFX were not displaying properly for Clients

• Fixed issues with legendary items not proccing properly for Clients

  • Some persisting issues

• Fixed issue with Taxidermy Leopard requiring incorrect carcass

• Fixed issue with Euryale’s Crown of Sorrows attack

• Fixed issue with Seriph’s protective bubble trapping players against walls

• Fixed issue with Seriph pads displaying interaction prompts after being deactivated

• Fixed issue with Seriph teleporting into walls

• Fixed issue with Seriph’s idle animation

• Fixed issue with Euryale’s Starcaller SFX not playing for Clients

• Fixed issue with Raid Boss HP bars not updating properly for players

  • This can affect Hecate’s and Raid Boss (and Host as well)

  • Some issues may still be present

• Fixed issue with missing Raid ambient audio

• Fixed issue with water not displaying properly in raid environment

• Fixed issue where player would lose any item on their cursor when they perished

• Fixed issues with resource nodes not displaying/harvesting properly for Clients

• Fixed issue with Aeacus' contribution values not always displaying properly for Clients

• Fixed issue with player waypoints not marking locations correctly based on world map placement

• Fixed issue with Apollo’s Golden Bow empowered VFX not being removed properly

• Fixed various text issues (UI and Quests)

• Fixed various world environment issues

• Adjusted Simple Hammer recipe to properly reflect tier level

• Adjusted Athena’s Solarium block stat to properly reflect tier level

• Adjusted Apollo’s Golden Bow damage to properly reflect tier level

• Adjusted forged bracers and greaves to properly reflect tier level

• Adjusted forged mace recipes to properly reflect tier level

• Adjusted the collision for Wood Roof Open buildable

Known Issues and/or Requests:

The following are related to active issues or feedback we've received from players that we are tracking and intend to address, but will need additional consideration and playtesting before pushing to an update. We appreciate your patience.

• Portal issues, including players teleporting in place and are unable to use portal

  • Quick fix with a game restart

• Clients unable to glide or fire arrows

  • Quick fix with a game restart

• Audio not accounting for player no longer being in the Raid

  • Quick fix with a game restart

  • Closing an audio task on Feature Up-vote[dawnofdefiance.featureupvote.com] to account for previous fixes, but we will continue working on this more specific issue.

• Grass flickering near buildables

• Resources nodes growing through buildables

• Confusion surrounding Ares' bronze boars (FUV[dawnofdefiance.featureupvote.com])