Hi everyone,

Patch 1.17 is up for PC and PS4! This is a small debug patch that will improve overall stability, and address some recent bugs.

We’re working on more bug fixes that will be in upcoming updates, please see below:

• Issues on start up on specific PC rigs: we are working to fix those crashes
  
• The 1.18 patch will also fix an issue where some equipments from the Ripa Warrior and Forest Dancer sets are not obtainable.

If you encounter any issue in-game, please reach out to us by email at support_pc@sloclap.com or support_ps4@sloclap.com

All the best,
Sloclap team

• You can now add gold weapon to your School rewards
  
• Fixed a bug where Weapons looted in Rift Disks were deleted in inventory
  
• Fixed a bug in the Remapping feature where players couldn’t rebind their special ability with a binding other than mouse.
  
• Fixed a bug in the Remapping feature where the “Invalid key” prompt was displayed when it shouldn’t be
  
• Fixed a bug where the player could sheath a sword without spending tension shard(s)
  
• Fixed a recurrent crash on PS4
  
• Fixed a desync issue generating lag
  
• Fixed an issue in the Birdhouse map where the players could escape from the 1v1 area
  
• Fixed an issue where the character’s origin (skin tone) could be changed without validation from the player
  
• Fixed forced stance in top right after locking an enemy with an attack
  
• Fixed an issue on Shaman Tunic Overtop where the cloth animation would not be played in specific conditions

Hi everyone,

The 1.16 Update is now available for Steam! Please find below the Patch Notes with all the details on the new content and a link to the complete list of balance and debug changes.

If you encounter any issue with the game, please mail us with all the details at support_pc@sloclap.com , support_ps4@sloclap.com or support_online@sloclap.com


Prestige System Update

The Prestige System Update will expand your possibilities after you hit level 60. You’ll be able to show your Absolver way with new tools:

• Change your Character’s appearance (sex, skin, hair type and hair color) by spending Crystals
  
• New haircuts are available
  
• Change your 1v1 introduction cinematic with new ones to buy in the Essence Shop
  
• Create equipment presets, with copy/paste feature, to tweak your Fabsolver
  
• Preview Equipment in the Essence Shop before buying
  
• Dye your masks (not available with all masks)
  
• Players can open up to 100 Rift Coins/Disks in a single button press
  
• Reset attributes now cost 1 crystal
  
• Other quality of life improvements are featured in this update, such as the ability to copy/paste decks in your deck selection menu, making it easier to refine and iterate on your favorite decks.

Schools Update

The 1.16 update features the first steps in the updates we want to make to the School system (there will be more school-related features in the next updates.

• Players can now leave a School directly, without having to join a new one
  
• Mentors can now update their School content by spending 1 Crystal
  
• Hayen now has a “Find School by ID” feature
  
• Players can learn attacks from their school decks by using them against enemies
  
• School’s leaderboard is accessible from the School menu

New Gear and 3v3 Maps

• Two new 3v3 maps are now available, as well as plenty of new gear, both in the shop and in Rift Coins/Disks.

Misc

• New remapping options have been added. We also fixed the bugs linked to the older remapping version.
  
• You can now skip Rift Disks/Coins opening animation
  
• 3v3 Resource FX have been updated: Polish and optimization of the effects
  
• The movements of the player now have sounds feedbacking more accurately their gear’s material

Find the full balance changes and debug info here.[www.absolvergame.com]

Hi everyone,

Thanks a lot for participating in the Gameplay Beta weekend on Steam! We’ve been caught up reading all the quality feedback we got on all the Absolver boards, and we apologize for not getting back to the community earlier!

We’re running a new test session this weekend, again focused on Gameplay iterations to prepare for the 1.16 patch. Please bear in mind that the 1.16 patch will have new content, we’re just not revealing it yet :).

You’ll find below all the information needed to enter the Beta: dates, hours, how to get in and saves recommendations! The Full Patch Note is at the bottom of this post.


How to get in and general information

We are going to run an open beta for all Absolver Steam players, it will be accessible via the “Beta” tab, in the “Properties”[absolvergame.com] of Absolver in Steam. No code is required to access the Beta. You can already enter the branch on Steam, but please note that the new build will only be available in a few hours.

The objective of this beta is to test some changes to the combat gameplay, gather feedback and data, and finally validate or not these changes for the next official patch.


The beta servers will be opened at the following times:

Saturday March 3rd, Sunday March 4th:

• Europe: 5pm > 9pm UTC
  
• US: 6pm > 10pm EST
  
• Singapore: 6pm > 10pm UTC+8
  
• Sydney: 6pm > 10pm UTC+11

About your saves

You can copy and paste your main save folder content in the newly created “Beta” folder, once you have launched the Beta game at least once (so the branch folder and its corresponding save folders are created).

Please note that we do not recommend using your Beta save in the actual game, during Beta or once it is over: compatibility issues can occur.

In any case, we recommend backing up your save folder if you want to use it in the gameplay Beta.

You’ll find below a link to all details regarding this weekend’s testing session! All comparisons are made with the Patch 1.14 values.

Full announcement and detailed Patch Notes.[www.absolvergame.com]

Hi everyone,

The Weekend Combat Beta starts today !

For a full list of the gameplay changes implemented in the beta, see here: https://absolvergame.com/news/absolver-gameplay-beta-full-patch-note

For info on how/when to access the beta, see here:
https://absolvergame.com/news/absolver-enter-beta-testing-this-weekend

Please share the news about this beta with your Absolver friends, the more players we have joining the beta, the better the feedback will be!

We're looking forward to trying out these changes with all of you this weekend :)

All the best,
Sloclap Team

Hi everyone,

While most changes in our latest 1.13 update were appreciated, some gameplay tweaks didn’t go down well with the community, who felt they negatively impacted the overall depth and feel of the game. We are very committed to making Absolver as balanced and as interesting as possible, which is why we made these changes in the first place - they seemed to make sense to us (in theory and in internal playtests), but some issues came to light when the Absolver community actually tested the update. A lot of comments were made online, and although we were unhappy that some changes were badly reviewed, we were also very impressed by the quality and precision of the feedback received! After a few days and some internal discussions, we decided to correct some of these changes as soon as possible, which is why the 1.14 update came live so fast.

The changes we made on Kahlt were clearly not a good solution in term of balancing, but were a good way to mark the success of the ability and have a feeling of impact when it happens. For the moment we prefer to revert Kahlt to its previous state, and as it was already the style with the best winratio, we decided to increase the stamina cost of the “Absorb” special ability a little.

Besides this, having gold link timings not be linked only to the attack’s damages seems like the good direction to us, and it was already the case for some attacks (like handstand kick for instance). That being said, we may have been heavy-handed on this change, so the 1.14 update rebalances this, in order to have a game feel similar to the 1.12 version for a majority of attacks.

We've also worked on the standard release durations to have a maximum of 9 frames between goldlink and standard release. This prevents having attack inputs lost when a goldlink timing is missed.

Finally, the knockback of guardbreaking attacks on guarding opponents has been lowered too, making it slightly smaller than the knockback when these attacks actually hit.

The full list of changes is below - as you’ll see, we also finally managed to identify and fix the bug which caused problems with successful avoids (the opponent wasn’t slowed down, and could still goldlink into their next attack). This should come as good news to Windfall mains ! (Note that only a well-timed avoid will trigger the slowdown, and stop the opponent from goldlinking).

We will keep on monitoring the data we receive from matches, as well as online feedback, in order to make Absolver better and better, so please keep posting and commenting! While we usually don’t have time to directly engage in the discussions, they are very useful for us to keep improving our game.

All the best,
Sloclap Team

Find the full patch notes here:

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/473690/discussions/0/1700541698681549391/

Hi everyone!

We’ve pushed the 1.13 update to PC (Steam & GOG), PS4 version will be up shortly. There are a lot of changes in terms of gameplay in this version of Absolver, below you will find detailed explanations on these updates. The patch notes can be found at the bottom of the post.

New Game Details
First of all we wanted to shed some light on how some systems work in Absolver.
In the attributes panel, you can now see how your Combat Style bonuses impact your attribute points. It will make it easier for you to manage your attribute points and see where the soft caps start.

We also added a detailed version of each attack’s parameters and you can access in the attacks list panel. It features values such as range, impact on guard, stamina cost, advantage frames on hit (in gold link), etc.
We hope you’ll like it.

Gameplay Updates
Now in terms of gameplay changes, we focused on allowing more viable options to the builds you create.

Firstly, we reduced the Combat Style attribute bonuses. They were too high and did not allow you to make really meaningful choices. Now, having 2 attributes at max value will have a strong impact on the other ones.
We also increased the number of attacks having damage scaling to have strength, dexterity, and mobility become more viable attributes.

Secondly, we balanced most of the attacks. Keep in mind that because attacks can be used in different contexts (before or after any attack, with different combat styles, etc.), we need to take into account the whole roster of attacks to balance them properly. So when we work on balancing, it can impact all the attacks.

Other important point: we have fixed a nasty bug that sped up 17 attacks (including Back Tripped Kick, Double Fist Stretch and Grab Punch) and slowed down 17 others (like Spinning Wide Hook and Collar Chop) under specific conditions linked to absorb.

The main change is that we now define the gold link release value specifically for all attacks (previously it was set depending on the attack damage), and as such, we nerfed the gold link release value of fast avoid attacks and most of the fast sword attacks.
Fast avoid attacks, like Jumped Light Kick or Back Tripped Kick, were overused compared to normal fast attacks. By impacting their release value we hope to fix this. For info, their damage and damage scaling ability were already lower than normal attacks.
We applied the same kind of gold link adjustment to fast sword attacks to slowdown the pacing of the sword a bit and allow more predictability.
As a consequence, damage computation does not take the normal release in account anymore, but the gold link one. This change affects all the attacks.
For instance, Stagger Style attacks such as Hadrunken, Handstand Kick, and Donkey Slap have lost 10-15% of their damage, and attacks such as Cross Punch, Pulmonary Palm, Bending Palm have gained 10% of damage.

Thirdly, we made a move towards creating more combat variety by making the weapons more reliable.
We increased the durability & disarm gauge of all weapons as well as the disarm regen overtime when you are holding the weapon. This means that weapons will break less, and it will be harder to disarm opponents. On top of that, folding back your weapon now gives you back an amount of shards depending on the shard cost of the weapon and its current durability ratio.
We think that these changes will create more strategy around sheathing and getting back a lost weapon.

Lastly, we worked on balancing Combat Styles.

The datas we have show that Kahlt users have the biggest win ratio (59%), followed by Forsaken (51%), Windfall (47%), and then Stagger (42%).

We decided to try out some changes until we extract and analyze more detailed datas (skill rating, combat deck, etc.).

Stagger:
We added a bonus effect lasting 5s when a Stagger character avoids an attack with any avoiding attack (including its own special attacks). This bonus effect gives “stamina regen x1.2”, “actions stamina cost x0.8”, and is stackable (similarly to the bonus effect given by the Kahlt absorb).
We also increased the “stun on hit” of the stagger special attacks, and a little bit of their range.

Windfall:
We increased the stamina gain on avoid successfull (35 -> 40), and the slowdown when avoided.

Kahlt:
We added freeze frames (6 frames) on the attacker when “absorbed”. After the freeze frames, the attacker can still perform a gold link attack. It’s a slight buff against fast light attacks but will have no real impact on medium/strong attacks.
In return, these freeze frames force the Kahlt player to perform his ability twice against double-hit attacks.
We also doubled the stamina cost of the absorb ability (5 -> 10)

That’s it for balancing.

Besides that, we increased the impact of every attacks on guard to lessen “turtle-strategy” behaviours.

Thank you for your support, and please let us know what you think of these changes!

Find the full patch notes here:

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/473690/discussions/0/1693785669851807139/

Absolver 1.11 is now live with the new 3v3 Overtake mode headlining the new features introduced! The team has been working very hard these past weeks on getting the 3v3 "Overtake" game mode ready for the Absolver community and we're very happy to share it with you today. As you'll notice, the Overtake game mode is still in beta, as we are still fixing some issues, but it is already really fun and we've been having a great time playtesting it at the studio! Other improvements in this update include 1v1 Private Games, a new Shop for equipment, weapons and emotes, full 21:9 monitor support, equipment color dye, as well as the ability to rematch directly from the post-match Combat Trial screen, both in 1v1 and 3v3. Complete release notes are below.

https://youtu.be/INcPum0QFqw

Absolver will be featured from today until Monday morning as the Steam Weekend Deal with a 50% off discount with the goal of inviting many new players into the ranks of Absolvers. We will need your help in getting the word out on this update, so if you enjoy the game and the recent updates, please share the news to friends: we need as many Prospects as possible on the plains of Adal!

We've also been closely monitoring player feedback on forums and social media, although we haven't had time to respond to all your requests and concerns. Sorry for not communicating a lot recently, but next week we will share with everyone more news on our roadmap, and the upcoming improvements that we are planning to implement to Absolver in future updates.

Thanks to all of you for your continued support, and please let us know what you think about this new game mode!

All the best,
Sloclap team


Full release notes: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/473690/discussions/0/1500126447387495353/

https://youtu.be/9qAwXUmPP24

The main objective of this update is to start giving better long term rewards for players who invest time and effort in Combat Trials:


The loot system has been reworked with the introduction of Rift Coins and Rift Disks: magical artifacts that will give items of various rarity levels.

The Prestige system will give rewards to players beyond level 60: Crystals are awarded at each Prestige level, which can be used to reassign Attribute Points and buy Rift Disks. Prestige levels are also displayed in Combat Trials intro videos.

We have updated the inventory with a new “sort” and “salvage” features allowing players to better manage their inventory and convert equipment pieces into Fragments, which can then be used to repair equipment i.e. convert “Aged” into “New”

This update is only a first step; we will develop these new systems further in the weeks to come, with other uses for Crystals and Fragments to be introduced: changing colors of equipment, purchasing specific items, changing the character’s appearance, acquiring new emotes…

Further down the line, we will also implement systems for competitive players, with leaderboards and ranked games - we are still working on the exact plans for this, but we will update as soon as we know more!

The art team has also kept busy, with new equipment sets, Absolver capes, and 6 new Halloween-inspired masks, dropped by Marked Ones, and also found in Rift Disks. To go with the spirit of the season, we have also created new temporary “night” settings for PvP maps! Since our last update we have also put a lot of effort into fixing as many bugs and issues as possible, mostly related to gameplay and network connection. Full release patch notes are below with additional details.

Two more things:
The game will be at a 20% discount on Steam for the duration of the Halloween sale, so if you have friends who were hesitant about getting the game, you can tell them that now might be a good time :)
We know that many players want to know when the 3v3 game mode is going to be released: we won’t give a precise date today, but it will be in November for sure, and we should give a more precise timing in the coming days. Stay tuned!

Thanks for your support,
Sloclap Team



Full Patch Notes in Discussion Forum post: http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/473690/discussions/0/1480982338946635274/

As you know, the 1.06 update was pushed on Wednesday, and while some changes were beneficial to the experience, others negatively impacted it.
Update 1.07 has just been uploaded on Steam to correct these issues:

- we have identified a bug which caused animations to play incorrectly and hits not to be detected: this has been fixed and is included in the 1.07 update.

- from a gameplay side, we probably made too many changes at the same time; we have therefore reverted changes made to the dodge mechanic, and done some tweaks to ranges and guard impact of previously changed attacks.

We are actively working on other remaining issues (loading and disconnect issues in Combat Trials, amongst others).

Also, we want to thank all the members of the community who are actively discussing the game's balancing, sending us feedback, and helping us improve Absolver. The game is still far from perfect, so it's super useful for us to have direct feedback when an update is pushed - sometimes we'll get things wrong, but we certainly intend to be attentive to feedback, reactive in updates, and keep working hard in the weeks and months to come to make the game as good as possible !

TL;DR: please keep posting :)

Thanks again for the support,
Sloclap team

Full discussion thread:

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/473690/discussions/0/1496741765131533913/