Welcome, Scribes! Dare ye enter [b]Chapter V: The Hollows[/b]? Vellum delves into a fresh new biome - Caves! New dangers await, including new minor Torn of each category, and a [b][i]smashing[/i][/b] new Elite! Today's update also launches a powerful Spender into orbit... Five Interlude Patches and Five Major Chapters makes [b]The Hollows[/b] our [i][b]TENTH[/b][/i] update since launch! So much has changed within the game, and there's so much more to come as we look ahead to the rest of Early Access. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/997b1ff189b4c68e22c05e1ec84de8bb5ca7bee2.jpg[/img] [h1]The Hollows - Deep In Thought...[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/da4652968c65e5eb83d097e1a12da0631532daee.jpg[/img] The Tomes now take us deep into the underground worlds below... Scribes can now find themselves facing off against the Torn in 5 new arenas! Nooks and crannies, pools and precious gems, stalagmites and stalactites (we totally know which is which...), The Hollows have it all! Book your experience, today! [h1]Spender Spell - Eclipse[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/834afb2401ed210d5474d42ebe8abe99d4ba1c01.gif[/img] Make your mark in the night sky and put your world-building skills on display with [b]Eclipse[/b]: a Spending Spell that [i]warps in entire Planets[/i]! Let's treat the Torn to some [i]cosmic justice[/i]. With our increasing roster of spells, we've also refreshed the spell selection UI with new panels - no more side-scrolling! [h1]New Torn - New Hunger[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/47914ec2947911a3dd62004f0a0968ba64e5d7e2.jpg[/img] [i]New foes lurk around every corner - The Hollows host a new Splice Elite alongside a minor Raving, Splice, and Tangent.[/i] [h1]Tuning The Torn![/h1] [i]"Our goal is for difficulty to be a better partner for player power - keeping focus on the best dynamic relationships of the game."[/i] We're continuing toward this ever-evolving goal with targeted adjustments to the Torn. We're knocking 10-20% of their health off from the get go, then (based on Binding level) scaling them up more throughout a Tome. Multiplayer scaling for the Torn has also been significantly reduced - quickmatchers, rejoice! Overall, we're looking for both a smoother escalation of Torn power in the moment to moment gameplay and a satisfying challenge that respects the power bumps from increasing Binding levels. The full details await in the patch notes below - please continue to share your feedback on balance as you combat the Torn! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/0d642ee7e3a004ab451fa71d032d0fa2c7eb5e93.jpg[/img] We've had a blast working on [b]Chapter V: The Hollows[/b] - exploring the depths, fleeing from new foes, and FLINGING PLANETS INTO THE SKY... As always, we're eager to learn about your experiences in [i]Vellum[/i] - now it's your turn to brave [b]The Hollows[/b]! - [i]The Vellum Team[/i] [h1]Chapter V: The Hollows - Full Patch Notes[/h1] [h2]Features[/h2] [h3]The Hollows [/h3] - Introducing a new biome: [b]The Hollows[/b] - 5 New Combat Arenas [h3]New Spender Spell: Eclipse[/h3] - Damage: 20/s - Mana Cost: 2 - Warp in a [b]Planet[/b] to [b]overshadow[/b] your foes for 15s. - Maximum 4 Planets upheld at once. [h3]New Torn[/h3] - [b]Elite Splice: The Wringer[/b] - [b]Splice: Wrangler[/b] - [b]Raving: Raptor[/b] - [b]Tangent: Glint[/b] [h3]Notable Quality of Life[/h3] - Revisited the Spell Selection interface to accommodate an increased roster of Spells [h2]Gameplay & Balance[/h2] - Torn Health modifier in multiplayer decreased by 20% (3 player), 25% (4 player) - Boss health reduced by 10% - Non-Boss Torn health reduced by 20% - Chapter-to-chapter Torn scaling increased by 0.5% per Binding Level - Chapter-to-chapter Torn scaling in multiplayer reduced by 2% - Torn damage multiplier in multiplayer reduced to 150% (was 175%) - [b]Tome: Illegible[/b] boss health values adjusted to start lower and get higher - [b]Inscription: Concrete Quills[/b] (New) Reduces knockback effects against you by 25%. (Replaces On The Wind - Gain 25% speed while airborne.) - [b]Signature Spell: Pink[/b] now has an increased grace period to reduce unintentional double-casts - Self-Revive is now bound to interact (was bound to Signature Spell) - [b]Signature Ink: Green[/b] Inkling can now move in between Casts while transformed (dev note: our buddy could root themselves by casting too quickly) [h2]Interfaces & Fixes[/h2] - New Interface for Spell Selection - Added a setting to toggle Danger Sound Effects - Floating Combat Text performance and clarity improvements - Tome: Rivals has new icons, and now plays a sound when reaching maximum stacks of Unrivaled - [b]Generator Spell: Foil[/b] now shows the correct preview video - [b]Generator Spell: Draw[/b] now shows the current spread stacks as a negative status effect - Adjusted filtering for Draw Pages of Power - Pink VFX should now appear correctly when spending Pink Mana - Several Inscription description texts have been reworded - Increased priority for audio indicating your next spell Flourishes - Fixed a bug allowing Scribes to place more than one Atlas - Updated Skyboxes for various maps - UI performance improvement - Fixed visuals for the Ascending sequence - Fixed various typos - Improved support for DX12