[h1]Darza’s Dominion: A Darzamas Miracle[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/5886805ad930304f579411f34e192a9a0145acef.png[/img] Ho ho ho! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Not only are we back, but Granta is too! Unfortunately, it’s been a while since he’s been to the Dominion and he got lost. It looks like he ended up trapped in the Reaper’s new Kingdom dubbed “The Reach”. Enter the Reach and rescue Granta Claus for some very generous rewards! You can find The Reach at the end of every dungeon. For the duration of the event, and depending on the tier of dungeon (see below), a different portal will appear and depending on the tier, defeating the Reaper will drop presents. Open (destroy) the presents to progress the Attainments. Claim the rewards and open up the (real) presents to get an exclusive item! The specific Event Attainment titles give you a hint of what’s inside. [h2]Event Details[/h2] [list][*][b]Start:[/b] 12/29/2023 5PM PST [*][b]End:[/b] 1/12/2024 5PM PST [*]For the duration of the event, entering The Reach via the Tier 2 and Tier 3 portal will give you a chance at the regular Reaper’s loot pool. [*]To see the Event Attainments, click/tap the double sword icon on your screen. Then click the Granta Claus event icon to see what we have in store![/list] [h3]The Reach Tiers + Presents[/h3] [b]Tier 1:[/b] Flower Thicket, and Trembling Giant [list][*]2 Blue Presents [*]1 Purple Present[/list] [b]Tier 2:[/b] River Maze, Frost Cavern, Chasm of Dread, Infested Cellar, Primal Marsh, and Butterfly Woods [list][*]2 Red Presents [*]1 Green Present[/list] [b]Tier 3:[/b] Harbinger's Oblivion, Shrine of Devas, Ancient Ruins, Rampant Citadel, and Axis of Trade [list][*]2 Yellow Presents (4 drop Axis of Trade) [*]1 White Present (2 drop Axis of Trade)[/list] [hr][/hr] [h1]Mobile Is Back![/h1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dftXFxhOE MOBILE HAS RETURNED. YOU READ THAT RIGHT. ALONG WITH THIS GIANT UPDATE IS THE RERELEASE OF OUR MOBILE VERSION! FIND DOWNLOAD LINKS TO BOTH ANDROID AND APPLE IN OUR DISCORD + WEBSITE! Our game and community would be NOTHING without mobile. We cannot wait for our OG community to finally get their hands on the game after so long. This is just the beginning! [hr][/hr] [h1]Words From The Team[/h1] "It's finally here, after 5 years of ups and downs I'm proud to announce the 5.0 release for Darza's Dominon. I couldn't even code when I took over the project and now we have a game. This isn't the end, there's plenty of more updates to come! Appreciate all the love and support <3" - Linqx "I still have the draft of an unreleased Producer’s Letter from January 2020. Early into it I shared the observation that the month that had preceded it, the month we’d originally planned to re-release, had felt “long, devastatingly long.” To this day I can remember my walk to the coffee shop that morning, the song I was listening to, and the long pause I took staring at those words after I’d placed them. The weight of this update being delayed has sat on our shoulders for a long time, and it’s not a small achievement for us to finally be able to share it with you. For the first time in four years we get to look toward the future, thank you for waiting!" - Typ “I’ve been on the team since early 2018. Our track record has been lackluster but the time is finally here! I’m super excited for the future and I cannot wait for everyone to get their hands on this long-awaited update. 5 years in the making! Please do send all of your feedback to us and I’ll be sure it gets noted. This is just the beginning. Enjoy!” - Kyle "went from being a normal player to making content on the team, so that’s cool. Axis of Trade is only the beginning, ur characters are not safe from me" - pocquette [hr][/hr] [h1]Affixes[/h1] One of the biggest game changing features we’re launching with is Affixes. They truly change how the game is played and the feeling of looting tiered and untiered items. When getting an equipment drop, you’ll now have the chance of it rolling from a group of Affixes specifically tailored to that slot type. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/28790e1fb0c5adc283f30a7193b081a1745b1686.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/96d5a136e4624a65ac4a6a8dc3f7288b5f4193d6.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/58e9df908805cb5068b360c2c3883477e1c2171f.png[/img] Planned for a Week 2 patch (spoilers), we’ll be introducing the ability to re-roll existing items. You’ll head over to Oyun, the Mystical who will work their magic and re-roll the affix of any item for a price. To give you ample time to farm, here are the prices for re-roll: [list][*]Weapons: 100 glory per tier[/*][/list][list][*]Armors: 100 glory per tier[/*][/list][list][*]Abilities: 150 glory per tier[/*][/list][list][*]Accessories: 150 glory per tier[/*][/list][list][*]Unique/Relics: 1000 glory each[/*][/list] As an example, re-rolling a T10 Weapon will cost you 1000 glory. If those prices seem to be too much for you, we have 2 options for you to make the prices free: [list][*]Purchase a re-roll scroll from a vendor that sells it[list][*]We’re finalizing which vendors will sell it and will let you know[/*][/list][/*][/list][list][*]Use any relic fragment in place of the re-roll scroll[/*][/list] We are incredibly excited to see how everyone interacts with this system and all the build changes that will come with it. Please give us your feedback and let us know what you think! [hr][/hr] [h1]Semreh and Attainments[/h1] Semreh, the Curator enters the Tavern and with him comes a new whole new endgame system for players to enjoy. Semreh is a deity of trade, wealth, luck, and thieves. He wants to see you be your best and do your best. Complete over [b]1,000 unique attainments[/b] to compete to be on top of the all-time leaderboards. Doing so will place your character in the Tavern on his podium and give you a temporary gold/silver/bronze medal to wear on your characters to show your devotion. Claim the score rewards to boost your position in the leaderboards, and purchase wares from his shop. What’s in store? Go see for yourself! Note: Semreh’s Leaderboards and Shop will come in a future update. We’re keeping track of all score data so don’t fret! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/1220a4c137b856d21225e4ada5489ab65368b1ed.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/84faa55b73ef7cef9b3e55746db902ee52a9c49a.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/01a050b4e1b0eeab5ecf4fc50cc7659531330307.png[/img] [h2]Shield Attainments[/h2] We ran into issues porting over the old Challenges feature, and decided to run a community poll in our discord to see what the best approach going forward would be. You all overwhelmingly voted on the option to reset everyone’s shield rank with the ability to regrind the new Shield Attainments for ~8810 gold in rewards! [h2]No Hit Attainments[/h2] In the Dungeon Attainments category, you will find numerous No Hit attainments. Completing a no hit has some rules that you can read about in the info button the these Attainments. I would like to quickly highlight them because they are a free-to-play path of getting pets that can be better than shop generator pets. On launch, every single dungeon will include a path to getting free-to-play pets. Each dungeon will have a stat split appropriate for the dungeon’s level. [h1]Daily (Gold) Attainments[/h1] With Semreh’s immense wealth, he is offering you 30 gold free a day just by completing his Daily Attainments. They are currently limited to: [list][*]Completing dungeons [*]Looting equipment [*]Killing enemies[/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/0a4ad26ac38c39919fb02cc232834292c0e9dd65.png[/img] Daily Attainments reset at the same time daily for everyone. All players will have the same Daily Attainments to encourage cooperative play. New methods will come in the future but we want to ensure a smooth roll-out first. [hr][/hr] [h1]New Player + General Experience Improvements[/h1] From keys dropping from bosses, the return of Daily (Gold) Attainments, every boss dropping a free Skin, and Attainment rewards dropping chests + free pets, we think we’re in a pretty good spot on the shop side of things for new players. Most importantly however, is the new player experience while playing the game itself. Below are some improvements that we plan on expanding indefinitely into the future. [h2]New Player Dungeons[/h2] Coming this update are 2 new player dungeons that both focus on a certain mechanic to introduce new players to. We’ve gone ahead and enabled essence for both of these dungeons so new players are introduced to the system earlier. Our goal for all new player dungeons is to teach players brand new to the genre how to play it. [h3]Trembling Giant[/h3] A giant hollow tree filled with dangerous enemies await new players. But there’s a twist! The community loved Mara makes her return as a teacher. Instead of killing our beloved Mara, you’ll be greeted by her giant nuts to learn from and destroy for loot. She will teach you the basics of [b]enemy marking[/b], which is a new and interactive way of letting players know what they should be doing. Who would have guessed! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/89400e745907f07e3b018ae9898b94fc9c7fd16a.png[/img] [h3]Flower Thicket[/h3] A beautiful but dangerous flower thicket with an angry Nymph will greet players when entering the Flower Thicket. This dungeon focuses on the [b]Bleed[/b] status effect. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/84d0c2fe47a44d5124a70ff824c9ff379a0264c0.png[/img] [h2]New User Tutorial[/h2] A much needed revamp of our Tutorial will be entering the game with this update. It covers nearly every topic there is: The Tavern, The Beyond, The Vault, The Dominion, various game systems, and UI. We hope this will be a welcome change! We do plan on adding a more interactive and less text based tutorial in the future. [b]Note for Returning Players:[/b] Everyone is required to do the Tutorial. When in the Dominion portion of the Tutorial, you are required to die by the “An Aspect of the Void”. [b]You will not actually lose your character.[/b] It is a fake death screen to transition people into The Beyond so we can explain it. Don't worry. [h2]Reworked Experience[/h2] Our goal is to have people cooperatively run dungeons, Raids in the future, and put themselves in more danger than running around the Mountains farming Glory in trains. While we have nothing against train farming, we think its a better experience to experience more than a train. To that end, we’ve changed a few things: [list][*]Vastly increased experience gains in every dungeon. [*]Added a boost of experience for killing quest bosses/enemies. [*]Decreased glory gain across the board for Dominion enemies. [*]Killing level-appropriate enemies will yield you more experience than not. [*]Example: A level 17 Assassin will receive the most experience killing level 15-19 content, and not jumping directly to the Mountains and killing Gods. [*]We'll be keeping a close eye on experience gain and adjust numbers accordingly. Be sure to post in our feedback channels if something doesn’t feel rewarding enough![/list] [h2]Dungeon Keys[/h2] To address numerous concerns regarding Dungeon Keys, we have elected to make them available in the Shop for [b]platinum only[/b]. This will result in nearly every key costing less money but not being available to purchase for Free 2 Play players using gold. To make up for this, Dungeon Keys will now drop from all dungeon bosses. They will be [b]untradeable[/b]. [h3]Key Costs[/h3] [list][*]Axis of Trade Dungeon: 3 platinum [*]Advanced Dungeons: 2 platinum [*]Intermediate Dungeons: 1 Platinum [*]New Player Dungeons: Not Available[/list] [h3]Key Adjustments[/h3] To combat other concerns, Dungeons opened by keys will no longer: [list][*]Spawn with a Loot Shrine in them [*]Have the ability to drop additional Keys from the Boss[/list] [h2]No Teleportation[/h2] Despite some endgame dungeons spawning you in the boss room, it was never intended for people to sit in the spawn waiting for a few people to do the dungeon's objective (e.g. clear idols). Along with the aforementioned experience rates that will hopefully incentivize clearing, we have decided to disable player-to-play teleportation in the following dungeons: [list][*]Harbinger's Oblivion [*]Shrine of Devas [*]Ancient Ruins [*]Rampant Citadel [*]The Void[/list] Dungeons where you spawn in the boss room will be revamped in the future to make better use of this feature. However, we hope it will allow people to help others clear; especially given the massive increase to glory in all of these dungeons [hr][/hr] [h1]Bless Up[/h1] Our 8th class enters the dominion! The Bishop is a Crosier wielding, Robe wearing, Element shooting class that restores Mana to all of those in his immediate presence. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/4ec90c32482fbd0d6bae83522402b86a3afb522a.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/5a443f338a59cbf84dc8c1c02529fa043a8d4ea9.gif[/img] [b]You can unlock the Bishop by defeating the Rampant Bishop boss located in the Rampant Citadel dungeon![/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]Status Effect Tiers[/h1] Status Effect tiers are an exciting new feature that will allow immense build diversity between all of the item tiers. It will also allow enemies to dish out more impactful status effects depending on the tier of dungeon it is. [list][*]Status Effects now have tiers! 1-5, with 5 being the best. A Unique item may start at Tier 3, while a low tier item will probably start at Tier 1. [*]Another cool thing about these new Status Effects is that they stack! As an example, the Tier 6 Crosier (Bishop Ability) starts at Tier 2 Blessed. If 9 other Bishop’s use the same Crosier, the collective status effect a player will receive will be upgraded to Tier 3 Blessed. [*]The same can be said about any status effect; whether given to enemies by players or to players by enemies. Gone are the days of mindlessly getting hit by status effect inflicting projectiles/bombs![/list] [hr][/hr] [h1]Functioning Guilds![/h1] We now have a functioning guild system! Promote, demote, and kick members from the new and improved Guild List Stand. You’ll be able to see when your guild was founded, your member and online counts, and your rank! Click on a Player to see when they were last online, or what server they’re currently on! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/1440a6222c66496fee6d897b5f8e779ed937e6cc.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/b023a3d3b52cf8229c679097afe65ff2ed84048a.png[/img] [hr][/hr] [h1]Account Customization[/h1] We want everyone in the Dominion to be able to express themselves in as many ways as possible. The start of this endeavor will be with the release of [b]Titles[/b] and [b]Emotes[/b]. There is plenty more planned, as you can see presented in the Account Customization menu, and we’ve got a bunch more we’re not quite ready to talk about. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/744ee8731e314f1fc911c12fffba62765285223d.png[/img] [h2]Titles[/h2] Titles are a way to showcase your achievements. They can be earned through completing Attainments, or find them in Packages at Platino's Shop. We plan to release gold titles in the future. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/b455b4165f92b75a30430ba97a28a3ade475930f.png[/img] [h2]Emotes[/h2] Emotes let you set the mood when something funny, annoying, crazy, or unbelievable happens. You can acquire them in the Shop or find them in Packages at Platino's Shop. You can set up to 8 unlocked emotes at a time, on both Mobile and PC. In the UI itself, or in the shops, you can get several basic emotes for free! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/e6cc14b05e0377a164dbf656c2b70aeeac7e85f3.png[/img] [hr][/hr] [h1]Let There Be Light![/h1] One of the biggest system changes we made was the addition of an entire day and night system, which also introduces light sources and bloom. [h2]Day and Night[/h2] One of the most exciting features we’ve added for more immersion is a Day and Night system. While currently rudimentary in its implementation, we plan to fully take advantage of the system by adding time dependent enemy spawns and encounters in the future. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/216682ec785fcccdb5f419d802a8bbb48af5bd7f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/149cf536d5bf604cded4fbae0c2ab6059f43866c.png[/img] [h2]Lighting System[/h2] One of the most immediately noticeable changes is the addition of our lighting system. Lights light up a dark area and give everything a vibrant appeal. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/f00f2d3e2a761210fede61bee64b0917bf8152c1.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/e4314fe6c44bbe344952709cc2b24dd729815134.png[/img] [h2]Bloom[/h2] The easiest way to describe bloom is by looking at examples. Bloom can be explained as a per pixel light that when used correctly increases the depth and immersion of the sprite its used in. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/3e26e7cd4a87f106582dff0ac613f7c87d7aea8f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/0e973b30514df79b7482838a4436367faaafa7cd.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/4ea6d3682d0ed523ecc1aec3ff59d06a47be0295.png[/img] [hr][/hr] [h1]Updated UI[/h1] We’ve went through nearly all UI elements and updated them. We wanted to provide you with more information and a better experience and this round is just the start! [h2]Essences[/h2] While mobile has never even seen the old UI, the new UI provides the player with the boss sprites to quickly associate the essence with what items are available when you start collecting the essence. We’ve got a few more updates planned for Essences so stay tuned! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/c947abfd56df198af760682b661f7964f5c04b6e.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/da4469109d07a61ae81a6672233f3257be26b2f1.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/55d3b8010cf591ef330119a14d10e50ea46e856e.png[/img] [h2]Packages[/h2] We’ve significantly improved the Package viewing and buying experience. Platino’s Shop also allows you to buy Keys in the UI itself instead of having to run to the shop! This will be apart of a much larger shop overhaul we have planned for the future [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/c8f491be4e73930e19c27a5f45ea8b5d1f247853.png[/img] [hr][/hr] [h1]Vesta Protects, Vesta Attacks[/h1] One of the most unique, ambitious, and certainly hardest events and enemy has found her way to the Dominion! [b]Vesta, Axis Gatesguard[/b] is here to protect the Enraged Bulls and Axis of Trade from any intruders. Do you have what it takes to best her and enter Taurus’ domain? [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/01e3c359c40663f24b39b8eb5b67f3892d1385c7.png[/img] If you are lucky enough to best Vesta, your battle is only half over. Enter the Axis of Trade! The Dominion has its first [b]expert [/b]level dungeon and it’s a doozy. Fight through the hordes of angry onlookers, be chased to the Colosseum, and fight in one of the most epic battles Darza’s Dominion has ever faced. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42220879/3f3abf0265ba1c1de8420133c8a379585c2fc6d5.png[/img] We won’t spoil what items these new bosses drop but we will say they are incredible both in sprite and in use. [h2]A Gladiator Awaits…[/h2] Semreh has a reward waiting but needs time to cook. Check back in a few days to see what’s in store… [hr][/hr] [h1]Public Trello[/h1] In a week or two, we will open up a public Trello. The Trello will be a resource for players to see what we have planned for the future, what we're working on currently, and a place for us to highlight community ideas and suggestions we're considering. [b]It is important to note that not every single plan or thing being worked on will be posted here. This board will be used to keep everyone in the loop and maybe even tailor our own internal discussions based on what you guys give us in feedback to the things posted there.[/b] [hr][/hr] [h1]Notable Changes[/h1] [list] [*] Added a clear cache setting to the Gameplay options menu. This will delete all settings if you need a full wipe [*] Added an account page to see your email, username, to logout, and delete your account. Note: Deleting your account is permanent once it has been marked for deletion. [*]Added an on-screen red blink when low on HP (Vignette setting in menu) [*]Added popin disable/enable setting in menu [*]All weapons got an overhaul of their projectiles to be easier to use [*]Overhauls and updates to nearly all mountain dungeons both visually and behaviorally. [*]Overhauls and updates to nearly all mountain event behaviors [*]Overhaul and update to the Darza fight [*]Removed The Domain (the 3 boss fights before Darza) until we come up with a better fight/system for a fight before Darza [*]Massive improvement in mobile performance by not allocating memory if not needed. This was 1 of many performance improvements we plan on having for mobile. The experience is incredibly smooth on mid-tier phones and we hope to make it even smoother. [*]An entirely revamped The Beyond awaits. You’ll move faster and spawn closer to your characters after your initial visit. The Graveyard is filled with, at the top, your top deaths. The lower portions of your graveyard are filled with 36 of your most recent deaths. [*]Added color to the Loot Shrine text to spruce it up [*]Nerfed Wyrm Rider tether heal by around 50%. As an example, if you healed for 1000 HP (possible if you hit all your shots with the UT dagger during the Tether duration), it will now only heal 500 HP. [*]+n Essence/Gold/Platinum above head on increase to [*]1 Plat can now be purchased for use in buying Keys [*]Mute Button has been moved from the main screen to the options menu. Sorry to those who accidentally hit it! [*]Lowered Essence drop rate in Shrine of Devas. We’ll monitor Essence gain and adjust it if needed before the inevitable Shrine of Devas rework occurs. [*]Keys are now stackable up to 4 [*]Essence [b]first-time discovery rate[/b] has been made 100% [*]Gold, Platinum, and Essence text has been added above the player’s head when receiving the aforementioned things. This is to make it more obvious when you get them. [*]Trading now has a double confirmation and better coloring to hopefully prevent deselect scams [*]An announcement command has been added. [*]You can now change the opacity of players in the settings [*]Shops no longer update when a player is previewing them [*]Usernames now cost 10 platinum instead of 2000 gold [*]Character slot prices now update to reflect the correct price when after purchasing discounted slots [*]Dexterity and speed check disconnects should happen much less frequently [*]The Weak status effect now effects bombs. Previously, it only effected projectiles [*]Fixed an exploit that allowed you to gain 1 glory upon death before level 20 [*]Essence UT tooltips now properly display the items as Soulbound [*]Player teleporting has been disabled in end-game dungeons (Shrine of Devas, Rampant Citadel, Harbinger’s Oblivion, The Void, and The Domain) [*]Teleporters have been added to Shrine of Devas Idol Rooms [*]Reinstated class unlocks. Note: Everyone who has played since PC release will automatically have all classes unlocked. This only effects new players. [*] 20 Glory on Paladin unlocks Juggernaut [*] 20 Glory on Archer unlocks Apothecary [*] 20 Glory on Assassin unlocks Wyrm Rider [*]Added Gem Fragments to lower level content to help elevate new players gaining permanent stats. [*] You are limited to consuming 4 fragments of each stat per character to avoid abuse. [/list] [h1]Other Changes[/h1] [list] [*]Emails within the database are now case-insensitive and shouldn’t cause login issues [*]Fixed self-bleed numbers above head when inflicted on self or from an enemy [*]Changed various Skin names so none are the same [*]Setup HTTPS for security purposes [*]Alerts can no longer be added multiple times [*]Readded the Shielded status effect icon above Juggernauts with shield [*]Hat previews have been added to the shop [*]Animated hats and pets now display in the shop [*]Fixed an issue with player bombs (e.g. Venomous Pestle) visually not taking into account Enemy armor [*]Fixed an issue with player bombs (e.g. Venomous Pestle) visually not taking into account being under the effects Weak [*]Fixed an issue with Armor Break projectiles not correctly displaying their damage. Previously, an Armor Break shot dealing 100 damage would visually show 80 damage (if you had 20 armor) but would in reality do 100 damage [*]You can no longer DM yourself. Sorry about that. [*]Armor Break damage number now properly displays received damage on first hit [*]Wiki world icon and button have been added to the main menu and UI. [*]Discord rich presence now has a steam download link and [strike]a link to the wiki[/strike] Mara will be back with an in-game wiki in the near future. [*]Staying on the death screen should no longer give you the "took too long to send ack" error [*]Rewrote iOS MTX [*]Rewrote Android MTX [*]Mouse detection while unfocused [*]Currency visual bug when switching accounts [*]Using hat removers now has confirmation [*]Haptic feedback has been added to various parts of the game [*]Guild chat will appear green above your head [*]Hold chat for player options (e.g. Teleport) [*]NPCs are now pink on mobile's nearby character list [*]Added particle effects on skins in the Beyond [*]Significant improvements to the map editor to make our lives easier [*]Congrats for making it this far. We’re not including 100s of undocumented changes that have slipped between the cracks in the year and a half it took to get this update out. Thanks for reading + playing! [/list]