[h1]Your Literary Arsenal[/h1] Welcome Scribes, It's a quick turnaround after [b]Chapter I: The Endless Saga[/b] - but we're back with today's [b]Interlude Patch: Arsenal[/b]! If you missed all the details of last week's major update, be sure to check them out here: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/917950/view/4172098098024433742]The Endless Saga[/url]. There are two major pieces to the Arsenal update: [b]Callback[/b] - a low-cost Spending spell that hurls a returning shield, and [b]Loadouts[/b] - the heavily requested feature for saving Ink/Inscription/Spell/Cosmetic combinations! We also have a collection of new Pages of Power, and a new button for checking out the roadmap in-game! [h2]New Spell - Callback[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/9429572f815549f7afb1e73a6b122b6ceb617e94.gif[/img] [b]Callback[/b] is a new Spender that costs only 1 mana. Hurl a spinning shield through the Torn - then position yourself to hit them a second time as the shield returns to you! [h2]New Feature - Loadouts[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/a14542ed4ac51123555bd00e7d71fdd41f1b3a9d.jpg[/img] The Loadout podium (next to the Spellbook in the Library) will allow you to save your favorite combinations of Signature Ink/Spells/Inscriptions/Cosmetics and swap between them quickly and cleanly! This has been a heavily requested feature - so we're excited to get it in your hands with this new update! Be sure to let us know your favorite combinations! [h2]In-Game Roadmap[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44711349/1c1c1df85d3bb324cf61856c20df63cf2e01e6cb.jpg[/img] We've added a button to see the Table of Content Roadmap from the main menu - making it easier to track [i]Vellum[/i]'s progress through Early Access! [h3]Pages of Power, Balance & Tuning[/h3] It wouldn't be a Vellum update without new Pages of Power to collect and enhance your runs with! Arsenal brings a collection of pages for Callback, new scaling pages for Green, and a trio of new Font Powers for Of Scribes and Torn! On the balance and tuning side - we're making some targeted adjustments to help rein in some extreme upper end combos, making the Airborne Quest more attractive, and making a few other minor adjustments as we keep digesting feedback and data from The Endless Saga. As always, thank you for playing [i]Vellum[/i] and sharing your stories about it! - The Vellum Team [h1]Interlude Patch: Arsenal - Full Patch Notes [/h1] Patch Notes [h2]Features + Gameplay[/h2] [b]Loadouts System[/b] - Save your currently equipped Signature Ink/Spells/Inscriptions/Cosmetics New Spell: [b]Callback[/b] - Cost: 1 Mana - Damage: 40 - Hurl a Returning Shield that rips through enemies and terrain. - The Roadmap (WIP) is now accessible from the main menu - [b]Signature Ink: Green[/b] now has additional Pages of Power - [b]Tome: Of Scribes and Torn[/b] has a trio of additional Font Powers - [b]Binding: Stormy Night[/b] is now separated into two bindings (one for the lightning, one for wind gusts) - [b]Page of Power: Torn, Asunder[/b] rework - your damage now applies a debuff for 5s, dealing 2% of the targets current HP per second - [b]Page of Power: Shared Pain[/b] should now calculate more appropriately - [b]Page of Power: Phoenix[/b] now interacts more reasonably with Murder (fewer extra birds) - [b]Inscription: Refundable[/b] now generates Mana more proportional to its activation frequency - [b]Page of Power: From Above[/b] now requires 3s while airborne (was 5) - Scribes now get a brief Immunity when forcibly moved by Boss mechanics - Healing effects can no longer be reduced beyond -100% - The Torn Page selection should no longer break if there are no remaining valid Torn Pages - Appendix scaling has been adjusted at higher levels - [b]Spell: Jot[/b] projectile speed has been adjusted (should result in more accuracy at longer range) [h2]Aesthetic & Adjustments[/h2] - Adjusted the volume of high intensity drums in the Music - [b]Spell: Blossom[/b] has addition details in its icon - [b]Cosmetics: Inkglow[/b] (Raiment) & [b]Inkglow[/b] (Stylus) now properly react to your equipped Signature Ink - Improved more collision areas on maps to get stuck less often - Adjusted the way cosmetic Books' materials react (should vanish less often) - Some dev tools are now inaccessible to players - Added automatic Save File backups and recovery