Hello, Scribes! We're releasing a patch today to adjust issues and address feedback relating to difficulty. There are also fixes and enhancements to the recent [b]Chapter III: Revelry & Respite[/b] update! Overcoming satisfying hurdles is at the heart of [i]Vellum[/i]; Scribes direct the hunger of their foes, apply dangerous Bindings to Tomes, and venture into the depth of the Appendices - all in a quest to battle and defeat the Torn. [b]In service of challenge that is consistently satisfying, we're making significant adjustments to Vellum's difficulty.[/b] Today's patch adjusts how [i]Vellum[/i] scales enemies across the board (Chapters, Bindings, Appendices). First off, we've fixed an important bug that had previously undercut the scaling factor of Bindings - so our intended difficulty curve had been 'leaking' a portion of its potency. To combine with Bindings, we're substantially increasing the starting health values of Torn - with a small bump to their per-Chapter scaling. We're also adjusting the timing for Barrier regeneration for both Scribes and Torn to take slightly longer - giving more weight to Barrier-related powers and gameplay. We want a much more dangerous - but satisfying - iteration of the Torn: [b]Our goal is for difficulty to be a better partner for player power - keeping focus on the best dynamic relationships of the game.[/b] This is an impactful step toward balancing the game, but it [i]isn't the last step[/i]. We're eager to hear your feedback when playing with these changes and examining where [i]Vellum[/i]'s challenges find their brightest spots. Thank you for playing! - The Vellum Team [h1]Live Update - 0.45.1 Patch Notes[/h1] [h2]Balance/Tuning & Gameplay[/h2] - Starting Torn health values increased by up to 100% - Chapter-based Torn health scaling slightly increased - Binding scaling for Torn health and damage should now apply properly - Some Appendix health scaling has been shifted to Binding health scaling - Appendix scaling of Boss health values has been reduced - Multiplayer scaling has been adjusted to accommodate the above changes - Increased the time delay before Scribe Barrier begins to regenerate - Increased the time delay before Torn Barrier begins to regenerate - Quillmark Rewards for Daily Quests have been increased (Dev Note: as difficulty increases, we want to open more flexible ways to get more Quillmarks) - The first attempt at mending Of Scribes and Torn now spawns foes more frequently - [b]Torn Boss: Golgor[/b] will no longer deal ticking damage in preparation for Annihilation - [b]Torn Elites: Hunstman[/b], [b]Mummy[/b], [b]Smack o Lantern[/b], [b]Scarecrow[/b] deal up to 20% more damage with targeted attacks - [b]Generator Spell: Jot[/b] has a 40% increase to projectile interact size - [b]Page of Power: New Sponge[/b] will now deal more appropriate damage (Dev Note: this is a sizable buff) - [b]Page of Power: Downy Barbs[/b] has been reworked to grant increased damage based on airtime [h2]General & Fixes[/h2] - Postgame stats will now display the correct number of revives - Multiplayer Region Selector should behave better on startup - Low Health aesthetic effects will now fade over time while maintaining low health - [b]Font Power: Chrome, Sweet Chrome[/b] now interacts properly with Pink Signature Ink - [b]Page of Power: Monarchical[/b] should now behave properly - [b]Bonus Objective: Golden Ink[/b] should no longer complete instantly - [b]Bonus Objective: Hubris[/b] should now return Scribes to their correct size - [b]Bonus Objective: Bear the Burden[/b] beam effect now matches the size of the visual - Dawn's [b]Sunbeam [/b]effect now matches the size of the visual - [b]Vignette: A Forgotten Grotto[/b] now behaves properly in multiplayer - [b]Vignette: Refuge[/b] stillness effect will no longer persist outside of the Vignette (though we encourage finding stillness everywhere)