MAJOR UPDATE: The Champion's Journey Update OUT NOW! + 30% discount

We Who Are About To Die

Fight & strategize your way through spectacles and arenas -- rise from lowly slave to Grand Champion and earn your freedom. Or... die trying. This Gladiator RPG Roguelite features in-depth career management and a unique physics simulated combat system. To those who are about to die, I salute you!

[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36402388/8899ba34f4166166ba60de2e0d7d29ce6b04ded2.jpg[/img] It's already here - we bring you the [b]Champion's Journey Update[/b]! This update introduces massive new feature: Character Traits, and much more! Check out this [b]overview video[/b] and get ready to unlock a whole new layer to the game. [previewyoutube=vTeavEdxs40;full][/previewyoutube] [h1]Early Access v0.6 - The Champion's Journey Update[/h1] [h1]Full Changelog[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36402388/a61aaf5884cfd62287013ad7ca6bdb3282a1ae36.gif[/img] [h1]MAJOR new content & features[/h1] [h3][b]New: [/b]Character Traits[/h3] [list] [*] [b]New: over 50 random Character Traits[/b] [*] Added in-run trait rewards (Gained by winning Elite Fights and Tournaments) [*] Added Character Trait Overview panel [*] Added a Character Trait Trophy system to track your completion progress [/list] [h3][b]New:[/b] Player Weight System[/h3] [list] [*] New Weight and Armor UI panel [*] Added Player Weight system [*] Added Light Weight class [*] Added Heavy Weight class [/list] [h3][b]New: [/b]Bonus Skills[/h3] [list] [*] Added the concept of Bonus Skills: these allow you to go over 100 with any skill (all the way to 125) [*] Added Base and Bonus skill overview panel [*] [b]New:[/b] item Traits: several item traits that give various Bonus Skill modifiers [/list] [h3][b]New:[/b] Features and Content[/h3] [list] [*] [b]New feature: [/b] Timeline panel, shows upcoming rare events [*] [b]Added new Map:[/b] The City Market [*] [b]Added new Map:[/b] The City Slums [*] [b]New feature: [/b] Ambushes (dialog event that sends you into combat defending against bandits) [*] Added many map areas and alleys for Ambush [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36402388/d68a085402374bee0c4cbc074058010fa2a4dcca.gif[/img] [h1]MINOR (Content, features, balancing changes) [/h1] [list] [*] Weapon ranges are now more accurate and based on in-game distance units. Used by the AI to determine the attack distance [*] Rerolling your character is now more seamless [*] Backstories can now be rerolled up to three times before losing any heirloom and/or invested gold [*] Balanced the gold and fame rewards for Elite, Tournament and Grand Tournament fights [*] Tournaments and Grand Tournaments now reward 3 favor to all patrons [*] Added a new Uniqye Rarity: Items dropped by Elites and other 'one of a kind-items' are now marked as Unique [*] A message will now pop-up when a run victory can be claimed [*] [b]New[/b] item trait: Projectile (auto throw) [*] [b]New[/b] item trait: Throwing Weapon (bonus damage when thrown) [*] [b]New[/b] item: Throwing axes [*] [b]New[/b] item: Sickle [*] Pilum now remains in 1h Spear mode even without a shield [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36402388/0da879dde9d11df4ccbf87a958d47c4fd05ed92a.gif[/img] [h1]Bugfixes[/h1] [list] [*] Potential fix on fights where the AI would spawn with the same uniform [*] Fixed issue where the utility menu would disappear when cycling too quickly between the menus [*] Fixed issues on several maps where you could get stuck or walk of the map [*] Fixed issue where cheering during draft triggers an audience response in the chat [*] Fixed issue on the War-event dialogue: shop prices are now updated correctly [*] Fixed issue with auto repairing on the Blacksmith backstory [*] Fixed issue where re-rolling matches would reset the healing price [*] Fixed issue with audience favor on Grand Plaza and Terrantia City Center [*] Fixed issue where multiple songs would play during the credits [*] Overall improvements on the AI entering arena’s [*] Several small bugfixes and QOL improvements [*] Fixed various camera issues in third person with targets [*] Fixed issue with gamepad controls (on certain maps) [*] Many many many more! [/list] If you like what we're doing, please consider sharing this update and the game with your friends: we still rely on word of mouth more than anything. [list] [*] [url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWNMvD_XLJ3unATX8O7aWJg]YOUTUBE[/url] [*] [url=https://subscribe.jordylakiere.net/Newsletter]NEWSLETTER[/url] [*] [url=http://discord.gg/8PEutcdwf5]DISCORD[/url] [/list] And as always -we who are about to die salute you, Jordy