Howdy undead gunslingers! A lot is happening on our end but before I go into details I wanted to thank all of you for supporting Ritual: Crown of Horns! Your legend will be preserved by the test of time and your names will be carved forever in our hearts. And now onwards to the news! [h1] I. Patch 1.0.2 - Rebalancing [/h1] We’ll be rolling out Patch 1.0.2 later today. We’ve heard you and we’ve read the reviews – you think the game is a wee bit too challenging, so we’re bringing some balancing to the game, to make it more fair, less intimidating and generally more approachable. Don’t get us wrong though, the game is still meant to be a challenge 😊 [b]PATCH LIST[/b] [h2] ITEMS [/h2] [list] [*] We’ve buffed weapons. Colt 18XX, 18XX Sharps Rifle, Pump-Action Shotgun, Long Barrelled Shotgun, Crossbow, Zhuge Crossbow, Butterfly Killer – they all underwent changes to make all of the weapons viable in combat and be as deadly as any other. [*] We’ve buffed spells. Rusted Sawblades, Sign of Triquetra, Dead Soul, Vengeful Gatling, Wisconsin Death Drives – again, the changes are meant to increase the overall power and usability in combat. [*] We’ve buffed items. Oriental Dreamcatcher, Cape of a King, Miniature Labirynth, Ring O' Roadagain, Abandoned Fangs of Triumph, Crocodile Alligator Skin, Brown Grizzly Fur, Ring of Providence, Black and Blue Ring, Ring of a Scumbag. Now they will have a bigger impact on the game. [/list] [h2]BOSS BATTLES[/h2] [list] [*] - Waltham Arms Manufacture, Diabolical Contraption, White House Boss Battles have been rebalanced to be less intimidating and easier to overcome. [*] - Minor adjustments have been made to the game’s interface during boss battles, improving the general readability of the encounters. [/list] [h2]CHALLENGE MISSIONS[/h2] We have rebalanced some of the challenge missions to be a little easier to obtain: [list] [*] Freeze X Enemies at Once, level: Waltham Arms Manufacture [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (P-A Shotgun), level: Waltham Arms Manufacture [*] Freeze X Enemies at Once, level: The Big Hunger [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (Sharps Rifle), level: The Big Hunger [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (Crossbow), level: Abandoned Village [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (L-B Shotgun), level: Coy Drake's Mining Company [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (S-O Shotgun), level: Canyon of the Dead (N.R.F.T.L.) [*] Kill X Enemies at Once (S-O Shotgun), level: A Frozen Forest [/list] [h2]ADDITIONAL GAME BALANCE CHANGES[/h2] We have Adjusted the difficulty curve of the game. The initial levels should be better at easing the player in and the latter levels should be more manageable. Levels modified: [list] [*] Tutorial Part 3 [*] Tutorial Part 4 [*] Dimensional Breach [*] Iglesia del Santo Pistolero [*] Cain MacDowell's Saloon [*] A Town Called Bastard [*] Vaya con Dios, gringo [*] Goodchild Monument [*] Trinity Bridge [*] The Wicked Burg Train Depot [*] Perpetuity Graveyard [*] Valley of Delusions [*] LaHood's Lumbering Camp [*] River of Filth [*] Diabolical Contraption [*] Coy Drake's Mining Company [*] White House [/list] We have modified some enemy attack animations to give the player more time to react: [list] [*] Cultist [*] Cultist with a spear [*] Dog [*] Big cultist with a spiked club [/list] [h2]LOCALISATION[/h2] Minor localisation changes have been made to the game, primarily to German. [b]But that’s not all of the news.[/b] [h1]II. PlayStation 4 launch. Xbox One launch date confirmed[/h1] Ritual: Crown of Horns debuts on PlayStation 4 across NA and EU regions today! We can’t wait to see you gunslinging on consoles, so tell your friends and families and jump right in, yeehaw! The PlayStation version will be up to date with the Patch 1.0.2 rolling out today on Steam. The [b]Xbox One[/b] version of the game is scheduled to release on [b]March 13th[/b]! The game will be available for pre-purchase from March 6th. Watch the new trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfyE-Sg6F8c [h1]III. Lossless Soundtrack available [/h1] Finally, we’re updating the Original Soundtrack for Ritual: Crown of Horns, adding .FLAC files to the OST. You will be able to grab it directly from STEAM or, if you don’t own the game yet, bundled. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1179130/Ritual_Crown_of_Horns__OST/ The music composed for the game by Brunon Lubas has been on constant loop in our offices since we first heard it. It’s a mix of metal, folk and who knows what else but it makes one hell of a good soundtrack for basically anything you are doing at the moment! Again, thank you folks for your support. May your stay in the alternative US in 18XX be a pleasant and gory one! - Draw Distance and Feardemic Teams.