Hey everybody, The light is in sight! We are almost at the end of our Early Access journey with only a few updates left until we reach 1.0. We’ve really appreciated your feedback and hope that you’re enjoying the direction that [i][b]When the Light Dies[/b][/i] is heading. Today’s update introduces a new weapon in the form of the powerful [b]Longbow[/b], as well as some exciting [b]new elemental weapon upgrades [/b]to help you keep the horde in check. [b]Longbow Weapon[/b] This mighty weapon fires a [b]single arrow[/b] which embeds itself into a target before its delayed charge [b]explodes[/b], dealing damage to [b]all enemies caught in the blast[/b]. This means that one well-placed shot can make all the difference when facing down a large group of enemies! The longbow can be purchased alongside the other weapons in the main menu by spending your hard earned beating heart currencies! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44357813/d21f984c9f4a859ab5b7035d1f9fd446a771bb6c.gif[/img] [b]New Weapon Upgrades[/b] We have added [b]three new weapon upgrades[/b] which can all be levelled to improve their potency. To coincide with these upgrades we have also introduced the [b]freeze and acid status effects[/b] to make your runs feel even more varied: [b]Cryo Blast:[/b] Chance for bullets to inflict ‘freeze’. A frozen enemy becomes encased in a block of ice and cannot move for a short period of time. Level 2: If enemies are frozen when killed, they explode into razor sharp icicles. Level 3 (Damage branch): Damage inflicted on frozen enemies is increased by 20%. Level 3 (Duration branch): Freeze Duration is increased by 0.5 seconds. [b]Corrosive Rounds:[/b] Chance for bullets to inflict ‘acid’. Enemies affected by acid burns gradually take damage overtime and have their movement slowed. Level 2: Enemies inflicted with acid have their max HP reduced by 20%. Level 3 (Duration branch): Acid duration increased by 2 seconds. Level 3 (Slow branch): Enemies are slowed by 40% when inflicted with acid. [b]Double tap:[/b] 'Extra shot' chance is increased by 20%. Level 2: Whenever Extra shot is triggered, ammo is not consumed. Level 3 (Damage): Damage inflicted by Extra shot bullets is increased by 20%. Level 3 (Chance): Extra shot chance increased to 30% [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44357813/e146340ad8fe39f2d94a1056ec228321d11fa24e.png[/img] Try experimenting with these new upgrades in combination with the longbow (we’re personally big fans of stacking acid with piercing >:D). Please see below for the full patch notes: [b]Features[/b] [list] [*] Added Longbow weapon [*] Added three new weapon upgrades with two new status effects (Freeze and acid) [/list] [b]QoL & polish[/b] [list] [*] Updated crossbow reload SFX. [*] The game now remembers your last choice for character, weapon and difficulty. [*] Added Achievement notification/claim sounds. [*] Updated various texts for better clarity and consistency. [/list] [b]Balancing[/b] [list] [*] Updated Huntsman upgrade to affect reload speed instead of attack speed. [/list] [b]Bug fixes[/b] [list] [*] Crossbow no longer consumes too much ammo when used with certain upgrades. [*] Bullet Damage meta upgrades now increase damage by the correct amount [*] Critical damage now displays correctly where it previously showed critical chance. [*] Screen effects (darkness lights, freeze) now scale in all resolutions. [*] Can now claim achievement rewards after restarting the game. [/list] We hope you enjoy the new content and if you do have any feedback please do share it in our [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/2185990/discussions/0/4356746484462965035/][b]feedback thread[/b][/url] or contact us directly on [url=https://discord.gg/Wf4gzGSh5F][b]Discord.[/b][/url] If you have been enjoying the changes we’ve been making to [i][b]When the Light Dies[/b][/i] since EA launch, it’d be incredible if you could share a positive review here on Steam, they really do make a huge amount of difference for us! Until next time, PQube, Electric Monkeys & Secret Level Studios