Greetings, Flameborn!

Starting tomorrow, on Wednesday, July 31st, at 8PM CEST, Twitch drops are coming to Enshrouded!
Unlock Twitch drop-exclusive cosmetic rewards by watching your favorite streamers play the game. The Hollow set can be unlocked in parts. Watch an hour to unlock the boots and pants, 90 minutes to unlock the gloves, 2 hours to unlock the chestplate, and a total of three hours to unlock the helmet!

Here's what the full set looks like:

All the details as well as an updated countdown are available on our mini-website[twitch.enshrouded.com].


Tell your favorite streamers about Enshrouded Twitch drops!

Version number: 555489

• Fixed an issue with dismantling shapes in the player base that were placed before the update. If you were only able to remove one block at a time in your base after the patch? That’s fixed.
  
• Fixed an issue with the server setting for weapon durability where wands and bows could still lose durability even with durability disabled.
  
• Updated the mannequins, weapon, and collection showcases to be included in server rights: they are now protected when placed in a player base and when the server permissions are set up.
  
• Fixed an issue with custom map markers being incorrectly positioned. Please be aware, that custom map markers that have been placed between update 0.7.3.0 and hotfix #14 may be negatively affected by the hotfix.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when rejoining a server.
  
• Fixed a cause for potential random crashes caused by an issue in enemy pathfinding.
  
• Fixed an issue when editing the game world settings with a controller. Before, it could happen that the settings of another world were changed.
  
• As a fix for characters from previous versions which had their eyebrow color updated by version 0.7.3.0 the eyebrow color for all characters was reset to neutral brown. Fresh characters can still pick a custom eyebrow color. This means that characters that were created between Update 3's release and this hotfix now have a different eyebrow color. Sorry! Character customization options on existing characters will come, eventually.
  
• Fixed incorrect patches of sunlight coming through the ceilings of caves.
  
• Removed the dark blinking shader indicating to be dismantled props in player bases. It may be re-introduced at a later time with a less obtrusive method.

As usual, please make sure your graphic card drivers are up to date to avoid issues.

Greetings, Flameborn!

Our third update is already here, and with it, quite a few ways to tailor your Enshrouded experience to suit the way you like to play! This one is focused on adding a couple of key features, with some improvement to existing features and quality of life changes. Of course, it does include the usual fixes and polish.

We’re very excited to hear what you’ll make of the new server and difficulty settings, so as usual, drop us your feedback! In the meantime, our update highlights in video form, if you don’t want to grapple with full patch notes.

Version number: 554708

We’ve heard your feedback, some players seek a tougher challenge, but others want to focus more on building and adventuring. It’s tough to make the game equally fun for every group of players, as Enshrouded already has a broad audience, which is why we’re introducing adjustable difficulty settings.
We prepared several difficulty settings to follow these themes, they affect both single and multiplayer, and also dedicated servers and we’d love to hear your feedback to further refine them.

• The “Default” difficulty is still present as the baseline and would be the recommended setting for first-time players.
  
• The “Relaxed” preset reduces the amount of enemies and provides you with more resources and loot. A perfect mode if you are most interested in base-building and light-hearted adventuring.
  
• The “Hard” preset increases the amount of enemies and makes them more aggressive to give you a tougher combat experience.
  
• The “Survival” preset is for those who seek some punishment with additional survival mechanics like hunger and dropping all of your backpack on death, on top of more aggressive enemies.
  
• Finally, a “Custom” setting where each preset can be freely modified. Crank one or all of the 30 game settings all the way up, mix and match and tailor your adventure! Craft your ideal settings and share your thoughts with us and the community.

See this article on our knowledge[enshrouded.zendesk.com] base to find out how to set up your own server’s difficulty settings.

Equipment like armor pieces and weapons can now be displayed in your base by attaching them to newly available craftable props. Complete Armor sets can now be changed with the press of a button. Also, the armor stands have varied poses, some of which are hard to hold in real life, all of which look cool.
Collectibles (like fossils) can now be found in the world, and can be displayed on decorative shelves.

There are new additional customization options for new player characters:

• Skin color
  
• Eye color
  
• Eyebrow color
  
• Six additional new character presets

Rework of the crafting menu with bigger preview images and easier navigation.
Several points of interest have been reworked or improved.
Improvements to blocking and parry. This is still work in progress and further improvements are planned for the next updates.
Class balancing continues to be worked on, taking into account the feedback from the community. For the mage gameplay changes were made concerning the comfortable usage of wands and staffs, the survivability, and the effectiveness in the early game.

• Added difficulty presets and individual gameplay settings to the game world menu and to the config file for dedicated servers. The settings need to be set before starting the server or hosting the game world. Difficulty settings can not be changed while playing: you will need to restart the server to change them.
  
• Updated the XP needed for leveling up. The beginning of the game should feel very similar to before. In later regions, the level-ups now need slightly more XP.
  
• The costs for upgrading weapons have been updated. The goal is to keep the Runes economy from inflating too much, especially in later areas. This however means that it is now more expensive to upgrade and decisions about which weapon to upgrade and when should be made carefully. The upgrading costs can be changed in the difficulty settings.
  
• Weapons now show the level maximum that can be achieved by upgrading the weapon.
  
• Improved the use of consumables via the action bar hotkeys. Before, when using hotkeys immediately after an attack, it could unintentionally trigger another attack, especially with wands.
  
• The grappling hook no longer attaches to anchors that are too far off-screen or anchors the player hasn’t seen yet, so the game stops seemingly yeeting Flameborn in unexpected directions.
  
• Fixed the issue that when dying with a completely filled large backpack, the tombstone inventory wouldn’t be able to hold every item. Tombstones are now sufficiently large, which is a very strange thing to write.
  
• The quality of screen shakes has been improved. As a reminder, screen shakes can be switched off in the accessibility tab of the user settings.
  
• Torches can now be dropped while sneaking because you’re not very discreet if you’re carrying the Olympic Flame.
  
• Reworked the damage zones of daggers so that small enemies like rats can be hit more reliably.
  
• It is now possible to interact with secret doors while climbing a ladder.
  
• Changed input handling for the instrument's song selection, so that it works similarly to the ammunition selection of ranged weapons.

In update 3, the work on improving combat and balancing the different combat styles is ongoing. The focus for this update has been:

• A rework behind the scenes to improve the block and parry feature. This was necessary as these mechanics were affected by several subtle yet impactful glitches that could render the experience unreliable if not frustrating. While a part of the rework itself cannot be felt on its own, it generally gives the player more control, power, and consistency. The visual indication of the parry windows is still something we are working on as well as further polishing of anticipation animations for the enemies.
  
• Improvements for the Mage gameplay and balancing. Read on for details!

• Fixed timings going wrong or visual glitches when quickly switching between wands and the ranged weapon using the ranged shortcut key.
  
• Improved responsiveness of player input, so parry actions take effect more immediately and transitions into the blocking state are seamless.
  
• Now multiple enemies can be parried at once (provided that the timing is right).
  
• Fixed an issue where enemy attacks could be parried even though the player was stunned.
  
• Fixed an issue where the movement direction was locked when blocking out of a sprint.
  
• Fixed several issues where parry and pushback directions could be inaccurate.
  
• Fixed an issue where parry in a multiplayer session could be unreliable in certain situations.
  
• Removed a glitch that allowed jumping while attacking with the wand.
  
• Fixed a bug where players with the Double Jump skill could force the double jump animation at any point after a jump with a wand attack.
  
• Fixed an issue where trying to block while shooting an arrow would make the character continue drawing the bow instead of switching to blocking.
  
• Improved input handling for comfortably triggering melee attacks out of blocking.
  
• Improved input handling for comfortably remaining in the blocking stance after a successful parry.
  
• Fixed an issue where the camera would move back and forth when firing multiple consecutive arrows.
  
• The Warrior Tank sub-tree has been restructured: Absorb, Snap, and Soul Leech are now connected to the Warden skill.
  
• Epic and Legendary Daggers now have the poison damage perk.
  
• 2 new skills in the Beastmaster sub-tree can be unlocked to improve the poison damage perk on daggers.
  
• A new skill “Quick Reflex Block” in the Beastmaster sub-tree can be unlocked to improve blocking with daggers.

• The physical armor values on mage armor sets have been increased slightly.
  
• Increased the projectile speed for the spells Fireball and Ice Bolt by 50% to allow easier hitting of moving targets.
  
• Increased the damage of the spells that are available in the early game: Ice Bolt, Fireball.
  
• Changed the functionality of the Light Burst spell. It now has a wider range on Shroud enemies for stun effect, damage, and pushback. The strength of the pushback has been increased while the damage has been slightly reduced. With its low mana costs, it can help to put space between crowds of enemies and oneself, especially for smaller swarm enemies.
  
• The Light Burst scroll has been made available as a drop in earlier parts of the game.
  
• Improved the homing and speed of the Healer spell. Projectiles are no longer blocked by walls.
  
• Tweaked the Martyr spell to provide better support, it now heals 50% up from 30%. Additionally, it grants the Final Blessing buff which increases the maximum health by 100 for a lengthy duration.
  
• A new skill was added to the Battlemage sub-tree: Life Essences. It grants extra maximum health based on the intelligence attribute.
  
• The durability of wands has been increased to better compensate for the fast attacks. Remember, if still more durability is needed, the Eternal Spark skill in the Battlemage sub-tree could be helpful.
  
• The time a wand attack takes before it can be transitioned into the blocking, either with shields or wards, has been slightly reduced.
  
• Part of the Battlemage sub-tree in the skilltree has been restructured. It felt like interesting skills could only be reached by unlocking skills that didn’t contribute directly to the Battlemage playstyle.
  
• The skills Bloodletting and Blood Magic have been moved to the Trickster sub-tree.
  
• Fixed an issue that made it look like blocking with the wand didn’t work while in fact, the enemy hit was blocked.
  
• Fixed an issue where input queueing of staff attacks was too aggressive, which could result in unintended consecutive shots.
  
• Fixed an issue where consecutive wand shots couldn't be queued while a wand attack was still occurring.
  
• Using wands and evading in quick succession no longer causes the evade to go in the wrong direction.

• Three new types of furniture can now be crafted as part of the collectible feature:
  - Mannequins for displaying armor pieces
  - Weapon stands for displaying weapons
  - Decorative shelves for displaying collectibles such as fossils
  
• Fixed several incorrect seams on armor pieces. Also fixed some issues with clipping of hair or skin through armor or clothes.
  
• Added additional messages for actions that are not allowed due to missing server permissions such as re-potting plants and chopping trees within the player base.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Hunter NPC where she could get stuck on a specific dialog line. We heard you loud and clear, Athalan, you’re impressed about that Tanning Station!
  
• Stone fences can now be freely rotated in non-snapping mode just like other fences.
  
• A new building material “Mixed Sandstone Block” is now available in Nomad Highlands crafting tier. The recipe can be found in the Scavenger Outpost.
  
• Fixed collision and snapping issues with the prison fences and doors set.
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented placing items on stone shelves.
  
• The tear-down of single blocks has the correct sound effect now.
  
• Fixed several issues with cloth sim and capes clipping through the player character.

• A new type of quest guides players to search for collectibles in the world. Once found, the collectibles can be showcased on specifically designed shelves.
  
• Added more food sources to the start of the game and in the Hollow Halls to support the hungry and starving gameplay in survival difficulty.
  
• Increased the chance for better loot in the Hollow Halls by exchanging many regular or silver chests with golden chests.
  
• Reduced the number of obstacles in the glider passages in the Kindlewastes Hollow Halls. There were too many head injuries reported…
  
• Reworked the jump pad section of the Ancient Spire in the Blackmire region to make it less frustrating.
  
• Fixed several instances where enemies would spawn within the terrain or props. This was particularly harmful in some of the situations in the Hollow Halls when it occurred.
  
• Fixed an issue with wolves which lost interest in combat in the middle of the fight. They now try to finish eating their food.
  
• Fixed an issue with the quest in Mistbury Catacombs that could lead to resetting of that quest's progress.
  
• Added a reminder quest at the Flame altar when players have not yet placed the blacksmith NPC.
  
• A new set of armor has been hidden in the depths of the Kindlewastes Hollow Halls.
  
• There are 3 additional music tracks for environments in the Kindlewastes.
  
• There is 1 additional music track for Ancient Spire exploration.
  
• Added more variety between day and night sound ambiance.
  
• The player character now shrugs their shoulders when trying to open a door locked by a dungeon puzzle. They’re as confused as you.
  
• Many footsteps sounds have been tweaked and improved.
  
• Fixed many incorrect hit- and interaction sounds with items and props in the game world.
  
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from being able to dismantle large trees within their base.
  
• Many locations in the game world have been improved, fixed, or tweaked.
  
• Some areas have been updated significantly:
  
• The first encampment, when entering the Shroud, was visually improved.
  
• Trade outpost "Blazing Rock" has been reworked.
  
• In the Shroud areas below Nomad Highlands, enemy density has been increased.
  
• Both the surface area and the cave below the Kindlewaste Elixir Well have been overhauled.
  
• The jump pad canyon in the Blackmire region has been reworked.
  
• Added 2 new caves to the Blackmire region
  
• Added 3 new temples to the Blackmire region.
  
• Added 2 additional enemy tree camps in the Blackmire region.
  
• Added 5 new temples to the Kindlewastes.
  
• Many no-build areas have been reduced in size to minimize the impact on player base locations.
  
• Reworked the edges of the world to look more natural. Additionally, several vistas have been updated to look more interesting, for all your tourism needs…
  
• The mountains in Embervale are less snowy now. This is in preparation for new things to come…

• Improved stability and performance on lower hardware specs and on the Steam Deck.
  
• Updated the default settings for the Steam Deck. Please use the “Reset to Default” button to use the updated settings.
  
• FSR3 is now supported and replaces FSR2. You can stop asking now.
  
• Improved global illumination to reduce visible seams between brighter and darker areas, especially in dungeons and caves.
  
• Fixed point light shadow leaking on thin voxel walls.
  
• Fixed several rare situations that could lead to crashes.
  
• Fixed occurrences of short freezes on faster graphics cards.
  
• Improved the visuals in reflective materials.

• Added new customization options in the character creation menu for skin color, eye color, and eyebrow color.
  
• Added 6 new character presets with new faces to the character customization menu.
  
• The crafting menu now has larger preview images of the craftable items. Additionally, the sorting into recipe categories has been updated and improved.
  
• Added a new section to the ESC menu to list the difficulty settings of the game world.
  
• Fixed several typos and incorrect translations. A big thanks to our great community for sending in all these suggestions and reports.
  
• A bug has been fixed that showed the incorrect player levels for a short while for players who are joining a server.
  
• The UI now correctly indicates that players who have the kick permission can in turn not be kicked from the server.
  
• Fixed additional cases where a large area marker on the world map prevents clicking on other markers within that area. That was annoying.
  
• Fixed an issue with filling up stacks of items in chests when bulk-transferring items with no free slots in the chest.
  
• Fixed the button prompts for PS4 and PS5 controllers using the default Steam input setting.
  
• Prepared the game client to support Twitch drops.

If you read this far, you are a true fan! Thanks for following along our Early Access journey! We hope you enjoy Enshrouded's third update. Let us know what you think below!

The team at Keen Games.

Version number: 539695

Changes

• Fixed an issue that could lead to random crashing when starting the game.
  
• The graphical settings can now be reverted to the detected defaults.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the quest “Loom for the Hunter” to not trigger correctly.
  
• Updated the glow intensity of the “Ectoplasm Block”. We tried to find the best balance between illuminating the Hollow Halls strongly enough while not flooding player bases in surreal green light. This means that the new (and intended) level of lighting of the block is somewhere between what it used to be ("dark mode") and what it was after update 2 ("the power of one thousand suns"). We are considering adding more luminous blocks further in development.

As usual, please make sure your graphic card drivers are up to date to avoid issues.

Version number: 535584

Here is a brand new patch for Enshrouded, with fixes and improvements. Thanks again to all of you who reported issues. The game keeps getting better as we iron out the kinks, thanks to you!

And now for the good stuff...

We’ve been monitoring player feedback since the release of the latest changes to mage builds. As we mentioned before, balancing is an evolving endeavor that will continue as we expand the game. Your feedback is an important part of Enshrouded becoming the best game it can be, so please share your thoughts and anecdotes on combat situations on our Discord server at discord.gg/enshrouded. You remain as always our favorite part of making Enshrouded happen.

We are still investigating an issue with green luminescent blocks emitting too much light. It’s not you, it’s them.

• Jump pads are now saved correctly when placed in the player base. Additionally, fixed an issue that caused the placement preview for self-crafted jump pads to be incorrectly rotated.
  
• Fixed several instances where ladders wouldn’t allow proper climbing. Example locations are in the settlements in the Blackmire, Mark of Sameth, and Willow Crush.
  
• Fixed several small level design issues with points of interest in the Blackmire area.
  
• Tweaked the song quest location markers to better point at the target areas.
  
• Shallow brown mud no longer prevents stamina regeneration. We experimented with this feature to communicate the feeling of being stuck and having to use a lot of energy to move around. However, it had the potential of getting players stuck at the bottom of climbing walls, which is not what was intended.
  
• Fixed a potential exploit that allowed circumventing mud or tar debuffs by using the skill Bee Sting.
  
• Moved banners to the crafting recipes offered by Valory the Bard.
  
• Removed the spear-throwing Vukahs from the Springlands area.
  
• Added two new dagger models for the Kindlewastes tier.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Eternal Ice Arrow that could lead to the ammo being consumed, which is incorrect, of course.
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the Noble Dress vanity set.
  
• Fixed an incorrect behavior of the skill Merciless Strike, which offered the action several times in a row without allowing the enemy time to replenish their stamina.
  
• Improved the ambient sound system for better detection of the area around the player.
  
• Fixed a few instances where the camera would clip into the terrain or props.
  
• Fixed the collision of secret doors.
  
• Improved double-jumping uphill. Before, the jump could get unintentionally interrupted when the player character was directly facing a cliff.
  
• Improved enemy pathfinding when they are walking or jumping down.
  
• Fixed an issue with some attacks of the Wispwyvern boss that also affected players outside of the boss arena area.
  
• Fixed an issue with tamed beasts that get stuck while trying to follow the player.
  
• Fixed an issue when switching between mouse & keyboard and controller or vice versa while in a menu that led to unintentional character movement.
  
• Fixed an issue that could lead to a visually incorrect terrain texture after fast traveling.
  
• Fixed a random crash reported by players.
  
• Reworked the display of damage numbers on enemies to reduce the occurrences of visual overlapping.
  
• Added a warning when trying to chop wood or terraform without the permission on that server due to the defined user role.
  
• Fixed a small UI issue with quick-move actions between backpacks and chests.
  
• The “Barrier lifted” message from the Hollow Halls gates is now correctly displayed at the beginning of the game when having previously quit the session while the barrier is lifted.
  
• Improved the display of used and available skill points.
  
• Fixed cases where the enemy stun bar did not correctly show.
  
• Improved the collapsing and un-collapsing of quest categories in the journal.
  
• The “Feats of the Flame” widget showed incorrect text overlapping in French and Thai localizations, this has been fixed.
  
• Fixed issues with the display of the game summary widget at the start of the game session.
  
• Fixed some cases where world map markers were difficult to click when a quest area was active nearby.
  
• It is no longer possible to kick players who themselves have the server permission to kick other players.
  
• Improved the warnings and hints about setting passwords for peer-to-peer server hosts.
  
• Fixed several typos.

Version number: 533348

Changes

• Fixed an issue with mouse & keyboard controls when playing Enshrouded on Linux.
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur at the start of the game.
  
• Fixed a crash in multiplayer.

Dedicated server hosts will need to update the version as well.

Early Access is available for purchase now! Thank you to https://www.youtube.com/@Kontreck for the footage, we hope you enjoy Enshrouded as much as he did!

You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival Action RPG for up to 16 players.

Here we are with our second update! This one brings quite a few quality of life changes that we think you'll like, as well as a new area, new content, new features, improvements to existing features, on top of the usual fixes and polish.

Greetings, Flameborn!

Here we are with our second update! This one brings quite a few quality of life changes that we think you'll like, as well as a new area, new content, new features, improvements to existing features, on top of the usual fixes and polish.

Let's start with the big one: the Blackmire, a new area for players level 13-15. Nested in a corner of the Revelwoods, this is sub-biome has beautiful soaring trees, and murky depths. You'll encounter new creatures, few of which will be friendly. To prepare for your journey, make sure your character has a hook and a glider equipped.

If you are revisiting with a more experienced character, you can get an appropriate challenge by equipping lvl 15 gear, resetting your skills at the altar, and investing about 45 points.

Anyway, you're all waiting for the cool highlight video, so here it is... but before the video, what's this? An update trailer?? Oh my!

And if you want more details, but you haven't got much time, here's the update highlights!

Version number: 532860


A new passage has emerged in the far north of Revelwood, beyond which the mysterious Blackmire waits to be discovered. As an extension of the Revelwood region, Blackmire offers a unique new area for players to explore, alongside additional new quests, gameplay challenges, skill points, enemies, music, and much more! The most adventurous Flameborn will be rewarded with unique materials, accessories, and decorations as they explore these new lands, and there are even rumors of another survivor hidden among the sunken ruins of the ancients...

We are excited to announce that this update introduces our most requested feature[enshrouded.featureupvote.com]: The option to complete Embervale quests individually in multiplayer! All missed quests are listed in the quest journal, which can be toggled on at any time, allowing players to personally complete them with or without their friends.
Please note: Embervale quest participation has been tracked since the release of Hollow Halls - previous quests will show up as missing, and may have to be completed again to display as finished.

Music has arrived in Enshrouded! Flameborn can craft and play various new musical instruments, either as a solo performance, or by joining in to play alongside nearby players. Playing music adds to the rested buff duration, and can even be used to replenish it while exploring the world of Embervale.
Note: Bad guitar covers of “Wonderwall” not included.

Visual transmogs have been added to the equipment menu! Personalize your unique visual style without needing to sacrifice any of those valuable combat stats. Players can also choose to hide gloves and helmets, finally allowing you to show off your stylish new haircut.

Hosts of either peer-to-peer servers or dedicated servers can now set individual passwords for various user groups who then have specific permissions enabled or disabled on that server. The main focus of this update is to protect the chests and player bases on servers from unwanted interference.
On dedicated servers, user groups with corresponding permissions can be freely configured.
Permissions include: taking items out of containers in the player base, building and removing blocks or props in the player base, terraforming in the player base, adding or removing flame altars, upgrading the flame altars, kicking or banning other players.

To our server hosts and owners, please click here[enshrouded.zendesk.com] to get a complete overview of all the changes!

Many tweaks, fixes, and improvements have been added to each class as part of our ongoing effort to improve combat balancing (see full changelog below). However, to give dexterity-based builds more options in melee ranges, we are proud to introduce Enshrouded's newest weapon type: daggers. Unleash your inner assassin as you use a pair of razor-sharp blades to slice through enemies with speed and grace!
Disclaimer: Keen Games takes no responsibility for any injuries sustained while trying to strike cool poses.

Our focus in improving the combat in update 2 has been to evaluate Enshrouded’s class balancing. The team’s goal is to ensure that combat feels effective and fun for all classes on the battlefield, especially when playing together in a group. Our goal is for every role to feel equally important in its own way; however, we also believe that various combat situations should pose different challenges for each unique play style. We aim to encourage player experimentation and creativity

We've seen quite a few instances of mages having unintentionally strong defensive options. So to keep the class more in line with other builds, we've had to rein in some of that power with a few changes and ability reworks. Please don't shoot any fireballs at us...

• A new skill has been added to the mage skill tree, Eternal Spark: 20% chance to not consume durability with attacks. Please note that the Skills Wand Master and Sting have also swapped places in the Skill Tree.
  
• The skill Water Aura has been reworked. It now works as a buff, meaning the skill can no longer be stacked on the same target by multiple players. Please keep in mind that multiple players with the aura are still useful in larger groups, as they can spread the aura over larger areas.
  
• Cancel timings with wands have been reworked to increase the commitment to the attack. Before, it was possible to almost instantaneously switch between attacking and blocking, which led to mages having significantly more defensive power than intended.
  
• The Unity skill was buffed from 2% mana regeneration rate to 4%. See, they’re not all nerfs!
  
• An infinite mana exploit that used healing spells and the skill Blood Magic has been fixed. The skill now has an internal cooldown of 120 seconds. To compensate, it now restores 35% maximum mana (increased from 20%).
  
• Bunny hopping with wand attacks has been nerfed, as it allowed mages to almost completely mitigate damage from enemy melee attackers. Admin, he’s no longer doing it sideways…
  
• An issue was fixed with the skill Bloodletting, which caused it to spawn orbs with 100% chance on crit instead of the intended 50% chance.
  
• The damage that staffs add to the "damage dealt" calculation is reduced by 50%. This slightly reduces spell damage overall.
  
• Slightly reduced the damage from wands to offset their overall usefulness. Additional projectiles from the skill Wand Master have reduced damage compared to the main projectile.
  
• Fixed an issue with the skill Terror that caused the stun phase to be longer than the intended 4 seconds duration.
  
• The skill Counterstrike no longer affects dead enemies.

While we feel that the warrior has good damage and survivability, especially in the early game, we feel that it becomes harder to compete with the damage output of the ranged and magical classes in later stages of the game, especially while having to close the distance on the battlefield. We’ve worked on making the special attacks more exciting and reliable, alongside some fixes.
Some of our plans to better support warriors will come in a future update, as we need more time to work on them a bit longer and do extensive testing.

• A new skill has been added to the center ring of the skill tree. Opportunity: Adds 100% to the multiplier of Merciless Strike and Sneak Attack.
  
• A new skill has been added to the warrior skill tree. Finesse: Reduced durability loss with one-handed weapons and daggers.
  
• A new skill has been added to the warrior skill tree. Steadfast: Defeating an enemy with a melee weapon restores 1 durability to that weapon.
  
• Two-handed weapons now hit enemies more consistently during the regular attack chain.
  
• A new mechanic has been introduced for two-handed weapons: When delaying the attack input, the character performs a different attack chain of overhead strikes. This way, the player can choose between dealing great damage to multiple targets or massive damage to a single target.
  
• Increased the effectiveness of parry for two-handed weapons.
  
• Shields have tweaked block and parry values to match their various sub-categories: DPS, tank, and balanced.
  
• Parrying enemies with shields and wards in the late game now fills their stun bars in the intended way.
  
• The damage from the skill Bash now scales with the strength attribute, and should be more competitive for higher level characters.
  
• Increased the base damage for the skill Merciless Strike from +400% to +500% damage.
  
• The skill Breach now triggers more reliably whenever the stun bar of enemies has been filled.
  
• The skill Shockwave now triggers on every parry, in addition to the previous trigger of overpowering with attacks into a blocking enemy.
  
• The special effect “Block Breaker” has been added to the skill Evasion Attack. The attack now fills more of the stun bar of blocking enemies.
  
• The cancel times for the skill Evasion Attack now allow the player to start new inputs sooner after the movement, making it less risky to use.
  
• The skill Jump Attack no longer gets stuck in crowds of enemies and instead pushes them slightly to the side. Furthermore, the attack impact could previously be slightly delayed in specific situations. It now better matches the timing of the landing.
  
• Continuous triggering of the Jump Attack previously led to unintentionally high survivability against larger groups of enemies. To counter this, the skill now has a slightly longer recovery phase. On the plus side, it fills the stun bar more should enemies try to block it, making it more likely that they offer the opportunity for a Merciless Strike.
  
• Jump Attack should feel more dynamic, it allows better air-control while maintaining more of the character's jumping inertia. The player no longer always falls straight to the ground.

While the ranger has the huge advantage of applying damage from a safe distance, we feel that especially against larger groups of enemies, the limited options for areas of effects were too punishing.
Another obvious topic for rangers is the situation when the combat shifts into the melee range. We wanted to provide another option for rangers in close-quarter combat. For that, we introduced the dexterity-based weapon type daggers. In Enshrouded, the role of the dagger is complementary to the ranged gameplay and they are not meant as a 1:1 alternative in power to the sword in the hands of a skilled warrior. Together with the weapons themselves, we introduced new skills in the ranger skill tree to support the dagger gameplay.

• Daggers can now be found as loot all over the world. Damage of daggers scales with dexterity.
  
• Daggers allow for a unique kick attack that specifically fills the stun bar, which can be triggered by attacking quickly after a successful parry.
  
• A new skill has been added to the ranger skill tree. Dagger Master: Increases damage dealt with daggers by 15%.
  
• Armors can now have perks to support the dagger gameplay, such as the Assassin Gloves.
  
• A new type of arrow is now available: Magic Arrow. It is available in the Revelwood tier crafting progression and once equipped will not be consumed upon use, but cost a little Mana when drawn. The damage is slightly below regular arrows to balance the higher convenience.
  
• A new skill has been added to the ranger skill tree. Slice And Dice: Increases the damage of the next bow attack by 50% after a dagger crit.
  
• The first version of explosive arrows is now available in the crafting tier of the Revelwood, providing early access to splash damage.
  
• Explosive Arrows: crafting time and ingredient cost have been reduced.
  
• A new upgrade skill has been added to the ranger skill tree that allows the player to choose to trigger special arrows such as the explosive arrow with the Multi Shot skill. Multi Shot Trigger: ALL arrows, including special arrows, can trigger Multi Shot. Note that the skill consumes the additional arrows from the backpack.
  
• Fixed an issue where the Multi Shot skill could unintentionally use up additional special arrows.
  
• A new skill has been added to the ranger skill tree. Multi Shot Spread: Adds a 25% chance to spawn an additional projectile to the "flurry of arrows" from the Multi Shot skill. Note that this additional projectile does not get subtracted from the backpack.
  
• The functionality of the stun arrow has been reworked. Instead of stunning an enemy directly, the stun arrow now increases the stun bar similar to a parry or attacking into a blocking enemy. Together with that change, more enemies can now be stunned and more enemies offer the Merciless Strike opportunity when stunned. The amount added to the stun bar with stun arrows depends on the dexterity attribute.
  
• Bosses are stunned for a little longer than before. Generally, bosses are still very resistant to stuns.
  
• Fixed an issue where the upward impulse from the Bee Sting skill could be missing.

• Completing quests now rewards with XP.
  
• To compensate for XP from quests and additional areas in the Revelwood, the XP needed for level-ups has been adjusted accordingly.
  
• Meat-based food in the Kindlewastes tier now has duration values that are better aligned to other cooked food in this tier.
  
• Cleaned Bandages now also remove the poisoned status.
  
• The buff from bandages now expires when the player receives damage as intended. Added visual cues when the buff from the bandages expires.
  
• Bows now lose durability as intended. Sorry, everyone.
  
• Armor perks that give a damage bonus for the skill Merciless Strike now give a significantly higher bonus on late-game equipment.
  
• "Rogue" Armor for the warrior now features a bonus for the skill Merciless Strike instead of a bonus for Sneak Attack.
  
• Improved stats for the Radiant Paladin helmet and glove items.
  
• The Explosive Powder Ball Net can now correctly be crafted.
  
• A new type of equipment can now be found in the world: vanity outfits. Vanity outfits don’t have gameplay stats but can be equipped in the vanity slots to override the visuals of the equipped armor.
  
• Moved the recipes for the grappling hook and gliders to the “Essentials” section.
  
• Metalstar Maces can now drop in better quality than common.
  
• The Opportunity Damage perk on items has been replaced by Merciless Strike Damage and Sneak Attack Damage perks.
  
• Fixed an incorrect animation for the Merciless Strike when using the Dragon Sword item.
  
• Fixed a few cases where specific weapons had a level higher than the intended level maximum.

• Increased the speed of the planting and harvesting actions to allow faster and smoother interaction with fields of plants in the player bases.
  
• Removed Saffron as an ingredient of recipes of the Nomad Highlands crafting tier as it does not become available until the Kindlewastes.
  
• Fixed several minor issues with recipes for furniture and decorative props.
  
• Fixed an incorrect category setting for the Stone Chair to fix comfort stacking with other chairs.
  
• Fixed an incorrect category setting for the Iron Bench to fix comfort stacking with other benches.
  
• Yucca Palm seedlings now require Yucca fruit to craft.

• The Vukah faction has been expanded.
  
• The Vukah Healer Shaman and the Vukah Caster Shaman can now block a player's melee attacks. The Healer’s behavior has been reworked: He is more efficient in following and healing his companions.
  
• Vukah soldiers’ attacks are now faster and more difficult to parry.
  
• Enemy projectiles now correctly display their impact when hitting the terrain.
  
• The damage of the poison attack from Scavenger Matrons has been reworked to limit the risk of killing players in melee range with one hit.
  
• Armored Scavenger enemies and Shielded Fell soldiers now have their stamina reduced by 20% - leading to their stun bar filling up faster and thus more and earlier opportunities for Merciless Strike.
  
• Enemy encounters have been updated and improved in many areas of the world.
  
• The Pillars of Creation area received an overhaul with many improvements to the layout, more rewards to discover, and additional enemies.
  
• The region around the Nomad Highlands’ Elixir Well received a major update.
  
• The towns of Fort Kelvin, Hillock, and Ferndale have received a major overhaul.
  
• Fixed several locations where it was possible to get stuck between terrain and props.
  
• Fixed an issue that could lead to fast travel points on Ancient Spires not unlocking correctly if the same spire had been previously unlocked on another server already.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused stunned vultures to “lie down” mid-air. It was funny though.
  
• Benches now offer more spaces to sit on.
  
• Fixed an issue with the camera that would lead to jumps when moving behind props.
  
• New music tracks have been added to the dungeon combat playlist.
  
• Added new music playlists for combat in caves.
  
• More equipment repair anvils have been added to several larger settlements and towns.
  
• Some ground materials now have atmospheric graphical effects, such as small flames on lava.
  
• Shadows visuals have been improved.
  
• Improved player camera behavior, so it is less erratic when interacting with objects in the world.
  
• Improved situations where debuffs could be activated when standing near or jumping over dangerous terrain (e.g. lava) even though the characters' feet weren't even touching it. This one is for all of you who died because your big toe touched lava.
  
• When moving through mud, the character can now sink in further than before.
  
• Fixed a glitch where landing on uneven terrain could lead to some amount of (micro) sliding which could appear as floating for a short moment.

• In the character menu, each equipment slot now has an additional slot for a vanity override. Items equipped in the vanity slots define the visuals of the equipment while items in the regular equipment slots define the gameplay stat as before.
  
• Helmets and gloves can now be hidden. This feature can be switched off in the game settings.
  
• By default, players are now shown with their character names instead of the Steam account name. This feature can be switched on and off in the game’s settings.
  
• Tombstones now show the name of the fallen player. Remind them to clean up after themselves.
  
• Flame altars can now be renamed, to help orientation on the world map when there are several player bases next to each other. Or because naming your base is cool.
  
• Map markers can now be filtered in the world map. Please note that the settings affect all your characters and worlds but can be changed at any point.
  
• When moving several items from chests or other containers to the backpack, the game will no longer add items to the action bar by default.
  
• The state of durability of weapons is now displayed in the details menu.
  
• Improved the display of damage bonus to Merciless Strike on weapons.
  
• Fixed an issue that incorrectly showed Soldier Gloves and Rogue Gloves giving a bonus to One-Handed Melee Damage when it was in fact boosting Two-Handed Melee Damage.
  
• Fixed an issue where in the character details menu the Skillshot Damage was incorrectly stated as being +0%.
  
• Removed the latency info from the private game mode as it is redundant. The latency between your computer and your computer should be relatively low in most cases.
  
• Fixed a dialog line from Emily Fray the Farmer about the Caravan Journey that wouldn’t disappear after reading.
  
• Fixed cases where the “new” dot didn’t disappear from armor items even after viewing them.
  
• Fixed instances where text was cut off incorrectly by the UI menus.
  
• Fixed several typos.

• The range for gifting items to other players has been increased to 50 meters.
  
• Performance for servers has been improved for larger groups of players.
  
• When, after patching, a player tries to join a server that has not yet applied the patch, the correct warning message is now displayed for the player.
  
• Enshrouded has been further optimized for the Steam Deck.

If you read this far, thank you for sticking it out! We hope you enjoy Enshrouded's second update. Let us know what you think below!

The team at Keen Games.

Version number: 516139

Greetings Flameborn!

Here is a brand new patch for Enshrouded, with fixes and improvements. Thanks again to all of you who reported issues. The game keeps getting better as we iron out the kinks, thanks to you!

And now for the good stuff...

• Fixed a crash in the building menu when having a very high number of building block types in the backpack or magical chests.
  
• Fixed an issue that would lead to decorative elements at buildings being temporarily dislocated.
  
• Fixed missing sounds. Sorry we can't be more specific this is all they told us.
  
• Re-potted wheat now correctly gives wheat seedlings, not yucca ones. Botany is hard.
  
• Fixed an issue in workstations that progress on a current recipe was reset when re-selecting the same recipe from the list.
  
• Several improvements have been made to the wildlife movement. It should now behave more naturally when walking or fleeing.
  
• Wildlife straying into player bases no longer has the dismantle prompt. This isn't how it works.
  
• Fixed a bug where rotating the camera could inadvertently cancel a dismantle action.
  
• Improved behavior of enemies that get attacked by players with ranged attacks but can’t find a path to the players. They now run around more than just standing still in panic.
  
• Fixed an issue with lighting that caused the Blue Luminescent Blocks to have a green tint. Sorry to everyone who used the blocks to fake water, the fake water looks less polluted now.
  
• Fixed a case where resetting the skill tree granted more skill points than intended.
  
• Server-wide quests and personal quests are now sorted in the quest journal.