Also, don't forget to participate in our art contest! There will be some pretty neat prizes for the contestants including Steam keys for Vambrace, the soundtrack, and of course, having your work immortalized on our social media feeds. You can also submit your art through #VambraceArt.
Until next time,
Team Devespresso
Announcement: Please note that with this update your Perk Points will be reset and must be distributed again. Not a real biggie, just consider it a second chance to redo your Lyric.
To everyone who has waited patiently for the past two weeks, Version 1.08 is now live!
This patch represents our effort to parse through objective community feedback and implement changes that will definitely enhance the overall player experience. Since launch, we have prioritized listening to the amazing perspectives our players have brought forward. After all, there are some issues that are best solved from exactly that type of input.
For details about the biggest changes, please check below.
When we started making Vambrace the objective was to create an extremely punishing but fair game. We wanted to balance it in such a way that players had a genuine sigh of relief when they managed to make it through a neighborhood. We received feedback that early versions subjected players to the whims of RNG a little too much. After that, we rebalanced encounters and enemy stats for a friendlier learning curve.
The good news is that now you can have your cake and eat it too. This version has 2 difficulty levels: Standard & Cold Soul. Standard difficulty represents the patched difficulty that was much easier from what players experienced before and at launch. Cold Soul is the definitive experience with more combat encounters, tougher enemies, and a faster Geistometer.
Creatures will now come in 7 varieties. Certain skills will have bonuses against these creature types. Their type will be indicated in the icon below their portrait. The basic types are as follows:
Flesh: Weak against some melee skills.
Wraith: Weak against some Magick skills.
Blood: Weak against some Hedge skills.
Hedge: Weak against some Blood skills.
Tek: Weak against Grenades and bullets.
Archonic: Weak against Lyric.
Shade: No weaknesses.
Once again, a huge shout out and thanks to our amazing community of players. You guys have been totally amazing and your support means the world to us. We’re just really happy we can share this world with you. As always, we look forward to your continued input as we strive to make Vambrace the best version of itself. We hope the new systems motivate you to try out Cold Soul mode and experience the difficulty it was meant to be played at.
Tris, over and out!
As always, please continue to share your ideas and feedback in the discussion forums! We couldn't do this without you.
Tris, over and out!
The biggest feature this build has to offer is our addition of a New Game +. Access to it will be revealed to those who complete the game. This feature will allow players to complete the game faster in order to unlock missed costumes and new endings.
Only read the line below if you’ve already completed the game.
Pay special attention to the end game epilogue scene for a clue about how to reach New Game+
After listening to community feedback, we revisited the Hedge Mage and tweaked some of her stats. We believe the new build yields a companion that will be a true asset to your team in the icy wastes. Some of her changes include:
Recovery now heals Target ally for Health +2.
Her Flourish points charge faster.
Healing Light now heals target ally for Health +3, That Ally gains +1 Health per turn for 3 turns.
Life Fusion, a relic skill gained from the Amulet of the Matriarch, now heals target ally +4 Health and receives Super Rejuvenation status for +2 Health per turn for 4 turns.
As always, we’re still discovering stray issues with dialogue, and the odd broken line of text here or there. We appreciate the help of everyone who’s been sharing this feedback on the discussion boards.
Please continue to do so and we will implement those changes as they are brought to our attention. Your contributions are the lifeblood of our future updates!
Tris, over and out!
We will continue to monitor the community boards to discover bugs or mistakes that evaded us. Rest assured, those will be dealt with. As always, the community’s input and feedback is much appreciated. You guys are the best!
We will continue diligently fighting bugs by moonlight, and improving the game by daylight!
Team Devespresso Out!
