Release Notes for Despair: Blood Curse

1.02 (2024-03-09)

Version 1.02 Changelog

Nightmare difficulty

• Nightmare difficulty is a new difficulty setting that features a new starting weapon, the Flintlock repeater, and more enemy encounters.
• Nightmare difficulty unlocks after completing the game on any difficulty.
• If you previously completed the game on a version earlier than Version 1.02, the fastest way to unlock Nightmare difficulty is to load your last save file before the end of the game, change the difficulty to Easy in the settings, and complete the game.

1.01 (2024-02-14)

Version 1.01 Changelog

Improved combat system

• Faster melee combat.
• Faster movement speed while aiming.
• Reduced the base speed of most enemies.
• Some enemies can charge at you.

More efficient backtracking

• Increased ammo stacking capacity per inventory slot for each weapon.
• Added a new corridor in the Catacombs to make backtracking more efficient.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the camera would stop working properly during the final cutscene.
• Fixed an issue where the player could reload beyond the ammo capacity of a weapon.
• Fixed an issue where the notes menu would not open properly.