Release Notes for Winter Ember

Winter Ember Patch 1.6.0 - July 14th 2022

Saving

• Quick save and quick load implemented

Combat

• Parry button moved from middle mouse button to V key
• Enemies now have health bars
• Reduced enemy attack output
• Fixed enemies hitting Arthur as they die
• Fixed player being able to hit guards on crates
• Reduced enemy arrow block chance
• Increased Arthur’s attack output
• Increased Arthur’s arrow draw speed
• Decreased dog attack output and aggressiveness
• Enemies can now get stealth-attacked while being smoked
• Increased Guard collars’ brightness to improve visibility
• Player can now aim directly after sprinting (and vice versa)
• Fixed a bug where player was able to pull sword out whilst crouched
• Removed circle block and added a block bar to player and NPCs
• Modified enemy block amount for rebalancing
• Poison now prevents enemy from blocking
• Reduced heavy attack charge time from 1.25 to 1.00 seconds
• Dynamic skill icons now display on screen when using certain skills
• Changed Full Moon Specter skill attributes - whenever player dies, skill will always activate allowing
• Arthur a second chance. Skill is on a cooldown
• Stealth attack now more responsive

Cover

• Removed minimum cover range
• Snap to cover implemented
• Exit cover now based on directional input
• Movement is now directional depending on the camera’s angle
• Stealth attack from cover improved

Optimizations

• Experimental Smooth Frame Rate disabled - PC is no longer capped at 60fps
• FOG optimization
• Window and window flap mesh optimization
• Breathing FX particle now only spawns on nearby characters to improve performance
• Improved the general game performance

Collision Fixes

• Sewers area collision improved
• Rope Anchor mesh collision improved
• Disabled collision for the following: Lamp, Candle, Broom, Bucket, Pot
• Fixed Pipe not having static collision (for cover)
• Tweaked Warehouse train track pawn collision
• Fixed many collisions causing player to get stuck in Midgown and Oldworld Stone
• Nala the cat no longer collides with the player

Localization

• Completely new Japanese localization

General Fixes

• Pulled camera distance back
• Improved jump mechanics
• Fixed warehouse issue where cart dropping barrels overlapped player, glitching movement
• Candle Wall Light no longer blocks characters
• Train level now has physics-enabled stools
• Cover icon no longer shows when carrying bodies
• Fixed glitching player cloak physics when manhole and carriage teleporting
• Fixed ladder icon appearing when player is actually too far away
• Implemented a ‘recently crafted arrows’ list
• Fixed torch light shadow
• Modified Warehouse level, opening more ways to travel to rooftop
• Increased volume on broken glass to make it more obvious
• Evening purge area has additional hiding spots and minor level changes
• Altered Midgown to include a secondary way for the player to enter Battista’s compound
• Added another electricity blueprint to Midgown
• Changes to Greater Heaven HQ which were missed on release
• Fixed interactable books with physics flying upon reloading
• Fixed player pulling sword while in vent