Writer CI Video games and developer Hexworks have launched the model 1.6 replace for Lords of the Fallen, which delivers an enhanced onboarding and tutorial expertise based mostly on suggestions from skilled gamers, in addition to PlayStation 5 Professional assist.
Right here is an summary of the replace, by way of CI Video games:
■ Model 1.6 Patch Notes
Gameplay Enhancements
We’ve carried out additional gameplay changes knowledgeable by neighborhood suggestions and intensive playtesting. It’s rewarding to see our Steam “Current Overview” rating rising, reflecting the constructive influence of those ongoing enhancements, and we’re dedicated to persevering with this journey along with your priceless enter.
Highlights embrace:
- Mob Density – Based mostly in your suggestions, we’ve fine-tuned sure mob encounters to create a smoother, extra immersive fight expertise by isolating situations to forestall mobs from stacking up. Returning gamers could discover it worthwhile to start out anew, as we’ve added a couple of contemporary surprises alongside the best way! (Unique enemy distribution and density can nonetheless be accessed by way of NG+ modifiers.)
- Ranged Enemies – We’ve adjusted the notion of sure ranged items to right situations that felt unfair or unrealistic.
- Leaping – Platforming in Pilgrim’s Perch has been refined with improved indicators, making jumps clearer and navigation smoother.
- Participant-Versus-Participant Scaling – To raise skill-based play in player-versus-player, we’ve rebalanced scaling mechanics, significantly the place magic-infused weapons and spells are involved. These tweaks apply completely to player-versus-player, so player-versus-environment gamers can proceed with their present builds unaffected.
- Assault Displacement – Some weapon assaults have acquired slight changes to scale back displacement, offering a larger sense of management whereas preserving effectiveness and supporting your playstyle.
Enhanced Tutorialisation, Onboarding, and Begin-Up Expertise
We’ve taken steps to additional enrich the onboarding expertise for brand new gamers in Lords of the Fallen, constructing on suggestions from our veteran Lampbearers. We would like each new participant to really feel empowered on their journey, and we perceive that some early tutorials could have offered a steep studying curve. Right here’s what’s new:
- Improved Lighting within the Defiled Sepulchre – Enhanced lighting and visible changes make this preliminary tutorial space clearer and simpler to navigate.
- Gradual Umbral Tutorialization – Core talents like “soulflay” and “syphoning” now have devoted tutorial areas later in Redcopse, permitting new gamers to interact with every characteristic extra progressively.
- Simplified First Soar Tutorial – We’ve refined the bounce tutorial to be extra accessible (palms up within the feedback when you cleared it on the primary try!).
- Lightreaper Boss Adjustment in NG0 – To make clear the intentional design of this encounter, we’ve eliminated the Lightreaper boss struggle from the tutorial space for NG0 gamers. Relaxation assured: the Lightreaper nonetheless lurks inside Mournstead and can make a return as a shock in NG+.
A Extra Immersive Umbral Realm for Explorers
Umbral, the parallel realm intertwined with the dwelling world of Axiom, is accessible at any level within the sport, providing an expansive world of alternate pathways, hidden treasures, and secrets and techniques. We all know how a lot you get pleasure from exploring Mournstead, and lots of of you will have requested for a extra exploration-friendly Umbral realm. Embracing this concept, we’ve made some tweaks to boost its immersive vibe whereas preserving its mysterious, difficult nature.
Whereas Umbral stays deliberately hostile, we’ve made changes to its sounds, visuals, and enemy spawn curve. Now, the threads (Umbral natives) are slower to detect your presence, permitting you some treasured time to discover earlier than the realm’s haunting intensifies. Ultimately, the Scarlet Shadow will seem, forcing you to resolve: escape or have interaction in an epic showdown.
These modifications make Umbral higher suited to exploration whereas preserving its eerie depth and difficult ambiance:
- Dynamic Ambient Sound – Preliminary entry into Umbral is now accompanied by subtler soundscapes, constructing in depth as you stay longer, reaching a crescendo earlier than you have to discover an exit, or danger going through the Crimson Reaper.
- Adjusted Enemy Spawn Curve – Enemy appearances at the moment are higher paced to create a smoother, gradual build-up of pressure.
- Elevated Delay for Scarlet Shadow – You’ll now have extra time to discover earlier than the Scarlet Shadow emerges, enhancing the suspense.
- Diminished Vignette Impact – Based mostly on participant suggestions, the vignette impact has been softened to enhance visibility whereas exploring Umbral.
- Clearer Umbral Eggs – We’ve added a particular VFX to eggs set to spawn Umbral natives, as we seen some gamers had problem distinguishing between lively and inactive ones.
These updates create a richer exploration expertise inside Umbral, preserving its darkish attract and escalating pressure for daring adventurers.
Efficiency Enhancements
We’ve carried out extra efficiency enhancements throughout a number of of the sport’s extra graphically demanding areas, optimizing the expertise for gamers with lower-spec computer systems.
New Challengers Incoming!
With Lords of the Fallen now totally harnessing the facility of the PlayStation 5 Professional (with an enhanced Efficiency Mode working at 4K decision and 60 frames per second based mostly on 1440p, and High quality Mode working at a local 4K decision and 30 frames per second), put together for a contemporary wave of cross-players venturing into Mournstead! Make sure to welcome them—whether or not with a heat salute in cooperative play or the chilly fringe of your blade in player-versus-player.
Lords of the Fallen is obtainable now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence, and PC by way of Steam and Epic Video games Retailer.
