Changelog | June | 2023 (Prowling)

Modified on Thu, 19 Oct, 2023 at 6:03 PM

June 2023 Changelog
The following is our Changelog & Patch Notes to accompany the Phase 2: Prowling, for June, 2023. This changelog contains minor and major updates to the game, including a new feature, numerous items and powers, an expansion to your current red-blood powers, updates to existing features, and UI & UX modifications, updates, and fixes.

Technical Updates
• Added the Prowling system as a new game feature

> Prowling can be accessed on the Homescreen

> Free Prowls are delivered in sums of [8] every six hours, equaling 24 Free Prowls each day

> When Free Prowls have been spent, Instinct Points may be used to extend Prowling

> Instinct Point prowls cost 10 IP per prowl (this is the same cost to Spar)

> Fore more information on Prowling and how to use the feature, please see our Prowling knowledgebase section

Dev Note: Health consumables for Prowling Boss Fights are currently being delivered from Prowling's Global Pool (similar to Bloodline Blood Drops and Bloodline Skins). This delivery is not as intended for the final feature. These will be available in the final feature via another access point, but has been included this way to aid in testing.

• Added 38 new unlockable abilities to your base Red blood powers

> Newly added base power additions bring red-blood power availability up to level 3015

> Newly added base power additions bring red-blood power stat caps to 311

• Added a swath of prowling-specific fusible powers to the game, including Red Blood base power upgrades and bonus powers

> Newly added upgradable power additions match base power level availability

> Newly added upgradable power additions bring red-blood power stat caps to 361

> Newly added prowling-specific fusible power additions bring bonus power stat caps to 390

• Added a milieu of a collectable fusion items to the game

• Added hundreds of free Avatars. Only available through Prowling, these avatars span every visual genre and art style, include boss-art in specific circumstances

Dev Note: We want to thank you for your welcoming of avatars to VDR! We know it's been a long wait, but we're elated to bring you free avatars to continue your in game self-expression

• Updated Fusion screen to accommodate Prowling. This spans numerous recipes for a wide variety of item types and powers. To learn more about them, please see our Prowling Reward Item Types knowledgebase article
• Updated Fusion to now use a level requirement. This displays as "Required Level" on screen

> Any Required Level will restrict players below that level from being able to fuse the item

> Any required Level will allow player at that level and above to fuse the item

• Updated Fusion mechanics to now utilize timers for all daily fusion items

> When all required ingredients are owned and the fusion button is pressed, a confirmation is shown and a countdown timer begins

> When a timed fusion is complete, the fusion button will change to say "Claim". Pressing the Claim button will deliver your fused item and the fusion item will be reset to its natural, un-fused state. Unclaimed items will remain in the "Claim" state until the player claims it.

Dev Note: We know the chances are high that you'll want to see a notification alerting you that your Fusion has completed, however we were unable to complete this on time. We hope to see this come to in a future update

> Times for any given fusion vary depending on the item type, or, if it is a power, its categorization and strength

> Timers on select items will be defaulted to [0], especially live event related items

> Favor Points may be used to skip through timers. The amount varies based on the timers

• Bulk fusion for Red Blood Power Upgrades have been catered for

Home Screen UI
• Prowling will now display without its lock. Thanks for being patient with us!

Profile > Assets UI
• Slightly improved the assets screen by making it roomier overall and adding more columns. Names and amounts should be easier to read now

Dev Note: We were looking to bring a massive improvement to this screen, but are being held back by current system limitations. We're looking into future fixes, but it could have to wait until we reach our full overhaul. In the meantime, we hope this small change helps with viewing all of the new goodies.

Fusion UI
• Updated Fusion display to remove disabled (dark) images. You may now more clearly see the image of the required ingredient

• Updated the required fusion ingredients display to now have a green border on items which meet the ingredient number requirements. (Items that do not meet ingredient number requirements retain their red border)

• Updated Fusion filters to look more like dropdowns and be more comfortable on the screen

• Added filter options on Red Blood Power upgrades screen to filter by discipline

• Added filter options on Red Blood Power upgrades screen to filter by bulk fusions

Known Issues
We are aware of the following issues which may affect all devices. As they are not directly impeding gameplay in any way, they may not be resolved until a future update.

FUSION:
• Fusion UI changes may be slightly cut-off on smaller devices. If this is an issue for you, like anything else please report it in a new ticket request.

PROWLING
• Some few occasions occur where, while fighting a boss, you're inexplicably kicked to the location selection screen. We're still trying to figure out why these pesky bosses are being so intolerant of our bloodlust

• Countdown timer for Free Prowls is suffering a display issue. The timer is fully functional, but does not animate the clock down as expected. Entering any Location from the a Choose a Location screen will always display the correct time based on the moment you entered.

CSD Knowledgebase Updates
• Added [1] new Section to LEARN, Prowling

> Added [5] new articles to Section, Prowling

>> Added new Article, Prowling Lore

>> Added new Article, Prowling Gameplay Overview

>> Added new Article, Prowling Reward Item Types

>>Added new Article, Prowling Enemies

>> Added new Article, Reward Sets & Rates

• Added [1] new Article to Section, Powers

>> Added new Article, Red Blood Power Upgrades

• Added new Article, Fusion

• Edited and Updated existing Article, Powers

• Edited and Updated existing Article, Red Blood Powers: Best Practices