Project Update - Patch Notes Preview (Patreon)

Hey everyone,

in this week's post, we wanted to give you a preview of the upcoming patch for Vagrus, which is incidentally the first to introduce sizable new content - namely, the faction leader NPCs and interactions for the Loaders' and Carpenters' Guilds. Each of them can give you a new quest to further get into their good graces (and get a little something-something for yourself in the process, of course). Below are the detailed patch notes:

A New Preview Build is UP - Patch 1.0.20 - Codename: Guilder

New/Updated Content

• Carpenters' and Loaders' Guild bases of operation, their Faction Leaders, and a faction quest each were added

New Features

• Loyalty feedback to show what companions like and dislike (in the log and even results)

Dissonance mode difficulty was further lowered in several ways

• Simply trading Goods on the Market is now slightly more profitable
• Faction Tasks now pay slightly more
• Supplies now cost less in certain regions
• The chance of running into Crew Combat encounters is now slightly lower
• Working and defending crew requirements got a bit lower

User Interface Improvements

• New, unique Deputy art assets on the Deputy screen for each role
• Added "and" and "or" in event dependencies to clarify them
• "Not" dependency tooltips have been added
• Mercenary/Trade Task tooltip on Chart was added
• Faction descriptions were streamlined
• Chart default position added when opening for the first time
• Keyboard zoom on Chart was implemented
• Overlapping Markers now shuffle
• Added a new button in the Codex that opens the Chart for Point of Interest entries
• Vagrus creation text lengths altered to fit boxes
• Deputy tooltip now shows the available characters for that role
• Relevant Camp UI tooltips also show up on the Crew UI
• Leadership Perk tooltips now indicate the Resourcefulness cost of use Renown gained from reaching
• Faction standing thresholds are now indicated in the game log
• Cargo throw-out visual was polished
• Companions screen visual was polished
• Crew Details box visual was polished
• Deputy screen buttons were improved
• Campaign map radial menu buttons now react to hover and clicking
• Main menu options colors were adjusted
• Journal visual was polished
• Market Buy and Sell buttons were improved
• Camp UI's End Day button was improved
• Chart text outline was tweaked to be more legible

Bug Fixes

• Incorrect Ward (defense) calculation in Crew Combat was fixed
• Beast Swap and Slave Sell buttons' tooltips are updated and indicate the real reason when inactive
• Various Proficiency-spending-related bugs have been fixed
• Chart text corrections
• In restricted settlements, hotkeys will not open Mansio/Market anymore
• Force Shield III now grants buff to Finndurath as it supposed to
• Perks going negative after Gear swap issue fixed
• The stickyUI stuck on the screen (pun intended) issue resolved
• Wind shaman icon asset resolution fixed
• Criminality feedbacks are now hidden everywhere as was always intended
• Fixed some broken Codex links in events
• Broken Crew Combat enemy and comitatus mini-flags fixed
• Avernum smelting yield was rebalanced
• Average price shows up on Goods tooltips in settlements on both the Market and Cargo sides
• Sell button tooltip fixed
• Grit calculation has been fixed

That's it for now. The patch is bound to drop in the next couple of days, so keep a weather eye on the horizon (or, rather, on your gaming library). Next up is a whole new Companion, so expect news about him soon.

Stay tuned and conquer the wasteland,

- The Lost Pilgrims Team