V Rising Update 1.0 Patch Notes – May 8, 2024

V Rising update 1.0 is rolling out on PC(Steam). According to the official V Rising 1.0 patch notes, the latest update brings engine improvements, new biomes, locations, enemies, gamepad support, castle features, spells, weapons, and armor. Apart from this, V Rising patch 1.0 also includes various gameplay adjustments.

Previously, a major V Rising update added quality of life improvements and fixes. Read more details below. Recently, a hotfix was also released. Unfortunately, players are experiencing a number of issues when trying to play the game. Today’s V Rising patch 1.0 will fix a few of these issues.

Read more details here.

V Rising 1.0 Patch Notes – May 8, 2024

Technical Updates

• Major engine update to Unity 2022 and DOTS 1.1 for improved performance
• Client and server optimization updates

World Updates

• Explore new discoveries in existing regions like Farbane Woods, Dunley Farmlands
• New endgame biome: Ruins of Mortium
  • Dynamic conflict events, exclusive resources and weapons
  • 11 new locations to explore
• Face off against the fearsome Legion of Noctum and claim their Draculin blood
• Intercept human cargo travelers for blood and loot
• Updated lighting, visual improvements, new points of interest across all zones

Difficulty Settings

• Choose between Relaxed, Normal and Brutal difficulties
• Modifies enemy power, environmental effects, loot

Gamepad Support

• Full gamepad support on PC with reimagined UI
• Haptic feedback, trigger resistance, immersive sounds
• Haptics disabled in Streamer Mode to avoid audio issues

Castle Updates

• Relocate your castle to any available plot
• Advanced refinement stations with bigger inventories and faster processing
• Dozens of new decorations, colorization options, placeable items
• Music box lets you change castle soundtrack
• Specialized storage containers
• Health regen when sleeping in coffins
• Sit in chairs, lay on sofas
• Castle heart visually upgrades with each level

Spell & Weapon Changes

• Spells, weapons, jewels rebalanced
• Two new weapon types: Longbow and Whip
• Reworked how Ancestral Weapons are obtained
• New legendary weapons with unique modifiers
• Unlock spell points to customize your build
• 18 new passive buffs to further empower your vampire
• Updated visual effects for spell aiming
• Rare weapons upgradable via Ancestral Forge
• Magic sources now have unique on-hit effects
• 4 armor sets per tier with exclusive stats and set bonuses
• Armor appearance customization
• New tier 9 “Dracula’s Regalia” armor set
• Attributes rebalanced and some capped at certain values

Other Ability Changes

• Ultimate abilities buffed
• Blood, chaos, unholy, frost, storm spell schools updated
• Crossbow and sword weapons adjusted
• New legendary longbow and whip weapons added
• Spider form grants new movement and ambush options

Unit Updates

• Improved horse health and mounting logic
• Better ranged unit pathfinding
• Updates to Holy Priest, Withered Vampires, Alpha Wolf
• Multiple V Blood bosses rebalanced
• 6 new challenging V Blood boss encounters
• 24 new standard enemy units across biomes

Blood System

• 100% blood bonus reduced to 25% from 30%
• Respawn blood loss reduced to 10% from 100%
• Reviving no longer consumes blood
• Improved blood tracking UI
• New Draculin blood type and rebalancing of existing types

User Interface Enhancements

• Complete UI overhaul for both keyboard/mouse and gamepad
• More informative and readable HUD elements
• Clearer main menu navigation
• Improved world map with route planning
• Damage numbers scale based on amount dealt
• Redesigned spellbook, character sheet, crafting station UIs
• Death recap added

Progression Changes

• Rebalanced V Blood levels, loot and XP rewards
• Increased basic crafting material yields and stack sizes
• Decoration unlocks moved from research to V Blood rewards
• Reduced crafting costs for structures, decorations, consumables
• Placing wallpaper is now free and much quicker
• New endgame potions and rebalancing of existing ones
• Overhauled Soul Shards into powerful but risky items

Quality of Life Additions

• Walking mode toggle for immersive exploration
• Graphics optimized for improved FPS on more hardware
• Golems and explosives placeable at more heights
• Horses eat plant fiber instead of water
• Inventory sorting, quick transfer and drop all options
• Improved fishing rewards and ease of use
• Water bottles and potions streamlined

New Achievements

• Dozens of new achievements for bosses, map exploration, progression

Servant System Updates

• New servant hunt locations
• Rebalanced servant injury timers

Audio & Visual Upgrades

• Added immersive DualSense controller speaker sounds
• 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound support
• Expanded VO for abilities, emotes, social interactions
• Updated UI sound effects
• Remastered certain voice overs
• Added day/night music tracks for new zones
• Epic orchestral themes for major boss encounters

Server Configuration

• Server settings menu updated and streamlined
• Change settings on existing servers without losing progress
• Added options for Rift Incursions, castle relocating, level scaling
• PvE servers allow bat form item transport
• PvP servers show golems on map
• Rebalanced PvP server parameters

Miscellaneous

• Hundreds of fixes for bugs, exploits, performance
• Added rimlight to character models for visual clarity
• New image-based lighting model improves graphics
• Use mounts on castle teleporters
• Feed prisoners more types of fish
• Tons of other tweaks and refinements

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