Shortly after launch, Cold Symmetry posted an in-game welcome message announcing Balance Patch 1, describing it as "a rapid balance & crash fix patch to bring the experience more in line with the game's open beta" while a bigger content update is still in testing. This page reproduces the full patch, organized by system instead of as one long text block.
Economy
- •Shell map locations now cost Gloom — and every Glimpse already spent on one is being refunded, waiting in the Shell Keeper's alcove in Blackmarrow.
- •Gold drops from enemies were significantly increased; enemies in Mammon specifically now drop double gold.
- •Smelting a weapon at the Tarforge costs 75% less Gloom. Cold Symmetry's own reasoning: the old cost was meant to enable switching weapons without grinding NG+, but "the Gloom costs were set exorbitantly high."
Enemies reverted to their beta values
Every enemy that appeared in the open beta had its health reverted to the beta numbers — except the Caerinid (Spider) in Magdalena's area, kept at its harder post-beta health specifically because it doesn't respawn once killed.
| Enemy | Change |
|---|---|
| Cultist (Mace) | Max Health −21.1% |
| Caerinid Spider | Max Health −33.3% |
| Infested Stalker | Max Health −52.4% |
| Rusted Knave (Halberd) | Max Health −20.8%, fixed hit detection on its overhead strike |
Two bosses got easier
| Boss | Change |
|---|---|
| The Lost Child | Base Damage −10%, Max Health −15% |
| Monolith | Base Damage −19%, Max Health −10%, several attacks retimed to be fairer |
Weapons, Seals and Tarstones
- •Great Martyr's Blade attack damage +20%; Troubadour's Lute attack damage +100%.
- •Caged Hystrix and Triarch Repeater no longer have a minimum Resolve requirement to fire.
- •Improved tracking on the light attacks of the Axatana, Black Needle and Clockwork Scythe.
- •Guard can now be used while walking.
- •Tarstones buffed: Parasitic, Grudge, Clerik's and Squall Stone; Bulwark Stone's damage reduction was increased significantly.
Plus miscellaneous crash fixes, bugfixes and performance updates the studio didn't itemize individually.