We keep a copy of the previous build's data, so when a patch lands we can compare the two directly instead of reporting what people noticed. This is what the July 18 build changed, measured against the build before it: 365 new pieces of text and 37 rewritten ones.
A new boss
Orrem, the Headless was added, taking the roster to 12 bosses. It has 7,000 health and 180 poise, and shares its shape with the Tar Golem.
Every boss with full statsBosses hit harder than they used to
Several fights were rebalanced upward. If you played the earlier build, these are not the same encounters:
| Enemy | Health before | Health now |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Boss | 5,500 | 6,900 |
| Bloodcursed Lithopod (Stone Crab) | 1,300 | 2,600 |
| Gloombound Wraith | 2,100 | 2,630 |
| Starved Harridan (Harpy) | 1,800 | 4,200 |
Tarstones were renamed
Four sidearm and support tarstones changed name. Older guides still use the old ones:
| Old name | New name |
|---|---|
| Warden's Stone | Fusillade Stone |
| Tarblighted Trophy | Barrage Stone |
| Volatile Stone | Fulminant Stone |
| Justiciar's Insignia | Bulwark Stone |
Status effects became official
The build added a dedicated status effect table with the studio's own descriptions — 27 of them, including several that were not previously visible anywhere: Pain, Chaos, Faith, Trauma, Stasis, Slaughterer, Perforation, Havoc, Execution and Cosmic Disease.
All 27 status effectsEverything else
- •The lute became playable — it gained play, stop and change-track actions, plus a tarstone called Hand of Rock.
- •Sariel gained a thirteenth skill, *Entitlement*, and Genessa gained three new skill effects.
- •A Gloom Siphon system appeared, with options to siphon or send Ova — endgame material.
- •Items went from 70 to 89, enemies from 89 to 98, and named characters from 75 to 85.
- •Two items were renamed: *Unique Scripture* became Seedbearer's Scripture, and *Specimen* became Extracted Specimen.
Note that the studio has not yet localised the newest text: status effects and the newest tutorials currently read in English in every language, in the game itself as well as here.