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Enshrouded has fully launched out of Early Access with its 1.0 update, bringing with it a massive overhaul to just about every aspect of the game! We've broken down the changes below for what you can expect in the game's release update.
Introducing Sparkworks
One of the most interesting additions to Enshrouded in 1.0 is the new Sparkworks system!
This is a new logic system that you can use, allowing you to connect inputs and actions together. Create traps, secret doors, chain reactions, and more! Fans of a certain block game might find this reminiscent of redstone, but Enshrouded takes things a step beyond that with a visual connection system that lets you map out every step of the process for your logic!
The new Sparkworks system can also be used to connect multiple chain reactions of events and actions within your network of interactable objects.
A Full World to Explore
Enshrouded 1.0 has completely opened up the worlds. You can now explore all of the facets of the map, including the all-new Cinder's Cradle area.
Split between a barren wasteland flooded with lava and other areas lost to time and decay, there's a lot to explore with entirely new threats and challenges.
You can also take to the sky and explore an all-new realm of floating islands, home to entirely new fauna, architecture, secrets of the past, and guardians set to protect them.
This new region is only one party of Enshrouded's all-new map! There have been many new areas added to existing regions such as Springlands, Blackmire, and Kindlewastes. You'll be able to navigate these areas out towards the very edges of the world, and may need to revisit these areas in the game's expanded main quest as well!
Progression Overhaul
There's so much more world to explore in Enshrouded, and that comes alongside an expansion to the progression system in the game. Players will now be able to reach the maximum level of 50, with gear having its own max level of 55.
Levels as a whole have been overhauled, though, as other tools like Flame Altars have also hast heir maximum level increased (in the case of Flame Altars, the new max level is 15)! Crafting progression is also tied directly into exploration, including the new Cinder's Cradle region, allowing a way to unlock more options as you reach new milestones in your crafting.
Story & Lore
The story of Embervale will be concluded in Enshrouded 1.0 (for now), allowing you to reach a sense of hope and resolution for the world and your flameborn. You'll have your chance to put an end to the threats to Embervale, and to learn the truth of the world around you (and above you).
While you do so, however, you'll finally be able to LISTEN to that lore!
Enshrouded's lore entries between notes, letters, books, etc. are now fully voided in three languages: English, German, and Mandarin. All of the major quest-givers and survivors also now have voice acting of their own.
You can even queue up these lore entries to play in the background while you explore, like a playlist.
Combat, Spells, & Players
The new Cinder's Cradle region introduces 14 all-new enemy types, not including the enemy variants being added for the other factions in the game.
As part of that expansion of enemies, the team behind Enshr
ouded wanted to take the chance to really expand the way that players interact with them. Some of the most notable improvements here include:
All spells now have special eternal variants for late-game, which will let you use them without worrying about running out of charges.
All eternal spells (and arrows) are upgradeable now!
In addition to new Necromancy weapon gems and skills, players can now summon skeletons to do their bidding! Fight alongside the undead and go down a new route of combat.
Wands now have a heavy attack system, including options for evasion and aerial attacks! There have also been improvements made to wand handling, including free aim options (these aim improvements have also been applied to other ranged weapons)!
The skill tree has expanded! Unlock all-new skills and advancements, many of which have been added thanks to community requests and feedback.
The flow of combat has taken a turn for a better! Many new animations and camera improvements have been added for players during combat to help improve the flow of combat and avoid any 'clunky' feeling.
Navigation around the world should also feel more natural, with traversing steep slopes or varying terrain being reworks to feel more intuitive and consistent. This should also mean less involuntary sliding while trying to get up a slope!
Visual Overhaul
Enshrouded has introduced a new brick renderer technology, allowing for a lot more detail to be displayed in buildings and terrain at a distance, without sacrificing performance.
This has allowed the developers to really expand each biome visually to make sure they all feel more unique, featuring their own lighting, atmosphere, and more!
Even while working on improved visuals for the game as a whole, performance improvements have also been made to hopefully keep it running better than it ever has before.
Early Game Improvements
The early game experience in Enshrouded felt a bit barren to some, with many rewards and discoverable areas being safer to experiment with as you level more over time in the past.
Now, though, you'll be able to encounter many new chests and exploration rewards in the beginning regions (Springlands and Revelwood).
To make it easier to avoid feeling completely lost in the now-larger regions, some roads and enemy camps have been rebalanced to make it more intuitive to keep trac of where you are, as well.
Finally, crafting progression has seen a rework to reduce the grind you need to get through before you can start to get to the good stuff!
Building & Structures
Although Enshrouded is also seeing the introduction of all-new suits of building options and furniture, that has taken a backseat in this update thanks to a new upgrade that entirely changes the way players can approach building: the Airborne Architect skill.
This allows you to work on your builds from the air, floating/flying through the air as you build out your base.
You no longer need to build excessive platforms or scaffolding in order to do more advanced building, or to work on air-based structures! Airborne Architect completely changes the way that you can approach base-building in the games, coupled with the new Sparkworks system that lets you take that even further!
Player Requested Features
Enshrouded's development team has been listening to player feedback, and is introducing some changes to the game specifically thanks to those requests from players!
Fishing progression is being overhauled, allowing for more rare fish, selecting bait to chase certain fish, and more.
You can now upgrade chests, and don't even need to pick them up from the ground first!
Loot dropped around you in the world can be picked up in a larger radius around you.
There are now two proportion options for your character! One with more realistic character proportions, or one that uses the classic style which many came to refer to as hobbit proportions.
Shader compilation times have been massively improved, letting you get back to the game without interruptions from game or GPU updates.
You can now freely rename map markers and chests!
A certain Albaneve Summit boss has been reworked thanks to player feedback, adjusting boss health and mechanics to make the fight less frustrating.
These are only a few of the growing list of additions to the game thanks to player requests and feedback. Enshrouded is an ever-growing game, so stay tuned for future improvements based on more requests in 1.0!
Getting Started in Enshrouded 1.0
When you load into existing saves/worlds for Enshrouded 1.0, you'll find that your skill tree has been reset. You'll just need to go back and spend your skill points again, but be sure to do so before you go and try to tackle the new region and find yourself missing your spells and upgrades.
There have been a ton of smaller changes that can't fit into one blog post, so consider heading into the game and discovering all of the quality of life improvements on your own as you experience Enshrouded in its most complete state! Though you can also find the complete patch notes here if you still have questions.
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