New Content, Features & Improvements

• Introducing the Arid Ridge: a new zone with explorable maps, hidden secrets, and a brand-new mini-dungeon!
• Hunts have been manually reworked and updated to ensure a smoother gameplay experience. While some areas are still being improved and expanded, hunts have been adjusted so that you'll always be asked to defeat mobs that are relatively close, relevant, and present in sufficient numbers. Some huntgivers have also been relocated or adjusted to make them easier to find.
• We've activated a second server to handle player demand. While we're working on a server selection menu, for now you'll be placed automatically in the first server, and, if it's full, you'll be directed to the second one.
• The bosses from the Underwater Crypt and the Gloomy Cave now have some new cosmetic rewards!
• The quests "Towards the Horizon" and "Voyage to the Truth" have been improved and added to the quest list.
• When upgrading items, you'll now return to the tab you were previously on instead of being sent back to General Items. This makes it much easier to upgrade equipped items or those in other categories.

Eterspire Store

• A new set: the Velvet Wardrobe! The first community-requested set, featuring butler and maid outfits. We love how it turned out and hope you do too!
• Lootbox sets now rotate their order in the Eterspire Store to improve the discoverability of older sets.
• Due to popular request, you can now open 5 lootboxes at once! We've also updated the opening effects for both single and multi-box openings, they look awesome!
• When previewing wings in the Eterspire Store, your character should now appear flying as intended.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Fafnir to stop animating during his fight.
• Fixed a bug that caused the inventory camera to be positioned too low when the character was mounted or flying.
• Gloomy Isle and Isle of Mist are no longer accessible to everyone from the start. As previously announced, they’ve been connected to their respective ports and are no longer free-to-TP zones.

Known Bugs

• Some hunts are missing translations.
• A new single-player boss has arrived in the Blight Bastion. Sadly, due to an oversight on our end, the area where it's standing is not pathable and you can't reach him. We'll make sure to have this fixed in the next update, we are deeply sorry!

In Other News...

• We're working hard on the macOS and PC releases (coming to the Mac App Store and Steam, respectively). These versions will launch on September 15th, so make sure to wishlist Eterspire on Steam before then — it would mean a lot to us!

Community

• Our latest community screenshot contest has concluded. We received some fantastic and very creative entries! All participants and winners have received their rewards!
• We recently surpassed 5,000 Discord members and 1,000 Reddit members! Our community is growing at an incredible pace thanks to your support!
• A new community event with awesome rewards will begin today! Join our Discord to learn more!

We're introducing this new section to our patch notes to highlight content created by our community! If you'd like to see your content featured here or have an idea for a special video collaboration, get in touch with us at creators@stonehollow-workshop.com.

Content creator Virtuoso Content creator Virtuoso uploaded a fantastic in-depth gear progression guide. If you want to become an expert in gear upgrading, make sure to check it out!

Virtuoso also made this hilarious video featuring everyone's favorite high-octane, muscle-bound hero (HUGE spoilers for the Main Quest ending):

We know many of you are creating Eterspire videos! We watch a lot of them, but we may miss some. If you'd like your video to appear here, get in touch with us at creators@stonehollow-workshop.com!

We hope you enjoy this update very much! We'll be back on August 14th with more!