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• Patch Notes·31 May 2026Official

  SANDROTTEN: EKERA UPDATE 1.1.3.3

  SANDROTTEN EKERA UPDATE 1.1.3.3 (PREVIOUSLY 1.1.1.7)*UPDATED TEXT POPUP ON THE BESTIARY.*ADDED SEVEN NEW "END-GAME" WEAPONS. *HEALTH, STAMINA, AND POISE BAR NOW TAKE UP THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF SPACE ON SCREEN.*PRAYER ALTAR NOW DISPLAYS THE MOST RECENT PRAYER.*ADJUSTED PLACEMENT OF LORE NOTE IN THE CRYPT LEVEL TO PREVENT CLIPPING.*UPDATED VERSION CONTROL TEXT IN MAIN MENU.*PRAYER ALTAR NOW DISPLAYS AN INDICATOR WHEN WITHIN INTERACTION RANGE.*ENEMY HEALTH BAR NOW DISPLAYS ENEMY NAMES & CURRENT HEALTH PERCENTAGE.*NEW ENEMY VARIANT OF THE FORGOTTEN ENEMY TYPE. *NEW EKERA HELL. *INCREASED PLAYER DEFAULT RUN SPEED.*ADDED FLOATING DAMAGE NUMBERS ABOVE ENEMIES THAT DISPLAY THE PLAYER’S MOST RECENT HIT DAMAGE.*FIXED AN ISSUE WHERE THE PRAYER ALTAR PAGE COULD ONLY BE OPENED ONCE PER SESSION.*KILLS NOW GRANT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER DAMAGE BONUS THAN BEFORE. *CRITICAL HIT CHANCE INCREASES ARE NOW CAPPED TO PREVE NT ABSURDLY HIGH CRITICAL CHANCE NUMBERS (OVER 100% CRITICAL HIT CHANCE WAS PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE.) .*ADJUSTED ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS HELLS.
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• Patch Notes·27 Jan 2026Official

  SANDROTTEN: EKERA UPDATE 1.1.1.7

  VISUALS & ART*CORRECTED BROKEN TEXTURES ON SOME REDEEMER TIERS.*PLAYER CHARACTER'S POUCH (PURELY VISUAL) HAS BEEN REMOVED.*REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PARTICLE SPAWNS FOR THE PILGRIM SKIN TO REDUCE PROCESSING LOAD.*FIXED AN ISSUE WHERE OUTFIT PARTICLE EFFECTS COULD APPEAR ON THE WRONG OUTFIT.*UPDATED ICONS AND DESCRIPTIONS FOR ARMOR SETS FOR CONSISTENCY.*FIXED SOME STUTTERING TEXTURES.UI & MENUS*AUDIO AND GRAPHICS MENUS NOW DISPLAY THE CURRENTLY SELECTED VALUES*FIXED BESTIARY SCREEN NOT CLOSING PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE MENU WITH THE PAUSE BUTTON.*ADDED MOUSE SENSITIVITY SETTINGS IN THE RITES TAB.GAMEPLAY & BALANCING*ADJUSTED STAMINA COST OF TEMPLE GUARDIAN'S GREATSWORD FOR BETTER BALANCING.*HELL TELEPORTER PADS NOW GLOW WHEN THE KILL REQUIREMENT IS MET, CLEARLY INDICATING THAT THE HELL IS UNLOCKED.*SOME HELLS NOW HAVE SACRIFICIAL ALTARS THAT GRANT VARIOUS ADVANTAGES.*SLIGHTLY REDUCED DIFFICULTY SCALING OF TIER 3 ENEMY SPAWNS.*ADDED A PRAYER SYSTEM.*ANIMATION REWORK FOR USING CONSUMABLES.CONTROLS & MOVEMENT*FIXED AN ISSUE WHERE DODGE ROLL WOULD SOMETIMES NOT WORK PROPERLY.*FIXED AN ISSUE WHERE DODGE ANIMATION WOULD SOMETIMES RESET MID DODGE.CONTENT*ADDED FIVE NEW UNLOCKABLE ARMOR SETS.AUDIO*FIXED AN ERROR THAT CAUSED THE GAME TO BE SILENT BY DEFAULT.STABILITY & CRASH FIXES*FIXED AN ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE GAME TO CRASH IN THE CRYPT HUB AREA.
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• Patch Notes·19 Jan 2026Official

  SANDROTTEN: EKERA UPDATE 1.0.9.7

  TLDR Version: Combat & regen systems were rebalanced, gameplay flow improvements. Enemy AI optimized, new enemy & new weapons were added, combat UI was cleaned up. New graphics & FPS settings, a Crypt bestiary, & a new Ekera hell.GAMEPLAY & COMBAT*ADJUSTED DAMAGE ON BROAD BLADED GREATSWORD FROM 148 TO 155 FOR BETTER BALANCING.*CHANGED HEALTH REGENERATION RATE.*CHANGED STAMINA REGENERATION RATE.*CHANGED POISE REGENERATION RATE.*HEALTH, STAMINA, AND POISE REGENERATION RATES SHOULD NO LONGER STUTTER, SPEED UP OR LAG BEHIND WHEN REGENERATING.*REDUCED THE LOW POISE STAMINA COST PENALTY MULTIPLIER FROM 3X TO 1.3X.*BLOODFIRE SHARDS NOW INCREASE HEALTH REGENERATION RATE BY 2.5X, UP FROM 2X.*ADDED THE ABILITY TO SWITCH BETWEEN STANCES ON SOME WEAPONS.*LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN OR STRAIGHT UP WILL NO LONGER AFFECT PLAYER MOVEMENT SPEED.*MADE CHANGES TO THE GAMEPLAY FLOW OF THE FAILURE HELL.*THE ANTI SPAWN CAMPING ZONE NOW CAUSES DAMAGE OVER TIME INSTEAD OF INSTANT DEATH.*ADDED NEW DEBUFF SYSTEM.ENEMIES & AI*ENEMIES NOW SPAWN A SOUL ORB ON DEATH FOR VISUAL KILL CONFIRMATION.*SOME ENEMIES WILL NOW ADJUST THEIR MOVEMENT SPEED BASED ON DISTANCE TO THE PLAYER.*OPTIMIZED ENEMY AI UNDER THE HOOD TO GREATLY REDUCE CPU LOAD. ENEMY STATS REMAIN UNCHANGED.*MADE SOME VISUAL CHANGES TO THE SENTINEL ENEMY TIERS.*THE WRAITH ENEMY TYPE NOW SPAWNS CORRECTLY AS INTENDED, AFTER THE DEATH OF SENTINELS.*ENEMY HEALTH BARS NO LONGER DISPLAY AT LONG DISTANCES AND ONLY APPEAR WHEN THE PLAYER IS CLOSE.*ADDED AN "ALIVE" COUNTER TO INDICATE CURRENT NUMBER OF ENEMIES.*ADDED THE NEW WHISPERER ENEMY TYPE.WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT*ADDED THE RUNIC SPEAR, OLD EMPIRE SHOTEL, AND OLD EMPIRE FALCATA WEAPONS.*PLAYER CHARACTER NOW HAS A POUCH. PURELY VISUAL CHANGE.*FIXED A BUG WHERE BRAND NEW PLAYERS WOULD START THE GAME WITH AN INCOMPLETE OUTFIT AND WITHOUT A WEAPON.UI & UX*CORRECTED A UI AUDIO GLITCH THAT CAUSED THE UI SOUND TO PLAY VERY LOUDLY WHEN OPENING THE PAUSE MENU.*UPDATED THE CONTROLS MENU IN RITES TAB FOR BETTER...
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• Patch Notes·24 Dec 2025Official

  SANDROTTEN: EKERA UPDATE 1.0.6.3

  *CORRECTED A UI TYPO FOR LONGSWORD WEAPON TYPES. *FIXED AN ISSUE WHERE THE LEGION'S SPEAR WAS INCORRECTLY SHOWING AS UNARMED FOR WEAPON STANCE AND WEAPON TYPE AND WAS NOT USABLE AS A WEAPON.*ARMOR & WEAPON SELECTION CRYSTALS NOW REACT TO THE PLAYER CHARACTER WHEN THE PLAYER ENTERS PROXIMITY. *HELL TELEPORTERS NOW REACT TO THE OBSERVER.*HELL TELEPORTERS NOW OPEN A PORTAL BEFORE TRANSPORTING THE PLAYER CHARACTER TO THE HELL. *REWORKED ATTACK ANIMATIONS ON MULTIPLE WEAPON STANCES. COMBOS AND RECOVERY SPEEDS HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO MAKE COMBAT FEEL MORE FLUID AND SMOOTHER. *ADDED A SAFEGUARD TO PREVENT THE SAME UI WIDGET FROM OPENING TWICE, PREVENTING LOCKUPS IN ARMOR AND WEAPON MENUS.*WEAPON SELECTION NO LONGER SKIPS THE FIRST WEAPON WHEN NAVIGATING BACK. *ADDED THE DRAGON MACE WEAPON.*AUDIO SETTINGS WILL NOW PLAY A SOUND WHEN CHANGED.
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• Patch Notes·19 Dec 2025Official

  SANDROTTEN: EKERA UPDATE 1.0.5.3

  *FIXED TEXTURE ON PLAYER CHARACTER'S CLOTH MASK ON DEFAULT OUTFIT.*ADDED THE CRYPT LEVEL. THIS WILL ACT AS A HUB AREA. *ADDED THE OUTFIT EQUIPMENT SYSTEM. YOU CAN NOW UNLOCK 4 NEW OUTFITS FOR YOUR CHARACTER BY REACHING THE REQUIRED HIGH SCORE.*ADDED THE "RETREAT" BUTTON TO THE PAUSE MENU - THIS WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE CRYPT.*OPTIMIZED SPECIAL EFFECTS TO REDUCE CPU LOAD. SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STUTTERING.*ADDED THE WEAPON EQUIPMENT SYSTEM. YOU CAN NOW ACCESS A TOTAL OF 42 WEAPONS BY REACHING THE REQUIRED HIGH SCORE.*REDUCED TRIANGLE COUNT ON ENEMY CHARACTER MODELS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.*SHOTGUN.*ADDED THE NEW "FAILURE" EKERA MAP. *DEATH IS NOW ABRUPT. *CHANGED START MENU TEXT COLOR.*REMOVED CHROMATIC ABBERATION IN START MENU. *MADE CHANGES TO THE ENEMY SPAWNER TO REDUCE CPU LOAD.*DEATH SCREEN'S "DIE AGAIN" HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH "AWAKEN" AND WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE CRYPT. *EACH HELL SHOULD NOW HAVE A UNIQUE BACKGROUND MUSIC. TRY PACING YOUR ATTACKS TO THE BEAT. (NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, IT'S JUST FUN)*DEAD ENEMIES NOW DESPAWN MUCH FASTER. *INCREASED TOTAL STAMINA INCREASE PER KILL BY FROM 5 TO 10 PER KILL.*INCREASED BONUS CRIT DAMAGE PER KILL FROM 0.1 TO 0.2 PER KILL.*INCREASED BONUS DAMAGE PER KILL FROM 2% TO 5% PER KILL. *KILLS NOW INCREASE ATTACK SPEED UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 1.5X PER MATCH. RESETS BACK TO NORMAL SPEED ON DEATH.*KILLS NOW INCREASE STAMINA REGENERATION RATE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 2X PER MATCH. RESETS BACK TO NORMAL REGENERATION ON DEATH.*ADDED AUDIO SLIDERS FOR MASTER VOLUME, SOUND EFFECTS, AND MUSIC, ACCESSIBLE VIA THE RITES TAB ON THE PAUSE MENU.
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