The newest update for Mirandus (official site) Eternal Night turns all of the game’s battles into turn-based combat, and that covers Muster Quests and raid bosses too. The patch also releases Wayfinder, a companion app for phones. Other additions are the Ice Minotaur raid boss, the first item from a new armour set, a Road Bandit enemy and Google sign-in, which lets new players begin without a wallet.
Turn-based combat
Battles now play out one turn at a time. Your adventurer and your Echoes take their actions in sequence, and every turn displays who is attacking whom, so each strike, block and fall is easy to track. Raid bosses and Muster Quest fights run on the same system, so combat works identically everywhere in the game. According to the developers, more combat-focused updates will follow on a weekly basis.
The Ice Minotaur raid and the Dawnbreaker Set
Entry to the Ice Minotaur raid requires a Raid Sigil. The boss is protected by Ice Wolves, and it becomes more dangerous the lower its health falls. Any hunter who survives gets a reward, while those with the highest damage move up a ranking that pays out larger rewards. Raid rewards are now sent directly to your stash.
The Dawnbreaker Helmet drops in the Wayfinder app and is the first item in the new Dawnbreaker Set. Every equipped piece adds to the set bonus. A set panel tracks how many pieces you own, how many are equipped and what each step of the bonus grants. When you equip a set, players close by see an announcement.
New enemies, quests and map changes
- The Road Bandit lurks on the paths that link safe places, and according to the patch notes he does not fight fair.
- Muster Quests now rotate on a cycle, bringing back a fresh muster and a fresh reward each time.
- Events matched to your level now appear on the world map, including fights that new adventurers can win and fights worth a veteran’s time.
- The Global Store has three emotes: Shadow Box, Shake Hands and Twist Dance. Once claimed, they stay yours.
- Spanish, French and German are now supported alongside English and can be chosen in the settings menu. The patch notes stated that these languages would go live later on release day.
Wayfinder companion app
With Wayfinder, some parts of the game can be handled from a phone:
- The Deeds tab lists each deed you have placed in the world, along with its perks, Zone Threat, repair cost, bounties and what its buildings craft.
- Tiered chests hand out rewards scaled to your level.
- Sigils are a possible Night’s Haul reward, so you can have one ready for the next raid.
- The Dawnbreaker Helmet drops in the app.
- Push notifications, which you switch on from the Board, alert you when a mission finishes, when your Night’s Haul is ready and when a moth passes. Tapping a notification takes you to the matching tab.
Google sign-in and the $GALA allowance
New players can now start with a Google account and skip the wallet. A wallet can be connected to that account later without losing anything you have earned.
Players who spend $GALA GALA $0.001476 ▼ -12% get a new allowance designed to reduce wallet pop-ups. You approve it one time and set the limit yourself. From then on, crafting, stable and dock travel, Inn feasts, deed repairs, the Global Store and the Deed Market go through without asking for a wallet signature on every action. The allowance can be checked and revoked whenever you like. Once it is used up, the game asks for a wallet signature again. All of these activities still cost $GALA, so pick a limit you are comfortable with.
Fixes
- The food buff from Ale Braised Chicken now behaves as its description says.
- Muster Quest data has been fixed.
- The Minotaur, the Road Bandit and the Brute have corrected death animations.
- Wayfinder shows the notification banner again when enabling notifications fails.
- $GALA transactions throughout the game are more stable.