The time has finally come to announce our upcoming expansion for Vagrus and go into a little detail about what weve been working on for the past seven months. Its been a long, hard road, and while were slowly making our way to the finish line, we still have a great deal of testing to do, plus numerous final touches to iterate upon. Its a terribly exciting time at Lost Pilgrims Studio, and its time to share at least some of it with those who made it possible: you, the players. The expansions store page is available for viewing and is ready to be wishlisted here on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2297000/ Those of you who watched Tacticon may have already seen our short teaser, but rest assured, weve embedded it in this post for your perusal (and speculation!). First, we want to answer the most pressing question, however what exactly is this expansion about? Weve put together some of the key details below, as well as the trailer beneath it: Occupying the northwestern corner of the continent of Xeryn, a desert older than the Calamity lies between the Brown Mountains and the River Lethe: the Bronze Desert. It is a realm torn by war in more than one way. The Empire rallies its immense legions here, sending them north toward the Green Continent to lay waste to its lush lands while the elite Chimera Legion remains behind to oversee this arid staging ground. Deep in the desert, however, lurks a different threat that of the Ahari. Birthed by the native Bandul and tempered by their unwillingness to yield in the face of Imperial oppression, the Ahari seek to win back their sacred oases and holy sites, fighting an impossible campaign of terror. Amidst it all are the Handjari, sworn allies of the Empire and stewards of the greatest city in all the Bronze Desert Kabur, the Jewel of the North. The stage is set, the stakes are high. Who will you, a mere vagrus, align yourself with? The mysterious Ahari and their Sun God or the cruel Chimera Legion and their ruthlessly pragmatic leader, the Legate? Your decisions will shape the fate of the region writ large, paving the way for a new, uncertain future throughout the Realms. [previewyoutube=wWJYG04v2_A;full][/previewyoutube] Sunfire and Moonshadow offers a new, vast region to explore complete with a swathe of new settlements, new enemies to conquer, new stories to be a part of, a large cast of characters, and new quests to complete through which your vagrus may make their mark on Xeryn. With all this, as well as the introduction of a central conflict involving three new core factions the Ahari, the Chimera Legion, and the Handjari the expansion features content roughly one-third the size of the core game. We hope youre as excited as we are to return to the Riven Realms and explore and exploit an entirely new region. Well keep updating you on the exact date of the release as we know more, but for now, rest assured the expansion will drop sometime in Q3 of 2023. Until next time, stay vigilant, stay awesome, and conquer the wasteland! Oh, lest we forget: we have also deployed our latest Public Beta built to the default branch here on Steam. Enjoy! Important Note: Considering the extent of the improvements, there is little to no chance that we broke nothing in the process. Assume that we did not want to make anyone's life harder. If you see something amiss, please flag it to us using the usual channels, like the inbuilt reporting tool (F1 button), forums, and our Discord server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Patch notes v1.1.340510E

User Interface Improvements :pencil:

• Removed the option to show the current version number in the upper right corner. It is still visible in the main menu under the Currently Known Issues section.

New/Updated Features :shiny:

• Redesigned Overwatch mechanics.
• Implemented a new diagonal Push/Pull feature that opens up more strategic opportunities and challenges for Companion Combat.
• The Main Menu background can be changed now with the corresponding button on the bottom-right of the screen.
• We have added a wider range of available resolutions.

Bug Fixes :bug:

• Fixed a bug where the enemy Flee chance increased with actions that give additional Chase.
• Implemented an array of controller improvements.
• The tooltip of Explore is now fixed on the node radial menu.
• We have made some fixes related to the Settlement UI.
• Fixed a bug where there was no sound the first time a new game was started.
• Fixed a rare crash at the beginning of PotW.
• Fixed a bug where the quantity of remaining goods were displayed incorrectly when a stack was bought by dragging.
• Some faction related UI issues were fixed.
• Fixed crashes caused by gears in the deploy.
• Fixed a crash related to scouting.
• Longer tooltips can no longer go out of the screen.

• Escort Tasks and related anomalies.
• The Event UI can act funny in 21:9
• Blank Equipment icons if the throwout UI is triggered from a Settlement (they refresh later)

Coming Up Next

• Obstacles in Companion Combat.
• Outpost UI