Hi there, Family!
We bring you some news from far-away lands! Bergsons House Update introduces a brand-new hero: Apan, a versatile mid-range champion, capable of covering a large area with her staff and spells while using a set of all-new runes and skills. Learn more about her story and skills from our latest video: https://youtu.be/R5UruY0FgPI
Apans Introduction - Story:
Among the Asva tribe, she is known as Clan Mother. She was barely out of childhood when her talent for healing started to show. As a youth, she would participate in her tribes battles to treat and nurse the soldiers but wasnt above picking up a weapon and fight when it was called for.
In one of those wars, she nursed to health a young warrior named Dhal, the son of their tribe chief, from critical wounds. They started courting and got married on the midsummer day, under the lucky shade of willows. As a gift, on their marriage day, Dhal gave Apan a magical dragon-shaped flying kite, upon which she could ride over the entire lands of the north in a day and a night.
Years later, when she spied the amassed pitch-black clouds in the distant south, she decided that she was needed in the midlands, and she arrived there to give aid to the Bergsons in their fight against the Corruption.
Apans Introduction - Gameplay:
Apan is as skilled in providing vital support for the companions on the battlefield as in wielding a sturdy staff. Weapons reach makes Apan perfect for delivering deadly mid-range strikes and her special Asva Pulse dash ability leaves the opponents hindered in the dust. Her spells cover a large area of effect, and all the Bergsons can take advantage from Apans medical knowledge as she boosts the effects of the healing potions. Also, a new system lets the family gain shields from items, abilities, and Apans Rage skill. In other words - her presence makes them all stronger, especially in the battle.
Apans Introduction - Origins:
We're also super happy to say that the new character design was done by a backer and his partner from the games Kickstarter campaign! They believed in our project since the very early stage and we are super thankful for that! Here's what these backers - known as AgaRar and GlueBubble - had to say about the idea that inspired the Apan's creation: The idea for Apan came from the brainstorming of myself and my partner. We originally made her an orphan but later changed her to a mother to better compliment the Children of Morta story and family theme. A strong leader of nomadic healers who allies herself with the Bergsons to aid them in their fight against Corruption. We hope that our inspiration and Dead Mage's hard work translates into a character that you all will enjoy for years to come..
General features list:
Bergsons House Update is now available on all platforms: Xbox One, PC (Steam, GOG.com, Humble Store), PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The free update contains:
- A brand-new character with a unique skillset designed to play in single-player, but shine in co-op playthroughs
- Special shielding skills and passive healing mechanics
- 32 new Apan-specific Runes
- 9 new story Cutscenes
- a few HUD and UI tweaks
- additional bug fixes
We hope you like this new addition to the Bergsons' family! Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!
Full change log = even more details:
And last but not least, here's the detailed list of all new features, changes, tweaks and fixes. As usual, some of those may contain some super small hints/spoilers about the game's lore - but nothing to be really alarmed about!
Main Apan skills:
Asva Thunderclap
Apan focuses the energy around her and releases it at enemies to push back, slow, and damage them.
Magic Glyph
Using her staff, Apan channels energy around her, creating an area that damages and slows enemies in it.
Guardians Rage
Apan unleashes her rage at a protective manner, granting shield to herself and the Bergsons around her.
Added 32 Apan-specific Runes and 6 new Runes for other Bergsons to aid them in combat:
- Apan Trait for Linda: the primary critical attack has a chance to gain a shield
- Apan Trait for Kevin: Kevin gains shield when he exits shadow dance
- Apan Trait for John: the primary attack has a chance to gain a shield
- Apan Trait for Lucy: when lucy uses her decoy, she gains a shield
- Apan Trait for Mark: marks gains shield when he uses his stick
- Apan Trait for Joey: joey's smite gives him a shield
Added new Shield System:
- Bergsons can gain shield now, from items, abilities and Apans Guardian Rage skill
- The shield will add on top of HP bar in HUD with an indicator of the amount of shield
- Shields are temporary and can stack up
- When characters have shield all of the receiving damages will be blocked by it till the shield amount ends or shield duration finished.
- Lucy Guardian Rage skill will now add her Shield instead of increasing her maximum health
Added new Rage Globes drop:
Added new Rage Globes drop - refill your rage meter faster! Rage Globes drop with the similar rules as Health Globes. Note: Rage Globes will be added to Nintendo Switch version of the game in a few days, so dont be alarmed if you dont see it there, yet!
HUD Tooltip Rework:
- Buff panel now supports and shows more character buffs, including the passive skill of characters skill tree
- Buffs now auto-scroll when players have more than 9 buffs in normal HUD size and 7 buffs in Larger HUD
- Divine Grace tooltip also will auto-scroll when players have more than 8 relics
- Runes are now visible on the minimap
UI changes:
- Added HP indicator for Decoys and Totem Divine Relics
- Added Time indicator for Decoys and Totem Divine Relics
Bug fixes:
- Fixed several issues with Gambler prompts
- Fixed missing narration for Goblin King event in Magma dungeon
- Fixed several issues with texts overlap on the UI
- Fixed rocket targeting in Magma Dungeon
- Fixed the issue where the first dungeon of a Chapter was always highlighted upon opening the Dungeon selection screen
- Increased spawn rate for Stones required for Wine Machine event
- Several additional small bugfixes
How to unlock the new character (minor spoilers):
Apan will be unlocked after watching her intro cutscene.
Apan intro cutscene conditions are met when players reach the second floor of Ziggurat dungeon in Barahut chapter.
If in the loaded save slot players have cleared the Ziggurat dungeon already, Apan intro cutscene will be played by going to any dungeon and returning home.
Apan intro cutscene has less "weight" against main story cutscenes. If there are other cutscenes in the queue, Apan intro cutscene will not play till all of the important cutscenes are watched in the house.
Development Roadmap Update
On top of that, we have some new info about the upcoming updates! Here's the current state of our journey along the Development Roadmap:[/b]
1. Free Update #1: Shrine of Challenge - Visited on Feb 2nd, 2020.
2. Free Update #2: Setting Sun Inn - Visited on May 7th, 2020.
3. Free Update #3: Bergsons' House - Visited on June 24th, 2020.
4. Free Update #4: A Treasure! + Random Encounter Update (it's still a secret!)
5. Free Update #5: Temple of The Endless
6. Free Update #6: The Fellowship Sanctuary
7. Paid DLC Update.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HIGHER RESOLUTION.
As you've noticed by now, even with a map in hand, sometimes we have to take detours and diverge from our original path. "Not all those who wander are lost", however. We absolutely still plan to deliver all the promised content, we just had to change the order of the updates and merge one with another.
That's all the news for today! We hope you like the new content. If you want to be up to date with all the Children of Morta news - be sure to follow @ChildrenOfMorta and @11bitstudios on Twitter!
Stay safe!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios
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