Adventurers!
Steam's Autumn Sale is upon us!
Giving you the unique opportunity of getting great games for discounts that go haywire with up to 90% off!

[h3]Get our roguelike dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM, both the Standard- and the Save The World Edition for 35% off! [/h3]
Now is the time for a nice Treat! Grab them before it's too late:
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Additionally, you can get the Classic ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) for 35% off!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/ADOM_Ancient_Domains_Of_Mystery/


[h3]But this is just the beginning! [/h3]
Get a lot of great games from Assemble Entertainment on huge discounts with up to 90% off!
Find all of our games currently on sale here:
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Simply click the tab 'discounts' to see all games on sale!

Adventurers!
Steam's Halloween Sale is upon us!
Giving you the unique opportunity of getting great games for discounts that go spookily haywire with up to 90% off!

[h3]Get our roguelike dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM, both the Standard- and the Save The World Edition for 33% off! [/h3]
Now is the time for a nice Treat! Grab them before it's too late:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/



Additionally, you can get the Classic ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) for 35% off!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/ADOM_Ancient_Domains_Of_Mystery/


[h3]But this is just the beginning! [/h3]
Get a lot of great games from Assemble Entertainment on huge discounts with up to 90% off!
Find all of our games currently on sale here:
https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/AssembleEntertainment/#browse
Simply click the tab 'discounts' to see all games on sale!

Among many great games, you can also find two of our amazing roguelike games on Sale:

Get our roguelike dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, both Standard-and Save The World Edition for 33% off!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/


The Save the World Edition contains Ultimate ADOM Caverns of Chaos, the official soundtrack as well as 5 wallpapers and is a great way to show appreciation for the developers, while simultaneously supporting a good cause.

Assemble Entertainment will donate 10% of the proceeds for every sold Save the World Edition to the 'International Agency for Research on Cancer' (IARC) to stop the worlds corruption beyond Ancardia!

Join us in the battle against cancer and contribute your share to save the world!




Addtionally, you can also get our classic roguelike ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) for 35% off!

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!

We have been focussing heavily on the feedback we have received before and after the full release.
Among others, you will find more ways of customizing your character, a lot of balancing improvements and more!

[h3]New content:[/h3]

• Five new player races (Gray Elves, Mist Elves, Hurthlings, Gnomes and Drakelings).
  
  • We are now race-wise on par with (feature complete) with the original ADOM, meaning all the races contained in the original ADOM are now included in Ultimate ADOM.
    
    • You now have the chance to play small characters (Hurthlings and Gnomes) which cause less weapon damage than their larger brethren. Or the fragile Mist Elves who are very hard to harm with physical weapons but at the same time cant stand the touch of iron.

• Skill points are now slightly more scarce and force you to choose more carefully in which skills you want to improve. Also, a few skill tiers have been adjusted.
  
• Benefit progressions for professions and factions have been changed to make the game more challeging. Specifically, playing for Andor Drakon has become a more tricky challenge in balancing power and corruption.
  
• The more powerful metals (Adamantium, Eternium and Truesilver) now show up slightly later to better balance the progression of power. Additionally, Truesilver is now more interesting as an alternative to Eternium.
  
• Item drops are less extensive. This means that you both no longer have to manage as many boring items as before, as well as making resources generally more scarce.
  
• The Halls of the Dead level has become more deadly.
  
• We now disallow to fletch arrows from quarrels (and vice versa).

• You can now select a random faction, gender, race and profession during the custom character creation or use a completely random one.

• Known traps now have a special marker so they can be easily avoided.
  
• Magical traps now can be evaded by non-ground-based movement (if you are perceptive enough).
  
• Trap locations now sport a description.

• You can now use the keyboard to harvest items into hit/power/experience points.
  
• Entities in the misc toolbar can now be rearranged and removed (via Drag&Drop).
  
• The skin color for Drakelings can be changed in the character customization. We plan to add more skin colors for other races.
  
• Optimized font rendering slightly, text should look a bit sharper now.
  
• Gamepad controls: you can now use the left stick in the radial menu to directly select an element.
  
• During startup, the game asks if gamepad support should be activated (if a gamepad like device is detected).

• Fixed a potential endless loop during the worm tunnel map generation.
  
• Summoned undead now fight for the summoner much more effectively.
  
• Auto-exploration will not enter water with a current anymore. This should make the river level a bit safer.
  
• Fixed problem where some effects (like fire, poison) would be applied to the character again, when the inventory was opened and closed without any interaction.
  
• Fixed problem where some opening the radial menu (e) would trigger applied effects again, e.g. life draining aura or poisoned.
  
• Prevent the turn from being half-executed, when some actions are cancelled (e.g. "jump" or "cast wand").
  
• Fixed DV of items being modified when the PC was bloated.
  
• Fixed ToHit modifiers showing wrong values.
  
• The encumbrance level was not influenced by wielding heavy armor.
  
• Some shield prefix/suffix modifiers were ignored, which could lead to wrong DV/PV/stats being shown.
  
• Fixed health bars sometimes not updating correctly.
  
• The shown statistic values are now always updated at the end of the turn again to make sure the current values are shown.
  
• The screen resolution in the video settings would sometimes select the first entry (1024x768) because of a slight mismatch in refresh rates reported by Unity even though a different resolution was used.
  
• Many more bug fixes and stability improvements.

Dear community,

Currently, we are preparing for the first major content update for Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos, after having entered production roughly four weeks ago. For the upcoming release 1.1.0 we are focusing on three areas:

• Completing more features that are present in the original ADOM.
  
  • For this release we will level up the racial choices for your player character: Mist Elves, Gray Elves, Gnomes, Hurthlings and Drakelings will return each with their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Enjoy the new flavorful races and the difficulty levels they imply.
  
  
• We continuously work on improving balancing.
  
  • Ultimate ADOM is a game with many moving parts and components and the added inherent randomness of roguelike games make fun balance an interesting challenge especially as neither races nor professions in ADOM ever were designed to be balanced, but rather the combinations you choose are representing inherent difficulty levels. We are going to address a lot of areas, among them item drops, better balancing for skill points and adjustments to level progressions.
  
  
• Quality of life enhancements.
  
  • There will be a lot of these and this probably is a never-ending story (even in ADOM after more than 25 years of development theres always a backlog of enhancements to make controls better). New features will include traps now being visibly marked, enhanced gamepad support, random character creation options, smarter auto-exploration, more intelligent combat support from summoned monsters, extensive bug fixing and a lot more.

Together with developer Team ADOM we've released Patch #2 for Ultimate ADOM. You can find the changelog here:

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Prevent monsters from staying in a "flashing" state
  
• Prevent Skills from being dragged to the toolbar multiple times
  
• Two-handed weapons now show their category in the tooltip
  
• Fixed potential problem when entering next map
  
• Fixed grafting of Stone Giant body parts
  
• Fixed number of arrows created when using the "Fletch" skill
  
• Fixed deciphering of fortune cookies
  
• Fixed game blocking when two or more achievements were unlocked at the same time
  
• Fixed problem where replacing entities in the misc toolbar could trigger effects of the replaced entity
  
• Fixed costs of "Aura of flames" shield
  
• Fixed "remaining turn" counter in notification tooltips
  
• Updated input system library to the latest version
  
• Updated Lingoona library (improved Spanish translation)
  

Together with developer Team ADOM we are excited to announce that Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos the classic-meets-modern hardcore roguelike is available today for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam.
And thats not all!
The title also today receives the Update of the Living Dead, which includes a brand new class the Necromancer along with three new magical skill trees, for a total of 68 new skills, 19 new spells, and more than 20 new monsters to slay!

[h3]Exclusive 30% off Launch-Discount[/h3]
Get Ultimate ADOM now and get an exclusive 30% off launch-discount on both the Standard- and Save The World Edition:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/

[h3]Full Changelog for the 'Update of the Living Dead':[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1266820/view/2949282018089350376

[h3]Overview features of the 'Update of the Living Dead':[/h3]
"You have my sword." -Adventurer "And you have my Bow" -Archer "And my Axe" -Fighter "And your (un)dead fellow fighting alongside you!" -Necromancer

• The Necromancer Class: A master of death magic and grafting, the Necromancer can utilize the dark powers of Lichcraft to transform himself into a powerful undead beast.
  
• 68 new Skills, 19 new Spells: The addition of three new skill trees Death Mastery, Summoning Evil Spirits, and Death Magic opens up whole new approaches to combat.
  
• 20 New Monsters: New beasts to slay are now present across all levels, including the Kobold Wizards who can learn all the spells you know.
  
• Factions Now Reward Loyalty: Each faction now provides unique starting equipment and stat boosts, and playing for the same faction repeatedly will grant powerful boons.
  
• Custom Characters: Players can now fully customize their characters appearance, as well as the inventory screen and how items appear on the ground.
  
• And Much More: The new update comes with visual enhancements to spells, biomes, and wall decorations, better scaling for spells at high levels, and plenty of re-balancing, UI improvements, bug fixes and stability improvements.

• Our official Twitch-channel: https://www.twitch.tv/assembleentertainment
  
• Our official YouTube-channel: https://youtu.be/656fqj2Ey0Y

• Every Run is Different: Thanks to a staggering variety of skills, spells, classes, and factions, players can enjoy the challenge of Ultimate ADOM with a nearly-endless selection of build combinations.
  
• Read the Limb Loaning Agreement: Let nothing go to waste! Collect the severed body parts of your defeated foes and graft them onto your own body. As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one especially when theyre attached to the same body!
  
• Multiple Methods for Magic Mastery: Swords are fun, but summoning demons, flinging balls of fiery death or animating the very walls of the dungeon to crush your enemies is even better.
  
• Keep Things Old School: Hardcore genre purists will be pleased to know that Ultimate ADOM can be played in classic ASCII format, and can even toggle between 3D mode and top-down view.

Together with developer Team ADOM we have today released our traditional roguelike Ultimate ADOM on Steam!

In addition to the full release and leaving the Early Access, we have launched a massive content update:
The Update of the Living Dead.

But first, check out the full release trailer:
[previewyoutube=jxgK8I_0Kus;full]https://youtu.be/jxgK8I_0Kus[/previewyoutube]

[h3]Ultimate ADOM Release-Livestream on Twitch![/h3]
To celebrate the full release of Ultimate ADOM, Assemble's Uwe will livestream the full release version, giving you a glimpse of what the game looks like and the new Necromancer class!
Tune in starting at 2pm CEST/5am PT/8am ET on:

• Our official Twitch-channel: https://www.twitch.tv/assembleentertainment
  
• Our official YouTube-channel: https://youtu.be/656fqj2Ey0Y
  
• Or on our official Steam Store page as live-broadcast: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/

• The Necromancer joins the ranks of playable classes.
  
  • A master of death magic and grafting, a powerful necromancer my choose to follow the path of Lichcraft, turning themselves into a powerful undead creature.
  
  
• Two new magical effects:
  
  • Life Draining will steal your enemies' life force and apply it to you.
    
  • Necrotic Damage completely bypasses armor.
  
  
• Three new magical skill trees for a total of 68 new skills and 19 new spells:
  
  • Death Mastery will set you on your path to Lichdom.
    
  • Summoning Evil Spirits will grant you undead allies to slaughter your foes with.
    
  • Death Magic grants you mastery over Life Drain and Necrotic Damage spells.
  
  
• The factions now reward your loyalty and progress.
  
  • Accumulate their favour by playing for the same faction repeatedly, and gain powerful boons from them when starting new characters. Each faction will provide different starting equipment or stat boosts.
  
  
• More than 20 new monsters have entered the Caverns of Chaos on all levels.
  
• Several new items and story elements have been added.
  
• During custom character creation, you can now fully customize your looks.

• Many monsters have also dabbled in the arcane and divine magic skills.
  
  • Beware of kobold wizards and more powerful casters, for they can learn all the spells you can, and then some more!
  
  
• Power points and spell costs have been completely rebalanced.
  
  • Additionally, many spells will now scale much better when cast at a higher character level.
  
  
• Many buff spells can now be toggled to run indefinitely until cancelled or dispelled.
  
  • These will instead reduce your maximum power while running. E.g. no more reapplying Ice Armor every ten steps!
  
  
• If you attack one and the same target multiple times in a row, your chance of hitting progressively increases, meaning you have a fighting chance even against enemies that are very hard to hit. If you interrupt your flurry of blows with any other action, this effect resets! Also beware: monsters may use this against you, too.
  
• Elemental effects make much more sense now. Especially fish do not like if you freeze water around them.
  
• Keyboard players rejoice! Several additional commands can now be accessed by keyboard: D - drink, E - eat, U - use, R - read, Z - zap.
  
• You can now customize how the inventory screen (for the backpack and items on the ground) looks like with two new modes. One is a bit more elaborate, while the other is more compact.
  
• The Tome Of Knowledge now contains more explanation texts for the UI to help new players find their way into learning what things mean even faster.
  
• Visual combat feedback has been optimized. Hits that are dealing damage are shown in red, while hits that are not dealing any damage are now shown in orange.
  
• We have added more help texts to the more complex screens.
  
• Several major visual enhancements, including spell effects, new level biomes and more wall decorations to add a lot more diversity to the dungeon levels.
  
• While slingers had an easy way of generating more bullets for their sling, archers and crossbow-users would often find themselves without ammunition. No more! Fletching arrows and quarrels now works as intended.
  
• Items granting you special movement modes (such as flying, hovering or others) will work now.
  
• Legacy items you were able to find but had no purpose will no longer appear in the game. Everything you find has a purpose and a function now!
  
• Added a lot more item explanations to tell you what these functions actually are.
  
• If you are unaffected by bad karma, you will actually be unaffected. Previously, your luck would be reduced even if you had immunity.

Today, we are happy to announce our presence at Gamescom 2021, the worlds largest video game industry expo.
Besides many great new titles from the Assemble portfolio, Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos will be present!

As an official partner of Gamescom, we will present our current portfolio of indie titles, including two world premiere unveilings.

The entire Assemble Entertainment line-up will be available in the Gamescom Now content hub and two popular titles will participate in the Indie Arena Booth 2021.

More details will be revealed on August 25, 2021, including all official Gamescom streams, events, and panels that we will participate in.

If you are part of, or own a media, or you are an influencer/content creator and are interested in our upcoming games, please feel free reaching out to us via press@assembleteam.com



[h2]View the complete list of Assemble Entertainments Gamescom 2021 Line-up:[/h2]

• [h3]Unannounced Title (3D- Action Adventure/Zelda-like) by TinyRoar[/h3]

• [h3]Unannounced Title (Text-Adventure) by RobotPumpkin Studios[/h3]

• [h3]Endzone World Apart: Prosperity by Gentlymad Studios[/h3]

• [h3]Sphere Flying Cities by Hexagon Sphere Games[/h3]

• [h3]ITORAH by Grimbart Tales[/h3]

• [h3]Super Catboy by Pixelpogo[/h3]

• [h3]Orbital Bullet by SmokeStab[/h3]

• [h3]Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos by TeamADOM[/h3]

• [h3]Squadron 51 by Loomiarts, Fehorama Filmes[/h3]

• [h3]Roadwarden by Moral Anxiety Studio[/h3]

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #11 (0.9.1) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

We have been focussed heavily on the outstanding performance issues reported by you for this patch.

[h3]Significant Changes and Improvements[/h3]

• Loading and Saving will now be much, much faster.
  
• Large areas of water (such as Lake Gloom) will no longer significantly impact performance.
  
• The perceived performance issues in levels below Lake Gloom should no longer be present. If you still encounter issues, please send them in including your system specifications.
  
• Multiple enemies are now firing at you simultaneously, instead of taking turns. This should speed up combat against many enemy archers significantly.
  
• Corruption now spreads slower than before. On every new level, you have some breathing space before it starts to spread.
  
• Ammunition used in ranged attacks now has a trail to make it more visible.
  
• Overall performance improvement for slower systems.

• Critical hits will no longer be quite as unfair to you. Heavily armed monsters are still very dangerous to engage in melee, but will less likely result in a crippled adventurer.
  
• Floating messages now follow the being they're referring to.
  
• Playing with keyboard or gamepad will also show tooltips when selecting items in the inventory and other places now.
  
• There have been various seemingly inexplicable bugs floating around, which were caused by a deep system problem hidden away from cursory eyes. We fixed something regarding this, and believe most bugs will now at least be explicable. Again, if you encounter things you believe are not the way they are meant to, please let us know!

• Too numerous and less impacting the game-experience for all, or just even few players at all.

[h3]Original Post by the Creator of ADOM: Thomas Biskup himself:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1266820/discussions/0/3050608452021165961/

Dear community,
Our recent announcement of moving the production release date forward to end of August has raised questions and concerns. Only now we start to understand that we probably failed to communicate our strategy for Ultimate ADOM clear enough (although after looking through older posts we did communicate it from the very beginning).
Let me once more summarize our vision for Ultimate ADOM which basically is twofold:

Adventurers!
Steam's Summer Sale is upon us!
Giving you the unique opportunity of getting great games for discounts that go haywire with up to 90% off!

[h3]The Early Access of Ultimate ADOM both Standard- and Save The World Edition are each 25% off during Steam's Summer Sale![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/

[h3]You want even more ADOM?[/h3]
We got you covered, as the Classic ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) is on Sale for a magical 35% off, too:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/333300/ADOM_Ancient_Domains_Of_Mystery/

[h3]But this is just the beginning! [/h3]
Get a lot of great games from Assemble Entertainment on huge discounts with up to 90% off!
Find all of our games currently on sale here:
https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/AssembleEntertainment/#browse
Simply click the tab 'discounts' to see all games on sale!

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #10 (0.9.0) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

But more great news for all rogue-like fans:
Together with Developer Team ADOM we have today announced an August 25, 2021, full (version 1.0) release for Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos!

But now let's deep-dive into the new major Combat-Update:
Let's start with the YouTube-video of the Ultimate ADOM Combat-Update:
[previewyoutube=dq4DsfK125s;full][/previewyoutube]


Full Changelog version 0.9.0 - Ultimate ADOM Early Access Combat Update

[h3]Community feedback-based additions and changes![/h3]

• Powerful monsters may now carry Treasure Troves with them.
  
  • Defeating them and looting these troves will offer you a choice of mighty items, and also offer you the chance to sacrifice gathered gold for a new random selection of items!
  
  
• All combat skill trees have been completely streamlined, allowing you a choice of fighting style instead of locking you into certain weapons.
  
  • The old combat skill system forced you early on into specializing on certain weapon types. Therefore, the old skill system has been replaced with 140 new skills, offering a longer and more interesting progression.
  
  
• In general, combat has been spiced up a lot by making it much more challenging:
  
  • Being swarmed by enemies makes it more likely to be hit the more enemies attack you in the same turn. This applies for both ranged and melee combat.
    
  • Wielding multiple weapons now comes with a price and requires skill investment to be effective.
    
  • If you (or your enemy) deal at least 10 points of damage with a melee attack, they will cause a minimum of 1 point of damage even if your Protection Value is higher. This allows you to whittle down even heavily armored enemies - and it makes charging into a swarm of monsters more dangerous while wearing heavy plate.
    
  • Critical hits from both player characters and monsters are slightly rarer now.
    
  • A high chance of hitting something also increases the chance to bypass an enemys armor, too.
    
  • Armor can now be damaged or even destroyed by armor-penetrating hits. Make sure to carry a spare pair of pants with you, if you rely on such things!
    
  • Area spell damage has been slightly toned down again. While still being an excellent choice and playstyle, room-filling spells are no longer the answer to everything you might be encountering.
  
  
• The way player characters heal has been changed.
  
  • You will regenerate more slowly while crawling the dungeon, thus making hunting for regeneration flux points, healing potions or food more tense.
    
  • At the same, time, healing while resting will become faster, the longer you remain undisturbed, making the search for rare and undisturbed spots more important.
    
  • Finally, healing potions are now more common, and every adventurer starts with one.
  
  
• Achievements have been added to the game! 50 very different challenges await you.
  
• While creating a custom character, the powers of races, classes and professions now are explained with much more detail.

• Four new pesky monsters plague the early dungeon levels.
  
• Tons of new prefixes and suffixes, which effectively are adding millions of new items to the game:
  
  • Added 18 shield prefixes and 13 shield suffixes for a total of more than 40,000 new shields that can be found.
    
  • Added 13 ranged weapon prefixes and 14 ranged weapon suffixes, a couple of million new ranged weapons that can be found.
    
  • Added 6 more armor prefixes and 2 more armor suffixes.
    
  • Added 2 more body wear suffixes.
    
  • Added 2 more melee weapon prefixes.
    
  • Affix-based powers have been boosted to make them more exciting. A weapon of orc-slaying now finally means actually slaying orcs while wielding it!
  
  
• Powerful items have a special marker with different colors now, indicating their power level: blue, yellow and purple indicate that a weapon is powerful, mighty and epic respectively.
  
• The format of the highscore file was updated to improve performance.
  
  • Important notice: Unfortunately, this means that your old highscores will be gone after the update. Make sure to take a screenshot of your old highscores for bragging rights!
  
  
• We also changed the format of some other configuration files, so you may get some prompts again in the main menu (that you already answered before) and you also might need to reconfigure the statistics configuration again (if you changed it).
  
• You can now earn 5 Steam trading cards.

• Auto-exploration has been redesigned and should now be much smarter and less prone to unexpected results.
  
• Orcs and trolls now also have level-based benefits, like the other player races.
  
• Wizards now receive the first four levels of literacy for free. Those starting scrolls are no longer dead paper weight!
  
• The duration and severity of poison has been adjusted.
  
• Dangerous monsters and similar challenges no longer should be generated directly adjacent to stairways, giving you a greater chance to bypass them without getting pummeled.
  
• The dungeon no longer sports any dead ends.
  
• Melee archery now works as intended.
  
• Summoning monsters no longer causes a huge performance hit.
  
• Summoned monsters now behave less like companions and more like the ravenous horde of beings they are supposed to be.
  
• Harvesting buttons now only are offered if you really can harvest items.
  
• Many items that had no effect have been removed and will no longer spawn. All armors, bracers, cloaks, gauntlets, gloves, footwear items, headgear items, necklaces, amulets, shields and tools you find have a use.
  
• This includes bandages: Using them now provides some healing and stops bleeding.
  
• We removed the eyewear slot.
  
• Will owisps now actually can attack.
  
• Troll Assassins will no longer start naked.
  
• Many minor bug fixes.
  
  • Too many and too little to list here in detail.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #8 (0.8.3) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

[h3]New content:[/h3]

• Two new languages!
  
  • You can now play the game in French and Spanish (the latter in both a South American and a European variant).
  
  
• Brannalbin himself has intervened and deemed magic in general too weak. As a result, all spells are now much more powerful.
  
• A major new game mechanic: Possession.
  
  • Become a frog, a dragon, a worm, a rat, an ogre, a hill giant or anything else that crawls, sneaks, runs or slithers through the Caverns of Chaos. If you find the magical means to do so.
  
  
• Possibly related to the previous point, the enigmatic Temple Of The Frog is no longer empty.
  
• Dark Elves emerge from the Deependark to test their skills and prowess against the terrors of the Caverns of Chaos.
  
  • Dark Elves have access to a very special skill tree available only to them for now.
  
  
• Originally the class was meant to be introduced much later, but as Dark Elves share a natural affinity for such things, you can now play as an Assassin and skulk in the darkness, expertly wielding poisons and the very shadows themselves as weapons.
  
• Magical Wands have been implemented!
  
  • You can find 22 different, fully functioning wands in the dungeons below. Enjoy experimenting with them!
  
  
• Several new skill trees make their appearance, including the first secret skill - skills that will only unlock when you meet a certain prerequisite of other skills.
  
  • Because this is the first of them and not terribly secret yet, you will unlock Assassination only after spending points in the Stealth skill.
    
  • Arachnomancy (15 skills and 10 spells) will allow the summoning of spiders and is only available to Dark Elves for now.
    
  • Assassination (14 skills) will greatly increase the damage dealt while sneaking, among other things.
  • Poisoning (11 skills) is the first foray into alchemy, creating poisonous concoctions and improving their efficency.
    
  • Finally, you can now become a deadly warrior wielding whips (with 23 skills), if that is your thing. We are not judging.
  
  
• Some monsters have become slightly smarter and now band together, patrolling the dungeon and hunt for adventurers.
  
• 11 new monster types have been added.
  

• Potions often didnt work quite as intended. They should do that now, no matter if you coat your weapon, pour them out on the floor or actually drink them.
  
• Giant spiders now actually work.
  
• A ton of minor bug fixes.

Together with developer Team ADOM we are inviting streamers to go monster slaying for a good cause, as with the Ulimtate ADOM Save the World Edition we support the International Agency For Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Week Against Cancer (EWAC).

Content creators are invited to stream our roguelike dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM starting today until May 31 to join us and the EWAC and support The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Until May 31, content creators can reach out to us via press@assembleteam.com to get our Ultimate ADOM and to join the fight for free!

EWAC runs until May 31 and sees European policy-makers and the public engage in activities designed to educate people about cancer prevention, access to treatment, and provide support for both current patients and survivors.


We already joined the fight and are donating 10% of the proceeds of every Save the World Edition of Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos sold to the IARC.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/


[h3]Exclusive Developer Livestream[/h3]
Additionally, we will kickoff the EAWC and celebrate the latest update with an exclusive developer livestream, starting today at 5pm CET on our official Twitch and YouTube channel:
Our official Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/assembleentertainment
Our official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZiGKmEVwifXI8U782IOP8w



[h3]About Ultimate ADOM[/h3]

Its never been a better time to jump into Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, as the game will receive another fantastic update that adds even more content to an already deep experience. A new race known as the Dark Elves will be playable today and features a brand new and entirely unique skill tree to explore. The new Assassin class is perfect for players who prefer to strike from the dark, using a variety of virulent poisons and the shadows themselves as deadly weapons.
Additionally, Spanish and French-speaking players will be pleased to hear they can now enjoy localizations in their native tongues!
Also new are 22 different magical wands, secret skills that only unlock after meeting a certain number of previous skills, 11 new monster types, and the Possession ability!

Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is a follow-up to the genre-defining roguelike title first debuted 25-years ago! With challenging gameplay, permadeath, randomly generated levels, and more items, crafting, and skills than you can shake a severed limb at, Caverns of Chaos is a title that rewards multiple playthroughs and appeals to players who crave that just one more run before bed feeling.

[h3]Check out the Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos Early Access trailer: [/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoC_kGe4IaQ


[h3]The upcoming Early Access Update Includes:[/h3]

• New Race: Dark Elves Clawing their way up from the Deependark, these brave cave-warriors are ready to throw their might at all the slithering terrors from the Caverns of Chaos. They also have access to an entirely unique skill tree available only to their race!
  
• New Class: The Assassin Why fight a monstrous beast of the deep head-on? The new Assassin class utilizes slick and deadly poisons to slay from the dark, and can even use the very shadows themselves as wicked weapons to whittle their enemies down
  
• New Mechanic: Possession Step into the shoes or lack thereof of the various creepy-crawlies and monsters that lurk in the Caverns of Chaos. Become a a frog, a dragon, a worm, a rat, an ogre, a hill giant and more to take your beast-breaking badassery to whole new levels of creativity
  
• Updates and Fixes Along with a host of bug fixes and improvements, Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos now features Spanish (European and South American) and French localizations
  

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #8 (0.8.2) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

[h3]New content:[/h3]

• In the depths of the Caverns of Chaos (around dungeon level 11), a new unhallowed place has opened up: The Halls of the Dead contain more monsters, more loot and a lot more dangers.
  
• Hill Orcs and Gnolls join the fray. Dangerous and experienced warriors and scouts, they will make the best use of weapons lying around.
  
• Rune plates can now be read, as can tombstones. Beware of what you might find though.

• Changes in level illumination will now shine a new light on certain levels.
  
• You can now open the pause menu to save the game even when only playing with a mouse. Theres no need to reach towards the keyboard anymore, if that is the mode you prefer playing in.

• Enemies and allies are much more persistent in chasing you across different dungeon levels. No more escaping up the stairs for some quick healing!
  
• Weapon stats are no longer confused by the fact theyre equipped, on the ground or in the backpack. They will always display modified statistics now, making it much easier to evaluate the power of weapons you find.
  
• Cannibalism is now taken into account. And a bad thing.
  
• Characters now start out with more equipment to deal with the growing challenges.
  
• Chaos goo once more advances slightly faster after it was slowed a lot in the previous patch. It resists balancing, as is only proper. Let us know if you think we nailed it now!
  
• Each buffing spell can now only be cast, if it is not active on you.
  
• Minor changes to the tutorial based on player feedback.
  
• Monsters will no longer spawn just in front of you.

• Items on the ground will now finally show the correct PV and DV values.
  
• Stairs and tunnels will no longer accidentally be destroyed by chaos goo.
  
• Added more translations.
  
• Weapon made from eternium now display statistics correctly.
  
• Monster tooltips now take many more things into account when it comes to calculating likelihoods of hitting and damaging them.
  
• Large hammers are now two-handed weapons as originally intended. Graft more arms if your Troll Chaosknight still wants to wield a shield!
  
• Sometimes, a randomly spawned monster would cause a crash. This should no longer be the case.
  
• Displacer beasts are now slightly less mysterious, and will display their stats in their tooltip.
  
• Various minor bug fixes and stability enhancements, sometimes too smalle and overall too many to list them in detail.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #7 (0.8.1) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

[h3]Improvements:[/h3]

• We have made massive stability improvements.
  
  • Most error logs should be a thing of the past from now on.
  
  
• Based on your feedback, we have slightly slowed the inevitable crawling of ChAoS.
  
  • It is still dangerous to remain, but it should no longer be quite as deadly.
  
  
• If you try to close the main window while a game is running, you can now either select to create a save game and quit, or simply continuing to play the game.
  
• Corruptions are now clearly labeled as 'minor', 'major', or 'ultimate' corruptions.
  
• Some corruptions did not explain in detail, what they actually did - they will now provide more elaborate explanations.
  
• Tooltips have been updated to provide more information of special abilities from various items, skills and corruptions.
  
• Eating corpses has become more fun. Several new effects have been added.
  
• Non-English-speakers rejoice! There have been many improvements to German and Simplified Chinese localizations. Additionally, we have also started laying the foundations for French and Spanish translations, which will be heading to the game very soon.
  
• We have reworked the way we collect data and error logs.
  You can now easily opt in or opt out of the data collection during gameplay, which is also the reason why we need to ask you for the permission once again, when you start the game.

• Bugs are now sent to us automagically, if you agree to this in the previously mentioned opting in-process.
  We still want and value your feedback on everything else, so please keep them coming!
  https://www.ultimate-adom.com/bugs

Adventurers!
The Assemble Publisher Sale is upon us! Giving you the unique opportunity getting great games for Discounts that go haywire with up to 90% off!

[h3]The Early Access of Ultimate ADOM both Standard and 'Save The World' Edition are each 20% off during the Assemble Publisher Sale![/h3]
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[h3]You want even more ADOM?[/h3]
We got you covered, as the Classic ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery) is on Sale for magical 35% off, too:
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[h3]But this is just the beginning! [/h3]
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Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #6 (0.8.0) for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

The Corruption and Hunger update comes with two challenging new mechanics, two new playable classes/professions the Chaos Knight and the Troll, and a host of fixes and patches.

If that wasnt good enough news for Adomites, the man behind the series, creator Thomas Biskup, will be live-streaming via Twitch and YouTube today at 8:00 AM PST/ 11:00 AM EST!

Mark the time and follow us to get notified, when the stream goes live today: https://www.twitch.tv/assembleentertainment

Find below the full changelog and before, feel free to enjoy our full-length Corruption & Hunger Update Trailer on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8eN0XzB2M8

[h3]New game settings:[/h3]

• You can now modify the way you want to play the game! Toggling these will result in an unbalanced game experience and thus not generate a highscore entry. Also, please note that this is a highly experimental feature and will not receive the same attention as the default game, because we need to finish work on the core features first before we can fine-tune alternative game modes.
  
• Diagonal Movement
  
• Permadeath
  
• German and Simplified Chinese made it into the game already, with more languages coming soon! With real grammar support, getting better with every release (correct multi-lingual grammar is a real challenge when you have complex procedurally generated content).

Adventurers!
Great news for all fans of classic roguelikes and dungeon crawlers!

Starting right now, you can get ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) and Ultimate ADOM Early Access for great Discounts in Steams Weeklong Deal!

[h3]Get the Ultimate ADOM Early Access, both Standard- and Save The World Edition are currently 20% off:[/h3]

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[h3]Additionally, get the original ADOM for whooping 35% off:[/h3]

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Hear ye! Hear ye! Adventurers!
Today we have released update #5 for thy Ultimate ADOM Early Access!

[h3]New content:[/h3]

• The first new playable race since the Alpha is out now!
  
  • War drums echo in the hidden valleys and caves of the Drakalor Chain.
    
  • The orcs are coming, and every now and then, one submits to the political parties that plague Ancardia.
  
  
• Our prefix and suffix system are now in play for all melee weapons. This roughly equates to over 200 million new weapons to find and experiment with.
  
• 33 magical rings have been activated and are now fully functional.
  
  • You finally have a reason to graft additional fingers now.
  
  
• 15 new monsters have been added, including entirely new abilites.
  
• New abilities monsters can use are:
  
  • summoning support troops
    
  • teleportation
    
  • teleportation control
    
  • breath attacks (which may also damage equipment)
    
  • self-duplicating monsters, burrowing and dissolving items on the ground.
  
  Beware of gelatinous cubes! You can graft several bodyparts granting you some of these abilities.
  
• There is a sulfurous smell in the air, and a tingle of gold.
  
  • The Dragons Lair now welcomes treasure-seekers. For a certain value of welcomes. Did we mention we have monsters with breath attacks now? Yes, we did.
  
  
• New custom characters will now have a wider array of starting equipment, also based on their race.
  
• Ant Colonies and Beehives are back! - The feared ant colonies have made it into Ultimate ADOM, as have beehives.
  
  • Destroy those nests quickly or flee from the horde of monsters these will spawn over time.
  
  
• Your chosen faction or patron will now take a much more active interest in what you are doing in the Caverns of Chaos and may reward you for performing the things they desire you to do.
  
• All runes now have descriptions and no longer require you to guess what they are doing when attaching to armor or weapon.
  
• One new trap type added.
  
• There is one blasphemous creature in the dungeon not believing in non-diagonal movement. You may acquire its powers if you really want to, though it comes at a price.

• The game now allows you to change the input mapping and to remap keys and gamepad buttons very easily.
  
  • You can also change the JSON file in the Ultimate ADOM installation direction with the input mapping directly if you absolutely desire. Please only do so if you know what youre doing, else you may need to reinstall the game.
  
  
• Tooltips are now a lot less messy and follow a much clearer information hierarchy.
  
• Monster tooltips now provide a much clearer overview about the core monster abilities.
  
• Weapon tooltips now very clearly put weapon damage capabilities to the forefront.
  
• Armor tooltips focus on protective capabilities (primarily) and evasive capabilities secondarily.
  
• Rune slots on items are visualized much more clearly.
  
• The raw power of weapons and protective items is now calculated by the game, disregarding any special abilities you might find interesting. You will now receive a hint (both visually and in the tooltip) if you find an item potentially more powerful than your current equipment.
  
• Dragging items from the backpack to a slot with an equipped item now exchanges the items immediately. This now also works when dragging items to your equipment directly from the ground.
  
• You can now click on an item in your backpack to equip it without specifying a target slot. This will replace the currently equipped armor or the potentially least useful weapon or shield you have equipped. You can, of course, (and probably should) still drag things to the slots you want to replace just to make sure the right items get swapped. But you do not have to.
  
• To prevent accidental deaths or waste of resources, particularly dangerous or harmless monsters now indicate their power with colored symbols.
  
• New context menus allow you to equip items from the backpack or from the ground.

• The worm tunnels should now only challenge your skills, not your computer. Major performance updates regarding this area.
  
• Some general performance improvements related to processing bodypart capabilities.
  
• Monsters trying to kill you will now behave in a smarter way than before.

• A deep architecture change caused an unexpected side effect preventing grafted body parts from working properly. This has been fixed, and now additional arms, fingers etc will work again. Thanks, Grond for finding that one!
  
• Hands are now again part of freshly grafted arms.
  
• Power point reduction skills will reduce the cost of power points once more.
  
• Corpses should no longer randomly spawn without body parts to butcher.
  
• If you voluntarily stop stealth and then restart it, your stealth point pool is fully regenerated.
  
• You can no longer animate chaos rune ground features.
  
• Many additional minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

• We are currently working on German, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese to be in the game soon. This required a lot of internal changes and improvements for correct grammar handling.
  
  • The one effect you will notice is that monster names, professions and races are now correctly gendered.

• Due to a bug in the Unity framework, you might not be able to use the Shift-key for key combinations on Linux.
  
  • This only affects Linux users, and will hopefully be fixed in the next Unity update.
    

Hear ye, Adventurers!
A massive patch is hitting our Early Access next week, just in time for the Easter weekend.
Here are a few highlights you can expect:


[h3]The orcs are coming! [/h3]
This powerful war-like race becomes playable as you venture into the mysterious caves of the Drakalor Chain for the glory of your faction.

[h3]Dozens of new monsters and dungeon features![/h3]
The mostly feared ant colonies are back, as are beehives!
Additionally, some monsters will have interesting special abilities, such as teleportation, breath attacks or burrowing, and their limbs may grant you their special abilities if grafted to your body.

[h3]Quests![/h3]
To start with, at least. The major quest update is planned for the end of the Early Access, but your factions will give you guidance of what they expect you to do in the Caverns of Chaos and reward you for completing those steps.

[h3]Remapping key- and gamepad controls![/h3]
You also will be able to remap keys and gamepad controls as you wish, something that many players have requested.

[h3]And many, many more surprises, bug fixes and improvements![/h3]
Stay tuned for the full changelog hitting next week!

Adventurers!
We are happy to be able to release Ultimate ADOM 0.7.4.!

[h3]Important Notice:[/h3]
Please note that save games are not yet backwards compatible. If you want to continue playing an older save game, you need to play an older version of Ultimate ADOM on Steam.

[h3]Content:[/h3]

• The tutorial has been completely overhauled.
  
  • Learn about grafting, stealth and coating your weapons with potions!
    
  • Additionally, it has become a mini game of its own, worthy of Grond and Adam.
    
  • Enjoy learning all about dying in rogue-like games!
  
  
• The earlier stages of Literacy are now also worthwhile to invest, as you can actually read scrolls now, even if there are not so many of them, yet.

• Skill management is much more manageable now.
  
  • Now you can read the full skill description by selecting the skill with a single mouse click and learn a skill by using double click.

• Sections and selections (used for keyboard/gamepad control) keep their old state when the UI is refreshed. This improves the handling of the skill management and inventory (and other elements).
  
• You have more options to pick up things via keyboard now:
  
  • The <,> key now always picks up all items on the ground, although it stops before reaching a crushing encumbrance level.
    
  • + <,> now always opens the inventory with the "ground" section selected to pick up specific items more efficiently.

• Lava now continuously burns, instead of just burning once, when pushing things into it.

• More items can be used now.
  
• The straw test dummy can no longer bleed.
  
• Animated beings float correctly again now, instead of being either in the ceiling or in the ground.
  
• Several tool tips are displayed correctly and immediately now.

Adventurers!
We are happy to be able to release Ultimate ADOM 0.7.3.!

[h3]Please note that save games are not yet backwards compatible. If you want to continue playing an older save game, you need to play an older version of Ultimate ADOM on Steam.[/h3]

The most important changes:

• Powerful artifacts have made it into the hands of dungeon denizens! Starting at level 3, watch out for powerful enemies you might be better off avoiding, though the items they carry might be worth the risk.
  
• Food will now heal you slightly, if consumed.
  
• Lots of new keyboard commands: 'v' to cast a spell, 1 to 0 to directly use the hotbar and single items are now picked up without opening the inventory. And there's even more though!
  
• Resting until healing, and resting until power recharge.
  
• Better controller support.
  
• Many UI changes, like e.g. a permanently open game log, which you can toggle in the options.
  
• Some balancing changes, e.g. tuning down some weapon skills, which were scaling too much damage.
  
• And much more! See the full release notes below!

• The caverns just got a lot more deadly. Starting at dungeon level 3, you may encounter powerful mini boss monsters carrying unique artifacts with them. Don't forget that avoiding powerful enemies is a valid response! Defeating these creatures will tax your mastery of your skills.
  
• Food no longer is useless. While Hunger and the full Food system (including the beloved feasting on enemy corpses to gain new abilities) will not make it into the game before March, you no longer have to rely on harvesting food items for them to benefit you. Consuming food will now provide a small health boost.

• Now, you can cast spells directly via 'v' verbalising them without going through the action menu.
  
• Healing until rested (or interupted) is now available by holding 'Shift' and either or <5> on the Numpad. Like auto-exploring, you can stop this at any time by pressing a key, clicking the mouse or the gamepad.
  
• If you hold 'Shift' and 'v', your character will rest until interrupted, or when at full Power for more spellcasting.
  
• In addition to using or <5> on the numpad to wait a turn, you can now also use '.' as used by other rogue-likes.
  
• If you press ',' to pick up items and a single item is lying on the ground it is directly picked up without having to open the inventory.
  
• The entries in the toolbar can now be activated with the hotkeys '1' to '0.

• The repeat delay and repeat rate can now be configured separately from the keyboard settings. By our experience, the new defaults were slightly too fast for controllers.
  
• You can now pick up items with the button.
  
• The dead zones for some gamepad axis are now increased which should prevent getting erroneous input from other input devices that use the same axis (e.g. HOTAS setups).

• Item weight no longer is shown in the item tooltips, because our current inventory system is slot-based instead of weight-based right now.

• The game log is shown all the time now. You can change this in the settings or simply change the transparency.
  
• Certain panels should no longer look weird on very wide displays.
  
• Now, the game is allowed to render in the background (on Windows), making it a true borderless window. E.g. if you press Alt+Tab, the start menu will open now on top of the game window, instead of minimizing it.
  
• The saved games list displays now, which saved games are compatible with the current game version and which ones are not.
  
• The default speed for animations has been reduced back again to saner levels. You can still change it to whatever speed you prefer. You (speed-)monster.

• Weapon skills have been toned down, as they scaled the possible damage up way too far.
  
• Dworjalf is no longer the one-man-army-dwarf he used to be. He will deal slightly less damage with his axes, and will take slightly more damage now.
  
• Tisseth is now skilled in using the quarterstaff she starts with. She lost all interest in archery.

• Now, we create a backup of a saved game before it will be overwritten. There is no automatic recovery, yet.
  
• You will find more armor and weapons from different materials, especially as you venture deeper into the caves.
  
• Slain monsters will take expensive items with them upon their deaths much less often.
  
• Size no longer matters. You can now wear any armor and wield any weapon you find.

• Fixed the spell buff skills for increased range and damage. Most did not quite work out as we expected.
  
• Items on the ground are now shown correctly after loading a game.
  
• The low hitpoints warning border is restored correctly now, after loading a game.
  
• Encumbrance always is now correctly updated, when you pick up or drop items in the inventory screen.
  
• Tooltips in the inventory screen are now always correctly updated, when equipment changes.
  
• Items lying at your position are now shown directly after loading a game.
  
• A lot of fixes entering new maps.
  
• And lots of minor bug-fixing and fine-tuning.

[h3]Fellow adventurers,[/h3]

First and foremost, with the most recent update we added Load & Save function as well as the ability to adjust the animations speed and fixed a couple of other bugs. Full Changelog here

[h3]Today, we would like to address your comments about the state of the Early Access content-wise, including our plans for future updates. [/h3]

We have a long road ahead of us and being in Early Access brings its own challenges with it. We are fully aware that our game lacks certain features that one might expect at Early Access start. Surely, this can be partly attributed to us working much longer than anticipated on the Load & Save feature as stated in our first statement.

But theres more to the story.
We went into Early Access, knowingly that the game was missing certain features. Our goal was and will always be to include the community as closely as possible to the development of the title. This has proven to be a great success for ADOM and we are certain, in the long run, this will also prove to be true for Ultimate ADOM.

You may think So, why not wait a couple of months?

This time, we dont want to be in a situation, where people ask for features and we cant add them anymore, because the games code prohibits it at one point. For example, in the original ADOM we would have loved to add more features, but since the code is in parts very confusing and prone to bugs and errors, we thought we do it right from the get-go this time. This means involving the community as early as possible and presenting a development roadmap, so we stay more flexible when it comes to feedback. We really want to encourage you to share your feedback with us, we are listening on Steam, on the forums, on social media, everywhere! So please keep it coming.

Additionally we spent a long time longer than anticipated to develop a fantasy physics engine that will allow us to rather easily add features rarely if ever seen in most roguelikes: animating anything in the world and imbibing it with life based on its physical properties is one such example, being able to graft body-parts to gain special powers bestowed by the body of the original monster is another one and we dont just want to stop there. Being able to combine these things (e.g. animating a plate armor as a living construct, attaching orc arms wielding axes to it and sending it onto a rampage after coating it with poison) will create unique moments for the player. Not to mention the more mundane stuff like being able to burn any wooden thing, freeze liquids or have things float down a river. And thats just the start. Now that the basics are in place, we will focus on adding more content. Experience with ADOM taught us that you, the community probably is going to have a ton of wild and crazy ideas wed never be able to come up with. Thats what we are looking for.

Finally, we decided to try a new user interface approach. We strongly believe that roguelike games should not be confined to a niche. But classical roguelikes utilize convoluted UIs and are very hard to get for mainstream gamers. So, we decided to deviate from my established roguelike standards in order to widen our audience and the attention for roguelikes in general. We knew that the hardcore fans of ADOM initially probably would disagree with some of our more aggressive changes (diagonal movement, I hear you) but we still believe that the combination of a number of features (four-way movement, automatic detection of secret doors, 90% transparency regarding monster and item stats, etc.) deserve to be tested in-depth. As well as a user interface that really tries to work for keyboard, mouse and controller or any combination thereof. Such an endeavor requires constant feedback. And thats yet another reason why we didnt want to start in a much more complete state: Late changes cost a lot more time and money than changes based on early feedback.

We understand that the initial lack of content might feel underwhelming. The underlying game engine now is in a state that allows for very quick progress and creative ideas delivered by the community are one of our great motivators. Rest assured, you can expect more content, more bug fixes and more quality-of-life improvements within the next couple of days and weeks, as we work tirelessly to deliver an ADOM worthy experience.

Thank you for your support and patience so far.

Thomas Biskup
(Ultimate) ADOM Maintainer

Adventurers!
We are happy to be able to release Ultimate ADOM 0.7.2.
The most important feature is the fully integrated load & save feature that was missing from the initial release due to complications, which we have explained in detail here:
https://www.ultimate-adom.com/index.php/2021/02/19/ultimate-adom-load-save-clarification/

Please be aware:
With this latest update, you can load and save your game at any time and continue later on.
But please keep in mind that you are playing a roguelike game:
When you die your save game will be deleted. Death is final.
Unless you decide to cheat. Which the gods and the random number generator probably will take revenge for at some point.

[h2]Community Feedback: Game was received being too slow.[/h2]
Even more great news, as there is one additional big enhancement addressing the feedback we have received so far:
People perceived the game as sluggish and too slow. Some even voiced concerns that the complexity of the engine will prevent the game from ever being fast.
Therefore:

• We have changed animation speed to now have faster animations
  
• Further on, you can configure the setting yourself with a new slider in the Settings menu.
  
• Combat now is a lot faster and I think we might have overdone it because you can barely see the animations and the characters just seem to twitch. With said slider you can adjust this to your preference, and we will try to find the right middle ground during this week.

• The keypad can be used now for movement and selection input, too.
  
• The action button flash can now be turned off in the settings.
  
• A problem with tunnel connections on maps has been fixed.
  
• A variety of minor bug fixes and fine tuning has been done during the weekend in addition.

Load & Save is coming soon. If we hadnt stumbled upon a serious internal bug it would have been part of the EA release. We are working on it and expect to provide ASAP.

So what happened? Why are we going to EA without such an important feature, knowing full well people usually don't like leaving their computers running for hours?

It's quite simple: It's entirely our fault. The first is that we've been overly optimistic about our ability to get Saving and Loading into the game in a way that works instead of most often placing you into a mirror universe of the one you left when saving, where things roughly look the same but don't, and bugs will murder, corrupt and crash you, and not in a good way. In short: The solution we thought would work didn't quite, and we feel that the frustration of trying to load a game that would then crash around you would have been much higher than not being able to save and load at all.

Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos is still an Early Access game, and as such there are some core features missing. We have recently published a roadmap where we outline where the next big features such as Hunger and Corruption (in April), better combat options and AI (in June) or enemy spellcasters (in August) will make it into the game.

Your feedback, both positive and negative, is very valuable to us and very welcome.

In the next few days, we are focusing nearly exclusively to getting Saving and Loading into the game in a way that works for everyone. Thank you for your patience!

Here's a technical explanation for those of you in the know or with the interest about what went wrong with our initial estimate.

https://www.ultimate-adom.com/index.php/2021/02/19/ultimate-adom-load-save-clarification/

Adventurers!

The first Bugfix-Update for Ultimate ADOM is already available!

[h3]Enhancements:[/h3]

• The skills in the Scavenger skill tree did not work properly. Now you can find even more loot.
  
• Claw bugs are slightly more common now.
  
• Monsters carrying loot now always carry their loot in their backpack. Therefore, they need to have a backpack for loot. This means no more owlbears with helmets!

• Removed time-modifier debug option which frees the F12 key for Steam screenshots.
  
• Chat diary entries can now be opened from the main menu if no game was started before.
  
• The jumping range was unlimited and you could lock up the game by jumping into non-visible areas.
  
• Some layout issues with long high score description texts were solved.
  
• Fixed some priest spell issues in ASCII mode.

Together with developer Team ADOM we are excited to welcome players back to the world of Ancardia with Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, available today for Windows PC, MacOS, and Linux via Steam Early Access, with a launch discount of 15%!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266820/Ultimate_ADOM__Caverns_of_Chaos/

A sequel 25 years in the making, Ultimate ADOM takes everything players love about traditional roguelikes procedurally developed levels, random enemy encounters, tons of skills, and a ridiculous amount of build varieties and playstyles but with modern sensibilities like multiple graphics options, intuitive controls, and a slick presentation.

The original ADOM was a groundbreaking title that set the standard for dungeon crawler roguelike games, and Caverns of Chaos is bringing those ideas to the 21st century with a host of awesome new features that take advantage of modern hardware. In this latest trailer, the man behind it all, Thomas Biskup, details the Early Access launch and shines a light on the 25-year history behind the ADOM series.

[h3]Watch the Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos release trailer on YouTube:[/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoC_kGe4IaQ

[h3]Watch the Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos developer featurette trailer on YouTube:[/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldOFUz3CY6E

[h2]Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is now available on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam for with a launch discount of 15%. [/h2]



[h2]Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos Save The World Edition available![/h2]
We are also offering a Save the World Edition for Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos that contains bonus wallpapers and the original soundtrack!
In keeping with the games theme of battling corruption, for every Save the World Edition" sold, Assemble will donate 10% of the proceeds to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).


Were really excited to bring players back to the world of ADOM, said Assemble Entertainment CEO Stefan Marcinek. The genre has seen a bit of a renaissance over the last few years and were very proud to help Team ADOM bring this highly anticipated sequel to life and share it with a whole new generation of players.

Were all extremely excited to welcome players new and old back to the world of ADOM, said Thomas Biskup, Creator of ADOM. We know what players loved about the original title in 1994 but also what players are looking for from their games in 2021. Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is the perfect blend of tried and tested mechanics and the quality and depth of contemporary titles.


Ultimate ADOM Early Access Roadmap available!
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[h3]About Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos[/h3]
Since the events of the first game, the big bad known as Andor Drakon has been seemingly vanquished and Ancardia is still struggling with the cataclysmic aftermath of Andors defeat. Unfortunately, power abhors a vacuum, and seven factions are now scrambling to be the new top dog. While they bicker with each other, however, a new evil begins to stir below the surface. Its up to you to head down into the aptly named Caverns of Chaos to investigate these ominous rumblings and keep things from getting out of hand. Dust off your spellbook, grab your favorite cloak, and maybe graft a new arm to your body so you can hold another weapon youre going to need it.

[h3]Key Features of Ultimate ADOM Include [/h3]

• Every Run is Different Thanks to a staggering variety of skills, spells, classes, and factions, players can enjoy the challenge of Ultimate ADOM with a nearly-endless selection of build combinations
  
• Read the Limb Loaning Agreement Let nothing go to waste! Collect the severed body parts of your defeated foes and graft them onto your own body. As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one especially when theyre attached to the same body!
  
• Secret Menu Options Players can combine more than 380 skills in 25 skill trees to create the ultimate dungeon-delving death dealer...but wait, theres more! Ultimate ADOM provides extra options for the discerning warrior with a host of secret skills to add even more depth to the build varieties.
  
• Multiple Methods for Magic Mastery Swords are fun, but summoning demons, charming enemies, and flinging balls of fiery death is even better. With more than 80 spells available spread throughout several different schools of magic, aspiring sorcerers have their work cut out for them.
  
• Keep Things Old School Hardcore genre purists will be pleased to know that Ultimate ADOM can be played in classic ASCII format, and can even toggle between 3D mode and top-down view
  

Greetings, Adventurer!

We are proud to announce our Ultimate ADOM Early Access Roadmap!
Check it out below to see what's bound to happen over the next months during Early Access.

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Together with developer Team ADOM we announced today that our modern-meets-classic rogue-like dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos will enter Early Access on February 18th, 2021 for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via ye olde Steam platform.

Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos blends a traditional roguelike formula think procedurally generated levels, monsters, and items with modern trappings, providing a challenging, addictive experience that encourages experimentation and replayability.

Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos returns players to the world of Ancardia, currently enjoying a rather suspicious lull in cataclysmic events.
Unfortunately, something is a stirrin below, and its up to you to head down into the darkness and see what sort of evil is brewing. Luckily for you, there is an endless combination of spells, weapons, and abilities to get you through the dungeon safely... perhaps not the first time, or the second time, but definitely at some point.

Bringing together the past and the present, Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos contains all the hallmarks of the genre but with contemporary stylings and additions for current hardware, like a modern user-interface and support for controllers. Players can also choose between a slick new graphic mode and the more classic ASCII look, on top of the ability to toggle between 3D and top-down view.

[h3]Check out the Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos trailer: [/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhkALyxe_kY

[h3]New Screenshots[/h3]













[h3]Key Features of Ultimate ADOM:[/h3]

• Just One More Run: Thanks to a staggering combination of procedurally generated levels and plenty of items, monsters, spells, classes, genders, and races, the old adage Only one more and Ill go to bed has never been more true
  
• Crafting and... Grafting?: Crafting is useful, but why waste all those severed limbs lying around? Grafting allows players to put these previously useless hunks of meat to use by attaching them to their own body, which really opens things up for a (multiple) hands-on approach
  
• More spells than a Hogwarts Spellbook: With a whopping 100+ spells to utilize spread across multiple specializations, dungeon-delvers have a deep well of thaumaturgic therapy to draw from and use against their foes. Possess your enemies, summon a support demon, or stick with the classics and simply blast those pesky monsters in the face with a fireball.
  
• Different Skills for Different Situations: With more branches than an 18th-century noblemans family tree, the 80+ skills and secret, hidden, mystery skills ensure more than enough build variety and experimentation for even the most discerning roguelike veteran.

Together with developer Team ADOM, we at Assemble Entertainment announced today the rogue-like dungeon crawler Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos, heading to Steam Early Access on February 11, 2021, for Windows PC, MacOS, and Linux.

Ultimate ADOM is a traditionally-inspired reimaging of the beloved genre and features endless procedurally generated dungeons, monsters, and crafting options, allowing for ultimate replayability.



Evil has been vanquished. Peace has returned to Ancardia, and the peasants dare to dream once more of prosperity. Seven very different factions vie for control over the cataclysmic aftermath left behind by Andor Drakons defeat. And somewhere, deep down in an inhospitable cave, chaos is stirring again. Pick up your blade, prepare your spells, check your daggers and ready your bow, for you are about to enter the ominous Caverns of Chaos. Choose your allegiance carefully, for you are nothing more than an expendable asset to the masters you choose.

Fight for a mercenary's glory and a hefty coin purse, for the justice of a community in decline, for the light of purity, or even for chaos itself. Every choice you make will determine how you approach the ever-changing Caverns of Chaos laid out before you.


To be the person who originated a game with an active and dedicated community since 1994 makes me unbelievably proud," said Thomas Biskup, Creator of ADOM. "After 25 years we will continue the story of ADOM and bring that experience into the modern realm. Ultimate ADOM: Caverns of Chaos offers plenty of depth for seasoned vets of the genre but with all the tweaks, options, and quality of life adjustments that ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience for the contemporary player.

[h3]Watch the Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos announcement trailer: [/h3]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhkALyxe_kY

[h3]Features of Ultimate ADOM Include:[/h3]

• Depth for Days Choose from a huge selection of classes, genders, races, and allegiances to mix and match the perfect build for your playstyle
  
• A Proper Roguelike Procedurally generated levels, monsters, and items ensure no playthrough is the same
  
• More Spells Than a Hogwarts Textbook With multiple specialized schools of magic and more than 100 spells to choose from, dungeon-diving wizards have plenty at their disposal to get them through the darkness
  
• Thats a Nice Arm Youve Got There... Take the severed limbs of your enemies and graft them to your own body, after all, more hands = more weapons to hold
  
• A Jack of All Trades With more than 80 skill trees, aspiring dungeon delvers have plenty of choices when it comes to crafting the ultimate warrior, and then there are the dozens of secret skills waiting to be discovered!
  
• Go Modern or Keep it Classic Modern graphics or traditional ASCII, the choice is yours! Players can also toggle between 3D mode and top-down view.