Release Notes for Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

Update v1.2.61 (23/12/2024)

Fixes and improvements

Added Flails as a new weapon type
Introduced Steam Workshop support and Mod Manager
Introduced Black Geyser Modding Toolkit
Balanced Command Company
Fixed an issue in Deron-Guld Mine which caused keybinds to stop working
Duchess Kjarvalr no longer offers investigation options after the trial started
The dialogue with Tattered Woman no longer triggers for invisible characters

Update v1.2.60 (09/10/2024)

Fixes and improvements

The bug report tool (Alt + B) now handles compressed saves correctly

Update v1.2.59 (04/10/2024)

Fixes and improvements

Dual wielding NPCs can now be encountered across Yerengal

Update v1.2.58 (01/10/2024)

Fixes and improvements

Added GOG achievements
Dual-wielding for warrior and outlaw classes
Fast-travel to questgivers using the quest journal
Already known recipes are marked in shop UI
Item tooltips now show which classes can use the item
Monster respawn in areas
Added savegame file compression to reduce file size
Skeletons are now immune to Crimson Plague
Changed curative sap sounds
Siracca is now recruitable during To The Quick quest
The game is now available in two more resolutions
Corrected a visual bug that appeared on resolutions other than 16:9
Corpses of ghouls required for Destroy Them All quest no longer despawn if left unlooted before the quest is finished
Hearts required for Destroy Them All can no longer be stolen from ghouls and cultists
Trapped under the surface quest now fails if the player reports to the Spymaster before finishing it
Love's Labours Found quest now properly ends when the player pacifies mourning Beran
Urghos' aura no longer reacts to ranged attacks
Overlapping cutscenes concerning the stairs in Rothgor's Realm no longer block the player from progressing

Update v1.2.56 (29/08/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Added Brazilian Portuguese localization
Smaller fixes in localizations

Update v1.2.55 (28/06/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Added Italian localization
Black Liquor's icon now appears properly
It's no longer possible to kill Bartender Ruflodac in Castle Alastor before he summons his illusions
It's no longer possible to attack Deron-Guld soldiers in the Guild Hall during Fair Winds and Foul quest without them fighting back
It's no longer possible to skip the enemy soldiers on the battlefield and go directly to their leader during the Only Who Is Left quest
Funnel Aura now properly updates effects each turn based on the number of nearby enemies
Subcontainer weights are now calculated correctly
Isla no longer asks about the Pendulum if the player has already talked to her about meeting him
Traps no longer sink into the ground in the lower level of Deron-Guld mine
Looting Bent Journal Page no longer increases greed
Vile ancients during Sephtys bossfight now correctly have their emerge animations and selection circles
Vile ancients now properly emerge during Sephthys bossfight even if the player started it after finishing Catalyst
Potion of the Frost Giant and it's recipe are no longer obtainable
Modified the recipes of Weak Potion of Exhiliration and Potion of the Raging Tempest
Potion of Invisibility no longer scales with player level, it now gives invisibility for a fix 10 turns
Removed healing effect from potion of invisibility
Removed Fortified effect from Strong Potion of Heroic Defense, it now cures poison instead
Increased Shady dealings and Theology check limits in Zornilsa's dialogue at Castle Alastor
Covetous Pendant becomes unusable if player refuses to serve Zornilsa at Castle Alastor

Update v1.2.54 (19/04/2023)

Fixes and improvements

On-hit effects of the Last Stand shield now appear correctly
Bartender Ruflodac now has more HP and is harder to interrupt
Madruk's cutscene can no longer start prematurely
The player no longer loses reputation when telling Chief Davon about letting Dorb go
The Blade of the Usurper sword will only be awarded for killing Aldnar
The Library Maid is despawned during the Fair Winds and Foul quest if she is ignored
Isla can no longer be asked about the cure for the plague if the played has sided with Aldnar
Dialogue with Lendel no longer breaks if Hamlin has spoken to his friends first without killing them or letting them go
Shady Dealings checks in Lendel's dialogue now appear correctly
Added missing Bargain and Persuasion indication to Etarkun's dialogue
Replaced Bargain and Persuasion with Theology check in Pendulum's dialogue
Arvex no longer says one of Siracca's dialogue lines at Moonstone Clearing in the Breaking the Curse quest
Bargain and Persuasion checks now appear correctly in the dialogues of Riznagar Militia, Talgart and Itkham
Towns no longer become hostile if player has killed their leaders out of order in Woeful Gorge

Update v1.2.53 (06/04/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Improved performance for the Drying UI
The Place Ingredients button on the Drying UI now assigns the correct heat level
Party characters can now automatically take ingredients from other party members using the Place Ingredients button
The Temple UI now correctly resurrects all party members on appropriate difficulty levels
The gates of the Royal Palace are now closed after the To The Quick quest, until the start of In Its Right Place / Only Who Is Left
Added missing journal updates about the results of Duke Kjarvalr's trial and saving Frick in her home
Frick flees her house if the player doesn't talk to her after saving her
Added missing Bargain and Persuasion indication to Bonitia's dialogue in Scroll Thief
Party now receives the correct amount of gold in Scroll Thief from Bonitia

Update v1.2.52 (03/04/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Cutscenes for removing the curse from Jade's diadem and Isla analyzing Aldnar's corpse are now timed properly and do not cause the game to get stuck
Hamlin's friends now appear at the correct time during the Friend or Foe quest
The grocery store thugs now say the proper lines matching the game state
Added identification difficulty to the Blade of the Usurper
Potion of Static and Potion of the Sirocco are now properly displayed in the combat log when dealing damage

Update v1.2.51 (30/03/2023)

Spell and effect system update

Spells that add multiple status effects to a target are now correctly refreshed by re-casting
Refreshing spells now re-calculates durations, accounting for changes in resistance
Spell effects can now be correctly resisted, and their effects are affected by the proper resistance
Area of Effect spells now correctly apply and re-apply their effects when entering and leaving them, as well as staying inside continously
Visuals of Area of Effect spells now correctly match their durations
Behavior-affecting spells and effects can now be dispelled properly
Damage and duration of scaling damage over time effects are now properly displayed on their tooltips
Healing Mist now heals each member standing inside its area each turn, instead of giving a one-time heal over time effect
Permafrost now correctly adds its secondary Frozen effect
Predator's Fang now correctly assigns its bonus damage based on character level
Casting Vengeful Spirit on multiple targets now adds a separate spirit for each target
Handful of Sparks now displays an item tooltip while sparks are equipped on the caster
The duration and healing/shielding effect of Verdant Growth, Mystic Bulwark and Healing Mist are now correctly displayed in their descriptions and tooltips
The Everyone for Themselves party level perk now only reduces the duration of negative movement modifiers
The Weakened effect now only reduces weapon damage dealt
Receiving the Pacified effect now overrides the Confused effect, and vice versa
Party members under the Pacified effect are now capable of moving
The Focused effect now nullifies any attacker's Interrupt Strength for its duration, and correctly protects from mind-altering effects
Damage over time effects from projectiles cause correctly randomized damage

Class and race balance update

Highlanders now receive 5 weapon skill points per level, like Fighters (instead of 4)
Fighter's base damage bonus with two-handed weapons is reduced to 10% (from 20%)
Fighter's per-level damage bonus with one-handed weapons is reduced to 1% per 2 levels (from 1% per level)
Ranger's per-level damage bonus with bows, slings and fustibals is increased to 1% per 2 levels (from 1% per 3 levels)
Dwarves' base damage bonus for war clubs and hammers, axes, slings and fustibals is changed to 5% (from 12% on axes and war clubs and hammers / 9% on slings and fustibals)
Elves' base damage bonus for bows is decreased to 10% (from 15%)
Stats for Arvex and the Golgarim starting character were adjusted accordingly

Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

Minimum and Maximum damage values of weapon attacks now include all applied modifiers in combat log tooltips
Minimum and Maximum damage values of spell attacks are now correctly displayed for Critical effects in combat log tooltips
Improved performance of areas with traps, removing frequent stutters
Added lore and stat descriptions of races and classes to the in-game compendium
Accidental hostility with Deron-Guld due to attacking maids in the Crimson Crossing is fixed retroactively
Main faction npcs now correctly detect sneaking party members
Skill percentages for Tend to Wounds and Force Locks and Doors are now calculated properly
English, Spanish, French and German localization corrections
The death of all faction leaders (King Velianrick, War Council, and Aldnar) now leads to the proper aftermath description in the epilogue
The Trapped Under the Surface quest now properly completes when talking to Stephan with the antidote in a Bottomless Bag
A Late Goodbye quest can now be completed when Stephan is slain before starting Trapped Under the Surface
Poisoning the river in Scofarth now only fails ongoing quests, leaving previously completed ones unchanged
Gerd's Stolen Fish are now moved to the regular inventory if he dies due to poisoning the river in Scofarth
Isilbright guard dialogues now correctly react to the events at Woeful Gorge
Diversified ambush groups that can be encountered while resting during the outbreak in Deron-Guld
Finishing A Clean Slate with the dissuasion option does not prevent starting The Scroll Thief later on
In Love's Labours Found, failing the lie to convince Beran that Lily is with the enemy, will make him go and search for her
Greed-crazed guards in cities now always carry weapons
Greed-crazed citizens now always appear in appropriate clothing
Musanni and Jabbar now say appropriate dialogue lines before and after traveling to the Garden of Delights
Increased gold awarded for completing The Prodigal Son, You Are What Eats You, and Pest Control
Multiple items of the same name now correctly show their bonuses on tooltips
Brownstem Mushroom, Asp Tongue and Demonwort now yield the Dry versions of their powders when dried on Medium heat
Party member positions can no longer overlap on the Formations editor
The Last Stand shield's buff now correctly targets the user when being hit
Jailor Brayden now properly recognizes if the player carries his required item
Unnecessary greed score adjustment in Jailor Brayden's dialogue is replaced with a reputation adjustment
Ghouls are now immune to bleeding
Adjusted immunities and resistances to Abomination creatures
When attacking Baflodac at the Greybark Pawnshop, fast travel is disabled until both levels are cleared of enemies
Added a Shop POI to Quartermaster Pexius in Wardenhaft
The Tormentor armor's self-damage effect is now correctly displayed in the combat log
The undead miser Velianrick summoned by the Covetous Pendant now has the greed eyes and skin tone of other undead misers
Improved stats for Rogoluf in A Brother Avenged
Improved stats and loot for Hamlin's friends in Friend or Foe
Party greed is now reduced when declining the reward in Voices in the Dark
Robbing the druid in Old Beginnings now increases party greed
The Ritual Dagger now correctly affects Shadowfury demons
King Velianrick's model now correctly appears with greed-crazed eyes starting with Only Who is Left if conditions are met
The gates of the Royal Palace are now locked form the beginning of The City of Iron until the beginning of To the Quick
Scofarth denizens are now owners of containers in their homes
Gianni's House, Jolvar's Concoctions and the Crimson Smithy in Crimson Crossing are now closed at night

Update v1.2.50 (1/2/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Effects of Acid Rain traps can no longer get stuck
Status effect icons of Chain Lightning traps can no longer get stuck
Smaller fixes in French localization

Update v1.2.49 (30/1/2023)

Fixes and improvements

Castle Alastor area now always loads properly

Update v1.2.48 (January 26, 2023)

Latest Changes

Added French localization
Enabled unique spellcasting chants for companions
Corrected Interrupt Strength and Interrupt Evasion calculations
High Interrupt Evasion characters can now tolerate a lot more hits
When casting identical spells on a target, now all instances take effect instead of just one
Sling weapon models are now always positioned correctly
Duration scaling based on class and level is now calculated correctly
Heal over time effects now work correctly
Duration scaling introduced for Healing Mist and Verdant Growth
Healing Mist and Verdant Growth now restore less Health per turn compared to single target heals
Adjusted the damage and scaling of damage over time effects
Item comparison tooltips now appear correctly both in the Inventory and the Shop UI
Available Special Ability points are now correctly displayed during level-up
Dorb won't spawn multiple times anymore
Hamlin no longer disappears after becoming hostile in his first quest
Arvex's final quest cannot get stuck after sparing Siracca anymore
Volendir no longer appears later in the game if he was killed before
The mound of sand in Freynagar now also contains Moist Sand
Jury Rigged Golems no longer engage instantly upon entering the area
Corrected marker positions for all areas on the world map
Each animal in Scofarth now only drops a single instance of Animal Pelt
Isla's staff is now identified by default
Trapped Jade's dialogue now starts correctly when approached by companions

Update v1.2.45 (November 23rd, 2022)

Fixes and improvements:

You can now create a full custom party instead of a single character if you prefer
You can also use our free website to create your characters
Added Spanish and Latin American Spanish localizations
Improved game balance
Redesigned Charisma, Focus and Dexterity
Increased damage bonus of Clean hits from 25% to 50%
Damaging and Healing Spells can now cause Critical effects
Using Dissuade to complete quests now properly gives quest rewards
Interruption is now based on the Interrupt Strength and Interrupt Evasion stats
Critical hits now produce camera shake when killing the target only
Switching back and forth during character creation no longer results in Special Ability uses
Spawning too close to the guards at Isilbright Gates during Gerdra's approach no longer causes the game to freeze
The player party now keeps its formation while approaching the enemy leader during the final cutscene at Woeful Gorge
Reduced Frozen effect duration of Shivering Tomb spell
Removed Stun effect from Shivering Tomb spell
Reduced the range of the Panic effect of Demonic Gift: Unholy Growth spell
Reduced the periodic damage component of the Tattered Woman's Blood Cloud spell
Acid Rain, Brickfall, Celestial Barrage, Permafrost and Wasp Assault now count as damage over time effects
King Velianrick's crown can no longer be looted after his death
Fixed Reaver item stats
Fixed Pyroclaster item stats

Update v1.2.44 (September 30th, 2022)

Fixes and improvements:

Fixed mechanics for Pick Lock, Force Lock, Hide and Sneak and looting from owned containers
Reviving party members no longer fails their companion quests
All party member quests now fail if the connected companion dies irreversibly
Updated available spell list for Druids, Wintermages and Templars
Arnulf's map marker now follows him to Fasitgrove
The "Warm" status effect now has a correct description

Update v1.2.43 (September 21st, 2022)

Fixes and improvements:

Increased sight range for all creatures
Sight range now takes into account the body size as well
Added duration and amount scaling for Summoning spells
Adjusted stats and resistances to summoned creatures
Quest items in the inventory now become Miscellaneous items when their quest ends
Gibbed companions can now be resurrected with Twisted Requiem up to Veteran difficulty
Twisted Requiem no longer resurrects the caster when it dies by the spell
Stealing from containers in range of owners now produces a Sneaking skillcheck with -10 penalty
Pressing any key now skips the intro screen sequence
Fixes in the Turkish localization
Greed and reputation rewards adjusted for several quests
Added more loot to dungeons, cities, houses, npcs and outdoors areas
The formations panel now automatically saves changes
More information is now displayed about multiclassing on character creation and class tabs
The Taunt effect of the To The Rescue spell no longer makes summoned creatures hostile
Sneaking is now disabled when traveling between areas
Sephthys' minions are now immune to her frost area spell
Hamlin's death does no longer breaks the Espen Estate portrait cutscene
The entire Thieves Guild now becomes hostile if Lendel is attacked
Poisoning the river flowing through Scofarth now fails all unfinished quests in the town
Adjusted heal values for healing and shielding spells: For the master, Divine Aid, Mystic Bulwark, Soothing Tides, Healing Mist, Drain Life, Life Funnel
Corrected stats for Handful of Sparks
Summon Boar spell can now be used by Convokers and Spellweavers, and Summon Boar Scroll now properly adds the Summon Boar spell
The Magical Antidote in the Trapped Under The Surface Quest can now be placed in bottomless bags
Status effect immunities are now displayed properly in item descriptions
Random Encounter Areas can now produce ambushes when resting
Musanni now takes the proper potion from the player when offering help
Added Weight class to armor item stats
Dalkivar is now reachable by travelling west from Screaming Barrows
Golden grapes are now lootable before starting While the Master Vintner's Away
Screaming Barrows ghouls and zombies now have correct dispatch ranges
Reduced weight for Rose Amarit
Increased Ruby Tipped Bracelet's Health bonus from 2 to 8
Scroll name for Crypt Opening: Skeleton Archer is now displayed properly

August 2nd, 2022

Turkish and Russian localizations added
Full companion quest implemented for Arvex
Rebalanced physical and elemental resistance bonuses for armors, weapons, races and classes
Rebalanced damage values of two-handed weapons and damage, price and stack sizes of ranged weapons and projectiles to be more useful
Decreased Rothgor's melee attack timing
Tutorials for Gerdra's offer and entering the Black Geyser now appear properly
Increased Health values regained when drinking healing potions
Alnarius priests will now reward the player based on Reputation instead of Greed
Baflodac's gang downstairs and outside now turn hostile if Baflodac is attacked upstairs
Unnecessary recipe item replaced with a valid recipe
Creatures of Amanuel's Hoard will now react as groups when attacked
Creatures of Elven Ruins in Scofarth will now react as groups when attacked
Fixed the on-hit mechanics for the Scutiactus and Gloves of Inscrutable Defense items
Eloinne now takes all necessary medicine from the player in Urgently Needed Medicine
Animated Armor and Animated Hands in Wardenhaft can now react if the player loots unauthorized containers

June 29th, 2022

3440x1440 resolution now always works correctly
Fixed Shady Dealer dialogue in Garden of Delights
Added Potion Case, Parchment Satchel and Ingredient Pouch for storing items
Item containers (such as bottomless bags) now retain their content if sold
Temple of Alnarius no longer needs a loading screen in Market Street
Level 1 to 4 scrolls are now restocked by vendors
Jade romance now has a correct cutscene
The Fish Out of Water quest now correctly ends in every scenario
Fixed ghost visual effects
Loot added to many empty containers in Crimson Crossing
Loot added to small houses in Amanuel's Hoard
Loot added to Fasitgrove houses
Isilmerald Sightseeing achievement description is now more accurate
Multiclass characters can now utilize the Outlaw "Disarm Trap" skill as well instead of Magical Perception to disarm the Wizard's tutorial trap
The levelup tutorial no longer appears if the player finishes the levelup process while another tutorial panel is displayed
The Twisted Requiem spell now properly adds buffs to the revived party members and reduces the caster's HP by the correct amount
Resurrection fix: Revived character's contribution to Adventure XP will not be lost as long as they can be revived
Additional recipes added to various vendors (Ilio, Zelima, Hu'dai, Red Damsel, Freynagar Brewery, Ay'eda, Regon, Arnulf, Aravina, Deron-Guld Herbalist, Southern Shore)
Incorrect reply options no longer appear in Rothgor starting dialogue
Cannibals, corrupted wolves and skeletons added to Castle Alastor outdoors area
All powders are now plantable
Planting stacked items no longer plants the full stack
Large white visual bug no longer appears for some freezing effects
Tolbard's shop now displays correctly in all circumstances
Arnulf now correctly moves to Fasitgrove after you complete his quest
The Estranged Sisters quest no longer gives gold as a reward when it shouldn't
Fixed Kronica longsword's attack times to match other Longswords
Added missing Shortbow damage bonus for Fighters
The Divine Aid spell now damages Abominations as well
Isla cutscene no longer breaks in the Trapped Under the Surface quest when you attack her
Shady Dealer can now spawn/despawn while he is in party sight
Reply option that ends the companion dialogue is now always the last option
Reply option in Stephan's dialogue now correctly reflects your intention to attack him in the Trapped Under the Surface quest
Fixed a bug that prevented Lich Agelas from casting the Unholy Siblings spell
More loot added to Thieves' Guild and cemetery crypts
Increased XP value for Xurzax the Devourer
Increased Gryphon sight range and XP value

May 27th, 2022

Tons of mini-banters added
Finished/extended the Hamlin, Bjalla and Jade companion quests
37 new achievements added (the Arvex one can't be completed yet)
Aldnar cutscene (with potential battle) now respects your party formation
Multiselect item highlights in shops now disappear properly when switching item category
Quest inventory is now shared across party members
Items can now be moved to subcontainers (e,g, bottomless bags) via usual inventory "lift & drop" operation (there is no need to open the container UI any longer)
Added tutorials for infusion, world greed, Gerdra encounter, and point-of-no-return in Alastor
There are now five HP indicator labels (uninjured, slightly injured, injured, badly injured, nearly dead)
Minor chain lightning no longer harms party members and allies
Changed house name from "Family Home" to "Wilgo's House" for Estranged Sisters quest
Dozens of fixes in quests and dialogues
Staff of New Dawn (an item offering resurrection) added to Zelima and Ay'eda shops
Deron-Guld soldiers are no longer hostile after you side with Aldnar
Banter texts remain visible for longer times over characters for better readability
World Map tutorial now appears correctly when leaving Crone's Hut
Consumable item descriptions are now always displayed correctly
Gundemund's Freezing Tips now have proper AoE targeting marker
Gerdra messenger cutscene can no longer get stuck
Stunned or frozen creatures can no longer evade attacks
Wights in Xurzax battle were put closer so that they can notice the party
The Pact Prophecy can no longer be put back to its container
Fixed missing wardstone description image

May 13th, 2022

You can now use the worldmap to travel to reachable areas without the need to visit area border (many less loading screens)
Multiclassing is now more worthwhile (previously, XP requirements of chosen classes were summed for multiclassing; these XP sums are now reduced by 20% for using two classes, and 40% for using three classes)
Magical bags for additional item storage: Superabundant Sack of Swinishness and Bottomless Bag of Bulguras (the latter is available in Wardenhaft at Quartermaster Plexius and in Garden of Delights at Ay'eda)
Rebalanced final battle
Pre-buffing and summons are now possible before most key battles
Fixed issues with spell targeting cursor behavior
Fixed issues with Isla's multiclass stats
Resting is now allowed in the priest tent in undead-infested Deron-Guld
Zoria in cage can no longer be attacked with ranged weapons either
Exodemons are now properly immune to Depressive and Arousal Effects
Demilich is now properly immune to Bleed

May 6th, 2022

New feature: Pass Time
Jade is now properly bound to the wheel
Several items (including throwing weapons) were rebalanced to be stronger
Quest items can no longer be transferred to a container in the loot window
Comparison tooltips now correctly show the Base Block Chance in both sides
Lower interruption chance is now marked with green in comparison tooltips
Completed quest filter checkbox now retains its setting
Month names and historical year established
The Brewing & Drying UI now has correct sound effects
Hitting Sir Dalnor no longer makes whole Isilbright hostile
Added camera shake to Blood and Ice Elemental hits
Alenar no longer takes more than one enerant bark from party
Increased damage of ordinary and plagued ghouls
Second level of Alastor now has correct Blood Elemental version
Mistress Tyrenne and her acolytes now attack the party after dialogue
Fixed the price of Duskmarble and Star-Spangled Greatshield
Fixed Teamster dialogue after ambush
Claudio and Bonitia are now present in their house all the time
Removed gold loot from Abyssal Hunters at Grandmaster Argos Agelas
Crimson Wraith XP value increased to 500
Summoned Wights now have the proper undead specific immunities
Fixed the race of Wights and Posessed Robes (from Wraith to Revenant)
Krag has now a soundset that fits his personality
Tenebrous Grove travel marker added to minimap
Added loot to many Crimson Crossing containers
Iwor now holds a giant hammer instead of a spiked club

April 11th, 2022

Bjalla romance cutscene fixed
Resurrected companions now always come with their gear (Normal and Easy)
Staff of Tree Warden no longer marked as a Metal item
Some Alastor opponents rebalanced

April 8th, 2022

Savegames now get correct timestamps
The Dryad's seed can no longer be planted on the wrong side of the river
Royal Guard patrol route no longer includes the Palace execution scene
Cultists now properly target party members in Frick's house
More creatures die now in Scofarth due to the river poisoning
Reordered Dalkivar hiding peasants reward reply options

April 7th, 2022

Talgorn's Glen now always loads correctly
Dead party member simulacrums are no longer lootable
AoE targeting marker now works correctly near corpses and items on the ground
Completed filter now works properly in Side quests journal
Grendych now properly leaves after you save him
Story mode was made easier (enemy damage and HP reduced)

April 6th, 2022

Performance improvements
Combat log window now retains its height between areas
Resolution related fixes with 8K support added
Berthold now correctly appears so that you can report back to him
Divine Aid no longer heals undead opponents
Velianrick, Aldnar and War Council are correctly despawned when needed
Powder creation based on recipes now works correctly
Amanuel's Hoard can now be visited even after its quest is completed
Added more types of ammo to shops
Added bigger stacks and restocks to shops
Added throwing weapons to several shops
Fixed an item-related bug that caused a big greed change incorrectly
Changed Isla hair style to match her portrait

April 1st, 2022

Added duration scaling to many buffs and debuffs
Fixed some bugs related to the Scofarth bandits

March 30th, 2022

Combat mode no longer gets stuck when moving far from enemies
Defeating Lord Amanuel now gives correct XP
Madruk now correctly appears at his home after curing him
Looting containers in embassies is no longer possible without consequences
Helgenhar no longer speaks in Amanuel dialogue if he is not in party
Amanuel's lackeys now have the correct race set

Launch Updates

First of all, we wanted to say thank you to those of you who have picked up Black Geyser and ventured through the dangerous Kingdom of Isilmerald so far. We’ve loved seeing folks try the game and have been using your valuable feedback to fix and patch the items you’ve brought to our attention.

March 18th, 2022

Log now shows party greed increase/decrease correctly (earlier, it showed decrease incorrectly as increase too)
Support for additional wide/ultrawide screen resolutions
Tutorial highlights and panels no longer appear during cutscenes and dialogues
Minor fixes in class descriptions in character creation screen

March 20th, 2022

All paths work now after getting the Pact Prophecy

March 21st, 2022

Animal pelt from Early Access save games no longer corrupts shops
Generous reply option now works in Lord Frelsi dialogue
Main quest no longer breaks when player helps Lorin
Shop no longer breaks when selling a split stack of throwing knife
Double-clicking a shield now correctly equips it to the 2nd weapon set as well
Zoria Titan interrupt chance fixed

March 22nd, 2022

Outlaw sneaking tutorial at Crone is now more user-friendly
Compendium no longer contains duplicate/multiple entries
Effect durations can no longer get stuck
Fixed XP value and HP for Chimera and Lizard
Hu'dai now spawns both day and night
Krag and Smolf no longer have generic commoner dialogues

March 23rd, 2022

Quick-save system can no longer freeze the gameplay
Lorin now actively helps if the party carries the Alakai sword
Removed duplicate heat resistance from Corrupted Gryphon
Corrupted Gryphon XP value fixed
Ruflodac's Simulacrum shaders fixed

March 24th, 2022

Dialogue skillcheck fixed in Bjalla's Mendelroth dialogue
Dialogue reply options can now be scrolled while cursor is over a reply option
Fixed Dalkivar peasants getting stuck during leaving cutscene
Fixed several Hamlin side quest and dialogue bugs
Stolen Painting cutscene now triggers even when scorpions are attacking

March 25th, 2022

Added grey color for inactive class skill calculation tooltips
Fixed Miraculous Antidote heat level for brewing
Sleepwalker dream ending cutscene fixed
Alvimelkedic temple door condition fixed
Fixed minor faction issue with Cult Fanatic

March 28th, 2022

Gershom no longer accepts less than 6 bones
Fixed a bug that prevented leaving Alvimelkedic in some cases
Spell scaling fixed for Severine's Sparkle
Added loot and gold to intoxicated thieves
Category and Race fixed for some Abyssal Knights and Archers

Update 19 (14/01/2022)

Added AoE spellcasting behavior selector to party members (including Reckless behavior!)
Improved stability and usability for the bug report tool
Upgraded visuals for the Broken Monastery
Upgraded visuals for Freynagar's ice dome
Fixed lighting in the Underground Cave, Time Cave and Dream Cave
Fixed spawn points and orientations in many areas
Party members now spawn facing enemies on random encounter areas
Fixed a cutscene bug when entering Deron-Guld without the diplomatic escort
Slings now count as one-handed weapons
Fixed Jade's recruitment dialogue
Jade's diadem can now be removed or equipped after purification
The Old Beginnings quest now gives proper rewards and causes greed and reputation changes
The Old Beginnings quest now results in proper greed and reputation changes
Damage profile and hit ratio for summoned spiders and wolves has been adjusted
Recipes cannot be learned any more by inspecting their descriptions in shops
Members removed from the party no longer show their current HP in empty party slots
Creature nameplates from the previous area now disappear properly during transition
Several unlootable containers have been fixed
Race and Class descriptions now fit their respective panels in Character Generation
Several stairs have been fixed where party characters would spawn under them
Weapons are no longer teleported away from creatures when looting their gear
Several locations have been fixed where invisible / stealth characters were seen by npc-s
Sparing the enemy is now handled properly in "Galdrigerr's Raider Problem"
The door to Beline's home now appears properly in the revolt of Chapter 3
Siding with Aldnar in Chapter 3 now makes his gate guards friendly upon exit
Formula of the Pick Locks skill now works properly
Weight calculation now works properly for all party members
The bridge of the Crimson Crossing is now properly clickable
The Entangle spell now correctly creates the Immobilize effect
Crowd chatter and noises are inactive at the Wardenhaft Academy during night
Inn room descriptions now fit their UI panels properly
Information on multi-selecting items is now displayed in the Shop Tutorial
Added missing "Poisonous" stat to ingredients
The Panic effect of the Coat of Darkness spell is now visible in the combat log
The Talgorn Inn's name is now properly displayed in the minimap
Spirits of Beline and Fidelio are now exempt from spells and damage
Added dialogue to the Red Damsel innkeeper
Door highlight of the Frozen Spirit inn is now displayed properly
Added stat description to the Poison Weapon spell
Blade of the Widowmaker greatsword now faces the proper direction
NPCs in the Valley of Singing Trees now help defeat some local enemies if needed

Update 18 (23/12/2021)

Bug Reporting feature added: press Alt + B to use it
Outlaws now get 2 Class Skill points at level-up
Party no longer gets stuck when entering certain doors
Shop inventories now restock projectiles more often
Fustibals no longer cause visual glitches in certain conditions
Attack resolution tooltips are now displayed in proper positions
Status effects are now applied properly by complex spells
Attribute values are now capped at 20
The Abandoned Mines miser no longer detects invisible creatures
The peasants in Dalkivar no longer detect invisible creatures
Creature name tooltips are now presented at the proper height
Tooltips are now kept inside screen boundaries
Enhanced tooltips and descriptions for damage types
Enhanced tooltips and descriptions for weapon attack time
Proper titles added for compendium entries of the tutorial
The Courtier's entry dialogue can now be initiated once only
Fixed several issues with the Graverobbers' dialogue in Greybark
Command Company UI now closes when switching between party members
The Family Home in Greybark can now be properly entered and left
The Wyrmblood Garb is now visible on all character models
Bandits in Scofarth now react properly when attacked
Iwor is now present both day and night in Deron-Guld
The stableman is now present both day and night in Deron-Guld
The shopkeeper in Greybark Pawnshop is now always present
The smoking bowl in Ilio's Curio now appears properly
Fixed a typo in blacksmith Solomon's dialogue
Fixed the cook's dialogue in Brightguard Headquarters
Text for Lily's dialogue is now displayed with proper color

Update 17 (14/12/2021)

Fixes and improvements

Improved loading times for major cities and towns
Weapon and shield bonuses are now correctly applied on equip
Creatures are now healed fully when leaving a major area
Consumables can now be equipped by double clicking
Negative resistance bonuses are now correctly displayed in the console
Challenging Howl can no longer be resisted by the caster
Ranged attacks are no longer possible if target is out of sight
Targeted spellcasting is only possible if target is within line of sight
Scroll descriptions now show if the spell is known by the current character
Keyboard scrolling is now possible while UI elements are selected
Added missing illustrations for bullets and diadems
Weight capacity formula is now changed to allow more loot to be carried
Increased Shared Burden's weight capacity to 40% (from 20%)
Yellow position circles are now properly displayed for panicking creatures
Chests with summoning spell traps now work correctly
Added unique names to Adventurers encountered in Yerengal
Added text colors to important NPCs, companions and adventurers
Companions leaving the party now properly return to their preferred taverns
Fixed running animation of Dire Wolves
The method used for Identifying is now shown in the console
Various Sleepwalker related bugfixes
The Mad Lumberjack quest can now only be started only if Locus is visible
The Crimson Plague's blood splatter no longer follows the player around
Blood Elementals can now cause Blood Pools on the ground
Item names are no longer truncated by tooltip backgrounds
Generated fog and myst now appears properly in indoors areas

Update 16 (03/12/2021)

Improved loading times for Market Street and Castle District
Attack Time is now displayed for all weapons
Added missing music to the Amanuel's Hoard area
Owners of locked containers now react to looting attempts
Line of Sight for spellcasting has been fixed
Leveling up in older saves now enable choosing Phase 2 spells
Fixed visual artifacts on the ground in Deron-Guld Mines
The Herbary can now be entered properly in Amanuel's Hoard
Knockdown effect now works properly for weapon attacks and skills
Game difficulty is now properly stored and loaded from saves
Fixed the formula of generating Status Effects with weapon attacks
Enemies now stop attacking a character that goes into Sneaking
Added option for auto-pause on combat start in Random Encounter areas
Player Gold value is now displayed in the Temple UI
Enerant attacks now cause the proper amount of damage
Crimson Crossing is no longer greyed out again when talking to Alumu's deputy
Hamlin's ring is now properly moved to the player
Poacher's Due side quest now makes Talgorn's Glen visible
Jade's dialogue now handles a full party when asked to join
The Dark Belt of Malice is now properly handled as a Magical item
The Sling of Vexing is now properly handled as a Magical item
Added proper model and position to the Staff of the Tree Warden
Fixed attack times of Wrought Iron Mace and Maple Shortbow
The Predator's Fang spell now works properly
Summoned skeletons now properly emerge and attack their targets
Visual fixes for the Healing Mist spell
Fixed the spirit's appearance in The Haunted Tavern
Fixed petrified state of creatures in The Haunted Tavern
Fixed double mention of the dodge stat in Evasion's tooltip
Fixed the Maidservant's dialogue substitution in Kjarvalr's Mansion
Added melee weapon to Wardenhaft Academy's herbalist
Tooltips for now display base Dodge, Parry and Block values where applicable

Update 15 / Phase 2 (25/11/2021)

Additional Main Quests: Choices you take affect the game world and the overall story in the last chapter.
Fresh Side Quests: A variety of new side quests have been added, including long anticipated companion quests.
Re-imagined Starting Experience: The game’s introduction has been completely, revamped with more information, more player guidance and options for how to complete it
6 New Locations: Bringing with it a group of areas from the frozen north, Phase 2 also brings two dungeon areas for players to explore.
Character Generation Refinements: The first of two significant improvements to character creation is an improved experience as well as improved UI.
Added new low-level spells: Who doesn't want greater flexibility on casters when starting out?
Spell & Item Refinements: We’ve rebalanced spells and items to give greater selection, and more power where it’s needed.
Combat Update: Damage scaling has been reworked alongside fairer damage interruption.
New Temple UI: For recovering from healing and reviving characters, removing curses, and donating.
Fresh SFX: New sound sets for both male and female protagonists!
Companion XP Catch-up System: Rejoice, your newly recruited companion's XP and level are matched to the protagonist.
New Boss Fights: Fresh challenges await as you’ll face off against new bosses who aren’t for the faint hearted. For those who do manage to topple them, they’ll offer unique loot

Update 14 (04/11/2021)

Tutorial is now more player-friendly and fail-safe
Damage values in combat console are now explained via tooltips
Effect names in descriptions now offer tooltips
Travelling is no longer possible with a scattered party
Added weather effects to all outdoors areas
Added dying animation for Cold specific death
Added class-specific starting chests for the Prologue
The "Straight Line" formation no longer prevents the party from entering doors
Item tooltips no longer exceed screen boundaries
Creatures no longer spawn on shared coordinates during day-night changes

Update 13 (14/10/2021)

Character creation no longer gets stuck when selecting a Dwarf on Mac
Fixed general bugs that could prevent certain quests from finishing
Fixed some Sleepwalker battle related bugs

Update 12 (08/10/2021)

Fixes and improvements

Added Mac & Linux builds
Global performance improvements
Party members can now be revived regardless of being gibbed on lower difficulties
Party members now respawn in full equipment when revived at temples at Novice and Normal Difficulties
Party members now respawn without equipment when revived at temples at Veteran Difficulty
Original party order is now restored when reviving party members
Summoning creatures now properly attack any hostile creature
Characters now receive bonuses from currently equipped projectiles only
Formations are now retained when traveling between areas
Creature groups now react properly to having a member attacked (whole group is called)
Improved accuracy of attribute and class descriptions during character generation
Move commands while using formation no longer send characters over walls anymore
Quests "Trails and Tribulations" and "The City of Iron" now give better directions for objectives
The "Trapped Under the Surface" quest now gives better directions for objectives
Added a stableman to the Garden of Delights for the "Ostler For a Day" quest

Update 11 (22/09/2021)

Fixes and improvements

Optimized loading times for most houses and indoor transitions
Creatures will no longer wander beyond area boundaries
Fixed loot bags causing loading screens to get stuck
Gibs (falling to pieces) can now be disabled in Settings
Added interact option and base dialogue to Siracca
Fixes in Command Company behavior
Exceeded level cap no longer causes issues
Fixed the quest path for trying to spare Gaston in Smite the Smith
Fixed Peer Pressure journal entry mentioning Zelima instead of Ilio
Added dialogue to the bandits at the Moonstone in Trapped Under the Surface
Added missing starting journal entry to The City of Iron
Fixed spawn points at the Garden of Delights Great Pavilion
Attacking giants in Deron-Guld now turns the entire city hostile
Lieutenant Reeves now has proper combat behavior
Giant and cyclops can now deal damage in combat
Added more diverse merchant dialogue options
Added book contents to "Trials of the White Elves"
Added loading screen hint about item splitting

Update 10 (15/09/2021)

Fixes and improvements

Creatures now fall into pieces after receiving a great amount of damage
Time Stone now only destroys similar sized magical items besides the antidote
Damaging, healing and summoning spells now get stronger with caster level (improved version)
Status effects can no longer cause black screens when traveling between areas
Weapons and shields in active weapon sets no longer provide bonuses
Fixed blurring of custom portraits on lower Graphics Presets
Added support for more accented characters
Portal now closes correctly after the Manticore is defeated
Decreased difficulty of some random encounter and adventurer parties
Fixed improper item difficulties also affecting scroll learnability
Fixed creature name tooltips getting stuck after killing them
Fixed difficulty levels greyed out in Settings menu
Fixed rune colors in Deron-Guld Mines
Fixed music in a house in Greybark Square

Update 9 (13/09/2021)

Fixes

Characters can now walk as well instead of running (hold SHIFT while clicking with the mouse)
Keybind (default: SHIFT) can now be changed that gives a walking command to party members
Fixed some "Heal over time" effects not working on various spells and potions
Fixed information texts on various locations

Update 8 (11/09/2021)

Fixes

Damaging, healing and summoning spells now get stronger with caster level (initial version)
Fixed gray highlight on chests that had separate parts
Chest that wasn't lootable in Brightguard HQ now works properly
Increased XP reward for Shadowfury Demon

Update 7 (08/09/2021)

Fixes

Fixed a bug that made non-full parties stuck during cutscenes
Skill Point formula for Pray / Dream / Commune is now properly displayed
NPCs now properly seek new targets after defeating summoned creatures
Evasion calculations now properly display bonuses gained from items
AI no longer targets enemies under FoW with spells
Magical items are now marked with a Magic icon everywhere
Fixed the bridge in Crimson Crossing not being clickable
Fixed a bug that locked Arvex' dialogue during his side quest
Fixed a bug where resting with a full inventory would cause a black screen
Added travel hints when worldmap destinations are highlighted
Fixed Fog of War issues on several areas
Fixed a bug where Etarkun would attack the player party right as they approached
Resting is now possible in Random Encounter areas

Update 6 (05/09/2021)

Fixes

Items can now be sorted by their Type in the inventory
Loading indicator added to the black screen of internal area transitions
Party Perks are now active at their correct cohesion/diversity values
Game texts (English) now appear correctly on Turkish systems as well
Added proper dialogue to the General Store in Deron-Guld Center
Fixed Armor of Alnarius duration and description
Fixed some inaccessible containers
Fixed Vine-Grown Bow stats

Update 5 (03/09/2021)

Fixes

Font size scaling options introduced in main menu
Containers that are known to be empty are now highlighted with gray
Added option to close loot windows automatically when using "Take All"
Fixed an issue where having "Autopause on Character Death" would cause the game to get stuck
More accurate description for General, Class and Weapon Skills
Fast mode is now retained between combat sessions, areas and saves
Combat and dialogue log size is now retained between areas and saves
Scrolls can now be stacked up to an amount of 20
Quests no longer take all items when they should take only one item
Items carried in NPC inventories are now usually stealable
Items that were identified by the player now appear correctly in the shop
White Writhers in the Underground Cave no longer move after their death
Containers now handle at least 56 items
Added loot to NPCs in the Isilbright Gates area
Looting inside the detection range of a suspicious NPC will not break stealth anymore
Sea Hag's interaction dialogue can now be properly accessed
Sea Hag's quest will now properly finish when finishing the objectives
Side quest "The Cursed" can now be properly finished
Added missing Rilvite slab items to Deron-Guld

Update 4 (31/08/2021)

Fixes

Sea Hag can now be properly recruited at the end of her quest
Fixed a bug where a Command Company perk would lead to black screens upon rest
Brewing/drying panel's arrow buttons now work properly when there are more than 12 ingredients
Friendly creatures will never attack each other from now on
Character sheet now properly displays damage of ranged weapons
Recipes in vendor inventories are no longer readable before purchased
Bargain and Persuasion now properly affects shop prices
Encumbrance is now re-calculated whenever carrying capacity changes
Shop screens now properly open at the end of dialogues
Portraits added for Mendelroth and Governor Salazar
Baflodac's gang now reacts properly if attacked
Stacking behavior fixed for unidentified items

Update 3 (31/08/2021)

Fixes

Resurrection of dead party members now works in Isilbright and Deron-Guld
Shops for Eldin, Bellun, Jolvar, Ilio and Zelima no longer inacessible while their quest is active
Siracca now helps to kill both assassins after her cutscene
Fixed Vine Grown bow and Edge of Dusk related dialogues
Arvex now has all his items identified when you recruit him
Fixed Dwarf race description
Added missing status icon for Blood Cloud

Update 2 (30/08/2021)

Fixes

Leaving Haunted Mansion no longer causes a freeze if you have summoned a skeleton beforehand
Wardenhaft is now reachable from the southern border of Castle District
Deron-Guld Gates are now reachable from the western border of Stoutwood Pass
Zelima now has correct shop inventory after you complete her quest
Branch of the Night Queen now has correct 3D model
Bendy and Black Jenny no longer uses a male dying soundset
Improved accuracy for some quest journals
Bugfixes for summoned creatures

Update 1 (27/08/2021)

Fixes

Hotkeys are now properly displayed in tooltip texts
The Burning effect now causes Heat damage in every case
Enerant fights can no longer make the Immobilized effect stuck on your character
Command Company buffs now provide tooltips
Fixes in Party Perks functionality
Throwing weapons cannot be put to projectile slots any longer
Select All Common buttons cannot break shops any longer
Krag cannot appear multiple times anymore in the area after you give him a potion
Candle-related bug fixes in the tutorial

Changes

Several extra Loading Screen hints have been added to further explain game features
Loading screen hints will inform you when you are ambushed during your travels
More accurate Journal Entries added