The Blood of Dawnwalker‘s been out for over two months now, but that doesn’t mean the developers can’t still add more stuff to it. One of the most requested features for the game, New Game+, is coming with Update 1.2, scheduled for next week.
The mode will be rather simple in that it will increase the maximum level to 100, introduce “uniform” enemy balance and scaling, and improved versions of all items, which will give you much better stats. Now, what exactly the uniform balance and scaling is supposed to do isn’t clear yet, but I certainly hope it will fix the game’s horrible late-game enemy sponges you have to whittle down for an hour even though they’re just a little ol’ boar roaming the woods and you’re an apocalyptic messiah of vampirism. I guess they feed animals anabolic steroids in Eastern Europe.
More balance will be introduced to the entire game as well, with enemy health pools getting changed up a bit. Ability cast frequencies are to be adjusted, too. Again, this could tremendously help with the game’s overall scaling issues, but I’ll reserve my opinion for when I actually see it in action.
Furthermore, the game’s soundtrack, which you get by purchasing the Eclipse Edition, will have a few extra songs, and the devs even announced its release on Spotify and other music streaming services. Lastly, Update 1.2 will make the game’s geometry a bit smoother to ensure better movement and exploration across the board.
This last one could be huge depending on the update’s scope, since traversal could sometimes be rather janky, especially if you’re using your wolf form or the time dilation ability to significantly boost your speed. If this gets paired with better camera controls on mouse-and-keyboard, then the game could actually be significantly more pleasant to play. These are all nitpicks, however, as it’s overall a fantastic title anyway (I gave it a 9.5 in our review), but they’re nice to see nonetheless.
Update 1.2 is coming to The Blood of Dawnwalker next week, with the exact date TBD.
