Moon Studios’ new ARPG No Rest For the Wicked has only been in early access for a little over a day but it’s already received its first hotfix. This first set of changes and improvements is primarily aimed at improving balance and quality of life, with a specific focus on reducing a lot of the game’s more abrasive elements.
The most significant and impactful changes Moon Studios has made are the updates to Equipment Durability and Repair Costs. Before this hotfix, equipment in No Rest For the Wicked eroded incredibly quickly, especially upon death. This would force you to make constant trips back to Sacrament or Filmore to have them repaired: however, this only brought about yet another issue as repair costs were usually extortionately high, costing far more than most players would have at hand. Now, with these updated Durability changes as well an increased drop rate in Repair Powders – special consumables which instantly restore your equipped item’s durability – players should be able to keep exploring Sacra undeterred for much longer.
Other useful improvements include a reduction in the amount of Horseshoe Crabs needed to cook early-game food items (allowing players easier access to healing early on in their adventure), an increase in when fall damage should trigger, and a change in the rarity tier weapon dropped by the first major boss. Previously, the Corspe-Smeared Blade dropped by the first Torn boss had a Strength requirement of 22, a mighty high prerequisite that most players wouldn’t have been able to reach for quite some time, with the weapon having a more fitting 11 Strength Requirement, instead.
The Adjusted Corpse Smeared Blade
You can find details of the full patch notes below:
Balance Changes:
- Reduced Durability Damage Taken
- Reduced Repair Costs
- Increased Drop Rate on Repair Powders
- Reduced Stamina Costs
- Reduced Fall Damage Curve
- Reduced cost of Horseshoe Crab and food that includes Horseshoe Crab
- Balance update for the Cerim Crucible boss
- Changed Corpse-Smeared Blade starting from Tier 2 to Tier 1
Loot Changes:
- Introduced more Weapons into Fillmore’s Pre-Sacrament Loot Table
- Reduced Drop Rate of Fallen Embers
Fight for Sancta
Stability:
- Fixed crash that could occur when quitting out to the main menu
Bug Fixes:
- Improved inventory navigation
- Fixed jump at Potion Seller Cave so you can’t miss the jump when executed correctly
- Blocked off an out-of-bounds area of Nameless Pass
- Removed lingering dev tools
No Rest for the Wicked is Moon Studios’ first attempt at an early access title after they gained critical acclaim and adoration for their Ori series. If this first hotfix, as well as their early access roadmap, is anything to go by, No Rest for the Wicked is sure to have a promising future in the early access space.
Burn the Pestilence Away
SOURCE: No Rest for the Wicked – Early Acces Hotfix 1 Patch Notes
