George Tsagkarakis
Mirandus (official site) Eternal Night’s latest update moves every battle in the game to turn-based combat, Muster Quests and raid bosses included. It also launches the Wayfinder companion app for phones. The patch adds a new raid boss called the Ice Minotaur, the first piece of a new armour set, a Road Bandit enemy, and sign-in with Google so new players can start without a wallet.
Turn-based combat
Each fight now runs one turn at a time. Your adventurer and your Echoes act in order, and each turn shows who hits whom, so you can follow every strike, block and fall. Muster Quest battles and raid bosses use the same system, which means every fight in the game works the same way. The developers say they will keep improving combat week by week with more combat-focused updates.
The Ice Minotaur raid and the Dawnbreaker Set
You need a Raid Sigil to join the Ice Minotaur raid. Ice Wolves guard the boss, and the Minotaur gets more dangerous as its health drops. Every hunter who survives earns a reward. The hunters who deal the most damage climb a ranking for bigger rewards. All raid rewards now go straight to your stash.
The Dawnbreaker Helmet is the first piece of the new Dawnbreaker Set, and it drops in the Wayfinder app. Each piece you wear counts toward the set bonus. A set panel shows how many pieces you own, how many you have equipped and what each step gives. Nearby players see an announcement when you equip a set.
New enemies, quests and map changes
- The Road Bandit waits on the paths between safe places, and the patch notes say he does not fight fair.
- Muster Quests now return on a cycle, so a new muster and a new reward keep coming around.
- The world map now shows events that fit your level, with fights new adventurers can win and fights worth a veteran’s time.
- Three emotes are in the Global Store: Shadow Box, Shake Hands and Twist Dance. They are yours to keep once claimed.
- The game now runs in Spanish, French and German as well as English, set from the settings menu. The patch notes said the new languages would arrive later on release day.
Wayfinder companion app
Wayfinder lets you manage parts of the game from your phone:
- A Deeds tab lists every deed you have placed in the world, with its perks, Zone Threat, repair cost, bounties and what its buildings craft.
- Tiered chests give rewards that match your level.
- Sigils can drop as a Night’s Haul reward, ready for the next raid.
- The Dawnbreaker Helmet drops here.
- Push notifications, turned on from the Board, tell you when a mission is done, when your Night’s Haul is ready and when a moth passes. Tapping one opens the right tab.
Google sign-in and the $GALA allowance
You can now start playing with a Google account and no wallet. A wallet can be linked to the same account later, and you keep everything you earned.
For players who use $GALA GALA $0.001506 ▼ -10.6%, a new allowance cuts down on wallet pop-ups. You approve it once and pick the limit yourself. After that, crafting, stable and dock travel, Inn feasts, deed repairs, the Global Store and the Deed Market all go through without a wallet signature each time. You can view the allowance and revoke it at any time. When it runs out, the game asks for a wallet signature again. Spending in all of these places still uses $GALA, so it is worth setting a limit you are comfortable with.
Fixes
- The Ale Braised Chicken food buff now works as described.
- Muster Quest data has been corrected.
- Death animations for the Minotaur, the Road Bandit and the Brute are fixed.
- In Wayfinder, the notification banner shows again if turning notifications on fails.
- $GALA transactions across the game are more stable.
