Rebel Wolves released the first major post-launch update for The Blood of Dawnwalker. Update 1.1 introduces new features and more than 1,100 improvements and fixes. The highlight is the addition of the Draught of Mind Rebirth. This new potion that lets players reset and reallocate skill points.
The new update also makes an improvement to the Story mode for The Blood of Dawnwalker. Players can now choose between the Forgiving game difficulty, previously called Story, and a new Story mode with additional combat assist. There's an additional subtitle setting which is the font size being increased. In addition, players can now enable subtitles for all dialogue lines.
Other improvements include:
- Update to the FrameGen technology, including dedicated settings.
- Adjusted animations and camera movements in combat.
- Improved targeting, locking onto, and disengaging from enemies.
- Better responsiveness of targeting and attaching to surfaces when using Shadowstep and Planeshift.
- Blood and gore are no longer censored in the Japanese version of the game on Steam.
Check out the other changes introduced with update 1.1 here.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is set in 14th-century Europe where bloody conflicts have swept the lands with the Black Death coming for the survivors. Vampires seize their opportunity to walk out of the shadows and claim the freedom they've been denied for centuries and the power that comes with it.
The game has players take on the role of Coen, a young man turned into a Dawnwalker and forever has to tread the line between the world of day and the realm of night. As a Dawnwalker, Coen can wield both a sword and use magical runes in the form of bloody scars etched on his skin during the day. However, at night, Coen embraces his supernatural instincts, and unlocks an entirely new powerset. His nocturnal abilities include lethal vampiric claws and Shadowstep, which is a skill that allows him to swiftly navigate across rooftops.
The Blood of Dawnwalker makes use of a directional combat system that's designed to bring cinematic intensity and tactical challenge to each confrontation. Players need to study enemy movements, block precisely, and time counterattacks to execute seamless, strategic takedowns. One interesting feature of the game is that players can shape the plot the way they want. For example, they can choose to go on a quest to save their family or maybe swear revenge on their sire and destroy everyone standing in their way.
The Blood of Dawnwalker is releasing for the PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.