From the workbench

Devlog

Day-by-day progress on Void Tales. Bigger announcements land in the news.

June 2025

Shin Snowly

Special unique HUD for Void Tales added

New icon for keys and golden keys

Symbol shows on screen when gem triggers

Unique tooltip for Void Tales

Unique player damage sound for Void Tales

Soul Station whisper sound added

Chrono Courier messages improved

Titles now center screen

Quest guide uses first-person perspective

Portal instructions updated

Soul Station inscription improved

Commands shown with “/”, /msg added

Player sounds added

Barkshroom sounds changed (walking, general)

Wind sounds on Ibis Island

Weapon swing sounds quieter for other players

“Return to tutorial” bug fixed

Tutorial sword lost special ability, got lifesteal

Tutorial crossbow got lifesteal

Arrow rain in tutorial reduced

Arrows on ground disappear faster in tutorial

Rat movement and damage adjusted in tutorial

Goretail rats deal 1 melee / 2 ranged damage

Goretail boss deals 3 damage per attack

Tutorial path made clearer

Embercloak Knight dialogue hints at rats shooting

Goretail rats on tower for atmosphere

Tutorial teleporter added for stuck players

Gems and gem shards added

Skill to assemble 15 gem shards into gem

Gemadillo added to reset weapons by eating gems

Gemadillo moved to Amelia’s old place

Special interaction with Gemadillo added

11 sword gems added

9 armor gems added

Consumable hammer for assembling gem shards added

Loot system balanced (vases, chests)

New texture for Given Blade

Given Blade renamed to Shattered Gift

Given Blade mechanics completely changed

Whispers added as consumable for Given Blade

New particles for Given Blade added

Given Blade reduces 1 second per strike

Racoon Trader has new particles and better text

Racoon Trader explains Blossomwind Flute better

Chrono Courier vending machine prices adjusted

Lore books now require exact number of pages

Lore books reward items after consumption

Whispered Wings give 3 Shelleys

Owl Pilgrim armor set added to Ibis Island

Gem slot added to Owl Pilgrim set

Mysterious sword and shield added to Dreamveil Isle

Gem Veins distributed on Ibis Island

Blackberry added to food items

Armor Set Of Umons Eternal Watch added

Moonlit Guard shield replaced by Heartwood Shield

Spirit effect added when enemies die

Tempest Quiver recharges by touching spirit effect

Tempest Quiver removed from wooden chests

Tempest Quiver fixed and description updated

New mechanic for picking up loot added

Flickering lights now provide whispers, no items

Audio jukebox removed everywhere

Immersive device added (left-click guide, right-click audio)

Mob material sell area expanded

Small animation for mob material sell added

Better explanation message from Agnes added

Agnes repositioned

Parcour routes now have guiding effects

Formless Mass has signature sound and animation

Backlash renamed to Riposte

Blueprint cost for Riposte reduced

Riposte damage increased

Riposte cooldown lowered

Name of active Formless Mass displayed

Riposte stance duration increased from 0.5 to 0.65 seconds

“Not Implemented” tag added to any Formless Mass missing in Chapter 1

Complete overhaul of “Rain” mechanic

Loyalty requirement added to open portals at Soul Station

Water landing zones removed from parcour areas

Slow falling effect added after failing parcour

Leaving Divine Realm removes slow falling effect

Pilgrim wind chimes added in front of Matilda

Wind chimes connect to Soul Station for fast travel

Dodge function changed from Shift to “Drop Key”

Poison effects changed to custom “self-made poison effect”

Tempest Quiver now shows knives count only on throw, switch or change

Aurum Pridetail moved to first platform of Soul Station

Empty bottle NPC replaced by Aurum Pridetail

Tinkerer Amelia moved to Soul Station with robot

Small place added for Amelia

New NPC added at Soul Station giving a present and waiting for the train

Noquun sends letters now instead of screeching

Reflectra at Soul Station is silent, only watching

Changed appearance of Ibya Priestess

Changed appearance of Farmer Grace

New colored dialogues for Everwalker

New colored dialogues for Shade of Fading Day

Sir Segerec’s size changed

Changed appearance of Hunter Maria

Changed Hunter Maria’s weapon

Changed Hunter Wilhelm’s weapon

Embellished Ibis Island entrance area

Beautified Dreamveil Isle (formerly Island of the 3 Animals)

Dreamveil Isle given a unique, slightly uncomfortable theme

Divine Realm given a new theme

Added hints and mysterious shadows that flee players on Dreamveil Isle

Lights in Grove of Deities flee from players

Beautified Flins Shop

Beautified Windmill of Ibis Island

New boss theme for Matilda

Changed Matilda’s entrance

Matilda’s HP raised

Matilda slows herself during parry instead of stun

Changed parry and run attack indicators for Matilda

Added Matilda’s first-time ultimate attack

Added slow then fast phase to Matilda’s fight

Final phase includes brutal run attack

Reworked Matilda’s dialogue

Fixed tree-position bug after Matilda’s ultimate

Improved lore for Matilda’s boss material

Added “convert blueprint” use for her material

Three redthroats appear after Matilda’s defeat showing her Falwhind connection

Hall Of Voices dungeon added

Boss “Ava” added to Hall Of Voices

Dungeon starter that summons mobs on entry added

Server-wide message announces Hall Of Voices entry

Gem Veins distributed in Hall Of Voices

Boss “Mira” added

Healing Stone added to dungeon

Changed feather guess for “optifine quest”

Changed reward for first Fiore quest

Owl Percival and related quest added on Ibis Island

Slotty now gives better inventory rewards

Better lore books added for Soul Station trades

Lore books now shorter and better written

Lore books can be absorbed for XP anywhere

Players receive Shelleys instantly after defeating them

Improved first encounter with Phia

Enhanced Ibis encounter with dialogue and effects

Advancements announcements turned off

Death message simplified and less edgy

Mob name colors changed

Rope slide to Ibis Island windmill beautified

Fixed “No More Quests Available” bug

Baltasar gives sword directly, no quest needed

Owls on Ibis Island now interact with feather rewards (20% chance)

Special buff added for collecting 30 feathers on Ibis Island

Players can own max 3 Phia Lumine now

Players can top up Phia Lumine if having 1 or 2 left

Phia Lumine not taken when near Enderchest anymore

Weapon ability support changed from “right” to “main” hand

Healing effect color gradient matches item name “Phia Lumine”

“Preparing for healing” message color gradient matches “Phia Lumine”

Lantern at Soul Station replaced with bamboo wind chimes

Phia Lumine now given by interaction, not a single strike

Buff foods like Caldrion Berry & Everfall Honey Cookie now instantly eaten

“Amthyst Chime Of Pilgrims” added for smoother Loyalty upgrades

Formless Mass only obtainable after “Audience: Ibis”

Gem veins change color randomly when damaged (blue or red)

Chiseled message in Soul Station got punctuation, spacing and quote fixes

Percival now gives correct shards

“Audience: Ibis” item text corrected from “grant” to “grants”

No block with missing interior on Ibis Island anymore

Backpack green text removed for better readability

Players can’t be pushed off the zipline anymore

Vivalora now gives an item

Everbloom quest last stage now shows “(to be continued in chapter 2)”

“Wanderlust” flute blacklisted for backpacks (no infinite storage)

Backpack bug completely fixed, blueprints now craft backpacks instead of buying

Diary from “Fangore” quest clearer to obtain

Papers blacklisted from backpacks (letters can’t multiply infinitely)

Cyn now has SHIELDBREAK ability

Matilda’s sword stays named Matilda’s Sword

Matilda’s parry cooldown set to 5 seconds to prevent spamming

“Swing Loyalty to upgrade” message shortened from 20 to 3 seconds

Baltasar no longer mentions sunlight in dialogue at night

Tempest Quiver explanation improved

Sir Segerec placed on solid block, renamed, scaled normally, can’t escape now

Blightfurs give +3 gold reward

Blueprint: Devour now requires 5 mossy flesh and works again

Quest “Heartwood” now says: “Phiella wants me to take her shield leaning against her gravesite at Ibya Forest start.”

Dungeon finally fixed

List of droppable items added

No trading or worldguard messages about dropping items needed anymore

Whisper Vessels stack capped at 10, new stacks formed after

Skill removing vessels above 10 less buggy

Letter of Noquun texture changed, can’t go in backpack, parchments can

Gemadillos finally fixed completely

Phiella’s “Heartwood” quest no longer repeatable

Armor stands no longer vanish and won’t vanish again

Items now stack themselves

Lecterns protected again (maybe missed some)

Runestones (Strength) moved to stage 1 from 2

Hall Of Voices no longer kicks players out due to end sequence bug

Elven Crown (Jackpot) can be transformed into full gems if achieved multiple times

Titan and his carrot removed, replaced with voucher for 1 of 3 Ellums

Players who had Titan automatically get voucher upon visiting Soul Station

Voucher usable at Ellum Haven on Ibis Island

Hall Of Voices boss recognition works

5 new status effects created

All poison effects replaced by new Blight Status Effect

Spiced Potatoes now eaten instantly

Mythical Box added to stack faulty and unstackable items

Gem shards replaced by Glimmer

Heirloom Gems created and added to slot machine

Gem Veins fully functional

Mistborn Archers have their bows back

Enhanced dialogues pack applied

Heartly gemstone description improved (+2 max HP) and replaced in test area

Formless Mass: Silkfall now applies “Blight” status instead of poison

Silkfall lore updated

Playermodel visible again

Devour no longer kicks player

All dialogues in Falwhind, Soul Station & Ibis Island improved

Watchers Of Umon (spiders) now apply blight effect instead of poison

Resin now removes blight effect from barkshrooms, mira, watchers, ava, and others

Players now spawn correctly in the appropriate area, depending on tutorial completion

The Oak-Bow is now breaking again when shooting it, as intended

Official Void Tales Modpack has been created

All dialogues in Ibya-Forest, Umon & Sanctuary improved

All poisonous attacks from Thalis & Leafsong now apply the new custom status effect “Blight”

Adjusted armor sets with corresponding set bonuses and improved stats

Adjusted the rewards from Vivi’s treasure chests

All armor sets now have equal armor values – only the effects make a difference now