From the workbench

Devlog

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

July 2025

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Each armor piece now has its own bonus stat in addition to the set bonus stat.

The prices for the money pouches sold by Aurum Pridetail — which secure your gold on death — have been significantly reduced

All food items can now be consumed instantly

From now on, whenever you receive an item during an NPC dialogue, an extra line will appear to tell you what you just received

Fixed a bug that allowed the Rotbloom Blueprint to be obtained multiple times

The design of the Chrono Courier has been changed

Fixed a typo in the dialogue of the wolf who asks you to end his life

The number of Shelleys required to upgrade Loyalty has been increased

Cyn now has a greatly improved soundtrack – capturing the creeping madness, rising tension, and fitting for the “final boss” of Chapter 1

The purchase price for the dungeon key to the Hall Of Voices has been reduced from 200 to 60

There is now a “Progress Tree” for all armor sets, upgraded gear, shields, and weapons – perfect for collectors and those wanting to see what they might’ve missed

Shellshocks and Shellmites are working again – a bug was fixed that prevented them from triggering properly

The Fletchforge has been introduced — a specialized workbench where bow-type weapons can be freely swapped for crossbow-type weapons, and vice versa

The ranged weapon Sylvan Grace has now been added to the “Relics Of War” achievement tree.

A new system was introduced where players complete quests to unlock food that can be collected every 5 hours.

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The quest dialogue for the Bladeguess quest has been updated and now follows the new format

A bug was fixed where the adventurer kept receiving the same letter repeatedly

The “Don’t Pet the Raccoon” sign is now also protected

The tree at the Soul Station now gives passing adventurers a Withered Acorn. Holding one increases the gold reward when opening a Boss Chest

A bug was fixed where the quest description for the quest Ellumscape was not displaying correctly

Fixed a typo that said the bomb could be used with Shift, when it actually works with Swing / Left Click

Fixed a bug where the Gemadillo only gave 1 Glimmer instead of 7, despite being intended to offer 7 every 8 hours

Fixed a bug where Whispers were not properly limited to a maximum of 10

The reward for the “Dreamnest” quest has been reworked – it was still giving the old Feral & Aegis Shards instead of the new Glimmer

Two lecterns containing bits of lore are now protected, preventing the books from being taken

Fixed a bug where the Ellum Voucher could not be redeemed for an Ellum

Fixed a bug where a new Ellum would be born if the player touched an existing Ellum while holding a Voucher

Players can no longer get hungry in the Grove Of Deities

Glimmer can now be stacked using the Mystic Box

The Skyloop game in the Grove Of Deities can now be replayed much more quickly

Amelia’s machine, Chromo, now correctly triggers the quest for the Formless Mass again

Several books that still rewarded Aegis/Feral Shards after reading have been updated to give Glimmer instead

Fixed a rather stressful and strange bug where hundreds of invisible sheep were standing in one spot…

An in-game warning now appears 13 seconds after joining for players who haven’t completed the tutorial, informing them about issues when not using the modpack – with a direct link provided (Thank you @Soph!)

The message in “How To Play” has been revised to clearly state that the resource pack may sometimes fail to load (Thank you @Soph!)

The in-game commands /list and /help now function properly and display all commands available to the player

There is now an official release time with a timestamp. (Thank you @cyvl!)

Roasted Chicken can now be consumed instantly and is of higher quality than the Baked Potato

The HP of the boss Thalis has been reduced from 600 to 520 (Thank you @The Wandering Druid!)

All mob drops have been updated from the old Aegis and Feral Shards to Glimmer

The names of the “Hatched Weaver” and “Blighted Weaver” have been color-adjusted

The death messages for being killed by the “Hatched Weaver” and “Blighted Weaver” have been updated

The Hatched Weavers that appear during the Silken King boss fight now have a small chance to drop Phia Lumine or stacks for the Tempest Quiver

Slightly fewer Hatched Weavers now spawn during the Silken King boss fight

Adventurers can no longer be affected by the “Blight” status effect if they block the attack with a shield

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The Lunargloom Set can now be upgraded at Noquun

The “Blight Powder” item is now available from the Chrono Courier vending machine

Signs at the Soul Station can no longer be modified by players

The Lunargloom item set can now be obtained through various methods in the Howling Sanctuary

The Lunargloom set now has its own unique set bonus

Players can now receive a letter they probably shouldn’t open – thanks to @NoBody for the crazy idea

Players can now receive a Misguided Letter that reveals more about Maria – and even about the Awakened (you) yourself. Thanks to @The Wandering Druid for the idea

Players can now receive a letter from the raccoon Kuro Of The Black Forest after defeating the Silken King and restoring balance in Ibya Forest. Thanks to @🤍 𝔹𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕝𝕪 ♠️ for the idea

A much improved dodge system has been introduced, now allowing movement in all directions

The old “Flicker Step” has been removed, as it became unnecessary due to the improved dodge system

All weapons & shields now include clearer instructions on which keybinds activate their abilities

Loyalty has been given a more specialized dodge ability

A unique kill message has been added for Cyn

A unique kill message has been added for Kral

The lifesteal weapons from the tutorial now have a more visible effect

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5 unique bags have been created, each with character, story, and different purposes and sizes

Special gemstones have been introduced that boost certain stats at the cost of others (thanks @The Wandering Druid )

All upgrade levels of Loyalty have been integrated into the achievement system to provide an overview of acquired abilities

A mailbox system has been designed, allowing players to receive letters

Seagull Of Saltwind now marks all mailboxes, showing only seagulls handle mails in Void Tales

Various letters from different NPCs have been added, which players receive at specific story points

Noquun no longer recycles old armor, but upgrades it instead.

The boss “The Silken King” has been reworked with a custom soundtrack, 5 new attacks, 3 phases, and improved rewards

All spiders summoned by the Silken King now disappear when the boss dies or the player is out of range

All important spiders that are crucial for the bossfight now emit a glow

The “Watchers” of Umon now have a skill that traps players in webs, but for a much shorter duration than their usual Umon counterpart

Every boss now has an 8-minute respawn timer, visually indicated by a small snail crawling around the area

Whisperskin Parchment has been added as a slightly rarer resource drop from breakable vases

The Voidling is now a pet for early players

The third armor set has been created: the Lunargloom Set