Dragon Marked For Death released at the end of January but over a month later it got its patch Ver. 1.3.0 that brings various adjustments for its system, characters, equipment, and plenty more.
Here are the full patch notes from Inti Creates:
Known Issues
Equipping the Striker Pack DLC weapon āGrimoireā on the Witch and performing some actions, such as jumping, will cause the game to crash.
Also, loading the game as the Witch with the āGrimoireā equipped will also cause the game to crash.
Please follow the steps below if you are experiencing this issue:
ā After starting the game, do not move the character, and open the menu.
ā”Select āShortcutsā from the menu and enter a building.
ā¢Inside the building, equip the Witch with a magic tome other than āGrimoireā.We are working on a patch to fix this issue as soon as possible. We will announce the date for this patch as soon as it is decided.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused by this issue.
System
- The amount of experience points awarded for completing a quest has been changed.
ā With this update, the amount of experience points earned for completing quests has decreased. - The amount of experience points earned by defeating enemies during quests has changed.
āWith this update, the amount of experience points earned has increasedćtherefore increasing the overall amount of experience earned when failing a quest. - When using the Shortcuts menu in town to move to a location, you will now be placed directly inside the building instead of outside it.
- The menu can now be opened in town while the game is auto-saving.
- Accessories can now be equipped/unequipped during quests by selecting āCheck Equipmentā on the menu screen.
- Messages that explain what each facility does now display when a character enters the capital city of Medius for the first time.
- Equipment can now be changed at the Bar when selecting a quest in single player mode.
- āHunt for named monstersā has been added to the lists of requests available for multiplayer games.
- Players can now still use chat features in online multiplayer lobbies even after confirming that they are ready to depart.
- Players can now choose any difficulty level for a quest in online open matches, even if they have not previously unlocked that difficulty level.
- Bonus stat points that were left unallocated during a quest result screen due to a connection failure can now be allocated by choosing the āreset bonus pointsā option at Atruumās Den.
- The negative status effect āburnā now lasts longer.
- The negative status effect āpoisonā now lasts as long for enemies in multiplayer as it does for single player.
- The negative status effect āfrostbiteā now reduces an enemyās AGI stat instead of restricting their movement.
- Enemies can now be knocked back in the air even after being launched into an airborne state.
- A sound effect now plays when receiving a Dragonite item during a conversation in town.
- Animated trailer version A and version B have been added to the game.
ā These are unlocked once certain conditions are met, and will play from the Title Screen after a period of inactivity.
Characters
- The amount of DP awarded to allies when your character recovers DP in multiplayer has been reduced.
- After taking damage in mid-air, players will now be able to move after a certain period of time.
- Each characterās movement speed has been adjusted, reducing the difference in speed between the characters.
- The balance of physical attack power between the Empress, Warrior, and Shinobi has been adjusted.
- Knockback has been added to the Empressās airborne Dragon Sword
- The attack range for the third slash in the Empressās sword combo has been increased.
- Physical damage has been increased on a portion of the Empressās attacks
- DP recovery has been increased on a portion of the Empressās attacks
- The Empressās grounded Dragon Sword can now be cancelled into Dragon Shot
- The recovery on the Empressās airborne Dragon Sword can now be cancelled into Dragon Shot or a sword attack
- The Empressās mid-air Dragon Sword attack speed has been increased.
- The Empressās Dragon Cannon now takes less time to activate, fire, and stop firing.
- The Empressās Dragon Cannon now has the same firing range as the Dragon Shot.
- DP recovery has been increased on a portion of the Warriorās attacks
- The Warriorās Dragon Guard now requires less DP to activate.
- The Warriorās Dragon Guard now requires more DP to maintain.
- The Warriorās Dragon Tackle and Dragon Smash now require less DP to use.
- The Shinobiās Dragon Skill attack power has been decreased.
- The Shinobiās mid-air attack power and DP recovery amounts have been decreased
- The Shinobiās Dragon Kick attack can now poison enemies.
- Enemies and bosses over Level 50 will get increased magic resistance if magic attacks with the same elemental properties are used in succession.
Equipment
- The equipment effect of ā+XX% dmg. to Lv.YY enemiesā has been changed
ā In accordance with this change, it will now read ā+XX% physical damage to Lv. YY+ enemies.ā
Old version: Equipped characters would have all damage increased by XX% to enemies above your character level by at least YY.
New version: Equipped characters will have physical damage increased by XX% to enemies above your character level by at least YY. - New equipment effect, ā+XX% M.dmg. to Lv.YY+ enemiesā has been added.
- Equipment effects ā+XX% dmg. to primal enemiesā, ā+XX% dmg. to Deva enemiesā, and ā+XX% dmg. to Asura enemiesā have been changed.
ā In accordance with this change, it will now read ā+XX% P.dmg. to āprimalā enemiesā
Old version: Equipped characters would have all damage increased by XX% to āprimalā enemies.
New version: Equipped characters will have physical damage increased by XX% to āprimalā enemies.
- New equipment effects ā+XX% M.dmg. to primal enemiesā, ā+XX% M.dmg. to Deva enemiesā, and ā+XX% M.dmg. to Asura enemiesā have been added.
- Equipment effect āAtk. +XX% during Drg Sphereā has been changed
ā In accordance with this change, it will now read āP.Atk. +XX% during Drg Sphere ā
Old version: All damage increased by XX% during Dragon Combo
New version: Physical damage increased by XX% during Dragon Combo
- Activation conditions of equipment effect āResist instant deathā have been changed
ā When the player is at low health and the character sprite appears tired, the effect will no longer activate.
Old version: As long as the player had 2 or more HP, an attack that would reduce their HP to 0 would instead bring them to 1 HP.
New version: If the player is above 25% HP, an attack that would reduce their HP to 0 will instead bring them to 1 HP.
- Low to mid level physical weapons have had their attack power adjusted.
ā Affected weapons are listed below.
Empress Weapons
Shortsword 6 ā 9
Shortsword +1 10 ā 11
Shortsword +2 15 ā 16
Shortsword +3 20 ā 21
Hunterās Sword 8 ā 10
Hunterās Sword +1 13 ā 14
Hunterās Sword +3 21 ā 24
Wakizashi 11 ā 12
Wakizashi +2 19 ā 20
Wakizashi +3 22 ā 27
Warrior Weapons
Light Axe 15 ā 45
Light Axe +1 43 ā 55
Felling Axe 25 ā 50
Felling Axe +1 53 ā 65
Battle Axe 40 ā 55
Battle Axe +1 61 ā 68
Bardiche 54 ā 60
Bardiche +1 75 ā 85
Broad Axe 68 ā 70
Shinobi Weapons
Short Kunai 4 ā 6
Short Kunai +1 4 ā 7
Short Kunai +2 5 ā 7
Short Kunai +3 7 ā 8
Carving Knife 5 ā 7
Carving Knife +1 6 ā 7
Carving Knife +2 6 ā 8
Khukuri 6 ā 8
Khukuri +1 7 ā 9
Jitte 7 ā 9
Long Kunai 8 ā 9
Long Kunai +1 9 ā 10
- Effects on the weapon āRune Anelaceā have been changed
Old version: Magic weapon, +50% dmg. to primal enemies
New version: Magic weapon, +50% M.dmg. to primal enemies
- Effects on the weapon āKhukuri+3ā have been changed
Old version: +50% dmg. to primal enemies, +100% dmg to Lv.10+ enemies, +100% dmg. during Drg Sphere
New version: +50% P.dmg. to primal enemies, +50% P.dmg. to Lv. 10+ enemies, +100% P.dmg. during Drg Sphere
- Effects on the weapon āNinja Swords+3ā have been changed
Old version: Magic weapon, +50% dmg. to Deva enemies
New version: Magic weapon, +50% M.dmg. to Deva enemies, Night vision
- The equipment effect ā+50% dmg. to Asura enemiesā has been changed to ā+50% M.dmg. to Asura enemiesā on magic tomes
- Equipment effects on the accessory āAmulet of Darknessā have been changed
Old version: Resist instant death, Aggro -25%, +50% dmg to Lv. 10+ enemies
New version: Aggro -25%, +25% P.dmg. to Lv. 15+ enemies, +25% M.dmg. to Lv. 15+ enemies
- Equipment effects on the accessory āAmulet of Darkness+1ā have been changed
Old version: Resist instant death, Aggro -25%, +50% dmg to Lv. 10+ enemies
New version: Aggro -45%, +50% P.dmg. to Lv. 25+ enemies, +50% M.dmg. to Lv. 25+ enemies
Changes to Enemies
- Named Monsters (NM) have been added
ā It is recommended to have a full, high level party for this content.
ā To complete these fights at the current level cap, rare equipment will be necessary. - The positions where enemies appear during āKill them all!ā fights have been changed.
- As there was an area that the boss Vasithās attacks would not reach, Vasithās attack area has been adjusted.
Quests
- The single player tutorial quest āThe Doomed Clanā can now be selected.
- The quest āMarked For Deathā can now be played at difficulty level 65.
- To accommodate the addition of Named Monsters, parts of certain maps have been changed.
- The lowest difficulty level for the ā Dreaming of Treasure ā quest has been reduced from 5 to 3.
- The placement of treasure chests when playing āThe Doomed Clanā tutorial quest as the Warrior has changed.
- Except for certain quests, bossās levels have been changed to be 5 to 6 levels above the quest level.
Fixed Issues
- Fixed an issue where the game would close with an error when starting on a Switch with the language set to Chinese (Traditional) or Korean.
- Fixed an issue where the portrait for Ordo would not display correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the text log displayed incorrect text when curing confusion.
- Fixed an issue where a portion of the ending graphic displayed incorrectly.
- Fixed an error in calculating money earned when at the maximum limit.
- Fixed an issue where items were not properly sold when receiving a number over the limit on the result screen.
- Fixed an issue where treasure chest mimics would disappear when separated from the player.
- Fixed an issue where treasure chests could appear again after opening.
- Fixed an issue where treasure chests could be opened through walls.
- Fixed an issue where the effects of used and picked up items were not properly applied.
- Fixed an issue with the color palette of the Felling Axe.
- Fixed an issue where the weapon effect āDeals magic damageā affected non-physical damage.
- Fixed an issue where AGI was not properly affecting the Empressās accuracy.
- Fixed an error with the graphics displayed after the Warrior landed a charge attack.
- Fixed an issue where the witchās bullets from a failed cast were the wrong element.
- Fixed an issue where HP healed by magic and the Dragon Guard was not calculated correctly.
- Fixed enemy behavior after attacks slamming them to the ground.
- Fixed an issue where the Dragon Combo sequence would not properly end.
- Fixed an issue where the camera distance would change following a Dragon Combo.
- Fixed an issue where the screen would not display properly after skipping the cut scene at the beginning of a quest.
- Fixed an issue where the camera distance would change following a quest cut scene.
- Fixed an issue where NPC health was not properly restored on NPC defense quests.
- Fixed an issue where Eternoās status was not properly applied on the quest āUndying Dragonā.
- Fixed an issue where NPC footsteps could not be heard on the quest āFrozen Fusionā.
- Fixed an issue where the ending cutscene of āThey Come from Hellā could not be skipped.
- Fixed an issue with the collision on Asuraās Gate in the quests āCalamityās Portentā and āThey Come from Hellā.
- Fixed an issue with terrain collision on the quest āSoul Vesselā.
- Fixed an issue where the Shinobi could enter an unintended area in quests at the Ogreās Fort.
- Fixed an issue that would appear when fighting the Mandrake boss that would cause Skullbee enemies to not regenerate if they were defeated outside of a certain range.
- Fixed an issue that would appear when fighting the Jinryu boss that would cause the lightning dragon to behave irregularly if a Dragon Sphere was acquired during the lightning dragon attack.
- Fixed an issue that would appear when fighting the Asura Dragon boss that would cause the visual effects of the tornado attack to not display properly.
- Fixed an issue that caused the first form of the final boss to move outside of the screen in the most recent version.
- Fixed an issue that caused the first form of the final boss to be set to the wrong enemy type in the most recent version.
- Fixed an issue that caused the āTough Chickā enemy to not be able to move forward on diagonal terrain.
- Connection stability for local and online multiplayer modes has been improved.
- Fixed an issue that caused searches for āLevel 1 Ā± 10ā types of online multiplayer matches to not work properly.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused no error message to display when a search failed to produce results for online multiplayer searches.
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to select quests in multiplayer modes that they normally did not have access to yet.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Results screen in multiplayer games to go away due to a connection error before players were able to apply their bonus stat points.
- Fixed an issue that caused some enemies to not die when they normally should in multiplayer games.
- Fixed an issue that was making enemies appear in multiplayer games that were unable to be attacked.
- Fixed an issue that caused other playersā sound effects to come through during cut scenes in multiplayer games.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection problems when talking to the NPC āEternoā during the āUndying Dragonā quest in multiplayer games.
- Fixed an issue that caused the background music to stop playing during cutscenes in the āTomb Rescueā quest in multiplayer games.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection sync problems when the āCthulhuā boss is defeated.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection sync problems when the āTwin Dragonsā boss is defeated.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection sync problems with the āVasithā boss.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection sync problems with the āFlygolinā enemy.
- Fixed an issue that caused connection sync problems with the āThundertoadā enemy.
- Various other display and behavior related issues have also been fixed.
Dragon Marked For Death is available for the Nintendo Switch.
