Of Ash and Steel : Update 1.07 is now live

Update 1.07 is now live

Hi everyone! Patch 1.07 is now live!

This is probably our biggest and most feature-rich patch to date. Aside from fixing various bugs — negative stats (like attack speed), crafting and inventory issues, crashes in the city, and all sorts of other annoying things — we’ve added plenty of gameplay improvements and new game content!

New Content

Hairstyles and Beards

The first content update is cosmetic. Tristan now has more hairstyle and beard options, so he can be rightfully called the dandiest man on Grayshaft! Or just terrify even seasoned hobsters with his looks — however you want to play it.

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This dungeon was discovered in an abandoned mine near Nerest’s house. An ominous portal in the ritual halls beckons to adventurers. Prepare to fight through ten levels across three different areas with gradually increasing difficulty. Every time you enter the portal, the enemies, rewards, and chest locations change. Praise the Seven that you have a compass — it’s very easy to get lost in these intertwined tunnels.

Keep an eye on the time! If you linger longer than necessary, the enemies will grow stronger. Continue to overstay your welcome, and the dungeon guardian will appear to swiftly send you straight to The One!

The main treasure of this place is the mythical Lazar Stones, which you can find on every level. Our distant ancestors used these crystals as offerings, hoping for generous gifts in return.

If you gather enough, you can get a unique reward — the Royal Guard Armor. This armor was forged back in Grayshaft’s golden age, when the King himself favored the Fifth Island. Back then, the armor embodied honor, strength, and courage. Who knows, maybe you’ll be able to restore it to its former glory.

The Royal Guard Armor’s stats make it a great fit for any stage of the game — it can be upgraded at a work bench using the faction armor of the Order of the Seven or the Free Hunters, pushing its stats to the limit. Those who are more interested in pure profit will be able to exchange Lazar Stones for other valuable rewards as well.

Improvements

Aside from content updates, we’ve also added various quality-of-life changes that players have been asking for.

Universal Stash

A stash chest that you can now access not only from your house but also at faction bases and taverns.

Wagoners

Additionally, wagoners have now appeared on Grayshaft. These enterprising folks have hitched cows to carts and now can quickly and relatively comfortably take the hero where he needs to go — for a pretty penny, of course. Keep the distance in mind, though, or that penny might turn out to be a bit too pretty.

Sparrows

In the city itself, you can also find a guide who will take you to the desired quarter. They also require a fee, naturally.

Quest Sorting

For easier navigation, the region where a quest was acquired is now displayed alongside its name, and all quests can be sorted alphabetically, by the time they were received, or by the location where you picked them up.

Glossary

The character menu now features a Glossary, which includes three sections: Tutorials, Bestiary, and Characters.

In the Tutorials section, you can find all the materials explaining different aspects of the game. This comes in handy if you accidentally miss something or want to refresh your memory on specific mechanics.

The Bestiary holds information about the monsters you have defeated on the island. After the first kill, it shows how many more enemies of this type you need to slay to unlock additional details. Once you reach that number, the Study button will appear. Click it to view the monster’s stats and vulnerabilities, and to receive a small reward.

The Characters section accumulates information about the locations and faction affiliations of the Grayshaft denizens you meet. It will indicate whether a character is a trader or a trainer, as well as the exact skills they teach. Talking to an NPC once is enough to add them to the list. Naturally, you can also filter the list by various parameters.

If your save was made before the release of patch 1.07, you’ll need to talk to previously encountered characters again for them to appear on the list.

In-Game Help Center

Players often ask us for help with a specific bug via in-game messages. Frequently, it’s already been fixed in our current game build, but the patch with the fix isn’t ready yet. We could suggest how to solve it using console commands, but since all such messages are anonymous, we can’t contact you to help.

That’s why we’ve added a special Help Center inside the game. Under the Issues tab, we’ll try to outline the most common situations from bug reports and ways to solve them.

In the future, if we see positive feedback and interest from players, we plan to actively expand the other sections as well. Over time, this will let us form a comprehensive knowledge base about Of Ash and Steel and the world of the Kingdom of the Seven, right in the game.

A huge thank you to the players for actively using the in-game messaging system — it’s been incredibly helpful for finding and fixing various issues, as well as adding new, useful gameplay mechanics.

Of course, that’s far from everything; there are tons of other fixes and improvements in the patch.

Full patch 1.07 changelog

Quests

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Steam achievement from unlocking in some playthrough variations of the “Joining the Free Hunters” quest. The achievement is now awarded correctly.
• Fixed dialogue in the riddles given by the wandering knight Fecht.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Fecht to change his appearance every time he met the hero.
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to be teleported to the side after the ceremony at the fort.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the bandit from appearing during the “Lost Sword” quest.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from interacting with the story-related chest in the Gravediggers’ house.
• Fixed a bug that caused several dialogue lines not to play in Chapter 5.
• Fixed the completion logic for the “Handout” quest in case of failure.
• Fixed the journal entries for the “Joining the Free Hunters” quest regarding the encounter with Slack.
• Upon starting the potion-brewing objective in the “A Fragrant Explosion” quest, bell peppers will now spawn in Corodelius’s house in case the player has bought and used all the bell peppers in the game.
• Fixed a bug that caused Galath and Oliver to remain in the barracks after the start of Chapter 5.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from progressing in the “Running Errands” main quest during certain side quest playthrough variations.
• Fixed a bug that caused the dialogue with Godrank to freeze after the Order initiation ceremony.
• Fixed a bug that caused Emir to have no dialogue for the “Bad Bread” quest.
• Fixed a bug in the “Alcohol Supplier” quest that allowed players to hand over homebrew to Vimon and Hugo multiple times.
• Duster’s location in the “Tough Teeth” quest has been adjusted to match the dialogue descriptions.
• Prax’s location in the “Special Invitation” quest has been adjusted to match the dialogue and the journal.
• Fixed a bug in the “Joining the Free Hunters” quest where Robas would remain standing by the tower if the player didn’t talk to Slack after cutting the strip.
• In Nerest’s “Thirst for Knowledge” quest, the names of the received books have been adjusted to match the dialogue text.
• The logic in the “Dance of the Ancients” puzzle has been fixed to match the text on the note.
• The bandits and the trader near Flavius’s camp can no longer be killed before the dialogue starts.
• Fixed a bug that caused Norbert’s chest to become non-interactive if its lock was picked before the start of the quest.
• Fixed Bokht’s dialogue regarding bank deposits.
• Fixed a bug in the “Impenetrable Fort (Order)” quest that caused Tristan’s ambient voice lines to overlap.
• The reward for winning a Ranta match against Morgan has been adjusted to match the dialogue.
• The captain’s spawn location in the “Strange Crystals” quest has been changed to a more logical one.
• In the “Big Break” quest, the pants of one of the “investors” have been changed to match the description in the journal and the dialogue.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the money paid for Melt’s debt from being transferred in the Insight variant of the dialogue with Sawyer.
• Fixed the journal entries for the “Customs Duty” quest.
• The reward for the “Scarecrow” quest has been adjusted to match the dialogue text.
• The statuettes for the “Seven Statues” quest can now be picked up without a penalty.
• Javek’s reward for the “Hunter’s Challenge” quest is now consistent with the dialogue text.
• If an extra Symbol of Blood was found, Oliver will now take it upon completion of the “Lord of the Rings” quest.
• Beating up Gaiun no longer incurs a fine.
• Fixed a bug in the “Preparing for the Big Hunt” quest that allowed interactions to trigger multiple times.
• If the hero has several hammers, the cheapest one will be handed over during the “Man’s Weapon” quest.
• Fixed a bug in the “Lost Sheep” quest that caused the sheep to survive.
• Fixed the dialogue lines and rewards for Pyr the blacksmith in the “Beltran’s Sword” quest.
• Fixed the dialogue lines for Gaan the mercenary in the “Beltran’s Sword” quest.
• Fixed the door opening logic in the “Strange Notes” puzzle.
• Fixed a bug that made it impossible to open the cipher-locked chest in the cave near Ivarsby Village.
• Fixed Firs’s dialogue lines in the “Took Cover, Or Covered Up?” quest.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to complete the bounty hunters’ questline after joining the Smugglers or Gravediggers.
• Removed empty journal entries that appeared when interacting with expedition members in the Frozen Valley.
• Fixed a bug with the objective completion order in the “Seven Feet Below Keel” quest.
• Added a reward for the “Executing the Executioner” quest.
• Adjusted the dialogue with Nia in the “Bonacci’s Reflection” quest.
• Fixed Dobbs’s dialogue lines where he spoke with a female voice.
• Fixed the dialogue lines in conversations with Yovel.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the player from opening the door to Berta’s house while Fisher was knocked out.
• Fixed a bug that caused Olaf to initiate dialogue with the player without giving the missing sheep quest.
• Fixed a bug that caused Lyra to say an ambient voice line with a male voice.
• Fixed a bug that caused Kamal to endlessly repeat his initial greeting when meeting the hero.
• When Fox talks to the hero on the bridge, it is now possible to agree to go to the secret location to start the quest.
• Fixed the introductory dialogue with Corodelius.
• Fixed the introductory dialogue with August.
• Upon successfully completing the “Hunter in Need” quest, Rump will now return to the hunters’ camp.
• Fixed an issue where Selma’s bow would disappear during the “Lost Bow” quest.
• Fixed an issue where Odric would take all your herbs of a single type during the “Way of the Herbalist” quest.
• Fixed an issue where you could ask Gabriel about Irvin without having joined the Order.
• Fixed an issue where the voice lines of the bandit near Tristan’s house would overlap.
• The swamp village now remains empty after the “Bogs and Swamps” quest.
• Fish no longer speaks outside of dialogue.
• Fixed a bug that caused the music not to turn off during certain cutscenes.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Steam achievement to be awarded and the “Family Matters” quest to update prematurely.
• Fixed the journal entries for the “Horn for Mackie” quest.
• The “Big Break” quest can no longer be started if the “Bureaucracy” quest is active, and vice versa.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the correct dialogue option from appearing for Gloria in the “Dealer” quest.
• Fixed an issue where Yorca could be killed by beasts on his way to the horse.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some bandits from appearing during the “Rats at the Customs” quest.
• Fixed a bug that caused some characters to disappear in the prison.
• Fixed a bug that caused the dialogue with the bandit by the campfire to freeze.
• Added the final reward from Lautrec.
• The color of the stranger’s hat in the “Nuances of Thieving” quest has been adjusted to match the description.
• Adjusted the wall color by the correct cell in the “Great Escape” quest.
• Fixed a bug that caused the character to get stuck near the chest aboard the Stormwhisper.
• Kaigar no longer repeats the dialogue about a mutual acquaintance.
• Boon no longer grants infinite experience.
• Fixed a bug in the “Riot Weapons” quest where weapon bundles could be obtained from Botrops twice.
• Fixed a bug where the chest-opening event at the Alpha and Omega would progress incorrectly if you had previously spoken to the chest key merchant in the market square.
• Fixed an issue where fighting the “true landlord” near Tristan’s house would incur a fine.
• Fixed a bug where Eddert could be asked to transport Fish, even though the quest was no longer available story-wise.
• Tweaked Leonardo’s appearance.
• Fixed a bug in the “Sabotaging the Ceremony” quest where Martha’s whistle could be obtained twice.
• Fixed a bug where Irvin wouldn’t appear during “The Long Road Home” quest.
• You can now train with Javek and Flynn regardless of how you entered the Hunters’ Camp.
• Fixed a bug in the “Hobster King’s Sword” quest where you could buy beer from Tibor before Magwo asked for it.
• Fixed a bug where Eremey could get lost on his way to the bridge.
• Fixed a bug where the “Rats at the Customs” quest could not be completed after starting the “Missing Guard” quest.
• Fixed a bug where Kaigar could get lost during “The Big Hunt”.
• Fixed a bug where the dialogue with Lyra would freeze in one of the endings for “Impenetrable Fort (freemen)”.
• The cost of the temple guard’s services has been adjusted to match the description.
• Fixed a bug where Harper and his crew couldn’t get out of the water in the sewers (for new playthroughs).
• Fixed the dialogue with Fox about the dagger in the Abandoned Village.
• Fixed navigation issues with Pegasus and Ursa Major.
• Magwo no longer comments on his surroundings in a human voice.
• Fixed a bug where saving/loading or using Ancient Knowledge in the temple caused extra temple guards to spawn.
• Fixed camera issues during Pinker’s dialogue with Skiper.
• Fixed a bug where there were no alternatives to paying the bandit in the Dark Forest.
• Fixed a bug where Denesh would get stuck on his way to the artifact.
• Fixed a bug that prevented completing the dialogue with Duster in the “Strong Teeth” quest.
• Fixed a bug where rats could open the house door by themselves during Yoho’s quest.
• Fixed a bug where voice lines would overlap during the “Take Me By The Hand” quest.

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug where attack speed and damage values were calculated incorrectly (sometimes even dropping to negative values) if a non-stackable weapon was swapped for a stackable one (this most commonly affected Legend and Nerest’s dirk).
• Fixed a bug that caused items to not be added to the inventory under certain conditions when all slots were full.
• Fixed crashes at traders when selling items with a full inventory.
• Significantly improved memory usage when using the inventory.
• Updated the memory usage logic when handling the inventory.
• Fixed a bug where NPCs in the market square could get stuck in a recursive loop during their daily routines (which resulted in a crash); this could also cause several other crashes upon entering the city.
• Fixed an inventory bug that prevented certain items from being found during crafting.
• Sprinting during combat no longer consumes stamina.
• Disabled garbage collection when closing the inventory, as it caused stuttering on some systems.
• Fixed water decals on certain animals.
• Crafted swords now move to the weapon stack rather than directly into the hand if an identical sword is already there.
• If a storage chest uses more than the base number of slots, they are now saved correctly.
• The mountable pig no longer opens doors.
• The city arena’s arch has been decorated.
• Fixed beard rendering for certain characters.
• Fixed the names of some Ranta fighters.
• Stamina no longer regenerates while attacking, blocking or dodging.
• Fortitude now increases stamina regeneration by 2.5x (30 FRT = +7.5 stamina per second on top of the base 15).
• Sleeping until midnight now wakes the player between 00:00 and 02:00 (used to be between 23:00 and 00:00).
• Removed the code from the chest in the crypt near Ivarsby Village.
• Mom now allows Rohan the Dark to leave the house.
• Fixed interactions in the Gravediggers’ house, the Abandoned Fort, and Capella’s Light that caused bugs with NPC behavior.
• Adjusted the area inside Higrid’s tent in the Standing Camp. He will no longer kick the hero out, letting you talk to him properly.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Smugglers’ Pig to behave incorrectly when entering the city or a portal.
• Previously opened empty chests become interactive again if an item is added to them.
• Fixed a bug that caused characters to fall waist-deep into the ground in various areas.
• Adjusted the stagger calculation formula that previously allowed some enemies to stunlock the player.
• Adjusted the logic for Ancient Knowledge that could teleport the player through a wall or an object when trying to teleport behind an enemy. The same fix has been applied to enemies with this skill.
• Adjusted the arrow trajectory for NPCs to prevent their shots from hitting various obstacles.
• Fixed a bug with the arena anvil that prevented the player from exiting its interface.
• Fixed XP calculation modifier that could previously reach values below 1.0.
• Current XP is no longer reset upon reaching a new level. Previously, this made it practically impossible to reach levels beyond 20. (Oops! We never planned this.)
• The player now gains 2 attribute points with each level. Every second level also grants 1 skill point.
• While walking with NPCs, their ambient voice lines will no longer play until loading is complete.
• Daggers can now be reinforced (sharpened).
• Added an option to disable Red Sky effects under Video settings.
• Patched up holes in the sleeves of the knight’s armor.
• Bandits now restore stamina gradually during the catch-breath animation rather than instantly (this animation can be interrupted by an attack).
• Observers in Ranta are now displayed correctly.
• Rebalanced crossbows: all crossbows have been buffed and now deal 3x their base damage.
• Increased the speed of the riding boar Runi by 300 units.
• Fixed a bug where certain perks would not unlock even when the requirements were met.
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when interacting with the ladder in the sewers at the city exit.
• Fixed a bug that prevented inventory sorting from working while trading.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the traps from dealing the intended amount of damage and immobilizing the target.
• Fixed a bug where the immunity value could rise above 100.
• Fixed a bug where the rover would not use a basic attack on the player if the player was aiming a bow at them.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused two-handed weapons to appear on the belt as one-handed when sheathed.
• While walking with NPCs, their ambient voice lines will no longer play until loading is complete.

Improvements

• Added new hairstyles (Free DLC #1).
• Added a large new dungeon with a unique reward (Free DLC #2).
• Added the option to activate the map from the start of the game. This setting is also available in the options menu for those who want to reveal the full map during an ongoing playthrough.
• Added carriage drivers who will transport the hero to key points on the island for gold.
• Added a city guide who will escort the hero to specific quarters for gold.
• Added a fully-fledged glossary for tutorials, monsters, and characters you have encountered in the game.
• Added quest sorting by area in the journal.
• Changed how the compass works: it now rotates based on the camera angle rather than Tristan’s rotation.
• Added the ability to switch targets in combat (while locked on) by moving the camera left or right while holding down the E key.
• Increased the size of the scrollbar in the inventory for easier navigation.
• Added a counter for the actions required to unlock perks: hovering over a perk now displays the number of completed actions and the total amount needed.
• Added a short pop-up animation for the “badges” that display the player’s progress.
• Added a storage chest to the fort, taverns, and main faction bases.
• Picking locks now awards 100 XP.
• Mining ore now awards 10–25 XP.
• Disabled interactions with depleted ore veins.
• Increased the successful digging radius of the shovel by 2.5x.
• Added decorations to the city arena’s arch.
• Added MORE usable beds in the mines.
• Added a special display stand in the hero’s house for collecting monster notes.

• Added an in-game Help Center to assist with various issues.
• Added the ability to name save slots.
• Fixed the display of total in-game hours.
• Replaced the software cursor with a hardware one — this should improve mouse responsiveness.
• Added an option to disable Red Sky effects under Video settings.

Debug Console (Shift + F12)

Added several new commands.

• editstats 1 — allows you to adjust almost all stats;
• addskill SkillID — adds a specific skill;
• removeskill SkillID — removes a specific skill;
• addperk PerkID — adds a specific perk.