On the upside, Gothic open-world influence confirmed!
Being Indie and Pole is a plus for me. Can you name one indie Polish RPG with pronouns in char creation?
For the guys re playing. Where I can find Icicle blast? Trying to find it everywhere but nothing.
This spell >
Was my favorite
June & July development update!
Hello, travelers!
Let’s start with an apology - sorry we haven’t been active on our Steam page for a while. Rest assured, the reason is that we’re working hard on new content while fixing and polishing the existing one. Just your casual “lost track of time” situation!
We’re all very happy about your warm reception of the recent Cuanacht Rebellion update. Thank you for the support, including all the feedback and bug reports provided. We read and analyze every piece, even if we can’t respond to everyone. So keep the comments going!
We know you want more of The Fall of Avalon, so without further ado, take a peek at what we’ve been cooking for you this time! Keep in mind this is a work-in-progress footage, so everything you see is subject to change.
Starting off with a big one: a first look at the Forlorn Swords, an upcoming snow-themed land. Yes, this one will be for you to explore.
One of the Dál Riata tribes, Theud, is a clan of mages, mystics and alchemists (actually, you’ve already had the chance to meet one of them in the game). Well-acquainted with the Wyrdness. They believe magic is a gift sent to them by Mathair. The Theud refer to themselves in the third person, believing that the name they have acquired is worth uttering as often as possible.
The Frostbitten Warriors - they come from the Oighreata tribe, which disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The warriors come in two forms: a slower, zombie-like one and a more dangerous version with ice crystals.
A few of the other Forlorn Swords enemies you can encounter.
Apart from all the brand-new stuff, we’re constantly upgrading the already-existing content! You can expect various quality-of-life improvements (not to mention the all-around bug fixing), as well as full-fledged additions. Below are some examples.
Some folks will receive new attack patterns. Treat with caution, fire-resistant gloves are advised!
In Cuanacht, you will have the chance to stumble upon a new lantern-wielding NPC. What’s his role? What does he do? Look for him in the game and find out!
A dark fantasy RPG wouldn’t be complete without… plague doctors!
Some say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Yet, we decided it’s about time to take our fellow hostile NPCs for training and polish their movement - all to make the gameplay smoother and add extra depth to combat. We’re now focusing on two things:
- getting enemies to walk on uneven ground (this is important mainly for regular monsters, but if the system works, we will apply the rules to bigger enemies too);
- teaching enemies to dodge your attacks (they’re already pretty agile, as seen below)
That wraps it up for this dev update! We really hope you enjoyed this pack of teasers. We’re now getting back to creating new content and ironing out what’s already present. As always, all opinions and comments are welcome. Let us know what you think about the Forlorn Swords sneak peeks!
Stay safe travelers, and await the next updates!
UPDATE - August said:August development update!
We have an estimated 1.0 release date
Hello, travelers!
Some of you may’ve already seen that we announced an estimated release date for the game’s 1.0 release! If things go to plan, you can expect Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon to leave Early Access somewhere in
Q2 2025
. Apart from Steam and GOG, we’ll launch on PS5 and Xbox X/S too!
For that occasion, we launched a brand-new story trailer that was shown during Xbox’s presentation at gamescom! See for yourself if you haven’t already:
What's important is that with the 1.0 release, we'll have to wipe your save files.
You will lose your current characters.
That's something we've always kept pinned as a warning here on our Steam page. We understand this can be a pain, but unfortunately,
there’s no chance for us NOT to do that.
We treat Early Access as a tool to gather feedback and polish the game as much as possible before the final launch. Thanks to your comments, we have a lot of grand changes and pivots planned, and we’re sure they will make the game more enjoyable both for seasoned players and newcomers. However, the system tweaks will be so game-changing (pun intended) that wiping the current saves will be unavoidable. Thank you for your understanding!
Now, for the work-in-progress content updates!
Apart from working on completely new stuff, we’re also polishing the already-existing features. Some of the good old dungeons and locations are being revamped to better reflect their mood and atmosphere.
We have a thing or two for mutated animals. Soon you’ll be able to face big turtles and suspiciously fast snails.
Some enemies are having their visuals updated. Here’s an example of the Wyrdspawn.
We’re adding a new type of weapon - spears!
Here’s a work-in-progress combat showcase.
Now, watch out, as you might not’ve seen this coming…
We’re adding farming!
Finally a little breather from all of the Wyrd-touched peasants and other monsters trying to beat you. Nutrition is important, so there will be plenty of veggies for you to grow. And some roses for your loved ones, too!
Remember the frosty
Forlorn Swords
we showed you the last time? Here are some more sneak peeks of its environment & assets that you will stumble upon while exploring the area.
New land means new foes to fight. Some of them are the
Frostbitten Warrior
and the
Remors
.
There will be many completely new weapons to try out! Below are just a couple of them to tease you a bit.
The Ravencrest Executioner:
The Doombringer’s Hook:
One of the first spears ever,
the Midnight Wolf Spear:
We’re also adding various NPCs equipped with new armor sets.
As all RPG fans, we love dungeons and loot! For your eyes only, the early preview of the
“Gates of Knowledge”
. Can you feel that wizardry in the air?
And that wraps it up for the August development update!
Rest assured that we have more of this in stock; we just don’t want to spoil things too much! Each month the game is getting bigger and more packed with new content. Many of the changes and improvements are community-inspired, so make sure to keep the feedback coming!
Thank you for sticking with us, and have a good one, travelers!
You're going to want to think something more along the lines of Gothic. And the game is separated into three large maps. It's not seemless open-world. So he's talking about running straight across one of those map sections.
Ah, i see, so walled of sections of theme park
Gothic isn't a theme park. Its open world is much better than walking boringly from end to end of some Daggerfall ass piece of trite. Densely packed, sectioned-off, technically smaller "open world" is the best way to do open world. What matters is that the illusion of scale is sold to you as the player in your imagination. Also, walking a mile or whatever from one end to the other and having the biomes and everything change so drastically feels ridiculous and is even more immersion breaking than a super small open world. I am happy to hear they are going the Gothic route.
Bad spelling. The correct is Trzy Kurwy.
