Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon

Hello everyone! 3

• – Autumn has arrived! Or should we call it Fall, for obvious reasons? ;)
• – In any case, we hope you've been doing great since the last time. We certainly have, and that's because we've been preparing something amazing for you. Let's start with performance: we managed to win another optimization battle! You can expect performance & stability improvements across all platforms. We're also introducing two Steam Deck-dedicated presets: Quality and Performance. More on that at the end of the post.
• – Now, the main highlight. Something many of you have been asking for since the game launched. So let's cut to the chase.

Today we are launching a brand-new free DLC, Fists of Fury, together with patch 1.30! 6

• – And by today we mean RIGHT NOW! Check out the rest of this post to see what’s new in Avalon.
• – Not the reading type? The trailer below covers everything that’s been added in about two minutes. You can also watch the trailer AND read through the rest of the post. No one’s checking that, really.
• – This one goes out to everyone who ever picked up a legendary blade, a Wyrd-charged wand, an ancient bow, or any other weapon, really, looked at it carefully, and went: "cool, but I’d rather punch my way through". And now you can do that!
• – All the Kung Fury, One Punch Man, or Mr. Miyagi fans will be satisfied as well :D
• – Unarmed combat is now an actual, fully supported build, with its own weapon category, gear, skill tree, and a dedicated teacher. Just don’t try his temper.
• – On top of that, patch 1.30 brings another round of optimization across all platforms, general fixes and improvements, two dedicated graphics modes for Steam Deck, and more! All info below.

1. Free DLC: Fists of Fury 4

A new questline: Learn your master's teachings and philosophy. This will, quite coincidentally, require you to face some of Avalon's greatest threats using nothing but your fists.A new weapon category: Fistfighting Weapons let you fight unarmed... while technically staying armed.New armor and items: Because every advantage helps. Especially when it makes your fists hit harder.A new skill tree: Because no build would be complete without having to spend some hard-earned skill points on it.A mysterious traveler in the Horns of the South 1

Seven brand-new weapons. They all share one core rule: attacks made with a Fistfighting weapon still count as Unarmed attacks. That means every unarmed bonus in the game, from gear to talents, keeps working while you have them equipped.Brawler's Gloves, aka the honest starting point, or your entry ticket to the whole playstyle. Pick these up early and start punching.Unburdened Hands: built for players who just want to keep gliding around. Killing an enemy restores your full Stamina, and so does a successful parry.Unbroken Motion: the combo weapon. Every consecutive hit increases your chance of a Critical Hit by 2%, stacking up to 50%.Patient Grasp is the sustain option. Physical attacks regenerate 20% of the damage dealt as Stamina. Infinite punches.Bitter Lesson, or the poison and punishment. Hits apply Poison, and every Poisoned enemy within 15m increases your Melee Retaliation by 10%.Still Touch, or the Alaska special. Hits apply Chill, and every Frozen enemy within 15m increases your Melee Critical Chance by 10%.Charred Discipline, Scorpion’s favorite. Hits apply Burn, and every Burning enemy within 15m increases your Lifesteal by 1%.With the latter three, getting outnumbered will never be a problem again!New armor and items 3

Three amulets, built around trade-offs. One goes all-in on raw unarmed damage at the cost of taking more damage yourself. One scales your critical chance and critical damage while unarmed. The third is purely defensive and halves the first hit you take while Knocked Down or Overexerted.Three rings, built around movement. One rewards successful dodges with a burst of attack speed. One lets you Dash even while Overexerted, which quietly fixes the biggest weakness of the playstyle. The last is the simple one: more unarmed damage, more attack speed, more gooder.A new skill tree 1

• – The DLC adds a brand-new skill tree under Strength. Some of our favorite picks, working especially well with the high-tier Fistfighting Weapons:

Weight of the Fist. Unarmed attacks apply double Status Buildup.Breaking Point and Numbing Blow. Your unarmed attacks gain a chance to Break the Armor or Stun outright.Untouchable Motion, Open Path and Dash of Violence. The dash package: longer invincibility frames, reduced incoming damage after dashing, and bonus unarmed damage for three seconds after a Dash.Hardening Resolve and Unbroken Flow. The longer your hit chain, the less damage you take and the less stamina each hit costs.Sapping Strikes. Unarmed hits drain a portion of the damage dealt from your target's stamina. Exhausting.Patient Hand. A significantly wider parry window while unarmed. Yes, you can parry with your bare hands now. Yes, it feels incredible.2. Xbox Play AnywhereTainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon now supports Xbox Play Anywhere! Your saves and your achievements carry over between the two, so you can leave Avalon on the couch and pick it up at your desk exactly where you left off.If you already own the game on Xbox, there’s nothing else you need to do. Everything launching today, including the free Fists of Fury DLC and patch 1.30, is live on both.3. The game is now 50% off for the Steam Autumn Sale! Enjoy :)4. Patch notes v1.30 You know it well: new free DLC means a new patch as well! See what’s been changedAnother optimization pass is live, and this one lands across the board: expect stability and performance improvements on all platforms, in all areas of the game. The biggest improvements should be visible on PC, Steam Deck, and Steam Machine (5 to 30 extra FPS, depending on your setup). Console versions should see around 2 extra FPS, along with better overall stability. We keep saying it, and we keep meaning it: we'll keep fighting for every frame (with our bare hands, if needed).Additionally, Steam Deck players now get to choose two graphic modes:quality, around 30 FPS, with noticeably better visual fidelity than what the Deck was running before;performance, around 40 FPS for a smoother ride.Now, for the full list of patch notes v1.30:New content: 6

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  New DLC ‘Fists of fury'

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  Added a new questline in the Horns of the South area

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  Added new weapon category: Fistfighting Weapons

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  Added new armor and items for unarmed combat

• – New skills and Unarmed skill tree overhaul
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  The upgrade required us to reset and refund all skill points spent in the Unarmed category for all characters

Optimization: 2

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  Performance and stability improvements across all platforms

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  Optimized Grass Density values for better performance on GPU-bound setups, high resolutions and low-end GPUs

Features & Improvements 12

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  Added FSR to Upscaling options

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  Grass Density and Vegetation Quality are now separate settings

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  New Lens Flare setting added.

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  \ Added two graphics presets to the Video settings

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  Quality - targeting 30 FPS with better graphics quality than previous versions

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  Performance - targeting 35-40 FPS with slightly improved graphics quality than previous versions

• – \[PC only] Increased draw distance slider to 120% in Graphic settings
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  On Ultra+ draw distance is now set to 120% by default

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  Higher draw distance may impact performance on lower end/CPU bound systems

• – Further reduced the damage taken when picking up Excalibur after completing its storyline
• – Added scrolling to tooltips that extend beyond the screen
• – Adjusted some tooltips visuals for more clarity

Bug Fixes: 14

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  \ Fixed black screen issues in Sagremor area

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  Removed ability to rebind Previous / Next buttons to avoid soft locks. Values have been reset to default

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  \[DLC] Fixed Arthur Memory not being available after reading "Royal Invitation" 

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  Fixed rebinding issues when using an AZERTY keyboard layout 

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  Fixed dialogue box issues when using Large UI and Big Font.

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  Fixed an issue where restoring settings to default also reset the difficulty

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  Fixed overlapping text in the Unlock House popup.

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  Fixed overlapping text in the Location Discovery popup.

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  Fixed overlapping text in the Save Armor Sets prompt.

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  Fixed an issue with refreshing quickslots when the UI is hidden

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  Fixed an issue where the arrow slot would remain visible when empty

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  Fixed an issue with the Cold Sun not refreshing Frenzy duration when applying new stacks.

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  Fixed an issue in Photo Mode where character's eyebrow colors would revert to the default color

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  You can no longer interact with the world during the short moment of falling when you die

5. That's it for now! 4

• – With the Fists of Fury DLC live, all that's left is to wish you happy punching! Go find the hermit, take the lessons, and then go see how a bear feels about your new philosophy.
• – As always, let us know what you think. All feedback, both on the new stuff and on the good old Avalon, is welcome on our Discord and in the Steam discussions.
• – Take care!
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