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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined shoots ever higher up my list of most anticipated games for 2026View the full article

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: Steam Input Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller Remote Play Together Improved mouse cursor sharing between players, with the local player having priority View the full article

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. Steam Input Added support for the 8BitDo 64 Bluetooth Controller Remote Play Together Improved mouse cursor sharing between players, with the local player having priority View the full article

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ARC Raiders has received lots of praise as one of the best extraction shooters to release, prompting some players to elevate it into their Game of the Year (GOTY). However, 2025 has been a year full of GOTY contenders, some of which have made legendary marks on gaming. As a result, ARC Raiders' good word of mouth has also sparked debate over what qualities should define an awarded title. View the full article

ARC Raidersquests will send you all over the Rust Belt collecting odds and ends, but Tian Wen's requests tend to send you to the Buried City. After completing the "Industrial Espionage" quest, you'll return to the Buried City for "Unexpected Initiative," in which you'll be scouring the rooftops for fertilizer and a water pump. This walkthrough shows exactly where you'll need to look for both items. View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7's new 32-player co-op mode Endgame sounds like something truly unique to the franchise. When you finish BO7's regular story campaign, you gain access to Endgame, where you can ****** up with friends or drop in solo to the Avalon map where enemies and XP await you. In this new experience, players can rank up weapons and camos while fighting PvE enemies, but leveling up your operator's Combat Rating means you can eventually tackle the map's higher-difficulty areas. But be careful, because if you die, your Combat Rating and inventory resets back to zero. To help you along the way in Endgame are Abilities and Skills that you can unlock and rank up to give you the edge, and they sound crucial. Here's everything we know so far about how they work in Endgame. Table of contentsAll Abilities in BO7 EndgameMajor AbilitiesMinor AbilitiesAll Skills in BO7 EndgameGunnerSurgeonDaredevilTacticianBerserkerBulldozerAll Abilities in BO7 Endgame Image via Activision When you select an operator to play as in Endgame, you can equip them with a loadout (weapons, etc.), but you must then make a choice between the following for your Major and Minor Ability to bring with you. Major AbilitiesBallistic Shell: Deploy an energy shield that blocks incoming enemy fire.Active Camo: Become nearly invisible for a short duration. Gunfire temporarily reveals your position.Hand Cannon: Powerful high-damage handgun. Accurate at range.****** Cart: Instantly revive downed squadmates within range and provide temporary invulnerability. Can be used to self-revive when downed.Vision Pulse: Send out a pulse which visually tags enemies through walls for your squad. Tagged enemies take increased damage.War Machine: Powerful single shot grenade launcher. Large explosion radius.Shadow Break: Create an energy warping field that teleports and damages enemies.Drone Pod: Deployable device that launches aerial drones. Drones seek out enemies and explode.Minor AbilitiesGrappling Hook: Grapple to surfaces to escape danger and reach new heights.Portal Grenade: A grenade that spawns hallucinations to target your enemies. They last a short duration.Kinetic Jump: Jump to extreme heights. Hold the button to jump higher. Landing stuns nearby enemies.Flicker: Tap to quickly teleport a short distance in your facing direction. Press and hold to pre-aim. Goes through enemies.Supply Link: Instantly supplies you and your squad with ammo, armor, equipment, and a portion of the Major Ability charge.****** Hat: Hack enemies, equipment, and vehicles. Hacked targets are disabled, destroyed, or converted to fight for you.All Skills in BO7 Endgame Image via Activision Every time you level up your Combat Rating in a match of Endgame, you're given the choice between one of two Skill Tracks or Skills. These Skill Tracks and their accompanying skills can be found below. GunnerReload Speed: Improved reload speed.Fast Replate: Faster armor re-plating.Fast Weapon Swap: Reduced time needed to swap between weapons.Ammo Auto-Refill: Weapon magazines are slowly filled over time, for both held and stowed weapons.Aiming Expert: Improved weapon accuracy while aiming and speed to fire when jumping, sliding and diving.Shocking Reload: Reloading creates an electric damage discharge that damages and stuns nearby base enemies. The emptier the magazine, the stronger the effect. There is a cooldown for the discharge. SurgeonHealthy Recovery: While not taking damage, health recovery starts sooner.Last Stand Fighter: Longer duration for last stand including improved movement and weapon ammo in your pistol.Agile Handling: Fire a weapon while sprinting and walk faster while aiming.Heal Faster: Heal faster after getting out of combat.Fast Revive: Revive self or squad member faster. Revive boosts movement speeds for a short time and gives full health.Off the Floor: Eliminating an enemy while in last stand will revive you. There is a cooldown.DaredevilDive Bomber: Diving aggressively with your wingsuit releases a concussive blast on the ground.Wingsuit Glider: Improved handling and airtime for the wingsuit.Thick Skin: Receive less damage from melee attacks.Super Slider: Sliding distance and speed are increased.Reload and Run: Get a brief movement speed boost after reloading a weapon.Slide Explosions: Sliding and diving triggers an explosion in a radius. Image via Activision TacticianEquipment Hound: Improves equipment ammo.Quick Deploy: Faster equipment deployment and increased distance. Improved sprint and tactical speed while reloading.Hit and Run: Temporary speed boost after equipment kills an enemy.Recharger: Faster recharging of Equipment and Abilities.Quick Rounds Back: Eliminating two enemies in quick succession has a chance of returning two rounds to your magazine.Piñata: Eliminating an enemy has a chance to spawn a live piece of Equipment.BerserkerFast Weapon Fire: Increased rate of fire for weapons.Kills Regen Armor: Eliminating enemies regenerates a portion of your Armor. At highest upgrade, eliminating an Elite enemy regenerates more.Crit Chain Speed Boost: Temporarily increase your speed after getting several consecutive critical kills.Endurance Sprinter: Reload while Tac Sprinting. Tac duration and sprint to fire time improved.Fall Damage Reduction: Reduced fall damage. At the highest upgrade, become immune to fall damage.Fall Explosions: Falling from heights creates explosions.BulldozerArmor Regen: Regenerate one armor plate if damaged or if all armor slots are empty.Point Blank: Damage bonus for shooting an enemy at point blank range.Adrenaline Rush: Deal bonus damage while health is low.Revival Protection: Self Revive or revived players will take reduced damage for a short time.Explosive Resistance: Reduced damage from explosives. Immune to own explosives at the highest upgrade.Tackle: Fears and Soldiers are knocked down when sliding, diving, or Tac Sprinting. The post ****** Ops 7 Endgame: All Abilities and Skills appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition was released on November 10, 2025, but its arrival isn't smooth for all players. While it is working properly for several, if not most players, several issues are preventing some players from even launching the game, prompting a response from Bethesda. View the full article

Escape from Hadrian’s Wall is a 5th-century VR puzzle game where you navigate the titular location with magical abilities. Developed by Jim Gray Productions, Escape from Hadrian’s Wall is a historical fantasy puzzler set in 402 A.D. Britannia during Roman occupation and dives into Celtic legends. As a nameless prisoner held captive inside one of its forts, you become a witch's apprentice and use magical artifacts to solve the puzzles within. That's out today on Quest and PC VR. Exploring the dungeons beneath Hadrian's Wall, this campaign sees you using magical cards and tools as you manipulate elements like earth, air, fire, and water to solve these puzzles. Jim Gray Productions states the full game features 38 puzzles in total, which include 18 Elemental Golem fights carried out through card battles. Recently featured in the last Steam Next Fest, a free PC VR demo remains available to download that's seen several updates since its initial launch, introducing additional accessibility features and a French localization. That same demo is also available on Quest, and further language support is promised at a later date. Escape from Hadrian's Wall launches today on PC VR and Quest. View the full article

Vince Gilligan's new hit Apple TV+ series, Pluribus, has taken the world by storm, and is quickly becoming the most talked about TV show of 2025. The show's success shines a light on Gilligan's capacity to create fully realized worlds in his work, a key element in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul's success as well. Interestingly, while Gilligan has entertained the thought of creating a video game set in one of his universes in the past, it's a bit surprising he's never mentioned writing a completely original game. View the full article

With Season 5 of Marvel Rivals set to begin soon, the new characters, maps, skins, and other content hasn't been revealed yet, despite much speculation. However, a recent teaser image provided by the developers hints at which heroes will be added, along with the overall theme of the Season itself. These clues line up with past leaks, painting a picture of what Season 5 will look like. View the full article

The Life of a Pharmacist appears like a simple quest, but it's a pretty hard one to complete in ARC Raiders. You begin the quest after obtaining it from Lance. He requires you to visit a specific location and find out more about the pharmacist's family. This guide will help you complete all the steps that are part of this mission. Table of contentsARC Raiders Life of a Pharmacist quest walkthroughARC Raiders Life of a Pharmacist quest rewardsARC Raiders Life of a Pharmacist quest walkthrough The Life of a Pharmacist quest can be broken down into the following parts. Find the Arbusto Farmacia by the collapsed highwayDocument the pharmacist's hobbiesDocument the pharmacist's familyDocument the pharmacist's tasteDocument the pharmacist's skills The first task is to visit the Arbusto Farmacia building in Piazza Arbursto, located in the Buried City. I have marked the location to make it easy for you. If you have completed the Reveal in Ruins quest, this is the same building from where you pick up the ESR Analyzer. Pharmacia building location. Screenshot and Remix by Destructoid You'll find the entrance at the location marked on the screenshot above. Breach the door, ignore everything in the room. Keep to the left and you'll find a set of stairs going up. Use them to reach three pictures on the wall. Document the closest picture to complete the second task. Pictures on the wall in Pharmacia building. Screenshot by Destructoid Turn right, and you'll find the piano across the wall. Document this to complete the pharmacist's skills task. Piano in the Farmacia building. Screenshot by Destructoid Go to the next room, and you'll find a plant to your left. Document this to complete the pharmacist's hobbies part. Plant in the Farmacia building. Screenshot by Destructoid Turn right in this room and you'll find a table under the stairs. Document the table, and you'll complete the pharmacist's taste task and complete Life of a Pharmacist. Table in the Farmacia building. Screenshot by Destructoid ARC Raiders Life of a Pharmacist quest rewards Here's the complete list of items you'll get for completing the Life of a Pharmacist quest. One DefibrillatorOne Surge Shield RechargerThree Sterilized Bandage You can always complete more quests like Bees! to get useful rewards. Alternatively, finding the Spaceport Warehouse key is going to allow you to loot a locked location and everything that you can find inside. The post How to complete Life of a Pharmacist in ARC Raiders appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

EA Sports has announced the patch notes for FC 26 v1.2.0 update, and it's going to have a significant impact on the gameplay. Much of the new patch involves how the AI works across all the game modes. While it has been slightly buffed in some areas, EA Sports has also nerfed its marking capabilities to some extent. Let's quickly go through the significant changes you should keep in mind. Complete FC 26 v1.2.0 patch notes AI has been an area of contention for a long time in the community. While some feel that its impact is too much, others have sought more reliance. Here are some of the significant gameplay changes related to AI that you can expect as part of the new patch. Attacking Further reduced the accuracy of Acrobatic shots taken right after a flick.Slightly increased frequency of AI attacking runs into the box.Strikers were sometimes not supporting counterattacks after making a pass.Wingers could have sometimes dropped back during attacks instead of running into open space. Defending Slightly reduced how tightly AI defenders will mark pass receivers on the edge of their box.Improved defensive man marking during short corners.Improved through passing and crossing to better respect your aim input. Goalkeeping Goalkeepers were sometimes punching on crosses when it would’ve been more beneficial to catch the ball.Improved goalkeeper logic when determining if they should dive at the ball when a dribbler is nearby.Improved instances of the goalkeeper overcommitting to one side when attempting to save a first-time far-post shot.Remapping controls will no longer affect Be A Goalkeeper default inputs.Known Issue: remapped controls may incorrectly display on the Be A Goalkeeper UI; this is a visual issue only.CPU AI goalkeepers could’ve sometimes taken unnecessary touches instead of passing the ball. It will be interesting to find out the exact impact of the AI changes that EA Sports has made. However, a massive list of changes has also been inserted into Ultimate Team. Here are some of the key changes. Ultimate Team Added the ability to View Available Evolutions for a selected Player Item.After selecting the Actions menu on a Player Item you're interested in upgrading, you can view a filtered Evolution menu showing the specific Evolutions your Player Item is eligible for.Using Claim All on a favourited Objective Group could have caused the group to be removed from favourites.Updated pack opening walkout logic to reduce instances of lower-rated Player Items walking out when higher-rated ones were available.A visual issue could have occurred when entering Rivals, showing rewards for a previously earned bounty. More changes have also been applied across game modes like Career Mode, Clubs, and Kickoffs. You can read the full patch notes here from EA Sports' official Trello. The post FC 26 v1.2.0 patch notes – AI tweaks and more appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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EA and Battlefield Studios have published update 1.1.1.5 patch notes for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC, delivering a variety of quality-of-life changes for weapons and vehicles and, at long last, a fix for the sledgehammer Recon drone glitch. The team behind last month’s new Battlefield game detailed everything arriving in the new update in the patch notes posted to social media today. It comes with a full breakdown for tweaks related to weapon accuracy, vehicle countermeasures, and other bug fixes before update 1.1.1.5 rolls out for Battlefield 6 and REDSEC tomorrow, November 11, at 1 a.m. PT / 4 a.m. ET. Topping the list of changes is a fix for one of the most notorious bugs to arrive since the launch of Battlefield 6: the drone glitch. For the uninitiated, players have figured out that standing on top of a friendly XFGM-6D Recon drone and smacking it with a sledgehammer causes the device to fly upward. It began as a goofy activity for those looking to add a dash of comedy to their matches and quickly evolved into an annoying exploit, as players eventually learned it could be used to reach otherwise inaccessible vantage points. The Battlefield 6 sledgehammer drone glitch will finally be laid to rest tomorrow, but it’s far from the only change on the way. Update 1.1.1.5 will also introduce a few tweaks to how vehicles operate. Both ground and air vehicle users will be happy to know the glitch affecting the use of countermeasures like flares has been fixed, which should result in more reliable protection against lock-guided missiles. A bug tied to incorrect vehicle spawns in Breakthrough and Conquest will also be fixed with tomorrow’s update. In addition to general fixes for battle royal match flow as well as progression, audio, and UI, infantry will notice less dispersion when aiming down sights after sprinting. It, as well as other fixes related to player movement and shooting, should have players feeling more accurate when they’re on the move. Battlefield 6 launched October 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S. It’s since received a waterfall of updates as EA and BF Studios continue their attempts to keep up with fan feedback amid regular seasonal drops. Recent highlights include an overhaul for progression that reduced requirements for many of the tougher challenges, as well as toned down colors for one of Battlefield’s most controversial skins ever. While we wait to see how the Battlefield 6 and REDSEC community will respond to update 1.1.1.5, you can read about how some dedicated fans measured nearly 15 years of multiplayer maps and why another group of players started creating their own Portal Conquest maps. You can also check out our 7/10 REDSEC review and our 8/10 Battlefield 6 multiplayer review. You can see the full patch notes below. Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.5 Patch Notes: We’re rolling out a Quality of Life update on 11 November at 09:00 UTC, bringing refinements to vehicle countermeasure reliability, weapon accuracy, Battle Royale match flow, and overall gameplay stability. Major Updates for 1.1.1.5: Fixed an exploit allowing players to ascend and access unintended areas when standing on a XFGM-6D Recon Drone by hitting it with the Sledgehammer.Fixed an issue where Lock-Guided Missiles did not get countered as expected when met with enemy countermeasures such as flares.Fixed an issue where vehicles did not spawn correctly in Breakthrough and Conquest.Fixed multiple Battle Royale issues affecting match flow, squad revives, and End of Round transitions.Addressed progression, audio, and UI issues, improving overall clarity, reliability, and immersion. CHANGELOG PLAYER: Fixed an issue where dispersion would be higher than intended when going from sprint to firing in ADS.Fixed an issue where dispersion would incorrectly scale with movement speed and always assume the player is moving at maximum movement speed for the stance.Tuned landing animation to reduce excessive camera and weapon movement when aiming down sights, improving visual stability during and after landing. This update also resolves instances where the ADS aim could be displaced when sliding. VEHICLES: Fixed an issue where Lock-Guided Missiles did not get countered as expected when met with enemy countermeasures such as flares. GADGETS: Fixed an exploit allowing players to ascend and access unintended areas when standing on the XFGM-6D Recon Drone by hitting it with the Sledgehammer. MAPS & MODES: Fixed an issue where vehicles did not spawn correctly in Breakthrough and Conquest.Fixed an issue where matches sometimes would start with all sectors and objectives active at the same time.Fixed an issue in Strikepoint on Siege of Cairo where destruction did not reset at halftime. UI & HUD: Fixed an issue in Vehicle Customisation locked Anti-Air Vehicle presets did not display their unlock criteria as intended. PROGRESSION: Fixed an issue where the shotgun weapon challenge “Kill 5 Enemies With a Shotgun Without Reloading” did not complete properly.Fixed an issue where progress for the “Engineer Specialist 3” Assignment did not save correctly. PORTAL: Fixed an issue where “SpawnLoot” would not spawn Ammo or Armor.Fixed an issue where players with community creations privileges set to Block could still access user-generated Community Experiences when the party leader hosted a match. AUDIO: Fixed an issue where activating the BF PRO Radio Channel through the Commorose did not play any sound. REDSEC PLAYER: Fixed an issue where Battle Royale (Quads) matches did not end after the last team was eliminated.Fixed an issue where being killed immediately after a mobile respawn completed could result in the squad being eliminated instead of reviving remaining teammates.Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in a top-down view of the map after redeploying.Fixed an issue where players retained their Second Chance after redeploying and did not transition to the End of Round screen after their next elimination. UI & HUD: Fixed an issue where all squad members displayed the same highlighted stat on the Squad Placement screen. PROGRESSION: Fixed an issue where the “Battle Royal Master Challenge 4” did not track progress correctly. Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe). View the full article

Paizo and Digital Extreme's short Warframe: Operation Orias crossover reminded me that you can have a great time enjoying TTRPGs, without having to take months or years to play to enjoy the hobby. View the full article

The trailer also features a song performed by the key characters' Ragdrops band. View the full article

Ultimate Gauntlet 4 has arrived in FC 26 Ultimate Team with a fantastic set of rewards, and you can complete all the tasks to win up to two guaranteed promo cards. The latest Gauntlet retains the same structure, but the rewards are now themed on the ongoing ********** promo cards. This guide will provide you with all the information you need to unlock all the rewards. FC 26 Ultimate Gauntlet 4 guide The Ultimate Gauntlet 4 objective has a total of nine different tasks to complete. Every milestone has an individual reward, but you can win more by completing the full set. The table below has all the information surrounding every task that's part of the objective. TaskHow to CompleteRewardsPlay 1Play 1 match in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.81+ Rare Gold Players Pack x2Play 2Play 2 matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.81+ Rare Gold Players Pack x3Play 3Play 3 matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.Hadjam ********** cardScore in 3Score at least 1 goal in 3 separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4Long Ball Pass+ EvoScore in 5Score at least 1 goal in 5 separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.CB Defender++ EvoScore in 6Score at least 1 goal in 6 separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.85-87 Rare Gold Players PackScore in 7Score at least 1 goal in 7 separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.10,000 coinsScore in 9Score at least 1 goal in 9 separate matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.83+ Rare Gold Players Pack x10Play 12Play 12 matches in Ultimate Gauntlet 4.85-89 Rare Gold Players Pack The tasks are straightforward to complete as you need to play and score a certain number of goals. Completing the objective will also get you the 86-rated Giuliano Simeone ********** item for absolutely free. The stats look pretty nice, and it can receive upgrades in the future based on how well Atletico Madrid can do in the Champions League this year. The post All FC 26 Ultimate Gauntlet 4 tasks and rewards appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

Call of Duty: ****** Ops 7 is now just days away, and Activision is only just now revealing some more information about the franchise's newest addition. Unlocked once the main campaign is finished, Endgame is a co-op PvE mode for up to 32 players based on a large map called Avalon, which will be familiar to anyone who played ****** Ops 6's campaign. The Mediterranean-inspired locale will play home to something new for CoD, as Activision highlighted today in a new blog post. Image via Activision In Endgame, players pick a loadout and then deploy into the map, which is split into danger zones with difficulties ranging from levels one to four, with enemy difficulty increasing as the zones change, similarly to Modern Warfare III's MWZ zombies mode. Players can equip one Major and one Minor ability before dropping in, ranging from an Active Camo for invisibility to a Grappling Hook that allows you to reach higher levels. But the catch here is that if you die with your operator in Endgame, your progress is lost. You need to kill enemies and complete tasks, level up, and exfil before dying, and then drop back in with your level (Combat Rating) to reach the higher difficulty areas and find whatever lies within as the challenge increases. "Gain power in a match by completing objectives, uncovering intel, and defeating enemies to raise your operator’s Combat Rating and unlock Skills that amplify your combat effectiveness," Activision explained, highlighting skill tracks that will allow you to increase and focus your abilities further. But again, if that operator dies, you start from scratch. "Time is of the essence in Endgame matches," Activision said. "Before the match timer runs out, operators must seek out a friendly VTOL exfil. Get to a pick-up zone, clear the landing area, and get out. A successful exfil lets you keep your current Loadout and Combat Rating. Make sure you get out every time, so you can push into harder locations and reap the greater rewards that await you." This makes Endgame sound a bit like a hybrid between an extraction mode (like CoD DMZ or ARC Raiders, for example) and a roguelike game where each time you deploy, you fight different mobs and complete different objectives to level up and try and reach an overall goal. Image via Activision It's hard to tell what Endgame's potential is in the long run without playing it first, but it does sound like something new and interesting for players to sink their teeth into when BO7 launches this Friday, Nov. 14. The post ****** Ops 7’s Endgame PvE mode sounds part roguelike, part extraction shooter, but something very new for CoD appeared first on Destructoid. View the full article

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Tian Wen will give you the "Industrial Espionage" quest in ARC Raiders, wherein she needs your help gathering information on rival weapon suppliers Topside. "Industrial Espionage" comes after the "Market Correction" quest, and has similarly vague instructions for the cache you need to find. Below is a full walkthrough of where to find the weapon cache and how to complete "Industrial Espionage." View the full article

Baldur's Gate 3 cut content sleuth SlimX has uncovered the most important missing piece of Larian's RPG yet: A couple lines of dialogue where Tiefling refugee and budding YA novel protagonist Arabella makes fun of immortal camp moocher Withers. Not only that, but SlimX has also made a mod restoring the scene available for free on his Patreon... Read more.View the full article

Знаменитый американский композитор Остин Уинтори, известный по созданию музыки к десяткам фильмов и игр, поддержал разработчиков Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, которые остались без номинации на "Грэмми" 2026 года в категории "Лучший саундтрек для видеоигры". Ситуация вызвала большое разочарование в игровом сообществе. View the full article

Following yet another delay to Grand Theft Auto 6, CEO of Take Two Strauss Zelnick has casually mentioned one reason why his company's shareholders shouldn't be too worried: Grand Theft Auto 5, which obviously includes the massively successful GTA Online, has now sold over 220 million copies since its release in 2013... Read more.View the full article

Survival action RPG Enshrouded released in Early Access last year and became an instant hit, reaching more than a million players in four days and currently sitting at “Very Positive” on Steam with nearly 75,000 reviews. Developer Keen Games has consistently updated the game in the months since, and its newly released Update 7, titled Wake of the Water, is its biggest to date. If you’re not familiar with Enshrouded, it’s a mix of lite survival, exploration, action RPG combat, and base building in a world you can completely terraform. An all-consuming fog known as The Shroud corrupts everything it touches, and you must scavenge for materials you can use to craft gear to survive the unforgiving environment and the mutated monsters it creates. You can play solo or with up to 16 players in co-op, and voxel-based building allows you to create a home that’s only limited by your imagination and willingness to put in the work. Construction can be shared across servers from around the world, so you can visit them yourself, and there are some truly staggering player builds to see. Take ******* YouTuber Kontreck and his community’s build, which you can see here. They fully re-created Isengard from Lord of the Rings, a feat that required more than 22 million voxels and 54,000 decoration items with nearly 4,400 hours of work and 61 days of building time across 15 players. And all the materials were farmed by hand, with no mods or cheats used. The Wake of the Water’s biggest splash (that’s the only water pun, we promise) is the introduction of swimming and new water-based gameplay. Most of what you can do on land you can do underwater, with new animations. That includes opening treasure chests, collecting plants and other loot, pushing buttons to solve puzzles, and using an underwater mining tool to gather ore. There are also floodgates and new water-based puzzles where you can fill rooms to reach previously inaccessible levels, as well as traps that will try to drown you. The main thing you can’t do underwater is fight, which is why the new enemy faction of lizard people presents a problem. Called the Drak, they can pursue you underwater with spears drawn, so you always need to be aware of your surroundings and how to get back to the surface quickly. The Drak can fight on land too, but at least then it’s a fair fight. The other headlining addition in the update is Veilwater Basin, Enshrouded’s first water biome. This being a new type of environment, it brings a lot of other new things with it. That includes quests and lore journals, as well as points of interest ranging from settlements to temples to Shroud Roots and Elixir Wells. There’s also a bunch of new materials and resources for crafting and base building, so many that we couldn’t possibly list them all here. Trust us, there are a lot. As we all know, you can’t have a water biome without fishing, so that’s been added too. You can now automatically collect worms when terraforming dirt, which can be used as bait. Other types of bait include moths, fireflies, and frogs. There are five fishing rods of varying quality, and casting your line in a body of water will begin a minigame. Fish will bite at a random time, then try to flee to either the right or left. You need to pull your rod in the opposite direction, then reel it in when the fish is tired. Do this repeatedly until it’s caught, and the difficulty of the minigame will depend on what fish is on your line and the quality of the rod you’re using. If you’re more focused on building up your base, then good news: Water can move dynamically and be used as a source of plant irrigation or to power new parts of your base. You can dig irrigation channels to run water to your plants, which will grow faster in watered soil. And some new plants (like rice and algae) will only grow if submerged. There’s a new buildable water wheel, which will rotate when in contact with flowing water. And you can connect it to an advanced grinding wheel if the flow of the water is strong enough to power it. There’s also a new watering can, which you can fill up manually at lakes or water barrels, and you can use it to fill pools or water plants at your base. What wild and creative ways to use moving water will the community figure out? Only time will tell, or maybe you can become the trendsetter. On top of all the water-focused additions, there are also refinements to gameplay and quality-of-life improvements. New spells and skills have been added, stats have been rebalanced on several pieces of gear, wands have more inherent mana regeneration, customizable UI labels for chests and signs have been added, and lots more. Like we said, there’s a ton here to keep players busy for a long time. For more info on Enshrouded or the Wake of the Water update, you can check out the official website or follow the game or developer Keen Games on Twitter or Discord. View the full article