About the Game
The world is broken. Its surface seethes with an undead curse, while humanity clings to flying continents in the sky. From mushroom forests to undead mausoleums, strange places and people await you. But will you find a way to heal this world - or seek power and profit for yourself?
Uncover a rich, interactive narrative through the game's quests, or pick a direction and explore by yourself. Carve your own path.
Towns offer a needed respite for a weary traveller to sleep through the night, trade goods, accept quests and speak with the locals.
A keen mind or charming wit can prove just as useful as a sword; and your decisions will shape how the story unfolds.
Welcome… to Dread Delusion.
Key Features:
Embark on a world-spanning quest to decide the fate of the land
Build your character to face challenges the way you want. There’s always an alternative to combat: charm NPCs, pick locks, harness forbidden knowledge and more…
Explore a world full of unique characters, creatures, challenges, and treasure
Use Smithing and Alchemy to upgrade equipment - turn a rusty blade into a Master Crafted Clockwork Sword.
Gameplay inspired by classic RPGs of the 2000s
Wield a variety of powerful spells and potions to bend reality to your will.
Join or Oppose various Factions as they pursue their own goals
A beautiful retro 3D aesthetic
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Thank You
for your patience while we worked on this patch, bringing all the QOL fixes from the console release over to PC. There is a handful of fixes that will be listed below, and as always let us know if you run into any issues!
Alongside this update, we are also bringing the Dread Delusion OST to Steam! Make sure to check it out, in all of its acid fantasy glory.
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Patch Notes:
General
Performance improvements
Improved gamepad support
Native Playstation Controller Support
Bug Fixes
Fixed collision issue on Desert Island
Fixed culling/pop-in issues that could occur near the first dungeon
Fixed a visual glitch on faces that could occur in Hallow Town
Fixed the culling issue that could occur with the furniture in the Blinding Light
Fixed culling issue with a mine near the Underlands
Fixed an issue with the Clockwork Sword timing
Fixed issue with the scales in the Secrets and Spores quest for new save files
Additional misc. fixes!
Typo Fixes
Fixed incorrect dialogue choice appearing when speaking to an outlaw NPC
Fixed typo with Duchess
Fixed Caxton Frost’s vision typo
Fixed the incorrect roman numerals typo
Fixed typos when speaking to Wounded Inquisitor
Fixed typo when talking to Airship Master
Fixed typo when speaking to a specific NPC in the Empyrean Vault
Various minor text adjustments
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed a collision issue in Pwyll that prevented players from traveling to Hallowshire
Steam Trading Cards
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As one final gift to the dedicated community of the Oneiric Isles, we've added Steam Trading Cards to the game! Add some personal flair to your Steam profile with some Dread Delusion-themed Community Items!
Patch Notes
General Changes:
- More artworks were added to the Player House trophies
- The innkeeper in Ferropolis now also functions as a merchant like the other innkeepers in the game. As such, the player can now purchase and sell items when interacting with this NPC
- Unlocked the door in the small Mausoleum island (There was an previous issue with the door's key)
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where a region transition in the Blinding Light could potentially cause the game to soft-lock
- Fixed an issue where active quests would darken in the journal as if they were completed
- Fixed an issue where the player's airship would disappear under certain conditions
- Fixed an issue where quests would disappear from the player's journal
- Fixed an issue where spells would unequip themselves when returning to the main menu
- Fixed an issue where spells would unequip themselves when using the airship
- Fixed a bug that caused enemy kills to sometimes register as player kills
- Fixed a bug causing player stats to show up as [?] instead of 0 on the Character Stats screen
- Fixed various collision-based issues
- Fixed various animation-based issues
- Fixed various texture-based issues
- Fixed various typo-related issues
As always, thank you for your reports and feedback. This is an ongoing process and wouldn't be possible without your help and support! If you run across any issues, come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
Patch Notes
General Changes:
- Increased damage for the Cipher Spear and Cipher Star spell
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the icons for the Poison and Burn status did not disappear when the effect wore off
- Fixed an issue where the player couldn't interact with lower half of the steering wheel
- Fixed an issue where players could potentially get soft-locked in a certain area in the Endless Isle
- Fixed an issue where the snail ship wasn't animating correctly
- Minor geometry fixes
As always, thank you for your reports and feedback. This is an ongoing process and wouldn't be possible without your help and support! If you run across any issues, come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
Thank you all so much for supporting Dread Delusion over the years through early access and now post 1.0 release. Today, the team has their final content update for you all that they've been hard at work on over the last few months. We've got a really unique island to explore and the arrival of Hard Mode!
To celebrate this new update, Dread Delusion will be 20% for one week! There's never been a better time to explore the Oneiric Isles.
But we've got a lot to cover, so let's dive right in!
Creature Island
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Legends tell of some Wikkans who built a castle inside of a cephalok's shell. Using your sky-faring airship, travel to this new expanse and discover the secrets held within.
- Explore the innards of an ancient squid as you traverse through the Cephalok, a magical creature filled with rare materials.
- Encounter new enemies, including the Dredgers, who have claimed the Cephalok as their home.
- Acquire new powerful, late-game items.
- Discover the mystery surrounding the Cephalok and why it's shown up in the Oneiric Isles.
Hard Mode
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Along with Creature Island is a new challenge for veterans of the Oneiric Isles in the form of Hard Mode. In this mode, seasoned players will have to retool their playstyle for the increased challenge in Dread Delusion.
- Enemies can take more punishment and deal more in turn. Players may also come across new groups and formations of foes across the isles.
- Attacks will ask more of the players' resources, with strikes and incantations costing more mana and stamina.
- Items and ingredients will be harder to come by, forcing players to plan and be more efficient in their adventures.
New Equipment
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With a new frontier to explore, there's also new loot to be discovered. As you travel across the slimy interiors of the Cephelok, keep an eye out for new materials and equipment!
- New airship components to further customize your flying vessel.
- Shroom Weave Ore and Weapons to satiate your battle mage fantasies.
- Temporal Pickaxe to make collecting mineral-based ingredients quicker.
- A deviously challenging time trial to lavishly expand your airship.
Full Patch Notes
Quest Fixes
- Fixed a potential soft-lock in the "Missing Persons" quest
- Fixed an issue where Lludd could potentially spawn inside of an object, leaving players to potentially miss the "Secrets and Spores" quest.
- Fixed a potential soft-lock with the quest "Sky Pirate Caxton Frost"
- Fixed an issue with NPC reactions after completing the quest "All Good Things"
Major:
- New Region: Creature Island
- New Game Mode: Hard Mode
Changes in Hard Mode are as follows:- Increased enemy health by 50%
- Increased enemy damage by 50%
- Enemies respawn much faster
- Stamina regenerates 20% slower.
- Mana cost increased by 10%
- Fatigue build-up increased by 25%
- Potions must be bought or crafted. They no longer drop from enemies.
- Enemy rare drop rates halved.
- Herbs take an additional day to regrow.
- Enemy placement has been changed.
- Achievement added for beating the game in hard mode.
- Increased enemy health by 50%
- New Ore Type and Equipment: Shroomweave Ore and Weapons
- New Side Quests
- New Equipment, Spells, and Items
Miscellaneous:
- Regular melee attacks, throwing knives/stars, and flechette spells no longer cause the enemy to stun (Normal & Hard Mode)
- The time an enemy is stunned when using a charged strike has been reduced significantly (Normal & Hard Mode)
- Some minor changes to enemy behavior and AI (Normal & Hard Mode)
- The reputation window has been retooled to show player statistics during a playthrough
- Changed the artwork for the Pass Time spell to better reflect how it works, lore-wise
Bugfixes:
- Fixed an issue where the coin counter wouldn't update properly
- Fixed an issue with the Auto-Serfs attacks not connecting with the player if they stood at a certain range
- Fixed an issue with the Entombed One's camera
- Fixed an issue where players could get potentially soft-locked in the Rotten Onions base
- Fixed an issue where players could potentially get stuck inside the crystal ramp while traveling to the Erudite Academy
- Fixed an issue where ranged weapons would not work on Striking Dummies.
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to disembark from the airship through walls
- Fixed an issue where certain entice-based clothing didn't give the correct buff to the player
- Fixed an issue where the airship would reset after certain conditions on Shipwreck Isle
- Fixed an issue where repeated boarding and disembarking would break the region system
- Fixed an issue where the game would load endlessly after selecting a save file
- Fixed an issue where the overworld music would get mixed in with the area music in certain isles
- Fixed an issue where players could potentially get locked out of their own airship
- Fixed a respawn issue that would leave players in Pwyll
- Minor performance fixes
- Various text/typo adjustments/fixes
- Various prop adjustments/fixes
- Various geometry adjustments/fixes
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Thank You to everyone who has continued playing, reviewing, streaming, talking about, and enjoying Dread Delusion. An additional thank you to everyone who's been reporting bugs in the forums or over in our discord!
The team has been hard at work squashing bugs and making improvements to the game. Let's talk about it!
PERFORMANCE & OPTIMIZATION
Over the course of the game’s development and post-launch, the development team has worked towards optimizing Dread Delusion. Between the large-scale isles, bustling towns with eccentric characters, and hostile fauna, the game featured a wealth of content that made certain areas run less than stellar. With this latest update, you’ll find the Oneiric Isles to be a much smoother experience, performance-wise! We’re looking at a 30% increase across the board!
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Patch Notes:
Performance:
- Merged meshes throughout the game, significantly improving CPU usage and fixing FPS drops when entering new regions.
- Adjusted lightning in the Underlands to increase performance.
- Tweaked how the game handles loading in The City of Progress region, improving performance.
General Changes:
- Some music tracks have been changed (Some areas were using an incorrect track)
- Added visual feedback when the player fails a charm check with the Entice spell.
- Added visual feedback so the player can tell when a critical cast was performed while wearing the Ring of Spellcraft.
- Made several changes to some of the roaming NPCs outside of Sepulchre to help guide players and provide general information about the region.
- Removed the mention of alchemy refining in Hallowshire.
- A visual aid was added on Shipwreck Isle to help players dock their airships.
- Added in a system that would teleport the player back to the tutorial island if they somehow skipped it.
Quest Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue causing quests to disappear from the player's journal.
- Fixed an issue during the "Whispers of Ghosts" that caused an important NPC to not spawn in the correct position.
- Fixed an issue where the player could not turn in a particular quest if the players had already stolen fromVernon Berwig.
- Made changes to the description in the "Madness of the King" quest to make it more clear what the player should be doing.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the player from turning in the "Damn Fine Tea" quest.
- Fixed an issue where the caretaker wouldn't leave after completing the quest in Thornwood Manor.
- Fixed an issue in the "Madness of the King" quest where the correct dialogue option was not showing up, preventing player progression.
- Fixed an issue during the "Missing Persons" quest where quitting out would permanently lock a door required for progression.
- Fixed an issue that was causing Lludd to spawn inside a mushroom during the "Secrets and Spores" quest.
- Fixed an issue where a key item wouldn't be removed from the players' inventory after turning in the "A Divine Captive" quest.
- Fixed a UI issue during the Lost Purse quest.
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue causing a low-LOD model near the Lost City dungeon to remain loaded in, preventing player passage back.
- Fixed an issue causing the player to run through a staircase in the clockwork tower in Hallow Town.
- Fixed an issue causing the airship to dock improperly at Thornwood Manor.
- Fixed an issue that was causing items in a hidden cave in Hallowshire to disappear when approaching them.
- Fixed an issue where the player would get trapped on a railing in the Emberian Shipwreck
- Fixed an issue where enemies could pass through walls in the Sacred Shroom area if they were aggressive to the player.
- Fixed an issue that allowed the player to buy the airship more than once.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the player from using the Apostatic Union's bed in Hallow Town.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the player from interacting with the lore skull in the Lost Purse.
- Fixed an issue making invisible walls pop up after getting the airship.
- Fixed an issue causing the elevator in the Endless Isle mines to load in a weird position.
- Fixed an issue where the Emberian's name was displaying as ???.
- Fixed an issue where the Wikkan Faction Room was always accessible even if the player was considered disliked by the faction.
- Fixed an issue where players could purchase lockpicks beyond their inventory cap.
- Fixed an issue where thetentacleswould show up without a truth potion at Hallow Castle.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Panoply of the Ancients achievement to not unlock.
- Fixed an issue that caused Emberian Ore not to stack.
- Fixed an issue causing certain traps to spawn under the floor geometry.
- Fixed an issue where the NPC Ezra Thornwood would repeat their dialogue.
- Fixed an issue causing a lore puzzle in Pwyll to drain all the players' mana.
- Fixed an issue that was causing a Deaths Veil resource to be inaccessible on a particular island.
- Fixed an issue where the river at the Thornwood Manor wouldn't animate.
- Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck on a stairwell in the Lost City of Progress.
- Fixed an issue causing an old spellbook description to run out of the text box.
- Fixed a gap in the geometry that would appear after helping the Entombed One.
- Fixed an issue that was causing Myghar's name to show up before he introduced himself.
- Fixed an animation issue with an NPC at the inn at Sepulchre
- Fixed an animation issue with an NPC in the Lost Purse.
- Fixed an issue where the player's reputation would increase instead of decrease when going against the Outlaws.
- Fixed a few dialogue issues in Pwyll that were causing NPCs to give the wrong location for quests and items.
- Fixed an NPCs dialogue in the Clockwork Kingdom where they mentioned a nonexistent poster.
- Fixed an issue where the background music would overlap with the Whisper of the Ghost quest music.
- Fixed the Emberian Key description so it doesn't appear out of the text box.
- Fixed a texture issue causing the stairs under the High Confessor in Blinding Light to overlap.
- Fixed an issue causing the lore puzzle to soft-lock the game.
- Fixed an issue where the count for iron ore would not increase visually
- Fixed an issue causing the music to pause when the player leaves an area
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Golden Typos Music not to start playing.
- Fixed an issue causing a specific section in The Cradle to have no collision.
- Fixed an open mesh in The Cradle.
- Fixed an issue that was causing coffin details to load improperly.
- Fixed an issue that was causing a rock to despawn.
- Fixed an issue where a door on the Emberian Shipwreck flickered after the player opened it.
- Multiple fixes to word-related issues throughout the game (e.g typos)
- Multiple fixes to texture-related issues throughout the game
- Multiple fixes to object-related issues throughout the game (e.g floating props, objects clipping into one another, etc.)
WHAT'S NEXT?
While the team continues bug fixing, they are also at work on a new CONTENT UPDATE that will be coming out next month. The two major parts of that update will be further improvements to the general combat, as well as a HARD MODE for players seeking more of a challenge.
Stay tuned next month for the release date of this update as well as more details.
MAKESHIP x DREAD DELUSION
Some may know that we announced this friend in collaboration with Makeship. The campaign runs for a few more days, and we are already almost funded and can't wait to go all the way!
Get your Goblin here!
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As always, thank you for your reports and feedback. This ongoing process wouldn't be possible without your help and support! If you run across any issues, come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
Patch Notes
General Changes:
- Added in feedback so the player can tell when they have failed a charm check with the Entice spell.
Quest Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where "The Hunt for Vela Calose" quest wouldn't update after talking to Jack Basalt.
- Fixed an issue where Ludd wouldn't move after rescuing him in the "Spores and Secrets" quest.
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that was causing certain location-based achievements to not unlock.
- Fixed an issue that was causing a Low-LOD model in the Lost City to load in, preventing player passage back.
- Fixed an issue that would have the player stuck in the crouch position.
- Fixed an issue that was making an important NPC not interactable on the way to the City of Progress, preventing area entry.
- Fixed a certain NPC dialogue in the Underlands that would cause the wrong character dialogue to trigger.
- Fixed an issue where the player could see through a certain wall in The Cradle.
- Fixed an issue where Thornwood Manor could potentially be inaccessible when the elevator was up.
- Fixed an interaction bug with Vela in The Cradle
- Fixed a repeating dialogue issue with Jack Basalt
- Fixed an issue where a certain NPC in the Underlands was using the incorrect dialogue
- Fixed an issue that would cause a large low-LOD model to load while inside the Desert Island Ship.
- Fixed a respawn issue that would bring players back to Pwyll, despite being in a completely different area upon death.
- Changed out the model for the Sacred Shroom
- Fixed an enemy aggro issue with summoned skeletons.
- Fixed an issue where selecting certain dialogue options with the Seneschal could potentially soft-lock the player.
- Fixed an issue where certain areas of The Underlands didn't have collision for enemies and NPCs, preventing them from following the player.
- Several minor collision-based fixes
- Several minor texture & object-based fixes
- Several minor typo/text-based fixes
- Fixed several music-related issues
As always, thank you for your reports and feedback. This is an ongoing process and wouldn't be possible without your help and support! If you run across any issues, come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
Patch Notes
General Changes:
- Made some backend changes to improve overall performance in the game (This is part of an ongoing process towards improving performance.)
Balance Changes:
- Bomb damage has been significantly increased (To the detriment of you and your enemies!)
- Bow damage has been vastly increased to compensate for its slower attack speed
- Enemies in late-game areas have been balanced properly to match player late-game stats
- Increased strength scaling for all weapons
- Increased magic damage scaling to match strength-based damage
- Increased stamina damage to shielded enemies and reduced their stamina recovery rate to make breaking through their shield less tedious
- Fixed some inconsistencies with a certain weapons damage output
Quest Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the player was getting locked into a cutscene during "Whispers of the Ghost" quest.
- Fixed an issue where the player could potentially get stuck on a certain piece of dialogue in the "Madness of the King" quest.
- Fixed an issue where the "Whisper of the Ghosts" quest would potentially not begin.
General Bug Fixes:
- Made it clear that the Rotten Onion guards cannot be affected by the Entice spell.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing players from accessing certain pockets of the small Endless Isle accessed via airship.
- Fixed an issue that left the elevator ramp clipping into the elevator that led to Caxton Frost's house in The Clockwork Kingdom
- Fixed an issue where the Clockwork Kingdom player housing unit would block players from accessing certain floors.
- Fixed an issue with the Seneschal's dialogue options
- Fixed an issue where the lamp outside of the weapon's shop in Hallow Town could be used as a forge.
- Fixed an issue that was causing NPCs to walk into each other in Hallowshire
- Fixed an animation issue with Jack Basalt in the Underlands
- Fixed a repeating dialogue issue with Jack Basalt
- Fixed an issue where a certain NPC in the Underlands was using the incorrect dialogue
- Fixed an issue that would cause the NPC near the Hallowshire Castle to repeat their dialogue.
- Removed dialogue from an NPC mentioning a non-existent property station in Hallow Town
- Fixed an interaction area issue with an NPC in Pwyll
- Fixed an animation issue with Vela in The Underlands.
- Fixed an issue where enemies were spawning in an incorrect position, leaving them stuck on a rock
- Fixed an issue where some players were getting stuck near the Emberian Vault Key
- Changed the SFX for the Emberian elevator to match the animations
- Fixed an issue that prevented the name window during dialogue from updating after meeting certain NPCs
- Fixed a duplicate dialogue issue in the final encounter
- Fixed an issue where players could clip into a house in The Underlands
- Fixed a texture issue in the Clockwork Ruins.
- Fixed placeholder text for the Sleeper Mask
- Fixed an issue where the Paradoxicus description would run out of the text box.
- Fixed the placeholder image for the Summoner's Earing.
- Fixed an issue that was making the Emberian Armor unrepairable
- Fixed a floating bush in the Clockwork Kingdom.
- Fixed an issue where enemies would lose interest in the player if they closed a door on them
- Removed a placeholder object in the sky
- Fixed several music-related issues
As always, thank you for your reports and feedback. This is an ongoing process and wouldn't be possible without your help and support! If you run across any issues come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
Patch Notes
Misc. Changes:
- Added a dock to the entry point of the Shipwreck Isle to help direct players to its starting point.
Quest Bug Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that was causing the Caxton Frost quest "Bottled Visions" to not progress during a certain step.
General Bug Fixes:
- Fixed the description for upgrade requirements for shroomweave, void and clockwork weapons to display the correct material.
- Fixed an issue where equipping the Ring of Barter accessory would not increase the players Barter skill
- Fixed a collision issue on Shipwreck Isle that allowed players to potentially get stuck
- Fixed an issue with the Fade spell's behavior with certain enemies
- Fixed several music issues
If you run across any issues come tell us on our Discord Server or in the Discussion Forums.
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