Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
by Questline · 23 May, 2025
160 downloads
About the Game
Welcome to Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Step into the world of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, a mature, first-person perspective open-world RPG that immerses you in a dark fantasy realm inspired by Arthurian legends.
Uncover a complex and branching main storyline that lets you shape the legacy of King Arthur’s reign, 600 years after his fall amidst unending strife.
This game is a love letter to open-world FPP RPGs.
Key features
Massive gameplay experience: Dive into 50-70 hours of rich content spanning three expansive zones.
Branching narrative: Engage with a complex main story and hundreds of side quests featuring remarkable, voiced characters.
Limitless playstyles: Customize your gameplay with countless builds—mix attributes, skills, and gear to create your favorite setup.
Every corner of Avalon is packed with discoveries—hidden items, story secrets, unique enemies, dungeons, quests, and fascinating NPCs. Freely explore at your own pace and forge your path in a truly open world.
Switch seamlessly between melee weapons, shields, bows, magic, throwables, mixtures, and more. Dodge, parry, and block to protect yourself from danger. Experiment to develop your ultimate combat style against a wide variety of challenging enemies.
With all the stats, perks, equipment, and crafting, you can shape your playstyle exactly how you wish.
Want to be a crazy alchemist-berserker punching enemies to death? Sure.
A mystical blacksmith-mage summoning undead hordes? We’ve got you covered.
A stealthy archer lurking in the shadows? Say less—this is the game for stealth archer enthusiasts.
Experience three distinct zones, each packed with quests, NPCs, items, and more:
Misty Horns of the South
Sunlit Cuanacht Village
Frozen peaks of the Forlorn Swords
Avalon is alive with various supporting activities that enrich your journey. Participate in sketchbook journaling, fishing, farming, blacksmithing, alchemy, cooking, mining, managing your house, and more.
At night, the Wyrdness—a chaotic primordial force—descends upon the land, altering reality and introducing survival challenges. Your foes become even fiercer, leaving no place for mistakes or hesitation. Kill or be killed.
Confront morally ambiguous choices that will test your character and shape Avalon’s future. Follow the dark legacy of King Arthur Pendragon while engaging with over 250 NPCs and tackling 200+ side quests.
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
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A small hotfix v1.23b just went live:
Fixed the Electric Golem fight in the endgame dungeon never losing the invulnerability shield.
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A small hotfix v1.23a just went live:
Picking up fish will no longer show a journal popup every time, even if you have already unlocked the entry.
Quest readables can now be stashed again.
"Sell all garbage" no longer throws an error if you have stolen items on you.
\ Fixed large FPS drops in cutscenes in the ending areas.
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Hey everyone!
Today* is a very special, festive day for us. It’s been one year since Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon launched in its 1.0 version. Looking back at everything that happened over these past twelve months, the stories you’ve lived through, the choices you’ve made, the bugs slain (with some that fought back), it’s honestly a bit surreal. Most of all, though, this year has been about you and the incredible community that formed around the game (yes, that’s you, person reading this!).
We wanted to celebrate this anniversary in a way that reflects that journey, so we’ve prepared a few cool things we’re really excited to share with you!
We have a bunch of cool insights, but since this is our birthday, we also have a really cool gift for you all! So stay tuned! ;)
*Well, technically tomorrow, but you know... It's Saturday.
The Tainted Grail journey
Let’s start with a bit of nostalgia! Before Avalon became what you know today, it lived a very different life…
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon first saw the light of day on March 30, 2023, in Early Access on Steam. It was available for purchase, obviously, but we’ve also given a copy of the game away to everyone who backed the Tainted Grail board game many years ago. With that hefty crew of Avalonian early adopters, we began the whole Early Access ride!
For many of you who joined us later, that part of the journey might not be obvious, but for over two years before the 1.0 release, the game was something constantly shifting, growing, and being reshaped alongside the community.
We started with version 0.5, a rough foundation and A LOT of ambition to make a true open-world RPG experience. Back then, Avalon looked, well… different. Some systems were just ideas on paper. Others barely held together. We had early “napkin” sketches of locations, creatures, and mechanics, concepts that felt exciting, but not yet fully understood. Over time, those ideas evolved, sometimes beyond recognition. Gameplay systems were reworked, expanded, or completely replaced. Entire storylines were rewritten, adjusted, or deepened to better fit the world we were building. UI layouts were redesigned again and again… We could be going for ages. And through all of that, our amazing community (yes, you folks) has been there with tons of support and kept driving us forward!
This trailer right here is a brief summary of the most important Tainted Grail milestones. Sit back, relax, and get emotional, as we did!
Your feedback shaped countless decisions, from small quality-of-life improvements to major design overhauls. You pointed out what worked, what didn’t, and sometimes what made no sense at all. You broke things (a lot), and helped us fix them. You challenged our assumptions and sometimes even pointed the game in directions we hadn’t originally planned (any OGs here who remember the old prologue, or the huge Mistbearer?). But that was the point! We wanted to push features and ideas as soon as possible, hear your feedback, and then introduce changes. Rinse and repeat, but it worked!
Below, you’ll find some of the original concept art, rough ideas, and early iterations of systems and visuals. Some of them made it into the final game in one form or another. Others… took a very different path.
Looking at them now, it’s a bit like opening an old sketchbook, full of the DNA of what Avalon would eventually become! From version 0.5… to where we are today. Enjoy a few behind-the-scenes shots!
The first sketch of the prologue map, from the vertical slice stage. Ahh, the pretty beginnings!
(yes, before the Jail Island prologue, we had this)
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Hand-made (pun intended) visual references that helped us craft spells!
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One of the first iterations of the talent tree, featuring the archetype system that eventually didn't make it into the game.
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Our beloved testing arena. We likely spent more time here than in Avalon itself.
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The first prototype of bow combat. Yes, the Stealth Archer archetype was planned all along.
And two-handed attacks as well! Shovel and rake for the win.
Not sure what's creepier: the kids' eyes or the in-engine errors.
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How chapter 1 used to conclude at the early-Early Access phase.
Free anniversary DLC
And finally, because no birthday celebration would feel complete without a proper gift, we’ve prepared something special for all of you. Enjoy the just-released, free Anniversary DLC! It includes epic armor sets and weapons, along with a special birthday skin for Qrko. And yes, we absolutely made sure he looks as adorable as possible, especially with his new festive hat! But that's not everything.
We’d like to avoid visual spoilers for the most curious ones, so we’re not putting any screenshots here. Still, if you’d like to see the new stuff, check out the Anniversary DLC trailer, as well as some extra details below:
What to expect?
Party Time for Qrko! It wouldn’t be a proper birthday bash without the right attire. Qrko is fully embracing the festive spirit with a brand-new, extremely stylish birthday party hat. Let’s be honest - they’ve absolutely earned it. And what about something for you? We’ll let you discover that on your own!
New Birthday Quest: A mysterious invitation (received after finishing the Cuanacht story) leads to a secluded celebration for King Arthur. Follow the trail, uncover the truth, and claim what was meant as tribute. Spoiler: it’s worth it!
New Items: Complete the Birthday Quest to earn 5 new armor sets, a wand, and a bow. Each one brings fresh gameplay features and opens the door to new playstyles. We really can’t wait for you to use them to craft some nice, unique, and definitely not-at-all-broken builds!
The "Gone Fishing" Workaround: We heard you loud and clear. We know that trying to catch every single fish for that specific, incredibly tedious achievement has tested the sanity of even our most hardened players. So, we added a new feature: you can now just buy the fish.
Is it technically cheating? Yes. Is it morally questionable for a legendary hero of Avalon to buy their fishing trophies at the local market just to flex on their friends? Absolutely. Do we judge you? Not even a little bit.
But that aside, we’ve also made a few tweaks to the fishing minigame itself, so if you’re a “gonna catch them all fair and square” type of person, it should now be more enjoyable than before.
Oh, by the way, there are two new fishing-related items as well. A Royal Fishing Rod and an Angler’s Cap. The rod is a reward for your resilient fishing efforts. The cap, well… you might have to get your hands a little bit dirty to acquire it.
A year in numbers
We put together a special trailer that dives into some of the most interesting statistics from the past year. Some of them are impressive, some are unexpected, and a few genuinely made us stop and go “wait… you did WHAT?” We think you’ll enjoy taking a look at how your journeys looked in numbers!
Community screenshots
At the same time, we couldn’t ignore the amount of amazing content you’ve been creating. Your screenshots, in particular, have consistently blown us away. The way you capture the atmosphere, lighting, and little storytelling moments inside the world is something we genuinely love going through. After a lot of internal discussion (and some fierce arguments), followed by a team-wide poll, we selected our top 3 favorites:
1st place – B1GCR3AM (via Reddit)
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2nd place – 🪶𝐑𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧’𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞 ☾ 𝓥𝓟 / @aenyegynvael (via X)
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3rd place – CavadorAbsolon (via Reddit)
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Beyond that, there were so many great shots that we simply couldn’t limit ourselves to just three, so we’ve also gathered a collection of additional screenshots that deserve some spotlight!
SidetrackKing (via Discord)
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Zameus (via Discord)
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🪶𝐑𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐧’𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐞 ☾ 𝓥𝓟 / @aenyegynvael (via X)
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dragonslayer9274 (via Discord)
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cranreuch (via Discord)
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Brandon Jenkins (via Facebook)
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Boozer VP / @boozerman_VP (via X)
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Boozer VP / @boozerman_VP (via X)
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_zabon_ (via Discord)
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_dangles_ (via Discord)
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Community art
And of course, we see you, artists. We know how much time, effort, and skill go into creating fan art, and the level of quality we’ve seen from this community has been nothing short of incredible. We wanted to highlight a few pieces that really stood out to us (same as for screenshots, there was an internal poll to choose the top 3):
1st place – Racc / strayraccoon (via Discord)
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2nd place – Moony / @ArtMamoon (via X)
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3rd place – ShadowKing224 (via Discord)
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There are a ton more arts out there, and while it’s impossible to include them all, we still wanted to share some that impressed us the most. Do enjoy them! And to every artist out there: thank you for the hard work!
Spookter / synthgor (via Discord)
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Smorodina Art / @smorodinator (via X)
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Nika Phantom / @PhNika (via X)
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@floccinaucinihilipilificationa (via Tumblr)
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REIST / @Reist_kult (via X)
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Moony / @ArtMamoon (via X)
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Harrow / @DaylightSavior (via X)
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Phonysaxo (via Reddit)
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Racc / strayraccoon (via Discord)
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Rewards for the winners!
To everyone who placed in the top 3 (both in screenshots and art), congratulations! We’d like to send you a small token of our appreciation. Each of you will receive a Collector’s Edition of the game from us! Within a week from today, we'll reach out to you via various channels, so please expect DMs or friend requests! We’ll make sure everything is packed and sent your way as quickly as possible.
Modding scene
Another thing that has been steadily growing over this past year is the modding scene. Seeing how you expand, tweak, and reinterpret Avalon has been incredibly rewarding for us as developers. Apart from just playing the game, you’re actively shaping it in your own ways. We’ve picked a few mods that we found especially interesting and worth highlighting:
We also want to recognize three standout creators from the modding community. Just like with the other categories, you’ll be receiving Collector’s Sets from us as well! Congrats to:
jondnoj (Nexus Mods)
therealskybro (Nexus Mods)
⛧NO.S6X⛧ / zizerak (Discord)
Limited Collector’s & Deluxe Sets
Now, onto something many of you have been asking about for quite a while. We’re finally launching a very limited sale of physical editions. There will be 500 Collector’s Sets and 1000 Deluxe Sets available. These do not include the game itself (we’re assuming you already have it), but they’re perfect if you want to bring a piece of Avalon into the real world.
Make the most of it. First come, first served… and you might just end up with Arthur on your shelf :)
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Please keep in mind that prices may vary depending on your region, due to tax regulations and tariffs. Only select regions are available for delivery.
Store links for people from the UK and the US:
Collector's Edition: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/awaken-realms/awaken-realms-store#/product/108527
Deluxe Edition: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/awaken-realms/awaken-realms-store#/product/108528
Store links for people from the European Union, the Åland Islands, Cyprus, Malta, Monaco, Portugal (Azores), Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands), and Spain (Melilla):
Collector's Edition: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/awaken-realms/awaken-realms-store#/product/104186
Deluxe Edition: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/awaken-realms/awaken-realms-store#/product/108526
Artovision collaboration
We’re also excited to announce that we’ve started a collaboration with Artovision to bring a new piece of Avalon into the real world.
Together, we’ve prepared three official, licensed Shadowboxes featuring artwork from the world of Tainted Grail. Each piece is crafted as a layered 3D display, giving some of our favorite art a striking new depth and presence. Crafted with dedication, they will make a fine addition to your gaming room!
Available now! See the store links below.
Shadowbox 1: King Arthur, from the Official Cinematic Trailer
(Store link: https://tinyurl.com/artovision1)
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Shadowbox 2: Josephus, from the Sanctuary of Sarras Expansion
(Store link: https://tinyurl.com/artovision2)
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Shadowbox 3: Mistbearer, one of the bosses from the Horns of the South
(Store link: https://tinyurl.com/artovision3)
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A few words from the team
Looking back on both the development of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon and its first full year in players’ hands, we asked a few team members what stayed with them the most... And the result is a special Dev Q&A! Meet Ola, Aga, and Dominik, three Questline folks, each in charge of different parts of the game. We pulled them aside for a quick chat and asked a few questions about the development of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Take a look at what they had to say!
(Ola, Aga, Dominik - kudos from the marketing team! <3 We know how stressful being on camera can be. Give them some love in the comments, folks!)
Patch Notes 1.23
Last but not least! As per usual, with new free DLC comes a new version of the game. Take a look at the patch notes for v1.23:
Gameplay
Fisher King’s Successor can now be completed by buying fish from a vendor.
Increased Sanguine Sting health cost from 5 to 10.
Changed Sanguine Sting Bleed scaling so it now properly scales with Arrow Draw Strength (the previous behaviour became gamebreaking with the newly added items).
Completing the Lancelot dungeon now rewards Summon Sir Lancelot.
\[Sarras DLC] fixed the entrance into the DLC softlocking when the cutscene was skipped at a specific moment.
Fixed a crash caused by Frozen Seer’s Vestment due to a stack overflow with certain other skills.
Quest
In The Price of Healing ending where the hospital is sponsored by Yvain, Measured Mercy and Oh Merry Men now correctly fail instead of becoming incompletable.
Fixed duplicate rewards in Happily Ever After and Brotherly Love.
Fixed an issue where Denholm did not reward the player for siding with Kamelot during Menhir Rites.
Fixed dialogue flow and looping issues with H’jarn.
Fixed incorrect endgame slides appearing after completing the Children of Morrigan questline and choosing to kill Self.
Fixed duplicate dialogue with Deirdre during Unholy Matrimony.
Updated The Weight of Honor quest marker to point to Gert’s area instead of directly to him.
Fixed incorrect quest progression in the Brotherly Love quest.
Stealing Daisy will now block dialogue about her with Rob and Gil.
Fixed instances of Maggot disappearing during the Have a Nice Trip quest.
Fixed dialogue with Rob where the player could speak about Wyrd lanterns without them being present.
UI
Added keyword descriptions to the Challenge Mode debuff selection screen.
Removed the unused Filter Items keybind from control settings.
Added a Sort Items keybind to keyboard controls.
Fixed tutorials overlapping quick-use items.
Fixed incorrect gamepad keybind icons in tutorials.
Fixed scrolling issues in the character statuses list when a large number of debuff status effects were active.
Fixed cut menu expansion panels on specific UI settings.
System
Added small optimizations, especially in fights with many NPCs.
\ Fixed target FPS options when not in fullscreen mode with VSync On not behaving correctly.
Challenge Mode
Recurring Threat: Reduced Arcane Discharge spawn count from 5 to 1.
Seek and Destroy: Reduced Arcane Discharge repeat strike chance from 33% to 15%.
Fixed Avarice not properly increasing item upgrade costs.
Fixed Arcane Discharge sometimes displaying an oversized visual radius.
Fixed Corpsewake projectiles orbiting the hero when dodged and striking from offscreen.
Increased Corpsewake base damage from 10 to 25.
Updated the Broken Guard debuff description.
Misc
Fixed an issue where Eogan could appear in two places at night; he now only appears in the rooftop garden.
Added audio for the Floatling enemy.
Summons of the Knights of the Round Table now have unique one-liners.
That's it for today! Let's celebrate!
This past year has meant a lot to us. Thank you for being part of this journey, for your feedback, your passion, your creativity, and for spending your time in Avalon. We’re not slowing down, and there’s still more ahead.
Enjoy those little gifts we prepared for you, and make sure your Qrkos are properly equipped with their festive hats!
Now, we're off to throw the biggest party Avalon has ever seen. The Once and Future King himself is about to be resurrected yet again, just to join the festivities. Cheers!
See you out there,
Awaken Realms / Questline
oh and…
We’re not ready to talk about what’s next just yet… but trust us, we’ve been busy.
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Hotfix v1.22a:
Fixed missing horse armor
Fixed an issue that caused channeled spells and other recurring actions to not register properly
Sarras DLC: Challenge Mode debuffs are now removed in the preset gear areas
Some challenge mode debuffs will no longer reset upon loading a save. such as: Trial of Weakness
challenge mode stats will no longer reset upon entering the next NG+
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Hey everyone!
How are you all? We hope you had some spare time to try our previous DLC content pack with 21 new weapons, and that it has been fun! Any new broken builds invented? :D
Now, yesterday we had some fun with announcing a “new DLC” Qrko's Journey - if you have missed it, check out the trailer below!
This was an April’s joke from our team :D
BUT! Another free DLC is not a joke at all, as we have promised and spoiled The Last Counsel a few weeks ago. Well, it is now out!
This is a whole new endgame dungeon that was designed to test your resolve! We really hope you will enjoy it ;)
Simultaneously, we’re releasing patch 1.21 with miscellaneous updates, focused mostly on further improvements for the Forlorn Swords (act 3 of the game).
Enjoy the read! And let’s start with unraveling the mystery behind The Last Counsel.
(by the way, congrats to the few ones who guessed correctly!)
We’re introducing our third free content DLC, Merlin’s Tomb!
And it’s out right now, waiting to get added to your Steam library!
Let’s watch the trailer for more info about this DLC (content spoiler alert):
Intrigued? Cause we certainly are!
Now, before diving deeper into the content itself, let’s first give you a quick overview of the lore behind the Merlin’s Tomb DLC.
The final resting place of the Round Table Knights has been uncovered at last.
Hidden deep within the desolate peaks of the Forlorn Swords, the lost secrets of Merlin lie sealed, guarded by brutal trials forged for one purpose alone: to test the True King of Avalon. Only one of rightful blood and unbreakable will may endure what awaits within.
But beware…
The once-proud and peerless archmage of Avalon, greatest of sages, has been touched by a creeping Wyrdness. Twisted by forces beyond mortal reckoning, Merlin is no longer the mentor of legend – but something corrupted.
It’s said that to enter the final Tomb and face Merlin himself, one must possess all fragments of the King’s Soul.
Moving forward to the content part…
Merlin’s Tomb is a brand-new endgame dungeon. As mentioned, you can only access it after you’ve acquired all the King’s Soul fragments. It’s supposed to be hard (balanced around level 75 characters), and it also features some gimmicks, so we’re expecting players to yield once or twice before finishing it. That said, if you fail a few times, don’t give up; you got this! :D
We’re spoiler-covering the rest of the DLC description for those who want to go in completely blind. But if you want some extra sneak peeks, go ahead!
If you meet the above-mentioned requirement, you can enter the dungeon in the Forlorn Swords (act 3), just right here:[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39169609/7574d6ff242cd3105cf3760946873e972ab97b89.jpg"][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39169609/d345650f9445bccf5389322e0f1f2188dc8027a6.jpg"]
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Once you’re inside, the real challenge starts. But we don’t want to spoil the fun for you; go and enjoy on your own! :D
Be victorious, and you’ll be rewarded; Tainted Merlin will leave some truly EPIC, tainted items behind! Trust us, despite all the taint, these items are worth the trouble!
Also, we know you guys well, so please refrain from posting all the tainted jokes, or Steam might take us down ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Patch Notes 1.21
As mentioned before, along with the free DLC, we’ve also just launched patch 1.21 for the game! It’s another bunch of all-around improvements and fixes, with Forlorn Swords being in the center of attention. Also, we’ve heard your feedback about the new version of Mana Shield being too harsh on the player, so we’re tweaking it more in your favor. Another thing many of you were asking for has been added: you can now use armor sets to save and quickly switch between outfit configurations. Check out the full list below.Gameplay
Mana shield to mana regen penalty changed to a 2:1 ratio, making it less harsh. Example: at 100% mana shield, your mana regen will decrease by 50% (previously 100%).
Fixed weapons that have a Chance to Stun on hit not applying Stun properly
Surgestopper
Royal Edict
Iron Tooth
Stormcrow Oculus
Wand of Chain Lightning
Hefty Spear
Heartwrought
Great Hammer of Stun
Hammer of Stupefaction
Furniture is now added to the player’s inventory upon purchasing or receiving the Seacoast Manor. This is retroactive
Chieftain Frode now properly summons his ghost allies during a fight
Added a kitchen and an alchemy station in Firket’s House
Further Forlorn Swords improvements
New weapons added
Inlaid Shield - Increases Attack Speed by 10%. Increases Max Stamina by 5. Added in the lake in Capital City
Splitter Axe - Deals up to 100% more damage based on enemy's missing Health. In a new abandoned camp in Capital City
Iron Morningstar - Increases Crit Damage by 20%. Added near Frozen Lake
Royal Edict - Hitting a target has a 10% chance to Stun it. Added in Gunnvaldr Village
Winding Dagger - Critical Hits make your target Bleed. Added in Foredweller Area
A new quest has been added. We don’t really want to spoil much of it, so we’re leaving you with just a hint: it might be worth it to search through the southeastern part of Forlorn Swords ;)
Improved cliffs and terrain around Capital City, Ulfr Village and Mountains Stronghold
Enemy Changes
Changed Skeletons in Pictish Hideout to stronger versions
Changed Cairnguard placement in Capital City
Changed Bear placements in Capital City
Changed Ice Weaver and Brimshade placement in Capital City
Added Croakmaw, Ogre and Corpse Eaters in Capital City
Added Corpse Eaters near Ulfr Village
New generic weapons
Added Rust Red Spear in Capital City.
Added War Pick in Gunnvaldr Village.
Added Heavy War Pick near Frozen Lake.
Added Tourney Shield in Gunnvaldr Village.
Added Patrol Halbard on Theud Beach.
Added Black Iron Mace in the Foredweller Area.
Loot chest additions and changes
Added diggable loot chest near Ulfr Village.
Added diggable loot chests near Theud Village.
Added diggable loot chests in the Foredweller Area.
Added diggable loot chests near Frozen Lake and Gunnvaldr Village.
Added diggable loot chests in the lake in Capital City.
Added loot chest near Sveinn Village
Changed the location of a diggable loot chest near Volker Village
Ore placement changes and additions
Added Iron ore near the Forlorn Swords border.
Added Titanium ore in Capital City.
Replaced copper ore in Capital City with titanium ore.
Added Meteorite ore near Frozen Hands.
Added Meteorite ore and titanium ore near Frozen Lake.
Added Meteorite and titanium ore near Highlands Stronghold.
Changed the locations of meteorite and titanium ore near Highlands Stronghold
Added meteorite ore and titanium ore near Gunnvaldr Village.
Added meteorite ore near Volker Village.
Added meteorite ore and titanium ore near Theud Village.
Added titanium ore in the Foredweller Area.
Added meteorite ore and titanium ore on Theud Beach.
Added meteorite ore and titanium ore near Mountains Stronghold.
UI
(PC) Added rebinding for Attack and Block actions
(PC) LMB and RMB can now be bound to any action
(Consoles) Added "Inverse Hands For Magic" setting
Added a Panini Projection setting for widescreen displays.
Added Armor Sets, allowing players to save and quickly switch between outfit configurations.
Added fish descriptions to the Journal.
Updated Mana Shield keyword to clearly state it does not decrease Mana Regeneration when outside of combat
Tooltips will now be shown for buffs and relics that are applied on items
Improved subtitles color settings
Improved clarity of item comparisons in containers
Improved dialogue options sorting order.
Improved flow of saving and restoring game settings.
Added a map legend with currently displayed map markers
Fixed enemy display name, if current target does not have set name. Previously it was showing last target name, now will be empty
Removed HP bar status animation when status is not active
Audio
Added stronger parry/blocking/pommel sound effects to all weapons
reworked sound effects for swimming, jumping and landing
System
File verification can now be ignored if it fails the second time per patch. You should check your RAM for issues though
Shader Preloading will only be attempted once. So if it was causing you to be stuck in infinite crash loop the second launch should skip this step
Added progress bar to steam cloud sync
Misc
Fixed a duplicated Favorite prompt appearing in the equipment selection view.
Fixed Stamina usage for the Drowned Sailor Elite in Sarras Chapel
Removed compass UI while lockpicking
Fixed gamepad icons in cloud save conflict popup
Fixed dialogue with Ughwe where the player could mention Conchur by name without having learned it.
Fixed an issue that allowed multiple completions of the Bring Home My Heart quest.
Fixed item selection in identify screen
Quiver is now hidden when equipped with conflicting armor.
And that’s it for today!
Yet another free DLC and yet another patch for the game are now live. As basic as it might sound, seeing all of you still enjoy Tainted Grail makes all the work feel twice as satisfying and absolutely worth it! If you have any chance to try the new stuff and tell us what you think, please do so. We’re always open to more feedback and suggestions. Can’t wait to hear your impressions of the new stuff! And if Tainted Merlin kicked your assess, don’t worry
Enjoy, and thank you for being with us all this time!
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Hey everyone!
Hope you’re doing all well!
Do you remember that free content DLC we announced for the end of March? Well, so it is going to get pushed to very early April… BUT, to not leave you empty-handed, we have prepared something extra for March, also to celebrate our biggest discount so far in the Steam Spring Sale!
Anyway, without further ado…
Our second free bonus content DLC is out now!
Yep. Just go to the Steam page, add the DLC to your library for free, and you’re good to go!
But wait, what’s that whole DLC about, you ask? Take a look at our trailer, and read more info below!
This DLC brings a collection of 21 brand-new, powerful magical weapons, designed to expand your combat options and kickstart some new character builds. From one-shotting blades to burn-infused shields and flesh-ripping swords. Each item introduces new, various opportunities to lay waste in Avalon; all the Wyrd-touched peasants won’t stand a chance! :D
All new weapons can be purchased from blacksmiths and can also be obtained by identifying the unidentified loot you get during Wyrdnight. Try your luck!
To give you a teaser, enjoy a quick showcase of some of the new weapons!
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Want to know more details about each of the new weapons? Just visit the DLC Steam page right here:
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Another free DLC is coming soon!
We promised regular content updates and additions for Tainted Grail, and this is what we want to deliver! That’s why we have another, third free content DLC coming! We don’t want to spoil all of that quite yet, but we’re also not going to leave you empty-handed.
This will be a story content DLC. Definitely not the size of a full-fledged expansion like Sanctuary of Sarras, but hopefully still a nice bite for you!
Get ready. The Last Counsel awaits, and you’ll get to meet him somewhere at the beginning of April (more or less). Rumor is, he is still preparing to greet you properly. Make sure to watch the trailer linked above carefully; there might be some clues...
(can’t wait to hear your theories about what’s coming; drop them in the comments!)
A small hotfix has just gone live
As per usual in a game of this size, we found some holes that needed patching. That said, a few fixes are now live:
Fixed an issue where active status effects were displayed on the HUD after changing the game scene.
Fixed an issue where gamepad users could not view additional item information due to a keybinding conflict with the Favorite action.
Fixed an issue where some quests gave incorrect outcomes/options due to characters being mistakenly treated as dead. Such as Children of Morrigan ending
Fixed Verdant adder.
Last but not least…
This is a bit of a self-plug, but we hope you don’t mind the quick info! 2 of Awaken Realms' internal indie teams are working very hard on 2 totally different games, and we wanted to give them a quick shout-out!
One has just revealed a trailer for their upcoming game: HOARDER. Check it out!
We would add a standard plot summary here, but the game is quite wild, so it is hard to explain :D We will just say that this is a genre-blending game with a focus on horror, so if this is your jam, make sure to check it out!
Also, we’re proud to mention that byzel (the dev team mentioned before) is full of talent! The project is directed by Gustaw, the co-creator of Darkwood, a unique survival horror. Byzel also features the folks who worked on SUPERHOT and Poradnik Uśmiechu, a Polish internet sensation.
We invite you to watch the trailer and wishlist the game on Steam!
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Another team, Fardust, is working on a dark and atmospheric RPG / deckbuilder called Shards of Order. If you love the gloomy Tainted Grail vibe, you’ll like this game setting for sure! Contrary to many card-based games, Shards of Order replaces turn-based combat with a unique dynamic Time system. Along with that, you’ll get to alter the rules of the game by slowly restoring the once-broken world Laws. One at a time.
Oh, and there’s a demo available right now!
Check out the trailer!
Wishlist and play the demo:
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Okay! That’s it for today!
As always, enjoy the new stuff and let us know what you think! Which weapon looks the best? Which one is the strongest? Does any of them suck? We’re here to hear your feedback!
Cheers,
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Mini hotfix:
Terrain should no longer block the path to Theud Village
target FPS options should now show correct FPS options again
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Hey everyone!
It took us a bit longer than expected, but here we are – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon version 1.20 is now live! And yes, this update is BIG (you’ll see that in a minute), so we believe the direct jump to v1.20 is justified :D
As per usual, we’ll get to the full patch notes in a second. But first, let’s quickly break down this update. The most important features going live with version 1.20 are:
several balance changes (some of them being optional),
new content & Act 3 improvements,
various fixes and quality-of-life improvements (including per-character save filtering & marking items as favorites),
a ton of audio improvements,
console improvements (40 FPS support & fixed PlayStation’s saving failed issue)*.
*Please note that consoles, as per usual, will need a few more days to approve the update and go live. But the wait will be worth it, as both consoles just got a huge upgrade: we introduced 40 FPS mode support! If your screen supports 40 FPS, we recommend enabling this mode along with VSync for a smoother gameplay experience.
We had quite a lot of work with this update, as we needed to ensure all the design/balance changes were proper and didn’t completely break “numbers” in the game. That said, thank you so much to our amazing Discord playtesters who participated in the open beta tests and helped make sure that nothing wyrd happens in Avalon! As always, the best community delivered! We hereby grant each one of you a PhD in balance testing ;)
Before we proceed, let’s watch our update trailer for a quick overview of version 1.20!
Balance update
Based on your repeated feedback and our internal observations, we found that the game becomes significantly easier during the second half of Act 2 (Cuanacht) and in Act 3 (Forlorn Swords). Players tended to get insanely strong easily, even if they didn’t actually want to; that’s why we decided to address this!
At the same time, we know that a lot of you love creating overpowered characters and running around with a shovel, one-hitting every encountered NPC, so some of the balance changes are optional and can be mitigated!
Select items rebalance
We’ve rebalanced more than 20 items that were just a tiny bit too strong, mostly crit chance-wise. We know most people don’t like getting their characters nerfed, so fear not – you will keep your current items and receive rebalanced duplicates. That way, you can still use your broken builds if you wish to! :D
The full list of rebalanced items can be found in the patch notes below, and here are some examples:
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Optional soft cap for stats
This feature makes leveling up attributes past certain thresholds (soft caps) have diminishing returns. Let’s take Strength (STR) as an example:
from 1 to 20, each point of STR gives 2% melee damage, 3 max stamina and reduces armor weight by 1%;
from 21 to 40, each point of STR gives 1% melee damage, 2 max stamina and reduces armor weight by 1%;
from 41 and above, each point of STR gives only 0,5% melee damage, 1 max stamina and reduces armor weight by 1%.
That said, if you want to be very efficient, 20 and 40 are the levels you should have in mind when distributing attributes. The thresholds are the same for each attribute, and the diminishing returns work similarly to the example above. See the full patch notes for details.
This option is now enabled by default, but you can always turn it off if you don’t like it. Just go to Settings from the main menu.
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Mana Shield changes
For those unaware, the Mana Shield mechanics cause a percentage of the damage you receive to be first deducted from your mana. With a lot of mana points and mana regen, it was too easy to become practically invincible; the player’s mana bar effectively acted as a second, rapidly restoring health bar. We took some steps to prevent that:
after taking a hit with Mana Shield active, there’s now a short delay before your mana starts regenerating;
the Mana Shield keyword now also reduces mana regeneration in a 1:1 ratio.
Enemy EXP adjustments
Lastly, to prevent overleveling (often unintentional), enemies below the player’s level now grant reduced EXP. That said, as your power level grows, the opponents that at some point stand no chance against you will grant you fewer experience points.
Apart from the case described above, experience points are granted as per usual.
New content & Act 3 improvements
As promised in our previous update, we’re also introducing a bunch of new content and improvements, mostly connected to the Forlorn Swords (Act 3)! All the new stuff is already live in version 1.20 of the game. Enjoy!
The full list of new stuff is hefty; you can find it below. For now, let’s mention some of the more important ones.
Forlorn Swords (Act 3)
A new cave has been added near the Forlorn Swords Gate (Etherbloom Love).
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New mini-boss - Sleepwalker, was added near: Giants Crossroad, Ulfr Village and Volker Village.
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New mini-boss - Cairnguard, was added near: Sveinn Village, Capitol City and Mountain Stronghold.
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Improved overall level art and level design. New terrain and paths have been added.
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Added new items to find across the Forlorn Swords.
Added a small altar + loot near the Forlorn Swords border.
Changed the layout of the bandit camp in the mountains near the Forlorn Swords Gate.
Changed the enemies in Forlorn Swords Stronghold.
Changed enemy placement.
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Quests-related stuff
Added a new quest, The Empty House. It tells a story of a horrifically disfigured Theud mystic begging to be put back together. Start it by visiting the abandoned houses just south of the Forlorn Main Gate.
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Your beloved Alisa’s Seacoast Manor is now a customizable home.
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- [p align="justify"]Added a new reward for the “Left Behind” and “The Shattered Pride” quests.
A new NPC can now be found in Remors' Cave.
Lastly, before going to the full v1.20 patch notes…
New content is a great opportunity for some new screenshots, so take a look!
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Various fixes and quality-of-life improvements
(aka the full patch notes)
The list of new stuff, fixes, and improvements goes on and on… For those who enjoy a long read, you’re in for a treat :D Before we leave you to it, take a look at one of the quality of life improvements that a lot of you have been asking for!
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System changes
Save files are now merged into one file. This will make it easier for you to manually download working save files from the cloud if needed and significantly simplify many systems. You can now also freely rename your save files and the game will no longer force rename them (do not change the extension as they will be ignored then)
\ The above change should fix the saving failed issue that occurred if you explored almost all scenes in the game.
\ Added 40FPS mode support. If your screen supports 40 FPS, we recommend enabling this mode along with VSync for a smoother gameplay experience
\ Added loading indicator when the game is synchronizing cloud files. Previously, the game became unresponsive until it finished
Quests-related stuff
Item rebalances (remember: if you have any nerfed item you will receive their new, balanced copies in addition to keeping the old version if you want to continue using them)
Drevan Bow – Ranged Critical Chance 25%>10%, ranged critical chance below 20% of stamina 25%>40%. Req: 6 STR, 10 DEX, 4 END
Corpsebinder Gauntlets – Ranged Critical Chance 20%>Critical Damage 20%
Corpsebinder Helmet – Ranged Critical Chance 15%>10%, Ranged Damage Multiplier 15%>20%
Stonewarden Talisman – Critical Chance 10%>5%, added Critical Damage 5%
Undertow Bloom Vest no longer increases Sneak Damage to Critical Damage conversion rate with item levels (conversion stays at 2:1)
Titanium Tonic now has a limit to which it can increase Physical Damage and decrease Physical Damage gain 0.1%>0%
Perilous Orb Ring now increases Critical Damage as well as Critical Chance, but no longer has Critical Chance gain with higher item levels
Worker Bee‘s Robe – Critical Chance 15%>10%
Fungal Envoy‘s Mycelium – Critical Chance 15%>10%
Crow's Boots – Critical Chance 20%>15%
Duel Knight Trousers – Increases Melee Critical Chance by 50% when your Stamina is below 50%>Increases Melee Critical Chance by 30% when your Stamina is below 50%
Duel Knight Cape – Critical Chance 10%>5%
Volker Berserker‘s Totem – Critical Chance 20%>15%
Winged Cavalier Backplate – Critical Chance 25%>15%
Farsight Hood – Ranged Critical Chance 20%>10%
Marksman‘s Treasure – Ranged Critical Chance 25%> 10%
Duelist's Blade – Melee Critical Chance 25%>15%
Parade Blade – Blocking and Parrying increases Critical Hit chance by 25% for 4s>20%
Farsight Hood – Critical Damage gain 5%>1%
Winter's Crone’s Wrath, Merlin's Thorn, Vinelash - Reduced Crit Chance
Added an optional soft cap system enabled by default. You can revert to the old behaviour in the game's settings
Mana shield changes
Mana regeneration now has a delay after taking a hit with Mana Shield active.
Mana Shield keyword now reduces mana regeneration in a 1:1 ratio while in combat.
World
Forlorn Swords
A new cave has been added near the Forlorn Swords Gate (Etherbloom Love)
New enemy - Sleepwalker, was added near: Giants Crossroad, Ulfr Village and Volker Village
New enemy - Cairnguard, was added near: Sveinn Village, Capitol City and Mountain Stronghold
Improved overall level art
New items to find in Forlorn Swords
Changed the layout of the bandit camp in the mountains near the Forlorn Swords Gate
Added a small altar + loot near the Forlorn Swords border
Changed the enemies in Forlorn Swords Stronghold
Added Wyrd Repelling Lanterns to several areas in the Horns of the South.
Marrowghasts now drop Marrowghast Shells. Curlghasts still drop the previously mentioned item (for lore reasons).
Wyrdspawns and Wyrdstalkers now have different colors depending on their strength variant (their strength increased with the player but there was no visual change previously)
Quests (new)
New quest: The Empty House.
Alisa’s Seacoast Manor is now a customizable home.
A new Etherbloom mini-dungeon is now available, containing an interesting weapon.
A new note about Kamelot's presence in Forlorn Swords has been added by Sarras' northern gates.
- [p align="justify"]A new reward for the “Left Behind quest” has been added. Players who have already completed this quest should receive the new reward in their inventory upon entering the Forlorn Swords map.
Added a reward for “The Shattered Pride” quest.
A new NPC can now be found in Remors' Cave.
Deirdre will now correctly reward the player with a ring in the Unholy Matrimony quest.
After completing The Man of the Night quest, Corvyn will now change his behavior after a few days have passed. (Does not work retroactively.)
Added additional dialogue for Stranger Cindrill at the Chapter House.
Quests (fixes)
Luth should now have voice over before the fight.
Sìne now requires 10 Wolf Pelts, in accordance with the notice on the board in Cuanacht.
Fixed interaction with the Talbott family in Cuanacht. A new chest has been placed, and Eadbert will now correctly give the player the key. (Does not work retroactively.)
Fixed an issue where the My Fair Lady quest would not fail after Alisa moved away.
Improved objective descriptions in the Broken Hourglass quest.
Fixed looping dialogue with Qurban.
Fixed a dialogue blocker with Taranis while completing the Over My Dead Bodies quest.
Fixed an issue in the Happily Ever After quest where Thistle and Rhian remained available after finishing their respective storylines.
Improved objective progression in the Over My Dead Bodies quest.
Fixed an issue where killing Charles the Crogmaw would alert Kamelotian guards to the player’s location.
Fixed incorrect logic in the Claw Me, Claw Thee quest.
Fixed incorrect logic paths involving Morana in the Crow Left of a Murder quest.
Removed incorrect loot from killing Ludger.
Improved quest marker logic in "The Baneful Choir" quest.
Improved quest marker logic in "The Long Defeat" quest.
Fixed an issue where Sigvord could aggro nearby enemies, resulting in a quest soft-lock.
Fixed inconsistencies between location names and their labels on the map.
Hra'fn's quests have received minor improvements aimed at enhancing the overall UI/UX.
A specific variant of the Lightning Golem will now properly display its name.
Fixed a dialogue option in The Price of Healing Quest where Bonxie would not accept a repeat offer to purchase her inventory.
Improved dialogue flow with Barlaam about Yorath.
Improved dialogue flow with Silvius.
Some dialogue and logic fixes around the Hollow Blessings quest.
Fixed an issue where in the dialogue with Eogan, you could select dialogue options regardless of where you found the pumpkin seeds.
Nautilume will now try again to convince the player to kill the Swarm of Viridian Wailcaps if the player decides to spare their lives.
The Song, as long as she is alive, can be found in Morgens' Den after completing Sunken Treasures and Voice From The Rift quests.
The Farewell, Lady Alisa quest will now correctly fail if Alisa leaves.
"Omen in Flesh" quest should now progress properly if Eyvor is killed without talking to him.
Stranger in the Chapter House Cindrill should now be impossible to kill until the end of her quest.
Fixed issues with Maggots’ interactions during the sequence inside his mind.
Fixed a bug in the endings where the player could give away Arthur’s soul multiple times, causing several endings to appear simultaneously.
Audio
Player footstep sounds reworked.
Player armor / foley movement sounds added.
Ghost sounds added in the Gunnvaldr Stronghold.
Fixed duplicated Luth VO (line playing twice).
NPC Fae grunts fixed.
Strawfather sounds fixed.
UI
Added a DLC carousel to the Title Screen, allowing multiple available DLCs to rotate automatically.
Added the ability to mark items as Favorites, preventing them from being accidentally sold or dropped.
Added a horizontal scrollbar to the Upgrades UI to better indicate additional available options (e.g., Transmogrification).
Optimized the appearance and disappearance of the player's HUD.
Added distinct map marker visuals for unlocked Sarras Shrines.
Hidden redundant skill points for players who have fully unlocked skill trees.
Miscalleanous
Added filtering your save files by every character you created.
The Baneful Choir quest got a new icon.
Added a new entry to the lore journal about the Knights of the Round Table.
Yngvi now has a Journal entry, unlocked after completing Sleep That Never Comes.
French: Egill received the missing translations for some of his dialogues.
Congrats! You made it to the end of today’s update!
Hopefully, all of the balance changes, along with Act 3 improvements, will make your adventure in Avalon a much more engaging one! Be sure to let us know what you think – we’d love to hear your thoughts!
In the meantime, the next free content DLC that we announced for the end of March is still being cooked, so stay tuned. It will be worth the wait ;)
And we have more coming after that, too!
Cheers!
Awaken Realms / Questline
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A micro hotfix has just gone live:
Updated the game’s displayed version to 1.16.
Fixed the following items:
Shell Without a Name
Champion of Tuathan Breastplate
Thorn Helmet
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