Patch 1.0

Release date

May 8, 2024

Official notes

Patch order

Patch 1.0 (version 1.0.0.79266, released May 8, 2024) took V Rising out of Early Access. Its headline feature is the Ruins of Mortium endgame biome and the confrontation with Dracula the Immortal King, alongside a major engine upgrade and the Legacy of Castlevania collaboration.

Additions

New endgame biome: Ruins of Mortium, with dynamic conflict events — skirmishes against Dracula's Legion and Rift Incursions that award Stygian Shards and exclusive gear.
Six new V Blood Carriers: Finn the Fisherman, General Elena the Hollow, General Cassius the Betrayer, General Valencia the Depraved, Simon Belmont the Vampire Hunter and Dracula the Immortal King.
Two new weapon types: Longbow and Whip.
Legendary Artifact Weapons — named endgame weapons with unique weapon-skill modifications.
Vampire passives: 18 passive buffs across the six spell schools, unlocked at the Stygian Altar.
Legendary Jewels with four spell mods, dropping from endgame bosses and Rift Incursions.
Difficulty modes: Relaxed and Brutal added alongside Normal.
Castle Relocation — move an entire castle to a new plot, including a relocation stash.
Cargo Travelers — lootable caravans travelling the roads of Vardoran.
Draculin blood type, drained from Dracula's Legion units.
Legacy of Castlevania collaboration content, including the Simon Belmont encounter.

Changes

Major engine upgrade to Unity 2022 / DOTS 1.1 with substantial client and server performance improvements.
World pass over every biome: new locations (including Dracula's Demise), extra Waygates in Farbane Woods, road networks connected to Ruins of Mortium, updated lighting.
Ancestral weapon acquisition reworked: Rare (blue) ancestral weapons drop from V Blood Carriers and Rift Incursions rather than crafting alone.
Magic sources gain on-hit effects per spell school from tier 6, with fewer raw attribute bonuses.
All veils grant 5% maximum-health healing on the following primary attack.
100% blood quality effect bonus reduced to 25% from 30%.
Spellbook visual update, more gamepad-friendly.
Soul Shards can only be repaired through Rift Incursions.

Fixes

See the official notes for the full list of fixes shipped with the release build.

Hotfixes

1.0.1 — May 10, 2024

Rendering and server-setting fixes. (notes)

1.0.2 — May 14–15, 2024

Prison cell and Siege Golem map fixes; a rare crash fix the following day. (notes)

1.0.4 — May 22, 2024

Dracula Brutal-difficulty balance and a blood exploit fix. (notes)

1.0.5 — May 29–30, 2024

Co-op V Blood balance, new gamepad layout, performance improvements; small gamepad follow-up. (notes)

1.0.6 — June 4, 2024

First spell and jewel balance pass. (notes)

1.0.7 — June 13, 2024

Autosave improvements and crash fixes. (notes)

1.0.8 — June 24 / July 5, 2024

Bat Form Soul Shard toggle and crash fixes; Ukrainian language support in 1.0.8.81074. (notes)

1.0.9 — September 17 / October 3, 2024

Spell balance, quality of life and gamepad improvements; Continue-button QoL in 1.0.9.1. (notes)

1.0.10 — October 21 / December 3, 2024

New Legacy of Castlevania items; official trusted server provider support in 1.0.10.2. (notes)