Barony “Keep Your Secrets” update out now (version 4.3.0), patch notes

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop

A huge “Keep Your Secrets”, or version 4.3.0, is now available for Barony.

The update includes the debut of the Compendium, a mystical encyclopedia that contains every secret lurking in Baron Herx’s dungeon. Also added are new enemies, breakables, and new rooms. Another one of the game’s Kickstarter goals have also been delivered.

The full rundown is as follows:

Barony “Keep Your Secrets” update version 4.3.0 patch notes

General

Ruins have been invaded by new Bugbear and Gnome Thief enemy types, as well as a new Bell dungeon feature to interact with
Slimes now appear in 5 different color variants
Slimes attack with melee and new magical spray attacks depending on the type
Slimes now scale with dungeon level
Certain variants can walk on water/lava, and have set ambush spawns on map generation when an enemy walks nearby
Breakables are now scattered throughout each biome, containing items, gold and monsters
Daedalus Shrines now appear on Minotaur levels (This replaces what was formerly a second standard exit)
Daedalus Shrines will appear in a different quadrant of the map from the standard exit
Dark maps now spawn groups of bats hiding on the ceiling
Several new achievements have been added to complement the new features of this update

The Compendium

The Compendium has been added, listing monsters, items, and game mechanics that can be researched using Lore Points, a currency awarded from unlocking Achievements
Most entries start hidden and are revealed by interacting with the world, killing enemies, and identifying items
Research entries to reveal tips, monster stats, item tooltips, and records
New Records within every researched Compendium entry track thousands of game events to look back on
A list of all Achievements is now located inside the Compendium with categories and filtering options
Hotkey “P” is default to quickly access the Com[P]endium
Researched items show their tooltip for quick reference
Preview the blessing/status changes of any item using the arrow keys while hovered
Viewing item tooltips in-game will reflect your character’s stats when held; otherwise, on the Main Menu, it will assume a character with 0 in every stat
Viewing the Compendium in-game with Hardcore mode enabled will show the relevant stat changes for monster entries

Maps

Added a new dedicated exit room preceding the Hell bossfight
Caves base map size has been reduced to improve performance
Removed kobolds from the Citadel spawn pool

Blocking Skill Changes

Shield items are now more durable, only rolling to degrade after a certain number of hits rather than on each hit taken
Higher quality shield materials/blessings increase the hits that can be taken before checking to degrade
Blocking now can only be increased by one skill point per enemy
Non-shields (Torches, Lanterns, etc) now only benefit from Blocking +AC up to skill level 40, but now can be used to level up beyond skill level 40
Arrows can now degrade armor, but also can provide Blocking skill ups when being hit as melee attacks do
Blocking now has the following bonus chances to level up:
Performing “block, attack” combos 3 times in a row (“Rhythm of the Knight” Achievement) awards 80% chance to level skill
Blocking an attack within a short time of raising your shield awards a bonus chance to level Blocking
Blocking an enemy hit and having ally players/NPCs kill the enemy (“Thank the Tank” Achievement) awards a bonus chance to level Blocking

Spellbook-Casting Durability Changes

Casting from an equipped spellbook now only has a chance to degrade your book after a certain number number of casts
Higher Casting Skill and blessings increase the number of casts before checking to degrade
Torn blessed books will now lose a blessing point instead of being destroyed upon degradation

Sustained Spell Leveling Changes

Sustained spells (light, levitation, etc) now only level Magic/Casting skills if a certain amount of MP has been used on sustained spells prior
10 MP is required to be spent with Casting skill above 20, or 5 MP when below 20 Casting
Chance to level up is only checked when casting a sustained spell
- Example, casting Light for 1 MP, leaving it sustained for 9 MP. Recasting Light will now check for a skill increase as 10 MP has been spent
MP consumed while spells are sustained and when fizzling casts counts towards the total

Gameplay

Maximum character level is now 255, stats are capped to 248 to prevent desyncs in multiplayer
“Leveling up” beyond level 255 still grants stat rolls and +HP/MP
The Minotaur now spawns after 3.5 minutes in the Mines and Labyrinth levels (Previously 2.5 minutes)
Enchant Weapon/Armor scrolls are now targetable
- Same targeting rules apply as previous updates, Weapon can target any item that can be held in the main-hand, Armor can target off-hand and other equipment apart from rings/amulets
Merchant class increased starting Remove Curse scrolls from 1 to 3, now also starts with 2 Identify scrolls
Slowed hunger tick rate in the starting floor before the Mines
- TIP: Hunger is already slowed in Hamlet, biome transition floors and boss stages
HP Regeneration effects (Ring of Regeneration, Troll’s Blood, etc) now work when Hunger is disabled in the Game Settings
- Regeneration rates are a bit slower than when Hunger is enabled
Starvation now deals 5% MAXHP damage per tick, instead of a static 4 damage, less punishing for early game and not irrelevant by end game
Starvation now also pauses HP Regeneration
Insectoid maximum Energy has been increased from 50 to 100
- Food replenishment is still percent based to a maximum of 50 EN, so food doesn’t provide any more energy than previously
Increased damage dealt to breakable walls
Human NPCs can now spawn with Maces
Greasy status effect now drops items when attempting to use/swing them rather than dropping randomly
Greasy status effect can now drop shields when attempting to defend
NPCs wielding Arbalests now attack 50% slower instead of default fast speed for crossbows
Hazard Goggles now protect against the secondary effects of Slime sprays

Baphomet

Removed monster drops from Baphomet minions
Minions award 0 XP after 25 have spawned
Legacy leaderboard entries which utilized Baphomet farming will be de-ranked, removing them from the top-200 scores to improve leaderboard competition

Audio

Audio engine performance improved to remove many stuttering issues
- May remove the need for Preload Music Files audio setting if your system had issues in previous updates
Reduced frequency of idle monster cries
Reduced frequency of liquid sound effects, improved sounds overlapping to reduce overall volume
Ambient noises now loop rather than repeatedly play to improve performance
Added sound effect when setting tinkered trap items
Added sound effect for Fear status effect on monsters

UI / Visuals

Added transparency effect to invisible players and HUD models
Lobby visibility is now displayed in a floating banner for the server during online multiplayer character creation
Gold animates when dropped
Skillsheet and weapon tooltips now properly display the attack penalty % calculation from your current skill level
Added HUD text in splitscreen to notify when all characters are dead
Improved network speed for item tooltips to populate for ground items in multiplayer
Improved network speed for character models loading in on level change in multiplayer

Translations

Fixed “XP” text in the EXP bar to support longer translation strings
Fixed item tooltips cutting off text in the top icon area for long strings

Controls

Added command /player_can_move_in_gui true/false, set this to false to prevent character movement when the inventory is open if your keybind configuration requires
Added Quick Turn speed settings in Controls

Bugfixes

Fixed multiplayer stats overflowing to negative beyond 128
Fixed starvation not processing correctly in 3/4 person multiplayer
Fixed ATK tooltip calculation on the character sheet being slightly incorrect due to rounding
Fixed holding space while opening inventory randomly causing items to be used
Fixed seed events requiring insectoid not displaying insectoid text correctly
Fixed rebinding left click to “use” closing sign GUIs on activation
Fixed slimes spawning inside walls from sinks
Fixed monsters being stuck in door frames when the walls next to them have been broken
Fixed client status effects HUD icons showing wrong icons for some of the newer status effects added in the last update
Fixed Accursed spellbook chest being overridden by a mimic
Fixed Salvage spell being able to target invisible/hidden map items
Fixed Appraisal skill not being synced to the server and sometimes resetting for clients
Fixed “Secret Weapon” achievement triggering when using Elemental Focus enhanced spells
Fixed local hiscores not being created after the host has closed the lobby before client has left
Fixed “I Want It All” achievement checking for all playable classes rather than just DLC classes
Fixed softlock in the Mystic Library with sleep spell wielding enemy
Fixed lich death sounds playing multiple times in splitscreen rather than once
Bounty Hunter hat no longer targets neutral tinkering bots on maps
Fixed depleted sinks not playing the depleted sound effect when using empty bottles
Added sound effect when breaking sex change amulet on use
Fixed crossplay logging in notification getting stuck at “logging in” after failure
Fixed achievement notification vertical text alignment
Fixed “DLC required” prompt crash at character creation in splitscreen
Fixed +HP amounts when using healing spells not showing for clients in multiplayer
Fixed some crashes for player names using % signs
Fixed minotaur warning not showing up on dungeon level 7 in the Swamps after exiting the Underworld
Fixed ally NPCs rotating incorrectly when backing up with ranged weapons
Fixed dropped gyrobots blocking boulders rolling

Barony can be purchased on the Switch eShop and the “Keep Your Secrets” is out now on Switch. We’ve got more coverage of the game here. Thanks to Turning Wheel for the patch notes.