Cloudheim Update 8 and Winter Break!

✦AI summary4h

Update 8 focuses on save game stability, loot drop improvements, Frostfall event balancing, and various general bug fixes before the winter break.

▲Buffs9

Bosses
- Bosses now drop a wider assortment of weapons and lockboxes.→Expanded
- Increased the drop rate of World Stars from bosses by 38%.100%→138% %
Frostfall
- Bauble Knight fight:Healing ice crystals are now easier to break and can be destroyed using the evade mechanic.→Lower
- Frostfall Castle:Tripled the drop rate of Jingle Bells within the Frostfall Castle dungeon.1x→3x x
Combat Mechanics
- Spinning Ice Kick:Spinning Ice Kick now receives a unique upgrade from Power Kick instead of just behaving like a stronger normal kick.Enhanced Normal Kick→Unique Upgrade
- Secret Chests:Secret Chests can now be opened using projectile weapons like Bows or Mining Daggers.Melee→Projectile
BigshotLaser Attack:Laser attacks can no longer hit players through walls, allowing for better cover.Pierces Walls→Blocked by Walls
Upgrades
- Rock Jock:Prospecting Sites now correctly receive Mining Guild bonuses, matching Sky Materials.→Matched
- Green Thumb:Garden Plots now properly spawn higher value herbs and flowers when the Green Thumb upgrade is active.→Higher Value

✚Bug fixes5

General
- Fixed issues where characters appeared invisible or greyed out in the Appearance menu.
- Fixed a timing issue where player levels appeared reset until the player traveled.
- Fixed the 'Retrieve Collected Loot' function on the Bifrost Chest which previously did nothing.
Combat MechanicsProjectiles:Fixed non-homing projectiles firing in the wrong direction when used immediately after kicking an impulsed enemy.
DustlangerFixed an issue where the final two chests and lasso shrine would remain locked.

◆Other changes3

General
- Added a startup warning for low storage space to prevent autosave corruption.→Added
- Corrupted or empty saves now automatically restore the most recent autosave.→Automatic
DustlangerRemoved unexpected boss music from an area that contains no boss fight.Boss Music→Removed

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General5 Bosses2 Frostfall2 Combat Mechanics3 Dustlanger2 Bigshot1 Upgrades2

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Cloudheim · Dec 20, 2025

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