Rise of a Legend — patch notes and updates
Stored observation / content update:
Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Hotfix | 2025-12-18 | Fixed an issue with starting a steam multiplayer match |
| Hotfix | 2025-10-13 | Fixed an issue where some players could only play the tutorial mode. |
| Hotfix | 2025-09-19 | 0.3.1 Randomized time and weather in Primus and Munera. Random weather now uses set times with weighted chances. Adjusted auto-exposure to brighten nights and bad weather. |
| Steam CO OP + New mode + More | 2025-09-04 | New Features & Improvements Steam Lobbies! Invite your friends and play together (or against each other) in most game modes.,New Game Mode: Abyssium! Battle in a 2v2v2v2v2 brawl inside a flooded arena, surrounded by deadly crocodiles.,Team mechanics: Green health bars for teammates and friendly fire with reduced damage.,Bots are now smarter at avoiding pits and the fire wall in Vulcan.,Animated gates!,The old placeholder Ludus avatar has been replaced with your Steam avatar.,Reworked account creation flow: improved name selection, removed avatar and profile frame selection steps.,Increased store refresh rate from every 6 hours to every 2 hour |
| Hotifx | 2025-05-21 | 0.2.1 Fixed saving of audio settings |
| Workaround Hotfix | 2025-05-20 | Due to an issue introduced in the last patch (likely related to the Unreal Engine 5.5.4 update), new players were experiencing a black screen on game launch—caused by a failure to save audio settings. This hotfix temporarily disables saving of audio settings until we can implement a proper fix. We’re sorry for the inconvenience, and we appreciate your patience and support! |
| Massive Performance Update + New Features | 2025-05-15 | New Features & Improvements Massive performance overhaul: Improved levels, lighting, character rendering, hair systems, visual effects, gameplay code, and animations. Updated to Unreal Engine 5.5.4. Dynamic damage system: Wounds, bruises, blood splatters, and equipment scratches during battle. (No dismemberment yet—but we're working on it!) Facial expressions: Gladiators now show expressions during attacks, hits, and executions. New overlays for game over screens, flowing blood on defeat, and confetti on victories! Footprints in the sand. Selling your gladiators and gear. New hair, eyebrow, beard, and mustache styles. Improved hair rendering |
| Small update/patch notes 1 | 2024-12-18 | Main focus was on lower level gladiators with emphasis for Thraex and Murmillo. Increase movement speed on lower levels for all classes Increase general movement speed for Murmillo Increase general movement acceleration for Murmillo and Thraex Increase general attack speed for Murmillo and Thraex Increase attack power on lower levels for Murmillo, Thraex and Velites Increase damage for Murmillos first and last hit of his heavy attack chain Fix pillar destruction in Rhino mode Rhino stuns itself when smashes a pillar |