News Archive
Patch 2.0.5 Patch Notes, Soulthirst Race Season Details, Last Day of Halloween Microtransactions!
Nov 1, 2015, 9:00:22 PM
Today we deployed the 2.0.5 Patch which included Eight New Divination Cards, some bug fixes, support for the upcoming Soulthirst Race Season and some new uniques that will be enabled one by one over the next few weeks. Read More.
The Awakening Supporter Packs End Soon - with Video!
Oct 29, 2015, 11:33:22 PM
The Awakening Supporter Packs will stop being sold on Friday the 13th of November. We've made a video to show off the perks of these packs. If you're interested in purchasing one or upgrading your current pack, you can do so here. Read More.
Community Showcase - Cosplay, Music, Videos and more!
Oct 28, 2015, 8:52:55 PM
This week's community content round-up includes a death compilation, a near-death reaction, Catarina cosplay, a Dominus musical remix and a classic piece of fan art.
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Build of the Week: DimenRush's Abyssal Cry Build!
Oct 27, 2015, 6:30:34 PM
This week’s episode showcases a level 84 Scion that disintegrates entire packs at once using Abyssal Cry to create a chaotic chain reaction. This build uses only Unique and Magic items to take advantage of the Hidden Potential unique jewel which offers 25% increased chaos damage per magic item. Read More.
Upcoming Race Season Information
Oct 26, 2015, 11:25:13 PM
We're planning to start the next race season late next week. Today's news post is a summary of some of the changes we're making in this race season, and notes on a few that will be in later seasons. Read More.
Celebrate Halloween with the Witch Hat and Webbed Witch Hat!
Oct 25, 2015, 9:12:41 PM
We've released two new Halloween microtransactions that are available this week only: The Witch Hat and Webbed Witch Hat. The Webbed one features a spider that climbs around the hat while you wear it! They're only available this week - the sale will end on November 2nd! Read More.
Announcing the Five-week Darkshrine Events
Oct 22, 2015, 11:46:50 PM
Today's news post is about the experimental Darkshrine events that we are running from November 2 to December 7. There is both a Standard and a Hardcore event, and they bridge the gap between the Flashback events and the upcoming new challenge leagues. Read More.
2.0.4c Patch Notes and Deployment!
Oct 21, 2015, 9:52:40 PM
We've just deployed the 2.0.4c Patch! It contains significant improvements to server performance, bandwidth usage, lockstep stuttering and disconnections and other bug fixes. Read More.
Build of the Week: Ludvator's Elemental Wand Totem Crit Blast
Oct 20, 2015, 10:52:35 PM
This week's episode showcases a level 83 Shadow in the Standard League that shatters high-level enemies using a pair of ranged attack totems.The character uses the Mantra of Flames jewel to gain damage from its buffs.Read More.
Upcoming Divination Cards: Voltaxic Rift, Drillneck and more!
Oct 19, 2015, 9:43:37 PM
We've prepared another batch of Divination cards for your viewing! This lot of cards includes a corrupted Voltaxic Rift, Drillneck, Surgeon's Flask and more! We expect these cards to be released with the 2.0.5 patch late next week.
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Development Manifesto: Enhancing Poison
Oct 18, 2015, 10:04:31 PM
Rory has written a manifesto post that discusses planned changes to the mechanics of poison and introduce tools to let dexterity-aligned attack characters use and specialize in poison without having to use daggers or a limited set of unique items. Read More.
One-month Flashback Events: Progress and Feedback
Oct 15, 2015, 9:00:32 PM
Today we deployed the 2.0.4b Patch - here are the patch notes. In other news, we've put together some progress statistics for how the Flashback events are going. We're also interested in hearing your feedback on the recent map changes! Read More.
2.0.4b Patch Notes
Oct 14, 2015, 11:43:12 PM
Tomorrow we plan to deploy the 2.0.4.b patch. This patch includes some minor performance improvements and eight new Divination Cards. For more information, check the patch notes. Read More.
Build of the Week: Cast When Damage Taken - Extreme Edition
Oct 13, 2015, 9:24:42 PM
This week's episode showcases a level 86 Shadow in the Standard League that obliterates the contents of high tier maps despite having no active skills. Instead, it triggers its many skills by taking damage from drinking the Doedre’s Elixir unique flask. Read More.
Community Showcase - Jack in the Box, Brutus vs the Ranger and more!
Oct 12, 2015, 8:42:47 PM
We've rounded up a selection of of community submitted content to share with you all. This week includes two fan-made videos, fan art, a poem and a solemnly-themed town hideout! Read More.
State of Exile Community Podcast - Episode 40 - Featuring Developers Chris and Carl
Oct 11, 2015, 9:53:48 PM
Chris and Carl appeared as guests on the State of Exile podcast this week to discuss the future of racing and upcoming changes to the game. The discussion covers topics including racing, divination cards, challenge league design and trading. Read More.
Development Manifesto: Challenge League Post-mortems
Oct 8, 2015, 10:12:44 PM
We have posted a Development Manifesto article about the design of challenge leagues. It describes what we learnt from each of the previous 12 challenge leagues, as well as some notes about what we'll be changing for the next pair. Read More.
Build of the Week: Asta's "Lioneye's Archery" Build!
Oct 7, 2015, 11:00:57 PM
This week’s episode showcases a level 95 Tornado Shot Duelist that was originally created in the Tempest League. It was designed to shrug off incoming damage through massive of amounts of armour. The key to this build is the Lioneye’s Fall unique Jewel, which converts nearby melee passive skills into bow ones. Read More.
Divination Cards - The Cartographer, The Lich, The Hunter's Reward and More!
Oct 6, 2015, 10:33:21 PM
We have 8 new Divination Cards that we are ready to share with you! While we don't currently have a firm date for their release, we're expecting to include them in the 2.0.4c patch. If you'd like to create your own Divination Card, check out the Highgate Pack. Read More.
Check out our Hideout Compilation Video!
Oct 5, 2015, 11:40:18 PM
We received an overload of awesome hideout submissions in our recent competition. We've created a compilation video to share some of these hideouts with you. Read More.
