Editing Update:SpiritVale Playtest 0.4.0

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== [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3918510/view/510718530665054427 Update 0.4.0] — Shinobi ==
''Posted: September 24, 2025 — Type: SMALL UPDATE / PATCH NOTES''

== Advanced Class ==
* Advanced Class: Shinobi  
* Took extensive testing with help from moderators — still experimental  
* Unique playstyle, may still be broken

== New Content ==
* 2 new armor sets
* 4 new kunais
* A few new cards

== Bug Fixes / Improvements ==
* Removed Knockback/Pull from autocasts
* Fixed issues when pressing ESC during storage/trade
* Fixed item popup not disappearing
* Extra cards in equips no longer apply (e.g. 4/3 cards — 4th card disabled)
* Fixed after-cast delay bug with Free Cast
* Fixed dodge direction when using WASD
* Separated Interact and Pickup hotkeys
* Pressing Inventory/Skill hotkey again now closes the screen (if search bar is inactive)
* Fixed summons not obeying No KS
* Set all base job levels (e.g., Mage) to max 70  
* You can gain 70 skill points in base class, but once you change to advanced you are capped at 50
* Reduced size of hit effects (ice, fire, lightning)
* Reduced flee penalty (20% → 10% per target)
* Fixed poison interrupting casting
* Fixed skills not decloaking

== Substat Changes ==
* Compressed RNG on Weapons and Legs
* Increased RNG on other slots
* Some substats removed (auto-replaced)
* Existing gear gains new substats

== Balance Changes ==

=== Monsters ===
* Can now cast skills much more often (removed 5s delay between casts)  
* Cast time reduced (2s → 1.5s)

=== Warrior ===
* Removed Twohand Parry (moved to Knight)

=== Knight ===
* Improved survivability and damage
* All skills gain 1% Dex and Str scaling
* Added Increased HP Recovery
* Added Twohand Parry
* Endure: 30s → 5 mins, +25 Def/Mdef
* Shield Mastery: 10 Def/Mdef → 10% Def/Mdef
* Taunt: No longer increases damage from taunted monsters
* Air Cutter: Now ignores block

=== Summoner (Revamp) ===
* Goal: improve gear variety, early progression, and balance
* 4 new passives replace the old 3, each altering summons differently
* Summons inherit 50% of gear stats by default (not base stats)
* Summon HP and damage rebalanced
* Summons no longer inherit range stats (always melee range)
* Wells max level = 10
* Increased Banishment, Suppression Field, and Dissonance Well damage
* Fury Bond: 25% cast/aspd → 10% atk/matk
* Guardian Bond: 25% block/def → 25% hp/healing received
* Summon skill changes:
** Cat: Spell Echo → Lightning Release
** Wolf: Blade Dance → Shadow Release
** Cactus: Reflect Shield → 30% block buff

=== Items ===
* Soulbinder / Tribal Mask: now grant summon-specific buffs (instead of stat share)
* Weaver Set: +5 → +2 all stats
* Evergreen Card: 15% → 10% per refine
* Skystrider Legs: +10 flat Def → +10% Neutral Resist
* Ashwalker Set: +20% atk spd total (instead of 5%)
* Relic Trident: cooldown -1 → -2
* Iron Reaver: 3 slots → 2 slots

== Roadmap ==
* Next: major content update, large backlog of maps to be implemented by the map team.

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