Phoenix Labs has announced that Dauntless will finally arrive for Steam players on Thursday, December 5th, along with the Awakening update. This is huge news for Slayers who have been pining for a Steam release for a number of years.
Awakening is the biggest update in the game’s history, fundamentally altering many ways the game is currently played and adding new weapons. The launch trailer offers Slayers and fans a peek into what the update brings to the game, while a blog post provides deeper details
Awakening Details
- Karkonos – Our newest Behemoth is coming to Islands Events on the new Umbral Hunting Grounds: Twilight’s Domain.
- New Weapons and Progression – Unique weapons with their own Legendary abilities and talents
- Weapon swapping – Swap between weapons for a strategic Elemental edge or to do epic swap combos
- Armor Progression and Cells Update – Amors will be the centerpiece of your builds, using Cells to lock in perks
- New Hunt Pass and Canisters – The Hunt Pass is the core of the new season and includes free pulls from a new cosmetic distribution mechanic – Canisters.
- New Cosmetic sets and bundles – The Deep Sea set and the Godhand Armour Bundle will be making their debut.
- Streamlined Questline – New and updated quests will introduce all of the new mechanics and make the game more accessible to new players.
- Improved Loadouts – Swap all things cosmetic (including Slayer’s appearance and crowns) via loadouts.
- Elemental Status Updates – There will now be Radiant, and Umbral Elemental statuses and Frost’s is getting a tweak.
- Behemoth reworks – Many behemoths are getting behavioral tweaks, with particularly notable changes to Embermane and Valomyr.
- New Fauna – Three new Fauna will be added, and Fauna drops will now be crucial for crafting Supplies.
- Streamlined Buffs – Buffs will be simplified into six core categories.
- Ramsgate Updates – Various tweaks are happening in Ramsgate.
Check out the full details on the Dauntless Steam page.
