Patch Notes 0.13.28

Release Overview

Version: 0.13.28

Released: August 24, 2026

Steam Build: 24899712

Branch: Stable

Major Changes

• Shennong Cauldron tutorial flow polished; new alchemy shortcut binding.
• Combat: shield parry window extended by 0.15 s; Sword-draw finishers grant +5% attack speed for 4 s.
• Forge: artifact temper success-rate tooltip now displays clearly.
• Inventory: filter chip "Equipment only" toggle added.
• Map: fog of war in Luocha northern forest restored after a regression in 0.13.27.

Balance Tuning

• Wood-style Dantian resonance: secondary tile merging now stacks one tier higher (max +3 instead of +2).
• Fire-style finishers: cooldown reduced from 9 s to 8 s.
• Pearl Shiling (Shiling Pearl) hunger decay reduced by 12%.
• Mounts now inherit 100% of the rider's weapon damage instead of 70%.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed: trading-post scroll cursor would sometimes snap back when hovering over stacked items.
• Fixed: technique fusion screen froze if the source gongfa had no description text.
• Fixed: rare crash when loading an old save created before the 0.13.20 alchemy overhaul.
• Fixed: shop dialogue with Lin Xue repeated her "first meet" greeting after each purchase.
• Fixed: a typo in the English translation of the Fire-starting manual made one combo unreachable.

Known Issues

• Portal Array transfer network is still exclusive to the 0.13.29-test branch.
• Some Traditional Chinese UI strings overflow on 1024x600 screens.