ALL HAIL, THE WAY OF THE BUCKET! NEW LORDS OF THE FALLEN CONTENT BRINGS FAN FAVOURITE TO THE FORE, AS DIFFICULTY BALANCING PERFORMANCE OPTIMISATION CONTINUES APACE

CI Games :

Tuesday, 21st November 2023 – HEXWORKS, a CI Games studio, has today launched its latest round of ongoing free content for Lords of the Fallen, this time celebrating one of the community's favourite – if esoteric – characters. The release of ‘The Way of the Bucket’ follows the recent reveal of HEXWORKS’ 2023 content plan, and forms part of a series of events scheduled throughout the holiday season. To coincide with its release, the dark fantasy action-RPG is now available for up to 34% off across all platforms as part of the Black Friday promotions. 
 
The developers continue to work incredibly closely with the title’s growing, passionate community, balancing the game in response to internal telemetry and prevalent user feedback. To this end, enemy density has been extensively re-proportioned throughout the game, with some areas seeing up to 30% fewer foes. Other balancing tweaks include reducing the accuracy of ranged enemies at long distance, and improving enemy leashing so players aren’t pursued as far, thereby reducing overwhelming mob clashes. Additionally, by popular demand, the team has recently finalised a complete overhaul to all bosses in the game to ensure they are suitably challenging at that point in the player’s journey; AI has been significantly improved; many bosses now have additional and more aggressive movesets; plus hit points and damage outputs have been rebalanced. 

'The Way of the Bucket’ includes a new quest featuring the eponymous community favourite NPC, a new corresponding weapon and armour set, six new spells, and a bucket load of performance, stability, and optimisation enhancements. The release comes just weeks after the positively received ‘The Pumpkin Patch’, the first post-launch content drop for Lords of the Fallen. 
 
“Thank you to our dedicated community for your ongoing passion and support while we deliver our packed post-launch content roadmap. Your incredibly positive response to its recent reveal is extremely motivating,” said Saul Gascon, Executive Producer, HEXWORKS. “Alongside the significant progress already made to performance and stability, we’re confident the latest difficulty balancing updates truly nail the sweet spot between challenge and enjoyability.” 
 
“It’s been a little over a month since the Lords of the Fallen’s successful launch, which – considering the tempestuous year it’s been for the wider games industry – is an achievement we are proud of,” said Marek Tyminski, CEO, CI Games. “This year, more than most, has seen the frequent release of extremely high-quality games launched against a backdrop of global macroeconomic challenges that means gamers are having to be much more selective about their purchases than in recent years.” 
 
“Furthermore, as cutting-edge technology continues to outpace older hardware, developers are having to be increasingly diligent when it comes to optimisation across an ever-broader range of devices – something many titles have struggled with throughout 2023. We are proud of the great strides we have already made with Lords of the Fallen, and will continue to work hard to further enhance the game.” 
 
Lords of the Fallen is also celebrating Black Friday with a series of limited-time discounts across PC and console. This includes a 30% saving on the standard version of the game on PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, a 30% discount on the deluxe version on Steam, and 34% for the standard edition on the PC platform. Lords of the Fallen is also eligible for a 25% Black Friday coupon being offered on the Epic Games Store. 

Links:
Official Website: https://lordsofthefallen.com/ ;
Purchase Link: https://lordsofthefallen.com/buy-now ;
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YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/cigames ;
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About CI Games
CI Games is an independent, global video games developer and publisher, with studios in Warsaw, Barcelona, Bucharest, UK, and the US. Founded in 2002, CI Games has created globally recognised titles for over twenty years; the Sniper Ghost Warrior franchise has sold over 14 million copies worldwide, while the original Lords of the Fallen (2014) has surpassed the 10 million player mark. In 2018, United Label was founded to focus on smaller but equally ambitious titles, including Röki, Eldest Souls, and Tails of Iron. HEXWORKS, a new internal studio made up of industry veterans specialising in action-RPGs was formed in early 2020 to develop Lords of the Fallen. The company's most ambitious title to date, it launched in October 2023 selling over one million copies in 10 days. For more information about CI Games, please visit www.cigames.com.