V Rising impressed its buyers on Steam in early summer 2022. Up to 150,000 concurrent players were on the servers, and for a few weeks it was a big hit. However, the survival adventure in Early Access had issues with content. The first major DLC is supposed to fix this.
With V Rising, a survival adventure hit the market that brought fresh air with its setting and isometric camera perspective. It exploded on Steam, but did not last long. The release content was quickly exhausted, and updates fixed problems but did not bring new content.
With the DLC “Secrets of Gloomrot,” this will change in May 2023. There is no concrete date yet, but well over a year after the Steam release, V Rising will receive a large and free update.
Here you will find the complete list of the planned new contents and a deeper insight into the newly revised building system, which finally allows real vampire castles – and what kinds.
For a brief insight into the game, our video starts:
What’s in Secrets of Gloomrot? The developers have been diligently releasing information about the DLC in recent weeks. In the latest blog, the team shows the complete list of contents and goes into more detail about the building system (via blog.stunlock.com).
First, here is the list of planned features. You will also always find a link to the English blog post that goes into more detail about the contents:
- New weapons and abilities
- The existing map is to become more beautiful
- New areas and points of interest
- Changes to the progress system
- PvE & PvP improvements
- Complete new biome with new enemies, factions, and V-Bloods
- Expansion of existing POIs, such as Quartz Mine and Glass Factory
- A new school of magic
- QoL improvements
- Trading posts for silver coins
- New gem system lets you customize spells
- Overhaul of the entire spell system
- Legendary weapons
- “Territories” replace the old claim system for player areas
What’s happening with the building system? Builders will get their fill. The style of V Rising allowed for extraordinary constructions even at release. However, these were limited to one floor and thereby rather simple in structure.
With Secrets of Gloomrot, you can build new floors in your castle, among other things. There will be different stairs, railings for balconies, and also close-range teleporters that let you quickly move through your castles.
Here are a few images from the dev blog:
Additionally, torches and other light sources in the castle can be color-adjusted. If you found the building system of V Rising too simple, the new DLC should also appeal to you.
V Rising is an exciting survival adventure with its own charm – in gameplay and setting. On Steam, the game impressed 88% of its reviewers, and finally, content updates are getting underway.
The developers have already announced two more major updates, but without further information.
If you have questions or opinions about the game, please leave a comment. If you prefer to learn more about other survival games, then check this out: The 25 best survival games 2023 for PlayStation, PC, and Xbox.
