Evil Dead: The Game’s Latest Patch Adds a New Mode and More

Saber Interactive released a new patch for Evil Dead: The Game, which adds a new mode, new DLC, and more.

Starting today, players can enjoy a new mode called Splatter Royale. As the name suggests, the mode pits up to 40 players against each other, and the forces of evil.

Along with the mode, the brand new Immortal Power Bundle DLC finally adds Ruby Knowby as a survivor. Players might remember her as one of the antagonists in Ash vs Evil Dead. Lucy Lawless will reprise her role as Ruby. The bundle also includes Kelly “Scourge of Evil” outfit, Pablo “Fish n’ Chips” outfit, Ash vs Evil Dead “Party Animal” outfit, and Puppeteer Demon Class “King of the White Frost” outfit for $9.99.

The patch also includes a number of rebalances, and changes, which you can find below.

New Free Content

• New Weapons: Grenade Launcher and Scythe.
• New Free Outfit: Pablo’s Kandarian Facelift.

Balance Changes

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Survivor Rush Meta

• The vehicle health bars have been reduced by 100 points to make them easier to break.

Survivors

• Upgraded Survivors Fear Reduction has increased by an additional 5% from Levels 1 to 5 for a maximum of 55%.
• Ash’s Support Reassuring Presence range increased to 6m from 5m.
• Blacksmith’s Weapon Master melee damage decreased to .2 from .25.
• Mia’s Uncontrollable Level 1 damage decreased to 0.1 from 0.2.
• Mia’s Uncontrollable Level 2 damage decreased to .15 from .25.
• Cheryl’s Contact Courage fear reduction by Shemps decreased from 25 to 15.

Demons

• Warlord Possession upgrade balance bar’s strength increased by an additional 10% from Levels 3 to 5 for a maximum of 45%.
• Puppeteer Possession upgrade balance bar’s strength increased by an additional 5% from Levels 3 to 5 for a maximum of 40%.
• Necromancer Possession upgrade balance bar’s strength increased by an additional 5% from Levels 3 to 5 for a maximum of 25%.
• Plaguebringer Possession upgrade balance bar’s strength increased by an additional 5% from Levels 3 to 5 for a maximum of 40%.
• Demon Vision has changed to Demon Powers.
• Upgrading Demon Powers costs an additional 5 points at Level 2 and 10 points at Level 3.
• Increased chance for Pit Deadite AI to use Filthy splatter.
• Increased chance for Plagued Skeleton AI to use Vicious circle.
• Increased chance for Plagued Skeleton AI to use Double pierce.
• Increased invulnerability time for units after spawning them from a portal from 0.5s to 1s.
• Henrietta can now cancel basic attacks with a meteor attack.
• NEW Demonic Dash energy gain at Level 1 (15), Level 2 (30), and Level 3 (50).
• NEW Demonic Dash extra fear produced at Level 1 (5), Level 2 (10), and Level 3 (25).
• NEW Demonic Dash Cooldown Reduction at Level 1 (5%), Level 2 (10%), and Level 3 (20%).
• Warlord’s attack frequency total (active ability max level) increased to 0.35 from 0.25.
• Henrietta’s health increased to 5600 from 5000.
• Henrietta’s balance increased to 1000 from 900.
• Henrietta’s Meteor Attack CD decreased to 15s from 20s.
• Henrietta’s damage to the book decreased to 0.65 from 0.75.
• Deadite Elite Possessed health increased to 3300 from 3000.
• Deadite  Elite Possessed balance increased to 600 from 525.
• Deadite Elite Possessed damage to book decreased to 0.65 from 0.75.
• Plagued Skeleton Double Pierce Attack Base Damage increased to 220 from 200.
• Cauldron energy cost increased to 0.25 from 0.2.

General

• Players will no longer be able to remove the foliage.
  Note: Editing game files is against our Terms of Service. This action could lead to being suspended or permanently banned.
• Portraits are updated in the match and lobby according to the player’s outfit.
• If the player presses the X button when accepting the invitation in the collection, the “Show character” screen can no longer be locked.
• It will no longer be possible to display a placeholder text when the Demon player gains experience after the survivors have collected each Objective.
• AI Survivors now move more smoothly around objects and fences in standalone mode.
• AI Survivors will better target the enemies in the Necronomicon phase.
• The pieces of the map will now have the correct illumination.
• The Storm now displays correctly on the minimap.
• The “cost” string in challenge skip is now translated to all languages.
• The Survivor model no longer rags when shot during the demon possession animation.
• The player no longer partially loses input when getting in a car before Art Scene begins in Mission 4.
• Mia’s active ability is now blocked during possession and can not be activated by the Demon.
• Deadites’ counter-attack does damage again.
• The Demon can no longer activate Mia’s active ability if she presses the ability button simultaneously with the possession animation.
• Deadites will no longer spawn outside the map borders while collecting Objective on the Remington Rapids Map.
• “Spend spirit points” input will no longer get stuck if the player navigates to another tab while pressing it.
• Now, after finishing a special attack while pressing another input, the camera blends more smoothly.
• Now, Survivors vault windows with the correct animation in the Army of Darkness map.
• Improved animations for Survivors while aiming.
• Various fixes for picking up items and getting stuck.

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Evil Dead: The Game is currently available for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series, and PC. Starting next week it will also be available as part of PlayStation Plus’ Feb. 2023 offerings.