Valor Mortis: start here

The latest checked retail notice adds new Rapier and Saber critical attacks and themed weapon skins, and reports stutter, progression and stuck-spot fixes. Install the update offered by your platform before comparing an older workaround. The notice gives no numeric build, and Kingy has not played or benchmarked it.

The first retail update reports crash and progression fixes. Use the PC and progression guides for its exact scope; New Game+ remains a future plan.

The second retail patch retunes enemy and boss hitboxes so attacks that look like misses no longer land, fixes more crashes, and fixes side-quest and boss soft-locks. The developer says its fixes for dying at the same moment as a boss should also work on saves already stuck.

If your progress is still soft-locked after updating, the developer says its Support Team can send a replacement save for each chapter. More patches are planned; Kingy has not tested this one.

The official description combines demanding combat with Metroidvania-inspired levels. That gives this guide two useful starting points: how fights are described, and how new abilities may change exploration. It does not establish a complete map, all character builds or every ending.

The platform listings advertise a single-player experience. The first-person view is a central part of the design; familiarity with another Soulslike is not evidence that its inputs, death penalties or progression rules carry over.

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The September 30 publisher post describes dual-wielding and leveling swords, firearms and magic, plus secrets, shortcuts and sidequests. It reaffirms the October 13 release target. Use those categories to inspect the released game; the post does not provide tested stat choices, upgrade costs or quest routes.

The related guides below lead to those answers. Use the reference page to look up a named weapon or system, and keep personal preparation notes under My progress. Browser notes do not connect to the game's save.

No. In the Steam thread asking for a Story Mode, a developer reply marked as the answer says the team is aiming for a classic Soulslike experience and has no plan for a Story Mode difficulty at this time.

Check that thread or later official news before assuming this has changed. Kingy has not tested whether any in-game options ease combat.

Kingy's suggested approach is to inspect the actual controls and camera options before importing someone else's settings. Check the current weapon's defensive actions and use the tutorial to learn their cues. This is preparation advice, not a tested route or a recommended preset.

Exact parry windows, resource losses on death, upgrade costs and irreversible choices need release-build evidence. This guide does not fill those gaps with rules borrowed from other games.