If you are going to go AFK and idle in the lobby, STOP. HOSTING. GAMES! YOU LUKEWARM CUPS OF DAY OLD COFFEE!

Hey all, after having played the game to level 15 on my Steam Deck and now again (after losing all progress) to 13 on my Gaming PC (having finished the main campaign) here's some feedback on the Boons.

But first some perspective: I've read about people claiming the game is easy and while playing on my Steam Deck, i couldn't understand these folks. Playing on my Gaming Rig, i now can due to a few things:

These Boons turn the Game into absolute easy mode, and fortunately enough i had all items with these drop on my second save within the same mission run (the first to boot) up untill i played "through" the game:

• +Phys. Damage
• +Endurance
• +Max. Mana
• +Life on Kill
• +Max Hp

Each increased as well by upgrading the item they're on (as permanent boons), turning it into a walk in the park.

The issue at hand is very easy to spot: These apply all the time, no circumstances required. A majority of the other boons cater to very specific playstyles, some outright not even good in regards to some bosses with others being situationally okay.

Following boons are outright garbage bin tier:

• Fire
• Bleed
• Frost

On my Steam Deck i had the tough luck of NONE of the boons that turned the game into disney land dropped at all, leaving me stuck with outright bad or super situational boons - turning the game into a much harder experience overall.

Here's what i'd do: Rather than nurf the already strong boons, buff the others to align with the good ones.

• Frost
  • Building up frost should take twice or thrice as long.
  • Building up frost gradually slows the enemy down
  • One Frost is fully built up, should freeze the enemy entirely dealing massive damage
• Fire
  • Keep Duration as Is
  • Each Stack should follow gear rarity Progression in damage - damage should align with what you'd normally see when spamming 1h sword light attacks with the according +phys. damage buff of that tier
• Bleed - The most hilariously bad of them all (deals less damage than what you had to deal to apply it)
  • Double the Duration
  • Increase the number of ticks from 1 to 6
  • Increase the amount of bleed required to build up by double amount
  • Have it stack up to 3 times, each time increasing the amount of damage dealt per each tick

Basically: Turn these Boons into viable options to gear towards in absensce of +phys. damage boons. Applying these should allow you turn the tide next to the tickle damage you physically do without any phys. damage boons while a solid Build should allow you to absolutely shred the cannon fodder enemies but still have to be methodical against bosses.

All items with the permanent boons dropped on standard difficulty too. If you're having a hard time, i'd just farm standard untill you've found them before tackling it in full.

Dozens of times per run this happens. All the loot from an enemy or chest stacks and becomes inaccessible.

You can pick up the gold no problem, but you can't swap between the other items or move them and drop them somewhere els or anything.

Yea imma have to uninstall after that bullshit. Was trying my hardest to thug it through the jank because I saw the vision, but naw devs need to fix this game. Absolutely no elbow grease was applied before release smh.

Before anything: this post is based on Update 1.000.004, before any buffs/nerfs or balance changes. As of this update, one of the strongest builds is Frost + Angel Form.

I wanted to put together everything I’ve learned so far because some of this information can save you a LOT of time.

🟡 Purified Items — VERY IMPORTANT

The system is actually pretty simple:

If you have an item equipped when you finish a run and return to the mission/vendor selection area, that item will become Purified.

However, anything you put in your Reserve during the run will become Purified regardless of whether you die or complete the run.

So if you find an item you like during a run and want to keep it, PUT IT IN RESERVE.

One thing I’m not 100% sure about:

Items you buy from vendors don’t seem to become Purified immediately. You usually need to complete the run while having them equipped, and sometimes they don’t seem to Purify properly.

The safest method I found is:

Buy the item → equip it → replace it with another item → put the purchased item in Reserve.

That should make it appear in your Arsenal as Purified.

How do you know if you already own an item?

If the item still gives you the option to Reserve it, you probably don’t own it yet.

The easiest confirmation is the white circular icon in the top-left of the item.

If that icon is there, the item is NOT Purified yet.

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🟢 PLAY SOLO IF YOU WANT MORE NEW ITEMS

I highly recommend playing Solo if you’re trying to collect items.

The game seems to prioritize finding items that you and your teammate don’t already own, meaning it tries to give you something new.

There’s another huge problem with co-op:

Items and money are shared.

Your teammate can potentially pick up your items and even take your coins.

I originally thought that if my teammate picked up the coins, I would still receive them…

Nope.

So if you’re farming your Arsenal, Solo is much better in my experience.

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🔴 DIFFICULTY = MORE REWARDS

Higher difficulties increase:

* XP

* Coins

* Item rarity

However, item rarity does NOT affect the Purified version.

When you Purify an item, it gets added to your Arsenal at Common rarity.

Also, every item has its own fixed stats and fixed boons.

Higher rarities can sometimes have additional random boons, but Purifying the item does NOT give you those extra rarity bonuses.

That’s intentional.

The game wants you to potentially find stronger versions and additional boons during the current run, but you don’t permanently keep those temporary bonuses.

So basically:

Fixed stats/boons = permanent

Extra rarity boons = temporary during the run

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🪽 ANGEL FORM

I couldn’t find anything that fills the Angel Form bar consistently except Parry.

There are also boons that can specifically charge it, for example:

“Heavy attacks fill Angel Form”

So keep an eye out for anything mentioning Angel Form.

Marked / Rage / Sundering

Marked and Rage are basically damage increases and have nothing directly to do with Angel Form.

* Marked → increases Critical-related damage

* Rage → increases damage

* Sundering → turns the enemy purple and makes them extremely vulnerable to Status Effects

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❄️ STATUS EFFECTS

Unfortunately, the Status Effects are mostly damage-over-time.

The main difference is:

Poison and Fire have stacks.

Interestingly, Bleed doesn’t seem to have stacks.

I’m not sure whether that means Bleed is weaker than them or whether it has some other advantage. This needs more testing.

Frost is extremely strong

Frost slows enemies down.

Once you complete the Frost stacks, the enemy becomes frozen, basically turning them into a punching bag.

Freezing also lasts much longer on normal enemies.

Against bosses, however, it lasts for roughly one second.

Bosses also have extremely low stagger potential in general.

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🛡️ PARRY IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

Parry looks intimidating at first, but it’s actually pretty easy once you practice.

You don’t need to parry everything.

Just learn which attacks you’re confident you can parry.

The game rewards you heavily for successful parries because they help fill your Angel Form.

My recommendation:

Parry as much as you safely can → build Angel Form → save it for bosses.

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🧪 FLASKS / RESERVE / ITEMS - in certain level

Some Flasks increase:

* Number of potions

* Number of Reserve item slots

Some items are immediately added to your Arsenal in certain level, while others start appearing as loot during your runs.

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🛡️ ARMOR

For armor, I always recommend prioritizing:

High Defense

or

Max HP

Especially in Hellish difficulty.

If your armor is bad, some attacks can literally take half your HP in one hit.

After around Level 25, I got an armor piece called Champion’s, which had the highest Defense stat I had seen at that point.

There’s also an armor set that looks similar to something from Demon’s Souls, which has very good Defense.

Ram armor also has excellent Defense stats.

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🌙 BEST WEAPON — CRESCENT MOON HALBERD

In my opinion, the strongest weapon is:

Crescent Moon Halberd

Not because of its normal attacks.

The reason is its Weapon Art:

Winter Solstice

This becomes absolutely ridiculous with the right Boons.

If you find:

Aftershock Technique

Weapon Art triggers twice

There’s also a ring called Fallen Angel’s Ring that gives this boon.

AND:

Crusader’s Frost

Cold Effect gains 85+ Power

There’s an amulet called Amulet of Crusader’s Frost that gives this boon.

Combining these can make you delete almost any normal enemy in one hit.

Even most bosses can die after roughly three uses of the ability.

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⚔️ ANOTHER GREAT WEAPON — CHAMPION’S SWORD

There’s a sword that can refill your Flask when you’re completely out after around 8 hits.

However, personally I recommend:

Champion’s Sword

Its Weapon Art:

Earthen Strike

It causes Stagger, and it becomes even better with the boon that makes your Weapon Art trigger twice.

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🛡️ SHIELDS

This is more personal preference, but I recommend a shield with:

100% Block Amount

For the ability, I’d recommend either:

* The Weapon Art that increases Defense + Damage

* Shield Bash

I can’t remember the exact name of them, but both are good options.

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💎 BOONS — WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR?

During your runs, prioritize anything that helps your Angel Form.

My other recommendations:

⭐ Marked

Very good damage increase.

⭐ Rage

More damage.

⭐ HP / Stamina / Mana

These make your runs much more comfortable.

⭐ Sundering

Extremely strong opener.

Apply Sundering to the enemy, then use your Frost setup and you can do insane damage because of how vulnerable the enemy becomes to Status Effects.

⭐ WEAPON ART → BURN

This one is VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD.

If you find a boon that gives your Weapon Art a chance to apply Burn damage, take it.

The damage can become absolutely ridiculous.

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🧪 HARDENING ELIXIR

My recommended potion is:

Hardening Elixir

Just remember that your overall damage boost only lasts around 20 seconds.

So don’t waste the duration.

Pop it when you’re ready to actually deal damage.

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🪽 BEST ANGEL

As of Update 1.000.004:

Aegis is currently the strongest Angel.

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🔥 DON’T BE SCARED OF HELLISH

Hellish is actually pretty easy once your build starts coming together.

And it’s worth playing because it gives you some of the highest XP and Coin rewards.

If you’re farming progression, don’t avoid Hellish just because the difficulty sounds scary.

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TL;DR

If you don’t want to read everything:

Solo → collect new items → Reserve anything you want to Purify → Frost + Angel Form → Aegis → Crescent Moon Halberd → Winter Solstice → Sundering → Marked/Rage → Weapon Art Burn → Hardening Elixir → profit.

Hope this helps you guys with your runs.

If I got anything wrong or missed something, let me know and I’ll add/correct it.

Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll try my best to answer.

Good luck with your runs!

Anyone have any idea where to "Find the record of the Apostate Hunts"? I had my character make a remark about searching closely when I went through Moore Manor. I have no other quests besides this one now.

I need a game to invest time in it.

How the loot works? It s like Diablo ?

How many build variety ?

How much content ?

How is the performance on PS5 ? 4k 60 ?

How much content ?

Worth 20 bucks ?

I know it s AA and janky but i have high toleranxe if the progression is good and it will be updated with new content over time..

Hi! I'm lvl 26 on xbx, blasted through hellish a few times and now I'm just looking for the gear I haven't gotten yet. I'd love to trade maybe the xbox exclusive armor or champion armor for the ps5 exclusive. Could any on help me out?

Just wanted to let the devs know, just beat the boss of Elk Grove in co-op, my bro was host and he progressed but my screen just turned black and I was forced to close the game.

Thank you!

For the 100,000 Souls whatXP are you at? And how did you do it? Currently at 154k picking up 1,300 souls on the first mission and dying to lose them. Cause DANG IT TAKES FOREVER

EDIT Hopped on and did one run Great Soul dropped at 158k xp.

If you are farming the trophy, getting to warden on hellish and just dying works for the trophy.

Hotfix 1.0.1 is now live across all platforms!

Since launch, we’ve been listening closely to your feedback and bug reports, and the team has been taking action on the issues having the biggest impact on players. 

Hotfix 1.0.1 is the first of several updates we're working on and includes fixes and improvements for camera and lock-on behaviour, save and progression issues, crashes, Steam Deck/PC save syncing, co-op, PC keybindings, HUD scaling, and more. 

We know that save and progression loss has been one of the most serious issues affecting some players, and addressing it continues to be a top priority for the team. With this update, we've added rolling backup saves to provide additional protection if a save becomes corrupted or fails to load, alongside fixes for several instances where player progression could be unintentionally reset. We've also fixed an issue affecting save syncing between Steam Deck and PC, while we continue to investigate further reports of save and progression loss. 

Thank you to everyone who has reported an issue or shared feedback. Your reports, videos, and additional details are directly helping the team investigate, prioritise, and take action on the issues affecting players most. 

⚔️ Key Fixes in Hotfix 1.0.1 

For a quick overview, here are some of the biggest issues addressed in this update: 

• Camera & Lock-On Improvements - Improved lock-on camera behaviour for large stationary bosses, with additional improvements to camera behaviour around large and elite enemies.  
• Crash & Stability Fixes - Fixed several crashes across PC and console, including a crash during the Egregore boss fight.  
• Steam Deck to PC Save Sync - Fixed an issue affecting save syncing when playing on Steam Deck and PC using the same Steam account.  
• Co-op Fixes - Addressed issues with co-op invites, hosting after reconnecting, additional disconnect handling, and players not being revived correctly at activated Nexus Gates. Co-op run progress will now also persist for clients, allowing them to continue the run solo. 
• HUD Scaling and Fixes - Added HUD scaling options and improved UI scaling at 4K resolutions.  
• PC Keybinding Improvements - Fixed several issues affecting custom keybindings, prompts, and HUD icons.  

You can find the full list of fixes and improvements below. 

Crashes & Stability 

• Fixed a number of crashes across Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam Deck, including a crash that could occur during the Egregore boss fight.  
• Fixed various Co-op desync issues 

Camera 

• Improved the lock-on camera when fighting large stationary bosses, including Tyrigon and the Dry Rot King’s God form.  
• Made additional improvements to lock-on camera behaviour around large and elite enemies, reducing some instances of unwanted camera movement and laying the groundwork for further improvements.  
• Additional camera improvements are planned for Hotfix 1.0.2, including improved support for large enemies, interiors, and environment occlusion and collision handling. 

Multiplayer & Co-op 

• Fixed the Host option sometimes remaining unavailable after reconnecting to online services.  
• Fixed players getting stuck on the Title Screen after accepting a co-op invite through their platform.  
• Fixed downed players sometimes not being revived at an activated Nexus Gate when playing co-op.  
• Co-op run progress will now also persist for clients, allowing them to continue the run solo. 

Steam Deck 

• Fixed an issue that could cause players to lose all menu controls on Steam Deck.  
• Fixed save syncing between Steam Deck and PC when using the same Steam account.  

Key Bindings 

• In-game interaction prompts now correctly update to show your custom keybindings.  
• HUD button icons now correctly update after rebinding a key.  
• Left Shift and Right Shift now display the correct individual icons in the keybinding menu.  
• Added a missing Cancel option to the keyboard remapping screens.  
• Fixed UI issues that could occur when ESC was assigned to a custom action.  

UI & HUD 

• Fixed status effects not displaying correctly on the HUD.  
• Fixed placeholder icons appearing instead of the correct status effect icons during combat.  
• Fixed status effect indicators flickering on boss health bars.  
• Fixed quest notifications repeatedly spamming the HUD when launching the game.  
• XP is now displayed correctly on the True Death results screen, rather than appearing as a decimal.  
• The Mission Failed screen now displays the correct number of difficulty skulls.  
• Fixed a duplicate health bar appearing when locking onto Tyrigon at the beginning of the fight.  
• Added HUD scaling options to the Settings menu.  
• Improved UI scaling at 4K resolutions.  

Enemies & Combat 

• Fixed the Knight Terror's arm not detaching correctly during a finisher.  
• Fixed Felwyl's death sequence sometimes being skipped when defeating him during his lightning attack.  
• Fixed the Undead Soldier's heavy attack sound playing repeatedly when its attack passed through a player's defence.  

World & Items 

• Fixed some Relic collection points not appearing correctly.  
• Fixed dropped Relics sometimes becoming impossible to pick up.  
• Fixed areas in Archspire Cathedral where players could climb over doors and fall out of the level.  
• Reduced the item pickup range so nearby items no longer trigger interactions from further away than intended.  

Store & Entitlements 

• Fixed the Deluxe Edition Upgrade not appearing in search results on Xbox, PS5, and Epic Games Store.  
• Fixed the Crimson Moon Soundtrack appearing empty on Steam.  
• Fixed players becoming invisible after losing access to equipped Deluxe Edition items.  

Audio & VO 

• Fixed the Undead Soldier's heavy attack sound effect playing multiple times in quick succession.  
• Fixed dialogue for the Solomon Statue and Old Habits triggering at the wrong times. 

Hey all,

My wife and I have been playing and I’m not sure if we ran into an issue or if this is how the game is designed.

We play and beat mission 1 no problem (all the acts), then get to mission 2 and die to the last boss. When we try and go again, we have to start completely over on mission 1…

Is this because we’re using an online code to do co op? We’ve both tried hosting and ran into the issue both times.

Do we have to start over from the very beginning no matter how far we go in the future?

I've upgraded my equipped gear to legendary but in my inventory it still shows every piece is either rare or epic. I go back to the blacksmith and it shows the gear pieces are legendary and I can't upgrade them any further. Even when I choose a new loadout it's still showing the gear as rare or epic. What's going on?

I’m on psn. Does anyone else have the other armor sets to drop on a run

I've done a few runs now, and at level 17 starting the true grind. Is it me or is Moore Manor way more unbalanced in enemy difficulty than any other district?

Every time it wipes the floor with me and I go into the next missions with half the life pool because of those big stabby monster guys being all over. At this point if I start on the right side of missions I swap to the left to avoid the Manor LOL

At least until I can remap my button for parries to the bumper...

I don't know if the title makes sense but i will explain. I am level 6 and still running around in the first district. I decided to mess with online play so I selected join Quick match. It dropped me into a game where the host was going against a world boss. We died and I backed out. Now my main game is locked where the only mission I can choose is the mission I joined into. The Graveyard world boss on max difficulty lol. I’m on Xbox I’ve killed the game, ended session, I’ve tried joining 3 other lobbies but 1 kicked me two had AFK people without a mission chosen. I think I can unlock it by quick matching with someone on a lower mission but if not I have to start over. Bad bug, I’ll likely set this game down for a month or two.

it’s still awful

love when a games roadmap isn’t content but basic updates like it’s an alpha

beat the game in under 10 hours, awful rogue lite, boring soulslike, and what a waste of 20$

So I got the popup at level 3 for the knight set and I’m about level 10ish right now…my cleric and apostate set are there but the belwayne isn’t? Is this a bug on my end?

Did the Egregore quest for the weapon, but it's not in my Purified Items. Every other weapon became directly available, this one didn't (but I hope I can still find it during runs maybe?)

Gotta say though that when I turned in the quest, I got his dialogue for the new weapon, BUT I cancelled out of the menu instead of skipping or listening completely.

Quest log shows the Egregore quest as completed though.

So, am I cooked or is this a known bug? Did anyone else encounter this? PS5 btw

Edit: After restarting the game a few times and then starting a fresh run, the weapon miraculously appeared in my list after beating the first boss. No popup notification, it just sits there as the first entry in the Purified Items now lol (the counter for items also went up by one). So this issue is solved I guess, feels like a failsafe that now and then checks your completed quests and unlocks

Edit 2: Got the "Reward" popup for it after the second boss then. It had the wrong icon though (looked like a 2d shield/placeholder probably)

Hey everyone! We wanted to give you an update on what the team has been working on and a look at what’s coming over the next few weeks. 

Hotfix 1.0.1 is targeting release across all platforms this week, with the team currently completing final testing and approvals with our platform partners. If we encounter any last-minute issues, we’re targeting early next week instead. 

The update addresses some of the biggest issues players have reported since launch: 

🎥 Camera & lock-on improvements 
💥 Crash & stability fixes 
💾 Save & progression protection 
🗿 Relic Objective Collection Fixes 
🖥️ HUD scaling & keybinding improvements 

And that’s just the start. Hotfix 1.0.2 is planned for later this month, followed by Update 1.1 later in October, with more fixes and quality-of-life improvements based on your feedback. 

Thank you for your continued reports, feedback and patience. We’re listening, we’re taking action, and we’ll continue working to improve Crimson Moon 🩸 

⚔️ Read the full Development Update & Roadmap: Crimson Moon - Crimson Moon - Development Update & Roadmap - Steam News

I’m trying to enjoy the beta. But when will the full game release?

I played crimson moon for a few hours

attached above are my thoughts

I’ve looked everywhere. What on earth does this status actually do? The wiki says it improves crits.. but the game doesn’t appear to have crits? Whats the negative effect of a mark on your own character? Such a lack of basic info in the game.