Tears of Metal has received a major update, version 0.11.57863, focused on performance optimizations and balancing the game's economy and difficulty curves. This patch, available now for PC players on Steam, addresses feedback collected during the first week of the game’s Early Access launch.

Quick Facts

  • Version: 0.11.57863
  • Crossplay: Temporarily disabled in this build.
  • Platform: PC (Steam)

Performance and Technical Updates

This update introduces performance optimizations specifically for Acts 1 and 2, which the developers state should provide noticeable improvements. The team noted that work on Act 3 performance is ongoing and will be released in future patches. Additionally, several crash-related bugs have been resolved, though the developers clarified that multiplayer freezes linked to networking issues remain a separate, ongoing focus.

Economy and Balancing Changes

The update makes significant adjustments to meta-progression and campaign economy to address reports that the game felt too grindy. Key changes include:

  • Meta-progression: Region Currency rewards are now guaranteed in every Act, with increased amounts and new Scroll rewards added for Acts 2 and 3.
  • Campaign Economy: Shop prices have been adjusted across all Acts. Grey Fountains now restore 5 additional health, and Dragonstone Treasure Chests are now guaranteed to drop a high-tier Charm.
  • Difficulty: The transition into Act 2 has been smoothed to feel more approachable, and the health and block values of several Act 2 Captains have been adjusted.
  • Charms: Rarity tiers for Charms have been reclassified, and functionality for several items has been updated to provide clearer distinctions between tiers.

Action Required

Players do not need to perform manual downloads outside of the standard Steam update process unless they require crossplay functionality. Those wishing to play with users on different platforms must manually opt into the "Crossplay" Beta branch via Steam to revert to the previous version of the game. The developers have confirmed that mid-run saves and networking optimizations are currently in development for a future release.