Valve has released a separate patch note for Act 4 of Crownfall
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Valve released a separate patch note for Act 4 of Crownfall, specifically for the mini-game Nest of Thorns. The balance changes are so extensive that the PvE mode has been updated to version 1.1.
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Full list of changes in version 1.1:
Items in "Nest of Thorns":
Octarine Core: Cooldown reduction multiplier nerfed from 6% to 5% per level.
Timeless Relic: Maximum level reduced from 3 to 2.
Abilities in "Nest of Thorns":
Land Mine: Base cooldown reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
Land Mine (Aghanim's Scepter): Reworked. Now reduces cooldown by 20%. Additionally, has a chance to apply either Stasis Trap (lower damage, stuns) or Remote Mines (higher damage, applies immediately).
Knife Throw: Cooldown scaling adjusted, now decreases by 0.3 seconds at every odd level, reaching 0 at max level.
Knife Throw: Piercing attack scaling reworked, granting one additional attack at levels 3 and 5.
Knife Throw (Aghanim's Scepter): Reworked. Knives now always bypass evasion.
Spirit Spirits (Aghanim's Scepter): Reworked. Spirits now explode upon hitting targets.
Counter Helix (Aghanim's Scepter): Internal cooldown increased from 0.05 to 0.15 seconds.
Counter Helix: Base damage increased from 20 to 25.
Counter Helix: Damage increase per level boosted from 10 to 15.
Mortimer Kisses: Base damage increased from 5 to 6.
Mortimer Kisses: Damage per level increase improved from 3 to 4.
Frostbite: Base number of targets increased from 1 to 2.
Frostbite: Additional targets at levels 2 and 6 increased from 1 to 2.
Magic Missile (Aghanim's Scepter): Damage debuff per kill nerfed from 0.04 to 0.035.
Vengeful Spirit’s innate ability Unending Terror: Physical damage resistance increased from 20% to 30%.
Other changes in "Nest of Thorns":
Players are now surrounded by a green glow.
Vases in the Empire fight now always contain Cheese.
Fixed a bug where picking up objects could push characters out of the map.
Projectile knockback now considers the direction of the projectile upon hit.
Fixed an issue where suggested options for upgrades or items displayed incorrectly if fewer than 3 options were available.
Walling Mass indicator display issues have been resolved.
This update follows the release of patch 7.37e in Dota 2, which significantly altered the current meta and introduced the Aghanim Ringmaster.
