Arcane Lineage: Grove Update Day 1 GUIDE/INFO

Arcane Lineage: Grove Update — Day 1 Guide

New Equipment System

• Enemies can drop unidentified gear. Pay the item-identifying NPC gold to reveal its properties. Higher-level items generally cost more and can receive random traits.
• Some equipment can reach level 6, unlocking special dialogue and up to eight additional characteristics.

Cursed Grove Questline

1. From the Seraphon portal, head forward and speak with Seraphon.
2. Follow his instructions to speak with Yorn, then continue through the dialogue to gain access to the grove.
3. Enter the grove through the hidden portal near the martial arts master. The Ctrl key can help locate it.
4. At the camp, speak with Valerius and begin the “Affliction” quest. At the well, examine it and turn the handle, then defeat several waves of enemies. The presenter recommends having a strong AoE ability ready.
5. Continue the quest by dealing with the roots near the tree and following the voice to the waterfall.
6. Speak with the warrior/avatar there to receive a corruption power. Dialogue choices determine which power you get:
   • Goal + Nothing + Revenge = Heresy
   • Power + Self + Emptiness = Blasphemy
   • Control + Everything + Emptiness = Tyranny

Quest warning: Reconnecting or crashing may disrupt the quest. The game may remember your progress, but the presenter warns that reconnecting could permanently break the quest for some players. A later cave-related step reportedly did not work for most players at the time of recording.

Corruption Powers and Combat Tips

• Corruption builds up during combat. At 100, use Slow Ignition to transform.
• Meditation switches between forms without using a turn, but it consumes corruption, so avoid switching unnecessarily.
• For Heresy, the suggested damage sequence is:
  • Use Light Wing to build light energy.
  • Switch to Dark Wing and spend that energy on critical-strike chance.
  • Alternatively, build dark energy and switch back to Light Wing to apply void/shadow debuffs. The presenter says this debuff mechanic was not working reliably during testing.
• The presenter also starts testing Tyrant and its stack/shield interactions, but does not reach a reliable conclusion.

Gear Notes from the Video

These effects were presented as early observations and may be incomplete:

• Lucky Horns: Reportedly increase critical-strike chance.
• Shadow Gauntlets: Reportedly provide around 5% life steal.
• Ice Spike: Increases critical damage and was described as one of the strongest pieces for damage builds.
• The Eye That Thunders: Appeared to boost damage for one energy move. The presenter estimated the bonus could vary substantially by slot, but said the testing was preliminary.
• Infected Skin: Effect unknown.
• “Blast Me”: Reportedly seemed bugged during testing.

Gamers and Sources Featured

The presenter refers to an unnamed tester who shared merged patch notes in general chat, as well as unnamed testers and other sources who supplied preliminary gear information. No other gamers are identified by name.