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Survival game in the dark: Enshrouded becomes much more dangerous at night

May 16, 2025

With Update 6, called “Servants of the Twilight,” the survival hit Enshrouded is introducing new nighttime challenges for brave adventurers.

Just in time for the victory celebrations at the 2025 German Computer Game Awards, Keen Games has released the sixth content update for its acclaimed early access game Enshrouded (86 percent positive Steam reviews).

Under the title “Thralls of Midnight,” the more than four million players of Enshrouded can expect a dark twist: the already menacing miasma has been visually revamped, and night becomes a dangerous setting for new challenges and rewards.

As always, you can find all the patch notes for Update 6 to version 0.8.1.0 on page 2.

Nighttime dangers lure with new attractions

Those who have shied away from venturing into the darkness of Enshrouded now have a compelling reason to overcome their fears. Servants of the Twilight introduces new resources and loot that can only be found at night and can be used to craft and upgrade powerful weapons.

But nighttime exploration comes with its own dangers: A new breed of scavenger dogs, the pack wolves, as well as additional, more dangerous miasma creatures in temporary and permanent contaminated areas stand in the way of brave adventurers. As additional incentives, plants and insects that only sprout in the dark, as well as the occasional mysterious portal, await.

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The Miasma – now even more threatening

The thick fog of the Miasma, which has always held treasures and dangers, has undergone a visual overhaul with the new update. Thanks to improved light rendering, the contamination now looks more natural and ominous, both from the outside and from the inside.

The danger is real: in addition to the toxic nature of the miasma, new enemies now lurk here, such as the fog diver, the stalker, and the fearsome brood queen. Those who venture into the contaminated areas can look forward to silver-tier reward chests, numerous new resources and recipes, including armor dye kits, materials for weapon gems, powerful channeling spells, and many more miasma-specific goods.

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The new features at a glance

The Enshrouded update Thralls of Midnight brings a wealth of new content and improvements, here are the feature highlights:

Nighttime incentives: New gameplay elements reward exploration of dangerous areas at night.
New enemies: Stalkers, Fog Divers, and the Brood Queen challenge players.
Day and night armor sets: New cosmetic outfits and themed armor.
New miasma locations: Distinctive breeding grounds guard valuable resources.
Miasma Forge: Upgrade and modify weapons with 21 new gems.
Dye Station: Customize your armor with new colors.
New Barber: Give your hero a new hairstyle and eye color.
Combat and gameplay variations: Additional options for enemies, NPCs, and plants, including an automatic collection feature.
Visual miasma improvements: An even denser and more threatening atmosphere.
Community quest: “The Last Breath of the Dragons” takes you to the Albapracht Mountains.

The planned 1.0 release for PC and consoles of Enshrouded in 2026 is getting closer with the new patch. Keen Games is proud to have over four million players worldwide (as of April 2025) on Steam. The roadmap for 2025, published in January, is being consistently implemented.

Enshrouded Patch Notes Update Thralls of Midnight

We have listed all the new content and improvements for you (translated by AI tools) below:

New technology, performance, and technical improvements

Shroud rendering has been completely reworked, enabling more advanced lighting effects and future features.
Cloud rendering has been improved, sunlight now reacts more realistically to clouds.
Several issues with bloom and lighting have been fixed. Bloom intensity is now adjustable in the graphics settings. Brightness can also be adjusted in the display settings.
The sharpness settings in the graphics settings have been revised and reset to default. Please readjust them if necessary.
The colors of the sky and atmosphere, especially during sunrise and sunset, have been improved.
The influence of sky light on dynamic global illumination has been optimized.
Trees and other large objects now participate in global illumination, which benefits heavily vegetated areas and forests in particular.
The visual quality of LOD models has been improved.
Subsurface textures for tree and bush leaves have been added.
Fixed issues where sunlight would shine through solid ground or walls.
Fixed issues where the terrain would appear cracked.
Increased collision precision for terrain, which is especially helpful with dropped loot.
XeSS is now supported when using Intel graphics cards.
Fixed a bug that caused newly started dedicated servers to briefly display “Version Conflict” in the server list.
Improved anti-aliasing in the character menu.
The current Steam API for network connections has been re-enabled. Changes have been made to accommodate users who host via home networks.
The compilation speed of VFX shaders in the main menu has been further improved.
Several rare crashes have been fixed.

Combat and Gameplay

Dangerous enemies can now drop weapon gems that can be used in weapons with gem slots at the Miasma Forges to grant specific bonuses.
Many new enemy types and variations of existing enemies have been added.
Two new bundled spells have been added: one heals, the other does not.
All wand projectiles now move significantly faster.
There are now two different types of wands: very fast-firing ones and ones with multiple projectiles per shot.
The casting speed for multiple spells has been slightly increased.
A wide range of new crafting materials and loot have been added to the game world and enemy loot.
Elite and boss enemies now drop legendary runes, which are required to unlock higher-level legendary weapon perks.
An item level has been added to all material resources.
Newly crafted backpack expansions now provide an additional row of slots each. Existing players will need to re-craft and equip their backpack.
An initial version of backpack expansions is now available earlier in the crafting process.
A craftable protective item has been added at the Albaneve Peak level.
The stagger system for enemies has been reworked.
Some enemies can now cause diseases or curses with their attacks. Cures can be crafted from new resources.
The chance of the curse effect triggering can be adjusted or disabled in the world settings.
Repair kits can now be crafted as consumables to restore the durability of weapons on the go.
Several new foods, potions, and other consumables can be crafted from new resources.
Sleeping now slowly regenerates health.
The XP required for level ups has been adjusted.
Many enemies now have directional hit reactions.
Player collision now shrinks correctly when sneaking and sitting.
Several new weapons can be found as unique lore weapons in the Albaneve Peaks.
The item rarity between the Gemini Ring and the Ring of Endless Life has been adjusted.
Fixed a bug with bows that caused inconsistent strength values.
Adjusted the shape of Shroud Banshees to make them easier to hit with melee weapons.
The stamina cost for the jump attack ability has been increased from 25 to 50.
The stamina cost for dodging has been reduced from 33 to 20.
Fixed some incorrect calculations of mana costs when casting spells.
The window for parrying projectiles has been made easier and the visual feedback has been improved.
Fixed an issue with channeled spells where dead enemies were still targeted while the spell was active.
Fixed several bugs in the behavior of ranged enemies when searching for a good attack position. Also improved the behavior of melee enemies when trying to reach the player.
Slightly reduced the player’s walking speed when moving backwards in combat (with target lock).
Ranged combat controls are now more precise. Activating aim mode and charging a shot at the same time now works reliably. Input buffering for ranged combat has been improved.
Fixed several bugs in the patrol and movement behavior of enemies and farm animals.
Fixed additional issues that prevented animals from leaving the player base.
Downed player corpses no longer turn toward their targeted enemies.
The stun VFX is now correctly removed along with stun effects when using emergency blinks.
Fixed a bug with locked treasure chests.
Wild boars no longer lose awareness of their surroundings when fleeing.
Fixed a camera bug when using the staff with the “Eagle Eye” ability.

Player Customization

A new survivor has been added: the Barber. He offers extensive customization options in the player base.
Four new character presets have been added.
Seven new hairstyles have been added.
Several new hair colors have been added.
Several new eye colors have been added.
Armor pieces can now be hidden for each armor piece.

Building and Crafting

Two new building blocks and a new roof have been added: the Starlight Block, the Midnight Crypt Block, and the Desert Shingle.
A new crafting station has been added: the Dye Station, which allows you to create color palettes and apply new colors to armor and outfits.
A new craftable item type has been added: color palettes.
Several new armor sets can be crafted by various crafting survivors.
A new farm animal can be added to the player base: the Roundbilled Glider from the Ember Deserts.
Survivors now spend their time more convincingly. Several new animations have been added.
A new feature has been added to the Flame Altar: when placing a player base in a location with progress-related items, these can now be collected from the altar.
The range of quests that can be completed despite a player base being at the quest step location has been expanded.
Many new terrain materials for player bases have been added.
Unlock criteria for several road terrain materials have been corrected.
Revelwood soil can now be used correctly for terraforming molds.
Several new props for the player base have been added as craftable recipes.
Numerous previously unavailable kitchen props have been added to the list of craftable recipes.
Display elements for musical instruments have been added.
Upgrading the Flame Altar now has unique sounds and visual effects per upgrade level.
The comfort level for paper lanterns and sofas has been corrected.
Fixed several issues with recipe sorting.
Improved client-side prediction for terraforming terrain.

Game World

A new Point of Interest type has been added to numerous locations throughout the Miasma: the Miasma Caves.
A new location type has been added where the gem smiths are located.
A new location type has been introduced to the Miasma where dangerous enemies can be summoned.
Many new challenging “Night Temples” have been added to the world.
Many new smaller and larger Points of Interest have been added to infested areas.
The landscape in many areas of Embervale has been significantly reworked.
The selection and positioning of enemies and older points of interest and camps has been improved.
Several new quests have been added to introduce the various new gameplay elements.
Some locations now have moving platforms as gameplay elements.
Fixed an issue with door puzzle indicators.
Several older plant models have been reworked and improved.
Several new bushes and trees have been added to various biomes.
Several new plants have been added that only appear and bloom at night.
The plant growth of numerous ruins and settlements throughout Embervale has been reworked.
Numerous minor level design bugs have been fixed.
Terrain texture blending issues have been fixed.
Particle effects when using explosives on many terrain materials have been improved.
New stacks of explosive barrels have been added in many locations.
Loot crates now display correctly as open.
Players now sink into deadly red miasma mud.
More miasma time restoration hourglass capsules have been added.
Moths have been added to the Grimwood.
Footprints now kick up dust and other particles in the correct direction.
The durability of several props has been adjusted.

User interface and quest log

Several new menus have been added to support the new gameplay features (weapon gems, armor dyeing, character customization).
An item comparison widget has been added to the backpack and equipment menus.
A new widget has been added to the map that displays a list of all available fast travel destinations and an overview of the current locations of survivors.
Difficulty levels for quests relative to the player level have been added to the quest menu.
Quest locations on the world map are now color-coded according to difficulty.
When a quest step involves searching an area, a correct notification will now be displayed on the HUD compass when that area is reached.
The map marker filter menu has been redesigned and several improvements have been made to the map markers.
The compass in the HUD now correctly indicates whether a target is below or above the player’s current position.
Armor items can now be equipped directly from chests.
The detailed information for items has been revised. Damage types are now displayed separately.
The weapon upgrade menu now contains more details about upgrade costs.
Buffs, debuffs, and conditions are now displayed on enemy health bars.
Fixed an issue that caused interactions with furniture and other props to be displayed even though interaction was not possible.
Issues with loading the world map at resolutions such as 16:10, widescreen, and 4K have been fixed.
When closing and reopening the journal, the last tab opened will now open in its default position.
Renaming the Flame Altar is no longer possible while player base is disabled.
Equipping rings from the backpack now works correctly for both ring slots.

User Interface and Quest Journal

New triggers have been added for quests so that personal quests are completed more reliably when playing in a group.
Fixed a bug that could cause long player health bars to overlap the compass in the center of the screen.
Fixed several issues with the menu layout when text scaling was set to 140%.
The layout of the server lists in the join menu has been revised. The server list has been split into player-hosted games and dedicated servers, allowing for more accurate search results.
The IP server search widget has been redesigned. It now displays the necessary port information and allows you to join the found server directly.
Fixed an issue where very long server names could overlap the player count information in the server list.
Several bug fixes and improvements have been added to the join menu.
A link to open a Discord server for groups looking for players and vice versa has been added to the server list menu.
Location names are now displayed longer when entering a location for the first time. On subsequent visits, the location name is only displayed briefly.
Fixed a bug where the loot log was displayed when items were quickly moved from the action bar to the backpack and vice versa.
Finding legendary weapons now briefly triggers a loot message in the center of the screen.
Fixed an issue that caused character customization to not reset properly when exiting character creation before confirming.
Security measures have been added to several quests to prevent them from being completed incorrectly.
Fixed an issue that caused item icons in the inventory to turn black when dragging and dropping an item from the chest to the backpack while the context menu was open.
Improved the frost UI vignette settings to give players better options for adjusting the intensity.
Fixed an issue with factory workbenches. It is now possible to add either single or stacks of 10 resources from magic chests to your inventory when the factory is not currently running.
Several plants received new inventory icons, such as sugar cane and mushroom seedlings.
Several unique names and descriptions have been added to items and props that previously had the same names and descriptions.

Audio

A sound occlusion system including sound path tracking has been added to create a more natural soundscape.
Several issues with reverb have been fixed.
The selection of the correct ambient sounds for numerous locations has been improved.
New music tracks have been added for the new types of locations in Embervale.
Player sounds have been added to player emotes where voice output could be expected.
Several minor issues with UI sounds have been fixed.