Dread Hunger’s Patch 1.1 adds more magical tools for Thralls

Dread Hunger’s first patch, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, is now live, and it gives Thralls even more tools of magical mayhem.

Dread HungerIt’s like a marriage between two people. The Terror The Us. The Arctic expedition went horribly wrong. A few of the missing crew members have been replaced by the malevolent and evil Thralls. While the Explorers try to escape, the Thralls are determined to prevent them from being killed. Patch 1.1 is the game’s first patch after leaving early access.

Thralls can already summon a horde of horrible beasts or an opaque blizzard, but now they have two new abilities: Hush and Doppelgänger. Hush can mutes Explorers, and then creates a magic Skype call with the other Thrall so that you can coordinate your actions with your co-conspirator. Doppelgänger is exactly what you would expect from the name — it lets you morph into one of the Explorers and sew some chaos by driving the ship into the shoals, lighting an explosive, or hitting someone over the head with a giant bone.

The starting docks can be used for other purposes. You can shop at merchants to craft cosmetic gear and select your Thrall spells from a grimoire. To make it more competitive, the patch contains high-level balance adjustments as well as bug fixes that will improve stability. The patch notes read, “This includes a sabotage rework, a new way to compromise the ship, and Thralls can now cast spells from the brig. We won’t go into detail about these changes just yet, as we’d love for you to dive right in and try them for yourself.”