Tears of Metal

New Patch - Meta-progression Improvement

Paper Cult

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Hey everyone,

For the past couple of weeks, we've been taking in your feedback and running our own internal testing to help tweak the meta-progression and make adjustments that make the game feel less grindy and allow you to unlock more things at a more satisfying rate.

We're eager to hear your thoughts about this update (ideally after you've played it for a bit!) and we're thankful for everyone that takes the time to report issues and their thoughts on the gameplay. You folks rock.

Here are the changelogs for today:

Village Meta-Progression Balancing

  • Adjusted the prices and currency costs of many items in Village shops.
  • If you had already bought an item that now costs less, you will receive a currency refund the next time you reach the village.

Preparing the Village for new items

  • Army Composition bonuses and Ally Monikers are now locked by default for new players and must be acquired in the Village.
  • Some shops can now be upgraded to unlock more items.

Gameplay & Combat

  • Fixed some Hero hitboxes sometimes using incorrect values.
  • Fixed Allied Archers causing uninterruptible enemies to briefly pop up and down when hit.
  • Fixed the Rogue enemy beginning another attack before its teleporting counterattack could trigger.

Multiplayer & Performance

  • Improved network performance during AI fights by removing obsolete supporter-related processing.
  • Fixed an occasional lag spike and excessive network traffic when ranged enemies attempted to attack obstructed targets.

Misc

  • Added a larger chest model for Greater Coin Chests found during levels.
  • Fixed misleading weapon descriptions for Brienne.
  • Adjusted audio events for Gilles' ground stab attack.
  • Various audio fixes

Have fun and until next time!

This announcement was originally published by Paper Cult on Steam on Sep 24, 2026.

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