00:03Hi, my name is Ariana Siarkiewicz and I'm one of the writers at Rebel Wolves.
00:08Over the past few months we've shared quite a lot about the game's story.
00:13Today, we'll give you a glimpse of the activities our human-by-day, vampire-by-night protagonist, Coen, can take
00:20on while exploring the open world.
00:23We start at night, in our vampiric form, heading toward a vantage point to get a better sense of our
00:30surroundings.
00:32Reaching a vantage point reveals nearby opportunities and helps us plan our next steps.
00:43Just gorgeous.
00:47If you brave these woods, folks say they're chock-full of monsters.
00:54Village of Maragir.
00:57Codrin's family's land.
01:01Maragir Monastery.
01:04Its best days are long behind it.
01:06I don't think I'll find anything else here.
01:11Let's open them up and check nearby points of interest.
01:16Some are tied to Brancis' officers.
01:19More on them shortly.
01:21Others to hidden mysteries, haunted sites and shrines used for fast travel, which can also serve as quest objectives.
01:32Let's mark one and head there.
01:45Early in the game we can unlock a perk that allows us to transform into a wolf and move faster
01:52at night.
01:53It's quicker and more agile, though it comes with some limitations.
01:56There's also a daytime equivalent, but more on that later.
02:01What was that?
02:02Is someone in trouble?
02:03It looks like we've come across a group in need of help.
02:07Whether we intervene is up to us.
02:09And both choices can lead to unexpected outcomes.
02:14We began with death from above, allowing us to quickly eliminate an un suspecting enemy and gain the upper hand
02:21from the start.
02:23We have incorporated community feedback, and now there is no need to open the skill wheel to select a previously
02:29assigned ability.
02:30Instead, we can use quick selection.
02:49For now, we need to recover.
02:51As a vampire, we restore health by feeding.
02:54Human blood is most effective.
02:57But in this case, we rely on animals.
02:59It's less efficient, but it will do.
03:04Feeding increases our corruption level.
03:06It's shown next to the health bar at the bottom of the screen.
03:10The higher the corruption level, the more vampiric perks are unlocked for purchase.
03:15Nearby points of interest are marked on the map and indicated on the compass at the top of the screen.
03:21Let's head to the shrine.
03:23Here's the shrine.
03:25Damaged, so we can't use it yet.
03:27They're secreted.
03:29Looks like the shrine's missing its heart.
03:32But maybe I could restore it.
03:40The tracks, they're fresh.
03:45There's a trail nearby.
03:47Let's follow it.
03:58A group of Brancis' soldiers has set up camp.
04:03Let's clear them out.
04:08Voracious Bite allows us to drink blood from an unsuspecting enemy and gain the upper hand at the beginning of
04:15combat.
04:15But we're not able to drain this enemy fully as his comrades quickly bring to his aid.
04:28We use Piercing Shriek to briefly stun the weaker opponent, giving us an opportunity to take on his commander.
04:36When an enemy blocks and interrupts our attack chain, we can use Charge to prevent a counterattack.
04:48Voracious Bite can also be used during combat as an active perk, allowing us to regenerate some health.
04:57A word of this reaches your master.
05:03With the camp destroyed, our infamy increases. More about this in a moment.
05:11Let's collect our loot.
05:13We've found the shrine's missing heart, along with a manual that unlocks a new perk.
05:19Precision.
05:20Let's open our inventory and head to the Recipes tab.
05:25As I mentioned, the manual unlocks a new perk called Precision.
05:29Once we read it, it becomes available in the Character tab.
05:33Let's go there.
05:36The exclamation mark indicates that a new perk is available.
05:40But we can't purchase it yet.
05:42Perks can only be acquired at a shrine by spending experience points, which are earned by completing objectives.
05:49And since we've just finished one, we should be good to go.
05:53We've also found the shrine's missing heart, so we can now fix it.
05:57Let's head back.
06:12With the heart restored, the shrine is rebuilt. We can now use it.
06:17Let's start with the perks menu.
06:19In the Swordmaster abilities, we find Precision, now available for purchase.
06:24As you can see, it costs both experience points and a time segment, indicated by the hourglass icon.
06:31Let's learn it!
06:34Now let's take a look at the Vrakiri perks.
06:37With our corruption level increased and another experience point available, we can unlock new abilities, again marked with an exclamation
06:45point.
06:46The corruption level required to purchase a perk is indicated in the tooltip on the right side of the screen.
06:53Let's purchase one.
06:59Time passes as we acquire new perks.
07:02The night comes to an end, the sun rises, and a new day begins.
07:08Along with a new edict.
07:16Edicts are tied to the infamy system we mentioned earlier. Several have already been proclaimed since the start of our
07:24journey.
07:26The higher our infamy, the harsher the edicts, and the more challenging the world becomes.
07:32It's a sign that Brancis is vigilant and reacts to our actions in Vale's Angora.
07:39Infamy reflects how much we disrupt the operations of Brancis' followers.
07:44Let's take a closer look at one of his officers, Ambras.
07:49In the right corner of the screen, we can see his level of aggression towards us.
07:54When it reaches its peak, a new questline is unlocked, influencing the story and shaping our future confrontation with Brancis.
08:04As you can see, multiple open world activities are tied to Ambras, all connected to his operations.
08:13Let's go back to the map to mark one of them, and then let's head there.
08:42We've arrived near one of Ambras' warehouses, storing blood supplies.
08:57Charge is an ability shared between human and vampire forms.
09:01This enemy was weak enough to stand them with it.
09:22The Vrakiri store blood in places like this.
09:28Ambras is responsible for keeping it safe.
09:32Oh, but we're not going to make his job any easier.
09:39Another group of soldiers stands in our way.
09:48We open with broad swing to weaken as many opponents as possible, then follow up with burning blood, which briefly
09:55stuggers the enemy and applies a damage over time effect.
10:00What do we have here?
10:02The prisoners' fate is grim.
10:05Their blood is drained, then stored in places like this, where it awaits distribution to Brancis and his officers.
10:11What do we have here?
10:30Feels nice.
10:31Hitting them where it hurts.
10:46with the supplies destroyed our infamy rises again we've disrupted ambrose's operations
10:55enough for now let's move on to another point of interest a haunted site earlier we showed you how
11:02we can move faster at night by transforming into a wolf to increase our speed during the day we can
11:08unlock a hex called mercurial fervor haunted sites are only accessible during the day as they require
11:16blood magic unavailable in vampiric form beating them strengthens our magical abilities but also
11:23puts our combat skills to the test the spirits here are restless perhaps i could help them somehow
12:01all of the enemies are nicely grouped together it's a perfect opportunity to use ravenous flock
12:07a perk that damages opponents in an area twice first an activation and then in the follow-up attack
12:29the enemies are defeated so let's collect our loot
12:35these haunted sites may reward us with ancient texts allowing koen to become an even more powerful
12:42wielder of magic
12:48and that's just a brief look at open world activities
12:52many more await often tying back to the main objective and opening up new storylines along the way
13:22hillside
13:22you might take a bite of it
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