- Shadowveil Patch 1.1.1 - The Last Expedition - 8 May 2025
Greetings Samurai Welcome to 1.1.1 update brings additional QOL and bugfixes, but this will be the last patch for the entire game. It’s been a privilege to work on Shadowveil, its been an absolute blast to take part of the Legend of the Five Rings universe, and the team eternally grateful to you, our community for supporting us in creating and launching Shadowveil. Thank you for playing Shadowveil: Legend of the Five RIngs, and hopefully we see each other soon in another context. Take care and goodbye. With love, The team at Palindrome Interactive Patch Notes Version number 1.1.1.19063 Added Added a unique 3D model and portrait for Yasuki Nobitsugu Added a small VFX outline to map crab to differentiate it better Added QOL: Barricades now have HP and can be destroyed (5 hits), if enemies can’t reach your units they will target barricades Updates Scouting parties button should now have a…
- Shadowveil Patch 1.1 - Closing a chapter - 29 April 2025
Greetings Samurai My name is Filip and I’m the Game Director of Shadowveil. Welcome to 1.1 our first major update which should make the game it's best, listen to the video where I also talk about some important news, so please watch the entire video. This patch should help the game feel more complete, give more build/experimentation opportunities and hopefully just feel better! However with patch 1.1 also comes the closing of a chapter. Patch 1.1 will be the last content patch for the game. We have one additional patch planned, 1.1.1 that brings additional QOL and bugfixes, but that will be the last patch for the entire game. It’s been a privilege to work on Shadowveil, its been an absolute blast to take part of the Legend of the Five Rings universe, and the team and I are eternally grateful to you, our community for supporting us in creating and launching Shadowveil. Thank you for play…
- Shadowveil Patch 1.0.6 - Patch Notes - 16 April 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! We've just released Shadowveil Patch 1.0.6! This patch includes a rework of the achievement system which should enable everyone to gain achievements correctly! Version number 1.0.6.18819 Added Added some missing quest item icons Added a icon for “entering sub-maps” node Updates Updated how achievements are calculated and rewarded, this should fix achievements issues. If you have already unlocked an achievement it should now pop as soon as you start the game, or in the watchtower! QoL. Map improvements: Quest nodes are now different if they lead to a separate quest map or not; Shadowveil entry and exit nodes should now be way more clear and easy to understand. Updated tooltips for several node types. Balance: “Corrupted Spirit Champions” no longer has a dash and are slower ”Madōshi Necromancers” summon spirits more often. ”Lost Sentry” is now the only Lost that ap…
- Shadowveil Patch 1.0.5 - Patch Notes - 9 April 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! 1.0.5 just launched, and with it, a lot of improvements to the game! Version number 1.0.5.18698 Added Added QoL: Retraining button. You can now retrain your characters so that you have more freedom in how you build your party. Retraining refunds all level-ups except character specific masteries and the class itself. Retraining costs one goblin skull per level above lvl 5. Added warning to restart the game when selecting certain graphics options Added 6 portraits for our hero characters Optimization Further optimized textures Fixed lag spike when dragging first unit Updates QoL: Hovering nodes can now be inspected to show more information to the player Updated so the sibling will now be healed to 10 health if your party wipes but you win the combat Update the Hida Warbanner to show a new unique Hida Mon Updated mission “Hidden Stashes” now only requires you to rea…
- Post Launch Report - Patch 1.1, Speedrunning contest and updates - 3 April 2025
Game Director Filip talks about the first month of Shadowveil, and the upcoming updates and content additions. Check it out in this video: Patch 1.0.5 (coming soon™). Added highly requested QoL: Retraining your characters. Fixing rare / harder-to-replicate crashes New portraits to our hero characters! Sneakpeek: Hiruma Kage Patch 1.0.6 Fix for the Achievements not popping correctly Additional polish Patch 1.1 - Content Patch 1 New ability cards for all classes New item components (and item combinations) New alternate portraits for all classes More to come! We hope this gives a glimpse of what is on the horizon. Of course, we are working on every aspect of the game, from bugs, balance and QOL, and as mentioned, the Discord community has been super helpful. Be sure to also check out the ongoing Speedrun Contest, where the winners will have their names added to the game and Legend of the F…
- Shadowveil Speedrun Contest - 2 April 2025
Shadowveil Speedrun Contest Calling all the fastest samurai (and speed demons)! The dev team is hosting a Speedrun Contest for Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings, and we want YOU to put your skills and speed to the test! Whether you’re a seasoned fighter or a new recruit, this is your chance to compete for eternal glory! Start date: Wednesday, April 2.nd, 20.00 CEST Format: Part 1 (24 hours) - Complete Chapter 1 Part 2 (5 days) - Complete Chapter 1-4 Part 3 (10 days) - Complete Chapter 1-9 All categories start at the same time, but Part 1 ends 24 hours after the contest starts, part 2 ends after 5 days, and Part 3 ends after 10 days. Categories: Any% (Fastest Completion) Submission method: Record your run, and upload it to YouTube (a Twitch VOD is approved, if the recording is saved for at least the duration of the event), and submit the video in this link]. Prizes: The fastest player…
- Shadowveil Patch 1.0.4 - Patch Notes - 28 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! We just launched version 1.0.4, and it includes a lot of updates and optimizations. See the full list below! Shoutout to the player community in the Shadowveil Discord and Shadowveil Steam Forum for providing bug reports, so we can continue to track down and eliminate issues. You're true friends of the Crab Clan! Known Issues There is a softlock that can happen when entering the Shadowveil and exiting the game to main menu. When in the Shadowveil try to complete the entire path (so you are back on the main map) before exiting the game. This can also happen when using camp in the Shadowveil. For now try to use camp in the main map only. We are looking into hotfixing this next week! There is rare random crashes during battles which are hard to nail down, as above please report it on discord to help us solve them! Resolutions with 16:10 or other less common aspect r…
- Shadowveil Patch 1.0.3 - Patch Notes - QoL Reinforcements - 20 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! 1.0.3 just released, and another patch means another set of patch notes for Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings, so let's dive in. This patch includes some of the first of QoL changes that are highly requested by the community, more to come! Special thanks to the players in the Shadowveil Discord and the players on the Shadowveil Steam Forum for continuing to report and help track down issues. The Crab Clan appreciates your efforts! Known Issues We are still verifying why some missions fail to reward the player properly or cannot be redeemed, if this happens to you, please send your save file on discord There is still rare random crashes in battles or loading save files, as above please report it on discord Resolutions with 16:10 or other less common aspect ratios may have issues with the UI Achievements for some don't trigger correctly, we have a potential solu…
- Developer Diary #2 - 20 March 2025
Welcome to our Developer Diary series! In these videos, developers from the team at Palindrome Interactive will share their thoughts on questions about the development of Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings. Watch the second Dev Diary video here: What questions would you like to ask the developers? Let us know in a comment here on Steam or in the Shadowveil Discord! Thank you for playing Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings! With love, The Palindrome Interactive team
- Shadowveil Patch 1.0.2 - Patch Notes - 13 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! We just released another update to Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings! As the result of many players sharing reports of bugs, we've identified and fixed yet another bunch of issues. Special thanks to the players in the Shadowveil Discord and the players on the Shadowveil Steam Forum for continuing to help report and track down issues. The Crab Clan salutes you! Known issues We are still verifying missions that fail to reward the player properly or cannot be redeemed Certain missions may lead to a softlock, reloading the save should fix the majority of these instances Resolutions with 16:10 or other less common aspect ratios may have issues with the UI Achievements for some don't trigger correctly, we are still investigating why Some boss battles can crash randomly, additional fixes are slated for next patch Upcoming QoL next patch Combat speed will be saved Bac…
- Post-Launch thoughts from the team. - 8 March 2025
Hi everyone! Soon the first week will have passed since the launch of Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings. The response has been amazing and seeing the community help each other out, strategize, think and execute their best expeditions in true Crab Clan spirit. I cannot thank everyone enough, its been a true pleasure working on the game and the studio would love to continue supporting it. On that note, I wanted to delve a bit deeper into what Palindrome have in store. QoL and fixes Our main priority since launch has been to monitor the game and Discord to catch crashes and bugs. With your help, we’ve identified and resolved many issues and already pushed the 1.0.1 patch with multiple hotfixes. Recent Fixes & Improvements: Fixed multiple crashes and stability issues Various hotfixes based on community reports Full details of 1.0.1 can be found here (1.0.1 Patch Notes) Beyond that the st…
- Developer Diary #1 - 7 March 2025
Welcome to our Developer Diary series! In this videos, developers from the team at Palindrome Interactive will share their thoughts on questions about the development of Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings. Watch the first Dev Diary video here: What questions would you like to ask the developers? Let us know in a comment here on Steam or on YouTube! Thank you for playing Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings! With love, The Palindrome Interactive team
- Demo Stability Update - Patch Notes - 7 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! We've made a lot of improvements and optimizations to the full game recently. This patch will bring all the improvements to the Shadowveil Demo, so it is more representative of the game experience in Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings! If you've enjoyed Shadowveil so far, please consider leaving a review! Demo Version number: 0.9.9.18031 PSA Regarding saves The save system has changed, this means that old save games from the demo can no longer be played. There is also a change where the demo ends before it goes into “endless mode” in Chapter 2. This change was made so that save games from the demo are playable in the full game! We understand that this might hamper replayability in the demo and lose some progress, but we encourage you to replay or join the community in the full game! TLDR for progress carrying over: Added Added Patch 1.0.0 (more info here Shadow…
- Launch Week Update (1.0.1 Patch Notes) - 5 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! With Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings having just launched here on Steam, we'd like to share an update on the fixes, optimizations and other improvements coming in the next Shadowveil patch. A shoutout to the Discord community and the players on the Shadowveil Steam Forum for continuing to help report and track down issues. The Crab Clan salutes you! The patch is Live! There are a few known issues (see below), but we encourage you to report any issues, bugs or concerns (as well as the positive feedback) in the Discord community and on the Shadowveil Steam Forum). Game restart recommended We just pushed an additional hotfix today, that updates the game from version 1.0.1.17977 to version 1.0.1.18020. This change might cause players who were ingame between when the patch released (11AM CET) and the hotfix went live (2PM CET) to lose out on Goblin Skulls or Poli…
- Shadowveil is out now! - 4 March 2025
Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings has officially released! You can now buy the game here on Steam! Watch the Official Release Trailer here: For the real big fans, we have a Fan Edition Launch Bundle, which has the full collection of DLCs for any fan of Shadoveil & Legend of the Five Rings, including: The Original Shadowveil Soundtrack Shadowveil Wallpaper Pack (for desktop and mobile resolutions) Audio book and PDF with the short story "The Record of Eihi", leading up to the plot of Shadowveil. Would you like to know what's changed in the game since the demo? Check out the 1.0.0 Patch Notes Would you like to join the discussion? Head over to the Shadowveil Discord, and chat with the devs and other brave Crab Clan adventurers! We would like to give a special thanks to the community in the Shadowveil Discord and the Shadowveil Steam Forum, who's been very helpful in tracking down bugs…
- Launch Day Update (1.0.0 Patch Notes) - 3 March 2025
Greetings from Rokugan! Launch Day is upon us, and we'd like to share the list of changes and fixes we've implemented for the full version of Shadowveil. A shoutout to the Discord community and the players on the Shadowveil Steam Forum who has helped nail down some of the issues during the duration of the demo. The Crab Clan commends you! PSA Regarding the Demo The save system has changed between the demo and the full version, which means that demo saves will no longer be playable in the full game. You can still enjoy the standalone demo for a bit longer, as it has been received very positively. However as our focus will transition to the full game, the demo will NOT be updated for a while. There are known issues, performance issues and crashes with the demo that is fixed in the full game (again shoutout to the Discord community and the players on the Shadowveil Steam Forum), which we w…
- Dev Deep Dive: Depths of the Shadowlands - 2 March 2025
Welcome to our series of Developer Deep Dives! In these videos, our Game Director, Filip, takes you through some of the foundational concepts of Shadowveil, while giving insight into how to best use the game's different mechanics to your advantage during your runs, when the game launches on March 4th. In this episode, we take a closer look at the Depth of the Shadowlands in Shadowveil. Watch here: If you haven't seen the first episode, Map and Expeditions, you can find it here. The second episode, about Deckbuilding can be found here, and the third episode about Hub and Progression can be found here. Want to check out the Shadowlands for yourself? Try out the Shadowveil Demo today! With love, - The Palindrome Interactive Team
- Class Showcase: Scout / Engineer - 1 March 2025
Leading up to the launch on March 4, we're taking a look at the classes you'll command in Shadowveil. Today we're taking a look at the Scout and the Engineer. These classes use weapons, traps and tricks to control the battlefield and overcome their foes. If you'd like to try out these two classes, you can go ahead and play the Shadowveil Demo, which is available now right here! Remember to wishlist Shadowveil here on Steam! With love, - The Palindrome Interactive team
- Dev Deep Dive: Hub and Progression - 26 February 2025
Welcome to our series of Developer Deep Dives! In these videos, our Game Director, Filip, takes you through some of the foundational concepts of Shadowveil, while giving insight into how to best use the game's different mechanics to your advantage during your runs, when the game launches on March 4th. In this second episode, we take a closer look at the Hub and Progression in Shadowveil. Watch here: Stay tuned for the next episode, featuring the Depths of the Shadowlands! If you haven't seen the first episode, Map and Expeditions, you can find it here. The second episode, about Deckbuilding can be found here. Want to check out the Hub at the Watchtower for yourself? Try out the Shadowveil Demo today! With love, - The Palindrome Interactive Team
- Record of Eihi - Part 5 - 25 February 2025
Record of Eihi is a five-part story prequel to Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings. Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing the stories here, leading up to the launch of Shadowveil on March 4. If you've missed the previous parts, go check them out here: , , and “I barely slept, worried about what might happen to me when I closed my eyes, and what I might see when I opened them again.” – The Record of Eihi In the upcoming Shadowveil: Legend of the Five Rings video game, you play as a Crab Clan samurai undertaking expeditions into the Shadowlands, a blighted realm full of demons, monsters, and undead. The rest of the clans of the Emerald Empire have only heard stories about the Shadowlands thanks to the Wall, a massive structure defended by the Crab that keeps the horrors of the Shadowlands from invading the empire. In this fifth and final part of the story by David Annandale, glimpse…
