After the latest roadmap reveal, Traega Entertainment has finally released the first major update to their Greek mythology inspired survival game, Dawn of Defiance. The update includes major reworks to the quests and shrines, new enemies, weapons, and the introduction of the game’s first raid fight against the Gorgon Sisters.

On your journey through the world, you will now encounter more types of dangerous animals like leopards, brown bears, mallards, and of course, the chicken. In a world where you defy the will of god, you can expect everything to work against you. This even includes the feathery friends. Hunting wild prey is not the only way to obtain food. Fishing has been added to this update, and now there are nine species to catch and cook.

Sisters of the Deep reworked many of the quests and the lore surrounding it. This brought some challenges to the team, as they had trouble converting existing characters due to this change. So if you played the game before, you will have to restart. This gives you time to explore the new area names and the expanded dark forest biome. There are more enemies to find, puzzles to complete, and the Temple of Athena, where the first raid boss can be located.

The raid fight consists of a multi-stage battle with three bosses. Each sister has her own patterns, special abilities, and weaknesses to learn. In between, you will also need to complete small puzzles to progress to the next stage. Upon defeating the Gorgon Sisters, you are rewarded with new blueprints to craft three new legendary gear items, each corresponding to one of the sisters you faced. These have their own unique skill. The shield, for example, generates a golden light that will parry every enemy in a short radius after you perform five perfect blocks in a row. You can forge these in Hephaestus’ Forge, a new structure added to the update.

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