patch · May 23, 2024
No Rest for the Wicked Early Access Patch 2 Adds Respec and Weapon Tryouts
No Rest for the Wicked hits Early Access Patch 2 with a brand new respec system, weapon tryouts, controller remapping, and performance updates.
No Rest for the Wicked receives Early Access Patch 2, introducing requested features like attribute respecs, weapon equipment changes, DLSS and FSR upscaling, and extensive performance fixes.
Gameplay Systems and Respecs
Players can now respec attribute points by examining the statue in the Cerim Crucible Atrium. Resetting an attribute point costs 1 Fallen Ember per point returned, while allocating returned points is free at either the respec screen or the existing stats screen.
Weapon Flexibility and Quality of Life
All weapons can now be equipped regardless of attribute requirements, allowing players to try out new gear. Weapons wielded without meeting requirements suffer lower damage through negative scaling. Inventory items can now be docked using F on keyboards or L3 on controllers to compare them against hovered items. The miscellaneous category returns to inventory, and vendor screens sort items by type.
Performance and Settings
Performance mode lowers texture resolution to reduce crashes on lower-end hardware. The update adds support for DLSS 3.7 and FSR 2.2, custom controller key rebinding, mouse buttons 4 and 5, and F1 through F12 keys.
Balance Changes
Throw runes have reduced poise damage across all variants and lower damage for the Ice Throw Rune. The focus regeneration enchantment curve has been lowered, and this enchantment no longer drops on gloves, restricted to helmets only. The initial item levels for Falling Sky and Woodland Protector have been reduced.
Enemies and Bosses
The Darak boss fight has received polish to prevent idle behavior after attacking. Smaller enemies can now break objects like barrels and crates. Plague Rats gain a bite attack, Risen Axe Bruisers gain back attacks, and Risen Fire Bombers receive escape logic.
Why this patch matters
Patch 2 delivers quality-of-life additions that ease build experimentation while improving overall performance across hardware configurations.