THEPATHS

# THE PATHS — v1.0.3 · BIG UPDATE

## New Lore
- The Enigma civilization, its Mother Star trapped in the central orb, and the Chaos aberration that devoured their city and became the two-headed "???".
- "One with the Abyss": the Darkness bearer rejects being a vessel and tears away half of the ancient deity's power.

## The Three Paths
- Three complete paths: **Observer**, **Causality** and **Darkness**, with 4 abilities each plus secret ultimates.
- **Transcendence** system: capped at 50% until you defeat both "???" and the Ancient Life Bearer, which unlocks it up to 100%.
- Skill progression: unlock abilities through **path-specific ritual quests** or trade experience levels (10 / 20 / 30) in the G menu.
- Domain Clash and **Domain Duel**: click-fight when two opposing powers collide.
- Some attacks have been rebalanced.

## New Bosses and Creatures
- **"???"** — two-headed boss of the Enigma City, with a full cinematic death sequence.

## Structures and Dimensions
- **Enigma City** and **Rift Ruins** with the **Rift Altar** (ritual with the Rift Key).
- **Rift Compass** that guides you step by step without spoilers.
- New dimension: the **Dark Void**.
- The **Judgment of the Void**: Darkness' secret trial.

## New Way to Obtain and Understand the Canon
- **Secret Codex** (G menu): 29 entries in 5 tabs, unlocked by playing, each with its own procedural illustration.
- Lore notes hidden in the Enigma City.

## New Menu and UI
- **3 random main menus** (Observer, Causality, Darkness).
- **Procedural soundtrack** for the menu
- New HUD for ultimates and the Transcendence bar.
- In-game **settings screen** (VFX quality, gravitational lens, cooldowns and drop rates).

## Improvements
- Rift Altar ritual effects are now visible on every particle setting.
- Darkness' B ultimate now remembers its unlock and cooldown between sessions.
- Refined HUD layout for the V and B ultimates.

## Languages
- 100% translated: English and Spanish.

and most importantly

Finally, you can play solo and follow the canon. All the missions or references are ready for you to set out on your path.

## Notes
- Servers: set `allow-flight=true` in server.properties.
- Reports and bugs are welcome in the comments.