Developer Poncle has released update 1.016.111 (Ver. 1.35) for Vampire Survivors, focusing on mechanical corrections for the Ode to Castlevania DLC and resolving online stability issues. Released on October 26, 2026, for PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5, the patch addresses specific weapon behaviors that were not functioning as intended and restores the gold-farming efficiency of Vicious Hunger.
Weapon and DLC Balance Changes
The primary focus of this update is the correction of weapon properties within the Ode to Castlevania expansion. Several weapons introduced in the DLC were suffering from logic errors that prevented their secondary effects from triggering.
- Argent Flow: A bug has been resolved where the weapon failed to reduce enemy defenses. It now correctly applies its debuff to targets.
- LunarBight: This weapon has been fixed to ensure it correctly slows enemies upon impact, providing the crowd control utility intended in its design.
- Vicious Hunger: The gold yield for this weapon has been adjusted. This is a corrective balance meant to align the gold output with values seen before a recent collision logic change affected its performance.
- Bloodmoon Bosses: Knockback received by these specific bosses has been reduced to maintain the intended difficulty of the encounters.
Players utilizing common Gifts from recent expansions, such as the Pearl Magatama and Velvet Dodecahedron, will find the general gameplay loop more stable following these specific weapon logic fixes.
Online Play and Technical Fixes
For players using the online cooperative modes, update 1.35 introduces several critical stability fixes. These address both the synchronization between players and the reliability of progress tracking.
- Online Desynchronization: General fixes have been implemented to reduce instances where players in an online session would fall out of sync.
- Achievement Malfunctions: A bug preventing achievements from properly triggering during online play has been resolved.
- Stage Unlocks: The update fixes specific issues where stages would fail to unlock, particularly those involving the Emerald and Joker Disks.
According to the official Steam News, these fixes are currently live for the PC and PlayStation 5 versions of the game. The adjustments to Vicious Hunger are specifically aimed at players who rely on the weapon for high-efficiency gold runs, ensuring that previous collision fixes do not inadvertently nerf the weapon’s economic value.
Impact on Gameplay
The fix for Argent Flow’s defense reduction is likely to increase the viability of high-health enemy clears in the late-game stages of the Castlevania DLC content. By restoring the defensive debuff, players can more effectively pierce through the scaling health of bosses and elite mobs. Additionally, the fix for LunarBight restores a layer of defensive utility that was previously missing, making it a more reliable choice for survival-focused builds.
