Version 1.18.0 Released

Version 1.18.0 – Secrets of Crystalis is all about exploration.

Instead of expanding the main campaign with another chapter, this update focuses on hidden places, clues, relics, secret dungeons and powerful world bosses scattered across the existing world.

The goal is simple:

make exploration feel rewarding even when you already know the map.

New Secrets Menu

A new main menu section called Secrets has been added.

This opens the new Discovery Journal, where all exploration progress is tracked.

The journal includes:

• Treasure Maps
• Hidden Locations
• Environmental Puzzles
• Secret Mini-Dungeons
• Ancient Relics
• Hidden World Bosses
• Explorer Rank

Unknown discoveries remain hidden as ??? until you actually uncover them.

8 Treasure Maps

Eight Treasure Maps can now be discovered through campaign progression.

These are not random 1% drops.

Each map contains an actual clue pointing toward a specific region, creating a more deliberate exploration loop:

Find the clue → investigate the region → discover the secret

Some discoveries can reveal additional puzzles and deeper hidden areas.

10 Hidden Locations

Ten secret locations have been added across the existing world.

Several of them are only revealed after following Treasure Map clues or solving environmental puzzles.

These include hidden areas such as:

• Glasshorn Hollow
• Pale Cartographer Archive
• forgotten sanctums
• buried ruins
• hidden chambers

The World Atlas therefore has more to discover without requiring an entirely separate map.

Environmental Puzzles

Version 1.18.0 introduces 6 new environmental puzzles.

These use clues, symbols and exploration knowledge rather than random guessing.

Solving certain puzzles can reveal:

• hidden locations
• relics
• secret dungeons
• world boss encounters

This gives Field Notes and exploration clues more purpose beyond simple lore collection.

5 Secret Mini-Dungeons

Five additional hidden expeditions are now available:

• Moonwell Sanctum
• Sunken Hourglass Depths
• Starless Annex Depths
• Verdant Lock Depths
• Rainveil Bell Depths

These follow a compact structure:

Choice → Battle → Puzzle → Secret Boss

First clears provide stronger rewards and unique relics.

Repeat clears remain available, but unique relic rewards cannot be farmed repeatedly.

5 Hidden World Bosses

Five powerful world bosses can now be discovered:

• Ashmaw, the Buried
• The Last Meridian Warden
• Stormcoil
• The Glasshorn Sovereign
• The Pale Cartographer

These encounters use the existing combat and Combat Intel systems, including elemental weaknesses and tactical traits.

Each boss also awards a unique relic on its first defeat.

12 Ancient Relics

The new exploration system includes 12 Ancient Relics.

Relics are designed primarily as permanent discoveries and trophies rather than a new power-creep system.

Their passive bonuses are intentionally small and can include effects such as:

• slightly increased Rare Encounter chance
• small Gold bonuses
• small XP bonuses
• Magic Find
• additional maximum Stamina
• bonuses to Adventure rewards
• bonuses against Elite enemies
• Secret Dungeon bonuses

The main value remains completing the collection.

Explorer Rank

Exploration now has its own progression path:

Wayfarer → Pathfinder → Trailseeker → Relic Hunter → Master Explorer

Explorer Rank increases as you discover more secrets.

During testing, the final rank requirement was also corrected so that Master Explorer is actually achievable at 46 / 46 total discovery points.

15 New Achievements

The Crystalis Chronicle has been expanded with 15 new Exploration Achievements.

These cover:

• Treasure Maps
• Hidden Locations
• Secret Dungeons
• Relics
• World Bosses
• Explorer Rank
• full Discovery Journal completion

The game now contains:

398 Achievements

All Achievement IDs remain unique, and all 398 include both English and German display text.

News, Tutorial & Chronicle

Version 1.18.0 is fully integrated into the supporting systems.

Added or updated:

• new pinned 1.18.0 News entry
• new Secrets tutorials
• new Player’s Guide sections
• new Chronicle exploration page
• updated Living World dialogue
• updated Patch Herald references
• English and German localization

The News Board now contains 47 unique entries.