Tavern Scrawl #59: Patch Notes, Loot Chests, Renamable Heroes, and more... — Epic Tavern Steam update #43411

Greetings, brave adventurers! Our latest patch (1105) brings with it a horde of fixes, improvements and new content/features. You can find an itemized list at the bottom of this update, but here’s a quick overview of some of the new things we’re excited about… Loot Chests! No, not the crappy kind that ruin games so companies can squeeze more money out of you. These are the awesome kind that you find in-game for free and then open when you get back to your tavern for bonus gold and loot. Chests come in four ranks (Dull, Common, Rare, Epic), each of which have four possible levels. More dangerous quests provide higher caliber loot chests. Name Your Own Heroes! While some character names are hard-coded, the majority of patrons in your tavern can now be renamed at the moment of hire! In this first incarnation of the feature, it’s still easy to miss. A pop-up screen appears when you hire a he...