Changelog

2026-09-06 — Builds & Shell Guide Refresh

• Updated: Builds — added a clear guide to the optional Adaptive Difficulty setting, including its enemy-stat adjustments and Night Mode exception.
• Updated: Shell roster — refreshed Sariel and Genessa ability notes so their entries reflect their current combat behavior.

2026-09-01 — Baghead Location & Questline Confirmed

• Updated: Achievements & Trophies — the BagHead entry now includes the community-confirmed location (the small island southwest of Gloomshade Grove, in front of the Illusionist's Cache) and the full questline: sit with Baghead's followers, offer and then return the Special Moonshine, and come back empty-handed to trigger the secret ending that unlocks BagHead and the Bag Holder bronze.

2026-08-30 — Week 1 Update Coverage & Slayer Seal Warning

• Updated: Achievements & Trophies — added a warning at the top of the page: equipping the Slayer Seal disables achievements and trophies, with community reports describing the lock persisting even after unequipping; the developers have acknowledged it and say locking players out wasn't intended.
• Updated: Builds — the upgrade-economy section and the resource table now match the current in-game economy: Glimpses and Tarcores are no longer finite, a single playthrough can max every Shell's Bond, and respecs via Mether's Severance refund all spent Glimpses.
• Updated: Upgrade System Guide — cost-effectiveness guidance revised for the new economy, with Gloom now framed as the upgrade resource that actually needs protecting while late tiers stay expensive.
• Updated: Weapons — the Tarstone section now covers the new Fragile Tarstone class from the Week 1 Update (durability-based breaking that refunds a Tarcore), plus the Egon's Stone and Glimpse Stone items.
• Updated: Map — the Beacon Network section now notes the new day-only beacons in Fainweald and Mammon, and that Mini-Beacons no longer award a Glimpse.
• Updated: Achievements & Trophies — the BagHead entry now notes that since the Week 1 Update, Baghead can no longer be damaged and the ending can no longer be unlocked early.
• Updated: Shells — the "Glimpses are limited; respecs are not unlimited" guidance is corrected to match the new economy: Glimpses and Tarcores are no longer finite, and Mether's Severance respecs refund every spent Glimpse.

2026-08-29 — Upgrade System Guide

• New: Upgrade System Guide — how Gloom, Shell Points, Shell Bond and Tarstone XP each work, why the 27-Glimpse Bond is the best-value upgrade in the game, and a first-run spending order: main Shell Bond first, one Tarstone to level four, then Tarforge tiers, late percentages last.

2026-08-27 — Boss Index, Walkthrough & Shell Roster Updates

• New: Boss Index — a "Beyond the Main Roster" section now covers the community-reported total of 45 bosses, with the confirmed optional named fights — Sester Secundus, Vellen, High Lord of Mammon, Sariel the Endless and others — and their locations; the roster is still being expanded.
• New: Walkthrough — a "Recommended Boss Order" section lists the verified main-story boss sequence and where to slot the optional Shell-unlock fights before the Unbound Path endgame.
• Updated: Shell roster — Smert the Apostate and Gragu the Insatiable are now marked as community-confirmed; only Genessa remains player-reported.

2026-08-25 — Weapon Database Update

• Updated: Weapon Database — the Tarstone section now covers where to find the Duality Stone in the Ravaged Tomb, with the Widow's Overlook route and the Roaming Head pressure-plate trick to open the chest; the forge section now notes that Tarforge level 4 requires Etching Needles.

2026-08-24 — Patch Notes & Boss Index Updates

• Updated: Patch Notes — the Balance Patch 1 entry now covers the full named nerf and buff list, including The Lost Child and The Monolith tuning, the enemy HP rollback to beta values and the Troubadour's Lute and Bulwark Stone buffs.
• Updated: Boss Index — The Monolith's entry revised to match its Balance Patch 1 attack retune.
• Updated: Map & Collectibles — new "Three-Lights Door" section covering a community-reported secret door and its solution in The Unbound Path.
• Updated: Gragu Shell Guide — community note on the "army of Gragu" trick built around Grisha Remnants.

2026-08-23 — Map Guide Update

• Updated: Map & Collectibles — new "Unlocking the Map" section on the opening-hour flow: the early fight you're meant to lose, the Harden unlock, and your first Ova at the cliff-side clearing.

2026-08-20 — Launch Day

• New: Best Shell tier list — all eight Shells ranked with per-Shell images and unlock conditions.
• New: Best Weapon tier list — every melee weapon and sidearm ranked, with weapon images.
• New: Patch Notes page — the launch-day patch (Tarstone cost adjustments, Gloom smelting) and the August 19 riposte fix, with official sources.
• Updated: Builds — expanded into a full build encyclopedia: the Broodseeker Starter best build, all four Seal types, Tarstone slots and types, the five-piece Tarforge unlock, and per-Shell build recommendations.
• Updated: Shell roster — Lazlo and Sariel unlock conditions confirmed; every Shell now has an image in the roster table.
• Updated: Weapon database — roster corrected to ten melee weapons and eight sidearms (Fists, Hallowed Sword, Naylshotte and Troubadour's Lute added), with weapon images.
• Updated: Walkthrough — full release-day route confirmed (Marrow Keep → Fainweald → Corrupted Gates → Mether's Breath → Ruins of Mammon), six new locations, and the 10-boss lineup.
• Updated: Achievements & Trophies — the full 53-trophy list with missables, a platinum roadmap and workarounds for the two trophies players report as bugged at launch.
• Updated: Navigation — Builds added to the main menu; Rankings and Patch Notes added to the Guides hub and homepage.

2026-08-18 — Site Launch

• Site launch. mortalshell2.net goes live ahead of the worldwide August 20 release.
• New: Homepage with launch FAQ, beginner guide, walkthrough hub, full Shell roster, Proxima guide, weapon database, boss index, builds, map & collectibles, system requirements.

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