Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Challenge Mode DLC

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon Challenge Mode DLC adds Challenge Mode, a new difficulty setting built around character progression and increasingly harsh debuffs. It is intended for a new playthrough from Act 1: you must skip the prologue, start a new save and choose the mode at the beginning. Once selected, the difficulty cannot be changed back.

Debuffs and progression

You begin with basic gear suited to multiple playstyles. You must choose a debuff at the start of the game and at the beginning of each subsequent Act. You also receive another debuff every 2 levels, when you interact with a campfire, open your inventory, craft or access your stash, whichever happens first. There are 70 unique debuffs to choose from.

Challenge rewards

Reaching NG+3 in Challenge Mode awards a special badge, while difficulty continues to scale indefinitely in NG+4 and later cycles. The mode also has a special scoreboard, accessible in-game by pressing “I”. Using cheat mode permanently adds a “Cheater” sticker to that save’s score.