Awaken Realms has released Bonus Content #4 alongside patch 1.25 for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The free DLC adds two new equipment sets, new ranged weapons and staves, and an optional romance subplot, while patch 1.25 introduces the Ultra+ graphics preset and a suite of quality-of-life fixes. Full breakdown of every change and what it means for your build is below.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon — Bonus Content #4 and Patch 1.25 Detailed
What Bonus Content #4 adds: confirmed mechanics and content
- Scalesong equipment set (archers): A new armor set designed for ranged builds, obtained from blacksmiths or found during Wyrdnight events.
- Dolorous Pilgrim equipment set (spellcasters): A second new set targeting caster archetypes, also available via blacksmiths or Wyrdnight loot.
- New bows and staves with unique effects: The new weapons carry distinct on-hit properties — one has a chance to petrify enemies, another restores mana on accurate hits. Source is the same: blacksmiths or Wyrdnight drops.
- Optional romance subplot: A new neighbor character becomes available for a relationship questline once you purchase a house in Cuanacht. Awaken Realms flags this branch as something to approach at your own risk, without specifying consequences — classic studio restraint.
What patch 1.25 changes: confirmed fixes and additions
- Ultra+ graphics preset: A new high-end visual tier improving shadows, lighting, fog quality, post-processing, and night scenes. Targeted at players with powerful PCs.
- Optional low-health vignette: A screen-edge vignette effect that activates when your character’s health drops low — toggleable, so you can disable it if you find it distracting.
- New barbarian tattoos in Act 3: Additional cosmetic options for barbarian characters available from the third act onward.
- Rebindable quick-save and quick-load keys: You can now reassign these from the options menu — long overdue for keyboard-heavy players.
Why this matters: context for the changes
This is the fourth consecutive free content drop from Awaken Realms, continuing a post-launch support pattern that started before the game’s full May 2025 release. The studio has maintained that cadence through early access and into 1.0, which helps explain the game’s 87% positive rating across more than 18,000 Steam reviews. Awaken Realms has also confirmed that rebalancing, bug fixes, and platform optimization will continue through the end of the year.
The Scalesong and Dolorous Pilgrim sets directly expand the archer and spellcaster equipment ladders — two archetypes that previously had narrower end-game options compared to melee builds. The Wyrdnight acquisition path means these aren’t locked behind a single vendor, but you’ll still need to know where to look. For context on how other RPGs handle the transition from early access to sustained post-launch support, the Enshrouded 1.0 roadmap covers a similar trajectory worth tracking.
What this means for Tainted Grail players
Archer and spellcaster mains should prioritize hitting a blacksmith immediately or queuing Wyrdnight runs — both new sets and the associated weapons are available right now, and the mana-on-hit staff in particular is strong enough to reshape mid-game caster builds. Don’t sleep on the Wyrdnight source; it’s faster than waiting for blacksmith stock rotations.
High-end PC players can enable the Ultra+ preset directly from the graphics settings menu. Given that patch 1.25 also reworks fog and night-scene rendering, it’s worth running a Wyrdnight session specifically to see the lighting changes in context — that’s where the difference will be most visible.
House hunters in Cuanacht: if you’ve been holding off on buying property in that hub, the new romance branch is now tied to that purchase. Awaken Realms is deliberately vague about where the questline leads, which is reason enough to save before committing. Separately, the quick-save rebind is live — fix your keybinds before your next session.
