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Laughless Saint Guides
Browse verified Laughless Saint guides for release details, Early Access, gameplay, co-op, quests, spell crafting, alchemy, equipment and the island.
Hotbar, combat and alchemy
Update 17 field guides
Read the patch hub, then follow the system that changed your controls, recovery, equipment or brewing.
Update 17
Read the official Update 17 changes to controls, combat, resting, summons, potions and armor, with evidence boundaries and links to affected guides.
Hotbar
Set up the Update 17 weapon and spell toggle, PC quick slots and favorites wheel. Compare official defaults with your remapped controls and legacy settings.
Hotkeys
Check the official R, B, Q and 1–8 notes, distinguish keyboard defaults from controller bindings, and record a personal layout without guessing controls.
Combat
Understand the official enemy-accuracy rebalance, armor cap, bow camera and weapon-handling fixes without invented DPS, hit-chance formulas or rankings.
Resting
Learn when resting restores health, why hostile areas can interrupt sleep, and how to record encounters without inventing interruption probabilities.
Summoning
Understand the nine summons added in Update 17, the existing-spell rebalance and targeting labels, with no invented spell names, locations or scaling.
Potions
Compare the four potion quality levels, over-time restoration, discovery changes and merchant cleanup without unverified multipliers or recipe claims.
Evidence Chests
Find the official Henrik and Tintentan evidence-chest references, understand the offsite guard exception and separate recovery checks from unverified steps.
Armor Cap
Understand the official 85% armor damage-reduction cap and skill rebalance, including why it does not establish a rating breakpoint or best armor set.
Update 17 Issues
Separate official Update 17 fixes and intentional changes from unconfirmed control and save reports, with a reproducible test checklist and source states.
Release and orientation
Start here
The live Early Access state, beginner route, game structure and dated purchase context.
Release Date
The current official date, platform, language and verification record.
Early Access
What is in the live Early Access build and what is expected to expand.
Beginner Guide
A spoiler-light starting brief for release state, systems and safe first assumptions.
Gameplay
A verified map of the open-world RPG's confirmed systems.
Price
A dated price snapshot with no affiliate or live-price pretense.
Is It Worth It?
A balanced fit check for old-school RPG players and Early Access tolerance.
Reviews
A dated Steam review snapshot without fabricated aggregate-rating schema.
Choices and current quest records
Quests
The quest system, current evidence-led quest pages and strict boundaries around unresolved routes.
Quest Index
A filterable desk for verified quest records and known evidence gaps.
Quests & Choices
A system guide to resolutions and consequences, without fake walkthroughs.
Walkthrough
A flexible progression framework that avoids inventing a rigid quest order.
Moon in the Man
Quest context and troubleshooting without a fabricated complete solution.
Dark Water & Spongestone
Verified clue and fix context for a quest page with strict boundaries.
Right Where I Found It
Ramba-related quest context without invented step-by-step details.
Lost Tome
Evidence-led quest framing until a full route can be tested in play.
Mentoring Magic
Bartolomaeus move context and save-version caveats for this quest.
Current build and patch history
Updates
Update 17 is current; earlier updates remain dated historical context for changed systems.
Updates
A current-build timeline with direct links to every affected guide.
Update 17
Read the official Update 17 changes to controls, combat, resting, summons, potions and armor, with evidence boundaries and links to affected guides.
Update 16
What Update 16 changed, what it did not establish, and where to go next.
Update 15
What Update 15 changed, what it did not establish, and where to go next.
Update 14
What Update 14 changed, what it did not establish, and where to go next.
Update 13
What Update 13 changed, what it did not establish, and where to go next.
Update 12
What Update 12 changed, what it did not establish, and where to go next.
Compare Updates
A system-by-system comparison of the five current flagship updates.
Patch Notes
A version-aware archive of updates and hotfixes tied to official changes.
Update 15 progression baseline
Perks & builds
Official perk names organized by skill, plus flexible build paths without invented damage formulas.
Skills
The current verified language around skills, perks and progression.
Perks
The Update 15 perk roster, organized by skill and checked through Update 17.
Builds
How to think about builds without fake best-build rankings.
One-Handed Perks
Official One-Handed perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Two-Handed Perks
Official Two-Handed perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Archery Perks
Official Archery perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Blocking Perks
Official Blocking perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Armor Perks
Official Armor perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Sorcery Perks
Official Sorcery perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Psionics Perks
Official Psionics perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Channeling Perks
Official Channeling perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Running Perks
Official Running perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Swimming Perks
Official Swimming perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Lockpicking Perks
Official Lockpicking perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Pickpocket Perks
Official Pickpocket perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Foraging & Alchemy Perks
Official Foraging & Alchemy perk names and current-build planning boundaries.
Spellblade Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a spellblade playstyle.
One-Handed Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a one-handed playstyle.
Two-Handed Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a two-handed playstyle.
Archer Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a archer playstyle.
Stealth Archer Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a stealth archer playstyle.
Thief Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a thief playstyle.
Assassin Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a assassin playstyle.
Heavy Armor Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a heavy armor playstyle.
Blood Magic Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a blood magic playstyle.
Sorcery Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a sorcery playstyle.
Psionics Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a psionics playstyle.
Channeling Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a channeling playstyle.
Co-op Support Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a co-op support playstyle.
Exploration Build
A transparent Update 17 planning path for a exploration playstyle.
Update 16 flagship systems
Co-op & companions
Portable guest characters, separate saves, host quest state, session settings and companion behavior.
Co-op
Current Update 17 co-op characters, host state and guest progress rules, separated from unknown edge cases.
Co-op Characters
Bring a selected single-player character into co-op and see what travels with the guest.
Guest Progress
How Update 16 saves guest character progress independently every 30 seconds.
Co-op Save System
Separate host world state from each guest's selected character save.
Co-op Quest Progress
Why quests and quest items remain host-side even when guest character growth persists.
Friendly Fire
The host-controlled co-op friendly-fire setting introduced in Update 13.
Split-screen Co-op
Current Steam support and Update 16's independent map, camera and prompt fixes.
Remote Play Together
What Steam officially lists and what connection behavior still needs direct testing.
Party Status Bars
The optional Update 16 health, stamina and magic bars for companions and co-op players.
Co-op Troubleshooting
A version-aware decision tree for character saves, host state, movement and equipment issues.
Companions
Official companion navigation and behavior changes with clear limits.
Companion Permadeath
The current default, recovery behavior and evidence boundary.
Companion Map Markers
How current companion markers support finding dismissed allies.
Zan
Current official persistence behavior for Zan without invented recruitment steps.
Mechanics, stealth and exploration
Systems & island
Current magic, alchemy, equipment, stealth, race, navigation and world records.
Spell Crafting
What is official now and how verified spell data will be cataloged later.
Spells
A current-build spell desk organized around verified official changes.
Magic
A current-build map of magic schools, perk directions and evidence limits.
Alchemy
The verified system status and the evidence required for a later recipe archive.
Alchemy Ingredients
How the current ingredient UI supports evidence-led brewing.
Alchemy Effects
A safe workflow for discovering and filtering current effects.
Potion Selling
Current vendor cleanup, value context and evidence boundaries.
Weapons & Items
Official equipment scale and the rules for the future item archive.
Weapons
A current-build weapon-family hub grounded in official patch evidence.
Katanas
What Update 12 establishes about katanas and what it does not.
Maces
The current official mace and morningstar record.
Two-Handed Weapons
Verified perk directions and responsible testing for heavy weapons.
Armor
Current perk directions, equipment context and test boundaries.
Unique Items
Named official item evidence without invented acquisition routes.
Races
Official race context and where direct build-era verification still matters.
Race Change Mirror
What the mirror change system appears to support, and what still needs proof.
World & Amphitheater
The island's official premise, kept atmospheric and free of lore speculation.
Map
A navigation-first page for map expectations, POIs and the fast-travel evidence boundary.
Fishing
What fishing is officially confirmed to exist, and what still needs direct testing.
Stealth
A current-build map of stealth behavior without guessed detection multipliers.
Detection
How gradual detection changes reaction time and route planning.
Lighting
How the official lighting rule changes positioning and approach.
Pickpocketing
Current pickpocket targets, exclusions and perk directions.
Nighteye
The current official Nighteye change without guessed duration or magnitude.
Force Spike
A utility spell for displacement, not a fabricated damage formula.
Compatibility and troubleshooting
Support
Reproducible performance, controller, Steam Deck, console and known-issue guidance.
PC Requirements
The complete minimum Steam listing without invented performance targets.
Performance Fixes
Reproducible PC troubleshooting with no inflated performance promises.
Known Issues
An issue tracker split between official fixes and player-reported symptoms.
Controller
Official PC controller changes and device-support boundaries.
Console Commands
Only the currently documented commands, with no unsupported extras.
Platforms
The current platform status page, kept strict about what is and is not confirmed.
Steam Deck
Valve-tested Playable status with the tested-build caveat kept visible.
Deck Controller Fix
The official external-controller caveat and a safe troubleshooting order.
Deck Settings
A transparent settings checklist without invented FPS targets.
Private browser-local instruments
Tools
Build, perk, quest, co-op and patch helpers that do not send entries or invent hidden formulas.
Tools
Ten deterministic helpers that store notes locally and never pretend to know hidden formulas.
Build Planner
Plan skill priorities and notes locally without fake damage calculations.
Perk Finder
Filter the official Update 15 perk seed list by playstyle and skill.
Quest Tracker
Keep private browser-local quest notes and status without sending them anywhere.
Co-op Progress Checker
Compare your save situation with Update 16's host and guest rules.
Patch Impact Checker
Choose a system and see which Updates 12–17 materially changed it.
Current Build Check
Compare a guide or save note with the site's Update 17 verification baseline.
Hotbar Planner
Plan eight PC hotkey slots, custom toggle bindings and favorites notes locally in your browser, then export your layout without sending private entries.
Effect Tracker
Record discovery of the six official Update 17 alchemy effects with ingredient notes and tested builds. Personal observations stay in this browser only.
Potion Log
Log observed potion quality labels, effects, source, value and tested build locally. Compare personal records without inventing quality multipliers.
Rest Log
Record where you rested, nearby threats, interruptions and your tested build in a private browser log. No invented rest-interruption odds are calculated.