Look, let us be honest—on August 26, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad rolled out the hard mode for the Abyss Altar: Kraken of the Iron Islands Coast (hereinafter referred to as the Kraken of the Iron Islands Coast). Alongside this brutal challenge, the developers also introduced a brand-new polish trace colour change feature to the amulet workshop.

Right out of the gate, the Kraken of the Iron Islands Coast hard mode hits you with a Nightmare difficulty setting. But don't panic just yet, mate—the difficulty will gradually scale down depending on how the player base fares with clear rates. To even step foot in this mess, you will need a momentum of over 200,000, and keep in mind that it shares reward tickets with the normal mode.

Now, polish traces are these separate slots that unlock when you polish your amulet up to a certain level. Each slot gets assigned a specific colour, and depending on how you mix and match them, you can boost various stats. Previously, you were stuck with whatever rng gave you, but today's update finally lets you change these colours.

You can handle this colour-swapping business over at the amulet workshop. Just a quick heads-up, though: when you do this, it randomly rerolls the colours of all polish traces on the selected amulet. The materials you need for this vanity project can be snagged directly from the Kraken of the Iron Islands Coast hard mode.

Meanwhile, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad is running a special event to celebrate the fresh content. If you manage to clear the Abyss Altar: Kraken of the Iron Islands Coast (Hard Mode) during the first and second weeks of the update, you will bag a special reward to deck out your profile background. You can check out all the juicy details over on the official Game of Thrones: Kingsroad forum.