Hi there, Family!

We bring you some news from far-away lands! Bergsons’ House Update introduces a brand-new hero: Apan, a versatile mid-range champion, capable of covering a large area with her staff and spells while using a set of all-new runes and skills. Learn more about her story and skills from our latest video: https://youtu.be/R5UruY0FgPI

Among the Asva tribe, she is known as “Clan Mother”. She was barely out of childhood when her talent for healing started to show. As a youth, she would participate in her tribe’s battles to treat and nurse the soldiers but wasn’t above picking up a weapon and fight when it was called for.

In one of those wars, she nursed to health a young warrior named Dhal, the son of their tribe chief, from critical wounds. They started courting and got married on the midsummer day, under the lucky shade of willows. As a gift, on their marriage day, Dhal gave Apan a magical dragon-shaped flying kite, upon which she could ride over the entire lands of the north in a day and a night.

Years later, when she spied the amassed pitch-black clouds in the distant south, she decided that she was needed in the midlands, and she arrived there to give aid to the Bergsons in their fight against the Corruption.



Apan is as skilled in providing vital support for the companions on the battlefield as in wielding a sturdy staff. Weapons’ reach makes Apan perfect for delivering deadly mid-range strikes and her special Asva Pulse dash ability leaves the opponents hindered in the dust. Her spells cover a large area of effect, and all the Bergsons can take advantage from Apan’s medical knowledge as she boosts the effects of the healing potions. Also, a new system lets the family gain shields from items, abilities, and Apan’s Rage skill. In other words - her presence makes them all stronger, especially in the battle.



We're also super happy to say that the new character design was done by a backer and his partner from the game’s Kickstarter campaign! They believed in our project since the very early stage and we are super thankful for that! Here's what these backers - known as AgaRar and GlueBubble - had to say about the idea that inspired the Apan's creation: “The idea for Apan came from the brainstorming of myself and my partner. We originally made her an orphan but later changed her to a mother to better compliment the Children of Morta story and family theme. A strong leader of nomadic healers who allies herself with the Bergsons to aid them in their fight against Corruption. We hope that our inspiration and Dead Mage's hard work translates into a character that you all will enjoy for years to come.”.

Bergsons’ House Update is now available on all platforms: Xbox One, PC (Steam, GOG.com, Humble Store), PS4 and Nintendo Switch. The free update contains:

• A brand-new character with a unique skillset designed to play in single-player, but shine in co-op playthroughs
  
• Special shielding skills and passive healing mechanics
  
• 32 new Apan-specific Runes
  
• 9 new story Cutscenes
  
• a few HUD and UI tweaks
  
• additional bug fixes

We hope you like this new addition to the Bergsons' family! Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!

And last but not least, here's the detailed list of all new features, changes, tweaks and fixes. As usual, some of those may contain some super small hints/spoilers about the game's lore - but nothing to be really alarmed about!

Main Apan skills:

Asva ThunderclapApan focuses the energy around her and releases it at enemies to push back, slow, and damage them.Magic GlyphUsing her staff, Apan channels energy around her, creating an area that damages and slows enemies in it.
Guardian’s RageApan unleashes her rage at a protective manner, granting shield to herself and the Bergsons around her.

Added 32 Apan-specific Runes and 6 new Runes for other Bergsons to aid them in combat:

• Apan Trait for Linda: the primary critical attack has a chance to gain a shield
  
• Apan Trait for Kevin: Kevin gains shield when he exits shadow dance
  
• Apan Trait for John: the primary attack has a chance to gain a shield
  
• Apan Trait for Lucy: when lucy uses her decoy, she gains a shield
  
• Apan Trait for Mark: marks gains shield when he uses his stick
  
• Apan Trait for Joey: joey's smite gives him a shield

Added new Shield System:

• Bergsons can gain shield now, from items, abilities and Apan’s Guardian Rage skill
  
• The shield will add on top of HP bar in HUD with an indicator of the amount of shield
  
• Shields are temporary and can stack up
  
• When characters have shield all of the receiving damages will be blocked by it till the shield amount ends or shield duration finished.
  
• Lucy Guardian Rage skill will now add her Shield instead of increasing her maximum health

Added new Rage Globes drop:
Added new Rage Globes drop - refill your rage meter faster! Rage Globes drop with the similar rules as Health Globes. Note: Rage Globes will be added to Nintendo Switch version of the game in a few days, so don’t be alarmed if you don’t see it there, yet!

HUD Tooltip Rework:

• Buff panel now supports and shows more character buffs, including the passive skill of characters skill tree
  
• Buffs now auto-scroll when players have more than 9 buffs in normal HUD size and 7 buffs in Larger HUD
  
• Divine Grace tooltip also will auto-scroll when players have more than 8 relics
  
• Runes are now visible on the minimap

UI changes:

• Added HP indicator for Decoys and Totem Divine Relics
  
• Added Time indicator for Decoys and Totem Divine Relics

Bug fixes:

• Fixed several issues with Gambler prompts
  
• Fixed missing narration for Goblin King event in Magma dungeon
  
• Fixed several issues with texts overlap on the UI
  
• Fixed rocket targeting in Magma Dungeon
  
• Fixed the issue where the first dungeon of a Chapter was always highlighted upon opening the Dungeon selection screen
  
• Increased spawn rate for Stones required for Wine Machine event
  
• Several additional small bugfixes

How to unlock the new character (minor spoilers):

1. Apan will be unlocked after watching her intro cutscene.
   
2. Apan intro cutscene conditions are met when players reach the second floor of Ziggurat dungeon in Barahut chapter.
   
3. If in the loaded save slot players have cleared the Ziggurat dungeon already, Apan intro cutscene will be played by going to any dungeon and returning home.
   
4. Apan intro cutscene has less "weight" against main story cutscenes. If there are other cutscenes in the queue, Apan intro cutscene will not play till all of the important cutscenes are watched in the house.

On top of that, we have some new info about the upcoming updates! Here's the current state of our journey along the Development Roadmap:
1. Free Update #1: Shrine of Challenge - Visited on Feb 2nd, 2020.
2. Free Update #2: Setting Sun Inn - Visited on May 7th, 2020.
3. Free Update #3: Bergsons' House - Visited on June 24th, 2020.
4. Free Update #4: A Treasure! + Random Encounter Update (it's still a secret!)
5. Free Update #5: Temple of The Endless
6. Free Update #6: The Fellowship Sanctuary
7. Paid DLC Update.


CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE HIGHER RESOLUTION.

As you've noticed by now, even with a map in hand, sometimes we have to take detours and diverge from our original path. "Not all those who wander are lost", however. We absolutely still plan to deliver all the promised content, we just had to change the order of the updates and merge one with another.

That's all the news for today! We hope you like the new content. If you want to be up to date with all the Children of Morta news - be sure to follow @ChildrenOfMorta and @11bitstudios on Twitter!

Stay safe!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

Hi there, Fam!

You've probably noticed that Steam is downloading some kind of update for Children of Morta. Don't be alarmed! It's just a simple Hotfix for the Setting Sun Inn Update! ːwinter2019surprisedyulː

Here's the list of changes:

• Fixed the issue in NG+ where dungeon selector disappears after certain steps;
  
• Fixed the issue where NG+ could not be started if the base game was completed before Hard Mode update was introduced to the game;

This Update is already available on Steam and GOG. We're releasing it soon (tomorrow, probably) on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Store. We have to ask our Nintendo Switch users for more patience, though - due to additional certification the updating proces may take up to few weeks.

We hope you like the new NG+ content! Let us know what you think about the new cutscenes, quests and difficulty!

Stay safe!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

It's great to see you all, gathered around the hearth of our humble Setting Sun Inn. Word has it that the brave Bergson family continues their journey along the Children of Morta development roadmap with the addition of the New Game+ Update. This free update includes - you've guessed it - New Game+ content with tons of additional lore in stunning new cutscenes and quests. So, don't be shy, join the family for another round - it’s on the house!

Watch the Setting Sun Inn Official Features Trailer here:
https://youtu.be/enPt0EIWWlQ
We are super excited to deliver the second free content update from our Development Roadmap. As you could expect, the New Game+ Mode encourages you to follow the Bergson’s journey again, this time with an increase in difficulty, character skill point caps, and upgrades in both Ben’s workshop and Margaret’s lab.

We have also enriched the lore of the game with more than 50 new cutscenes, home events, and activities. We believe these additional pieces of story will strengthen your bond to the Bergson family and the wondrous world of Rea. In addition to the New Game+ content, new family-related quests have been added to the dungeons and will appear during the first playthrough as well. The update is available on all platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.



General list of changes that we've introduced in the Setting Sun Inn Update:

• New Game Plus mode where players keep previously unlocked characters, skill tree progress, resources, Ben’s workshop and Book of Rea upgrades, all while playing through even more challenging content
  
• 20 new cutscenes
  
• 8 new Home Interactive Events to liven up the Bergson family home
  
• 26 new Home Idle Activities to keep the Bergsons occupied
  
• 14 new Family Events and Quests in the Dungeons
  
• 3 new Side Quest Traits
  
• Balance changes and bug fixes

If you are looking for even more details about the new content, you want to learn all the balance tweaks, all the cutscenes, you can find the full list below. However - it may include some very minor spoilers, and we know that some of you are very sensitive about that - that's why we decided not to share it in the list of the main features.

We hope you like the new content! Remember that's not our final word, though! We are still working on some new updates - be sure to follow us on Twitter/Facebook to be up to date with all the news. Oh, and we've just launched newsletter - so if that's your thing, you can subscribe here.



Added New Game Plus mode:

• After completing the game, players can convert their completed save slot to NG+ slot in save slot menu
  
• New Game Plus slots will have “+” icon and slightly different highlight effect

In the NG+ mode, players can play Children of Morta's story from scratch.

By doing so, they will lose:
• Unlocked areas and dungeons.
  
• All quests progress.
  
  They will keep:
  
• Unlocked characters.
  
• Character skill tree progress.
  
• All resources
  
• Ben's workshop upgrades.
  
• Book of Rea upgrades.
  
  The following changes also apply:
  
• Noticeable increase in the game’s difficulty.
  
• Character skill points cap increased.
  
• Level cap of upgrades of Ben's workshop increased.
  
• Level cap of upgrades of Book of Rea increased.

New Save Slot Menu - Save Slot menu now have slot setting button and a sub-menu for each slot with new features:

• Convert to New Game Plus for completed saves
  
• Copy/Paste save slot
  
• Delete save slot

Added 20 new Cutscenes :

• Mission update C1 (Dungeon: Cave 1)
  
• Mission update C2 (Dungeon: Cave 2)
  
• Mission update C3 (Dungeon: Cave 3)
  
• Mission Update W1 (Dungeon: Wind 1)
  
• Mission Update W2 (Dungeon: Wind 2)
  
• Mission Update W3 (Dungeon: Wind 3)
  
• Mission Update M1 (Dungeon: Magma 1)
  
• Mission Update M2 (Dungeon: Magma 2)
  
• Margaret staff (Home: Wind 2)
  
• Night guards (Home: Magma 2)
  
• Forest- All For One (Start of Forest level)
  
• Ben Curses (Home: Wind 2)
  
• Mary asks (Home: Wind 3)
  
• The dried well 03 (Home: Magma 2)
  
• People Wrap in Web (Dungeon: Cave 1)
  
• At the first threshold (Dungeon: Cave 1)
  
• Corpse Spawn event (Dungeon: Cave 1)
  
• Margaret Investigation 1 (Dungeon: Cave 1)
  
• Margaret Investigation 2 (Dungeon: Cave 2)
  
• Margaret Investigation 3 (Dungeon: Cave 3)

Added 8 new HIEs (Home Interactive Events)

• Dried Pond (Magma 1)
  
• Lucy sees Margaret by the tree (Magma 2)
  
• John and Mary talk (Magma 1)
  
• Entertaining the new born child (Magma 1)
  
• Kevin cares for his mother in sick bed (Wind 3)
  
• Family Dinner, Eat and Pray (Cave 3)
  
• Mark Studies (Cave 3)
  
• Mark Comes to Know the Truth (Wind 2)

Added 26 new Home Idles:

• Kevin swimming in pond
  
• StarGazer stand on veranda
  
• StarGazer stand near the pond
  
• Cat in training ground
  
• Cat playing in house
  
• Cat on swinging tree
  
• Cat on veranda
  
• Margaret book reading
  
• Margaret napping
  
• Joey cutting wood
  
• Joey barfix training
  
• John piping and looking at the aquarium
  
• John piping and looking at the hall painting
  
• John piping on veranda
  
• Mary book reading
  
• Hope sleeping in front of fireplace
  
• Ben fixing music box
  
• Ben looking at horizon on veranda
  
• Ben Napping
  
• Wolf stand in training room
  
• Wolf sit on the cliff
  
• StarGazer with Cat
  
• John and Ben talk on veranda
  
• Wolf and Cat on veranda
  
• Wolf and Cat on well
  
• Wolf and Cat on tree of life

Added new in dungeon Family Events:

• Family Companion Quests:
  
• Wind: Rescue a family of Barahut’s people
  
• Magma: Rescue the workers
  
• Magma: Help the stranger

Family Quests:

• Cave: Mary(after birth) helping refugees x3
  
• Wind: Mary(after birth) helping refugees x3
  
• Magma: Ben fixing robots x2
  
• Magma: Ben fixing device x3

Added Side Quests Traits:

• Wolf Cub: After completing the quest, Ryker (wolf cub) will appear before boss rooms and aid Bergson with the healing potion
  
• Star Gazer: After completing star gazer quest, the Siege will appear in shop rooms and aid Bergsons with a Gemstone
  
• Doll Maker: After rescuing all the automatons, They will appear at the start room of each area and aid Bergsons with a Charm

Balance Changes:

• Lucy Rage ability range and damage buffed
  
• Joey Secondary attack damage buffed
  
• Players interaction with shrines and golden chests now can transition to evading to make it more responsive
  
• Tree of Rea Luck upgrade nerfed
  
• Tree of Rea Divine Mastery upgrade nerfed
  
• Divine Performer gold bonus 2x -> 2.5x
  
• Swift Shanks MoveSpeed also apply to Sheathed
  
• GemStone Hungry max stack reduced from 20 to 15
  
• Pulsating Orb cooldown decreased from 30 to 20
  
• Totem of Defiance Pushback speed increased
  
• Spiral of Doom Damage Reduce 1.5 -> 1 cooldown increased
  
• Divine Shield damage reduced 1 -> 0.6 cooldown increased
  
• Stone Hide duration 10 -> 8

Other changes:

• Added the ability to reset the Corruption effect of a character with Mysterious Egg.
  
• Lots of smaller bug fixes and other balance tweaks to make the game smoother.
  
• Perfectionist Achievement has been fixed on PlayStation 4!

Stay safe, Fam!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

Hi there, Fam!

We have some good news for ya in these dark times! We've just created a special, time-limited bundle that includes both Children of Morta and Frostpunk! And what's exciting is that if you own one of them already, you get the second one 40% OFF! So it's just like a limited offer for the family. Oh, it lasts until the 20th of April, 2020 - so don't hesitate for too long.

You can grab the bundle RIGHT HERE!

Content of the Bundle:
1. Frostpunk - Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and its infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?

2. Children of Morta - Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

Stay safe!

Greetings, Family!

It is time to give you the first piece from a series of upcoming free content updates!

The Bergson family fought the Corruption without a glimpse of respite but their journey is far from over. Shrine of Challenge marks the first stop at a new, exciting branch in the story. The addition of Hard Mode will provide a greater challenge, and experience rewards, even to players already toughened by hundreds of battles. Along with new fight rules and enemies, all-new items come to help the fearless heroes purge their homeland of evil.

Are you up for the challenge?

Watch the Shrine of Challenge - Features Trailer here: https://youtu.be/m3HIiLxfMGY

Shrine of Challenge update contains:

• Hard Mode with increased enemies damage and health, and bigger XP rewards
  
• New Enemies: Dark Blade and Mech Constructor
  
• New UI with larger HUD option
  
• 18 new Items granting boulders falling from the sky, bolts emanating from the players among many others
  
• Balance tweaks for Normal Mode and other fixes (find full list in the Patch Notes on Steam Discussions)

We hope you like the brand new content and that you're excited about the upcoming updates! If you want to refresh your memory about what is coming, here's the full version of our Development Roadmap:
https://youtu.be/5g6H22c_GRQ

We've also released Children of Morta - Original Sountrack on Spotify and our YouTube channel - so you can listen to it for free:
https://youtu.be/pm9ACg63wvE

Shrine of Challenge is also available on other platforms - so no matter what you play on, you can enjoy the thrills of the Hard Mode.

Stay strong, Family!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

Hi there, Fam!

The Bergson’s fight against the Corruption continues in 2020! We are super excited to offer you, Children of Morta family, even more content for the game! As you have come to expect (and appreciate), the majority of new content coming to Children of Morta will be available free of charge to those who own the game with only the Uncharted Lands being released as paid expansion. Let’s take a closer look at the Roadmap!



Pretty exciting, isn't it?

Here's the full list of upcoming content updates:

1. Shrine of Challenge introduces hard difficulty and an item pack with more than 20 new items including Charms, Divine Graces and Divine Relics.
   
2. Setting Sun Inn invites you to New Game+ mode in which players carry their unlocked characters, skill tree, Morv, and Workshop Upgrades into a new playthrough after completing the game.
   
3. Random Encounter means what it says and says what it means - you’ll never know what you might find here!
   
4. In the Bergsons’ House a new playable character awaits.
   
5. The Fellowship Sanctuary adds the much anticipated online co-op to the game.
   
6. Temple of the Endless contains a series of arenas with waves of enemies, mini-bosses, and a new boss. This Endless Mode fully supports online co-op.
   
7. The Treasure update will contain more than 30 new items including Charms, Divine Graces and Divine Relics.
   
8. All this should prepare you for The Uncharted Lands. The next journey for the Bergson family will be a brand new DLC chapter with the main quest and a home event, another playable hero, new enemies, and a new boss.

Roadmap file in higher resolution can be downloaded here.

And here's a short, animated version of the Roadmap:
https://youtu.be/5g6H22c_GRQ

It's too early for us to confirm any specific dates - we want to be sure that the content we're releasing is polished and as bug-free as possible. We're going to reveal the date (and share more details!) for each update closer to its release.

Also, we have a surprise for all those who want sensual music from the game to accompany them through everyday tasks. Children of Morta Original Soundtrack, composed by Hamidreza Ansari, is now available on:

• YouTube
  
• Spotify
  
• and iTunes!

We really hope you're excited for the upcoming content! Be sure to spread the word about it and leave us some feedback!

Cheers,
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

Hi there, Community!


We are proud to team up once again with the developers of Moonlighter and take on an ambitious project from Fool’s Theory! Both projects -- in various stages of development with further details coming in 2020 and beyond -- are bigger in scope than anything 11 bit has previously published.

“We’re still an extremely picky publisher. We’re probably even pickier than we were before if you can believe it! Our job is to hand-pick true gems and put our best efforts in with the development teams to help make them shine. We believe in boosting unique projects and using all the marketing magic we have to see them succeed. Right now, we’ve got two projects we’re really proud to have under our wing,” - Pawel Feldman, Publishing Director at 11 bit studios.



Details are sparse right now (gotta save all that marketing magic for later), but we can reveal the following:

• We are beyond thrilled to be teaming up with Poland-based Fool’s Theory for their latest project, codenamed Vitriol. The studio behind the artfully created stealth title, Seven: The Days Long Gone, is developing a game best described as a meaningful RPG. Jakub Rokosz, CEO at Fool’s Theory says, “We are truly happy to align with 11 bit studios. They’re known for their ability to find the unique spirit in a game and I believe our upcoming title fits impeccably with the type of projects they like to work on.”
  
• You might also say that we are ‘over the Moon(lighter)’ to be teaming up once more with Digital Sun Games. There’s nothing to divulge just yet, but rest assured that the hard-working Spanish developer is putting the same care and attention into their new project (codename Foxhole) as they did with their critically acclaimed indie hit, Moonlighter, but this time it’s a totally new IP. “We badly wanted to work with these guys again. As a team, we feel 11 bit did a great job with Moonlighter and we both want to do even better things together. It’s really as simple as that, ” says Javier Gimenez, CEO at Digital Sun Games.

And if you're willing to look for more clues, here's a short but very mysterious video:
https://youtu.be/0xR4XkeOqao
We're very much excited for the things to come. We hope you're sharing this excitement with us now! Stay tuned!

Be sure to follow us on social media to stay up to date with all our news:

• 11 bit studios Twitter
  
• 11 bit studios YouTube Channel
  
• Fool's Theory Twitter
  
• Digital Sun Twitter

Have a good one!
11 bit studios + Fool's Theory + Digital Sun Games

Hi there, Family!

Game Informer's GOTY Awards nominations are here and we are super happy to announce that Children of Morta is nominated for:

• Best Action Game
  
• Best Cooperative Multiplayer
  
• GOTY 2019

If you'd like to support us and vote for our game, you can do that RIGHT HERE.

And if you need some suggestions for other categories, we really liked Disco Elysium and A Plague Tale: Innocence this year. If you enjoyed those games, too - consider showing your support by voting on them!

We are also aware that you are waiting for some content updates for Children of Morta. Your patience will be rewarded shortly, we are working on a Development Roadmap for 2020 right now and we plan to publish it very soon. A lot of exciting stuff is coming, stay tuned!

Thank you!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

We know you can't wait for the online co-op to be added to Children of Morta! We're working on it along with other updates, worry not. But in the meantime, Steam has launched an awesome functionality called Remote Play Together. It lets you play local multiplayer games with Steam Friends online, EVEN when the game doesn't natively support online play. It's a great solution for those of you who just can't wait for the online co-op! Folks from Valve have prepared an awesome guide for you about Remote Play Together - you can check it out HERE.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/Children_of_Morta/

But there are other co-op and versus games (like Risk of Rain, Gang Beasts, Overcooked, Guacamelee!, Enter the Gungeon, Moon Hunters and more!) on sale, too!

Be sure to check all those discounts here: Remote Play Together Sale!

Have a good one!
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios

Hi there, Family!

After its well-received debuts on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, Children of Morta has now made its way to Nintendo Switch!

Children of Morta is a story-driven rogue-lite RPG game focused on a brave family of heroes, the Bergsons. Fighting to protect their homeland and the legendary Mount Morta from an ancient evil, the family’s harrowing journey sees them learn a lot about themselves while facing untold danger at every turn.

Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

https://youtu.be/Q2OOCEGKpbc

Thanks for your ongoing support, Fam! We hope you're going to love Children of Morta on Switch as much as you love it on PC, PS4 and Xbox One!

Have a good one,
Dead Mage & 11 bit studios